Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension-Chapter 385 - 277: If Reasoning Fails, Fight!_2

Chapter 385 -277: If Reasoning Fails, Fight!_2

Zhao Sheng’s expression remained calm, as if he was indifferent, and he spoke lightly, “…everyone, rise! Tell me when you first started colluding with the people from the Blood Demon Sect.”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Luochi’s face instantly turned ashen.

Don’t ask how Zhao Sheng figured it out, or why he chose this moment to reveal the truth.

Previously, he had been quite surprised that Zhao Luochi had lived for more than 220 years, thinking it was due to some fortuitous adventure, so he didn’t think much of it at the time.

But now, Zhao Qingjie had advanced to Foundation Establishment through cultivating the Blood Soul Scripture.

This inevitably aroused Zhao Sheng’s suspicions.

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Having cultivated the Blood Soul Scripture in his past two lives, he was well aware that the Blood Demon Sect possessed a type of Life Extension Secret Pill.

Upon such comparison, Zhao Luochi practically confessed without being beaten.

“Ancestor, I… I was blinded by greed, because I feared death, so…”

At this point, Zhao Luochi dared not conceal half a truth and confessed everything.

It turned out that over forty years ago, the people from the Blood Demon Sect had tempted Zhao Luochi with Blood Life Pills, unable to resist the allure of extended life, he ultimately joined them and, as things progressed, he dragged more members of the Zhao family into the affair.

An hour later, Zhao Luochi knelt on the floor, his aura feeble, while Zhao Qingjie trembled as he awaited his fate.

In the upper Jade Chair, Zhao Sheng sat expressionless, silent.

Indeed, in the Shattered Star Sea, there were countless people like Zhao Luochi and Zhao Qingjie. Although the Blood Soul Scripture was a Demon Technique, its cost-effectiveness was unbeatable.

Countless Cultivators with inferior Spirit Roots and countless frustrated individuals unable to break through their cultivation bottlenecks were all potential customers of the Blood Soul Scripture.

The reason why the Blood Demon Sect could not be eradicated, their power growing stronger under oppression, lay ultimately in this Blood Soul Scripture.

Thus the mainstream Cultivation Forces of the Shattered Star Sea deeply detested the Blood Demon Sect, holding the attitude of rather mistakenly killing a thousand than letting one go.

However, the results were mediocre at best!

With the Blood God’s Son leading, many top figures of the Blood Demon Sect had been listed on the wanted list for decades, yet most of the demons still lived well and occasionally stirred up trouble.

Zhao Sheng snorted coldly, noted the names of the clan members who had colluded with the Blood Demon Sect, stood up, and flew straight out of the main hall.

Now was not the time to settle scores with Zhao Luochi and the others; the pressing matter was to resolve the crisis first.

In the Shattered Star Sea, the Blood Demon Sect’s agents were said to be pervasive, with no forces among the Star Sea islands daring to boldly guarantee that none of their disciples or clan members had cultivated the Blood Soul Scripture.

The most deadly aspect was, due to the Blood Demon Sect’s deliberate indulgence, the first two chapters of the Blood Soul Scripture had widely spread across the Shattered Star Sea, becoming rampant.

In a sense, the Blood Demon Sect was like a cancer parasitic on the Cultivation World, and as long as the Blood Soul Scripture was not completely eradicated from this world, they could never be wholly destroyed.

Rising into the air, Zhao Sheng concentrated True Yuan in his hand and gently tapped the Jade Talisman, injecting a thread of True Yuan.

Instantly, this Jade Talisman in his hand shone brightly, and a line of light appeared on its surface, with the line’s end pointing towards the eastern side of the workshop.

Zhao Sheng immediately understood what this meant and, with a flash of Sword Light beneath his feet, he sped off towards the east.

Back in the main hall of Zhao Mansion, feeling that Zhao Sheng had left, Zhao Luochi’s face shifted between dark and light before suddenly standing up with a stomp, leaving Zhao Qingjie behind as he also quietly left the Zhao Mansion.

Moments later, Zhao Sheng suddenly stopped, hovering over a lavish, three-story White Jade building.

“Since you’ve come, please, Taoist friend, come down for a talk!”

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the top window of the highest pavilion of the Qingyun Building was suddenly flung open.

Zhao Sheng’s gaze flickered, sensing the presence of someone whose aura was not inferior to his own.

After a flash, he saw a Jade-faced Young Master seated behind a long Jade Table.

This person, with a handsome face and a spirited look, wore a rarely seen White Cloud Brocade Robe, which was actually a magical treasure.

At this moment, this person looked over with a smile and gestured with his hand, “Taoist friend, please take a seat!”

Zhao Sheng swept his Divine Sense over and a flash appeared in his eyes.

The opposite party’s Qi Fortune was not weak, not only tinged with red amidst the green but also had a Qi Fortune column as high as thirty-six yards.

Zhao Sheng’s eyes narrowed slightly; this person, like him, was also a True Golden Core. His aura was mysterious and unfathomable, likely superior to his own.

In a rush of thoughts, Zhao Sheng walked up to a Jade Table and sat down with great aplomb.

“My friend,” Zhao Sheng began, “I have come as invited. Speak plainly, let’s not beat around the bush.”

“Ha-ha, such candor, Taoist!” The Jade-faced Young Master was slightly taken aback before bursting into hearty laughter.

“Since that’s the case, Ji will speak plainly. The Fang Family of Lanzhao Valley had shown me kindness in years past. Now, to preserve their ancestral legacy, they seek refuge under my wing. As the old saying goes, a drop of water in need shall be repaid with a spring. Please give Ji the chance to repay this kindness and withdraw from Lanzhao Valley voluntarily.”

“And if I refuse?” Zhao Sheng’s eyes narrowed to a slit, his tone casual.

“Heh, if you won’t let me repay the favor, you’re making an enemy. And for enemies, Ji has always been ruthless,” the Jade-faced Young Master coldly sneered, his voice dropping icy and menacing.

Dissatisfied, he slapped the Jade Table hard. A ‘boom’ sounded as the table shattered into dust; the terrifying pressure of the Golden Core Realm burst forth from his body, oppressively bearing down on Zhao Sheng like Mount Tai.

At the same time, an extreme chill rapidly spread throughout the room. The walls around the tower suddenly displayed a white light screen, but in the next instant, it burst into fragments frostbitten by the chill, and the porcelain bottles and furniture in the room silently iced over and disintegrated into piles of ice dust.

Faced with such terrifying cold pressure, Zhao Sheng merely raised an eyebrow; a faint golden light flashed across his body, and he bore the assault as if nothing happened, preserving even the Jade Table before him unscathed.

Seeing this, the Jade-faced Young Master’s expression shifted subtly, reassessing Zhao Sheng before snorting, “I wondered why you were so bold, it turns out you are also a True Golden Core. Your Body Refining Technique is indeed profound, unaffected by my Cold Slaughter True Essence.”

“Whether or not I am a True Golden Core, if you want to force Zhao out of Lanzhao Valley, it will depend on whether your fists are hard enough!” Zhao Sheng retorted, his expression unchanging.

Fushan Island was a location he had chosen after careful consideration.

If any Golden Core came stirring trouble, and he simply retreated,

how could the Zhao family stand firm on Fushan Island without becoming the laughing stock of other forces for being cowardly and incompetent.

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“Very well, you’ve got guts! How about this: Tomorrow at noon, let’s have a challenge at Qingyun Mountain fifty miles away. If you win, Ji will retreat three houses’ distance and refrain from intervening in the Lanzhao Valley matter.” The Jade-faced Young Master’s eyes swiveled slightly before he suddenly sneered this proposal.

“Qingyun Peak?!” Zhao Sheng mused aloud.

“Rest assured! Ji is a person of status and would not stoop to using devious schemes against you,” the Jade-faced Young Master stood up, his demeanor very proud.

With that, he swaggered out of the room.

Zhao Sheng watched the man leave, then pondered for a while before he vanished from the window.

Upon returning to the mansion, a sweep with his Divine Sense revealed that Zhao Luochi was nowhere to be found and Zhao Qingjie was drunk to the point of stupor.

He shook his head; a Foundation Establishment Cultivator with such a temperament as Zhao Qingjie was certainly not a boon for the Dome Turtle Zhao Family.

As for where Zhao Luochi had gone, he didn’t bother to delve deeper. With his current strength, he wasn’t worried about any tricks they might play.

The next day, when the sun was high in a cloudless sky,

on a towering mountain peak tens of miles southwest of the workshop, Zhao Sheng hovered thousands of feet in the air, quietly watching the person not far opposite him.

He was somewhat surprised; this person had not come alone but had brought someone else with him.

Interestingly, this person was an acquaintance of his.

Upon seeing Zhao Sheng, Jiao Zuo with his red hair and yellow face was first shocked, then his expression turned awkward as he sent a silent message to the Jade-faced Young Master.

Then, Jiao Zuo flew up, smiling as he greeted Zhao Sheng: “Master Zhao, to think we would meet here again. It’s been half a year, and you are as distinguished as ever!”

“Taoist Jiao, what is your relationship with him? Surely you aren’t here to lend a hand in the fight?”

“You must misunderstand, Master Zhao. I am merely accompanying the Young Master to watch; I will not interfere in the Young Master’s duel with you,” Jiao Zuo said with a wry smile, then swiftly moved back behind the Jade-faced Young Master.

“Young Master?” Zhao Sheng heard Jiao Zuo’s reference and couldn’t help but frown slightly.

“Since everyone is here, let’s dispense with the small talk. Let Ji measure whether your Golden Core is really up to scratch.”

The Jade-faced Young Master, named Ji Jiuxi, had an exceptional status on Fushan Island. His master, the Fushan Ancestor, not only was the Crownless King of the entire island but also a Supreme Minister Elder of the Star God Palace.

Ji Jiuxi originally belonged to the Star God Palace Ying Zhao Lineage and had been a disciple under Fushan Ancestor for years, only recently coming to Fushan Island.

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