I Can Extract Divine Power

Ahead, a fissure appeared.

Without a word, Shen Bai grabbed the Hundred Truths Remains and tossed it into the fissure.

This set of Hundred Truths Remains, an extremely rare treasure in the Jianghu, was tossed away by Shen Bai like a piece of garbage.

"Now, it’s gone." Shen Bai said with a smile.

The wounds on his body had already healed completely.

Abbot Xuanzhen’s expression was grim.

The same went for Qi Huang Taoist; the word "gloomy" was practically written on his face.

They had lost.

A devastating loss.

All the elites of their factions were dead.

The Shadow in the Painting, a precious Deceitful Object, was gone too.

Most importantly, the Hundred Truths Remains was gone as well.

Now, it was just them and Shen Bai.

But they couldn’t kill Shen Bai.

In the time they had just wasted, the surrounding scenery had completely dissolved into a blur.

The figures of the three men were disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Before Shen Bai vanished, both Abbot Xuanzhen and Qi Huang Taoist heard a voice.

"Just you wait. It won’t be long before I come for you myself."

As his voice faded, the world of the Shadow in the Painting vanished completely.

...

「The outside world. A secret location.」

The moment he emerged, Abbot Xuanzhen felt an icy gaze fixed directly on him.

Abbot Xuanzhen gave Qi Huang Taoist a bitter smile. "I didn’t expect this to happen either. The Wild Buddha Sect suffered heavy losses, too. It’s no use blaming me."

His words carried a hint of helplessness and a deep-seated dread.

This dread was for Shen Bai.

The young man was simply too terrifying. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call him a monster.

If he were given more time to grow, he could probably run rampant throughout Nanxing Prefecture.

Hearing this, Qi Huang Taoist gritted his teeth. "It’s too late for that. This was all caused by greed."

"Instead of blaming each other, we should be thinking about how to handle Shen Bai’s retaliation."

Shen Bai’s words from before they left still echoed in their ears.

According to the Jianghu rumors, Shen Bai was a man who always paid back his debts—especially debts of hatred.

If they waited for Shen Bai to recover his strength, they feared not a single one of them would be able to escape.

"You’re overthinking things."

Abbot Xuanzhen shook his head. "Shen Bai won’t be able to find us."

If there was one thing their two factions excelled at, it was the art of concealment.

They could even counter Divination Techniques.

For Shen Bai to find them would be a fool’s errand.

"We should report this to our superiors when we get back."

Qi Huang Taoist understood. With a dejected look, he said, "We’ll have to lie low and build our strength. Maybe in the future, we’ll get a chance to kill Shen Bai."

Even as he said it, he didn’t quite believe it himself.

’After all, if we can’t kill him now, how could we possibly manage it in the future?’

"We must kill him. Perhaps we can approach the people from Xinhua Academy."

Abbot Xuanzhen’s eyes lit up. "Piaoxu and Lu Cheng are dead, so the Academy’s people will be even more frantic for revenge. They didn’t lose anyone in this fight, so maybe we can find a way to drag them into this."

Hearing this, Qi Huang Taoist nodded. "That’s our only option. You’ve had dealings with Xinhua Academy before. Bring them into this as quickly as you can. After all, their faction is the only one still at full strength."

After discussing it, the two agreed it was their only viable plan.

Although they were now far from the mine, they feared Shen Bai might track them down with reinforcements, so they quickly departed from the secret location.

The secret location fell silent once more, as if no one had ever been there.

...

「In the cavern beneath the mine.」

Yao Long’s expression grew darker and darker.

Nearly half an hour had passed since Shen Bai’s disappearance.

In that time, they had been completely unable to find any trace of him.

"Reporting to Lord Yao, we have dispatched men to search the entire mine."

An Observatory member stepped forward and clasped his hands. "The mine is now secure. Fan Kai says it will not move again and can be mined at will. However, we still have not found any trace of Lord Shen."

Yao Long gritted his teeth. "Keep searching. How much longer until the two Landlords arrive?"

The Observatory member thought for a moment. "They should be here in about an hour."

Yao Long sighed, the worry in his eyes deepening.

He could only hope that Shen Bai was unharmed, and that the two Landlords would be able to find him quickly once they arrived.

If something happened to Lord Shen, it would be as if the sky had fallen over Nanxing Prefecture.

At that thought, the worry in Yao Long’s eyes deepened further.

Just then, a violent tremor suddenly rocked the dark mine shaft. The shaking was so intense that everyone present felt it.

As the tremors continued, deep cracks appeared in the ground, spreading out from the epicenter.

In an instant, they covered the entire area.

"What’s going on?"

Seeing this strange phenomenon, everyone drew their weapons and raised their guard.

Yao Long shouted, "Stay alert! Be careful! This is likely the work of Demonic Forces!"

With Lord Shen pulled into some strange place and the two Landlords yet to arrive, only he and the head of the Yi Division were left to lead the members of the Observatory.

’If they ran into danger now, they could easily be caught off guard.’

As Yao Long was thinking this, a figure materialized in the most violently shaking area. It sharpened from a blur into perfect clarity, as if stepping out of a distorted dimension, and appeared before them all.

When everyone saw who the figure was, their eyes went wide.

Yao Long let out a visible sigh of relief. He took a few steps forward, bowed with clasped hands to the figure, and said with a slight tremble in his voice, "Subordinate greets Lord Shen! It is good to see you are unharmed, my Lord. You had us scared to death."

Every word he spoke was sincere. Shen Bai’s sudden disappearance had truly frightened them half to death.