204 What a Pity! (2/2)

”Teacher... you've become a Dharma adept?”

Chen Dandan had regained her senses as well, and she stood up. She stared at Zhong Ya and bowed courteously. ”Congratulations, you've successfully achieved your goal of becoming a Dharma adept!”

Clearly, Chen Dandan herself had not been aware of Zhong Ya's achievement previously.

”Hm.”

Zhong Ya glanced at Chen Dandan warmly. Chen Dandan deserved some credit for this achievement of his. Just as he had mentioned three years ago when he had arrived at the Valley of the Medicine Masters, Zhong Ya's plan to enter the Dharma stage involved mental enlightenment. When he had saved Chen Dandan's life and accepted her as a disciple, it was to gain mental enlightenment.

The more mental enlightenment he gained, the higher his chances were of crossing over to the Dharma stage.

Two days ago, he had successfully entered the Dharma stage and extended his lifespan by 300 years. This was why he seemed to have physically gone back in time and looked younger than before.

The Zhong Ya now could live for another 300 more years!

Two days ago, after his breakthrough, Zhong Ya had isolated himself in his room to adjust fully to his new status. He had only appeared today after a Late Primal Core adept elder from the Xuanyin Sect had visited him and informed him hurriedly of the news of Zhou Donghuang.

Once he had removed himself from isolation, Zhong Ya had made his way here.

”Zhou Donghuang!”

When Chen Dandan focused her glance once again on the youth dressed in white, it was with a completely new mood. She was now energetic again like she had been born into a new life, and her eyes were full of greed and evil intent. ”I bet you never dreamt that my teacher, Zhong Ya, had already crossed over into the Dharma stage.”

”I have to admit, your progress was indeed rather shocking and unexpected, which led to your strength today and your ability to kill the other adepts. However, it's a pity that you're now unlucky enough to meet my teacher, a Dharma adept!”

Chen Dandan then turned to gaze at Zhong Ya. ”Teacher, since you are now a Dharma adept, you no longer need to worry that the act of killing Zhou Donghuang would affect your mental enlightenment.”

Zhong Ya replied in a cold tone, ”Even if I had not yet crossed over to the Dharma stage, with his powers now, I'd have the intention to kill him, and it still would not affect my mental enlightenment.

”Of course, if I didn't cross to become a Dharma adept, I would admittedly be no match for him now.”

The next time Zhong Ya glanced at Zhou Donghuang, the corners of his mouth turned up into a sinister smile. ”Young man, didn't you want to inflict the consequences of this grudge you have against me and the Xuanyin Sect?

”Make your move.

”I'm actually curious to see... How you, a special Silver Essence adept who could kill a Golden Essence adept, manages to act against me, a Dharma adept!”

As he spoke, Zhong Ya's eyes flicked with mockery.

”I can't believe you actually became a Dharma adept.”

Zhou Donghuang glanced calmly at Zhong Ya with an undisturbed expression on his face.

Previously, when Zhong Ya had first appeared, Zhou Donghuang had already observed that Zhong Ya did not have a golden inner Yuan halo surrounding him. Furthermore, physically, Zhong Ya had looked younger, and it was easy to guess that he had crossed over to the Dharma stage and had successfully become a Dharma adept.

”Well, the higher you rise, the more damage you will receive when you come crashing down... Saving Chen Dandan and becoming a Dharma adept merely allows you to live 300 more years. If you did not save her, even if you never crossed to the Dharma stage, you, Zhong Ya, could actually still have lived out a few good years.”

Zhou Donghuang shook his head. ”What a shame, what a shame.”

”Yet again, gaining a few days of status as a Dharma adept in exchange for a few years of life is probably a worthy exchange to you.”

With Zhou Donghuang's words, both Zhong Ya and Chen Dandan froze momentarily. The entire place fell yet again into a deep silence.

These words uttered by Zhou Donghuang had a deeper meaning that everyone could understand. What he meant was that despite Zhong Ya crossing over to the Dharma stage, he would still ensure his death today!

”Zhong Ya is now a Dharma adept... but he still has the confidence of killing him?”

The Divine Light Sect's head elder, Tuo Jin, was wavered by Zhou Donghuang's words. Previously, after realizing that Zhong Ya was now a Dharma adept, he had assumed that Zhou Donghuang was unluckily doomed. After hearing Zhou Donghuang's words, however, he felt swayed once again.

Could this Zhou Donghuang really kill Dharma adept, Zhong Ya?

”Is he crazy?”

”Although he is indeed rather powerful, the difference between a Primal Core adept and a Dharma adept is as vast as an ocean. He wants to cross a big stage and kill a Dharma adept? Is he dreaming?”

”What an idiot!”

The head elders of the Thousand-Year Sect, the Tianwu Sect and the Xuesha sect shook their heads and spoke up among themselves after hearing Zhou Donghuang's words.

This was especially so for the head elders of the Thousand-Year Sect and Xuesha sect. The glance they gave Zhou Donghuang was one they usually reserved for fools or the mentally disabled.

”Brother!”

Yun Lu was standing on Little Gold's back. Her small face no longer had on a hazy expression, and her eyes had brightened.

Previously, upon seeing that Zhong Ya had become a Dharma adept and demonstrated training of the Dharma stage, she was still worried that Zhou Donghuang was no longer his match.

However, upon hearing Zhou Donghuang's confident words, all ounces of worry disappeared.

”Weirdo!”

Even Little Gold spoke up now. Originally, even Little Gold had not expected that the master of his home would not fear someone as powerful as a Dharma adept.

As for the other onlookers, however, they were still unconvinced of the chances of Zhou Donghuang winning this fight.

At the end of the day, what Zhong Donghuang faced was still the third Dharma adept of the powerful supreme sect of Ziyun, who had only appeared after thousands of years had passed!