Chapter 22: Possession? The Trial Ends

"Thank you, Senior. Once this junior leaves, I will begin cultivating immediately. I will definitely not disgrace Senior's renowned name." Accepting the jade slip, you thanked him once again.

"Eh, no need to wait until you leave. Cultivate now. I will guide you from the side." Zhang Chao's Remnant Soul waved his hand.

Something is definitely wrong! You thought inwardly, then found an excuse to refuse again. "The Secret Realm passage is about to close. This junior should wait until after leaving to slowly cultivate."

"No matter. This seat has a way to help you leave. Just cultivate here in peace!" This time, Zhang Chao's Remnant Soul spoke with even greater firmness.

Hearing this, you knew that if you brought up leaving again, you would likely completely enrage this person. But you also did not want to just surrender.

After thinking it over, you finally spoke. "May I ask Senior, what about the five who came with me? They are all my closest kin!"

"If I cannot see them, I fear I cannot cultivate in peace!"

Zhang Chao's Remnant Soul waved his large hand, and the five suddenly appeared before you.

"Are you all right?" You hurried forward to ask, while secretly informing them through voice transmission about the danger of the Remnant Soul.

Hearing this, the others said they were fine on the surface, but secretly they had already asked you through voice transmission what should be done.

Before you could answer, Zhang Chao's Remnant Soul suddenly spoke. "As long as you kill me, you can leave!"

Hearing this, you were all greatly shocked. "You can actually hear our voice transmissions!"

"With your Foundation Establishment cultivation, you are like ants in my eyes!" Zhang Chao's Remnant Soul said with utter contempt, waving his large hand. "Come at me together. Let me see what the cultivation world of ten thousand years later is like!"

Things had come to this point. You knew it could no longer be salvaged. To survive, you could only fight desperately against this Tribulation Transcendence Remnant Soul before you!

The six of you attacked together, using your full strength against Zhang Chao's Remnant Soul.

Zhang Chao, as a Remnant Soul who had been worn down over so many years, had less than one billionth of his original body's strength!

But dealing with a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators was still more than enough.

With a single strike, all five were heavily wounded. Only you remained completely unharmed.

"Such a perfect body. I cannot bear to injure it! Stay here obediently and wait for me to seize it!" Zhang Chao's Remnant Soul laughed loudly, leaving you aside, then prepared to strike and finish off the heavily wounded few first.

Your hands clenched tightly, your gaze fixed dead on Zhang Chao's Remnant Soul. A token suddenly appeared in your hand.

Just as Zhang Chao's Remnant Soul arrived before the heavily wounded few and was about to act, you suddenly roared, "Now!"

The token in your hand suddenly released a surge of energy, shooting straight toward Zhang Chao's Remnant Soul. Within it was contained the full-powered strike of the Nascent Soul stage cultivator Ouyang Xiu!

At the same time, the heavily wounded few also acted together. Qingfeng took out a formation disk, and a grand formation suddenly appeared, trapping Zhang Chao's Remnant Soul within it.

Another person took out a stack of talismans, activating them all. A tremendous power shot straight toward Zhang Chao's Remnant Soul!

The last three took out tokens identical to the one in your hand, activating them all and attacking Zhang Chao's Remnant Soul!

I knew it. Ouyang Xiu sending them with me definitely had a reason! You understood inwardly, guessing that this scene had likely long been anticipated by Ouyang Xiu.

Boom————

Several forces erupted at the same time. Zhang Chao's Remnant Soul, controlled within the formation, had absolutely no way to dodge, and was struck squarely.

"Hurry, my formation cannot hold much longer. Everyone, find a way out!" Qingfeng poured all his spiritual power into the formation disk, roaring at everyone.

Hearing this, you all attacked in every direction, trying to break through this place and return to the Trial Battlefield.

Kill Zhang Chao's Remnant Soul? You had never even considered it.

No matter what, he was still the Remnant Soul of a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator. However weak, he was not something a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators could destroy.

Now, the only way was to return to the Trial Battlefield, crush the Trial Battlefield token, and be teleported out to preserve your lives!

"Found it!" Suddenly, you threw a punch, breaking open a hole in this grotto-heaven. Through the hole, you saw the tomb on the seventh floor!

"A group of ants! You have successfully enraged me!!!" Zhang Chao's Remnant Soul roared from within the formation. The full-powered strike of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator had still dealt him no small amount of damage, dimming even his Remnant Soul.

The enraged Zhang Chao's Remnant Soul launched a wild bombardment against the formation. The formation tottered, ready to shatter at any moment.

"Go!" You led the way out of the cave residence, the others following close behind. Qingfeng left the formation disk in place and departed with you all.

In the next instant, Zhang Chao's Remnant Soul forcibly broke the formation and shot out like a streak of smoke to kill you all.

The six of you crushed your tokens together. A teleportation force descended, about to send you out.

"Goodbye, Senior. Thank you for your technique!" Before leaving, you did not forget to wave your hand at Zhang Chao's Remnant Soul, who had just chased his way out.

The next second, the six of you vanished completely.

"AH!!!!!" Zhang Chao's Remnant Soul howled toward the heavens, attacking the cultivators on the seventh floor indiscriminately.

The moment you came out, Ouyang Xiu appeared directly before you. "Success?"

"Fortunately, I did not fail you!"

"Hahahaha! Good, very good!" Ouyang Xiu waved his large hand, bringing you all to the Body-Refining Sect's Spirit Ship.

On the Spirit Ship, besides you all, there was also an Elder.

"Master, this disciple has retrieved it!" Qingfeng saluted the Elder at the side, holding in his hand the Secret Tome of Five-Element Formations obtained in the Secret Realm.

"Good, good, good!" The Elder said "good" three times in a row, impatiently taking the Secret Tome of Five-Element Formations.

"Ahem, you may all go down first. Ye Xiao, stay." The Sect Master Ouyang Xiu at the side spoke.

The others departed. Only the three of you remained on the Spirit Ship. Besides Ouyang Xiu, the Elder known as a formation master had also not left.

The latter half of the Heavenly Lightning Body-Refining Art is in my mind. Once I return to the sect, I will write it out and personally give it to the Sect Master. You knew Ouyang Xiu might mean you harm, so you used the technique to stall until returning to the sect.

Ouyang Xiu shook his head. "There is no need. Once I seize your body, I will naturally know the complete Heavenly Lightning Body-Refining Art!"

"What?" Your whole body went numb. Why is everyone trying to seize my body today?

"This junior is only at Foundation Establishment cultivation. What benefit does seizing this disciple's body bring you?" You still wanted to struggle a little, to see if you could survive.

"There is nothing to be done. Even with the complete Heavenly Lightning Body-Refining Art, I do not have long to live!" Ouyang Xiu said somewhat helplessly. "But fortunately, seizing your body now works just as well!"

"Elder Qing, act!"