Chapter 345: Chapter 186: Three Life Gates Intervene, Great Success Fate Technique Soul Cultivator

Will do so.

Dare to do so.

Clearly, there’s no fear.

"What is the Three Life Gates trying to do?" Daoist Wei felt a sense of anger as he hurriedly left the cultivation residence towards the City Lord’s Mansion of Wind and Cloud Immortal City. When it comes to the Three Life Gates, he had no choice but to look for his master.

He didn’t have the prestige or courage to contact or question the people of the Three Life Gates himself. However, upon arriving at the City Lord’s Mansion, he was stopped.

The reason was the City Lord was busy.

But the Female Cultivator of the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment guarding the gate immediately sent a secret message, "Senior Brother, it seems Master has encountered some issues and has suddenly gone into a closed-door life-or-death retreat. This matter is top secret, and Master instructed me not to tell anyone."

"This..."

Daoist Wei’s expression changed.

An idea suddenly arose in his mind.

Could it be that something has happened to Master, which is why the Three Life Gates are so fearless?

"What on earth is going on?" Daoist Wei quickly sent a message to inquire.

Yet, he received nothing but a shake of the head.

Even after repeated questioning.

He still got no answer.

Just then, the Communication Stone in his possession to contact Heihe started reacting.

As he probed with his Divine Sense.

Daoist Wei’s expression changed once again.

...

In the desolate land of yellow sand.

Another faceless old Cultivator in a black robe appeared in front of Heihe, moving much faster than Shen Tu, with a more advanced Escape Technique. Although Shen Tu’s Escape Technique was adept, due to his cultivation level, it could only be called a Flying Escape Technique.

However, this person was using a true Escape Technique, appearing instantly in front of Heihe even when he changed direction.

No choice left, Heihe could only keep changing direction.

Because he could feel that the opponent was stronger than Shen Tu, with an aura even more peculiar and sinister.

"Quick strategies, this old man still has other matters to attend to," the faceless old Cultivator in black robe said in a deep voice.

Behind him, Shen Tu, full of murderous intent, had a massive black axe in hand. His aura surged abruptly, nearing the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, and his speed increased, closing in on Heihe.

"Hiring an outsider Cultivator to kill me without leaving a trace, you people of Wind and Cloud Immortal City are truly naive to the extreme," Shen Tu sneered, wielding the massive black axe that conjured billowing Yin Evil Demonic Qi, causing the yellow sand to surge, "After killing you, I’ll go for that Corpse Cultivator targeting me... All of you are going to die today!"

As Shen Tu approached, with the faceless old Cultivator in black robe blocking him from behind, Heihe could no longer care much. In a flash, he took out a Tier Two High-grade Protective Talisman he had nurtured for ten years.

However.

Just as Heihe attempted to use the talisman, a wisp of sinister black Qi suddenly flew out from his sleeve, swiftly wrapping around the talisman.

At that moment, the Tier Two High-grade Protective Talisman, which had been nurtured for a decade, immediately lost its connection with Heihe.

"When did this happen?" Heihe was horrified.

The faceless old Cultivator in black robe sneered contemptuously, "I had long divined that you possessed a Tier Two High-grade Protective Talisman, so I had prepared this Soul-breaking Talisman Technique, waiting to attach it to your garments amidst the chaos. As soon as you took out the talisman, it would be bound by my Soul Technique, rendering it unusable."

Shen Tu surged forward, not forgetting to praise, "Worthy of being a fellow Yin Yang Cultivator. Before I could act, you had already foreseen everything. With you on our side, we are sure to triumph against Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks."

"I do like that kind of talk, but we must still be cautious of our surroundings. When I used the Fate Technique for divination, I vaguely sensed that he has a companion who is a Corpse Cultivator, posing significant threats to you," the Yin Yang Cultivator advised.

"Fellow Yin Yang Cultivator, no need to worry. Just look at how he’s fleeing in such a sorry state, resorting to a talisman. That person must have already run off long ago." As he spoke, Shen Tu swung his massive black axe once more, clashing with Heihe, who knew he couldn’t escape and resorted to a Secret Technique. Yet, in mere moments, the verdict was clear.

Heihe retreated several hundred feet under a single axe blow, staggering so much he could barely keep standing.

"Die!"

Shen Tu shouted angrily, swinging down the axe once more.

Heihe attempted to block with a Defensive Spiritual Artifact, but it shattered instantly under the Tier Two Middle Grade Defensive Spiritual Artifact’s power.

Seeing Heihe’s pitiful state, the Yin Yang Cultivator scanned the surroundings with his Divine Sense before withdrawing it, speaking coldly, "Leave him alive, I still need his soul for..."

The words abruptly ceased.

A surge of Corpse Qi suddenly rose behind him, causing the Yin Yang Cultivator’s eyes to narrow. Just as he was about to strike back, he was instantaneously bound by a powerful force, leaving him unable to move, let alone retaliate.

"Soul Capturing Technique!"

The Yin Yang Cultivator was deeply shocked, feeling an imminent sense of death, immediately attempting to employ the Soul Scattering Technique to escape, yet found himself enveloped by a massive amount of Corpse Qi, rendering him unable to scatter his soul.

What frightened the Yin Yang Cultivator even more was that the Corpse Qi was directly invading his soul body, rapidly devouring his Yin Technique and Soul Power, consuming all his Yin Technique and Soul Power from his soul-powered Dao Foundation within three breaths.

"What kind of Corpse Qi is this?" The Yin Yang Cultivator was completely panicked, and feeling the mighty Soul Capturing Power, he immediately begged for mercy, "Spare me, Fellow Daoist, spare me... I am under the Golden Core’s seat of the Three Life Gates..."

However.

Within just two breaths, his voice halted abruptly.

For his entire soul body had entered the Soul Capturing Eye.

"Didn’t expect such a surprise on this trip, encountering a Soul Cultivator who has cultivated the Fate Technique to Great Success." In Lengxi Mountain, Wen Jiu was rather delighted. Although capturing this soul didn’t yield much Corpse Nurturing Experience, it did provide decades or even a hundred years of experience from a Great Success Fate Technique Cultivator.

After multiple soul captures, he understood too well the role of experience in all this. The daily settlement panel only calculates daily gains, and to achieve a significant amount of experience daily, some extent still relied on oneself.

Without experience or method, mindlessly grinding, the amount of experience settled daily would be negligible.

But with experience and method, the experience settled daily would soar considerably.

Moreover, being a Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Soul Cultivator and a disciple under the Golden Core’s seat, he likely knows a lot about the Three Life Gates. With the prospect of a brewing conflict between Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks and the Three Life Gates, possibly affecting Wind and Cloud Immortal City, having a bit more intel now is naturally better than knowing nothing at all.

After resolving the Yin Yang Cultivator, Wen Jiu gathered his thoughts and looked at Shen Tu, who was watching the scene with horror.

"Fellow Daoist Heihe, finish this quickly."

Wen Jiu controlled the East Spring Undying Bone to send a message to Heihe, whose previously embarrassed and slightly despairing expression now blossomed into a smile.

"How unlucky, to have encountered a Corpse Cultivator who knows the Soul Capturing Technique!" Shen Tu cursed angrily, promptly retreating, and using an Escape Technique, swiftly fled towards the secret base of the Three Wonders Blood Corpse Sect.

Fortunately, he still had allies from the Three Wonders Blood Corpse Sect.

This person knew the Soul Capturing Technique, countering the Soul Cultivator, but his aura was ultimately only at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment, with strengths comes weaknesses.

As long as he reunited with the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the Three Wonders Blood Corpse Sect, he believed that even if they couldn’t kill both Heihe and the other, they could at least capture one of them. It seemed that Corpse Cultivator had the Escape Technique as well, making it difficult to apprehend him, but he was confident about capturing Heihe.

Swish—

Shen Tu suddenly transformed into a Startled Swan, darting into the vast yellow sand at an extremely fast speed, surpassing the ordinary Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, and even faster than when he had pursued Heihe.

"This guy was actually holding back earlier." Heihe swallowed a Healing Tier Two Elixir Pill and immediately gave chase, only to see his opponent getting farther away, leaving him momentarily bewildered.

Yet.

When he turned around, East Spring Undying Bone was nowhere to be seen.

Seeing this, Shen Tu looked back over his shoulder, with a smile forming at the corners of his mouth, which suddenly froze as he swung a fist forward in haste.

However, the Ghost Hand’s punch not only failed to retreat East Spring Undying Bone, but the Ghost Hand was shattered by East Spring Undying Bone’s gesture, and Shen Tu himself was sent flying several hundred feet.

Spewing a mouthful of blood, Shen Tu was greatly shocked, "This person is actually a late-stage Body Cultivator!"

Early Stage of Foundation Establishment cultivation.

Yet it was a late-stage Spirit Body.

Such a freak, to think he encountered one!

Swallowing the blood rising in his chest, Shen Tu urgently activated Yin Technique to stabilize himself, simultaneously gripping the massive black axe in his hand, and as it swung down, nine True Demons of various forms emerged from the axe.

Each possessed the powerful aura of a Tier Two Middle True Demon, and as the nine demons combined, they reached Tier Two Top Grade.

It was enough to contend with the vast majority of late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators!

"You forced me to this!"

Shen Tu resentfully exclaimed.