Just now, although Daoist You had issued a command, she hadn’t activated the seal. At least, Wang Ping hadn’t sensed any prompt from the Talisman Seal inside his body. Because of this, he didn’t dare move. Otherwise, it would be tantamount to telling her that someone who wasn’t a true Warrior had infiltrated their ranks!
’She’s testing me!’
’She said all that on purpose, then used the activation of the Talisman Seal as a test... She really does suspect that someone has infiltrated the Warriors!’
Wang Ping didn’t dare to think further.
For a moment, the storeroom was utterly silent. Daoist You issued several more commands—some with the Talisman Seal, some without—testing them repeatedly.
Wang Ping handled them all perfectly.
After all, he was, strictly speaking, a real Warrior—he just possessed self-awareness. As long as he was intent on concealing himself, this sort of test wouldn’t be enough to expose him.
Even so, the ordeal gave Wang Ping a huge fright. ’Why are these Immortal Sect Disciples so damn devious? All this testing back and forth just because of a tiny suspicion?’
........
After a long while, Daoist You finally stopped her probing, her suspicions apparently dispelled.
"All of you, come out."
This time she used the Talisman Seal, so Wang Ping followed the Warriors, walking slowly out of the storeroom and into the Daoist Temple. He lined up in a single row with the others as she commanded.
"Stand properly."
"Next, all of you will channel the Qi Restraint with your full strength. Raise your defense until you are impervious to blades and spears. No dodging is allowed. You must withstand my attacks directly."
This suited Wang Ping just fine.
As soon as Daoist You finished speaking, he eagerly began to circulate the Magic Gate. A formless, intangible stream of heat surged from within his body.
This was True Qi.
The True Qi enveloped his entire body, warding off blades and weapons—this was the so-called state of being impervious to attack.
To injure Wang Ping in this state, an attack’s power would have to exceed the defensive limits of Qi Restraint, or it would have to strike a vital point not covered by his True Qi.
At this thought, Wang Ping once again secretly sized up the Daoist Nun.
’What does she want to do?’
’Not only did she make all the Warriors line up in a row, but she’s also making them use their Magic at full power to protect themselves. It’s just like setting up targets before practice...’
...Hmm?
’Oh no!’
RUMBLE!
The very instant Wang Ping came to a sudden realization, Daoist You, standing before the line of Warriors, made her move. Her vermilion lips parted slightly, and with a sharp cry, a flash of sword light shot forth.
The sword strike was like the moon rising over the treetops, a vast expanse of white light leaping forth. It seemed slow but was deceptively fast, like a great river surging onward. Midway, the river of light split into countless powerful tributaries, churning up violent spray before striking all the Warriors at once, sending them flying backward in a shower of blood.
Wang Ping was one of them.
"PFFT!"
Spitting a mouthful of hot blood, Wang Ping looked down at his waist. He saw that his body, which should have been protected by True Qi, had nearly been sliced in half by the attack!
And that was just a single strike.
He had seen it clearly. When Daoist You’s sword light had split, the power that struck each Warrior was already greatly diminished. ’If she had concentrated it all on one target...’
’I’d be dead!’
’So much for Qi Restraint. So much for being impervious to attack. In front of this Daoist You, it was all as flimsy as paper. The terrifying difference in our power was as vast as that between heaven and earth.’
’This hellhole is even worse than Da Shun!’
Wang Ping gave a bitter smile, keenly aware that he had just jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire.
Soon, however, he forced himself to rally. He desperately circulated Qi Restraint to mend his wounds, and while fathoming its intricacies, he didn’t forget to give himself a pep talk:
’Hang in there!’
’Life as a human sacrifice for the Immortal Sect after transmigrating is like walking on thin ice, but if I can just survive this, I can go back to the Da Shun Dynasty with this Immortal Cultivation Magic and absolutely dominate!’