Chapter 1013

"You bald thieves, how dare you..."

With his heart meridian suffering such heavy damage, how could Zhu Wushi not know that these five old monks were indeed harboring evil intentions?

Although he couldn't understand why the Shaolin Temple would dare to deal with him so brazenly,

at a life-and-death moment, how could he think so much?

At all costs, he wanted to mobilize his own true essence, as well as the cultivation of the eight hundred experts stored in his limbs and bones, to save himself.

"Ah..."

Just as his thought moved, the five streams of true essence suddenly separated again.

One stream continued to stir within his heart meridian, as if it wouldn't stop until it broke his heart meridian.

The other four streams of true essence, two went downward, one targeting the dantian and one targeting the Shanzhong.

The remaining two streams both followed the trend upward, attacking Zhu Wushi's Niwan Palace directly.

After this series of actions, Zhu Wushi felt that his injuries were even worse than those inflicted by the barbarian expert.

With his Niwan Palace under fierce attack, how could he gather his energy to mobilize his true essence to save himself?

Once these five old monks of the Heart-Zen Hall made their move, they showed no mercy.

Even though Zhu Wushi was the number one expert on the surface of the Great Ming in the foreign lands, he could not withstand this.

He tried his best to gather his spirit, wanting to save himself.

But with the concerted efforts of several old monks, his meridians were severed, and his injuries throughout his body were further aggravated.

Even his Niwan Palace, which stored his spirit, was on the verge of being lost.

Just as the Niwan Palace was about to fall, Zhu Wushi knew he had been tricked and could not escape.

He could only open his eyes, looking at the several old monks with eyes splitting from anger, and asked,

"Why? Why is your Shaolin harming me?"

Zhu Wushi really couldn't understand; although he walked the Wu Lin,

he had never had any conflicts with the eight major sects of the Jianghu, especially the Shaolin sect.

Although Guihai Yidao did kill Liaokong and then Liaojie, and he had shielded him for certain purposes,

Shaolin Temple didn't have to go as far as to kill him, right?

He had to know that if he died in the Shaolin Temple, could any of these bald donkeys escape the imperial court's reckoning?

Not to mention anything else, if his arch-rival Cao Zhengchun knew that he had been plotted against by the Shaolin Temple,

that old eunuch would surely use the name of avenging him to wantonly exterminate Shaolin.

Those who submit prosper, those who resist perish!

Were these old monks crazy?

"Because I want to replace you!"

Just as Zhu Wushi was questioning in confusion and full of resentment,

a noble person in brocade clothes and a jade belt walked out from the depths of the Zen hall.

This person had a firm face and walked with the vigor of a tiger, truly possessing the aura of a king.

Looking at this person's face, Zhu Wushi couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

In an instant, his last line of mental defense collapsed.

Taking advantage of this gap, the two old monks attacking the Niwan Palace exerted all their strength, finally breaking through Zhu Wushi's Niwan Palace.

"Who... are... you?"

Before his spirit was about to be extinguished, Zhu Wushi looked at the person in front of him who was exactly like him and asked unwillingly.

"I am Zhu Wushi!"

The person smiled faintly, and that smile was Zhu Wushi's signature smile.

"No..."

Zhu Wushi was unwilling, but with his spirit under fierce attack, his consciousness finally fell into chaos.

"Congratulations to the Divine Marquis, congratulations to the Divine Marquis."

After Zhu Wushi's consciousness fell into chaos and the pupils in his eyes gradually dilated,

Liaofan, who had been guarding the side, stepped forward to congratulate the person who looked exactly like Zhu Wushi.

"Thank you for your trouble, Master."

The person bowed solemnly to Liaofan.

Then he walked to the front of Zhu Wushi, placed one hand on Zhu Wushi's forehead, and released true essence from his palm.

It was exactly Zhu Wushi's signature divine art—the Great Absorption Technique!

This person also knew the Great Absorption Technique?

After he activated the Great Absorption Technique, the true essence of Zhu Wushi's late Heaven-Human Realm, plus the cultivation of the eight hundred experts scattered in his limbs and bones,

were all continuously absorbed into this person's body by the Great Absorption Technique.

After a long time, when he finished absorbing,

the Zhu Wushi under his palm had already become a mummy.

The person casually threw it, shattering Zhu Wushi's corpse into pieces.

"From now on, I am the real Zhu Wushi in this world!

Hahaha..."

Speaking triumphantly, the person laughed up at the sky.

"Divine Marquis, since you have already replaced this piece of trash, should you follow your promise and take us to find the last Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom?"

Liaofan stepped forward and said to the person.

"That is only natural!"

The person stopped laughing and nodded.

He looked at the powder of Zhu Wushi's corpse with disgust and said disdainfully,

"This Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom is transformed from the fortune of this world and is truly a supreme treasure.

Yet this piece of trash only thought about saving the woman who gave birth to someone else's child, never thinking about utilizing such a heaven-defying treasure.

Dying here, he brought it upon himself."

"That is true, that is true; how could this piece of trash compare to even a ten-thousandth of the Divine Marquis."

Liaofan's words were humble, looking like he was currying favor with this person.

"Alright, alright! I will not tell you directly about this last Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom."

The person naturally knew what Liaofan wanted, but didn't say it directly.

"Hmm?"

Hearing this, Liaofan's expression changed slightly.

The five elders of the Heart-Zen Hall also moved according to the five-element positions, quietly surrounding this person in the center.

"Master Liaofan, masters, do not misunderstand."

Seeing this, the person immediately explained,

"Although I have absorbed this Zhu Wushi's cultivation and destiny and successfully replaced him in this world,

I haven't taken over his forces yet, so it really doesn't count as completing our transaction."

"Then I don't know what the Divine Marquis means? Could it be that you want us to wait for you to take over the Dragon-Protecting Villa,

and receive the kneeling loyalty of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits and Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends before the transaction is considered complete?"

Liaofan smiled coldly, no longer showing his previous humble attitude.

The person frowned slightly, anger flashing across his face, and said,

"That is not necessary! It's just that I really need to go to the Dragon-Protecting Villa.

After obtaining some things, the transaction will be considered complete, and then I will take you masters to find the last Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom, how about that?"

"Fine!"

Liaofan and the five elders of the Heart-Zen Hall exchanged glances, communicating quickly in their minds.

After a long time, Liaofan said reluctantly,

"Whatever you want to take, go ahead and take it!

But I will say this first: we can only give you seven days."