"Uncle Luo, are you all right?"
Guo Yunchu immediately asked when she saw that Luo Juetian looked a bit weak.
"Still alive for now—not sure about later though!"
Luo Juetian replied.
If this array isn’t broken, they’re all going to die here.
"What is this?"
Only now did Guo Yunchu realize they were trapped inside an array.
"This array is called the Corpse Evil World-Ending Celestial Array. It’s filled with Evil Qi here—if we’re inside for too long, the Evil Qi will invade our bodies and kill us."
Lin Chang’sheng explained.
"So you’re saying, you won’t last long before you die in here?"
Guo Yunchu looked curiously at Lin Chang’sheng.
So this guy isn’t unkillable after all!
"What, aren’t you going to die here too?"
Lin Chang’sheng pulled out a drop of Divine Liquid and tossed it to Guo Yunchu. "Fix your Broken Vein and help me shatter this array!"
Guo Yunchu caught the Divine Liquid, surprised that Lin Chang’sheng really gave it to her.
Is he being considerate, or just worried he’ll die here himself?
No time to wonder—afraid Lin Chang’sheng might change his mind, she quickly tilted back her snowy-white neck and swallowed the Divine Liquid in one gulp.
Lin Chang’sheng had thought that with the help of the Divine Liquid, Guo Yunchu would take less than half an incense stick’s time to heal her Broken Vein, and then they could break the Grand Array together.
But reality turned out way different.
Instead of quickly recovering, Guo Yunchu’s entire body turned red, her face twisted in pain.
"Damn, the Divine Liquid’s too strong—Yunchu’s body can’t handle it!"
Luo Juetian immediately saw something was wrong.
Lin Chang’sheng suddenly remembered: Bai Baihe did say anyone under the Integration Stage who drinks this Divine Liquid is asking to die. Looks like that warning wasn’t just talk.
Whoosh!
Lin Chang’sheng summoned Bai Baihe at once.
"What’s going on?"
Lin Chang’sheng immediately asked Bai Baihe—there must be a way to fix this.
"You guys are really something! I told you already, this Divine Liquid’s for Integration Stage and above. You didn’t believe me—believe me now? What a waste!"
Bai Baihe looked heartbroken.
He wasn’t upset over Guo Yunchu’s life—he was upset over the Divine Liquid.
Every drop took a thousand years to make, and now he had to sit and watch one get wasted.
"I asked for a solution. If you don’t have one, you won’t be leaving alive either!"
Lin Chang’sheng ignited a ball of flame in his hand and threatened Bai Baihe.
Seeing the Five Flames Sacred Fire, Bai Baihe finally quieted down.
"There actually is a way—the Divine Liquid’s just too fierce. As long as someone helps share the load, she’ll be fine."
Bai Baihe explained calmly.
"How do you share the load?"
Lin Chang’sheng pressed.
"Just suck out the excess energy, obviously! Don’t tell me you need me to teach you how?"
Bai Baihe snickered.
Lin Chang’sheng wasn’t in the mood to joke. He put Bai Baihe away with a wave.
"You do it."
Lin Chang’sheng looked at Luo Juetian.
Luo Juetian pointed to himself. "Are you kidding? If Yunchu finds out I did that to her, she’ll kill me!"
Lin Chang’sheng looked at Gu Shan, but Gu Shan quickly turned away like this had nothing to do with him.
Left with no choice, Lin Chang’sheng had to do it himself.
"Hot—so hot—"
Guo Yunchu groaned in agony, scratching at her skin uncontrollably.
Lin Chang’sheng could only move close, press his mouth near her nose, and inhale deeply.
Instantly, the excess Divine Liquid inside Guo Yunchu was siphoned away by Lin Chang’sheng.
Moments before, Guo Yunchu was writhing in pain. Now, she gradually calmed and stabilized.
Her Broken Vein started healing rapidly.
When the vein was fully mended and the Divine Liquid’s force softened, Guo Yunchu gently opened her eyes.
But as soon as she did, she saw Lin Chang’sheng right in front of her, their faces almost touching. Her pupils went wide in shock.
This scene sent Guo Yunchu’s heart pounding in her chest.
Lin Chang’sheng, with his powerful Cultivation Technique, barely felt anything from absorbing that Divine Liquid. He refined all of it in just a short moment.
A moment later, Lin Chang’sheng also opened his eyes.
The moment their eyes met, both looked panicked and awkward.
"What the hell are you doing?"
Guo Yunchu shoved Lin Chang’sheng away, annoyed—though for some reason, she also felt a bit happy inside.
"What else—saving your ass! Don’t overthink it."
Lin Chang’sheng shot back, which made Guo Yunchu clench her fists in anger.
"Huh? Not only is my Broken Vein fixed, I actually broke through too?"
Guo Yunchu squeezed her fist, surprised to find her strength had doubled—she’d advanced to the Late Stage of Void Refining, just shy of Integration Stage.
With that, all her annoyance at Lin Chang’sheng vanished instantly.
"If you’re all better, get to work! Go stand by Xiaonan."
Lin Chang’sheng ordered.
Guo Yunchu was still mad about what happened, but after remembering her meridian was healed and she’d advanced realms, she let it go.
The four of them gathered their power. Blood and Qi blazed skyward, and when it reached the top of the array, a massive boom of thunder erupted.
BOOM—
With the deafening roar, the Corpse Evil World-Ending Celestial Array shattered in an instant.
"How—how is this possible?! I’ve worked on this Grand Array for a thousand years—how could it break so easily?"
The Corpse Evil Daoist couldn’t believe Lin Chang’sheng had broken the array so easily.
"Why not? I said it before: no way your array could hold me!"
Lin Chang’sheng mocked.
"Damn it!"
The Corpse Evil Daoist clenched his fists in rage.
No wonder the Celestial Nether Sword Sect kept sending people to kill Lin Chang’sheng, but always failed. This brat really was something.
"Die!"
Lin Chang’sheng didn’t want to banter. He pulled back his Divine Thunder Bow and loosed arrow after arrow at the Corpse Evil Daoist.
But the Corpse Evil Daoist was no pushover. When he saw nine Thunderbolt Arrows coming his way, not a trace of panic crossed his face—he slapped out with his palm instantly.
His immense Primordial Power coalesced into a giant skull-shaped Palm Seal in the sky.
On the seal, countless skulls twisted and howled in agony—a horrific sight.
BOOM—
The Thunderbolt Arrows crashed into the massive skull Palm Seal, exploding with booming reverberations.
But they couldn’t break through the Skull Palm Seal.
After all, the Corpse Evil Daoist’s cultivation was on par with Luo Juetian’s—both at Late Stage Tribulation Crossing.
Taking him out wouldn’t be easy for Lin Chang’sheng.
"You little bastard! If the array can’t kill you, I’ll do it myself!"
The Corpse Evil Daoist’s eyes turned icy. He charged at Lin Chang’sheng to kill him personally.
With Luo Juetian so weak, there was no way he could resist anymore.
Besides, Luo Juetian might not even bother to stop him.
Taking down Lin Chang’sheng was their shared goal anyway.
"Move!"
Luo Juetian saw the Corpse Evil Daoist charging at Lin Chang’sheng and immediately pulled Guo Yunchu aside to dodge.
He’d already completed half his mission.
He hadn’t killed Lin Chang’sheng, but at least Guo Yunchu was safe.
Facing the Corpse Evil Daoist’s full-powered attack, Lin Chang’sheng had no intention of taking it head-on—he instantly flashed away.
BOOM—
The Corpse Evil Daoist’s attack smashed into the ground, shattering it to bits and sending rocks flying everywhere.
When the dust cleared, all that was left was a massive skull-shaped palm print on the ground.
"Go!"
Lin Chang’sheng sent his Corpse Puppet charging once more.
The Corpse Puppet’s body was ridiculously tough—even if the Corpse Evil Daoist’s flesh was super strong, he couldn’t hurt the Corpse Puppet at all.
Unless, of course, he had a Heaven-Reaching Immortal Treasure of his own.
BAM-BAM-BAM—
In a flash, the Corpse Evil Daoist and the Corpse Puppet were locked in battle, their blows echoing out in waves.
The entire world seemed to tremble from their fighting.
After exchanging several blows, the Corpse Evil Daoist noticed how tough the Corpse Puppet’s body was—his Primordial Power couldn’t do anything to it.
With a wave of his hand, he summoned out a Skull Spear.
The spear was covered with countless skulls, as if it had been forged out of their very spirits.
A dense cloud of Evil Qi swirled around it, as though a horde of vengeful souls might burst out any second.
"Another Heaven-Reaching Immortal Treasure?"
Lin Chang’sheng groaned inwardly when he saw that weapon.
Seriously, did every Late Stage Tribulation Crossing expert have one of these things?!