Chapter 1027

"Alright, since you've thought it through, let's go now!"

Li Canghai saw Zhou Zhiruo heave a sigh of relief and said no more.

"But Hall Master May, my Master still..."

Zhou Zhiruo thought again that her martial uncle Gu Hongzi was already dead, and she herself had sealed Extinction Nun's acupoints until now.

If she left and left her here all alone, she was afraid something would go wrong with her.

"Don't worry, Hero Yin the Sixth is not the sort to stand by and do nothing."

Li Canghai said without looking back, a hint of impatience already in her tone,

"Say no more, let's go!"

After saying this, she lightly raised her sleeve and waved it.

A breath of clear wind swept past, sweeping Zhou Zhiruo up.

With this sweep, the Nine Yang Divine Art protecting Zhou Zhiruo's body immediately activated on its own.

But beneath this breath of clear wind, the Nine Yang Divine Art was completely suppressed.

Amidst Zhou Zhiruo's shock, Li Canghai directly took her along, flashed, and vanished.

814 General Zhebie, why are you running so fast?

Staring blankly at the spot where Li Canghai had just stood, Yin Liting held a bottle of Wuhen Rejuvenation Pills, somewhat dazed.

Actually, others didn't know, but Yin Liting knew best of all.

Just now, General Zhebie's second Four Symbols Arrow was truly a killing blow.

That power was truly not something Yin Liting — who had just thought of using the Taiji Sword together with the Heavenly Mandate Sword Dao — could withstand.

The reason he was only gravely wounded and not killed

was that at the critical moment, May's Li Canghai had somehow suddenly appeared before him.

Such an immortal-like figure arrived abruptly, and left without a trace as well.

Yin Liting truly could not fathom it, nor dared to fathom it.

In his heart he was only thinking: what year, what month, would he ever have such supreme cultivation — coming without a shadow, leaving without a trace?

After a moment of emotion, Yin Liting then recalled that Extinction Nun was still standing behind him.

He immediately turned back, unsealed Extinction Nun's acupoints, cupped his fists and said,

"Extinction Nun, Liting's hand was too slow, and I let Daoist Brother Gu Hongzi die a tragic death — I am truly sorry."

In fact, although Yin Liting had just blended into Yunzhou Shaolin, he had also watched Gu Hongzi be killed by Cao Zhengchun.

But at that time several factions were纠缠不休 over the Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom.

Gu Hongzi was even more unexpected — he died to save Extinction Nun.

He died abruptly, yet died as he wished, fulfilling Gu Hongzi's own desire.

Even if Yin Liting had sensed something was wrong, there was no time to rescue him.

Extinction Nun had been sealed at her acupoints for a long time, silently watching everything unfold.

In her heart, though she still held some resentment toward Gu Hongzi's death, she ultimately knew it had nothing to do with Yin Liting.

She only felt a touch of envy toward Yin Liting — on the surface, he, like herself and Gu Hongzi, was merely at the Earthly Immortal Realm.

Senior Brother Gu Hongzi's cultivation was even a notch higher than Yin Liting's.

Yet Gu Hongzi, to save her, died a tragic death at Cao Zhengchun's hands.

While Yin Liting could withstand General Zhebie — whose cultivation far surpassed Cao Zhengchun's — and not die, and even drew over the Qinglong Society's Hall Master May.

The same cultivation, yet different combat power; vastly different connections.

It left Extinction Nun both envious and a touch jealous.

"It has nothing to do with Hero Yin the Sixth; this time it was simply my senior brother's fate!"

Though Extinction Nun's tone was indifferent, in truth she had not let go of Gu Hongzi's tragic death.

"Very well! With matters here concluded, I suppose I should leave this place as well."

Yin Liting saw that Extinction Nun no longer seemed to harbor resentment, and recalled what May's Li Canghai had said about fusing the Taiji Sword and the Heavenly Mandate Sword Dao.

If he could do so, he would obtain his ticket to enter the Qinglong Society.

In his heart he could no longer contain himself, wanting to find a place as soon as possible to ponder how to fuse the two.

He immediately bid farewell to Extinction Nun.

Extinction Nun could now be said to be utterly alone.

Of the four who had entered together, her disciple Zhou Zhiruo had been taken away by May's Li Canghai.

Her senior brother Gu Hongzi had been killed by Cao Zhengchun.

Her Master Guo Xiang — where she was now, she had no idea.

For a moment, she too felt lost, unsure where to go.

But then she thought: this Cao Zhengchun would surely continue to pursue Zhou Zhiruo, and would further oppose Zhuge Shenhou.

Moreover, only one Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom had appeared; in theory, two more existed in the world.

She only needed to find the other two and lie in wait on the side.

When Cao Zhengchun fell into hardship, striking then — there might yet be a chance to avenge Gu Hongzi.

Besides, Master Guo Xiang was clearly also pursuing the Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom — how could she possibly leave?

What she did not yet know was that of the three Heavenly Fragrant Cardamoms now, one had been swallowed by Zhou Zhiruo and used up.

One had been taken out of the otherworldly Great Ming by General Chilaowen, and was now with the young Emperor of the Nine Provinces' Great Ming.

Throughout the entire otherworldly Great Ming, only the last one remained — and the most mysterious one at that.

"Hero Yin the Sixth, take care!"

Abbess Extinction had made up her mind, and at once cupped her hands in farewell.

Yin Liting, naturally at ease, also returned the salute with a cupped-fist gesture, and the two parted ways there and then.

Elsewhere, General Zhebie, clutching Meng Chixing, darted away in frantic haste.

Both men were top-tier experts of this world; fleeing with everything they had, they were swift as Lei Ting.

Before long, they had already left Mount Shaoshi — and even Songshan — far behind them.

Running headlong without direction, before they knew it they had already covered several hundred li.

"Enough, enough!"

Sprinting at full speed, General Zhebie also ran out of breath in one go and could not help but stop.

On the other side, seeing General Zhebie halt, Meng Chixing also slammed to an immediate stop.

Like a dead dog, he kept gasping for air.

In truth, Meng Chixing had long been exhausted, his true qi spent.

Had General Zhebie not kept running, he would not have dared to stay behind alone — otherwise he would have collapsed long ago.

"Where is this place?"

General Zhebie saw Meng Chixing's strain, and only after he had regulated his breath for a while did he speak slowly,

"I imagine that with the two of us running at full tilt, by now we must be several hundred li away.

Even if May wants to give chase, she won't be able to catch up in a short while.

You and I can set our minds at ease."

"Yes, General!"

After regulating his breath for a while, Meng Chixing's true qi finally settled, and he was able to speak,

"This place should already be near the border of Great Ming's interior lands."

Meng Chixing cultivated the Dao Heart Demon Seed Great Art, and the moment he entered this foreign land of Great Ming, he seized a few local martial artists.

Using this demonic art, he eroded the spiritual bodies of those martial artists.

After finally digesting it, he had indeed grown familiar with the local area.

Although this was a stretch of barren mountains and savage ridges, after a period of observation Meng Chixing finally recognized where they were.

"The interior?"

General Zhebie did not understand the term and gently furrowed his brow.

"The interior means the Guanzhong region, west of Tong Pass.

Not far further west is the Western Peak, Mount Hua.

Following Mount Hua further west, past the He Xi Corridor, one can enter the Western Regions."