Subduing the Exotic Fire

The red light scattered into flecks of flame and vanished. It clearly hadn't been its true form.

"Damn it, that was only a fake body!" the tall, gaunt old man cursed when he saw this.

The old man raised an eyebrow and looked into the distance.

A streak of green light and a streak of golden light appeared in his sight. With a flash, they stopped in midair a hundred feet away from him.

Their spiritual light faded, revealing a dignified, middle-aged Taoist nun and a stern-looking, middle-aged Taoist priest.

The two scanned the area, their gazes settling on the old man.

The Taoist nun and the Taoist priest exchanged a glance, their eyes full of uncertainty.

"Fellow Daoist, please hand over that little creature. The two of us have been chasing it for half a day. Surely you wouldn't make all our efforts go to waste?" the Taoist priest said darkly.

"What little creature? This old man knows nothing about it," the old man replied with a frown.

"That little thing suddenly vanished right here. Aside from you, we can't think of anyone else who could have taken it. I hope you'll hand it over honestly, Fellow Daoist. Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude." The Taoist nun's eyes turned cold as she spoke pointedly.

The old man let out a cold laugh and said disdainfully, "Hmph, this is the first time anyone's ever spoken to me like that. Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

"If that's the case, then there's nothing more to say. Senior Brother Li, attack." The Taoist nun's tone turned cold.

She raised a hand, and a green horsehair whisk shot out. With a flick, hundreds of green filaments flew from it toward the old man.

The Taoist priest brought out three golden flying