Chapter 89: The matter is over

Invoker is known for his combat prowess.

Why is that? Because Heavenly Gods, Di Qi (Earthly Qi), and Human-Ghosts all protect him; gods from all directions guard him, and ghosts from various places follow him, allowing him to borrow strength from the heavens, earth, mountains, rivers, or ancestral spirits.

And Li Qi, does he have any gods protecting him now?

Of course, he does.

Not to mention the ethereal Seasonal Heavenly Gods, nor the unreliable Five Sacrificial Gods.

The only reliable Human-Ghost he has on him right now is Li Weng, the eighth-grade dead man who, after Li Qi's mediation, was willing to forgive the Wang family.

He didn't go back on his word either; before leaving, he gave Li Qi a blessing belonging to a ghost god, which was three wisps of ghost Qi.

What is the purpose of this ghost Qi?

Soul-Bewitching!

Ghost Qi can cause people to become sluggish. Obtain the Qi of a dead person, cast it, and the soul Qi of the target will fly out, unable to reattach to the body!

When the Spirit Soul cannot reattach to the Physical Body, the result is being disoriented and temporarily losing the ability to react. If one doesn't possess sufficiently firm will and perseverance, it's utterly impossible to resist!

Li Qi used this move to ambush and eliminate all the Boshan Sect Disciples present, without making a single sound.

Now, it's the same!

Use a dead man's head to attract attention, then ambush from behind!

This ambush wasn't meant to achieve a decisive blow, but rather to attract attention a second time.

He didn't believe Bao Dun would be unaware of his attack.

Clearly, Li Qi's guess was correct.

Bao Dun sensed the sneak attack from behind, and his Jin Qi (Metal Energy) instantly intensified. A metallic-colored airflow appeared around his entire body, like a meat grinder, grinding the willow branch with a grating sound.

However, the willow branch was extremely tough. Although it was constantly being ground down and the force on it was being dissipated, causing no lethal damage, the Jin Qi (Metal Energy) simply couldn't harm the willow branch itself.

This thing was Li Qi's greatest reliance for navigating the Jianghu.

It seemed like just an ordinary willow branch, but a true Grand Invoker had infused Divine Qi into it, and Li Qi had also infused the Divine Qi of the Five Sacrificial Gods to nourish it. While it didn't have much effect on the Physical Body, it had considerable power against the Spirit Soul!

With the willow branch blocked, Li Qi's objective was achieved.

Bao Dun focused all his energy on blocking the willow branch.

After blocking it, he was inwardly pleased.

However, he quickly reacted and shouted loudly: "You're not using a saber!? You're a whip user?!"

Unfortunately, Li Qi ignored him. While he was expending energy to block the willow branch, Li Qi had already thrown out the ghost Qi.

Having his attention diverted twice in a row, as the saying goes, 'things don't happen more than three times.' This time, he ultimately failed to react.

The eighth-grade ghost Qi directly surged into his body!

When the Spirit Soul is unstable and the soul Qi has no support, this is akin to the body falling while the soul wanders, going forth but not completely, like a bird leaving its nest, or a snake leaving its skin. The body becomes incredibly empty, making it difficult to react!

Seeing this, Li Qi decisively went up and delivered another whip.

Don't forget, his willow branch specializes in striking the Spirit Soul!

One whip strike directly scattered half of the Spirit Soul!

Just like when he fought that ninth-grade Military School of Thought military officer, the officer had actively split his Spirit Soul and placed it into his long saber, so he was whipped by Li Qi and immediately fainted on the spot.

It was the same now; Bao Dun's soul was not attached to his body, and his soul Qi was overflowing. After being struck by a whip, blood immediately flowed from his seven orifices, and he painfully curled into a ball, as if he had been placed on an electric chair and shocked with a hundred thousand volts.

As a result, the Jin Qi (Metal Energy) Domain surrounding him also dissipated.

Li Qi didn't hesitate, delivering two more whips, scattering all of his overflowing Spirit Soul. At the same time, he activated his brute strength, and the Ox Strength Technique, which had already been initiated, also emitted a puff of white smoke. He charged directly forward and stomped on Bao Dun's neck.

With a crunch, his neck was flattened, and it was clear he wouldn't survive.

However, people like Li Qi, before acting, will consider it thoroughly, even appearing somewhat indecisive, but once he decides to act, he will certainly leave no future troubles!

He delivered another kick, but the opponent's skull was too hard, surprisingly spraining his foot.

"So hard..." Li Qi picked up one of the Boshan Sect's own swords and tried to hack off the head with all his might.

But as he was hacking, he found that the sword's edge had curled, yet he still couldn't cut through the spine.

Upon cutting open the flesh, he discovered that Bao Dun, despite appearing corpulent, had bones like Vajra. Jin Qi (Metal Energy) had permeated his bones, making them extremely tough, and they even felt sharp to the touch.

Li Qi's heart was solemn, and he realized Bao Dun's true strength.

If he were to truly go head-to-head with him, he estimated that he could be beaten to a pulp by Bao Dun's bare hands. With that fellow's Physical Body and his terrifying Jin Qi (Metal Energy) Domain, Li Qi, in his current state, could probably be defeated by him three or more times over. Li Qi would even find it difficult to injure him; instead, he would be ground into dumpling filling by the Jin Qi (Metal Energy) Domain as soon as he got close.

What a pity, Li Qi was not a close-combat warrior; he was a Invoker, a spellcaster.

It is well known that warriors can be easily defeated by spellcasters.

Forced out of his Spirit Soul by ghost Qi, with his soul not attached to his body, and then his Spirit Soul whipped by the willow branch—after such a combo, steel bones and iron sinews were useless. With his Spirit Soul scattered, he was nothing more than a body to be slaughtered.

Li Qi saw that he couldn't cut off his head, so he switched to another sword, pierced his heart, and thoroughly churned his internal organs, confirming that he had stopped breathing before stopping.

There was no other way; in a world with demons and monsters, one had to be cautious.

What if he didn't deal with the loose ends completely, and the person came back to life?

The five constant Qis reside within the five viscera. The reason why people are intelligent and wise is because they contain the five constant Qis. When a person dies, the five viscera decay. When the five viscera decay, the five constant Qis have no place to reside, and at this point, the ghost will lose its consciousness.

The so-called 'slaughtering the corpse' served this purpose; by destroying the body, the ghost would find it difficult to maintain itself.

Furthermore, his Spirit Soul had also been shattered by the willow branch, so now he couldn't even think about reincarnation; he would directly become a part of heaven and earth.

After doing all this, Li Qi cleaned up the scene. He wasn't injured, so he only wiped away traces like footprints and handprints. Then, he collected the spoils of war, put them in a bonfire, and then set the pleasure boat ablaze with a single fire.

He took nothing, making it harder to track him.

Subsequently, he immediately leaped into the Li River, submerged himself, and followed the current out of the city.

There was no sound throughout the entire process.

Only the pleasure boat behind him could be seen engulfed in a Great Fire, with heavy flames and endless shouts of "Fire!" and "Help, fire!" and similar cries.

But Li Qi paid no attention. He swam quickly dozens of meters underwater, returned to the Paibo Gang, retrieved his long saber and back basket, then picked up a stone, smashed Zhang Caitou's head, and scattered his Spirit Soul.

Then he re-entered the water and, after a short while, swam out of the city along the river.

Sixth Uncle was steady in his work, so there was no need to worry. What needed to be explained had been explained, the method for cultivating Carp Current Intent had been given, and they had also been given six gold coins. The matters of the Paibo Gang were settled.

He swam a long distance before coming ashore and walking into the forest, where he let out a long howl.

Within a few minutes, the old horse galloped over, with Shen Shuibi on its back.

"Ah, you're back? Are we leaving now?" Shen Shuibi asked.

"Let's go! No more stops this time!" Li Qi waved his hand grandly and flipped onto the horse!

(Volume One, First Steps into the Jianghu, End.)

(Starting from Volume Two, the world view will gradually unfold.)