Chapter 687 - High Level Cooperation (1/2)

Yi Qing and Lonemoon flew quickly. In a flash, they arrived at Nameless Mountain. Before they landed, they heard a loud crash and saw the entire mountain vibrate. A sliver of white light shone forth from the ground. They detected faint sword Qi in the light, like there had just been an explosion..

“It’s the sword array!” Lonemoon shouted. It was then that they remembered that when they left the mountain, Zuo Two Bucks was still inside the sword array.

The two of them looked on. Indeed, the ten-level sword array that Lonemoon had set up was destroyed. In fact, the huge force caused half the peak to be destroyed. All the sword Qi in the array was a mess. At the base of the mountain sat a ball of demonic Qi. Inside stood a figure with wounds all over his body. He was hanging on for his life, refusing to allow the demonic Qi all around him to swallow him.

It was Zuo Two Bucks!

Lonemoon started. He no longer cared about hiding his own cultivation level. He immediately waved his fan, causing it to turn into a spirit sword. With one wave of the sword, he caused all the demonic Qi around them to dissipate. He summoned spirit Qi to gather around Zuo Shuming, and used it to carry him out of the grips of the demonic Qi.

Yi Qing moved fast as well. The moment Lonemoon acted, Yi Qing activated his True Phoenix Fire and mixed together with his own sword Qi, before shooting the mixture toward the demonic Qi. The demonic Qi was forced to retreat into a small ball. Slowly, Shu Yi’s body appeared

“Hey, you’re still alive?” Lonemoon patted Zuo Two Bucks, who was covered in blood. Then, he sent a thread of immortal Qi into his body to activate Little Biao’s scale within. A moment later, immortal Qi surrounded Zuo Shuming’s body. His wounds began to heal before their very eyes.

His vision focused slowly. Recognising the person in front of him, he muttered, “Brother… Lonemoon?”

Lonemoon heaved a sigh of relief. It’s a good thing they arrived in time.

“Uncle-Master Yi Qing!” Yu Luan and the other elders finally arrived. They saw the scene of destruction in front of them, then looked toward Shu Yi above. Immediately, they halted. Some of them were obviously in disbelief. “Shu… Yi?!”

She no longer looked like the obedient disciple she was before. Perhaps the demonic Qi had finally gotten to her. There were demonic scars on her face. From time to time, her body even released demonic Qi. She no longer looked like a cultivator. Instead, she looked like half a demon. It was terrifying. Even looking from afar caused chills to run down their spines.

“It’s you again!” Shu Yi glared at Yi Qing in front of her. She seemed enraged that she had failed again to kill Zuo Shuming. Yet, thinking about the fire that she had almost been hit with caused her to tremble.

[Ding! Warning, murder mission failed. Original owner’s grievous energy has reached 95! If it rises to 100, the mission will be an utter failure.]

The familiar sound of the system was heard once again.

“Shut up! I know!” Shu Yi was getting anxious. Angered, she growled, “If Zuo Shuming had not been hiding in that sword array, I would not have to spend such a long time trying to kill him. He would have been dead by now.”

[What should we do now, Host?] 001 was beginning to sound quite panicked. [Why not we just give up the mission? The original owner’s grievous energy levels are too high. They wouldn’t be reduced even if we manage to kill Zuo Shuming.]

“No!” Shu Yi answered immediately. “The mission aside – I’ve already wasted so many years n this plane. I wouldn’t rest if I don’t kill him!”

[But, Host…]

“Say no more. We can’t do anything about the original owner’s grievous energy values anymore, but it might still be possible to kill this man.” Shu Yi lowered her gaze as she tried to suppress the anger she was feeling within. Her expression turned calm.

Yu Luan stepped forward. “Shu Yi! You betrayed the sect and became so unfilial that you did not even spare your own father! You colluded with a bunch of fiendish cultivators to come and attack our Gui Yi Sect too! What you’ve done is unforgivable. Uncle-Master Yi Qing has already taken Tian Ji down. You’re all alone now with no support. Why are you not surrendering!”