Chapter 557 - 464: Lu Qian’s Death (Part 2)

Chapter 557: Chapter 464: Lu Qian’s Death (Part 2)

The great revenge has been avenged, death holds no regrets!

Yet, just as she was drowning in the Weak Water Falls, barely resisting the Weak Water Flood Dragon, Guh Niqiang’s mind went blank; the cyan sun dimmed, and the Weak Water Flood Dragon bit through the Cyan Flame, eroding her flesh and bones instantly.

This round of Green Sun was engulfed by the Weak Water.

In an instant, Guh Niqiang’s entire body was exposed to the bone, unimaginably painful.

Yet still not one-tenth as painful as her heartache!

Lu Qian... is dead?!

Her heart suddenly constricted, and after boundless pain came an endless hatred.

Kill you! Kill you! Kill you!

...

The Weak Water Falls continued to roar, and the Weak Water Flood Dragon still tightly held her, immovable.

Kill you! I will kill you!

No one will stop me!!!

Her pupils suddenly turned into pure gold, and magnificent green flames surged out from between her bones!

In that moment, a glorious green sun rose, and a Three-Legged Divine Bird spread its wings within.

The Weak Water Flood Dragon let out a mournful cry, as green flames erupted in its mouth, shattering its head and destroying its body. The dazzling Green Sun surged upwards, evaporating the Weak Water Falls.

Covered by endless yellow-brown tribulation clouds, they were burned into a bewitching green.

Five layers of tribulation clouds, completely destroyed, the Golden Core Celestial Tribulation completed thereby!

Within the dantian, the petals of the Spirit Flower fell, and the Spirit Fruit radiated brightly. The Golden Crow Dao Pattern circled around, merging into the Spirit Fruit, along with a small tail-like Spiritual Root, all forming a perfectly rounded whole, instantly transforming into brilliant gold.

The melon ripens and falls, the Golden Core is formed!

This world suddenly shook, and the Third-Level Spiritual Vein in Lingsha City also vibrated violently, a surging tide of spiritual energy gushing forth like a wellspring, drawn into the sky.

In an instant, all spiritual energy within a hundred miles was drained, and even the Ten Extremes Ten Directions Grand Array lost its power supply, instantly dissipating.

A massive spiritual energy vortex covered the entire Lingsha City, rolling like thunder, injecting into that green sun.

Now the long night recedes, the morning sun rises. In the east, a red sun ignites with rolling rays, while a green sun burns with a sky full of green light above Lingsha City.

It seems as if twin suns stand in the sky!

The Green Sun trembles, transforming into a pure cyan Three-Legged Golden Crow. Blazingly intense, with a terrifying Golden Core Spiritual Pressure sweeping across, the Three-Legged Crow, filled with boundless hatred, begins its dive!

Master Fengfeng, bloodied and unable to move, lies within the ruins, looking at the approaching Golden Crow with blurred vision, satisfied and sighing.

What does it matter if you attain the Golden Core, Lu Qian was killed by me, Lu Qian was killed by me!

Hehehehe...hahahahaha—

Eh?!

In that moment, the Golden Crow abruptly halted in the sky, Ye Xiao and Master Cangfeng both relaxed, Yunshan Sect disciples fell into ecstasy, and Shuangye Alliance cultivators were greatly excited.

Master Fengfeng’s smile froze, and he spat a mouthful of fresh blood!

He saw up in the sky, Lu Qian’s body turning to ash and scattering, and amid that dust, another Lu Qian stood erect, revealing his form!

A three-foot halo shone above his head, and a charmingly clumsy little jade puppet shattered into powder with a bang.

"Life Substitution Puppet!" Master Fengfeng spat out blood in gushes, his heart almost breaking in pain, collapsing to the ground.

Why?! Why does Lu Qian possess a Life Substitution Puppet?!

How kind the heavens are to this child, how harsh to me!

This is a once-in-a-lifetime use item, ineffective after forming the Golden Core, which Lu Qian acquired from Master Moyun, possibly an exotic treasure passed down from the Ancestor Vein Jichuan Profound Monarch.

Its creation involves techniques and extremely esoteric curse arts, with rare materials and exorbitant costs, traditionally seen only in a major sect’s heritage.

Who would have thought Lu Qian had one within him, even Guh Niqiang in her urgency had forgotten about it.

Lu Qian’s eyes were somewhat bewildered, of course, he knew he had a Life Substitution Puppet in him, which gave him the confidence to confront Master Fengfeng. But in that instant, he truly tasted the immense terror of death.

The cold, hopeless, and powerless feeling still influences his soul.

In this moment, he gained a deeper understanding of life and death. Even many confusions and unexplored areas he’d accumulated while pondering the Five Elements Dao through the Great Dao Dream Butterfly Celestial Book suddenly became clear.

Life is chaos transforming into the five elements, death is the return of the five elements to chaos...

While deeply contemplating, suddenly cheers resounded like mountains and seas from the ground. Lu Qian looked up, and a flame shot straight at him, crashing heavily into his arms.

An irresistible immense force pushed him, pressing him to fall downwards!

Lu Qian tried to struggle, but now his spiritual power and divine sense were completely depleted, it was like an ant trying to shake a tree.

Just when he thought he would be crushed to death on the ground, a terrifying cyan flame turned into a sphere, enveloping him within, and wherever it passed, buildings turned to fly ash, then heavily shook and landed on the ground.

Greatly frightened, Lu Qian hadn’t even caught his breath when he met a pair of golden eyes.

The terrifying spiritual pressure was unmistakable, the oppressive force of the Golden Core descended upon him, yet Lu Qian was overjoyed and shouted, "Guh Nishang—"

"You deceived me!" The stunning fairy clad in cyan light said coldly. Upon closer inspection, her current attire was all woven from cyan flames, and within the glow of the flames, her creamy and smooth skin occasionally peeked through.

Lu Qian was pressed to the ground, and the headless and tailess accusation left him momentarily stunned.

"Where did I deceive you?"

"Lu Qian! I thought you were dead!" Guh Nishang bit her lip tightly, staring intently at Lu Qian, as if trying to capture all of him in her eyes.

She was now extremely relieved, extremely ecstatic, and yet extremely angry.

This was completely different from the extreme grief, extreme despair, extreme hatred from just before.

For the first time, she experienced such a complex emotional turmoil in her life, completely engulfing her rationality.

She did not know what this all truly signified, she only knew that now her heart was simultaneously filled with pain and sweetness, a feeling that was frightening, yet...incredibly impulsive.

Lu Qian said with a bitter smile: "Clearly, you forgot it yourself—"

Slap!

A slap landed on his face, burning with pain.

Before he could recover from this bewilderment, Guh Nishang’s exquisite face kept enlarging in his view, a soft and moist sensation brushed over his lips, a cold fragrance filled his nostrils.

Lu Qian’s eyes widened.

But before he could properly savor the tempting lips like freshly picked cherries, he suddenly felt a sharp pain on his lips!

"Hiss—It hurts!"

Guh Nishang lifted her head with satisfaction, her full and upturned red lips stained with dripping blood, her golden-red pupils locking onto Lu Qian.

Lu Qian sighed: "Guh Nishang, that’s not how you kiss..."

Seeing the dangerous look in the beauty’s eyes, Lu Qian had no choice but to raise his hands in surrender: "Alright, whatever makes you happy."

Guh Nishang stared coldly at him, and Lu Qian felt a chill rise, like being stared at by a man-eating beast.

How did a beauty offering a kiss turn into this?

"Next time, I’ll really kill you."

Lu Qian forced a laugh, completely unable to grasp her thought process, just as he was about to say something, Guh Nishang suddenly pulled him hard again, her figure flashing as they flew upwards into the sky.

The cyan flame sphere disappeared, and they had already landed in the ruins below. In front of them was Master Fengfeng, looking ashen and on his last breath.

Ye Xiao and Master Cangfeng also descended from the sky.

Ye Xiao, with his wavy curls swaying, congratulated with a bright smile: "Congratulations Fellow Daoist Guh on attaining the Golden Core, truly worthy of celebration. Although I’m a bit older, I have a bit of insight on the path of Golden Core, we must exchange knowledge more often in the future."

Master Cangfeng smiled slightly, cupping his hands in salute: "Congratulations Fellow Daoist Guh on achieving the Golden Core, from now on, the landscape of the northwestern five counties of Cangzhou will surely be rewritten, the Yunshan Sect has also ascended to the ranks of a Golden Core Major Sect, truly worthy of celebration."

Yang Jiye, Wu Yan, Xiao Tianci, Liuu Muchi... a group of Foundation Establishment disciples and followers swiftly gathered, surrounding the area tightly.

They all looked at Guh Nishang with boundless admiration and reverence, their hearts overflowing with joy and excitement.

Our Yunshan Sect, has a Golden Core!

Guh Nishang simply nodded in return, then directed her gaze towards Master Fengfeng, and Ye Xiao and Master Cangfeng also followed suit.

But in Master Fengfeng’s eyes, there was only Lu Qian. And Lu Qian too watched this Golden Core Master whose vitality was extremely faint, with a complex expression.

The two stared at each other for a long time, resentment and venom in Master Fengfeng’s eyes nearly materializing.

There was no surrender, no pleading, not even a hint of relief, instead bearing endless unwillingness and hatred, he said: "Lu Qian, don’t be smug. I’ll watch from the Nine Netherworld, seeing your Yunshan Sect’s total annihilation, and you won’t die a good death. I’ll be waiting for you!"

As soon as his voice fell, his Golden Core trembled once more, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, as he severed his own heart vein.

The former master of Chongming County, the Chongming Dominator, master of the Xuanguang Sect, a respected and feared figure in that realm, Master Fengfeng, fell dead.