According to Fairy Lingyue's explanation of the "Duedu Rakshasa" precept, each time a trace of malice was eliminated, another ring would appear behind the Asura Phantom's head.
Only when the number of rings exceeded ninety-nine, or those harboring malice left of their own accord, would this Duedu Asura phantom turn into a strand of wish power and fulfill the wish-maker's wish.
"He's no ordinary Mystic Understanding Realm cultivator. Don't let your guard down!"
Having lost two disciples in an instant, Elder Nie Chen of Yellow Maple Valley grew somewhat anxious and hurriedly warned the assembled cultivators, including the disciples of Yellow Maple Valley.
At the same time, he raised his hand again and struck several palms in succession at Xu Taiping.
Wherever the palm wind passed, the ground froze into ice, a testament to the power of his cold ice true qi.
Whoosh!
But Xu Taiping no longer met Nie Chen's Black Ice Palm head-on. He dodged with Endless Horizon and, blade in hand, reached an area where ordinary cultivators had gathered.
He had already made up his mind to clear out as many ordinary cultivators as possible before dealing with Nie Chen and Shang Jiu.
"You came at just the right time."
"Fellow Daoists, groups of six! Form the Six-Petal Formation!"
"Kill him together!"
Perhaps because of the Duedu Asura precept, the ordinary cultivators showed not the slightest fear when Xu Taiping appeared. Instead, their faces burned with fervor.
Clearly, they had transferred their covetous desire for the Bodhi Fruit on Qingxiao to Xu Taiping.
Shing!
Facing those charging at him in formation, Xu Taiping swung without hesitation. First, he broke apart the six-man formation with Hundred Cicadas Crying in Unison, then merged into his blade shadow and charged through their formation with "Crane Cry," the second move of