"Crack, crack, crack! ..."
As Black Wood Demon Venerable spoke, the lake beneath the Single-Plank Bridge began freezing over once again.
A chilling Aura Fluctuation swept across the entire lake.
This Aura Fluctuation naturally came from Black Wood Demon Venerable.
Unlike the tremendous pressure brought by ordinary aura fluctuations, Black Wood Demon Venerable's Aura Fluctuation felt only cold.
So cold that one felt one's bones, and even one's divine soul, were about to freeze.
"Bang!"
Just as this Aura Fluctuation tried to cross the Single-Plank Bridge, the demon-slaying blade qi spreading from Xu Taiping's body intercepted it.
The instant the two forces confronted each other, a wall of ice slowly rose along the little river's centerline, dividing the river beneath the Single-Plank Bridge in two.
For a time, one riverbank was a world of ice and snow, while the other was carpeted in lush green grass.
The two scenes formed a stark contrast.
At the sight, Huineng's and Huizhun's eyes once again filled with astonishment.
Neither of them was a warrior monk, but they still had discerning eyes. At the very least, they could tell that the Heavenly Dharma Protector before them was no weaker than Black Wood Demon Venerable in the strength of his aura.
After all, several warrior monks and spellcasting monks of their temple, all possessed of powerful magic, had died at Black Wood Demon Venerable's hands.
Yet Xu Taiping was not nearly as at ease as they imagined.
Even with the Asura Armor protecting him, he could still feel the pressure emanating from Black Wood Demon Venerable.
He felt as though he stood at the edge of a cliff, where the slightest misstep would shatter his body and bones.
*The Demon Venerables of Youyun Heaven are stronger than those of True Martial Heaven. At least, he's