Improper Taoist Haishenbao

I was just at home discussing with others how this world is beyond saving and that it must be a problem with the cultivation techniques. Then, in the blink of an eye, I was refuted by someone else's solid evidence—no, the solid evidence itself came to me—to the point where I couldn't function in daily life. What do you call that?

That's called getting slapped in the face, damn it!

Didn't they say that protagonists slapping faces is the greatest source of satisfaction! Why am I the one getting slapped?

Am I not the protagonist?

Wang Qi suddenly fell into an existential crisis.

Seeing that Wang Qi didn't answer, the young girl frowned slightly, and her aura suddenly bloomed. Wang Qi felt as if the girl in front of him had suddenly transformed into a sharp weapon radiating cold light, and he was being crushed by a thousand pounds, unable to move!

"Snap out of it!" Zhen Chanzi's voice echoed in Wang Qi's mind. Wang Qi suddenly woke up and circulated his meager Magical Power with all his might, resisting the pressure from the Foundation Establishment Realm expert.

However, it was all for naught, as no matter how Wang Qi struggled, he couldn't escape the opponent's attack. Given the speed of her flying sword, Wang Qi estimated that she could mince him into shreds in a matter of minutes.

"Old man, can you... possess me and fight her now?"

"Wishful thinking."

Fine. Wang Qi's thoughts raced, and he bared eight teeth, putting on a standard smile. "May I ask what business you have with me, Fairy?"

"You come when I call you! If I wanted to kill you, I would have already run a transparent hole through you with my sword." Without another word, the girl extended her palm and beckoned. Wang Qi felt the world spin, and when he came to his senses, his collar was being held by the girl.

Wang Qi put on a fawning expression. "Wouldn't I feel more at ease if you told me why?"

The girl tilted her head, looking at him with interest. "Is there a difference?"

Zhen Chanzi shouted in Wang Qi's mind, "This little girl is probably a sect disciple who hasn't seen much of the world. Kid, keep probing her. The more information we get, the greater our chances of escaping!"

Wang Qi snorted at Zhen Chanzi in his mind, but maintained his smile. "Fairy, as the saying goes, fear of the unknown is a common human trait. You drag me away without saying anything, so are you going to test medicine on me, test poison, or... castrate me?"

The girl let out a chuckle. "Haha, you're quite an interesting person. But... 'fear of the unknown is a common human trait.' That sounds like something the Grandmasters of Yangshen Pavilion are researching and summarizing. How did you know that?"

Wang Qi opened his mouth. "Yangshen Pavilion?"

"Don't tell me you're the type who accidentally found an ancient cultivation inheritance and then taught yourself in seclusion at home?"

Wang Qi awkwardly scratched his head. "Miss, you see through everything. I truly know nothing about the current immortal path."

The girl looked at the sky and said, "It's getting late, and I have to rush back. Just remember one thing: the current immortal path will absolutely not tolerate ancient cultivation methods like yours!"

With that, the girl, carrying Wang Qi, shot off in the direction she came from.

However, the moment the girl flew a thousand zhang away from the Wang family mansion, an anomaly occurred! Four golden pillars of light shot up into the sky. Countless lightning snakes writhed between the four pillars, forming a giant cage a mile square!

The lightning snakes passed by mere inches from the girl's clothes. Looking back at the immense spell that had nearly trapped him and the girl, Wang Qi broke out in a cold sweat.

However, Zhen Chanzi was even more shocked than Wang Qi. "Four Mahayana stage cultivators! How is that possible!"

Ten thousand years ago, in his era, there were never more than ten Great Mahayana cultivators. This was the first time he had witnessed such a grand scene of four Mahayana cultivators joining forces!

Zhen Chanzi had scanned the entire Dabai Village with his spiritual sense. This was neither a place with abundant spiritual energy nor an evil land of Yin Sha leading directly to the underworld. What could possibly be worth the combined efforts of four Mahayana cultivators?

Zhen Chanzi's confusion didn't last long. A slightly hoarse voice suddenly appeared in the space between heaven and earth.

"Real Man Hai, come out. There's no need to hide anymore!"

Then, an ancient sigh drifted into everyone's hearts. "Why?"

"Old Man Hai!?" Wang Qi was stunned. The voice sounded incredibly familiar; it was clearly the old vagrant from the village, Old Man Hai!

"Real Man Hai, we respect you as a master of Piaomiao Palace and do not wish to contend with you. We also ask you to consider the stance of your junior uncle, Quantum Master Bohr!"

"Why!" Old Man Hai's voice suddenly became somewhat hysterical. "I helped Emperor De forge that World-destroying Devilish Artifact, that's true. But before I achieved my Dao, I was also a citizen of the Great De Dynasty. Many disciples in Piaomiao were from De, what crime have we committed! Moreover, what are you holding in your hands?"

"The art of the Heavenly Sword, the weapon of the Heavenly Sword, all exist to protect the world, not to belong to any one person or nation!"

"Absurd! I would rather die than be accused by you scoundrels!"

A gentle female voice replaced the previous speaker among the Mahayana cultivators. "Real Man Hai, please don't say that. The Immortal Alliance is not looking for you to execute you..."

Old Man Hai interrupted. "Madam Ma, you are a heroine among women, yet you speak such foolish words? You must know better than I what kind of cultivation method you practice. No matter how many people you save with your Spiritual Power, you cannot undo Mr. Ma's qi deviation!"

"You... alas..."

The female cultivator fell silent, and another male cultivator stepped forward. "Real Man Hai, this is merely your prejudice..."

"It is truly humbling that the Deputy Palace Master of Sky Sword Palace, Real Man Qian, has personally come. Old Man Hai's tone was filled with mockery. "But here, you are the least qualified to apprehend me. Heh heh, 'Five Masters' Extinction,' Real Man Qian, when you hear this nickname, do you hear the wailing of the vengeful spirits of the Five Armies you annihilated with your sword?"

At this moment, the villagers had been awakened by the celestial spectacle, but Wang Qi had no time to pay attention to them. The series of dialogues he had just heard made him break out in a cold sweat.

The setting is getting weird! This is clearly a Xianxia world, so why did words like "quantum" pop out? Bohr? Niels Bohr!? Did he also transmigrate with me? Uh, well, based on the timeline, it should be me following him... And then "Five Masters' Extinction"? Senior, what's your relationship with Old Qian from Five Masters' Invincibility!?

Seeing that no one else spoke, Old Man Hai let out a long roar. "Look! Look! You scoundrels! Come, come! Today, let Improper Taoist Haishenbao teach me the legendary Heavenly Sword!"

With that, a dark figure shot up into the sky from the west of Dabai Village. If Wang Qi's eyesight were sharp enough, he would have recognized him as Old Man Hai, who had lived with him in the same village for over ten years.

However, the Old Man Hai at this moment had shed his aged appearance. His wrinkled old face began to regain its youth, and his subservient demeanor completely vanished, replaced by an imposing aura that commanded respect!

Heisenberg...

Even though Wang Qi had lived two lives, he couldn't find a single word to describe his feelings at this moment.

After Unforgiving Taoist flew into mid-air, the pillars of light suddenly stretched into arcs, and the barrier transformed into a spherical cage, trapping the four Mahayana cultivators and Unforgiving Taoist together.

Amidst the electric light that filled the sky, Unforgiving Taoist Heisenberg finally saw his four opponents clearly.

The one at the front was a young man, refined and gentle, as if he were never meant to exist in a killing field. Yet, his nickname was exceptionally bloody. This man was the Vice Palace Master of Sky Sword Palace, Qian Xueshen, also known as "Five Masters' Extinction". This moniker originated from the early days of Sky Sword Palace. When an emperor from the mortal realm sent a large army to attack, seeking to seize a world-ending artifact, Palace Master Qian had just mastered the Heavenly Sword technique. He annihilated five entire armies with a single sword strike.

Beside him was a female cultivator, one half of the "Laser Couple" from Burning Gold Valley, Ma Juli. Both members of the Ma Couple were core disciples of Burning Gold Valley. They combined their efforts to cultivate a unique metal using an unprecedented method, hoping to solve some of the persistent illnesses and injuries that plagued the entire immortal path. However, this cultivation method was extremely harmful to the body, and what's more, the Ma Couple had created their own unique technique. Before Mr. Ma could achieve enlightenment, he sacrificed himself. After Mr. Ma's death, Madam Ma, with her own strength, completed the cultivation method, earning the respect of all under heaven.

As for the first person who spoke earlier, he was a cultivator from Piaomiao Palace, one of the "Electric Whirl Swords", Gu Ci. The last tall man caused Unforgiving Taoist's aura to inexplicably weaken by a third upon seeing him.

"Big... Senior Brother..."

Finally, Haisenbao called out.

This person was actually the Supreme Elder of Piaomiao Palace, the one known as the Unforgiving Daoist, Breaking Reason True Person!

Unforgiving Taoist and the Unforgiving Daoist were both junior disciples of Quantum Grandmaster, and disciples of Suo Mofei True Person. True Person Suo wandered between Burning Gold Valley and Piaomiao Palace before dying prematurely. Before his death, True Person Suo entrusted his two disciples to Quantum Grandmaster Bo Er True Person. Although True Person Bo's cultivation was immense, he was not good at teaching disciples. Three-tenths of Unforgiving Taoist's current skills were taught by the Unforgiving Daoist on behalf of their master.

The Unforgiving Daoist, true to his name, could not tolerate the slightest imperfection. He would erupt in anger at the slightest disagreement. In his youth, Hai Taoist was often scolded by his senior brother. Later, because Haisenbao led half of Piaomiao Palace to assist Dade in forging a world-ending artifact, Breaking Reason True Person joined Sky Sword Palace. The two senior brothers became estranged, but in Unforgiving Taoist's heart, his Senior Brother would always be the one who took him to fight, smashed the sect's alchemy rooms, and cursed him for his lack of progress!

Breaking Reason looked deeply at his junior brother. Usually hot-tempered, he remained silent. Instead, he slowly reached behind his back. The other three Mahayana cultivators made the same movement.

Haisenbao also stopped speaking.

There was no longer any need for words.

Wang Qi, being carried by the young girl, kicked and struggled, repeatedly asking the girl what was going on. The girl, however, was no longer as talkative as before, becoming cold and silent.

Wang Qi finally understood that the girl was in league with those four Mahayana cultivators! But he truly couldn't comprehend why he had been drawn into the schemes of such Mahayana cultivators.

"Hey, hey, Miss Fairy, say something! You're on the same side as those four Mahayana cultivators, right? What are those big shots planning...?"

Wang Qi continued to ask, unabashedly. The girl acted as if she were deaf.

"It should be a system of the current era," Zhen Chanzi's voice echoed in Wang Qi's mind. "The organization called Immortal Alliance probably wants to control every cultivator. They have Foundation Establishment cultivators specifically looking for lone Qi Refining cultivators and bringing them back for easier control. This way, the appearance of a young girl wouldn't arouse suspicion. This little girl's appearance is meant to attract the attention of that person named Hai. The moment Hai Taoist focuses his attention on the little girl, those four great cultivators can seize the opportunity and set up a trap."