The Old Fiend of the Qingyang Sect

He vaguely heard a booming sound, like thunder in early spring, and then it felt as if a gentle drizzle was falling on his head, waking the boy from his shock.

Lü Daolian struggled to open her eyes.

I couldn't see anything with my right eye, but with my left eye, I tore away the scab covering my eyelid and vaguely saw the ceiling.

Like a glass bowl, the glass dome, inverted on the seabed, shielded the seawater and created an open space in the ocean. The inner wall of the glass dome emitted a brilliant light like a galaxy. This was the Five-Rank Zhongzheng magic treasure, the Four Seas Peace Heavenly Sphere Star Glaze Lotus Edge Bowl, which was stolen from the sect by the ancestors of the Lü Family.

Only with this magical treasure protecting it could the Lü Family's sword pool be kept hidden until now. It's just a pity that the last time the furnace was opened, a trace of the opportunity was leaked out and discovered by the Xuanmen. This time, many flying swords have been nurtured at once, making it impossible to hide them easily anymore. If it weren't for the magical treasure protecting it and the fact that the soon-to-be-born sword furnace was hidden in the Void Abyss in advance, it would probably never have been able to hide it from the Xuanmen's diviners.

Recalling his master's instructions, Lü Daolian slowly gathered his thoughts and gradually regained consciousness. He then saw clearly that above the seawater shielded by the magical artifact, there was a bright, golden-red light, like an infinitely radiant nebula beyond the starry sky... No, there really was something burning on the sea surface...

Above is the Reef Shark Gang. What are those lunatics up to?

Lü Daolian tried to move her body, but failed. A sharp pain came, bringing back the memories she had lost during her temporary shock.

Yes, his legs were chopped off by that wine servant, and countless bones in his body were broken from being thrown around. The reason he was still alive and able to wake up was because his master's wife gave him her protective jade pendant.

Then, Void Abyss's memories began to surge before Lü Daolian's eyes like a tide, finally solidifying into a killing god with three scarlet pupils, radiating a fierce light so dazzling that his face was unrecognizable...

"Mo... Bamboo Mountain... Li..."

"Crackling sounds"

Suddenly, the crisp sound of bones breaking reached Lü Daolian's ears, momentarily interrupting the hatred that had stirred his will to live.

What is that... what sound...?

The sound came from his right side. Lü Daolian was so exhausted that he squinted his left eye and looked vaguely to the right through the blood crust. Only the firelight above could vaguely illuminate a sliver of the rock bed.

A bed was placed on the rock bed.

Lying on the bed was a giant beast four zhang long, with snow-white fur like barbs, which at first glance looked like a tiger.

The tiger was chewing away, crunching away as it held four or five Nascent Soul Stage maids—dressed similarly to the wine slaves but only wrapped in white silk—in its gaping maw. It was swallowing them whole, skin and bones, crunching away the blood and flesh with a series of crunching sounds.

Blood and flesh splattered from the corners of his mouth onto the bed, staining the rocky bed a large area.

The White Tiger lay there chewing, crunching away, its face expressionless, its azure pupils fixed intently on Lü Daolian's eyes.

Lü Daolian lowered her gaze, avoiding the other person's eyes. All pain, hatred, and shame vanished at that moment.

Within the fragmented human form of Lü Daolian, only a profound, pure, and boundless essence remains.

Fear.

It's fake. It's a dream.

Ha ha ha ha...

It must be a dream.

Then the thing walked towards him.

Although Lü Daolian didn't see it

Although Lü Daolian didn't dare to look up at all

But he could feel it, he could feel the ferocious beast, the giant tiger, stepping off the bed and walking towards him, step by step.

Every remaining piece of skin and flesh on its body, every pore on its skin, and every cell in its pores, was screaming in despair and terror, wanting him, and immediately scrambling and crawling away!

But he just didn't dare...

I didn't dare to move an inch.

I didn't dare to tremble even slightly.

So the giant beast strolled over to Lü Daolian.

"Who-who was it again?"

Lü Daolian lowered her head, rolled her eyes, and dared not answer, yet dared not not answer. She screamed at the top of her lungs, barely audible, "Lian, Liannu..."

"Lian Nu? I have such a servant? Raise your head so I can see."

It was as if a powerful force called fear had forcibly gripped Lü Daolian's cervical spine and bent his neck up, causing him to raise his head.

There's no tiger in front of me.

He was a man wearing only a slightly worn blue silk robe, which looked more like a sect's robe than a magical artifact. His chest and collarbone were mostly exposed, and he had a clean-shaven face.

He was eight feet tall, with broad shoulders and a long body. He was handsome and had a magnificent appearance. Every move he made exuded a heroic and domineering aura. Just by standing in front of him with his hands on his hips, he was like a revered god, radiating a shimmering jade light.

Just now... was it a hallucination?

Lü Daolian was truly stunned. Even though he himself had once been naturally beautiful and exceptionally handsome, he was still far inferior to this man in terms of his dashing and extraordinary aura. Moreover, he had now become a completely disfigured cripple. For a moment, he felt no fear, but instead, shame, humiliation, regret, and hatred welled up in his heart. He felt even more ashamed of himself and gritted his teeth even more.

"Ah, I remember you. I saved your life when you were being chased. You said you had a flying sword to offer me, but you ended up luring me here and even took a wine slave to the Void Abyss where you died. Isn't that right?" The man asked with a smile, as if he remembered.

"No, no, no! Master! Master! I, Liannu, did not deceive you! I really took Sister Jiu to retrieve the sword! It was Qingyue! It was Qingyue from Ink Bamboo Mountain who interfered! Master, you must believe me!" Lü Daolian waved her hands in a panic.

The man laughed and said, "I don't believe what you say; I only believe what I see."

Before Lü Daolian could react to what the other party meant, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in both arms. Looking down, she saw that both of her arms were missing their elbows. She immediately realized what was happening and screamed in agony as she fell to the ground, writhing in a pool of blood. Through only half of her vision, she saw the man stuffing her arms into his mouth.

Click, click,

Click, click,

It was chewed until it was very finely broken, and then swallowed along with the bones and blood.

"Hmm... Ink Bamboo Mountain..." The man closed his eyes, as if savoring the taste of Lü Daolian's flesh, then opened them, revealing a pair of azure eyes like jewels. Looking at the groaning Lü Daolian before him, he said, "What you said is true. Do you want to become my disciple?"

"Help! Help! No, no, no! I'm willing! Liannu is willing! Master, whatever you say, Liannu is willing to do!" Lü Daolian screamed and cried out in despair.

The man nodded in satisfaction, waved his hand, and summoned the bed, still stained with blood and flesh. He sat down directly, saying, "Then become my disciple. I am Ji Hao, the Qingyang Sect in the North Kunlun."

Lü Daolian trembled, enduring the excruciating pain, and propped herself up to bow. Just then, a thunderclap suddenly struck the Four Seas Peaceful Heavenly Glory Star Glazed Lotus-Edge Bowl, startling Lü Daolian into instinctively looking up.

Five beams of light and five human figures appeared, surrounding the glass dome.

The first one, a seven-foot-tall, Golden Core -skinned swordsman wielding double iron maces, pointed directly at Ji Hao's nose and cursed angrily.

"You monstrous demon! You shameless freak! Your end has come! You beast in human skin, a ruthless killer! Your time is up, why don't you come out and face your death! I truly regret not having cursed you—! You cursed—you've harmed so many good people! You've disgraced your ancestors for eighteen generations! Are you still cowering inside, too ashamed to come out and face your grandfather?! Bah! You shameless wretch, now you realize your place—! I told you to come out and die, are you deaf?!"

Anyone with a shred of shame should just kill themselves now, so they can be reborn as animals and suffer as pigs for many lifetimes to atone for their sins! Don't hide in your shell like a bastard, too ashamed to show your face! You bastard!

The crowd behind the Golden Core cultivator remained silent.

Lü Daolian, "..."

Ji Hao's smile froze. Suddenly, he lunged forward and slammed Lü Daolian's head to the ground with a loud thud, splattering blood everywhere. He had almost smashed Lü Daolian's skull open.

"I told you to hurry up and become an apprentice!"

Li Fan, seeing this from outside, instinctively sensed something was wrong. He frowned and burst into a tirade, "Lü Daolian! Your Lü Family shelters the Reef Shark pirates! You've killed countless people and committed numerous evils! You deserve this calamity! You're dead, but in your next life, remember to repent and be a good person!"

But if you acknowledge this scoundrel as your father and this beast as your master, you're doomed! You'll bear the consequences of this scourge, and sooner or later you'll be dragged down to your very soul! Don't blame me for not warning you! This lowlife is a scoundrel who uses people as drinking companions, with no bottom line! He won't give you a good ending! What difference does it make whether you die sooner or later! At least die a decent death!"

Lü Daolian's head was held in Ji Hao's hand, her face covered in blood, her eyes unfocused, but she inexplicably heard Li Fan's roar and hesitated for a moment.

Ji Hao's smile turned cold. Without another word, he grabbed Lü Daolian's head and slammed it against the ground nine times in a row, until Lü was a bloody mess and his face was unrecognizable before letting go. Then he stood up cheerfully. "Alright, the three kneelings and nine kowtows ceremony to become a disciple. I hope you will always remember the tenet of my Qingyang Sect: the Daoist teachings are as bright as the sun, and your heart is filled with the light of the sun. This is your Daoist name, Mingguang."

From this day forward, you will be my thirteenth generation disciple of the Qingyang Sect, Lü Mingguang...

"Minnie—you filthy bastard! You have no shame to say such things! You've done such dirty things and you still have the nerve to preach the name 'Light' to others! I'll go to hell with you!!" Li Fan beeps and beeps, activating his Splatoon mode.

"Hmph! You little thief! You're so eloquent, aren't you! Just you wait!" Ji Hao simply couldn't maintain the composure befitting Divine Transformation cultivator when facing this foul-mouthed, dark-faced fellow.

But instead of coming out to fight directly, he made a hand seal, flicked his hand, and unleashed a tornado that opened a door in the void before disappearing inside.

"What happened? Why did he escape?" Shi Yong couldn't help but ask.

"No, it's not about escaping." Li Fan narrowed his eyes. He was going to retrieve the sword furnace. What an old devil! He had been spouting Three Corpses for so long, yet he hadn't managed to provoke the other party into a fit of rage and killing. Instead, the other party had adopted the safest tactic: to seize the sword first.

It seems this demon is truly cunning and shrewd, with a very clear objective: first, ensure he seizes the flying sword, placing himself in an invincible position where he can advance or retreat at will, and then launch a full-scale attack. Moreover, judging from the old demon's cautious demeanor, he probably also realizes that the five Golden Core cultivators are merely bait, and that he has a backup plan lurking behind him.

Sure enough, a black wind soon arose, the door burst open, thick smoke billowed out, and a whirlwind of malevolent energy surged. In the blink of an eye, the shadow of the sunken ship appeared, and the sword furnace was brought back to the present world!

Instantly, a radiant light shot into the sky, and the Sword Light surged, illuminating the entire treasure bowl with a dazzling array of colors, shining like a disco ball in a disco. Boundless sword intent also permeated out from the spiritual vein, and the underwater spiritual vein within a radius of ten miles was filled with radiant light, as bright as day!

"This, this is!"

"The Lü Family's Sword Casting Pool!"

"We must inform our sect immediately!"

"Don't lose focus! He opened the sword furnace because he wants to escape! Stick to the plan and stall him!" Li Fan shouted, immediately calming the surrounding Golden Core cultivators. The four of them then realized the true purpose of their trip, regained their composure, and took their positions in the Five Elements Formation.

"Hmph, a few Golden Core and a Five Elements Formation think you can hold me back until your sect comes to my aid?" Ji Hao said nonchalantly, glancing at the eight furnaces of swords in the cabin. "However, they are indeed still a little short of being fully refined, but I don't have time to waste here."

He grabbed Lü Daolian from the ground and held her in his hand. "Your family sent you here to retrieve the sword ahead of schedule, so they must have some secret method for opening the furnace, right?"

Lü Daolian's breath was weak and he pleaded, "Master... please... please spare me..."

Ji Hao shook his head and laughed, "Look, Mingguang, if you acknowledge me as your master, according to the rules of the Qingyang Sect, I won't do anything to you."

But you still call me master, which means you don't respect me as your master, right? You refuse to reveal the secret techniques, which means you don't trust me, right? Then I have no choice but to expel you from the sect, do I?"

Lü Daolian screamed and wailed, "No! No! Master! Master, I was wrong! I'll give you everything! I'll give you the flying sword! I only beg you to reattach my hands! Let me help you retrieve the sword!"

"Hahaha! Good!" Ji Hao laughed heartily. "Then I really appreciate my disciple's kindness. Since you have personally agreed, then I will not stand on ceremony. I will gladly accept the opportunity from the Lü Family! But you don't need to come to me with the method of opening the furnace! In fact, I have already seen it!"

By the way, you deliberately kept this from me, which is disrespectful to your master, shows your ulterior motives, and violates my sect's rules. Therefore, from today onwards, you are expelled from the sect and are no longer considered a disciple of the Qingyang Sect! Hahaha!"

Then, with a flick of his wrist, he pierced through the beast head on the furnace wall of the first sword furnace, leaving Lü Daolian hanging on the scorching furnace, screaming in agony. The essence and blood of the Lü Family descendant were instantly squeezed out and absorbed by the furnace. Lü Daolian's scream was cut short as he was drained and roasted, turning into a charred lump that stuck to the furnace.

However, the seal on the furnace lid was also broken, and having absorbed all the luck of Lü Daolian, the chosen one, the flying sword was finally born!

"Hahaha! My fate is in my hands!"

Ji Hao laughed loudly, flipped the furnace lid with one hand, and flicked his hand towards the six Sword Light that shot straight into the sky. He forcibly absorbed them all into his sleeve with his Divine Sense, and then transformed into a beam of light, rushed out of the sunken ship, and slapped away the Four Seas Peaceful Heavenly Glory Star Glazed Lotus-Edge Bowl that was covering his head. He completely ignored the five people who had set up the formation and directly fled!

"You bastard! Your words are as good as farts! You just run away with your tail between your legs like that, don't you have any shame?! Beep beep beep!"

Li Fan angrily cursed and mocked.

Ji Hao laughed loudly, "You brat, you're just spouting nonsense! You think you can provoke me into battle with your words and drag your sect out until they chase after the Sword Light? I'm not going to spout nonsense like you! We'll see! After I refine these flying swords, I'll come back and savor the tongues of your entire sect! Hahahaha! Hahahaha! Hahahaha!"

Ji Hao hadn't finished laughing when he crashed headfirst into the sea and was bounced back...

"Beep beep!! What's going on?!"

Li Fan squinted at him, "You're acting like an idiot. Didn't you even notice the sword fight happening right now?"

Although that Lü Family is a villain, he has his own destiny and his life is not yet over! That old devil actually dared to break his oath and kill his disciple! This is intolerable! He is already beset by calamities, yet he still doesn't know when to die! He has lived so many years in vain, all of which have been wasted like a dog!"

"What! A sword duel to kill?! What have you all gone mad?! Four Golden Core cultivators want to fight me in a sword duel?! Fight me, a Divine Transformation cultivator?! Are you kidding me?! Ah!" This Divine Transformation cultivator was truly going crazy today.

Li Fan looked at him coldly, "Who the hell is joking with you? Today, it's either you or me who dies!"

"Beichen Sword Sect, Qingyue!"

"Bai Jianqiu!"

"Chen Nanggu!"

"Shen Dongyang!"

"Shi Yong!"

The five men roared in unison, "Today we act on behalf of Heaven! We uphold justice and eliminate evil! Demon Path, come and meet your death!"