Undying Life

Chapter 155: Chapter 155: The Incredibly Powerful Zixun

Zhongshan felt a force locking him in place, rendering him immobile. Tian Sha, at the tenth stage of Golden Core, seemed to be fixated on him like a madman, hand gripping the sword hilt, his red eyes gleaming with cold intent.

"Sizzle~~~" In the moment Zhongshan's expression tightened, Tian Sha drew his sword without hesitation.

The Heaven-Cleaving Sword Technique!

As the sword was unsheathed, darkness shrouded the heavens and earth. Zhongshan didn't dare to hesitate. He activated the Demonic Essence Body**, the third stage! Quadruple strength. His technique was the Thunder Purgatory Pure Yang Art's blade technique, the Thunderous Wrath of Heaven and Earth!

"Boom~~~" Amidst the blinding light, a thunderous roar echoed, followed by crackling sounds, the reverberation of thunder.

As the intense light faded, all disciples of the Kaiyang Sect looked at this sudden commotion. The change was too abrupt, leaving everyone momentarily bewildered.

The first rule of the Kaiyang Sect: No fighting amongst disciples. Those who kill fellow disciples shall be executed!

The senior brother violated the rule!

As the light from the Heaven-Cleaving Sword Technique dissipated, everyone looked towards the source with shocked expressions.

Thunder, a vast amount of thunder, formed a barrier in front of Zhongshan. Despite his fierce strike, Zhongshan's blade merely caused the thunder barrier to distort slightly.

His strike was blocked by the thunder barrier, but on the other side of it, a figure appeared out of nowhere – Elder Zixun. She abruptly materialized between Tian Sha and Zhongshan, using the thunder barrier to block Zhongshan's attack while facing Tian Sha. With delicate fingers, she lightly intercepted Tian Sha's sword.

Too powerful! Tian Sha was too powerful, and Elder Zixun was even more so!

Tian Sha's sword, an absolute force under the Golden Core stage, would be difficult for even an early Yuan Ying stage cultivator to withstand. Yet, Elder Zixun intercepted it effortlessly, using just two fingers.

"Hiss~~~" Cultivators at the Golden Core stage collectively sucked in a breath, their eyes filled with shock and admiration. Elder Zixun, the elder of the Kaiyang Sect, demonstrated her strength by casually blocking Tian Sha's formidable attack.

As Zhongshan's strike failed and a thunder barrier appeared before him, he saw Elder Zixun in front of him and furrowed his brow, swiftly retracting his blade.

Did she save me?

As Zhongshan withdrew his blade, Elder Zixun also frowned slightly. A single strike, was this the power of the first stage of the Golden Core? No, it had to be amplified at least fourfold.

"Those who obstruct me shall die! Those who obstruct me shall die!" Tian Sha's sword was trapped between Elder Zixun's fingers, but he remained in a frenzied state, continuously attempting to draw his sword, shouting angrily.

"Hmph~~~" Elder Zixun snorted, loosening her fingers and lightly flicking.

"Boom~~~" Tian Sha, along with his sword, was suddenly sent flying, crashing into a distant mountain with a thunderous impact. The tremendous force instantly pierced through the mountain, and Tian Sha's body came to a halt on the cliff of another mountain behind it.

"Splurt~~~" Elder Zixun flicked her finger, sending Tian Sha flying, heavily wounded and coughing up blood!

Too powerful! At this moment, not only the disciples at the Golden Core stage, but also those at the Nascent Soul stage, and even the other two elders, looked at Elder Zixun with absolute reverence.

This was absolute strength. Once again, the disciples realized the true power of the Kaiyang Sect. With such formidable strength, was it only one of the seven major alliance sects under the Kaiyang Sect?

As Tian Sha spat out blood, he seemed to calm down significantly, feeling the pain of his injuries. He looked at the mountain he had pierced through and then at Elder Zixun on the other side.

Elder Zixun? Too powerful.

With a glance, Tian Sha's expression turned cold again as he saw Zhongshan, his eyes full of resentment. Remembering his actions just now, Tian Sha took a deep breath, shook his head, and swiftly flew towards the south, heading straight for the exit of the Kaiyang Sect's grand formation.

"Senior Brother~~~" Over a dozen disciples of the Kaiyang Sect immediately followed, obviously once deeply admiring Tian Sha.

Elder Zixun retrieved the thunder barrier behind her with a wave of her hand, then turned to the other two elders and Xuanxinzi.

"Prepare them. We depart in three days," Elder Zixun said, before flicking her sleeve and disappearing like a lingering shadow, shooting up towards the peak of Kaiyang.

"Yes," the other two elders replied.

Xuanxinzi nodded.

Then, the other two elders said something to Xuanxinzi before flying off in different directions.

Departing in three days?

Tian Sha had left, the three elders went to rest, but the disciples on the square still gazed silently at Xuanxinzi. After all, the previous commotion was too absurd.

Senior Brother tried to kill Zhongshan? No, Senior Brother was possessed just now. But even if possessed, he shouldn't have tried to kill a fellow disciple of the Kaiyang Sect.

Standing at the forefront, Xuanxinzi was surrounded by disciples at the Nascent Soul stage.

"Senior Brother," one of the Nascent Soul stage disciples said to Xuanxinzi.

"Wait~~~" Xuanxinzi remained extremely composed, speaking faintly before falling silent in front of everyone.

The atmosphere became extremely oppressive. Everyone understood the meaning behind Xuanxinzi's words – to wait for the return of the disciples who had pursued Tian Sha.

An hour passed, a full hour of waiting. The disciples at the Golden Core stage returned in twos and threes, quickly flying back to their original positions on the square.

"Yun Qian!" Xuanxinzi called.

"Yes, Sect Master." Yun Qian, who had just returned, stepped forward immediately.

"Where is Tian Sha?" Xuanxinzi asked calmly.

All eyes turned to Xuanxinzi.

"Senior Brother left the Kaiyang Sect and headed straight northwest. We chased for half an hour but couldn't catch up. Senior Brother may have gone to the Divine Continent. Sect Master, Senior Brother may have been cultivating and accidentally lost control. He was completely unaware of his actions. Please forgive him, Sect Master," Yun Qian said, expressing his concerns.

"Please forgive him!" The twenty or so disciples who had gone out earlier immediately knelt down, pleading for Tian Sha.

However, more disciples of the Kaiyang Sect were focused on Xuanxinzi, waiting for his decision. Regardless of the reason, Tian Sha had made a move. The first rule of the Kaiyang Sect was to prohibit fighting among disciples. Whoever kills a fellow disciple shall be executed.

"Hmph, Senior Brother? From today onwards, there will be no Tian Sha in the Kaiyang Sect," Xuanxinzi declared immediately.

"Yes," Yun Qian and the others kneeling on the ground sighed softly, while the rest of the disciples also let out relieved sighs.

Xuanxinzi had done his best. Tian Sha was a disciple of Tian Xingzi, but this time, he had committed a forbidden act in front of everyone. If it were someone else, their cultivation would have been abolished and they would have been expelled from the sect, or even executed. However, Xuanxinzi merely expelled Tian Sha from the sect without saying anything else, which could be considered as another favor to Tian Xingzi.

"Dismissed. You may leave," Xuanxinzi said to the disciples of the Kaiyang Sect.

"Yes," the disciples at the Golden Core stage immediately responded, and then dispersed one after another.

Most of the Nascent Soul stage disciples on the square also left, leaving only a few waiting with Xuanxinzi.

Xuanxinzi faced Zhongshan, Nan Batian, and Shui Wuheng.

"The three of you, prepare yourselves. In three days, accompany the three elders to the Divine Continent," Xuanxinzi said.

"Yes," the three of them replied simultaneously.

Then, they left the square together.

"Zhongshan, this is Second Senior Brother Shui Wuheng. He has been in the Divine Continent all this time and only returned today because of the ceremony," Nan Batian immediately introduced.

"Second Senior Brother," Zhongshan greeted.

"Hehe, don't call us like that. We'll be colleagues in the future. Just call me Shui Wuheng! Nan Batian, I know you're Zhongshan?" Shui Wuheng smiled as he unfolded his paper fan.

"Yes," Zhongshan nodded.

"I'm very curious. Tian Sha is such a proud person. How did you manage to anger him like that? I can't believe it was just because of today's selection ceremony!" Shui Wuheng shook his paper fan, expressing his curiosity.

"Huh?" Zhongshan paused—

On top of the five-story tower of the Great Mountain Dynasty.

"Master, are you really leaving in three days?" Bao'er asked with concern.

Holding Bao'er in his arms, Zhongshan said softly, "Yes, I am. But don't worry, my main body is leaving, but my hidden body will stay here. At least I'll always be by your side. Once I settle things over there, I'll come back."

"I know, I'm just worried about your safety, Master. If I had known, I would have brought all the elixirs with you," Bao'er said somewhat dejectedly.

"Haha, there are already so many elixirs, we can't finish eating them all. I even brought the Heavenly Yuan Divine Pills. Bringing more would just waste my storage space," Zhongshan laughed, while gently stroking Bao'er's long hair.

"Okay, but please be careful, Master!" Bao'er said again.

"Mm," Zhongshan nodded—

A month later, northwest of Tianlang Island, on the vast endless sea.

On a white cloud, six figures were flying – the three elders of the Kaiyang Sect, Zhongshan, Nan Batian, and Shui Wuheng.

Standing on the cloud and looking at the boundless sea, Zhongshan felt a little excited. The Divine Continent, a legendary place, I'm coming, Zhongshan is coming!