Chapter 41: The Complexity of Human Hearts

Chapter 41: Chapter 41: The Complexity of Human Hearts

Glancing at the black ice around the elder's lower body, Tianling pointed and asked, "What's happening to you?"

The elder shook his head with a sigh.

"What?" Tianling exclaimed in shock.

"It's impossible. My father said that if infected, death is certain. How... how..." Tianling pointed at the elder, looking utterly puzzled.

"Your father hasn't broken through the Yuanying stage yet," the elder said.

"Oh, how do you know?" Tianling asked, looking clueless.

"Haha," the elder laughed heartily.

"What about your hair?" Tianling noticed his lack of response and immediately asked again.

"It's attached to my primordial spirit. I haven't had the ability to force it out yet, so I can only use the fire poison, fighting poison with poison, to barely survive," the elder sighed.

"Fire poison from magma?" Tianling asked in amazement.

As if he hadn't spoken in ages, the elder became very talkative. Tianling asked, and he promptly answered, "Yes, it's the fire poison from magma. However, too much fire poison, if it overwhelms and exceeds, I'll be burnt alive by it. Now, I use my hair to control the absorption speed of the fire poison, slowly neutralizing it."

Seeing the elder in such a pitiful state, Tianling's face suddenly showed a hint of sorrow.

"Have you neutralized it now? How long until you can get rid of it?" Tianling asked.

"Get rid of it? A hundred years ago, the poison ice only spread to my knees," the elder sighed. Obviously, getting rid of it was impossible.

"Really pitiful. Is there anything we can do to help you?" Tianling immediately showed a kind expression on her face.

"Help me? Hehe, actually, it's very simple for you to help me. Help me go out and find someone," the elder suddenly smiled.

"Find someone? Yes, I'll find my father. As long as I find my father, he will definitely save you," Tianling said immediately.

"No, I don't want someone who practices cultivation. Just find an ordinary person," the elder said lightly.

"An ordinary person?" Tianling looked extremely puzzled.

As for Zhongshan, although his expression was filled with confusion, he didn't relax at all in his heart, staying alert at all times.

"Yes, take this crystal. Let numerous ordinary people touch it. As long as someone touches it and makes the crystal glow, no matter what color light it emits, that person is the one. Bring him here, and he can save me," the elder took out a fist-sized transparent crystal from his storage space.

Just as Tianling was about to reach out, Zhongshan snatched it before her, grabbing the round crystal.

Seeing Zhongshan snatch it, the elder's face showed a hint of surprise, while Tianling's attention was drawn to the crystal.

"Then, elder, let's go find someone to save you," Zhongshan immediately pulled Tianling and said.

"No," the elder suddenly frowned.

"Huh?" Tianling looked at the elder strangely.

"What if you two run away? Leave one person to accompany me, and the other one goes out," the elder said very seriously.

"Kaiyang Sect?" The elder's eyes narrowed.

In the end, the elder shook his head. "If she wasn't away from the Ding's body, I could have given face to the Kaiyang Sect. But, being away from the Ding's body, it's a rare occurrence in a thousand years. How could I bear to let her go? Since fate has brought you here, I'm sorry."

With that, Tianling's body gradually flew away from Zhongshan, ascending into the sky.

Tianling watched this scene in horror. Was she going to be possessed? Terrified, tears finally streamed down her face.

"Zhongshan, help me!" Tianling flew away from Zhongshan, crying out in fear.

"Zhongshan, Zhongshan, save me!"

"Save you? Just him?" A sneer appeared on the elder's face.

Zhongshan knew that if Tianling was possessed, it meant his death. The elder seemed wary of the Kaiyang Sect, clearly intending to kill to silence witnesses.

Now, perhaps seeing Tianling's extreme agitation, he didn't kill Zhongshan immediately.

Having figured everything out, Zhongshan made up his mind. His mental power surged frantically from his brow, rushing towards his arms at a crazy speed. Zhongshan needed one successful attempt. Failure was not an option, only success. Thus, the Red Phoenix Heaven Sutra was maximized.

Heavenly Demon Tempering Body!

"Ah~~~~~~~" Zhongshan roared, his body's strength suddenly doubled, fiercely colliding with the restraining force.

"Boom~~~~~~~~~" He broke free.

The elder also looked surprised at Zhongshan's sudden breakthrough. Mental restraint consumed a tremendous amount of energy, and its strength varied according to each person's cultivation level. According to the elder's estimation, Zhongshan's restraint was at the fifth level of Innate, which should have been impossible to break free from.

Seeing Zhongshan break free, Tianling's despairing heart trembled again. Looking at Zhongshan, a very strange emotion arose in her heart. Zhongshan seemed to be her destined savior, always able to rescue her.

As Zhongshan broke free, a large sword suddenly appeared in his hand.

Force Splitting Tian Shan!

From afar, Zhongshan fiercely cleaved towards the elder, carrying with it a huge pink energy, venting towards the elder.

"Hmph," the elder snorted coldly. Although his body moved slightly, invisibly, he once again restrained Zhongshan.

The blade stopped, but the pink energy seemed to not stop, continuing to rush towards the elder.

The elder's eyes narrowed, a hint of surprise flashing in them because his all-powerful mental consciousness surprisingly failed to lock onto the pink energy? How could that be?

"Whoosh," the pink energy directly surged into the elder's body.

Seeing this scene, the elder quickly activated his energy to resist the invasion of the pink energy. However, as the pink energy entered his body, it disappeared in an instant.

Seeing this scene, the elder knew it was bad and quickly began searching inside his body.

Zhongshan, seeing the Red Phoenix Mist enter the elder's body, also felt a sense of relief. He hurriedly activated his energy to drive it.

A large amount of pink energy permeated out of his body, spreading in all directions.

The second level of Red Phoenix Heavenly Shock, with much more mental power, coupled with the Heavenly Demon Tempering Body, it seemed that the true energy also surged greatly. The Red Phoenix Mist, a large amount of it, slowly enveloped the surroundings, invading in all directions.

In just a moment, the entire interior platform, in all directions, was completely filled with the Red Phoenix Mist.