The Iron Fist
"So you were making preparations by circling the village in advance."
The old woman suddenly realized.
Lu Bai shook his head. "I was just trying it out, but I didn't expect it to work so well."
The evil spirit controlling the villagers and hiding behind them was clearly trying to force them to take action against the villagers.
After all, within the Incense Sect system, deities who do good deeds receive blessings from incense offerings, and their Incense Officer naturally belong to the lawful camp.
If incense burners act recklessly and harm people, they will almost certainly suffer dire consequences and meet a bad end.
At that time, even if they were unwilling, they would be forced to leave the Incense Sect system.
With these factors influencing the decrease of nearly a hundred villagers, the reason becomes obvious.
The evil forces lurking behind the scenes failed to force them to join, and they will likely take matters into their own hands next.
Therefore, Lu Bai did not relax; on the contrary, he secretly became more vigilant.
If nothing unexpected happens, they will next face not only an evil spirit with at least the power of Ankan Daoist cultivation, but also the Guardian Immortal of each household in the village.
Seeing that the villagers were getting out of control, the evil spirit hiding behind them finally couldn't sit still any longer.
The village elder stepped forward from the crowd, accompanied by a howling, eerie wind, his entire being exuding a chilling, ghostly aura.
It stared at Lu Bai, a forced smile on its face, and said, "You young upstart, you're quite interesting."
Lu Bai was not frightened by the commotion; he still wore a kind smile.
"Did you cause all of this?"
"It's just the beginning, nothing to worry about."
The village elder waved his hand dismissively.
To put it bluntly, in its eyes, the Chang Shengtian in this territory that it could be wary of were Lord Bai the Fourteenth and Qinggang Forest.
Incense stick?
Not worth a second glance.
Initially, the plan was to use the incense sticks of Lu Bai and his group to sabotage the Lord Bai the Fourteenth.
Since it didn't work out, there's no need to waste any more time.
During this time, Incense Master Shi took the opportunity to cut a gash in his palm while muttering something.
This caused the blood to congeal into several jets of blood, which shot towards the village elder.
The inability to burn incense does not mean that the incense burners will lose their ability to resist.
With the power of his blood arrows, Incense Master Shi had killed many evil spirits.
However, the blood arrows that had previously been invincible posed no threat whatsoever to the village elder.
It waved its sleeve, blocking and collecting several arrows of blood.
It was far too easy, making Incense Master Shi's heart pound with unease.
"Your skill is quite impressive. Do you have any other tricks up your sleeve?"
The village elder walked towards the crowd unhurriedly, each step seeming to pound on their hearts, causing their heartbeats to accelerate uncontrollably.
The two fighters exchanged a glance, A Niu nodded almost imperceptibly.
As a fighter, it's impossible for him to stand on the same side as the natives.
Moreover, the current situation is so clear.
It is no exaggeration to say that if the village elders showed even the slightest intention to recruit them, they would surrender without the slightest hesitation.
As the village elder took each step forward, the distance between the two sides continued to shrink.
Twenty meters...
Ten meters...
Perhaps the distance was sufficient.
The old woman, who had been holding her breath, grabbed her cane and twisted it forcefully.
The outer shell of the cane crumbled like sawdust, revealing the sharp spikes inside.
The spikes were a full thirty centimeters long, their tips gleaming with a chilling light.
Without demonstrating or explaining, she directly thrust the spikes towards the village elder.
This spike, which came from Lord Bai the Fourteenth, was clearly much more powerful than Incense Master Shi's blood arrow technique.
Whoosh~
A piercing sound as if something was being torn apart.
The wisps of white mist emanating from the spikes parted the eerie winds, further increasing the speed of the thrusts.
He barely managed to stab the village elder before he could react.
But,
The results, however, were not ideal.
Let alone piercing through, the spikes only penetrated three or four centimeters into the village elder's body before being forcibly stopped by the powerful Mana.
"Not bad, I underestimated you."
The village elder wasn't angry; even if this body broke, he could just get another one. "I'll give you one last chance to build a new order together, how about it?"
This is what A Niu A Ma are waiting for.
He rushed out from behind the three incense burners, quickly knelt at the village elder's feet, and hurriedly shouted, "We're willing! We're willing!"
Upon seeing this, Incense Master Shi's eyes widened like copper bells, and she subconsciously wanted to hurl a curse, but Lu Bai raised his hand to stop her.
The village elder on the other side remained silent.
It would be good if someone surrendered, but the problem is that he values the three leaders on the other side more.
For ordinary people, there are still several hundred in the village.
Whether there are two more or two fewer, it makes absolutely no difference to him.
"Indeed, those who understand the times are wise."
The village elder offered a slightly awkward compliment.
He immediately ignored them and turned his attention back to Lu Bai and the other two. "What are your thoughts?"
I didn't mean to look down on you.
Lu Bai chuckled and added, "I just think that establishing a new order should at least be handled by someone of the caliber of the four great immortals, right?"
Upon hearing this, Incense Master Shi was startled, not quite understanding why Lu Bai would deliberately provoke the other party at this point.
"Heh... it seems I was too kind."
The village elder waved his sleeve, and a chilling wind suddenly rose.
Around it, figures of alluring women, seemingly real yet ethereal, appeared, swaying their bodies, their smiles as bright as flowers, their playful and coquettish voices filling the air.
Even though Incense Master Shi was on guard, she was still affected, and her eyes gradually became unfocused.
"Incense Master Shi, we've been through thick and thin, don't embarrass yourselves."
As Lu Bai spoke, he casually slapped Incense Master Shi across the face to temporarily rouse her.
"To be honest, since becoming the head of the incense shop, I haven't experienced this kind of power yet."
He turned to look at the village elder, smiled, and raised his right hand, his entire right arm gradually covered with a layer of hazy white light.
The village elder's face sprouted fox-like fur, and his voice became much shrill. "You've just become the head of the incense shop? That's quite a pity."
Lu Bai walked towards the village elder. The hazy white light on his right arm gradually condensed into cones, the white radiance so dense it seemed almost tangible.
"They actually borrowed the law directly?"
The village elder chuckled silently.
Normally, 99% of incense sticks don't borrow much of the spirits' Mana, and even if they do, they can't exert their full power.
This is why incense masters choose to develop various techniques and methods.
A Niu and A Ma knelt beside the village elder, their bodies tense. They wanted him to kill Lu Bai quickly, but they didn't dare to speak rashly, fearing that something might go wrong.
Is there a problem?
As Lu Bai spoke, thick black smoke billowed from his left arm, rising wildly as if it were on fire.
Upon seeing this, the village elder's expression hardened.
"How..."
Before it could finish speaking, it discovered that Lu Bai's figure had suddenly vanished from the spot.
When he reappeared, he was directly above the village elder's head.
"The Materialist Iron Fist!"
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Bai slammed his right arm, covered in white spikes, down heavily on the village elder!