Chapter 263 A desperate counterattack?

"Old bastard, with your body that's practically falling apart, aren't you afraid it'll fall apart if you keep chasing like this?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xingzi's old face contorted with rage, and he burst into wild laughter, "Why don't you try it and see? You might even find yourself unable to resist!"

Having said that, he cast a magic seal at her, and instantly a swirling gale swept in front of her. Wherever the wind blade touched, the surrounding grass, trees and rocks were all pulverized.

Upon seeing this, Yu Zheng stopped her forward momentum, threw several talismans behind her, instantly creating some distance between them, and confronted him from afar.

"Hmph, since you let Cheng Rou escape, then you can take her place."

Yu Zheng glanced around, searching for a way to escape, and asked, "Why would you do such a thing? Aren't you afraid of being found out by the world, having your reputation ruined and being infamous for eternity?!"

"Hmph, the longer I live, the more I want to live. The useless gazes of the world are utterly insignificant compared to the profound path to immortality!"

"You're willing to sacrifice your humanity for immortality?"

"That's right!"

Jiang Xingzi's face showed a look of madness, and his cloudy old eyes were full of hope. "As long as I master my divine skill, I can gain several hundred more years of lifespan. No one can stop my path to immortality!"

Yu Zheng's face was full of anger. "Your path to immortality has abandoned humanity. You are now nothing but a beast!"

"You sharp tongue, I'll rip out your tongue!" Jiang Xingzi had barely finished speaking when he unleashed a powerful spell, blasting towards Yu Zheng who was not far away.

In the blink of an eye, the two were locked in combat, and the onlookers, seeing Yu Zheng being brutally beaten, couldn't help but curse loudly.

"Damn it, that shameless old man! I respected him so much back then!"

"That's right, I never expected him to be such a beast in human form, ugh!"

"It seems that what happened back then was indeed just as Du Jiaoxi said!"

A female cultivator saw Yu Zheng being sent flying by a palm strike, crashing heavily into the rock wall and immediately vomiting blood. She covered her eyes in heartache and sobbed, looking utterly miserable.

Bai Qingyi watched the scene on the screen, then shakily got up, intending to leave, but was surrounded by the elders of the Immortal Alliance.

Elder Bai, you cannot leave now!

"Get out of my way!" Bai Qingyi's expression was fierce at this moment, completely losing her usual gentle and charming appearance. She was about to break through the crowd when Mu Tai blocked her way.

"Mu Tai, this matter ultimately concerns the Qingyue Sect and has nothing to do with you!"

Mu Tai's face was grim, and he said solemnly, "Just considering that you lied about the truth back then and used the power of the Immortal Alliance to hunt them down, this matter is related!"

"Get out of my way!" Bai Qingyi screamed hysterically, breaking down in tears. "Get out of my way... I was a victim too, I was forced into this... This has nothing to do with me!"

Yu Xian'er's face was full of murderous intent as she coldly said, "Bai Qingyi, everyone already knows the truth. Why do you need to argue here? It's time for you to pay your debts!"

Nan Muyin wrapped her arms around her waist and said softly, "Don't touch me, it's dirty."

Mu Tai coldly surveyed the crowd of Qingyue Sect members, then raised his hand to signal to the elders. A protective array was erected over the entire venue, allowing entry but not exit.

"Now that things have come to this, we must get the truth."

Upon hearing this, despair filled Bai Qingyi's eyes, her legs gave way, and she collapsed to the ground. She knew it was all over.

"You bastard!" A furious shout suddenly came from the video. Jiang Xingzi was attacked from behind, interrupting the strange spell that was torturing Yu Zheng.

"Xiao Rou, what brings you here!" Yu Zheng wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and was helped up by Cheng Rou. "Let's go quickly."

Cheng Rou's eyes flashed with determination, and she smiled calmly, "With you here, where else can I go?"

"I didn't expect you to deliver yourself to my doorstep. Well then, let this old man taste the pleasure of 'two beauties flying together,' hahahaha!"

"Old man, let's give it a try!" Cheng Rou and Yu Zheng exchanged a glance, and the two cooperated in the fight in perfect harmony, and for a time they were evenly matched with him.

As the three clashed in a chaotic battle of spiritual energy, a clump of bushes around them collapsed, startling the birds and beasts hiding among them into a frenzy of flight.

However, the battle did not last long. Yu Zheng and Cheng Rou gradually fell into a disadvantageous position and were knocked away by a magic seal formed by Jiang Xingzi. Their bodies slid several meters on the grass and crashed hard into a rock.

Jiang Xingzi walked towards them with her hands behind her back, adopting an arrogant demeanor of a superior, and said coldly, "Hmph, stop resisting. If you behave, you might suffer less."

"Sitting idly by and waiting to die is not the way of cultivators like us!" Cheng Rou transmitted a few words to Yu Zheng beside her. The two immediately roused themselves and quickly joined forces to form a magic array. "Die!"

Jiang Xingzi's face was full of sarcasm as she casually raised her hand and chuckled, "Truly a death throes—"

Before he could finish speaking, the spiritual energy shield that had been erected in front of him collapsed, and sword beams pierced through his hunched body, causing blood to splatter everywhere.

"This, how is this possible...?" Jiang Xingzi looked down at the bloody holes in her body, her face full of astonishment.

Cheng Rou covered her chest and coughed lightly: "Old man... there's something I forgot to tell you. I've been studying the Poison Classic recently, so my blood is full of toxins. How did those mouthfuls of blood you just drank taste?"

"you--!"

Jiang Xingzi was filled with remorse at this moment. Pointing at Cheng Rou with a ferocious expression, he cried out, "I...I'll kill you all!"

He hadn't taken more than a few steps when wisps of black energy surged from his body. A woman's mocking voice rang out, "Useless trash! You actually got tricked by two girls!"

A glimmer of hope appeared in Jiang Xingzi's cloudy old eyes as he pleaded, "Save me...save me, I want to live forever..."

"Hahaha, you've already missed your chance. Why don't you let me refine your soul? In a sense, you'll achieve immortality."

"No, no, ahhhhh—!" Jiang Xingzi's soul was being refined, and she couldn't help but let out a painful wail that echoed throughout the entire mountain forest.

Yu Zheng and Cheng Rou exchanged a glance and immediately understood each other's meaning, so they quickly helped each other up and prepared to leave.

"Don't rush off, come on over!"

"Pah! You filthy thing, who would come with you!" Yu Zheng pulled Cheng Rou away and ran into the distance. However, after the battle just now, the two of them had already exhausted a lot of spiritual energy. How could they outrun the strange black mist? They were caught up in no time.

Yu Zheng caught sight of the black mist heading towards Cheng Rou and immediately rushed to her side to block her. The black mist instantly entered her body, causing her to let out a painful scream.

"Ah Zheng!"