I Just Want to Live Peacefully
Chapter 28: Murder and Breakthrough

In addition to completing daily tasks and understanding Sambodha, Jiang Ming also spent time studying Formations. He thought Formation was important. He had planted several medium and low-level weapons around Chuyang Peak to use as the Formation core if needed. Apparently, they are useful today.

After Zou Yizhao triggered the Formation that isolated him from the world, Jiang Ming used his Great Akasa Steps and traveled using the Akasa Network. As soon as he appeared before Zou Yizhao, he raised his hand and unleashed a surge of energy. The space around him seemed to be silent for a moment as he struck the defensive bell that Zou Yizhao released.

The crack!

The bell broke immediately. Fragments fell on Zou Yizhao's confused head.

‘It's over!’ Zou Yizhao thought desperately. After all, someone capable of smashing a top-class defensive bell with just a single strike must have strength beyond his imagination. He had no hope of fighting against this person. Moreover, the space around him had stopped, rendering him unable to move.

At the next moment, Zou Yizhao felt a hand land on the top of his head. A terrifying burst of mana surged from the point of contact and neutralized the various forces on his body before shackling his Purple House. Just like that, his cultivation base had been sealed.

‘The Purple House Cultivator .. is too weak,’ Jiang Ming thought to himself as he grabbed Zou Yizhao's neck and dragged Zou Yizhao up the mountain.

After Jiang Ming came to the courtyard, he threw Zou Yizhao to the ground.

“J-jiang Ming?!” Zou Yizhao exclaimed in shock and disbelief as he looked at his attacker. The color drained from his face immediately. He continued, “No way! How can you be so strong? Y-you are just a Qi Cultivator cultivation!”

“Shut! I'll ask you a question, not you! Jiang Ming said coldly, “Is the Yinmo Sect planning to take over the Jiuyang Sect?”

“B-how do you know that?” Zou Yizhao stopped breathing for a moment when he heard this question. He shuddered as consciousness appeared to him. He shouted, “You killed Zuo Han!”

“One stop. Now, speak!”

At this moment, Zou Yizhao chuckled and said, “This will not change anything. Jiuyang Sect is destined to become ashes! You won't get any answers from me, son!”

Jiang Ming's expression grew even colder.

Zou Yizhao sneered and turned his head to the side.

The crack!

Jiang Ming smacked his hand into Zuo Yizhao's left leg, and a crisp cracking sound instantly rang out in the air.

Zou Yizhao's bones and muscles were shattered, but he only snorted without any change to his expression. “No need to waste your energy. With my cultivation base, physical pain would not shake my will at all. Your best option is to hand me over to the Sect Master. ”

“No, how can I explain the circumstances of your arrest if I hand you over to the Sect Master? Moreover, I have no evidence to prove that you are from the Yinmo Sect.” Jiang Ming said as he looked at Zou Yizhao with a frown. Then, he pressed his hands down, destroying the sea of consciousness of Zou Yizhao and his Purple Palace, effectively destroying Zou Yizhao's cultivation base.

“It should be easier to interrogate you without your cultivation base.”

Jiang Ming was considering his next move when he saw Zou Yizhao suddenly flinch. After which, blood dripped from Zou Yizhao's seven holes before his eyes spun back to his head, and he stopped breathing.

Jiang Ming was silent upon seeing this. “I should have been more careful! Forget that! It's enough I know the Yinmo Sect is useless. ”

‘Yue Cheng hasn't made a big move yet. This showed that the Yinmo Sect was not so strong to the point that they were invincible. Moreover, if the Yinmo Sect dared to try anything in the Eastern Region, the first to act was the Qingyun Sect.’.

Jiang Ming flicked his wrist.

Zou Yizhao's body floated. When Jiang Ming clenched his hands, his corpse instantly became bloody pulp. Then, Jiang Ming spat out flames from his mouth, making his body turn to ashes.

After getting rid of the evidence, Jiang Ming claimed the storage ring and the low-level sword Artifact that Zou Yizhao had left behind.

Just by jumping, he returned to the roof.

In fact, he was not at all bothered by Zou Yizhao. He considers this a fun activity. After all, he was confident he would be able to kill Yue Cheng with a single strike.

Jiang Ming felt his body. The liquid mana in his Purple Mansion was already full. This meant that he could try to break through now. However, he did not hurry and decided to give himself two more days to prepare.

…

“What made it so long?”

Yue Cheng sat cross-legged in his chair in the large hall. He looked like he was cultivating, but he was actually waiting for Zou Yizhao's return. At the same time, he was also watching over the elders who might be heading to Chuyang Peak. He must be very careful.

After waiting until dawn broke, Zou Yizhao still did not return.

“What does this mean?” Yue Cheng had a sour expression on his face. At the same time, he also started to feel uncomfortable.

First, Zuo Han was killed. Now, it seemed like Zuo Yizhao had disappeared into the air.

Since he had been monitoring the situation, he was sure that there was no fight around Chuyang Peak. He did not feel a strong aura. Nevertheless, he was somewhat certain that Zuo Yizhao would not return. He wondered who was strong enough to get rid of Zou Yizhao without causing a fuss at all.

“What does this mean? Was the culprit the same person who killed Young Brother Zuo Han?” Yue Cheng suddenly had a desire to escape. However, in the end, his rational mind won, and he remained seated.

Zuo Han went to Chuyang Peak earlier to kill the two disciples at Chuyang Peak to blame Lieyang Peak, but he died.

Zou Yizhao went to Chuyang Peak to set a trap for Zi Linglong, and he was missing, most likely also dead.

The two died without too much fuss as if the culprit did not want anyone to know.

“Chuyang Peak definitely hid a big secret ..” Yue Cheng muttered to himself as a cold rose bit in his heart.

Various expressions flashed across Yue Cheng's face as he thought, ‘I'm no longer safe here. I must urge them to move within five years. Otherwise, I'll stop!’

After all, Yue Cheng decided that he would not act against Peak Chuyang anymore. He had already made two failed attempts, anything beyond that was too much. If he survives, the culprit will definitely look for him.

“F *ck! How could I not be aware of someone like that in the sect? ” Yue Cheng cursed. He felt as if he was going crazy, and it took some effort for him to calm down.

After all, he was fine with the culprit wanting to keep a low profile.

…

Two days later.

Jiang Ming activated the Formation before he sat cross-legged outside his bedroom. He's gonna try to break through tonight.

He had spent very little time in his current territory. His achievement was unprecedented considering that his Purple House was almost completely filled due to the mana he gathered as soon as he broke through.

His accumulation over the past few months helped push his current condition to a certain extreme. Since he had already reached the limit, the only thing left to do was to break through. There is no point in doubting.

“I will enter the Dao Seed Realm of the Purple Palace Realm. The key is to understand nature, its wonders and how it works, and gain insight into Sambodha from all of creation. After that, I have to turn my Sambodha into a Dao.” Seed

While Jiang Ming was pondering over the matter, he held the Enlightenment Stone in his hand.

Over the past few days, he had used the Brightening Tea Leaves and four Brightening Stones to cultivate. The stone is more than 100 times more effective than tea leaves. When he first used the stone, he immediately entered a meditative state. He was shocked when he gained insight into the nine Sambodha in an hour.

Now that he was trying a breakthrough, he decided to use his final Enlightenment Stone.

“I have gained insight on 81 Sambodha. Do I choose one to cultivate or do I cultivate it all?” Jiang Ming was in a dilemma.

It would be easy if he chose to cultivate one Sambodha into a Dao Seed. Needless to say, if he were to separately cultivate all the other Sambodha into Dao Seeds, it would take a long time.

During the breakthrough, with the support of heaven and earth, he could try to cultivate all of his Sambodha into the Dao Seed at once. However, if he failed, he risked destroying his cultivation path.

‘Again, the cultivation path is full of dangers. You can reach heaven, but every step that takes you there brings danger. Cultivation, naturally, was contrary to the will of heaven. If one wants to be immortal, he must overcome trials and tribulations. This obstacle in front of me is nothing in the grand scheme of things. I need not hesitate too much over this small risk,’ thought Jiang Ming inwardly.

With that, Jiang Ming steeled his resolve.