Chapter 83

In the midst of cherry blossoms dancing in the wind, Misaki opened the old diary and read the words of promise written there.

As the face appeared, the ground revealed seven ancient oil lamps that had been extinguished, exuding an aura of沧桑 (aged and weathered). The placement and distances between them seemed meticulously arranged, as if they contained some cosmic principle.

At the moment the face appeared, the cultivators from the Zhao Kingdom in mid-air all changed their expressions, and several of them, in shock, tried to quickly leave.

"Do not panic! I have long calculated that Elder Reliance is not dead, but he is extremely weak. Even if we are at the Core Formation realm, we can still join forces and kill him!" The words of Elder Tianji echoed, causing everyone to pause in their steps.

But just as these words echoed, a hoarse yet supremely domineering laugh suddenly spread throughout the entire cave, filled with excitement and madness. The sound was enough to make one's heart tremble.

In the instant the laughter echoed, the cultivators in mid-air immediately changed their expressions again, especially the old woman, who breathed rapidly and, without a word, rushed straight for the exit.

But just as she took flight, an invisible giant hand suddenly appeared beside her, enveloping her body and squeezing it with a loud boom. The old woman screamed as her body was crushed by the giant hand, the sound of the explosion echoing as if the heavens and earth were about to be destroyed, making Meng Hao's heart tremble.

As the giant hand opened, a three-colored mixed pill appeared in its palm. It was thrown down to the first lamp stand of the seven oil lamps below, where it suddenly ignited, using the pill as oil and life as fire to light the lamp!

The dim flame cast alternating light and shadow, enveloping all directions.

"Today, we cannot escape. Killing this surviving Elder Reliance will bring us greater rewards!" Elder Tianji's face changed as he immediately spoke. The other cultivators around him, seeing the old woman's tragic escape, gritted their teeth.

But just then, the ground rumbled, and the area around the face's mouth suddenly collapsed. A black figure instantly shot out from within.

As the figure emerged, the laughter echoed even more clearly throughout the cave.

"I am Elder Reliance!" The voice reverberated, shaking the heavens and making the cave tremble. All the cultivators were shocked, and many of them spat out blood.

Faintly visible, the emaciated figure of Elder Reliance, like a skeleton, seemed to have just crawled out of a grave. A thick aura of death surrounded him, and his eyes were dim, yet an indescribable ferocity and domineering presence radiated from him.

The sky of the cave changed, and countless ripples spread from his body, as if he stood there, towering over the heavens and earth. His domineering, arrogant, and bloodthirsty aura shook the hearts of all the cultivators.

"Elder Reliance..." The red-faced elder of the Fenghan Sect's face turned pale, and his body trembled. Even as a Core Formation cultivator, he felt as fragile as an ant before Elder Reliance. He had dared to come here for the Tai Ling Scripture, because Elder Tianji had calculated that Elder Reliance was weak and near death. But now, Elder Reliance did not seem weak at all.

"Tianji, you and I are not finished!" The red-faced elder suddenly turned and rushed toward the exit. The others around him did the same, moving so fast that they turned into rainbows, about to reach the exit.

Meng Hao clenched his fists on the ground, staring intently at everyone.

As Elder Reliance's domineering laughter and bloodthirsty excitement spread, his body suddenly moved, and he instantly appeared in mid-air. Raising his right hand, he pressed down, and immediately the heavens rumbled, and a wave of pressure descended. The red-faced elder spat out blood, and the others around him were covered in blood, their bodies involuntarily retreating.

At this moment, Elder Reliance's body suddenly flickered, and he instantly appeared in front of the red-faced elder. In the instant the red-faced elder's eyes widened in shock, Elder Reliance's body merged with the red-faced elder.

A piercing scream echoed, making everyone's hair stand on end.

The red-faced elder's body rapidly withered, his hair fell out, and his flesh dried up, as if a black hole had appeared inside him, devouring all his vitality. His skin became shriveled, his bones shattered, and everything about him turned into a blood mist. As the mist rapidly contracted and condensed, it formed Elder Reliance's body, which was no longer emaciated but had some flesh, and the aura of death had dissipated. In his hand, he held the red-faced elder's three-colored mixed pill, which he threw onto the lamp stand, igniting the second oil lamp.

"Great Demon Life Technique!"

"This is the legendary Great Demon Life Technique, where demons are born and die, life continues, and all spirits borrow bodies!" Shocked voices suddenly echoed. The remaining Core Formation cultivators and the trembling Foundation Establishment cultivators were now filled with despair.

"This is one of the two great demon techniques of the Demon Sealing Sect before it changed its name!" Only Elder Tianji's eyes flashed with a strange light.

Meng Hao's heart trembled. This was the second time he had heard the name Demon Sealing Sect. The first time was from Shangguan Xiu, but Meng Hao had not paid much attention. If he had fully believed Shangguan Xiu, he would not have such a prominent reputation in the Zhao Kingdom's cultivation world