Chapter 2817 - 2816: Black Robe Daoist

Chapter 2817: Chapter 2816: Black Robe Daoist

Yang Zongbao felt relieved when he saw his nephew surrender.

He was a man living outside the cultivation world, not wishing to create enmity with others, much less with his wife’s family.

Such an ending was good for everyone.

He and Mu Guiying bid farewell to everyone and went to Liangshan Island.

Upon reaching Qizhou, he didn’t dare not go to pay respects to his uncle.

The Kunlun Sect had a previous grudge with Liangshan Island, but since Mu Guiying wanted to go, Yang Zongbao had no choice but to follow her obediently.

On their way, when they passed a mountain top, suddenly someone shouted from below, "Fellow Daoists, slow down!"

This person was sinister and eerie, walking on clouds to block their path.

His hair was disheveled, wearing a black Daoist robe, with an iron gourd tied around his waist, full of murderous aura.

Yang Zongbao immediately shielded his wife, asking him, "Who are you? What do you want?"

The Daoist sneered coldly, "Just now you smashed my longsword with a gold brick, do you think you can just leave like that?"

"It’s you?"

Yang Zongbao knew the person before him was an enemy, not a friend, and brought out the gold brick.

This person looked at them with a sinister tone, "Leave the gold brick in your hand, and I can spare your life!"

"Such arrogance!"

Yang Zongbao took out the gold brick and challenged him, "I’ll give it to you, if you dare to take it."

The black-robed Daoist laughed loudly, "Why wouldn’t I dare? A mere imitation of a Golden Immortal relic, this Daoist doesn’t take it seriously."

"Such arrogance!"

Yang Zongbao’s heart sank; he didn’t expect this Daoist to see through its authenticity at a glance.

The gold brick was indeed not the Kunlun Sect’s legendary Divine Brick, but an imitation crafted by the predecessors.

In the cultivation world, it might be insubstantial against top experts, but it bore the Golden Immortal brand and was still considered a high-level magical treasure.

He signaled Mu Guiying to be cautious.

Mu Guiying, with a True Immortal cultivation level, had stronger mana than him.

She raised her longsword in defense by her husband’s side.

The Daoist sighed coldly, "What a pity, such a young couple, truly enviable; unfortunately, you’ll both die here today!"

He raised a hand and opened the iron gourd at his waist.

Yang Zongbao secretly thought badly, raising a hand to hurl the gold brick at him.

From within the gourd, something sinister and eerie emerged—a hand resembling a dragon’s claw, fiercely catching the gold brick.

With a loud bang in the void, the divine power of the God-Striking Brick clashed with the dragon claw, causing the black-robed Daoist’s iron gourd to tremble.

The strong wind blew, yet the dragon claw remained undissipated.

Yang Zongbao urgently shouted, "Guiying, go quickly!"

He wielded his sword, stirring the clouds and wind, summoning down a golden thunderbolt barrier in front of them.

"I won’t leave, we’ll go together!"

At the same time, Mu Guiying unsheathed her sword; as the youngest disciple of Lady of Mount Li, her skills far exceeded Yang Zongbao’s.

The sword energy condensed in the air, transforming with a buzz into a giant sword shadow, with overwhelming sword qi pressing upon the black-robed Daoist.

A muffled sound came from the gourd, "This girl’s cultivation is excellent; devouring her will be a great nourishment!"

The blood-colored dragon claw struck again towards the sky.

With a bang, it crushed the giant sword shadow, completely overpowering Mu Guiying’s cultivation.

Mu Guiying’s Divine Sea swayed, nearly losing her balance.

The dragon claw reached down and grasped towards her.

Yang Zongbao cast a space-breaking talisman onto his wife and shouted, "Quickly, go!"

"Zongbao!"

Mu Guiying’s eyes turned red, her body buzzed and disappeared from her original spot.

The dragon claw descended, and Yang Zongbao was protected by sword qi, which was effortlessly penetrated by the dragon claw.

His entire being exploded into blood qi beneath the dragon claw.

His entire body, along with his primordial spirit, was devoured by the blood-colored dragon claw in an instant.

From inside the black-robed Daoist’s iron gourd came a dissatisfied voice, "Mahayana Realm, doesn’t nourish like the girl!"

The black-robed Daoist said shamefully, "If the master wants to eat, I’ll chase her right away."

A muffled voice from the iron gourd said, "No matter, you’ve taken the gold brick, act modestly. I have erased the Golden Immortal brand from it, now this gold brick is yours. I still need to devour more blood qi and essence in the battlefield to restore my previous strength. Try to provoke war between the two sides, the more deaths, the better!"

"Understood, master!"

The black-robed Daoist capped the gourd and descended the mountain sinisterly.

Mu Guiying emerged from thousands of miles away with the space-breaking talisman; this unusual Golden Immortal talisman brought her up against the black night sky, her eyes red and full of tears.

Mu Guiying knew her husband had traded his life for hers; she couldn’t return to die, and hurried towards Liangshan Island to seek help from her uncle.

The black night sky was illuminated by bright stars.

On Liangshan Island, the young people had all ascended to the heavens, now it was quiet without the usual bustling.

Long Fei opened his eyes, grasping at a thread of cosmic secrets, and smiled, "So you’re here, I’ve been looking for you for so long."

He exited the bamboo house, where Lin Yingying and the others were chatting, stating that the Sect of Severance disciples were gradually returning.

Jade Isle was alive with activity once again.

Back then, Long Fei helped to erase the names of three hundred and sixty-five righteous gods from the Investiture of the Gods.

Among them, Sect of Severance disciples scattered with his blood, reincarnating across various places.

Time between the Immortal Realm and the Human Realm differs; they obtained opportunities across various regions in the human world, sheltered by the Sect of Severance’s fortune, and now ascended to the Immortal Realm, reuniting on Jade Isle.

Lin Yingying and the trio planned to visit Jade Isle tomorrow to meet their fellow disciples.

After coming out, Long Fei sipped some light tea beside them and said, "Your nephew is in trouble, and has now reached Liangshan Island."

"Nephew?"

Lin Yingying and the trio curiously asked, "Who?"

As they asked, disciples from the mountain reported that a female cultivator named Mu Guiying had come to seek an audience.

Lin Yingying joyfully stood and said, "Guiying is here?"

She quickly waved for her subordinates to bring Mu Guiying up.

Upon seeing them, Mu Guiying, feeling wronged, immediately knelt and cried out, "Please, uncle, save my husband!"

Lin Yingying was surprised, hurriedly helping her up, "What happened? What’s wrong with your husband?"

Mu Guiying wiped her tears and quickly recounted the recent events to them.

Lin Yingying listened in shock, "How can there be such a master in our Qizhou? Even catching a Golden Immortal relic?"

Wang Xiaoya said, "He must be someone hidden from the world."

Lin Shanshan tilted her head and asked Long Fei, "Brother-in-law, do you know the inside story?"

Long Fei shook his head, as some matters could not be revealed now.

He instructed Lin Yingying and the others, "You go with Guiying to see the situation first."

Lin Yingying nodded and quickly summoned the Nine-Headed Wolf to bring the carriage, letting Mu Guiying onboard, and departed with Wang Xiaoya and Lin Shanshan.

Long Fei calculated; the person was formidable, able to conceal his presence, making searching for him now akin to finding a needle in a haystack.

He could only wait for him to make a move before searching for him.

He sent Lin Yingying and the trio mainly to settle Mu Guiying’s wishes and help her come to terms with reality.