King of Creation
Chapter 255 - 252 The Fate of Sword Origin Sect Elder Zou Zhi

Chapter 255: Chapter 252 The Fate of Sword Origin Sect Elder Zou Zhi

"It’s a pity if my cultivation were a bit stronger, I could definitely blast the Green Winged Spirit Arrow right into this old thief’s crotch, couldn’t I?"

Within the Poisonous Miasma Valley, Ye Zhen, who was sprinting through the valley with a purple flower in his mouth, felt a sense of regret. limited by his cultivation, he had already doubled his combat power under the enhancement of the War Soul Blood Flag. Otherwise, not even a crack would have appeared on the jade armor covering Zou Zhi’s body.

Having entered and exited twice before, Ye Zhen was already very familiar with the Poisonous Miasma Valley.

As he ran, Ye Zhen’s mind was quickly considering how to use the terrain of the Poisonous Miasma Valley to his advantage, and within a few breaths, he came up with a plan.

As he passed the tree marked with the inscription "Within seven steps, there must be an antidote", Ye Zhen struck with his palm, turning the tree to ash.

The bone-eroding poisonous miasma should at least cause some significant trouble for Zou Zhi, right?

Swift as lightning, Ye Zhen sped through the Cannibal Flower Formation, quickly lighting a cigarette, and then hastened through the Yellow-Tailed Poison Bee Formation.

Ye Zhen had considered that the Cannibal Flower Formation was not easy to use, and the Yellow-Tailed Poison Bee Formation was equally terrifying for him. A slight mishap, and it could be the end of Ye Zhen himself.

Thus, Ye Zhen planned to deal with it similarly to how he had dealt with Tian Feng and Hee Qingbing: utilize the Yellow-Tailed Poison Bee Formation. But whether it would be useful, Ye Zhen did not know.

Boom!

At the entrance to the Poisonous Miasma Valley, Zou Zhi, a Sect Elder of the Sword Origin Sect, landed on the ground, his face pale, still somewhat shocked, feeling chilly at his crotch area.

The three arrows from Ye Zhen had indeed been perilous.

Even though Zou Zhi was aged, he was still a man, and an old man with many beautiful consorts and maids at that. If his legacy were destroyed, he really didn’t know how he would live.

"Hm? Poisonous miasma? And it’s top-tier bone-eroding poisonous miasma at that?"

The moment Zou Zhi realized the type of miasma permeating the valley, his complexion drastically changed. He immediately ceased breathing through his nose and mouth, but even so, having inhaled a whiff of the stench, he felt dizzy and blurry-eyed.

His spiritual power circulated several times within his body before he was able to refine the trace of poison within.

"This rascal, what other tricks is he playing? I need to be more careful!"

His jade armor emerged protectively over his body, and Zou Zhi cautiously moved forward. Zou Zhi had been around in Jianghu for many years, knowing the dangers well. Ye Zhen wouldn’t dare escape to this place unless he had something to rely on; Zou Zhi couldn’t afford to be careless.

"Cannibal flowers?"

Approaching the Cannibal Flower Formation, Zou Zhi recognized this dangerous entity before the plants could even launch an attack. He had nearly a hundred years of experiences in Jianghu, and it wasn’t for nothing.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

His long sword unsheathed, and the Sword Gang radiated in all directions. As soon as the Cannibal flowers stirred, Zou Zhi’s sword light slashed them to pieces.

Watching from afar, Ye Zhen was startled by this scene. A Soul Sea Realm expert was truly formidable. With a flash, he swiftly skimmed low over the ground and waited past the Snake and Ant Formation.

Soon, Zou Zhi passed through the Cannibal Flower Formation and arrived in front of the Yellow-Tailed Poison Bee Formation.

Seeing the vast swarm of Yellow-Tailed Poison Bees within the forest, Zou Zhi’s eyebrows involuntarily furrowed.

Twang!

The sound of a bowstring being drawn resonated, and Ye Zhen, who was quietly waiting behind the Snake and Ant Formation, half-drew the Green Wing Divine Bow, silently waiting for Zou Zhi to attempt the formation.

Only then did Ye Zhen have time to ponder why he had encountered Zou Zhi, the Elder of Sword Origin Sect, today.

It must have been because of the grand gift Ye Zhen had sent to Yu Ruhai, the Sect Master of Sword Origin Sect, especially since Ye Zhen had left his real name.

Sword Origin Sect was essentially the Sword Origin Empire, and with the resources of an empire, tracing someone, if there were clues, was ultimately not too difficult.

Sword Origin Sect must have received a bit of information from Sea Suppression Trading Company and learned that his destination was An Tai Mountain in Gu’an Kingdom, which was why a Sect Elder showed up here at An Tai Mountain to intercept Ye Zhen.

The fact proved that Sword Origin Sect’s judgment was correct.

But Ye Zhen did not regret it at all.

If he could do it all over again, Ye Zhen would still unabashedly sign his full name on the grand gift for the Sect Master of Sword Origin Sect, Yu Ruhai, even knowing it would expose his whereabouts, with no regrets!

When he first obtained the War Soul Blood Flag, Sword Origin Sect’s ambush almost killed him. The Seventh Elder, Zhongli Jing, together with Elder Lik Shi from Lishui Sect, sacrificed their lives to protect him, dropping their Cultivation from the Spirit Sea Realm to the Spirit Transformation Realm, and they still haven’t recovered.

For a martial artist, Cultivation is life!

One can imagine how great the cost of falling in Cultivation was for Zhongli Jing and Lik Shi.

One could say with old and new grudges, if Ye Zhen could silently fade away after killing the Blood Fox Sword, making Sword Origin Sect from top to bottom think that the thorn in their side, Yine Kainian, was gone, making them happy, that was not something Ye Zhen could bring himself to do.

Even if he could barely manage it, Ye Zhen’s spirit would feel uneasy!

Ye Zhen wanted to slap them in the face, specifically the face of Yu Ruhai, the Sect Master of Sword Origin Sect.

"You want to kill me?"

"I will flaunt right under your eyes, and I even eliminated the traitor you couldn’t for decades. What can you do about it?"

After the severed head gift of Yine Kainian was sent out, Ye Zhen felt a relief in his chest and immediately felt better.

The oppressing feeling of changing his appearance and disguising himself also completely dissipated.

So, being caught up to, although unexpected for Ye Zhen, he did not regret a thing!

Elder Zou Zhi of Sword Origin Sect, indeed an old hand in Jianghu, pondered for a few moments in front of the Yellow-Tailed Poison Bee Formation, quickly collected some damp grass, and combined it with some fire-starting materials, immediately creating a large amount of smoke to drive away the bees.

"Huff!"

Ye Zhen took a deep breath, his Divine Sense urged on, and Spiritual Power surged from within his body, Green Winged Spirit Arrows began to materialize one after another on the Green Wing Divine Bow, Ye Zhen knew the real battle of life and death had arrived!

"Whiz!"

The moment the whistling sound rose, Zou Zhi who had just reached the center of the Yellow-Tailed Poison Bee Formation, his face suddenly changed, and the Protective Spirit Light around him flashed to the extreme.

The three arrows Ye Zhen had previously aimed at his groin had indeed scared him.

But quickly, he realized he was wrong, and his complexion turned extremely ugly!

"Such a cunning bastard!"

Almost at the same time, realizing Ye Zhen’s intention, Zou Zhi’s figure flashed, no longer caring about using smoke to drive away the bees, his form shot out like a meteor, intending to break out of the Yellow-Tailed Poison Bee Formation in the shortest time possible.

These Yellow-Tailed Poison Bees had a strong territorial instinct. Without the dispersion of smoke, a large mass enveloped Zou Zhi instantly like black smoke.

Bang Bang Bang!

The Three Rapid-Fire Arrows shot by Ye Zhen exploded on a tree, blowing up more than a dozen nearby beehives with a blast wave.

Buzz!

Suddenly, the Yellow-Tailed Poison Bees, like bulls with red cloths over their heads, went crazy and charged toward Zou Zhi.

A shocking scene unfolded before Ye Zhen.

Under the siege of tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of Yellow-Tailed Poison Bees, Zou Zhi’s jade armor flickered non-stop, yet it didn’t break.

Even though Zou Zhi was covered in Yellow-Tailed Poison Bees, his figure continued to advance forward as if flying! As he advanced, his body emitted Sword Qi, causing the Yellow-Tailed Poison Bees to fall like leaves.

"What an amazing Protective Cultivation Method!"

Ye Zhen exclaimed in amazement, pulling his Green Wing Divine Bow to full draw again. With a release of his fingers, three Green Winged Spirit Arrows flew out in a straight line like lightning.

Whoosh!

Bang!

The three Green Winged Spirit Arrows struck Zou Zhi’s chest almost simultaneously. Amid bursts of light, Zou Zhi, like a wooden stake, was shot backwards repeatedly.

Crack!

The sound of jade blocks shattering arose, followed by successive sounds of more jade blocks breaking. With the shattering of the first jade block on the chest of Zou Zhi’s jade armor, the whole set of jade armor dissolved cleanly as if doused in hot blood.

Hiss Hiss Hiss!

Almost simultaneously, tens of thousands of bee needles bombarded Zou Zhi’s body, making a ting ting ting sound as if hitting steel. Zou Zhi’s skin was like steel; none of the tens of thousands of bee needles penetrated, only leaving white marks!

"My God, this Acquired Spiritual Body is too astonishing!"

As Ye Zhen exclaimed, a sudden abnormal blush appeared on Zou Zhi’s face.

Though the bombardment of tens of thousands of bee needles didn’t harm Zou Zhi, it was still the full-force strike of Human-Level Demon Beasts. The immense force from tens of thousands of these strikes was truly astounding.

This huge force caused the Inner Breath state Zou Zhi had been maintaining to collapse instantly, involuntarily reverting to normal breathing through the mouth and nose.

A big gulp of fishy sweet air was instantly inhaled into Zou Zhi’s belly, causing him to feel dizzy and fuzzy.

Zou Zhi knew he was poisoned, afflicted by the miasma poison.

Wanting to use his cultivation to refine it, Ye Zhen and those tens of thousands of poison bees did not give him the time.

Zou Zhi saw Ye Zhen drawing his bow again.

With a furious push of his Divine Sense, his unique Protective Spirit Force, similar to jade armor, surged out violently. Almost at the same time, Zou Zhi took a large step forward, like a war god, and in the instant Ye Zhen’s Green Winged Spirit Arrow hit him, he burst out of the Yellow-Tailed Poison Bee Formation.

"Yellow sands, there are actually ten miles of yellow sands here?"

After enduring three more of Ye Zhen’s arrows by raw resilience, driven by an instinctive premonition of danger, Zou Zhi stepped forward, his figure flashing like lightning over the Ten-mile Snake and Ant Formation and into it in an instant. The tens of thousands of relentlessly pursuing Yellow-Tailed Poison Bees also retreated.

"Hmph!"

Whoosh!

With a cold snort, Ye Zhen’s practiced Rapid-Fire Arrows shot out like lightning!

Zou Zhi, rapidly crossing the sky, was unable to dodge and was struck squarely.

With a muffled groan, Zou Zhi’s figure was shot down into the ten miles of yellow sands, which immediately started moving rapidly like thawing river ice.

Even more unfortunate was that, due to Ye Zhen’s precise timing, Zou Zhi’s figure happened to land right in the middle of the area of yellow sands.

Whether it was the Blazing Flame Sand Ants or the Rattlesnakes, they immediately swarmed him like a tidal wave.

Put put put!

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!

The sounds of rattlesnakes spitting poison and Blazing Flame Sand Ants biting never ceased. Just a breath later, the glow of Zou Zhi’s jade armor started to flicker rapidly as if it was about to collapse.

Zou Zhi was desperately anxious, but his Protective Spirit Force had not broken, which made him much stronger than Tian Feng and Hee Qingbing. With a surge of strength in his legs, he leaped six meters high into the air.

Instantly, Zou Zhi pushed his Divine Sense to the extreme, the Spiritual Power inside his body rubbed violently as if exploding.

Sizzle!

A blast of Spirit Blaze suddenly shot out from Zou Zhi’s body, burning the Blazing Flame Sand Ants attached to his Protective Spirit Force into ash.

Escape!

But don’t forget, Ye Zhen was still there, watching intently!

Whoosh!

Ye Zhen’s Green Winged Spirit Arrows fired a triple shot, timely shooting as Zou Zhi released his Protective Spirit Blaze, exactly when his Protective Spirit Force, or his Jade Armor, was at its weakest!

Crack!

Zou Zhi’s newly formed Jade Armor shattered again in front of Ye Zhen’s Three Rapid-Fire Arrows, and most fatally, the third Green Winged Spirit Arrow fiercely penetrated Zou Zhi’s chest.

Though Zou Zhi’s Acquired Spiritual Body was extremely strong, the third Green Winged Spirit Arrow only penetrated an inch before completely dissipating. However, the powerful piercing force once again blasted Zou Zhi falling back into the ten miles of yellow sands.

Having already experienced the terror of the ten miles of yellow sands, if he fell in again, even as a Soul Sea Realm powerhouse, he would suffer greatly!

Instinctively, Zou Zhi took a deep breath, violently spewing out a mouthful of his Life-bound Essence Blood!

The breath Zou Zhi inhaled into his belly was a mouthful of fishy sweet poisonous miasma. This gulp of poison immediately made Zou Zhi dizzy and disoriented.

But still, a mouthful of Essence Blood like a timely explosion was spewed out. The falling figure of Zou Zhi abruptly stopped, not falling but advancing, shooting over the Ten-mile Yellow Sand Snake and Ant Formation like a meteor, landing in front of Ye Zhen! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)