Chapter 891: Collapse
Rogue Cultivators had a mystical ability called the Cicada Shedding Technique, derived from the Banished Immortal’s Tribulation Substitute, which Qi Xuansu often employed.
After Zhang Yuelu stepped into the Wuliang stage, she had mastered nearly all the mystical abilities of a Banished Immortal, including the Tribulation Substitute.
Upon arriving in Fenglin, Zhang Yuelu had refined her Tribulation Substitute in advance. It required nurturing within her own body, using her heart’s blood so that it could perfectly mimic her true body. At a critical moment, releasing the Tribulation Substitute would create a lifelike, flesh-and-blood duplicate for a short duration, capable of diverting all attacks and even invisible curses meant for the true body.
Since the Tribulation Substitute had to be prepared in advance, it was still quite limited.
Moreover, the Tribulation Substitute consumed a tremendous amount of the heart’s blood. The physique of a Banished Immortal was still inferior to that of a Martial Arts Practitioner, and frequent use would become an unbearable burden, even affecting one’s physique and cultivation. Heart’s blood, unlike ordinary blood, was the very essence of a person. Even Martial Arts Practitioners could not endure excessive loss of it.
By using the Tribulation Substitute, Zhang Yuelu deceived Princess Tamako and then subdued her in one decisive move.
The outcome of the duel between the two women was determined not so much by cultivation level as by the element of surprise.
A jokai-rank shinkan watched from a distance.
Behind him stood an underground shrine, not built of traditional wood but of stone.
A meikai-rank shinkan approached the jokai-rank one and whispered, “Master Guji, Zen Master Sosen from Mount Hiei is nearly unable to hold on. Should we...”
The jokai-rank shinkan replied expressionlessly, “Send Sarutobi. Didn’t he want revenge?”
The meikai-rank shinkan acknowledged with a nod.