Eternal Life: I Can Control My Essence Qi-Chapter 132 - 121: Preparing for Foundation Establishment (2)

Chapter 132: Chapter 121: Preparing for Foundation Establishment (2)

"Senior Brother Dan Shen, isn’t this not necessarily the case?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Yaozi let out a cold snort and said in a strange tone:

"Are you so confident that he can obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill and exchange it for a Spiritual Artifact for you?"

"Perhaps the outcome for the four disciples of your Dongge Sect is that they all fail the trial, ending up with nothing."

"Hmph..."

Dan Shen Guest smiled faintly, too lazy to speak further.

But Fu Yaozi still wanted to say something when suddenly his expression changed slightly. He turned abruptly to look at the giant stone tablet.

"It’s out!"

Dan Shen Guest was also invigorated, raising his head to look at the position of the giant stone tablet, showing a hint of anticipation.

Silently and effortlessly, a figure gradually emerged from the surface of the giant stone tablet.

When they clearly saw the face of this figure, the two were stunned.

"How can it be you?!"

Dan Shen Guest, upon coming to his senses, was astonished and stood up with a loss of composure.

Zhang Yao appearing here meant that the four trial disciples of their Dongge Sect were likely dead in the secret treasure.

But how could this be?!

"This... Nephew Zhang Qing?"

Fu Yaozi was initially stunned, then wildly overjoyed, filled with immense joy to the point of dizziness.

He laughed heartily, repeatedly saying:

"Hahaha... well done, Nephew Zhang Qing!"

As he spoke, he moved, ready to protect Zhang Yao to prevent Dan Shen Guest from getting desperate.

"Wait!"

Dan Shen Guest suddenly stopped him and said loudly:

"Be careful! There’s something wrong with this person!!"

"What?"

Fu Yaozi was taken aback, somewhat puzzled.

"Do you think that just him, after killing Nephew Zhuge and the others, could still be unharmed?"

Dan Shen Guest said, eyeing Zhang Yao like facing a great enemy, his entire body surging with magical power, the Magical Artifact in his sleeve ready to be unleashed.

"You..."

Fu Yaozi also realized, his expression changing.

Even if ’Zhang Qing’ had swallowed the ’Yuanyang Li Luo Pill’ he provided, causing his magical power to surge and forcibly kill those four, he would definitely have looked exhausted and near death.

But the ’Zhang Qing’ before him appeared entirely vigorous, without a hint of exhaustion.

In his earlier excitement, he had overlooked this critical detail!

"Boom..."

In the instant the two conversed, the surrounding ground slightly quaked, the Celestial Capital Secret Collection already dived deep underground and vanished.

"Who exactly are you?"

Fu Yaozi shook off Dan Shen Guest’s hand, shouting sternly.

Clearly, he also realized that the ’Zhang Qing’ from the Luori Alliance before him had a dubious identity.

Facing the hostility of the two Foundation Establishment Cultivators, Zhang Yao smiled faintly and said:

"Gentlemen, farewell."

Before his words were finished, a yellow-brown light glowed around him, enveloping his entire body, ’merging’ into the ground in an instant.

If not needing to wait for the concealment of the Celestial Capital Secret Collection, he would have escaped underground the moment he stepped out of the secret collection, not even meeting the two.

"Stop!"

Dan Shen Guest and Fu Yaozi roared in anger, simultaneously launching Magical Artifacts and performing high-level skills, but ultimately were a step too slow.

"Boom..."

Under the formidable power of Foundation Establishment Cultivators, the top-grade Magical Artifact exploded with several times its might, creating a massive pit over ten feet deep in the ground.

The surrounding ground trembled slightly, like a small earthquake had occurred.

However, with Zhang Yao’s current magical power, he could escape a hundred feet underground in an instant, and no matter how the two turned the ground of the Imperial Mausoleum upside down, they could not intercept him.

Deep underground:

Zhang Yao performed the ’Mountain-Penetrating Earth-Digging Skill,’ in one breath escaping over two hundred feet underground.

"Swish!"

With a wave of his sleeve, he scattered the Celestial Capital Command Token, the Yuanyang Li Luo Pill, and other items from his Storage Bag on the ground.

He had already carefully checked the Storage Bags of the Dongge Sect disciples, keeping only the Spirit Stones, Magical Artifacts, and Spirit Pills, discarding everything else to prevent being tracked.

"Gone."

After doing all this, Zhang Yao felt much relieved, navigating underground swiftly, soon departing from the Celestial Yin Mountain range.

Meanwhile, in the Imperial Mausoleum deep within the Celestial Yin Mountain:

"... Damn, damn it!!"

Fu Yaozi fell into a rage, his expression revealing ferocity:

"This bastard..."

An outsider impersonating a member of the Pingdu Sect, entering the Celestial Capital Secret Collection and retreating intact after taking the benefits, had already enraged him beyond measure.

The most unacceptable thing for him was being deceived and toyed with by a mere Qi Refining Stage individual!

For someone as dignified as a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, this was an utter humiliation!

"Calm down!"

Dan Shen Guest also had a grim expression, while performing a certain spell with his hands, he calmly said:

"Ranting and raging now is of no use."

"The urgent task is to identify him, capture or kill him; the news of the secret collection must not be leaked!"

Upon hearing this, Fu Yaozi cursed a few more times before questioning:

"Didn’t your Dongge Sect develop a magic for tracking the Celestial Capital Command Token?"

"The Celestial Capital Command Token cannot be left within the secret collection, which means it must still be on him. As long as we start from this point..."

"I have already tried."

Dan Shen Guest dispersed the spell in his hand, his face so dark it could drip water:

"The aura corresponding to those Command Tokens is right beneath us, about two hundred zhang down, showing no signs of movement."

"This..."

Upon hearing this, Fu Yaozi frowned deeply.

"That person was quite decisive, directly discarding the Celestial Capital Command Token... Is there any other way?"

"Alas!"

Dan Shen Guest sighed deeply, a hint of worry on his face:

"He has probably run far by now, with our methods, it is impossible to track his whereabouts."

"We were unprepared in advance, even if we were to invite Senior Brothers Luori and Changhong, it wouldn’t make much difference..."

He paused here, staring at Fu Yaozi:

"I was also going to ask you."

"How did he manage to deceive you? Couldn’t you even recognize your own spell?"

Fu Yaozi was immediately annoyed and embarrassed:

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"This Zhang Qing claimed to be a subordinate of Senior Brother Luori, once a disciple of a hidden branch of the Qinglian Sect of Pingdu Sect."

"I personally assessed his Treasure Lotus Song Technique, it had quite some depth, at least achievable through years of cultivation. How could I have guessed he was impersonating..."

Hearing this, Dan Shen Guest couldn’t help but shake his head:

"Disguised to this extent, no wonder you were deceived."

A faint worry emerged in his heart.

If by coincidence the other party learned of this matter and got hold of the Celestial Capital Command Token, it could only be said that the other party’s talent on the Path of Music was astonishing.

But if the other party had been aware and secretly plotting and scheming for years to infiltrate the secret collection, the plan must be of no small ambition!

"Junior Brother Fu Yaozi."

With a decision made in his heart, Dan Shen Guest said solemnly:

"In any case, we cannot stay at Celestial Yin Mountain any longer!"

"Regardless of whether that person chooses to leak the secret or report it, we cannot hold a fluke mentality and act rashly, lest we lose our lives."

"The urgent task is to leave Da Li as soon as possible and report this matter to our fellow senior brothers in our two sects."

Upon hearing this, Fu Yaozi’s face darkened and he said:

"Then we won’t return here in the future? What about the relics of the Five Elements Wanderer?"

"If the Celestial Capital Secret Collection indeed holds the relics of the Five Elements Wanderer, it could be the greatest hope for the revival of our Pingdu Sect..."

Dan Shen Guest remained silent for a moment, then sighed:

"Choose the lesser of two evils."

"If we lose our lives, then even obtaining the relics offers no hope for rebuilding the sect."

"...Alright."

Fu Yaozi nodded helplessly, then suddenly remembered something, gritting his teeth in anger:

"That little thief... Don’t let me run into you again!"

"If I encounter you again, I will skin you alive, draw your tendons, crush your bones and scatter your ashes!"

"Let’s go."

Dan Shen Guest ignored him, called out and swiftly, driving the Escape Light, flew up.

The Escape Light of the two Foundation Establishment Cultivators soared through the sky, heading south and north, quickly leaving the scope of Celestial Yin Mountain.

......

Several days later.

Zhang Yao rushed back to Immortal Gate Island in the southern part of Da Li.

"Phew, finally back..."

After returning to his cave residence, Zhang Yao took a long breath, revealing a hint of relief.

Immortal Gate Island had a late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator stationed, and the Array strength was sufficient to withstand a Golden Core Ancestor’s attack for a while, making it as stable as Mount Tai.

"It’s time."

Zhang Yao took out the white porcelain bottle, his heart surging:

"Breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, it’s happening today!"