Chapter 291 - Chapter 291: Chapter 273: The Death of Zhang Yuan (2/2)
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“Whether it is the righteousness you speak of, or the demonic, the ultimate goal is ascension to immortality and obtaining the Longevity Dao Fruit.”
“What difference does it make?”
“All I can say is that our paths differ…”
These words from the Zhang Family Patriarch left Elder Bai silent for a moment.
He knew that the person before him was no longer the same Zhang Chenfan that he once knew well.
“So today, must we really decide a victor between us?”
Elder Bai looked at the Zhang Family Patriarch and said.
The Zhang Family Patriarch spoke, glanced at Lin Jing, and then said:
“Originally today, I only planned to use that lad to draw Wǔ Cǎi here, absorb it and break through to the Golden Core Peak.”
“But Wǔ Cǎi actually self-destructed.”
“Now, I’m just a bit away from reaching the Golden Core Peak, so I might as well absorb the two of you.”
Just as the Zhang Family Patriarch finished speaking, Huang Qingling interjected:
“He is the Demon Cultivator from the Demonic Path who sucks the blood essence of cultivators. His demonic techniques allow him to absorb others’ cultivation and enhance his own.”
After hearing this, Elder Bai nodded and then said:
“I had guessed as much…”
The Zhang Family Patriarch’s eyes were cold as he stared at Elder Bai:
“Since it’s so, let’s cut the talk.”
With that, the Demonic Qi around his body erupted even more intensely than before.
Elder Bai likewise didn’t waste any more words. His cultivation at the Golden Core Late Stage burst forth, and he directly raised a silver-white Flying Sword, attacking the Zhang Family Patriarch.
The Zhang Family Patriarch was not outdone, as countless blood-red filaments surged from his body, dividing into two groups.
One group charged directly at Elder Bai.
The other circled around, attacking from the side, as if intending to envelop Elder Bai within.
Seeing this, Elder Bai hastily took out a bead engraved with dense incantations and activated his Spiritual Power. The bead immediately burst forth with intense golden light.
Those red filaments melted away instantly upon contact with the golden light, as if they had met with their natural enemy.
The Zhang Family Patriarch, observing this, had a change of expression and quickly retracted the red filaments.
By this time, Elder Bai’s Flying Sword had already reached the side of the Zhang Family Patriarch.
The Zhang Family Patriarch, seeing this, hurriedly raised his Flying Sword to block and then dodged backward…
And Elder Bai pursued him.
The two of them fought, moving farther and farther apart…
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After Elder Bai and the Zhang Family Patriarch had left.
Zhang Wu, at this time, had also slowly walked over.
Zhang Wu first looked at Zhang Yuan, then turned his head away with reluctance and faced Elder Yu, saying:
“Elder Yu, it’s our turn now.”
Elder Yu also looked up at Zhang Wu and then spoke:
“I know you’ve watched Zhang Yuan grow up since he was a child. How can you bear to strike him down?”
Zhang Wu was silent for a moment before he spoke:
“My life was given by the old master…”
“For the old master, I can forsake everything, including my own life.”
After saying this, he fell silent.
He didn’t dare look up again at Zhang Yuan, who was on the brink of death.
“Alright…”
Elder Yu spoke directly, and his aura burst forth with great intensity.
“Since you wish to fight, then I’ll accompany you,” said Elder Yu as he stepped forward.
Then, his Flying Sword sped towards Zhang Wu.
As Elder Bai and the Zhang Family Patriarch clashed, so did Elder Yu and Zhang Wu.
This place was left with only Lin Jing, Huang Qingling, and Zhang Yuan, teetering on the edge of death.
Lin Jing, at this moment, continued to channel his Spiritual Power into Zhang Yuan’s body, but it had no effect.
Zhang Yuan’s face was ashen, his eyes unfocused, his lips mouthing silently, unable to make any sound.
Just then…
Zhang Yuan’s initially unfocused eyes suddenly brightened, and he murmured softly. The sound was too faint, even Lin Jing, who held him, couldn’t hear it clearly.
He reached out his hand as if trying to grasp something.
But at that moment, it abruptly stopped…
Then, his eyes quickly lost their light, and the hand he had stretched out fell…
Lin Jing felt a pang in his heart, as he could clearly feel that Zhang Yuan in his arms had stopped moving entirely, including breathing and heartbeat…
Zhang Yuan had perished.