Chapter 343

Chapter 343: Targeted by the Immortal Gate’s Assassin

At the deepest part of the Immortal Prison, there are two cells.

These cells hold two individuals.

This is the most mysterious place within the entire Immortal Prison.

In the entire Immortal Gate, aside from the Gate Master, no one is allowed to enter here.

It conceals the greatest secret of the Immortal Gate Master.

If this secret were to be leaked, the entire Immortal Gate would face unimaginably severe repercussions.

Even the Sect Holy Daughter, Jiang Yaoguang, has no idea who is locked at the deepest part of the Immortal Prison.

However, once she was imprisoned there by the Gate Master, she finally learned who was locked up at the bottom.

To her shock, it was the previous generation’s Sect Holy Daughter.

Everyone in the Immortal Gate knows that the last Sect Holy Daughter was executed by the Gate Master.

Years ago, the Gate Master personally captured the last Sect Holy Daughter and then declared her crimes to everyone in the Immortal Gate before executing her.

How could someone already presumed dead appear in the deepest, most mysterious cell of the Immortal Prison?

So, the Gate Master lied.

The Gate Master deceived everyone in the Immortal Gate.

Jiang Yaoguang could never have imagined that the revered Gate Master was actually a despicable hypocrite.

She couldn’t understand why the Gate Master chose not to execute her.

“Foolish girl, that madman wants the child in your belly to ascend.”

The last Sect Holy Daughter in the next cell sighed.

“What…?”

Jiang Yaoguang gasped, instinctively protecting her abdomen.

“He’s gone mad…”

A sigh escaped from the neighboring cell.

…

At this moment, in the Northern Region.

Xiao Yang, Long Chen, and Chen Taixu had just returned to Qingyun Mountain when City Lord Zhao Rufen came looking for them.

“What? Xiao Zhenshan’s entire family has gone missing?”

Xiao Yang stared incredulously at Zhao Rufen.

He had already severed ties with the Xiao family—who could possibly be targeting them?

Qin Fei shouldn’t have moved against Xiao Zhenshan’s family.

After all, Xiao Zhenshan had no further value for Qin Fei.

Qin Fei had drained the last bit of usefulness from the Xiao family.

Zhao Rufen felt quite awkward.

He couldn’t uncover any leads regarding the disappearance of Xiao Zhenshan’s family.

“Junior Brother, you’ve cut ties with the Xiao family; their lives or deaths no longer concern you.”

Liu Qingyun patted Xiao Yang on the shoulder.

Xiao Yang said nothing, his expression serious.

Everyone watched him closely.

“Let’s look into it!”

Xiao Yang sighed and then looked at Nangong Hui.

“Understood!”

Nangong Hui accepted the order and left.

With Nangong Hui in charge of the Dark Night Organization, they would soon find out who had abducted Xiao Zhenshan’s family.

…

Just after Xiao Yang returned to Qingyun Mountain, at the foot of the mountain, a middle-aged man in black entered a teahouse.

He ordered a pot of tea and some snacks, then quietly sipped his tea while munching on treats.

The middle-aged man’s appearance was plain, and he was hardly noticeable in the teahouse.

After finishing his snacks and tea, he wiped his mouth and was about to get up.

But just then, the light at the entrance of the teahouse dimmed as a tall, imposing middle-aged man walked in.

The newcomer scanned the room and his gaze landed squarely on the face of the man in black.

“Iron Madman?”

The man in black stared blankly at the newcomer.

The tall, formidable middle-aged man was none other than the Killing Immortal, Zhao Jinghong.

Zhao Jinghong sat down across from the man in black.

“You want to kill Xiao Yang?”

Iron Madman picked up the teapot, only to find it empty.

“Waiter, bring me a pot of tea!”

Iron Madman waved at the waiter.

“Coming right up!”

The waiter responded eagerly and went off to fetch the tea.

“The son of a traitor must be eliminated!”

Zhao Jinghong replied coolly.

“With me here, are you sure you can kill him?”

Iron Madman chuckled lightly.

“You’re also a traitor of the Immortal Gate.”

Zhao Jinghong fixed his gaze on Iron Madman.

“Am I on your kill list too?”

Iron Madman smirked dismissively.

At that moment, the waiter returned with the tea.

Iron Madman poured himself a cup, took a sip, and said, “The tea in this mortal realm may lack spiritual energy, but it has a flavor that lingers.”

“Though the mortal world is nice, there will always be a divide between the immortal and the mundane. If you can’t resist temptation, you must pay the price.”

Zhao Jinghong’s expression remained impassive.

“What if the Gate Master is in the wrong?”

Iron Madman put down his teacup and fixed his gaze on Zhao Jinghong.

“You dare to speak ill of the Gate Master?”

Zhao Jinghong’s gaze suddenly turned icy, radiating an intense aura.

A powerful force threatened to erupt from Zhao Jinghong.

Suddenly, a divine light surged around Iron Madman.

This divine light enveloped both him and Zhao Jinghong in an instant.

In the next moment, both men and the table between them disappeared from the teahouse.

“…”

“Crash!”

The waiter, who had just witnessed this scene, stood frozen in shock, dropping the teapot that shattered on the ground, spilling tea everywhere.

The other patrons in the teahouse gaped in utter amazement.

Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away from Qingyun Mountain, in the sky above a mountain ridge, a burst of divine light suddenly appeared and then dissipated.

Two figures emerged in the void.

A wooden table fell from the sky, crashing onto the rocky peak, shattering into pieces.

“Universe Relocation Talisman?”

Zhao Jinghong glared coldly at Iron Madman.

“Zhao Jinghong, you should head back!”

Iron Madman said in a deep voice.

“Hmph, I will return, after taking your head and that of the Immortal Gate’s traitor son!”

As Zhao Jinghong spoke, a chilling murderous intent erupted from him.

He was intent on killing Iron Madman.

“You, Iron Madman, are the Wild Immortal of the Immortal Gate. There are numerous strong practitioners in the Immortal Gate. I’ve long wanted to fight you; now, let’s see if you, the Wild Immortal, are stronger, or if I, the Killing Immortal, am mightier.”

Zhao Jinghong declared, launching himself at Iron Madman.

“Haha… Are you afraid? I’ve wanted to fight you for a long time!”

Iron Madman laughed heartily as he charged at Zhao Jinghong.

The two engaged in a fierce battle.

…

At the back mountain of Qingyun Mountain, in the Secret Realm,

Xiao Yang was studying the Wujidan Canon.

He was preparing to concoct the Enlightenment Pill.

If he could successfully brew the Enlightenment Pill, Ling Xian’er, Long Chen, Chen Taixu, Nangong Hui, even Mo Hongyue, and himself could all push towards the Holy Realm.

The Enlightenment Pill has an incredible ability to grant instant enlightenment, making one transcendent.

However, it was not an easy task to concoct the Enlightenment Pill.

Moreover, the spiritual herbs needed to make it were extraordinarily precious. If he ruined a priceless batch of spiritual herbs, it would be a profound loss.

So, he had to ensure everything was perfect.

Little did Xiao Yang know he had already walked through the gates of hell.

If it weren’t for Iron Madman stopping Zhao Jinghong, who intended to climb the mountain, he would have been toast.