Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 95 Assassination

Chapter 95: Chapter 95 Assassination

In the Poison Dragon Cave.

Zhang Taiyi laughed heartily, "Five destructions and six annihilations harm the body, water defeats fire, causing startling demise; a husband without clothes to wear, a wife’s garb yellowed by the soak. I never wished to become an immortal without form, hoping to refine the great pill through alternative paths..."

He thought of her, the one from the beginning...

He thought of the fervent expectations of his mentors after he mastered the Time Manipulation Divine Power...

He thought of the day when he was unwilling to become immortal...

And eventually, his thoughts converged on the stubborn figure standing outside the gates of the Supreme Dragon Tiger Sect.

"Master, Father... I will definitely find the method for alternative path to pill refinement!"

This belief had supported him all this way, using every means possible up to now, even if it meant hunting other sects’ True Inheritors for interrogation and copying of their books, stealing treasures of the state, or even harming fellow sect members. And now, he had finally reached the end!

"It turns out, I still crave the Tao so much! I don’t want to forget her, nor do I want to give up on the Tao... Just achieve the Outer Elixir, and I can have it all!"

A thought emerged in Zhang Taiyi’s mind.

Boom!

Out of nowhere, a patch of mackerel sky appeared above.

In an instant, a bolt of lightning struck down, targeting the Five Fire Six Qi Furnace!

Zhang Taiyi’s expression remained unchanged, and he even released his protective Divine Power, allowing the thunderbolt to hit the Pill Furnace.

This was the Heavenly Tribulation for pill formation, but he had neutralized most of it through various means into a tribulation of mortal nature, and the remaining part couldn’t cause any more damage. It merely served to complete his endeavor.

The Five Fire Six Qi Furnace trembled, and fine cracks surfaced on its exterior.

A web of icy fissures expanded, eventually covering the entire Pill Furnace.

Crack!

Crack!

In a single moment, the Five Fire Six Qi Furnace expanded and contracted eighty-one times, and finally exploded with a deafening bang.

Terrifying fluctuations spread unceasingly outside the Poison Dragon Cave.

...

"Has it been successful? The first to achieve the Way through Outer Elixir?"

Within an alternate space, Zhong Shenxiu was extremely curious.

But at this moment, the horrifying ripples even exceeded the spatial capabilities of the Headless Earl, preventing him from discerning the true events within.

"Ha ha! Ha ha!"

Inside the Poison Dragon Cave.

A series of laughter rang out.

This laughter carried not a shred of joy; on the contrary, it made one feel desolate and wish to shed tears.

"Has he failed?"

Zhong Shenxiu sighed, "He has done everything to the best of his abilities, overcoming various tribulations... Why did he still fail?"

The talent and mindset of the Dragon and Tiger True Man were exceptional, and external conditions had reached a certain limit.

"So, does the Outer Elixir Method still have flaws? Or was it due to some innate failure rate?"

At this moment, Zhong Shenxiu realized that the difficulty of Core Formation exceeded his expectations.

The dust settled, revealing the scene inside the Poison Dragon Cave.

Zhang Taiyi sat cross-legged, his hair turning completely gray in an instant, as if he had aged thirty years at once.

His eyes were vacant, his body bloodied, he murmured to himself, "Could it be... that I was wrong?!"

"Ha ha, demon, even the heavens don’t want you to achieve the Primordial Pill."

Yan Beiling burst into laughter upon seeing this scene, "My generals, take this fiend into custody!"

He was overjoyed, having not expected Zhang Taiyi, who calculated everything meticulously, to still not outwit fate.

At this moment, the Divine Power that divided the two realms also dissipated, leaving Zhang Taiyi without any path to survival.

"As long as I’m alive, I haven’t failed yet."

Zhang Taiyi struggled to his feet, a bitter smile on his face, "I’ve also made arrangements for this possibility of failure. Grand Protector, we’ll meet again next time."

He slapped the cushion on the ground, and a layer of Array patterns emerged, distinct from the Second Yan Han Empire, revealing a Magic Formation flickering with numerous mystical runes!

Zhang Taiyi had suffered great depletion of his Mana, even using his Innate Divine Ability for refinement.

He himself was no longer able to traverse the void, but he could use the power of the array to teleport and escape!

The advantage of this Western magic teleportation array was that it did not require any power to be infused; it could be activated instantly.

A door to the void opened invisibly amidst a host of mysterious symbols, engulfing Zhang Taiyi.

As the array shone brightly, there was no longer a person in Poison Dragon Cave.

Even the array itself began to burn, self-destructing automatically.

Yan Beiling rushed in and saw this scene, only able to express his impotent fury.

...

In a different space.

At the moment the magic array lit up, Zhong Shenxiu’s expression changed: "I know this array... it’s familiar!"

He remembered the part of the mysterious knowledge he had acquired when he summoned the Summoning Headless Earl, among which were some array protocols that perfectly matched this one.

And with the spatial magic skills of the Headless Earl, could there be hope in tracking the teleportation?

"Zhang Taiyi... his mana must have been greatly depleted, even dropped in realm, right? After all, he staked everything on the assault on the Primordial Pill, refining his Divine Skills into materials... Now that it’s all blown up, he could fall back to the Gang Sha Realm, or even become an ordinary person."

"Even if he’s turned into an ordinary person, this man has many treasures on him. However, that sharpest Shenxiao Thunder Seal of his, I have no idea where Hao Yunzi’s array diagram has thrown it."

"Thinking about it, this could be quite exciting!"

Zhong Shenxiu’s eyes lit up and he whistled.

The Headless Earl materialized beside him, grabbing his arm and opening a door to the void.

Invisible ripples spread out, swallowing both of their figures.

Zhong Shenxiu already had experience using spatial magic to travel, but this was his first time chasing after someone.

At this moment, he felt as though he had fallen into a bizarre, vividly colored oil painting, needing to find that tiny ’black dot’ within it.

...

In a certain wilderness.

Above the ground, a thick layer of Black Fog enveloped it, with a temporarily excavated cave dwelling beneath.

A flash of light, and Zhang Taiyi’s figure emerged, walking to one side in a dazed state, not even bothering to address his wounds, frowning in deep thought.

"Why did I fail?"

"Where did I go wrong?"

"I distinctly felt that this time I was bound to succeed..."

"This cave dwelling should be temporarily safe... After all, it was created amidst the Black Fog to avoid some trouble."

"I’ve caused quite a disaster this time, I don’t know how the Second Yan Han Empire will pursue me... sigh, my master and father would be heartbroken if they knew... My Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect has always been on good terms with the imperial court, haha, luckily I broke away from the sect long ago..."

Zhang Taiyi’s thoughts wandered.

Indeed, he had already dissipated his cultivation, fallen in realm.

But he was confident, with his talent, he could definitely recultivate back to the Divine Power Realm and make another attempt at the Outer Elixir.

Neither the Dao nor her were things Zhang Taiyi was willing to give up!

Just then, there was a sudden fluctuation in the void.

A sword light appeared, landing on Zhang Taiyi’s forehead.

Pfft!

A pitch-black flying sword directly pierced through Zhang Taiyi’s head!

It was Zhong Shenxiu!

He materialized, his expression solemn, deploying the power of the Pastor to its fullest. His intuition captured a soul on a corpse.

"Enslave!" Zhong Shenxiu’s intuition spread, falling upon that soul.

The intense darkness quickly enveloped the other party, with the Headless Earl emerging from behind, pinning down Zhang Taiyi’s soul, allowing Zhong Shenxiu’s intuition to spread over it.

"No!"

"Who are you?!"

Zhang Taiyi’s soul roared, originally immensely powerful, but now at its lowest state, the translucent soul gradually eroded, becoming expressionless.

"Success!"

Zhong Shenxiu exhaled, feeling somewhat hazy.

This cunning fox-like, vastly powerful Divine Power Practitioner, seemed like he might actually... have been dealt with by Zhong Shenxiu?