Chapter 75

Really comfortable!

On the scarred Ghost Slaughter Island, Chen Zheng held one in each hand, grasping Yu Fen and Yao Dian, and with true fire refined them, eliciting their shrill, miserable screams.

Yet there was not a trace of pity in his eyes; instead, his face showed enjoyment.

The two were quickly refined to death, and all their essence poured into Chen Zheng's body.

With the two's all-out help, Chen Zheng's mana finally reached Ten Thousand Horses Galloping.

It could now keep pace with his physical strength.

His internal true qi was also more condensed than before, showing a tendency to crystallize from liquid.

This signifies the culmination of true qi, a sign of its transformation into gang qi.

Once the transformation succeeds, the crystals are remelted into liquid, then fused with flesh and bone, allowing the whole body to be soft or hard as needed, enabling entry into the third level of Shentong Wu Chong, the Yuan Gang realm.

His strength will also undergo a qualitative leap.

Chen Zheng, however, had no time to cultivate at this moment.

The Taiyi Sect lost so many people at once; perhaps Song Weiyi has already learned of it through some means and is rushing here.

This sect has a rule: any true disciple who cultivates to the seventh level of Shentong Wu Chong, the Golden Core realm, is granted a 'One' character in their name to show their prominence.

Song Weiyi is such a person; his mana is terrifyingly vast, with a casual gesture he can carve land into rivers or sink hundreds of li of earth, effortlessly.

Chen Zheng is still no match for him; he must leave quickly.

First, lie low and develop for a period.

Swish swish swish!

A huge fiery hand erupted from his whole body, quickly cleaning up the aftermath on Ghost Slaughter Island, incinerating the severed limbs and broken arms of Xiao Buye and Xia Jiuhao et al. into nothingness.

All the magical treasures and hundred-treasure pouches that people had dropped on the ground were also collected by him into his bag.

Having done all that, he seized the trembling Liu Suiyun and shot up into the sky, swiftly leaving the Ghost Slaughter Island area.

As for the Island Lord of Jue Ming, he had already taken the chance to flee during Chen Zheng's battle with the Taiyi Sect disciples.

He could escape the monk, but not the temple.

When Chen Zheng earlier captured this person, he secretly planted a strand of true qi in his body; by following the true qi's sensation, he could always find him.

……

Boom—rumble—rumble!

Not long after Chen Zheng left Ghost Slaughter Island, nine golden dragons appeared in the sky, pulling a huge throne, breaking through layers of clouds, and flying here.

In the blink of an eye, the nine dragons arrived above Ghost Slaughter Island.

Seated on the throne was a young Daoist, his eyes brilliant and unbearable to stare at, faintly showing the omen of a meteor fire rain descending upon the world, like a great solar calamity.

This person was Song Weiyi.

On either side stood several people, their auras fierce and sharp, all true disciples of the Taiyi Sect.

"A great battle just took place here. Where are Senior Brother Yao Dian and the others? Where did they go?"

The Taiyi Sect disciples descended and searched the cracked Ghost Slaughter Island everywhere, but found no trace of Yao Dian and the others, leaving them suddenly doubtful.

"No need to search; they have already been killed." Song Weiyi's voice came down from above.

"What! Who killed them? Was it Chen Zheng? He dares to kill my Taiyi Sect disciples; the entire Yu Hua Sect will be destroyed because of this!"

"I doubt it. How mighty are Senior Brothers Yao Dian and the others? Chen Zheng is only at the second level of Shentong Wu Chong; how could he possibly kill them?"

"Could it be the Demon Commander? When we went to Xuan Gui Ge earlier, we saw the Demon Commander leave with murderous aura, and the timing matches exactly when the thirteen junior disciples came to Ghost Slaughter Island; it's ninety-nine percent him..."

All the Taiyi Sect disciples were furious beyond restraint.

Someone speculated that the murderer was Chen Zheng, but this was dismissed, claiming his strength was too weak; slaughtering thirteen people was simply a fantasy.

Especially Yao Dian, Yu Fen, and Xia You—these three are immensely strong; even together, even a cultivator at the fifth level of Shentong Wu Chong would find it hard to kill them.

How could Chen Zheng possibly kill them?

In the end, suspicion fell on the Demon Commander, Ying Tianqing.

Too suspicious.

"Alright."

Song Weiyi spoke.

Everyone fell silent, all looking toward him.

"The Demon Commander is the prime suspect; I will return to the sect and ask the Elders to confront the Primordial Demon Sect about this. If it truly is him, even the Primordial Great Emperor cannot protect him."

"Chen Zheng also has a slight suspicion; you send out messages to gather more junior disciples to search for him at sea, even if we have to overturn the ocean, we must find him."

Song Weiyi's voice was calm, yet a faint killing intent permeated heaven and earth, as if foreshadowing the imminent onset of a bloody storm. 'Yes!'

The Taiyi Sect disciples bowed and obeyed the order.

Soon, one after another, transmission talismans were issued.

A large wave of Taiyi Sect disciples set out.

Even many cultivators of the fifth and sixth levels of Shentong Wu Chong are currently heading from the sect toward the southern sea region.

Meanwhile.

Chen Zheng had already flown millions of li away.

"Senior Liu, let us part here."

High in the clouds, Chen Zheng set down the ever-silent Liu Suiyun.

"You… you won't kill me?" Liu Suiyun gazed at Chen Zheng, both hesitant and astonished.

This novel you have arrived at.

Chen Zheng killed so many Taiyi Sect disciples; this is of great importance, allowing no margin for error.

And as a witness, if he were to leak this, the consequences would be unimaginable.

He had long prepared for being silenced by Chen Zheng.

As for the former bit of friendship, in the face of life‑and‑death matters it is not worth mentioning.

"Why kill you? Hurry and leave."

Chen Zheng shook his head and laughed.

The fact that he killed a Taiyi Sect disciple cannot be concealed; it will likely be uncovered soon, and silencing won't help.

Regardless of whether Yao Dian and the others were murdered by him, the Taiyi Sect will deal with him over the blood‑sucking monster incident.

"Thank you, Senior Chen, I swear I will never reveal today's matter, otherwise I will not die a good death!"

Liu Suiyun's knees softened, and he knelt into the void, solemnly swearing to Chen Zheng.

Chen Zheng, however, ignored him, turned and flew away, disappearing from Liu Suiyun's sight.

He intends to find the Lord of the Death Island.

At the same time, he began to inspect the spoils of this battle.

He saw that within the Chaotic Space lay thirteen Taiyi Splitting Light Swords, all low‑grade treasures, together worth at least several million Baiyang Dan.

There were also three medium‑grade treasures: Yao Dian and the others' Wind‑and‑Thunder Banner, Golden Crystal Treasure Wheel, and a jade bottle containing six Flying Daggers.

Those three items alone total at least twenty million Baiyang Dan!

However, Taiyi Sect treasures are hard to offload; hardly any merchant guild dares to buy them.

This is a big problem.

Fortunately, it is comforting that the Taiyi Sect disciples' treasure pouches contain many pills.

The Baiyang Dan total over eight million.

There are also one hundred thousand Yuan Ying Dan; at a 1:100 ratio, that equals ten million Baiyang Dan.

Especially in the three treasure pouches of Yao Dian and his companions, there are two large gourds, one green and one yellow, each for one person.

The gourds contain a six‑colored water that exudes a strong masculine aura.

This is Six‑Yang Holy Water, priceless.

Moreover, the three treasure pouches also hold three fist‑sized white little celestial lions.

The three little celestial lions are each the essence objects forged by the three, who gathered various treasures and poured their own refined blood into them; they contain massive essence, ready to be infused with a fragment of soul to later be refined into a clone.

Now it also benefits Chen Zheng.

"Not bad; after this battle, I've gained at least tens of millions of Baiyang Dan in wealth, and it was quick to seize."

"It seems we should kill more Taiyi Sect disciples in the future, especially those like Song Weiyi, an Ancient Giant."

"Hua Tiandu has even more treasures; if we loot him completely, we could make a huge windfall."

Chen Zheng felt joy in his heart.

He also secretly set his sights on Hua Tiandu.

He also extracted all the obtained pills, the three‑headed white celestial lion, the two gourds of Six‑Yang Holy Water, and other items, and refined them with True Fire.

The magical power within his body began to surge rapidly.

(End of Chapter)