Chapter 196 Leader of the Corpse Refinery Sec

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Murong Xian'er was so frightened that she screeched and took a step backward. Xiao Chen immediately propped her up and puffed his chest. He said resolutely, "Senior, please don't scare her. Otherwise, I won't comply with your orders even if it means giving up my life!"

Yu Yangzi's expression changed instantly. Putting on a smile, he replied, "Please don't mind my hastiness. Look, we're both cultivators. Can you sit still and watch that devil harming the innocents in the future?"

Naturally, Xiao Chen wouldn't just watch a devil wreck chaos without doing anything. That didn't mean he trusted this person's words. "Senior, where does your confidence in killing the devil come from? Won't the real disaster be releasing the devil from the palace?"

Yu Yangzi smiled. "That devil could've run a long time ago if he wanted to. He won't leave until he's done ingesting my soul." He suddenly sighed like a fighter meeting his death or a hero reaching a dead end. "My lifespan is coming to an end. If I put my life on the line, I'm confident that I can eliminate that devil for good."

Xiao Chen heaved a sigh. His thoughts earlier were simply deductions, but he wasn't sure if he should trust this man's words. Suddenly, Yu Yangzi calculated with his fingers and then said, "A Nascent Soul Realm cultivator is heading our way."

Xiao Chen jolted in surprise. Sure enough, he could sense a formidable breath approaching them. It was undoubtedly the Nascent Soul Realm cultivator from the Zuoqiu family. Even though Zuoqiu Ze's tragic death wasn't his doing, he was sure that the former's family wouldn't let him off.

"Sigh. This Nascent Soul Realm cultivator is pretty strong. Unfortunately, I have to stay here to deal with that devil. Otherwise, I could've helped you block him."

Xiao Chen inwardly cursed this man for being so shameless as to threaten him. If he refused to help Yu Yangzi break the formation, the latter would simply watch as he possibly lost his life. Suddenly, a realization hit him. With this old creature's strength, how could he have allowed Zuoqiu Ze to break the jade and call for help before killing him?

It seemed that this old creature had been scheming against him from the very beginning!

"How about it, young friend? That cultivator is about to reach soon. Should I retreat for now?"

"D*mn it, retreat 10,000 miles for all I care!" Xiao Chen continued to curse Yu Yangzi's shameless in his head. Never mind that Yu Yangzi might let him possibly die, he might even end up suffering the same fate as Zuoqiu Ze if he didn't help break the formation.

The Nascent Soul Realm cultivator's breath was closing in on them. In the distance, changes were beginning to take place in the horizon. Torrents of vital energy were surging violently as black clouds stormed the sky and covered the sun.

Murong Xian'er began shuddering in fear. Xiao Chen gently rubbed her forehead and told Yu Yangzi, "Fine! I'll break the formation for you, Senior, but you must kill that person. I have an unbreakable grudge against him!"

He had no other choice left. He could only take things as they come. He hoped that Yu Yangzi was truly capable of killing the Nascent Soul Realm cultivator from the Zuoqiu family. On one hand, it was to improve his chances of saving Gui Xian. On the other, it was for himself. It wasn't a joke to have a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator chasing him to the ends of the earth.

Yu Yangzi chuckled. "Rest assured. A beginner Nascent Soul Realm cultivator isn't even worth my attention."

Xiao Chen once again mentally cursed his shamelessness. Didn't Yu Yangzi just say that the cultivator was pretty strong? "I really hope you duke it out until you both die. Then, I'll come back and harvest all of your Spiritual Meridians."

Yu Yangzi coughed. He pointed in the southeast direction and said, "Go on. It's 20 miles from here. You might just see some deserted mountains there, but it's just a diversionary tactic. Work together to break the Grand Formation of Loss and you'll be able to see the palace. However, the devil inside is incredibly bloodthirsty. Once you break the formation, you must leave immediately. Remember not to linger around."

In his head, Xiao Chen cursed Yu Yangzi once again. Then, he pulled Murong Xian'er toward the direction that Yu Yangzi was pointing in.

Under the sea of dark clouds, two silhouettes landed on the spot where Zuoqiu Ze met his tragic death. The moment their feet touched the ground, the vital force around them surged into the dark clouds overhead. Moonlight spilled down, revealing the two figures to be old men.

One of them was Zuoqiu Ze's great-grandfather, Zuoqiu Ming. The other was Zuoqiu Ze's grandfather, Zuoqiu Ping, as well as Gui Xian's nemesis from back then.

Zuoqiu Ping instantly spotted the dried corpse on the ground that was Zuoqiu Ze. Tears welled up in his eyes and trailed down his face uncontrollably. He carried Zuoqiu Ze, crying, "Young Ze! You died such a tragic death! Xiao Chen, I swear I'll break your bones and grind you to ash!"

The whites of Zuoqiu Ming's eyes were filled with red veins. It was impossible for him to overlook the fact that Zuoqiu Ze had his soul forcefully taken before death. He could imagine the pain that his grandson had been in.

"Ze'er…"

He began moving his hands in a rapid-fire movement to cast a spell. When he was done, he coughed up his Blood Essence. The Blood Essence instantly turned into a red light that flew straight into the clouds and dyed half the sky red.

"The Natural Law is as boundless as death is insignificant. The Gods and Buddhas are everywhere to guide the living. In this entire universe, there is nowhere to run! Soul-tracking Blood Spell…"

The three great spells of Zuoqiu family's enchantment arts were the Soul-exterminating Blood Spell, Soul-petrifying Blood Spell, and Soul-tracking Blood Spell. The Soul-tracking Blood Spell was particularly powerful. The caster, using his own vital essence as the price, would be able to find the subject of the deceased's strongest grievance. The target wouldn't be able to escape the tracking of the spell no matter where he ran.

It was evident to him that the subject of Zuoqiu Ze's strongest grievance would be Xiao Chen. He was sure that the spell would land on Xiao Chen.

However, before he could finish his sentence, an eerie voice drifted from afar. "You can end the chase now. I'm here…"

Zuoqiu Ming abruptly raised his head. Under the moonlight, he saw a terrifying human whose body was putrifed from the neck down gradually creeping closer to him. His expression changed drastically. "Who are you?!"

"Aren't you looking for the person who killed your child? That's me. What are you going to do about it?"

Right now, Yu Yangzi looked like a completely different person. Not only was his voice was ice-cold, but his gaze was also icy enough to freeze all living things in the world.

Even Zuoqiu Ming, whose cultivation was close to the Nascent Soul Realm, couldn't help getting a shiver. To this day, no one had dared to speak to him this way. Zuoqiu Ping looked furious. Just as he was about to lose his temper, he stopped him just in time.

Zuoqiu Ping was an expectant Nascent Soul Realm cultivator. Naturally, he was blind as to how scary this man was. But how could Zuoqiu Ming not know? To him, it seemed that they wouldn't be able to hurt even a strand of this man's hair even after working together. He immediately saluted the man. "Please enlighten us as to how our child offended you. Kindly return his soul to us."

Yu Yangzi sneered. "I can't return his soul because I've ingested it. My plan is finally coming into fruition today. If you know what's good for you, leave immediately!"

Zuoqiu Ming shook all over. Having already triggered his True Energy in secret, he said solemnly, "May we ask for your identity…"

"The previous Leader of the Corpse Refinery Sect, Yu Yangzi!"

"What?!"

Zuoqiu Ping wasn't the only one whose face went pale after hearing Yu Yangzi's words. Even Zuoqiu Ming was shaking once again. In a strained voice, he said, "You… You're the Leader of the Corpse Refinery Sect who went missing 300 years ago!"

Yu Yangzi raised his head and laughed heartily. "To think that there are still people who remember me after 300 years!"

His gaze swiftly turned ice-cold. "Now that you know my identity, leave now!"

Zuoqiu Ming and Zuoqiu Ping dared not to linger around after receiving his warning. Carrying Zuoqiu Ze's body, they transformed into two drawn-out lights and fled.

The moon was beginning to set. Yu Yangzi looked westward at the horizon and sighed. "My disciple, back then you took advantage of my decaying process to steal two of my souls. Well, wait until I ingest that woman's soul. I'll surely come for you next…"

The paths inside the forest were rugged. The darkness of the night and dried flora blocking the way didn't help matters either. It took Xiao Chen quite some effort to arrive at the location of the palace that Yu Yangzi spoke of. He saw only a desolate land. It did look like someone had placed an illusory formation here to fool the eyes.

Earlier, he had panicked after seeing a sudden red radiance lighting up the sky but ended up hearing no other movement. That didn't surprise him. After all, it was impossible for Yu Yangzi to fight a life-and-death battle with a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator for his sake.

Of course, he hadn't thought of really helping Yu Yangzi to break the formation. He was planning to escape while the two of them were battling. However, now that he was here, he inexplicably had the urge to break the formation and see what was going on.

The spirit energy of the formation here was emanating a faint Immortal Qi. How could it be the work of a devil?

Murong Xian'er noticed his hesitation and quietly asked, "Brother Xiao Chen, are we going to break the formation?"

Xiao Chen frowned. Yu Yangzi's determination to break this formation was becoming increasingly suspicious, but he wouldn't be at ease if he didn't break this formation and uncover the truth behidn it. The objective of his journey here was finding clues about his Master's whereabouts. If he escaped now, wouldn't he be missing a perfectly good chance?

He was momentarily silent. In the end, he said, "We're breaking it! I want to go in and take a look!"