"Well... of course it wouldn't be real. I'd just draw a wisp of aura from the Heavenly Register and make a fake," Shen Luo said with a smile.
Huang Mei frowned slightly at this, seemingly considering whether it would work.
"After all that talk, Fellow Daoist Huang Mei, shouldn't you undo this Binding Dragon Ring for me first?" Shen Luo asked, holding out his bound hands.
"Very well." The Yellow-Browed Monk had now lowered his guard against Shen Luo and nodded.
As he stepped forward, he said, "This Binding Dragon Ring is no ordinary magic treasure. It's a treasure on par with the Supreme Elder Lord's Diamond Cutter. To open it, you must..."
At this point, a vicious gleam suddenly appeared in the Yellow-Browed Monk's eyes.
"Chop off these hands!" he roared, abruptly raising his hand like a blade and slashing down at Shen Luo's arms.
Shen Luo's eyes narrowed. Golden light suddenly blazed from his arms, and his flesh and bones became almost translucent.
Clang!
The Yellow-Browed Monk's hand blade struck Shen Luo's arm as though it had struck tempered steel, producing the ringing clash of metal and jade.
At the same time, Shen Luo lifted a foot and drove it hard into the Yellow-Browed Monk's chest, sending him flying.
"What are you doing?" Shen Luo shouted furiously.
"A fake Heavenly Register? Once I took it back, even if no one else noticed, would that old fox Zhen Yuanzi fail to see through it? Fellow Daoist Shen, you never meant to help me earn merit. You only wanted to kill me with someone else's blade, didn't you?" The Yellow-Browed Monk steadied himself and smiled.
"Fellow Daoist Huang Mei, you're rather like the dog that bit Lü Dongbin..." Shen Luo said with a sigh.
"I could spare your life. Just