Yinshan Record

Chapter 405 A Difficult Heart Leads to Execution (Part 2)

The tranquil night in Cizhou City was like a block of ice, slowly melting away.

A pale dawn was breaking on the eastern horizon, slowly spreading towards the zenith.

Su Che stood on the roof, his official boots treading on the black tiles, looking up at the sky above.

The long night is about to end.

The Yin-Yang Dharma King stood under the eaves, slowly sipping a cup of hot tea, occasionally taking out a piece of pastry from his sleeve and putting it in his mouth.

Five-nut flaky pastry, soft cake filled with cheese, ox-tongue pastry with pepper, salt, and various spices, and rice cake with the fragrance of osmanthus...

I don't know where this old man found so many things and put them all in his sleeves.

"I'm saying, if you're not going to do anything, why don't you come down and have a few bites?"

The Yin-Yang Dharma King muttered, "While the tea is still hot."

The Zhongshan Society's activities have ended, and Su Che and the Yin-Yang Dharma King are waiting for their fellow members to come knocking on their door.

But there are other things to do now.

There are people in the sky.

Many cultivators can fly by riding the wind, but each has their own method.

A first-rank Earth Immortal can roam freely in the heavens and on earth. When the mood strikes, they will soar through the void, and they can no longer control a mere patch of land.

A second-rank calamity cultivator or a third-rank immortal cultivator can travel through the void if they wish, but they must still be wary of those heavenly demons.

A fourth-rank Bu Xu can step into the ninth level of the Heavenly Gang and ascend to the outer realms.

A fifth-grade Rejuvenation Pill also allows one to use magic to ride the wind and roam freely.

Furthermore, those who have attained the Elixir of Immortality can also use various magical artifacts to leave the ground beneath their feet.

There are practitioners in the sky above Cizhou right now.

Moreover, that cultivator made no attempt to conceal his presence, releasing his aura outwards and clearly announcing it to the world.

I'm right here.

A fifth-grade Rejuvenating Pill cultivator is currently in Cizhou City.

Su Che shook his head but did not make a move.

He is waiting.

The one in the sky is an enemy, not a friend, but this is certainly not the best time to make a move.

Inside the city was Xiong Shou, a fifth-rank imperial censor, and outside the city there might be other fifth-rank officials from the rebel forces.

Su Che was waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

If we do not move, we will remain still; if we do move, we will surely win.

A Taoist priest dressed in tattered robes was standing on the city wall of Cizhou, his eyes devoid of emotion as he looked down at the city below.

Thousands of lights are on, and smoke rises from every house.

He could feel the people below the city breathing.

It's truly excellent nourishment.

If we can plunder and refine the essence of these people, it might be easier to accumulate magical power and enter the Void Step realm in the future.

The Taoist thought to himself, for he came from the East Sea and was considered a rogue cultivator from an unorthodox sect. The Taoist methods he practiced were secret techniques passed down from ancient times. Many of these methods required the absorption of a person's vital essence to be mastered.

Its actions, which harm others for personal gain, are similar to those of the Demonic Sect, yet they are also different.

The cultivation of the demonic sect requires "contamination," which means converting the cultivation of others into one's own. The simplest way to achieve immortality is to "contaminate" an immortal being.

All he needs to do is keep "devouring".

Consuming hundreds of millions, even countless, ordinary human lives can still help him achieve greater success.

He had read in ancient books that the path he cultivated in ancient times was called "Annihilation Saint," a branch of the Great Dao. That's why he came to the Central Plains.

Because in the East Sea, such "devouring" is not easy, as there are numerous sects there, each with its own master, while the Central Plains is a fertile ground for him to plunder at will.

Then, with the help of Rakshasa Sea, they got in touch with Yu Chen and started working for this leader of the Great River Alliance, which was quite simple.

He played a significant role in the uprising that started south of Cizhou.

If he hadn't spread the plague in Cizhou, and then the people of the Great River Alliance hadn't used talisman water to cure the disease in Cizhou, this chaos might not have started so easily.

Thanks to this achievement, he rose in rank and became a key figure under Yu Chen's tutelage.

Of course, during this period, he also plundered the life essence of many people in Daliang. Although the quality was poor, the quantity was large, and his painstakingly crafted poison pill also became much more perfect.

If he could turn this giant city below into scorched earth and plunder all its life force, he felt that his family would be able to advance further.

This Central Plains is indeed a blessed land; it's laughable that those people from the East Sea refuse to come here.

With that thought in mind, he pulled a small flag, no bigger than the palm of his hand, from his sleeve, ready to make his move.

This small flag has a human bone as its shaft, and ancient and timeless patterns are painted on its black surface.

He chanted incantations in the air, and a jade bottle appeared in the book. Accompanied by his incantation, the small bottle kept jumping.

Su Che looked up at the sky.

His keen intuition alerted Young Master Su that the enemy had made a move. He was gathering his magical power in the sky, seemingly performing some kind of ritual.

The primordial energy of heaven and earth has already fluctuated slightly, as if some laws are being manipulated by the opponent and transformed into some kind of weapon.

Su Che exhaled a breath of stale air.

The man's movements in the sky were as dazzling to the cultivators as raising a torch in the darkest night, but Xiong Shou, sitting upright in the Imperial Censorate, remained motionless.

This can be interpreted as a form of deference; Xiong Shou is waiting for Su Che's orders and will only act upon Su Lixing's command.

It can also be understood as a kind of exploration. Perhaps this Taoist priest who came down from Yuyang Mountain also wanted to see just how many tricks the legendary Little Su Lixing had up his sleeve.

"Shall we make a move?"

The Yin-Yang Dharma King stuffed some pastries into his mouth, chewed them casually, and then swallowed them with a sip of hot tea.

"Yes, if we don't teach them a lesson, they'll think that any Tom, Dick, or Harry can come to Cizhou City."

Young Master Su soared into the sky, his aura spreading out like a cold mountain peak suddenly appearing in the air.

Almost instantly, Su Che locked onto his opponent's figure in mid-air.

He was short in stature, looked rather haggard, and had a completely unfamiliar face.

But since we're here, let's not leave.

Su Che used a technique he hadn't used in a long time, with one hand supporting his left and the other making a feint with his right.

Nine secret arrows materialized in the air behind him, each bearing talismans and incantations, exuding a condensed malevolent aura. In his hand was a jet-black carved bow, its body winding, with a ferocious snake head at each end.

Su Che took a long, dark brown arrow, and without asking any questions, shot it out.

Layers of malevolent energy arose, accompanied by the cries of countless demons and ghosts.

The short Taoist priest shook the banner in his hand, and a huge head materialized in the air.

His eyes were tightly sewn shut with needle and thread, obscuring his eyebrows, and his face was covered with dense, scarlet curses.

"disease."

The short Taoist bit his tongue and spat a mouthful of blood onto the enormous head.

The severed head flew straight towards Su Che like a meteor.

"Hey, you surnamed Su, let's see the treasure."

(End of this chapter)