When Everyone Is Killed, No One Will Know

"Demonic energy?" As soon as the brocade-robed elder made his move, Gu Zhao sensed a surge of demonic energy. It was similar to Bai Ke's, though slightly different, the overall feeling was quite alike.

"Are you a Mage?" the brocade-robed elder asked, eyes wide.

The brocade-robed elder's expression turned grim. He recognized the power of Daoist Yansong's Taiyi Windfire and didn't dare to engage directly. However, seeing Gu Zhao's youth and his position beside Daoist Yansong, he subconsciously looked down on him. He never expected to hit a wall of iron.

Gu Zhao nodded, "Something like that."

"We have no quarrel, no hatred. Return the Blood Spirit Pearl to me, and we will drop our grievances with you and Xu Kongting. Otherwise, Three绝 Mountain will be your sworn enemy!" the brocade-robed elder threatened.

Bai Ke let out a soft gasp, "Three Wonders Mountain?"

Gu Zhao asked Bai Ke, "What kind of force is Three绝 Mountain?"

"It's also a major power in Changping Prefecture. Its leader is a great Yao, who delights in killing and drinking blood," Bai Ke replied.

Gu Zhao nodded, showing no concern. Instead, he took out a piece of Yellow Paper and chanted an incantation, "Eyes like sun and moon, opening and closing the universe. The primordial unity is established, the four symbols are complete. Yin and yang transform, transforming the spirit to the Supreme Clarity."

The Yellow Paper turned to ash, and the Supreme Clarity Spirit Transformation Talisman took effect!

Gu Zhao not only cast the Supreme Clarity Spirit Transformation Talisman on himself but also on Daoist Yansong.

"Whoosh—"

The Taiyi Windfire surged forward like a wall, its wind and fire even stronger by a third.

The white-robed Xu Kongting and the brocade-robed elder's faces changed drastically. They retreated with all their might, shooting out through the ancestral hall's window.

But as soon as they emerged, they felt the sky grow darker than before. The sun wasn't shining through a thin mist; it was as if it had been directly blocked.

The brocade-robed elder looked up sharply and saw a small patch of clouds had formed directly above them, blocking the sunlight. Within the clouds, a purple light flickered faintly.

The brocade-robed elder leaped, intending to flee, but as soon as he moved, he found himself surrounded by Taiyi Windfire.

Outside the ancestral hall, Daoist Yansong raised his sleeve and transformed again. His face turned black, his eyebrows bristled, his eyes widened, and rage erupted. With his full power unleashed, he enveloped the surrounding heavens and earth with Taiyi Windfire, forming a cage of wind and fire that trapped the ghost and the Yao in the center.

The violent wind and fire began to curl and scorch the brocade-robed elder's clothes, causing him to cry out in surprise, "Who exactly are you people?"

Xu Kongting looked at the thunderclouds above and the wind and fire surrounding him. His face turned even paler, and he gritted his teeth, lunging towards the dry well beneath the old locust tree.

The next moment, a voice like a death knell came from behind them, "Heavenly thunder and earthly thunder, resounding in all directions. Shattering mountains and collapsing peaks, piercing the celestial granary."

"Boom!"

More than a dozen bolts of lightning suddenly appeared from the thunderclouds, striking down towards the brocade-robed elder and the well opening.

The brocade-robed elder roared, his body growing three feet taller, directly tearing through his brocade robe to reveal his original form: a yellow ape, over two meters tall. He raised his arms above his head, his entire body radiating demonic energy, as he forcefully endured the heavenly thunder.

A thick surge of corpse energy suddenly rose from the well opening, forming a visible cloud of black and red smoke that enveloped the dry well, protecting it completely.

The next moment, thunder and fire intertwined, purple lightning and golden light, crimson flames and black smoke, shining for ten thousand miles!

"Huh? There really is Malevolent Qi!" Daoist Yansong retracted his Taiyi Windfire, his eyes lighting up.

Several wisps of Malevolent Qi were absorbed into the Thunder Seed in Daoist Yansong's sea of consciousness, then converted into spiritual energy, integrating into his body and accelerating his cultivation.

Gu Zhao's perception was even deeper, as the Five Thunder Token not only boosted his cultivation but also began to condense new Thunder Seeds.

"Are they all dead?" Xiuniang asked softly.

"That old man is dead," Bai Ke wagged its tail. "The entire person, no, monkey, turned into charcoal."

Earlier, there was heavenly thunder overhead and wind and fire all around. The thunder and fire attacked from all directions, ravaging everything. Although the brocade-robed elder was not weak, half of the Thunder Driving Incantation had already struck him to the brink of death. Then, the Taiyi Windfire swept over him like a whirlwind, reducing him to a charred husk.

In Gu Zhao's opinion, this elder was on par with Ren Tianhe. With only a century or so of cultivation, he dared to withstand the Divine Firmament Heavenly Thunder and Taiyi Windfire?

As for the issue of Three绝 Mountain being his sworn enemy, wasn't that resolved?

"What about the ghost in white?" Xiuniang asked.

Gu Zhao, Daoist Yansong, and Bai Ke all looked towards the dry well beneath the old locust tree.

Wisps of red smoke emerged from the well opening, accompanied by a strong smell of corpse decay. Then, a gritting voice came from below, "You injured my Spirit, destroyed my Crimson Fiend Corpse Technique! I will kill you!"

The next moment, a figure suddenly rose from the well opening. He was dressed in white, with a greenish-black complexion. Judging by his features, he was clearly the white-robed Xu Kongting from before.

However, this figure was different from before.

Previously, Xu Kongting had broken through the Taiyi Windfire and was struck by Gu Zhao's Palm Thunder, his ghostly form even starting to dissipate, giving him a very ethereal appearance. But now, he clearly had a physical form, with the dirt on his clothes and skin clearly visible.

Furthermore, although his aura was unstable, it was clearly stronger than the brocade-robed elder who had revealed his original form earlier.

However, when he saw the charred, jet-black but still recognizable, tall ape-like figure not far away, he couldn't help but freeze. "You killed Duke Huang Ping?"

"What, he can't be killed?" Gu Zhao asked.

"He's the Yellow-robed Envoy of Three Absolutes Mountain!" Xu Kongting snarled, baring his teeth, filled with hatred and anger.

With Duke Huang Ping dead here, Three Absolutes Mountain would never let this go. Even if he killed the three people and one fox before him, he would still face accountability from Three Absolutes Mountain.

"How does Three绝 Mountain compare to the Golden Wind Divine Cult?" Gu Zhao asked.

Xu Kongting was taken aback. "Are you people from the Golden Wind Divine Cult?"

The Golden Wind Divine Cult and Three Peaks Mountain were both major powers in Changping Prefecture. Although Three Peaks Mountain had three Mountain Lords, they would not underestimate the Golden Wind Divine King, who had been famous for decades.

"No," Gu Zhao smiled faintly. "I've already killed five protectors of the Golden Wind Divine Cult."

"What?" Xu Kongting's pupils contracted.

"By the same logic, if we kill you, who will know we killed this ape?" Gu Zhao snapped his fingers. "Heavenly lightning, earthly lightning, thunderous..."

Seeing the thunderclouds in the sky gather again, Xu Kongting let out a fierce roar and lunged at Gu Zhao.

"Whoosh—"

The sound of wind arose, heatwaves converged, and the Taiyi Windfire blew towards them.

His body permeated with Crimson Fiend Corpse Qi, Xu Kongting was confident that his corpse body was as hard as iron. He ignored everything and bore the brunt of the wind and fire, intending to break through the elemental attack and kill them all with his martial prowess.

Although his Crimson Fiend Corpse Technique had been broken and he couldn't unleash his full power, the opponents clearly weren't skilled in close combat. As long as he got close, he could tear them all apart with claws as formidable as a vajra.

"Swish swish swish!"

However, he had just expended more than half of his Crimson Fiend Corpse Qi and finally broke through the Taiyi Windfire. Before his eyes, several strands of Gang Qi imbued with Sun Moon Heavenly Light suddenly rose, then transformed into waves of Heavenly Gang Qi, surging towards Xu Kongting.

At the same time, Daoist Yansong's mana circulated within him. With a wave of his hand, the Taiyi Windfire condensed further, swirling into a tornado that trapped Xu Kongting in the center.

The next moment, endless purple lightning poured down from the thunderclouds!