Chapter 475 - 482: Huo Jinchuan Abducts Someone

’I’m sure Senior Feng Jiuxiao would be very satisfied with Baili Shang.’

’Worst case, if Senior Feng Jiuxiao is unhappy with what I’ve done, I’ll personally explain and apologize to him after I ascend!’

At Song Wanning’s words, Baili Shang felt the weight in his hands, his heart starting to race.

He stared at Song Wanning in shock. ’Who just gives an inheritance away like that?’

He looked down and flipped through a few pages, the shock in his eyes growing deeper.

"Which senior does this inheritance belong to? It contains so many long-lost Arrays!!!!"

Baili Shang cradled the book like a precious treasure, afraid he might accidentally damage it.

"This is the inheritance of Senior Feng Jiuxiao. Senior Feng is now an Immortal Monarch. You can meet him when you ascend to the Immortal Realm."

"The situation is urgent, and I need your help. This tome is your payment."

"Even if you don’t succeed in the end, I won’t hold any grudges."

Song Wanning truly had no talent for Arrays. Plus, with time being so short, she had none to spare for studying the inheritance herself.

Now, her only hope was that Baili Shang could decipher a solution from it.

Baili Shang was thrilled. The treasure in his hands was incomparable.

"Don’t worry, I will do everything I can."

He looked down and flipped through the tome again, a bright glint appearing in his eyes.

"This contains so many lost Arrays. I might actually be able to do what you’re asking!"

"Excellent. I’ll be waiting!"

Song Wanning nodded in satisfaction. The two left the precipice, found a cave over ten kilometers away, and settled in for the time being.

They used an Array to seal themselves off from the outside world. One focused on studying Arrays, while the other refined Elixir Pills and studied talisman making.

Neither disturbed the other.

...

At the bottom of the cliff, Huo Jinchuan violently spat out a mouthful of black blood, his entire body instantly weakening.

A dark, bruised color appeared under his eyes. He looked utterly drained, yet the aura around him had stabilized.

That stagnant blood had been blocking his system for months. He had finally coughed it up.

He took out an Elixir Pill and swallowed it, the hatred in his eyes staggering.

For over a year, he had been constantly on the run from the Huo Family. The elders, like madmen, hunted him down, screaming at him to return his treasures.

’Absolutely despicable.’

’It was bad enough that they didn’t defend me, but they even colluded with Huo Yang and came after everything I owned.’

’It’s true I’ve collected some treasures over the years, but I earned every single one by risking my life. Why should I just hand them over?’

’Is it all because Huo Yang abandoned me, and the Huo Family has disowned me?’

’That was my home for hundreds of years!’

’Those elders used to call me "nephew" so affectionately...’

’Everything has changed.’

Huo Jinchuan closed his eyes, and a wisp of Demonic Qi flashed in their depths.

’The Huo Family is so heartless. A family like that... I’m better off without them!!’

’One day, the Huo Family will regret this.’

PTHOO—

Huo Jinchuan spat out another mouthful of blood, a vicious glint flashing in his eyes before vanishing.

’I’m almost out of Elixir Pills. I need to find some supplies, or I won’t even see my own death coming.’

He closed his eyes and began to rapidly recover from his injuries. A few days later, he finally opened his eyes.

Feeling the return of his strength, a murderous glint flashed in Huo Jinchuan’s eyes.

He stood up, walked out of the cave, and from a distance, he saw a mysterious Array.

’This is my only hope!!’

Huo Jinchuan curled his lips in a satisfied smile, then followed the passage up the cliff face.

...

Song Wanning let out a long sigh of relief. A moment later, several Elixir Pills materialized inside the Pill Furnace.

She collected them with satisfaction. Just as she was about to continue refining, she suddenly sensed a disturbance outside.

She extended her Divine Sense and saw a male and a female cultivator appear not far from the cave.

They appeared very close, suggesting a special relationship.

"My dear sister, just let me see it. I promise, just one peek."

The male cultivator looked quite young, his face still holding a touch of naivety. He was tugging on the woman’s sleeve, whining like a child.

The woman revealed a helpless expression, but it was tinged more with affection than annoyance.

"I swear, I don’t know what to do with you. With this Five Spirits Fruit, our Cultivation will advance quickly. Then we’ll finally make those core disciples see us in a new light!"

The female cultivator’s face was full of hope, her eyes brimming with determination.

She then took out a fruit, clutching it tightly as if it were a priceless treasure.

"Here, see for yourself. This is the Five Spirits Fruit... It’s overflowing with rich Spiritual Energy. We might even be able to jump two whole levels!"

"Little brother, you absolutely must not—"

Before the female cultivator could finish, she fell silent, her body going rigid.

In shock, she looked down to see a long blade protruding from her abdomen, having been thrust into her Dantian from behind.

The Spiritual Energy in her body instantly and violently dispersed. In the blink of an eye, her Cultivation was completely gone.

PTHOO—

The blade was yanked out viciously, sending a spray of blood everywhere.

The female cultivator collapsed, her eyes wide with disbelief as she stared at the perpetrator: her sworn little brother.

"You—"

As soon as she spoke, her mouth filled with blood.

"Hmph. Just because I call you ’sister,’ you really think you are one?"

The male cultivator sneered and snatched the Five Spirits Fruit away.

"If I take this Five Spirits Fruit by myself, I could advance several levels. Why on earth would I share it with you?"

"But... I was the one who found it..."

The female cultivator’s heart filled with bitter regret. If she hadn’t taken pity on him back when he was a beggar being bullied, she would never have risked her neck to save him.

’To think I had saved a viper.’

"Hmph, what’s yours is mine. Everything is mine!"

A sinister chill filled the male cultivator’s eyes. With a single slash, he lopped off the female cultivator’s head.

The female cultivator’s body twitched twice, then stopped moving completely.

Her eyes alone remained wide with bitter regret.

"What an idiot!"

The male cultivator spat on her corpse, then bent down to snatch her Storage Bag, his face alight with excitement.

But before he could even celebrate, an immense power suddenly crushed down upon him.

THUD—

The male cultivator fell to his knees. Before he even knew what was happening, he was snatched away.

Meanwhile, back in the cave, Song Wanning’s eye twitched.

’It was Huo Jinchuan!!’

She shot out of the cave in pursuit, following his trail all the way to the precipice, where she lost him.

"Just as I thought. He’s down there."

Song Wanning scoffed. ’He’s lucky he’s fast. Otherwise, I would’ve made sure he never made it back.’

’But why did he take that man with him?’

’Was it for the Five Spirits Fruit, or for the male cultivator’s fortune?’

A flicker of doubt crossed her eyes. Since she couldn’t perceive the fortune of others, it was hard to say for sure.

After observing for a while, Song Wanning returned the way she came.

’Looks like I’ll have to stick to the original plan.’