The Five Dragons Gang is an organization spontaneously formed by a group of boatmen who make a living by sailing on the Xiangjiang and Xiaojiang rivers, and has a long history.
The gang is called the Five Dragons Gang because its first leader was proficient in the Five Snakes Gu Technique.
The name "Five Snakes" wasn't very well-known at first, so it was later changed to "Five Dragons".
Relying on the power of the Five Dragons Gu, the Five Dragons Gang grew increasingly powerful and gradually became a formidable force.
The Five Dragons Gang's headquarters are located in Yunyang Prefecture. As an important gang, it is inevitable that they have various interests intertwined with the Zhang Household.
Chen Dagou a rustic name, but he is the younger brother of Chen Dalu, the leader of the Five Dragons Gang.
Within the Five Dragons Gang, Chen Dagou was the White Dragon Envoy, second only to the gang leader in rank.
Chen Dagou came with Zhang Yunfeng this time because his brother Chen Dalu asked him to come and assist Zhang Yunfeng.
Zhang Yunfeng just asked him to do something: take this opportunity to get rid of Zhou Wuji, no matter what method he uses.
Chen Dagou was well aware of the power of the Lower Court, but their Five Dragons Gang practiced witchcraft and sorcery, which inherently had sharp conflicts with the Daoist sect.
Zhang Yunfeng sought out the Five Dragons Gang to deal with a minor Daoist priest, intending to utilize the Five Dragons Gang's strength. However, the Five Dragons Gang had been waiting for this opportunity all along.
If they can take this opportunity to strengthen ties with the Zhang Household and eliminate the Lower Court, the Five Dragons Gang will surely rise to a higher level.
Therefore, Chen Dagou did not hesitate to cast a spell on the spot, releasing the White Dragon Gu Zhou Wuji.
The White Dragon Gu, one of the Five Dragons Gu, is created by refining and devouring hundreds of white snakes.
During the cultivation process, various poisonous insects need to be introduced, and finally, they are refined through a blood sacrifice.
The White Dragon Gu refined by Chen Dagou has undergone two transformations and reached the Seventh Rank level.
The White Dragon Gu can bewitch the mind and cause someone to fall into a coma on the spot.
Although it may not seem very powerful, the White Dragon Gu is actually extremely difficult to cultivate, and it is also extremely powerful against cultivators of the same level.
Chen Dagou dared to use Gu techniques in front of everyone because Gu techniques are both secretive and powerful.
He knew that Zhou Wuji was just an Eighth Rank Daoist priest. Although his Swordsmanship was high, he was not a true martial artist and did not have strong Qi and Blood and qi. He would definitely not be able to resist the bewitching power of the White Dragon Gu.
Once Zhou Wuji Zhou Wuji nodded in a daze, he no longer had a say in what happened next.
Although the others present had some suspicions, none of them recognized Chen Dagou, nor did they expect him to dare to use Gu magic in public.
Wuzheng had some guesses about Chen Dagou's identity, but he didn't know much about Gu techniques.
He couldn't very well cast Law Technique in front of so many people.
Seeing Chen Dagou pointing at Zhou Wuji and shouting, he knew something was wrong, even though he couldn't see the White Dragon Gu.
Wuzheng formed Law Seals, preparing to unleash the Heavenly Pivot Yang Brightness Demon-Subduing Thunder Sound.
Heavenly Pivot Star, the Yang Star God, the first star of the Big Dipper, governs the nine heavens and commands the eight directions. The Northern Dipper Heavenly Pivot Yin Thunder is a method of controlling heavenly thunder based on the Heavenly Pivot Star God.
Heavenly Pivot Yang Brightness Demon-Subduing Thunder Sound is a high-level transformation of Northern Dipper Heavenly Pivot Yin Thunder.
As Daoist Yizhen True Disciple of Yizhen Daoren, Wuzheng's Law Technique skills are extremely profound.
However, such profound and Secret Method always require time to be used.
Zhou Wuji noticed Wuzheng's movements, but he knew that such Secret Method could not possibly be activated instantly.
His perfected state allowed him to directly see the White Snake Gu. This also made him understand the true nature of the Gu worm.
To put it bluntly, they are nothing more than tiny insects invisible to the human eye, formed through the spellcaster's Divine Sense.
Regardless of the abilities of these Gu worms, as long as they are prevented from entering the body, their harm can be easily resisted.
Once Zhou Wuji realized this, he felt that Gu techniques were indeed beneath people's dignity, no wonder they were classified as inferior cultivation methods.
Facing the gaping maw of a giant snake formed from countless tiny Gu worms, Zhou Wuji flicked his long sleeves and activated the Five Yin Pouch.
Although sunlight streamed in through the doors and windows, it didn't shine directly on him.
As long as direct Kaiyang, the Five Yin Spirit can be protected from harm, and the Five Yin Pouch Secret Technique can be performed.
The five kinds of Yin Spirit transformed into black mist and surged out, directly covering and collecting all the millions of tiny, dust-like Gu worms.
The Five Yin Pouch forms its own space, which can be said to be specifically designed to counter these tiny Gu worms.
Not only that, even Chen Dagou was covered by the Five Yin Pouch.
Chen Dagou could establish a connection with the White Dragon Gu through his Divine Sense and see the changes in the White Dragon Gu. However, when he was enveloped by the Five Yin Pouch, everything went dark before Chen Dagou's eyes, and he could see nothing at all.
Everyone in the hall saw a faint black mist, like gauze, fluttering about. They didn't recognize what it was, but they guessed that it must be some kind of Law Technique cast by Zhou Wuji.
Wuzheng knew that this was the Five Yin Pouch, and he was also familiar with the various variations of this Secret Method. This was the perfect opportunity for him to make his move!
Chen Dagou was completely unaware of this. He only felt his entire body was ice-cold, as if his blood was about to freeze. His Divine Sense was also greatly suppressed, and he could not sense the White Dragon Gu.
The White Dragon Mother Gu he was nurturing in his heart, having lost contact with its millions of offspring, emitted frantic, piercing cries towards Chen Dagou.
Chen Dagou was horrified. If the mother gu went out of control, his body, as the carrier of the mother gu, would be the first to suffer.
The billowing black mist chilled him to the bone and made him move very slowly.
Just as Chen Dagou was about to recite the secret incantation to suppress the mother Gu, Zhou Wuji unleashed the sword intent of the Night Rain Sword.
There were too many people in the hall; it wasn't convenient to draw the sword directly.
Since everyone was engaged in a battle of magic, drawing swords would be too direct and crude. Zhou Wuji unleashed his Sword Intent, condensed from his Divine Sense, and pierced through the Five Yin Pouch, directly striking deep into Chen Dagou's Divine Sense.
In an instant, Chen Dagou felt a chill between his brows. It was as if he had been pierced by an invisible divine sword, his concentrated Divine Sense was severed, and even his consciousness went blank.
While the clash at the level of divine will was insufficient to directly sever Chen Dagou's mind and consciousness, it was enough to cause significant damage to Chen Dagou's Divine Sense.
The frenzied mother Gu lost control and became increasingly agitated, beginning to gnaw at Chen Dagou's heart.
The sharp pain in his chest jolted Chen Dagou back to reality.
However, Chen Dagou was unable to concentrate his Divine Sense.
His Divine Sense had been severed by the invisible divine sword, and even more terrifyingly, his connection with the mother Gu had also been severed.
Chen Dagou sensed something was wrong and hurriedly took out his short blade to dig out the mother Gu hidden deep in his heart.
Although the mother Gu is precious, it is never as important as one's own old life.
Wuzheng didn't know what Chen Dagou was going to do, but when he saw the other party take out a knife, he wouldn't be polite anymore and immediately opened his mouth and growled:
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You demon, you'd better die!
With the blessing of the Heavenly Pivot Yang Brightness Demon-Subduing Thunder Sound, Wuzheng's deep voice carried the sound of rolling thunder, its tone heavy and majestic, possessing the awe-inspiring divine power to destroy all evil spirits.
Just as Wuzheng unleashed the Demon-Subduing Thunder Sound, Zhou Wuji also put away the Five Yin Pouch.
Yin Spirit are fragile and must avoid thunderous sounds.
Chen Dagou was already flustered and confused. Suddenly attacked by the thunderous sound, his mind seemed to explode and he immediately fainted.
Thunderclap also inflicted massive damage on the White Dragon Mother Gu. The injured Mother Gu frantically gnawed at Chen Dagou's heart, emitting squeaking screams.
The mother Gu was originally a tangible thing, and its body continued to expand by devouring Chen Dagou's heart.
In the blink of an eye, a bloody hole appeared in Chen Dagou's chest.
The crimson mother Gu, resembling a thin snake with eight spider legs, crawled out from Chen Dagou's heart.
Everything changed very quickly. In the blink of an eye, Chen Dagou Chen Dagou fainted, and then he died.
When the White Dragon Mother Gu crawled out of Chen Dagou's corpse, it terrified everyone in the hall.
Zhang Yunfeng, as a centurion, was a man of wide experience, but this was the first time he had ever seen a fully formed Gu worm, so ferocious and bloody that he couldn't help but feel uneasy and hurriedly stepped back.
Others didn't know what it was, but they could tell that it was eerie and terrifying.
Without anyone telling them, everyone hurriedly retreated.
Wuzheng hurriedly stepped back, taking out a Yin Thunder Pearl from his sleeve pocket.
Although he had various magical talismans, he wasn't confident he could defeat the strange Gu worm.
Only the Yin Thunder Pearl can break all spells and exterminate all living beings.
Whether human, ghost, evil, or righteous, a single Yin Thunder Pearl is enough to annihilate them.
The Yin Thunder Pearl is difficult to make and very expensive, so Wuzheng to use it.
Zhou Wuji didn't let Wuzheng about it. He gestured to Wuzheng before reactivating the Five Yin Pouch to cover the mother Gu.
The mother Gu, having consumed the lifeblood of the spirit, is in an extremely violent state of transformation. Without external interference, the mother Gu, having lost its controller, will become even more powerful.
The mother Gu, however, was unable to cope with the Five Yin Pouch. She was sealed and suppressed by the invisible space transformed from the five Yin Spirit. The mother Gu instinctively sensed the danger and desperately twisted her body and jumped to exert her strength.
Zhou Wuji had already drawn the Seven Star Sword and thrust it at the Mother Gu.
A flash of Cold Light, and the mother Gu instantly broke and shattered.
The Seven Star Sword Sword's power is beyond what the mother Gu can withstand. Its profound Sword Intent directly annihilates all of the mother Gu's life force and can even kill its mind and spirit. This is the true brilliance of its Sword Intent.
Even Seventh-Rank Martial Artist like Li Cheng'an and Yang Shuling dared not underestimate this strange Gu worm.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Zhou Wuji kill the strange insect with a single sword strike.
Zhang Yunfeng's expression was complicated.
He didn't care whether Chen Dagou lived or died. It was just that Chen Dagou failed to frame Zhou Wuji Zhou Wuji or kill him. He died so hastily and miserably, without even Zhou Wuji drawing his sword!
With so many people watching in the hall, he couldn't possibly pin Chen Dagou's death on Zhou Wuji.
With things having gotten this far, Zhang Yunfeng didn't know what to do.
He had always felt that Zhou Wuji was sinister, and that the deaths of Zhang Xinhu and Wu Di must be related to Zhou Wuji.
He had no evidence, so he could only ask Chen Dagou to deal with Zhou Wuji. But he never expected Chen Dagou to be so incompetent!
But he also realized one thing: the black energy Zhou Wuji used was as strange as gauze or mist, yet it could be released in an instant. This Law Technique was very powerful! This made him even more suspicious of Zhou Wuji!
Wuzheng was furious and stepped forward to question Zhang Yunfeng: "Commander Zhang, what are you trying to do with this Evil Cultivator cultivator who raises Gu worms?"
Zhang Yunfeng was filled with anger, but he couldn't directly turn against the Lower Court, so he could only suppress his rage and say, "This person's Gu worms could track the murderer, but who would have thought you would suddenly attack him, causing his immediate death!"
"This person used Gu magic on my junior brother, unaware that my junior brother is protected by the Northern Emperor and is immune to all evil!"
Wuzheng sneered, "This person was devoured by the Gu worms; he reaped what he sowed!"
He looked at the others in the hall and said, "Everyone can see clearly, Commander Zhang, you can't just say things like that!"
Although no one wanted to offend Zhang Baihu, they also dared Wuzheng, so they all kept their mouths shut and remained silent.
Zhang Yunfeng knew that arguing about this was pointless, so he said with a stern face, " Chen Dagou died because of you all. I don't care about this matter; someone else will come to settle accounts with you."
With that, he flicked his sleeve, and without even saying goodbye to the magistrate, he led his men away.
Wuzheng also sneered. He walked over and bowed to the magistrate, saying, "Your Honor, we must ask you to decide this matter!"
The magistrate smiled bitterly.
The others remained silent.
The bodies of Wu Di and Chen Dagou lay there, one horizontal and one vertical, both silent.