Chapter 298 - To the Death (1/2)

Xiao Chen ignored the cat and continued to channel the True Qi in his body. At this moment, two waves of True Qi were clashing in his body. One of them was pure immortal Qi from the Mystic Cyan Cultivation Method he had cultivated over a long period of time, while the other was formed naturally from the 12 Spiritual Meridians in his body. The latter was slightly dark purple in color and looked extremely mysterious. With the assistance of the Mystic Diabolic Enchantment, it expanded a few times.

Very quickly, the purple Qi suppressed the white one. Xiao Chen’s face was enveloped in black energy, and his pupils had turned slightly red.

Zhiluan was greatly shocked. “Stop, kid! Stop!”

Suddenly, two sharp rays of energy shot out from Xiao Chen’s eyes. “My heart was connected to all life, but how did you people treat me? You destroyed my Nascent Soul! You imprisoned me in the Ghostly Hall that was completely devoid of any light!”

He thought about past events that happened a few millennia ago. He was wrongly framed as a people of the Devil’s Practice, and his Nascent Soul was destroyed.

“What is Heaven? What is Tao? What is life?”

The vengefulness in Xiao Chen’s heart was amplified, and he channeled his powers suddenly, causing an immense ball of energy to radiate from his body. The greenery nearby was instantly turned into ash, and even the water in pools of the surrounding area churned into waves about three meters high.

Zhiluan was sent flying backward by the sudden surge of energy, and rolled on the ground a few times before getting up. He gazed at Xiao Chen, who was already undergoing Qi Deviation, and said loudly, “Kid! Have you forgotten that Xian’er is still waiting for us to return!”

“Xian’er…” Finally, Xiao Chen regained a little of his senses.

Zhiluan took the opportunity to chant incantations, sending a few white radiances flying toward the back of Xiao’s head. Xiao Chen straightened himself up and coughed out a mouthful of blood, before collapsing on his side.

Zhiluan flew over at great speed to break his fall. Xiao Chen got up only after a while, all the black qi gone from his face. His pupils had reverted to their original color, and he was muttering, “What happened just now…”

Zhiluan grunted. “You nearly underwent complete Qi Deviation!”

“Qi…Qi Deviation…” Xiao Chen rubbed his temples, still feeling a little dizzy.

“Kid, let me ask you, have you slayed the Deity of Three Corpses?” Zhiluan asked sternly and seriously, as it walked up to him.

“Deity of Three Corpses…” Xiao Chen muttered, before shaking his head.

The “Deity of Three Corpses” were the three things that all practitioners had to rid themselves of, before they could become a saint. They were similar in nature to the three vices of Greed, Anger and Foolishness that the Buddhists needed to get rid of. However, he had failed to do so in his previous life. How could he possibly manage to do that in this current life?

“Wha…ttt!” Zhiluan was so shocked that it leapt up as it exclaimed. “You didn’t get rid of the Three Corpses! How could you possibly attain immortality? You’ll definitely undergo Qi Deviation someday. How do you think those old Nascent Soul beasts entered the realm so easily? All of them rid themselves of the Three Corpses!”

Xiao Chen frowned. “I’m not even in Grand Completion Realm, so why should I rid myself of the Three Corpses? Furthermore, not all of the Nascent Soul beasts did that. Do you think Wan Gufeng has gotten rid of the Three Corpses, in his mind?”

“Who’s Wan Gufeng?”

“Oh, I forgot that I met him before I met you. He’s a fake practitioner of the Orthodox Path.”

Zhiluan shook its hand and replied seriously, “No matter what he did, you should still get rid of the Three Corpses, to prevent yourself from having to deal with Qi Deviation again. If I hadn’t…humph!”

Xiao Chen replied, “Would it be as easy as you claim? Forget it, I’ll try to break into the Nascent Soul Realm again, in a few days’ time. I’ll stop trying if I really can’t do it.” He was more concerned that it would be extremely hard to break into the realm, once he left this land of abundant Spiritual Qi.

He had his master to assist him in the past, but who else could he look for now? Even though he was acquainted with Zi Mo, it was still better to have his own master. Suddenly, he missed his master from the Three Pure Sect, Bai Ying. It would be great if Bai Ying was around now; he would surely know what to do.

He sighed, unwilling to discuss further. “Right, how’s the Area of Chaos?” he asked.

Zhiluan opened its paws and retrieved a divine berry from the sack on its back. It took a bite of the fruit, replying vaguely, “Anyway…we’ll…be…unable to leave…”

“What?”

“I said, the Area of Chaos is still not open, and we can’t leave yet.”