Enduring humiliation for three years, seizing the elixir, the treasure, and the holy maiden.

If he were to truly break ties with Su Chen, he would not be afraid of this junior cultivator in the Void Refinement stage.

However, Li Changfeng was notoriously fiercely protective of his own, showing no mercy even to his own family.

We must find a way to satisfy both sides.

"The True Story of Su".

"Want to take a gamble?"

"I love gambling, but I've never had any luck with it."

"Although you are only at the early stage of the Void Refinement Realm, as a disciple of Senior Li Changfeng, you must have some extraordinary abilities."

"If you can defeat my two corpse puppets."

"I will take this woman as a gift to pass on my true lineage."

That's a clever remark.

Look, I've given you plenty of chances, but you're just not good enough, so you can't blame anyone else.

Even if he can't win, this female cultivator will still belong to him.

The disciples surrounding them knew exactly what was going on.

The Heavenly Capital Elder mainly cultivates puppets, and those two corpse puppets are definitely not benevolent; they are both at least mid-stage Void Refinement level.

Although it lacks consciousness, it is more than capable of dealing with a junior who is in the early stage of the Void Refinement realm.

On the surface, it was a gesture of deference to Su Chen.

In reality, in terms of cultivation level and foundation of techniques, Su Chen was still at a disadvantage.

"If that's the case..."

Su Chen shook his sleeves.

"It would be impolite of me to refuse."

...

At the end of the mountain path, there is a wide stone platform paved with bluestone, which is just the right place for a duel.

The disciples gathered around in layers to watch.

The elders and deacons who had just returned to the mountain also stood at a distance on high ground, watching.

With a flick of his withered hand, the old man of Tiandu sent two dark figures shooting out from his sleeves and landing at opposite ends of the stone platform.

The corpse puppet on the left was covered with a thin layer of frost, and wisps of white mist swirled around it. Wherever it passed, fine ice crystals condensed on the bluestone.

The one on the right, however, was completely different. Its body was as red as a branding iron, and the stone surface beneath its feet was sizzling and wisps of smoke rising from it.

One ice, one fire.

Two completely opposing evil energies collided on the stone platform, causing the void to distort.

"A puppet at the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm..."

A discerning disciple in the crowd gasped.

"It's even a dual-attribute ice and fire weapon; Elder Tiandu has really gone all out."

"That Su Zhenchuan is probably going to suffer a great loss; one body is enough to make him suffer a lot."

"Don't risk your life."

Su Chen stood with his hands behind his back, looking the two corpse puppets up and down.

No wonder he specializes in puppet making.

It was more elaborate than any of the evil cultivators' corpse puppets I had ever seen.

The two corpse puppets, one ice and one fire, possessing both spiritual attributes, are quite difficult to deal with.

"Su Chen, watch out!"

Lu Yaoxin, on the other end of the chain, felt as if she had been pinched.

His life depended on Su Chen.

Before he finished speaking...

The frost-covered corpse puppet had already moved.

His figure transformed into a white rainbow, carrying a biting chill as he rushed straight towards us, his ten fingers spread wide, with icicles about a foot long clinging to his fingertips.

Such fast movement.

Before the onlookers could even see clearly, the icicle was already three inches from Su Chen's chest.

Su Chen touched the ground with his toes.

Shrinking the earth to an inch.

His figure vanished into thin air, the white rainbow streaking past his afterimage before crashing headfirst into the blue stone behind him.

With a loud bang.

Half of the stone slab was covered with a thick layer of solid ice, and the cold air spread several feet along the crack in the ground.

Su Chen's figure was already more than ten feet away.

"Spatial escape technique..."

A disciple at the late stage of the Void Refinement realm, positioned high above, narrowed his eyes.

"No wonder he dared to accept this challenge."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the crimson corpse puppet approached Su Chen from behind.

The intense heat and malevolent energy almost ignited the surrounding air.

With a palm strike, the wind from the palm, wrapped in flames, scorched the void, creating a distorted ripple.

It came in a tricky way.

Frost blocked the way ahead, and raging fire chased after us from behind.

One ice, one fire, one in front, one behind, completely sealing off Su Chen's escape route.

Although these two corpse puppets lacked consciousness, they worked together seamlessly, clearly weapons trained by the Old Man of Tiandu for countless years.

Su Chen advanced instead of retreating.

He shifted his body slightly between the two streams of malevolent energy, barely avoiding the fiery palm strike.

With a flick of his fingertips, a layer of shimmering white light appeared in front of him.

The icicles of the Frost Corpse Puppet slammed heavily onto the spiritual light.

With a crisp buzzing sound, the layer of spiritual light rippled outwards, forcefully deflecting the attack.

"Can you handle it?"

Old Man Tiandu's eyelids twitched.

To be able to withstand a full-force attack from a mid-stage Void Refinement corpse puppet at the early stage of Void Refinement, this disciple of Li Changfeng is indeed quite skilled.

only...

"Again."

The old man of Tiandu flicked his withered finger.

The malevolent aura of the two corpse puppets suddenly surged.

The crimson corpse puppet was surrounded by a pillar of fire that was ten feet high, while the frost corpse puppet transformed into a sky full of ice crystals, enveloping the entire stone platform.

Ice and fire clashed violently on the stone slab, creating a series of thunderous explosions.

The disciples watching activated their protective spiritual light and retreated a hundred feet away.

Even so, the aftershocks still caused the blood and qi of several Nascent Soul cultivators to churn.

"This...this kind of momentum."

"Su Zhenchuan is probably not going to be able to hold on."

"A mere early-stage Void Refinement cultivator, holding his own against two mid-stage Void Refinement corpse puppets, both of whom possessed both ice and fire attributes..."

Amidst the discussions, there was mostly sighing.

In the center of the stone platform, Su Chen was enveloped in the core of the boundless ice and fire.

But he curled his lips into a smile.

"I must say, these corpse puppets are really troublesome."

"I can't hold on much longer..."

Despite this, it's not hard to see that Su Chen was quite at ease.

In other words, this is blatant mockery.

The old man's face darkened, and he became even more displeased.

After all, he was only at the Void Refinement stage, yet he dared to speak ill of me.

If this gets out...

Su Chen had no intention of saying anything more.

Although he wanted a spirit sword as his natal magic weapon.

But before that, we really had to rely on the Spring and Autumn Annals's Guide to Overcoming Adversity.

A sweeping motion through the air.

A surge of spiritual energy erupted from that ancient brush.

With a ripping sound...

The void was forcibly torn open, leaving a dark crack several meters long.

Within the crack lay endless darkness, dotted with cold stars, from which a terrifying, surging power erupted.

The raging aura of ice and fire filled the sky.

Along with the attack launched by two corpse puppets.

All of them were swept into the crack by this force of absorption and were swallowed up completely in the blink of an eye.

Shiping has regained its clear and bright state.

"The Laws of Space!"

The elders on the upper floor all changed their expressions at the same time.

"It can actually tear through the void...this divine power..."

The old man's pupils suddenly contracted.

That unwavering certainty has now cracked open.

The realm of refining emptiness touches upon the laws of space.

Throughout history, those who have grasped the essence of this law have all been powerful figures in their own right.

"That's interesting."

The old man's tone turned serious.

"But how many more times can you sustain this kind of exertion?"

The scales in his heart began to shake.

Although the laws of space are mysterious, tearing through the void requires an astonishing amount of spiritual energy.

Even if someone in the early stages of the Void Refinement realm possesses supernatural powers, their foundation is ultimately shallow.

He only used up what little he had left.

You're right.

Su Chen suddenly put away the ancient brush.

His composed demeanor cracked, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"I really can't use this trick many times."

The disciples watching were in an uproar.

It turns out that the divine power that could tear through the void was actually so strenuous.

"Su Chen!"

Lu Yao's voice trembled.

"Don't be reckless..."

The old man from Tiandu smiled.

"Now that you know the truth, why doesn't Su Zhenchuan just admit defeat?"

"As I've said before, if we can't win, we can't blame anyone else."

Withered fingers hooked again.

The two corpse puppets regrouped their malevolent energy, one ice and one fire, trapping Su Chen.

However, Su Chen found the old man from Tiandu's arrogant demeanor even more amusing.

He hadn't lied about that; he wouldn't need it many times. With his current cultivation level, he could probably only use it a few hundred times...

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