madnovel Chapter 14 Yun Zhongzi
Chapter 14 Yun Zhongzi
Seeing that this person had some courage, the centipede demon's eyes flashed with a hint of mockery. With a flick of its tail, it was about to smash this arrogant ant into a pulp.
"Splash—"
The rolling demonic clouds above Fallen Soul Valley were burned through by a burst of high temperature, leaving a large hole.
A pair of golden eyes appeared, coldly looking down at the centipede demon below.
A wisp of true fire emanated from the bird's beak, ready to be released with a single breath and reduce this wicked beast to ashes.
"Heaven and earth were dark and yellow, the universe was vast and boundless. The Eight Trigrams are profound and mysterious, the Tao follows the natural way..."
A Taoist song suddenly rang out above the Valley of Fallen Souls.
Sensing something, Lin Yuan swallowed the true fire, suppressed his demonic aura, and looked down.
On the eastern horizon, a streak of blue light suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
An old Taoist priest slowly walked out from within the light.
The old Taoist priest wore his hair in two buns, a faded blue robe with a Bagua symbol, a whisk in his hand, and straw sandals on his feet.
He looked ordinary, like any old man you'd see in a secular Taoist temple, but upon closer inspection, you'd find that there wasn't a trace of magical power emanating from him.
The three-zhang-long centipede demon, which was originally ferocious, bristled with barbs the moment it heard the Taoist song. It even abandoned the bloody food that was about to enter its mouth and turned to burrow into the ground to escape.
"You wicked creature, having already awakened your spiritual intelligence, instead of seeking solace in the deep mountains and cultivating yourself, you are here indulging in the blood and food of mortals, thus only increasing your karmic burdens."
"I cannot keep you here today."
The old Taoist priest spoke calmly, casually draped his whisk over his arm, and flicked his sleeve lightly.
"Zheng—"
A dark red wooden sword flew out from the old Taoist priest's sleeve.
Judging from the material, it's just an ordinary giant wooden sword.
However, the moment the wooden sword flew out, several golden rays of demon-subduing light burst forth from its blade!
"Pfft!"
The wooden sword pierced through the centipede demon's shell as easily as cutting tofu, pinning it to the ground.
"Squeak—ah—"
The centipede demon's body instantly dissolved the moment it came into contact with the righteous energy emanating from the wooden sword.
In just three breaths, the evil creature turned into a pool of black water, its form and spirit utterly destroyed.
"this……"
Chen Ping stared blankly at the scene, his mind completely blank.
What kind of extraordinary and all-powerful means were those?
Words become law, a single sword slays demons!
Is this the legendary immortal?!
With a flick of his sleeve, the old Taoist priest sent the wooden sword back into the air, whereupon it transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into his sleeve.
He slowly walked up to Chen Ping, and looked at this ordinary man who had lost half a leg but was still holding a knife, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
"A mortal body, yet possessing such a steadfast heart devoted to the Dao. You, young man, do have some backbone."
The old Taoist priest extended two fingers and gently touched Chen Ping's broken leg.
A stream of cyan light surged into Chen Ping's body.
The original wound stopped bleeding at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even began to scab over. Chen Ping's broken leg was also reattached.
"Many...many thanks to the old immortal for saving my life! Chen Ping of Changfeng Escort Agency will never forget this!"
Chen Ping realized what was happening and struggled to kneel down and kowtow.
"Foolish child, get up."
With a flick of his whisk, the old Taoist priest lifted Chen Ping up with a gentle force.
He took out several sheets of yellow paper covered with mysterious cinnabar runes from his pocket and handed them to Chen Ping.
"This Valley of Fallen Souls is filled with extremely heavy Yin energy. You should carry these talismans with you and distribute them to your companions."
"As long as you have the talisman, ordinary demons will not dare to approach you within a hundred paces, which is enough to ensure your safe passage out of these mountains. Be careful."
Chen Ping accepted the talisman with trembling hands, expressing his deepest gratitude.
The old Taoist priest gave Chen Ping a deep look, then suddenly seemed to be calculating something with his fingers. Afterwards, he gently shook his head and smiled calmly.
"This child has extraordinary luck; he is destined to meet a benefactor and should not die here."
"However... the time is not yet ripe. Your affinity with my Chan Sect is still somewhat lacking."
Chen Ping was completely bewildered, feeling that the old sage's words contained hidden secrets.
The old Taoist priest turned around, his sleeves fluttering, and was about to ride away on a cloud when he suddenly stopped, leaving behind a vague statement with his back to Chen Ping.
"If you can survive this ordeal unscathed, and if you truly have that destiny with the immortals... you may come to Zhongnan Mountain and find me at Yuzhu Cave in the future."
"This humble Taoist priest may accept you as a disciple under a nominal title."
The moment the words fell, the old Taoist's figure had already transformed into a wisp of breeze, disappearing without a trace with the clouds, truly elegant and otherworldly, untouched by any worldly dust.
"Zhongnan Mountain, Yuzhu Cave..."
Chen Ping memorized the two place names and kowtowed three times in the direction the old Taoist priest had left.
……
Meanwhile, above the sea of clouds in the heavens.
Lin Yuan's heart pounded wildly.
too strong!
He originally thought that he had broken through to the Void Returning Realm, and in this mortal world during the early stages of the Investiture of the Gods, he was somewhat capable of stirring up trouble.
But when that old Taoist priest appeared just now, he even felt the Golden Crow True Fire within his body tremble slightly because of that divine power.
"What realm is this old Taoist priest at? Is he at the Great Perfection of the Dao? Or... has he already passed the tribulation to become an immortal and joined the ranks of the immortals?"
Lin Yuan was shaken.
"Open the 'Qi Observation Techniques' for me!"
Two beams of golden light suddenly shot out from his eyes, staring at the void where the old Taoist had left, trying to see through the flow of fortune above the other's head.
"boom!"
It was as if a great sun exploded directly in Lin Yuan's sea of consciousness.
He saw a blinding white golden light, which then turned back on him directly, following his gaze.
"puff."
Lin Yuan groaned, his eyes stung, and he quickly cut off the secret technique, swallowing the mouthful of blood that surged up.
"Unable to see... the difference in their cultivation levels is too great."
"This is definitely not the kind of luck that a mortal cultivator could possess; this person has absolutely become an immortal."
"Even among immortals, they are extremely remarkable beings."
Lin Yuan was still shaken.
Then, the words the old Taoist priest had just said to Chen Ping suddenly flashed through his mind.
"Zhongnan Mountain, Yuzhu Cave..."
boom!
These words instantly shattered the memory of the script of "Investiture of the Gods" deep within his mind.
Zhongnan Mountain, Yuzhu Cave!
Who else could it be?!
That was a prized disciple of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, a blessed immortal who remained untouched by worldly calamities.
"It's Yun Zhongzi!"
Lin Yuan gasped.
"There's no mistake, it's definitely Yun Zhongzi, a Golden Immortal of the Chan Sect."
"Judging by the time, that nine-tailed fox spirit should have already entered the royal palace of Chaoge City under the skin of Su Daji."
"Yun Zhongzi cultivated Taoism in Zhongnan Mountain for many years. He must have seen the soaring demonic aura hovering over Chaoge City when he climbed to a high place and looked into the distance. That's when he had the idea of going down the mountain to eliminate the demon and present the wooden sword."
The dark red wooden sword that instantly killed the centipede demon must be the "Giant Sword" that Yun Zhongzi planned to take to Chaoge and hang on the Fen Palace Tower to suppress the nine-tailed fox demon.