Chapter 146: The Battle Between Good and Evil
Chapter 146: The Battle Between Good and Evil
“The main person arrived.”
“He came so fast!”
Lu Hangzhi and Chen Xiangxiang looked toward the horizon.
They saw dark clouds rolling in the sky, and the sky was darkening at an extremely rapid pace. This was the unique effect of Jiuyou’s “Evil Spirit Great Method.”
“Eh? There’s more than one coming.”
Lu Hangzhi quickly noticed that there were three Mind Focusing Cultivators within the dark clouds. Jiuyou’s face was very recognizable, but the two beside him—one fat and one thin, one tall and one short—seemed to have cultivation levels even higher than Jiuyou’s. He immediately warned Elder Lu and Buming to be careful.
“Don’t worry.”
“Leave these three to us. You just set up the Sword Formation to cut off their retreat.”
It was actually the monk Buming who spoke. He stared fixedly at the dark clouds, his tone resolute.
Moreover, Buming rarely summoned two Diamond Subduing Demon Scrolls. Characters flowed on the scrolls, and Magic Power surged—a sign that he was going all out, using his full strength.
“Eh? Buming is going to… slaughter everyone.”
Chen Xiangxiang was the first to notice Buming’s unusual expression and looked puzzledly at the three figures in the dark clouds.
“Could it be that the young monk knows the fallen monk among them?”
Lu Hangzhi raised an eyebrow but said nothing.
At that moment, the dark clouds finally entered Qinshan Town and stopped three miles away from the giant golden Buddha. Clearly, they were somewhat wary of the Buddha statue summoned by Buming.
The dark clouds dispersed, and Jiuyou, Demonic Monk, and Ghost Weeping Taoist all appeared together.
Lu Hangzhi frowned tightly.
Jiuyou’s cultivation was only at the Early Spirit Concentration Stage, so he was not a threat. But his two companions were not simple…
They were actually two at the Late Concentration Stage!
Elder Lu might be fine;
But Buming might have difficulty handling them.
Lu Hangzhi and Chen Xiangxiang exchanged a glance, ready to provide support at any moment.
As the four of them observed the three Evil Cultivators, Jiuyou, Demonic Monk, and Ghost Weeping Taoist were also sizing up the trouble-making old man and young man.
Buming went without saying…
His Mid Soul-Concentrating Stage cultivation could not be concealed. His pure Buddhist Sect techniques and Buddhist chants were the bane of Evil Cultivators.
The old man behind him had a cultivation that was refined and masterful, having reached the Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage with Great Perfection. He stood calmly and confidently beside Buming, making Jiuyou feel a pang of fear. He wondered when he had offended such two formidable figures.
“You two, killing and causing trouble on Jiuyou’s turf is a bit excessive, isn’t it?”
Jiuyou questioned sternly.
Elder Lu did not speak.
Buming, filled with righteous indignation, roared out:
“Just because there are fresh Soul Pearls and blood tools on Jiuyou Sect’s turf, the people of Jiuyou deserve to die ten thousand times over.”
“Blood tools!?”
Lu Hangzhi and Chen Xiangxiang were both visibly moved.
Blood tools!
This was a forbidden name on the Barbarian Continent.
These items were extremely sinister and evil, requiring the souls and fresh blood of countless living beings to nurture. Their power was comparable to Imitation Magical Treasures, but the means of forging them were simpler than Imitation Magical Treasures. They were a shortcut for many Evil Cultivators to enhance their strength, but…
Because blood tools had to be nourished with the souls and fresh blood of countless people each time they were used, even Evil Cultivators as powerful as those at the Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage dared not reveal the fact that they possessed blood tools! They would be hunted down by countless righteous cultivators and even the Seven Great Sects, not to mention the Buddhist Sect, which took purging the world of evil as its mission.
Jiuyou was unlucky.
After occupying the Crimson Shadow Sect’s territory, someone took advantage of the booming popularity of Evil Cultivators in Qinshan Town to publicly auction blood tools at the auction.
This act immediately angered Elder Lu and Buming, who were anonymously participating in the auction…
Buming was already troubled and depressed by the demon invasion and the impending fall of the Barbarian Continent. Feeling the wailing souls and pungent blood aura surrounding the blood tools, his passion and fury were completely ignited, and he began slaughtering indiscriminately.
Lu Hangzhi suddenly understood why Buming was so agitated.
Although Demonic Monk and Ghost Weeping Taoist were Evil Cultivators, they were not as deeply shaken upon hearing about blood tools. Still, they understood the bottom line of many righteous cultivators on the Barbarian Continent. They both glanced subtly at Jiuyou and secretly transmitted their thoughts:
“Brother Jiuyou, it seems you really have a death wish… Since you’ve taken root at the Spiritual Peak, you still dare to touch something like blood tools, and even put them up for auction… If you think life is too peaceful, why not wander the world with us brothers? At least that way, you won’t be hunted down regularly.”
“……”
Jiuyou’s face turned ashen. At that moment, he wished he could drag out the owner of the blood tools and slice them to pieces. But things had reached this point, and he knew explaining to the righteous cultivators was useless. The only way now was to keep the two Spirit Condensation Stage cultivators here; otherwise, the days of the Jiuyou Sect would be over.
“I beg you two Senior Brothers for help!”
“A Spirit Condensation Peak and a Mid Soul-Concentrating Stage Buddhist Sect disciple, hehe…”
“Jiuyou understands. In return, Jiuyou Sect will give each of you two Senior Brothers twenty percent of the Spirit Stones we mine.” Jiuyou gritted his teeth, his heart bleeding with pain.
“Thirty percent!”
Demonic Monk refused outright.
Jiuyou almost ground his teeth to dust:
“Thirty percent it is!”
Demonic Monk and Ghost Weeping Taoist looked at each other and smiled.
“We take people’s money and are loyal to their affairs. The little monk is mine; you go deal with that old guy.” Demonic Monk and Ghost Weeping Taoist quickly assigned their targets.
“As for the Mid Soul-Concentrating Stage female cultivator in the tavern, you’ll have to handle that yourself.”
“Fine!”
Jiuyou nodded and descended with a shout.
None of the three noticed there was a seventh Spirit Coalescence Elder present…
Lu Hangzhi, who only showed the aura of the Ninth Grade of Comprehension Stage on the surface, appeared dim and unnoticeable under the glow of the Spirit Concentrating auras, like a tiny servant under the blazing sun. He did not attract Jiuyou’s attention at all.
Three against three!
On the surface:
The two sides were evenly matched.
The Early Spirit Concentration Stage Evil Cultivator Jiuyou had the strength to challenge a Mid Soul-Concentrating Stage cultivator;
The Late Concentration Stage Demonic Monk faced the Buddhist Sect’s Mid Soul-Concentrating Stage disciple Buming, with an extremely obvious advantage;
As for the Late Concentration Stage Ghost Weeping Taoist against Elder Lu, it was clearly Elder Lu who had the advantage—because the other party had no idea that Elder Lu possessed two Spirit Beasts at the Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage.
Three major battlefields quickly formed above Qinshan Town. The air grew still, and the vast Heaven and Earth Power surged like the waves of a long river, continuous and unending. All Epiphany Stage cultivators were forced out of the town.
The Evil Cultivators noticeably calmed down after Jiuyou’s arrival. They stopped and stayed just outside the town to watch the battle.
Lu Hangzhi, to avoid affecting the battle, blended into the crowd and watched from a distance. Since all the Evil Cultivators in the tavern had been killed, no one recognized him, so he did not worry about being discovered or disturbed.
Before the two sides even started fighting in earnest, the crowd was already arguing endlessly:
“I never thought that shortly after Jiuyou took over the Crimson Shadow Sect, he would provoke three Spirit Coalescence Elders at once. Releasing blood tools at the auction was a big mistake.”
“After today’s commotion, even if things settle down, I doubt the Jiuyou Sect will last long. We’d better find another way out quickly.”
“What do you know!”
“Jiuyou’s helpers are not simple. Both are his Senior Brothers from his sect, top-tier experts among the Evil Cultivators of the Barbarian Continent… If you haven’t heard of Ghost Weeping Taoist’s name, he was someone who single-handedly destroyed a mid-sized sect decades ago! Demonic Monk is even more impressive; he once escaped unscathed from an encirclement by ten Spirit Coalescence Elders at the Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage. If these two Venerable Ones join the Jiuyou Sect, with their influence, the Jiuyou Sect’s promotion to a mid-sized sect, or even a large sect, is just around the corner.”
“……”
Outside the battle circle, the Evil Cultivators were already noisily arguing among themselves.
Lu Hangzhi listened and smiled faintly, silently memorizing the names of Demonic Monk and Ghost Weeping Taoist.
Soon, the six of them engaged in fierce combat!
No one expected that in all three battlefields, with six Spirit Coalescence Elders going all out from the start, they would all end up in a deadlock of confrontation.
The two Late Concentration Stage Evil Cultivators were famous experts with many years of reputation;
But “Elder Lu” and “Buming” had descended from the Two Realms Mountain, survivors from the most dangerous and brutal battle on the Barbarian Continent;
Especially Buming!
Although inferior to Demonic Monk in cultivation and aura, he utilized the Diamond Subduing Demon Scroll techniques to their utmost, combined with Buddhist light, completely neutralizing Demonic Monk’s attacks. They fought evenly matched.
The situation on Elder Lu’s side, however, was not quite as satisfactory.
Although he summoned two Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage Spirit Beasts to fight alongside him, when Ghost Weeping Taoist brought out the “Thousand Fiends and Ten Thousand Beasts Banner,” the mountains and rivers changed color, and ghosts wailed and gods howled. Countless Soul-Concentrating Demon Beasts, with momentum like a primordial flood, instantly crushed the aura of the two Spirit Beasts. One man and two beasts were caught in it, forcing Elder Lu to bring out his Magical Artifact, the “Ten Thousand Beasts Platform.”
As for the battle between Jiuyou and Chen Xiangxiang, it seemed much calmer…
Although Jiuyou immediately summoned thousands of Evil Spirits at the peak of the Ninth Grade of Comprehension Stage and dozens at the Early Spirit Concentration Stage, intending to defeat his opponent in one move, it was unfortunate that Chen Xiangxiang was the kind of Mind Focusing Cultivator least afraid of being swarmed—a Formation Master.
As soon as the Illusion Formation was set up, the thousands of Evil Spirits immediately became disoriented, stumbling around within the formation. Chen Xiangxiang quickly eliminated several of the Early Spirit Concentration Stage Evil Spirits one by one. However, Chen Xiangxiang’s Art Techniques attack ability was average, and she could not break through the Evil Spirit Great Method quickly. For a while, the two sides were at a stalemate.
“Jiuyou, you unlucky fool, where did you provoke these troublesome people? None of them are pushovers! I even used the Thousand Fiends and Ten Thousand Beasts Banner, but I still couldn’t suppress this damned old man! And this old man destroyed several of my Late Concentration Stage fiend beast souls. Taking thirty percent of your Spirit Stones, I’m losing out big time! You’d better give me another ten percent, or I won’t use my Essential Blood to activate the life-bound fiend beast in the Thousand Fiends and Ten Thousand Beasts Banner!”
As soon as Ghost Weeping Taoist said this, Elder Lu’s expression tightened immediately. He hadn’t expected Ghost Weeping Taoist to still have a trump card up his sleeve.
Demonic Monk also laughed wildly:
“Jie jie… Jiuyou, the little monk on my side isn’t easy to deal with either… Damn it, that little bald donkey is a sharp one. He handles the Buddhist Sect’s authentic Diamond Subduing Demon Scroll even more skillfully than I do. I can’t shake him off at all. I can only rely on my foundation to win, and that’s really fighting with my life on the line.”
“Fine, fine, fine! Each of you two Senior Brothers gets another ten percent of the Spirit Stones.” Jiuyou was completely suppressed by Chen Xiangxiang and had no way to fight back. He was furious! Now, provoked by Demonic Monk and Ghost Weeping Taoist, he could not care too much and had to compromise.
The next second.
Ghost Weeping Taoist opened his mouth and spat a mouthful of Essential Blood onto the Thousand Fiends and Ten Thousand Beasts Banner.
Roar!
A thunderous sound erupted from the ground. The cultivators in Qinshan Town felt their eardrums ache, and then they saw a giant beast over ten zhang in size emerge from the myriad fiendish ghostly shadows. It swung a meaty paw as thick as a city wall and unceremoniously swatted away the White Tiger and Spirit Ape…
Elder Lu thought, “This is bad,” and turned to look for Lu Hangzhi, only to find that the latter had left Qinshan Town at some point, leaving no trace. Only an extremely narcissistic cat remained on the broken walls, constantly grooming its fur with saliva.
“Eh?”
“Where did that kid go?”