Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal

Chapter 929: Chapter 164: Evenly Matched, The Secrets of the Heritage Mansion

Zhou Xun gripped the Thunder Spear tightly, Spiritual Power in his body surging into it like a raging tide.

Just that one thrust had drained at least one-fifth of the Mana in his body; one had to know that he was now at Middle-Stage Nascent Soul,

which showed just how extraordinary this Top-Grade Spiritual Treasure was.

Under the blessing of this vast Mana, the spear’s Thunder Light flared brilliantly in an instant; on the dark green shaft, Runes flickered and leapt, as if they were living things.

Thunder Light flashed all around, almost turning into pure white radiance, and even the space around it seemed to twist,

”Break!”

Zhou Xun roared, his figure like lightning, and hurled the Thunder Spear viciously at that gigantic Bone Claw.

At the very instant he let go,

the Thunder Spear abruptly vanished from where it was, and in the next moment appeared before that Bone Claw,

carrying an unstoppable momentum as it stabbed fiercely toward the center of the Bone Claw’s palm. This strike condensed all the strength and will he possessed, swearing to shatter this deadlocked situation.

”Boom!”

With a heaven-shaking crash, the Thunder Spear collided with the Bone Claw, and the burst of energy was as dazzling as a small sun.

The powerful impact spread in all directions, battering the protective light barrier around them until it quivered and shuddered without cease.

Under the impact of this immense power, the Bone Claw was instantly broken, splitting from the middle and then exploding apart, scattering in all directions,

eventually turning into a plume of smoke that dissipated in the air.

Without the Bone Claw to balance it, the Thunder Chain instantly transformed into a colossal Thunder Net that descended straight down to cover Master Hundred Bones from above.

At the same time, after shattering the Bone Claw, the Thunder Spear deftly altered its direction and shot straight at Master Hundred Bones!

”Top-Grade Spiritual Treasure!”

The white-robed old man below stared at that Thunder Spear, his face full of astonishment.

That Bone Claw, though not a physical object, was still a Divine Technique he had nourished for many years; in terms of power, it surpassed those High-Grade Magical Treasures,

and even compared to Top-Grade Spiritual Treasures, though slightly inferior, it was not far behind,

yet even such a Divine Technique still could not withstand a single strike from the Thunder Spear—this alone showed how extraordinary its power was.

Among Top-Grade Spiritual Treasures, this spear also belonged to the very pinnacle tier. Even he did not possess such a treasure.

It seemed he had underestimated this Zhou Xun.

Fighting up to this point, he understood that wanting to take down Zhou Xun was likely impossible. What’s more, they were currently within Jiangling Prefecture,

and Zhou Xun was the true Jiangling Prefecture Lord. Adding True Monarch Tianci down below, today’s outcome seemed already decided.

After pondering for a long moment, Master White Bone finally made his decision. He sighed softly and said slowly:

”Daoist Zhou, let us stop here. You and I can talk instead!”

”Stop... Daoist Bai, have you really thought this through?” Zhou Xun said in open surprise. The two of them had only exchanged a few bouts; it was still early.

”The strength Daoist Zhou has displayed today is already enough for negotiations between the two of us,” Master Hundred Bones said.

Though not on par with the Top Ten Cultivators, he was not far off, and with the advantage of terrain, negotiation was the best choice.

After all, once Cultivation reached his level, unless there was a chance to kill or completely crush the opponent, he would never lightly engage in a life-and-death battle,

and this was a major reason he had been able to make it this far.

”Since Daoist Bai wishes to talk, then let’s talk.” As Zhou Xun spoke, he waved his hand, and the Thunder Spear slowly fell back into his grasp. He slid it toward his waist, and it disappeared from sight.

As for those Thunder Seeds, they turned into nine Shields, spinning rapidly around him in front.

After all, Master Hundred Bones was someone whose physical body could perform Instant Teleportation; if he seized the chance for a sneak attack, it would not be easy to block.

Immediately, the two of them put away their Divine Techniques and slowly descended toward the great hall.

Seeing this scene, Bai Yu was utterly stunned; his eyes widened as he thought he must have seen wrong.

His father, who always considered himself unrivaled under heaven and had an air of absolute arrogance, actually had a day when he spoke gently and stopped to negotiate with someone,

and what’s more, it was he who had taken the initiative to propose it,

Was this still the Master White Bone he knew? If not for those Bone Zombies standing here, he would have thought his father had been possessed.

One had to know that even he, the son, could only address Master Hundred Bones as Elder in daily life; this showed just how proud Master Hundred Bones was.

What he found even harder to accept was that the one who made his father change so much was actually Zhou Xun.

Indeed, Zhou Xun’s strength was extremely high—this he had to admit—but in his mind, the other party and he were always of the same generation,

and now, Zhou Xun could already stand on equal footing with his father!

As for True Monarch Tianci, his eyes were likewise full of surprise. He had not expected Zhou Xun to truly force Master Hundred Bones into taking the initiative to seek peace with his own power,

”It seems I still underestimated Younger Brother Zhou.”

Wang Erniu, on the other hand, was all smiles. In his heart, this big brother of his was an omnipotent existence; even if one day he broke through to Divinity Transformation, Erniu would feel it was only natural.

After all, from the day the two had met, Zhou Xun had never stopped creating miracles.

Very soon, everyone returned to the great hall. They took seats to left and right, clearly divided.

Zhou Xun and Master Hundred Bones sat at the upper seats on either side. Their gazes met, and a subtle tension filled the air.

After a brief silence, Master Hundred Bones was the first to speak,

”Daoist Zhou, do you know that the previous two Jiangling Prefecture Lords were both people of my White Bone Mountain?”

”I’ve heard a little,” Zhou Xun said calmly.

”Over a hundred and thirty years ago, my junior brother served here as Prefecture Lord and, by coincidence, discovered a great secret within the Prefecture Government Office of Jiangling Prefecture!”

”Beneath this place lies an entrance to a Cultivator’s Abandoned Mansion, and this Heritage Mansion does not exist in the same space as ours. Daoist Zhou, do you know what this signifies?” Master Hundred Bones asked in return.