Jun Changxiao, who had just flown from the suspended stone slab, was suddenly ambushed by the old man.
Fortunately, he released multiple types of flames in time, forming a defensive wall in front of him that not only blocked the attack but also burned the old man’s palm until it was charred black.
“Good boy!”
The old man said in a heavy voice, “So you have this many flames!”
Jun Changxiao said flatly, “If I’m not mistaken, you wanted to use me to take out this Pure Heart Sacred Lotus, right?”
“Correct!”
The old man’s face became fierce as he said, “I’ve already waited three thousand years!”
Jun Changxiao said, “As a tomb keeper, you covet the Pure Heart Sacred Lotus—isn’t this stealing from what you guard?”
“Hahaha!”
The old man burst into loud laughter and said, “I’ve guarded the tomb of the Hundred-Faced Medical Sage couple for three thousand years—the Pure Heart Sacred Lotus should rightfully be my compensation!”
Jun Changxiao couldn’t understand.
Was this guy the Medical Sage Senior’s servant, or did he have ulterior motives?
The old man’s expression became fierce as he said, “I went astray cultivating the Five Extremes Divine Art back then and, though cured by the Hundred-Faced Medical Sage, had no choice but to submit to him.”
The System said, “The Five Extremes Divine Art is a unique martial study created by the Five Extremes Evil Sage three thousand years ago.”
“You’re the Five Extremes Evil Sage?” Jun Changxiao asked.
The hunched old man gave a strange laugh and said, “I didn’t expect that after so many years, people of later generations still remember me!”
Holy crap.
An evil Wusheng!
This problem was getting somewhat serious!
“Wait!”
Jun Changxiao thought silently, “That strike’s power was clearly only at Wuhuang level, otherwise I absolutely couldn’t have withstood it.”
The System said, “This person’s current cultivation is merely peak Wuhuang.”
So that’s it.
Sect Master Jun felt relieved.
As long as it wasn’t a Wusheng, he had some confidence!
“And then?” Jun Changxiao asked.
The Five Extremes Evil Sage’s smile vanished, his face becoming fierce again, “I originally thought that with the Hundred-Faced Medical Sage’s death, I could regain my freedom. Who knew that guy would set me up even at death’s door, binding my soul essence in a formation. I had to wait thousands of years before I could return to my body!”
“How did you survive in the tomb?”
This was a question Jun Changxiao had always wanted to ask. After all, three thousand years—even Qin Shi Huang taking immortality elixirs couldn’t endure that long!
“Boy!”
The Five Extremes Evil Sage said coldly, “I don’t have time to waste words with you. Quickly hand over the Pure Heart Sacred Lotus, otherwise you and your woman will both be buried here!”
His eyes never left the medicinal herb, showing how important it was to him.
Could it be that his soul essence had been suppressed too long, and even after returning to his body, he couldn’t adapt to his decreased realm, but consuming the Pure Heart Sacred Lotus could restore his full power?
The System said, “That’s possible.”
Tsk tsk.
At first, when talking about the Hundred-Faced Medical Sage, those emotions seemed so genuine—I believed them, thinking he was a dedicated tomb keeper. Who knew he harbored such evil intentions!
“Sorry.”
Jun Changxiao said, “I obtained the medicinal herb, so it’s mine.”
“You’re courting death!” The Five Extremes Evil Sage’s gaze turned cold.
At this moment, having already torn off his disguise, there was naturally no need for pretense.
“Hmph.”
Jun Changxiao said flatly, “Don’t think that just because you’re a powerhouse from three thousand years ago, I’m scared of you.”
“Detestable boy, if I still had my former power, one finger could crush you to death,” the Five Extremes Evil Sage said coldly.
This was the truth.
If he were truly a full-powered evil Wusheng, with Sect Master Jun’s current cultivation, he’d have absolutely no chance in battle.
But then.
You’re currently just at Wuhuang level—what are you acting so arrogant for!
“Swish!”
Jun Changxiao gently set Xi Jingxuan down, then formed a qi wall in front of her and stored the Pure Heart Sacred Lotus in his spatial ring.
Not afraid of spiritual essence loss?
Nonsense!
That guy was definitely worried about not being able to seize it immediately if he stored it in his spatial ring, so he deliberately said that!
“Old man.”
Jun Changxiao shook his head, his gaze turning cold, “Dare to play dirty tricks—I’ll kill you first!”
If not for his swift reaction just now, that would have been really dangerous!
Stealing the medicinal herb is one thing.
But you dared to make a lethal move—I must destroy you!
Whoosh, whoosh—
Hot-tempered Jun Changxiao instantly activated ten types of flames, shrouding his entire body as if transforming into a fire man!
The Five Extremes Evil Sage exclaimed in shock, “You have the Sacred Flame Physique!”
Worthy of being a top-tier powerhouse from the older generation, he immediately realized Sect Master Jun possessed the continent’s strongest flame constitution.
If it were other elemental constitutions, he might not fear them.
But the Sacred Flame Physique, being supremely yang and righteous, strongly countered evil qi!
If he’d known earlier, he should have stayed hidden longer and found a better opportunity to strike!
“Swish!”
Jun Changxiao strode forward, his right fist suddenly swinging through the air. The Purple Profound Sacred Fire mobilized, and the flames gathered around his fist instantly turned purple!
Whoosh, whoosh—
Purple flames roared forth, seeming to transform into a purple dragon beast with jaws wide open!
“Extinction Palm!”
The Five Extremes Evil Sage stepped back two paces, both palms suddenly thrust forward. Sinister evil attributes roared out, instantly forming a great palm that pressed down.
Rumble!
The violent purple flames and the sinister palm print fiercely collided, and the energy fluctuation produced instantly shook the entire cave dwelling violently!
At this moment, in another cave dwelling, Elder Lieyan Sacred Sect and Elder Ge had no leisure to pay attention, because right after Jun Changxiao plucked the Pure Heart Sacred Lotus, hundreds of corpses suddenly crawled out from underground!
These were left behind by the Hundred-Faced Medical Sage during his lifetime.
They were also a kind of mechanism trap left to prevent anyone from taking the medicinal herb he had painstakingly cultivated.
“This is troublesome!”
Elder Lieyan Sacred Sect frowned.
In terms of strength, he was much stronger than these corpses, but they were extremely resilient, and with so many of them, being endlessly entangled would inevitably exhaust him!
“Crack, crack, crack!”
Suddenly, the ground shattered!
Eight sword-bearing corpses slowly stood up. Though they had no life force, their bodies gathered sharp momentum!
Without question.
They must have all been sword cultivators when alive!
Elder Ge carefully examined the eight corpses’ attire and the decayed waist tokens hanging at their waists, exclaiming in shock, “The eight protectors of Evil Sword Gate!”
Evil Sword Gate.
A third-rate sword sect.
It reached its peak over three thousand years ago, with strength not inferior to second-rate sects.
“Weren’t they annihilated by the Hundred-Faced Medical Sage using the Nine Star Divine Needle at Qingyin Platform? How could they appear in the tomb?”
“I heard Senior Medical Sage had an odd habit of collecting the corpses of those he killed!”
“I’ve also heard that, and moreover, he only killed evil sects and never killed a single righteous cultivator!”
Clang!
Clang!
As everyone spoke, the eight evil sword cultivators drew their swords one after another.
Though the blades were already covered in rust, the sharpness they contained undoubtedly represented their extremely high comprehension of sword dao when alive!
“Everyone!”
Elder Lieyan Sacred Sect said gravely, “These eight protectors of Evil Sword Gate all had peak Sword King level cultivation when alive. Everyone must work together and cooperate to resist them!”
Whoosh, whoosh!
Powerhouses from various sects erupted with their cultivation.
At this moment, they didn’t care at all about what treasures were in the tomb, but rather focused on how to deal with so many corpses with extremely strong bodies, and how to survive!
Boom! Boom!
In the main tomb cave dwelling, scorching flames roared and madly devoured the sinister evil qi!
In a short time, Jun Changxiao and the Five Extremes Evil Sage exchanged dozens of moves, evenly matched, fighting fiercely.
“Bang—”
The two clashed palms again and separated, maintaining a certain distance.
The Five Extremes Evil Sage’s pale face showed disbelief.
Not only did this boy have the strongest Sacred Flame Physique, his spiritual energy intensity was also extremely thick—how did he cultivate!
Or rather.
Had the world changed in three thousand years?
Young people had such formidable strength, able to cross levels with King rank to challenge Emperor rank?
No.
The world hasn’t changed.
It’s mainly because the transmigrator Jun Changxiao—he’s a damn cheater!