Starting with a Super Five-Star Hotel-Chapter 547: The Old Sect Master Appears (Five Updates)_1
"Run! There’s going to be a huge explosion!"
Even though Tang Heng had just stabbed him in the heart, Su Xuan acted as if nothing had happened and immediately broke into a run.
The crowd hesitated for a moment, then also turned and fled. They believed following Su Xuan was always the right choice. If not for his repeated warnings along the way, several of them would have surely died by now. Gongsun Miao Tong did the same, turning and running without a second thought.
Just as they had put some distance behind them, a violent explosion erupted.
And this explosion had a prelude.
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
This sequence of sounds repeated twice more, for a total of twenty-one reports.
Then came the instantaneous blast!
BOOM!
The resulting shockwave swept out in all directions, sending sand and stone flying. Many of the slower runners were knocked to the ground.
Once the aftershocks dissipated, the group cautiously made their way toward the epicenter, only to be dumbfounded by what they saw.
Tang Heng was gone. To be precise, his body was missing. Only half of his head remained, stuck to the ground. Yes, he had been blown apart so completely that only half a skull was left, the fissures of his brain clearly visible.
"Boss, why did you blow up Tang Heng?"
"He..."
The others couldn’t help but question Su Xuan. Even if Tang Heng went mad and stabbed you, he didn’t kill you. Why did you have to blow him to pieces?
"He wasn’t Tang Heng," Su Xuan said, shaking his head.
With his exceptional vision, he had seen long ago that this was not the real Tang Heng—only the head belonged to him. Even through the armor, Su Xuan could tell that the body was unmistakably that of a corpse soldier. Someone had attached Tang Heng’s head to a corpse soldier’s body.
Furthermore, the modified Tang Heng’s body contained an astonishingly vast amount of cultivation power. Su Xuan had to infuse three full sets of his Seven Star Burst technique into it just to make it explode. That alone showed how formidable the creature had been. A straightforward fight would have been an arduous battle.
HSSS!
At that moment, a wisp of black qi began to rise from Tang Heng’s severed head.
One of his eyes suddenly blinked. His eyeball swiveled to look at Su Xuan, and his half-lips quivered. "Be careful... The old Sect Master is an imposter!"
Everyone was stunned by his words.
Without giving them time to think, Tang Heng continued speaking to Su Xuan. "Thank you... for setting me free!"
With that, his eyelid drooped, and he was truly dead.
The group fell silent, some processing Tang Heng’s warning, others mourning his fate. Perhaps it was a bit of both.
After a long moment, Su Xuan spoke slowly. "Do you all know what to do now? What to do if you see the old Sect Master here?"
No one knew how to answer.
"Senior Brother Tang gave his life to bring us this news," Su Xuan continued. "If we see the old Sect Master in this place, we must kill him!"
"...Okay."
"...We’ll listen to the boss."
One by one, the others nodded in agreement.
"You..." Gongsun Miao Tong finally remembered Su Xuan’s wound. Her concerned gaze fell on his chest. "Are you alright?"
"I’m fine." Su Xuan patted his chest. "He didn’t actually stab me; I dodged it."
Though that’s what he said, he wasn’t telling the truth. He had indeed been stabbed by Tang Heng. The only reason he was unharmed was that the system had rewarded him with an Indestructible Golden Body, and the wound had already healed completely.
BUZZ!
Su Xuan suddenly waved his hand, and a strange hum vibrated through the surrounding air.
Gongsun Miao Tong looked at him in surprise. "Did you just seal the space around us?"
Su Xuan simply winked at her.
Gongsun Miao Tong glanced around but said nothing more.
***
"How did you see through Tang Heng?" the mysterious man disguised as the Immortal Mountain Sect Master muttered to himself from his hidden location.
Because Su Xuan had sealed the space, he hadn’t seen exactly what transpired. All he saw was Tang Heng being reduced to half a head before dying.
"It seems I’ll have to play with you myself," the mysterious elder mused. He then stood, and with a single step, walked into the mirror. "Once I make my move, I’ll make sure you bleed enough!"
***
"We can rest now."
The black fog churned in the Immortal Mountain’s sinkhole, obscuring day and night. An unknown amount of time had passed. Seeing that everyone was exhausted, Su Xuan had them stop to regroup.
By now, many had donned the armor and taken up the weapons of the corpse soldiers they had defeated. They were dressed just like Tang Heng had been. Though they were weary, their combat strength had increased significantly. Some had even broken through to new cultivation realms during the constant fighting. Battle was indeed a shortcut to breakthroughs.
CRACKLE.
Someone lit a bonfire and began to roast meat. Another poured out clean water, distributing it among the group. Su Xuan no longer held back either, taking out heavenly resources, medicinal pills, and even a sumptuous supply of food to share with everyone.
No one asked Su Xuan how he could carry so many things. They had long since realized that they didn’t understand him at all. They didn’t understand this fellow disciple from Golden Lotus Peak. He seemed to be hiding countless secrets. But they didn’t need to understand. Right now, he was their backbone. Everything depended on him today.
Just as everyone had nearly finished resting, a warm chuckle echoed through the air.
A kind-faced old man in Daoist robes slowly walked through the black fog, approaching Su Xuan’s group.
"My disciples, your performance this time has greatly surprised me. Your mission is now complete, and you can prepare to leave.
"Oh, right. You, boy, come over here. I have a few words for you."
As the old man spoke, he beckoned to Su Xuan. At the same time, everyone rose to their feet, their gazes fixed on him.
Because this old man was none other than the old Immortal Mountain Sect Master, Liu Yangshu.
***
Meanwhile, outside the great formation of the abyss, the Grand Elder and more than a dozen other elders were unable to break through the out-of-control barrier. Instead, they had worked together to set up a new array linked to it, allowing them to observe the events within.
When the Grand Elder saw the old Sect Master appear before Su Xuan and the others through the array, his heart began to race. He had already delivered the dreadful news to the other elders upon his return.
He pointed at the old Sect Master’s image and said grimly, "He’s about to show his true colors. Our disciples are in grave danger!"
Second Elder Ma Beiqiu stared at Su Xuan’s group, his hands trembling uncontrollably. He couldn’t bring himself to believe the news the Grand Elder had brought back. He dared not believe it. If it were true, Su Xuan and the others could be dead at any moment.
But what happened next was beyond anything they could have imagined.
Suddenly, Su Xuan pointed at the old Sect Master and roared, "Get him!"
The others immediately echoed his fury.
"Attack!"
"Kill that old demon!"
"He’s the one who killed Tang Heng!"
"He’s the one who trapped us in this deathtrap!"
"Kill him!"
Countless techniques and attacks of all kinds rained down indiscriminately upon the old Sect Master.
The old man was stunned. His mouth fell open. "What is this?"
He raised his hand and pressed forward, and all of the attacks suddenly froze in mid-air.
He frowned. "Since you all insist on being so disobedient... then you can all die!"
