Chapter 891: I Finally Killed You (II)

"Chu Liang has bewitched the Demon God and plans to hand over the Three Islands of Penglai as new territory for the demon race. We can no longer stop him. If we do not kill Chu Liang soon, it will be the end for your sect. I will create an opportunity later. Come to the envoy quarters at the Verdant Foxhill. You must strike with all your strength."

Daoist Cangsheng stared at the message from Caiyi, his fingers curling into a fist so tightly that his knuckles stood out sharply.

He had remained in demon territory these past few days, afraid that the moment he returned to the East Sea, the other sects in the Divine Nine and the Terrestrial Ten would seek retribution.

After all, when he took action to save the Demon God, it had already been a betrayal of the human race.

The first and foremost reason he had done it was that nearly every immortal sect had sided with the Mount Shu Sect during the war between his sect and the Mount Shu Sect. Even when he revealed that Chu Liang was raising a Heaven-Devouring Bug, no one stepped forward to support Penglai.

Had there been even the slightest show of support, the Penglai Supreme Sect would not have fallen to such a state. Because of what had happened, he felt betrayed.

In truth, the Penglai Supreme Sect had long carried itself with arrogance. It acted as it pleased, and the other sects were somewhat intimidated by it. On the surface, it appeared to be a sect of great influence and power.

But when a true crisis came, it became clear that those who feared them had never been true allies. The moment Penglai faltered, those same people were the first to trample them, and they trampled harder than any enemy ever could.

And yet, rather than reflect on his own mistakes that had led to Penglai's downfall, Daoist Cangsheng directed all his anger toward the immortal sects.

These were the very thoughts echoing in Daoist Cangsheng's mind.

Very well. If you care nothing for the Heaven-Devouring Bug, then I will help the Demon God merge with the Heaven-Devouring Bug and let you witness the price of turning a blind eye to the Mount Shu Sect's sins.

There was also the cold truth—the Penglai Supreme Sect had lost all of its resources. It no longer held any land with spiritual veins and could no longer support the vast number of its disciples.

Now, with the Mount Shu Sect poised to reclaim its position as the leader of the Divine Nine, the Penglai Supreme Sect just grew more anxious by the day.

If the Mount Shu Sect gained power and began to oppress the Penglai Supreme Sect the same way Penglai had once oppressed Mount Shu, what could Penglai possibly do?

With no other path forward, Daoist Cangsheng had resolutely chosen to take the side of the Demon God.

However, Daoist Cangsheng had not expected that after acknowledging the Demon God as his senior, the Demon God became an existence that viewed Chu Liang as her big brother. That made him... the junior of Chu Liang's junior, and this result was unbearable.

Fortunately, Caiyi had kept her word. She had promised to protect Cangsheng and Penglai and prevent the humans from settling accounts with them.

But the reckoning came all the same.

Even Caiyi could no longer protect the Penglai Supreme Sect.

Daoist Cangsheng had always been a man with the heart of a gambler. Many of the most important decisions in his life had been driven by that instinct. The choices would result in either the Penglai Supreme Sect rising to glory in a single leap or falling into complete ruin.

And up to now, it had mostly been the latter.

But now, he no longer had the option to walk away from the table. Whether he liked it or not, he had to place his bet.

If Chu Liang died, the Demon God would no longer be bound to the human race. The balance of the world would likely tilt toward demonkind, and only then would Penglai's alliance with them hold real meaning.

But if Chu Liang lived, then even the last three islands belonging to Penglai would be taken from them.

The Penglai Supreme Sect had already become a sect without spirit plants, and yet Chu Liang still refused to let them go. Such a calculating and merciless mind was terrifying.

Chu Liang did not kill anyone, but he would strip everything from his enemies using the most ruthless methods imaginable. That was how Daoist Cangsheng truly felt as the events unfolded.

Yang Buwei had been right all along. Chu Liang

was

the one destined to destroy the Penglai Supreme Sect.

They had already lost their spirit plants, lost their spirit veins, and now, even the remaining scattered islands were about to be taken.

This is beyond bullying!

A resolute gleam slowly surfaced in Daoist Cangsheng's eyes.

He pushed open the door and found Yang Shenlong standing outside, gazing into the distant sky with a trace of confusion in his eyes.

"Shenlong," he said slowly, "I may not return from this. If I die, announce that the Penglai Supreme Sect has severed all ties with me. Do not let my sins bring the sect down with me."

Today, he was prepared to stake his life on one final attempt. With the power of the legendary artifact, he would strike at Chu Liang's true form. But with the Demon God so close, even if he succeeded, the chances of escaping alive were slim.

And perhaps that was for the best.

His sins could no longer be washed away. Only his death could free the Penglai Supreme Sect from its current crisis.

Yang Shenlong's eyes flickered. "Sect Leader, you..."

Within the sect, there had already been growing opposition to many of Daoist Cangsheng's recent actions. Yet, no one had dared to challenge him, because no one questioned his devotion to the Penglai Supreme Sect.

There was no doubt that he had done everything for the sake of the Penglai Supreme Sect.

Daoist Cangsheng clenched his teeth and declared, "This is my third attempt to kill Chu Liang. The first two attempts failed, but the same thing shouldn't happen three times. There will definitely be no next time!"

...

Xiao Wuyan lay sprawled across the bed, breathing heavily.

"Ugh... urgh..."

After swallowing a spirit herb, she began circulating her qi to tend to her injuries.

She had been burned by black flames on the Mountain Range of the Seven Kings. The terrifying demonic power of the eighth-realm Black Golden Crow had already seeped into her bones. If she didn't treat it in time, the fire poison would devour her from within, and she would die with her corpse not even having a grave.

The moment the Celestial Master realized that something was amiss, he fled. Xiao Wuyan had no idea where her sister was, and no one was around to guard her while she treated her wounds.

After chaos erupted on the mountain, demon troops had been dispatched for a full-scale sweep. Now the entire range swarmed with demon soldiers.

With nowhere else to go, Xiao Wuyan sought refuge in the safest place she could think of—the human envoy quarters on the Verdant Foxhills.

Disguised as Chu Liang, she remained hidden on the upper floor of the pavilion. Even if the guards searched the building, no one would suspect a thing.

The real envoy members had already gone up the mountain and likely wouldn't return for some time.

She just needed to survive until then.

Hiding in Chu Liang's room, Xiao Wuyan couldn't help but feel pleased with her quick thinking. At the same time, she resented the cowardly Celestial Master, who had nearly gotten her killed.

After some time, the spirit medicine took effect and flushed out the fire poison. She slowly opened her eyes.

Just then, voices sounded outside the pavilion.

She extended her divine sense through the window and saw a group hurrying toward the building. It was the envoy members—Qu Hu, Li Chengfeng, and Lin Bei. All of them were present, except for Chu Liang.

Where's that kid?

she wondered. The thought flashed by but was quickly set aside. Her priority now was to escape.

She wasn't stumped by this. All she needed to do was slip out in the opposite direction before anyone noticed. Dangerous situations like this were nothing new to her.

Over by the envoy, the negotiations today had gone smoothly. Everyone came back with a smile on their face.

National Master Qu Hu stepped up to the door. Just as his hand reached out, his brows furrowed. He sensed a strange fluctuation in the air.

Still, he didn't think much of it. They were in the territory of the demons. It was normal that something would sneak in while they were away. They just needed to search around the envoy quarters later.

But just as he was about to enter, a wave of dizziness hit him without warning.

Boom!

In that instant, the sky cracked and the earth trembled. From the sea surged ancient primordial beasts, and the world-ending Kun Peng came crashing down from the heavens. With just a single step, Qu Hu suddenly found himself standing in a land of desolation and ruin.

This is an illusory technique!

Qu Hu remained calm in the face of danger.

He instantly recognized it as the effect of a high-level illusory technique. There was no fluctuation of external qi, which meant someone had planted the illusion in his body in advance, set to activate the moment he returned to the pavilion.

There was no need to guess. The caster could only be the Dao Master of the Great Dao of the Myriad Forms, the Demon King of the Verdant Foxhills.

What is she planning?

Qu Hu wondered.

But Qu Hu's mastery of the Great Dao of Distancelessness was not just for show. The moment he realized he had fallen into an illusion, he took one more step. His divine sense snapped back to his body, and he broke free.

After all, the Great Dao of Distancelessness meant freedom from all restrictions.

Even Caiyi's most powerful illusion had only managed to trap him for the span of a single breath. But a single breath was more than enough for many things to happen.

For instance, the sky splitting open and a colossal wheel descending from above.

The overwhelming aura of the colossal wheel that descended from the sky swept through the area and locked onto the fleeing "Chu Liang," who had just leapt from the window.

Xiao Wuyan felt the terrifying force press down on her, locking her in place. Panic surged through her. She looked up and saw a pillar of green light crashing down from the heavens without warning.

Whoosh!

A deathblow unleashed with the power of the Great Dao of Infinity was both unstoppable and inescapable. In an instant, Xiao Wuyan was reduced to decayed bones... then a puff of white ash... and finally, scattered specks of divine light that faded into the world.

It all happened in the blink of an eye. No one even had the chance to react.

Lin Bei and Li Chengfeng, caught in the sudden chaos outside the pavilion, could only stare upward in stunned disbelief.

Only after Xiao Wuyan had been obliterated did a shrill, cackling laugh echo from above.

"

Hee-hee-hee!

"

The sound came from Daoist Cangsheng.

Hovering in midair, he gripped the East Sea Chrono Wheel with wild, unhinged energy and shrieked, "Chu Liang! I finally killed you! I finally killed you! You who bring misfortune! You're gone at last!

Hee-hee-hee!

"