Path of Absolute Transcendence

Chapter 89: 89. True Death?

'Now, I need to leave this place, but before that, I should erase these guys' memories.'

Kai can directly leave this place by making some excuses. But if he did that, he would have to guard the entrance after some time, and he wouldn't have the freedom to do things.

Kai used his [Will Might] technique on three of them.

The overwhelming pressure, combined with his killing intent, made them incapable of doing anything.

Kai caught two of them in his hands and directly injected his Will Power into them. They weren't able to scream because he didn't take back the pressure.

Soon, both of them became his puppets. Kai did the same thing for the other guard.

"You three need to guard the entrance from now on." Kai ordered without any emotion.

"If anyone asks about me, tell them any proper excuse. Don't tell anything about me." He added another command after thinking for a moment.

The three of them nodded and didn't say anything.

"Okay, be normal." Kai spoke and went inside the capital.

'I should steal the fragment before the king recovers.'

Kai arrived near the palace while thinking.

"Now, how should I infiltrate the Treasury?"

Kai didn't have any problem infiltrating the Treasury last time since everyone gathered for the ceremony, leaving it without any security.

But this time, the king arranged a lot of guards, and it won't be easy to infiltrate.

'Although it is a gamble, I should try it.'

Kai decided to directly infiltrate the castle without any preparation.

The biggest problem in his plan was the king, and he is currently healing, so he won't be able to personally watch over the treasury. So Kai decided to take the risk, as he only needed to avoid the eyes of Lord Clay and Lord Stone.

Kai waited for the night to arrive. He reduced his presence using darkness manipulation and went inside the palace.

The guards at the entrance were only Tier 3 and didn't find Kai. Almost every guard is at Tier 3, so Kai easily passed them without any problem.

He soon arrived near the Treasury, and he faced his first trouble. Lord Clay was meditating near the entrance.

'Why did he suddenly come here?' Kai cursed his luck.

Lord Clay wouldn't come to the Treasury at normal times. He would come to inspect occasionally, but he obviously wouldn't meditate at the entrance like this.

'Did the king order him to do this?'

The possibility of the king ordering Clay to guard the entrance is very high. He wanted some powerful cultivator to guard him during his absence.

'I should use my other body to distract him.'

Kai knew he wouldn't be able to hide his presence in front of a Tier 4 cultivator, so he decided to buy enough time to infiltrate by using his other body.

Kai went far away from the Treasury and hid in a secluded place.

"Lord Clay, sorry for the disturbance. Can I have some of your time?' Kai asked politely.

"Oh, Dayan, it is a surprise you came to visit me personally. I thought you didn't want to interact with me."

"No, sir, it is not like that. I was afraid to disturb you, so I didn't..."

"It's okay, what is the reason for your visit?" Lord Clay didn't let him finish and asked the question.

"Sir, I have some doubts about cultivation; could you please enlighten me?"

"You found the perfect person for this job. In the entire sand kingdom, no one would say first when it comes to knowledge if I told them that I'm second. Even the king would sometimes ask doubts about cultivation from me." Lord Clay started bragging and tried to fool him.

'Did he think that I'm an idiot, or did he forget about the king's word?'

The king just warned him for stepping out of his place, and here he is bragging, he even included the king in it.

"Sir, I'm here to clear my doubts." Kai coughed and spoke softly.

"Okay, come with me. We will discuss it in my room. I don't want anyone to disturb our meeting." Lord Clay hid his embarrassment and said it sternly.

"Sir, but who will guard the Treasury?" I think we should just talk here."

"Don't worry about that. The king wouldn't mind me leaving for an hour or two."

Kai didn't say anything and kept silent. He came here for the same purpose, so he didn't want to ruin that with his own words.

Lord Clay and Kai left the Treasury shortly after that.

'Now, it's time for me to perform.' Kai's main body arrived before the Treasury after seeing them leave.

He went inside the Treasury and didn't forget to conceal his presence. There are still some guards inside the treasury, but none of them can sense him. He soon arrived before the formation.

'It's time for action.'

Kai started breaking the formation without any delay. He already comprehended the entire formation and knew the location of the weakness at the back of his hands.

He broke the entire formation in just five minutes and went inside the Treasury.

He went straight towards the fragment without even glancing at other treasures like the previous time.

Although the treasures inside the treasury were valuable, none of them can compare to the fragment and the Tier 5 plant.

"It's now or never," Kai muttered after he appeared before the fragment and treasure.

His heart is beating very fast, and sweat has also appeared on his hands.

*PHEWW*

Kai took a deep breath and calmed himself.

He saw the formation covering both the treasures, but he didn't mind them and took the fragment in his hands.

As soon as he took the fragment, Kai felt a sudden danger. He tried to dodge the incoming attack, but the attack arrived at the speed of light, and Kai wasn't able to evade it.

The attack directly pierced his heart, and Kai fell without any resistance. His breathing slowly stopped, and he died just like that.