Chapter 286

Chapter 286: He is not my Grandpa, he is your Grandpa!
The ink dark surface of the mirror churned, and a thin, bony arm reached out from within.

Right after that, half of a body squeezed out, and finally a complete figure appeared.

“It is the Head Elder!”

“Not only is his aura the same, even the flying sword in his hand has been copied.”

“If I had not seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed Yu Zhao’s illusion art could be this real!”

Everyone looked left, then right, and could not help sighing over and over.

As elders of the Seven Stars Sect, and Nascent Soul cultivators who had cultivated for many years, they could be considered well informed.

Illusion art was not the main kind of cultivation technique in the cultivation world, but it was not so unpopular that no one practiced it.

Yet they had never seen a cultivator who could use illusion art as skillfully as Yu Zhao, to the point where it was almost impossible to tell truth from falsehood.

If they did not already know who the real Head Elder was, then when they saw two identical Head Elders standing in front of them, they would also be scratching their heads with no idea what to do.

The Head Elder himself was the most shocked of all.

It was one thing for Yu Zhao’s Duplication Technique to copy his attack, but she could even duplicate his Clone Technique, and the scary part was that the clone was already real enough to pass for him.

Suddenly, a possibility flashed through his mind.

If Yu Zhao waited until no one was around, killed him and destroyed his body, then made an illusion of him, could she not fool everyone and sneak into the Seven Stars Sect in his place?

A wave of cold rushed through the Head Elder’s heart.

[Could it be that Yu Zhao is planning exactly this?]

Although everyone had different thoughts, all of that happened in just a blink.

A blinding beam of sword light, carrying endless killing intent, tore through the air and shot straight toward Yu Zhao’s face.

Yu Zhao did not move at all. The illusion she had made leaped up from the ground, swung the flying sword in its hand, and charged straight at the sword light.

Everyone was stunned by this suicidal attack. Then they saw the illusion use the exact same move as the Head Elder to create a huge sword light of its own.

As the sword light formed, the illusion’s body turned transparent and faint, its figure flickering in and out.

But by then, no one was paying attention to it anymore.

All their eyes were fixed on the two sword lights in the sky that were about to collide.

Boom!

Dazzling white light exploded all at once. For a moment, everyone felt as if they had been cut off from the outside world. Their eyes could not see, their ears could not hear, and only a constant buzzing echoed inside their heads.

The shockwave from the explosion swept out wildly.

The calm pool below rose up in huge crashing waves.

As soon as the illusion appeared, Yu Zhao had already taken out her defensive magical artifact, the Heart-Guard Mirror. She also crushed several protective talisman charms in a row, so the impact on her was kept to the lowest level.

The illusion she created, however, was wiped out completely, disappearing into nothing.

Compared to her, the Head Elder was in much worse shape.

He had also used a defensive magical artifact, but his was clearly not as good as the Heart-Guard Mirror personally refined by the Sect Master of Wen Ding Pavilion. On top of that, he had not thought to use talisman charms at all.

So after the raging energy pierced through his defensive magical artifact, it rushed into his body like a collapsing mountain.

His meridians snapped in an instant, and his bones made a series of cracking sounds.

He let out a groan of pain, a mouthful of blood sprayed out, and his whole body was thrown far away before crashing heavily to the ground.

“Head Elder!”

Tian Shu and the others’ eyes almost split open. They shouted as they rushed forward. When they saw the Head Elder lying on the ground like a pile of mud, all of their eyes turned red.

One hot tempered elder even jumped up, pointed at Yu Zhao, and roared: “The Head Elder has no grudge with you. For you to strike so viciously is not the act of a righteous gentleman!”

Yu Zhao’s face was cold as she said: “I only copied the attack he used on me.”

Her illusion had a bit of its own awareness. It showed in how it would copy the other side’s moves exactly. Whatever the other person did, it would duplicate the same action.

If the Head Elder had not tried to kill her first, how would he have suffered a backlash and ended up in this state?

He had only himself to blame.

That elder was left speechless.

The Head Elder’s cultivation level was one minor cultivation realm higher than Yu Zhao’s. They had thought that even in the worst case, he would at least be able to fight her to a draw. Who would have thought he would lose so miserably.

After Tian Shu fed the Head Elder a pill, he placed his fingers on the Head Elder’s wrist and swept his divine sense through the man’s body. His heart instantly sank to rock bottom.

The good news was that the Head Elder’s life was not in danger.

The bad news was that the meridians and dantian of the Head Elder were badly damaged. Even if they used all kinds of rare treasures to repair them, he would never be able to improve again.

To be honest, at the Head Elder’s age, without a heaven sent chance, he would not have been able to break through anymore.

But “will not” and “cannot” are still different.

In short, this time the Head Elder had lost both face and future.

Just then, the sound of light footsteps came from not far away.

Everyone looked over.

The person who came was none other than the Head Elder’s granddaughter, Xing Yu.

When the Head Elder saw her, the breath in his nose sped up, and blood foam sprayed out from his mouth with every ho ho ho sound.

Xing Yu glanced at him, then stepped past him without hesitation. She stopped in front of Yu Zhao and asked anxiously: “Senior Yu Zhao, are you alright? It is all my fault for dragging trouble to you. I am sorry.”

The Head Elder’s eyes suddenly bulged and almost popped out. His body trembled and jerked, and then, overcome with rage, he tilted his head and fainted into Sect Master Tian Shu’s arms.

“The Head Elder has fainted!”

“Hurry! Get people to send the Head Elder back!”

“The Head Elder is vomiting blood again!”

Tian Shu and the others were thrown into a panic.

Xing Yu acted as if she did not hear any of the noise over there. Her bright eyes only moved over Yu Zhao again and again, full of worry.

“I am fine,” Yu Zhao said with a slight smile as she looked at her. “You also do not need to apologize. You did nothing wrong.”

Xing Yu had been able to make up her mind in just one day to cut ties with the Head Elder. This showed she not only had toughness, but also had a clear head.

Before, she had only hesitated because she was caught in the middle of things.

Yu Zhao decided that Xing Yu no longer needed to worry over the matter of the spirit vein. Right now, she had found the best person for the job.

However, this was not a good place to talk.

Yu Zhao spoke briefly with Sect Master Tian Shu, then planned to take Xing Yu away with her.

Elder Luo stepped in front of Xing Yu and blocked her path, his face full of pain and blame. He said: “Xing Yu, your Grandpa was hurt by Yu Zhao. You do not even ask about your Grandpa’s injuries, and at the very least you should not be staying with the one who hurt him. Your Grandpa treats you so well. Do you have no conscience? Are you not ashamed in front of him?”

On the surface, Elder Luo was scolding Xing Yu, but he was also scolding Yu Zhao along with her.

He did not dare to face Yu Zhao head on, and Yu Zhao did not care to argue with him either.

But after being guided by Yu Zhao, Xing Yu no longer wished to wrong herself.

“Elder Luo,” Xing Yu said calmly, “when you say the Head Elder treats me well, do you mean when he gave away something that should have been mine, or when he made me withdraw from every competition and, even if I did take part, would not let me win?”

“…No matter what, he is still your Grandpa! You should stay and take care of him!”

Elder Luo had been caught by her words and could only squeeze out that one line after a long pause.

“He is not my Grandpa, he is your Grandpa!” Xing Yu said clearly. “He is everyone’s Grandpa in this sect except for me. The ones who should stay and take care of him are people like you who took his favor. It is not my turn yet!”

Her small face was serious, and every word was loud and firm.

Elder Luo was furious, but had no way to refute her. He could only watch helplessly as she left together with Yu Zhao.