Simultaneous travel: The group is about to be wiped out

Chapter 229 Sect Leader, Kill Me
Seeing the three people undergoing the Dan Shi inheritance in front of them, Yang Lie and Chen Feng exchanged a glance and simultaneously chose to retreat and create distance to avoid causing any impact.

Once they were at a suitable distance, Chen Feng spoke, "Alright, at this distance, the three of them can't hear us."

"I have to say, we didn't have these conditions in our time, so we had to put in a lot of effort in terms of character and temperament."

Only now did he realize how difficult it was to be a teacher, and how much effort he had put into his younger disciples.

The joy of having an outstanding disciple emerge from one's school is indescribable.

Hearing Chen Feng's words, Yang Lie was also quite moved and made a joke.

"Indeed, it was not easy for us to inherit the Dan Shi back then. Many people died, and even those masters in the sect who were much more outstanding than us eventually died on the road to inheriting the Dan Shi."

"Fate plays tricks on people; in the end, quite a few of our generation's young disciples have inherited the Dan Shi technique."

During the Republican era, among the older generation, only Tang Bingwen and Tang Jiaren were capable of using alchemy and getting things done. The rest of the older generation who were capable of alchemy were almost all unable to work.

Among the middle-aged generation, only Tang Houren learned the Dan Shi technique, but unfortunately, he died in the Tou Tian Ku Long (a deep, perforated hole in the sky).

The younger generation has seen a significant increase in the number of people who have learned Dan Shi (丹噬), including Chen Feng, Xu Xin, and Yang Lie, totaling three individuals.

Watching the three people slowly condensing their pills, Chen Feng felt a slight sense of emotion.

"Although Tangshan has succeeded, we both understand that the most important thing now is these three young disciples. If they also succeed, then we can at least face our ancestors."

Although the Tang Clan is doing well now, the Dan Shi technique has always been not only a tradition, but also an honor and mission.

The ability to cultivate disciples who can inherit the Dan Shi technique is an important criterion for judging whether the current generation of sect leaders is qualified.

Then, Chen Feng seemed to have thought of something, and a look of curiosity appeared in his eyes.

"By the way, Young Master Yang, after the battle at Toutian Cave, I remember that Aunt Yu seemed to have reached some kind of agreement with the people in the Northeast, and then went to the Northeast. Do you know what the situation was?"

After going abroad, Chen Feng rarely returned to Tang Sect. He had returned once before, and overheard someone mentioning Aunt Yu. Apparently, she had gone to Northeast China and hadn't been seen for decades.

In the comics, it seems that Aunt Yu has become involved with the immortals again, so he wants to ask Yang Lie for details.

Yang Lie frowned, lost in thought, and after a long while, shook his head.

"I don't know much about this matter. Aunt Yu mentioned it to me specifically when she went to the Northeast, but I didn't think much of it because peace had just begun at that time, and our friends in the Northeast had some connections with our Tang Clan."

"After that, Aunt Yu wrote back to me, deciding to retire completely. There was a special mark of the Tang Clan on it, so it wouldn't make a mistake. So this matter was completely put behind me. As for what exactly happened, I don't know much about it."

Among these younger disciples, if one were to ask who their most beloved teacher was, it would undoubtedly be Aunt Yu. Therefore, Yang Lie took this matter quite seriously.

Just as the two were talking, the three people in the arena who were refining the pill had gradually reached the final step, crossed the Qi circulation stage, and began to refine the pill.

At this point, the probability of success is already very high...

At this moment, Chen Feng and Yang Lie remained silent, watching the scene unfold and awaiting the outcome.

Having already mastered the art of pill devouring, the two were fully aware of the situation and knew exactly how to proceed.

Among the three, Tao Tao was the fastest progressing. The shape of the Dan Shi was slowly condensing, and it should be successful if nothing unexpected happened.

An eerie aura began to gather around Tao Tao, as if she had completely vanished from this world.

Besides the two, there were more than a dozen other inner disciples watching the situation from the outside. They were also disciples who cultivated the Dan Shi technique.

Yang Lie nodded in satisfaction, letting out a sigh of relief as if a great weight had been lifted from his shoulders.

"Good, I've had high hopes for this girl since she was little. She's really good. I never expected that the first one to succeed would be Tao Tao. She's probably the first woman in the Tang Clan in nearly a hundred years to successfully inherit the Dan Shi technique."

Over the past century, very few members of the Tang Clan have successfully inherited the Dan Shi technique, and among them, the number of women is almost nonexistent.

I remember the last one was a female elder from over a hundred years ago.

Unexpectedly, the Tang Clan has produced another female disciple who has successfully inherited the Dan Shi technique.

At this moment, Tao Tao, who had concealed all her aura, opened her eyes, yawned as if she had just woken up, and looked curiously at the teardrop-shaped object that had appeared in her hand.

Is this little thing the Dan Shi?

There was not much joy in her eyes, but more innocence and wonder.

Just as Tao Tao was about to make a move after glancing around, a voice suddenly reached her ears.

"Tao Tao, don't move yet. The other two are still in a critical period. To avoid affecting them, you should stay where you are and not move around."

The voice came from Chen Feng.

At this moment, he was also a little surprised, not expecting that the first one to succeed would be this little girl, Tao Tao.

Upon hearing Chen Feng's words, Tao Tao blinked her big eyes, then nodded, sat cross-legged, closed her eyes, and began to rest.

For her, cultivating the Dan Shi technique was just like any other form of cultivation, having little impact on her.

The threat of death seemed to have never existed for her...

It would be quite good if one out of the three succeeded; if more than one could succeed, that would be a real surprise.

At this moment, despite the candlelight, the cave was still somewhat dark.

All eyes of the onlookers were focused on the last two people.

As time passed, it gradually came to an end.

Malone, who had his eyes tightly closed, suddenly opened them. A bright light flashed in his eyes, and in an instant, an invisible aura gathered around him.

The next moment, he stretched out his hand, and between his fingers, a teardrop-shaped, inexplicable object appeared.

It was none other than the Tang Clan's ultimate technique, Dan Shi.

Taking a breath, even though he was in excellent spirits at the moment, a hint of joy couldn't help but appear in Malone's eyes.

The members of the Tang Clan had all heard of this deadly technique, and now that they had truly mastered it, even though he had always pursued a calm and peaceful state of mind, a slight ripple still stirred within him.

It worked again!!!
The inner disciples watching from the sidelines widened their eyes in disbelief.

As disciples who received the Dan Shi inheritance, they knew how difficult it was to inherit this unique skill. Many people had died over the decades in the pursuit of success, and even so, none of them had been able to inherit Dan Shi.

But I really didn't expect that two of them would appear today.

Is Master Chen Feng's teaching ability really that strong?

Good heavens, if they let him teach them all in the future, will the Tang Sect be able to mass-produce pills...? Looking at Chen Feng standing there in his white robes, the inner disciples around couldn't help but have such an absurd thought.

Before Chen Feng and Yang Lie could make any further moves, Tang Mingshan, who was standing next to Ma Long, began to exude a strange aura.

Upon seeing this, Yang Lie could no longer hide his joy.

"Could it be that the three of them are really going to succeed this time? Today is truly a lucky day for my Tang Clan. I, Yang Lie, will remember this day forever. With three more young people who can use Dan Shi, I would be at peace even if I, the sect leader, were to die here."

The feeling of having such promising successors is indescribable. As the sect leader, Yang Lie can say without exaggeration that today is the happiest day of his life.

The joy was even greater than when he first mastered the Pill Devouring Technique...

But at that moment, Chen Feng sighed, his tone filled with helplessness and a hint of resentment.

"No, it failed. It failed at the very last step. It was so close, so very close..."

Decades of cultivation have given Chen Feng a thorough understanding of the Pill Devouring Technique, and coupled with the extraordinary perception granted by the Eye of Myriad Manifestations, it can be said that the situation of the three people in front of him is completely unobstructed in Chen Feng's eyes.

Originally, Tang Mingshan was about to succeed at the final step, but at this very step, or more accurately, at this half-step, his state of mind suddenly wavered, causing the condensed pill to become incomplete and unstable.

The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in the ant nest.

Because of that last small mistake, Dan Shi ultimately failed.

Sure enough, as Chen Feng finished speaking, Tang Mingshan, who had been keeping his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, his eyes filled with resentment, and he muttered to himself.

"I never expected that I would fail at this final step. I am so unwilling to accept it. I have been preparing for Dan Shi since I was a child, and I am willing to give up everything I have."

"During this time, I have not slacked off at all and have been working hard to cultivate, all for today, but unfortunately, things did not go as planned."

Finally, he looked up at Yang Lie and Chen Feng not far away, and bowed deeply with his hands clasped.

"I'm sorry, two sect leaders, I have failed the sect's trust, and I feel ashamed."

After saying that, he seemed a bit carefree. He glanced around at his fellow disciples, then looked up at the walls of the Tang Tomb, where he had lived since childhood.

"I'm not reconciled, I'm really not reconciled..."

I was so close to achieving my dream, but it was like a reflection in water or a flower in a mirror – ultimately, I failed.

As he uttered his last word, strange, crystalline white patterns instantly appeared on his face. These patterns were transparent and luminous, and looked quite beautiful.

Immediately afterwards, the patterns began to spread, gradually engulfing his entire body.

At this moment, Tang Mingshan could no longer hold on. Enduring the pain in his body, he mustered his last breath and managed to ask:
"Master, did Ma Long and Tao Tao succeed?"

Seeing his disciples in such a state, Chen Feng felt a tremor in his heart, sighed again, and casually waved his hand to remove the magic array.

"It's done, they've both succeeded."

As the magic array collapsed, Ma Long and Tao Tao appeared beside him.

Seeing Tang Mingshan in such a state, the two instantly understood what had happened to the other: they had failed.

Death is not terrible; what is most terrible is the pain that goes straight to the mind and soul if you fail to inherit the Dan Shi technique.

Tao Tao and Ma Long wanted to say something, but in the end they said nothing, their faces heavy as they watched silently.

Nearly six years of training together have forged a deep bond between the three.

Although I had anticipated this situation, I still couldn't help but feel a sense of sorrow at this life-or-death moment.

At the same time, the inner disciples who were watching all had grief-stricken expressions, and tears were glistening in their eyes.

Tang Mingshan has a great talent for cultivation, and he is also gentle and warm-hearted. Anyone who has difficulties in cultivation can go to him for advice, which makes him very popular among the inner disciples.

Reality is just that cruel...

Tang Mingshan gritted his teeth with all his might, his whole body trembling, blood flowing from his mouth and his gums bleeding.

Finally, he reached his limit and could no longer support himself, collapsing completely to the ground.

"Ah!!! Ah!!!"

"Master, please, kill me! I'm living a life worse than death!"

"Ma Long, Tao Tao, please, kill me, kill me!!"

At this moment, the gentle and enthusiastic inner disciple had long since lost his previous composure and was pleading desperately.

At this moment, all the disciples present trembled, tears streaming down their faces, unable to bear watching this scene.

Tao Tao raised her head, her eyes slightly red, and looked at Chen Feng, asking, "Master, your skills are superb, can you save Mingshan?"

After nearly six years of instruction, it wouldn't be an exaggeration for the three of them to call Chen Feng their master.

Although she was usually lazy, she couldn't help but be concerned in this situation and wanted to do everything she could to save Tang Mingshan's life.

In her mind, Chen Feng was highly skilled and possessed all sorts of amazing and unpredictable abilities, so he might be able to save Tang Mingshan.

Even Yang Lie, who was standing next to him, turned around, a hint of expectation in his eyes.

Chen Feng shook his head, sighed, and replied, "It's impossible. The poison of Dan Shi infiltrates the Qi and meridians within the body, and it's divided into two parts. This is one of the reasons why it causes such pain."

“I can repair damaged meridians, even if they are all broken. But I can’t do anything about the Qi. Right now, the Qi has spread to every part of my body, and even I can’t do anything about it.”

Dan Shi is not so easy to cure. Although the expressive power of the techniques in one world may not be as strong as in other worlds, the level and essence are by no means lower, and may even be much higher than in other worlds.

One's own dual-wielding hands can repair the body, but cannot cure the deep-rooted Qi poison.

If Dan Shi only harms the body, then it's not necessarily fatal...

Ma Long gritted his teeth and offered another suggestion: "Then, Master, could you give Mingshan a quick death? I can't bear to see him suffer like this."

Before Chen Feng could speak, Yang Lie interrupted him, his tone resolute.

"No, other rules of the Tang Clan can be changed, but this one cannot. Throughout history, countless people have died from inheriting the Dan Shi technique, and there have been many teachers and seniors who have suffered painful breakdowns. If we do this, where will we place them!"

Many have died for the sake of Dan Shi. If we break the rules today, we will be letting down those deceased predecessors and teachers.

Chen Feng agreed with these words and answered with silence...

(End of this chapter)