Chapter 46: (1/2)
Defiant Martial God
Rescuing Murong Yue
The Taoist Monk who was engulfed in the deadly Demonic Qi rushed forth. Instantly, a panicked shout came from behind.
“Beware, stay away from him!”
Thankfully, the warning came in time and someone amidst the shocked crowd reacted instantly.
“Get lost!”
A young man roared and charged out from behind the chubby and fair middle-aged man and the old Taoist Monk. Sword energy exploded wildly, and from the moment he drew his sword to the moment when he resheathed it, the naked blade was never seen. Rather, only a storm of sword qi could be observed.
The man who was screaming for help fell onto the floor with a “plop”. Red and black blood flowed from his body, forming a gigantic pool.
The sword was incredibly fast!
Everyone looked towards the young man with fear in their eyes.
“Move aside.” From the back, an old man wearing a Pill Master robe rushed forward. He was the one who yelled for everyone to be careful.
“Master Dan.” The Taoist Monk and the chubby middle-aged man greeted him respectfully, suggesting that the man was of a high position.
Master Dan nodded at the two men and solemnly walked over to the rotting corpse shrouded in black air. He struck out with his palm, and a silvery-white light shot onto the corpse. The black air surrounding the corpse dissipated and the decomposition of the corpse was halted.
After he was done with this corpse, Master Dan walked towards another corpse that was so thoroughly decomposed that it was unrecognizable. He struck again and removed the Demonic black Qi from it.
After looking at his skills, the surrounding people deeply admired and revered him.
“Master Dan is getting better and better with his detoxification methods. I am impressed.” The chubby middle-aged man stepped forward with a smile on his face and spoke with admiration.
“You flatter me, Your Royal Highness.” Master Dan turned around and bowed slightly to the middle-aged man.
“Master Dan, what poison is this?” The old Taoist Monk came forward as well. He frowned deeply as he stared at the two corpses.
“Yin Demonic Qi, in its purest form.” Master Dan looked towards the two corpses with furrowed brows.
“Almost nobody would dare to touch this sort of Yin Demonic Qi. How did they even get poisoned by it?”
Naturally, the Taoist Monk was clueless too, and could only look for the disciple standing beside him.
“Master, these two corpses actually came from the illusionary battlefield. One of the juniors went to touch the corpses surrounded by the black Qi and…” A disciple of higher status hurriedly answered.
He did not need to finish his sentence for everyone to know what had happened.
“Does the Slaughter Array contains Yin Demonic Qi?” Master Dan asked as he looked at the Taoist Monk in doubt.
The old Taoist Monk shook his head.
“No, it’s impossible for that.”
“There’s only one explanation then – someone is using the Yin Demonic Qi as an attack within the Slaughter Array. If this is true, it will pose a huge threat to our people.” Master Dan spoke seriously.
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man’s heart skipped a beat. He was anxious. Grooming the group of one hundred elites took effort. If they were all to die in such a tragic manner inside, arranging this Slaughter Array would be equivalent to sabotaging themselves.
“Master, this can’t do. Can you please think of a way to resolve this?” The middle-aged man said worriedly.
Master Dan’s agitated expressions slowly turned gentler as he nodded.
“Worry not, Your Royal Highness. The man’s usage of the Yin Demonic Qi is not mature enough and I still have ways to resolve this. I have some pills which could cure the poison. However, I only have a limited number of them, and so they cannot be used on everyone. I suggest that we send the ten strongest men to hunt down the man using the Yin Demonic Qi.”
“Royal father, I’ll go.” The young man who had shown his impressive sword skills earlier dashed forward and asked with a deep voice. He had longed to enter the Slaughter Array for a long time but was not allowed to previously.
The middle-aged man looked towards the dashing and strapping young man and a glimpse of hesitance flashed in his eyes.
“Rui-er, the Slaughter Array is extremely deadly and dangerous. You… …”
“Father, are you doubting my ability? Even if we include the one hundred elites that you groomed, there’s few of amongst them who can rival me.” The young man ground his teeth and looked dissatisfied. He wanted to show off his skills within the Slaughter Array and experience trials that involved life and death. He was a cultivator, not a flower which grew in a greenhouse.
To a cultivator like him, over-protection would limit his growth.
“Father, you’re a practitioner of Martial Arts as well. You should know that a cultivator has to undergo countless dangerous trials to become stronger and have a tougher mentality. Over-protection is only going to harm me.” The young man debated with persistence.
“This…” The middle-aged man was stunned and sighed with resignation.
“Fine, I promise you that you will lead this hunting team. However, you have to be extremely cautious.”
“Thank you, Father.” The young man was overjoyed. He couldn’t care less about his father’s warning of being careful. He was confident that he needn’t be wary within the Slaughter Array with skills like his. Others were the ones who should be careful.