Capturing Zhao Yunxiao
The Origin Void Mirror floated up like a full moon, its faint light outlining the slightly dignified face of Zhao Leicong, the Zhao Household Ancestor.
"This must be Daoist Friends Zhao Leicong, right? As expected, seeing is believing. You have an imposing presence and are on track to reach the Golden Core!" The black-robed elder clasped his hands in greeting and said with a smile.
"You flatter me. The Golden Core Great Dao is too ethereal, and I fear I have little hope of achieving it in this lifetime. I only hope that before I die, I can clear away the obstacles for my Lineage, and that will be enough for me!"
Zhao Leicong sighed softly, his words clearly indicating he had given up hope of reaching the Golden Core Realm. Then, he changed his tone and asked, "May I ask how I should address you Daoist Friends?"
"I am but a humble man, having wandered for over a hundred years, and have only earned the nickname 'Green Ghost.' Daoist Friends, you may call me Green Ghost!" the black-robed elder said, gazing at the Origin Void Mirror.
"So it's Daoist Friends Green Ghost, a pleasure to meet you! Are Daoist Friends Zhao Household?"
"Hehe, Daoist Friends has certainly made a good calculation. Making my Black Sha Sect pay for these things is a bit stingy!"
"How much does Daoist Friends Green Ghost?" Zhao Leicong raised an eyebrow and asked slowly.
"Add another 100,000 Spirit Stones and 100 Two-Thousand-Forged Iron Essence, and my Black Sha Sect will agree to take action!"
After quoting the price, the black-robed old man who called himself the Green Ghost leaned back leisurely in his chair, waiting for Zhao Leicong's reply.
"No, I can only give you another 60,000 Spirit Stones, plus 70 jin of Two-Thousand-Forged Iron Essence. Daoist Friends Green Ghost, you must understand that the Yang Household and Mu Household will be greatly weakened after the Cold Tide. Dealing with them now won't be as difficult as you say!"
After a moment's thought, Zhao Leicong sneered and said.
The Green Ghost thought for a moment, a smile appeared on his face, and he finally nodded in agreement, which was considered as consenting to the deal.
"Ten days later, in the same place, have someone bring a deposit of 100,000 Spirit Stones to sign the contract!"
"Good!"
Nodding, Zhao Leicong's face vanished, and the Origin Void Mirror slowly fell into Zhao Yunxiao's hand.
Holding the Mother-Child Tracking Talisman in his hand, Yang Tianyou stepped on the Twin Blades and flew swiftly.
Two hours later, he suddenly frowned. The red dot representing Zhao Yunxiao, which had been stationary, suddenly started moving. Judging from his direction, he was probably going back to the Zhao Household.
With a murderous glint in his eyes, Yang Tianyou immediately changed course and gave chase.
Zhao Yunxiao was flying southeast, while Yang Tianyou was flying northeast. The straight-line distance between the two was slowly closing. If all went well, Yang Tianyou would be able to intercept Zhao Yunxiao in two or three hours.
Three hours later, Yang Tianyou lowered his Twin Blades and hid them among the branches of a large tree, waiting for Zhao Yunxiao to arrive.
A quarter of an hour later, a golden light flew in from afar. Yang Tianyou looked up and grinned. Zhao Yunxiao had arrived.
Zhao Yunxiao, who was flying in the air at that moment, suddenly felt a jolt in his heart. A suffocating feeling of dark clouds looming over him surged into his heart. This was a sudden impulse!
He decisively stopped his Flying Sword, about to investigate, when unexpectedly, a domineering and majestic Golden Blade Light, like a falling meteor, slashed straight at him.
The sneak attack was extremely swift; by the time Zhao Yunxiao reacted, the Sky-Piercing Blade was already in front of him.
Caught off guard, he barely managed to prop up a blue pagoda, which turned out to be Yang Tianyou's Exquisite Tower.
Seeing this, Yang Tianyou, who was charging forward with his knife, moved even faster. He was always the one taking advantage of others, and now someone was holding his Law Artifact —how could he tolerate this?
Tear!
In the rush, the defensive light barrier lowered by the pagoda was no match for the charged attack of the Sky-Piercing Blade.
In a single moment, its defenses were torn apart, and it collided with the Exquisite Tower.
Immediately afterwards, Yang Tianyou gave Zhao Yunxiao no chance at all, and the Great White Gold Light shot out from dozens of feet away.
Although it wasn't nighttime and the Power of the Stars wasn't particularly strong, this attack still surpassed the full-force strike of Great Perfection of Qi Refining cultivator.
Brush!
Two beams of platinum light pierced through the void, leaving two long trails of light along their path. Their invincible and sharp edge made Zhao Yunxiao, who was facing the attack, feel his scalp tingle and his heart stop.
However, as the most outstanding member of the Zhao Household generation, Zhao Yunxiao naturally had his own trump cards.
In that critical moment, his potential was greatly unleashed, and with lightning speed, he produced a golden, square Talisman.
First-Tier Supreme-Grade Talisman, the "Gilded Treasure Armor Talisman"!
Buzz!
The Talisman was activated extremely quickly; in the blink of an eye, it had already formed a magnificent golden armor on Zhao Yunxiao's body.
The golden armor shone brightly, its scales appearing almost real, making it extremely eye-catching.
Boom!
The moment the golden armor formed, the Great White Gold Light descended upon him.
A violent explosion suddenly Yunxiao, and a disheveled figure was thrown backward at an extremely fast speed, crashing heavily to the ground.
It was Zhao Yunxiao. At this moment, the golden armor on his body was shattered, but it had ultimately saved him from a fatal blow.
"The Zhao Household's Gilded Treasure Armor Talisman truly lives up to its reputation!"
Yang Tianyou's exclamation rang out, followed by a golden longsword with a thick back and a sharp edge. This longsword cleaved through layers of dust and fell heavily, giving Zhao Yunxiao no chance whatsoever.
"Yang Tianyou..."
With disheveled hair, Zhao Yunxiao recognized the voice. He braced himself on the ground, looked up at the sky, and roared. The anger in his voice could almost set the entire mountain ablaze.
Why are you calling me grandpa?
Boom!
Accompanied by Yang Tianyou's mocking voice, Zhao Yunxiao's body flew backward once again.
The former was holding a knife with both hands, but the side facing Zhao Yunxiao had somehow become the back of the blade.
Thump!
His figure disappeared again, and the next moment, Zhao Yunxiao's body flew back once more.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Kill me, kill me, ah..."
Being toyed with like a ball by someone he had always wanted to kill, Zhao Yunxiao felt as if his proud heart was being torn apart, a living hell.
"Kill you? That was originally my plan, but now I'm curious, what do you want to do here at the Black Market!"
With another punch, Yang Tianyou knocked Zhao Yunxiao to the ground. He then took out a Spirit-Sealing Talisman and slapped it onto Zhao Yunxiao's Dantian.
Upon hearing Yang Tianyou's plan, Zhao Yunxiao remained expressionless and silent.
"Silent? Something's fishy going on. Could it be that they're plotting against the Yang Household?"
Yang Tianyou stroked his chin, his Great White Gold Eyes flickering almost imperceptibly.
"Hmph, as a member of a cultivation Lineage, don't you think it's beneath your dignity to humiliate your opponent like this?"
Zhao Yunxiao spat lightly, his face full of disdain.
"Unbecoming of one's status?"
Yang Tianyou was taken aback, then shook his head and smiled.
"Fine, if you won't talk, and I'm not good at using torture, I'll just take you back to the Lineage and let the Old Ancestors decide!"
"Yang Tianyou, if you have the guts, kill me! Kill me!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yunxiao became excited. He was not afraid of death or torture, but there were many ways to get someone to reveal the truth. He couldn't guarantee that he could withstand the pressure from those Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
"Oh, there really is a ghost!"