I Just Want to Live Peacefully
Chapter 48: Mana Sealing, Unbeatable, and Surprise

Zi Linglong did not leave. He continued to watch the battle from a distance. A lot has happened, but it all happened in the blink of an eye. His eyes widened when he saw the chessboard. “That Chess Sealing Board Mana!”

Before he could ponder on it, his head suddenly jolted as he looked into the distance. He could feel a huge aura coming at high speed. His body immediately became translucent, and it didn't take long before he disappeared into thin air. He didn't leave; he just uttered a see-through spell.

In the distance, Bai Yu also disappeared. Only the chessboard remained floating in the night sky.

At this moment, the powerful aura Linglong felt finally arrived. It belonged to an old man. His aura was so powerful that it felt like a supreme immortal aura that had descended into the mortal realm.

“This ... Which Sealing Chess Board?” The old man's expression darkened as he looked at the chessboard shining in the air. “Who dares attack the Holy Son? Whoever you are, you must have a death wish!”

The old man drew closer to the chessboard and tried to look at the situation inside but to no avail.

“After the chessboard is activated, there will be death! I've warned him repeatedly not to use it unless he's in a life or death situation,” the old man muttered to himself with a cold expression on his face, “I don't care who you are! Even if you are from the Qingyun Sect, there is only one outcome to act against the Holy Son: death!”

The old man continued to look at the chessboard in silence.

Meanwhile, Zi Linglong, who had become invisible, remained silent. He did not even dare to stare at the old man because he knew even a gaze would betray his presence.

…

Inside the chessboard, there was nothing but a flat landscape.

After Jiang Ming surveyed his surroundings, he had a basic understanding of the situation. The radius of this place is about 100 miles. It was not very broad and square shaped.

His heart was racing in his chest as he descended. He had tried his best to avoid the pulling force of the chessboard that Bai Yu had thrown before.

When his feet finally touched the ground, the feeling of something wrong grew stronger. Shortly thereafter, he discovers that he has lost access to nowhere.

It felt as if the energy in this place had isolated him from nowhere. It was like having built a barrier between him and mana. No matter how much strength he gathered, he could not break the barrier.

“Is it sealing where I am?” Jiang Ming muttered, “With my current cultivation base, even a Paradis expert will not be able to seal my mana without my notice. However, this item did it easily. This means this item is top class, and its power has been fully unlocked.”

Jiang Ming tried to fly but failed. Then, he found his physical strength and fake appearance, which was born from a secret facial molding technique, unaffected.

“Interesting ..” murmured Jiang Ming. Then, he turned his gaze to Bai Yu who had just appeared in front of him. He called the Human Path Note. The book seemed to be unaffected, and he could control it as usual.

At this moment, a thought appeared in his mind. ‘Maybe I can use the Human Path Notes to break the barrier that isolates me from nowhere in my sea of consciousness! Why didn't I think of this before?’

“You look younger than I expected,” said Bai Yu, pulling Jiang Ming away from her thoughts. At this moment, he no longer held the Heaven Shattering Hammer. Instead, he was holding a black sword that was over a meter long. He kept his eyes fixed on Jiang Ming as he walked forward and said, “I've kept a low profile ever since I came to the Eastern Region so I don't think I've offended anyone. Even if I did, I would definitely kill them. No, the reason you are chasing me is not because I have trampled on the dignity of the Qingyun Sect, right? You're just looking for a scapegoat, right?”

Bai Yi said in a mocking tone, “They are just farmers. I am sure the Qingyun Sect does this all the time as well! If my memory is correct, you will even start a massacre in the captured city. How shameless do you accuse me of destroying villages and families? Don't make me laugh! I'm retracting what I said earlier about you looking for a scapegoat. Based on how you used some special techniques from the Qingyun Sect so easily, you must be an accomplished cultivator. However, I don't know what happened, but I can tell you now hate the Qingyun Sect to its core. Therefore, you want to kill me to start a war between the two Holy Lands, right?”

Jiang Ming clapped his hands. “As expected of the Holy Son! You're really smart! ” Then, he pointed up and asked, “Can you tell me what this thing is?”

Bai Yi flexed his arm as he flipped his sword, looking extremely strong. He said, “I think you'll never ask. One time, I entered the immortal immortal cave. After a life-or-death struggle, I got this chessboard. This is called the Mana Sealing Chess Board. Once you enter it, you will not be able to use any mana at all. You can only fight one on one here. Unfortunately, I have not mastered it so other than myself, I can only bring one person to this place at a time. Now that we have entered this place, the only way for us to leave is if one of us dies!”

A smile appeared on Bai Yi's face as he continued to say, “Oh, right. I forgot to mention that as a chessboard master, my physical strength had been increased to five times stronger. I feel like I should also mention that I have a Heaven Lord Body. This means my physical strength is unmatched. As the Holy Son of the Infinite Alchemy Pavilion, I developed the strongest body forging secret technique. My physical body has been forged into a Nascent Soul cultivator from the endless stream of resources provided by the Infinite Alchemy Pavilion to me as well. ”

“Once I activate my Heavenly Master Body, I will be as strong as a Primal Spirit cultivator. With the chessboard effect, you are as good as dead!” Bai Yi said with satisfaction, “This is why the Mana Sealing Chess Board is so suitable for me and why I keep it as my trump card. Even where a Paradis expert would be sealed if he came here!”

“When I first obtained the Mana Sealing Chess Board, I tested it with the elders of the Infinite Alchemy Pavilion. We fought without our strength, only with our physical strength. I have defeated both elders in the Primal Spirit Realm and the Paradis realm,” said Bai Yi, “Therefore, you will definitely die today!”

The more Bai Yu spoke, the more confidence she grew.

“I will definitely die today?” Jiang Ming shook his head and said with a smile, “You all bark and do not bite. The reason you tell me so much is to convince yourself that you are stronger than me and to intimidate me. You say your physical strength increased fivefold? You have defeated a Primal Spirit and Paradis cultivator here? Nonsense*t! If that's true, you'll instantly attack me without raving constantly!”

“You are the Holy Son of the Infinite Alchemy Pavilion, the most respected figure in Zhong Province, and you uphold yourself. After I killed your four Guardians, there's no way you're wasting your time talking to me if you're actually able to kill me as easily as you said? Come on, Bai Yu! As you said, only one of us will survive today!”

Jiang Ming felt his blood boiling as he held his sword with his right hand and clenched his left hand. Then, he walked towards Bai Yu.

Bai Yu threw her head back and laughed out loud. However, his laughter did not reach his eyes. When he stopped laughing, he looked at Jiang Ming and said, “Do you know why most cultivators focus on mastering spells and only a few choose to temper the body? That is because the process of tempering the body is difficult and painful. Although there were many people from the Holy Land, unless they had a God Body, a Sacred Body, or a special physique like mine, they would not bother to soften their bodies. I have the Heaven Lord Body, and I have defeated others with the God Body on the same level. Who do you think you are that I should use such a little trick on you? ”

“The sword in my hand is a specially forged weapon for the Mana Sealing Chess Board! Although it did not possess any special abilities, it was strong and sharp. It could easily pierce through the demon scales!”

Bai Yu swung her sword towards Jiang Ming with deadly precision as she shouted, “Today, I will slash at you with my Golden Obsidian! Die!”

The wind began to howl, and the void began to ripple.

Jiang Ming frowned as he raised his sword to fend off the sword. He knew he had to be careful because he was on Bai Yu's Mana Sealing Chess Board.

The explosion!

The two swords clashed.

Jiang Ming's arm trembled slightly from the clash. He was stunned for a moment. When he recovered, he asked in disbelief, “This is all you have? I think you developed the strongest body tempering technique? Do you not have the Heaven Lord Body? Isn't your strength fivefold strengthened? Didn't you defeat the Primal Spirit and Paradis experts here? Is this really all you have? ”

“B-how .. B-how .. How is this possible?” Bai Yu stammered as her face paled.