Chapter 159: Deliberation, Assassination

Under Li Chang’an’s direction.

Huang Feng and the other two each approached a weak point in one of the Small Arrays.

Then, Li Chang’an took out three Puppets.

One Puppet carried the Tier Two Array-Breaking Treasure, the Spirit-Breaking Alms Bowl, and was primarily aimed at the Tier Two Grand Array at the very center.

The other two Puppets carried a Tier One Array-Breaking Pestle and a Forbidden Spirit Pearl.

"Go!"

With a thought, the three Puppets moved in unison, stepping into the Array at the same time.

The next instant, the situation in the secret chamber changed in a flash as a fierce wind erupted.

A sharp killing intent emerged from the void, as if to tear any intruder to shreds.

Li Chang’an’s expression was grave as he controlled the three Puppets to block waves of Array Power, rapidly approaching the three weak points.

"Break!"

He activated the three Array-Breaking Treasures simultaneously, instantly shattering the Array’s weak points.

An instant later, several cracking sounds were heard.

KRAK!

The entire Ring Array trembled continuously. The connections between the individual Arrays were severed, and their power plummeted.

At that moment, Li Chang’an ordered the other three, "Fellow Daoists, break the Arrays now!"

"Alright!"

Joy appeared on all three of their faces.

They each deployed their own Array-Breaking Treasures.

Since the connections of the Grand Array were broken, they only had to face the Small Arrays individually, which wasn’t much pressure.

Meanwhile, Li Chang’an headed straight for the central Tier Two Array and began dismantling the Array Flags and the Treasures that formed it.

Soon, he obtained the Array Core and started its Refinement.

From it, he learned the details of the entire Array.

’This is a Tier Two Low Grade Array, the Flame Sky Burning Array.’

In terms of raw power, the Flame Sky Burning Array was stronger than the Thundercloud Annihilation Array.

After all, the Thundercloud Annihilation Array focused on Illusion and trapping enemies.

The Flame Sky Burning Array, on the other hand, was primarily for killing. Its power was considered top-tier among Tier Two Low Grade Arrays.

’If this is combined with the other eighteen Small Arrays to form a Ring Array, its power would be comparable to a Tier Two Middle Grade Array!’

Thinking of this, Li Chang’an glanced at the other three, who were still breaking the Arrays.

’I have to kill Huang Feng!’

He could then take the Small Arrays that Huang Feng had collected.

As for the brothers, Jin Mu and Jin Zhe... the two of them had always treated him well and had shown no killing intent.

’If everything goes smoothly, maybe I can trade with them for the Arrays they’ve collected.’

’But you can know a person’s face, not their heart,’ Li Chang’an mused.

’After the Array is broken, we’ll have to divide the spoils.’

When faced with personal gain, even blood brothers could turn on each other, let alone a few Tribulation Cultivators who had just met.

At this thought, Li Chang’an gently patted the Ten Thousand Poison Gu in his sleeve, telling it to get ready.

「About a quarter of an hour later.」

All the Arrays were broken, and the secret chamber returned to tranquility.

The soft light of the Luminous Pearls cascaded down, making the four Spirit Plants in the center of the room glitter and look even more tempting.

"We have you to thank for this, Daoist Li!"

Huang Feng put away all the Array Materials and cupped his hands in thanks to Li Chang’an.

The brothers Jin Mu and Jin Zhe also walked over.

"Haha, Daoist Li, it’s a good thing you were here. Otherwise, I’m afraid this trip would have been for nothing!"

"It was nothing."

Li Chang’an smiled.

"Now that the Array is broken, shouldn’t we discuss how to divide these Treasures?"

"Alright!"

Jin Mu said with a smile, "Daoist Li made the greatest contribution this time, so you should choose first. Daoist Feng, what do you think?"

Hearing this, Huang Feng hesitated slightly.

He had wanted to choose first. However, Li Chang’an had indeed contributed the most.

According to their prior agreement, he had the right to choose first.

"I have no objection, but I must choose second."

"No problem! After all, you were the one who discovered this cave, Daoist Feng."

Jin Mu agreed readily, so readily that he hardly seemed like a Tribulation Cultivator.

He turned to Li Chang’an with a smile. "Daoist Li, go ahead and choose."

"Alright."

Li Chang’an nodded and was just about to make his choice.

But...

Just then, disaster struck!

Jin Zhe, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly made his move!

A vicious glint in his eyes, a gold long saber appeared in his hand, and he swung it down fiercely.

KRAK!

It seemed that because he was too close and distracted by the Treasures, Li Chang’an didn’t react at all.

His head was instantly severed from his body and rolled to the ground.

Seeing this, Huang Feng’s expression changed drastically. He hastily retreated several steps, staring warily at the two Jin brothers.

"Daoist Jin, what are you doing?"

"Don’t mind us, Daoist Feng. My brother and I have taken a fancy to Daoist Li’s Venerable Soul Banner and would like to borrow it for a few days."

Jin Mu laughed heartily, making no attempt to hide his intentions.

Jin Zhe also revealed a cruel smile.

Everything was going just as the two brothers had predicted, quite smoothly.

Jin Mu said with a grin, "Think about it, Daoist Feng. With Daoist Li dead, you’re now the first to choose a Treasure."

"That’s right, Daoist Feng. My brother and I have done you a huge favor."

Hearing this, Huang Feng’s expression flickered.

He had to admit it. The two of them had a point.

But he remained vigilant and secretly warned himself never to cooperate with these two again, or it would be like asking a tiger for its skin!

Jin Mu asked, "Daoist Feng, are you going to choose or not? If not, my brother and I will just take all the Treasures."

"Of course I’ll choose!"

Huang Feng snorted coldly, his tone icy.

He didn’t step forward himself. Instead, he sent out a Puppet to slowly approach the Treasures in the center of the chamber.

During this time, he glanced at Li Chang’an’s corpse and secretly shook his head.

’Daoist Li, your death allows me to get an extra share of the Treasure. I suppose you died for a good cause.’

"Excellent, what Daoist Feng says is very reasonable!"

Jin Mu burst into laughter again.

But as he laughed, he suddenly started coughing, and the color of his face changed.

"What’s going on? Why am I... COUGH... COUGH COUGH..."

A look of horror crossed his face. He was coughing up large amounts of purplish-black blood.

"Not good, I’ve been poisoned!"

Jin Mu hurriedly opened his Storage Pouch, pulled out a large pile of Antitoxic Pills, and threw them all into his mouth, regardless of whether they would work.

At this time, the faces of Jin Zhe and Huang Feng also changed.

They had both noticed a change within their own bodies at the same time.

"What’s happening? Why am I poisoned too?"

Huang Feng’s face was ashen as he retreated again and again.

He simply couldn’t figure out when he had been poisoned. From the beginning until now, he hadn’t noticed a thing.

"What kind of poison is this?"

Huang Feng also hastily took out a large number of Antitoxic Pills, tossed them into his mouth, and began refining their medicinal power.

But it was all useless.

In the blink of an eye, he felt an excruciating pain in his chest, as if his internal organs were melting in the virulent poison. He couldn’t stop coughing, spitting up pool after pool of purplish-black blood.

"This... is this cave poisoned...?"

Huang Feng’s eyes darted around, struggling to scan the entire cave.

Suddenly, his gaze froze.

Li Chang’an’s corpse had vanished at some point, as if everything that had just happened was merely an Illusion.

"Illusion Poison! It’s Illusion Poison, mixed with another poison!"

Jin Zhe also noticed this and immediately cried out in alarm.

"It was that Li Fan! He poisoned us!"