Chapter 609

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Protagonist:

Yu Zhangsheng

After cleaning up all of Da Sheng Mengzhi's subordinates.

The three gathered together again, Wang Mie frowned and said: "Now the trouble you've caused is really big."

"You killed Da Sheng Mengzhi, a direct member of the Da Sheng Clan, and let that black-clothed man escape. I estimate it won't be long before their pursuers arrive to kill us."

Yu Zhangsheng said: "How can this matter be blamed on me alone? That Da Sheng Mengzhi and Ying Lao San were the ones who wanted to attack us first."

"If I didn't act, were we supposed to wait for them to come kill us?"

"Besides, there was no way to stop Ying Lao San from escaping; who could have anticipated this person's methods would be so strange."

"However, as long as we are still inside this Yong Ta, the Da Sheng Clan's people cannot threaten us; rather, the trouble begins after we leave here."

"How much time is left until this Secret Realm's time ends?"

Wang Mie roughly calculated, "About a month or so left."

Yu Zhangsheng nodded and said: "This is the troublesome part; during this month, we cannot possibly stay in the Yong Ta the whole time."

"We will definitely be expelled by the Yong Ta's rules, and once we return to the Secret Realm interior, that is when the trouble truly starts."

Wang Mie naturally also understood that once the Yong Ta's rules begin to expel the people inside, sending everyone away.

Naturally, this includes Ying Lao San; at that time, he will certainly transmit the information back to the Da Sheng Clan.

The Da Sheng Aristocratic Family will inevitably launch a pursuit and kill order against them.

Chen Xueqing said: "Anyway, this Secret Realm is very large; if we really run into that bunch, we just fight."

Yu Zhangsheng was stunned, not expecting Chen Xueqing to actually utter such fierce words.

"Good enough. By the way, where are Lu Chengfeng and the others?"

Yu Zhangsheng looked into the distance; the other Da Sheng Clan members had long since either fled or died.

Lu Chengfeng was originally captured by them; now naturally no one has the leisure to bother with them.

Leng Xu had also been standing to the side watching the show, with no intention of intervening.

The three found Lu Chengfeng; judging by his appearance, his injuries were not light.

"Lu Chengfeng, didn't expect you to fare so miserably in this Holy Land Secret Realm this time, even needing us to save you — truly wretched."

Leng Xu at the side spoke up in mockery.

Lu Chengfeng remained silent throughout, kneeling on the ground, hands bound behind his back, not moving a muscle.

"What's wrong with this guy?"

Leng Xu frowned, "Just teased you a few sentences, is there a need to be like this?"

But Leng Xu's words still elicited not the slightest reaction.

Only then did the several people realize something was wrong; they stepped forward to look and discovered that Lu Chengfeng had already lost all breath.

"What's going on? He's dead!"

All four were shocked to the extreme; that Holy Son Lu Chengfeng, just died like this? And they don't even know how he died; he was fine just a moment ago.

"How did he die!"

Leng Xu stepped forward to examine, and only then discovered a pitch-black wound beneath Lu Chengfeng's chin.

It looked as if someone had slit his throat with a single knife stroke.

"Who is this person with such methods? Able to kill Lu Chengfeng without a god or ghost knowing?"

Chen Xueqing also said: "Lu Chengfeng cultivated his physical body; whether reaction speed or bodily toughness, both far surpass ordinary cultivators of the same level, yet he was actually killed this easily."

Wang Mie speculated: "Could it be that Ying Lao San did it?"

Yu Zhangsheng stroked his chin, "If it really was him, it could only have been done while we were fighting; but why he would attack Lu Chengfeng is truly strange."

Leng Xu said: "Now is not the time to discuss this; what to do with this guy's corpse? Bury it directly? Or take it back?"

Wang Mie snorted: "Take it back? You want to carry a corpse while evading the Da Sheng Clan's pursuit? If you can manage it, taking it back is fine too."

Leng Xu immediately refused, "I'm a weak woman, how can I carry him and walk."

"Then that settles it; if you won't carry him, don't make such suggestions. Just bury him right here."

On this matter, the others did not object.

Yu Zhangsheng and the others joined forces, dug a large pit, and buried Lu Chengfeng.

After refilling the pit, Yu Zhangsheng looked somewhat disgruntled at that burial mound; he had gone to great trouble to obtain Lu Chengfeng's Contract.

The person just died like that, wasting all that effort for nothing.

The result was coming up empty-handed; fortunately, the Dao Wen secret art learned from Qi Liu San can barely make up for it a little.

"What to do now? This place is not suitable to stay long, but how to leave is also a problem."

Yu Zhangsheng also slapped his forehead; logically speaking, this Yong Ta should be able to be left at any time.

If only I had asked Qi Liu San back then.

Yu Zhangsheng said: "You stay here for now; I'm going to find someone."

Wang Mie couldn't help but become suspicious, "Since you're looking for someone, why not go together?"

"If you don't trust me, we can split up and act separately."

Wang Mie could only give up; he himself had no way to leave either, so he could only see if Yu Zhangsheng could think of something.

Thus the several people temporarily remained here, while Yu Zhangsheng went to find Xuan Gui.

After all, Xuan Gui's side could still see the personnel distribution on the map.

After much difficulty, he reestablished contact with the Black Tortoise once again.

Yu Zhangsheng immediately asked, "Senior Black Tortoise, how many people are left on this layer of the Cocoon Tower?"

The Black Tortoise said, "Apart from the central section, there are three others."

"The rest of the places only have five people left."

"Five people? There are actually that many?"

Yu Zhangsheng roughly estimated that if Qi Liu San hadn't left, that counted as one; besides, he didn't know if Ying Lao San had left or not.

If he hadn't left for the time being, he could also count as one.

Then there was Lin Tianhao; this guy had not appeared from the beginning until now, making Yu Zhangsheng always feel as if a stone was pressing on his heart, never daring to be careless at any moment.

Who were the other two? They might have been people Yu Zhangsheng and the others hadn't killed cleanly before; besides, he really couldn't think of anyone else who existed.

Yu Zhangsheng directly had Senior Black Tortoise find the one closest to him and headed toward that direction.

After spending some time, Yu Zhangsheng finally arrived near that point of light.

He then saw a person sitting by the firewood.

"Qi Liu San, it really is him."

Yu Zhangsheng was instantly delighted and immediately stepped forward.

Seeing Yu Zhangsheng, Qi Liu San was startled.

"Why is it you again!"

Seeing Yu Zhangsheng, Qi Liu San was like a frightened rabbit, retreating again and again.

Yu Zhangsheng raised his hand and said, "Rest assured, I have no malice toward you; I just came to ask you something."

Qi Liu San still said vigilantly, "How did you know I was here? Have you been tracking me?"

Yu Zhangsheng smiled and said, "Rest assured, I have no interest in you; I just happened to run into you."

Qi Liu San said angrily, "Do you take me for a fool? The Cocoon Tower on this layer is so big, but it just happens to be you who meets me twice in a row?"

Yu Zhangsheng shrugged and said, "Maybe we two really have some fate, or maybe not."

Even Yu Zhangsheng felt some emotion; he indeed had some fate with this old man.

Although he could have the Black Tortoise help find the locations of others, meeting twice in a row was indeed not easy. Yu Zhangsheng smiled and said, "Probability is something that can't be explained clearly; we can only say it's purely a coincidence. Besides, I only want to ask you a simple question."

"After I ask, can't I leave immediately?"

Qi Liu San looked at Yu Zhangsheng suspiciously and asked, "Just one question?"

"Right, one question and I'll leave immediately."

"Since that's the case, ask away!"

Qi Liu San also knew he was no match for Yu Zhangsheng; if just one extra question could save trouble, it wasn't impossible.

"Heh, I just want to ask how to leave this place. Returning to the Secret Realm, last time I indeed neglected this issue."

"Just that?"

Qi Liu San pursed his lips and sighed, "Forget it, telling you is no problem. Once you know, leave quickly; I don't want to see you again."

Yu Zhangsheng nodded repeatedly, "Rest assured, I'll leave as soon as I know."

"The way to leave this place is to go to the stone pillar we came from; as long as you activate the formation there, you can leave immediately."

"It's really that simple?"

"Of course it's that simple! Otherwise, how do you think we left before?"

Yu Zhangsheng asked, "Then why haven't you left? What are you staying here for?"

Qi Liu San frowned and said, "Didn't you say it was just one question?"

Yu Zhangsheng smiled awkwardly, "I'm just skeptical of your method; I have to confirm whether it's true or not."

"If you want to leave, we might as well leave together."

Qi Liu San was slightly annoyed, "Do you think I'm you? I've lost so many experts here; if I can't take anything back, do you think the Da Sheng Clan will let me off?"

"I definitely have to pick up some benefits here before going back to report! That's why I stayed here; do you think I'm willing to take such a big risk here?"

Yu Zhangsheng expressed understanding, "Okay, okay, if you want to stay here, then stay. I take my leave!"

Yu Zhangsheng didn't stay any longer; he turned around and left this place to meet up with Chen Xueqing and the others.

Seeing Yu Zhangsheng leave, Qi Liu San was still a bit vigilant.

But seeing that he was indeed gradually leaving, he also doubted whether he had been overly cautious.

"Could this guy really have come to ask me a question? How strange, how could it be such a coincidence."

Qi Liu San shook his head and sat back at the original firewood.

Preparing to rest a bit and continue on the road.

But before he had sat down for long, footsteps sounded behind him again.

Qi Liu San frowned, thinking it was that Yu Zhangsheng coming back again.

"I say, kid, isn't there an end to this..."

Before he finished speaking, a long sword directly slashed across his neck.

Qi Liu San only felt a breath stuck in his chest that wouldn't come out, then felt his vision gradually shift, heavily falling to the ground; the next second, the world also gradually dimmed.

At the Black Tower.

Yu Zhangsheng quickly met up with the other three.

And informed them of the method to leave this place.

"It's actually that simple? But how did you know?"

Wang Mie still doubted that Yu Zhangsheng had some means to know these things.

Yu Zhangsheng said, "This has nothing to do with you; all I can say is that I absolutely have no intention of harming you, so you can rest assured."

"Once we leave here, we go our separate ways — no one delays anyone else. How about that?"

Yu Zhangsheng had already put it like this; what more could Wang Mie say?

The three of them immediately headed for the place where they had first arrived at this layer of the Yong Ta.

Yu Zhangsheng did not forget to recall Xuan Gui; there was no longer any need to keep track of others' movements here.

By the time the three reached the Yuan Lai Zhi Di, Xuan Gui had already been waiting for a long time; after Yu Zhangsheng took Xuan Gui back,

he immediately said to the other two: "Let's go."

However, just as the three set off, a figure appeared before that stone pillar.

And at his feet, a corpse was still twitching.

That figure rummaged through everything in the corpse, then proceeded to take inventory right in front of Yu Zhangsheng and the others.

Seeing this person's face, Wang Mie felt a sudden sense of foreboding.

Chen Xueqing also revealed a troubled expression, subconsciously burrowing into her palm.

Only then did Yu Zhangsheng understand why he had not seen this person until now — it turned out this person had been waiting here all along.

"Hehe, long time no see, you three."

After Lin Tianhao finished taking inventory, he summoned the Dead Soul Snake from not far away, and in one gulp swallowed that person's corpse.

That Dead Soul Snake was precisely the Fifth Rank Spirit Beast Lin Tianhao had subdued inside the canyon.

The aura emanating from its body was extremely familiar to Yu Zhangsheng, and reminded him of the death qi inside the Death Domain Xia Gu.

Wang Mie forced out a smile and said: "Brother Lin Xiong, long time no see; didn't expect you to be here as well."

"Have we disturbed Brother Lin? If so, we can withdraw right now."

Lin Tianhao smiled faintly, sat down right where he was, and began cleaning the bloodstains off himself.

"Hehe, how could you say you're disturbing me? I've been waiting for you here for a long time already."

"Just didn't expect you to be this slow, only arriving at this hour — really made me wait a good while."

Wang Mie's complexion turned ugly, yet he still asked knowingly: "What is Brother Lin waiting for us for?"

Although Wang Mie already knew Lin Tianhao's meaning in his heart, he was still unwilling to accept this outcome.

Lin Tianhao's gaze gradually turned icy.

"We're fellow disciples, after all; I don't want to make things this stiff between us — after all, it would be hard to explain to those uncles' generation when we return."

"Hand over everything you've gained here, and I'll spare you, let you leave this place."

"Otherwise, don't blame me for not showing sect sentiment."

Wang Mie's gaze grew ruthless: "Lin Tianhao, do you really intend to move against a fellow disciple? The sect has explicitly forbidden this."

Lin Tianhao coldly laughed: "The sect only forbids killing you!"

"But I never said I'd kill you — chopping off your limbs still complies with the sect's regulations."

"Besides, even if I did kill you, so what? A bunch of trash dead — the sect won't hold it against me."

Lin Tianhao gradually lost his patience.

"One last chance — hand it over, or not!"

Wang Mie shouted angrily: "Hand it over your Eldest Young Master!"

A golden long spear condensed in the Void, shooting straight at Lin Tianhao.

Yu Zhangsheng also knew peaceful resolution was absolutely impossible; he immediately summoned his Three Spirit Beasts. Chen Xueqing retreated repeatedly, her sleeves dancing as stream after stream of silk ribbons flew out, forming a silk ribbon tornado sweeping toward Lin Tianhao.

Lin Tianhao gave a cold hum, raised his hand and pinched; a burst of Five Elements qi jin erupted, and that golden long spear merely stalled in midair.

The next instant it shattered outright, turning into specks of golden mana light.

Immediately after, he waved his hand again, and that invisible qi jin pressed directly down on Yu Zhangsheng's Three Spirit Beasts.

The Three Spirit Beasts let out miserable howls, each one pinned to the ground. (Chapter End)