Chapter 893: Instant Kill: Tian Yao and Her Father

To this Nascent Soul sect master, how powerful could an enemy of a Nascent Soul cultivator possibly be?

If he were stronger than Nascent Soul, wouldn't he have killed him outright long ago?

How could he still be alive now?

But!

Tian Jinpeng smiled: "No need, thank you, my friend—my enemy is no ordinary man. His current cultivation base is likely strong enough to kill me with a single slap."

"What?" The Nascent Soul cultivator gasped: "Kill you with one slap?"

That would mean he's a Nascent Soul cultivator too?

This Nascent Soul third-layer master, lacking confidence to face a peer, panicked and shouted: "All of Xilin Sect, activate the mountain-protection array immediately!"

Boom—boom—boom…

The next instant, a massive mountain-protection array unfolded, engulfing the entire Xilin Sect.

The array is fifth-rank!

Once activated, it can withstand a single strike from a peak Nascent Soul cultivator.

"Phew…" After the array activated, the Nascent Soul sect master finally exhaled: "Friend Tian, rest assured—the array is now active!"

"Even a peak Nascent Soul cultivator may not break through!"

Tian Jinpeng said nothing.

He lifted his head, his gaze fixed on the empty air ahead.

There was nothing there.

Then!

A faint ripple passed through space.

He Pingsheng, clad in black Daoist robes, appeared.

Tall and upright, his expression calm, his eyes fixed on Tian Jinpeng like a man staring at a corpse.

"You…!" The Nascent Soul sect master was stunned: "You—you—you… how did you get in?"

He Pingsheng ignored him.

Yet he swept his spiritual sense over He Pingsheng, trying to gauge his cultivation base.

Naturally, he could not see through it.

The Nascent Soul sect master's shock was immense.

I can't see through him?

Is this man's cultivation base already at Nascent Soul late-stage?

Peak?

It's over… it's over…

He's inside the array now—the array can't stop him!

What do we do now?

"Tian Jinpeng!" He Pingsheng finally spoke, staring at Tian Jinpeng: "This moment feels just like that one."

"Yes!" Tian Jinpeng, surprisingly, was no longer afraid.

He smiled, exhaling deeply: "It's been two hundred and ninety-five years already!"

"Back then, I alone broke into your Gusu Mountain array. Now, I never imagined you'd enter mine."

"Two hundred and ninety-five years?" He Pingsheng's gaze grew distant: "So much time has passed?"

"Mm." Tian Jinpeng nodded.

He Pingsheng said: "All this time, you've made no progress at all—still at Body Integration tenth layer!"

At these words, the Nascent Soul third-layer sect master nearly wet himself.

Tenth layer?

Body Integration?

No way…

Wasn't Old Tian just Nascent Soul?

But… this guy wouldn't make such a mistake.

Could he really be wrong?

"Sigh…" At that moment, Tian Jinpeng sighed deeply: "So what? Friend He, you've reached Body Integration too."

"Second layer, right?"

"If you're Body Integration second layer, you could kill me now—I'd have no chance to resist."

With these two sentences, the Nascent Soul elder turned cold.

His entire body froze.

Good heavens!

What kind of beings are these people?

"Yaoyao, don't be afraid!"

"It's just death!"

"Close your eyes—it'll be quick!"

"This is your fate—and mine too!"

Tian Yao's body trembled uncontrollably; even with her father holding her hand, she could not calm down.

"Dad…"

"I'm so sorry!"

"I truly know I was wrong!"

"All these years, I've cultivated my heart and nature—I know being good brings true happiness!"

"But… waaah…"

"I've lost my chance!"

"I regret it so much—why did I send my aunt to kill him? If I hadn't, none of this would've happened! I regret it so much!"

"Good girl," Tian Jinpeng reached out, gently stroking his daughter's hair: "Child, what's done is done. Die with dignity—don't regret what you've done."

Shhh…

At that moment, a golden light shot from He Pingsheng's body.

A talisman slapped onto Tian Yao's chest with a snap.

Chain Soul Talisman!

Since Tian Yao's cultivation was still Void Refinement, the Chain Soul Talisman was effective.

"Friend He!" Tian Jinpeng looked at He Pingsheng, making one final plea: "What happened back then was indeed my daughter's fault—she deserved to die!"

"Can I trade my life for her peace?"

"I swear—I'll destroy her cultivation. From now on, she'll be nothing but a mortal!"

Tian Yao stared at He Pingsheng, her eyes filled with desperate hope.

He Pingsheng shook his head.

"Alright…"

"Even ants fight for their lives!"

"If so, let me see what you're truly capable of!"

"Hahahaha…"

"Come!"

Tian Jinpeng roared, his body exploding outward!

The Divine Form, Vast as Heaven and Earth, crushed the entire sect.

He Pingsheng didn't move.

But a purple-red light shot from his body, instantly turning black, then—pfft! with the speed of lightning and the aid of space-ripping momentum, it pierced through the void and struck Tian Jinpeng's body.

The five-hundred-zhang-tall Golden Body of Divine Form, Vast as Heaven and Earth, shattered instantly.

One strike—instant kill!

The black spear spun through the air, then reformed into the Primordial Purple Gold Rod, landing before He Pingsheng.

Another black hook materialized from nowhere, instantly snatching Tian Jinpeng's soul to He Pingsheng's side.

Technique: Huang Quan Soul Hook.

"Dad… Dad…"

"Dad…"

Tian Yao screamed in anguish, trembling violently.

Then she collapsed to her knees before He Pingsheng.

"Let my father go!"

"Let my father go!"

Tian Yao gasped for breath, her chest heaving.

"Fine," He Pingsheng said coolly: "I'll release your father—I never intended to kill him."

"I'll give you a chance."

"Choose."

"You die, or he dies!"

"You can only choose one!"

"I..." Tian Yao blinked, her face filled with confusion.

"Foolish child!" Tian Jinpeng said: "What is there to hesitate about? Your father is dead—what are you choosing for?"

"Choose to live—don't care about me!"

"I... I I I..." Tian Yao struggled inwardly.

He Pingsheng was not in a hurry; he simply watched her calmly.

After several breaths, Tian Yao asked: "If I choose myself, are you certain you won't kill me?"

He Pingsheng said: "Certain."

"Good!" Tian Yao said: "I choose to live... My father said he would protect me for life—I..."

Pfft...

Before Tian Yao could finish, a flash of light suddenly passed before her eyes.

Then, she lost consciousness.

Tian Jinpeng, still in his soul state, cursed violently: "Son of a bitch, He Pingsheng... you killed my daughter! You... you broke your word!"

He Pingsheng said: "Why should I keep my word?"