Chapter 773 - 418: Unmatched Assault

Chapter 773: Chapter 418: Unmatched Assault

Chu Qing naturally couldn’t let him take this item easily. With a backhand strike, the Heaven and Earth Four Directions Vase moved along with his palm momentum, and Jiang Qianliu immediately missed.

At the same time, Chu Qing pulled back along with the momentum and casually placed the Heaven and Earth Four Directions Vase into his chest.

Raising his head again, Jiang Qianliu came rushing back.

Chu Qing noticed that his eyes were nearly crazy, with a singular obsession for the Heaven and Earth Four Directions Vase, devoid of any other emotional fluctuations.

He sighed silently in his heart.

This Heaven and Earth Four Directions Vase indeed seemed to have a significant problem.

As he retreated, Jiang Qianliu accompanied him like a shadow, employing various techniques along the way, but couldn’t even touch the hem of Chu Qing’s clothes.

Disciples of the Celestial Sound Mansion heard the commotion and finally arrived.

They were all taken aback upon seeing Chu Qing, not knowing when he had returned.

Meanwhile, Chu Qing led Jiang Qianliu in circles and said:

"Bring wine."

Immediately, a disciple from the Celestial Sound Mansion fetched a jar of strong wine from nearby.

They guarded the dungeon and occasionally drank a few cups during shift changes. It wasn’t great wine, but it wasn’t too bad either.

"Young master, here you go!"

With a toss, the wine jar reached Chu Qing, who caught it easily, and then exerted force with his feet, followed by a loud bang.

Jiang Qianliu was suddenly sent flying backward, and Chu Qing, with a light leap, quickly arrived before him, thrusting a leg to pin Jiang Qianliu underfoot.

No matter how Jiang Qianliu struggled, he couldn’t move Chu Qing’s foot.

Chu Qing took out the Heaven and Earth Four Directions Vase from his chest and filled it from the wine jar.

Jiang Qianliu’s eyes changed instantly, filled with endless desire!

Even as he looked at Chu Qing, his eyes were full of pleading.

"Have you regained your senses?"

Chu Qing squinted his eyes, attempting to relax his foot from Jiang Qianliu.

Jiang Qianliu scrambled up but did not attack; instead, he knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly to Chu Qing, merely begging for the wine in his hand.

Chu Qing closely examined the Heaven and Earth Four Directions Vase in his hand and then chose not to trouble him further. He had Jiang Qianliu raise his head and open his mouth, and Chu Qing tilted the Heaven and Earth Four Directions Vase, pouring a stream of wine into Jiang Qianliu’s mouth.

Jiang Qianliu looked as if he had encountered sweet nectar after a long drought, his eyes full of greed and satisfaction.

Only after finishing a cup of wine did he shiver slightly.

He looked up at Chu Qing:

"What... what did you make me drink?"

"Now you’ve truly regained your senses."

Chu Qing nodded knowingly and waved his hand:

"Everyone, stand down."

"Yes."

The Celestial Sound Mansion disciples who had gathered out of curiosity dared not say more and withdrew one after another.

Chu Qing then looked at Jiang Qianliu:

"Describe what you just felt."

"...Felt?"

Jiang Qianliu appeared somewhat spaced out, speaking softly:

"I don’t know... It felt like a fierce fire was burning inside me.

"It was painful, so painful that I never wish to experience it again in this lifetime.

"Moreover, an image suddenly appeared in my mind..."

"What image?"

"A wine vase."

Jiang Qianliu looked at Chu Qing:

"A massive wine vase, just like the one in your hand but much larger.

"It seemed like a mountain, standing between heaven and earth.

"Around it were countless beings worshiping it."

As he spoke, a look of fear suddenly appeared on his face:

"I saw myself among the worshipers.

"What... what exactly is it?"

"One of the Nine Treasures of Heaven and Earth, the Heaven and Earth Four Directions Vase."

Chu Qing fiddled with the Heaven and Earth Four Directions Vase in his hand:

"This object is extraordinary. If you pour wine into it and drink, it can enhance the drinker’s inner strength.

"Even someone like you, whose Dantian is shattered and Sea of Qi has collapsed, can regain inner strength through it.

"However... judging by what we’ve seen, this thing brings both fortune and misfortune.

"While gaining benefits, you must worship it...

"Otherwise, you’d end up like you did earlier, worse than death."

At this point, Chu Qing roughly understood the critical aspect.

The Heaven and Earth Four Directions Vase can indeed enhance one’s inner strength, but it also creates a strong dependency on it.

One must drink from it every month... otherwise, they’d lose their sanity.

And in the process, they’d endure extreme pain.

Only by drinking the wine refined by the Heaven and Earth Four Directions Vase again can one resolve the pain, restore their sanity, and gain a boost in inner strength.

In fact, Chu Qing could continue to study it further...

To see what would happen to Jiang Qianliu next month if he wasn’t given any wine?

Or whether his physical state would change after a few months?

But for Chu Qing, it was no longer necessary.

This strong dependency from the Heaven and Earth Four Directions Vase could be used as a control method.

The Celestial Evil Cult might need this object or have ways to nullify its negative effects.

But none of that mattered to Chu Qing.

What mattered to him was knowing one thing.

Whether this Heaven and Earth Four Directions Vase could be used for Wu Qianhuan and Gentle.

Now the answer was clear... this thing must not be used by those close to him.

That was enough.

Therefore, without waiting for Jiang Qianliu to marvel at personally seeing the legendary Nine Treasures of Heaven and Earth, Chu Qing pointed a finger.

Even if Jiang Qianliu was caught off guard or even fully prepared, he would still be unable to resist.

The finger landed steadily on Jiang Qianliu’s forehead, and the next moment, he stiffened... and died on the spot.

Chu Qing sent the finger and turned to leave. As he passed by the Celestial Sound Mansion disciples, he instructed softly:

"Handle the corpse, and return it to the Profound Mystery Sect."