The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 322: Chapter 201: Old Yellow Ox: A Great Demon Is Coming to Save Me?

The Immortal Mansion Secret Realm.

Upon a hillside, a massive array altar stood tall.

The altar had twelve pillars, each one covered in carved runes.

A powerful aura emanated from it, the energy of the twelve pillars resonating with one another.

And upon the altar, encircled by the pillars, was a vast pool of blood.

The blood in the pool meandered, and as it flowed, it eventually formed a bright red character for "Life."

At that moment, a man stood on the altar, runes swirling around his body as if he were the thirteenth pillar.

He was gazing at the crimson character, so full of vitality, and a smile spread across his face. "This is truly a wonderful place. My Life and Death Blood Sacrifice Array is almost complete.

"Once it succeeds, I will stand in the Life Gate, while everyone else will be in the Death Gate.

"I’m going to be invincible."

The man wore black robes, and his face was pale.

A hint of madness glinted in his eyes.

He saw only this great array.

Nothing else existed in his sight.

He feared nothing else.

"Xu Chen, what you’re doing is against the rules!" a captive woman berated him. "You’ve drained the blood of so many of our fellow disciples, including no shortage of young masters and misses from various families, and even the disciples of Elders.

"Hasn’t anyone told you that you’ll suffer for offending them?"

Hearing this, Xu Chen turned to the woman on the ground and said, "Ah, Senior Sister Hu. Of course, someone has told me that."

"Then how can you still dare to lay a hand on them? How can you be so cruel?" Senior Sister Hu immediately shot back.

Seeing her fury, a smile played on Xu Chen’s lips. "I used to be obedient. I didn’t offend them, and I wasn’t so cruel. But I still suffered, didn’t I? I never had it good.

"If I don’t offend them, my life is hard. If I do offend them, my life is hard.

"So, Senior Sister Hu, which do you think is better? To offend them, or not to offend them?"

As he spoke, Xu Chen looked at Senior Sister Hu, as if waiting for her answer.

"Before, you could at least survive. Now, you won’t be able to," said Senior Sister Hu.

Xu Chen nodded. "That’s true. I’m about to drain them of all their blood. Do you think *they* can survive?

"Oh, right, I’m about to drain your blood too, Senior Sister Hu.

"Why don’t you take a guess, Senior Sister Hu? Do you think *you’ll* be able to survive?"

"You’ll regret this!" Senior Sister Hu shouted in fury.

Xu Chen shook his head. "Once I succeed, who will dare say I was wrong? In this area, there’s no one I fear, and certainly no one my Life and Death Blood Sacrifice Array can’t defeat.

"I’m not just going to take the greatest prize here; I’m going to use this array to break through in one fell swoop.

"Amidst your curses, I will successfully advance to the Late Stage.

"Reaching Perfection won’t be a problem for me either.

"And you? You’ll all be left hopelessly behind me.

"As for what happens after I get out... we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it."

Then, with a casual wave of his hand, Xu Chen said, "Find a prime spot for Senior Sister Hu. And drain plenty of her blood.

"She’s had good resources; her blood is sure to have a lot of medicinal essence left in it.

"Very nourishing."

Then, two people dragged her away.

Senior Sister Hu immediately struggled, shouting, "He’s throwing his life away, but are you trying to do the same? Let me go! I can help you get out of this mess!"

Xu Chen watched her and shook his head again. "Senior Sister, you’re too naive. Why would they believe you? Besides, do you even know who they are?"

Only then did Senior Sister Hu realize that these people were all dressed in black robes and wore masks.

Not one of them had spoken a single word from the very beginning.

Xu Chen chuckled. "These are the allies I invited. I’m responsible for being the public face and drawing everyone’s hatred, while they work in the shadows.

"Then, we share the spoils.

"Afterward, they go their way, and I go mine. We don’t interfere with each other."

Senior Sister Hu immediately said, "But it’s risky! What if you betray them? Or what if you’re discovered halfway through?"

Xu Chen sighed with emotion. "What in this world doesn’t come with risks? Besides, how do you know which Sect they’re from?

"We’re from the Evergreen Sect.

"If they were from the Wuyun Sect, would your reach really extend that far?"

At that moment, Senior Sister Hu was dragged to the bottom of the slope. To her horror, she saw many withered trees, and tied to each one was a person.

Blood oozed from their bodies, flowing down into the earth.

It was a horrifyingly tragic sight.

Terrified, she immediately screamed, "Xu Chen, you’ve completely lost your mind! How can you face your father after doing this?"

Up on the slope, Xu Chen heard her shout and snorted coldly. "’How can I face him?’ What’s there to face? He’s a useless coward. Why would I be afraid of him?"

Just then, a black-robed figure approached him and said, "Right now, only the Celestial Essence Array can oppose us. They advocate for sharing the rewards, so many people have gone over to their side.

"After the second and third phases, their Array Master should become very powerful."

"How can so many people share the rewards?" Xu Chen said casually. "It’s just a tactic the Liu Family is using to win people over.

"Spread some rumors. The spoils are limited, so how could they possibly share them?

"Liu Ningya plans to take it all for herself, doesn’t she?

"Spread that rumor, and before long, their group will be divided. The Celestial Essence Array will be nothing to worry about.

"I’m going to capture Liu Ningya with my own hands and drain her blood."

"That will cause a huge stir," the black-robed figure advised.

Madness danced in Xu Chen’s eyes. "No matter. It has nothing to do with you. You won’t be implicated. As long as we capture her, my array will be a success. I’ll use their blood to forge my triumph.

"That’s all I want.

"The opportunities of the Immortal Mansion will all be yours."

The black-robed figure sighed. "It’s a pity there are no powerful disciples from the Wuyun Sect in this area. Otherwise, if the competition were fierce enough, it would help confuse everyone."

Of course, it wouldn’t make a huge difference.

Because this array was simply too offensive to too many people.

Liu Ningya had a powerful background. If she were captured and bled dry, the matter would be difficult to handle, especially since she seemed to be on a mission for her family. Offending her to that degree was too severe.

Besides, among so many people, who could know if there were others with similarly powerful backgrounds?