My Fairy Growth System

Unable to locate his opponent, he had no choice but to provoke.

Most who dared to act this way in their store were self-proclaimed righteous, hot-blooded Cultivators, and he had killed many such Cultivators already.

Yu Qingtan never intended to leave, and hearing the elder’s words only solidified her resolve to deal with him.

Spiritual Power surged within her, and spikes of earth rose from the ground, aiming for the elder in the sky.

At the same time, her body emerged from the ground as a dozen Water Blades shot towards the elder.

Earth Spike Technique, Water Blade Technique.

The elder in the purple robe sneered inwardly. Controlling the Flying Spirit Sword, he evaded while the Crimson Flying Sword sent out an immense sword qi towards the location where the Spiritual Power fluctuated.

Sword Control Technique, Giant Sword Technique.

Both being Second Stage Spells, it was only with Yu Qingtan’s Water Escape Technique and Earth Escape Skill that she barely dodged that wide-ranging attack.

However, her Earth Spike Technique and Water Blade Technique were both merely First Stage Spells, and although several Water Blades managed to strike the elder, they only cut halfway through his barrier before dissipating.

Seeing that Yu Qingtan did not continue her attack, the elder in the purple robe chuckled lightly as a little boy appeared in his grasp, his neck pinched by the elder’s hand.

"Despicable old thief!" Yu Qingtan cursed inwardly.

Sometimes she felt that her Fairy Nurturing System was not powerful enough. Forget about Taoist Instruments and Immortal Artifacts, she didn’t even possess a Spiritual Artifact, except for the Moon Branch Magpie Hairpin, and her Spells and Cultivation Techniques were all just First Stage. Stay updated through NovelBin.Côm

The System’s lucky draw was also a pitfall, offering items that could enhance combat capability at a miserably low chance. Every time, she merely consoled herself that obtaining anything was a gain.

But what else could she do, other than to work even harder to increase her Charm Points and Affection Value.

Returning to the battle scene.

The shop had collapsed due to the aftermath of the battle, and the Qi Practitioners of the black market were long gone.

A Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s battle was not something that could be watched leisurely.

Meanwhile, three other shops were activating their Protective Arrays. Though only high-grade First Stage Arrays, each was protected by a Foundation Establishment Cultivator above the shop, who also enjoyed watching the spectacle.

As the elder’s grip began to tighten, Yu Qingtan acted once more.

More Earth Spikes and Water Blades targeted the elder.

The elder tossed the boy, throwing him towards where the Water Blades were most concentrated. Yu Qingtan had no choice but to rush forward with her Water Escape Technique, a Water Curtain manifesting between the Water Blades and the boy.

The Water Curtain Technique required a certain distance to cast.

Just as she was about to get closer to bring the boy into her System Space, a massive surge of sword qi shot towards them.

Instantly turning the boy into pieces, the sword qi then shattered the Water Curtain, aiming straight for where Yu Qingtan was.

Her eyes filled with rage, Yu Qingtan used her Water Escape Technique to its limit, yet still got grazed on the back by the sword qi.

Luckily, her Body Cultivation had reached the sixth layer, rendering her flesh as durable as that of an average early-stage Foundation Establishment practitioner, so it only hurt terribly.

After diving underground, Yu Qingtan released a few Earth Spikes, immediately moved to another location, and triggered a few more. The spot she had been in was struck by another sword qi attack.

As expected, underground the elder could now only rely on the fluctuation of Spiritual Power when his Spells were cast to lock onto Yu Qingtan’s position, which took longer.

This delay was enough to allow Yu Qingtan to move to safety before being attacked.

Previously, Yu Qingtan was habitually using her most proficient Water Blade Technique for attack, which produced weaker blades underground.

Yu Qingtan’s practical combat experience was still too limited; after all, she was just a courtesan selling her arts at Tianxiang Pavilion.

However, having made this discovery, Yu Qingtan then proceeded to fight a guerrilla warfare underground.

In response to Yu Qingtan’s continuous assaults with the Earth Spike Technique, the elder in the purple robe also dodged while continuing his sword energy attacks.

But he soon stopped, as his sword energy attacks were not reaching the target, and the continuous use of large-scale sword energy attacks had depleted forty percent of his spiritual power.

"The opponent is just at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, such attacks should exhaust her spiritual power before long," he thought.

Thinking this, the elder in purple took a Second Stage Spirit Revitalizing Pill and simply focused on dodging Yu Qingtan’s Earth Spike assaults.

After an incense stick’s worth of continuous Earth Spike attacks, the elder’s complexion started to look somewhat ugly.

Even with the Spirit Revitalizing Pill, only fifty percent of his spiritual energy remained, and there was no sign of the opposite side running out of spiritual power.

"This can’t continue," thought the elder in the purple robe.

He knew that the three Foundation Establishment cultivators watching the commotion were not to be underestimated; if he became too weak after the battle, they might harbor some ideas.

So, while dodging, he transmitted his voice to one of the Foundation Establishment cultivators: "Fellow Daoist Du, haven’t you always wanted that piece of Soul Nurturing Wood in my possession? Help me break through this person’s Earth Escape Skill, and it’s yours."

The long-bearded cultivator in a green robe, bearing the surname Du, brightened up at hearing this and transmitted back, "Fine, but first, you need to hand over the Soul Nurturing Wood. You know what I’m capable of."

The cultivator with the surname Gao felt a twinge of pain at the thought but still took out the Soul Nurturing Wood, tossed it to the cultivator named Du, and transmitted, "Wait for me to prepare my spells."

Immediately afterward, he formed hand signs with his left hand and wielded a Crimson Flying Sword with his right, enduring several of Yu Qingtan’s Earth Spike assaults with the protection provided by his spiritual armor.

A massive Fire Net took shape.

Second Stage Fire Net Technique.

Cultivator Du, having received the Soul Nurturing Wood, acted without hesitation, landing on the ground and forming complex hand signs with both hands, then touching the ground with his right index finger.

Second Stage spell, Steel Ground Technique.

One must know that spells requiring hand signs for casting generally have high cultivation difficulty but possess great power.

Moreover, cultivator Du was at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, while the other two were at the initial stage.

Yu Qingtan had originally planned to exploit the negligible spiritual power consumption during "Love’s Protection" to conduct hit-and-run tactics and exhaust the enemy’s energy before looking for an opportunity to launch a surprise attack.

But when her divine sense detected changes in the ground, she immediately felt something was wrong.

Sure enough, after another Earth Spike assault, just as Yu Qingtan thought about moving, she noticed the ground turning harder around her.

Yu Qingtan quickly escaped to the surface to avoid being trapped, but by then, a huge Fire Net had already enveloped the area.

And the Fire Net was slowly contracting.

Invisible Yu Qingtan felt somewhat at a loss; even though this was just her shadow clone, she had not had the chance to transfer the children in the Spirit Beast Pouch to System Space.

Seeing the Fire Net shrinking steadily, Yu Qingtan took out the Second Stage Escape Talisman that Fu Nian had given her from System Space.

She infused spiritual power and activated the Escape Talisman.

After a moment of slight dizziness, Yu Qingtan appeared in an empty room.

Maintaining her Invisibility Technique and Breath-Concealing Technique, Yu Qingtan went out to explore a bit.

This turned out to be a small courtyard on the west side of Immortal City.

A Second Stage Escape Talisman could randomly transport a person up to a hundred miles away and would avoid various formations and prohibitions.

Yu Qingtan transferred all the children from the Spirit Beast Pouch to System Space and then headed south toward Immortal City.