A Sect from a Spirit Vein

Chapter 94 - 91: A Father’s Deep Love for His Child

"Young Master Zhou, I’ve allowed you to live a bit longer. In return, how about you tell me something? Last time at Spirit Snake Peak, the array cultivator who hindered me, that Yunshan Sect Leader Lu Qian, is he currently on Lotus Peak?" Qian Ruyi asked expressionlessly, staring at Zhou Chao, while an Ice Pearl formed again in his hand.

Zhou Chao was silent for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter: "You want revenge? I’m afraid you won’t get the chance. Sect Leader Lu is not on the mountain right now; he has gone to Ningzhou to visit his Golden Core elder! I advise you to stop this idea; if you dare to harm him, you’ll immediately meet your end at the hands of the Golden Core Master!"

Qian Ruyi’s expression changed slightly. He narrowed his eyes and stared at Zhou Chao for a while, then suddenly shouted sharply: "Are you bluffing me? You’re not willing to tell the truth, then I’ll find out myself. You can die now!"

He waved a hand, and the Ice Pearl shot straight toward Zhou Chao’s face!

Zhou Chao closed his eyes. His last thought was absurdly comical.

I didn’t expect I would die before my father...

At the very moment when the biting coldness was about to hit, there was suddenly the sound of howling wind by his ear!

With a sharp crack, Qian Ruyi’s eyes widened in disbelief, and the Third Elder cried out.

A dry, bony hand suddenly appeared in front of Zhou Chao, batting the Ice Pearl away!

Zhou Chao opened his eyes, and was dumbfounded: "Father... Father!"

The figure was emaciated and hunched, muscles shriveled all over, yet it stood determinedly in front of Zhou Chao. It was Zhou Bing, who just moments ago was lying on the sickbed, barely clinging to life!

"How is this possible!" Qian Ruyi was equally shocked. Upon entering, he sensed that this Patriarch Zhou was indeed bedridden, his vitality nearly extinguished, just a breath away from death. This was impossible to fake, so how could he suddenly recover?

Let’s test him! With a fierce glance, Qian Ruyi twirled the Cold Ice Long Sword, and countless ice shards manifested in the air, storming toward Zhou Bing like a torrential rain.

Zhou Bing’s murky eyes fixed resolutely on Qian Ruyi. Suddenly, a Treasure Pearl shot from his bosom, emitting blue light and a rushing tide sound, forming a rippling light barrier that shielded Zhou Chao and himself. The ice shards struck the barrier with a crackling sound, as frost and blue light intertwined and devoured each other.

Qian Ruyi suddenly laughed aloud: "I see now, old man, you’re just a dying person! But your Dao Pattern holds some profound mechanism, hiding a last wisp of vitality!"

He sensed that upon engaging, Zhou Bing’s spiritual power and spiritual pressure were rapidly fading, unable to sustain for long.

Hearing this, Zhou Bing stepped forward with a pained expression, blood tears streaming from his eyes. In an instant, blue light burst forth, shattering the ice shards, then danced like ribbons, filling the entire room. The small space left no room for maneuver, binding Qian Ruyi and the Third Elder within.

The Treasure Pearl emitted a blue light, forming a cone that smashed up through the ceiling’s Profound Ice, leaving a large opening.

With his back to Zhou Chao, his throat gurgling, he finally managed to say two words: "Run quickly!"

Qian Ruyi yelled, his Flying Sword’s light flaring up, stirring up cold winds, the moisture in the air condensed into ice beads and fell. Zhou Bing stumbled, kneeling to the ground, using his withered hands to prop up his body, with two streams of blood gushing from his ears.

"Father!" Zhou Chao was heartbroken, wanting to help his father, when suddenly a blue light flashed, a ribbon of light wrapped around his waist and threw him out of the roof opening.

As Zhou Chao whirled through the air, he only heard Zhou Bing’s heart-wrenching shout: "My son, run!"

Hearing his father’s final words broke Zhou Chao’s heart. He shouted, activating his Magical Artifact to shoot up into the sky, yelling to the surrounding cultivators: "The Third Elder has betrayed us, colluding with the Chaosheng Sect to set an ambush! Join me to capture the enemy!"

He shouted three times, and most of the main family cultivators, although shocked and bewildered, chose to follow. The cultivators of each branch, surrounding them, were stunned and incredulous. Zhou Ang, the nephew of the Third Elder and the cultivation seed of their branch, stepped forward, shouting: "Nonsense, how could my uncle betray us?"

The Grand Elder’s son, Zhou Yong, frowned and also stepped forward: "Where is my father?"

At this moment, a cultivator suddenly pointed to the horizon and shouted: "Who is that?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, and saw dozens of lights leaping out from the mountains, heading directly towards Yuqing Mountain!

Zhou Chao immediately recalled Qian Ruyi’s words, realizing that it was the cultivators of the Chaosheng Sect. Just then, another sharp sound rang out, and the small courtyard below was suddenly encased in ice crystals, a massive ice shard pierced through the roof with a crash, causing half of the house to collapse.

It’s too late, everything is too late!

Father... Father can no longer hold on, Qian Ruyi will be free soon, and if I don’t leave now, I’ll die; there’s simply no time to navigate through the layers of obstacles to find our Foundation Establishment Honored Guest.

The Chaosheng Sect’s forces would arrive in an instant, Yuqing Mountain cannot be held!

To survive, only by surviving is there hope!

He let out a pained shout: "The Third Elder has betrayed us, inviting the wolf inside, the Chaosheng Sect is attacking! If you want to live, follow me!"

He sunk his body, piloting his Magical Artifact to shoot towards the exit of the Mountain Gate Grand Array. A dozen confidants closely followed, and most of the main family cultivators also chose to follow. Seeing the Chaosheng Sect’s army drawing ever closer, cultivators from various branches also clamored and shouted, with more than a dozen breaking away to follow Zhou Chao.

The Magical Artifact sped through, buildings on both sides of Yuqing Mountain receded rapidly, along with his father, who Zhou Chao left behind. He gritted his teeth, his face twisted, and two streams of tears rolled down.

As Zhou Chao led the cultivators out through the mountain gate, there was a sudden loud crash atop the mountain, ice flowers blossomed, and a streak of escape light shot into the sky, causing the surrounding cultivators to exclaim in surprise.

Some cultivators who had experienced the previous battle panicked and shouted: "He’s the Foundation Establishment of the Chaosheng Sect!"

Zhou Chao didn’t look back anymore and led forty to fifty cultivators out through the Grand Array.

In the vast expanse, where to go?

A figure immediately surfaced in Zhou Chao’s mind; if there was anyone who could save the Zhou family, it would be him.

Although he was not on the mountain at this time, Zhou Chao knew from experience that he must have left a contingency plan.

Zhou Chao shouted: "Follow me!" So they changed direction and flew towards the adjacent Lotus Peak.

At the top of the Lotus Peak, the Mountain Protection Grand Array had not yet been activated, a gap had opened in the array, and dozens of escape lights were rising from the mountainside, entering into the array.

Are these the external family cultivators?

Without time to think, Zhou Chao shouted: "Fellow Daoist Jiang, I am Zhou Chao, please let us enter the array for sanctuary!"

Jiang Qingfeng’s voice immediately responded: "Young Master Zhou, quickly come inside."

Zhou Chao and the cultivators filed in, immediately seeing Jiang Qingfeng with a serious expression, and hurriedly asked: "Has Sect Leader Lu returned?"

Jiang Qingfeng shook his head.