Black Myth: Starting from the Destined One
Chapter 299 - 220: Sword Comes!

Chapter 299: Chapter 220: Sword Comes!

"What a pity, what a shame, someone with the strength of Li Ping’an had to die without a whole corpse, it’s truly lamentable!"

"It looks like that heretical Zhengyi Temple Cultivator Nangong Zhidao has really taken his revenge!"

"He’s indulged in vengeance! Sure, he’s taken revenge, but will The Night Traveler’s Bureau and the Imperial Court let him off? Daring to kill someone in the Imperial Taoist Temple, Nangong Zhidao has too much gall!"

"But then again, what’s the background of this Nangong Zhidao? How does he know both Righteous and Evil Magic?"

"..."

A crowd of cultivators mourned Li Ping’an’s death and were curious about the real identity of the heretical Zhengyi Temple Cultivator Nangong Zhidao.

"Murder! There’s really been a murder!"

How could Immortal Fei He, the Observatory Master of Moyun Temple, remain as calm as Mount Tai now that someone had been killed? If the Imperial Court pursued the matter, not only could he lose his position, but he might even be charged with a crime by the Emperor!

"Nangong Zhidao! You beast! How dare you kill someone in the Imperial Taoist Temple! You’ve defied the heavens!"

In a hurry, Immortal Fei He, the Observatory Master of Moyun Temple, looked towards Night Traveler, Muqiang Baoshan, and The Four Great Noble Paths. Wang Tianran was crying and shouted:

"Hey, hey, hey! Are you blind? Nangong Zhidao has killed someone! And you just sit by and do nothing?"

Because Li Ping’an’s death and the victory of Zhengyi Temple Cultivator Nangong Zhidao involved the interests of their own sects, Sect Masters Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect, Mo Liqi of the Heavenly Mist Sect, Taishu Yiqing of the Immeasurable Sect, and Taishi Bao, the Senior Brother of Qingyun Sect, all chose to turn a deaf ear.

Especially Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect and Senior Brother Taishi Bao of the Qingyun Sect, who couldn’t wait for Li Ping’an to die sooner.

Although Night Traveler Muqiang Baoshan had the responsibility to protect everyone, and he was also worried about Li Ping’an’s life and death, and wanted to personally capture the heretical Zhengyi Temple Cultivator Nangong Zhidao, he couldn’t act now. Wang Tianran had already spoken such harsh words, and as an official of the Imperial Court, whether he believed it or not, he had to give face to Wang Tianran, the son of the Prime Minister of the Great Tang, Wang Hong.

"What? You’re not going to do anything?"

Once again, Immortal Fei He, the Observatory Master of Moyun Temple, turned to other sect leaders and cultivators of various sects and sects, and implored:

"So, you’re going to ignore it, too?"

The sect masters and cultivators of other sects and sects thought, if The Four Great Noble Paths, the representative of the Imperial Court, Night Traveler, Wang Tianran, don’t care, why should we give a damn?

"It’s over! It’s all over! This time you have really killed me!"

Just as Immortal Fei He, the Observatory Master of Moyun Temple was extremely despondent and all cultivators were sighing with grief over Li Ping’an’s death, Xie Wenren, disguised as Zhengyi Temple Cultivator Nangong Zhidao, looked puzzledly at Li Ping’an in the pit amid the smoke, nervously asking:

"Master, Li Ping’an couldn’t have really died, could he? If he’s dead, our whole plan will fall through!"

"Hahaha!"

Kumarajiva in his left shoulder chuckled with disdain:

"This little sly one couldn’t possibly die so easily! Don’t worry, just wait and see. Even if he is really dead, as his master, I have ways to bring him back to life! Isn’t Pei Yuanjing the best example?"

"Then I won’t worry," said Xie Wenren, disguised as Zhengyi Temple Cultivator Nangong Zhidao, knowing the abilities of his master, the Undying Immortal Kumarajiva, who had once demonstrated the power to miraculously bring the dead to life right before him. So, Xie Wenren, disguised as Zhengyi Temple Cultivator Nangong Zhidao, just waited for the thick dust to dissipate, looking out for Li Ping’an’s fate.

...

Bleeding from the corner of his mouth and in pain, Li Ping’an lay in the pit breathing heavily, he wiped the blood from his lips and stared at his dust-covered Hundred Plays Coin-Embedded Shirt, Hundred Plays Arm Guard, and Hundred Plays Leg Guards and thought:

"Thank goodness I had these clothes to protect me, or else I would have really died this time!"

"This time I was almost killed by that evil Nangong Zhidao!"

Li Ping’an then made his final decision:

"I must kill Xie Wenren, that beast!"

"If he is left alive, given time, with the help of Kumarajiva, he will certainly become more powerful than me!"

"So he must not be spared! Today, he must be killed!"

"But... but how should I kill him?"

"My spells are ineffective against him!"

"My Divine Skills are ineffective against him too!"

"My weapon is even more ineffective against him!"

"Plus, he has that damned turtle helping him out! Even if I manage to injure or cripple him, he’ll recover in an instant!"

"I also don’t have much advantage in my Cultivation now! He’s only one Realm behind me!"

"And now the only means I have left to survive and kill are the Great Sage Life-Protecting Talisman and the Immortal Slaying Sword, along with the Hundred Plays Steel Rod!"

"That beast knows the Flame Cloud Sect’s Artifact Refining Technique; my Hundred Plays Steel Rod may be formidable, but it’s useless against him! It’s like I have the strength of a thousand men, but when I hit him, it’s like hitting cotton!"

"That leaves me with only my last life-saving measures, the Great Sage Life-Protecting Talisman and the Immortal Slaying Sword that I snatched from Pei Yuanjing!"

"Given my profound Cultivation, my strong Mana, and my Divine Skills in swordsmanship, I should be able to wield the power of this divine weapon, the Immortal Slaying Sword, and easily kill that beast, Xie Wenren!"

"But this Immortal Slaying Sword is one of the three great treasures of the Flame Cloud Sect, and its owner, Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect is right in front of me watching. If I use it now, the entire Flame Cloud Sect will surely become my enemy and hunt me down to the death!"

"But if I don’t use the Immortal Slaying Sword now, I’ll be forced into a situation where I must face certain death in order to activate the Great Sage Life-Protecting Talisman!"

"But the Great Sage Life-Protecting Talisman is my last line of defense! I can’t reveal it easily to others! And with so many people here today! I can’t possibly reveal my trump card in front of so many people!"