Chapter 289 - The Phoenix Tree Branch!

At this moment, inside an ancient house next to the mine.

A black-clothed elder was sitting cross-legged.

Just then, his eyes suddenly snapped open.

“Huh?

Someone has broken into my Ghost Mist Formation!”

“Just in time to serve as replenishment for me…”

But before he could finish speaking, the black-clothed elder leaped to his feet, his eyes filled with shock.

“No good, the Ghost Mist Formation is broken.”

Without a second thought, the black-clothed elder flashed towards the window and leaped out.

Bang!

However, the next moment, his body was struck hard, and he careened back inside.

“Thinking of running now, isn’t it a bit too late?”

Accompanied by a sneer, the door was kicked open, and Zhou Yu walked in.

At this time, the black-clothed elder, with blood trickling from his mouth and clutching at his chest, struggled up from the ground and cried out in anger and alarm.

“Who are you?”

Zhou Yu said indifferently,

“Is that what you should be asking?”

“Tell me, who are you?

Why did you attempt to murder Lv Fang and his family?”

The black-clothed elder didn’t answer, his hand suddenly moved as fast as a flash of lightning.

Whoosh!

A black line shot out in an instant.

This black line was a thing like a hair, incredibly sharp.

Zhou Yu sneered and raised his hand to point.

Nether Fire True Qi transformed into a sharp arrow, instantly deflecting the black line.

“Refusing a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit.”

Zhou Yu snorted coldly and pointed again toward the black-clothed elder.

The elder’s expression did not change as he pulled out a roughly five-inch black branch from his bosom.

Zhou Yu’s Nether Fire True Qi, blocked by the black branch, vanished without a trace, as if a droplet of water had fallen into a lake.

Zhou Yu was slightly shaken and a look of surprise crossed his face.

“Fire Phoenix Branch!”

The Fire Phoenix Branch was a type of spiritual wood that grew within flames, nourishing itself by absorbing the essence of geothermal fire; its growth cycle could be as short as a thousand years or as long as ten thousand years, and it was even rarer than the Nether Fire Lotus Platform.

It was astonishing that this black-clothed elder actually possessed one of these branches.

The black-clothed elder sneered.

“Boy, blame your bad luck.

If it were any other attribute of True Qi, I might have no way to deal with you, but I fear fire attribute True Qi the least.”

“Daring to intrude here, today, I will ensure you have no way out.”

As he spoke, the black-clothed elder flicked his sleeve, and a big mass of black mist instantly swept toward Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu struck out with his palm again.

The Nether Fire True Qi erupted instantaneously, but just as it appeared, it was consumed by the black-clothed elder’s Fire Phoenix Branch.

The next moment, Zhou Yu was repelled by the black mist, sent flying.

The black-clothed elder laughed maniacally.

“Kid, now you see how formidable I am…”

Yet, before he could finish speaking, one saw Zhou Yu dusting off his clothes, unharmed, as he stood back up.

The laughter of the black-clothed elder stopped abruptly.

His face was filled with shock and rage.

“You…

you’re actually an Innate Martial Master!

Practicing both Qi Refinement and Body Refinement!!!”

Zhou Yu said calmly.

“Had fun earlier?

Now, it’s my turn.”

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a desolate aura suddenly emanated from Zhou Yu’s body.

Immediately afterward, this aura pressed towards the black-clothed elder.

Eight Desolate Fist!

The black-clothed elder had no time to dodge; a large dent appeared in his chest in an instant, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, flying backward.

Zhou Yu’s figure flickered, appearing in front of the black-clothed elder like a specter.

Just as the elder attempted to use a method to escape, Zhou Yu disabled his arms.

He let out a pitiful scream filled with agony.

Zhou Yu asked, “Can you talk now?”

“Who are you?”

The black-clothed elder’s eyes turned crimson with fury as he glared at Zhou Yu.

“You dare to maim me…

ah ah ah…

even as a ghost, I won’t let you off.”

“Then I shall oblige you, and send you on your way to become a ghost right now.”

Zhou Yu didn’t waste words, immediately employing the Divine Sense Needle.

From his questioning, Zhou Yu learned that this black-clothed elder was nicknamed Ghost Talisman Elder, once a member of the Daoist sect, who later became an evil cultivator, proficient in formations and talisman arts.

His purpose in harming Lv Fang and his family was to gain control of the Eastern conglomerate.

And all of this, was at the command of one person.

Feng Shaosheng!

“Feng Shaosheng again!”

Zhou Yu frowned.

“Unfortunately, Ghost Talisman Elder didn’t know much more about Feng Shaosheng.”

“This Feng Shaosheng is truly hidden deeply.”

Beyond this, Zhou Yu also learned that Ghost Talisman Elder had used evil magic to kill many martial arts experts, including snatching the Fire Phoenix Branch from someone else.

Zhou Yu sighed.

Actually, he was quite interested in the origin of the Fire Phoenix Branch.

Unfortunately, Ghost Talisman Elder didn’t know.

After the questioning, Zhou Yu directly executed the Ghost Talisman Elder, for his crimes were many, and sparing him would only harm more people.

Having done all this, Zhou Yu made a call to Feng Shaosheng to come and clean up the aftermath.

Afterward, Zhou Yu searched the Ghost Talisman Elder’s body, taking everything he found.

Besides the Fire Phoenix Branch, Zhou Yu also found a pile of talisman papers.

The functions of these talisman papers varied, some were used to confuse opponents, and others for attacking.

Of course, they could only be effective against masters below the Innate level.

Zhou Yu gathered them all, planning to give them to people around him for self-defense in the future.

Finally, Zhou Yu used his Divine Sense to scan the entire room.

Suddenly, his eyebrows raised, and he moved to the side of Ghost Talisman Elder’s bed.

By the bedside, he found a peach wood box.

Zhou Yu opened the box and immediately revealed a look of shock.

“This is…

Nether Soul Jade?”