Chapter 1775: You are all my sacrifices

Lian Hongchen had never seen such a shameless person; the Heavenless Corpse Venerable's shamelessness was something she had finally witnessed—back then, he wiped out her entire clan who tried to mediate, killing her family of seven hundred and eighty-two people, all of whom he sacrificed and refined, turning them into resentful spirits in his soul-refining banner.

Only she, Lian Hongchen, escaped that calamity, but because her physique was special, she was forcibly turned into a zombie, becoming a neither-dead-nor-alive monster, and for her whole life… she could not cultivate normally, only able to face the world with this body.

By a fortunate coincidence, she escaped control and hid; over the years, she hadn't not thought of revenge, but she was too weak—weak as an ant—and despite a millennium of accumulation, she remained weak, stronger than most people yet still inferior to the Corpse Refining Sect.

Lian Hongchen clearly understood the strength of the Corpse Refining Sect and also knew the power of that hidden ancestor; to kill him, she had exerted how much effort, endured how much hardship, bore the burden with perseverance, constantly improving her strength, sparing no risk to enter the Corpse Refining Sect, living under the very nose of the Heavenless Corpse Venerable, all to increase her power as quickly as possible.

She clearly knew the Corpse Refining Sect suited her best; its supernatural abilities and techniques were perfect for her, allowing rapid improvement. Indeed, after infiltrating the Corpse Refining Sect, she did gain tremendous growth—both her cultivation and strength increased—yet it also put her in danger.

Afterward, through her repeated scheming, she left the Corpse Refining Sect, then met Chen Chuyang, and her future changed; receiving Chen Chuyang's protection, Lian Hongchen finally conceived the idea of revenge, seeking a pretext to infiltrate the Corpse Refining Sect in order to find and kill the Heavenless Corpse Venerable.

To devour him, to kill him utterly and avenge her grudge, she had searched for many years but could not find the Heavenless Corpse Venerable's whereabouts; this was not her first search—she had looked before—but alas, the Heavenless Corpse Venerable had already been taken by Bai Zhongsheng, who directly refined him into a sacrifice, acting even faster than she could.

"Hmph, Heavenless Corpse Venerable, you're truly shameless—you killed my family back then; this debt must be settled today." Lian Hongchen glared at the Heavenless Corpse Venerable, uttering her revenge wish word by word, wanting to kill this bastard and avenge her dead family.

Helpless, her strength was insufficient; before, there was no opportunity, but now the Heavenless Corpse Venerable is heavily wounded—this is the best chance; Lian Hongchen cannot wait any longer, for who knows how long she'd have to wait, perhaps until the year of the monkey and horse.

"I've waited so long; finally today has come, Heavenless Corpse Venerable—you can't escape."

The Heavenless Corpse Venerable seemed to have heard a huge joke, laughing loudly to the heavens: "Hahaha, Lian Hongchen, are you teasing me? With just you? You dare say you'll kill me? Over the past thousand years, countless have wanted to kill me, yet I'm still alive."

"Bai Zhongsheng is just like you—he wanted to kill me and offer me as a sacrifice to the Corpse-born Lotus, but look, I'm still alive while Bai Zhongsheng is dead."

"Anyone who opposes me will die miserably, and you are no exception; back then I didn't kill you but refined you into a zombie, never fearing your revenge, for I knew you could never be my match."

"Everything you have is given by me; wanting to kill me is truly overestimating yourself."

He, even though heavily wounded, is not someone Lian Hongchen can kill.

Among those present, no one can kill him.

Even the Heavenly Capital Dragon King cannot, let alone them—they're also wounded; Lian Hongchen's personal grudge, those two won't help her.

After devouring Lian Hongchen and then consuming the second corpse to swallow them, the Heavenless Corpse Venerable could restore his own strength; by then, the Corpse-born Lotus would also be his, as would the Heavenly Capital Dragon King and Diewumeng—none of these people could escape, and the outsiders would all become his sacrifices.

What the Heavenless Corpse Venerable wants is everyone; those people are all premium sacrifices, the flesh and blood that could help him reach a higher level—how could they be wasted?

"Heavenless Corpse Venerable, stop pretending—you're already at the end of your rope." Lian Hongchen wasn't fooled; having witnessed all this herself, she naturally knew he had reached his limit and could no longer threaten them.

At this moment, the Heavenless Corpse Venerable is merely holding on stubbornly, wanting to relax himself before delivering a fatal blow.

Lian Hongchen clearly knows that although she says this, she won't act directly or rashly charge forward; no matter how great the hatred, she cannot let herself take risks—she must still be cautious when caution is needed.

At the same time, she sent a mental message to Heishanyang: "Heishanyang, think of a way to ambush him; he's definitely acting."

Heishanyang exclaimed in astonishment, replying: "Lian Hongchen, even if the Heavenless Corpse Venerable is heavily wounded, he's not something we can handle; the only option now is to have the Heavenly Capital Dragon King and Diewumeng act together, and we'll kill him as a group."

"I know, but I can't persuade the two of them to act." Lian Hongchen also wanted to get the Heavenly Capital Dragon King and the other to act, but she wasn't familiar with them and couldn't make them move.

Heishanyang replied again: "Don't worry, you can't do it, but I have a way."

These two are both followers of that brat Chen Chuyang—needless to say, Diewumeng is Chen Chuyang's woman; the Heavenly Capital Dragon King and Chen Chuyang have deep ties, and for the Corpse-born Lotus he would choose to act.

"Your Excellency Heavenly Capital Dragon King, Lady Diewumeng the Demon Empress, join forces to kill him; the Heavenless Corpse Venerable has reached his limit and is secretly recovering his cultivation and strength—we cannot let him continue, we must interrupt him."

"Come on together, kill him, and completely eliminate this danger."

The Heavenly Capital Dragon King heard this, his face full of smiles: "That's only proper."

Diewumeng nodded: "No problem, we'll act together, kill him—I've long disliked him."

They were all waiting, waiting for Heishanyang to speak; both knew Heishanyang was Chen Chuyang's person and also knew his identity was not simple. Originally they had wanted to kill the Heavenless Corpse Venerable, but when Heishanyang spoke, they naturally wanted to give him face, and at the same time could gain a favor—why not?

The Corpse-born Lotus—they must obtain it; the Heavenless Corpse Venerable won't let them go, Bai Zhongsheng is dead, so it's time for them to act; this internal strife of the Corpse Refining Sect ends here, and the Heavenless Corpse Venerable laughs last, the price he paid is not small.

"Then let's go together and take him down." Heishanyang said fiercely, eyes fixed on the Heavenless Corpse Venerable; agreement reached, they immediately began to act.

"Lian Hongchen, act."

"Oh oh oh." The belatedly aware Lian Hongchen blinked; having realized it, her body was already in motion, and the three persons and one goat began to act.

Acting against the Heavenless Corpse Venerable, this operation, upon reaching the point of true white-hot intensity, the hunt began.