Volume 1 Volume 7 Chapter 94

Volume 7 Chapter 94: The Eerie Treasure Hunt (25)

In the world of the "Azure Crystal Treasure House," which resembles an endless river of stars, it is deep and dim, yet filled with starlight. Black and white clouds slowly drift across, quiet and mysterious.

Suddenly, a loud and earth-shaking roar broke the eternal peace of this mysterious world.

The aftermath of the explosion was immense, sweeping away danger within dozens of miles. The "Chaos Qi" and "Pure Spirit Energy" were scrambled and rampaged through the starry river.

This is also because within the "Azure Crystal Treasure House," the powers of various magical techniques cannot spread.

At the entrance of the "Azure Crystal Treasure House," Zhang Xusheng suddenly spat out a large mouthful of blood, his face unusually pale, and he quickly retreated, distancing himself from the monster in front of him, looking more helpless than when he fought against Immortal Zizhen, Mr. Liu, and Li Fulu alone back in the day.

In front of him was a terrifying monster nearly thirty feet tall, surrounded by black mist, with six heads and twelve arms.

This monster was his opponent, the ancestor of the Zhong family.

With Zhang Xusheng’s continuous blocking, time passed unnoticed, and the two equally matched fighters could not overcome each other; Zhang Xusheng could not defeat the ancestor of the Zhong family, nor could the ancestor break through Zhang Xusheng’s defense to return to the Shenzhou Continent.

But overall, Zhang Xusheng won, because his main goal was to keep the ancestor of the Zhong family here.

Unknowingly, the two had been entangled for nearly sixty days, and after much delay, the ancestor of the Zhong family finally got angry and used the family’s forbidden technique—"Human-corpse Fusion," merging several strange corpses he controlled into this terrifying monster before him.

After merging, the power of the ancestor of the Zhong family greatly increased.

One strike!

After merging, Zhang Xusheng and the ancestor of the Zhong family only clashed once; in that moment, he was completely defeated. While the ancestor stood firm, Zhang Xusheng turned into this miserable state.

"Zhang Xusheng, do you still want to stop me? This state cannot be maintained for long, but it is enough for me to kill you."

The ancestor of the Zhong family said coldly. After the Human-Corpse Fusion, his voice sounded like a ghost’s wail, eerie and sinister.

Knowing there was no point in continuing and that he had delayed the ancestor long enough, Zhang Xusheng looked surprised when he heard the ancestor’s words. He replied, "Stop you? How could I dare to stop my Taoist friend? We are merely taking this opportunity to spar with each other. If my Taoist friend wishes to leave, go ahead; I would never stop you."

Although the ancestor of the Zhong family and Zhang Xusheng had met before, seeing Zhang Xusheng’s shamelessness now made him very angry.

Six pairs of strange eyes flashed with black and red light, as if they wanted to take this chance to kill Zhang Xusheng in one blow.

"Hmm, Taoist friend Zhong, why aren’t you leaving? Due to our years of friendship, I will boldly remind you that the ‘Human-Corpse Fusion’ technique is called a forbidden art in the Zhong family because it greatly harms the body and mind of the user. It would be best if you didn’t maintain it for too long. Furthermore, the Shenzhou Continent is currently so chaotic. If your Spirit Qi is depleted, and you face any unexpected troubles upon your return, what will you do?"

Zhang Xusheng said with a smile, showing no fear of the seemingly volatile ancestor of the Zhong family.

Hearing Zhang Xusheng’s veiled threat and reminder, the ancestor’s expression changed repeatedly. After a long pause, he coldly snorted, then turned into a beam of black light, quickly flying toward the "Azure Crystal Treasure House."

"Zhang Xusheng, after this matter, we will either live or die!"

The figure of the ancestor of the Zhong family vanished before Zhang Xusheng’s eyes in an instant, but his eerie and cold voice continued to echo in the world.

Quietly watching the exit of the "Azure Crystal Treasure House," a mysterious smile slowly appeared on Zhang Xusheng’s lips as he said, "Yes, I have truly offended you this time. Unfortunately, you no longer have the chance to take revenge. Xu Qingfan’s plans are obvious in many ways, but they are more than enough to deal with you. Did you think I was really powerless to resist you? The reason I let you go early was just for you to keep stirring up trouble in the Shenzhou Continent."

From Zhang Xusheng’s words, it could be seen that he had figured out all of Xu Qingfan’s plans, including the part where he shifted the anger of the Shura Clan onto himself. Yet, for some reason, Zhang Xusheng had never taken any action from beginning to end, merely cooperating with Xu Qingfan’s plans as if he was willing to be used.

After checking his condition, Zhang Xusheng shook his head and sighed, "I have truly been used thoroughly. After being entangled with the ancestor of the Zhong family for so long, not only have I wasted most of my treasure-hunting time, but I have also sustained such serious injuries. I can only hope that Xu Qingfan’s plan won’t have any mistakes, or else I will suffer greatly. But, to use others means you must be aware of being used by others. Isn’t the relationship between people just about mutual use? Jiluo and the others should be getting ready to act now."

As he talked to himself, the smile at the corners of Zhang Xusheng’s mouth grew even more mysterious.

Then, Zhang Xusheng took out a black crystal ball from his sleeve. Inside the ball, more than ten points of light flickered, seemingly marking some hidden things around.

Following the positions of the lights in the crystal ball, Zhang Xusheng found more than ten restrictions and formations set up around him at an unknown time by unknown people, and then he used secret methods to remove them one by one.

"Those guys from the Shura Clan are just fools with power. Their plans are something anyone with a bit of brains can think of. Yet they still believe they can do it without anyone knowing, and now they even want me, a human, to help them finish it…"

If Immortal Zizhen and Mr. Liu saw this scene, they would be very surprised.

No one is a fool. This time, entering the "Azure Crystal Treasure House" with the Shura Clan, the powerful members of the Shura Clan are hiding in the dark to secretly attack the human masters. It is indeed very dangerous, but to be honest, neither Zhang Xusheng nor Immortal Zizhen really cares. Instead, they want to use the special situation of the "Azure Crystal Treasure House" to greatly weaken the Shura Clan’s power.

What is truly frightening is that the Shura Clan hides their hunting behind a disguise. In fact, they have set up some kind of trap in the "Azure Crystal Treasure House" to delay and trap everyone, planning to leave all the human masters to die here after a hundred days.

In light of this, every human master sets up some kind of mechanism at the entrance of the "Azure Crystal Treasure House" when they enter. If the Shura Clan makes any moves, they will know immediately and rush to stop the destruction.

At this moment, Zhang Xusheng actually used some method to destroy all the mechanisms set by the masters, leaving the masters completely unaware!

By doing this, he gains nothing for himself and only allows the Shura Clan to easily eliminate all humans, including his own power, during the six hundred years that the human masters are trapped.

At least it looks that way for now.

After doing all this, Zhang Xusheng did something even more unbelievable.

He unexpectedly turned around and went deep into the "Azure Crystal Treasure House," having no intention of leaving early.

Isn’t Zhang Xusheng afraid that he might also be trapped inside the "Azure Crystal Treasure House" by the Shura Clan?

No one knows what Zhang Xusheng is planning; his actions are so mysterious and hard to understand.

In the blink of an eye, Zhang Xusheng’s figure vanished into the endless starry sky of the "Azure Crystal Treasure House."

In the world, Zhang Xusheng’s soft sigh echoed, full of meaning.

"A new era is about to begin…"

…

On the other side, seeing that Zhang Xusheng had finally left, the Shura Clan members hiding in the shadows began to move.

Just as some far-sighted human masters had thought, the Shura Clan’s action was not to hunt down the human masters entering the "Azure Crystal Treasure House," but as a cover to trap all the human masters here for six hundred years. During this time, they could easily defeat all the humans on the Shenzhou Continent.

"Call back all our clan members; the hunt is over."

Grand Tantian gave orders to Asura.

Inside the "Azure Crystal Treasure House," it is not possible to use sound transmission symbols, but the black stone ring in Asura’s hand is a treasure known alongside the "Shura Victory Pearl" within the Shura Clan – the "Demon God Bone." As long as a member of the Shura Clan swipes their blood on it, they can contact the wearer of the "Demon God Bone" in any situation, even inside the "Azure Crystal Treasure House."

However, its power goes far beyond that.

"The ancestor of the Zhong family has left."

After closing his eyes for a moment, Asura turned to Grand Tantian and spoke.

"Just one person can’t cause much trouble, so there’s no need to worry."

Asura nodded, closed his eyes again, and whispered an ancient mysterious spell. Gradually, a thick black-red mist appeared above the "Demon God Bone," growing denser and spreading wider, eventually filling the entrance of the "Azure Crystal Treasure House" and completely blocking its exit.

"Over the years, we have watched our kin fight against humans and constantly sacrifice, while we only used the ‘Demon God Bone’ to absorb their life essence. Now, it is finally time to harvest."

Grand Tantian gazed at the black-red mist before him and softly murmured.

"Yes," said another expert from the Shura Clan in a cold voice. "The ‘Training Realm’, made up of countless people’s souls, is enough to hold back those human masters for a long time."

"An era that completely belongs to our Shura Clan has finally returned."

…

At the same time, in a cave on the Shenzhou Continent.

After a fierce battle, Xuan was seriously injured and didn’t dare to waste any time; he was now hurriedly healing his wounds.

Although he had taken the "Shura Holy Pearl" for revenge, he felt no joy in his heart and kept wondering if Chou and the others were truly Zhang Xusheng’s subordinates, and how he would face Zhang Xusheng in the future.

"Senior ‘Xuan’, I, Jiluo, seek an audience."

Suddenly, a chilling voice reached Xuan’s ears, and his body shook. Despite his serious injuries, he realized only then that someone was approaching.

About eighteen cultivators stood before him, their energy waves were strange, clearly Zhang Xusheng’s subordinates, and high-ranking members of Zhang Xusheng’s "An" organization.

These people would usually not pay any attention to Xuan, but now, with Xuan badly injured, once a battle begins, the outcome is hard to predict.

The gaze flickered, and after a long moment, Xuan said, "Come in."

As the words fell, Jiluo’s tall figure entered the cave, bowed to Xuan, and then said, "I come here on the orders of my family master to explain some things to you and to ask you for a favor."

The voice grew colder.