The Demonic Cultivator In Zombie World novel Chapter 205

Chapter 205: How Could Chu Xuan, a Great Demon, Possibly Have Three Layers of Merit Wheels?

Clang!

In that instant, teacups clattered to the floor. Even after Wei Ji had left the tea house, the cultivators remained immersed in shock.

Yun Zhongyu was truly slain by a Golden Core cultivator? A mighty Nascent Soul expert had fallen to a mere Golden Core—such news, if spread, would surely be the butt of jokes!

Yuan Zichu's body swayed, his eyes wide in astonishment. Huikong? He remembered that name. Wasn't he the one who was initially considered for a position as a venerated guest of the Duan family but was ultimately rejected?

Yuan Zichu's pupils narrowed as he recalled an incident. He had been strolling through Zhengdao City with Xiao Fengxian when they happened to pass by Huikong's cave dwelling. Xiao Fengxian, with audacious demand, had insisted that Huikong vacate the dwelling.

Thinking back, Xiao Fengxian's audacity was astonishing—to think he had dared to demand that a cultivator capable of slaying a mid-stage Nascent Soul relinquish his cave dwelling. Yuan Zichu was thankful that he preferred not to make enemies or bully others; otherwise, he might have been long dead.

Yuan Zichu patted his chest, feeling as if he had narrowly escaped a walk through the gates of the underworld.

"Mystic Azure Star, Golden Dragon Temple, Huikong…" he murmured. "I know of the Golden Dragon Temple; it was one of the five sects of Yu Country and has long since been destroyed."

"This person must be using a false identity," he mused. "Someone with such power should not be an unknown nobody…"

Yuan Zichu pondered deeply, but no matter how much he thought, he couldn't determine who this person could be. The strongest cultivator he had ever met at his level was He Liang, a fellow elder of the Hundred Refinements Sect and a master of physical cultivation.

That day, He Liang shattered all of his defensive spells and magic treasures with a single punch, leaving him utterly defeated. However, even He Liang, despite his strength, had fallen to a demonic cultivator and clearly was not on par with Huikong, the high monk who had slain a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

"Mystic Azure Star truly is a cradle of extraordinary talents," Yuan Zichu sighed, settling his bill and leaving the Cloudy Tea House.

At the Duan family estate, Duan Xiu sat cross-legged in the cultivation chamber, his complexion deathly pale. His eyes swirled with uncontrollable hatred. He had set out to kill Shangguan Hao and seize the Deity Nurturing Elixir, only to be gravely wounded by Shangguan Hao instead. If not for some life-saving measures he had taken over the years, he might have perished in the Great Chasm.

"Fengxian! Where is my son Fengxian?" Duan Xiu roared.

"I am here, foster father!" Xiao Fengxian hurried into the cultivation chamber from his guard post at the door. The two shared a tender moment.

As Duan Xiu gently caressed Xiao Fengxian's handsome, fair face, the rage in his heart slowly dissipated.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the stone door of the cultivation chamber.

"Elder Ancestor! It's Duan Cang! The upper sect has issued an order!"

Duan Xiu, startled, quickly straightened his disheveled robes before responding, "Come in."

Duan Cang, the head of the Duan family, entered and knelt down respectfully, saying, "The upper sect commands that the one who kills Yun Zhongyu is Mystic Azure Star's Golden Dragon Temple's Huikong. The upper sect orders our Duan family to track down anyone associated with Huikong!"

Duan Xiu frowned, "Huikong? Who is Huikong?"

Although he had escaped early back to the Righteous Dao City, he was unaware of what ultimately transpired in the Great Chasm.

However, he had heard from other cultivators who returned alive that a monk had slain Yun Zhongyu. Initially, he thought it was Miaoxin from the Celestial Sound Zen Temple, but now an unfamiliar name had emerged.

Xiao Fengxian's eyes widened in shock, "What did you say? Hui… Huikong?" He looked at Duan Cang.

Duan Cang, who held little regard for Xiao Fengxian who served through his beauty, maintained his respectful demeanor, "Indeed, that man is Huikong."

"The very Huikong whom Duan Que wanted to invite to join our Duan family, but whom I refused," he added with a trace of bitterness. Huikong, capable of slaying even a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator, was initially set to be invited as a family honorary elder, but Duan Cang refused him.

This was likely to become well-known throughout the Righteous Dao City. He, the head of the Duan family, might be seen by many as a man who could not recognize talent.