Chapter 987: Confucius vs. Sa

Chapter 987: Chapter 987: Confucius vs. Sa

Thirty-five years later.

After enduring a monotonous journey for thirty-five years, Zhong Shan and his companions finally reached the boundaries of the Four Great Continents.

The four travelers—Zhong Shan, Nangong Sheng, Mr. Corpse, and Luo Xingchen—had split into two groups for the journey. Since Luo Xingchen was an ancient immortal, he traveled ahead to the Four Great Continents to gather information.

There were many notable locations in Xiniu Hezhou, so they agreed to meet near Huoyan Mountain.

After thirty-five years apart, the four of them reunited atop a peak near Huoyan Mountain.

"Holy King, you've finally arrived!" Luo Xingchen bowed to Zhong Shan.

"Yes, you've worked hard these years," Zhong Shan acknowledged.

"This was no hardship. Every few days, I'd fly around and occasionally capture a few demon kings to inquire about local news," Luo Xingchen replied, shaking his head.

"The information from Xiniu Hezhou matches what we've gathered, correct?" Zhong Shan asked.

"More or less, but something major has happened recently," Luo Xingchen responded after some thought.

"Oh?"

"In Beiju Luzhou, at the Holy Corpse Mountain—the original site of the Biyou Palace, which was the Daoist temple of the Tongtian Sage—'Sa' resides there. It's said that there's been some friction between him and Confucius. Confucius even sent people to test Sa, but they failed and had to retreat. Recently, there are rumors that Confucius himself is planning to make a move," Luo Xingchen explained.

"Confucius versus Sa?" Zhong Shan's eyes gleamed with interest.

"A current Sage against a former Sage—this could be quite intriguing," Mr. Corpse remarked with a strange expression.

"Sages always have their reasons. I wonder what they're fighting over," Nangong Sheng mused.

"Many powerful figures are heading to Beiju Luzhou," Luo Xingchen added.

"We still have plenty of time before Ying's grand birthday. Let's go and see for ourselves!" Zhong Shan decided.

"Yes!" The others nodded in agreement.

Just as the four were about to take to the sky, a voice suddenly called out from below the mountain.

"Who are you?" A sharp voice demanded.

Zhong Shan looked down in puzzlement and saw a small bull-headed demon that hadn't fully transformed.

"Intruders! There are intruders!" the bull-headed demon yelled, and immediately, a swarm of demons flew out from the vicinity of Huoyan Mountain.

Each demon brandished a weapon, ready to charge.

"Let's go," Zhong Shan paid them no heed.

Mr. Corpse and the others nodded; these minor demons were hardly worth their attention. Điscover new chapters at novelhall.com

"Trying to flee? Do you even know where you are?" the bull-headed demon shouted, leading the charge.

The group of demons prepared to attack, but as Zhong Shan, Luo Xingchen, and Nangong Sheng flew ahead, Mr. Corpse trailed behind. Just as the demons were about to attack, Mr. Corpse glanced back and shot them a cold, chilling look.

With a single gaze—an eerily sinister gaze—Mr. Corpse sent a shiver through the demons, as if they had been plunged into an icy abyss. Cold sweat broke out on their backs, and none of them dared to advance.

By the time the demons regained their senses, the four had already disappeared from sight.

The small demons shuddered involuntarily.

"What just happened?" one demon asked, still trembling with fear.

"We must report this to the Great King immediately! Four powerful figures suddenly appeared at Huoyan Mountain!" the bull-headed demon urged.

"But the Great King is currently hosting one of Sun Wukong's disciples. Wouldn't barging in recklessly..." another demon hesitated, uncertain.

"Sun Shen?"

"Yes, that Sun Shen. I heard he had already died, but somehow he's come back to life, and his cultivation has advanced even further. He's now so powerful that even our Great King is no match for him."

"The Qingping Sword! Sa is indeed the Tongtian Sage!" someone in the distance suddenly cried out.

Zhong Shan's eyes narrowed as he observed the scene. He hadn't been quick to assume that Sa was the embodiment of the Tongtian Sage's corpse, but now he couldn't help but wonder. The Qingping Sword, one of the five swords of the Tongtian Sage, had often been overshadowed by the more renowned Four Swords of Zhu Xian, which had led many to overlook it.

Could Sa really be Tongtian?

The hundred-zhang Qingping Sword shrank into a beam of green light and shot into Sa's hand.

Sa looked up at Confucius, who stared back at him.

The new and old Sages stood in silent confrontation.

After a moment, Sa glanced at Biyou Palace, then turned his gaze back to the sky. He suddenly slashed the Qingping Sword upward.

"Boom!"

A massive green river of energy surged skyward, shooting straight at Confucius.

The green river was so fierce that the space around it began to warp, with small black holes forming in its wake.

If the aftershocks alone were so powerful, what must the force of that green river be?

Sa had made his move.

And with that one move, the heavens and earth seemed to tremble as the green river shot towards Confucius.

Perhaps understanding Sa's intentions, Confucius's figure flickered and vanished.

The green river continued its path towards the distant sky.

Sa surveyed the area, gripping the Qingping Sword in one hand, and with a light pinch of his other hand, the surrounding corpse aura swelled once more, forming sword-shaped black energy in the four cardinal directions.

Then, holding the Qingping Sword, Sa disappeared in a flash.

"The Zhu Xian Sword Formation?" Zhong Shan's pupils contracted.

Sa had just performed a single hand seal, using corpse aura to form a Zhu Xian Sword Formation?

The dense black aura once again shrouded Holy Corpse Mountain, concealing everything within from view.

"Holy King, just now...!" Luo Xingchen said in shock, pointing towards the sky.

He pointed to the sky, saying, "There was a star up there just now, a massive star visible to the naked eye. But now it's gone!"

"That green sword river from Sa?" Nangong Sheng was equally astonished.

"To shatter a star with a single swing—how powerful!" Mr. Corpse marveled.

"Wait, look at the sky!" Luo Xingchen suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

In the sky, it seemed as though two stars—one green and one white—were moving. They moved as if colliding with each other, and wherever they passed, other stars disappeared, crumbling into nothingness.

"Those aren't stars; that's Confucius and Sa! They're fighting in the cosmos!" Luo Xingchen said gravely.

It wasn't just Zhong Shan and his group who were shocked. All the powerful beings gathered around were filled with terror. The power of Sages was beyond imagination. To think they had once believed they could observe such a battle safely from a distance—how naive they had been. Even from this far away, they could be obliterated by the aftermath of the battle between the two Sages.

But Zhong Shan's focus was on Holy Corpse Mountain.

There was a hint of seriousness in Zhong Shan's eyes.

He recalled that just before Sa had ascended, he had glanced at Biyou Palace. What was in there? And the fact that Sa had formed the Zhu Xian Sword Formation upon leaving only confirmed Zhong Shan's suspicions.

What was in Biyou Palace that made Sa so cautious?

Could it be the very thing Confucius had come for?

Zhong Shan wasn't the only one who had noticed this. Many other sharp-eyed observers had also picked up on the clue.

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