Chapter 1565: The Origin Immortal Chiefs Choice! (1/2)

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

”The palace and its people exist together and die together. From the moment I became a guardian of the palace, it became my mission to guard this place. This place is my final destination. I only followed so I could safely escort the young patriarch out. My duty is complete. Young Patriarch, go; complete your mission. Carry out the wish shared between you and the Immortal Lord!”

With that relieved smile on her face, the Origin Immortal Lord turned around and headed back underground without hesitation.

”Chief!”

Wang Chong paled in shock, and he immediately tried to chase.

But the Origin Immortal Chief had apparently expected this. Wang Chong had barely gotten several dozen feet when the rock walls suddenly began to collapse, starting close by and then continuing deeper into the earth.

”How could this be?!”

Wang Chong was stunned. He immediately slashed with his sword, sending a grandiose bolt of milky-white Sword Qi blasting into the rock. It furiously tried to bore through the collapsed rock in an attempt to open up a passage and save the Origin Immortal Chief.

”Give it up!”

A palm reached out and held back Wang Chong. Righteous Alliance Lord Song Yuanyi had walked over to stop Wang Chong.

”This is her own choice, so let her do as she pleases. The earth is not stable here, and if you try and stop her, you might bring about an unexpected consequence. It's better to just let her go!”

Song Yuanyi was abnormally calm, his voice tinged with a wisdom that had grown indifferent to the passions of life.

Partings in both life and death were as normal as could be for members of the martial arts world. Most importantly, this was the Origin Immortal Chief's choice. She had chosen to live and die together with the collapsed Origin Immortal Palace. She knew what she was doing. The best way to respect someone was to respect their choices.

Wang Chong said nothing. He naturally understood the reasoning, but deep down, how could he possibly accept it?

Rumble! Another series of collapses could be heard down below, and they seemed to be getting closer and closer. Song Yuanyi paled at this sound and pulled on Wang Chong.

”This place is starting to collapse! Come on! If we don't go now, we won't be leaving at all!”

The Origin Immortal Chief's destruction of the passage behind her had finally triggered a chain reaction, a large-scale collapse. In truth, Song Yuanyi couldn't be sure if this hadn't been her intention, a means of forcing them to go.

Bang! A rock came down and slammed in front of their feet, instantly creating a spider web of cracks on the ground. Wang Chong took one last glance backward before finally giving a reluctant sigh.

”Goodbye, Chief!”

Turning around, Wang Chong followed Song Yuanyi and headed toward the surface.

The passage got brighter and brighter, the air cleaner and cleaner. Finally, they heard a large ruckus from above, like a large number of people were present.

”No! No matter what, we have to find the alliance lord! Split up into teams! Zhou Chang, take a group and search that way. Chen Hao, you search over there.”

”Young Miss, relax. No matter what, we will find the alliance lord!”

The voices didn't sound very far from the pair.

”There's no need! I'm over here!”

The moment he heard these voices, Song Yuanyi shot ahead, shooting toward the surface.

Those voices clearly belonged to members of the Righteous Alliance.

Wang Chong fell back for a moment, but after a moment's thought, he rushed to join him.

But after traveling a little distance, still five or six hundred meters from the surface, Wang Chong suddenly heard a weak, almost inaudible, voice.

”Mm?”

Wang Chong's brow creased and his feet came to a stop.

”What's going on?”

Wang Chong was baffled. There were only five or six hundred meters from the surface, so there was no reason for anyone to stick around. In truth, he and Song Yuanyi had been the last group.

Swish!

Wang Chong immediately began to head toward the sound, which gradually grew more distinct.

”Young Master, you have to hold on! I'll definitely find a way to save you!”

Wang Chong could hear someone crying out between sobs. He didn't recognize the voice at first, but then he shivered in understanding.

Sword Dragon!

Wang Chong had never imagined that he would hear the voice of Young Master Qingyang's guard here.