Chapter 30: Attacking the Air

Seeing that it was still early, and having just upgraded with an extra resurrection, Brother Cheng decided to take a trip to the Celestial Flame Sect. Scoring points with these sects is the easiest because they hold grudges against Feixian Sect, and their self-destructive provocations aren’t considered suicide. An hour later, Jiang Cheng appeared at the Celestial Flame Sect. As usual, thousands of people were gathered, filled with murderous intent. Having seen the same scene twice, he was getting a bit bored. Just as he was about to draw his sword and get it over with, he noticed that the Celestial Flame Sect Leader, Sha Tai, was saying nothing and sitting among the guests instead. Beside him, an old man in a blue robe at the Spirit Platform Realm slowly flew out. "I am Fei Tongzhuo, Inner Sect Elder of the Red Sun Sect, and you must be Jiang Cheng?" Red Sun Sect? Jiang Cheng was aware of them, being one of the two top forces in Qinglan Prefecture. However, that’s about all he knew. "So, are you here to stand up for the Celestial Flame Sect?" He didn’t know that the destruction of Feixian Sect was orchestrated by the Red Sun Sect behind the scenes. Some backstage conspiracies, like those involving Ji Linghan and Luo Yuan, were beyond the reach of ordinary disciples. So right now, Jiang Cheng wasn’t sure if this elder was an enemy of Feixian Sect. He could only probe for more information. "Indeed!" Fei Tongzhuo’s voice echoed like two belligerent claps of thunder. Some lower-cultivation disciples in the rear were dizzy, almost unable to stand firm. "I ask you, who sent you!" "Speak the truth now!" Even though three sects had been wiped out, Fei Tongzhuo still looked down on Jiang Cheng, displaying his authority, full of confidence. The reason was simple, he believed Jiang Cheng was sent by a certain power from neighboring areas to disrupt the situation. The destruction of those three sects, the Red Sun Sect could have accomplished that. In his view, Jiang Cheng was nothing, but the experts lurking in the shadows were the ones truly responsible for those sects’ downfall. And such forces, the Red Sun Sect was fully capable of dealing with and speaking to as equals. He, as a Spirit Platform Realm Elder, had nothing to fear. Jiang Cheng nearly burst into laughter, this old guy really thought too highly of himself, like he was conducting an interrogation. "Judging by your attitude, it looks like the Red Sun Sect had a hand in Feixian Sect’s downfall too?" Fei Tongzhuo impatiently waved his robe sleeve dismissively. "You ask the obvious, why bother with such nonsense!" "My patience is limited, if you don’t reveal the mastermind behind you, I’ll strike you down, giving your sect a warning!" With that, the Spirit Sword behind him unsheathed and circled Jiang Cheng once. So you admit you’re culprits too, that’s good! Brother Cheng sighed for Feixian Sect, what a tough break. If it weren’t for him, they might never get their revenge. On the other hand, he was already calculating how many points the Red Sun Sect was worth. "Then come and kill me." "Better make it quick, I can hardly wait." Saying that, he stretched out his neck closer, even pointing to his own throat. In any case, you have to die once before showing off, he’s become quite adept at it now. "You, what do you mean?" This voluntary desire for death left Fei Tongzhuo puzzled. Even as a decoy or pawn, a person only has one life, no one would willingly seek death, right? Could it be a trap? He has a high-tier bursting spirit array strapped to him, if my sword contacts him, he’ll explode? "You think I’d fall for it?" he mocked coldly. At this moment, he was caught up in the same paranoid state as Qi Gaohong and the others before. Jiang Cheng was at a loss for words. These old geezers, always scheming, planning every move, contemplating ten steps ahead, but when it comes down to it they’re so slow to act. "Forget it, I knew relying on you was futile." With that, he charged forward with his sword. Seeing him charge, Fei Tongzhuo naturally counterattacked. He was at the Third Layer of the Spirit Platform Realm, a whole Great Realm above Jiang Cheng. In this counterattack, Jiang Cheng was unsurprisingly killed. Looking at the corpse on the ground, Fei Tongzhuo felt no joy of victory, rather he was caught off guard. So this kid really sought death on his own? How stupid could he be? Then how did those previous three sects get wiped out? "Come out, all of you!" He shouted towards the surrounding mountains, his voice echoing everywhere! "No more hiding, I know where you are!" In Fei Tongzhuo’s view, there must be a group of experts lurking behind Jiang Cheng. Now that Jiang Cheng was dead, they should reveal themselves. "What, are you not daring to show yourselves with me here?" While shouting, he sent massive sword qi towards the distant mountain ranges. Boom, boom, boom! One peak after another was flattened, temple after temple blasted away. Under this blanket bombardment, nothing could hide, not even ants. However, apart from some startled or slain birds and beasts, there wasn’t a single human in the mountains. All the disciples exchanged puzzled glances. No way, could an esteemed Spirit Platform Realm Elder have made such a mistake? For an elder sent by a superior sect to guide their work... After all the effort, to have judged wrong and acted against thin air was intensely humiliating. "Ding, host has been slain, system analyzing enemy strength, arranging resurrection plan for host." "Host has received one Summoning Talisman, which can summon a random powerful helper to assist once." Can’t we switch with a healing potion? Even Jiang Cheng was fed up. But there was no choice, without using the summoning talisman, resurrecting would be pointless, he’d just get killed again. This is today’s last resurrection chance, no option left. "Ding, host resurrected." He crushed the summoning talisman. Beneath the distant glacier, thousands of miles deep, where spiritual patterns densely covered, brilliance flowed. Below those complex patterns, the Three-Eyed Tiger lay with eyes closed, without a flicker of spiritual power pulsating through its body. If someone could come here now, they might mistake it for a dead body. As a Demon King, it had many tricks up its sleeve. After leaving the Five Thunders Sect, it arrived here and arranged a Sealing Spirit Altar. Now the entire glacier stretching thousands of miles had become bleak due to the altar, as if it had turned into another Forbidden Land. In addition, it had set a hidden restriction beneath the altar. In fact, even if someone could break in here, they wouldn’t see it; even using Divine Sense to probe would only show ordinary underground scenes. Finally, it restrained its spiritual energy completely, forcing itself into a death-like state. It didn’t believe this could still summon it away. For the time being, it decided not to return to the Celestial Demon Domain, just sleep here for a year or two. During this time, with that kid’s knack for stirring trouble, he’d likely encounter countless crises. If he got killed, that would be perfect; Master Tiger would be completely set free. If he summoned another Demon King, that would also disrupt the current rhythm, maybe he’d summon others from then on. Ideally, he’d keep summoning that Frost Rabbit King woman, and once she never returns, Master Tiger could ’visit’ the Rabbit Race and swagger around. Under the restriction, its breathing had already stopped, the Divine Soul fluctuating ever weaker. Just before entering a deep sleep, it indulged in a little daydream about the alluring figures of the Rabbit Little Demons, hoping for a pleasant dream during this sleep. Master Tiger was someone who knew how to enjoy life, even now it could find pleasure amidst hardship. Then it was forced to open its eyes by an intense white light.