Chapter 114: Chapter 114: Terrifying Grandmaster Combat Power

The situation in Tan City was treacherous.

After seeing the people from the Cyan Yuan Sect make their move, Zhu Siyuan also felt the urge to retreat. He didn’t tend to overthink things, but when he sensed danger, his instinct was to avoid it.

“According to the Saintess’s command, we must hold out for three more days starting from today. Then, the trouble in Yu State will be completely resolved, and the situation will be irreversible.”

Zhu Yiqun said, his brow slightly furrowed.

If they had reinforcements coming, they naturally wouldn’t be thinking of retreating. However, the people arranged by Yu State across various locations had only one objective: to stall.

Naturally, the longer they could stall, the better.

Of course, there was a time limit. Indeed, the fifteen-day deadline he had told Shen Yuan was a deliberate exaggeration. It was something he did on purpose.

Shen Yuan being hunted by the people from the Cyan Yuan Sect at this very moment was part of that plan.

Within the No-Life Holy Sect, different people had different loyalties, so naturally, their attitudes differed as well.

“Three days… that might be difficult. Given the Cyan Yuan Sect’s current situation, they probably have far more under their control than we anticipated.”

Zhu Yangbo sighed. They had spread a little bit of information, originally estimating that it would take the Cyan Yuan Sect three or four days to investigate. Then, they would use Shen Yuan to attract the Cyan Yuan Sect’s attention and stall for a few more days, giving them a chance to leave Tan City.

But now, the situation had not developed as they’d expected. It had become extremely dire, giving them all a bad feeling.

“We have to fight for it. Otherwise, when we return to Yu State, things won’t go well for any of us. You know how the Punishment Hall operates.”

When Zhu Yiqun had mentioned the Punishment Hall to Shen Yuan, it wasn’t just Shen Yuan who felt apprehensive; they did too.

If they were to retreat now without completing the mission assigned by the No-Life Saintess, they would surely be taken by the Punishment Hall to receive punishment for their failure.

The various systems of reward and punishment within the No-Life Holy Sect were already highly developed. Escaping them was extremely difficult.

Even though they were powerful Inner Masters, they would still have to accept the punishment.

“Since the Cyan Yuan Sect is so well-prepared, we’ll just have to sacrifice a few more people to hold them back.”

Zhu Yiqun suggested after a moment of thought.

Although subordinates at the External Refining Iron Bone Level weren’t easy to cultivate, they could be sacrificed at a time like this. After all, figures at the Incense Master Level of External Iron Bone Refining could be treated as consumables, used to ward off disaster at critical moments.

It would consume some Cultivation Resources, but wasn’t this precisely the time to use them?

Wasn’t this the very reason they had cultivated these people in the first place?

After hearing this, neither Zhu Yangbo nor Zhu Siyuan objected.

Compared to ending up in the Punishment Hall, they were more than willing to sacrifice a few people.

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Tan Yun Mansion.

Room Geng.

As night fell, after treating the injured disciples brought to Room Geng, Yang Chan returned to his own room to cultivate.

His Tiger Demon Bone Cultivation Fist was getting closer and closer to Tier Four Masterful, so he trained with even greater diligence.

Although the No-Life Evil Cult’s forces were constantly dwindling, the clashes between Inner Masters were becoming more frequent. He felt that Tan City was growing increasingly unsafe, which naturally made him place even more importance on his Martial Arts Cultivation. After all, at a time like this, only powerful Martial Arts Cultivation could give him any sense of security.

’Tonight is another sleepless night,’ Yang Chan thought as his gaze turned toward several locations within Tan City where massive tremors originated. It was obvious that Inner Masters were fighting.

The areas where these experts fought would undoubtedly be the first to suffer. With several such locations, he had a feeling that another great battle was unfolding tonight.

’Sigh… I hope they suppress the people from the No-Life Evil Cult soon.’

Yang Chan let out a long sigh. He really needed to get away from a place that felt dangerous at every moment.

’I’m just a Martial Arts Cultivator at the External Iron Bone Refining level. I’m still very weak.’

After he finished practicing his Fist Technique, Yang Chan wanted to perform the Visualization of the Tiger Demon Martial Seal, but his Heart Spirit was unsettled. He could only practice the Tai Chi Health Cultivation Skill to recover.

’The Tiger Demon Martial Seal… I’ll just have to keep adding points to it!’

Once it was past midnight, he could add the points. That would offer some comfort to his uneasy mind.

’Huh? Why does it feel like the commotion is getting closer? They’re not going to fight in Tan Yun Mansion, are they?’

As the Qi and Blood in his body slowly recovered, he felt the signs of the fight drawing nearer. The commotion was growing louder, the sounds more distinct.

This gave Yang Chan a bad feeling.

’It can’t be!’

Yang Chan thought, his brows furrowed.

The previous few battles had all avoided Tan Yun Mansion, making it relatively safer than other places. But now, the situation felt ominous.

It wasn’t just Yang Chan; many of the injured disciples in Room Geng also sensed that something was wrong.

“BOOM!”

A violent explosion rang out. A house not far away was directly blown apart.

That’s right, it exploded.

With a single BOOM, there was nothing left.

“To think that Tan Yun Mansion was hiding an expert of your level! Your target was never just us, but also Yu State! Your target is Yu State!”

Shen Yuan, covered in dust and dirt, leaped high out of a crater in the ground. He was in terrible shape; one of his eyes was now a bloody hole, one arm was gone, and his legs were covered in a dense web of wounds.

Even so, he wasn’t dead. The fact that he could still stand and speak showed just how tenacious the Life Force of an Inner Master was.

An ordinary person in his condition would have died long ago.

Or rather, when he was blasted into the courtyard, he would have been reduced to a puddle of blood and gore, not left standing and talking.

The Elder opposite him didn’t say a word. He simply attacked again, each move an ultimate killing blow, his only goal to silence Shen Yuan for good.

“Pah! If you want me dead, you’ll have to catch me first!”

Shen Yuan’s feet shifted slightly, and his figure vanished again with incredible speed.

Seeing this, the Elder released a Long Flood Dragon from his body. After it merged back into him, his figure also vanished in a flash.

The auras of the two combatants disappeared quickly, but the traces of their battle were impossible to ignore. After all, a perfectly good courtyard was now gone.

Yang Chan went over to check and realized that this had been the courtyard where the Servant Disciples lived. Now it was completely gone, and the people inside were gone with it.

This was the aftermath of a battle between Inner Masters. Ordinary people merely getting close would be annihilated.

Quite a few people drew near. Even though it was night, many had already begun to clean up the traces of the fight.

Seeing this, Yang Chan didn’t get any closer. Instead, he turned and walked back.

’If it happened here once, it could happen a second time. Better to stay away.’

From the looks of it, that Cyan Yuan Sect Elder—whom he had never seen before—had deliberately chosen to blast his opponent here. In their eyes, these Servant Disciples weren’t truly members of the Cyan Yuan Sect and could be sacrificed.

Otherwise, the battle might have taken place in a different direction.

In a way, this was a benefit to Cyan Yuan Sect disciples like Yang Chan, but for others, it was a disaster.

Yang Chan could only be thankful that this disaster hadn’t befallen him. Otherwise, even an expert at External Iron Bone Refining would have been injured, if not severely, in such a situation.

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