novelraw Chapter 269 : I Said, You Must Die
Chapter 269 : I Said, You Must Die
Such big words!
Chu Sang wasn't just talking idly. She had always been a practitioner of the path of caution. Life is precious, and staying alive is paramount. She wasn't some chosen one with nine lives, so having a few more trump cards was only natural.
The [Divine Gate Guardians] were the pair of guardian lions she obtained from the Golden Beast King's palace, genuine divine artifacts forged from upper realm divine iron. They had accidentally fallen to the lower realm, experiencing a drop in realm and years of wear. The actual power of these divine artifacts was certainly not comparable to their peak, but it was enough to deal with this divine sense projection that wasn't the human god's true body.
"If lower realm divine artifacts can't handle you, then taste some from the upper realm~"
Absolutely flavorful!
She smiled, raising her lips, and summoned the divine artifacts, quickly opening up the battle.
The two Divine Gate Guardians transformed upon landing. Originally only palm-sized, the golden lion artifacts stretched zhang by zhang, instantly becoming as tall as mountains. She released two strands of divine sense into the Divine Gate Guardians, and the faces of the two golden lions immediately gained human-like expressions of anger. With a stomp of their feet, the heavens shook and the earth trembled.
The two lions stood in opposition to the Dharma Body, not at all at a disadvantage.
Roar! Following Chu Sang's divine sense control, they launched a fierce attack, completely unafraid of the Dharma Body's divine power. The divine power attacks could hardly leave a mark on the lions' bodies forged from divine iron. It seemed this human god was probably just a second-rate figure in the upper realm.
The necessary condition for cultivators to use the Divine Gate Guardians was to reach the Divine Transformation realm.
In fact, Divine Transformation realm was just the most basic condition. Some people might reach Divine Transformation in strength but still not successfully drive the Divine Gate Guardians or use divine artifacts. Even early Divine Transformation realm cultivators' spiritual power would be quickly drained in a short time. Only upon reaching mid to late Divine Transformation realm could one barely drive divine artifacts for extended periods without the extreme situation of the divine artifact backlashing against its master.
"I said, you must die."
She was an honest person who kept her word.
The Dharma Body had already been cut down once, and the main body had suffered a certain degree of backlash. Even in this space carved out within the Divine Decree, using divine power recklessly risked being discovered and dealt with by the laws. The main body clearly didn't want to take such a risk for a mere human cultivator. Seeing defeat was certain, it preferred to sever its divine sense and escape like a cicada shedding its shell.
Of course, he absolutely couldn't let this damned girl off easily!
Such an unpredictable factor must be eliminated!
Otherwise, who knows how many plans it would ruin in the future!!
He attempted to self-destruct his divine sense projection, intending to drag Chu Sang to death with him, thoroughly destroying this uncontrollable variable—
A powerful force suddenly tore through the Divine Decree's space, pulling Chu Sang out just before the divine sense completely self-destructed, holding her in an embrace.
"You naughty girl! You're really too daring. I told you to go with your senior brothers and sisters to deal with those ruffians at the demon realm border. When did I tell you to venture deep into the demon realm alone? If your Fourth Senior Brother hadn't sent a message in advance asking me to come clean up this mess, I wouldn't have known you were so bold... If this master had arrived a second later, I'd be collecting your corpse." Immortal Chanyu roughly ruffled her hair. This little disciple really wasn't afraid of death, full of rebellious spirit from head to toe, not cherishing her life at all.
"Mas... Master?"
Chu Sang was still dazed for a moment after being suddenly pulled out of the space. She had anticipated the possibility of the human god choosing to sever and self-destruct, but she had the golden bell given by her master and super heaven-grade golden armor talismans. The opponent might not necessarily be able to blow her up.
Of course, she hadn't been intentionally reckless, insisting on risking her life in a life-or-death struggle with the opponent... It's just that in that situation, she had no other choice but to forge ahead.
"Quickly drink this bottle of spirit liquid, go sit in meditation over there and treat your injuries immediately." Immortal Chanyu tossed her a bottle of spirit liquid, her tone rarely containing a hint of reproach and concern. She didn't continue lecturing, as it would be useless anyway; next time she would still dare to do it.
"Thank you, Master."
Chu Sang didn't stand on ceremony. As soon as she opened the bottle, she smelled an extremely pure floral spiritual fragrance. Just inhaling one breath was refreshing and invigorating! It was actually top-grade spirit liquid!
In the outside world, you might not be able to buy it even with money. Who would have thought that her master, usually as stingy as an iron rooster, would be so generous today?!
She tugged her arm slightly and immediately sucked in a cold breath from the pain.
Chu Sang belatedly examined her physical condition and instantly understood why her master was so generous today. Her entire body was blistered and tattered beyond recognition, covered in mottled bloodstains. After leaving the highly tense state of battle, she slowly began to feel the true condition of her body.
Her face also stung fiercely. She wiped her cheek with her hand and came away with a handful of blood, a shocking sight.
In the cultivation world, it was rare for Divine Transformation realm cultivators to be injured to this degree. Even if severely injured in battle with opponents of the same realm, these superficial wounds were nothing more than a matter of casting a cleaning spell and taking a pill for high-level cultivators... Clearly, these injuries had caused irreparable severe damage to her body.
For someone to be critically injured, near death, without even realizing it... This person... simply didn't seem like a normal person with a mortal body, showing no regard for her own well-being.
Severe physical injuries, depleted spiritual energy, divine sense repeatedly damaged to the limit... If the battle had dragged on for even half a day longer, even if the human god hadn't self-destructed his divine sense, this pitiful body would have been worn down by its owner's indifference.
"Little Junior Sister, you went out once and how did you end up in this state? We were really worried about you. Quick, take all these things and replenish yourself properly!"
The Si Kou family was wealthy and powerful. The old master doted excessively on Fourth Senior Sister, his only daughter. Especially since his precious daughter was a cultivation waste with a bad temper, easily targeted by enemies outside, he had given Si Kou Qiu many good items for protection. The storage bag she stuffed to Chu Sang was full of thousand-year spirit fruits and liquids hard to find on the market.
Especially this three-thousand-year Penglai fruit, said to have effects not inferior to the legendary longevity fruit. Chu Sang only took one bite, and her eyes lit up. The spiritual energy nourished her body with a warm feeling, and the pain from her wounds disappeared. New flesh could be seen visibly sprouting and intertwining in the wounds, rapidly healing.
She loved her rich Fourth Senior Sister!
"If divine sense damage isn't treated promptly, it can easily leave lasting effects. These are heaven-grade spirit healing pills I've refined recently, which should be quite helpful for your divine sense injuries... I feel like your aura has changed again, Little Junior Sister. When did you break through to mid Divine Transformation stage?! Your realm breakthroughs are too fast. Take these foundation stabilizing pills too, to consolidate your realm and prevent unstable foundations." Mu Chihuai also stuffed a large pile of items into her arms.
"Alright, alright, too much nourishment can be harmful. Let Little Junior Sister go rest aside first. Don't all crowd around here, it's too noisy!" Wen Renyue shook her head with a smile, leading Chu Sang to sit in meditation under a tree. The others dispersed on the surface, but every now and then, two or three would gather around to show concern, asking her what had happened these past few days to get her so injured.
Chu Sang felt warmth in her heart and didn't intentionally conceal anything, giving a general account of what had transpired over the past few days.
Though it wasn't a long time, many major events had occurred. Everyone was dumbfounded, marveling at how Little Junior Sister truly feared nothing in heaven or earth.
After sitting in meditation to recuperate for a while, Chu Sang finally had time to observe the current situation. The city they were in now was Long Qi City, located near the altar. She and Mo Baizhou had stopped in Long Qi City to gather information before going to the altar.
Now the demons in the city had been brought under control. Mo Baizhou and Yan Wangxing were responsible for handling the situation on the demon race's side. After a while, elders from other sects also arrived to investigate the situation, followed by their disciples who arrived late.
Yan Wangxing was talking to his subordinates when suddenly a murderous sword intent slashed towards him. He blocked it with demonic energy and looked over, meeting Mo Qingchen's cold and stern gaze.
He cursed under his breath, "What's wrong with you?"
He hadn't even made a move, why did this person come at him with killing intent??
Couldn't any discerning person see that he had defected now? He had long since given up on the idea of being enemies with the cultivation world.
The commotion attracted the attention of many people. Chu Sang also looked over, her lips twitching slightly. These two had indeed confronted each other after all...
In the original story, these two never saw eye to eye, always at odds, facing each other in life-or-death situations whenever they met.
Although there was no Qin Xixue as a catalyst now, a sword cultivator whose clan was exterminated by the demon race encountering the newly appointed Demon Sovereign was bound to be a sign of mortal enemies clashing.
She had more or less guessed what that Divine Decree was trying to do.
If an external force wants to invade a power, the best way is to first cause internal division, dispersing its strength for an easy breakthrough!
Not to mention that the internal power structure was already divided into several conflicting areas, making it extremely easy for the opponent to sow discord.
The cultivation world, demon race, ghost race, and beast race have been fighting over resources and territory for tens of thousands of years. But as living beings of the Spiritual Abyss Continent, they all receive nourishment and sustenance from this land. If the divine realm truly intends to make another move against the Spiritual Abyss Continent, the three realms and four races must put aside their hatred, unite, and jointly resist the external enemy.
Continuing to fight among themselves would not benefit any of them, only allowing those lofty human gods to reap the benefits.
Mo Qingchen was too prone to act on impulse. To put it nicely, he was a righteous cultivator who saw it as his duty to punish evil and eliminate demons, killing demons whenever encountered. To put it bluntly, he was single-minded, and apart from Chang Yu, others might not be able to stop him.
Chu Sang stepped forward to hold him back, earnestly persuading, "Give me face, don't fight."
"......"
"Well, well, I didn't expect you to be so conscientious, Chu Sang. Considering that you stopped this mad dog from taking my life, I'll let bygones be bygones regarding past matters."
Yan Wangxing crossed his arms, leaning lazily against the wall. Mo Qingchen's face darkened again, coldly asking, "Who are you calling a mad dog?"
"Whoever feels offended, that's who I'm calling it."
The Long Yuan sword left its sheath, and the spirit of the Thousand Killings Demon Blade also appeared simultaneously. Both sides were poised for battle, the scene incredibly tense.
Most tool spirits were a group of gossip-loving and bellicose bystanders. The Primordial Soul-Chaser and Karma Burns the Three Realms also floated out upon seeing this, finding a corner to quietly watch the show, their inner voices frantically calling for both sides to fight, to fight to the death, loving to see it.
Only the cute and innocent Xuanling was a pure and kind peacemaker, always going to mediate conflicts. "Elder Brother Long Yuan, Elder Brother Thousand Killings, please don't fight! The cultivation world and demon realm are currently united against a common enemy. There's no need to fight to the death, letting outsiders take advantage!"
"Heh, that hypocrite Long Yuan is nothing special. If they really fought, it would just be all show. I bet it would definitely lose," Primordial Soul-Chaser mocked.
Karma Burns the Three Realms yawned, resting its face on its right hand. "Thousand Killings can't beat Long Yuan."
"What the hell, this great one can't beat it? What a joke, a piece of rusty junk buried underground for ten thousand years, its sword is probably all rusted. How could I not beat it! This great one will let you bunch of blind fools see the power of a demon tool right now!" The spirit of the Thousand Killings Blade immediately bristled.
Long Yuan coldly curled its lips, "I'll accompany you to the end."
"...You two come back, stop stirring things up." Chu Sang quickly recalled her two divine artifacts. She knew all too well what her tool spirits were like; these two just had loose tongues and wanted to watch the show.
"You know this demon?"
Mo Qingchen frowned slightly, his eyes showing some displeasure. "How can you associate with demons? These guys are despicable and shameless, treacherous and cunning. Have you forgotten what they did back then......"
His voice trailed off, seeming to recall something painful. His face turned slightly pale as he clenched his fists tightly. "Demons can't be trusted!"
"Heh, demons can't be trusted, but I suppose you human cultivators can be trusted? Some people are betrayed by their own kind and don't even know it, truly laughable." Yan Wangxing raised an eyebrow and smiled, his words carrying a hint of mockery.
"What do you mean!"
Mo Qingchen's face changed immediately.
"The true culprit behind the extermination of the Mo family back then was someone else, it was the Xuanyuan family," Mo Baizhou walked over and looked at him, saying, "Back then, the Xuanyuan family and the demon race joined forces. The Xuanyuan family were the traitors."
Illusions are not necessarily true, and if there was intentional fabrication to create internal conflicts in the cultivation world, it wasn't impossible. So after collecting evidence in the illusion about the Xuanyuan family, Mo Baizhou had always maintained a half-believing, half-doubting attitude. After leaving the illusion, he went to inquire about what happened back then from Cen Dan, a subordinate of the old Demon Sovereign.
According to Cen Dan, although the old Demon Sovereign was of the demon race, he had always been of good character and consistently maintained a peaceful stance towards the cultivation world. Moreover, when the Mo family was exterminated, the old Demon Sovereign was indeed in seclusion and had not been involved in the matter at all.
This increased the credibility of the illusion several fold. Perhaps this matter truly wasn't done by the old Demon Sovereign, and the culprit was very likely someone from the Xuanyuan family.
"Very likely" was already his euphemistic way of putting it. It could basically be confirmed that the mastermind behind the extermination of the Mo family back then was the Xuanyuan family! Whether in terms of motive or the nature of the Xuanyuan family, everything pointed to them!
They were just one step away from finding the mastermind who planned this affair back then, and then the truth could be fully revealed in the cultivation world, seeking justice for the Mo family of that year and thoroughly discrediting the Xuanyuan family.
Mo Qingchen was stunned. He had never imagined that the truth would be like this. If someone else had said these things, he might have harbored doubts, but Mo Baizhou was his cousin, also an orphan of the Mo family. He wouldn't possibly lie to him about this matter.