Chapter 159 - 158: Young Master

Chapter 159: Chapter 158: Young Master

Liu Tao was also rushing over. Spotting Chen Qingyang standing off to the side, she saw five senior disciples surrounding the Demon Sect Disciples. "And here I thought you were the one in trouble!"

She had heard the commotion outside and instinctively thought of Chen Qingyang. But now that she was here, she saw the situation had nothing to do with him.

"Senior Sister, be careful! These two are formidable when they team up!"

Just as he said, the expressions of the five from the Tai Xu Sect soured. The middle-aged man warned them, "Be careful. The combined power of this Qiankun Mirror is not to be underestimated. Especially you, Junior Sister—your Cultivation is low, so just stay on the sidelines and provide support!"

At his words, one of the women among the five took half a step back and began to sacrificially refine the Sect Token in her hand.

Seeing this, the old woman shouted, "Junior Brother Zhao, don’t hold back! They’re still calling for reinforcements!"

With that, she struck first.

A torrent of Profound Gold light condensed and shot straight toward the middle-aged man at the center of the group.

The man didn’t dare let his guard down. He produced a Flying Sword to circle around him for protection. In his left hand, he held a compass-like Magical Artifact that radiated black and white light, forming a Yin Yang Array in the sky.

The exchange was over in an instant. A violent shockwave blasted outward, sending the man flying back over a hundred feet. The ethereal Eight Trigrams before him had shattered, but thankfully, he wasn’t badly hurt.

"All together now!"

Someone shouted, and a flurry of Magical Treasures flashed into existence. They unleashed a relentless barrage of attacks on the pair, the spectacle a dazzling, overwhelming storm of light.

"Junior Brother, be careful." Liu Tao also shouted, bringing out her Cyan Simurgh Flying Sword and sending it striking towards the pair.

Even with six people attacking, the Qiankun Treasure Mirror remained immensely powerful, its two halves working in perfect harmony. Not only were the Tai Xu Sect disciples unable to break through, but they were also on the verge of exhausting their Qi.

In the blink of an eye, they had been fighting for half an hour.

"Junior Brother Zhao, we can’t drag this out any longer! They have reinforcements coming."

The old woman shouted. Her hand painted a Talisman in the air, which pulsed faintly with billowing black Qi. Then, she opened her mouth wide and inhaled, swallowing the Talisman whole.

Her Qi Mechanism suddenly swelled, pouring into the Qiankun Mirror. Its power grew even more formidable.

Seeing this, the old man didn’t hesitate and immediately used the same method. The Qiankun Mirror then bore down on the middle-aged man with the force of Mount Tai.

They were striking at the snake’s head. The middle-aged man was the strongest of the Tai Xu Sect disciples, so he had to be suppressed first.

Caught off guard by the sudden move, the man saw he couldn’t dodge. The golden light around him intensified, and the aura of the Eight Trigrams condensed, looking as if it would become solid.

Both sides mustered all their strength and met the blow head-on.

An even more violent surge of Qi blasted outward. The shockwave almost knocked Liu Tao off her feet, but fortunately, Chen Qingyang was there to block the force with his sword.

As for the three in the very center, the outcome was even more brutal. The man from the Tai Xu Sect plummeted downwards. Chen Qingyang, with his quick eyes and fast hands, caught him in mid-air.

In that same instant, an image surfaced in Chen Qingyang’s mind: Stealing Immortal was taking the man’s Immortal Seedlings.

896.

’Not a lot. It’s just a minor injury.’

The man nodded at him in thanks, then mustered his strength and shot back into the sky.

As for the old man and old woman on the other side, they weren’t faring well either. Although they had just gained the upper hand, they were immediately swarmed by attacks again and had sustained minor injuries.

1379.

Again, the image of Stealing Immortal appeared, having taken a total of this many Immortal Seedlings from the pair.

Seeing the battle turn white-hot, Chen Qingyang could no longer just stand by and watch. He brought out the Separation Huo Dragon Pearl, sending it towards the two elders. Although this move had no effect, at least he had made an effort.

"Junior Sister, watch out!"

Suddenly, the middle-aged man shouted.

His junior sister had been caught off guard. She was hit by an attack and was now falling rapidly, a trickle of blood at the corner of her mouth.

Chen Qingyang acted again, catching the Daoist Nun. However, she was seriously injured, so he could only support her as they landed on the ground.

The image appeared in his mind again, stealing 1845 Immortal Seedlings.

"Senior Sister, you rest here. I’ll go up and provide support. Reinforcements will be here soon."

The Daoist Nun nodded lightly. "Mm, thank you for your trouble, Junior Brother."

But before Chen Qingyang could reach the battle, another violent shockwave erupted from above. It turned out the leading man from the Tai Xu Sect was furious that his junior sister had been injured.

Sword in his right hand, compass in his left, he combined his Sharp Sword with the Eight Trigrams. With three junior brothers backing him up, he met the enemy with a ferocious, head-on clash.

This time, his injuries were even more severe.

Another 1123 Immortal Seedlings fell to Chen Qingyang. As for the two elders, the total taken from them reached a miserable 2718.

"Quick, let’s go!"

The old woman shouted. Seeing a chance to break through, she pulled the old man and shot outwards, their figures instantly vanishing over the horizon.

"Everyone, halt!"

The others were about to give chase but were stopped by the middle-aged man. "There’s no need to pursue them. Even if we killed them, our own Cultivation would be affected. It’s not worth it. Some senior brothers have already gone to intercept them!"

After speaking, he led the others down to the ground. Those who needed to meditate, meditated; those who needed to recuperate, recuperated.

At that moment, only Chen Qingyang was nowhere to be seen. Liu Tao grew anxious, but then she remembered his Cultivation was far superior to her own. She suppressed the urge to look for him and stayed to act as a Guardian for her senior brothers and sisters, which would also provide a cover for Chen Qingyang.

The pair was extremely fast. Even though they were heavily injured, they were not opponents he could face alone. Chen Qingyang followed close behind, letting his Conscious Fish track them. He wanted to see if he could find another opportunity to scrape off some more Immortal Seedlings.

Suddenly, a figure cut in from the side. It was none other than the Young Master, who had been missing for some time.

"You bastard, where the hell did you go?"

Forcing down the pain in his chest, the old man cursed. He vented his anger, but a spray of Essence Blood also burst from his chest wound.

The Young Master ignored him, speaking only to his own senior sister, "Senior Sister, I was providing support from the perimeter, worried that other Daoist Dogs might be coming. Just as I feared, I detected something unusual. We can’t go any further this way. To continue on would be certain death."

The old woman’s face was expressionless, hiding her thoughts. "Then what do you propose?"

"Senior Sister, follow me, quickly. Through that cave, we can get out of the mountains. I just discovered this path."

After a moment of contemplation, the old woman made her decision. "Junior Brother Zhao, I see no other choice."

Chen Qingyang, still looking for an opportunity, had his Conscious Fish follow them closely. He watched as the three of them ducked into an extremely well-hidden cave.

They began to feel their way forward in the darkness.

"Senior Sister, do you think this brat is tricking us?" After walking for a long time without seeing an end, the old man spoke up again.

SLAP!

Another crisp smack rang out. This time, it was the old woman who had struck, hitting the Young Master across the face. "If you dare deceive me, I’ll make you wish you were dead!"

’She had already made up her mind. The moment they got back, she would kill the Young Master. This worthless bastard absolutely could not be allowed to live.’

The Young Master looked aggrieved. "Senior Sister, we’ll be there in just a moment. I... My feelings for you are genuine! If it weren’t for me just now, how could you have escaped..."

"Enough!" the old woman snarled. She was a ruthless person; once she decided to kill someone, she would never change her mind.

As they walked on, the path suddenly opened up into a wider area, but there was still no end to the cave in sight.

The old man said again, "Senior Sister, there’s no way out. He’s tricked us."

"Haha..." Suddenly, the Young Master let out a sinister laugh.

"You..."

The old man cried out in alarm, clutching his chest. A silvery glint shone from it, a point of light leaking through the gaps between his fingers.

It turned out the Young Master had run him through with a dagger. With the old man’s level of Cultivation, he had not only failed to block it, but hadn’t even had time to react.

The dagger seemed to possess a strange, magical power. The old man’s physical body rapidly shriveled, losing its Divine Soul, flesh and blood, and True Essence—losing all of its power, until only a sheet of human skin remained.

The transformation was incredibly fast. The old woman reacted in an instant, swinging a palm strike at the Young Master.

But the blow landed as if striking Refined Iron; the person opposite her didn’t react in the slightest.

The Young Master’s face had become utterly savage. His eyes were bloodshot, and he twisted his neck as if he had just swallowed something incredibly difficult to get down, after which he let out a satisfied burp.

"Delicious! Absolutely delicious!"

The old woman’s face was a mask of horror. "You... I completely misjudged you! You’re actually cultivating the Nine Abyss Devouring Technique! Those people from before... you didn’t just have bad luck that killed them, you devoured them?"

Chen Qingyang saw all of this unfold clearly. ’Just from its name, I know this technique is incredibly sinister.’

The Young Master’s Qi Mechanism surged explosively. It turned out he wasn’t in the Qi Refining Realm, but the Essence Condensation Second Realm. ’This method of concealing one’s Qi Mechanism is actually a bit similar to my own,’ Chen Qingyang thought.

"Senior Sister, realizing it only at death’s door... I’d say that’s not too late!"

But the old woman showed no sign of panic. "So what if you hid your Cultivation? So what if I’m injured? Don’t tell me you think you can actually kill me?"

"Hmph!" The Young Master sneered. When he opened his palm again, it no longer held a dagger, but a sticky, steaming mass of flesh and blood. Something like intestines was coiled on top, coated in a yellow, greasy substance.

It looked incredibly fresh, still twitching rhythmically.

He clenched his fist around the mass, and the old woman immediately felt something was wrong. It was as if her Six Acupoints had been sealed, making it difficult to circulate her Qi Mechanism.

"Haha..." the Young Master laughed maniacally. "Can’t laugh now, can you? Did you really think I served your old hide day and night, swallowing my disgust, just for your reputation? I was only after the flesh and blood of your body!"

One person had already died at the Young Master’s hands. Chen Qingyang’s real body was rushing over, but unfortunately, he was still a step too slow.

After he spoke, the Young Master crushed the mass of flesh in his hand. His Divine Soul transformed into a black liquid that coiled around the old woman’s body.

The substance entered her body from her nostrils, ears, and mouth... seeping in through every orifice. Amidst blood-curdling screams, the old woman was refined alive, leaving another sheet of human skin on the ground.

When he turned back, the Young Master’s Cultivation had grown once more. He hadn’t achieved a Breaking Realm, but he was not far from it.

"Who... who are you... Qi Refining? How is that possible!"

Just then, Chen Qingyang landed before him, cradling his sword. The Young Master was utterly astonished to see him.

Chen Qingyang’s own shock was no less than the Young Master’s. ’This person managed to scheme so carefully within the Demon Sect, plotting the deaths of those with higher Cultivation than himself. His cunning is truly formidable.’

’He could endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens, forcing himself through acts he loathed. His perseverance is comparable to that of King Goujian, who slept on brushwood and tasted gall.’

’Given time, he’ll definitely become a major figure!’