91: Chapter 91 You can scream your lungs out and no one will save you

[When Chu Sheng left the Scripture Pavilion, he already had a complete plan in mind.]

[First, go to Danxia Peak and capture that Crimson Python.]

[Then go to the Liuyun Mountain Range and capture that white snake.]

[Borrow the elemental power of these two Condensing True Great Demons to break through to True Firmament in one go.]

[By then, even if the Sect Master comes, he will have the strength to fight back.]

["Perfect."]

[He muttered.]

[As for the Old Man of the Pavilion Guard...]

["Senior, remember to come and save me at the critical moment," he transmitted his voice back.]

[Chu Sheng leaped toward Danxia Peak.]

[Danxia Peak, Elder Zhou's cave dwelling.]

[The night was deep, and all was silent.]

[Chu Sheng expertly made his way to the door of the Alchemy Room.]

In the fourth simulation, he had been here.

[The door was left slightly ajar.]

[He quietly pushed it open a crack and looked inside.]

[Zhou Wantang was slumped beside the alchemy furnace, sleeping soundly.]

[Her purple dress was spread across the floor, her dark hair scattered, and moonlight spilled through the window lattice onto her face; that face was breathtakingly beautiful.]

It was like this again.

Chu Sheng frowned.

In the fourth simulation, she had slept like this too.

At the time, he thought it was a coincidence, a blessing of Strong Luck.

But this time...

"Isn't this too much of a coincidence?"

He stared at that sleeping face, a vague sense of doubt welling up in his heart.

Was she really asleep?

Or... was she pretending?

If she was pretending, why did she let him take the Crimson Python in the fourth simulation?

What was her goal?

"No."

Chu Sheng shook his head. "She doesn't know about the simulation. It's impossible for her to have set this up in advance."

But what if...

[Chu Sheng tiptoed around her and found the entrance to the secret passage leading underground.]

[The moment he pushed the door open, a cold, fishy wind rushed toward him.]

[Chu Sheng took a deep breath and leaped into the darkness.]

[At the end of the secret passage, a huge cave suddenly opened up.]

[The giant python, covered in dark red scales with a single horn on its head, was coiled in the center of the cave, sleeping.]

[Crimson Python, Mid-Stage True Gathering.]

It was a bit weaker than in the previous simulation.

At that time it was stronger; it had been fed well by Zhou Wantang over these years.

[The corners of Chu Sheng's mouth curled into a smile.]

["Old friend, we meet again."]

[He took out the demon refining pot and was about to act—]

[A faint voice came from behind him.]

["I knew you would come."]

[Chu Sheng froze.]

[He slowly turned around.]

[At the entrance of the secret passage, a purple figure stood quietly.]

[Zhou Wantang.]

[She was not asleep.]

[She had been awake the whole time.]

[Moonlight slanted in from the entrance of the secret passage, reflecting on her face; that breathtakingly beautiful face wore a trace of an eerie smile.]

["You..." Chu Sheng's pupils contracted slightly.]

[Zhou Wantang looked at him, her gaze falling on the demon refining pot at his waist.]

[Then it fell on the immortal slaying gourd, a trace of greed flashing in her eyes.]

["A good treasure..." she muttered, "Good things, they are all good things."]

[She smiled.]

[In her smile, there was a kind of evil that Chu Sheng had never seen before.]

["Little one, thank you for bringing me such treasures."]

[Chu Sheng's heart trembled, and he instinctively took a step back.]

["You... who exactly are you?"]

[Zhou Wantang did not answer.]

[She raised her hand, and a blood-red light surged from her palm, instantly enveloping the entire cave!]

[Dense runes lit up on the stone walls around the cave!]

[The Sect's Great Array!]

[Chu Sheng's expression changed.]

["You activated the Sect's Great Array?!"]

[Zhou Wantang laughed, her body shaking with mirth.]

["Scream."]

[She said softly, "Even if you scream your throat raw, no one will come to save you."]

[She walked closer slowly, each step carrying a suffocating pressure.]

[True Firmament Peak!]

[Chu Sheng's pupils shrank sharply.]

[In the fourth simulation, she was clearly at Condensing True Essence!]

["You... you hid your cultivation?!"]

[Zhou Wantang smiled but said nothing.]

[She walked to within three steps of Chu Sheng, looked down at him, her eyes full of mockery.]

["Do you know? I have been waiting for you for a long time."]

[Chu Sheng's heart was pounding wildly.]

["Waiting for me?"]

["Yes," Zhou Wantang nodded, "I noticed you from the first time you appeared in the Qinglan Sect."]

[She reached out and gently stroked the immortal slaying gourd.]

["A Heaven-rank magic treasure... how could such a treasure fall into the hands of a small fry like you?"]

[She raised her head, looked at Chu Sheng, and a scarlet light flashed in her eyes.]

["Don't worry, I will make good use of it."]

["And you—"]

[She licked her lips, her smile becoming increasingly evil.]

["I will refine you into a human pill. A cultivator in the Ju Zhen Realm is quite the tonic."]

[Chu Sheng felt cold all over.]

[A human pill?]

[This woman is a Demonic Cultivator!]

[A Hidden Demon!]

[Critical Choice Triggered: In a desperate situation, how to survive?]

[1. Please, Treasure, Turn Around. Sacrifice the immortal slaying gourd and fight to the death.]

[2. Call the Old Man of the Pavilion Guard. Crush the communication jade talisman and ask Li Chunfeng to come and save you.]

[3. Forceful attack. Use True Gathering to fight True Firmament and break through to the death.]

[4. Beg for mercy. Kneel and beg for mercy, perhaps it can buy a glimmer of survival.]

"The pressure is on."

Chu Sheng looked at the four options, his palms full of sweat.

The immortal slaying gourd can slay True Firmament, but Zhou Wantang is at the peak of True Firmament, so the odds of winning are unknown.

Moreover, the cost of the immortal slaying gourd is huge and could damage his foundation.

Option 2 is not bad.

But can he arrive in time?

The Sect's Great Array has already been activated, can he get in?

The odds of winning for Option 3 are almost zero, but it would be a heroic death.

As for 4.

But can a Demonic Cultivator's words be trusted?

[Zhou Wantang was still looking at him with a smile, like a cat watching a mouse under its claws.]

[Deep in the secret passage, the Crimson Python seemed to sense something and slowly opened its eyes.]

[Those vertical pupils flickered with a cold, eerie light in the darkness.]

[Chu Sheng took a deep breath.]

["..."]