Chapter 291 - Chapter 291: Chapter 273: The Death of Zhang Yuan (1/2)
Chapter 291: Chapter 273: The Death of Zhang Yuan
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So this was Huang Qingling’s trump card all along.
This jade pendant even had a teleportation function, no wonder Elder Bai said that this jade pendant was specially selected for Huang Qingling.
As long as one wore this jade pendant, it meant that at any time, one was under the protection of two Golden Core Cultivators.
From this, it was clear how much affection Elder Bai held for Huang Qingling.
When Elder Bai and Elder Yu emerged, the first thing they felt was the pervasive demonic aura that filled the sky.
The two immediately furrowed their brows, looking around to find the source of the demonic aura.
The attack from the Zhang Family Patriarch had already ceased.
The demonic aura that had been swirling around his body had dissipated, and he had reverted to his previous appearance.
It was at this moment that the jade pendant hovering in midair began to “crack and snap,” and the protective barrier around the teleportation array flickered and dimmed.
It was probably about to shatter.
Just then, Lin Jing hastily spoke up, addressing Elder Bai and Elder Yu:
“Be careful, Real Man Chenfan has cultivated demonic techniques…”
However, as Lin Jing issued his warning, the Zhang Family Patriarch had already launched his attack.
Countless streams of demonic aura burst forth violently, a blood-red malevolence soared into the sky, and when the demonic energy was at its most ferocious, the soaring malevolence instantly absorbed all the demonic aura and then transformed into a blood-red arrow, attacking Elder Bai and Elder Yu.
At the sight of this, Lin Jing’s heart leaped to his throat.
Just as the arrow was approaching the quickly fading barrier, Elder Bai and Elder Yu, along with Huang Qingling not far behind them, suddenly vanished into thin air.
Immediately after, the blood-red arrow unobstructed passed through the barrier formed by the jade pendant and, as it did so, the jade pendant could no longer withstand it.
With a “bang,” it exploded into fragments.
And the blood-colored arrow, without any inhibition, plunged directly into the ground and disappeared from sight.
Seeing Elder Bai and the others disappear, the Zhang Family Patriarch’s brow furrowed, and then he looked around.
Soon, he spotted the traces of the three of them in the airspace slightly further away within the dense forest.
At that moment, a ring in Elder Bai’s hand, which was emitting a milky white light, was slowly fading away.
It seemed that they had just used this ring to teleport away.
“Qing Ling used the jade pendant to summon us here, it must have been because of danger. Looking around, except for a few of you, there was no one else.”
“Moreover, with the demonic aura pervading the sky but no demon in sight, I have been on guard.”
Having said this, Elder Bai turned to the Zhang Family Patriarch, whose horrific features were enveloped in strands of rising demonic aura, and asked:
“Zhang Chenfan, when did you start practicing the Demonic Path?”
Following this.
The three of them approached Lin Jing. Elder Bai took two steps forward, gazing directly at the Zhang Family Patriarch.
Meanwhile, Elder Yu examined Lin Jing and inquired:
“Are you alright…”
Lin Jing shook his head in response:
“I’m fine, but Brother Zhang…”
Lin Jing then lowered his head to look at Zhang Yuan in his arms.
At this point, Zhang Yuan’s breathing was weak, and his eyes were starting to slowly lose focus; it was apparent he was on the brink of death.
Seeing this, Elder Yu quickly crouched down, placed his hand on Zhang Yuan’s wrist, and at once, countless streams of spiritual power flowed from his arm into Zhang Yuan’s body.
Even Elder Bai looked on.
But now, Zhang Yuan’s meridians were severed, and his cultivation base was destroyed.
His body was like a sieve, and no matter how much spiritual power was channeled into it, it would leak out without leaving a trace.
A moment later.
Elder Yu withdrew his hand, sighed, and, shaking his head at Lin Jing, said:
“It’s no use…”
“His meridians are severed, and his cultivation base is also destroyed. Even if Daluo is alive, he would be powerless to help.”
Elder Bai also witnessed all this.
“Is this your handiwork, Zhang Chenfan?” he turned to ask the Zhang Family Patriarch.
“Yes…”
The Zhang Family Patriarch looked at Zhang Yuan, who was close to death, and spoke unapologetically.
His eyes were exceptionally cold, devoid of any emotion.
“He chose to oppose me, so he must face the consequences of opposing me.”
Elder Bai listened to the Zhang Family Patriarch’s explanation and could not help but furrow his brow, then looked up at the Zhang Family Patriarch, now enshrouded in demonic aura.
“Zhang Chenfan, you have fallen into the demonic path.”
The Zhang Family Patriarch, with a dismissive face, scoffed:
“Hmph!”
“What is right, and what is demonic?”
“You say I have fallen into the demonic path, but I can only say your perspective is too narrow.”
“In this world, there is no right or wrong, just different means to achieve the ultimate goal.”