The Quest for Immortality

Taixu Gate ranks third among the Eight Great Gates of the Qian Learning State Boundary.

The direct lineage of Taixu Gate carries enough weight on its own.

Moreover, in such a public setting, Master Gu and Master Fan’s statuses are not low either. Committing murder and killing a sect’s direct lineage in front of everyone—they truly don’t have the guts to do it.

The two Golden Cores from the Shen Family frowned, hesitant to move forward.

Young Master Shen was displeased and said, ”What are you afraid of? Kill him, and I’ll take full responsibility.”

The two Golden Cores from the Shen Family gritted their teeth, cursing silently in their hearts, ’What responsibility can you possibly bear.’

Once it’s revealed that a sect’s direct lineage has been killed, Taixu Gate will come demanding accountability.

As for Young Master, of course there are ancestors and True Men to protect him, and after a minor punishment, he’ll go free.

Meanwhile, the fate of these henchmen will be to be abandoned as scapegoats, facing the wrath of Taixu Gate.

The two Golden Cores from the Shen Family are well aware of this.

Seeing the two Golden Cores hesitating and disobeying orders, Young Master Shen felt his face was utterly disgraced, anger welling up inside him, and his words became immediately harsh.

”You’re side branches, eating from the main family. A little problem arises, and you hesitate. Do you believe I won’t tell my father and crush your rice bowls?” Young Master Shen said icily.

Upon hearing his words, the two Golden Cores felt a chill run down their spines, followed by a surge of anger.

But they had no choice; seeing Young Master Shen’s face growing grimmer, they realized he was truly angry. Without further hesitation, they had no choice but to brace themselves and attack.

The aura of Golden Core cultivation surged, filled with killing intent.

One man’s dagger emitted a cold gleam, aiming straight for Mo Hua’s throat.

The other transformed his hands into sharp claws, targeting Mo Hua’s heart artery.

Master Gu and Fan Jin wore solemn expressions, not daring to slacken for even a moment, one wielding a longsword like the wind, the other swinging a massive hammer, battling the two Golden Cores from the Shen Family, trying all means to protect Mo Hua.

The narrow tavern erupted with flying wood and stone, the formation trembled, and walls shattered.

The two Golden Cores from the Shen Family held the clear advantage.

Master Gu and Fan Jin were struggling, appearing somewhat battered.

Young Master Shen watched with a sneer, observing coldly, but after a while, his expression froze, and he couldn’t help but curse internally.

The battle before him looked intense, but it was all the Golden Cores fighting, having nothing to do with Mo Hua.

The two Golden Core cultivators from the Shen Family only engaged with the Artifact Refiner with the surname Gu and only exchanged moves with the Supervisor with the surname Fan, avoiding Mo Hua completely! Even amidst their attacks, they deliberately avoided Mo Hua, fearing to harm him. Ꞧ𝙖ŊốΒÊＳ

Outwardly, it appeared fierce, but they were merely going through the motions.

”These two useless fools!”

”How dare they call themselves Golden Cores, cowardly as mice!”

A fierce expression surfaced on Young Master Shen’s face.

”Trained dogs, appearing fierce but truly scheming and afraid when faced with real challenge.”

Fine, if even the dogs won’t bite, then this ’master’ himself must act.

Young Master Shen extended his right hand, a flash of spirit light revealing an ornate and precious longsword in life and spirit cultivation, tempered to seven or eight tenths of full control.

”A mere Foundation Establishment Late Stage Formation Master with poor spiritual roots and weak Blood Qi, not worth mentioning...”

Grasping the longsword, Young Master Shen, full of killing intent, walked towards Mo Hua.

His entire body exuded a thick aura, the Sword Qi menacing, indicating he cultivated a top-grade cultivation method, and the grade of his Swordsmanship was of superior rank.

”Not good!” Master Gu perceived his killing intent, his face changing instantly, shifting his attack to target Young Master Shen.

Fan Jin also couldn’t concern himself with much else, risking offending the Shen Family as he moved to block Young Master Shen.

But their maneuvers were intercepted mid-way by the two Golden Core cultivators from the Shen Family.

The two dared not touch Mo Hua, already defying the Young Master. Now they couldn’t possibly allow Master Fan and Master Gu to ruin Young Master’s opportunity.

In that instant, Young Master Shen, sword in hand, had already arrived in front of Mo Hua, driving his sword moves to the extreme.

The sword glinted coldly, Sword Qi and killing intent rampant.

All this hostility locked onto the frail aura and slender figure of Mo Hua across from him.

The outcome was evident.

”Young Master, run!” Master Gu, entangled by the Golden Core cultivators from the Shen Family, was in a panic, unable to rush to aid.

”Too late,” Young Master Shen raised the longsword high, a grotesque and rampant expression appearing on what was originally a somewhat handsome face.

”I’ll cripple you now, you fool who can’t see your place...”

Mo Hua, who had stood there from the start without moving, finally lifted his gaze, giving Young Master Shen just a faint glance.

With just that single glance.

In an instant, the air resounded with a shrill, pig-like scream, echoing throughout the entire Food Building.

Young Master Shen’s longsword slipped from his grasp, clutching his eyes, as if witnessing something terribly frightful, his entire body shivering, akin to a pig branded by a hot iron, rolling uncontrollably on the ground.

The change came too abruptly and suddenly.

Everyone engaged in combat halted, their eyes following the sound in astonishment, witnessing an inconceivable scene.

The once arrogant, sword-wielding Young Master Shen had, in the blink of an eye, transformed into a panic-stricken, humiliated, fleeing figure, struggling and shrieking.

”Young Master!”

The two Golden Cores from the Shen Family were taken aback, immediately dropping their opponents to rush to Young Master Shen’s side.

”Young Master, what happened to you?”

”What happened?”

Still clutching his eyes, trembling uncontrollably, Young Master Shen said, ”My, my eyes, I saw...”

”So much blood, ghosts, and prison...”

”I...”

”Don’t, don’t kill me, don’t kill me...”

...

He seemed mad, trapped in some terrifying Heart Image of the Divine Soul.

The two Golden Cores from the Shen Family felt a chill in their hearts, simultaneously turning to Mo Hua, angrily demanding, ”What... what did you do to our Young Master?”