Chapter 177

### Chapter 177: Trap, Escape!

Seeing Chen Ansheng so agitated, Saintess Ziyun already sensed his intentions.

That piece of territory was indeed large enough, but the strong contenders vying for it were numerous!

Thus, Saintess Ziyun reminded him, “Young Master Chen, as far as I know, there are at least eighteen scattered Immortal Kings going to compete for that territory, and they have already established a certain foundation. If you wish to go, it would be best to choose an Immortal King to ally with and serve them temporarily.”

Chen Ansheng understood Saintess Ziyun’s meaning.

To put it simply, at your current level of True Immortal, you simply do not have the qualifications to compete for territory, and it’s best to ally with others and temporarily work for them.

After a moment of contemplation, Chen Ansheng said, “We left South Zhanzhan to avoid being dependent on others. As for the situation in the Sea of the Evil Dragon, we’ll investigate before making any decisions.”

In reality, Chen Ansheng’s reluctance to be dependent was only one aspect.

More importantly, he needed to find a place to set up the Ascension Pool. For according to Elder Ji, anyone who privately set up an Ascension Pool in the Great Domain or in lands with a master would be regarded as a rebel by the real upper echelons of the Immortal Realm and would be exterminated!

Let alone Chen Ansheng, a mere True Immortal; even a peak Immortal King would likely not dare to set up an Ascension Pool without permission to bring forth ascendants from the lower realms.

After all, who could withstand the wrath of the Immortal Sovereign and the Immortal Emperor?

“Then we shall proceed as Young Master Chen said.” Saintess Ziyun nodded and then looked at Zhong Li, instructing, “Little Li, notify the congregation that anyone at the Mystical Immortal realm and above will migrate to the Sea of the Evil Dragon with this Holy Mother, while the rest of the disciples may dismiss themselves!”

“Master, are we really following this foolish donkey?” Zhong Li exclaimed in surprise.

“Do you have a better place to go?” Saintess Ziyun retorted, and before Zhong Li could answer, she added, “Moreover, you wouldn’t want your child to be born without seeing their father, would you?”

Zhong Li’s face turned crimson. She wanted to explain but was afraid that revealing the truth would lead to Master blaming the foolish donkey for lying, so she could only stammer a vague agreement.

The three of them then left together, preparing to return to the Ziyun Holy Cave to pack their belongings before heading to the Sea of the Evil Dragon.

Ziyun Mountain.

“What’s going on?”

As soon as Saintess Ziyun returned to the mountain, she noticed that the protective mountain array was shattered. From the bottom of the mountain to the top, many disciples’ corpses lay scattered.

Hurriedly flying into the cave, the situation grew even more grim.

The training ground was piled high with dismembered corpses, and the immortal blood had pooled in the low areas, forming a small lake.

“Master, our treasure hall has been raided!”

There were no survivors in the entire Ziyun Cave, although some of the invaders’ bodies had been brought over by Zhong Li.

Saintess Ziyun sensed the aura of those corpses and her expression darkened. “It’s people from the Qilin Immortal Palace!”

“Even if the Qilin Immortal Palace knew Master was out, they wouldn’t dare to act recklessly. Moreover, they cannot break our mountain’s protective array unless… there’s a traitor!” Zhong Li analyzed, her face changing dramatically. “Master, we should leave quickly!”

Zhong Li had developed an extraordinarily keen sixth sense through her years of blood and battle; she felt that they were in grave danger.

Just as Zhong Li finished her sentence, Chen Ansheng had already taken off running.

“Boom!”

Suddenly, a surge of immortal power shot toward Chen Ansheng.

Chen Ansheng’s heart skipped a beat, and he instinctively activated the Extreme Shielding Heavenly Talisman.

Bang!

The shield exploded, allowing Chen Ansheng to momentarily teleport backward.

“Hahaha, old hag, did you ever think you’d come to this?”

With a loud, boisterous laugh, powerful figures descended, surrounding Chen Ansheng and the others.

“Lei Qiankun, you dare betray this Holy Mother!”

Saintess Ziyun looked up at the sky, where two Celestial Immortals stood side by side, one of whom was Lei Qiankun, the right protector of the Ziyun Holy Cave!

“Heh.”

Lei Qiankun scoffed.

“I was originally a Supreme Elder of the Qilin Immortal Palace. It is you, old hag, who are blind and failed to recognize my true identity, so how could you claim I have betrayed you?”

Saintess Ziyun’s face turned ashen; it turned out this rogue was a spy placed by the Qilin Immortal Palace!

“Well, well.” Saintess Ziyun’s anger peaked, her tone frigid. “I never expected to be outwitted by you, an ant. You slaughter my disciples, and who gave you the courage to surround this Holy Mother? Are you seeking death?”

“Hmph.”

Lei Qiankun coldly snorted in disdain.

“Do not pretend, old hag. I know all your movements. Your three hundred Death Soldiers have been completely wiped out, and with your injuries not fully healed, how dare you speak so boldly?”

The middle-aged man in green beside Lei Qiankun also laughed, “Even at your peak, I wouldn’t fear you, let alone now when you’ve lost all your means and are on your last legs!”

Saintess Ziyun surveyed the area. In the heavens above, there were at least four Late-period Celestial Immortals sealing off their escape, along with several Early-period Celestial Immortals guarding all sides.

Escaping would be difficult!

“Young Master, I will buy you time as I and Little Li fight with all our might. Whether you can escape or not depends entirely on your destiny!”

Saintess Ziyun sent a voice transmission to Chen Ansheng.

“Don’t you have Blood Fiend Convergence Technique? You could merge my realm to Late-period Celestial Immortal, and I’ll fight them!” Chen Ansheng replied.

“You have not practiced the methods to withstand it, Young Master, so this servant cannot merge your realms,” Saintess Ziyun responded.

Chen Ansheng’s heart sank.

He had become a burden to them; if they disregarded him and simply raised Zhong Li’s realm to Late-period Celestial Immortal, the two of them might have a chance to fight their way out!

Thinking of this, Chen Ansheng sent a voice transmission: “When the fight starts, you and Zhong Li just focus on escaping; do not worry about me.”

Saintess Ziyun was startled. “That cannot be! How could this servant abandon the Young Master?”

Chen Ansheng insisted, “I have my own ways to buy some time; do not throw away your lives for me. This is an order, do not disobey!”

“Young Master!” Saintess Ziyun wanted to say more, but the Qilin Immortal Palace’s people had already unleashed their immortal might, charging at them.

“Old hag, die!”

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Various immortal artifacts hovered in the air, unleashing terrifying immortal power.

“Young Master, be careful!”

“Foolish donkey!”

When a wave of terrifying immortal power surged toward Chen Ansheng, Saintess Ziyun immediately activated the Blood Fiend Convergence Technique, raising Zhong Li’s realm before both flew toward him to try and block that attack.

But it was… too late.

Bang!

The spot where Chen Ansheng stood was blasted out of a massive hole, and his figure had disappeared.

“Young Master…”

Saintess Ziyun murmured, her heart aching.

“Chen foolish donkey!”

Zhong Li cried out, nearly in tears.

“Wait, the foolish donkey isn’t dead!”

In the next moment, Zhong Li’s celestial spirit faintly sensed Chen Ansheng’s aura.

It was just like when he had vanished in that courtyard at Qian Yue Cave.

…

“Bah, bah, bah!”

Chen Ansheng’s figure fell from the sky, covered in dirt, and his mouth full of mud.

“Wait, why don’t I feel invincible?”