Chapter 450

Chapter 450: See You in the Next Life
“Flatten this mountain!”

Ancestor shouted as he slapped his hand against his waist, and a huge Purple-skin Gourd flew out.

He flicked his finger. The gourd’s cork popped off, and pitch-black muddy water poured out like a waterfall, crashing down toward Bone Mountain below.

The remaining cultivators also took out their own treasures.

All kinds of spiritual light flashed across the sky, and thunderous booms rang out again and again.

Bone Mountain was already covered in cracks. Under everyone’s attacks, it began to shake wildly again, and in just a few breaths it looked ready to fall apart.

Ancestor and the others were greatly encouraged.

Their attacks grew even more fierce.

Finally, with a heaven-shaking boom, Bone Mountain split into pieces. Huge rocks collapsed and tumbled down like rain.

At the same time, countless streams of bright red liquid spurted out from inside Bone Mountain, flooding the broken rocks in an instant.

Bone Mountain vanished, replaced by a vast red sea.

“Did we succeed?” A cultivator stared blankly at the scene below, disbelief in his voice.

“It won’t be that easy. Stay on guard!” Ancestor did not believe it would be solved so easily. He gave a cold warning, and the worry in his eyes grew deeper.

A little while later, that familiar dull boom sounded again.

“Ah!” Everyone’s hearts thumped heavily, and a sick, swollen feeling filled their bodies.

Ancestor was just about to ask Yu Zhao if she could still hold on when his pupils suddenly shrank. He jerked his head down to look.

The corpses that had been covered by the red liquid were now slowly, unsteadily standing up.

The liquid dripped off them in streams, but some still clung to their faces and bodies, making them look even more eerie and ghastly.

Under everyone’s terrified gaze, they slowly raised their heads, revealing pale faces and pairs of blood-red eyes.

“T-they came back from the dead?” When Huo Shao Yan forced the words out, he almost did not recognize his own voice.

The scene in front of him was too horrifying, almost beyond what he could bear.

Right then, the ground shook again.

A huge crack suddenly opened in the ground, and an ancient, mysterious aura spread out from within.

That aura swept across the entire continent with unstoppable force.

Everyone felt their minds sway, as if their deepest buried desires were being hooked out. Their eyes burned as they stared at the crack below.

Before long, a strange flower quietly bloomed inside the crack.

Its petals seemed carved from white bones. They were thin as cicada wings and sharp as blades, as if a light swing could cut open the very air.

Its center was a half transparent pearl that gave off a faint ghostly light. Threads of black gas seeped out of it and slid between the petals like living snakes.

The moment the Bone Flower bloomed, all the cultivators and all the corpses on the ground boiled with excitement.

“Mine! It is mine!”

“Get lost!”

“I will kill you! I will kill all of you!”

Everyone rushed toward the Bone Flower, crowding over each other, their eyes full of madness and obsession.

In order to claim the Bone Flower for themselves, they did not hesitate to attack the people beside them, even though they had fought and risked their lives together just a short while ago.

Curses and screams filled the sky.

The change had happened in just a few breaths. By the time Yu Zhao reacted, the people around her were already fighting each other.

Even Ancestor’s eyes were red as he slapped aside anyone in his way and charged straight toward the Bone Flower.

Yu Zhao felt a chill crawl over her scalp. Everyone had fallen into madness.

Only she was not affected.

No, it was not that she was completely untouched. Yu Zhao could feel a strange power trying to disturb her mind.

But under the combined weakening from her Ruthless Dao, Path of Reincarnation, formation Dao, and Illusion Dao, the effect that power had on her was tiny.

Because of that, she could hold on to her true heart.

But with only herself still clear-headed, she could not change what was happening.

Yu Zhao’s mind raced, and she quickly thought of an idea.

She took out the Mirror of Fleeting Lives and tossed it into the air. Her hands moved quickly, forming seal after seal, each one carrying her Dao Intent as it landed on the mirror’s surface.

In an instant, a cold, clear light spilled down.

Every cultivator covered by that faint light froze for a moment, their faces showing confusion and struggle.

After Yu Zhao finished a whole set of seals, she felt that more than half of her soul force was gone. She was already close to her limit.

She stopped at once, gathered the rest of her soul force into one huge seal, and slapped it forward.

The seal howled through the air, shooting straight toward Ancestor.

Even though Ancestor was crazed with killing intent, some part of him still sensed it. He turned around and raised his hand, ready to smash the seal apart.

But just as his arm was about to swing out, his gaze met Yu Zhao’s in the crowd.

Seeing the anxious, pleading look on her face, his movement stalled.

The next moment, the seal slammed solidly into his chest.

His broad body shook, and his cloudy eyes cleared once more.

“Ancestor, destroy it!” Yu Zhao pointed at the Bone Flower and shouted at Ancestor.

Ancestor came to himself at once. He gave Yu Zhao a heavy nod, then turned and charged toward the Bone Flower again.

The closer one was to the front, the higher their cultivation level.

With Yu Zhao’s current strength, she could not even take a single slap from those people, let alone get close enough to destroy the Bone Flower. She could only place her hope on Ancestor.

After watching Ancestor’s figure rush off, she quickly shifted her gaze and searched the crowd for Tu Xiao.

Because there were too many people and bursts of spiritual light blocked her view, it took Yu Zhao a moment to find Tu Xiao. Just then, a cold gleam flashed behind his back.

Yu Zhao’s face changed slightly, and she flashed forward at once.

The Dao Intent that Yu Zhao had spread using the Mirror of Fleeting Lives only worked on people whose hearts were firm and whose own Dao Intent was strong. Most people were still lost in madness, attacking anyone who might threaten them.

Tu Xiao was one of the latter.

However, the people around him like Feng Jiu Si and Shui Qiu Bai had also not escaped the Bone Flower’s influence, yet their strength was no weaker than Tu Xiao’s.

So Tu Xiao’s attacks could not really harm them.

But among them was one person whose heart was firm.

While her companions were busy attacking each other, she used a fingertip blade to easily stab through Tu Xiao’s dantian and then stirred his nascent soul into pieces.

Struck by that fatal blow, Tu Xiao’s chaotic mind finally cleared.

He looked in terror and disbelief at the familiar face behind him. He opened his mouth and spat out bright red blood.

Jin Yuan’s face stayed blank as the corner of her lips curled up.

“See you in the next life.”

After she spoke, she pulled out the fingertip blade. Her other hand moved on its own toward the storage bracelet on Tu Xiao’s wrist.

Right then, countless arrows shot toward her like a sudden storm.

Their sharp intent was overwhelming.

Jin Yuan had no choice but to let go and retreat.

Her eyes swept around in shock and doubt.

But just as the arrows were about to hit Tu Xiao, the rain of arrows suddenly vanished, replaced by the graceful figure of a young woman.

She took off Tu Xiao’s storage bracelet in an unhurried way, then turned and gave Jin Yuan a mocking smile.

Jin Yuan’s expression instantly turned as dark as ink.