Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1004: Chapter 1000: Feigned Death

Zhu Qingzhi looked at him curiously.

Leng Tieya said, ”The pearls in their arms are quite sinister and dangerous.”

Zhu Qingzhi nodded solemnly and warned all the outer palace disciples of the Great Heavenly Demon Palace directly through the Soul Pearls.

Their expressions turned serious, they concentrated and responded, discovering Ghost Bone Sect disciples trying to reach into their arms—and they struck fiercely without hesitation to prevent the opponents from getting their way.

Leng Tieya nodded with satisfaction.

No disciple of the Great Heavenly Demon Palace is foolish, nor is any one weak.

The masters from the Ghost Bone Sect are indeed formidable, all are Heavenly Demons; yet, despite being equivalent in rank, the Great Heavenly Demon Palace disciples’ combat skills are more lethal.

What’s more, it’s at least two against one, holding an absolute advantage.

Leng Tieya watched alertly in all directions.

Zhu Qingzhi, on the other hand, fixed her gaze on the battlefield, ready to assist at any time.

Especially those Ghost Bone Sect disciples trying to reach into their arms, she would definitely not let pass, intervening to stop them promptly.

Soon, Zhu Qingzhi’s figure flickered, forming a sequence of blurry shadows, seemingly appearing anywhere on the battlefield.

Moving with incredible speed, elusive and unpredictable.

Leng Tieya shook his head.

This Vice Manager Zhu Qingzhi is not ruthless enough, overly concerned about the disciples’ safety.

An esteemed Great Heavenly Demon, yet interfering with the struggle among Heavenly Demons.

This inadvertently weakened the effect of training.

But simultaneously assured the disciples to avoid losses, boosting their confidence significantly.

”Cling...” his Longsword came out of its sheath.

”Shh!”

A white rainbow streaked across the sky, directed toward the entrance of the cave.

Man and sword as one, instantly arriving at the entrance, enveloping two figures appearing there.

Two middle-aged men, with the cultivation of Heavenly Demon First Grade, emaciated like bamboo poles.

Leng Tieya knew, they had practiced their sect’s mental method to an extremely deep realm, refining Demon Yuan into their bones, even Essence Blood gathered in the bones.

Feeling danger, they extended their palms to counter, their withered hands meeting the Sword Aura, faintly flowing with black light.

Electric-like Sword Aura encountered this black light and immediately dimmed by five points, its power reduced.

Leng Tieya shook his head, and the Sword Aura suddenly brightened.

The gap between Great Sky Demon and Heavenly Demon is even greater than imagined.

The mental methods of Ghost Bone Sect cannot erase this disparity, the Sword Aura spun in their hands.

Their palms separated from their wrists, descending.

The Sword Aura followed upward, already slicing past their necks before they could respond.

Two Heavenly Demons of First Grade, fell miserably under his Sword Aura.

Their two heads rolled off, falling into the abyss below the cliff.

But their necks surprisingly didn’t spurt blood.

Leng Tieya frowned, sensing their life force still lingering.

Though the Soul Pearl was destroyed, they hadn’t yet returned to the Demon Abyss, still alive!

He swung his sword in disbelief.

Sword Aura slashed through their headless corpses, severing their arms followed by their legs.

Zhu Qingzhi appeared beside him.

Only then did Leng Tieya lower his sword, exhaling a breath of relief, shaking his head: ”What a formidable skill.”

He discovered that the masters of Ghost Bone Sect, with high cultivation, indeed had patterns on their bones.

Not the patterns of Fierce Beast or Qing Beast, but another unbelievable pattern.

The existence of these patterns preserved their life force, even if the Soul Pearls were destroyed, even if their heads relocated, they remained undying.

What mystery did these patterns hold?

”Cold Nephew, do they have a grudge against you?” Zhu Qingzhi asked.

Leng Tieya shook his head.

”Then why...?” Zhu Qingzhi was puzzled.

Leng Tieya said: ”Only this way can they be thoroughly killed.”

If not for the Super Sense, one might not discover their remaining vitality.

This sliver of life force is faint to the point of near imperceptibility.

”Oh—?” Zhu Qingzhi said: ”They weren’t killed before?”

Leng Tieya shook his head.

Zhu Qingzhi frowned, looking at several Ghost Bone Sect disciples lying motionless on the ground.

Leng Tieya said: ”They’re not entirely dead either, the Manager might want to examine whether other Ghost Bone Sect disciples aren’t completely dead.”

Zhu Qingzhi’s form blurred, appearing in the field, and upon returning beside Leng Tieya, she already held two corpses in her hands.

Throwing them to the ground, her face darkened somewhat.

Leng Tieya asked: ”How’s it?”

Zhu Qingzhi replied with heavy voice: ”It’s indeed not completely dead... This is their life-preserving method!... Was it not noticed last time?”

If it truly were so, that would be a huge mistake!

After all, the Soul Pearls were already broken, souls returning to the Demon Abyss—a strict rule.

With this rule, combined with the faint and hard-to-detect sliver of life, oversight is understandable.

Thus the Ghost Bone Sect has constantly been exterminated yet not extinguished, emerging from the ashes.

Zhu Qingzhi’s expression tensed.

This might be the Ghost Bone Sect’s most fundamental secret.

With this realization, Zhu Qingzhi gritted her teeth and said: ”This needs to be reported to the Manager.”

Leng Tieya nodded.

He had already conveyed this discovery to Zhou Jiangming.

Zhou Jiangming instructed him to understand it thoroughly.

Scanning the Ghost Bone Sect disciples locked in combat, Zhu Qingzhi’s gaze intensified: ”Ghost Bone Sect, truly troublesome.”

Leng Tieya said: ”Manager, let’s take action, the matter is urgent.”

”Alright!” Zhu Qingzhi nodded solemnly.

At this moment, indeed, it’s time to prioritize understanding this mystery over training the disciples.

”Let’s see who kills more!” Zhu Qingzhi said.

Leng Tieya laughed and shook his head: ”I gladly admit defeat.”

As he spoke, the Longsword vibrated, then man and sword as one turning into a white rainbow, shooting into the field.

Wherever the white light passed, silhouettes froze and died silently.

Super Sense perceived the position of Soul Pearls clearly, Sword Aura precisely piercing them.

Within the field, none of the Ghost Bone Sect masters could withstand; in merely a blink, half of the remaining Ghost Bone Sect experts were annihilated.

Zhu Qingzhi’s graceful yet elusive form appeared in the battleground, with dozens of figures appearing almost simultaneously, her fair hands striking multiple Ghost Bone Sect disciples, killing them.

Leng Tieya observed closely.

Zhu Qingzhi’s jade-like hands were sparkling, yet her Palm Force was overwhelmingly tyrannical, crushing five viscera and six bowels while also shattering the Soul Pearls.

When the two revealed their clear forms again, all the Ghost Bone Sect disciples had perished.

The outer palace disciples of the Great Heavenly Demon Palace stopped their actions, looking helpless.

Unexpectedly, Leng Tieya and Zhu Qingzhi had snatched their opponents.

Having recognized Leng Tieya, it was their first time seeing him, curiously observing him.

Leng Tieya looked at Zhu Qingzhi.

Zhu Qingzhi bent down to inspect several Ghost Bone Sect disciples, her expression growing solemn.

Leng Tieya asked: ”How’s it?”

Zhu Qingzhi pondered with furrowed brows: ”They should have practiced some miracle mental method?”

She reached into the arms of several Ghost Bone Sect disciples, taking out an array of Black Pearls.

Dragon Eye sized, as black as ink.

Leng Tieya felt a faint threat, the power of these Black Pearls was astonishing, threatening his life.

Zhu Qingzhi scrutinized these Black Pearls: ”Isn’t it because of these?”

Casually tossing one to Leng Tieya.

Leng Tieya caught it, concentrating to examine, he eventually shook his head looking at Zhu Qingzhi.

He had already discerned the pearl contained a peculiar energy, an energy subtly damaging to the Soul Pearls.

Zhu Qingzhi also shook her head: ”Couldn’t figure it out, let’s take them back for the Elders to study.”

Leng Tieya said: ”Elders can find out,... Let’s bring these back too.”

”Yes, Guo Pu, Zhang Ge, you two take ten disciples and carry these bodies back.”

”Yes!” The two youths bowed in agreement.

They, accompanied by ten disciples, retrieved all the corpses.

In a blink, calm returned to the surroundings.

The remaining outer palace disciples stealthily concealed themselves, preparing for the next ambush.

Leng Tieya and Zhu Qingzhi ascended to the mountaintop, standing side by side, meeting the gentle breeze.

Zhu Qingzhi was in contemplation.

Leng Tieya knew she was communicating with the Outer Manager Yu Zhengsheng using the Soul Pearl.

After a moment, Zhu Qingzhi sighed and shook her head: ”The Manager said, if we previously neglected to discover their feigned death, it’s a major oversight!”

Leng Tieya said: ”If they originally mastered this feigned death miracle technique, then the Ghost Bone Sect’s strength wouldn’t be weakened.”

”Indeed.” Zhu Qingzhi nodded quickly: ”But the Ghost Bone Sect truly has weakened significantly,... perhaps they’ve gone into hiding, or indeed weakened.”

Leng Tieya said: ”No matter how things were, extinguishing them now isn’t too late.”

”...True.” Zhu Qingzhi said: ”To wipe them out is great.”

Leng Tieya raised his eyebrow.

Flying Knife noticed two groups of Ghost Bone Sect disciples flying out of the valley, heading in two different directions, seemingly not coming this way.

The Ghost Bone Sect very likely has two other Secret Lands!

If so, they must be tracked closely, finding those additional locations.

Besides these two, are there other Secret Lands?