Chapter 216 - 214: The Hypocritical Bald Donkeys

Chapter 216: Chapter 214: The Hypocritical Bald Donkeys

The Earth Fire Power surged and erupted. Chen Yuan, disregarding the cost, burned his Qi Blood and Blood Fiend, directly using his Celestial Fire Power to shield his body.

Although the Earth Fire Power was a form of Heaven and Earth’s Great Power, the Celestial Fire Power cultivated from the Celestial Fire Secret Manual also contained a sliver of the Power of Origin.

Chen Yuan wasn’t in the central zone of the eruption, and with the protection of his Celestial Fire Power, he was able to remain unscathed amidst the surging Earth Fire.

The violent Earth Fire erupted for a full quarter of an hour, nearly engulfing the entire Fire Cloud Cave.

The ferocity of the Earth Fire was almost comparable to its intensity when the Fire Cloud Cave was first formed.

After a quarter of an hour, the Earth Fire gradually receded back underground and slowly dissipated.

The Earth Fire had been dormant. Chen Yuan had used an external force to trigger its core, causing this eruption, so its power would not last for long.

When the flames receded, the many martial artists from Sword Worship Manor had all vanished, leaving only black scorch marks on the ground.

But to Chen Yuan’s surprise, Zhu Xinwu was not yet dead.

The Mixed Element Sword Scripture truly lived up to its name as an Ancient Sword Dao Secret Technique.

After sensing something was wrong, Zhu Xinwu had forcefully retracted the sword strike aimed at Chen Yuan and used his Mixed Element Sword Qi to shield himself, actually managing to withstand the searing Earth Fire Power.

But while he wasn’t dead, he had reached his absolute limit.

Zhu Xinwu’s Qi Blood was depleted and his True Qi exhausted. Even his Mixed Element Sword Pill had developed cracks and looked as if it was about to shatter.

His entire body was charred and scorched by the Earth Fire, but his face was deathly pale, utterly devoid of color.

Zhu Xinwu stared blankly at his surroundings. Then, his expression twisted into a savage, frenzied mask.

’It’s gone. Everything’s gone!’

His son was dead, and Sword Worship Manor had been utterly reduced to ashes in the blaze!

Zhang Tingye and the other hundred-plus Condensing Truth Realm martial artists were the core strength of Sword Worship Manor, its very pillars.

He had spent countless efforts to persuade every single one of them to willingly join Sword Worship Manor, and now they had all been turned to cinders.

Although there were still over a thousand martial artists of Sword Worship Manor on the periphery, most of them were mediocre.

Without these pillars in the Condensing Truth Realm, Sword Worship Manor was completely finished!

Chen Yuan looked at Zhu Xinwu with a half-smile. "You’re pretty tough. Even that didn’t burn you to a crisp."

"This was all a trap you laid! You deliberately lured my Sword Worship Manor to the Fire Cloud Cave, didn’t you?"

Zhu Xinwu suddenly realized, his eyes fixed on Chen Yuan.

He had thought that by rushing here, he had finally caught up in time to surround and kill Chen Yuan.

He never expected that this was actually a death trap laid by his opponent!

’But why?’ Zhu Xinwu didn’t understand. ’With over a hundred Condensing Truth Realm experts surrounding him, why didn’t he think of escaping? Why did he choose to use the terrain to counter-attack instead? Where did he get such audacity?’

"Figured it out now? Too bad it’s too late. It’s time to send you down to be reunited with your son."

Chen Yuan shook his head, drawing his bow. The last dregs of his power gathered on the invisible arrow.

His energy was severely depleted, yet he could still fire the Mulan Continuous Jail-Piercing Arrow.

Zhu Xinwu roared, trying to gather his Mixed Element Sword Qi to fight Chen Yuan to the death.

But he was already spent. The moment he tried to circulate the Mixed Element Sword Scripture, the Primordial Pill within him shattered with a bang, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Just then, a brilliant Buddha Light blossomed outside the Fire Cloud Cave, and a loud shout echoed.

"Stay your hand!"

Hearing the voice, Chen Yuan instead fiercely activated his Li Yan Blood Fiend, forming the arrow with extreme speed.

With a deafening CRACK, the Mulan Continuous Jail-Piercing Arrow was unleashed, instantly blasting a huge, bloody hole through Zhu Xinwu’s chest!

The next moment, three monks in golden robes descended, wrapped in an astonishingly dazzling Buddha Light. Seeing Zhu Xinwu’s corpse on the ground, their expressions instantly turned grim.

"Chen Jiutian! How dare you! What a venomous method!"

A burly, middle-aged monk with a somewhat fierce appearance, like an Angry-eyed Vajra, pointed at him and roared.

"We told you to stop! Didn’t you hear us? And this... this is over a hundred lives from Sword Worship Manor! You triggered the Earth Fire Power just to trap and kill them all?

"To act in such a ruthless and vicious manner... you’re even more heinous than those of the Demon Dao!"

Behind him, an old monk with a kind face sighed, formed a Seal Technique with his hands, and began chanting the Rebirth Spell.

The other monk, a thin man in his fifties holding a Zen Staff, had a ruthless glint in his eyes. "Before, the Abbot wanted us to consider Zhenwu Hall’s face and ideally trade for Master Dust Crossing’s belongings.

"Now it seems that when faced with a ruthless Evil Demon like this, we should just kill him. Why bother giving him any face?

"Stealing the legacy of our Vajra Prajna Temple is a crime punishable by death!"

Chen Yuan stared coldly at the three monks, already prepared to use the Corpse Tower Forest.

These three monks were all Martial Arts Grandmasters of the Primordial Pill Realm. They must have come for Master Dust Crossing’s legacy from the very beginning.

’Against one, I could still escape. Against three, I can only use my trump card and fight to the death.’

As Chen Yuan’s strength grew, the power of the Corpse Tower Forest Divine Artifact Incarnation, which he fed with his own flesh and Qi Blood, naturally became stronger as well.

However, Chen Yuan wasn’t sure if the Corpse Tower Forest was powerful enough to kill three Primordial Pill Realm Grandmasters at once.

He had to find the right opportunity to strike—a single, fatal blow. Afterward, regardless of how many he killed, he would have to flee immediately.

"You Masters are quite the hypocrites."

While secretly pouring Blood Fiend Power into the arm that nurtured the Corpse Tower Forest, Chen Yuan sneered, "Sword Worship Manor sent over a hundred Condensing Truth Realm martial artists to kill me, and Zhu Xinwu, a Primordial Pill Realm Martial Arts Grandmaster, even stooped to bullying a junior.

"What, was I supposed to just stretch out my neck for the slaughter and not fight back?

"When they try to kill me, I deserve to die. But when I kill them, my methods are called venomous. What kind of logic is that?"

A cold glint appeared in the burly martial monk’s eyes, and rage burned in his heart.

Zhu Xinwu had a very good relationship with the Vajra Prajna Temple.

Although the Vajra Prajna Temple was a Major Sect in Qin Province, it was still a temple. There were some "gray" matters that the temple couldn’t handle itself. Zhu Xinwu had volunteered to take care of these things for them and never asked for anything in return.

The Vajra Prajna Temple naturally had a very favorable impression of such a sensible person. This martial monk was a good friend of Zhu Xinwu, and they had interacted often. To think that today Zhu Xinwu would die at the hands of a junior martial artist like Chen Jiutian, right before his eyes—how could he tolerate it?

"Silver-tongued sophistry, twisting black and white! You deserve to die!"

The martial monk took a step forward, about to strike, but was stopped by the kind-faced old monk behind him who had just finished chanting the Rebirth Spell.

The old monk chanted a Buddhist mantra and said in a low voice, "Amitabha. Donor Chen, you clearly could have used the Earth Fire Power to intimidate Sword Worship Manor and reach a peaceful resolution, avoiding the loss of so many lives.

"Instead, you deliberately trapped and killed over a hundred members of Sword Worship Manor. Such an act cannot be considered a counter-attack.

"However, we did not come for Sword Worship Manor today.

"I am Xuan Ci. These two are my junior brothers, Xing Yuan and Xing Chi. We have come today for Master Dust Crossing’s legacy.

"Donor Chen, hand over Master Dust Crossing’s legacy and return with us to the Vajra Prajna Temple to face judgment. I can guarantee your life. I hope you will not resist."

In truth, the Vajra Prajna Temple had not planned to kill him from the start.

After all, this Chen Jiutian was the number one expert of Zhenwu Hall’s younger generation, a prodigy on the Hidden Dragon Rankings.

Of course, the Vajra Prajna Temple wasn’t afraid of Chao Hongtu. Even if Zhenwu Hall were at its peak, let alone its current state, a Buddhist Ancestral Court like the Vajra Prajna Temple would not pay it any mind.

The Vajra Prajna Temple cared about its reputation; it wouldn’t do to be seen as a senior bullying a junior.

That was why, when they set out, the Abbot of the Vajra Prajna Temple had instructed that if Chen Jiutian was sensible, they should exchange some Elixirs or other items for Master Dust Crossing’s legacy and make him swear an oath not to practice the Cultivation Technique he had left behind.

If this Chen Jiutian was not sensible, then it would not be too late to act.

But now, the situation was different.

Sword Worship Manor, a group on good terms with the Vajra Prajna Temple, had been ruthlessly annihilated by this Chen Jiutian, and Zhu Xinwu was dead. All of this had to be reported to the Abbot for a decision.

"So no matter what, you three Masters intend to bully a junior and make a move against me today?"

Chen Yuan took a step forward, the Corpse Tower Forest already poised to strike.

Xuan Ci shook his head. "It is not bullying a junior, but a command from the temple. Donor Chen, do not resist. You cannot escape."

Just as Chen Yuan was about to unleash the Corpse Tower Forest, a cold snort, like a roar of thunder, suddenly echoed deafeningly throughout the Fire Cloud Cave.

"Bullying a junior is bullying a junior! You bunch of bald-headed asses are always making excuses. It’s truly disgusting to watch!"

A searing pressure suddenly descended as a figure stepped into the Fire Cloud Cave.

The man was tall and thin, dressed in blood-red robes. His features were rugged and weathered, and his eyes were astonishingly bright, like two suns hanging high in the sky. Anyone who met his gaze would feel a scorching power wash over them.

Behind the man, Luo the Thirteenth Lang ran in hastily. Seeing Chen Yuan was unharmed, he immediately let out a sigh of relief.

The moment he saw Luo the Thirteenth Lang, Chen Yuan instantly recognized the man before him.

The Alliance Leader of the Sun-Swapping Alliance in Yan Province, ’Zhi Shilang’ Wang Xuangan!

The moment Xuan Ci and the other two saw Zhi Shilang, their expressions changed drastically.

Chen Yuan could only sense the searing, immense pressure from Wang Xuangan, but as Primordial Pill Realm experts, their perception was much clearer.

The man was definitely an expert of the Ninth Realm Celestial Profound Level!

"May I ask who you are, sir? I do not believe our Vajra Prajna Temple has ever offended you."

Xuan Ci said gravely, his expression solemn.

An existence at the Ninth Realm Celestial Profound Level was a rare figure in the entire Jianghu. This man was definitely not a nobody.

"Changbai Mountain, Zhi Shilang."

Hearing his title, Xuan Ci’s expression changed dramatically once more.

If he were from a Major Sect, brandishing the name of the Vajra Prajna Temple might make him back down.

But Zhi Shilang, the Alliance Leader of the Sun-Swapping Alliance, was a rebel who dared to raise a flag of insurrection and directly challenge the Court. How could he possibly fear the Vajra Prajna Temple?