How Dare They

"Surprised? No, no, no, I'm just curious! It's not that I look down on you, but with your strength, how did you dare?"

Zhang You shook his head.

The old Daoist didn't seem to have even reached the Foundation Establishment Realm. Moreover, the other party knew his strength, so logically, it should be difficult for him to kill him.

But since the other party chose to make a move, he must have some reliance.

Could it be just that broken sword?

Zhang You looked at the broken sword.

There was indeed a powerful sharpness. Even from dozens of meters away, one could sense the heavy aura emanating from the broken sword.

"I indeed only have the cultivation of the Half-step Foundation Establishment Realm. Speaking of which, I have to thank you! If you hadn't been blocking the front, it would have taken me a long time to break through this realm!"

The old Daoist smiled happily.

"Your reliance isn't just that broken sword, is it?"

"This can only be considered one of my supports!"

As soon as he finished speaking, numerous black patterns appeared on the ground, and a large formation quickly rose, enveloping him and Zhang You.

"This is the Blood Spirit Annihilation Array, an ancient formation specifically designed to counter the Martial Dao."

"It can unconditionally suppress the blood energy of Martial Dao cultivators!"

"It's just that unreasonable! Hahaha! Surprised? Scared?"

"In the past, when the Immortal Dao slaughtered Martial Dao cultivators, this was a great weapon! The Martial Dao declined like a comet, and this formation played a significant role!"

"Hahaha!"

The old Daoist was also an Immortal Dao cultivator who had his own fortuitous encounters.

His own luck was excellent. Although his realm improved slowly, he obtained quite a few treasures.

Zhang You tried to sense it. His blood energy was indeed suppressed, but not completely. He could still mobilize half of it!

Perhaps the old Daoist never expected this situation!

"I have another question. Was it your doing that we entered this place?"

Zhang You looked at the old Daoist.

"Of course!"

"After seeing your true face for the first time, I knew you were that waiter at the Auspicious Cloud Teahouse!"

"The one with the Pure Body that Shopkeeper Li told me about!"

"Shopkeeper Li and the others borrowed my Great Yellow Bell, and the condition was Blood Crystals and Essence Pills made with the Pure Body as the main ingredient!"

"So I paid special attention to you! You are indeed a great tonic!"

"That night, although I could have let you knock me out, I wanted to know what you were planning to do!"

"As a result, I discovered that you were actually cultivating the Martial Dao!"

"Do you know how I felt at that time? Do you know how useful a cultivator who can practice the Martial Dao is, especially one with your Pure Body!"

"Hahaha! At that time, I decided to have you, this Pure Body, all to myself! Let Shopkeeper Li and the others go to hell with their nonsense!"

"As long as I control you, there will be as much Martial Dao cultivator flesh and blood as I want! At that time, let alone the Foundation Establishment Realm, even the subsequent Soul Realm, Innate Realm, or even higher realms, I might be able to reach!"

"As for the appearance of the Blood Shadow Ghost Mother, it was indeed an accident."

"But I didn't expect you to actually kill her. At that time, I realized that you weren't that easy to capture."

"Originally, I wanted to make some plans first, but then I sensed the Ghost Domain here. Due to your battle, a weak spot was revealed."

"Before, after I helped out at Leyun Workshop and dealt with the Hanging Ghost, the teacher gave me a rubbing of the Blood Spirit Annihilation Array. I originally felt it was useless and threw it away long ago!"

"But now it has become the most suitable method to suppress you!"

"However, the outside world no longer has the Martial Dao, and there are few other records about the Blood Spirit Annihilation Array. To obtain this book, one can only start from the Ghost Domain!"

"Coupled with the fact that I accidentally learned that the teacher privately collected a recipe for the Longevity Pill, it made me even more determined!"

"So I took a risk, used a little trick, broke through the Ghost Domain, and pulled both of us in!"

"If I could really find something, that would be best, otherwise, I'll have to find another way!"

"As a result, the Ghost Domain actually materialized things from the mortal world. Although I didn't get that recipe, I still obtained the deployment method for this formation!"

"Hahaha! Don't you think even heaven is helping me?"

The old Daoist became more and more excited as he spoke!

But Zhang You's expression became colder and colder!

This old fellow was more ruthless than Shopkeeper Li and the others. He regarded himself as a sustainably obtainable source of nourishment!

Not only did he not kill him, but he wanted to fatten him up before extracting from him, then fatten him up again, extract again, in a cycle!

This was a rhythm that made him wish he were dead!

This was similar to how live bears were exploited for their gall in his previous world!

"Aren't you afraid of being trapped here? Then you won't be able to eat me, you won't even be able to save your own life!"

Zhang You stared at the old Daoist as if he were already dead.

"Hahaha, you're overthinking it! The World-Breaking Talismans I have are of different sizes. A small one could let me escape with you. But that's only if I don't get my hands on the array, or if my life isn't threatened!"

"If anything unexpected happens, I can use the large World-Breaking Talisman to forcefully break free from this place!"

"But the large World-Breaking Talisman is too precious. It's better to save it if I don't have to use it!"

The old Daoist, that scoundrel, truly had no intention of making a pointless sacrifice.

"Old dog, your calculations are quite clever!"

Zhang You scoffed.

"I already told you before! In this world, the only person you can trust is yourself! It's your own fault for being so stupid!"

"Alright, now that I've said so much, will you surrender? I don't intend to kill you, I just want to cripple you, then keep you barely alive by soaking you in a jar! As long as I live, you won't die! When I reach immortality, I'll let you go, how about that?"

The old Daoist revealed a cruel smile, retracted the broken sword in his hand, and took out a long whip!

At this moment, the array was completely formed!

Everything he had said earlier was intentional, designed to allow the array to unleash its maximum killing power!

"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you!"

Zhang You stood calmly in place. The old Daoist couldn't detect the slightest hint of panic on his face.

"Putting on an act! Blood-Sucking Whip!"

The long whip coiled towards Zhang You, instantly binding him. Then, the whip wriggled, revealing numerous barbs that fiercely pierced Zhang You's body.

This Blood-Sucking Whip was woven from the sinews of various giant venomous insects and then soaked in venom for forty-nine days. It possessed inherent armor-piercing capabilities. Once the barbs dug into flesh, they could inject different toxins, causing the victim to lose all strength, drain their magical energy, and even siphon their blood.

An ordinary person would fall unconscious after just one strike.

Even for cultivators, if they couldn't break free in time, they would eventually become weak and powerless, like fish waiting to be slaughtered.

The old Daoist was already imagining Zhang You collapsing on the ground!

"Is that all?"

Zhang You sneered.

"Bang bang bang!"

The Blood-Sucking Whip was directly snapped.

"I forgot to tell you, cultivating the Martial Dao and using blood energy is just my hobby! It's only my side job!"

Zhang You walked towards the old Daoist, completely unharmed.