Chapter 923 - 295: Xiubai’s Fate_6

He indeed forgot about this matter, but now the Golden Crow Head had been given to Shen Xiubai, and that item obviously has great benefits for the Five Elements Secret Realm.

"No need to rush, I will give it to you when the time comes."

"Even if it’s gone, I’ll find a way to compensate you with something else."

As a Sword Cultivator, lying was indeed not his specialty.

With a guilty conscience, he could only give a vague answer.

Upon hearing this, the little girl got anxious.

"What do you mean ’even if it’s gone’!?"

"Sir, you can’t do this!"

Seeing the little girl’s tearful eyes, almost on the verge of crying, Shen Wen’an immediately felt troubled.

Meanwhile, Wei Qiuling in the room was also alerted by the commotion and opened the door to come out.

"Husband, what happened?"

Before Shen Wen’an could speak, the tearful Fire Phoenix came up to complain, "Sir promised to give the little demon an eye of the Golden Crow, but now... now he’s reneging..."

Upon hearing this, Wei Qiuling looked at Shen Wen’an with a strange expression.

She understood her husband’s straightforward nature; he generally wouldn’t go back on his promises.

There must be something behind this.

Shen Wen’an sighed: "The item has been given to Xiubai, he has great need of it."

"I also told him, if it can be spared, then spare it; if not, it can’t be helped."

Wei Qiuling understood immediately.

She knew a bit about what Shen Xiubai was doing and understood the importance of the Five Elements Secret Realm for the Shen Family. She comforted the Fire Phoenix, saying, "Girl, don’t cry. Since the item was promised to you, we’ll surely find a way to spare it for you."

"But now that item concerns the entire family’s fate, don’t rush, just wait and see, alright?"

Though the Fire Phoenix was unwilling, she could also see that the two weren’t lying, and she could only wipe away her tears, reluctantly nodding and saying, "Then sir must remember to owe the little demon an eye of the Golden Crow; if there’s any good item in the future, please prioritize compensating the little demon..."

"Alright."

To get rid of this little girl, Shen Wen’an agreed without hesitation.

After sending away the Fire Phoenix, Wei Qiuling couldn’t help but come over with a smile and ask, "Husband has no way with her either?"

Shen Wen’an sighed slightly, "Ultimately we’re at fault, can’t hit her either..."

"By the way, where’s Chongzhen?"

"Early in the morning, why haven’t I seen him cultivating?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Qiuling was also a bit curious.

She had been meditating and cultivating since early morning, and hadn’t noticed when her son slipped out.

After confirming Shen Chongzhen was no longer home, a trace of anger appeared on Shen Wen’an’s face.

"Little rascal, indulging in women, he’s even neglecting cultivation..."

Wei Qiuling quickly comforted, "Husband, don’t be angry, I’ll go and find him."

After soothing Shen Wen’an, she hurriedly left the courtyard, planning to see where Shen Chongzhen had gone.

Her son’s pursuit of Zhou Xuan wasn’t opposed by the couple, but neglecting cultivation because of it was certainly unacceptable.

...

Southern Border, outskirts of Yangquan Mountain.

A fierce chase battle was taking place.

One of the participants in the battle was Ou Chang, a Golden Core Cultivator of the Yin Corpse Sect.

At this time, Ou Chang’s clothes were in disarray, his breath feeble, with half of his arm charred black, looking utterly miserable.

"Who are you all, why have you attacked my Yin Corpse Sect for no reason!?"

Facing several figures in crimson cloaks closing in to kill him, Ou Chang was filled with rage, his gaze tough, forcibly controlling ten plus Silver Armored Corpse Puppets and two terrifyingly powerful Golden Armored Corpse Puppets to block his front, despite the burning sensation in his meridians.

These corpse puppets were all he had, relying on the two Golden Armored Corpse Puppets comparable to the Five Body Cultivation Realms and the ten plus Silver Armored Corpse Puppets, Late Stage Golden Core Ou Chang’s strength barely squeezed into the first tier among many Golden Core Realm Cultivators.

Due to this, the Yin Corpse Sect had become one of the relatively strong Golden Core influences in the northern part of the Southern Border, and ordinary Golden Core influences generally didn’t want conflict with them.

Yet several days ago, these mysterious cultivators wearing crimson cloaks and strange masks suddenly attacked the Yin Corpse Sect without warning.

The opposing force was very strong, with as many as two Purple Mansion and over ten Golden Core cultivators.

These people violently broke through the Yin Corpse Sect’s Sect Protection Array and directly kidnapped a large number of disciples from within the sect, then headed towards the sect’s treasure vault.

Realizing the opponent might be targeting the sect’s Corpse Refining Secret Skill, Ou Chang and the Sect Leader of the Yin Corpse Sect immediately each took part of the sect’s heritage and treasures to desperately break out.

Now, he was fleeing all the way, being chased to this point.

The injuries within made Ou Chang realize that today there was no escape from doom.

"A dying person, why so much nonsense?"

"I see you are a figure; I offer you two choices."

A figure wearing a bronze mask stepped through the void to the verge, softly saying, "First, come back with me; with your Golden Core Realm cultivation and exquisite Corpse Refining Skill, I can ensure a good position within the sect for you..."

"I choose the second option..." He spat out a mouthful of bloody foam, Ou Chang grinned, "Hiding your head and showing your tail, wanting me to be your dog, dream on!"

Upon hearing these words, the person in the void slightly paused before sneering, "I truly underestimated you."

"Since that’s the case..."

"Master Wei, be careful!"

"He’s about to self-detonate!"

Sensing the anomaly in Ou Chang’s internal breath, a tall figure suddenly rushed forward, summoning a dark mountain to stand between the two!

As soon as the dark mountain appeared, a cruel smile appeared on Ou Chang’s face, his spiritual power surging within, and he instantly exploded!

The might of a Golden Core self-detonation is incredibly terrifying; the mountains and trees within hundreds of miles were instantly torn apart by this violent force!

Even the ancient trees further away were uprooted by the explosion’s aftermath!

After the dust dissipated, the dark mountain at the center of the explosion had disappeared; the two figures behind the mountain were rather battered at this moment.

Their crimson cloaks were blown into strips of cloth, and the bronze mask on their faces was nowhere to be found.

Wei Chengyu looked iron-faced at everything in front of him.

As a Nascent Soul True Monarch reincarnated and now with cultivation reaching the Purple Mansion Realm, he never expected to be made so miserable by a mere Golden Core Cultivator!

Surveying the surrounding debris, Wei Chengyu understood that everything on Ou Chang must have vanished along with the explosion just now.

To obtain the Yin Corpse Sect’s heritage and Corpse Refining Skill, the only hope now rests on the fellow sect members chasing the Yin Corpse Sect’s Sect Leader.

"Let’s go!"

Flicking his sleeve angrily, Wei Chengyu directly led the group away from this void.

Once their figures completely left, two sneaky figures suddenly peeked their heads out from the distant forest.

"Damn it!"

"Lucky we hid far enough; if we were any closer, there probably wouldn’t even be any bodies left now."

Dongyun Pao spoke with lingering fear.

The horror in Ming Zhengchu’s eyes beside him hadn’t completely faded.

"From the surrounding Corpse Qi, the one who self-detonated should be a Golden Core expert from the Yin Corpse Sect."

"A dignified Golden Core forced to self-detonate, it seems the rumors these past two days are true, that the Yin Corpse Sect was attacked by mysterious forces."

"Strange, who would bother with these corpse-dealing guys?"

Dongyun Pao thought for a moment, seemingly unable to understand why the Yin Corpse Sect was suddenly attacked.

"That group has gone far; should we go over and see if there’s anything left behind?"

After a moment’s thought, Ming Zhengchu nodded.

Although they knew the power of a Golden Core self-detonation was great, items like Storage Bags would likely be directly destroyed, scattering everything within into chaotic void.

But this isn’t absolute.

Even if Storage Bags are destroyed, some Magical Treasures and Artifacts might have been preserved.

The Bai Xuan Sect doesn’t have much industry; though they occupy mountains and have formed a sect, each one lives the life of a Loose Cultivator.

To a Loose Cultivator, even a mosquito’s leg is meat; anything left behind by a Golden Core Cultivator, finding just a single item counts as quite a gain.

Having made up their minds, the two stealthily moved towards the area where Ou Chang self-detonated.