Da Xuan Martial Saint-Chapter 596 - 355 Coming from Central Prefecture_3

Chapter 596 -355 Coming from Central Prefecture_3

“”Take action.”

While Yu Shouxuan engaged the horned snake, a shrill voice spread out.

Seeing this, the four people not far away, among them three immediately sprang into action, each drawing their Spirit Weapons, encircling the horned snake, and unleashing a barrage of moves upon it, a ferocious beating ensued.

Only Liu Wanzheng stood his ground without making a move, merely watching with indifference as Yu Shouxuan and the others attacked the horned snake.

Hiss, hiss!!

The horned snake, under the siege of four Grandmasters, continuously let out angry shrieks, and its surging demonic power burst forth, but to no avail.

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Even though among the four attacking Grandmasters, only Yu Shouxuan was of the top Grandmaster caliber, with the others a rank below, Yu Shouxuan could withstand its frontal momentum while the Power of Taiyin inherently possessed restraining abilities—the other three aiding from the side together, made it such that no matter how much the horned snake lashed out, it couldn’t stir up any trouble, and in a moment, it bore several new wounds.

However.

This horned snake was after all at the peak of the Eighth Rank, just one transformation away from the Ninth Rank, and its strength was considerable. After a brief skirmish with Yu Shouxuan and the others, it realized it was no match, and continuing the fight was futile. It was no longer possible to retrieve the precious object it had guarded for many years. Its large serpent eyes looked at the people with a hateful expression.

Then, with a long hiss, it suddenly lashed out fiercely with its tail, forcing one of the four back, then twisted its body, and broke through the gap, escaping into the distance, no longer opting to fight.

“Beast, don’t you flee!”

Yu Shouxuan let out a piercing shriek, raised the sword in his hand, and hurled it with one strike at the fleeing horned snake, attempting to block it with the Flying Sword.

But the horned snake didn’t even look back, flicking its tail in the air, and with a collision with the Spirit Sword followed by a snap, a few drops of Demon Blood were scattered, and then its entire serpent body had already fled a hundred paces away, quickly disappearing from sight.

“…”

Upon seeing this, Yu Shouxuan showed a hint of regret.

He had been at the front, preventing the horned snake from nearing the Azure Dragon Water-Drawing Place it had guarded, but he couldn’t block its escape. After all, this was a Great Demon King at the limit of the Eighth Rank, and if it didn’t choose to fight to the death, it was indeed difficult to capture.

Mainly because Liu Wanzheng hadn’t made a move, otherwise, with Liu Wanzheng’s strength, it would have been possible to block the horned snake’s escape route and to capture it. An Eighth Rank horned snake’s body was of considerable value.

However, since Liu Wanzheng didn’t make a move, he couldn’t say anything.

Everyone was well aware of Liu Wanzheng’s situation—although he still could take action, as a Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster, he still maintained peak combat power, but nearing the end of his lifespan, it was fine for him not to act. Once he did, he might no longer be able to maintain his vitality, and his life might only last a few days; his reluctance to act was quite normal.

As Liu Wanzheng and Yu Shouxuan watched the horned snake being driven away, Liu Wanzheng nodded slightly towards Yu Shouxuan, and then the two of them headed towards the Azure Dragon Water-Drawing Place together. Accompanied by Yu Shouxuan lightly raising his hand, one could see from the blossom of the Earthly Abyss Lotus floating in the air, several drops of liquid, delicate as crystal, quietly lifted up, hovering mid-air. With the last drop rising, the lotus flower that resembled green jade also quickly dimmed, losing its luster.

Crack! Crack!

The green jade lotus platform began to show signs of shattering, and then, one by one, the petals fell apart and collapsed, signifying that this ‘Earthly Abyss Lotus’ site had reached its end, with only the Azure Dragon Water-Drawing Place above yet to collapse.

At this moment.

The ‘Heaven and Earth Dew’ floating in the air amounted to no less than seven drops.”

“Seven drops.”

Yu Shouxuan’s face couldn’t help but reveal a look of joy.

This was two drops more than he had anticipated; he had expected that obtaining five drops would make this perilous journey worthwhile, but with seven drops, after setting aside the one that Liu Wanzheng would take, there would still be six drops left. After handing them all over to His Highness King Liang, he might also receive one for himself.

The Heaven and Earth treasures that could restore vitality and extend one’s lifespan were things one could only encounter by chance but not seek, each one incredibly rare and coveted. Even many existences at the Blood Exchange Realm would vie for them, let alone someone like him.

“It seems that His Highness King Liang will be quite satisfied this time,” Liu Wanzhang remarked, slightly nodding as he looked at the seven drops of ‘Heaven and Earth Dew’ floating in the air.

While Yu Shouxuan was cautiously taking out an extremely exquisite millennium-old Jade Vase to try and collect the dew drop by drop, Chen Mu, hidden in the dim shadows a few hundred paces away, was squinting his eyes, closely watching this scene.

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His gaze swept over the Heaven and Earth Dew, past Yu Xuanji and the other four, and finally rested on Liu Wanzheng.

“…Liu Wanzheng?”

He had never met Liu Wanzheng before, but as one of the elders of the older generation within the Seven Profound Sect, Chen Mu was quite familiar with his portrait and many details about him. Of course, the most important was the aura of ‘decay’ radiating from Liu Wanzheng.

This was the first time Chen Mu had encountered a grandmaster who had truly reached the limit of his lifespan; while in the past he had also met individuals like Yu Jiujiang, Yu Jiujiang was not a grandmaster. After entering the Marrow Cleansing Realm and approaching the end of his lifespan, one’s realm and strength would not fall until the moment of death.

However.

Despite that.

Chen Mu was still uncertain about the man’s identity since he had never seen this grandmaster before, and even Yu Shouxuan and the others were quite unfamiliar to him, especially Yu Shouxuan. With the strength of a top grandmaster, he would certainly be well-known in the Cold North Path.

Moreover, that Power of Taiyin and the yin and soft Inner Breath were almost immediately identifiable; they undoubtedly indicated a man deprived of yang.

Such a person,

could only come from the Da Xuan royal court!

If that old grandmaster with the aura of decay was indeed the Seven Profound Sect’s elder, a member of one of the six great families of the Yu State Government Office from the Liu Family, it was even more curious that he did not join Liu Tong and others into the Earthly Abyss but instead mingled quietly with Yu Shouxuan and the characters from the Central Prefecture court…

In an instant, Chen Mu thought of many things, but he quickly calmed himself. While he couldn’t be certain, it wasn’t crucial. Since he had stumbled upon them, he decided he would find out exactly what was going on.

With that thought passing by.

Chen Mu no longer concealed his Inner Breath but quietly allowed a trace of his Momentum to dissipate.

“Who’s there?!”

Even though they were hundreds of paces apart, the dissipating Momentum was instantly detected by Yu Shouxuan and the many grandmasters nearby. One of them immediately looked in Chen Mu’s direction and asked coldly.