Chapter 346

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Protagonist:

Jiang Xuan

"There are three forces in that direction: Jin Jin Men, the Western Religion, and the Tianying Sect."

Qi Daolin soon gave the answer; he was all too familiar with the Shang Jie.

"You can choose one; Jin Jin Men and the Tianying Sect are the weakest."

Hearing his own familiar name, Boy spoke up.

Hatred showed on his face; back when the Seven Gods settled accounts with the Xia Jie, Jin Jin Men had been among them.

"Jin Jin Men!"

Qi Daolin saw Boy's expression and turned to look at Jiang Xuan.

"Then let's go to Jin Jin Men."

After Jiang Xuan agreed, he tore open space, and they appeared a million li away.

Only then did Qi Daolin discover that the power on Jiang Xuan's body followed no pattern; the laws of this world's suppression seemed unrelated to him—even the power of a Heavenly God, he could tear open space.

"Your power is becoming more and more curious."

Qi Daolin spoke his heart's voice.

"Boy's opportunities alone already make people envious; if people learned of your power, they would probably go mad."

Jiang Xuan did not respond.

Just after they left, within Mo Kui Garden, dozens of powerful auras appeared; these were all Jiaoren, and there were also the Master of Mo Kui Garden and the Palace Master of the Immortal Hall.

"They are damned!"

Mo Kui Garden was already in ruins, and casualties were countless.

"I must kill you all."

The Master of Mo Kui Garden erupted with terrifying pressure; even Jiaoren were suppressed and dared not move.

"They should have left not long ago; we chase!"

After the Palace Master of the Immortal Hall tracked the aura, he locked onto their location, but the residual aura could only let them roughly discern the direction.

"They are heading toward Jin Jin Men?"

After sensing the aura, he discovered the direction of Jiang Xuan and the others, and was somewhat surprised; after all, Mo Kui Garden had just been heavily wounded by them.

By common sense, they should be hiding and would not continue to act.

But his aura-tracking direction was precisely Jin Jin Men.

The Master of Mo Kui Garden, however, was certain.

"They destroyed my Mo Kui Garden; they definitely will not act again, otherwise they would be caught by us; they must be going this way."

Jiang Xuan and the others' residual aura remained, and there was also a direction toward Ming Tu.

"Ming Tu and Sword Valley are two people lacking brains; acting alone and being killed is what they deserved; now the Shang Jie is dividing up their resources, these people surely want a share too."

After making his judgment, he wanted to go, but the Palace Master of the Immortal Hall did not think so.

The Immortal Hall did not move, and no one dared to move.

But the Master of Jin Jin Men was still here, feeling they might possibly rush toward Jin Jin Men, so he naturally had to return.

"We cannot act separately; you have already experienced the other side's power; separating would give them an opportunity; we must choose one location!"

Since Mo Kui Garden's power was ultimately greater, after the Master of Jin Jin Men was watched by him, he chose to leave alone.

"Since you have already determined they will go to Ming Tu, guarding Jin Jin Men is my own matter."

He rushed back to Jin Jin Men.

The Palace Master of the Immortal Hall was very helpless, and went to Ming Tu with the Master of Mo Kui Garden.

Jiang Xuan and the others moved very fast, appearing within Jin Jin Men, and without a word began looting.

Qi Daolin had confronted the Shang Jie for so many years, but it was the first time he felt such exhilaration.

Boy entered Jin Jin Men, fought a bit, and Jin Jin Men was already emptied out.

He and Bird Grandmaster exchanged a smile.

But Bird Grandmaster suddenly changed expression; after all, he had previously disliked him very much, and now cooperating with him, he still had some misgivings in his heart.

"Where should we go now?"

The resources of these two sects were already enough for them to cultivate for a period of time, but Jiang Xuan suddenly stopped, looking at the road they had come by.

"Someone is coming."

Qi Daolin and Bird Grandmaster immediately became serious.

"Who will it be?"

Jiang Xuan told them to relax.

"The other side has only one person; it should be the Master of Jin Jin Men."

Hearing this, Qi Daolin laughed out loud.

"That means my plan succeeded."

Bird Grandmaster looked at Qi Daolin in doubt; he had not told Jiang Xuan his thoughts.

"What plan?"

Qi Daolin told them with a light of confidence.

"When we came, I once left my aura in other directions; they would surely guess where exactly we went."

"These people all have their own ideas; once they set their minds on something they will absolutely carry it through without compromise. As long as the Master of Mo Kui Garden is convinced we are in another direction, they definitely will not come to Jin Jin Men."

"As for the Master of Jin Jin Men seeing the scene at Mo Kui Garden, he dares not gamble, so he will stubbornly persist in his course and return. This gives us our opportunity. This fellow isn't anything good either."

Qi Daolin watched the Master of Jin Jin Men return and told Jiang Xuan.

"Jin Jin Men has always seized others' opportunities, yet they claim to be guiding and converting people — extremely hypocritical. However, Jin Jin Men's technique combines the Law of Metal; it can advance to attack and retreat to defend. If one gets entangled, it is very hard to break free."

"So I have never had a chance to act against Jin Jin Men. Now the opportunity has come."

Bird Grandpa couldn't help but give Qi Daolin a thumbs-up.

"You've already figured them out thoroughly. Doing this indeed makes it impossible for them to figure out what's going on."

Soon Bird Grandpa voiced the worry in his heart again.

"But if they go to Ming Tu or other places and discover we're not there, they'll know they've been played. Will there be enough time?"

He spoke the worry in his heart.

"There's enough time."

Jiang Xuan, however, affirmed it to him.

"The physical body is powerful, but there are ways to break through it."

"Disciple, give me your God-Striking Stone for a moment."

Hearing Jiang Xuan's words, Boy took out the God-Striking Stone.

Seeing Jiang Xuan, the God-Striking Stone was clearly somewhat unwilling. It felt Jiang Xuan's strength was too powerful and feared its own will would be erased.

Seeing it acting all awkward and reluctant, Jiang Xuan nevertheless told it clearly.

"Although you are one of the Ancient Era's Ten Vicious, you've always been following my disciple. As long as you assist him, I will not erase your will. Today is merely borrowing you for a use."

"The blood of Jin Jin Men — you will like it very much."

Hearing what Jiang Xuan said, the God-Striking Stone dispelled its own doubts.

It was very much looking forward to what Jiang Xuan said, wanting to see just how good Jin Jin Men's blood was.

Qi Daolin and Bird Grandpa, without needing to speak, both already understood Jiang Xuan's intention.

"Rest assured. This fellow probably won't even know how he died."

The Master of Jin Jin Men revealed himself.

Bird Grandpa and Qi Daolin stared at him.

"Just you two?"

The Master of Jin Jin Men looked burly and sturdy, yet his mind was extremely meticulous.

Seeing only the two of them, he became vigilant. But soon, Boy walked out from the side.

The three stared at the Master of Jin Jin Men.

"What, do you think the three of us aren't enough to deal with you alone?"

Boy spoke first.

"The settling of accounts in Xia Jie includes a share for you. Today I will make you pay the price."

Hearing Boy's words, the Master of Jin Jin Men looked at the three of them and laughed.

"You're not joking with me, are you? Just relying on the three of you, you still want to take me down?"

"Truly overestimating yourselves."

Among those present, the only one he could look up to was Qi Daolin.

Although Qi Daolin was powerful, he still remained fearless, having absolute confidence in his own Jin Jin Jue.

The Master of Jin Jin Men was convinced that even if he couldn't beat them, as long as he could stall for time.

Once the Palace Masters of the Immortal Palace appeared, Qi Daolin and the others would certainly be captured.

"No need for more words. Today I'll take your dog life."

Boy ignited all the power within his body, giving off a death-or-glory feeling right from the start. But the Master of Jin Jin Men was a half-step Supreme; his strength was not something a Sect Master could compare to.

Coupled with his Jin Jin Jue, he could be called an existence difficult to deal with in Shang Jie.

Qi Daolin and Bird Grandpa were both startled by Boy's aura, feeling his act was too convincing.

After the two steadied their mindset, they followed Boy and struck out. The three clashed with the Master of Jin Jin Men. He did not fear them and confronted the three.

"Is that all your strength amounts to?"

The attacks of the three could not break his defense, but at the same time, the Master of Jin Jin Men's attacks could do nothing to Qi Daolin and them.

The situation deadlocked. Jiang Xuan finally acted.

In the Void, Karmic Power surged out, trapping the Master of Jin Jin Men.

He suddenly realized things were very bad, but before he could even turn around, Jiang Xuan had already appeared behind him, and the God-Striking Stone fell upon his head.

Jiang Xuan had already been gathering power for a long time. This strike was earth-shaking; the Master of Jin Jin Men's head exploded.

The God-Striking Stone was shaken dizzy and disoriented. It was only with Jiang Xuan's power empowering it that it thoroughly shattered the Master of Jin Jin Men's skull.

Although the God-Striking Stone had no consciousness, it frantically absorbed the Master of Jin Jin Men's blood. After Jin Jin Jue is cultivated to the extreme, it changes a person's blood.

Now the Master of Jin Jin Men's blood was golden in color.

The God-Striking Stone sensed the power within and increased the force of its absorption.

The Master of Jin Jin Men's Primordial Spirit floated down in midair. He never expected that he had actually been played.

"You knew from the start that you couldn't break my defense!"

"You actually launched a sneak attack from the shadows!"

Jiang Xuan didn't care how he won, lightly telling him.

"The victor becomes king, the loser a bandit. You lost, so you must die."

The Law of Karma trapped his Primordial Spirit.

"Disciple, this strike is yours."

Boy looked at Jiang Xuan with deep gratitude, but he did not rush to kill the Master of the Jin Jin Men.

"Master, leave this fellow for now. I want to become even stronger. When the time comes, I will release him and fight him myself, resolving him with my own strength."

Qi Daolin applauded Boy.

"Excellent, you have great backbone!"

Jiang Xuan agreed as well.

"Since that is the case, let him live a while longer."

The Master of the Jin Jin Men had not expected he could still live. His Primordial Spirit was trapped, and Jiang Xuan suppressed him with the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror, leaving him no possibility of resistance.

On the other side, the Master of the Mo Kui Garden and the others, heading toward the Ming Tu, suddenly discovered there was no trace of Jiang Xuan and his group here.

Immediately after, a battle erupted in the direction of the Jin Jin Men. Only then did they realize they had been tricked. The Master of the Mo Kui Garden's face twitched. He had never imagined he would be played like this, and anger surged in his heart.

He rushed toward the Jin Jin Men, but was intercepted by the Palace Master of the Immortal Palace.

"Don't go. The Master of the Jin Jin Men's aura is already gone. At this distance, even if we go over, we likely won't find them. Better to head straight for Zui Zhou and force them to reveal themselves!"

The Master of the Mo Kui Garden agreed.

His eyes were full of killing intent.

"I will flatten Zui Zhou!"

Seeing no one pursuing, Qi Daolin made a proposal to Jiang Xuan and the others.

"If these fellows discover they can't catch us, they might go to Zui Zhou. What then?"

Jiang Xuan laughed.

"What is there to fear? The Immortal Palace has always held the leading position, thinking nothing would happen to them. This time may not be so certain."

The Old Palace Master was injured last time, and the Palace Master of the Immortal Palace has left the Immortal Palace. This is their opportunity.

"I have heard there is another anomalous existence in the Immortal Palace — a Residual Immortal!"

Qi Daolin was not speaking alarmist words; he had perceived this fellow's existence.

"He sealed his own body, using Divine Source to sustain himself and preserve his lifespan. When I attacked the Immortal Palace before, I accidentally touched upon this existence. It was too terrifying."

"Are you sure you want to move against the Immortal Palace?"

Jiang Xuan nodded.

"We must give them a deterrent, and this deterrent starts with the Immortal Palace."

Jiang Xuan brought them charging into the Immortal Palace at great speed.

Those heading for Zui Zhou suddenly saw the Palace Master of the Immortal Palace order them to halt.

"What has happened?"

While the crowd was bewildered, the Palace Master of the Immortal Palace spoke through gritted teeth.

"They charged into the Immortal Palace and are destroying it."

The Palace Master of the Immortal Palace looked at the nearby Zui Zhou, but ultimately turned and left, preparing to return to the Immortal Palace.

"This is a 'lure the tiger from the mountain' ploy!"

The Master of the Mo Kui Garden remained calm, convinced Jiang Xuan's group had only wanted to draw their attention.

"Even so, we cannot let them run rampant on my Immortal Palace's territory!"

He was leaving; no one dared stop him. They even looked at each other, unsure what to do now.

After the Palace Master of the Immortal Palace left, the Master of the Mo Kui Garden stared at Zui Zhou, still unwilling to give up.

But the rest had already followed the Palace Master of the Immortal Palace away. He feared being ambushed alone, and he was deeply vigilant toward Zui Zhou.

The Master of the Mo Kui Garden still left.

The Immortal Palace was already in ruins. To force the Palace Master of the Immortal Palace to return, Jiang Xuan's group only left when they returned, which thoroughly enraged the Immortal Palace's people.

The Palace Master of the Immortal Palace led them in pursuit.

"You must kill them!"

"This grudge is not just the Immortal Palace's, but the entire Shang Jie's. If we truly let them run rampant, the order we established will vanish."

The Palace Master of the Immortal Palace stood on the moral high ground and addressed the crowd.

Hearing this, the Master of the Mo Kui Garden was the first to respond.

"Kill them!"

He followed the Palace Master of the Immortal Palace charging forward. In the chaos, everyone appeared most loyal to him, but careful observation would reveal the Master of the Mo Kui Garden was merely performing.

He trailed behind the Palace Master of the Immortal Palace; one could faintly see he was actually maintaining a certain safe distance from the Palace Master.

Should any mishap occur, he could flee.

Just like that they charged out, preparing to hunt down Jiang Xuan.

"Why haven't they come yet? Do we need to wait a bit?"

Jiang Xuan wanted them to chase him. Qi Daolin found this interesting and waited for them to pursue. Seeing no movement, he thought the Immortal Palace had given up and wanted to wait a while.

Then he heard the Immortal Palace's voices.

"You all deserve to die!"

Immortal Qi condensed and surged toward them.

But Jiang Xuan tore through the Void, taking them away.

Watching them flee far away again, the Palace Master of the Immortal Palace was nearly driven mad with rage.

"Catch up to them!"

He wanted to continue the pursuit.

After entering the Void, Boy and Qi Daolin bid farewell to Jiang Xuan.

Karmic Power appeared beside Jiang Xuan, gathering into the likeness of the two of them. (Chapter End)