Chapter 76 Talk to Me Wu Chen is still protecting the Spirit Wood, upon seeing…

Wu Chen was still protecting the Spirit Tree when he saw this scene and shouted, "Yu Jitang!"

Yu Jitang, having gone all out, charged towards Zou Gaoyang with his sword. However, he knew in his heart that in terms of strength, he was inferior to Wu Chen; even Wu Chen lacked the power to retaliate. He simply didn't have the ability to fight Zou Gaoyang. But for now, he could only put his life aside and fight first.

Wu Chen and Xiu Yi rushed over immediately.

Zou Gaoyang swung his sword a second time, blocking the three men behind him, and then swung his sword a third time at the yellow-haired man and the thin-faced man who were charging at him.

But with a clang, just as he was about to unleash his third sword strike, it was blocked by something.

Zou Gaoyang glanced to the side and saw that it was Luo Yuan, who was standing next to Qi Wu, who had appeared in front of him at some point. The weapon in Luo Yuan's hand was neither a sword nor a knife, and it was even somewhat irregular, more than an arm's length long, looking more like a withered branch that a farmer had casually picked up from the ground to discipline a child.

Zou Gaoyang snorted coldly and began to rise again.

Luo Yuan casually flicked his wrist again, and with a clang, interrupted his actions once more.

Zou Gaoyang tried again, but Luo Yuan blocked him once more. The two went back and forth, but Zou Gaoyang couldn't accomplish a single move.

Just as Yu Jitang was about to join the attack, Wu Chen stopped him. "Let's see what happens first."

Yu Jitang looked again and again, still worried. Sure enough, Luo Yuan seemed to be able to predict all of Zou Gaoyang's moves, and his blows struck the blade of his sword.

Let alone Zou Gaoyang, even those of them watching from the sidelines felt as if they were being hit in the chest with a stick.

Down, can't go down; out, can't get out.

Yu Jitang touched his chest, feeling that his heart couldn't bear it. "Just who is this person? How can he be so powerful?"

Even Wu Chen couldn't help but feel ashamed. He and Luo Yuan had met unexpectedly and hit it off immediately, only to later learn that Luo Yuan was the Medicine King. But even with his supposedly cautious and discerning eyes, he had never realized that Luo Yuan's skills were actually so formidable.

Qi Wu slowly walked to their side. "You guys go over there and deal with those people first. I'm too lazy to waste words with them, and I don't want to see them."

Xiu immediately turned around, drew his sword, and left.

Wu Chen and Yu Jitang exchanged a glance, instantly understanding each other perfectly: they should do as the couple says.

The four forces, united against the experts brought by Zou Gaoyang, should have theoretically gained the upper hand. However, apart from people like Qi Zhi and Yan Yu, the rest of the experts Zou Gaoyang brought fought with a death-defying style, refusing to lay down their weapons until they were on their last breath.

Both sides had no choice but to fight to the bitter end.

In the end, apart from a few true masters who survived, the masters from Zhan Yantai and Jin Manlou were also reduced to less than one in ten.

Everyone anticipated that there would be a life-or-death struggle in the end, but no one expected it to be so tragic and fruitless.

Looking at the corpses scattered on the ground, Wu Chen said, "Everyone should leave quickly. After all, that person is exceptionally powerful, and we don't know what might happen later."

Jin Hua, protected by the expert Jin Manlou, was only frightened and not truly injured. He glanced at Zou Gaoyang, who was still locked in a stalemate with Luo Yuan, his heart filled with complex emotions. He couldn't help but ask Wu Chen, "Is this person really Zou Buming?"

Wu Chen sighed and said in a low voice, "This person is not Zou Buming. I don't know what methods he used to disguise himself as Zou Shenshi. Zou Shenshi has probably already met with misfortune. This person's cultivation is so high that even all of us combined are no match for him. We don't know what will happen later. If he is willing to compromise with the demons, I'm afraid the demons may not let him stay in the Western Abyss. Then, if you want to leave then..."

Jin Hua was reluctant, but the sight of Zou Gaoyang killing Luo Heqing with a single sword stroke still haunted him, and even Wu Chen and Yu Jitang combined couldn't stop him. Even if he suspected something was amiss, he didn't dare gamble with his own life. "Thank you, I'll come to thank you again when I get back."

Jin Hua led his men and quickly retreated. The people from Zhan Yantai collected the bodies of Luo Heqing and his companions, and without a word, turned and left. The few rogue cultivators, however, became ferocious, glaring menacingly at Wu Chen and his group.

Wu Chen said to them, "Whether you wish to stay or leave is entirely up to you. However, this man's strength is still above ours. If a fight breaks out later, you will be responsible for your own lives." After saying that, he turned and left.

The few remaining rogue cultivators looked at each other, and then, seeing Zou Gaoyang's unharmed figure in the distance, could only bitterly collect the bodies of their loved ones and fly away.

Zou Gaoyang didn't care about the lives of his men who had come with him, nor did he care about letting Jin Hua and the others go. His only concern now was Luo Yuan and Lu Qing.

Luo Yuan blocked his sword strikes one by one with his staff, and he couldn't break through. However, Zou Gaoyang was not impatient and simply took a few steps back.

In this way, everyone surrounded him.

Zou Gaoyang looked around and smiled. "Without any outsiders, it's easier to talk. Valley Master Luo is truly unassuming; I was blind to his abilities before."

Luo Yuan smiled, "Priest Zou is too kind. When you came to us, we thought you would end this ill-fated relationship, but we never expected you to be so stubborn."

Zou Gaoyang glanced at Qi Wu and said, "No wonder Madam Luo knew so much about Xiyuan when she was seeking medical help back then. It turns out you are the Spirit Fruit."

Qi Wu bowed slightly. “Having experienced it firsthand, I naturally understand. The fruit of spiritual communication may have once allowed one to understand the world, but now it only grants the ability to transform into a human. Otherwise, one is not even as good as an ordinary demon. I am a prime example. High Priest Zou has wasted so much effort and will still be disappointed.”

Zou Gaoyang smoothed out his sleeves. "That's why I did so much before the Spirit Fruit ripened. I've carefully counted the number of human cultivators who came to the Western Wilderness this time; there are over three thousand, and none of them are just there to fill the ranks. Even if most of the Divine Palace disciples withdrew, more than two thousand human cultivators still died in the Western Wilderness. With the spiritual energy supplied by these two thousand people, I think the new Spirit Fruit should be quite effective."

Qi Wu scoffed, "Priest Zou, you're really delusional. Have you considered that it takes a thousand years to bear fruit, and every day, every hour, even every blink of an eye during those thousand years, countless lives are lost? Do you think that a few deaths in just a few days can make up for it? Priest Zou, that's not how you do it."

Zou Gaoyang was confident. "Madam Luo, why do you keep denying it? My ancestor only obtained a Spirit Fruit, which has been around for over ten thousand years, and the Zou family descendants still enjoy it to the fullest. Even if this Spirit Fruit is not as powerful as it used to be, it should be able to cure my chronic diarrhea. Whether it works or not, we'll find out with a try."

Qi Wu couldn't help but sigh, "Do you think we'd agree?"

Zou Gaoyang nodded and took something out of his chest. "Madam Luo, take a look. What is this?"

Upon closer inspection, Qi Wu saw that it was a pearl-like object with shimmering light, but even with her extensive knowledge, she couldn't recognize it.

Zou Gaoyang played with the bead. "No wonder Madam Luo didn't recognize it. It's rare for a living person to see their own bones. You're right, after my ancestor obtained the Spirit Fruit, he simply drank its blood and gained extraordinary supernatural powers. He knew then that the Spirit Fruit was a treasure trove. So he searched the world, gathering spiritual herbs and secret medicines, and refined them with the Spirit Fruit into a secret medicine called the Blazing Sun Pill. Every hundred years, only the most outstanding disciple of the Zou family can obtain one Blazing Sun Pill. But later, the drawbacks of the Blazing Sun Pill gradually became apparent. Those who consumed the Blazing Sun Pill, upon reaching a certain level of cultivation..." To a certain degree, the spiritual energy within the body becomes uncontrollable. When not in use, the person is no different from an ordinary person; but once it erupts, it is a fate worse than death. Generation after generation of ancestors died by their bodies exploding. The Zou family searched everywhere for doctors and medicines, trying countless methods. You might guess that they found a spiritual medicine, but that's not it. It's this thing in my palm. Our ancestor commissioned a master craftsman to refine the bones of the Spirit Fruit into a glass bead. Strangely enough, that uncontrollable spiritual energy, upon touching this glass bead, would obediently be attracted to it and leave the body. Although they lost their spiritual energy, they were ultimately able to preserve their lives.”

Qi Wu sneered, "What, are you about to die and suddenly have a change of heart, wanting to return the spiritual power?"

Zou Gaoyang shook his head. "This glass has been refined for thousands of years. None of my ancestors have figured out what to do with it. This thing looks ordinary, but once I break its seal and cause it to explode, its power will be enough to blast you, me, all the human cultivators and demons present, and this spiritual wood, to pieces, leaving no trace of our souls."

Everyone stared at the bead in his palm.

The priest smiled. "Now, Madam Luo, are you willing to talk to me?"

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