Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 367: Killing with Laughter (Congratulations to Alliance Hierarch わたぬききみひろ!)

Chapter 367: Chapter 367: Killing with Laughter (Congratulations to Alliance Hierarch わたぬききみひろ!)

"Can you guarantee with your life that as soon as I join the Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect, I will be given the ’Supreme Dragon Tiger Tribulation Suppressing Scripture’?"

Zhong Shenxiu asked with a cold laugh.

Yi Zhisong was instantly silenced.

This ’Supreme Dragon Tiger Tribulation Suppressing Scripture’ was not imparted to anyone but True Disciples, and it allowed cultivators to reach the Dharma Body Realm, on par with the Sect Masters of major factions!

The law must not be lightly transmitted!

Even though Young Master Shen Xiu was a Primordial Pill Master, he was still an outsider. Even if he joined the Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect, without putting his life on the line for centuries, it was simply unimaginable!

He had only been deceiving him offhandedly before, thinking that Young Master Shen Xiu, being a mere Loose Cultivator, wouldn’t be aware of the internal intricacies of the Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect.

Guarantee with his life? What did he have to guarantee with?

What he had thought before was just to invite him to the Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect, and naturally the Primordial Spirit Ancestor and the Dharma Body Master would personally intervene.

Just a mere Primordial Pill could turn the heavens?

But what this man didn’t know was that Zhong Shenxiu had previously held Taiyi’s Divine Soul in his hand, and though he couldn’t glimpse the true Divine Skills and Mysteries, he understood the secrets and scandals within the Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect better than Yi Zhisong.

"How daring of you to try to deceive me?"

Zhong Shenxiu sneered coldly.

"Not good!"

Yi Zhisong was extremely frightened and wanted to flee, but his usually readily available Five Elements Heavenly Escape Divine Power was now as dead, showing no sign of activity.

He was aware of how terrifying a Primordial Pill Master could be and had no thought of resisting, only wanting to activate a life-saving Magic Artifact and escape using the Burrowing Golden Light.

But it was no use!

A sudden ghastly White Bone Giant Hand emerged from the ground, its five White Bone Fingers gently pinched, and shattered that streak of golden light.

The huge White Bone Claw grasped Yi Zhisong in its hand, who could only cry out, "Senior, spare my life!"

He was instantly crushed to death, as if squashing an ant.

’This Primordial Pill Power indeed isn’t bad!’

Zhong Shenxiu blandly retracted the White Bone Giant Claw, feeling the difference from before.

This White Bone Divine Ability was only fifth-grade, whereas Yi Zhisong practiced from the ’Dragon Tiger Pill Book’! If the levels were the same, even if ten White Bone Scholars came at him, he would slaughter them easily like chickens.

But now, propelled by the Primordial Pill Power, this White Bone Giant Claw suddenly expanded, ancient patterns emerged on the white bone surface, and its power soared by more than ten times.

Just one claw had such a demonic aura from ancient times, overpowering everything.

It even stunned Chen Wenji, who was nearby.

’Indeed, he is an Evil Dao Primordial Pill Master; I heard that this Young Master previously showed no respect for the royal court either, utterly lawless, killing Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect disciples on a whim...’

Her beautiful eyes closed, she awaited death.

However, Zhong Shenxiu merely smiled and didn’t attack, "This person played me for a fool, he deserved to die. Considering your respect towards me, I’ll spare your life."

Chen Wenji survived from the brink of death, her face showing an expression of disbelief.

Yet, she didn’t realize that Zhong Shenxiu had already thought through a lot.

’Killing two messengers is useless, the Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect will just send another two... Su Daoshi still can’t escape this calamity...’

’The Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect always protects its own, and although these two combined aren’t as important as Zhang Taiyi, it’s still possible that they might draw the attention of some fearsome figure who could use divination... Although, I’m not afraid of any divination arts.’

A Primordial Pill Fruit Position could naturally suppress one’s own fate and obscure the secrets of heaven.

Not to mention, Zhong Shenxiu also had the title of [Descender], essentially seen as nearly half a Primordial Spirit rank.

Even if a divination expert of Primordial Spirit level intervened, they might not be able to trace him.

And even if it had been accurately predicted, the other party would have faced great misfortune!

For the karma entangled around Zhong Shenxiu at this time was something he himself feared!

The gate of ten thousand paths, the tail-eating snake, the Moth Lord... Which of these fearsome figures wouldn’t result in the death of a whole family upon contact?

If there were indeed a grandmaster skilled in divination who could figure out these strands of karma and trace them to their source, then the fun would truly begin.

Because he was not afraid of divination, he could act as he pleased.

And the identity of Young Master Shen Xiu was simply to shoulder the blame; rather than let things develop unpredictably, it was better to leave behind a witness and thus clear Su Daoshi of suspicion.

Otherwise, if two messengers were killed together without any news,

it was almost certain that some would speculate whether Su Daoshi, unwilling to become a Dao General, had personally killed the messengers.

It had to be said that with Su Daoshi’s divine skills, if he carefully set up a trap and caught them off guard, he also had a high likelihood of success in eliminating these two Inner Sect Disciples!

In this way, he unwittingly pushed matters in the direction Zhong Shenxiu did not wish to see.

"Thank you, senior, for sparing my life."

Chen Wenji, though unable to fathom what Young Master Shen Xiu was thinking, knew it was better to be alive than dead, and promptly bowed deeply.

Inside, she was frantic: ’I’ve always heard that the deeper the cultivation of Primordial Pill Old Monsters, the less human they seem. Yet this Young Master Shen Xiu looks not at all non-human, but his actions are insane; surely his Dao Heart is unstable, and he’s half-mad.’

If not half-mad, why would he kill one person and not continue with silencing others?

Was he not afraid of being pursued by the Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect?

And those wild Loose Cultivators with Primordial Pills, their inheritances mostly broken and incomplete, lesser than the Xuanmen Orthodox, likely had a higher chance of a flawed Dao Heart.

Chen Wenji, thinking she comprehended the situation, grew even more frightened to the point where she hardly dared breathe.

Facing an unreasonable maniac, one capable of killing her at any moment—who wouldn’t be afraid of that?

"I am very satisfied with your Qiankun Sleeve; leave the treasures behind, and then you may go,"

instructed Zhong Shenxiu, waving his hand.

’You, a Primordial Pill Grandmaster, dare rob me, a minor cultivator?’

Chen Wenji’s eyes widened, casting a reluctant glance at her Qiankun Sleeve.

Inside it were her entire possessions, including ten thousand Yellow Emperor Coins!

Not to mention several fine Magic Artifacts, one damaged magic treasure...

But now...

’Forget it, wealth is external; life is more important. We cultivators, as long as we live, can earn it all back... earn it all back, earn it back my ass, dammit...’

With tears unshed, Chen Wenji was internally frantic, but outwardly bowed respectfully before turning and controlling her escape light to leave.

As she departed, she didn’t forget to scoop up Su Wei, taking him along effortlessly.

Watching Chen Wenji’s escaping light, a faint smile appeared on Zhong Shenxiu’s lips.

’Young Master Shen Xiu is likely to make a name and establish a presence officially in the Second Yan Han Empire... After all, it’s Young Master Shen Xiu who’s wanted, what does it have to do with me, Su Daoshi?’

Releasing the Stealing Heaven and Changing Day Divine Ability, he resumed his identity as Su Daoshi, and activated the Five Elements Heavenly Escape Divine Power. In an instant, he sped away like lightning, leaving Chen Wenji far behind and arriving back at the Su Family Manor.

Inside the Su Family Manor, gloom pervaded.

The moment Zhong Shenxiu entered the gate, Su Tang hurriedly greeted him: "Daozhi, previously a powerful cultivator descended from the sky, injuring many villagers and even captured Su Wei. What should we do?"

"I have already heard; it was not an enemy, just wait and see."

Zhong Shenxiu calmly replied, walking straight into the hall to meditate with his eyes closed, leaving Su Tang and the others exchanging perplexed looks, completely baffled...