Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 535: Chapter 532: Heavy Blow

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For a moment, the atmosphere was silent and oppressive.

The handsome young man finally broke the silence, saying in a deep voice, ”Are we unable to gather twelve Great Grandmasters?”

His gaze slowly swept over everyone: ”If there are no Great Grandmasters, there’s nothing to be done. But if you have a Great Grandmaster, don’t just send one.”

”Mr. Chen, in this assassination, can we survive?”

”...Don’t hold onto the thought of surviving.”

”Then it means sacrificing oneself,” a middle-aged man shook his head and said, ”Mr. Chen, you should know that only when a Great Grandmaster’s lifespan is nearing its end would they consider sacrificing themselves.”

As experts from various sects, they all understood the status of a Great Grandmaster.

Except for those whose lifespan was nearing its end, ordinary Great Grandmasters would never risk their lives.

Once they reach the Great Grandmaster Realm, even the will of the Venerable can be discarded and isolated.

Great Grandmasters are free and unrestrained. If not for the benefits provided by their sect, they would’ve long left to explore the vast world at will.

And the benefits provided by the sects, at most, would make the Great Grandmasters help with trivial matters. It’s difficult to make them take risks, let alone risk their lives.

Only Great Grandmasters nearing the end of their lifespan would risk everything for the benefits offered by the Outer Heaven Venerable, hoping to ascend to heaven after death.

”Is there no way?” the handsome young man said in a deep voice, ”This concerns the survival of all our sects!”

”Mr. Chen, are you really confident?” someone asked, ”This orb...”

”This was prepared by the Venerable especially for him!” the handsome young man said solemnly.

Everyone became silent immediately.

No matter how selfish they were, before becoming a Great Grandmaster, they all had enough respect and trust for the Venerable.

Once they heard it was specially prepared by the Venerable for Chu Zhiyuan, they had enough trust.

”Mr. Chen, if it doesn’t work, we could use Grandmasters to make up the numbers, that should be enough.”

”Yes, although he is a Great Grandmaster, his true power is his intuition. Once his intuition is gone, even if he tries to use the Jade and Stone Burning technique instantly, he won’t escape.”

”Right, his most powerful is the Spirit Secret Technique, but it can only kill, not defend.”

”I wonder if this treasure can resist his Spirit Secret Technique?”

”Mr. Chen?”

Everyone looked at the handsome young man.

The handsome young man slowly shook his head.

”Alas... what a pity!”

”If it could resist this Secret Technique, it would be even easier to kill him.”

Right now, what most terrifies the experts of the Evil Sect is Chu Zhiyuan’s Secret Technique.

They could even be killed by his Secret Technique without ever seeing him, dying without a sound, which is too frustrating.

”Mr. Chen, when it comes to the Jade and Stone Burning technique, there’s actually not much difference between a Great Grandmaster and a Grandmaster.”

”Exactly.”

”...Alright, it’s fine if we use a Great Grandmaster.”

”To be honest, the Great Grandmasters who could be used have already been used.”

”Exactly.”

”...Fine, I will personally make a move. Add two more Great Grandmasters, and they should hold him off at a crucial moment.”

”...”

Everyone looked at each other.

The handsome young man’s face was gloomy, and he said coldly, ”Not willing to send even a single Great Grandmaster? ...Let me be frank, this might be the only chance to kill him. If we miss this, just wait for him to come after your sect!”

”I will join too,” a middle-aged man said in a deep voice.

”Mr. Zhao, much respect,” the handsome young man, Chen Zhongming, clasped his fists.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

These guys all have their own schemes, not shedding tears until they see the coffin.

Each of them thought their sect wouldn’t be the one destroyed, so at this moment, they were still plotting their own small schemes, which made his teeth cold.

The middle-aged man Zhao Shenggu was a Great Grandmaster of the Demon Heart Sect, yet his lifespan was not near its end.

Still, he stood up to assassinate Chu Zhiyuan with him, a testament to his deep understanding of the greater good.

”Which other Great Grandmasters?”

”...”

”None?” Chen Zhongming asked slowly, his gaze once again cutting through the crowd.

The crowd remained unmoved.

They all knew this assassination was likely to be fraught with peril.

Chu Zhiyuan was too sinister. Even if they could block his intuition and approach him, would using the Jade and Stone Burning technique certainly kill him?

They still had to race against time, act before he could react.

And his Secret Technique was a Spirit Secret Technique, who knew how long it took to cast?

It might be able to cast instantly, which doomed them to danger.

”Without three Great Grandmasters, it’s likely impossible to succeed,” Chen Zhongming said coldly, ”Just wait to be wiped out then!”

”Our sect has a Great Grandmaster,” finally, a middle-aged man said in a deep voice, ”Originally meant to guard the Main Altar, but looking at it now...”

”Once he attacks, having a Great Grandmaster at the Main Altar is useless,” Chen Zhongming said lightly, ”Doesn’t the Main Altar of our Heavenly Heart Sect have Great Grandmasters too?”

”Exactly, so instead of guarding the Main Altar, it’s better to fight desperately!”

”Mr. Fu sees things clearly!” Chen Zhongming said solemnly.

He looked at others, saying in a deep voice, ”We are three Great Grandmasters, and the remaining nine Grandmasters, you may choose yourselves, but we must not be lacking!”

”We will summon Grandmasters over.”

”Meet here this evening, we cannot delay too long.”

”Alright.”

——

In the evening, the slanting sun shone.

Under the shade, the forest at the foot of the mountain was gloomy and obscure.

Chen Zhongming sat by the campfire.

His figure was upright, sitting on a rock like a spear.

The blazing campfire illuminated his handsome face, making his eyes burn with light.

He stared at the fire without moving, his heart flickering like the flames.

Damned Chu Zhiyuan, to have destroyed the Main Altar, destroyed the array of the Main Altar.

Even though the Heavenly Heart Sect still had the Main Altars of Da Meng and Da Zhen, they suffered heavy losses.

The most critical was the array and the Venerable Statue. Once damaged, it could never be repaired, implying no Main Altar in Da Jing.

He himself would become a wandering ghost, an outsider in Da Zhen and Da Meng.

Therefore, Chu Zhiyuan must die!

As long as Chu Zhiyuan could be killed, the Venerable would surely reward him. At least his cultivation would be improved, or he could even be guided to the Outer Heaven Immortal Realm!

This is the supreme immortal fate!

His eyes shone brightly.

At this moment, footsteps sounded, and he turned his head to see four people coming together.

Then clusters of various experts from the Evil Sect came together.

Once everyone was seated, Chen Zhongming asked, ”How is it?”

”Mr. Chen, pardon us, we are afraid we won’t make it,”

A middle-aged man with the surname Fu shook his head, ”Our Great Grandmaster died at the hands of Chu Zhiyuan, just this noon!”

”Our Grandmasters were also killed by Chu Zhiyuan.”

”The same.”

”Also killed!”

...

Chen Zhongming looked at them somewhat blankly.

The middle-aged man with the surname Fu said in a deep voice, ”We all thought he had already left Yujing, everyone was happy and wanted to enter the city for some fun, but we didn’t expect... this cunning guy to pull a trick back!”

Chen Zhongming hurriedly asked, ”He returned to Yujing City?”

Fu Dengjue said slowly, ”He secretly sneaked back into the capital city!”

Chen Zhongming immediately closed his eyes, knowing that none of the Evil Sect experts who entered the city would escape unscathed.

”Damn, too cunning!”

”Never thought he’d pull this move!”

”This despicable and shameless guy! Too despicable!”

”We should have been prepared, previously determined he left, yet we were bluffed, did not dare enter the city, now he truly left, dared to enter the city, but he pulled this again!”

Several days without any trace of Chu Zhiyuan led some to think he had left Yujing City.

Yet, intimidated by his majesty, they dared not enter the city.

Now he finally left, so they all entered the city in revenge.

Never did they expect, he stealthily sneaked back, resulting in none who entered the city escaping.

It’s said the White Bone Tower added fifty-six more bones.

This number is already a significant loss for the Evil Sect now.

The Evil Sect experts near Yujing City were almost entirely lost.

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