Identity Exposed
"Damn it! My master, the Corpse Yin Ancestor, and the Extreme Yang Ancestor are mortal enemies, and now I've encountered the Extreme Yang Ancestor's disciple in this small vassal state!"
Yin Spirit Child began to curse.
His wound on his chest had scabbed over, but due to the depletion of his Essence Blood from using the secret technique to escape, it wouldn't heal in a short time.
He couldn't understand why someone of the caliber of the Extreme Yang Ancestor would leave behind a successor in a small vassal state; it was truly perplexing.
He would occasionally release his Divine Sense to scan the area above the pool, remaining extremely vigilant.
Buzz!
Led by the Spirit-Devouring Insect, Chen Changming arrived on his sword.
Yin Spirit Child immediately tensed up.
"What was that spirit insect that guided this kid?"
His Divine Sense focused on the Purple Insect, and after trying to identify it, a look of horror appeared on his face.
These are actually Spirit-Devouring Insect!
"The explosion of the Seven Paths Ridge Spirit Vein was caused by the Spirit-Devouring Insect. I never imagined that these celestial spirit insects would be in Chen Bai's hands!"
Knowing he was doomed, Yin Spirit Child gritted his teeth, pointed to his brow, and cast a Method Formula. After doing this, he waited quietly for Chen Bai to arrive.
Chen Changming flew into the pool and descended until he reached the entrance of the water cave, where he saw Yin Spirit Child, whose life force was waning.
"Chen Bai, you'll die a horrible death!"
Yin Spirit Child roared and charged fiercely at Chen Changming. At that moment, the corpse spots on his body seemed to come alive, shining with a layer of green light, like a layer of defensive armor.
Chen Changming swung his sword back, unleashing a move from the Pure Yang Sword Art. The sharp sword light shone through the blazing sun, piercing Yin Spirit Child's brow.
The sword tip emerged from the back of his head, dripping dirty green blood that then diluted in the water, rippling outwards in concentric circles.
Chen Changming drew his sword and retreated.
He observed for a few seconds, but still felt uneasy. He then unleashed more than a dozen sword strikes, dismembering Yin Spirit Child into dozens of pieces.
The water in the pool became murky.
He rode his sword and left the pool.
Having finally killed Yin Spirit Child, Chen Changming felt a weight lifted from his heart.
He collected the Spirit-Devouring Insect and flew towards Qiyun City on his sword.
At the very moment Yin Spirit Child died, in a Cultivation Room in Qiyun City, a man in black suddenly opened his eyes, a layer of lividity flashing across his face.
"Oh no, a Yin Corpse Seed has perished."
The man in black suddenly stood up, flew out of Qiyun City, and arrived at a pool deep in Lingshui Mountain.
He frowned as he looked at the greenish water that emitted a foul stench.
By scanning the flesh and blood in the water cave at the bottom of the pool with his Divine Sense, he could roughly determine that the cultivation level of this Yin Corpse Seed was around the sixth level of Foundation Establishment.
"What a pity, this Yin Corpse Seed has already been perfectly transformed..."
The man in black sighed, a surge of anger rising within him.
He is also Yin Corpse Seed; in a sense, he has not yet fully transformed into Yin Corpse Puppet Body.
"Um?"
Suddenly, his expression changed, and he flew into the depths of the pool.
He stared at the floating chunks of flesh and blood, then cast a green Method Formula that landed within them.
These chunks of flesh emitted wisps of green light, which coalesced in the water to form an image. The image depicted a young man holding a sword, with a Purple Insect beside him. However, the image was blurry, and he could not make it out for the time being.
"Don't worry, I won't let you die in vain."
The man in black memorized the portrait, then turned and flew out of the pool, disappearing into the vast sky.
Just as the man in black left the pool, Chen Changming had already entered Qiyun City.
Today is the 19th, there's still some time before the first day of the new year.
Chen Changming silently calculated for a moment, and then rented a cultivation cave abode in Qiyun City for a month.
The rental period is short, but the price is high.
The Spirit Stone he needed this month was as high as one hundred, which pained him quite a bit. However, when he thought of the two hundred thousand Low-grade Spirit Stone that Liu Hong had given him, Chen Changming felt relieved.
The man in black returned to Qiyun City and flew into the City Lord Mansion.
A moment later, the City Lord Mansion's forces sprang into action, launching a massive search throughout Qiyun City.
The man in black was none other than Zhao Jiucheng, the city lord of Qiyun City, a cultivator at the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment.
A clue emerged just a few hours later.
"Ha, they actually rented a Moon cave abode in Qiyun City?"
Zhao Jiucheng gave a cold laugh, his gaze turning sinister.
Entering Qiyun City is like catching a turtle in a jar.
The only uncertainty is that while this young man appears to be at the second level of Foundation Establishment, his true cultivation level is unknown. To kill that Yin Corpse Seed, he would need at least the strength of the seventh level of Foundation Establishment.
"Very well, let's set up the Seven Kill Sword Array then."
Seven array flags appeared in his hand as he muttered to himself.
This Seven Kill Sword Array cannot be completed by him alone; it requires seven cultivators at the seventh level of Foundation Establishment or above to set it up.
Within their City Lord Mansion, including him, there were exactly seven people, plus six Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Night fell, and the starlight was dim.
There wasn't even a breeze in the air; it was utterly still.
Seven figures quietly slipped into the cave abode dwelling rental area of Qiyun City and stopped in front of a cave abode.
"Set up the formation."
Zhao Jiucheng made a hand gesture, and the other six people, following the daytime drill, found and stood in seven positions, surrounding the entire cave abode. As Law Power was injected into the array flags, sword lights crisscrossed, forming a cage.
With a wave of his hand, Zhao Jiucheng sent out more than a dozen array flags, which landed outside the seven Foundation Establishment cultivators, forming a hidden array.
The killing will cause a great commotion. If someone is killed here, it will have a bad impact on Qiyun City, since this cave abode area is also under the management of the City Lord Mansion.
"Who exactly is to be killed tonight? Why is the city lord being so cautious?"
In a certain direction stood a middle-aged, beautiful woman at the seventh level of Foundation Establishment, a look of doubt flashing in her eyes.
At that very moment.
Zhao Jiucheng suddenly made a move.
Boom!
A beam of sword light shot out, shattering the cave abode's entrance.
Chen Changming, who was cultivating, was also startled. He quickly stopped his cultivation and swept his Divine Sense outward. He immediately saw a powerful sword formation that formed a cage-like structure that trapped him.
"Um?"
Chen Changming was taken aback.
He prided himself on keeping a low profile and not offending anyone, so why were seven Foundation Establishment experts setting up an array to kill him and silence him in the middle of the night?
The next moment, a look of surprise flashed in Chen Changming's eyes. He actually saw his long-lost Senior Sister at one of the array flag positions!
Who are you people?
Chen Changming asked in a deep voice, still hiding inside the cave abode and not coming out.
"That voice..."
Luo Lan was taken aback. If you didn't look at the face, the voice sounded too much like her junior brother's, and the young man was holding the Geng-Gold Sword, which also looked like her junior brother's sword.
"I am the city lord of Qiyun City."
Zhao Jiucheng's expression was cold and confident. He smiled faintly and said, "I already know about the murder you committed at Lingshui Mountain. This person was a close friend of mine, and I am simply avenging someone."