The Pagoda Enters the Water, Its Fame Spreads Far and Wide

Judging from the looks of it, this tilted Great Void Pagoda could not possibly have landed back in its original position after it fell.

It would break if it fell into a nearby village or town.

Chu Tianshu reached out and grabbed the Heavenly Eye, stuffing it into his belt. He crouched down, stomped his feet on the ground with all his might, and with a loud bang, flew into the sky.

When he reached a height of over twenty zhang, his body began to slow down.

The levitation ability of a normal Attaining the Dao is not enough to support them flying too high.

But Chu Tianshu could blast through the air, allowing himself to rise again, section by section.

The Great Void Pagoda itself is also falling.

Before long, the distance between them had been reduced.

Xiao Liang flew out from the top door of the pagoda, carrying a human head in his left hand. Upon seeing Chu Tianshu, he sighed.

"This man was truly ferocious; even as I beheaded him, his head still lunged at me."

Chu Tianshu took a closer look and realized that the head wasn't being carried; it seemed to be biting Xiao Liang's sleeve.

Xiao Liang simply made a hand seal with his left hand and pressed it onto Chen Zhuangzhi's forehead.

Chu Tianshu: "Huh, you just sealed the Evil Spirit inside its head, you haven't killed it yet?"

Xiao Liang laughed and said, "Didn't you say that you were very interested in the souls of Demonic Dao cultivators, and that you would be the one to deliver the final blow?"

"Last time we fought, I thought the situation was critical, that I was exhausted, and that I had no time to hold back. But when I saw how good your stamina was, I realized that it wasn't really a crisis for you."

He had just heard Zhang Tongxuan's dying howl and soliloquy, and felt quite at ease.

As for Chen Zhuangzhi, they only sealed him off for the time being, without exterminating him.

"Good brother!"

Chu Tianshu beamed and gave a thumbs up.

A beam of cyan-gold finger force shot out from the thumb and slammed into Chen Zhuangzhi's head.

[The Qimen Killing Guest: His father is cold-hearted, like a guest temporarily staying. He takes his master as his father, and his demonic thoughts grow stronger day by day.]

Although those who practice Qimen Dunjia are treacherous, using formations to conceal themselves will only result in execution.

Characteristics: Qimen Punishment Formation. Wherever this Evil Spirit resides, it forms its own unique and ingenious formation, concealing its form, allowing it to traverse in all directions, and inflicting torture and murder.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Liang threw the head back into the pagoda and glanced down at the ground.

"We can't let this pagoda fall into the river over there. Let's think of a way to make it fall into the river over there?"

Xiao Liang pointed.

The headquarters of the Tongxuan Sect is situated amidst towering cliffs, but not far away lies a wide, green ribbon-like river.

The soil nourishes the water, and the water reflects the mountain scenery.

Only in places like Guilin Commandery can the water be so clear and blue.

Chu Tianshu nodded. "That's exactly what I was thinking, but I need to be on the safe side first."

As he spoke, he placed his palm on the tower.

He absorbed the abundant water-attribute essence between heaven and earth, channeling it into the tower to assess the damage and detect any risk of it exploding in mid-air.

This powerful energy dissipates and separates the restless energy.

Xiao Liang seized the opportunity and pointed his sword at the pagoda.

The inside of the pagoda was instantly covered with a layer of frost, and every crack was gradually filled with ice.

This Great Void Pagoda is, after all, a flying treasure that embodies the wisdom and human effort of many.

Chu Tianshu also considered keeping this treasure.

Otherwise, he would have used the Nanhua Origin Canon to absorb all the metallic elemental energy in the tower, and then shattered the tower with a few hundred strikes.

Those fragile remnants, scattered and falling to the ground, posed no threat whatsoever.

At this point, however, we have to put in a little more effort.

After stabilizing the situation inside the pagoda, the two hovered around it and descended with the pagoda, occasionally using gentle palm strikes to adjust the pagoda's orientation.

Just as the pagoda was about to sink into the water, the two of them used all their strength to lift it up from mid-air.

Boom!!!

Even with the two of them supporting them, the momentum slowed down slightly.

The massive iron tower crashed into the water, creating huge waves that caused the surface to ripple violently, with white spray spreading outwards.

Xiao Liang stepped onto the water, creating a block of ice three zhang in size, and Chu Tianshu landed beside him.

The ice block, like a fallen leaf, rose and fell with the waves, drifting towards the shore.

The two of them didn't have to exert any effort at all; they simply watched as the Eiffel Tower slowly sank.

The water flow here was not rapid to begin with, and given the weight of the iron tower, it would not be easily washed away once it sank to the bottom.

"Among the Daoist priests at the Tongxuan Sect's headquarters, at least one-sixth were the ringleaders, and there were quite a few accomplices as well."

Looking at the scenery on the river, Chu Tianshu said slowly, "Handling these kinds of things will have to rely on you, Marquis. When the time comes, we can have those accomplices come and do the work, and pull this iron tower up again."

Xiao Liang yawned.

"I got this title of Marquis for nothing, and I'm not good at these things. Let Old Huang do it."

He instinctively wanted to pass on a troublesome matter, but then he suddenly thought, "Oh dear, I wonder how badly Old Huang is injured."

"Let's go, let's go back and take a look first."

Chu Tianshu shook his head slightly.

Although Xiao Liang received this title almost for free, judging from how well he managed Pengcheng, it's clear that he's more skilled at management than the Yellow Mountain Ancestor.

I have the ability and the ambition.

Well, once he cultivates the Sun-Boiling True Scripture more deeply, the effects of the solidification of the Refining Treasure Method will be largely resolved, and he will most likely take the initiative to get involved in the reorganization of the Tongxuan Sect.

Chu Tianshu checked his Fortune Bar again; it wasn't full yet.

However, it was just a tiny bit short.

After all, killing Qingsheng first and then fighting Tongxuan were two battles that were too close in time.

News of the battle in Heze has probably not been fully confirmed or spread yet.

Once this news spreads, the Fortune Bar should be full.

Just as Chu Tianshu had predicted.

The fact that Monk Qingsheng and others were killed is only now being gradually confirmed, spreading from the mouths of Gao Min and others in the Northern Dynasty.

The Xiao and Hou families, as well as the Dugu family, were all implicated, causing a great uproar in both the Southern Dynasty and Northern Dynasty.

Several days later, news of the Tongxuan Sect began to circulate.

Chen Zhuangzhi is actually a disciple of the Tongxuan Sect!

This Zhang Tongxuan actually imprisoned eight highly accomplished Attaining the Dao masters, including the Yellow Mountain Ancestor and the Grand Matriarch Gao?!

Of the Six Patriarchs of the Southern Dynasty, only two survived.

Of the Five Sages of the Northern Dynasty, only two remain.

This is because the Northern Celestial Master lineage has been secluded in the mountains for a long time and has no involvement in the ups and downs of the martial arts world.

However, when the Northern Celestial Masters' Way was thriving, it also had countless allies and close friends.

Even within the territory of the Southern Dynasty, many people were on good terms with the Northern Celestial Master, and they would occasionally exchange letters.

Such a momentous event in the martial arts world eventually reached the gates of the Northern Celestial Masters' Way.

In the Old Lin of the Greater Khingan Range.

The Daoist priests who had settled in a village received a new batch of carrier pigeons. As soon as the old priests saw the message, they all showed expressions of shock.

When they compared the contents of the letters, they found that they were all saying the same few things, so they had no choice but to believe it.

Immediately, the two Daoist priests who were now in charge of the village hurriedly went to the large wooden house in the northeast corner.

The weather gets cold early in the deep mountains.

Inside the large wooden house, however, it was as if there were a furnace scorching the room, the area glowing red and exuding a warm, oppressive atmosphere.

The two old Daoist priests opened the door, but the interior was very simple, with no incense burner at all.

There was only one solemn Daoist priest with white hair, white Bai Mei, and a silver beard reaching his chest, sitting with a whisk in his hand, his face ruddy and his body radiating warmth.

A fist-sized, Hongyao hung three feet above his head, spinning rapidly and emitting a uniform red glow.

"Senior brother, senior brother, look at this!"

The Northern Celestial Master, Daoist Kou, slowly finished his practice, caught the pill on his head with his left hand, took the letter with his right hand, and chuckled softly.

"More news from outside? What's the matter that's causing such a rush... Qingsheng is dead?!"

When Daoist Kou saw the contents of the letter, his expression changed, seemingly both sad and happy.

"That wicked monk killed so many of my disciples; he has finally received his retribution."

After the initial shock, the Daoist priest beside him was also secretly delighted and joked, "Senior brother, retribution is a monk's way of saying it."

Daoist Kou was taken aback, and recalling how eloquent he had been in his days of spreading his teachings, he couldn't help but laugh.

"The way of man is to take from those who have little to give to those who have more; the way of Heaven is to take from those who have more and give to those who have less."

The Northern Celestial Master waved his whisk.

The Tao Te Ching has long stated that if people are greedy and plunder excessively, and oppress the common people, even if they may not be punished in the short span of a human life, from the perspective of the Way of Heaven, there will eventually be a day when their excess will be diminished to make up for their deficiency.

"The law of Heaven, though its name differs, shares the same meaning."

Daoist Kou was no longer the same person he used to be. He retorted with a few words, but it was just a joke, and his gaze returned to the letter.

"But I also thought that old bastard Qingsheng might not face retribution in his lifetime."

"At most, the blame will fall on Celebration of the Sage Temple after his death, on his disciples and followers."

The Daoist priest beside him praised, "This Fellow Daoist Chu has truly rid the world of a great scourge. I've heard he's established a sect in Denglai Mountain Market. Shall we present him with a generous gift?"

The other Daoist priest disagreed.

"We have already retired to seclusion, why should we invite trouble? With what we have left in our sect, what can we give away? If we give something insignificant, we might only make enemies."

Daoist Kou was still reading the letter, muttering to himself.

"This Fellow Daoist Chu also killed Daoist Master Tongxuan?"

"We discussed the Dao for a long time back then, and I felt that Tongxuan was unfathomably profound, and I even suspected that he was a notch above Qingsheng. Sure enough, he accomplished great things."

Before Daoist Kou had laid a trap, deliberately allowing Celebration of the Sage Temple to abduct Bronze Longevity Immortal, a disciple of his own sect who had gone astray.

Tongxuan had seen the Bronze Longevity Immortal before and knew there was something wrong with that object.

If Tongxuan truly harbors great ambitions, then the best opportunity to strike would be during the year or two that Monk Qingsheng is obsessed with the Bronze Longevity Immortal.

Later, news came from friends outside that the two years at Celebration of the Sage Temple had been peaceful and uneventful.

Daoist Kou thought he had misunderstood Tongxuan.

Looking back now, it's probably because Zhang Tongxuan wasn't satisfied with just killing people; he wanted to capture them alive.

They didn't take action because they weren't confident they could capture Qingsheng alive.

"Now that Fellow Daoist Chu has slain Tongxuan, he must have experienced the uniqueness of Tongxuan techniques and magical treasures. He will likely be curious, but he will also encounter obstacles."

Daoist Kou looked at the pills in his hand.

"In that case, our Northern Celestial Masters' Way does indeed have some generous gifts to offer."

(End of this chapter)