Chapter 90: Carelessness Leads to Disaster by Thunder

At first, Su Che did not know that Zhen Zhen, who was waiting outside, had already started fighting with someone else. The granite mountain was over a hundred zhang thick, so Lao He could not see through it and was unaware of what was happening outside.

However, as the battle outside grew more intense, Su Che and Lao He sensed extremely abnormal fluctuations in spiritual energy—rumbling as if an earthquake were approaching…

Su Che guessed subconsciously, “Could it be that Zhen Zhen wants to shatter this entire mountain to find me?”

“That doesn’t seem right,” Lao He thought for a while before answering, “It doesn’t sound like breaking rocks; it seems like a much more fierce battle.”

Su Che perked up immediately and said, “Let’s go and take a look.”

After swallowing another Earth-Diving Pill, Su Che carefully made his way there. When they reached a spot where the mountain was less than twenty zhang thick, Lao He could see outside. Using his mental vision, he showed Su Che what was happening outside. Indeed, Zhen Zhen was engaged in a fierce battle with a bald man, and the fight had reached its climax—each move was extremely dangerous, with the outcome hanging in the balance at any moment.

Of course, Su Che didn’t want Zhen Zhen to win. He wished he could use this bald man to give her a thorough beating. But he also realized that this bald man wasn’t an easy opponent—most likely a demonic cultivator. If he fell into such a person’s hands, he wouldn’t fare any better.

“Both sides suffer, both sides suffer… It’s best if both sides suffer…” Su Che prayed silently.

Rumbling…

Zhen Zhen was using every trick in her arsenal—not only her spiritual weapons like the flying sword and white jade ring but also various spiritual talismans, throwing them one after another.

The mountain slope was pitted and ravaged. Within a radius of nearly a hundred zhang, not a single plant remained alive.

A fierce blood-red long sword flew through the air, clanging and slashing, constantly blocking Zhen Zhen’s flying sword and white jade ring. At the same time, the bald man waved a Ghost Flag, chanting strange spells as he attacked Zhen Zhen.

Whoosh…

Gusts of cold wind howled, accompanied by ghostly cries. Countless evil ghosts emerged from the Ghost Flag, surrounding Zhen Zhen and Fei Yun, snapping their teeth and biting, gradually eroding their defensive talismans.

Zhen Zhen’s face was pale—she was giving it her all. This bald man was even more difficult to deal with than she had imagined. Although his cultivation level had dropped due to some injury, his overall strength was still far greater than that of an ordinary late Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Fei Yun, hiding behind, was already pale with fear, but could only act as a spectator and a burden, unable to help Zhen Zhen in any way. Yet, even in such a critical moment, she still couldn’t help but keep looking back, toward the location of her “beloved,” praying inwardly, “Idiot, just stay inside—don’t come out.”

In fact, she had deceived Zhen Zhen once before. Due to the properties of the “Emotion Thread,” she could indeed sense Su Che’s exact location. Now, she realized that her “beloved” was very close—almost about to emerge from the mountain…

With a tearing sound…

The Bald Man’s “Myriad Ghosts Banner” was terrifyingly powerful. The frantic bites of countless evil ghosts had put Zhen Zhen’s defensive talismans in grave danger. The colored ribbon surrounding her emitted a tearing sound, clearly already severely damaged.

The Bald Man roared continuously, occasionally letting out loud laughs. On the surface, he seemed to have the upper hand, but in reality, he too had exhausted all his tactics and was at his wits’ end.

“A true disciple of the Tianxuan Sect is indeed hard to deal with. Fortunately, she’s only at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment. If she were just a bit stronger, it would be truly impossible to deal with her.”

The Bald Man glared fiercely and seized an opportunity. He bent his left index finger and fired a crimson bullet—a stealth attack technique he was skilled in. The tiny bullet was unremarkable, but its effect was extremely vicious.

With a pop, the crimson bullet struck Zhen Zhen’s protective ribbon, shattering it into a burst of bloodlight and emitting a harsh, corrosive sound.

“No!”

Zhen Zhen panicked immediately and rushed to channel her vital energy, trying to shake off the blood-colored liquid from the ribbon.

“Myriad ghosts, cover the sky!”

With the Bald Man’s fierce roar, countless evil ghosts howled in unison, as if gathering all their strength to deliver the most powerful attack on Zhen Zhen’s defensive talismans.

With a tearing sound!

The already severely damaged and dimmed colored ribbon broke apart with a snap, completely destroying Zhen Zhen’s protective barrier.

“Haha!”

The Bald Man gathered his remaining strength and threw a punch.

A blood-red giant palm rushed toward her. Zhen Zhen couldn’t bother controlling her flying sword or jade ring. She quickly formed a hand seal with both hands, conjuring a glowing magic shield in front of her.

Bang!

The giant palm shattered the glowing magic shield and struck Zhen Zhen hard. Then, her fingers closed together again, squeezing with force…

“Ah!”

Zhen Zhen let out a pained cry, yet it carried an odd sense of pleasure and sorrow.

Slapped and squeezed by the blood-red giant hand, she not only suffered internal injuries but also had multiple bones broken all over her body. By the time the energy of the blood-red giant hand faded, Zhen Zhen could no longer stand and collapsed weakly to the ground.
“Hahahahaha, you little brat! You cost me quite a bit of effort. In a moment, I’m going to take my time punishing you properly…”
The bald man waved the Myriad Ghosts Flag, summoning back countless evil ghosts. With such a beautiful woman right in front of him, he certainly wouldn’t feed her to those ghosts.
“Senior sister.”
Fei Yun knelt down in panic, holding Zhen Zhen in her arms.
Snap, snap! The blood-red magic sword controlled remotely by the bald man knocked Zhen Zhen’s flying sword and jade ring to the ground. At this moment, he didn’t even bother collecting the loot. Instead, with heavy steps and a sinister smile on his face, he strode toward the two women about ten zhang away.
Zhen Zhen kept her eyes tightly closed, pretending to be unconscious, but secretly sent a message: “Fei Yun, use your true energy to help me…”
Fei Yun, who had become an inner disciple, was certainly not foolish. She immediately understood and gently pressed her hand against Zhen Zhen’s chest, sending true energy her way.
With this boost of true energy, Zhen Zhen unlocked the blocked meridians caused by her injuries, allowing her vital energy to flow again. At least, her left arm, which had fewer fractures, could now be used to exert force despite the pain.
When the bald man was about seven zhang away, Zhen Zhen took out a purple bead, as big as a goose egg, emitting a faint glow.
Whoosh!
With a surge of her vital energy, the purple bead was shot out.
“What’s that?” The bald man reacted quickly, leaping aside to avoid the bead.
But the bead had tracking capabilities. It followed the bald man in an arc, then exploded before it could hit him.
Boom!
A thunderous explosion shook the heavens and the earth!
Five purple lightning bolts appeared out of nowhere. The bald man panicked, dodging left and right with all his might. His body twisted like a rubber band, allowing him to narrowly avoid four of the bolts, but he was still struck in the back by one.
Boom!
The once arrogant demon cultist now lay on the ground as a pile of blackened charcoal.
Yet he wasn’t dead. He could still speak: “I was careless… the Purple Sky Divine Thunder of that old ghost Purple Sky…”
After saying that, his black head tilted to the side—whether he was dead or unconscious was unknown.

I was indeed careless. Although this Thunder Pearl is powerful, its range is limited. Under normal circumstances, he still had a way to completely dodge it. It’s just that he became overconfident; with the enemy so close, he didn’t even bring any defensive talismans to protect himself.

On the other side, Zhen Zhen also let out a long sigh, her chest sinking as she fell into a coma as well.

“Hahaha!”

Inside the rock layer, Su Che laughed thrice. His prayer had indeed worked—the situation he desired, where both sides would be damaged, had truly occurred.

“Senior sister, senior sister…”

Fei Yun held Zhen Zhen in her arms, calling out anxiously while quickly taking out healing pills and putting them into Zhen Zhen’s mouth.

Su Che thought to himself, “No! I can’t let her heal Zhen Zhen. If she heals her, I’ll still have to hide underground like a rat, afraid to show my face.”

The woman outside who could still move only had the seventh level of Qi cultivation. Of course, Su Che wasn’t afraid of her. So, taking advantage of the lingering effect of the underground escape pill, he silently emerged from the rock layer.

Though silent, he was detected by Fei Yun as soon as he appeared.

The young woman turned sharply and immediately saw her “lover.” Somehow, the fear she had felt earlier suddenly turned into deep resentment, and tears streamed down her face…

Su Che was slightly puzzled, thinking, “This woman is strange. Upon seeing me, she shows neither fear nor hostility—instead, she bursts into tears. What does this mean?”

Lao He scratched his head and chuckled, “They say when fellow villagers meet, tears flow. Master, could you and she be villagers?”

“My villagers died long ago!” Su Che replied irritably.

Not to mention villagers—The entire Yan’an Kingdom was destroyed by that great disaster..