Chapter 275 - 301: Prefecture City Night Banquet, Guihai Daoist, Uninvited Guests, Annihilated with a Single Finger

Chu An, who ran the Gui Chen Sect’s branch in the Prefecture City, was dead, but it didn’t seem to have much of an impact. The Gui Chen Sect’s Incense was still as strong as ever.

Every day, countless believers went to prostrate themselves in worship, offering gold and silver as they prayed for their various wishes.

After returning, Su Bai didn’t rush to pressure Chen Tianhua. Instead, he started accumulating Experience Points. In his spare time, besides guiding the cultivation of two people and a dog...

...he spent most of his time secretly capturing what he considered "experience monsters."

As his Martial Arts Realm continued to rise, the amount of Experience Points he needed grew larger and larger. Naturally, he had to work harder, proactively capturing more criminals.

The sun rose and set, and time slowly flowed by.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Su Bai awoke from his meditation.

Under the cover of night, a shadow flowed down and transformed into two Little Ghosts.

The two Little Ghosts looked at Su Bai, bowed in deep fear, and said,

"Senior! Master Qingming invites you to a banquet. He says he has agreed to your request!"

"Mm."

Su Bai gave a slight nod, and with a single movement, he followed the two Little Ghosts away.

With his level of cultivation and strength, his physical body would not be harmed even by walking the path of Incense.

Hearing the HUFF... PUFF... of the Little Ghosts carrying his sedan chair, Su Bai’s expression shifted slightly.

Over the past three days, he had been observing them with his Divine Thoughts and had come to fully understand the Daoists’ predicament.

Slaying Chu An with his sword earlier had also been a way to force Chen Tianhua to make up his mind.

’However, I had guessed that Chen Tianhua would probably only see the light after the Gui Chen Sect made a move against him. I didn’t expect him to figure it out so quickly.’

’It seems a life-or-death crisis really does help a person see many things clearly.’

Soon, they arrived at the Gui Dao Mansion.

Su Bai’s gaze swept across the mansion, and he sensed the auras of over two hundred Daoists. His eyebrows rose.

’This Qingming Daoist’s connections are quite extensive...’

Although Desolate Province was vast and had countless cities, over two hundred Daoists with Divine Positions was still nearly one-fifth of the total number in the entire province.

So many Daoists, even with their power somewhat diminished from having left their fiefdoms, were still a force to be reckoned with when gathered together.

Even an ordinary Void Realm expert would likely turn tail and flee at the sight of so many Daoists.

"Senior, we’ve arrived!"

After walking a bit further, the two Little Ghosts slowly lowered the sedan chair.

Just then, Chen Tianhua, who had been waiting outside the gate, walked forward with a beaming smile.

"Senior, your presence brings great honor to my Gui Dao Mansion..."

...

WHOOSH!

Three streaks of sword light, like shooting stars, cut through the night sky and soon arrived high above the Desolate State Mansion.

"Making us travel for three days straight... That Chen Tianhua really deserves to die!"

Gazing down at the tranquil Prefecture City cloaked in night, one of the men sneered and took out a large, crimson seal engraved with numerous runes.

"Junior Brother Chu An can’t have died for nothing!"

"This time, we’ll make that dog of a True Master pay with his life!"

Just then, a cold and beautiful Daoist Nun standing on a Silver Flying Sword beside him smiled faintly.

"Senior Brother Mu, please be patient. If we make our move here, it will inevitably affect the mortals in the city. Though they are lowly, they are also of great use."

"After all, what farmer slaughters his livestock for no reason?"

"These Daoists, possessing immense Incense, believe that inside the Gui Dao Mansion, no outsider can touch them, even those of a higher realm."

"Today, we shall open their eyes. We will kill Chen Tianhua right here in his Gui Dao Mansion."

"To make an example of him!"

The last of the three, a middle-aged man with his hands clasped behind his back, spoke in a raspy voice,

"Junior Sister is right. These stray souls think a little Incense gives them the right to oppose our Gui Chen Sect at every turn. This time, we must show them our might by killing them!"

"Junior Brother Mu, Junior Sister Chen, watch this!"

WHOOSH!

The middle-aged Daoist flicked his sleeve. As his True Qi spread out, he stirred the very aura of the entire city.

The night wind howled. The void before the three of them began to twist, and they could faintly see the Gui Dao Mansion, which sat at the end of the path of Incense.

"Let’s go!"

The three exchanged a look, then stepped forward in unison. Trailing streams of light, they physically forced their way into the depths of the Gui Dao Mansion.

With another step, they were hovering in the sky above the Gui Dao Mansion.

"You dog of a True Master! We have descended! Hurry out and greet us!"

The explosive shout thundered through the Gui Dao Mansion, causing the assembled Little Ghosts to cry out in pain and collapse to the ground.

In the banquet courtyard, more than two hundred True Masters looked up as one.

Their gazes were ice-cold.

"What are you squawking about?"

The mansion for this gathering existed in a state between the real and the illusory, allowing it to be expanded at will.

At this moment, within the Gui Dao Mansion—now several times its original size—the auras of over two hundred True Masters erupted like roaring Silver Dragons as they stared coldly at the three intruders in the sky.

Silence!

It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

For a moment, the vast Gui Dao Mansion was utterly silent. Even the Little Ghosts who had struggled back to their feet forgot to cry out, clamping their hands over their mouths, not daring to make the slightest sound.

The collected Presence of more than two hundred Daoists was overwhelmingly powerful, blanketing the area. Beneath this immense pressure, Su Bai, seated in the main seat, also lifted his gaze to look at the three intruders.

’People from the Gui Chen Sect...’

Su Bai held his Jade Cup, watching the scene unfold with great interest.

’I guessed the Gui Chen Sect wouldn’t let this go, but I didn’t think they’d be this impatient.’

’These three Void Realm Daoists would have been more than enough to kill Chen Tianhua here in the Gui Dao Mansion.’

’But they never expected to find over two hundred Daoists gathered here today.’

"I... I... You..."

In mid-air, the three Gui Chen Sect Daoists were completely stunned, their minds a total blank.

’What is going on?’

’Did we just stumble into the once-a-century True Master convention?’

’So many True Masters gathered in one place... It’s terrifying!’

"I... We..."

The Chen Daoist’s legs felt weak, and cold sweat beaded on her forehead.

’Over two hundred Daoists!’

’How could there be so many?’

’Did every Daoist in the entire Desolate Province show up?’

The young Daoist Mu was in even worse shape. His limbs were ice-cold and his pupils constricted; he almost fell from his Flying Sword.

’With the three of them, killing a single Chen Tianhua would have been easy.’

’The problem was, they were now facing more than two hundred Daoists...’

"Good! Very good!"

Under the piercingly cold stares, the middle-aged Daoist, though terrified to his core and trembling uncontrollably, forced himself to maintain his composure. He gritted his teeth and roared,

"To gather here in private without authorization... Is this a rebellion?"

"Where is the Official from the State Mansion! Get over here and see me at once!"

"Heh..."

A middle-aged man sharing the head seat with Chen Tianhua suddenly chuckled.

His name was Mu Guihai, also known as Guihai Master. Nominally, he was the previous master of the Gui Dao Mansion. Having since been promoted, he was now considered Chen Tianhua’s superior.

In truth, however, there was no strict hierarchy among True Masters who had undergone Divine Enthronement to receive their Divine Positions. Even though his strength and status were greater, he was only an Upper God in name.

"The Gui Chen Sect truly is arrogant and domineering!"

"You dare speak so arrogantly with so many of our colleagues present today. If we weren’t here, I imagine you would have already stripped Master Chen of his Divine Position, right?"

Guihai Daoist slammed his hand on the Jade Table. His eyes were cold as ice, and his aura billowed around him.

When he had first heard Chen Tianhua’s account at this gathering, he had been filled with doubt and uncertainty.

After all, the images reflected in an Incense Mirror could be faked, and Chen Tianhua’s words were not necessarily the whole truth.

But now, seeing these three Gui Chen Sect Daoists barge in so recklessly, ignoring the Da Yu Law and even calling them "dogs" with his own eyes!

’Was this mere arrogance?’

’They didn’t give a damn about any of them!’

"Exactly! The Gui Chen Sect is taking things too far!"

"What do you three think you are? A trio of madly barking mutts, daring to bare your fangs at us?"

"If it weren’t for the Leader of Gui Chen Sect, we would have torn your sect out by the roots long ago!"

"Heh, now that you’re here, don’t even think about leaving. We’ll strip your flesh from your bones, lock away your Divine Spirits, shatter your Qi Seas, and then wait for the Gui Chen Sect to give us a proper explanation!"

The moment Guihai Daoist finished speaking, the other Daoists could no longer suppress their killing intent and erupted in furious roars.

BOOM!!

More than two hundred torrents of killing intent surged upward, churning the air high above like a passing hurricane!

The three in mid-air instantly paled, their bodies trembling like a lone boat on a stormy sea, ready to be swallowed by the waves at any moment.

"Guihai Daoist! This is all a misunderstanding! We only came to investigate the cause of our Junior Brother Chu An’s death."

"My Senior Brother was just overwhelmed by his anger, that’s why he spoke so rashly. I implore you, fellow Daoists, please don’t hold it against him."

The Chen Daoist explained weakly, her face ashen.

"Mu Guihai! We came under the orders of the Vice Sect Leader! Don’t you dare make a fatal mistake!"

The middle-aged Daoist maintained his hard-line stance, apparently convinced they wouldn’t dare make a move.

"Haha!"

Hearing this, Guihai Daoist laughed as he rose to his feet. He stared at the three with a chilling gaze and said calmly,

"Do you know what I used to do for a living?"

At his words, the three of them froze.

"N-No..."

The Chen Daoist, her heart pounding with anxiety, managed to stammer a reply.

"Killing people."

BOOM!

As he spoke those two words, he instantly raised his hand. A gale erupted above the Gui Dao Mansion, and the air began to churn violently.

A vast torrent of the Power of Incense, blazing with brilliant flames, seemed to set the entire night sky alight.

The expressions of the three Daoists in mid-air changed, and they instantly prepared to retaliate.

"Attack!"

Chen Tianhua roared and attacked as well.

In the next instant, the two hundred-plus Daoists in the courtyard all struck as one, without a moment’s hesitation.

RUMBLE!

In an instant, the entire Gui Dao Mansion began to shake. The terrifying might of the combined attacks caused the surrounding void to visibly warp and distort.

As far as the eye could see, a sky-blotting wave of Power of Incense had transformed into a barrage of attacks that threatened to envelop everything.

"I..."

At this, the middle-aged Daoist could no longer maintain his pretense, his expression one of pure terror.

"Red Blood Seal!!"

Beside him, however, Daoist Mu had gone mad. Burning his body’s Essence Blood, he swiftly activated the Red Seal in his hand!

This Great Seal was a terrifying Magical Artifact given to them by the Vice Sect Leader. Once activated with Essence Blood, it could unleash an absolutely dreadful power.

RUMBLE—

The Great Seal streaked across the sky as a boundless, crimson light exploded forth, like a surging sea of blood and fire that set the heavens ablaze!

In that moment, everyone went berserk.

If such powerful attacks were to collide, countless people in the Prefecture City below would be killed in the ensuing shockwave.

CLINK!

Just at the moment the boundless Incense and the sky-scorching crimson light were about to collide...

...the impossibly clear sound of a Jade Cup being set down rang in everyone’s mind.

"How disappointing."

Su Bai sighed softly as he set down his Jade Cup.

Then, his Divine Thoughts spread out, expanding to their absolute limit.

An unimaginably terrifying pressure descended upon everyone, making them gasp for breath and freezing them in place.

At the same time, this terrifying power instantly froze all the attacks from both sides, suspending them in the night sky.

Then, to the utter disbelief of the three intruders, Su Bai slowly raised his right index finger.

With that single finger, he shattered the Red Seal.

And obliterated their three Divine Spirits.