Food System in Cultivation World-Chapter 427 - 397

The incident happened in an instant.

At that moment, Chen Xu was listening to Shi Xiao speak, when suddenly he saw Ye Ningzhen walk up to him and raise the bamboo stick in her hand.

Her movements were too fast, without any buildup or unnecessary words.

No, she didn’t utter a single word, not even a syllable. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

The bamboo stick in her hand was like a sliver of green light piercing through the white waves, swiftly shooting through the air, straight toward Shi Xiao on the opposite boat.

Shi Xiao had no way to dodge.

It was too fast, beyond his expectations and his ability to respond.

Shi Xiao was horrified.

The moment of terror had just barely registered from his heart when the bamboo stick, acting as a sword, had already struck his brow.

Bang!

Shi Xiao let out a miserable scream, retreating three steps on the boat, causing it to rock wildly, nearly capsizing into the water.

The other two cultivators on the boat also showed fear, seemingly wanting to respond, but were likewise too slow to react.

At that critical moment, a cracking sound was heard from Shi Xiao’s body.

The jade crown on Shi Xiao’s head suddenly shattered.

Clatter!

The jade crown fell to the boat, shattering into countless fragments.

It turned out that the jade crown magical treasure had blocked the fatal blow of the bamboo stick for him, saving him from dying on the spot.

Bang—

The bamboo stick, having exhausted its force, also fell onto the boat, lying askew on the spot.

The small boat shook violently, but finally stabilized in the wind and waves, not completely capsizing.

However, without his protective magical treasure, Shi Xiao’s face was extremely grim for a while.

He looked at Ye Ningzhen with anger and fear: "Are you crazy, Ye Ningzhen! You actually dared to go for a kill? Are you really not afraid of the Hundred Sects Commandment, not afraid of me reporting this to the Chixiao Hall?"

Ye Ningzhen also showed anger, unafraid of the threat, and replied with a cold smile: "You’re not dead, are you?"

"I’m not dead because my magical treasure is powerful, it doesn’t mean you didn’t aim to kill!"

Shi Xiao retorted, while hooking the bamboo stick on the boat with his foot.

The bamboo stick was flicked into the air, about to fall directly into his hands.

Shi Xiao also sneered: "This bamboo stick is the weapon, it must have traces of your True Yuan. I’ll take this as evidence and report it to the Chixiao Hall..."

Before he finished speaking, a series of cracking sounds were heard.

The bamboo stick suddenly exploded in mid-air. Before Shi Xiao could truly catch it, the seemingly intact bamboo stick shattered into a heap of bamboo fragments.

Bamboo scraps scattered all over the boat, leaving Shi Xiao momentarily stunned.

Ye Ningzhen snorted and said proudly: "Go ahead and report, without evidence, with just your empty words, let’s see when Chixiao Hall will file a case?

Your Hundred Refine Sect, known for each inner sect disciple possessing a protective magical treasure, and each true disciple wearing a life-saving artifact.

You think your grandmother doesn’t know? If I genuinely wanted to kill you today, it wouldn’t have been a bamboo stick aimed at you.

Even if you report this to your sect, I, Ye Ningzhen, have a valid reason.

Who asked you to have a foul mouth, falsely accusing the Sixth Grade Spirit Chef of our sect!

Be sensible and move aside, try running your mouth again, and I’ll bash your head in."

With those words, Ye Ningzhen’s bamboo raft suddenly accelerated, rushing toward the still rocking small boat not far away.

The bamboo raft charged aggressively, like a sharp arrow, like a fierce beast.

The expression on Shi Xiao’s face on the boat changed dramatically.

Even though he intended to resist, his body was honest to an extreme.

He immediately cast a spell, maneuvering the small boat to evade to the left.

In a flash, the bamboo raft brushed past the small boat.

It stirred up white waves, some splashing onto the small boat, while others formed a long tail, chasing after the bamboo raft.

On the bamboo raft, Ye Ningzhen laughed out loud.

"Youngster, with your lousy skills, you dare provoke your grandmother! Go train for another three years, and only after breaking through to Golden Core should you even try..."

Before the words were fully spoken, the bamboo raft had already left.

Leaving Shi Xiao behind with a face alternating between blue and red, filled with fury but unable to vent.

On Shi Xiao’s boat, the other two cultivators he ferried had crouched, not daring to speak.

Seeing the bamboo raft sail away, leaving only a cloak-like trail on the wide river surface.

Shi Xiao glanced at the other two cultivators on the small boat, his voice darkened:

"Well? After witnessing me suffer such a setback today, do you regret boarding our Hundred Refine Sect’s boat?"

Would the two cultivators on the boat dare to speak out?

They hurriedly replied:

"How could we? The Hundred Refine Sect is a top-notch sect among the Sixth Grades, Senior Brother Shi merely chose not to bother with that woman, allowing her to act."

Shi Xiao sneered and said:

"Ye Ningzhen is reputed to be the strongest among Outer City’s Foundation Establishment, always on the verge of forming a Golden Core, so it’s no wonder I would temporarily fall short of her.

But our Hundred Refine Sect’s greatest strength has never been in fighting, but in artifact refining.

If it truly were a life and death struggle, I, Shi Xiao, with my magical treasure, why would I fear Ye Ningzhen, just another Foundation Establishment?

You two just watch, Shenji Sect won’t be smug for long, and Ye Ningzhen will stumble sooner or later.

What happened today was just my way of probing her, lulling her into a false sense of security.

In just one more month... ha."

At this point, Shi Xiao seemed to have more critical information but chose not to reveal it.

Just a sarcastic laugh, he stopped speaking.

The two ferried cultivators couldn’t help but exchange a glance, engaging in their own calculations, quickly showing a smile to Shi Xiao to express their loyalty.

Meanwhile, ahead, Ye Ningzhen on the bamboo raft had long since collected her angry expression and was urgently explaining to Chen Xu.

"Junior Brother Chen, did you understand what happened earlier?