Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 736 Breaking the Stalemate (10)

Tantai Xunzhen did not disregard the living environment for healing.

However, given her current situation, she no longer has much room for negotiation.

Finding a secluded hiding place is already quite an achievement.

crackling sounds...

The crackling of the campfire echoed intermittently, its soft, pale yellow light flickering, and a gentle warmth spreading throughout the cave.

Tantai Xunzhen and Dong Ruojing sat facing each other, neither of them speaking.

"Ruojing, on the way here...did you leave any secret marks?" After sitting blankly for a while, Tantai Xunzhen asked in a low voice. "Has the Holy Lord forgotten...? We can't leave any..." Dong Ruojing shook her head, "Elder Jiuli worked so hard to secure this opportunity; if it's discovered by an internal traitor..."

Upon hearing this, Tantai Xunzhen's face darkened.

In fact, she still doesn't know what caused her to end up in this situation.

The traitor who managed to bypass the numerous security checks of the Renyi Society and bring Fan Hongchou in…

Only the top leaders of the Benevolent Society can do this.

who is it?

The Four Elders?

Several heads of state?

She couldn't figure it out.

The people close to her are all elderly people who have been with her for several years, or even more than a decade.

She believed she had done right by everyone, but at the most crucial moment, she was betrayed.

All my hard work and effort went down the drain.

“You did the right thing… The traitor is very likely one of the higher-ups…” Tantai Xunzhen lowered his head in pain, “It’s just… a pity… Elder Jiuli…”

Now we can be sure there are no problems, except for Elder Jiuli and Dong Ruojing, who is with her and rescued her.

Everyone else is suspected of being a traitor.

As a result, Elder Jiuli sacrificed himself to save her...

"It's hard to say. Elder Jiuli is a lucky man, and perhaps he can turn danger into safety and escape unscathed," Dong Ruojing comforted her, her voice gradually fading into silence.

As she spoke, even she herself began to doubt her own beliefs.

Elder Jiuli was being targeted by Fan Hongchou's large force. His chances of survival were extremely slim.

"Traitor...no matter who you are...one day...I will avenge you!!!" Tantai Xunzhen said coldly. "No matter the cost!!!"

Compared to Fan Hongchou, she now hates the traitor even more.

All the hard work and effort over such a long period of time was destroyed overnight.

All that effort and preparation has just vanished...

"Hmm? Ruojing, what's wrong?" Tantai Xunzhen glanced at her unintentionally and suddenly noticed something unusual.

Sitting in the corner, Dong Ruojing's face was buried in the shadows, and her expression seemed a little strange.

“Ah, Holy Lord?” She looked up and suddenly smiled at Tantai Xunzhen. “I just find it a little funny.”

"Funny?! What do you mean?" Alarm bells rang in Tantai Xunzhen's heart, and a sense of déjà vu arose.

"I don't know what it means either..." Dong Ruojing's eyes suddenly became dazed, her eyes were completely white, as if she had no eyeballs, and she was in a daze.

"I just subconsciously want to laugh. I always feel that the day when the Holy Lord can take revenge... seems like it will never come."

Snapped.

With her head lolling to the side, Dong Ruojing fainted.

boom!

"What...what did you say?! You're a traitor!!!"

Tantai Xunzhen suddenly stood up, his eyes fixed on Dong Ruojing.

"No, wake up! You're Dong Ruojing! You've been bewitched!!!"

She finally remembered.

Where did this familiar dizziness come from? She remembered when she was forced to leave the capital and flee to Yunzhou.

Her best friend, Ya'er, who had been with her since childhood and grew up with her.

He had the same expression when he betrayed her.

"Found it! It's nearby!!!" A sudden commotion arose outside the cave.

"..."

Tantai Xunzhen glanced outside the cave, then at the unconscious Dong Ruojing, and gritted her teeth.

Bang! ! !

She exploded, releasing countless plumes of blood mist that enveloped both of them.

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Huayang City, General's Mansion.

"You mean... you found it?" Fan Hongchou sat high up, looking at Wang Yunkai below with great interest.

"Soon. The last piece of information left indicates she appeared in the Black Miasma Mountain area," Wang Yunkai answered methodically. "To be precise, based on the traces at the scene, Miss..."

hiss…...

He paused for a moment, a hint of pain appearing on his face, his eyelids trembling as if he were suppressing something.

The pupils, as black as ink, slowly emerged from the bottom of the eye sockets, but were quickly suppressed by the whites of the eyes.

All that remained in my eyes was pure white.

“She must have used the ‘Spirit Jade’ again…that’s why she was able to move and disappear in such a short time,” Wang Yunkai said slowly, his tone devoid of emotion.

“Based on my deduction, the Spirit Jade is not Miss’s natal weapon, but merely a trump card for survival… Three times… at most three times… Once those uses are exhausted, she will have nowhere to escape.” Seeing this, Fan Hongchou slowly lowered his palm, dissipating the power he had been gathering, and smiled, “Then, in your opinion, where can we find her?”

“The distance the Spirit Jade can teleport is at most a hundred miles.” Wang Yunkai pondered for a moment, “Actually, as long as we use the location where Miss last appeared as the center and conduct a wide-net search in the Black Miasma Mountain area… for three days…”

He held up three fingers: "I can find a prostitute in no more than three days. Of course, this is under the condition that there are no unexpected external forces."

"Oh? An accident?" Fan Hongchou smiled. "What kind of accident do you think... there might be?"

“That means there might be external assistance,” Wang Yunkai quickly replied. “For example, within the Benevolent Society, there might be some hidden trump cards that even I don’t know about… or, like the Sect Master of the Myriad Beasts Sect, a powerful figure who has had a relationship with Miss… or…”

"Wait!!!" Before he could finish speaking, Fan Hongchou interrupted him, "Sect Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect? You mean... Han Yi?!"

“Not bad…” Wang Yunkai nodded and briefly explained the relationship between the two.

“So… Han Yi saved Tantai Xunzhen’s life back then… It wasn’t just a simple favor, it was like a life-or-death bond…” Fan Hongchou said thoughtfully, “Then… do you think… Han Yi will help again this time?”

“I don’t know…” Wang Yunkai shook his head. “We can’t rule out that possibility. After all, the Black Mist Mountain is basically within the territory of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. If they try to stop the rescue, things will become much more complicated.”

“I understand…” Fan Hongchou narrowed his eyes slightly, “One last thing… can you still contact Dong Ruojing?”

“Can’t get in touch. I guess the curse has been broken by Miss, and she’s regained consciousness,” Wang Yunkai said calmly. “There’s something… I’m actually very curious…” Fan Hongchou’s face suddenly revealed a strange expression, “I want to know… what your attitude is towards your young lady… and the Governor… right now?”

“It’s very simple,” Wang Yunkai said calmly, turning to point out the window of the hall.

"Fan Hongchou, do you know what that is?"

Where his finger pointed, there was a faint, barely visible crescent moon hanging in the sky.

"What's wrong with the sunrise and sunset?" Fan Hongchou frowned.

“Miss… it’s this crescent moon, weak and powerless, empty and devoid of anything. Once it loses its support…” Wang Yunkai slowly turned around, letting his face face the rising sun.

He stood with his hands behind his back, bathed in the golden light of dawn, his face backlit, making it impossible to see his expression.

"Then it will decline, it will fail, it will head towards its inevitable demise!" "But Your Excellency the Governor is like this radiant sun, rising with the morning sun, unstoppable, incomparable... All things in the world are bathed in Your Excellency's glory."

Looking back, it was all an illusion. I committed a grave mistake, and regret is futile. Only by following the light of the great one… even if I can only touch a sliver of light, can I wash away my sins!!!

Wang Yunkai's loud and enthusiastic voice sounded particularly eerie in the empty and quiet hall.

Even Fan Hongchou felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this.

He knows without even looking.

How fanatical and devout Wang Yunkai must have looked at that moment.

Only now did Fan Hongchou realize this.

He looked at the Liu Quan prefect of Liuzhou, who always had narrowed his eyes, smiled gently, and seemed somewhat gentle and easily bullied.

It seems I've underestimated it. Such an incredibly bizarre ability…

Even he couldn't help but take a second look.

It seems that even though he resides high in the city, Liu Quan still firmly controls most of the situation in Yunzhou.

"Go down. The search for Tantai Xunzhen is entrusted to you." Fan Hongchou took a breath, calmed himself, and said in a deep voice, "As for those external obstacles you mentioned..."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Go find your young lady... and I... I'll take care of all those external forces!"

"Okay." Wang Yunkai nodded and turned to leave.

There was silence for a while.

Fan Hongchou said in a deep voice, "Xiuer, Du Ye, Zhou Zhicheng, Zhao Xunyang, have they arrived?"

After the two top experts, Night Hawk and Chen Fangping, died one after another at the hands of the Benevolent Society, he transferred another expert from elsewhere.

That was the renowned Golden Light Blazing Sun Fist, Zhao Xunyang. "My lord, Du Ye and Zhou Zhicheng are already prepared. Zhao Xunyang is still on his way and should arrive soon," Qiao Xiu replied respectfully.

"Alright, make the arrangements and let them get started." Fan Hongchou raised his hand, looking at the slowly rising sun, and said coldly.

"Throughout history, reforms have always involved bloodshed and sacrifice. Recently, we were too busy wiping out the Benevolent Society to deal with the Myriad Beasts Sect. They've been living a carefree life for so long; it's time for them to make some sacrifices for the greater cause."

"Understood." Qiao Xiu nodded with a smile, still clutching a map in her hand.

It was clearly drawn by a geomancer specially commissioned by Hu Youyou from the military in order to distance the Hu family from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.

A detailed map leading to the headquarters of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, hidden deep within the Black Miasma Mountains.

"As for the Hu family..." Fan Hongchou paused, "Just assume they have no connection with the Myriad Beasts Sect. But a warning must be issued: anyone found to be assisting the Myriad Beasts Sect will be treated as a traitor and executed without mercy!!"

"it is good."

Qiao Xiu nodded softly and turned to leave.

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The sky is clear and cloudless.

Black Miasma Mountain, the Bibo Pool in the afternoon, the water is calm and still, silent.

Glug glug...

Layers of bubbles, as if boiling water, suddenly appeared on the surface of the water.

The deer were immediately startled, and they turned and ran away on all fours.

Deep within the pool, Han Yi sat cross-legged.

The water seemed to be held captive by an invisible hand, circulating firmly around him without flowing at all.

A large amount of demonic energy was continuously consumed and, under the control of will, was rapidly transformed into another level of power.

An invisible vortex condensed in Han Yi's lower abdomen.

Upon closer inspection, it appears that there are seven distinct forces condensing and blending together.

The vortex was spinning faster and faster.

The rate at which demonic energy was being channeled and consumed became even more turbulent and ferocious.

puff.

One final touch.

At the center of the vortex, a wisp of grayish-white air was faintly gathering.

laugh…...

A strand of true energy, thinner than a hair, formed in the dantian (lower abdomen). "It seems..."

The whirlpool suddenly stopped, the water flow seemed to lose its power and remained still, and all the bubbles slowly dissipated.

Swish.

Two vacuum air currents parted in the pool, and Han Yi suddenly opened his eyes.

"This...this is the Seven Transformations of Heavenly Evolution...it's done!"

A faint realization dawned on him.

[Main Skills]: Heaven Mending Technique (Perfected, Trait: Flawless); Heavenly Evolution Seven Transformations Mysterious Art (Enhanced by one level, Special Effect: Seven Arts Combined, Special Effects Stacked)

"Seven functions combined into one, special effects layered... This description is quite clear and concise..." Han Yi smiled immediately.

He casually unleashed a wisp of true energy.

scoff.

Holes the size of embroidery needles appear in the water flow, followed by a burst of powerful special effects.

With all the special effects of the seven true skills combined, such as extreme cold, scorching heat, pulling, spiraling... the resulting water flow cavity grew larger and larger.

Bang! ! !

A sudden, loud bang.

The emerald green pool water shot into the sky like it had been bombarded by a cannon, with a huge column of water at least five or six meters in diameter.

The large amount of evaporated white vapor resembled clouds and mist, directly enveloping an area of ​​tens of meters in radius.

laugh…...

The countless tender green flowers and grasses on the shore, upon contact with the scattered water droplets, turned yellow and black as if they had encountered concentrated sulfuric acid, then corroded their stems and lost their vitality.

Even a single drop of water carries several different properties. The outer layer is scorching hot, while the inside is icy cold.

Even a slight effect can unleash tremendous destructive power.

Swish.

Han Yi's figure flashed lightly, like a ghost, seemingly ignoring the resistance of the water flow, and floated lightly out of the pool.

"This Heavenly Evolution Mystic Art... is truly astonishingly powerful..."

Witnessing the display of true strength, even Han Yi, the instigator, couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

He could sense that the true power of the Seven Transformations of Heaven was about to be unleashed.

It can then bring all the special effects of the seven true skills.

This is the inherent difference between them and other grandmasters.

Let me explain with an example.

Masters like Zhong Han achieved their status through a single, genuine skill: the Cold Yin Nine-Bend Palm.

As one's cultivation progresses, various special effects will also occur.

However, firstly, the subsequent special effects attributes must be compatible with the Ice Lotus Body she has cultivated.

In other words, it must be related to the cold attribute.

The Heavenly Evolution True Body that Han Yi achieved involves all the bones in the human body and includes all attributes.

A person's greatness lies in their capacity to embrace all things, just as the ocean accepts all rivers.

Han Yi can create all attribute effects by combining them.

Secondly, even if there are many special effects, Zhong Han can only use one special effect when he unleashes his true power.

Han Yi, however, was different.

A single burst of true energy can easily be combined with multiple special effects.

It has completely transcended the realm of ordinary true skills.

"Not only that... I can feel... the true energy seems to be able to improve my physical body to a certain extent!" Han Yi closed his eyes and carefully sensed it.