Chapter 1582 - 1477: Daoist Shan Xu

The enormous sound was like a drum, beating in everyone’s heart.

Thump thump thump!

All five people present felt their hearts suddenly pound, and their blood surged, making their faces extremely grim.

Amidst the heart palpitations, the five simultaneously turned their heads to gaze at a certain point on the horizon.

There, a black dot was rapidly enlarging, startlingly fast.

"That’s a person!"

Luo Yong exclaimed, thudding to the ground.

"A person who can fly... a Unity Realm expert..." Huang Cuicui was also pale-faced: "How could such a master appear at this time? Could it be a high-ranking member of the Inner Sect?"

Her words caused everyone to fall into confusion.

Only Qin Hao and Lei Xiuzhu exchanged a glance, both showing deep shock in their eyes.

"It’s not an Inner Sect Elder! Run! Split up and run!"

Lei Xiuzhu left these words behind and turned to leave, only to suddenly realize that Qin Hao’s silhouette was already retreating into the distance.

"That Chu Xi actually took off first!"

Lei Xiuzhu felt somewhat stifled but had no leisure to blame Qin Hao for lacking loyalty.

She stepped swiftly, moving at her fastest speed to leap over the city wall and ran towards the vast land.

The three inside were momentarily stunned but quickly snapped back to reality.

Chu Xi and Senior Sister Lei had run, and in different directions.

Could it be that they were escaping from the approaching figure?

Ma Ji was the fastest to understand; in crisis, he ran towards the city.

The city was full of houses, and he hoped to hide inside one to escape calamity.

Huang Cuicui and Luo Yong also came to their senses, and took separate actions.

However, due to their slower reactions, the figure on the horizon had already reached the top of the city wall.

It was an exceptionally short and elderly man, with short limbs, a head as large as a bucket, appearing quite peculiar.

But at this moment, Huang Cuicui and Luo Yong had no such feeling.

For just seeing the elder almost frightened them to death.

They certainly recognized who this elder was.

—Daoist Shan Xu! Supreme Elder of the Wuji Sect! A demonic being who committed countless atrocities! Once single-handedly slaughtered five cities, his hands stained with the blood of millions!

Such a demon, his portrait naturally circulated worldwide.

Huang Cuicui and Luo Yong had been fortunate to see his portrait once.

Since then, that hideous image was forever imprinted in their minds.

They never expected to encounter this fearsome demon here today.

As they ran, the two quickly realized the situation and showed a shocked expression: "Isn’t Refining Dragon Child part of the Wuji Sect? Could he have some connection with Daoist Shan Xu?"

At this time, Daoist Shan Xu in the sky coldly watched the distant figures of Huang Cuicui and Luo Yong.

"These two worms reacted a bit slow." His brow furrowed slightly, and he tapped his foot mid-air.

Whiz!

The next moment.

His silhouette flickered above Luo Yong and Huang Cuicui’s heads, a petite hand stretching out in the air, fingers slightly closed.

"Ah!" Running, Luo Yong screamed, his body deforming as if being squeezed.

"Hm, has some strength." Daoist Shan Xu showed a hint of amusement: "Even a fraction of my power couldn’t kill you? Seems you’re a somewhat tenacious worm."

Saying so, he applied more force.

When his fingers fully closed, Luo Yong couldn’t even release a scream, just a crack, and his whole body broke apart, lying dead on the ground!

"Ah!" Huang Cuicui heard the sound of bones breaking and turned to see Luo Yong’s distorted face.

She screamed and ran even faster.

"Hey, that little girl’s voice is really annoying."

Daoist Shan Xu frowned displeasedly, pointing a finger.

Bang!

While running, Huang Cuicui’s head burst, a swirl of blood danced in the air, and she collapsed to the ground as a headless corpse.

"Now it’s quiet."

Daoist Shan Xu muttered to himself, his expression did not resemble that of a demon who killed two people in an instant, but seemed like an old-fashioned elder suffering from dementia.

Glancing at the bodies on the ground, Daoist Shan Xu turned, his gaze fell on the headless bodies of Niu Er and Refining Dragon Child.

"Hmm, my good disciple was indeed killed by a Huashan Sect member."

Daoist Shan Xu’s expression gradually turned icy, his brows trembling slightly, "Lei Dingtian, years ago you conspired with Huashan Sect scoundrels to ambush me. I swore then to capture your soul and destroy your sect. Now, even your juniors dare to kill my disciple, looks like my revenge plan must be expedited!"

With that, he looked northward, where a cluster of houses blocked everything, but his gaze penetrated through the layers of buildings and fell on the running figure of Ma Ji.

"Huff huff huff!"

Ma Ji, originally running, suddenly felt a cold aura invade, seeming to pierce through his whole being.

He felt his body and mind turn cold, breathing becoming unnaturally difficult.

"Has that strong figure targeted me?" At this moment, Ma Ji felt as if he was already dead.

But shortly, that cold aura faded, leaving Ma Ji standing in place for dear life, gasping heavily.

What’s going on?

...

"It’s not him." Daoist Shan Xu glanced at Ma Ji and quickly shifted his gaze.

He didn’t find Refining Dragon Child’s aura on the disciple, proving this wasn’t the one who killed his own disciple.

Then he directed his gaze outside the city.

There, amid the wide official road, a graceful figure was quickly retreating, now only a small black dot, but clear in Daoist Shan Xu’s eyes.

"Hm, this girl resembles Lei Dingtian somewhat in her brows and eyes. Could she be Lei Dingtian’s daughter?"

This discovery brought a surprise to Daoist Shan Xu’s face, but he quickly regained calm, "No, she doesn’t have my good disciple’s aura, nor did she kill him!"

Following that, Refining Dragon Child focused his gaze southward.

There, Qin Hao was rapidly distancing himself at an astonishing speed, even bringing admiration to Daoist Shan Xu’s face.

"This ant’s speed is incredible, and seemingly he was the first to react to escape?"

Daoist Shan Xu muttered, anger slowly showing in his expression.

"It’s him! He’s the one who killed my good disciple!"

He clearly sensed Refining Dragon Child’s aura on Qin Hao.

He was sure, Qin Hao was the culprit in his disciple’s death.

If he hadn’t discovered Lei Xiuzhu, Daoist Shan Xu would have undoubtedly without hesitation gone after Qin Hao.

But now, he was caught in a dilemma.

Should he kill Qin Hao first or Lei Xiuzhu?

Confident in his full effort, none of these three could escape.

Yet, this was Huashan Sect’s territory, causing such chaos would quickly attract attention from Huashan Sect’s high-ranking members.

His time was limited. In this brief period, should he capture Lei Xiuzhu, or execute Qin Hao?

Very soon, his expression turned cold.

"I am dignified still as the sect leader, how could I stoop to detain a little girl! Besides, Lei Dingtian is inherently cold-hearted, even if I used his daughter as leverage, he might not yield. So let’s first avenge my disciple!"

Finishing his words, his figure vanished from mid-air with a "whiz."