Translator: Cinder Translations
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In a low, narrow mine tunnel, Song Wen received the bodies of the four Su family members from the Sacred Gu.
These four corpses had only an egg-sized blood hole in their heads, with the rest of their bodies intact.
The bodies of other robbers had been torn apart by the armored ghost, their blood mostly drained, and their souls either devoured by the armored ghost or dissipated. To Song Wen, they were of little value, but their storage rings had been collected by the Sacred Gu.
After devouring the corpses' souls and blood, Song Wen stored them away.
These four corpses were excellent materials for refining substitute corpses.
After finishing this, Song Wen looked up at the sky in the east.
There, Jing Lu, who had narrowly escaped, was regrouping and continuing to chase Su Jingshu.
At the moment of rampant resentment, Jing Lu had used his Ghost General to block the attack, sacrificing the Ghost General's soul to withstand the impact of the resentment.
Although Jing Lu was also seriously injured and his spiritual power was nearly depleted, he was in a better condition than Su Jingshu.
"Su Jingshu, die!" Jing Lu spat out a flying sword, aiming it at Su Jingshu's back.
Su Jingshu hurriedly activated his flying sword to block it.
"Clang!"
A metallic clang rang out.
Su Jingshu's flying sword was easily knocked away.
Jing Lu's flying sword continued to strike at Su Jingshu.
In this critical moment, Su Jingshu could only use his sword to intercept the attack, while using his flight technique to escape into the dense forest below.
Su Jingshu's second flying sword was again easily knocked away.
Jing Lu's flying sword continued to slash.
Su Jingshu's face changed dramatically.
Between life and death, his expression suddenly twisted into madness.
"Want to kill me? I'll make sure you die with me."
The black flag appeared in his hand, and as the flag caught the wind, it transformed into a tall ghostly banner.
On the banner, the armored ghost king could be seen struggling and roaring in anger.
He intended to release the armored ghost to perish together with Jing Lu.
Jing Lu's eyes widened in shock and fear. He could not allow Su Jingshu to release the Ghost King; it was too late to escape. He could only use all his strength to urge his flying sword to strike at Su Jingshu.
Before the flying sword reached Su Jingshu, a single slash was made.
Su Jingshu did not manage to release the armored Ghost King as intended, but he used the banner pole to block the flying sword.
The immense force of the flying sword struck through the banner pole.
The ghostly banner was instantly thrown out, and Su Jingshu was struck by the enormous force, crashing into the ground below.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
Su Jingshu broke several large trees and finally created a large crater in the ground before coming to a stop.
Most of his ribs were shattered, some piercing into his heart and lungs, and blood quickly soaked his clothes.
Jing Lu descended on his sword, picked up the fallen ghostly banner from the ground, and approached Su Jingshu.
"Su Jingshu, didn't expect this day to come for you."
"Truly heaven's help for me. With this high-grade spiritual weapon ghostly banner and the pseudo-third-tier Ghost King, the day that old man from the Su family dies will be the day of the Su family's downfall."
"I will definitely slaughter every last one of the Su family's tens of thousands of people to avenge the destruction of my sect!"
At this moment, the sky suddenly changed.
Thick black clouds rapidly gathered in the high sky, and countless small lightning bolts flickered within the clouds.
A drifting voice came from afar.
"Great Cave God Thunder, descend!"
A dazzling lightning bolt, accompanied by overwhelming celestial might, descended from the sky.
Jing Lu's face suddenly turned pale with fear.
Mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
Without much time to think, Jing Lu hurriedly activated his flying sword, charging upward against the lightning.
The lightning struck the flying sword, which was easily knocked away like a child's toy.
Jing Lu was already severely injured and his strength greatly diminished. The hurriedly activated flying sword was no match for the Nine Great Heavenly Thunder Secrets of the Thunder Clan from ancient times!
The thunder shattered a portion of the flying sword, but it still streaked towards Jing Lu with incredible speed.
"Boom!"
Jing Lu was instantly enveloped in the lightning.
When the lightning faded, his body was charred black, with only his rising and falling chest showing that he was still alive.
A blood shadow rushed from the distance.
A cold light suddenly appeared!
Jing Lu and Su Jingshu both met their end.
Two Soul Binding Techniques were cast, imprisoning their souls within their bodies.
Without delay, Song Wen grabbed the two corpses and quickly fled into the distance.
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Two and a half hours later.
Two groups of people arrived at the sky above the Blood Crystal Mine, one after the other.
The first to arrive were the Su family members. Su Wenshi, the Su family's Grand Elder, was accompanied by a late Foundation Establishment cultivator, two mid Foundation Establishment cultivators, and four early Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Seeing the devastated courtyard, the scattered corpses, and the countless collapsed mines, Su Wenshi was enraged.
"Search! See if there are any survivors."
"Collect all the bodies of our clan members and bring them back for a proper burial."
The seven Su family cultivators turned into seven shadows and began to search the mine area.
Before the Su family could finish their search of the mine, a flying ship appeared in the sky.
The ship was not large, about ten meters long, and it was clear that there were a dozen figures moving about on it.
As the ship approached, it became apparent that there were a total of sixteen people aboard: seven in the Foundation Establishment stage, and the rest at Qi Refining stage.
Leading them was a young woman dressed as a cultivator, at the peak of Foundation Establishment.
The woman was stunningly beautiful, with a seductive figure that was like a ripe peach, making it hard to look away.
Seeing the appearance of these eight people, Su Wenshi's eyes showed unmistakable killing intent.
"Du Ruoyun, what is your Du family doing at my Su family's mine?"
Du Ruoyun covered her mouth and smiled, her ample chest rising and falling, swaying with every movement.
"I happened to pass by here and sensed the overwhelming resentment and ghostly aura from afar. I thought there must be demons appearing, so I came to offer assistance to the Su family in exorcising them."
As she spoke, her gaze swept over the ruined mine below.
"Tsk tsk tsk... How tragic. It seems there are no survivors. The Su family must have lost a lot of people!"
Looking at Du Ruoyun's gloating expression, Su Wenshi gritted his teeth in hatred, his eyes blazing with anger.
"Our Su family's affairs do not require the Du family's meddling. Please leave immediately."
Du Ruoyun raised an eyebrow and threw a flirtatious glance, lightly laughing.
"Why so angry? I came here with genuine intentions to help you Su family."
"This Blood Crystal Mine is your Su family's most important asset. It can't afford any losses."
A flying sword suddenly appeared in front of Su Wenshi, shimmering with a cold light, with countless sword energies crisscrossing its blade, clearly ready to strike.
"If you don't leave, I'll use this sword to take your head."
Su Wenshi's voice was as cold as the sword energy on the flying sword.
Facing Su Wenshi's threat, Du Ruoyun showed no displeasure. She gently waved her hand and spoke to her own people.
"Since the host here does not welcome us, then we shall leave!"
The flying ship slowly moved away, heading towards the back.
Suddenly, she loudly shouted to Su Wenshi.
"Grand Elder Su, make sure to guard the Blood Crystal Mine. Who knows, it might be snatched away one day, hahaha..."
(End of the Chapter)
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