Chapter 940: Madman

Yan Buji's pupils shrank sharply; the gray-robed youth before him was actually that mortal he had killed years ago, Zhang Xungui!

"Southern Court Yingchun Gu......" Yan Buji's mind flashed with an image. That was a hundred years ago, when he, in order to set foot on the immortal path, after twenty years of failed scheming, had no choice but to go to Yingchun Gu to cause a big disturbance.

Although the outcome was good, it also opened Yan Buji's life of wandering and hardship.

But now, this person is not only alive, he has even entered the Void Refinement stage!

How is that possible!!

"You actually didn't die?" Yan Buji narrowed his eyes, his heart filled with astonishment and uncertainty.

"Hahaha!" Zhang Xungui laughed wildly, his eyes brimming with hatred, "Old thief, you didn't expect that? I not only didn't die, I also obtained the Ancient Soul Cultivation Inheritance! Today, I will make you pay your blood debt with blood!"

Before his words even fell, Zhang Xungui slashed fiercely with his White Bone Sword; the surrounding space twisted as if soaked in ink, countless ferocious ghosts crawled out of the void, shrieking as they lunged at Yan Buji!

Yan Buji snorted coldly, his Rift Scepter trembled, and several ferocious evil ghosts roared out, clashing with the vicious ghosts summoned by Zhang Xungui.

Ghostly qi surged, yin winds howled, the entire secret realm seemed to turn into a netherworld hell!

"A mere early-stage Void Refinement cultivator dares to act arrogantly before me?" Yan Buji sneered, flicked his sleeve, and a blood-colored blade flashed forth, cleaving the air straight for Zhang Xungui's throat!

Zhang Xungui did not dodge or evade, he horizontally blocked with his White Bone Sword, actually withstanding this blow head-on!

Sword qi and blade clashed, erupting in a piercing metallic clang; the air wave swept across, the ground cracked!

"Huh?" Yan Buji frowned. Although this strike wasn't his full power, it was enough to slay an ordinary early-stage Void Refinement cultivator, yet Zhang Xungui emerged completely unscathed!

"Old thief, do you think I'm still that ant you could slaughter at will?" Zhang Xungui smirked malevolently, dense runes suddenly appeared on his White Bone Sword, a terrifying devouring power burst forth, actually swallowing Yan Buji's blade whole!

"Devour principle?!" Yan Buji's heart jolted.

Such a principle is extremely rare, capable of devouring others' mana and converting it for one's own use; no wonder Zhang Xungui could withstand his attack with early-stage Void Refinement cultivation!

"Hahaha! Old thief, today I'll let you taste the flavor of being devoured!" Zhang Xungui laughed wildly, his form flickered, and he turned into a black shadow that lunged straight at Yan Buji!

Yan Buji dared not be careless; he immediately employed his movement technique to dodge, while waving his scepter, beams of bee-stings shot out from the spatial rifts, attempting to block Zhang Xungui.

However, Zhang Xungui's form was ghostlike, easily evading the bee-stings, his White Bone Sword thrust straight at Yan Buji's chest!

"Clang!"

Yan Buji blocked with his scepter; the two forces collided, numbing his arm.

He felt shocked; Zhang Xungui's power was actually not inferior to his at all!

"Wrong, you cultivate the Soul Dao, where does this immense strength come from!!"

"Old thief, die!" Zhang Xungui obviously couldn't give him such a lengthy explanation, and Yan Buji also realized that earlier this guy's self-disclosure of his strength was likely just to influence his judgment!

Good!

"This guy...... what fortuitous encounter did he actually obtain?" Yan Buji's eyes turned gloomy.

He originally thought Zhang Xungui had merely luckily broken into Void Refinement, but now it seems this person's combat power far exceeds peers, even able to contend with his own Void Refinement peak!

Zhang Xungui's offensive surged like a tide; each strike of his White Bone Sword carried devouring power, and Yan Buji's strength was actually being nibbled away bit by bit.

The more they fought, the more alarmed he became; even the power emanating from his own Magical Cultivation could be devoured, and he feared that Zhang Xungui's study of the Devour principle had already entered the Dao Path realm; if this continued, he himself would likely fall into a disadvantage!

"Can't drag this out!" Yan Buji's eyes flashed with cold light; he suddenly retreated dozens of zhang, gathered strength with both hands, and lowly shouted: "Chaos Break!"

"Boom!"

The void split open; Yan Buji punched out, enveloping pure Martial Dao power, a terrifying aura sweeping in all directions!

Zhang Xungui's expression changed slightly, but he soon sneered: "Old thief, you finally decided to show your true skills? Too bad, today you will surely die!"

He suddenly bit his tongue tip, spraying a mouthful of essence blood onto the White Bone Sword; the blade instantly blazed with blood light, countless resentful spirits wailed out from the sword, forming a huge ghost king that confronted the Blood Demon phantom!

"Kill!" Both roared in anger simultaneously; the Chaos Break ten-direction Martial Dao torrent fiercely collided with the ghost king!

Boom—

The entire secret realm violently trembled, the ground shattered, the sky seemed about to be torn apart; Yan Buji and Zhang Xungui each staggered back, blood trickling from their mouths, obviously both severely injured.

Yan Buji wiped the blood from his mouth, killing intent flaring brighter: "Zhang Xungui, I admit I underestimated you. But do you think this is enough to kill me?"

Zhang Xungui sneered: "Old thief, I've long figured out your tricks; today you won't escape even if you grew wings!"

Yan Buji suddenly smiled, a cold smile: "Is that so? Then watch closely......"

He fiercely slapped his storage bag, gripped the True Phoenix Bow, drew back and nocked an arrow; following that, Wenwu Fire formed into a fire arrow, shooting forth swiftly!

"Zhang Xungui, do you recognize this object?" Yan Buji smirked malevolently, then suddenly produced the Fa Tian Sect token he had obtained from Zhang Xungui's body when he killed him earlier.

The moment Zhang Xungui saw the token, his eyes instantly turned blood-red, his whole body trembling: "Old thief...... that's my mother......"

The token bore the name Bei Chen Wanqing in plain sight, and at the very moment Yan Buji produced it, Zhang Xungui fiercely clapped his palm!

Huh?!

Yan Buji's pupils contracted, feeling an invisible pressure suddenly emanating from the token!

"I will make you die!!" Zhang Xungui went completely mad; as he charged forward, facing the Wenwu Fire arrow from the True Phoenix Bow, he neither dodged nor blocked, but instead secretly sent his Soul Dao Dao Mark into the token via some unknown method!

Yan Buji snorted coldly, secretly thinking: Not good.

Immediately, Yan Buji summoned the Swallow Desire Pot, suspending it above his head; a myriad desire flood frenetically washed over the token!

However, Zhang Xungui was blasted through half his body by the Wenwu Fire arrow, yet he pressed forward even more desperately, risking his life; with one sword he severed the conflict between the Swallow Desire Pot and the token, and immediately a black hole appeared in his mouth!

"Yan Buji...... today, let us perish together!" Zhang Xungui roared hoarsely, the black hole in his mouth spewed out, charging toward Yan Buji!

Yan Buji's face changed drastically: "Devour Dao Seed? Madman!"

Dao Seed?!

Yan Buji had inquired in the Immortal Alliance before; any cultivator who had achieved success in the Unity Dao stage, upon entering the Dao Path realm, would begin to condense a Dao Seed.

A Dao Seed is not only a great Dao supernatural ability, but also has myriad wonderful uses; the most obvious of these is the Secret Technique Accumulation Device, namely the Accumulation Device that assists cultivators in controlling the great Dao!

He hurriedly pushed his heavy armor's defensive power to the limit, while frantically retreating. However, Zhang Xungui actually self-detonated his Dao, causing a terrifying black hole to suddenly appear in the secret realm, devouring everything; the entire secret realm kept collapsing!

Boom!

When the self-detonation of the Devour Dao Seed reached its extreme, destructive force swept everything; Yan Buji was hurled tens of thousands of li by the shockwave, that terrifying power even he, a Void Refinement peak cultivator, could not withstand, he slammed heavily into the secret realm's barrier, blood spurting wildly.

He struggled to lift his head, seeing Zhang Xungui's primordial spirit wrapped up fleeing, he cursed inwardly: "Madman, is that token really that important?"

"Damn it......" Yan Buji gritted his teeth, forcing himself to stand up. Although he was badly injured, he managed to survive.

Huh?

This is....

Yan Buji frowned, seeing a strange long sword appear from the cracked stone tablet on the ground; he took it out and gripped it in his hand.

However, just as he was about to leave, from the depths of the collapsing secret realm came a sudden low growl......

"What else?!" Yan Buji's pupils shrank, and he abruptly turned his head to look.

Amidst the ruins, a pitch-black ancient coffin slowly levitated, its lid gradually opening......