Cultivation Begins with Caring for Sister-in-law

Chapter 793 - 799–800: Enemies Meet Face to Face

Since that day when the city was completely sealed off but no one was found during the search, the Third Prince Xingyin lifted the blockade on the city.Si Song and Nalan Yiren followed the Scorpion out of the city, heading to the outskirts.

Both Si Song and Nalan Yiren are Upper Grade Divine Power Realm Martial Artists, so naturally the Scorpion would not detect that someone was tracking him.

However, out of caution, the Scorpion would still occasionally look back. On the official road outside the city, there were few travelers, so Si Song and Nalan Yiren didn’t follow too closely, otherwise they would be easily noticed when the Scorpion turned around.

Nalan Yiren released her poisonous insects to track, and when the Scorpion went a bit further, she relied on the information left by the insects along the way to quickly close the distance.

The two followed the Scorpion all the way to a valley.

The vegetation in this valley was sparse, and the trees were not densely grown. White bones could still be seen scattered around.

Nalan Yiren watched as the Scorpion pressed on something at a certain spot, and immediately the sound of a mechanism rang out. A hole about half a meter wide appeared in front of them, into which the Scorpion walked, disappearing from their sight.

Nalan Yiren immediately wanted to walk over and take a closer look but was held back by Si Song, who told her to wait while he went over to take a look first.

Seeing this, Nalan Yiren had no choice but to observe the surroundings.

After Si Song confirmed there were no traps over there, he gestured to Nalan Yiren to come over.

With her lightweight skill, Nalan Yiren’s figure was like catkins, gliding to Si Song’s side without leaving a single footprint on the ground.

"He just pressed this mechanism." Si Song pointed to a peculiar stone protruding from the ground that was not very noticeable.

But Nalan Yiren’s attention was drawn to some of the plants around.

"Duanshun Flower, Life-extinguishing Grass, Six-leaf Purple Vine..." Nalan Yiren recited the names of these plants and then exclaimed excitedly, "These herbs are unique to my Poison King Valley, and their presence here indicates that this must be the lair of that beast. The underground palace mentioned by that person should be right beneath our feet."

When Tang Yichen betrayed the valley back then, he took some seeds of these herbs with him.

After speaking, Nalan Yiren intended to press the mechanism of the underground palace, but was stopped by Si Song.

"Yiren, don’t rush. We are still unclear about what’s down there. If we recklessly go in, it might be unfavorable for us. We should be cautious, and we haven’t determined whether that beast is inside or not," Si Song advised.

Nalan Yiren paused in her movements, agreeing that Si Song made a good point. They hadn’t confirmed whether the beast was below. Although the dialogue between the Scorpion and the Sunflower Thorn indicated that the High Priest was waiting for the Scorpion in the underground palace, what if the High Priest wasn’t the beast?

If they recklessly barged in and he wasn’t there, it would alert the enemy, making it harder than ascending to heaven to find that beast again.

Nalan Yiren and Si Song exchanged a glance and then each retreated, hiding with the intention to wait patiently.

...

Meanwhile.

Down in the underground palace.

The Scorpion had been there for a while, but Tang Yichen hadn’t sensed any movement from above.

"Didn’t follow, or hesitating about something..." Tang Yichen pondered in his heart.

The Scorpion was also puzzled. He had been down there for a while, yet the High Priest hadn’t said anything, leaving him feeling uneasy and apprehensive.

After waiting a little longer, finally, the Scorpion couldn’t hold back and took the initiative to ask, "High Priest, what instructions do you have for your subordinate?"

But Tang Yichen didn’t respond to him, muttering to himself, "Looks like I’ll need to personally appear as bait."

"High Priest?" The Scorpion looked perplexed.

He then saw the High Priest rise and head towards the entrance of the underground palace.

Though the Scorpion didn’t understand the situation, he still followed.

With the sound of the mechanism, the entrance opened, and sunlight streamed down from above. Clad in a black robe, Tang Yichen walked up the stairs, slowly lowering the brim of his hat as he walked. His snow-white long hair cascaded over his shoulders.

Following behind him, the Scorpion couldn’t help but swallow, for he could see small snakes crawling within the snow-white hair.

Exiting the underground palace, the blinding sunlight instinctively made Tang Yichen raise his hand to shield himself.

And just at that moment, he heard the sound of wind breaking behind him.

"Yiren." Si Song saw that Nalan Yiren couldn’t wait any longer and launched an attack, no longer hiding, and burst out from their hiding place, swiftly like lightning, charging at Tang Yichen alongside Nalan Yiren from front and back.

Both attacked with great speed, and by the time the Scorpion reacted and wanted to dodge, it was too late — he didn’t even have the chance to shout for help before exploding into a mist of blood on the spot, demonstrating the ferocity of Nalan Yiren’s strike.

"Bang, bang!"

Two muffled sounds rang out one after another.

In front, Tang Yichen and Si Song clashed with a palm strike. Both took a step back, seemingly equal in force, but in the next second, Nalan Yiren’s palm struck Tang Yichen’s back.

The protective Innate Spiritual Qi shattered instantly, and Tang Yichen staggered a few steps forward, spewing a mouthful of blood from his mouth.

Seeing him injured, neither Nalan Yiren nor Tang Yichen hesitated at all. They immediately soared into the air like catkins, aiming to take each other’s life.

Tang Yichen wiped the bloodstain from his lips with his hand, slightly tilting his head and glancing at the approaching black-clad masked woman from the corner of his eye. His robe billowed though there was no wind, and a dense red mist surged from within him. As this red mist emerged, the surrounding flowers and plants began to wither rapidly and visibly, turning completely yellow and losing all vitality in an instant.