novelraw Chapter 152 : Changes in the Ghost King
Chapter 152 : Changes in the Ghost King
Chapter 152: Changes in the Ghost King
After Lin Jingyu heard Cang Song’s words, his expression changed drastically. He hurriedly shook his head and said:
“Master, this matter has absolutely nothing to do with me. With this disciple’s strength, I was far from being Senior Brother Qi Hao’s match.
When Senior Brother Qi Hao was at Kong Sang Mountain, he accidentally broke through to the Upper Purity Realm. His combat strength far surpassed mine—how could this disciple possibly be his opponent?”
After hearing Lin Jingyu’s words, Cang Song did not speak. Instead, he stared straight at him, a trace of icy cold flashing through his eyes.
After a long while, he said coldly, “Lin Jingyu, do you know the consequences of deceiving your master?”
Upon hearing this, Lin Jingyu hurriedly shook his head. “Master, this disciple would never dare to deceive you.
Aside from Zhang Xiaofan, Fa Xiang and Fa Shan of Tianyin Temple, as well as Li Xun of Burning Incense Valley, all know about this matter.
Senior Brother truly perished at the hands of the Black Water Mystic Serpent. It has nothing whatsoever to do with this disciple.”
Indeed, this matter truly had nothing to do with Lin Jingyu.
Strictly speaking, Qi Hao had died by Lu Xueqi’s hand, but the final scene was not known to Fa Xiang and the others.
All they saw was Qi Hao being swallowed whole into the belly of the Black Water Mystic Serpent, after which Lu Xueqi inexplicably disappeared as well.
Therefore, no matter how one calculated it, this matter could not be blamed on Lin Jingyu.
After hearing Lin Jingyu’s words and seeing how resolute he appeared, as though it truly had nothing to do with him, Cang Song finally nodded slightly.
“Let us hope this matter truly has nothing to do with you.”
Afterward, while feeling despondent, he could not help but secretly let out a sigh of relief.
He knew that the struggle between his two disciples had long been laid bare, and that each had many followers. Yet he still did not wish for the two disciples to one day face each other in arms and kill one another.
Now that Qi Hao had died in the jaws of the Black Water Mystic Serpent on Kong Sang Mountain, even as his heart ached, he could not help but feel a sense of relief, as though this outcome was also acceptable, resolving the worries in his heart.
And so, under Cang Song’s mourning, Qi Hao’s death at Lu Xueqi’s hands did not stir up too many waves.
Although Qi Hao’s fall was a tremendous loss to the Qingyun Sect, people still had to look forward.
At this moment, the righteous path had no leisure to dwell on Qi Hao’s matter. Most of their attention was focused on the movements of the Demonic Sect on Flowing Wave Mountain.
As for Xiaozhu Peak, Master Shuiyue was extremely anxious.
Lu Xueqi was not only the Qingyun Sect’s number one prodigy, having broken through to the Upper Purity Realm at such a young age, but also a disciple whom she had raised from childhood, as close as a biological daughter.
Lu Xueqi’s disappearance left Master Shuiyue frantic with worry. At one point, she even wanted to set aside matters at Flowing Wave Mountain and personally head to Kong Sang Mountain to search for her whereabouts.
Fortunately, Wen Min and the other disciples of Xiaozhu Peak hurriedly dissuaded her.
The Demonic Sect was advancing aggressively, and the situation at Flowing Wave Mountain could not afford any mishap.
Once Master Shuiyue left, the righteous forces would be weakened. Should any change occur at that time, they would likely be unable to withstand the Demonic Sect’s assault.
After hearing Wen Min’s words, although Master Shuiyue was still extremely worried about Lu Xueqi, she could only sigh inwardly and remain behind.
On Tian Buyi’s side, he was currently staring intently at Zhang Xiaofan, his eyes filled with concern and worry.
What he worried about most was whether Zhang Xiaofan had been injured during this trip to Kong Sang Mountain.
What they had originally thought to be an ordinary journey to Kong Sang Mountain had unexpectedly caused Zhang Xiaofan and the others to encounter so many upheavals.
Not only were demonic experts such as Qin Wuyan, the young master of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, the Bloodsucking Old Demon, and Ancestor Duanmu involved,
even the ancient ferocious beast, the Black Water Mystic Serpent, had appeared. All of this greatly exceeded his expectations.
The Black Water Mystic Serpent was immensely powerful, and Qin Wuyan, the Bloodsucking Old Demon, and the others were all troublesome demonic experts. Even Tian Buyi himself would have had to deal with them cautiously, let alone several young disciples.
Although the sacrifices of Lu Xueqi and Qi Hao caused Tian Buyi deep pain, Zhang Xiaofan’s safe return still made him secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
Now, he had already placed all of Dazhu Peak’s hopes on Zhang Xiaofan.
In Tian Buyi’s eyes, Zhang Xiaofan was not only the future successor of Dazhu Peak, but also the future son-in-law he had already acknowledged.
Therefore, he absolutely could not allow Zhang Xiaofan to come to harm.
Meanwhile, on the Demonic Sect’s side, the Ghost King had learned from Bi Yao about the contents of the first volume of the Heavenly Book.
The first volume of the Heavenly Book was the general outline of Dao techniques, providing immense reference value for learning subsequent volumes of the Heavenly Book as well as many cultivation arts.
After obtaining the first volume of the Heavenly Book and combining it with the second volume, the Ghost King’s strength once again received a tremendous boost.
Moreover, although Kui Niu had yet to be captured, for reasons unknown, the treasured artifact of the Ghost King Sect—the Fulong Cauldron—
had, in recent times, continuously emitted clusters of strange red light.
When these red lights first appeared, the Ghost King was greatly shocked, and what followed was profound wariness.
However, after he brought over a disciple to absorb some of the red light, he discovered that the disciple’s strength had actually increased dramatically.
This discovery filled the Ghost King with delight. He then had several more disciples attempt to absorb the red light, and the results showed that all of their strengths were significantly enhanced.
After confirming that there was no danger, the Ghost King himself also began absorbing the red light emitted from the Fulong Cauldron.
With the support of the Heavenly Book, his strength surged by leaps and bounds during this period, directly breaking through a major realm and stepping into an entirely new level.
The current Ghost King was brimming with confidence. He believed that with his present strength, even if he encountered the Poison God—known as the number one expert of the Demonic Sect—he would have absolute confidence in defeating him.
In truth, even before breaking through, he had already been fearless in the face of the Poison God. Needless to say, after breaking through a major realm and sensing the terrifying power within his body, his confidence had swelled to an extreme degree.
Moreover, after absorbing vast amounts of red light, he discovered that his connection with the Fulong Cauldron was steadily deepening. He was already able to exert a certain degree of control over it, and at this moment, the might that the Fulong Cauldron could unleash in his hands was extremely terrifying.
Although he still did not have confidence in defeating the Qingyun Sect’s Zhuxian Sword Formation, he was certain that he possessed enough strength to defeat any individual of the righteous path. Even when facing Dao Xuan of the Qingyun Sect, he felt not the slightest fear.
What the Ghost King failed to notice, however, was that as he absorbed more and more red light, his temperament was also gradually changing, becoming slightly more violent.
Because the amount of red light absorbed so far was not yet great, this change had not been noticed by himself, nor had it attracted the attention of others.
Nevertheless, as the Ghost King’s daughter, Bi Yao sensed her father’s change the moment she returned to his side.
She believed it was merely a slight shift in temperament caused by the increase in her father’s strength and did not take it too seriously, though a faint sense of unease could not help but arise in her heart.
For the time being, with no other changes occurring, Bi Yao merely paid closer attention to her father’s condition.