Chapter 762: Fall of the Saint

The sea of blood vanished, as did the pillar of red light that formed a conduit for heavenly law. Yu Fuli's heart swords circled the area before rising into the air and vanishing from sight, leaving clear skies and a group of wounded Martial Aspects.

All four Cardinal Aspects had been seriously injured by the saint's attacks. They eyed Tu Feng viciously as they shot toward him.

"Tu Feng, you're done for!"

If Tu Feng hadn't opened up the cauldron, the saint would never have been able to escape and do so much damage.

Tu Feng blanched as he tried to flee, but he could hardly escape the four infuriated Cardinal Aspects. They struck simultaneously and grievously wounded him.

Tu Feng spat out a mouthful of fresh blood as he was sent flying. The Martial Aspect that he had possessed was caught by the other Martial Aspects, who forcibly purged Tu Feng's avatar from his body and allowed him to awaken.

"Leave him alive for interrogation!" Xiao Nanfeng shouted.

The Martial Aspects turned to Xiao Nanfeng and nodded. They bound Tu Feng and sealed his cultivation.

𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

With everything settled, the Martial Aspects turned back to Xiao Nanfeng in shock.

They hadn't realized just how powerful the saint was until they had to face him in person.

Just how had Xiao Nanfeng caught him? He was only a True Immortal!

The residents of the Sieve of Heaven were equally shocked. Who else but the Heavenly Emperor himself could have taken on such a frightening cultivator?

Tu Feng and his spiritual avatar were brought to the Heavenly Palace.

There, Yu Fuli frowned as he stared at Tu Feng's heart.

In the end, Saint Chi Hai had managed to escape through Tu Feng's heart.

He had given up his physical body, the sea of blood that Yu Fuli had vanquished. Though it was particularly strong and potent, he was still no match for Yu Fuli.

"How frightening Yu Fuli is. No wonder the other saints don't dare cross him. He truly is the hegemon of the era—and he's more powerful than many in ages past, too," Chi Hai murmured to himself.

As he escaped, he glanced at his spirit. "It doesn't matter if I lose my physical body as long as my spirit is intact, and, more importantly, the charm that allows me to command heavenly law. Once I'm safe, I'll reforge a physical body and hide until the heavens kill Yu Fuli before taking revenge. All those who harmed me will die—including Xiao Nanfeng and Tang Zhengqi!"

He flew through the passage between linked hearts, a strange mental world clouded with fog and through which movement was particularly arduous. Even so, Chi Hai would do anything to escape from Yu Fuli.

"I suppose I have to thank Lou Yujing. He taught them this secret technique in order to control them better, didn't he? Ha! As if I wouldn't be aware of it. He just wants to spy on them. Lou Yujing doesn't know that they're all my subordinates, that what he's done has been a great help to me instead, haha!"

Suddenly, he saw a patch of light amidst the fog: an exit. He rushed out into the light, emerging in a hall.

Just then, a palm grabbed him and held him tightly.

"What? Who's there?" Chi Hai demanded.

"It's me, Saint. You've brought your charm of heavenly law with you, haven't you?" a familiar voice replied.

"Lou Yujing?" Saint Chi Hai exclaimed.

Lou Yujing's hand clenched around his spirit as Tu Jiuniang, Tu Siniang, and the other members of the Tu clan who had learned the secret technique stood around the hall. Some Golden Immortals and Li Qianjun were present as well.

"It's me. I've been waiting for you for a long time," Lou Yujing said.

He opened his mouth and swallowed Chi Hai's spirit.

"No! What are you doing?!" Chi Hai demanded.

"Your Majesty, you can't do this!" Tu Siniang exclaimed. She tried to rush toward him, only to have Li Qianjun hold her back.

The saint struggled. A piercing beam of red light surrounded Lou Yujing, as if attempting to seal and wound him.

Behind Lou Yujing, a red moon rose into the air—not a full moon like Xiao Nanfeng's, but a waning moon like Zhao Yuanjiao's.

The moon radiated with incredible strength, suppressing the might of the pillar of red light.

"Struggle as much as you want. It won't matter," Lou Yujing said, chuckling.

"Lou Yujing, you dare challenge me?" Chi Hai thundered. "What are you doing? Tu clan, save me! I've trapped Lou Yujing, and he can't move. Strike now!"

"Die!" the Tu clan cultivators chorused as they rushed toward Lou Yujing.

"Who dares?!" Tu Jiuniang threw a punch at the cultivators and forced them back.

"Jiuniang, what are you doing? The saint cast a secret technique on our souls. If we disobey him, he might kill us at any moment! Hurry up and join us!" Tu Siniang and the others shouted.

"This is my husband," Tu Jiuniang declared. "I won't let anyone harm him!"

"Then die!" Saint Chi Hai thundered.

A flash of red light emerged from Tu Jiuniang's body. She felt an unknown force rock her body as she collapsed to the ground.

"Move it!" Chi Hai howled.

"Die!" the Tu clan cultivators shouted, charging forward without any hesitation.

Lou Yujing's other subordinates held the Tu clan cultivators back, neither side able to overcome the other.

The only cultivators left were Tu Siniang and Li Qianjun.

"Husband, join me. Hurry up!" Tu Siniang said anxiously.

Li Qianjun held Tu Siniang back and prevented her from advancing.

"Husband, don't stop me! If you do, my entire clan will perish. Let me head over!"

Li Qianjun pierced Tu Siniang's head with a sword.

"Husband, you—" Tu Siniang's mouth opened in astonishment.

She knew that Li Qianjun might try to stop her, but she never expected him to attempt to kill her! She was Li Qianjun's wife of many years. She had shared countless resources with him and had always prioritized him. Even so, did Li Qianjun intend to murder her in cold blood?

Li Qianjun replied, "I gave you two chances. You refused them."

"I handed you everything you possess! Even your cultivation was something I begged the saint to grant to you. Why?!" Tu Siniang shrieked.

"I gave you a choice," Li Qianjun said coldly.

"I don't have a choice! If I don't help the saint, my entire clan will perish. Can't you see?!"

"Then die!"

He bisected Tu Siniang's body, killing her on the spot.

The saint, who was still trying to fend off Lou Yujing, exclaimed, "Li Qianjun, you ingrate! And as for you, Lou Yujing, were you already aware that the Tu clan served me?"

"What do you think?" Lou Yujing retorted coldly.

"I see how it is. I see how it is now. You taught the Tu clan that technique deliberately. This was all a trap for me! You requested that I take on Xiao Nanfeng for you in order to take me down. You even planned for me to die at Yu Fuli's hands! What a malicious scheme!" Chi Hai exclaimed.

"I am no puppet of yours," Lou Yujing replied coolly.

"Release me! I'll let bygones be bygones and even compensate you for your losses!" Chi Hai offered.

"Once I master your spirit, everything you possess will be mine regardless."

"You won't succeed! I still have other avatars," Chi Hai thundered.

"Oh? And do you think I haven't thought of that?" Lou Yujing smirked.

Chi Hai suddenly frowned and cried out, "Your ancestral zombie avatar and Yuan Wudi—you intend to take me down?"

"Your avatar's a Boundless Immortal. Yuan Wudi alone wouldn't suffice."

"As if adding your ancestral zombie avatar will be enough! You're far too weak for the likes of me, Chi Hai thundered.

"Indeed?"

"No—why are there two ancestral zombies? Could one be Ye Sanshui? No, it isn't. This second ancestral zombie..."

Lou Yujing smiled.

"You have two ancestral zombie avatars? Could you have been in possession of the third black coffin all along?!" Saint Chi Hai roared.

"Haven't you noticed where we are?"

"We're in—the third black coffin hidden realm! No wonder my heavenly law has been suppressed. You did this intentionally, didn't you?"

"More or less. Your avatar's about to die, I think."

"You can't kill my avatar! No, Lou Yujing, I curse you!"

"Enough. Now that your avatars are gone, it's your turn. Don't try to struggle. I've used countless treasures to trap you here and suppress you," Lou Yujing said.

Chi Hai could feel his spirit growing weaker and weaker. Even commanding heavenly law was beyond him now.

"You intend to master me and steal my charm of heavenly law?!"

"You don't even know how to use that charm properly. What a failure of a saint you are! No wonder the other saints look down on you. Once I have it in my possession, I'll make sure it's used properly on your behalf."

"No! If you kill me, you'll be punished by the heavens. You'll die a terrible death!"

"The heavens need saints to do their bidding, but they don't care who the saints are. If you can be a saint, so can I. Or do you think I'm unqualified for that position?" Lou Yujing sneered.

"No!" Chi Hai screamed.

"Rest in peace. All that you possess is now mine," Lou Yujing said.

His waning moon entered his body. Saint Chi Hai felt a huge force shatter his soul, and the pillar of red light he had conjured blinked out.

Red light radiated from Lou Yujing's body as he rapidly attuned to the charm of heavenly law.