But he soon realized that Mister Da's words held another meaning.
For he had spoken only of the second Brawny Man, without specifically referring to Fellow Daoist Yunyan, whose body he currently inhabited.
Could this second Brawny Man be not Fellow Daoist Yunyan, but Fairy Yunling?
Just as Xu Taiping was thinking this, the power of time around him, which had stopped flowing, began to move again.
Before the power of time resumed its flow, Mister Da once again reminded Xu Taiping:
"Taiping, within this Scroll of Time, it is not only the temporal backlash left by the Thirteen Seats that can kill you. The true essence and qi and blood power you inherit from each of those Brawny Men can kill you too."
"Remember, you must suppress this qi and blood power and true essence. Do not break through ahead of time!"
Without betraying anything outwardly, Xu Taiping answered in his heart:
"This disciple would never dare forget."
As Xu Taiping pondered how he should control this qi and blood and true essence next, several neighs rang out from their spirited horses, and the three of them entered Buddha-Slaying Town.
"Bzzzz..."
Upon entering Buddha-Slaying Town, Xu Taiping was greeted by rotting corpses strewn across the ground, swarms of flies, and maggots everywhere.
And killing intent that continued to surge skyward even beneath the blazing sun.
"Urgh..."
Fairy Yunling, wearing the Purple-Smoke Emerald-Gauze Skirt, began vomiting right there on horseback after entering the town.
That nausea, reaching deep into the divine soul, could not be restrained no matter how high one's cultivation.
Seeing this, Fellow Daoist Yunyan immediately knitted his brows and said impatiently:
"I told you not to come, but you insisted!"
Having brought her distress under control, Fairy Yunling put on a veil while repeatedly apologizing to Fellow