Chapter 282 - 25: Death of the Ghost-Eyed Old Monster, Fleeing a Thousand Miles! (2)
"Spare, spare me..."
The Ghost-eyed Child hadn’t even finished speaking before he was crushed by the True Essence infused with Demon-Suppressing Celestial Thunder.
The Primordial Spirit had dispersed, leaving only the remnant soul. Lin Chen murmured:
"Jade Ghost."
"Here, Master!"
The Jade Ghost had long been coveting the Ghost-eyed Child’s remnant soul, and thus devoured it frantically, consuming it entirely in the blink of an eye.
Thus, the Ghost-Eyed Old Monster’s Primordial Spirit was destroyed and did not enter the cycle of reincarnation.
For centuries, a giant of the Demon Sect in Qing State, the Ghost-eyed Child – dead!
Lin Chen put away the black blade in his hand and took a few deep breaths.
"At last, got rid of him..."
This strike had also consumed much of Lin Chen’s energy.
However, the matter was far from over...
"Brother Xu, that black mist!"
Li Tianhan widened his eyes, seeing the mass constantly twisting and changing shape in the air...
Eventually, it transformed into a pair of blood-red eyes.
Staring at the surroundings.
At the same time, an incredibly terrifying, oppressive voice spread over a hundred miles.
"Who killed the Ghost Eye..."
"Who?"
Lin Chen was startled, looking at the scarlet eyes, and retreated instinctively.
The pressure from these eyes was definitely not of the Golden Core level!
This was... a Nascent Soul True Man!
Behind him, Li Tianhan quickly rescued a dozen disciples, breaking the restrictions weighing them down.
Then came to Lin Chen’s side, his expression serious as he said:
"Donor Xu, if I haven’t guessed wrong..."
"This Blood Pupil... is none other than the ancestor of the Ghost-Exorcising Sect, who has lived for thousands of years, the Blood Pupil Old Devil!"
Lin Chen froze upon hearing this, and exclaimed: "He... is he a Divinity Transformation level? How can he live for thousands of years?"
It’s known that Nascent Soul cultivators cannot live beyond a millennium; living for thousands of years is generally only possible for a True Monarch of Divinity Transformation.
Li Tianhan shook his head and said:
"How could it be a True Monarch of Divinity Transformation... If it were, wouldn’t the Demon Sect have overturned the heavens?"
"However, this Blood Pupil Old Devil practices Secret Techniques. Though merely at the Nascent Soul cultivation, he managed to survive through prolonged slumber..."
"He comes from the era of Luo Ming, living at least three thousand years!"
Lin Chen listened, furrowing his brows. Even if he’s not a True Monarch of Divinity Transformation.
But a Nascent Soul cultivator living for thousands of years... is still overwhelmingly terrifying.
At this moment, Li Tianhan continued:
"Brother Xu, you killed the Ghost-eyed Child... I’ve heard he was the Blood Pupil Old Devil’s progeny..."
"Now with the Ghost-eyed Child dead, the Blood Pupil Old Devil might soon pursue us!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen was taken aback.
"What are we waiting for, let’s run!"
"Taoist Friend Li, the mountains are high and the roads are far; we shall meet again..."
Having said that, Lin Chen was ready to leave.
However, Li Tianhan stopped him.
He handed over a jade scroll and said:
"Brother Xu, this is an exclusive secret of our Demon-Suppressing Temple, the cultivation method of the Demon-Suppressing Celestial Thunder Body..."
"Honestly, this secret technique shouldn’t be passed to Brother Xu... but since Brother Xu has already planted the Demon-Suppressing Thunder Seed, you need to cultivate this technique..."
Lin Chen nodded upon hearing this, taking the jade scroll.
He was indeed somewhat tempted by this Demon-Suppressing Celestial Thunder Body.
After all, the Demon-Suppressing Celestial Thunder is most effective against ghost cultivators and the like.
"Alas, after we part, I shall lead my fellow disciples back to the Demon-Suppressing Temple."
"Brother Xu, with the death of the Ghost-eyed Child, the Blood Pupil Old Devil might go berserk, and it seems the Righteous Alliance will not have peace."
"Thus, Brother Xu, flee as soon as you can..."
Li Tianhan kindly advised.
"Nonsense, do you need to say it? I’ve long planned my escape route..."
Lin Chen murmured in his heart.
After bidding farewell to Li Tianhan, Lin Chen hesitated no longer and frantically fled toward the nearest safe house.
...
Meanwhile, three thousand miles away.
In a secluded room amidst the ruins of the Spirit Beast Sect.
The black mist suddenly opened its eyes, blood-red pupils.
These blood-red eyes gazed at the rows of life lamps, finally locking onto the one belonging to the Ghost-eyed Child.
"The life lamp, extinguished..."
The Blood Pupil Old Devil’s eyes flashed with boundless anger.
He muttered incessantly:
"Extinguished... how could it be extinguished!"
"Who was it, who did it!"
"The flesh body I painstakingly prepared for centuries..."
At this moment, the aura of the Blood Pupil Old Devil erupted across the entire ruins of the Spirit Beast Sect, encompassing a hundred miles.
He, the Blood Pupil True Man.
A Nascent Soul Old Monster with a reputation spanning thousands of years.
His cultivation deep and unfathomable, yet hopeless to reach Divinity Transformation.
Because he was too old...
The flesh body was nearly dried and dead, could only keep his Divine Soul alive with Secret Techniques.
Fortunately, he was a ghost cultivator; even though his body was aging, his strength wasn’t significantly affected.
Even due to thousands of years of experience, he became a terrifying presence among ghost cultivators...
Yet, without a flesh body, breakthrough to Divinity Transformation was impossible.
He had very particular requirements for a flesh body, needing a similar bloodline to fully possess it.
Thus, he targeted his only descendant, cultivating the Ghost-eyed Child at all costs.
Even entrusting the Red-faced Nether Ghost to the Ghost-eyed Child.
But, the Ghost-eyed Child, whom he spent countless efforts nurturing, was dead...
Shattering his hopes of ascending to Divinity Transformation, the Blood Pupil Old Monster was nearly driven to madness.
"How does a mighty Nascent Soul True Man of Qing State compare... ultimately not a Celestial Being!"
"Who... who did it?"
Finally, unable to tolerate, the Blood Pupil Old Devil transformed into a mass of black mist, departing from the Spirit Beast Sect.
Heading to the place where the Ghost-Eyed Old Monster was slain...
...
At the same time, Lin Chen was swiftly escaping.
In just a few minutes, Lin Chen reached the vicinity of the nearest safe house.
A few miles from the safe house, Lin Chen used techniques to erase traces of his aura.
Changing his appearance again, destroying any items that could be tracked, he arrived above the safe house.
Then, Lin Chen deployed the Earth Escape Technique.
Earth-colored light appeared on Lin Chen’s body.
Then, he frantically burrowed into the ground.
Thousand feet, three thousand feet, five thousand feet...
