After greeting my acquaintances in the Metaphysics Society, I looked behind me. I didn't see President Li, the Master of Penglai, and the others. Ye Pianpian and Ye Maolan were also nowhere to be seen.
At this moment, there was a sudden explosion in the distance, followed by a strong gust of wind. It blew so hard that many people couldn't stand still. The clouds beneath them were also blown away.
Everyone had no choice but to use the spiritual energy in their bodies to set up a barrier in front of them.
Even so, many people with low cultivation were swept away by the gust of wind.
After I stood still, I looked in the direction of the sound. I could faintly feel a savage aura rushing over.
At this moment, Nangong, who was next to me, had a slightly gloomy expression as he muttered, "The Ascension Cultivator."
When I heard this, I was startled. However, I quickly came back to my senses. Was this the Yang Spirit Ascension technique?
Just this aura alone was enough to make the Celestial Masters present feel so uncomfortable. The Ascension Cultivator was indeed the strongest force in the human world.
Thinking about this, I began to ponder and guess who it was.
This aura didn't seem to be the method of the Master of Penglai. He wasn't such a high-profile person.
However, this aura had a hint of ancient savage aura. It couldn't be Celestial Master Zhang or President Li.
Could it be that it was a sacrificial evil spirit?
While I was thinking, another sound pierced through the sky. However, this time, it was a familiar voice. "Zhou Yi!"
When I heard this, my body trembled and I retreated. The person who had come was Lu Zhenyang!
Just as I determined his identity, Lu Zhenyang was already not far away from me.
At this moment, he was wearing a black robe. His originally ugly face had returned to its original appearance.
However, on his angular face, there was a strange pattern.
He was approaching me step by step. His eyes were filled with a strong aura of death.
I never thought that I would see Lu Zhenyang here again. I also didn't expect that after a few years, he had already advanced to the Yang Spirit Ascension Realm.
Being stared at by his angry eyes, my forehead was already sweating, and my whole body was in fear.
Not only me, but everyone around me also looked terrified. The strength of the Yang Spirit Ascension Realm was really terrifying.
At this moment, Nangong fiercely patted my shoulder, pulling me out of my previous state. Afterwards, he whispered into my ear, "Don't fall into his mind absorbing technique. That person's power should be at the early stages of Charge. If the two of us work together, we should be able to deal with him."
After hearing Nangong's words, I finally understood why I was so terrified. I had fallen for Lu Zhenyang's trick.
However, even though Lu Zhenyang has already ascended, with the methods that I have learned in Wangwu Paradise, I dare not say that I will be able to deal with a person who is ascending, but I can still protect myself. Furthermore, I have Nangong Xiang by my side, so I don't have to be afraid.
Thinking to this point, I opened my mouth and spat out the Xuan Yuan Sword. I looked at Lu Zhenyang, who was calmly walking towards me.
When Lu Zhenyang saw my reaction, the corners of his mouth curled up and a mocking expression appeared on his face.
In the blink of an eye, a cloud of thick black gas appeared above his hands.
After the ball of black Qi left, it actually turned into Lu Zhenyang's appearance. However, it was only an illusion and not his real body.
Even so, I could still feel the enormous power that was contained in the illusion.
Seeing that the illusion was about to reach me, I didn't have time to think and immediately used the sword technique of the sword cultivator with the Xuan Yuan Sword.
In the blink of an eye, a sword aura flew out from the Xuan Yuan Sword to meet Lu Zhenyang's black aura illusion.
Unexpectedly, when the two of them collided, the black aura illusion actually dispersed, allowing the Xuan Yuan Sword Aura to pass through it without injuring the illusion.
At this moment, I was in a daze and didn't have the time to react.
I only heard a light snort from the illusion before a pair of hands that were covered in black gas patted my chest.
In that instant, I felt that my soul was about to leave my body. The power of the charge wasn't as simple as I had thought.
Not to mention me, even Nangong Xiang, who was at the side, couldn't help me in time.
When Lu Zhenyang's palm imprinted on my chest, I felt that I would be severely injured even if I didn't die.
However, the strange thing was that after a short while, I was still standing at my original position. On the contrary, Lu Zhenyang, who was at a distance, suddenly wailed.
Seeing this, I was confused. I lowered my head to sense my body. After confirming that I didn't receive any injuries, I raised my head to look at Lu Zhenyang, who was convulsing on the ground. My heart was filled with bewilderment.
After staying silent for a short while, I turned my head to look at Nangong Xiang. However, he had the same bewildered expression as me. It was obvious that he didn't know what had happened.
Just as my heart was filled with doubt, a familiar voice came from the sky. "Impudent! You dare to offend your superior?"
Hearing this voice, my heart slightly moved as I hastily looked towards the source of the voice.
In the blink of an eye, that familiar figure appeared in front of me. It was the evil sacrificial spirit that had left for a few days.
Did his words just now mean that he had neutralized Lu Zhenyang's attack?
When I got close, the Sacrificial Evil Spirit still had a calm expression on his face. He nodded slightly at me and stood beside me. Then, he coldly shouted at Lu Zhenyang, who was lying on the ground. "Evil creature, hurry up and greet the Lord."
Lord?
Hearing these two words, I wasn't the only one stunned. Everyone in the surroundings who had witnessed the entire scene had a dumbfounded expression.
It was obvious that the 'Lord' that the evil sacrificial spirit was referring to was naturally me.
However, I could understand if the evil sacrificial spirit had called me Lord, but why did he request Lu Zhenyang in such a manner?
Just as I was puzzled, the evil sacrificial spirit explained softly to me, "Previously in the tomb, I spared this servant's life because I wanted him to inherit my inheritance so that he would be able to help me in the future.
However, his innate talent was still lacking. Moreover, his heart wasn't righteous. Even after receiving the entire inheritance, he had only just reached the Ascension Realm … He could still be of some use to me, so I brought him here.
I didn't think that this evil creature would be so impudent the moment he appeared. "
After listening to his explanation, I more or less understood. Back then, the evil sacrificial spirit had told me that he had purposely given Chi You's inheritance to Lu Zhenyang. However, I still didn't understand what had just happened.
The evil sacrificial spirit seemed to see through my confusion and continued, "In the inheritance that I had left behind, there was a restriction that the Monster Emperor had set up. If he dared to have malicious intentions towards Lord, he would have brought about his own destruction.
Previously, when the inheritance wasn't complete, it didn't reveal itself. Now that he had received the entire inheritance, the restriction took effect. "
I instantly understood that after Lu Zhenyang had received the entire inheritance of Chi You, a restriction had been planted in his body … His attack just now wasn't blocked by the evil sacrificial spirit, but because of the restriction.
At that moment, I looked at Lu Zhenyang, who was still convulsing on the ground, and I felt pity for him.
That year, when he had risked his life to obtain Chi You's inheritance, he had thought that I would kill him. In the end, the world was unpredictable. No matter if it was him or me, we would never have thought that the outcome would be like this.
At that moment, the hatred that I had for Lu Zhenyang instantly faded. After thinking for a moment, the evil sacrificial spirit was right. Keeping Lu Zhenyang alive would at least be of help.
As for the hatred from that year, he had killed my parents and I had also killed his grandfather. Moreover, I had also made him look like this. Between us, it could be considered that we were even.
As I sighed in my heart, Lu Zhenyang seemed to have recovered a little as he stood up shakily from the ground.
He didn't seem to have learned his lesson as he continued to glare at me viciously. After a short moment, he actually lifted his leg and walked towards me. From his posture, it seemed that he was going to attack me again.
It was a pity that after taking a step, his face distorted. It wasn't because of anger, but because of pain.
From the outside, I couldn't tell how powerful the restriction in his body was. However, I could see that his entire body was trembling and swaying. He didn't have the posture of an expert of the generation, but rather, he looked like a child that was learning to walk.
The power of hatred couldn't be underestimated. Even though he was in so much pain that his entire body was trembling, Lu Zhenyang still roared angrily. The veins on his face bulged as he took another step forward.
It was obvious that he wanted to use the anger in his heart to break the restriction in his body.
The idea was good, but the reality was cruel.
After taking only two steps, Lu Zhenyang collapsed on the ground in the next second. Just like before, his entire body was twitching continuously. His body was bent into the shape of a bow and both of his legs were hooked to his head.
It was obvious that he wouldn't be able to break this restriction even with his strength.
Thinking about it, this restriction was set up by the Monster Emperor. That kind of ancient God's cultivation had already transcended the mortal realm and entered the divine realm. How could a mere ascending cultivator resist it?
Moreover, Lu Zhenyang's ascending cultivation was obtained from the inheritance. How could he resist the inheritance?
Lu Zhenyang was still roaring angrily. Amidst the endless pain, the blood vessels in his body had already ruptured and his entire body was covered in a layer of blood mist.
There was no need for the evil spirit to explain as I understood that as long as his killing intent towards me didn't stop, he would never be able to get rid of the pain brought by the restriction.
Looking at the person with the ascending cultivation rolling on the ground, everyone at the scene fell into silence.
After a few minutes, Lu Zhenyang suddenly stopped howling and his body returned to normal. He crawled up from the ground.
He should have recognized the truth and given up on his hatred towards me.
However, when I glanced at his face, I saw that his face was filled with the aura of death. It seemed that he had already decided to die.
Without waiting for me to react, Lu Zhenyang, who had stood up, glared at me. Without saying a word, he raised his hand and slapped the top of his head.
He wanted to commit suicide!
If he had been slightly slower, the evil spirit would have been able to stop him. However, Lu Zhenyang was extremely ruthless towards himself. After crawling up from the ground, he didn't hesitate for even half a second.
I sighed. I didn't think that it would end up in such a situation.
In the end, before I could even finish sighing, I sucked in my breath again.
Lu Zhenyang's palm had already reached his head. However, with the strength of his ascending cultivation, the scene of his brain exploding didn't appear. On the contrary, it was like a normal person swatting a mosquito. His palm only gave off a small crisp sound. Apart from that, there wasn't even a red mark on his head.
I was stunned. Lu Zhenyang was also stunned. Only the evil spirit at the side coldly snorted, "Seeking death?
After obtaining my inheritance, do you think it's that easy to seek death? "
As I sunk into silence, I felt a tinge of guilt.