Chapter 196 Leader of the Corpse Refinery Sec (1/2)

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Murong Xian'er was so frightened that she screeched and took a step backward. Xiao Chen immediately propped her up and puffed his chest. He said resolutely, ”Senior, please don't scare her. Otherwise, I won't comply with your orders even if it means giving up my life!”

Yu Yangzi's expression changed instantly. Putting on a smile, he replied, ”Please don't mind my hastiness. Look, we're both cultivators. Can you sit still and watch that devil harming the innocents in the future?”

Naturally, Xiao Chen wouldn't just watch a devil wreck chaos without doing anything. That didn't mean he trusted this person's words. ”Senior, where does your confidence in killing the devil come from? Won't the real disaster be releasing the devil from the palace?”

Yu Yangzi smiled. ”That devil could've run a long time ago if he wanted to. He won't leave until he's done ingesting my soul.” He suddenly sighed like a fighter meeting his death or a hero reaching a dead end. ”My lifespan is coming to an end. If I put my life on the line, I'm confident that I can eliminate that devil for good.”

Xiao Chen heaved a sigh. His thoughts earlier were simply deductions, but he wasn't sure if he should trust this man's words. Suddenly, Yu Yangzi calculated with his fingers and then said, ”A Nascent Soul Realm cultivator is heading our way.”

Xiao Chen jolted in surprise. Sure enough, he could sense a formidable breath approaching them. It was undoubtedly the Nascent Soul Realm cultivator from the Zuoqiu family. Even though Zuoqiu Ze's tragic death wasn't his doing, he was sure that the former's family wouldn't let him off.

”Sigh. This Nascent Soul Realm cultivator is pretty strong. Unfortunately, I have to stay here to deal with that devil. Otherwise, I could've helped you block him.”

Xiao Chen inwardly cursed this man for being so shameless as to threaten him. If he refused to help Yu Yangzi break the formation, the latter would simply watch as he possibly lost his life. Suddenly, a realization hit him. With this old creature's strength, how could he have allowed Zuoqiu Ze to break the jade and call for help before killing him?

It seemed that this old creature had been scheming against him from the very beginning!

”How about it, young friend? That cultivator is about to reach soon. Should I retreat for now?”

”D*mn it, retreat 10,000 miles for all I care!” Xiao Chen continued to curse Yu Yangzi's shameless in his head. Never mind that Yu Yangzi might let him possibly die, he might even end up suffering the same fate as Zuoqiu Ze if he didn't help break the formation.

The Nascent Soul Realm cultivator's breath was closing in on them. In the distance, changes were beginning to take place in the horizon. Torrents of vital energy were surging violently as black clouds stormed the sky and covered the sun.

Murong Xian'er began shuddering in fear. Xiao Chen gently rubbed her forehead and told Yu Yangzi, ”Fine! I'll break the formation for you, Senior, but you must kill that person. I have an unbreakable grudge against him!”

He had no other choice left. He could only take things as they come. He hoped that Yu Yangzi was truly capable of killing the Nascent Soul Realm cultivator from the Zuoqiu family. On one hand, it was to improve his chances of saving Gui Xian. On the other, it was for himself. It wasn't a joke to have a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator chasing him to the ends of the earth.

Yu Yangzi chuckled. ”Rest assured. A beginner Nascent Soul Realm cultivator isn't even worth my attention.”

Xiao Chen once again mentally cursed his shamelessness. Didn't Yu Yangzi just say that the cultivator was pretty strong? ”I really hope you duke it out until you both die. Then, I'll come back and harvest all of your Spiritual Meridians.”

Yu Yangzi coughed. He pointed in the southeast direction and said, ”Go on. It's 20 miles from here. You might just see some deserted mountains there, but it's just a diversionary tactic. Work together to break the Grand Formation of Loss and you'll be able to see the palace. However, the devil inside is incredibly bloodthirsty. Once you break the formation, you must leave immediately. Remember not to linger around.”

In his head, Xiao Chen cursed Yu Yangzi once again. Then, he pulled Murong Xian'er toward the direction that Yu Yangzi was pointing in.

Under the sea of dark clouds, two silhouettes landed on the spot where Zuoqiu Ze met his tragic death. The moment their feet touched the ground, the vital force around them surged into the dark clouds overhead. Moonlight spilled down, revealing the two figures to be old men.

One of them was Zuoqiu Ze's great-grandfather, Zuoqiu Ming. The other was Zuoqiu Ze's grandfather, Zuoqiu Ping, as well as Gui Xian's nemesis from back then.

Zuoqiu Ping instantly spotted the dried corpse on the ground that was Zuoqiu Ze. Tears welled up in his eyes and trailed down his face uncontrollably. He carried Zuoqiu Ze, crying, ”Young Ze! You died such a tragic death! Xiao Chen, I swear I'll break your bones and grind you to ash!”

The whites of Zuoqiu Ming's eyes were filled with red veins. It was impossible for him to overlook the fact that Zuoqiu Ze had his soul forcefully taken before death. He could imagine the pain that his grandson had been in.

”Ze'er…”

He began moving his hands in a rapid-fire movement to cast a spell. When he was done, he coughed up his Blood Essence. The Blood Essence instantly turned into a red light that flew straight into the clouds and dyed half the sky red.