Da Xuan Martial Saint-Chapter 457 - 285: Heavenly Corpse Sect Stronghold_2
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"Stop!"
Shen Lin let out a clear shout, brandished her sword, and leaped, chasing after one of the Sky Demon Sect stewards.
Xie Shiqing’s pace slowed for a beat, and after a moment’s hesitation, he decided not to pursue the other two fleeing stewards but turned his attention to the scattering Fourth Rank demon men. Like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, he charged forward and killed several in succession.
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Meanwhile, Shen Lin relentlessly pursued a steward, both of them speeding across the snowfield until their figures vanished into the vast expanse, soon entering a forested area.
Shen Lin had made a clear choice. She wasn’t pursuing the strongest or the weakest among the three stewards but the one who was the slowest. She knew that no matter their strength, even if she caught up with them, she would have trouble defeating them quickly. Instead, by pursuing the slowest, as long as she could entangle him, the reinforcements from her Sect would arrive in time to kill him.
She also carried a military formation disc with her, constantly transmitting her location.
"Hmph."
The Sky Demon Sect steward, chased relentlessly by Shen Lin, had a flash of annoyance in his demonic eyes.
The three had scattered and retreated, but Shen Lin didn’t chase after the others, only him. Although he wasn’t skilled in fast movement techniques and tried to evade left and right, he couldn’t shake her off, and she kept doggedly on his trail.
Whoosh!!
A chilling light flashed in his eyes as he abruptly halted, his long blade sweeping horizontally towards Shen Lin, bringing up a swath of dense frost and snow that obscured the nearby view with his demonic power.
Shen Lin was undaunted and met him with her sword raised. After a brief clash, the Sky Demon Sect steward fled once more. But by using the terrain to kick up the blinding frost and snow, he did manage to hinder Shen Lin somewhat.
However,
In a one-on-one situation with no interference, Shen Lin could always lock onto the opponent’s aura and continued pursuing with her sword. She charged through the dense frost and snow, not once losing track of him, still hanging behind him.
As one fled and the other pursued, they quickly entered a mountain range, covered in endless frost and snow, with a blanket of white stretching as far as the eye could see, dotted sporadically with coniferous forests.
"Woman of the Seven Profound Sect, you truly have nerves of steel to chase me all the way here."
The Sky Demon Sect steward in front cried out while fleeing into the mountain range, a cold light shining in his eyes, suddenly shouting, "Heavenly Corpse Sect, move now!"
Shen Lin’s expression changed slightly, and she immediately stopped, standing her ground.
At the same time,
The frost and snow in the valley suddenly shook and shattered, with terrifying corpse fiend energy bursting forth from under blocks of ice. Suddenly, dozens of Evil Corpses emerged from underground, revealing that the place was actually a hidden base of the Heavenly Corpse Sect!
Some of the Evil Corpses charged at Shen Lin while others assailed the Sky Demon Sect steward. In the deep valley beyond, several black-robed Heavenly Corpse Sect stewards and even a Heavenly Corpse Sect protector could be seen, all with grim expressions.
"Damn this demon man!"
Someone couldn’t help but curse under their breath.
The Sky Demon Sect’s demon man, being chased by a steward of the Seven Profound Sect, did not flee towards the territory of his own Sky Demon Sect, but instead, inexplicably found his way to the Heavenly Corpse Sect’s hidden location, behaving no better than a beast.
While it was unclear how the Sky Demon Sect knew about their hidden base in the valley, now that one of the Seven Profound Sect’s stewards had been led here, this painstakingly concealed base had to be completely abandoned.
Although Shen Lin was just one person, a mere Fifth Viscera Realm steward, she could be easily dealt with. The problem was that even if Shen Lin died here, the base’s cover would certainly be blown, and top experts from the Seven Profound Sect would definitely come.
"Hahahaha."
The Sky Demon Sect steward, seeing the many Evil Corpses emerge, didn’t hesitate to change direction, not merging with the Heavenly Corpse Sect, but fleeing in another direction instead.
Knowing the methods of the Seven Profound Sect well, he wouldn’t possibly lead Shen Lin to their Sky Demon Sect’s lair. Not to mention the distance; whether Shen Lin would blindly chase all the way there or not, even if she really did, and the Sect’s high-ranking experts dealt with Shen Lin, the experts from the Seven Profound Sect would likely follow soon after. By then, the entire lair would have to be abandoned!
This was not a meritorious act but a grave mistake. He would not be able to bear the wrath of the higher-ups later.
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But leading someone to the territory of the Heavenly Corpse Sect was different.
After all, it wasn’t his problem if a fellow cultivator perished. It was not long ago that he had accidentally discovered this secluded valley hiding a Heavenly Corpse Sect base while manipulating demonic creatures, and now he was conveniently making use of it.
With the Heavenly Corpse Sect blocking Shen Lin’s pursuit, he could escape with ease. As for the wrath of the Heavenly Corpse Sect, he wasn’t really afraid, because the movement speed of corpse refinement was always slow, even at the level of Corpse Fiends and Mysterious Corpses, where their speed had greatly increased. But that was only relative to Golden Corpses and Silver Corpses; their actions were still not agile enough.
"It’s actually a Heavenly Corpse Sect base..."
At this moment, Shen Lin was watching the Corpse Fiends wrapped in Evil Qi charging towards her, and even higher-level Mysterious Corpses, her eyes flickering with thought. She showed no fear and didn’t immediately turn to flee. Instead, her gaze swept over the number of Mysterious Corpses and Corpse Fiends, and the corners of her mouth curled slightly, showing a hint of satisfaction with her plan.
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Almost as soon as those dozen or so Corpse Fiends enveloped in Evil Qi lunged at her, the vast expanse of frost and snow behind her twisted momentarily, revealing a figure seemingly stepping out from the void, appearing directly in front of her.
Facing the onslaught of the dozen Corpse Fiends.
He simply raised his hand, one palm strike.
The majestic Power of Heaven and Earth surged forth, instantly taking shape in the form of a gigantic, visibly gigantic Palm Imprint that stretched nearly thirty meters, its pattern interwoven with light that seemed to flow like the Qiankun Eight Phases.
This splendid giant palm came crashing down with a terrifying pressure that took one’s breath away. It landed on those dozen Corpse Fiends, and the first to collide with the giant palm had their robust refined corpse bodies and the surrounding Evil Qi instantly collapse and disintegrate, crushed into mud by the overwhelming power within the Palm Imprint!
Boom!!!
With one fell swoop, the giant palm turned more than a dozen Corpse Fiends into dust and left a thirty-meter-long enormous palm mark on the ground of the frost-covered land, sinking several feet deep!
This scene caused a shock throughout the area. The stewards and protectors of the Heavenly Corpse Sect in the distant valleys all had their expressions drastically change, turning their attention to the silent figure that had appeared before Shen Lin.
The power to mobilize the Qiankun Eight Phases with a mere gesture, such grandeur, was a feat only one man in Frost County could achieve.
"Qiankun Power!"
"It’s Chen Mu!"
A Heavenly Corpse Sect protector cried out in shock.
Suddenly, all the stewards and protectors of the Heavenly Corpse Sect wanted to kill the Demon Man from the Sky Demon Sect then and there.
Being pursued by someone from the Seven Profound Sect was bad enough, but fleeing to their base, and bringing the terrifying existence that was Chen Mu, a top fighter from the Wind Cloud List, who was not an adversary unless one was a Grandmaster!
"Go, go, go!"
"Retreat!"
In an instant, the entire valley erupted into chaos. All of the Heavenly Corpse Sect’s stewards and protectors scattered and fled, with no intention of joining forces to withstand Chen Mu.
Amidst a violent shaking of the earth, numerous refined corpses emerged from beneath the frost and snow, including Golden Corpses, Silver Corpses, Corpse Fiends enveloped in Evil Qi, and even higher-level Mysterious Corpses. Yet none of these refined corpses showed any intent or posture to engage Chen Mu, instead scattering like birds and beasts to cover for their masters’ escape.
"Think you can escape?"
Chen Mu’s indifferent voice cut through the valley like a chilling winter wind, piercing to the bone.
In almost an instant, he had entered the fray, mowing down his opponents as a tiger among sheep. Whether they were Corpse Fiends or Mysterious Corpses, their powerful refined bodies were like paper before him, each one being smashed to pieces.
Chen Mu had actually arrived ahead of time while Shen Lin was in pursuit of the Sky Demon Sect steward. Seeing that it was just a Fifth Rank Demon Man who was also fleeing, he had not intervened immediately. Instead, he concealed his presence and followed behind, signaling Shen Lin to pursue to the end to see where the enemy might flee and if they could catch more big fish.
That was also the reason why Shen Lin dared to pursue alone; her confidence came from him accompanying her all the way.
As it turned out,
although they did not catch any big fish, they did not leave empty-handed, instead stumbling upon a Heavenly Corpse Sect base. While the target deviated from their initial plan, dealing with these remnants of the Heavenly Corpse Sect was still worthwhile for the effort he had made to come here. Your journey continues with novelbuddy
