Chapter 767: Chapter 106 The Second Path
The Bai Ze Secret Tomb, a piece of void shrouded in gloom.
A soul banner was thrust into the ground, with countless ghostly figures swirling about. The Ten Thousand Souls Formation only encompassed an area of twenty zhang at this moment. Master White Crane, of the Yin God Twenty Realm, sat cross-legged under the soul banner, surrounded by dancing specters. All the disciples from Yin Mountain who entered the Secret Tomb with him were completely refined. The soul power they gained by consuming the “Nine-Turned Cinnabar Pill” also turned into nourishment, all of which was drawn into his Heart Lake.
Ren Zhong held a giant head in his arms.
It was none other than Zhong Sha, gravely injured by the remnant thoughts of Great True Master Chong Kan.
This martial artist evil cultivator, possessing a Divine Embryo Physique, was now on the brink of death. Fortunately, his physical body was robust enough to hang on to the last breath.
The heavenly materials and earthly treasures taken from the Secret Hall were dumped out by Ren Zhong all at once.
“Junior Brother… don’t be afraid…”
Master White Crane stroked the head in his arms, his voice hoarse, “After eating these medicines, you will recover…”
A sudden roar erupted from the Heavenly Peak.
Ren Zhong’s expression changed dramatically. He looked up sharply, his eyes turning fierce…
Above the Ten Thousand Souls Formation, the void was torn apart, and a figure in black clothing, stained with spots of blood, fell down in such a manner!
Ren Zhong suddenly stood up, killing intent boiling in his eyes!
He stepped forward in an instant, arriving before the falling figure, and lifted his hand to strike!
The figure in black, struggling in mid-air, forcefully clashed swords with Master White Crane.
The black-clad figure was struck and flew, crashing heavily against a stone wall!
A hoarse cry of pain echoed within the Ten Thousand Souls Formation.
Face pale, the black-clad figure leaned against the mountain wall and shouted angrily, “If I were Xie Zhen… how could I come to the Ten Thousand Souls Formation to kill you?”
Ren Zhong stood where he was, expressionless, merely gazing coldly at the black-clad figure before him.
The moment he struck.
He immediately knew… the person before him was not Xie Zhen.
In truth, from the moment the void shattered and the black-clad figure fell, Ren Zhong had vaguely guessed the person’s identity.
However, having suffered a loss at Xie Zhen’s hands earlier, he dared not take any chances now.
Rather than wrongly trusting, better to mistakenly injure.
Besides, he inherently disliked “black robes,” whether Xie Zhen or Paperman Sect’s impostor, Ren Zhong felt an innate disgust.
“Who told you not to say it sooner.”
Ren Zhong spoke softly, “How did you get so injured? And how did you find my location?”
The black-clad figure of Paperman Sect struggled to stand.
But crossing the void… exhausted the physical body greatly…
And ultimately remained leaning against the mountain wall.
Face pale, the black-clad figure gritted his teeth, “I encountered him.”
Ren Zhong frowned, “What about Prince Jiangning?”
The black-clad figure lowered his brow and chuckled, full of mockery, “This guy, before dying, was like a dog…”
Though Prince Jiangning was killed by him.
When he crawled out from the end of the mountain road, this guy was already on the brink of death.
Xie Zhen deliberately spared his life, letting him die in despair.
Noble as he was, the Yin God Peak of Great Chu, to end up was indeed somewhat ridiculous.
But what seemed even more laughable… was himself.
In his current state, he was no better than Prince Jiangning, Xie Zhisu.
“Prince Jiangning was no match for Xie Zhen?”
Upon hearing this news, Ren Zhong’s heart tightened. When he left the Secret Hall, Xie Zhen had only shown Dual Dao Realm strength in life and death at the time, and he and Prince Jiangning were in fierce combat, both showing signs of exhaustion. Xie Zhen’s Dual Dao Realm was indeed intimidating, but after escaping the predicament, Ren Zhong sat and nursed himself, reflecting on the battle, not feeling that Xie Zhen’s strength was overwhelming, simply attributing it to being “ambushed” and poor timing, thus falling into a disadvantageous position.
The Jiangning Prince Mansion should have easily crushed and slain Xie Zhen!
Prince Jiangning was of the Yin God Nineteen Realms!
Besides, he had two absolutely loyal servants of the Yin God Fifth Realm in his command, willing to self-destruct at just one order!
“That guy is stronger than you think…”
The black-clad figure sitting against the mountain wall chuckled with a low brow, his voice hoarse, “Prince Jiangning was toyed in his palm. If you hadn’t fled, you’d likely have died there too.”
“Is that guy really that formidable?”
Ren Zhong raised an eyebrow, greatly astonished, unable to believe this information.
How long has Xie Zhen been cultivating?
He himself was at Yin God Perfection!
He scrutinized the black-clad figure before him suspiciously, needless to say, this injury… was also inflicted by Xie Zhen.
“Some things, you’ll understand later.”
After two muffled coughs, the black-clad figure laughed and said, “Xie Zhen is indeed formidable… But the Dao master already prepared a countermeasure…”
He raised his palm, a faint sound of wind and thunder emanating from it.
Ren Zhong’s expression wavered.
The black-clad figure whispered, “Everyone has ‘qi.’ When you entered the Secret Tomb, that gate of Bai Ze Great Saint stole a wisp of qi from each Tomb Enterer. You can understand it as a ‘soul lamp’; as long as you’re not dead, this wisp of qi is considered burning. The Paperman Sect has the technique of ‘Peeping Qi,’ and because your ‘qi’ was taken, I could find you here.”
Leaping into the void seemed like asking for death.
This wisp of qi was the “lifeline” left by the black robe for himself.
“What kind of evil technique is this?”
Master White Crane’s face was grim, having never heard of such a technique.
His own ‘qi’ was silently taken away… even though he was at Yin God Perfection, how could he be completely unaware?