The secret concerning Xu Erniu is a tacit understanding between the Ancestral Master of Longevity and Zhang Chen.
Xu Erniu looked at the pendant in the hand of the Ancestral Master of Longevity, and her eyes immediately turned red. She fiercely struggled, wanting to rush forward, but was blocked by Zhang Chen, who grabbed Xu Erniu's wrist and slapped a Body-Stabilizing Rune on her.
"Old man, you really have no shame. You're trying to use the hand of a little girl to seek a chance to escape. That's not the act of a hero!" Zhang Chen glared angrily at the Ancestral Master of Longevity: "Since I have already laid down the Heaven and Earth Net, how could I let you escape? Don't waste your efforts. Even if the Celestial King himself came today, you'd still be dead!"
Zhang Chen's voice was cold, and he said to the Innate Peacock with icy determination: "Kill!"
"Kill!!!" The Innate Peacock coldly spat out the word and once again slashed towards the Ancestral Master of Longevity.
"You two scoundrels have pushed me too far, leaving no way out. Do you truly wish to fight me to mutual destruction?" The Ancestral Master of Longevity's face looked frantic as he realized there was no escape for him. He decided to fight desperately.
With a furious roar, a growl was heard from the void, and then a light shield appeared around the Ancestral Master of Longevity, which surprisingly blocked the Innate Peacock's deadly strike.
"What is this! I say, Old Peacock, you wouldn't be going easy on him, would you?" Zhang Chen was shocked to see that the Innate Peacock's strike didn't kill the Ancestral Master of Longevity.
"The situation doesn't seem quite right. This old guy is going all out!" The Innate Peacock's voice was filled with caution.
Meanwhile, Xiu Liu, who was shattered on the ground, seemed to sense the danger as well. His body suddenly trembled, and the shattered limbs immediately reassembled, turning into a flash of blood that landed beside Zhang Chen, his eyes filled with terror: "Young Master, something's not right! An inexplicable danger is arising, extremely perilous, and we fear we won't be able to withstand it."
Hearing Xiu Liu's words, Zhang Chen was thoughtful, then glared angrily at Xiu Liu: "You little rascal, you dare pretend to be dead?"
Xiu Liu chuckled, entirely unabashed: "Young Master, it's not that I wanted to play dead, but the Ancestral Master of Longevity is too strong. Even the Blood Transformation Divine Saber was broken by him. Where do I have the ability to fight him?"
Hearing Xiu Liu's words, Zhang Chen glared at him but was helpless. Xiu Liu was his only subordinate above the Fruit Level, what could he do? He couldn't just kill him.
"Take Xu Fu and retreat to the side, ensure Xu Fu's safety. You just provide support from the sidelines for what's coming next." Zhang Chen pushed Xu Fu to Xiu Liu's side, not fearing any tricks from Xiu Liu to harm Xu Erniu.
Xu Fu respectfully said, "Young Master, rest assured! As long as I, Xiu Liu, am alive, I will not allow any harm to come to Miss."
Zhang Chen nodded in satisfaction, signaling Xiu Liu to retreat to the corner, then stared fixedly at the Ancestral Master of Longevity, holding the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror, wanting to see what tricks the other had up his sleeve.
"I say, don't you feel something's wrong? Shouldn't we just run away now? Since I became an immortal, I've never felt this kind of panic," the Innate Peacock retreated to Zhang Chen, a rare unease in his eyes.
Zhang Chen glanced at the Innate Peacock. Ever since he knew this old guy, he was always so cocky, someone who feared nothing and defied everything. To scare the Innate Peacock like this, what kind of means were they facing?
It's important to know that the Innate Peacock is an Innate Spirit, responding to the Authority of the Five Elements of Heaven and Earth, with an innate ability to sense crisis, so Zhang Chen did not dare to underestimate the Innate Peacock's intuition.
"What trump card does this old guy have to reverse the situation?" Zhang Chen didn't believe that the other could turn the tables under his arrangement. Even leaving aside the Nine Bends Yellow River Array, it should be enough to keep the other in check after his cultivation was reduced to the Twelfth Tier. How could he escape his Nine Bends Yellow River Array?
"You forced me! You forced me!" The Ancestral Master of Longevity stood within the light shield, his qi surging all around him. With a booming sound, the Nine Bends Yellow River Array cracked open as the ground split. Accompanied by an earth-shattering dragon's roar, a brownish-yellow Divine Dragon's head emerged from the crack, and the moment it appeared, it tore through the entire Nine Bends Yellow River Array. The Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Array shattered, dispersing into countless runes scattered around, and Zhang Chen watched, unable to gather the runes, looking instead at the brownish-yellow Divine Dragon, stunned and speechless:
"What is that thing? It's so powerful?"
That's the Nine Bends Yellow River Array, and it was torn apart? Just like that?
Zhang Chen looked at the Divine Dragon, its huge head emerging from the earth's fissure, with a terrifying and fierce face.
"Oh crap, something major has happened! That's the Dragon Vein of Qingcheng Mountain! The Longevity Ancestor has gone mad, he's actually extracted the Dragon Vein of Qingcheng Mountain, he wants to perish together with us!" The Innate Peacock exclaimed in shock.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen immediately understood that the Dragon Vein holds the power to destroy all techniques, immune to the Power of Law, and the Ancestral Master of Longevity, who has harmonized with the Qingcheng Mountain Range, has now the power to deploy the Qingcheng Mountain Dragon Vein. The opponent is destroying his foundation, intent on perishing together with him.
No wonder the Nine Bends Yellow River Array seemed like it was made of paper, torn apart after just one blow.
"Wuaaah~"
The Dragon Vein emitted a painful cry, causing Qingcheng Mountain to shake continuously. The magnetic field between Heaven and Earth became chaotic, the Laws of Heaven and Earth were turbulent and disorderly, the Five Elements Law reversed, reaching the extreme of chaos. The rules of Heaven and Earth were completely confused, and even the Escape Technique couldn't be executed.
"With the Dragon Vein unleashed, it's practically the end of the Dharma for Heaven and Earth." Zhang Chen stood in the storm, feeling as if the wind and rain would sweep him away.
The Dragon Vein roared, with blood constantly seeping through its scales. Evidently, extracting the Dragon Vein had caused severe damage to it.
"Once this Dragon Vein is extracted, the thousand-li Qingcheng Mountain Range will be ruined! In the future, the entire Qingcheng Mountain Range will gradually die, turning into desolation. Our sins are great," said the Innate Peacock.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen's displeasure was apparent, his eyes innocent: "He was the one who pulled out the Dragon Vein. What does that have to do with us? Why would the sin be counted against us?"
"You have your reasoning, but Heaven itself does not account for your logic," the Innate Peacock said with a sigh.
Zhang Chen's face turned grim. His eyes shifted towards the Ancestral Master of Longevity and the Qingcheng Mountain Dragon Vein, observing that the Dragon Vein, with a roar, continuously shrank and burrowed directly into the Ancestral Master of Longevity's body. In just a few breaths, the thousand-li long Dragon Vein had fully entered the Ancestral Master's body.
A terrifying aura enveloped Zhang Chen, overpowering and immense, making him tremble inside.
"What do we do now? Run away? Can you handle this old guy?" Zhang Chen had sensed something ominous.
Upon hearing Zhang Chen, the Innate Peacock sighed helplessly: "That guy has harmonized with the Qingcheng Mountain Dragon Vein. The Power of the Dragon Vein can destroy all techniques. How could I be his match? As for escaping, the Laws of Heaven and Earth are in chaos. You and I can't perform the Escape Technique. How do we flee? Just run with our legs? How far can we run? Dozens of li? Hundreds? Does that make a difference to this old guy?"
"Then what do we do?" Zhang Chen retrieved the Golden Scissors from his sleeve, a cautious look in his eyes.
"Don't worry, there's still a turning point! This old guy extracting the Dragon Vein from Heaven and Earth is equivalent to directly seizing the Creation of the Heavenly Dao, a grave crime against the heavenly laws. He's already committed a taboo. I'm afraid by the time he fully integrates the Dragon Vein, it'll be time for Celestial Punishment to descend. If he wants to kill us, he'll have to survive the calamity first." As the Innate Peacock spoke, it unobtrusively blocked the Ascension Pool, which was as large as a water tank, in front of itself.
"What's the deal with this pool?" Zhang Chen glanced at the Ascension Pool, pretending not to know, probing the Innate Peacock.
"In the past, the Immortal who died came back to life only after soaking in the Ascension Pool," stated the Innate Peacock.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen's eyes lit up. The Ascension Pool was truly enticing. It not only possessed the power of suppression but also had the ability to transform one completely, making it irresistible.
"Can I take a soak?" Zhang Chen pleaded with the Innate Peacock.
Hearing this, the Innate Peacock sized up Zhang Chen from head to toe: "You beg me! If you are willing to plead with me, I wouldn't mind lending the Ascension Pool for you to soak in."
Eager to gain benefits, Zhang Chen wasn't stingy with his words of praise. He bowed his head: "I beseech the Ancestor; please lend me the Ascension Pool for a while!"
The Innate Peacock smiled smugly, just about to further hold Zhang Chen in suspense, but the next moment, unbeknownst to either, a "Bang~" sounded.
An immense explosion echoed through the mountains. Suddenly, the undulating Qingcheng Mountain Range was shattered by an earthquake, breaking into dozens of sections and forming massive gorges.
By this time, the Ancestral Master of Longevity had fully integrated the Dragon Vein, his eyes blazing with anger towards Zhang Chen and the Innate Peacock: "Have you two thought about how you want to die?"
"Die? We might not necessarily die, but you, this old guy, are doomed! Your own calamity is imminent, and now, on top of that, you've committed such sins. Calamity upon calamity, you will likely be the first to fall under the calamity," the Innate Peacock's voice was filled with ridicule, showing no concern for falling victim to the opponent's handiwork.
"Heh, before the calamity descends, I'll kill you!" The Ancestral Master of Longevity's voice was chilling. The next moment, he clenched his fists, surrounded by a roaring dragon-shaped Qi Force, then ferociously threw a punch, surging towards Zhang Chen: "Kid, today I'll kill you first to quell my anger."
He hated Zhang Chen even more than the Innate Peacock! If not for Zhang Chen's secretive schemes, constant manipulation, and behind-the-scenes machinations, would he have ended up in this dire situation?
Thus, he hated! He simply hated to the extreme!
Today, Zhang Chen must undoubtedly die! That's what he said!