The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#811 - Departure

When had Brahma ever seen such a scene? Watching his ultimate move fail and the inn stabilize again, an expression of astonishment couldn't help but appear on his face.

On the other side, Lu Jing seized the opportunity and also unleashed his ultimate move.

He reached out and grasped the flying sword still suspended in the air, slashing it towards Brahma without hesitation.

Brahma noticed Lu Jing's action, but didn't take it too seriously.

It had already suffered from many flying swords, but the injuries weren't too severe. Its entire body was cast in copper, with almost no weaknesses.

However, this time Lu Jing's small sword didn't strike its body.

It merely waved lightly through the air.

A strong sense of foreboding suddenly arose in Brahma's heart!

It was already desperately retreating and turning its body, but in the next moment, something still struck the back of its neck.

Then, the head it had just used to create the earthquake, along with another head that could control lakes and rivers, flew into the air. Only half of the head in charge of the sky remained.

The Mountain and River Slash that Lu Jing unleashed, after cutting off two and a half heads of the copper statue, didn't completely dissipate. It also severed three wooden pillars behind Brahma, then collapsed half a wall before finally fading away.

Manager Feng immediately felt his vision darken, let out a miserable wail, and fell backward. Several shop assistants tried to revive him, some pinching his philtrum, others pouring water, but he wouldn't open his eyes again.

As for Lu Jing, he pressed the half-headed Brahma onto the ground, straddling the latter, and didn't need any Zen staff or flying sword.

He simply raised his fists and punched down, hammering Brahma's body until it was full of pits and dents, like a broken rag doll, unable to stand up.

Recently, the near annihilation of the secret realm team, Guo Shouhuai's betrayal, and the impending emergence of that dragon had made Lu Jing somewhat distraught.

And this ignorant foreign deity just happened to come knocking, so he didn't hold back.

A flurry of wild punches made him feel much more refreshed.

Just then, he heard a voice behind him, "Spare its life."

At first, Lu Jing thought it was someone from the inn pleading, after all, there were many Brahma followers in Wulan City, but later he realized the voice was somewhat familiar.

Turning around, he found it was Yan Jun.

"You're back?"

Yan Jun nodded, pointing to the Brahma that Lu Jing was straddling on the ground, "I went out to investigate things related to it and roughly figured out how it came to be."

"Oh?"

"For the past half month, it has been wandering the city every night, choosing its prey. The Brahma sect also knows that things have gotten out of hand, so they held another sacrifice, this time using camels, to appease its anger, but this copper statue has already turned into a cursed object, and their sacrifice is useless."

"Wait, camels?"

"Don't worry, I rescued about twenty of them, enough for us to use."

"That's good." Lu Jing breathed a sigh of relief. Their time was already limited, and it would be too wasteful to spend time finding transportation.

After a pause, Lu Jing curiously asked, "Why didn't you let me finish it off? We're about to leave Wulan City, and if we leave this thing in the city, it will likely cause trouble again."

"We're not leaving it behind," Yan Jun said, "I want to take it with us."

"Oh?"

"Brahma also has a title called the God of the Desert. I read the Brahma sect's teachings, and it says that he knows the Western Regions' desert, including White Dragon Lake, like the back of his hand."

"But this thing is just a cursed object," Lu Jing said, "Didn't you say that the reason it appeared was because a remnant of the unlucky guy who was sacrificed was attached to this copper statue?"

"That's right, but that guy now completely regards himself as Brahma, and he has indeed inherited part of Brahma's abilities. The earth dragon turning over just now is proof," Yan Jun said, "We might be able to use this to find the thing we're looking for."

Lu Jing pondered for a moment upon hearing this and nodded, "We can try, but we only need it to help us find things, there's no need to take it all the way."

As he spoke, Lu Jing glanced at the Brahma lying on the ground again with ill intent.

… … … …

Early the next morning, before dawn, Lu Jing and his party had already gotten out of bed, carrying their belongings and luggage onto the camels in turn.

To prevent possible water and food shortages in the Gobi Desert, Lu Jing also hid ten vats of water and a hundred pancakes in his sleeves.

With so many things packed in, Lu Jing felt a lot more at ease.

Only when going on a long journey can one increasingly feel the importance of storage function. Fortunately, he got this garment from Cai Wuyang, which made things much easier for him. The only drawback is that it's not easy to mend when it's torn.

In addition, Lu Jing gave Manager Feng one hundred taels of silver last night. Besides the room fees for eight people, the remaining money was enough for Manager Feng to renovate his inn.

It was even enough to tear it down and build a new one. Manager Feng then turned from worry to joy, repeatedly stating that he would no longer believe in the Brahma sect and would switch to believing in the Eastern Sword Immortal.

After all, the Sword Immortal was obviously more capable than Brahma, and he also received a small windfall as a bonus.

Lu Jing didn't explain much about this. After the young guide named Stone also arrived, the group set off out of the city and hit the road.

In the past, before leaving, they would have had to force Manager Feng and the other shop assistants and guests in the inn to drink a bowl of farewell tea each.

But now it's not like before. The land of Jiuzhou is plagued with cursed objects everywhere, even the remote Wulan City is no exception. The people's nerves have been trained to be thicker and thicker, and the sudden appearance of a group of sword immortals doesn't seem so unacceptable anymore.

Moreover, the Sietian Supervisor is now thinking about cooperating with Jianghu sects. The matter of cursed objects can't be concealed anymore, which is why Lu Jing let go last night.

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