Chapter 353: Chapter 353: Hurry and Run for Your Life
The fury-laden Fairy inadvertently lowered her head, with only one word in her mind: Where?
When she lifted her head again, Chen Pingping had already put some distance between them. The Fairy sneered, "Thinking of running?" With that, she took several steps to catch up. This scene, playing out before the group behind her, grew increasingly strange the more they watched.
This was especially true for the disciples of Fairy Valley. They had never seen the Fairy this angry. Is there some hidden plot we aren’t privy to? they wondered.
"What happened?" Alan asked, astonished.
"Ah, yet another tale of love and hate," Liu Changqing said solemnly. "If I’m not mistaken, Chen Pingping got her pregnant and now refuses to take responsibility. So, now that she has found him, she’s screaming and trying to kill him, while he, out of guilt, probably isn’t fighting back."
The scenario seemed plausible. Chen Pingping indeed felt guilty, which was why he hadn’t retaliated. The Fairy’s behavior was exceptionally odd. She was typically calm, dignified, and elegant, rarely even smiling, sometimes appearing as cold as a stone. As for her getting angry, Wu Mo and the others, at least, had never witnessed it. Could it be? No way... Wu Mo’s mind raced with possibilities.
Nearby, the Fairy’s killing intention intensified. "You’re courting death!"
"AHHH!" Chen Pingping cried out repeatedly, "Can you calm down a bit?"
"You lied to me," the Fairy said, her eyes glinting coldly.
"When did I ever lie to you?"
"That time in the sea domain."
"I really didn’t know!"
"Regardless, you lied to me!" She gripped her Longsword, radiating killing intention.
Strangely, with her cultivation realm and strength, killing a cultivator below the Emperor Tao Ninth Heaven should have been an easy task for her. Yet, her pursuit of Chen Pingping, intending to cut him down, had already gone on for seven or eight minutes. He perfectly avoided her every strike, infuriating the Fairy so much that she trembled all over and shouted sternly, "Aren’t you all going to come over and kill him?"
To be honest, if it hadn’t been for Liu Changqing’s earlier words, Wu Mo probably would have taken action by now. But now... He looked deeply troubled and said with difficulty, "Senior Sister, it wouldn’t be appropriate for me to intervene in your personal grievances, would it?"
He hadn’t expected that the person he was supposed to plot against would turn out to be his Senior Sister’s Tao Companion. COUGH COUGH! He’d have to return that Demon Beast to him later.
Liu Changqing cast a sidelong glance and said, "Exactly. This is not the time to intervene. If there’s a reckoning later, we’d all be considered guilty."
And so, they watched the dramatic scene unfold for a full hour. No matter how the Fairy attacked, Chen Pingping perfectly dodged her every move. This made her explode with rage, steam practically fuming from her seven orifices.
"Hey, you’ve finally calmed down," Chen Pingping sighed. "Can’t we discuss this properly? Why must you resort to violence?"
HEH HEH! The Fairy was still panting, her expression as icy as ever.
Chen Pingping continued, "About that incident, it was indeed my mistake. I didn’t notice its realm... Anyway, forget it. There’s a Great Opportunity right in front of us now. Are you interested?"
"Get lost!"
"Don’t be like that. The trunk of the Fusang Tree is the raw material for Heaven Tao Divine Weapons. Don’t you want to forge your own Heaven Tao Divine Weapon?" he began to tempt her.
The onlookers were speechless. Has this guy lost his mind?
Chen Pingping continued, "It’s the legendary sturdiest tree trunk, containing Divine Radiance, branded with the Great Tao, three thousand Dharma Principles, the Power of Heaven and Earth, and even legendary Divine Power! If you just cut off a segment, you can forge a Heaven Tao Divine Weapon and even achieve Enlightenment. Where else could you find such a Great Opportunity?"
The Fairy frowned, actually hesitating.
Nearby, Wu Mo couldn’t help but shout, "Senior Sister, don’t listen to his nonsense! If we really awaken the Fusang Tree, we’ll all suffer!"
"Yes! Senior Sister, there are countless Killing Arrays here. Once activated, even Saint Realm powerhouses will die!" Feng Yuhan also shouted.
Damn it! Hearing these words, Liu Changqing’s expression flickered. He glanced at the path behind them; the Killing Arrays had already begun to reactivate. How much time would it take to break out now? Is there still time?
Alan had also realized this and said with an unnatural expression, "Leave now?"
"There isn’t enough time..." Liu Changqing shook his head and looked towards Wu Mo, who wasn’t far off. "Dao-friend, let’s leave this place!"
Wu Mo glanced sideways. "No rush. The Fusang Tree’s trunk is incredibly sturdy. Ordinary Divine Weapons can’t break it; only an Emperor Weapon can."
Liu Changqing said anxiously, "Dao-friend, believe me! We must join forces to break through the Killing Arrays and leave this place!"
Wu Mo frowned.
Liu Changqing urged, "Dao-friend!"
Alan exclaimed, "If we wait any longer, it’ll be too late!"
Zhou Wu and the Saint Heir also visibly tensed. The Fusang Tree’s trunk is incredibly sturdy? Ordinary Divine Weapons can’t break it? That might be true for others, but Chen Pingping was different. Their intuition told them this guy could do it.
Diwu Qingrou gritted his teeth. "Forget them. Let’s do it together."
Alan, Liu Changqing, Zhou Wu, and the Saint Heir exchanged glances, nodded, and then stepped into the Killing Array.
Feng Yuhan glanced back and sneered disdainfully, "These cultivators from the Heaven Martial Continent are truly as timid as mice."
"Indeed!" a man nodded. "But we still need to be cautious."
「Next to the tree trunk.」
Chen Pingping had successfully persuaded the Fairy. He promised that once he cut down the Fusang Tree trunk, he would give her a piece, true to his word. If he went back on it, he would be a dog.
"When I make my move, the tree will try to protect itself. You just need to block those forces for me then," Chen Pingping said.
The Fairy nodded. "Okay!"
He strode forward, Longsword in hand, and slashed towards the tree trunk.
Those still trying to break through the arrays panicked.
Liu Changqing shouted, "Chen, wait!"
When they had arrived, someone had cleared the path, so it hadn’t taken much time. But now it was different; the way out was filled with Killing Arrays, and there was no avoiding them. They exerted all their strength, gritting their teeth and erupting with power, but it would still take at least an hour.
Wu Mo and his companions looked back, laughing scornfully. "Run quickly! Once the tree trunk is chopped down and the Killing Arrays activate, none of you will escape."
Among the seven, a handsome young man with red lips and white teeth looked particularly worried. Glancing at Chen Pingping making his move and then at his own Senior Sister, he couldn’t help but say, "Senior Sister, perhaps we shouldn’t do this?"
The Fairy swept him a glance but didn’t speak.
Chen Pingping continued his attempts—one, two, three... In just a few short minutes, he launched twenty-three attacks. Of course, all of them failed. Although the sword in his hand was sharp, it couldn’t affect the tree trunk in the slightest.
With the Great Tao’s brand protecting it, you need to use the Emperor Scripture to break through this layer of defense, and then use Sacred Soldiers to chop it... Earth Chicken assessed, transmitting the thought to him.
Chen Pingping smiled faintly. I know. His previous attacks, of course, hadn’t been for show; he was testing the tree trunk’s strength.
「At that very moment.」
High above the tree trunk, Wen Yuqing, who was confronting a formidable enemy, suddenly sensed the fluctuations of Chen Pingping’s aura. Joy flickered across her face as she extended her Divine Sense. "Pingping, is it really you?"
"AH?" Startled, Chen Pingping exclaimed, "Master, where are you?" He scanned the surroundings but couldn’t see Wen Yuqing, growing anxious.