What Fun Is There in Staying Alive If You Don't Court Death?

"Interesting fellows?" Song Shuhang looked at the remaining Sea Urchin Warrior, but he couldn't figure out what they were up to.

"The second Sea Urchin Warrior on the right is not a living creature... it's a puppet." Lay Buddhist Xian Gong took out his pipe, exhaled a puff of white smoke, and no longer concealed himself.

The newcomer wasn't the Dragon Demon from the Nine Netherworld, so there was no need for him to hide. These Sea Urchin Warrior weren't very strong; he could crush them with one hand.

"A puppet?" Song Shuhang stared at the Sea Urchin Warrior for a long time, but all the Sea Urchin Warrior were covered in black clothes, with only their eyes showing. How could he tell that it was a puppet?

"I'll go down and deal with these Sea Urchin Warrior first; I can't let them waste the trap I set," said Lay Buddhist Xian Gong.

The trap he painstakingly set was not meant for these small fry.

Subsequently, Lay Buddhist Xian Gong jumped off the roof of the villa.

The Sea Urchin Warrior stopped and stared Vigilance at Lay Buddhist Xian Gong.

"Hehe." Lay Buddhist Xian Gong chuckled lightly, flicked his pipe, and a lifelike Fire Dragon was ignited.

This pipe is a powerful fire-based magical artifact.

The Fire Dragon was over twenty meters long. When it appeared, all the moisture in the air evaporated, and waves of heat swept over us.

However, the light and heat of the Fire Dragon disappeared completely when it approached Yu Jiaojiao's villa—Xian Lay Buddhist Xian Gong had already set up a huge protective array around Jiaojiao's villa to prevent the villa from being affected during the battle.

With this protective formation, Gao Moumou and the others inside the villa wouldn't be able to sense the battle outside.

Wow~~

The Fire Dragon engulfed all the Sea Urchin Warrior.

Among these invading Sea Urchin Warrior, the strongest was the captain, who was swallowed by the trap formation at the very beginning; Fourth-Grade Realm. The rest were only at the Third-Grade rank, and they were completely unable to escape the Fire Dragon of Lay Buddhist Xian Gong.

With a single swirling of Fire Dragon, all the Sea Urchin Warrior were reduced to ashes, their bodies and souls extinguished.

Lay Buddhist Xian Gong gently tapped his pipe, and the huge Fire Dragon circled in the air before returning to the pipe.

"Snap." Lay Buddhist Xian Gong took a satisfying drag on his cigarette, exhaling a puff of white smoke as his eyes gazed at the ground engulfed by the Fire Dragon.

There, a humanoid puppet, neither gold nor wood, lay sprawled on the ground, its original disguise as Sea Urchin Warrior skin burned away. However, the terrifying Fire Dragon of the Lay Buddhist Xian Gong had failed to incinerate the puppet, only leaving a charred layer on its skin.

"They do have some skill. This puppet must be from the Ink Sect school. Its fire resistance is quite good," said Lay Buddhist Xian Gong casually.

The puppet lying on the ground stirred slightly and slowly rose from the ground.

The puppet's eye sockets contained devices resembling electronic eyes. These electronic eyes glanced at Lay Buddhist Xian Gong, and a hoarse voice rang out. "It's not just the methods of the Ink Sect; the puppet's surface also possesses several modern, high-tech heat-resistant and fire-resistant technologies. In this era of rapid technological advancement, we cultivators cannot remain stagnant."

"Hehehe, technology my ass." Lay Buddhist Xian Gong said—speaking of technology, he recalled the nuclear bomb that exploded above his head. Who had he, Xian Gong, offended? He was in seclusion when a nuclear bomb suddenly exploded above his head.

The puppet stiffly moved its body. In fact, affected by the Fire Dragon earlier, its movements had become mechanical, and some internal parts were definitely damaged. But it didn't matter, since there was no intention to take this puppet back anyway.

Its electronic eye circled around and finally locked onto Song Shuhang on the roof of the villa.

"Found you," the puppet said.

Song Shuhang: "Do we know each other?"

Why is it him again? He could understand the Sea Urchin Warrior, but what did this puppet have to do with him?

However, Shuhang soon thought of something.

Could it be related to that 'Mr.' She Lan? The one who brought a few Sea Urchin Warrior and Human-Skin Puppet to the Chu Household Grounds to show off... but in the end, he himself was just a puppet, and was accidentally destroyed by the Thousand Hands Sect Venerable White.

"We don't really know each other," the puppet replied, then suddenly raised its hand and pointed it at Song Shuhang, as if to attack.

Lay Buddhist Xian Gong sneered, as if Song Shuhang didn't exist. Did he intend to attack him directly?

With a flick of his hand, the Lay Buddhist Xian Gong activated a formation on the ground, causing countless plant vines to grow and instantly wrap around the puppet tightly.

These vines even pierced directly into the puppet's body, damaging its internal structure.

"Hehehehe." The puppet did not resist; instead, it let out a smug laugh.

The next moment, its body suddenly swelled up.

An energy burst forth from the Puppet Core.

"Self-destruct?" Lay Buddhist Xian Gong snorted coldly, and countless vines directly wrapped the puppet into a green cocoon.

Boom~~

The explosive force was completely contained within the green cocoon, like a dud.

Song Shuhang, on the rooftop, frowned. "What's this? Coming over here to spout some tough talk and then self-destruct?"

Or perhaps the opponent's puppet had already launched some kind of attack on him the moment it reached out to him? Like some kind of mental contamination?

Should we ask Senior White to give us a full body checkup?

Lay Buddhist Xian Gong remained silent for a moment, then turned to look at Song Shuhang: "Young friend Shuhang, do you have any special feelings?"

Song Shuhang shook his head.

"So what exactly is this guy doing here?" Lay Buddhist Xian Gong waved his hand, and the green cocoon transformed back into vines, shrinking back into the ground and disappearing.

Inside the green cocoon of vines, only some puppet parts remained; the main components of the puppet had all turned to ashes in the self-destruction.

To sacrifice such a precious puppet just to see young friend Song Shuhang would be unbelievable.

"Young friend Shuhang, come here, let me check you out. I feel like something's not quite right," said Lay Buddhist Xian Gong.

Song Shuhang nodded, then leaped off the roof and landed next to Lay Buddhist Xian Gong.

Lay Buddhist Xian Gong examined Song Shuhang thoroughly.

However, Song Shuhang showed no abnormalities, no curses, and was not harmed in any way.

The Lay Buddhist Xian Gong was puzzled. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Let's go to Venerable White have him examine you again!"

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Meanwhile, in the distance from Yu Jiaojiao's villa, a figure lurked in the forest, watching indifferently as the Sea Urchin Warrior inside the villa were wiped out.

Bathed in Moonlight, the figure was revealed. It was the hall master of the 'Nine-Eyed Gama Hall' of the Limitless Demon Sect.

While in space, this hall master witnessed firsthand the souls of his precious subordinates being guided to the afterlife by Song Shuhang, a former Second-Grade minor cultivator, which nearly drove him to a rage. After returning to Earth, he continued searching for Song Shuhang.

Like the Sea Urchin Warrior, he was also attracted by the expanding aura of Song Shuhang within the trap formation of Lay Buddhist Xian Gong.

However, unlike the Sea Urchin Warrior, he did not act rashly, but instead hid in the shadows and observed.

"Is it a trap? Or is it a trap designed to lure me out?" the leader of the Nine-Eyed Gama Hall murmured.

Then, a cold smile appeared on his lips.

Foolish to try and set a trap to lure him; that was the worst decision you could have made.

Now, with the enemy in the open and him in the shadows, he only needs to continue focusing on that junior cultivator. Given the opportunity, he can strike instantly, eliminating the target in one move, and then quickly flee far away. No one can do anything to him!

To put it another way, knowing there was a trap, he didn't need to rush to deal with the junior cultivator.

Knowing the young cultivator's coordinates, he then assigned several ordinary disciples of the Limitless Demon Sect to keep an eye on the boy.

The future is long, and there will always be opportunities to tear this little guy to pieces.

With that thought in mind, the leader of the Nine-Eyed Gama Hall quietly retreated.

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The location of Rebirth Mountain in the Netherworld.

Several cave masters gathered again, followed by their elite subordinates from each cave.

"Huh? Where's the Dragon Cave Master? Why isn't it here?"

"The Dragon Cave Master is particularly anxious. Could he have already invaded the Main World? Speaking of which, last time, after receiving a communication from his subordinate, the Willow Tree Demon, he quickly left."

"Then what about our operation?"

"Don't be afraid, we already had a battle plan in place. Besides... the Dragon Cave Master gave me a way to locate the coordinates of his subordinate 'Willow Tree Demon' that day. I just checked, and the Willow Tree Demon has indeed arrived in China. It seems she has found the remnants of the Vajra Temple. We just need to proceed according to plan!"

"If we can bring the head of the remnant of the Vajra Temple back to the Netherworld and hand it over to the Mountain Lord, we will surely receive countless rewards."

"Then, according to the plan, we will begin our operation tomorrow!"

"May the Nine Netherworld protect us and grant us success in our mission!"

"Protection from the Nine Netherworld!"

"Protection from the Nine Netherworld!"

The cave masters of Rebirth Mountain have agreed on a time, and the passage to Earth is ready.

Everything is ready.

When the time comes, they will lead their elite forces to invade Earth China, annihilating the evil deeds of the Vajra Temple in one fell swoop. Not only that, they will also capture a group of human cultivators and take them back to the Netherworld!

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Medicine Master's Residence

Mad Saber Three Waves was tied up like a dumpling and hung upside down from the eaves like a sandbag.

Su Clan’s Seven calmly said, "Medicine Master, I'm leaving Three Waves to you."

"Leave it to me with confidence. I guarantee that no one will see Fellow Three Waves for the next year," the Medicine Master said calmly.

"Then, I'll take my leave now." Su Clan’s Seven clasped his hands in a fist salute to the Medicine Master.

"Brother Su, may you have a safe journey," the Medicine Master returned the greeting.

"A-Qi, A-Qi, you can't be so cruel! Take me away! I don't want to stay here with Fellow Daoist Medicine Master!" Mad Saber Three Waves shouted, his body hanging in mid-air, swinging back and forth.

Su Clan’s Seven gave a cold laugh, turned around and walked out the door without looking back, leaving Mad Saber Three Waves with a proud and aloof back view.

"A-Qi ~~~" Mad Saber Three Waves drew out his voice, letting out a heartbreaking scream.