Chapter 25: Two Pieces of Trash

Chapter 25: Chapter 25: Two Pieces of Trash

On one side of Dao Yi Mountain, the flames of war were already raging. The Extraordinary Nine Monsters were arrogant and rampant, utterly disrespecting the sect that was once the greatest in the world.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

The wind sighed through the pines, and the forest undulated like a sea of trees.

Chen Sha, who had been hurrying toward the burial grounds on the back mountain, was stopped by a woman blocking his path.

He watched as Yao Qingru approached with two old servants.

Chen Sha stood his ground.

"So, you’re from the Celestial Demon Sect. I guess your name isn’t really Yao Qingru, then."

A look of cold indifference and impatience appeared on his face.

"I have no interest in knowing your real name. Get out of my way. For your Sect Leader’s sake, I’ll spare you this time."

Yao Qingru, on the other hand, was taken aback by Chen Sha’s tone.

Her eyes widened, then she covered her mouth and giggled.

"Brother Sha, you really are your father’s son. You’ve perfectly inherited his ’number one under heaven’ personality—that tendency to look down on everyone."

She then lowered her delicate hand, her expression turning cool.

"However, you must return to the Celestial Demon Sect with me. This isn’t up for debate. It’s a direct order from Mother."

With that said.

She waved her hand, and the two old servants behind her shot forward, closing in on Chen Sha from both sides.

Yao Qingru followed slowly behind them, her voice cool.

"You are the Holy Son of the Celestial Demon Sect. At the time of your birth, you were baptized in the Holy Blood, destined to one day rule the Saint Sect. It was only because Chen Canxuan heard that after so many years he finally had a son that he brazenly came to our doors, snatched you from Mother’s arms, and brought you here to Dao Yi Mountain."

"Now that Chen Canxuan is dead, it’s time for you to return to Mother’s side."

Listening to Yao Qingru’s words, Chen Sha finally understood her objective.

’So she’s acting on the orders of my mother, the Celestial Demon Sect Master.’

Of course, Chen Sha knew his own history.

His father was the greatest master in the world. He had countless female companions and lovers, but none had ever borne him a son.

Instead, he ended up with many older and younger sisters scattered throughout the land.

He was the only boy, born to his mother, the Celestial Demon Sect Master, and his old man.

Upon hearing the news, his old man didn’t hesitate to personally march into the Demon Sect and snatch him back to Dao Yi Mountain. And so, Chen Sha, a child born of the Demon Sect, became a Daoist of the world’s foremost sect of the Righteous Path.

If his mother truly wanted to see him, Chen Sha naturally wouldn’t refuse.

But...

’For the Celestial Demon Sect to come for me like this, acting as if they could just drag me back by force...’

’It’s true that my old man, Chen Canxuan, did the same thing, snatching me from the Demon Sect and bringing me to the Daoist Sect.’

’But I was just a baby then.’

’Now, I’m a grown man.’

’You can’t just drag me away whenever you please.’

’Besides...’

"With just you two small fry,"

Chen Sha glanced at the two old servants charging at him from either side and spoke, his voice ringing out:

"...you think you can capture me?"

The two old servants charging at Chen Sha were Honored Guest Elders of the Celestial Demon Sect. Their power had long since reached the Grandmaster Level, and they both cultivated the Celestial Demon Sect’s "Purple Luo Qi Force."

As they struck, a purple haze swirled across their faces and skin, as if they were bathed in a strange violet light. A purple aura billowed from their bodies.

This was the sign of a Demon Sect Grandmaster who had cultivated the Purple Luo Qi Force to the Great Achievement Realm.

WHOOSH!

Attacking from the left and right, they both aimed palm strikes at Chen Sha’s shoulders, just in front of his scapulae.

It was common knowledge that if a martial artist’s scapulae were pierced, they would be unable to use any of their power.

These two old Grandmasters from the Demon Sect struck with veteran precision, aiming to subdue Chen Sha in a single instant and capture him for the Celestial Demon Sect.

But in the eyes of Chen Sha, who now possessed the combat prowess of a Grandmaster...

...especially to someone like him, who had fought seven or eight thousand battles against Grandmaster Level opponents, the movements of these two old Demon Sect Grandmasters, though vicious and swift, seemed childishly simple.

Just as their hands were about to touch Chen Sha’s shoulders...

SWOOSH~

...they grabbed at empty air. Their palms tore through the space where he’d been, not even brushing the fabric of his robes.

"How is that possible?"

Horror flashed in the eyes of the two old Demon Sect Grandmasters.

"What kind of Body Technique is that?"

In that same instant, Yao Qingru, who had been so confident just a moment ago, froze. An expression of utter shock washed over her face.

"His... that Body Technique..."

However, Chen Sha wasn’t using a Body Technique at all. It was pure combat instinct, honed by fighting seven or eight thousand battles against Grandmasters like Hong Qigong and Zhou Botong.

After their first strike missed, the two old Demon Sect Grandmasters lost sight of Chen Sha completely.

But they were not lacking in combat experience. They knew Chen Sha must have moved behind one of them.

BOOM!

Instantly, they both changed tactics, spinning around and unleashing the Celestial Demon Sect’s "Great God Slaying Palm" with immense power.

One of them struck nothing but air; Chen Sha wasn’t behind him.

’He must be behind my senior brother!’ he thought in alarm.

Just then, he heard a piercing scream from his senior brother.

"AGH!"

He whipped his head around, just in time to catch a glimpse of his senior brother being struck on the back of the neck by Chen Sha and sent flying.

THUD!

The next moment, his senior brother—a Grandmaster Level Elder of the Celestial Demon Sect—slammed into a large tree and slid to the ground, unable to get back up.

It seemed that single palm strike had broken his spine.

"What?"

The remaining Demon Sect Elder was shaken to his core.

’How old is he? He crippled my senior brother with a single blow... According to our intelligence from three months ago, he barely suppressed Li Jianzhou, who is also at the Grandmaster Level. The gap between them wasn’t supposed to be that large. How could he have gotten so strong in such a short time?’

But as these horrified thoughts flashed through the Elder’s mind...

...he saw Chen Sha, who had just sent his senior brother flying, turn his head and cast a sidelong glance at him.

That single glance!

...sent a terrifying pressure crashing down on the Elder!!

The next instant.

Chen Sha moved.

DANGER!!

Instantly, a single word, written in blood-red, blared in the Elder’s mind.

"Elder Pang, fall back! We’ve completely miscalculated!"

The moment the two Elders’ first strike missed, Yao Qingru’s heart had begun to pound. Realizing she might have made a fatal mistake, she had been about to move in and help them subdue Chen Sha.

But she never expected that in a mere instant, Elder Liang—one of the two, Liang and Pang—would be taken out of the fight with a single palm strike.

Seeing that the second Demon Sect Elder was about to suffer the same fate as the first...

BANG!

Chen Sha’s palm strike—swift as lightning, fierce as a landslide—

...was intercepted by Yao Qingru, who stepped forward and raised her arm to block it!

At the same time,

...she thrust two fingers like a sword toward Chen Sha’s throat!

WHOOSH!

A faint Sword Qi materialized in the air.

She took over for the two Elders, now using her full strength to suppress Chen Sha herself.

With this single move, Yao Qingru revealed just how extraordinary the Witch truly was.

BAM!

As his energy collided with hers, Chen Sha felt his True Qi suddenly become incredibly heavy and sluggish, as if his entire body had been clapped in irons.

Meanwhile, under the influence of this strange energy, her Sword Point thrust toward his throat with blinding speed, becoming a blur that faintly emanated Sword Qi.

Goosebumps erupted on Chen Sha’s throat even before the attack arrived.

A thought flashed through his mind.

’This Witch is a cut above Li Jianzhou. She’s at the Grandmaster Peak Level; ordinary Grandmaster Level cultivators are no match for her. She must be one of the public faces of the Celestial Demon Sect.’

’But unfortunately for her...’

’...she’s only at Grandmaster Peak.’

’And I already possess the terrifying combat power to rival a Grandmaster!’