Chapter 964: Chapter 487: Loyalty (Part 2)

It seems the owner of the courtyard didn’t anticipate that a once unnecessary action would now play an unexpected role.

“This is Zhang Shan’s courtyard.”

Apart from Fang Zhixing and Song Bingcang, the other guardian Upper Immortal was Zhang Shan.

This person is a Merit Immortal, whose cultivated merit is “accelerate growth,” able to hasten the maturation of any rare flower or herb.

He planted many types of exotic flowers and grasses that had long vanished outside the courtyard.

Even some rare and scarce spirit plants were plentiful here.

Experts like him in cultivating flowers and plants naturally receive the favor of those alchemists and medical merchants.

Perhaps because of this, a protective array was specially set up in his courtyard to safeguard those precious spirit plants.

Three black-cloaked figures were attacking the array, storming through, madly tearing down the place, unstoppable.

At this moment, the array was severely fragmented, leaking air from all sides, on the verge of collapse, unable to last long.

Zhang Shan stood within the array, hands raised to the sky, desperately supporting the fragile array.

However…

One of the black cloaks was gradually losing patience, took out a black bottle, and threw it.

Psshhh~

Polluted blood flowed widely, its powerful and terrifying corrosion unmatched!

The damaged array couldn’t withstand it and was immediately breached by the polluted blood.

Zhang Shan was exposed, his face suddenly turning incredibly unsightly.

“Who are you?” Zhang Shan asked with a heavy tone, cold sweat beads appearing densely on his forehead.

The three black cloaks no longer hid themselves and directly lifted their cloaks, revealing their true faces.

Three people, two elders and a middle-aged woman.

Zhang Shan glanced over and couldn’t help but exclaim, “Hundred Withered Immortal, Ancestor Liu, Blood Mother!”

Hundred Withered Immortal is a Tribulation Cultivator, whose cultivated tribulation is the Hundred Withered Toxic Flow, Upper Immortal Late Stage.

He had once poisoned and slaughtered billions of people across several planets, a heinous crime that incurred public wrath, leading to being hunted by the White Light Palace Master.

Ancestor Liu is an ancestor of the Liu Family Immortal Clan, based on “Red Rock Star,” a Merit Immortal, whose cultivated merit is “Mountain Opening,” Upper Immortal Mid Stage.

Blood Mother is the true disciple of Blood Origin Ancestor and also one of Blood Lord’s favored concubines.

This woman is strikingly beautiful, with skin as white as jade, smooth as fat, lips tender enough to drop, a proud figure and graceful curves, evidently a soul-catching seductress.

She is also a Tribulation Immortal, whose tribulation is the frightening “Septic Blood,” extremely malicious, Upper Immortal Mid Stage.

Facing these three, Zhang Shan felt immense despair, knowing he couldn’t win against any of them, let alone confront three at once.

“I, I surrender…”

Zhang Shan dejectedly lowered his head, assuming a gesture of ready surrender.

Hundred Withered Immortal, Ancestor Liu, and Blood Mother exchanged glances and couldn’t help but laugh.

They weren’t surprised at the outcome.

“Those who recognize opportunities are wise.”

Blood Mother complimented, took out a white bottle, and tossed it to Zhang Shan, “The bottle contains Holy Blood. Drink it, and you’ll be one of us.”

Zhang Shan’s face fluctuated as he was moved, saying, “Holy Blood, Blood Origin Sect, Polluted Blood Sect! Could the Polluted Blood Sect really be…?”

Blood Mother laughed heartily, “Joining the Polluted Blood Sect is equivalent to joining the Blood Origin Sect. What do you hesitate about?”

Zhang Shan’s breath was stilled; he smiled bitterly, “I didn’t expect the Polluted Blood Sect to have such deep backing. No wonder you have the courage to invade the Immortal Palace.”

Ancestor Liu chuckled, “Without Blood Origin Sect backing, why would I risk extermination of nine clans to join Polluted Blood Sect?”

Hundred Withered Immortal also laughed sinisterly, “To be honest, the Sect Hierarch of Polluted Blood Sect is Blood Lord, Blood Origin Ancestor’s dear son.

Without your cultivation of accelerated growth merit, which is somewhat useful, we’d be too lazy to recruit you, killing you directly would be simpler.”

Zhang Shan pressed his lips together, sighed, “I surrendered because I fear death, but that doesn’t mean I want to join you.”

He crushed the white bottle, resolutely saying, “The Palace Master has treated me well; I’d rather die than betray him.”

Blood Mother’s face darkened, she said coldly, “The White Light Palace Master cultivates Heart Tribulation, adept at manipulating minds, deceiving subordinates. It seems you’ve been brainwashed too long, poison runs deep, unable to extricate.”

Zhang Shan remained unmoved, suddenly throwing three seeds onto the ground.

The seeds rapidly grew into three large trees, rising off the ground.

Strangely, the branches of the three trees turned into man-eating vines, interwoven like serpent nets pouring forth.

“Courting death!”

Hundred Withered Immortal turned to take out a long blade, swung it, and cut down all the vines.

Crunch, crunch, crunch!

The three trees were simultaneously cut down at the waist!

The power of this blade completely crushed Zhang Shan.

But that’s not all.

The blade edge was shrouded in Hundred Wither Stream Poison, an evident poison tribulation, highly lethal.

The spot sliced by the blade quickly turned black, death upon touch.

Zhang Shan retreated violently, looked down at his abdomen, his clothes torn with a scratch, revealing his belly.

A blood mark emerged on his belly, the wound quickly turning black, the blood oozing out also black.

Zhang Shan flipped his hand and took out a seed, which rapidly grew into a three-leaf clover in his palm.

He rubbed the three-leaf clover, squeezed out the juice, and applied it onto his belly.

The black ceased to spread, and the blood no longer flowed out.

After doing all this, Zhang Shan looked up, his pupils instantly shrinking fiercely.

He saw Herr Mortal of Hundred Withers holding the blade, standing not far away, leisurely watching him, sneering: “What are you struggling for? I’ll give you one last chance, join the Polluted Blood Sect or die!”

Zhang Shan shook his head and said, “There are twenty-four solar terms in the sky, and twenty-four vertebrae in a person. Zhang has a resolute spirit, and would rather die than yield!”

Blood Mother Cha took a step forward, sternly saying, “Then you might as well die!”

She raised her hand, pinching a silver needle between two fingers…

Pfft!

Blood Mother Cha’s eyes widened abruptly, her delicate body stiffened in place, a cold arrow suddenly pierced through her porcelain-like neck!

Zhang Shan was stupefied, his mouth agape in shock.

Blood Mother Cha, in the mid-stage Upper Immortal, with profound tribulation, was actually breached by an arrow?!

What kind of arrow is this?

Herr Mortal of Hundred Withers suddenly turned his head to look back, his eyes slightly narrowing.

The Liu Family’s patriarch was startled, quickly turned around, his gaze falling on one person and one dog.

“Pfft~”

Blood Mother Cha spat out a mouthful of blood, turned around with difficulty, and also saw the archer clearly.

“It’s you!”

“Deputy Palace Master, Fang Zhixing!”

At this moment, Fang Zhixing, holding the Five Tribulations Thousand Flow Arrows, stood firmly, expression calm, again drew the bowstring.

The arrow was still aimed at Blood Mother Cha.

“Why are you here?”

Blood Mother Cha was indescribably shocked, her face full of unexpectedness.

In this attack on the White Light Immortal Palace, they had crafted a detailed plan.

The first step, luring the tiger away from the mountain, enticing the White Light Palace Master out;

The second step, raiding the home, as not many experts were left to guard in the palace.

Song Bingcang was to be dealt with by Nie Chuxuan and Nie Jianglong.

Firefly Fairy was personally disposed of by Blood Gentlemen.

Zhang Shan needed persuading, so was left to the three of them.

As for Fang Zhixing, two Upper Immortal experts were sent to kill him.

Another person was the wife of the White Light Palace Master, the mother of Firefly Fairy, her cultivation seemed not high, but an Upper Immortal was also arranged to capture her alive.

So why is Fang Zhixing still alive, and even launching a sneak attack on her?

Swoosh!

Fang Zhixing didn’t waste a single word, drew the bow and shot the arrow, all in one breath.

The Five Tribulations Thousand Flow Arrows carried a horrifying aura of tribulation, to be precise, precisely two thousand Earth Tribulation level tribulations.

The terrifying speed charged straight forward, directly at Blood Mother Cha.

“Help me!”

Blood Mother Cha still had the cold arrow stuck in her neck, unable to evade, she could only plead for help from Herr Mortal of Hundred Withers and the Liu Family’s patriarch, hoping they could block the second arrow.

Herr Mortal of Hundred Withers’ heart shuddered, immediately tapped his storage bag, took out a scale of an immortal beast, and offered it forth.

The scale expanded against the wind, becoming immensely huge, like a city wall.

Clang~

The Five Tribulations Thousand Flow Arrows hit the scale, accompanied by a grand sound, the scale flew off.

Meanwhile, the Liu Family’s patriarch was drenched in golden light, activating his Merit Immortal Power…