The Birth of Sword God-Chapter 264 - 231: Killing from Thousands of Miles Away

"Why can't Zhong Ming be saved!" Cheng Yuyan frowned, seemingly dissatisfied with this answer.

In his eyes, there were too many fools in this world, and Zhong Ming was one of the few smart ones.

Without a few people like Zhong Ming, the world would indeed be too dull.

Ming Xuanji was unwilling to say much at this moment, or rather, there was no time to say more.

He merely said, "Zhong Ming's destiny will affect too many people."

"If he doesn't go mad, it would be hard for me to rectify things!"

Cheng Yuyan looked at him and said, "Elder Ming, must one follow the predetermined outcome? Do you not feel that such a course is incredibly dull?"

"Dull?" Ming Xuanji lifted his head and faced Cheng Yuyan with his hollow eyes.

"It concerns the great calamity of the world, if the predetermined end is good, then why change it, just for your so-called...interest?"

"Do you know your interest could harm many people! Do you know your interest might plunge the entire Profound Yellow Realm into crisis!"

"Is it worth taking such a big risk just for interest?" His tone became increasingly severe.

Cheng Yuyan, however, had a casual demeanor.

"What does it have to do with me?"

What about all beings, what about the great calamity; what does it have to do with me, Cheng Yuyan?

I just want to live happily in this lifetime, that's all.

But soon he couldn't help but be curious about what Ming Xuanji planned to do.

He saw that he took out a wooden box from his Storage Ring.

When the box was opened, inside was...a Spirit Seed!

"Eh? You've taken out the Spirit Seed that you planted in your precious disciple Lin Zixuan's body?" Cheng Yuyan was somewhat surprised.

But soon he turned solemn, his tone serious: "Elder Ming, you're not planning to use the Curse Killing Technique, are you?"

"So what if I am?" The old man said flatly.

"So, the planting of the Spirit Seed was your arrangement from the beginning?" Cheng Yuyan asked.

"No, it was a choice made by a few juniors themselves, it was Qin Xuexiao who had Zixuan do it." The old man replied.

"Inside the Spirit Seed, there is Chu Huaixu's Essence Blood, Spiritual Power, and Divine Sense."

"According to Qin Xuexiao, he is our Moon Country's Huo Dingyi, and I have obtained his birth date from the [organization]."

"Now, separated by thousands of miles, if I use the Curse Killing Technique, not even you, Cheng Yuyan, would be able to save him."

"And you cannot attack me, nor will you attack me, right?" Ming Xuanji said calmly.

Cheng Yuyan looked at him, visibly conflicted, "But I owe the Daoist Sect a favor."

"You can repay it to other members of the Daoist Sect!" Ming Xuanji snorted coldly.

Cheng Yuyan fell into silence.

But soon, he suddenly laughed.

"I don't know why, but I feel your Curse Killing Technique might be useless against Chu Huaixu." Cheng the Scholar said.

"I know many of his unique qualities." Ming Xuanji said.

"Pity, using my own life force as a guide and spending three years of lifespan, even if he has more Divine Techniques and means, even possessing a sliver of Power of Origin, he still cannot hide from nor escape this ending of life termination."

Cheng Yuyan nodded, saying, "Logically, it should be so. But my intuition tells me the outcome may not be as you wish, Elder Ming."

"Intuition?" Listening to this nonsensical reason, Ming Xuanji was surprised for a moment.

"Your intuition is indeed consistently accurate." The old man was silent for a moment.

But after calculating, a faint smile appeared on his face.

Quickly, he began to apply secret techniques.

A faint black aura began to surge outwards from him.

The old man quickly appeared more frail.

Already somewhat shriveled, his skin began to wrinkle even more.

The full head of white hair fell in handfuls now.

He suddenly aged much more.

His eyes became dimmer and more cloudy.

The Curse Killing Technique can kill from across great distances, but the restrictions are numerous, and the entire casting process is quite slow.

Cheng Yuyan, watching from the side, couldn't help but say, "Elder Ming, oh Elder Ming, why go through this necessity."

"In your current lifespan, you might not even see the ending you calculated, can you live to that day?"

Ming Xuanji ignored him and began chanting.

Soon, these black gases gathered at his right fingertip.

He gently tapped it against the Spirit Seed.

The Spirit Seed instantly dissolved into a pool of black water.

Then the black water started transmuting into black smoke, slowly gathering back at the old man's fingertip.

The process that followed was very slow.

The black water transformed into wisps of black smoke at a languid pace.

The old man repeatedly uttered Huo Dingyi's birth date and time.

Each repetition caused a wisp of black aura to gather at his fingertip.

After approximately one stick of incense time had passed, the black water fully transformed into black gas, merging with the black aura initially on the old man's fingertip.

He proceeded to cut his fingertip.

Oddly, no fresh blood flowed.

Instead, a drop of black liquid dripped down.

It immediately absorbed all the black aura and floated on the old man's palm.

He lifted his hollow eyes to face the black liquid in his palm.

It began reflecting in the old man's eyes.

"Explode!"

The old man clenched his fist forcefully, a mighty force emanating outward, causing Cheng Yuyan to lift his sleeve slightly to shield himself.

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Daoist Sect, Junzi Temple.

Chu Huaixu was using the power of the Dao Seal, trying to solve Zhong Ming's problem.

Jiang Zhi watched from the side, extremely tense.

After a long while, the three golden characters in Chu Huaixu's palm began to gradually dissipate.

He opened his eyes, looking a bit weak.

And Zhong Ming, sitting before him, unbeknownst to him, had closed his eyes.

His breathing was calm and long, seemingly deeply asleep.

"Junior Martial Uncle Ancestor...this?" Chu Huaixu was uncertain if it worked.

"No problem, your cultivation is only at the Second Realm, you just acquired the Dao Seal, how could you instantly cure Fifth Senior Brother's problem."

"For him to sleep peacefully now is already not easy." Jiang Zhi sighed heavily.

It seems there is some effect, but far from enough.

But at least he sees hope!

"I haven't seen Fifth Senior Brother so serene in a long time." His eyes revealed a hint of nostalgia.

In the past, no matter what situation Zhong Ming encountered, he always had this calm demeanor.

Such that even if the sky was falling, he would handle it peacefully.

Thus, he always made people feel very reassured.

However, suddenly, Chu Huaixu violently coughed several times, seeming slightly out of breath.

"What's wrong!" Jiang Zhi was startled.

He suddenly noticed a bizarre power spreading across Chu Huaixu.

But only for an instant, it vanished!

Or rather, it dispersed on its own!

"Nothing much, just suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable, but unclear why." Chu Huaixu was also somewhat perplexed.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, an old man wasn't faring so well. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Ming Xuanji suddenly spat blood, blood red tinged with black!

He started rapidly growing older, aging several years.

The old man's hands trembled as he grasped his white hair; as he lightly grasped it, he pulled out even more.

His skin and flesh began to increasingly shrivel, akin to skin wrapping bones, quite frightening.

The fierce backlash caused him to lose another sliver of lifespan.

"How could it be wrong!"

"Why is Huo Dingyi's birth date wrong!" The old man let out a roar.

"No! Huo Dingyi's birth date is correct!"

His left hand kept calculating, repeatedly divining.

"No mistake, the birth date is correct!"

"No, it's wrong, it's wrong!"

He kept chanting, constantly denying, appearing mad.

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