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Chapter 373: Slaying the Demon Soul
Chapter 373: Slaying the Demon Soul
Yuan Jingjiang was in a frenzy, furiously slapping himself in the face.
His regret was overwhelming.
His brother-in-law's lifelong dream was to become a true Guardian Palace priest.
To don that black starry Guardian Palace priest robe!
He once said, "Brother-in-law, when I get married, I want to wear the priest robe as my wedding attire!" But just as his wish was about to come true, Yuan Jingjiang had intervened.
It was this very action that led to Tang Zheng never being able to wear the clothes he had longed for, even until his death.
Yuan Jingjiang's pain and suffering had reached its peak.
Fang Che sighed softly, gazing at Tang Zheng's proud face.
Suddenly, he recalled their conversation from that day.
...
"Priest Fang, my mother says I've been acting more like a man these days, and she wants to thank you."
"Priest Fang, I've lived for over thirty years, and never have I felt as much like a man, or even a hero, as I have these past few days. Priest Fang, thank you."
"Thank me? I'm not even sure myself. I gave you medicinal pills and guided you onto the path of a Guardian, but I don't know if I helped or harmed you."
...
"Director Fang, this is my application."
"My dream since childhood has been to become a Guardian!"
"I'm no longer afraid. I even killed seven chickens with my own hands!"
...
Fang Che looked at Tang Zheng's cold, lifeless body.
One of his hands was still gripping a short knife, and the deep, bloody wounds on his body indicated that he had inflicted them upon himself.
This man, who had to summon courage to kill a single chicken, had, in his final moments, used the knife to repeatedly stab his own flesh.
All to keep himself awake?
Fang Che opened Tang Zheng's collar, revealing the words written in blood on the originally white, now filthy undershirt beneath.
"Neighbor Sanlao is... a demon!"
From these words, it was clear that Tang Zheng had struggled to write neatly, but being blind, he couldn't help but write messily.
Fang Che struggled to decipher the words, managing to make out six characters.
The seventh character, with its many strokes, was completely illegible.
However, anyone who saw those six characters could easily guess that the seventh character was undoubtedly the character for "demon"!
Neighbor Sanlao was a demon!
Fang Che grabbed Yuan Jingjiang, whose eyes were blurred with tears, by the collar and gritted his teeth, "Stop crying! Where has Tang Zheng been staying recently?"
"Just... not far ahead."
"Lead the way!"
Fang Che pushed Yuan Jingjiang, causing him to stumble. "Are you using tears to fulfill your duty as a Hall Master? Lead the way! Don't hesitate!"
"But Tang Zheng..."
"Tang Zheng's body will be taken care of, and it will be brought back."
Fang Che said coldly, "If we die, someone will bring our bodies back too!"
Yuan Jingjiang shuddered, "Yes, let's go!"
He stood up and marched forward.
Fang Che snorted, taking off his Director's robe and gently placing it over Tang Zheng's body. He took one last look at Tang Zheng's serene face.
"Tang Zheng... If we meet again in the next life, don't follow me anymore."
Then, he rose and followed several Guardian Palace experts.
Behind them, Tang Zheng lay on the ground, his body covered by the priest robe.
Two golden stars glittered at the collar.
His face was proud, and his eyes held a hint of satisfied contentment.
...
"Be careful not to alert the enemy."
The group arrived at a small courtyard.
"This is where Tang Zheng has been staying recently. He and Chen Xiaomei have been here, and Chen Xiaomei is Xiao Mei, the one Tang Zheng liked..."
They quickly entered.
And there, on the bed, they found Chen Xiaomei, already deceased, as if peacefully asleep.
For a moment, everyone's throats felt choked up.
Yuan Jingjiang sighed deeply, "Their relationship... Tang Zheng's family never approved because Xiao Mei had been married before..."
Fang Che said coldly, "But now, no one can stop them anymore!"
Yuan Jingjiang sighed sadly, "Yes, now no one can keep them apart. Because they... are together forever."
Fang Che said, "They should be buried together, Yuan Hall Master. I don't think anyone would object, right?"
"No one will object!"
Yuan Jingjiang promised, his eyes red with grief.
...
"Everyone else, spread out and check the nearby houses. There must be more victims besides Xiao Mei!"
"Yes."
Everyone immediately dispersed.
In the sky, thunder rumbled, and it was as if a sun had appeared in the night sky.
The endless sword aura suddenly radiated light, awe-inspiring in all directions.
"The Sword Master has arrived!"
Someone exclaimed with excitement!
Fang Che's eyes turned cold, "What does the Sword Master's arrival have to do with your duties? Get to work!"
Then he looked at the neighboring house and asked, "Who lives next door?"
"Two old ladies, both in their twilight years. There's also a sick old man in the room."
Fang Che sighed, "Alas, in these troubled times, two elderly ladies and a frail old man... They've suffered enough. Let's go and check on them."
The Frostblade Sword stood tall in the sky, its aura shining like the radiant sun, illuminating the four directions.
Spiritual awareness descended like a dome, scanning every detail of the White Cloud Continent.
It was also searching for someone he might know, a friend or an enemy.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he murmured, "I've encountered this little guy again. Interesting, very interesting. He has quite the official air, leading a mission with quite the style. Sitting on a bench with his bare buttocks, so bold and unashamed."
Without hesitation, he descended to take a closer look.
This little guy had gained quite a few advantages, and now he wanted to see how he was faring.
Besides, he was originally from the Guardian Palace, so this could be considered a collaboration with the Guardian Palace.
"Hmm, he's noticed me..."
Looking down, Fang Che intentionally glanced in his direction and then headed towards the neighboring courtyard.
A sense of surprise filled him.
"This kid's spiritual awareness is incredibly strong. Although I didn't deliberately hide anything, it's not something an ordinary person could detect. But that gaze..."
Below.
Fang Che sensed a powerful aura in the air and knocked on the slightly ajar door, saying, "Is anyone home? I'm from the Guardian Palace, may I come in?"
The three inside had already overheard their conversation in the neighboring house.
The two elderly ladies stopped their work, trembling as they said, "Come in."
Wringing the water from her hands, one of the old ladies took a towel and wiped her hands, her face full of wrinkles, revealing the apprehension and unease of commoners in the presence of an important figure.
Her eyes were cloudy, and her hair was sparse and white.
Her face bore age spots, and she looked frail and decrepit.
She watched Fang Che enter with his men, shrinking back as she said, "This... Sir, who are you...?"
"I'm from the Guardian Palace."
Fang Che smiled warmly and said, "Old folks, is it just the two of you here?"
"There's also our husband."
One of the old ladies trembled and said, "We... are his concubines..."
"Concubines!"
Fang Che's eyes twitched, and he asked, "Then, is the old man in good health?"
"Not too good, he's struggling to get by. Each day is harder than the last..."
The old lady's face was filled with sorrow, "He's been coughing and bedridden for over a year now, alas."
"It's not easy."
Fang Che expressed his sympathy, "You know the woman next door, right?"
"Yes, her name is Xiao Mei. The couple has a good relationship, and she's kind-hearted, often bringing us food..."
The old lady's voice choked with emotion, and she began to sob, "In these times, there aren't many good young people like them."
"Yes, not many at all."
Fang Che sighed and said, "She's gone."
"We overheard something..."
The old lady's eyes reddened, and tears began to fall, "The heavens are blind, good people don't live long. Xiao Mei was such a good girl."
"You should be careful, these are troubled times."
Fang Che bent down to pick up some vegetables from the floor, sighing deeply, "You're both old, I'll have someone bring you some rice, and in these times, you'll have to endure..."
The old lady nodded gratefully.
"Thank you, sir."
"It's my duty."
Fang Che spoke kindly, "The old man is inside, I'll go and see him."
"Alright."
Fang Che brushed past the two old ladies, but just as they passed by, Dark Lord Blade suddenly transformed into a cold beam of light.
With a swift move, he executed a backstep knife technique! The blade's aura was like cold lightning, piercing the old lady's back fiercely! Blood splattered.
But the blade only penetrated three inches into her flesh before it couldn't go any further.
Suddenly, a powerful force erupted, and with a boom, Fang Che and his knife were sent flying.
His hand gripped the hilt, bleeding.
The old lady, however, spun around, her eyes emitting a vicious light, and she charged towards Fang Che.
"What are you waiting for? This is the Nightmare Demon!"
As Fang Che was sent flying, he roared at the sky.
A chilling sword light appeared out of thin air.
As it appeared, the surrounding area was instantly cleared.
Fang Che and Yuan Jingjiang felt a flash before their eyes, and their bodies were no longer in their original positions.
A light screen appeared before them, and the figure of the Frostblade Sword, clad in white like a snow-capped mountain, stood in the courtyard.
The sword's aura pulsed, and cold sword energy continuously erupted.
The two old ladies, in front of the Frostblade Sword, transformed, their skin tightening and hair turning white, becoming two stunningly beautiful women! But at that moment, their eyes were filled with rage and fury.
A sword light, like a bolt of thunder, rushed into the room.
It seemed to be engaging in combat with someone.
This skill left everyone in awe.
The Frostblade Sword stood in the courtyard while a sword aura fought autonomously inside the room.
A scream of agony.
An old man, covered in blood, tumbled out, and the two women simultaneously roared, charging forward.
But two sword auras appeared out of thin air.
Two thuds, and each woman had a new blood hole in their shoulders.
Blood spurted out.
The expert who had been sent flying by Fang Che's full-force sneak attack, despite the lack of preparation, was now no match for the Frostblade Sword, not even lasting a single move! The three of them tumbled like rolling melons.
Frostblade's face, as white as jade, was filled with coldness as he spoke indifferently, "So this is Nightmare Demon and his Nightmare Guards? They're so weak?"
One of the women glared at Fang Che with resentment, "That clerk, how did you find us?"
Fang Che crossed his arms and replied indifferently, "The person you were chasing before, he didn't die!"
"Impossible!"
The woman shrieked in anger, "How can a mere general withstand my palm strike? You're lying!"
"But the fact is, he recognized you!"
Fang Che coldly said, "Otherwise, how could you have stayed here for so long and only be recognized now?"
The two women's faces were filled with despair, and although they still didn't believe it, at this point, it didn't matter whether they believed it or not.
"Frostblade, how did you get here?"
The old man, almost split in half by Frostblade's sword, turned his head and looked at Frostblade.
"If you're here, then I'll come."
Frostblade spoke indifferently, "Delaying time is useless to me. Today, within my Sword Domain, even Duan Xiyang won't be able to save you!"
The three of them glanced at each other, and suddenly their bodies swelled rapidly, as if the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was rushing towards them.
The speed reached its peak.
"Heart Burning Technique!"
Frostblade coldly humphed, "You still want to fish in troubled waters in front of me!"
The long sword, as white as ice, suddenly flew into the air, and countless thick sword auras erupted.
Puff, puff, puff...
In an instant, the three of them had thousands of blood holes in their bodies, and even their heads disappeared like melting snow.
The spiritual energy that had just entered their bodies once again dispersed like a spiritual power storm.
Only three broken and battered corpses remained in the field.
Two plumes of black smoke rose slowly, dissipating into nothingness. These were the Five Spirit Toads self-destructing after their hosts died.
"Only two?"
Fang Che's eyes widened in surprise, "Sword Master, why only two? Did someone not die?"
Frostblade slowly nodded, his gaze filled with extreme solemnity, and also a hint of regret.
He still didn't withdraw his Sword Domain, and the sword aura continued to crisscross through the air, as if still slaying something.
After a long while, the long sword flew back into his hand.
He held the sword but didn't sheath it.
His eyes, as cold as frost, stared at the corpses on the ground.
Under his gaze, the two women's corpses showed no changes, but the man's corpse slowly turned into a phantom.
It was as if a person was melting in mid-air.
Only a pool of fresh red blood remained on the ground.
A phantom appeared within Frostblade's Sword Domain, and it was an image of an old man with a wise and kind appearance.
Frostblade held the long sword, and the sword aura surged as he spoke with resentment, "Nightmare Demon, it's not your true body after all!"
The old man's phantom smiled helplessly and said indifferently, "Lord Rui is indeed worthy of being the third in the world. This kind of sword technique is truly earth-shattering."
Frostblade said with hatred, "Unfortunately, it's not your true body, you old bastard!"
"After all, this is the Guardian's territory. How could my true body come here?"
The old man shook his head with a hint of melancholy, "But you killed my two Nightmare Guards. Frostblade, I will settle this debt with you!"
Frostblade shouted angrily, and the long sword suddenly turned into a white light, slowly crushing down.
The old man's phantom swayed within the white light, and he said indifferently, "It's useless, this is just a projection. Even if you can crush the projection, what can you do?"
Frostblade retracted his sword aura and said indifferently, "Sooner or later, I will personally slaughter your true body!"
The phantom smiled and said, "Although I'm not your match, my Heavenly Centipede Avatar is invincible in this world. As long as you have the ability to find my true body, even if you kill me, it doesn't matter."
"It's a pity to miss out on so many delicious flavors."
The phantom's gaze showed a hint of regret as he looked at the myriad lights of White Cloud Continent, and he said indifferently, "Farewell! Rui Qianshan, remember this, I will come to settle the debt of my two Nightmare Guards with you!"
"In this world, no one can kill my Nightmare Guards and remain unscathed. Frostblade, protect those you care about, haha..."
The phantom slowly rose into the air, and surprisingly, it passed through Frostblade's sword curtain without any hindrance. It laughed and continued to float upwards.
Frostblade watched with resentment but was powerless against this phantom.
It was said that this was the protective technique given to Nightmare Demon by the Celestial Scorpion Deity, and it contained divine power essence, which no one on the continent could break.
When the phantom rose dozens of zhang into the air, it suddenly let out a painful cry, "This... What is this?!"
Everyone looked up and saw the phantom's face filled with agony.
It struggled violently in mid-air.
The situation was as if a drowning person was being bitten by a crocodile.
In a short time, the phantom's right leg disappeared!
The phantom cried out in terror, "What kind of evil is this? Frostblade, what demonic technique is this?"
He screamed, struggled, and roared, "Let me go, let me go..."
He desperately tried to fly away, higher and farther.
But after flying just dozens of zhang, his other leg also disappeared, and Nightmare Demon's phantom let out a cry that shook the heavens and the earth!
No matter how much he screamed, his body continued to slowly disappear.
In the void, an invisible demon seemed to be devouring his body!
Ning Xuejian's divine sense swept across the crowd, and as her gaze fell upon Yuan Jingjiang and Fang Che, their faces were filled with shock, as if struck by lightning.
Their eyes were fixed on the air, mouths agape in disbelief.
Ning Xuejian couldn't help but scratch her head, her mind filled with confusion. What the hell... Who did this?
Could it really not be them?
The eerie devouring in the air continued.
The phantom was devoured until only its head remained, still screaming, "Spare me, spare me..."
But it seemed it wasn't spared, and no one knew what was doing the devouring.
Slowly, the phantom completely vanished into the air.
The crowd suddenly felt a chill in the air, and everyone's skin broke out in goosebumps.
Such an eerie phenomenon.
They had never seen or heard of anything like this before.
The air was filled with the scent of blood.
In the sky, stars twinkled, and the moon's radiance created a shimmering light curtain.
All was quiet.
"It's over."
Ning Xuejian's divine sense tightly bound the crowd, searching for any peculiarities.
But nothing was found.
I seem to have read about this situation in some ancient text, but I can't quite recall... Ning Xuejian pondered, but her thoughts yielded no answers.
Forget it, I'll ask Brother Nine later."
What just happened...
Yuan Jingjiang and Fang Che also looked as if they had just awoken from a dream. Fang Che's face was pale, his eyes filled with astonishment and awe. "Senior Sword, what just happened?"
Ning Xuejian coughed and said, "In this world, there are too many things that people don't understand or know. Just keep this matter to yourself."
"It must be Senior Sword's incredible abilities!"
Yuan Jingjiang bowed deeply, saying, "Senior Sword, you are so mighty!"
Ning Xuejian tilted her head, her eyes fixed on Yuan Jingjiang. She thought, "This guy is trying to pin this on me, so eager to take credit. Why do I feel so suspicious of this kid?"
"Could this be his doing? Does he not want to be exposed?"
Ning Xuejian frowned, "Let's clean up. The nightmare issue should be resolved."
Fang Che asked, "Senior Sword, what cultivation level were those two women at? I used all my strength with the divine weapon you rewarded me, but I couldn't pierce their bodies!"
Ning Xuejian smiled faintly, "It's best not to know until your cultivation reaches a certain level. The more you know, the more likely you are to be plagued by demonic thoughts on your martial path."
"Yes, thank you for your guidance, Senior Sword."
Fang Che expressed his gratitude.
He then looked up at the air, filled with wonder, and said, "This world is truly... too mysterious. If I hadn't witnessed it myself, I wouldn't have believed such a thing could happen!"
He was genuinely astounded.
No lies.
The Golden Horned Serpent, Jin Jiao Jiao, was released. In its anger, it tried to bite the phantom, without much hope, as even Ning Xuejian couldn't do it.
But as the little serpent went out, it was as if it had seen the most delicious food. It went crazy, biting and tearing the phantom to shreds, devouring it completely!
Then, with a thought from Fang Che, the little serpent returned to the divine consciousness space, lying on the Divine Nature Jade, absorbing demonic energy.
Its body had grown significantly.
It felt lazy and didn't want to move, but Fang Che could sense its joy and satisfaction.
Ning Xuejian searched the two Nightmare Guards and frowned.
There was almost nothing on their bodies.
The entire room was also empty.
The spatial ring only had one item, and Ning Xuejian violently erased her divine sense, examining it further, feeling even more puzzled.
There wasn't much inside.
"Is there not much left?" Fang Che asked from the side.
"Yes."
"Then it proves... they are nearby."
Fang Che said, "If my guess is correct, the Nightmare's words were definitely a lie. Its true body should be somewhere on the White Cloud Continent."
"Only this way can it easily control its avatars, and all the important items are kept there, ready for use."
Fang Che analyzed, "But the Nightmare wouldn't have come here alone, so there must be a supporting force on the White Cloud Continent."
Ning Xuejian nodded, "I was thinking the same. I'll have to stay on the White Cloud Continent for a few more days."
Fang Che lowered his head.
He was speechless.
You were just puzzled and confused, and now you're saying, 'I was thinking the same'?
(End of Chapter)
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