Immortal Sword Master

Chapter 302: Chapter 298: Corpse Ghost Daoist Leaves the Mountain

The rain had stopped, and all fell silent.

High in the sky, a lone, white-robed figure stood proudly over the world. His clothes were unstained by a single drop of blood, his eyes as deep and dark as the night sky.

As for the army of ten thousand from the Evil Spirit Sect, it was as if they had never existed.

The power of the Celestial Thunder Banner had utterly annihilated the many experts of the Evil Spirit Sect, leaving not even a single corpse behind.

”Three Earth Martial Realm experts and an army of ten thousand from the Evil Spirit Sect... a force like that is enough to sweep across Lei Province, completely unstoppable. Who could have imagined they would be wiped out here?”

Thick waves of horror washed over the crowd.

An Earth Martial Realm expert was a person of esteemed status. A single one could establish an Upper Grade Sect and wield immense power.

The fall of an Earth Martial Realm expert was, at any time, an earth-shattering event.

But this time, including Wang Qingcang from the Star Sword Sect, four Earth Martial Realm experts had fallen within the span of a single hour.

And the one who had accomplished all this was merely a young man not yet twenty years old.

His methods were so ruthless that even the Earth Martial Realm experts of the three major Upper Grade Sects felt a chill.

After killing so many people, Ning Jiang’s expression didn’t change in the slightest. It was as if all those lives were nothing more than worthless weeds, mere ants.

”I’d say this Ning Jiang could be called the most ruthless man in Qing Province. The Evil Spirit Sect sent all their elites this time. After this battle, the Evil Spirit Sect is as good as destroyed. The only one left in the entire Sect is the Corpse Ghost Daoist.”

”The Corpse Ghost Daoist is probably going to lose his mind, isn’t he?”

”The Evil Spirit Sect still underestimated Ning Jiang. If the Corpse Ghost Daoist had come himself, perhaps their losses wouldn’t have been so devastating.”

”You can’t say the Evil Spirit Sect underestimated Ning Jiang. You can only say that Ning Jiang is too heaven-defying, an unprecedented, peerless figure.”

Did the Evil Spirit Sect underestimate Ning Jiang?

No!

To kill Ning Jiang alone, the Evil Spirit Sect deployed three Earth Martial Realm experts plus an army of ten thousand. A force like that was enough to crush any Upper Grade Sect.

Such a response was more than enough to show how seriously the Evil Spirit Sect took Ning Jiang.

But who could have imagined that Ning Jiang could annihilate such a force?

If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, no one present would have believed such a fantastical tale.

”This time, the Corpse Ghost Daoist won’t be able to sit still, will he?”

”The Evil Spirit Sect is the Corpse Ghost Daoist’s life’s work. Now that his life’s work has been destroyed by Ning Jiang, how could he not avenge such a blood feud?”

At the mention of the Corpse Ghost Daoist, a look of reverence and fear appeared in people’s eyes.

He was the only Heaven-Reaching Realm expert in Lei Province, a figure of great renown. He was the Evil Spirit Sect’s Heaven-Supporting White Jade Pillar, the golden beam that spanned the seas. It was precisely because of his existence that the Evil Spirit Sect could lord over Lei Province and dominate for over a thousand years.

”Although Ning Jiang wiped out the Evil Spirit Sect’s army, the moment the Corpse Ghost Daoist appears, his odds will be slim.”

”Not necessarily. What we can think of, Ning Jiang can surely think of as well. He dared to do this, so he must have some unknown trump card, right?”

If, at the beginning, someone had said Ning Jiang had a way to deal with a Heaven-Reaching Realm expert, no one would have believed them. They would have laughed in ridicule.

But now, after Ning Jiang revealed one trump card after another to annihilate the entire Evil Spirit Sect army, no one dared to underestimate him anymore.

Who could guarantee that Ning Jiang didn’t have an even stronger trump card?

”Just wait. The Corpse Ghost Daoist will surely come for him soon.”

News of this battle spread like lightning throughout Qing Province and then into Lei Province.

In an instant, both provinces were in an uproar.

Ning Jiang’s name soared to the heavens!

...

When this dreadful news reached the Evil Spirit Sect.

At the Evil Spirit Sect.

In the forbidden grounds of the rear mountain.

A terrifying aura suddenly erupted, soaring into the sky.

In an instant, all the disciples of the Evil Spirit Sect felt an immense pressure, like a mountain, descending upon them.

Every one of them trembled, as if their bodies were about to be torn apart by this power.

”Sect Leader, quell your anger!”

In unison, the many disciples within the Evil Spirit Sect fell to their knees, kowtowing toward the forbidden grounds of the rear mountain, not daring to show the slightest disrespect.

Streaks of crimson light rose from the rear mountain, and strange visions appeared from time to time: a Corpse Mountain Blood Sea and fields filled with white bones, a sight that would strike terror into the heart of any observer.

”The Sect Leader is coming out of seclusion.”

An Elder of the Evil Spirit Sect who had remained behind spoke, his hands trembling.

The many disciples of the Evil Spirit Sect all showed looks of anticipation.

What had happened in Qing Province had utterly horrified them. Now, within the Evil Spirit Sect, only the Corpse Ghost Daoist had the power to kill Ning Jiang.

WHOOSH.

A sinister wind swept through the sky. Gradually, a black cloud gathered, and upon it, an ancient, wizened face materialized.

”He killed the disciples of my Evil Spirit Sect. This debt can only be repaid in blood.”

The voice was cold to the extreme, and it spread out in all directions, rolling across the heavens and the earth.

Within a hundred-mile radius, his voice was all that could be heard.

”It’s the Corpse Ghost Daoist!”

”I knew it! After the Evil Spirit Sect suffered such devastating losses, the Corpse Ghost Daoist was bound to come out of seclusion.”

The next moment, before the shocked eyes of the many experts gathered around.

BOOM!

A beam of light shot out from within the Evil Spirit Sect.

”That’s...”

Everyone’s eyes widened as they stared in disbelief.

Within the soaring beam of light, there was a blood-red coffin. It was engraved with ancient patterns, and its material seemed to be neither iron nor gold.

The very instant they saw the coffin, everyone felt a sense of evil, foreboding, strangeness, and danger.

”We pay our respects to the Sect Leader!”

The disciples within the Evil Spirit Sect cried out with fanatical voices.

”It has been a long time since I have been active. Perhaps the world has forgotten me? On this trip to Qing Province, I will make a million people accompany my Evil Spirit Sect in death.”

The Corpse Ghost Daoist’s words sent a chill through everyone’s heart.

Ning Jiang had killed ten thousand people from the Evil Spirit Sect, so he would slaughter a million in Qing Province. Whether they had any connection to Ning Jiang or not, he would kill them all without mercy.

This was pure retaliation, and a warning to the world: the Corpse Ghost Daoist was not to be trifled with!

TEAR!

The blood-red coffin shuddered in midair and shot forward, moving several times faster than lightning. It vanished from everyone’s sight in the blink of an eye.

The journey between Qing Province and Lei Province would take an Earth Martial Realm expert one or two days.

But what kind of figure was the Corpse Ghost Daoist?

With his Heaven-Reaching Realm Cultivation, he was more than ten times faster than an Earth Martial expert.

”What was that?”

On the ground below, many Martial Artists spotted a streak of red light flash across the sky, disappearing in an instant.

Some Primordial Spirit Realm experts wanted to give chase but felt powerless. The speed was simply too great.

”That couldn’t be a Heaven-Reaching Realm expert, could it?”

”Heaven-Reaching Realm? We only have one in Lei Province—the Corpse Ghost Daoist. Could it be him?”

Just two hours later, the red coffin had already crossed Lei Province and officially entered Qing Province.

Star Sword Sect.

The area had been reduced to ruins, but many of the experts had still not left. They knew that this was far from over.

”A day has already passed. The news must have reached the Evil Spirit Sect by now. I wonder if the Corpse Ghost Daoist has come out of seclusion?”