185: Chapter 185: Onibuchi

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"How is this possible? How did they find me?" A figure fled across the territory of Qing Prefecture.

Behind him, several formidable auras were closely tailing him.

"Hmph, remnant of the Anti-Immortal Alliance, it wasn't easy to find you. Did you really think you could run?"

A magnificent voice rang out from ahead of him.

Wei Zhen looked at the middle-aged man in purple-gold robes ahead of him, fear gripping his heart. He recognized the person before him; it was currently the only Cultivator in Biluo Palace whose cultivation had reached the False Core stage. For such Cultivators, their Anti-Immortal Alliance had long since kept records.

"I didn't expect Master Zixia to arrive in person."

Now caught in a pincer attack from front and rear, it would be impossible for him to escape successfully without shedding a layer of skin.

"Hehe! I didn't expect that after this old man hasn't shown himself for so many years, someone still remembers me," Master Zixia said with a smile.

He seemingly only had the appearance of a middle-aged man, but no one knew how many years he had actually lived.

They only knew that the other party had not appeared even in that great battle over twenty years ago.

At that time, the interior of the Anti-Immortal Alliance had even speculated that this person had already passed away.

Yet who could have expected that today, just to deal with him, this person would actually appear.

The few people behind also arrived. With a full six people surrounding and killing him, Wei Zhen's expression was extremely ugly.

He had fled all the way here from Cang Prefecture, and during this period, he had even sought help from Lü Yan, but the result was that the other party still hadn't given the slightest reply.

This old bastard!!

Wei Zhen cursed inwardly.

How could he not know that Lü Yan simply knew he was being besieged by many people and feared being implicated himself, which was why he simply refused to make a move.

Originally, the purpose of their joint Formation of the Anti-Immortal Alliance was to achieve the Golden Core. How could they possibly come to throw away their lives for him?

However, he had also contacted Master Zijiao, hoping he would make a move. Without himself, his subsequent plans would only be even harder to execute.

Wait?

He suddenly thought of something. How could his location have been exposed? Could it be Master Zijiao's doing?

Wei Zhen raised his head and looked at the few people around him. These people could be considered the backbone of the major Golden Core forces nowadays. If these people were delayed by besieging him, Master Zijiao would indeed have enough time to annihilate another Golden Core force.

Seeing that the other party was still daydreaming, Master Zixia immediately struck out with a move. A magnificent aura instantly occupied the entire heaven and earth, pressing down toward Wei Zhen.

Wei Zhen's eyelids twitched violently, and he immediately counterattacked. The two instantly engaged in a chaotic battle.

Seeing this, the rest of the people also joined the battle to besiege and kill Wei Zhen.

This battle was fought so fiercely that the heavens and earth shattered. Along the way, some Qi Refining families and even Foundation Establishment families were implicated.

Quite a few Cultivators were killed by the aftermath, and the surviving low-level Cultivators were so frightened that they fled in a hurry. Tianhe County in Qing Prefecture quickly fell into chaos.

Wei Zhen fought as he retreated, and the other few people followed closely. Both sides fought all the way from Tianhe County to Qingzhu County just like that.

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Meanwhile, in another place, Ying Province.

Ying Province was located in the eastern region of Yan Country, bordering the Wuwang Sea to the east, You Province to the west, Bing Prefecture to the north, and Qing Prefecture to the south.

Rumor had it that there was a Ghost Abyss in Ying Province, and opposite the Ghost Abyss was the Underworld.

Yet for thousands of years, not a single ghost creature had ever appeared in Ying Province, which also led countless people to believe that this was merely a legend.

Master Zijiao broke from his usual habits and walked out of his own territory. Hundreds of years had passed since he discovered the Ghost Abyss, and all these years he had been searching for a way to break the Ghost Abyss.

There were a total of two Golden Core forces locally in Ying Province: one was the Jiuyi Huang Family, and the other was the Shanggao Mu Family.

Of the Huang Family's two Golden Core Masters, one had died in that great battle over twenty years ago, and the other had been injured. As for how well he had recovered?

According to reports from scouts, he still hadn't come out of seclusion to this day.

As for the Mu Family's Golden Core Master, they had similarly died in that great battle. It was just that the Mu Family only had one Golden Core Master, so like the Zhao Family, the Mu Family merely hung on to the title of a Golden Core Family while no longer truly being one.

Fortunately, their Family still had quite a few Purple Palace Cultivators. With these Cultivators around, they wouldn't be replaced by other Purple Mansion forces.

What on earth was beneath the Ghost Abyss?

Master Zijiao was not very clear about it, except that he had once read a Secret Manual which recorded a catastrophe from several thousands of years ago. At that time, Yan Country and several surrounding countries were still under the control of those three Nascent Soul forces like the Wanta Sect.

That catastrophe back then was said to have been caused by the Seal of the Ghost Abyss being lifted, leading a large number of ghost creatures to come from the Netherworld. Among them was even a ghost creature equivalent to the Nascent Soul True Monarch level.

Led by the Ghost Emperor, these ghost creatures launched an all-out war against the three sects. This catastrophe affected the entire Yan Country and several surrounding countries, causing countless people to die miserably.

Later, three Nascent Soul True Monarchs made a move, and only then did they barely manage to slay that Ghost Emperor. As for the more than ten Ghost Kings under the Ghost Emperor, most of them were also slain, while the remaining few Ghost Kings were driven back behind the Ghost Abyss by the joint efforts of the three sects and sealed up once again.

Who knew how the ghost creatures below were doing after so many years had passed?

If they were released, the entire Yan Country would inevitably descend into utter chaos.

Especially in recent years, quite a few Golden Cores in Yan Country had died. Wanting to face these ghost creatures, the difficulty could be imagined.

Master Zijiao glanced at the several Purple Palace Cultivators beside him, gave a few instructions, and then began to host the Formation.

They were going to prepare to break the Formation.

It's just that before breaking the Formation, another matter must be done: annihilate yet another Golden Core force to attract all attention over there.

Because the commotion of breaking the Formation would be huge, without taking some measures, there simply wouldn't be enough time for them to break it.

Coincidentally, Wei Zhen had attracted quite a few Purple Palace Cultivators, along with a Master Zixia.

Then this time's target was the Guangling Chen Family of Bing Prefecture, which was also a Golden Core force, and likewise a Golden Core force that had lost its Golden Core Master.

If not for that Yao Race invasion over twenty years ago, he truly wouldn't have dared to make a move at this time. After all, most of the Golden Core forces nowadays were already half-crippled, which gave them the opportunity to strike.

If it were changed to before, he probably wouldn't have dared to be so audacious.

After receiving the message, Lü Yan immediately gave up rescuing Wei Zhen and turned to head toward Bing Prefecture. He was going to rendezvous with the other two Pseudo-Core Realm Experts of the Anti-Immortal Alliance to annihilate the Guangling Chen Family together.

Wei Zhen did not know what plans Master Zijiao had, but he knew that he had been sold out by Master Zijiao and the others.

In a fit of anger, he directly alerted Master Zixia and the others.

Upon hearing this, Master Zixia was somewhat half-believing and half-doubtful. What he believed was that the news of them finding this person's whereabouts indeed had an unknown origin; what he doubted was that this person had already been forced into a dead end by them, and who knew if he was intentionally using this method to divert their attention.

The other five Purple Palace Cultivators also hurriedly made their moves, but Wei Zhen's strength was too great; it would be difficult for them to take him down in a short time.

Among the five Purple Palace Cultivators, they included Yuxu Sect Cultivators such as Master Baiye, as well as Purple Palace Cultivators from the Tianyan Sect.

The strength to participate in the siege of a Pseudo-Core Realm Expert definitely would not be too low. If it were too low, besides not playing any role at all, it might also cost them their lives.