Elder He decided to leave, not hesitating for even half a minute. He grabbed an Array Flag and activated it at once.
Ding Huan saw Elder He take out the Array Flag and knew the guy was planning to escape. He immediately used the Extreme Shadow Jutsu and burst out of the Concealing Array.
Almost the moment Ding Huan dashed out of the Concealing Array, Elder He activated the Teleportation Array Flag.
As the Array Flag was activated, Elder He vanished from his original position.
Vanishing with Elder He was Ding Huan, who had used the Extreme Shadow Jutsu to rush toward the stream.
As soon as Elder He landed in the stream’s Teleportation Array, he activated the Teleportation Array Flag for the second time.
At the same time, the Hell Vine Seeds Ding Huan had placed on the heart of the stream’s Teleportation Array erupted.
Bursting forth, the Level Five Hell Vine Seeds instantly wrapped their extending vines tightly around Elder He.
Not good, a huge shock went through Elder He’s heart; he realized he had been ambushed.
He couldn’t fathom why his opponent knew about the natural Teleportation Array in this stream and had set up Hell Vine Seeds to ensnare him there.
After all, he had been in seclusion and cultivating at Purple Creek Peak for over a hundred years and had only discovered this natural Teleportation Array by chance.
But now was not the time for him to ponder these things; he had to escape immediately.
Elder He’s True Yuan burst forth, but the vines locking him down didn’t break immediately.
Is this a Level Five Hell Vine? Elder He felt his soul scatter in terror, knowing that with each passing moment here, his life was in grave danger.
Elder He could no longer care about his Primordial Spirit being damaged or his realm being unstable; he frantically burnt his Essence Blood, needing just two more breaths of time.
After two breaths of time, his Water and Fire Domain would be able to break free from the Hell Vine’s restraints.
As long as he could break free from the Hell Vine, even if he was not teleported away immediately, his life would not be at risk.
The terror of the Hell Vine wasn’t merely in its restraints—the vines would drill into the body and absorb flesh and essence if one failed to escape within a certain timeframe.
At this moment, Elder He felt some regret; he shouldn’t have assumed that this natural Teleportation Array had remained undiscovered.
Raging True Yuan swept around Elder He, and just as he felt that his True Yuan Domain was about to shatter the Hell Vine Seed…
A terrifying vortex of killing intent tore through his protective system and surged into his bursting Water and Fire True Yuan Domain.
The True Yuan, which was on the verge of erupting, was ripped open by the vortex’s killing intent.
As the True Yuan dissipated, Elder He was shocked, and in his panic, he unleashed the Water and Fire Dual Slash at the Hell Vine that bound him.
All he needed was one more breath.
Naturally, Ding Huan was not going to give him that one breath. He had prepared for so long precisely for this single moment.
As the Yellow Blossom Deathblow took effect, the Separation Spear was already curling up:
The pervasive killing intent was like thousands of troops charging with unstoppable momentum towards Elder He. In this moment, what Water and Fire Dual Slash, what Water and Fire Domain, were all insignificant, all pushed aside.
His one breath’s opportunity was gone, the scent of death had already seeped into his soul. Elder He opened his eyes and saw a spear as though tearing through the sky toward him.
The spear, with its supreme air of slaughter, locked onto all his vital forces, rendering all his efforts futile.
Under the deadly oppression of this spear, he seemed so inconsequential.
When September eighth comes the following year, my spear strikes, killing a myriad of souls!
Thud!
Blood splattered, and his Primordial Spirit shattered.
Nine Divine Powers, the first one, Soul Fragmentation.
"Why do you want to kill me?" was Elder He’s last sentence.
"Because you, this parasite, only know how to leech off the Sect. When the Sect was facing its demise, you didn’t even come out to help. What use are you?"
Ding Huan’s mocking voice came through, and Elder He closed his eyes in unwillingness; his Primordial Spirit could not escape, pinned down firmly by the Separation Spear.
"Plop." Elder He’s body fell into the creek, turning the water red in an instant.
The Hell Vine tendrils transformed into numerous branches that drilled into Elder He’s body, obliterating his flesh and blood in the blink of an eye.
Ding Huan also collapsed into the creek, feeling nothing but relief.
He was thankful for having collected the poison fog from Hidden Sword Mountain, thankful that Elder He had used his explosive technique too early, and especially thankful for the high price he paid to acquire the Hell Vine.
Without the Hell Vine, that spear stroke wouldn’t have been able to kill Elder He.
It wasn’t that his Soul-shattering Divine Ability wasn’t effective; it was that his strength wasn’t sufficient.
After sitting by the stream for fifteen minutes, Ding Huan finally gathered up his own Array Flag and also wrapped up Elder He’s body onto the riverbank.
What remained of Elder He was just some skin, fur, and clothes, which made Ding Huan’s scalp tingle.
This Hell Vine Seed was terrifying indeed; he definitely needed to be cautious with this thing in the future.
He reached out to take Elder He’s ring, gathered up Elder He’s Water and Fire Dual Slash, and then a flame engulfed Elder He.
The flames not only reduced Elder He to nothingness but also burnt to ash the sprouting Hell Vine, consumed by Ding Huan’s fire.
From a distance, Liu Yinzhu and Sang Yuhe had been anxiously watching everything at Purple Creek Peak.
If it weren’t for the fact that they couldn’t be of any help, they would have gone to assist sooner.
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"Elder Liu, the fighting over there seems to have stopped," Sang Yuhe said, her voice hoarse.
She knew that if Ding Huan were killed, she was 100 percent certain to die as well, so she was prepared; as soon as Elder He came out, she would take her own life.
Liu Yinzhu was also extremely nervous. If Ding Huan were killed, her fate wouldn’t be much better. Even if Elder He didn’t kill her, she feared that she would end up as nothing more than a puppet.
Fifteen minutes later, Sang Yuhe looked doubtfully at Liu Yinzhu: "Elder Liu, something doesn’t seem right."
Sang Yuhe didn’t need to say it for Liu Yinzhu to know that something was amiss.
If Elder He had killed Ding Huan, he would have come out immediately.
Conversely, if Ding Huan had killed Elder He, he would have come out immediately as well.
Now there was no movement at all from Purple Creek Peak, which was strange. Had they annihilated each other?
"Let’s go and see." Liu Yinzhu gritted her teeth. Regardless of the outcome, as long as Elder He was still alive, her fate wouldn’t be good whether she went to check or not.
Just as the two arrived at the foot of Purple Creek Peak, the hazy form of the peak suddenly became clear, and then they saw the Array Gate open.
"Ding Huan, are you alright?" Liu Yinzhu’s voice was trembling with excitement.
Sang Yuhe was just as excited. If Ding Huan was alright, then he must have killed Elder He.
"I’m fine, I’ve dealt with Elder He. Sister Yin Zhu, Sister Yuhe, help me make some preparations; in three days, we will establish a new Sect. I’m going to tidy up here and heal my wounds."
Ding Huan’s voice was extremely weary.
Without his explanation, both Sang Yuhe and Liu Yinzhu knew that Ding Huan was seriously injured. At this time, Ding Huan was covered in blood, looking like a blood-soaked figure.
However, since Ding Huan was able to stand up, open the Array Gate, and speak, it indicated that his condition was still within an acceptable range.
"Rest and heal, we’ll handle the rest," Liu Yinzhu immediately changed her mindset.
Before, while they were constantly worried about Elder He, they hadn’t dared to cultivate. As a result, Liu Yinzhu’s cultivation had not only failed to progress, it had even regressed slightly.
Sang Yuhe, being hunted by Qi Yushan for years, had also only barely managed to maintain her True Pill realm.
Now that their mental burden was lifted, Liu Yinzhu felt that even without cultivating, her aura had grown significantly stronger, which was the result of psychological effects.
After Sang Yuhe and Liu Yinzhu left, Ding Huan confirmed that all of the Poison Fog on Purple Creek Peak had been collected by him before he felt relieved to enter the summit of Purple Creek Peak.
This was where Elder He had been in seclusion.
Upon arriving, Ding Huan saw a fierce two-headed lion lying on the ground.
It seemed to be Elder He’s contracted spirit beast, which automatically died after Elder He’s death.
Guarded by the lion was a huge Spiritual Medicine Garden. Upon opening the prohibition of the Spiritual Medicine Garden and seeing the Spiritual Medicines inside, Ding Huan finally understood why Elder He was unwilling to leave.
What Spiritual Medicine would be missing for an Alchemist in this garden?
Hmm, there indeed were no Three-Colored Purple Rain Flowers.
Ding Huan tried to operate the Great Universe Technique, and the extremely dense Spiritual Energy was swept over to him.
He wasn’t wrong; the Spiritual Energy of Purple Creek Peak was indeed denser than that of Dawn Peak.
Moreover, the quality of the Spiritual Energy here seemed to be higher.
If the Spirit Vein planted underneath Dawn Peak was Low Grade or Mid Grade, then what was implanted here was one hundred percent High Grade.
Ding Huan threw out the Array Flag and in a short time sealed everything here.
He wanted this place; he didn’t necessarily have to be in seclusion at Dawn Peak, as this place was much better than Dawn Peak.
His Divine Will swept through Elder He’s seclusion spot and found nothing special.
It seemed that the old guy was truly determined to advance to Void God status here.
Ding Huan didn’t return to Dawn Peak; instead, he healed his wounds while taking out the ring of Elder He and the belt of Qi Yushan.
Ding Huan easily broke the prohibition on Qi Yushan’s belt.
The Immortal Demon Pill he had given Qi Yushan was still well sealed inside the belt, and in addition to the Immortal Demon Pill, there was the Medicine Tripod offered by Lou Buzhi.
Ding Huan couldn’t help but reflect internally: what was the necessity?
Traveling millions of miles and making a small fortune, he ultimately acted dishonorably, and ended up with nothing.
People should stop when they’re ahead, not be too greedy.
After putting everything into his own ring, Ding Huan’s Divine Will once again broke the prohibition of Elder He’s ring.
Although Elder He was a Perfect Primordial Soul and a Half-step Void God being, unfortunately, his life had been reaped by Ding Huan.
The prohibition on his ring was only a fourth-level Prohibition, which was not difficult for Ding Huan.
Elder He’s ring contained four to five million High Grade Spirit Stones, and besides that, there was a Spirit Vein, which he estimated to be Mid Grade.
There were countless Jade Scrolls of various kinds and countless nameless Medicine Pills, as well as a high-grade Medicine Tripod.
However, Ding Huan truly had no interest in these; he had no interest in Alchemy or in Alchemy-related Jade Scrolls.
He regarded his body as the universe, his vast body as the cosmos, his meridians as star systems, and a speck of Star Dust as the origin to create his own Great Dao.
As long as he was within the universe, he could merge and absorb every gene of heaven and earth that he needed, which was why he naturally did not require Medicine Pills for cultivation.