In surprise, she flew forward while looking back.

Instantly, her eyes widened in shock!

A massive roc with wings spread wide, blocking out the sky, flew from behind. Its speed was terrifyingly fast.

Could it be... Cao Zhen?

Immortal Lord Zhu Sha was greatly alarmed. She knew Cao Zhen could transform; back when Cao Zhen was only at the Immortality Regainment Realm, cultivators from various clans hunted him down, but every time Cao Zhen escaped, likely because he excelled in the Art of Transformation!

Later, when fleeing the pursuit of the Sky Clan, Cao Zhen transformed into a giant kun.

And now, Cao Zhen had turned into a roc again. Transformation was one thing, but more terrifying was that after becoming a roc, Cao Zhen’s flying speed increased noticeably, and at this rate, he would surely catch up to her!

She wondered if, after transforming into a roc, Cao Zhen could still use his human clan spells, could still use that Secret Technique capable of defeating twenty Sky Clan cultivators. If not, she still had a chance.

As Immortal Lord Zhu Sha’s hands moved, an Ancient Lamp appeared, and instantly, an aura of ancient and mysterious majesty emanated from the lamp.

Cao Zhen’s eyes narrowed suddenly. Although he didn’t know what treasure this Ancient Lamp was, its aura alone gave him a sense of foreboding.

No time to give the opponent a chance! 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

At this distance, he could already use the Immortal Slayer Flying Knife!

With a thought, a red gourd suddenly flew out from his Heaven and Earth Ring.

Instantly, Immortal Lord Zhu Sha couldn’t help but feel a surge of terror in her heart. In that moment, she felt as if her life was no longer in her hands but in the hands of Cao Zhen, and the gourd across from her.

In that moment, she even felt bound by the gourd—not her body, but her soul!

Every hair on her body stood on end, as a chill raced up her spine and pierced her mind.

Next moment, the red gourd in front of her suddenly opened, and a flash of silver light shot out.

The entire world’s brightness seemed to double at that moment.

It was just a ray of light, but she felt as though she was facing a life. The light contained a giant head, only with eyes and eyebrows, without a mouth, nose, or ears.

She didn’t know why, but as soon as the head appeared, she couldn’t help but look over, and just meeting its gaze for a moment, she felt as if her soul was locked, shackled in some invisible bond.

She even felt her sense of touch, smell, and hearing vanish, and the Qi within her seemed to be sealed.

What is this thing?

Next moment, her eyes widened in shock, seeing another silver light shooting out of the gourd.

The speed of this light was too fast; only when it reached her did she see clearly that it was a flying knife!

The flying knife fell, piercing her body instantly.

She was a Great Perfection level True Immortal. Even if pierced by a sword, unless it contained terrifying Sword Qi ravaging inside her, she would only be severely injured.

This flying knife had no terrifying Sword Energy, but after entering her body, it stirred inside.

Her internal organs and meridians were instantly severed.

The flying knife carried a strange aura she had never encountered, rushing deep into her soul, severing most of it instantly.

"Ah!"

She had cultivated from a mortal to the Great Perfection level of the True Immortal Realm, suffering countless times.

But her soul had never been injured until now, losing most of it in one blow. Unable to bear the pain, she let out a cry of agony.

For a moment, she almost fainted from the excruciating pain, her body drenched in sweat as if pulled from water.

Meanwhile, her body uncontrollably fell downward.

Cao Zhen had already transformed back into human form from a roc, trailing tricolored divine wings as he caught her before she crashed to the ground.

He was genuinely afraid that Immortal Lord Zhu Sha in her current state would die upon impact.

Though the Immortal Slayer Flying Knife could decapitate instantly, this woman was possibly the Hall Master of Guang Yao Hall, a high-ranking member of Eternal Assembly, likely knowing many of its secrets.

Thus, he had the Immortal Slayer Flying Knife wound her instead of killing outright.

If he could avoid it, he didn’t wish to unleash the flying knife, but this woman was at the Great Perfection of the True Immortal Realm, and the Ancient Lamp terrified him too much, leaving him no choice.

The Immortal Slayer Flying Knife could originally be used three times before disappearing, but even now, it wasn’t the true Immortal Slayer Flying Knife.

He estimated he would need to reach the Golden Immortal Realm and have enough materials to forge a true Immortal Slayer Flying Knife.

Because the current knife was a counterfeit, its power enhanced, but its usage diminished.

The Immortal Slayer Flying Knife, forged with costly resources, could only be used twice; now, once was used, leaving only one.

It was indeed powerful; if he had wanted to kill, the woman would have been dead.

Though she wasn’t killed, she was gravely wounded, nearly indistinguishable from a corpse.

The full name of the Immortal Slayer Flying Knife is the God-Sealing Immortal-Slaying Flying Dagger, capable of severely damaging the soul!

Held by Cao Zhen, Immortal Lord Zhu Sha lacked strength. Her meridians severed, her soul gravely wounded; she couldn’t muster any strength to attack Cao Zhen. Her body trembled from the soul’s wounds, allowing him to land her on the ground.

Cao Zhen landed, reaching to grab her face, unwilling to believe it was her true appearance!