CHAPTER 846: CHAPTER 846: AN EVEN STRONGER ENEMY

"Another one of these tricks?"

Seeing a streak of blood light rushing towards him, Liu Tong snorted coldly, and the chill instantly froze the surrounding air.

Last time, it was because of the King of Ten Thousand Gu that Chen Nan managed to escape, but this time Liu Tong was clearly prepared.

The King of Ten Thousand Gu was covered in ice mid-air, and was about to be ice-sealed in a block of ice.

At this moment, Chen Nan smiled slightly, and pure Divine Soul Power suddenly condensed.

Shock God Stab!

Liu Tong only felt as if his head had been viciously stabbed, followed by intense pain, making his mind go blank.

Taking this opportunity, the King of Ten Thousand Gu broke free from the ice and bit directly on Liu Tong’s shoulder, then returned to Chen Nan’s hand.

When refining the Poison Pill earlier, less than one-tenth of the Nightmare Flower’s toxin had been used, and now all the remaining toxin was given to Liu Tong.

With so much of the Nightmare Flower’s toxin, even a Golden Core Stage cultivator wouldn’t withstand it, let alone Liu Tong?

Bitten Liu Tong had no reaction, as he was already plunged into illusions, with Chen Nan disappearing from his vision, and the King of Ten Thousand Gu in his grasp.

"Haha, is this your trump card? Chen Nan, today you are doomed to die!"

Liu Tong thought that Chen Nan’s rapid cultivation improvement was certainly related to the little snake in his hand, and now the snake belonged to him.

Not only was he going to kill Chen Nan, but he also intended to seize Chen Nan’s opportunities.

But just then, he was horrified to find that from the moment he held the King of Ten Thousand Gu, his arm started to petrify, quickly spreading upward and, in a blink, reaching his shoulder.

"How is this possible?!"

Liu Tong exclaimed, and the petrified arm shattered directly, turning into powder.

Immediately, Master Xuanming appeared before him, his angry gaze sending chills down Liu Tong’s spine.

Frightened, he took a few steps back, feeling someone hugging him from behind. Turning to look, he found it was Hu Chuan, already dead.

Hu Chuan’s face was smashed, looking exceptionally terrifying.

"No, don’t!"

A huge terror spread from the heart, and Liu Tong realized that everything now was an illusion, yet there was no way to break free.

At this moment, Chen Nan was standing there, seeing Liu Tong showing a terrified expression towards the air, and he sneered.

"Old Dog Xuanming, I’ll kill your dear disciple first, then I’ll go back and kill you!"

He stepped forward, picked up Liu Tong’s sword, and stabbed directly, piercing Liu Tong’s heart.

With a twist of the longsword, after shredding the heart, he delivered another blow to destroy Liu Tong’s dantian before stopping.

On the brink of death, Liu Tong finally broke free from the illusion, only to feel his life force quickly slipping away, with immense fright in his heart.

"Chen Nan, if you kill me, Master Xuanming won’t spare you!"

Chen Nan laughed coldly, "If I don’t kill you, will Old Dog Xuanming spare me? Go to your death peacefully, for Old Dog Xuanming will accompany you sooner or later."

Liu Tong extended his hand and fell powerlessly, dying with eyes wide open.

...

At the moment of Liu Tong’s death, far away in the Yuantian Sect, Master Xuanming suddenly opened his eyes.

"Liu Tong is dead too?"

He had left marks on his disciples, allowing him to sense their life and death, which was different from the mark for tracking Chen Nan.

A few months ago, he also sensed when Hu Chuan died but paid it no mind.

After all, it was just a disciple, insignificant compared to his own grand ambitions. He was willing to sacrifice all his disciples to capture Chen Nan.

An Innate Yin Yang Spirit Body is a once-in-a-millennium rarity, and refining a Great Pill from it could help him break through the Nascent Soul Realm.

By then, he’d be number one in Yan State!

But now, with Liu Tong dead as well a few months after Hu Chuan, Master Xuanming’s expression turned exceptionally grim.

"Useless! All are useless!"

"Just a mere Chen Nan, yet you couldn’t even capture him. What use are you?!"

Even in death, Liu Tong and Hu Chuan weren’t spared Master Xuanming’s wrath, which explained why they were so terrified of him.

Now both disciples were dead, and the marks he placed on them had completely vanished. In the vast expanse of Nine Provinces, finding Chen Nan would not be easy.

Moreover, he couldn’t trust anyone else to seek Chen Nan. If the secret of the Innate Yin Yang Spirit Body were exposed, who knew how many murderers would covet it.

It’s known that just in Yan State, there are countless old monsters nearing their lifespan, wanting to break through the Nascent Soul Realm.

And Master Xuanming couldn’t personally investigate; it would not only be embarrassing but might also expose Chen Nan’s existence. Therefore, pursuing Chen Nan needed to be done secretly by someone he trusted.

After much thought, Master Xuanming took out a Jade Talisman, and soon a figure appeared before him.

"Master!"

The newcomer, holding a folding fan, had a sinister expression. He was Master Xuanming’s second disciple, Xu Wencheng, with the first layer of Golden Core Stage cultivation, an elite disciple of the Yuantian Sect.

"Hmm, Second, there’s something I need you to do." Master Xuanming said indifferently.

Xu Wencheng nodded, smiling, "Master, what do you want me to do?"

"I want you to kill someone!"

Master Xuanming said venomously, "His name is Chen Nan, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator who killed both your third brother and fourth brother."

"What?" Xu Wencheng’s eyes suddenly widened, followed by anger, "Master, where is he? I’ll make sure to make him wish he were dead!"

"Currently, even I don’t know where he is; you need to investigate." Master Xuanming shook his head and reached out to tap Xu Wencheng’s brow.

Instantly, a map appeared in Xu Wencheng’s mind, with a marked red dot.

"That’s the last place Chen Nan vanished."

Xu Wencheng nodded and cupped his hands, "Master, I understand."

Master Xuanming was very satisfied with his second disciple, sending him to hunt Chen Nan was like using a sword to kill a chicken, but he had no one else he could trust.

"On this trip, you must secretly investigate Chen Nan’s whereabouts. Do not let others find out. Once found, kill him directly and bring his body back to me."

"Yes, Master, I’ll go now."

Xu Wencheng agreed, then turned and left the Yuantian Sect for the forest where the mark last disappeared.

"Hehe, it’s good that the third and fourth are dead. They had quite a lot of good things, and now they’re all mine!"

Under Master Xuanming’s tutelage, there was no brotherly bond among the disciples, only scheming against each other.

Meanwhile, Chen Nan was completely unaware that a stronger enemy was approaching. His battle with Liu Tong had nearly depleted all his mana, leaving him with no cards to play.

In the end, it was only thanks to the King of Ten Thousand Gu that he could win, though he was left with dozens of dense wounds.

He picked up Liu Tong’s storage bag, checked to ensure nothing was missed, then used Heaven-Burning Flame to burn the corpse to ashes.