Volume 2: Chapter 4 - Sudden Retreat of the Wooden House on Yingzhou

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  "Xiao Chen, if you let Lao Zu go today, I'll wipe out all past grievances and even grant you a great fortune! Otherwise, if anything happens to me, Tian Ji Zi will stop at nothing to kill you for my revenge!"

  The old ancestor's primordial spirit was born with a terrified expression, his face stern and shrill voice threatening.

  Xiao Chen heard this and coldly smiled, not putting his words in his heart at all. He stretched out his hand and placed it on his primordial spirit, instantly deploying the Soul Searching Grand Technique.

  That Ming Xiao Lao Zu, as a Jindan cultivator, had an overbearing Yuan Shen, but unfortunately was severely injured by the Xiu Luo bone. At this moment, he could barely resist, and his eyes rolled back, with a lifetime of cultivation memories being forcibly flipped open by Xiao Chen.

  Half a moment later, Xiao Chen opened his eyes, his face even paler than before. He cast the Soulsearch on Jin Dan cultivator, which was not easy for him either. A few hints of killing intent flashed in his eyes, and he paused slightly before waving his hand and saying, "Swallow it."

  In an instant, two red sparks burst out of the empty eye sockets of the Nāti?a bone, and its big mouth opened to swallow the unconscious primordial spirit of Ming Xiao Lao Zu directly into its belly. From the outside, it was clearly visible that threads of blood emerged from within the skeletal frame, like sharp straws, fiercely piercing into the person's primordial spirit, and immediately the bloody glow surged, while Ming Xiao Lao Zu's primordial spirit rapidly dissipated, only to be swallowed up in an instant.

  That red thread quickly retracted, and the red light in the skeleton's eyes rose again, but compared to before, it was much brighter. The evil energy on its body also surged violently for an instant.

  Xiao Chen nodded slightly, it seemed that the skeleton had swallowed a Golden Elixir cultivator's primordial spirit, which had brought many benefits to the skeleton. However, this was not the time to test its power. Xiao Chen flipped his hand and cast several spells, causing the skeleton to rapidly shrink and fall into his palm, where he stored it in his storage bag.

  Xiao Chen's vision went black, and his body swayed for a moment. He let out a bitter laugh, although he had managed to escape the old devil's killing blow, his injuries were severe. The light on his body flickered and fell to the ground. He turned around and took down the storage bag from Ming Xiao Lao Zu's body, then searched him thoroughly again to make sure nothing was left behind. Only after confirming that there was no oversight did he nod in satisfaction, and with a stumbling gait, he walked away.

  A moment later, Xiao Chen's body flashed with a faint light and returned to its original position. His face showed a puzzled expression as he muttered to himself, "Could it be that I sensed incorrectly earlier?" At this moment, his breathing was long and steady, the flow of internal energy smooth and unobstructed, without even half a hint of weakness from before.

  His eyes coldly swept around, and after a brief moment, Xiao Chen let out a cold snort, waving his hand to cast a fireball that incinerated Ming Xiao's corpse. A flash of light burst forth from his body as he rapidly flew away into the distance.

  After nearly a quarter of an hour, within a hundred meters from here, the figure of a Taoist with a gloomy face slowly emerged on top of a large tree, looking at Xiao Chen's departing back, and the frightened color in his eyes only slowly dissipated.

  This person turned out to be Ming Sha, the old ancestor of Di Sha Men!

  "This kid is hiding how deeply, just now it seemed like he had exhausted all his moves and was severely injured before killing the old ghost Ming Xiao, but a moment later he returned to this place, could it be that he actually sensed my presence?"

  His face was gloomy, and he had received news earlier, so he quietly followed Ming Xiao's back, intending to muddy the waters. Unexpectedly, the result was that the early Golden Elixir stage Ming Xiao Laozu was actually killed by a Qi Refining stage little ant! After a moment of contemplation, he slowly spoke: "This child has come and gone, and must have sensed someone around him. His return has two possibilities. First, it's possible that he still has a powerful trump card on his body, wanting to lure me out and kill us together! However, this possibility is relatively low, only 30%. Second, it's possible that this child was indeed severely injured, using all his tricks, and now returns just to create an illusion, making me wary and not daring to attack him. This speculation has a higher probability, around 70%!"

  "Although I have 70% confidence that this child will not be able to resist, I must still be cautious. If things don't go as planned, today I will definitely face great danger, and who knows, maybe I'll end up like Mingxiao, the old ghost, being beheaded here. The Di Sha Men will lose my protection, and in an instant, it will collapse, a thousand-year foundation destroyed in one day."

  "Alas, I shall not intervene again today. With this disciple in Luoyun Valley, it is already set that he will dominate Beihua Province for hundreds of years to come. After I return to the mountains, I will announce a hundred-year closure and if no Golden Elixir cultivators are born within my sect, I will never participate in the struggles of the cultivation world again!"

  Ming Xi's gaze fell on Ming Xiao Lao Zu, and although the two had a past connection, seeing him fall here still made his heart feel a few strands of sorrow. In Beihua State, Jindan cultivators were like Lao Zu, at least for hundreds of years there hadn't been any news of such a cultivator falling.

  "It seems that a major earthquake is going to occur in Beihua Province." With a sigh, Ming Xiao flew out and disappeared into the light.

  Dozens of miles away, Xiao Chen retreated to a cave entrance, hastily withdrawing his aura, his breathing short and shallow, his face a sickly yellowish hue. He stumbled into the cave, barely managing to pull out a few restrictive talismans and toss them at the entrance before collapsing onto a green stone slab.

  "How was it? Did he back down?"

  After a brief silence, Yu Ji's slightly weak voice came from the yuan Shen, "Don't worry, that person has scruples and has left."

  Xiao Chen heard this and felt a slight relief in his heart, but before he could react, everything went black and he fainted.

  At the same time, inside a grand hall of Lieyan Sect, Tianji Zi's face was as calm as water, but his mouth corners were slightly trembling as he stared at the two jade slips placed side by side on the high platform opposite him, one of which had already been completely shattered.

  Behind him, more than a dozen sect elders and guardians bowed their heads deeply, but their eyes were filled with shock and fear, not daring to make any sound.

  "From today on, the sect's protective formation will be activated. All disciples from various places are to return immediately and prepare for battle!" Tianji Zi's eyes flashed with a few hints of ruthlessness as he gave the low, stern order.

  The many elders and guardians heard this and were shocked in their hearts, unanimously acknowledging it to be true. One by one, they departed with heavy hearts and hurried footsteps.

  "Xiao Chen, I will make you die without a place to be buried!" Tianji's eyes fell on the broken jade slip, and a surge of hatred burst out from his body, his Taoist robe fluttering, his white hair standing on end without any wind.

  Outside the Luoyun Valley, a flash of light converged, revealing Xiao Lin's pale face to the extreme. A few flashes of worry flickered in his eyes as he continuously cast several spells towards the protective array formation behind him, and his figure swiftly darted into it.

  A moment later, two powerful auras burst forth from the rear mountain, and for a time, strong winds howled and dark clouds billowed!

  Qingyunzi and Yaodaozi set off with gloomy faces, their figures flashing in the distance as they rushed wildly in a certain direction.

  Afterwards, more than a dozen elders of the Luoyun Valley had their faces as calm as water, each bringing more than a dozen disciples, and with a flash of light, they followed closely behind!

  At this moment, a dense sonic boom suddenly resounded across the entire sky!