Chapter 62 - Using a Sledgehammer to Kill a Chicken!
It was unknown when the thunderstorm had let up in the depths of the forest in that nameless mountain range. At dusk, the rain finally stopped, and no matter how dull the sunset was in the distance, a rainbow could still be vaguely seen.
The rainbow seemed to follow the sunset before it gradually scattered.
The forest was silent, even the metallic smell of blood had dissipated. There were only corpses along the way to lay witness to the fierce fight that had transpired here.
Chen Heng had fallen to the ground. Even in his death, traces of willpower, unwillingness and incredulity could still be seen.
Bai Xiaochun lay motionless beside his corpse. If his life was a ball of fire, then this ball of fire had already been extinguished by more than ninety percent, leaving only a small flame behind, struggling to survive.
After a long time, footsteps arrived from the distance, stepping on the fallen leaves that were submerged in the mud. They were approaching slowly with each step until they stood in front of Chen Heng.
The footsteps belonged to an old man that was wearing a long black robe. His white hair swayed in the wind and wrinkles adorned his face. The years his body had experienced could not be concealed, as if he had lived for far too long on this world to the extent that those years of experience had turned into a stale air, enveloping his surroundings.
“An obsessive soul… The body is dead, yet the soul still lingers. This might still have its use.” A hoarse voice that carried a vague meaning echoed out. Suddenly, the area between the eyebrows of Chen Heng’s corpse was split open, and wisps of cyan-coloured Qi drifted out until it condensed in mid-air, forming a blurry shadow of a soul the size of a palm.
That was Chen Heng, but there was a dazed look in his eyes, and he was trembling as if he had lost his sanity.
The old man raised his right hand and pointed towards Chen Heng. Chen Heng’s soul immediately flew out and entered the old man’s finger, disappearing without a trace.
Once this mysterious old man retrieved Chen Heng’s soul, he turned his head around and quietly looked at Bai Xiaochun with a perplexed look on his face. Gradually, his eyes revealed that he was recalling past memories.
“I never thought that I would once again get to see… the Unending Longevity Technique…” The old man closed his eyes and lightly sighed a long while later. This sigh seemed to alter the surrounding space, making this area seem like time was not flowing normally, completely separated from the world.
Countless trees swayed, and in the blink of an eye, all of them stilled and turned to ash.
It could be seen with a naked eye that Chen Heng’s corpse was decaying, in a few breaths, his whole body would turn into bones then to dust, fusing with the mud.
Only Bai Xiaochun did not decay. Instead, there was a huge amount of invisible vitality that approached him, merging with him and rapidly repairing his heavily injured body.
The old man stood there with his eyes closed like a statue, not moving a single inch. If one looked closely, it was as though… he had neither breathed, nor lived. His whole being seemed to be non-existent in this world, just like a remnant soul that was unwilling to be reborn.
In the moment of Chen Heng’s death, the patriarch of the Fallen Chen Clan who was inside the Fallen Star Mountain Range suddenly opened his eyes as a sense of uneasiness rose in his heart. His gaze swept across the surrounding clansmen. Even though he had seen that most of the eleven clansmen that were sent out had died out, Chen Heng’s soul plate was still intact and this slightly settled his heart.
“It was only three outer sect disciples. How could it take this long… Moreover, a lot of our clansmen have died, but with Heng-Er’s cultivation, there shouldn’t have been anything capable of opposing them. Perhaps Heng-Er has already killed the three juniors and is currently on his way back.” When the patriarch of the Fallen Chen Clan was pondering, that feeling of uneasiness remained. His eyes flashed and he again dispatched a couple seventh level Qi Condensation clansmen to go outside and search.
After doing all of this, he took a deep breath with glaring eyes.
“No matter what, there is still one day left to succeed with the blood-reversal!” The patriarch from the Fallen Chen Clan gritted his teeth and suppressed the uneasiness. He understood that he had no other choice. All he had to do was endure one more day and… everything would be over!
Meanwhile, in a mountain valley less than ten li away from the edge of the Formation Array set by the Fallen Chen Clan’s patriarch. Hou Yunfei’s face was pale, he was unable to continue further. Blood seeped out of his mouth and he collapsed with bitterness on his face.
“Junior Bai… I am sorry for not being able to save you…” Before he passed out, he clenched his fist tightly as despair and helplessness filled h