Lu Zhou showed no remorse when he looked at the charred ground. He nodded inwardly. Now that Ye Liuyun had been reduced to ashes, even if the ancestor of witchcraft came, he would not be able to resurrect Ye Liuyun. Following that, he turned and walked toward Ying Zhao. When he came to a stop in front of Ying Zhao, he sized it up for a moment. Based on his previous plan, he would kill it and be done with it. However, his interest had been piqued by Ying Zhao’s high intelligence. If he could make it into his mount, it would be great. However, the problem was Ying Zhao was too recognizable and would inspire covetous thoughts and greed in others. It would not be a problem if he used it, but it would be troublesome if his disciples were to use it.
Ying Zhao looked at Lu Zhou warily and took a few steps back.
Lu Zhou nodded. He would subdue it first. Perhaps, he could change its appearance by cutting its hair and dyeing it a different color!
Lu Zhou moved closer to Ying Zhao before he said, “Did you intentionally sow discord among the cultivators?”
Ying Zhao cried out.
Unfortunately, Lu Zhou did not understand it. “Forget it. I’ll give you a chance to live. If you’re willing, submit to me and become my mount. When the time is right, I’ll return your life heart to you.”
While Lu Zhou was speaking to Ying Zhao, he had erected an energy barrier to prevent others from listening. Since he was going to change Ying Zhao’s appearance, he could not let others hear his words.
Ying Zhao understood Lu Zhou’s words. However, it only looked at Lu Zhou skeptically. It knew that cultivators coveted its life heart. Not only was its life heart suitable for those with twelve or more Birth Charts, but its life heart could also increase the limit of the number of Birth Charts a cultivator could activate. In the many years that beasts and humans coexisted, there were a few compassionate humans who would rather sacrifice their life span and return the life hearts, but these people were truly rare. Moreover, there was the risk of the fierce beasts seeking revenge after they regained their life hearts. For all these reasons, it did not believe Lu Zhou.
Lu Zhou said, “You’re no longer of any use; your life heart is in my hand. Since you’re intelligent, think carefully. What benefits would I get from lying to you?”
Ying Zhao let out a cry.
Lu Zhou shook his head, still not understanding what it was saying. He said, “If you agree, come with me. If you don’t, you can leave now. Your life and death depend on fate…”
Lu Zhou frowned. “Bast*rd, I’m giving you a chance to leave, but you’re being stubborn!”
Ying Zhao continued to shake its head vehemently.
‘What do you mean?’ Lu Zhou was confused by Ying Zhao’s constant head shaking. He was considering whether he should contact Si Wuya to let Conch communicate with Ying Zhao. However, this would waste too much time. If he did not leave soon, he would be in trouble if Ning Wanqing, King Chen of Wu, and Luo Huan returned. Just as he was about to give up and leave…
Ying Zhao took a few steps forward but it did not move to Lu Zhou’s side. Instead, it stopped halfway.
With this, Lu Zhou could vaguely guess its meaning. “You want to think about it?”
Ying Zhao nodded.
“Alright. I’ll wait for you. When you’ve made up your mind, follow the life heart and come to me. Let me give you a piece of advice: you better don’t try to play tricks!”
Ying Zhao nodded. Naturally, it wanted its life heart. If he wanted to form another life heart, it would be too difficult, and it would take hundreds or thousands of years just to do so. Following that, it raised its head and let out a cry before it flapped its wings and flew away. Its speed was clearly much slower than before.
Lu Zhou no longer wasted time. With Ying Zhao’s intelligence, it would be fine.
Meanwhile, everyone was confused.
Wu Chao asked, “Senior Lu, why were you arguing with that beast? It was shaking its head and nodding its head…”
Xiao Yunhe said, “It’s probably trying to regain its life heart. However, how could Brother Lu return its life heart?”
“This beast is really smart. S
Everyone was confused.
“Brother Lu, why are you arguing with a beast? That beast shook its head and nodded again?”Wu Chao asked.
Xiao Yunhe said, “It’s probably trying to get the heart of the life matrix back… with brother Lu’s cultivation, how can you give it to it?”
Wu Chao said, “This beast is really smart. Senior Lu, you’re really too kind for letting it go. What if it seeks revenge in the future?”
‘Kind? I can’t relate this word with Brother Lu at all…’ Xiao Yunhe thought to himself.
After gaining so much, Lu Zhou leaped into the air, ready to leave.
However, Xiao Yunhe pointed at the distance at this moment. “Brother Lu, behind you!”
They saw a figure flying back slowly.
Lu Zhou turned around and looked over. “Ning Wanqing?”
Ning Wanqing’s white robe was dyed red. His face was also stained with blood. In fact, he was stained with blood from head to toe. At this moment, he was laughing maniacally as he rushed over in a frenzy. However, a hint of sorrow could be heard in his laughter.
It was obvious that Ning Wanqing had a difficult battle with King Chen of Wu and Luo Huan. Although he had won, it seemed like it was a pyrrhic victory.
Although Ning Wanqing could barely endure two of Lu Zhou’s palm strikes back then, Lu Zhou did not underestimate Ning Wanqing. After all, at that time, Ning Wanqing was standing still and letting the palm strikes hit him at that time; it was different from a real battle. Moreover, Ning Wanqing was capable of defeating both King Chen of Wu and Luo Huan. With this alone, one could see how terrifying his strength was.
At this moment, Ying Zhao roared in a voice that could shake the heavens, “Yingzhao! Come out!”
Shen Xi commented, “It seems like he has figured out the life heart is fake. Based on his appearance, it’s obvious it wasn’t an easy victory…”
Lu Zhou only glanced at Ning Wanqing before flying toward members of the Humble White Sect.
At this moment…
Whoosh!
A huge wave of energy pushed Xiao Yunhe, Shen Xi, and the thousands of cultivators from the Humble White Sect back. They were sent flying 1,000 meters back. They cried out in surprise and scrambled to regain their footing.
The huge wave of energy was so strong that even Xiao Yunhe was affected by it.
Lu Zhou frowned slightly. He blamed himself for being too greedy. He should have left Ying Zhao alone and left immediately. He sighed; since things had come to this, he could only fight back.
After the several thousand people were sent flying to the mountain range, a conical energy shot toward Lu Zhou.
Lu Zhou waved his hand and formed a protective energy barrier. However, the force of the conical energy was so strong that it pushed him back. The strength of the conical energy exceeded his expectations. In just a blink of an eye, he was already pushed back to the mountain.
Lu Zhou manifested his astrolabe at this moment.
Boom!
Lu Zhou crashed into the mountain, causing the rocks to fall.
“Senior Lu!”
“Master!”
“Brother Lu!”
Everyone looked in the direction of the mountain range in disbelief.
‘Brother Lu is defeated with one move?’ Xiao Yunhe looked at his surroundings.
On the left stood a black Thousand Realms Whirling avatar with ten Birth Charts on its astrolabe; on the right stood a white Thousand Realms Whirling avatar with ten Birth Charts on its astrolabe as well. The two avatars were 850 feet tall!
“Where are the disciples of the White Tower Council?” The person on the right looked around before his gaze finally landed on Ning Wanqing. “Ning Wanqing.”
When Ning Wanqing saw the white Thousand Realms Whirling avatar, he suppressed his anger and grief. “Ning Wanqing pays respect to the First Elder.”
Xiao Yunhe frowned. “It’s Xu Chen and Shi Youran, the First Elders of the White Tower Council and the Black Tower Council.”
When Xiao Yunhe saw Shi Youran, his eyes flashed with anger and hatred. That person who was once his right-hand man had become the most loyal dog to his enemy.
Shi Youran said, “The disciples from the Black Tower Council have disappeared as well… Xu Chen, you and I have fought for so long, but we still haven’t seen Ying Zhao…”
At this moment, a black-clad cultivator flew from a corner nearby and kneeled in front of Shi Youran and Xu Chen. He said something and pointed in the direction of the mountain range.
Although Xiao Yunhe could not hear the black-clad cultivator’s words, he could guess what was said. He began to think of countermeasures immediately.
Meanwhile, after listening to the black-clad cultivator’s report, Shi Youran looked in the direction of the mountain range that Lu Zhou crashed into. “Ying Zhao’s life heart is with that person?”
“That’s right. My lord, I witnessed him killing Ye Liuyun…”
“He killed Ye Liuyun?”
Xu Chen chuckled. “Interesting, interesting…”
Shi Youran said, “Let’s make it clear. No matter what we get today, we’ll divide them equally. This applies to the life heart as well.”
“Alright.”
As the First Elders of the Black Tower Council and the White Tower Council, the two fought for a long time before coming to an agreement that led to the current situation.
At this moment, Shi Youran looked at the mountain range. Then, he raised his hand and sent a black wave of energy toward the mountain range.
Boom!
Stones began to roll off the mountain again.
Meanwhile, Yu Zhenghai clenched his fists tightly as he watched this. He could not believe this; was his master not invincible?
Xu Chen said indifferently, “Since he’s able to kill Ye Liuyun, he has at least eight Birth Charts. One palm strike won’t be enough.”
Following that, Xu Chen pushed his palm out, sending energy seals toward the mountain.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The energy seal pierced through the mountain that was thousands of feet thick.
Xu Chen nodded in satisfaction. “He’s dead now. Ning Wanqing, go and retrieve the life heart.”
