Dao Yan, Dao, and Feng, Lord of the Ghost School

"Bang!"

Gui Shan's body crashed heavily to the ground. Gui Shan looked utterly disheveled, with a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth. His Mourning Staff was nowhere to be found. He was panting heavily, his eyes fixed on Dao Sheng.

Having roamed the Gui Shan world for decades, Jianghu had never been so disheveled. He never imagined he would be so humiliated by this man.

Although Dao Sheng looked better than Gui Shan at this moment, he was not much better off. He could no longer maintain the state of protecting his body with vital energy, and the white halo around his body had disappeared.

"Gui Shan, you demon, you never thought you'd end up like this!" Dao Sheng pointed his whisk, and a gust of energy swept straight towards Gui Shan.

Gui Shan barely managed to avoid it, knowing that if he continued fighting, his chances of survival would be slim. Gui Shan frantically searched for a solution. Looking around, he noticed that the members of the Ghost School were all keeping their distance.

"You damn White Protector, seeing me struggling here, not only did you not help, but you also took him away. Wait till I get back, I'll teach you a lesson!" Gui Shan thought to himself with resentment.

If White Protector knew what Gui Shan was thinking, he would definitely feel wronged. You Grandmaster are fighting, and he, a Minor Grandmaster, is left here to be cannon fodder!

Moreover, there are so many Ranked Martial Practitioner with him, so we definitely have to take them with us first! Otherwise, the aftershocks of this battle could wipe them all out.

Dao Sheng, seizing the opportunity, pressed forward, his whisk infused with vital energy, and swung it at Gui Shan. Gui Shan, caught off guard, was struck and sent flying sideways.

Gui Shan flipped in the air and flew into the sky, preparing to escape for his life.

Dao Sheng would not allow him to escape so easily. He stomped his foot and flew into the air. He formed a hand seal with his left hand and shot a talisman straight towards Gui Shan.

Gui Shan couldn't dodge in time, and a scream of "Ah!" came from his Gui Shan as Gui Shan uncontrollably fell to the ground.

Dao Sheng quickly caught up, flicking his whisk and unleashing a gust of energy that swept straight towards Gui Shan's face. If this strike landed, Gui Shan would be either dead or crippled.

Just as Dao Sheng was about to strike Gui Shan, a figure suddenly appeared beside Gui Shan, reaching out his left hand to pull Gui Shan away. This allowed Gui Shan to dodge the attack.

Dao Sheng frowned slightly upon seeing the newcomer and asked, "Feng?"

The newcomer wore a ghost-head mask and was covered in a black robe, revealing only a pair of large, pale hands.

The masked man didn't reply, but simply made a circle with his right hand, Illusory Transformation a large sword, and slashed it straight at Dao Sheng.

Dao Sheng quickly swept his whisk with his right hand, sending a burst of energy towards the greatsword.

With a "whoosh!" sound, the two streams of energy collided and dissipated into the air.

The masked man lifted Gui Shan with his left hand, leaped into the air, and flew away into the distance.

They hadn't flown far when a ruler-shaped shadow descended from the sky, striking directly at the masked man. Then a voice rang out, "Feng, you should stay here!"

The masked man, carrying Gui Shan, dodged the shadow with a swift movement. However, he also lost his chance to escape quickly.

Not long after, a Daoist priest dressed at about the same age as Dao Sheng appeared in the room, holding a ruler in his left hand and a jade pen in his right.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Dao Sheng quickly went to greet him, looking embarrassed, and said, "Senior Brother!"

The newcomer was Dao Sheng's senior brother, Dao Yan, the current sect leader of the Daoist sect. Dao Yan nodded and asked with concern, "Hmm! Are you alright?"

Dao Sheng shook his head and stood aside without saying anything.

Dao Yan turned to Feng and said, "Feng, you're not so easy to leave today!"

Feng said in a hoarse voice, "Dao Yan, I don't want to get entangled with you today. How about we each take a step back?"

"Each side backs down? You've got a good plan! In the current situation, do you think you can escape unscathed with Gui Shan?" Dao Yan said noncommittally.

Upon hearing Dao Yan's words, Gui Shan immediately became anxious. He feared that Feng Zhen would abandon him here for his sake, so he quickly said, "Sect Master, there's already some progress on the matter from before!"

Upon hearing this, Feng gave Gui Shan a deep look before turning to Dao Yan and saying, "Dao Yan, if we fight to the death now, aren't you afraid that Buddhism will take advantage of the situation?"

Dao Yan frowned slightly upon hearing Feng's words, feeling a moment of hesitation.

When Dao Sheng saw that Dao Yan seemed to intend to let Feng and Gui Shan go, he immediately became anxious and said, "Senior brother, don't believe his nonsense! The Buddhist sect would never dare to attack us!"

Upon hearing Dao Sheng's words, Dao Yan immediately made up his mind and said, "You may leave!"

Upon hearing Dao Yan's words, Feng Yi hurriedly picked up Gui Shan and vanished from the scene in a flash, disappearing from their sight shortly afterward.

Dao Sheng was dumbfounded. He hadn't expected that his advice would lead his senior brother to make such a decision so quickly. He then looked at Dao Yan with a puzzled expression, hoping for an explanation.

"Even you think the Buddhist sect wouldn't dare attack us? But I've heard that Jiekong of the Buddhist sect is making connections everywhere. Is it possible that he's planning to deal with us?" Dao Yan explained.

Upon hearing this, Dao Sheng frowned slightly. He had never paid much attention to such matters, spending the past ten years or so exorcising demons and monsters. He never expected that Buddhism would have such ambitions.

Upon seeing this, Dao Yan shook his head and said to Dao Sheng, "Junior brother, you haven't been back for a while. Master has started to blame me, saying that I haven't been keeping an eye on you. Come back with your senior brother this time!"

Upon hearing this, Dao Sheng could only nod helplessly and then said, "That little thing Qingyunzi has grown up, hasn't he!"

Upon hearing this, Dao Yan was filled with helplessness. "How old is Qingyunzi? Still calling him a little kid? Didn't you see the Ascension Rankings on the Ascension Tower? He's ranked on it."

"Oh? Qingyunzi, you've become so powerful! I'd better go back and take a good look!" With that, he took the lead and left.

Dao Yan had no choice but to wave his right hand, grab the Mourning Staff from Gui Shan, and quickly leap after him.

About a quarter of an hour after Dao Yan and Dao Sheng left, a figure appeared here, looking at the spot where Dao Yan and Dao Sheng had left, and muttered to himself, "What a pity! We didn't fight to the death!"

The voice sounded like a woman's, and then she moved away, revealing a plum blossom mark on the edge of her robe as she moved.

The next morning, Jiang Liu slowly woke up from his meditation. He looked inward at his dantian and saw that the primordial Primal Qi Liquid had hardly changed. He sighed. He had only cultivated for a short while before dawn.

This place is too dangerous; even the Essence Particles needed for cultivation have to be fought over with other people.

Especially the commotion coming from afar, which he sensed as at least four Grandmaster auras, frightened Jiang Liu so much that he held his breath and dared not move.

However, those auras quickly disappeared, indicating that there was no major fight, but rather that the two Grandmaster who had been exchanging blows at the beginning had decided the victor.

Jiang Liu glanced at the area where the battle was taking place, then turned and left. He didn't like being in danger that he couldn't control.

Although he sensed no danger, Jiang Liu didn't want to take any risks. Perhaps going there would broaden his experience, but there was no need to do so.

Jiang Liu was confident that he would reach this level sooner or later.

Jiang Liu continued to explore and cultivate deeper into the mountains. Cultivating in the city was stable, but the cultivation speed was a bit slow, and Jiang Liu was no longer satisfied with the status quo.