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Chapter 73
"So powerful!"
After forcing the two dragons to retreat, Xiao Yunlan retreated to the other side. She flicked her wrist and kept the Essence Condensing Pills into her storage pouch.
After entering the inner valley of Pill Dragon Valley, Xiao Yunlan used her second grade advanced stage Alchemist's sharp senses to search and finally found a few Essence Condensing Pills in a stone room.
Xiao Yunlan was elated. After all, she was a middle stage innate. If she refined a few Essence Condensing Pills, she would have a high chance of advancing to the late stage innate!
Without thinking much, she entered the stone room and kept the Essence Condensing Pills.
However, as soon as she kept the Essence Condensing Pills, two dragons appeared in the air and attacked her.
She had no choice but to fight the dragons in a hurry.
Not long after exchanging blows, she felt that she was not a match for the Horned Dragon.
"No! I have to find a way to leave. "The dragons were third grade advanced stage demonic beasts after all. Their strength was equivalent to a late stage innate warrior.
If not for the fact that Xiao Yunlan had a Grade 2 Advanced Stage Soul Power, he would have been completely obliterated by the two Horned Dragons.
Xiao Yunlan's face was solemn. She knew that with her strength, she had no hope of winning.
The only thing he could do now was to think of a way to leave this place. Only then would he have a chance at survival.
"Roar! Roar! "
Just as Xiao Yunlan retreated, the two Horned Dragon Beast roared and quickly attacked her from both sides.
"Damn it!" Cursing inwardly, Xiao Yunlan's toes touched the ground, and he quickly retreated.
"Ning Yue?"
However, as soon as she took a few steps back, Xiao Yunlan was startled. Because she saw a familiar figure.
"Watch out!" Seeing Xiao Yunlan in a daze, Ning Yue sped up and pulled her back.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
At the same time, the two dragons missed their target.
"Hiss!" After reacting, Xiao Yunlan sucked in a breath of cold air.
If not for Ning Yue, she would have been hit by the dragon's horn.
"You know me?" Frowning, Ning Yue was a little confused. He had never seen Xiao Yunlan before, but she knew him.
Blinking, Xiao Yunlan said, "You are Ning Yue, Snow Pavilion's third star official. The whole Tianxuan City knows you."
Roar!
Just then, the two Horned Dragon Beast were completely enraged, and rushed towards Ning Yue and Xiao Yunlan with all their might.
Bang!
With no time to think, Ning Yue's energy whirlpool surged with Vital Qi, and he threw a punch, hitting a Horned Dragon.
Ning Yue had used almost all of his strength in this attack. The Horned Dragon was pushed back several feet by his powerful attack and eventually crashed into the stone wall.
"The Horned Dragon Beast is a late stage third rank demonic beast, but Ning Yue was actually able to repel it in one move!" Xiao Yun Lan's mouth was slightly agape, and his face was filled with disbelief.
She had also thought that a warrior who was praised by Elder Guan would not be weak, but she did not expect him to be so powerful.
Even though he was shocked, Xiao Yunlan's hands weren't idle. With a flick of his wrist, he summoned his flying sword and engaged in a fierce battle with the other horned dragon.
Her cultivation was at the middle stage of the Xiantian realm. Moreover, she was a late stage Second Grade Alchemist, so her soul power was not weak.
He might not be able to deal with two Horned Dragons, but he could easily deal with one Horned Dragon.
Swish!
The Dark Emperor did not want to wait any longer. He instantly moved and joined the battle, fighting against the Horned Dragons with Xiao Yunlan.
The Dark Emperor was at the peak of the Postliminary Realm, and his strength was equivalent to a middle stage Xiantian realm warrior. When he joined forces with Xiao Yunlan, the Horned Dragons did not last for long, and were defeated.
Roar roar!
With two loud roars, the two Horned Dragons' figures flashed, and they escaped from this place.
Even though Ning Yue and his group were not weak, it was basically impossible to kill the Horned Dragons without spending a lot of effort.
Furthermore, Ning Yue did not intend to kill the Horned Dragons. After all, his destination was the Medicine Sovereign Palace, and it was not suitable for him to waste too much Vital Qi and deplete his strength.
If there was any danger in the Medicine Sovereign Palace, wouldn't he suffer a great loss? He wouldn't even have tears to cry.
"Ning Yue, your pet dog is so strong?" Seeing the two Horned Dragons escape, Xiao Yunlan turned around and looked at the Dark Emperor in surprise.
The Dark Emperor could not be bothered with Xiao Yunlan. He rolled his eyes at her, and then disappeared in a few leaps.
At this moment, Xiao Yunlan had suffered a great blow. It was one thing for Ning Yue to be stronger than her, but even a dog was stronger than her.
Furthermore, this dog actually ignored her, which made her very sad.
"Ning Yue, why is your dog so hot-tempered, aren't you going to control it?" Xiao Yunlan said angrily.
"Eh, it's not my pet dog, it's not … Aiya, it's hard to explain to you. I have something to do now, so I have to leave first. Be careful." When Ning Yue saw the Dark Emperor leave, he hurriedly bade farewell to Xiao Yunlan and quickly chased after him.
"Ning Yue, remember, my name is Xiao Yunlan!" Xiao Yunlan stomped her feet and said loudly.
"Elder Guan, even you can't see through Ning Yue. His strength is already infinitely close to the Xiantian Full Circle …" Xiao Yunlan frowned slightly. She took a deep breath and thought for a moment. In the end, she did not continue deeper, but turned her head and entered another fork.
The Horned Dragons left towards the depths of this passage. Xiao Yunlan did not have absolute confidence in dealing with them, so she could only choose another fork.
Swish! Swish!
In the depths of the passage, the Dark Emperor and Ning Yue advanced side by side, their speed extremely fast.
After traveling at full speed for about fifteen minutes, they stopped at the end of the passage.
"Dark Emperor, where is the Medicine Emperor Palace?" Looking at the stone wall in front of him, Ning Yue said doubtfully: "There is no longer a path here, don't tell me you have forgotten where the Medicine Emperor Palace is."
"The Medicine Emperor Palace is inside."
The Dark Emperor's expression was solemn, and he said solemnly: "Step back, I am going to use my secret technique!"
Hearing this, Ning Yue hurriedly retreated.
The Dark Emperor instantly grew larger, and with a stomp of his hind legs, he suddenly accelerated.
Bang!
Seeing the Dark Emperor's actions, Ning Yue was a little speechless.
Originally, he thought that the Dark Emperor would use his secret technique to find the entrance to the Medicine Emperor Palace. Who would have thought that it would actually use its body to ram against the stone wall?
Clang! Clang!
Every time the Dark Emperor rammed against the stone wall, not only did the stone wall tremble, even its body started to sway.
If not for the fact that he knew that the Dark Emperor's physique was powerful, Ning Yue would even suspect that the Dark Emperor would fall first before the stone wall was smashed open.
Kacha! Kacha!
As the Dark Emperor rammed time and time again, fine cracks appeared on the stone wall, and they gradually expanded.
Bang!
Finally, the instant the Dark Emperor's body was sent flying, a muffled bang sounded out, and then the stone wall completely cracked.
After the stone wall cracked, a yellow bronze door surged out from within.
On the bronze door, there were two dents, which were the keyholes.
"Ning Yue, give me two keys!" Seeing the bronze door, the Dark Emperor's face lit up, and he hurriedly said.
Ning Yue did not dare to delay, and he tossed the two golden keys to the Dark Emperor.
Boom!
The moment the key was inserted into the keyhole, the bronze door rumbled and slowly rose from the bottom to the top.
A moment later, when the bronze door rose by a third, the Dark Emperor sped up and rushed in.
Chapter 74
Weng!
As soon as he entered the bronze door, Ning Yue felt a surge of dense Origin Energy surging towards him. The Origin Energy was so dense that it was comparable to some Blessed Abodes.
"If I cultivate here, I believe it won't take long for me to break through to the Xiantian Realm!" Ning Yue's face was burning with desire.
Although the speed at which the Spirit Transformation Technique absorbed Essence Qi was very fast and could completely absorb the Essence Qi in a high-grade Essence Crystal in a few hours, the quality of the Essence Qi in the high-grade Essence Crystal was a level lower than the Essence Qi here.
The quality of the Origin Energy in the hall was comparable to the Origin Energy in top-grade Origin Crystals!
"What are you standing there for? Give me a key, I'll go to the left hall first." At this moment, the Dark Emperor shouted, "As for you, wait here. Once I call for you, enter the left hall immediately to help!"
Hearing this, Ning Yue recovered from his shock and looked over.
There were two miniature bronze doors on his left and right, and there was a keyhole on each of them.
Swoosh!
With a flick of his wrist, Ning Yue tossed a golden key to the Dark Emperor.
After catching the key, the Dark Emperor inserted it into the keyhole and opened the bronze door on the left.
Swish!
After that, the Dark Emperor sped up and charged into the left hall.
Seeing the Dark Emperor enter the left hall, Ning Yue didn't stay on the spot. Instead, he flashed to the door of the right hall.
"Should I open it or not?" Holding the golden key in his hand, Ning Yue was slightly hesitant.
The Dark Emperor didn't tell him what was in the right hall. If there was any danger, he would probably suffer with his current strength.
However, Ning Yue determined that there was definitely a powerful pill in the right hall! Or rather, there was some kind of artifact!
Because he was standing in front of the bronze door of the right palace, he had a special sensitivity towards elixirs. He could feel an aura that moved his heart. This aura could only be emitted by a seventh-grade elixir!
"Let's go in!" Gritting his teeth, Ning Yue inserted the golden key into the keyhole.
Creak!
In the next moment, the bronze door slowly opened.
As the bronze door opened bit by bit, the heat on Ning Yue's face became more and more intense. In the end, he shot out like an arrow and rushed in before the bronze door completely opened.
The space in the right hall was not big, and it was completely empty.
However, Ning Yue's unique sense of smell as an alchemist still managed to find some clues.
"It's a hidden compartment!" His soul power penetrated three feet into the stone wall. Ning Yue found three hidden compartments.
The secret compartment left behind by the Medicine Sovereign must have pills inside! Or in other words, precious herbs!
Suppressing the heat in his heart, Ning Yue tried to calm himself down and took a few deep breaths.
It was because he deduced that the arrangement of the hidden compartments in the stone wall was very particular. They were arranged in an extremely brilliant way.
Even if an ordinary martial artist discovered the hidden compartment, without the corresponding method, it would be impossible to remove it from the stone wall.
Once the method of removing the hidden compartment was incorrect, the hidden compartment would explode on its own, destroying everything inside.
"Luckily, I know the method to remove the hidden compartment. Otherwise, I would only be able to stare at it." Trying hard to calm himself down, Ning Yue used his soul power to carefully remove the hidden compartment.
In his previous life, Ning Yue was a Peak Ninth Realm Alchemist. He was fortunate enough to come across such a brilliant method. Otherwise, even if his soul power recovered to the Peak Ninth Realm, he would not be able to remove the hidden compartment.
Because Ning Yue's soul power was only at the Peak Third Realm, even if he knew the method, it was still a little difficult.
Not long after, he was sweating profusely.
However, Ning Yue did not dare to move. His soul power was highly concentrated. If he was not careful, all his efforts would be in vain.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After about an hour, following three muffled sounds, Ning Yue finally relaxed. He let out a long breath and carefully removed the three hidden compartments.
After calming down the excitement in his heart, Ning Yue opened the first hidden compartment.
"It turned out to be … Cold Crystal Pills, Crystal Jade Pills!" As soon as the hidden compartment was opened, Ning Yue's face was full of shock.
In the hidden compartment, there were five or six pills neatly placed.
These pills exuded a faint cold air. They were crystal clear and had a beautiful color.
"Four Cold Crystal Pills, two Crystal Jade Pills!" Ning Yue quickly took out the pills and put them in his storage bag.
Taking a deep breath, Ning Yue slowly opened the second hidden compartment.
In the second hidden compartment, there were no pills. Instead, there was a dark green ring lying flat inside.
"Could it be a storage ring?" Slightly frowning, Ning Yue did not try to check the rank of the ring. Instead, he opened the third hidden compartment.
In the third hidden compartment, there was only a blank piece of paper without a word on it.
"A piece of paper written with soul power!" Narrowing his eyes, Ning Yue was a little shocked.
In order to read a piece of paper written with soul power, one had to use one's soul power and understand soul calligraphy.
Up until now, Ning Yue was more and more impressed by the Drug Sovereign. The way he placed the hidden compartment was unique. Any piece of soul paper placed on the mainland would be the target of everyone's desire.
Ning Yue knew a little bit about soul calligraphy. Thus, he no longer hesitated and sent his soul power into the paper.
As he read the words on the paper, Ning Yue's eyes became more and more shocked. In the end, a hint of joy appeared on his face.
The words on the paper were written by the Drug Sovereign.
The Drug Sovereign Hall was indeed a temporary abode that the Drug Sovereign had opened up. At that time, he was being chased by his enemies. Helpless, he could only use Pill Dragon Valley as a cover to open up a cave abode to avoid being chased by his enemies.
The first hidden compartment contained the Cold Crystal Pill, Crystal Jade Pill. It was just an elixir that the Drug Sovereign had casually refined using the ice crystals left behind by the Drug Sovereign.
The second hidden compartment contained a storage ring. The soul power imprint inside had already been removed by the Drug Sovereign. As long as one imprinted their soul power into the storage ring, they would be able to control the storage ring.
Inside the storage ring were the herbs that the Drug Sovereign had found in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and Pill Dragon Valley. There were quite a lot of them, but their grades were low. Most of them were herbs needed to refine elixirs below grade five.
At the end of the paper, the Drug Sovereign mentioned the Dark Emperor.
The Dark Emperor was from the Heaven Devouring Hound clan. At that time, it was being chased by other Heaven Devouring Hounds. Coincidentally, the Drug Sovereign passed by and saved it.
After saving the Dark Emperor, the Drug Sovereign temporarily sealed its body in the cave and sealed its cultivation in the left hall to prevent the Heaven Devouring Hounds from discovering its aura.
Boom!
After reading the words on the paper, it burst into flames and turned into ashes.
"So the Dark Emperor is a Heaven Devouring Hound!" Ning Yue had always felt that the Dark Emperor had a special identity. He didn't expect it to be from the Heaven Devouring Hound clan.
No wonder it was like a normal dog after swallowing several high-grade Essence Crystals.
Swoosh!
Without thinking too much, Ning Yue extended his soul power and imprinted the soul power imprint on the storage ring.
As soon as his soul power imprinted on the storage ring, Ning Yue 'saw' what was inside the storage ring.
"The space is so big!" Ning Yue's mouth was slightly agape. Because the storage ring had a space of one thousand cubic meters.
Furthermore, there were a lot of medicinal herbs scattered around the storage ring.
"Green Jade Grass, Dark Night Dew, Snow Silkworm, Camel Peak Flower …"
Chapter 75
The Soul Enchanting Pill was a peak fourth-grade pill. It could help a martial artist imprint their soul power into a flying sword.
Once he refined the Soul Imprint Pill, then Ning Yue could imprint his soul force into the Soul Breaking Sword and control this Heaven-rank flying sword from there!
After the joy, Ning Yue calmed down.
The Soul Enchanting Pill was a peak fourth-grade pill, and his soul power was only at the peak of third-grade.
Although he was experienced in his previous life, his soul power was only at the peak of third-grade. It was impossible for him to refine a peak fourth-grade pill.
"Right, the Icy Crystal Pill!" Suddenly, Ning Yue thought of something and took out the Icy Crystal Pill from his storage bag.
The Icy Crystal Pill was a fifth-grade pill. It could increase a martial artist's soul power to fifth-grade for a short period of time.
After calming down the excitement in his heart, Ning Yue swallowed the Cold Crystal Pill after his mental state returned to its peak.
Buzz!
As the Icy Crystal Pill entered his mouth, a cool feeling swept through his body. Then, Ning Yue found traces of pseudo-soul power emitted from the Icy Crystal Pill and fused with his own soul power.
Peak third-grade soul power!
Early-stage fourth-grade! Middle-stage fourth-grade! Peak fourth-grade!
In a short period of time, Ning Yue's soul power reached the peak of fourth-grade. Then, with a crack, his soul power broke through the limit of fourth-grade and reached fifth-grade!
"Two hours, I have two hours to refine the Soul Enchanting Pill." Feeling the strength of his soul power, Ning Yue's face lit up.
The Soul Enchanting Pill was only a peak fourth-grade pill. Now that his soul power had reached fifth-grade and he had enough herbs, refining the Soul Enchanting Pill was not a difficult task.
Ning Yue did not waste any time. He sat cross-legged and took out the herbs needed to refine the Soul Enchanting Pill from his storage ring. He burned his soul power into flames and began refining the Soul Enchanting Pill!
Because his cultivation had reached the peak of the Houtian Realm and his soul power had increased to fifth-grade, Ning Yue's speed in refining the Soul Enchanting Pill was very fast. After an hour, he succeeded.
"Top Grade Soul Enchanting Pill." Looking at the black pill in his hand, Ning Yue opened his mouth wide and swallowed it.
After the Soul Enchanting Pill entered his stomach, it turned into a transparent light shield that wrapped around a trace of Ning Yue's soul force.
Ning Yue's mind flickered, and the wrapped soul power swept out from his body and flew towards the Soul Breaking Sword.
Ka-cha! Ka-cha!
With the help of the Soul Enchanting Pill, Ning Yue's soul force smoothly entered the Soul Breaking Sword, took root and engraved itself inside.
"Hu!"
A moment later, Ning Yue let out a long sigh of relief as he felt the mysterious connection between him and the Absolute Soul Sword.
Whoosh!
With the Soul Breaking Sword in hand, Ning Yue performed the first move of the Supreme Nine Purities Sword Art and waved it in the right hall.
Bang, bang, bang!
The stone walls of the right hall were bombarded by the Absolute Soul Sword's sword gleams, making banging sounds and even shaking a little.
"As expected of a heaven-grade flying sword. It's so powerful." Putting away the Soul Breaking Sword, Ning Yue nodded in satisfaction.
When the first move of the Supreme Nine Purities Sword Art was executed with the Soul Breaking Sword, its power was close to the peak of the Xiantian Realm!
In other words, if Ning Yue encountered the Barbarian Corpse King again, he would be able to contend with it. There was no need for him to keep running.
"Now that my cultivation has advanced to the peak of the Houtian Realm, I can already practice the second move of the Supreme Nine Purities Sword Art, the Innate Malevolent Sword Wave!"
When he was in the late stage of the Houtian Realm, Ning Yue practiced the first move of the Supreme Nine Purities Sword Art, which was also the most basic move.
Now that his cultivation had reached the peak of the Houtian Realm, his soul force had also increased to the fifth-grade with the help of the Cold Crystal Pill. Moreover, he still had an hour.
It just so happened that Ning Yue could use this hour to practice the second move of the Supreme Nine Purities Sword Art. If he succeeded, he would not be afraid of a peak of the Xiantian Realm martial artist!
Taking a deep breath, Ning Yue's soul force surged. He controlled the Soul Breaking Sword and began practicing the Innate Malevolent Sword Wave.
An hour later, Ning Yue's brows were tightly furrowed because he had only touched the surface of the Innate Malevolent Sword Wave and had not succeeded in practicing it.
Gritting his teeth, Ning Yue took out another Cold Crystal Pill and swallowed it.
Ning Yue was not too worried. Now that he had three Cold Crystal Pills, it meant that he had six hours to practice the Innate Malevolent Sword Wave.
According to his judgment, six hours was enough for him to practice the Innate Malevolent Sword Wave to the Great Accomplishment Realm!
Time flew, and six hours passed in the blink of an eye. Ning Yue's eyes were burning hot. With a flick of his wrist, he kept the Soul Breaking Sword into his storage ring.
"Ning Yue, hurry to the left hall!"
At this moment, the Dark Emperor's anxious voice was heard, causing Ning Yue's expression to change.
Not daring to delay, Ning Yue rushed out of the right hall and entered the left hall.
Just as he entered the left hall, Ning Yue saw the Dark Emperor standing upright with his front claws on a transparent barrier.
Inside the barrier, there was a ball of golden energy.
"Ning Yue, this barrier is at its weakest now. Hurry up and break it for me!" Seeing Ning Yue enter, the Dark Emperor yelled.
With a thought, the Soul Breaking Sword appeared in his hand.
Innate Malevolent Sword Wave!
The Soul Breaking Sword vibrated at a strange frequency. Soon, a sword light appeared in the void and slammed toward the barrier in front of the Dark Emperor.
Bang!
This attack of Ning Yue's was immensely powerful. In the blink of an eye, it landed on the barrier.
In the next instant, there was a loud bang and the barrier was blasted open.
"Ning Yue, you almost hit me!" After complaining, the Dark Emperor increased his speed and instantly rushed in front of the ball of golden energy. He opened his mouth and swallowed it.
"Ning Yue, protect me. I need to refine this energy!"
The Dark Emperor's voice entered Ning Yue's ears, "Once I refine this energy, my cultivation will recover to its peak! At that time, I can fly as high as the sky and jump as the sea! "
Slightly taken aback, Ning Yue was a little stunned. He could feel that the ball of energy that the Dark Emperor had swallowed was extremely huge, so huge that it made his heart palpitate.
Ning Yue knew that the energy belonged to the Dark Emperor and had nothing to do with him.
Holding the Soul Breaking Sword in his hand, Ning Yue slowly retreated out of the left hall to protect the Dark Emperor.
Swish!
However, just as he left the left hall, Ning Yue's expression changed because he saw a familiar figure in front of him.
"Zhang Wenyong!" Clenching his fists tightly, Ning Yue said in a deep voice.
"Ning Yue?"
Zhang Wenyong didn't expect to run into Ning Yue here, so he was stunned for a moment. But very quickly, his eyes narrowed, and he said in a deep voice, "Do you have my jade bracelet on you?"
"Devouring Jade Bracelet?" With a thought, Ning Yue took out the Devouring Jade Bracelet from his storage ring.
"Good, very good. I originally wanted to let you live, but since you have the Devouring Jade Bracelet on you, I'm sorry, but this day next year will be the anniversary of your death!"
The moment he finished speaking, Zhang Wenyong rose from the ground and boundless Origin Energy appeared all over his body. His body was like a sharp sword as he attacked Ning Yue.
Sensing the boundless Origin Energy fluctuations around Zhang Wenyong, Ning Yue's heart trembled. This was because the strength of the Origin Energy had clearly surpassed the mid-stage of the Innate Realm and reached the late-stage of the Innate Realm!
"Sky Bane Sword Wave!"
The Origin Energy in the cyclone surged crazily as Ning Yue swung the Absolute Soul Sword. The next moment, a monstrous sword aura swept across the sky and charged at Zhang Wenyong at an astonishing speed.
The sword aura was extremely fast and appeared in front of Zhang Wenyong in the blink of an eye.
"No!"
Feeling the boundless Origin Energy fluctuations from the sword aura, Zhang Wenyong growled in a low voice and stopped his body. He madly mobilized the Origin Energy in his body and formed a huge Origin Energy shield on the surface of his body.
Whoosh!
The sword aura was extremely fast. Like the scythe of the grim reaper, it easily tore through Zhang Wenyong's defense and landed heavily on his chest.
"Ah!"
In that instant, Zhang Wenyong's heart-wrenching scream resounded throughout the entire Elixir Dragon Valley.
Pfft!
Amidst Zhang Wenyong's scream, the sword aura suddenly exploded and pierced through his body.
The huge impact sent Zhang Wenyong's body flying. Then, with a loud bang, he slammed heavily into the stone wall behind him.
Boom!
Just then, a loud explosion sounded and the entire hall began to shake.
Kacha!
The shaking was very obvious. Even the ground was shaking and cracks appeared in the space.
"Damn it, the Elixir Dragon Valley is going to collapse!"
In that instant, countless martial artists in the Elixir Dragon Valley fled desperately towards the entrance of the Elixir Dragon Valley.
Rumble!
In the next moment, the entire Elixir Dragon Valley collapsed. Countless rocks fell to the ground and the surrounding walls collapsed.
However, just as Ning Yue was about to rush into the left hall to warn the Dark Emperor, a startling light beam shot out from under his feet and enveloped the entire Medicine Emperor Hall!
The shaking of the Elixir Dragon Valley lasted for a full hour. Due to the protection of the light beam, the Medicine Emperor Hall was safe and sound.
"Not good!"
Before Ning Yue could celebrate, countless figures suddenly flew over from afar and landed in front of the Medicine Emperor Hall!
Seeing these figures suddenly appear, Ning Yue's face darkened and his heart sank to the bottom.
Because, among these people, he saw a familiar figure.
It was none other than the black-robed man who blocked the entrance of the Elixir Dragon Valley for Zhang Wenyong!
Chapter 76
"Zhang Wenyong was killed?"
"Who is that young man? Was he the one who killed Zhang Wenyong?"
"Ning Yue, that young man is Ning Yue!"
After a brief silence, exclamations rang out in front of the Medicine King Hall.
Many martial artists looked at Ning Yue, their faces filled with shock.
Back at the entrance of Pill Dragon Valley, the Zhang Family's strong performance was still fresh in their minds.
Ning Yue actually dared to kill Zhang Wenyong, this was a blatant provocation to the Zhang Family.
"Young Master Zhang!"
The black-robed man saw Zhang Wenyong lying on the ground, his face changed, his toes touched the ground, and instantly landed beside Zhang Wenyong.
Seeing that Zhang Wenyong's chest was pierced, his eyes were dim, and he was no longer breathing, the black-robed man was furious, he stared at Ning Yue and said fiercely, "You killed Young Master Zhang!"
Holding the Soul Severing Sword, Ning Yue said in a deep voice, "If I say that Zhang Wenyong was not killed by me, would you believe me?"
"Kid, you have guts!"
The black-robed man's eyes turned cold, in the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of Ning Yue, and struck out with his palm, the palm wind contained majestic Yuan Energy fluctuations.
Facing such a powerful palm wind, Ning Yue's pupils shrank, the veins on his arms popped, and the Soul Severing Sword flew out of his hand.
The Soul Severing Sword spun in the air, and soon after, a shocking sword light shot out, blasting towards the black-robed man's palm.
"Bang!"
The sword light and the black-robed man's palm collided, a loud sound rang out, and a powerful wave swept out. Then, Ning Yue's figure was sent flying, and finally, he fiercely hit the stone wall behind him.
The black-robed man did not expect Ning Yue to be able to block his full force attack, and his face suddenly turned a little ugly.
One must know that he was a True Martial Realm martial artist, and Ning Yue's cultivation was probably not even at the Xiantian Realm.
"Kid, I did not expect your strength to be so strong, no wonder you can kill Young Master Zhang!" After the attack, the black-robed man said gloomily.
"Soul Severing Sword, come back!"
Crawling up from the ground, Ning Yue's soul force surged. With a wave of his hand, he attempted to retrieve the Broken Soul Sword.
"Eh, a Heaven Ranked Flying Sword. Looks like this trip wasn't in vain."
However, just as the Breaking Soul Sword was about to return to Ning Yue's side, an elderly figure suddenly shot out from the sky. With a wave of his hand, boundless Yuan Qi turned into a huge palm that grabbed at the Breaking Soul Sword.
This powerful Yuan Qi undulation caused a biting chill to appear in Ning Yue's eyes.
Obviously, the old man had reached the peak of the True Martial Realm!
Ning Yue's expression was grave as he looked at the huge palm in the sky. His eyes darkened, and the Essence in his Qi whirlpool surged out crazily. Just as he was about to make a move, his heart skipped a beat, and he quickly turned his head.
Above his head, a similar giant palm containing boundless Yuan Energy appeared and ruthlessly smashed towards the old man's palm.
Rumble!
An earth-shattering rumble sounded out. Then, the crowd was shocked to find that the old man's giant Yuan Energy palm was rapidly dissipating under the latter's powerful obstruction.
In the sky, after the giant palm dissipated, a figure shot out like a stream of light and steadily landed beside Ning Yue.
"Guan Zhong!" The old man looked at the figure that had suddenly appeared, his gaze cold as he berated.
"Zhang Tai, given your status, isn't it a little unreasonable for you to deal with a junior?" Guan Zhong indifferently said as he shielded Ning Yue behind him.
"Ha ha ha!"
With a hearty laugh, Zhang Tai said, "Junior? I don't care if he's a junior or not. After killing young master Zhang, no one in this world can save him! "
Guan Zhong's expression turned cold as he coldly said, "What if I want to protect him today!"
As Guan Zhong's words faded, a middle stage True Martial Realm elder of Danwu College appeared.
"You want to protect him? With just you and that trash beside you? "Zhang Tai sneered.
"Us too!" Soon after, a few martial artists appeared beside Guan Zhong.
"People from Xue Yu Pavilion!" Seeing the sudden appearance of a few figures, Zhang Tai was slightly surprised.
He didn't expect Ning Yue to be so popular. Not only did Guan Zhong from Danwu College want to protect him, but now the people from Xue Yu Pavilion also want to protect him.
"Not bad, not bad at all."
Zhang Tai's expression was gloomy as he sneered, "Normally, I might give you face and let Ning Yue go, but not today, because he killed Zhang Wenyong!"
Shua! Shua!
In the next moment, a few figures appeared behind Zhang Tai.
Looking at the figures behind Zhang Tai, Guan Zhong and Old Mo's complexion became very ugly.
Because of the six people behind Zhang Tai, four of them had reached the early stage of True Martial Realm, and two of them had even reached the middle stage of True Martial Realm!
"Ha ha ha, it's so lively, I wonder if I'm late?"
At this moment, a loud laughter came from the void, and soon after, a cold light came from afar and turned into a hunchbacked figure.
"Corpse Sect, Golden Corpse King!" Guan Zhong's complexion was quite ugly as he clenched his fists.
He had already received accurate information that the Corpse Sect had killed several students of Danwu College who had come to gain experience, and even killed an elder of Danwu College!
If he hadn't appeared in time, even the elder leading the team would have been killed.
"Guan Zhong, why are you so excited to see me?" The corner of the Golden Corpse King's mouth rose as he waved his hand, and then a few strange figures appeared.
Among these figures, there was one that Ning Yue was very familiar with, it was the Barbarian Corpse King!
However, the Barbarian Corpse King was obviously very respectful to the other two people, because the other two people were at the early stage of True Martial Realm and the middle stage of True Martial Realm!
"Hehe, Guan Zhong, it seems you can't protect Ning Yue today."
With a faint smile, Zhang Tai said, "I just want to take Ning Yue's head. As for the grudge between you and the Corpse Sect, I don't want to get involved."
"Ning Yue is a consecrator of the Snow Domain Pavilion! If you dare to kill him, you will become an enemy of the Snow Domain Pavilion! "Lu Wei took a step forward and berated.
"Ning Yue is the benefactor of the Drunken Cloud Manor, whoever dares to touch him today, the Drunken Cloud Manor will definitely go all out to kill them!" Xiao Yunlan said in a low voice. Back in Pill Dragon Valley, Ning Yue had saved her life. Now, she would definitely help Ning Yue.
Zhang Tai's complexion was extremely gloomy, and a chill emerged on his face.
Guan Zhong was only an elder of Danwu College, he couldn't represent the entire Danwu College, and protecting Ning Yue was at best his own idea.
However, the Drunken Cloud Manor and the Snow Domain Pavilion were different, the two juniors who spoke could represent their respective forces. These two forces were comparable to the Zhang Family, and even slightly stronger than the Zhang Family.
If it was only the Snow Domain Pavilion protecting Ning Yue, he could withstand the pressure and kill him. But now with the addition of the Drunken Cloud Manor, he felt a lot of pressure.
Suddenly, Zhang Tai's eyes turned, and with a flick of his wrist, a storage bag appeared in his hand, and said, "Golden Corpse King, there are five hundred thousand high-grade Origin Crystals inside, as long as you can kill Ning Yue, they will be yours."
"Jie Jie, five hundred thousand high-grade Origin Crystals to buy the life of a Houtian Realm martial artist, you are really willing."
Chapter 77
"One million high grade origin crystals? Golden Corpse King, why don't you just rob me? "Zhang Tai almost fainted from anger.
Originally, he thought that five hundred thousand high grade origin crystals was the limit. He didn't expect the Golden Corpse King to ask for one million high grade origin crystals.
In the black market, one million high grade origin crystals was enough to buy a low-grade Heaven rank flying sword.
Shrugging his shoulders, the Golden Corpse King said indifferently, "If you don't want to, I won't force you. After all, killing Ning Yue requires pressure from the three forces. The Corpse Sect can't handle it."
"Can't handle my ass!" Zhang Tai cursed in his heart. In the Great Xia Kingdom, the Corpse Sect was the target of everyone. They had already become enemies with the three forces.
Although Zhang Tai thought that, he didn't say it out loud. He gritted his teeth and said, "Eight hundred thousand high grade origin crystals!"
"Fine, eight hundred thousand it is. Just treat it as making a friend."
After pondering for a while, the Golden Corpse King turned around and said, "Which one of you is willing to make a move?"
The Barbarian Corpse King stepped forward and said fiercely, "Hall Master, I am willing to kill Ning Yue!"
Ever since Ning Yue escaped from his hands, the Barbarian Corpse King had been very angry and wanted to find a chance to kill Ning Yue.
How could he miss such a good opportunity?
The Golden Corpse King nodded and said, "Go, finish this quickly."
"Yes!" The Barbarian Corpse King's body flashed and landed in front of Ning Yue.
At this moment, Zhang Tai waved his hand. Immediately, several figures behind him flew out and surrounded Lu Wei's group.
"Zhang Tai! What are you doing! "Guan Zhong scolded.
"Nothing, I just want to stretch my body," Zhang Tai said slowly, "I already promised not to kill Ning Yue, what else do you want?"
"You!" Guan Zhong was very angry, but there was nothing he could do.
The Zhang Family had brought a lot of experts this time. He, the Snow Pavilion, and the Drunken Cloud Manor could only stop the Zhang Family from attacking Ning Yue.
Now that the experts of the Corpse Yin Sect had intervened, he couldn't help Ning Yue.
According to Zhang Tai's attitude, as long as he helped Ning Yue, the experts of the Zhang Family would definitely not sit idly by.
At that time, not only would Ning Yue not be able to save him, but many people would also be implicated.
"Elder Guan, thank you for your kindness. I also want to exchange a few moves with the Barbarian Corpse King."
At this moment, Ning Yue took a step forward, the Soul Severing Sword in his hand, and said solemnly, "He came to the Ning family and ambushed me. I will never forget this!"
"Ning Yue, the Barbarian Corpse King is a cultivator at the consummate level of the Xiantian Realm. You are not his opponent!" Before Guan Zhong could speak, Lu Wei hastily said.
"That's right, Ning Yue, at this time, you must not let your emotions affect your decisions." Xiao Yun Lan angrily stomped her feet and said.
In their opinion, Ning Yue was definitely not a match for the Barbarian Corpse King.
After all, Ning Yue was only at the Houtian Realm, while the Barbarian Corpse King was at the consummate level of the Xiantian Realm. The gap between the two couldn't be measured.
Ning Yue waved his hand and said, "It's fine. It won't be that easy for the Barbarian Corpse King to kill me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Yue's mind moved, and the Yuan Qi in his Knowledge Sea burst out.
Whoosh!
At this moment, the surrounding young martial artists' faces changed, and they all looked at Ning Yue in surprise.
This was because the Yuan Qi around Ning Yue's body had reached the late stage of the Xiantian Realm!
"Good boy, if you are given more time to grow, it is very likely that even I will not be your opponent." The Barbarian Corpse King was secretly shocked. He didn't expect that Ning Yue's strength would increase so much in just a few days.
His face darkened, and he stomped his feet on the ground. His body turned into a shadow, and he charged straight at Ning Yue!
"Netherworld Samsara Palm, first palm, Absolute Dust!"
The surrounding Yuan Qi instantly entered Ning Yue's palm. Then, with a flick of his wrist, an illusory palm print flew out.
"Second palm, Solitary Name!"
After striking out with the palm, Ning Yue's wrist did not stop. Instead, he continued to form hand seals and struck out with another palm.
Ning Yue didn't use the Supreme Nine Purities Sword Art immediately. Instead, he wanted to test the power of the Netherworld Samsara Palm. After all, his cyclone had already split into two, and the Yuan Qi in each cyclone was comparable to a late stage Xiantian Realm martial artist.
Facing Ning Yue's two palm prints, the Barbarian Corpse King's expression was solemn. He repeatedly struck out with both hands, and Yuan Qi palm prints swept out, meeting the palm prints head-on.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
In the next moment, the Barbarian Corpse King's Yuan Qi palm prints were completely shattered.
Swoosh!
At the same time, the last palm print had already arrived in front of the Barbarian Corpse King's head, and it pressed down fiercely.
"Yin Corpse Fist!"
The Barbarian Corpse King's pupils shrank slightly, and a deep roar suddenly came out of his mouth. In the next moment, a huge fist aura surged wildly, and finally, it ruthlessly struck at Ning Yue's palm print.
A terrifying Yuan Qi wave swept down from mid-air, and very quickly spread out in this area.
Bang!
A loud sound rang out, and then a figure rushed out in a sorry state, and finally crashed into a small tree, breaking it in half.
Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Ning Yue stood up with difficulty, and a cold look appeared in his eyes. "Barbarian Corpse King, you have already touched the threshold of the True Martial Realm!"
"Hahaha, Ning Yue, this is all thanks to you."
With a loud laugh, the Barbarian Corpse King smiled sinisterly. "A few days ago, after you escaped, I concentrated on cultivating, and now my strength is twice as strong as before!"
"Ning Yue, this day next year will be the anniversary of your death!"
In the next moment, a cold voice suddenly came out of the Barbarian Corpse King's mouth.
The Barbarian Corpse King's palm quickly moved, and then, a blood-colored phantom appeared behind him.
Immediately after, the Barbarian Corpse King took a step forward, and all the Primordial Qi in his body was suddenly injected into the blood-red shadow. An astonishing strong wind swept out crazily, bringing with it a terrifying gust of wind that seemed to be able to destroy the heavens and earth.
"Blood Corpse Shadow!"
"It turned out to be the unique skill of the Corpse Sect, Blood Corpse Shadow. This time, Ning Yue is in danger."
"Not everyone can cultivate the Blood Corpse Shadow, I didn't expect the Barbarian Corpse King to succeed."
"Yes, the Blood Corpse Shadow is extremely difficult to cultivate. It needs to kill a lot of martial artists and use their hearts to cultivate."
"By relying on the Blood Corpse Shadow, the Barbarian Corpse King can even contend with a True Martial Realm early stage martial artist!"
The sounds of discussion quietly spread in the surroundings.
Everyone agreed that Ning Yue was finished. The Blood Corpse Shadow behind the Barbarian Corpse King was extremely powerful, and it could contend with a True Martial Realm early stage martial artist.
"Elder Guan, quickly help Ning Yue!" Xiao Yunlan, who was next to him, said anxiously with an ashen face.
"Experts of the Snow Domain Pavilion, listen up, protect Ning Yue at all costs!" Lu Wei clenched her fists, and the worry on her face was no less than Xiao Yunlan's.
At this moment, Zhang Tai's aura was released, and he said coldly, "I advise you not to have any thoughts. I'm already being extremely benevolent by not killing Ning Yue personally. As for whether he can survive the Barbarian Corpse King's attack, that will depend on his luck."
"You!" Guan Zhong's face was ashen, and the aura of a peak True Martial Realm gushed out, forming a confrontation with Zhang Tai.
Chapter 78
"Damn it!"
Ning Yue cursed inwardly as he stared at the blood-colored corpse that was just inches away from him. He tapped the ground with the tip of his foot and retreated.
In the process of retreating, Ning Yue shook his wrist and the Soul Breaking Sword appeared in his hand.
Ning Yue's expression was extremely grave as he released his Soul Force. He did not dare to be careless.
He felt an extremely dangerous aura from the blood-colored corpse that made his heart palpitate.
"Heaven Fiend Sword Ripple!"
At the crucial moment, Ning Yue released his Soul Force and slashed down with the Soul Breaking Sword in his hand.
Swoosh!
A shocking sword ray shot out from the Soul Breaking Sword and clashed with the blood-colored corpse under everyone's shocked gazes.
"Ning Yue, you want to contend against my blood-colored corpse with this sword? You're too naive … What! " Looking at the sword ray that shot out from the Soul Breaking Sword, the corner of the Barbarian Corpse King's mouth rose. Just when he was about to mock, his expression changed drastically and he turned around to run.
Chi!
The Soul Breaking Sword was a Heaven-ranked flying sword. When used with the second form of the Supreme Nine Purities Sword Art, its power was boundless.
The sword ray slashed the blood-colored corpse into two and then shot towards the Barbarian Corpse King like a rocket.
Seeing that the sword ray was about to hit him, the Barbarian Corpse King's eyes turned ferocious. He blocked with his right hand in front of his chest and clashed with the sword ray.
"Ah!"
However, the Barbarian Corpse King had obviously underestimated the sword ray's power.
The power of the second form of the Supreme Nine Purities Sword Art, the Heaven Fiend Sword Ripple, was comparable to an all-out attack from a True Martial Realm martial artist.
As the Barbarian Corpse King screamed miserably, his arm was severed by the sharp sword ray and fell to the ground.
The heart-wrenching scream made the Barbarian Corpse King's face turn pale.
Buzz!
After the Soul Breaking Sword ray severed the Barbarian Corpse King's arm, its Yuan Qi was finally exhausted and it dissipated.
Hua!
The sudden change made everyone's jaws drop and their eyes widen. They were somewhat dumbfounded.
They never thought that the situation would change so dramatically.
The Barbarian Corpse King, who had the absolute advantage in strength, actually had its arm chopped off by Ning Yue?
If they didn't see it with their own eyes, they wouldn't believe it even if they were beaten to death.
After a brief silence, the crowd erupted into a flurry of discussion.
"Are my eyes playing tricks on me? Ning Yue chopped off the Barbarian Corpse King's arm? "
"Of course you're not seeing things. I didn't expect Ning Yue to be so powerful. First, he broke the Barbarian Corpse King's blood-colored corpse shadow, and then he cut off the Barbarian Corpse King's arm."
"Heaven-ranked flying sword! The flying sword in Ning Yue's hand is at least a heaven-grade flying sword. "
"More or less. Otherwise, it wouldn't be that powerful."
The discussions that came from the surroundings caused the Barbarian Corpse King's face to turn ashen, as if he had eaten shit.
In the few confrontations with Ning Yue, he was always at a disadvantage.
This time, even his arm was chopped off.
"Ning Yue, I want you dead!" With a loud roar, the Barbarian Corpse King endured the intense pain from his arm and dashed out in an instant. His figure appeared in front of Ning Yue like a ghost. His left hand carried violent Essence and smashed towards Ning Yue's head.
"Not good!"
Seeing the Barbarian Corpse King's fierce attack, Ning Yue's expression changed slightly. He didn't expect the Barbarian Corpse King to still be able to unleash such a powerful attack after his right arm was chopped off.
After a brief moment of shock, Ning Yue formed a seal with both hands and waved them in the air rapidly.
"Energy Gathering Handprint!" As the previous attack had exhausted all the Essence in the cyclone, Ning Yue had no choice but to use the Energy Gathering Handprint to plunder all the Essence in the surroundings.
"Innate Fiend Sword Wave!"
After plundering some Essence, Ning Yue used the Innate Fiend Sword Wave again.
Buzz!
This time, due to the lack of Essence, the power of the Innate Fiend Sword Wave was much weaker than the previous time.
However, the Barbarian Corpse King's battle prowess had also dropped by a lot.
If the Barbarian Corpse King's previous attack was equivalent to an early stage True Martial Realm martial artist, then the current attack was only equivalent to a late stage Xiantian realm martial artist.
After losing an arm, the Barbarian Corpse King's strength had dropped by at least half.
Swish!
Seeing Ning Yue use the same move again, the Barbarian Corpse King's body stiffly stopped in the air.
The Barbarian Corpse King stopped moving, but Ning Yue didn't stay idle. The instant the Soul Severing Sword Ray blasted out, his body shot out explosively, and the Netherworld Samsara Palm blasted out towards the Barbarian Corpse King's chest.
Seeing Ning Yue approaching him, the Barbarian Corpse King clenched his left fist and the corner of his mouth slightly rose.
A wisp of Corpse Yin Qi quietly flowed out of his body and entered his left fist.
"Ning Yue, even if I have to suffer serious injuries this time, I will still kill you!" The Barbarian Corpse King clenched his left fist tightly and fiercely said.
He had never been as humiliated as he was today. In front of so many people, his right arm had been chopped off by a Houtian realm martial artist.
If this matter were to spread back to the Corpse Sect, where would he put his face? How would he establish himself in the Corpse Sect in the future?
Therefore, the Barbarian Corpse King made up his mind to kill Ning Yue! Moreover, he couldn't let Ning Yue die easily. He had to make him die a painful death!
"Corpse Yin Qi!"
Suddenly, Ning Yue's mind moved and a sense of danger involuntarily rose in his heart.
Releasing his soul force, Ning Yue 'saw' the wisps of Qi on the Barbarian Corpse King's left fist. His eyes turned and an evil smile appeared on his face.
Puchi!
At this moment, the Soul Severing Sword Wave struck the Barbarian Corpse King's chest.
The huge force caused the Barbarian Corpse King to retreat a few steps before he could stabilize his body.
"Barbarian Corpse King, eat my fist!" Ning Yue changed his palm into a fist and punched towards the Barbarian Corpse King's left hand.
"Today, I want to see if your fist is harder or if mine is more powerful!" Ignoring the sharp pain coming from his chest, the Barbarian Corpse King's left fist carried a real Yuan Qi gale that wrapped around the Corpse Yin Qi. Instead of retreating, it advanced towards Ning Yue.
As the distance between him and Ning Yue grew closer, the Barbarian Corpse King seemed to see the miserable state of Ning Yue when he was hit by the Corpse Yin Qi. The corner of his mouth couldn't help but rise, revealing a sinister smile.
"What!?"
However, when he was still 20 centimeters away from Ning Yue, Ning Yue suddenly withdrew his fist and the Soul Severing Sword appeared in his hand.
"Barbarian Corpse King, do you think I would be stupid enough to exchange fists with you?" Holding the Soul Severing Sword, Ning Yue slashed out.
"Ah!"
Immediately, the Barbarian Corpse King let out a miserable shriek like a pig being slaughtered. Large beads of sweat quickly dripped down his forehead.
Thump!
With his left hand chopped off, the Barbarian Corpse King's body fell from the sky and fiercely hit the ground.
"Ning Yue, I defended against your Soul Attack Spell, but I didn't expect you to have a Heaven Rank Flying Sword," the Barbarian Corpse King said fiercely as he endured the stinging pain coming from his arms.
"Just because I can't get your Soul Attack Spell doesn't mean others can't."
With that, the Barbarian Corpse King turned around and respectfully said to the Golden Corpse King, "Hall Master, Ning Yue has mastered a Soul Attack Spell. If I'm not wrong, it should be Tian …"
"Courting death!"
Before the Barbarian Corpse King finished speaking, Ning Yue's expression changed greatly.
Once others found out that he had mastered a Soul Attack Spell, he would be in endless trouble in the future.
In the next moment, he stomped his feet on the ground and his body instantly shot out. With the Soul Severing Sword in his hand, he slashed at the Barbarian Corpse King's head.
"Brat, you dare to kill someone from my Corpse Yin Sect?"
Chapter 79
Swoosh!
As soon as he finished speaking, a shadow flashed by and appeared in front of Ning Yue like a ghost. His fist carried a violent gust of wind as it fiercely smashed toward Ning Yue's chest.
"Not good!"
The sudden change made Ning Yue's expression change.
Without time to think, he stopped in the air and turned his head, holding the Soul Breaking Sword in front of him.
"Innate Demon Sword Wave!"
The Yuan Qi in his body gushed out and entered the Soul Breaking Sword without any reservation.
Then, a ray of sword light shot out and collided with the fierce wind.
Ding!
In the next moment, a crisp sound was heard. Ning Yue felt a numbness in his hand and the Soul Breaking Sword flew out of his hand.
Pa!
Grabbing the Soul Breaking Sword, the Golden Corpse King stopped and did not continue to attack.
Immediately, the Golden Corpse King sent his soul force into the Soul Breaking Sword, trying to erase Ning Yue's soul imprint.
"Huh?" However, when his soul force entered the Soul Breaking Sword, it disappeared like a stone sinking into the sea.
"What's going on?"
The Golden Corpse King thought there was a problem somewhere and sent his soul force into the Soul Breaking Sword again.
This time, the Golden Corpse King was finally moved, because his soul power had disappeared once again.
"There's something strange about this flying sword."
The Golden Corpse King looked at Ning Yue and said, "Tell me, what's going on with this flying sword?"
"If you tell me, I can spare your life."
"Luckily, he doesn't know about devouring flying swords." Hearing the Golden Corpse King's words, Ning Yue let out a sigh of relief.
Since the Golden Corpse King didn't know about devouring flying swords, it meant that he couldn't imprint his soul force in it!
With a thought, Ning Yue said calmly, "I obtained this flying sword by chance. As for what's going on with it, I'm not sure either."
"Humph!"
With a cold snort, the Golden Corpse King's powerful aura pressed down on Ning Yue. He said coldly, "Don't play dumb with me. What I'm asking is why my soul force disappeared the moment it entered the flying sword!"
Under the pressure of the Golden Corpse King's powerful aura, Ning Yue's stamina began to weaken. His legs felt like they were being crushed by a thousand kilograms of rocks.
Ning Yue forcefully endured the immense force coming from his knees. He pointed at Zhang Tai and said, "I think you should ask him."
As he spoke, Ning Yue took out the Devouring Jade Bangle and said, "I obtained this bangle and that flying sword from Zhang Wenyong."
"Jade bracelet!"
Seeing the jade bracelet in Ning Yue's hand, Zhang Tai's eyes turned cold. His silhouette flickered as he rushed over.
Whoosh!
Zhang Tai's actions caused the Golden Corpse King to frown.
With a flash, the Golden Corpse King blocked Zhang Tai's path and said in a deep voice, "I hereby announce that everything on Ning Yue belongs to me. If anyone else dares to interfere, don't blame me for being impolite!"
"You!" Zhang Tai did not expect the Golden Corpse King to do this. He was momentarily stunned, but soon, he said coldly, "Golden Corpse King, the jade bracelet in Ning Yue's hand belongs to the Zhang Clan. I must get it back today."
"It might have belonged to the Zhang Clan in the past, but from now on, it belongs to me."
Shrugging, the Golden Corpse King ignored Zhang Tai and said indifferently, "Ning Yue, give me the jade bracelet and I will consider only taking your arms."
"Here you go."
With a flick of his wrist, Ning Yue threw the jade bracelet between Zhang Tai and the Golden Corpse King.
Ning Yue was not stupid. Right now, he could only stall for time until the Dark Emperor recovered to his peak. Only then would he have a chance of survival.
The energy that the Dark Emperor had devoured was enormous. According to his estimation, the Dark Emperor at his peak would at least be at the peak of the True Martial Realm!
Furthermore, the Sky Devouring Hound clan was extremely overbearing. It was not difficult for them to challenge someone of a higher level.
Once the Dark Emperor recovered to his peak, he would be able to escape from this deadly situation!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
As expected, when Zhang Tai and the Golden Corpse King saw the jade bracelet, they immediately rushed toward it.
After knowing the uniqueness of the Soul Breaking Sword, the Golden Corpse King coveted the jade bracelet.
To Zhang Tai, the jade bracelet was the Zhang Clan's treasure. The order he received was to retrieve it at all costs! Even if he had to lose Zhang Wenyong!
As Zhang Tai and the Golden Corpse King fought over the jade bracelet, Ning Yue quickly took out a high-grade Origin Crystal and sat on the ground. He then activated the Spiritual Transformation Technique to replenish his Origin Qi.
In order to block the Golden Corpse King's attack, Ning Yue exhausted all the Essence in his body, leaving not a shred of it.
Now was the perfect time to replenish his Origin Qi.
Rustle!
However, after a while, Zhang Tai and the Golden Corpse King said something and they immediately stopped.
The Golden Corpse King gave up on the jade bracelet and coldly said, "Ning Yue, I'll give you one last chance. Are you going to tell me or not?"
"Golden Corpse King, I bought that flying sword from the Extreme Grade Pavilion for 300 high-grade Origin Crystals. If you don't believe me, you can go and ask." Ning Yue took a deep breath. He knew that it was impossible to trick the Golden Corpse King.
"Three hundred high-grade Origin Crystals can buy a Heaven Grade Flying Sword?"
The Golden Corpse King was stunned for a moment before he gloomily said, "It seems like you won't tell the truth if I don't teach you a lesson."
A Low Grade Heaven Grade Flying Sword was worth 1 million high-grade Origin Crystals on the black market.
Ning Yue actually said he bought it for 300 high-grade Origin Crystals. Was he treating the Golden Corpse King as a fool?
"Since that's the case, I can only take you back to the Corpse Sect and slowly interrogate you."
As his voice fell, the Golden Corpse King waved his sleeve. The Yuan Qi around Ning Yue became a little chaotic. An extremely terrifying energy seeped out from the void, causing his body to be unable to move at all.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
At this moment, three powerful attacks came from afar and fiercely hit the space next to Ning Yue, shattering the terrifying power.
"Golden Corpse King, if you want to touch Ning Yue, my Snow Domain Pavilion will not allow it!" Lu Wei stepped forward and a golden token appeared in her hand. Her cold voice slowly sounded, "Snow Domain Pavilion's highest secret order, protect Ning Yue at all costs!"
Immediately, three figures landed in front of Ning Yue and surrounded Ning Yue.
Two were at the early stage of the True Martial Realm and one was at the middle stage.
"For a Houtian Realm martial artist, Snow Domain Pavilion is really willing."
Looking at the golden token in Lu Wei's hand, the Golden Corpse King shook his head and said, "But with just these three pieces of trash, it's far from enough."
"I didn't want to start a massacre, but since you came to me, don't blame me." The corner of the Golden Corpse King's mouth rose and a sinister smile appeared on his face.
Immediately, his hands slowly rose and everyone felt the Origin Qi in the world, from bottom to top, completely riot.
"Be careful!"
Feeling the riot of Origin Qi around him, Liu Feng's face was extremely solemn.
Among the three brothers, he had the highest cultivation level, but he was only at the middle stage of the True Martial Realm. Liu Hu and Liu Bao were only at the early stage of the True Martial Realm.
And the Golden Corpse King was at the peak of the True Martial Realm!
However, he had no intention of retreating. His tower-like body blocked in front of Ning Yue. If he wanted to kill Ning Yue, he had to step over them!
Chapter 80
"Golden Corpse King, if I don't die today, I will definitely flatten the Corpse Sect in the future!"
Ning Yue's eyes were blood-red. A sharp light suddenly flashed on his fist as the violent Soul Force in his body surged out.
"Hmm?"
The Golden Corpse King's eyes sank when he sensed the powerful Soul Force fluctuation around Ning Yue.
He could sense that the strength of Ning Yue's Soul Force had at least reached the peak of grade 3!
"I can't let you live today!"
With a roar, the Golden Corpse King flicked his finger and a black ray of light shot towards Ning Yue.
Swish!
Liu Feng's expression turned solemn. His figure flickered and his body surged with Yuan Qi as he stood in front of Ning Yue.
Boom!
Liu Feng's body was sent flying the moment he came into contact with the black ray of light.
Crack!
Following this, a terrifying force invaded Liu Feng's body, causing the sound of bones cracking to be heard in the area.
"Big brother!"
Liu Hu and Liu Bao let out heart-wrenching roars when they saw Liu Feng being pushed back with a single move. Their roars were filled with monstrous rage.
"Go!"
Liu Hu and Liu Bao stomped on the ground and charged towards the Golden Corpse King.
"Hehe."
The corner of the Golden Corpse King's lips curled up as he waved his right hand in the air. It turned into a huge palm with violent Yuan Qi.
Puchi! Puchi!
The palm arrived before Liu Hu and Liu Bao in the blink of an eye and slammed into their chests under their horrified gazes.
Liu Hu and Liu Bao were sent flying as if they were struck by lightning. They spat out a mouthful of blood and looked extremely miserable.
"Since you guys want to protect Ning Yue, you should be prepared to be killed."
In the next moment, the Golden Corpse King's figure appeared in front of Liu Feng and the other two like a ghost. Then, he threw three punches at their chests.
"Not good!" Liu Feng and the others narrowed their eyes as the Yuan Qi in their bodies gathered on their chests, forming a small Yuan Qi shield on the surface of their skin.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
However, the Golden Corpse King's attack was extremely powerful. The Yuan Qi barrier on their chests only lasted for a moment before it completely shattered.
Then, under the terrified gazes of Liu Feng and the others, three almost tangible fist auras ruthlessly smashed into their chests.
Puchi!
Even though Liu Feng and the other two had resisted with all their might, they were still unable to withstand such a sharp fist light from the Golden Corpse King. Their bodies were once again sent flying.
Crimson blood spurted out and his face turned pale. His aura instantly dropped to the freezing point.
"Three pieces of trash. They can't even withstand a single blow." With a smile, the Golden Corpse King turned to Ning Yue and said, "I'm done with them, now it's your turn."
"Golden Corpse King, it won't be that easy to kill me!"
Taking a deep breath, Ning Yue's face turned solemn. The Soul Power on his palm became violent and wrapped around his palm.
"Netherworld Samsara Palm, Gu Ming!" As the palm shot out, the sky and earth changed color. A tangible palm appeared in the sky and shot towards the Golden Corpse King at an astonishing speed.
Swoosh!
Ning Yue's palm caused the surrounding martial artists to have a slight change in expression.
From the palm, they could feel a huge pressure from the depths of their souls, causing their expressions to change.
"Is this a Soul Attack Technique …"
The Golden Corpse King's indifferent voice resounded in the area as he looked at the incoming palm without any emotion, "If you were also in the True Martial Realm, you might be able to pose a little bit of a hindrance to me."
"As for now, it doesn't pose any threat to me."
"Go!"
As the Golden Corpse King roared in his heart, his right hand made a grabbing motion in the air. Instantly, a cold light containing violent Yuan Qi shot out.
In the sky, a huge Yuan Qi claw was formed, emitting a terrifying pressure.
The huge yuan qi claw print instantly collided with Ning Yue's substantial palm print.
"Boom!"
A low muffled sound resounded in the sky. Then, a figure fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string.
"Ning Yue!"
On the other side, Xiao Yunlan bit her lips and clenched her fists. However, just as she was about to rush out, she was held back by Guan Zhong.
"Don't be rash. You'll only die if you go." Guan Zhong shouted. He was very clear that even if he used his full strength, he might not be a match for the Golden Corpse King.
Because the Golden Corpse King was not an ordinary Peak True Martial Realm martial artist. According to his speculation, the Golden Corpse King had already touched the threshold of the Yuan Dan Realm.
Xiao Yunlan's body trembled slightly. In the inner valley of Pill Dragon Valley, Ning Yue had saved her life. She originally thought that she could protect Ning Yue, but in just a few minutes, she felt a sense of helplessness and powerlessness that she had never felt before.
Xiao Yunlan's body trembled for a while before she suddenly calmed down.
"Elder Guan, is there really no other way?"
Guan Zhong looked at Xiao Yunlan in astonishment. He was a little shocked. The latter's calmness was as if she was not involved in the matter.
If Guan Zhong did not know that Ning Yue had saved Xiao Yunlan, he would definitely think that Xiao Yunlan and Ning Yue had nothing to do with each other.
Slowly shaking his head, Guan Zhong said bitterly, "Unless there is a miracle, there is no other way."
"Golden Corpse King, the Snow Pavilion is absolutely irreconcilable with you!"
Lu Wei's pretty face turned green with anger. She said fiercely, "If you dare to kill Ning Yue, you will have to bear the wrath of the Snow Pavilion in the future!"
Swoosh!
Hearing this, the Golden Corpse King suddenly turned his head and stared at Lu Wei. He smiled evilly and said, "I originally did not want to kill you, but since you have said so much, I can't let you live."
While speaking, the Golden Corpse King walked towards Lu Wei step by step.
At the same time, he released the aura of the peak of the True Martial Realm and fiercely pressed down on Lu Wei.
After all, Lu Wei's cultivation was only at the peak of the Postliminary Realm. How could she withstand the huge pressure from the Golden Corpse King?
The huge force coming from her knees made her sweat profusely. Both her legs felt as if they were being pressed by a huge boulder, she could not move at all.
"Eldest Miss!" Elder Mo's expression changed greatly. The aura of his whole body frantically surged out and completely blocked the pressure from Lu Wei.
However, he was after all only half a step into the True Martial Realm. Naturally, he could not withstand the powerful pressure from the Golden Corpse King.
"Puchi!"
A mouthful of blood was spat out. Elder Mo and Lu Wei's bodies were both sent flying.
Ning Yue looked at the figure that was sent flying. Both of his eyes turned blood red. In the next moment, he rushed out and tightly hugged the beautiful figure in the air.
"Lu Wei, is it worth it for me?" Looking at the slender figure in his arms, Ning Yue growled.
Chapter 81
Pa! Pa! Pa!
The Golden Corpse King clapped his hands as he slowly walked forward. A smile surfaced on the corner of his mouth as he said, "Tsk tsk, what a loving couple. Don't you guys know that flaunting your love will only lead to quicker death?"
"Fine, I can't be bothered to speak with you guys. Let's end this."
Swish!
As his voice rang out, the Golden Corpse King's eyes turned cold as a dark green gas shot out from his eyes. It rumbled towards Ning Yue at an astonishing speed.
"Corpse Yin Qi!"
Ning Yue's heart sank to the bottom as he watched the dark green gas approach him.
Because he sensed a dense aura of Corpse Yin Qi from the jade green gas. This aura was countless times stronger than the aura emitted by the Barbarian Corpse King!
"The only thing I can do now is to burn my Soul Force."
Ning Yue took a deep breath as he frantically circulated the Spirit Transformation Art in his body. Strands of Yuan Qi wrapped around his Spirit Force in an attempt to ignite it.
Swish!
However, just as he was about to ignite his Spirit Force, his mind shook and he hastily turned his head.
A ray of cold light suddenly shot over from the sky. At the same time, an arrogant voice resounded across the region.
"Old fart, have you asked your grandpa dog if you want to touch Ning Yue?"
The arrogant words were mixed with berserk energy ripples. Like spring thunder, it rapidly spread across the region, attracting the attention of countless martial practitioners.
Under everyone's attention, a huge dog paw appeared beside the Golden Corpse King in a few flashes.
Boom!
The huge dog paw was accompanied by berserk energy as it viciously slammed against the dark green gas that was attacking Ning Yue.
Chi Chi Chi!
As the two violent attacks collided, a clear 'chi chi' sound rang out. In the next instant, many martial artists saw the emerald green gas shooting out from the Golden Corpse King's eyes swiftly dissipate amidst the 'chi chi' sound.
"Who are you?!"
The Golden Corpse King's expression was quite grave as he watched the faintly disappearing enormous dog paw after seeing the jade-green cold glow being scattered. He let out a low cry.
As the energy ripples dissipated, a robust figure swiftly appeared beside Ning Yue.
Seeing the figure that suddenly appeared, the surrounding cultivators' jaws dropped so wide that an egg could fit inside. Their eyes were filled with shock and horror.
That's because the one beside Ning Yue wasn't a human, but a dog!
"What the fuck, what's going on? A dog?"
"That dog has turned into a spirit? It can actually speak? "
"A dog is already so powerful. Are we even inferior to a dog?"
Cries of surprise sounded out from the surroundings, causing the Dark Emperor to feel a little smug. He raised his dog head high, looking like he was asking for a beating.
"Dark Emperor, you've finally appeared. I thought that I wouldn't be able to wait for you to come out." Ning Yue finally relaxed when he saw the Dark Emperor.
He couldn't sense the slightest fluctuation from the Dark Emperor's body.
There were only two kinds of situations. One was a person that posed no threat, and the other was someone whose strength far surpassed his, causing him to be unable to sense it.
Clearly, the Dark Emperor belonged to the latter.
"Hehe, Ning Yue, you go pick up girls. Leave the rest to me." Standing on his hind legs, the Dark Emperor waved his dog paw and said casually.
"Just who are you … No, just what kind of dog are you!" The Golden Corpse King's expression was somewhat ugly as he said coldly.
He could feel an extremely dangerous aura from the Dark Emperor. That aura made him not dare to act rashly.
"Noisy."
The Dark Emperor turned around and revealed a human-like look of disdain on his dog face. "Someone who deals with corpses all day is worthy of talking to me?"
Hearing the Dark Emperor's words, the Golden Corpse King's face immediately darkened. He said coldly, "If I'm not wrong, you haven't advanced to the Origin Core Stage. At most, you're only a peak rank 4 Demonic Beast."
"Peak rank 4? But it's enough to deal with an old dog like you. " Twisting his dog head, the Dark Emperor reached out with his front paw. A black flame slowly rose from his paw, revealing a powerful killing intent.
"Courting death!"
In the air, the Golden Corpse King's eyes darkened as he quickly waved his hands. As he waved his hands, a strange fluctuation appeared behind him.
Rustle!
Following that, a giant crimson figure appeared behind him.
"Today, I'll let you have a taste of the ultimate technique of the Corpse Sect, the Crimson Corpse Shadow!"
The Golden Corpse King's figure suddenly burst forth as a powerful Yuan Force burst out from his palm. It turned into a giant Yuan Force sword that slashed at the Dark Emperor.
"Humph!"
With a cold harrumph, the Dark Emperor opened his mouth and swallowed the giant Yuan Force sword under everyone's astonished gazes!
Whoosh!
The Dark Emperor's actions left the surrounding cultivators dumbfounded.
That was an attack that even a peak True Martial Realm cultivator wouldn't dare to take, yet it was swallowed by a dog?
"Burp!" After the giant Yuan Force sword entered his stomach, the Dark Emperor patted his stomach and let out a burp, "Not bad, not bad. The taste is not bad."
"Crimson Corpse Shadow!"
The Golden Corpse King was stunned for a moment after the giant Yuan Force sword was swallowed. However, he soon reacted and pushed his hands forward, summoning the Crimson Corpse Shadow behind him to attack the Dark Emperor.
Whoosh whoosh!
The Dark Emperor swung his front paw, causing the black flames on it to emit a sizzling sound from the friction with the air.
Bang!
The black flames collided with the Crimson Corpse Shadow, resulting in a dull thud. Following this, the two figures were knocked back and landed on the ground.
"Dark Emperor, be careful. The Crimson Corpse Shadow might not be the Golden Corpse King's trump card." Ning Yue's voice echoed in the Dark Emperor's ears.
Although the Crimson Corpse Shadow was powerful, Ning Yue knew that it was definitely not the Golden Corpse King's trump card.
"I know." The Dark Emperor said in a deep voice.
Through the previous exchange, the Dark Emperor determined that the Golden Corpse King was not weak, and was infinitely close to the Yuan Core Stage.
If they were to fight to the death, the Golden Corpse King would definitely be the one to die!
After all, he also had a trump card!
However, the Dark Emperor could sense a faintly discernible aura in the surroundings. The true owner of that aura had strength that made his heart palpitate.
He would not reveal his true strength before confirming whether the other party was a friend or a foe.
Boom!
In the distance, the Golden Corpse King threw a punch that contained boundless Yuan Force towards the Dark Emperor once again.
Seeing this, the Dark Emperor stomped on the ground and shot out.
"Ning Yue, hand over your life!"
However, the moment the Dark Emperor shot out, the Golden Corpse King suddenly turned around and charged towards Ning Yue at an astonishing speed.
"Shit!"
Ning Yue didn't expect that the Golden Corpse King would do this. There was some panic in his eyes but soon, he calmed down. Taking a deep breath, he threw Lu Ni to Master Mo and said, "Master Mo, please."