One of Four Gone

"The Celestial Craftsmen are generally not very strong, but their skill in crafting magical artifacts and Law Treasure is top-notch. Back then, my teacher even managed to get some bargains from them and share them with us, which enabled our human race to successfully fight against the Demon Race!"

While resisting this disaster, Yuanshi Tianzun was also glad that he had regained his senses and had not fallen into the confusion brought about by the reversal of the Zixiao Palace's great formation.

This made him find Ao Sheng's ugly appearance slightly more palatable.

"The teacher was somewhat in the wrong at the time. He didn't stop that cultivator from the Celestial Craftsman Clan named 'Yao' from entering the Three Realms in search of great treasures. It's just that he was too unlucky; he happened to run into an era when human geniuses were emerging. After being suppressed by Mozi, he disappeared without a trace!"

The era of the rise of human prodigies also marked the decline of the Immortal Court eight hundred years of great prosperity.

Even though Yuanshi Tianzun and others were willing to return some of the treasures, the other party still couldn't find the Immortal Court.

Yuanshi Tianzun and the others were not kind enough to rescue the other party, but instead respectfully welcomed them back and returned all the treasures.

The matter was left unresolved.

If it weren't for the Mohists's mechanical city colliding with Zixiao Palace, Yuanshi Tianzun and others would have almost forgotten about the other party's existence over the past few hundred years.

Everything is now clearly returning to dust.

When the explosion brought forth a massive rain of fire, Yuanshi Tianzun felt that this was the end of the traces left by the other party.

Even with Law Treasure cultivation fully activated in the secret realm, he was still bound to suffer injuries; whatever was in the Mohists's mechanical city would be reduced to ashes.

"I swear in the name of 'Yao' that if you assist me, I will definitely help you obtain your body!"

Inside the main hall of Zixiao Palace, 'Gongsun Hong' began to reveal his true name and swear an oath to persuade the blue-faced ghost.

"You don't need to worry about them not being able to fully guide your soul into the body," Yao said. "In fact, even if you take a liking to this mechanical doll, I can make your soul merge with it!"

"That's all bullshit! Don't be fooled by his boasts. Only lowly cultivators like us would cooperate honestly!"

While chasing down the blue-faced demon, they also tried to persuade him to make peace; this method of coercion and enticement was indeed the most effective.

This made Zhang Xuezhou anxious, and he continued to sow discord among them.

He was unsure whether Gongsun Hong could recover.

If this cultivator named 'Yao' takes 'Jiuyu' away, they will be trapped in the main hall of Zixiao Palace until they die.

The most important thing right now is to restrain 'Yao' and then expel him from Gongsun Hong's body.

"If he had that kind of ability, wouldn't it be easy for him to create several bodies for himself? Why would he bother with our companions!"

Li Shaojun also sowed discord while fleeing, wary of the dark-faced ghost collaborating with 'Yao'.

His escape in the confined space was chaotic and disorganized; he only managed to avoid death by relying on the layout of the main hall.

Li Shaojun felt there was still a crucial point he hadn't fully grasped: this extraordinary person named 'Yao' controlled the wooden figure as if it were his own body, and his mastery of Gongsun Hong's twelve Green Bamboo Swords was even greater. In particular, the fact that the other party used the wooden figure to wield the Green Bamboo Swords was simply bizarre and beyond Li Shaojun's comprehension.

One reason was that the opponent's ability to manipulate Law Treasure and mechanisms was outrageous, and another reason was that the opponent seemed to have some reservations about this hall, as they did not cause any damage when they used the wooden figures and twelve green bamboo swords to chase after the enemy.

It should be noted that Zhang Xuezhou and his group made extremely large movements when they explored the Mohists's mechanical city, including fighting and destructive searches. The fact that the other party is now acting so cautiously and meticulously is clearly abnormal.

Either there is a fifth entity within the main hall, or there is concern that some disruption might attract the attention of the Yuanshi Celestial Venerable outside the main hall, or that altering the arrangement of the main hall might cause potential problems with the array.

Li Shaojun thought for a few seconds, then started smashing things as he ran away in a panic.

Of course, the main hall of Zixiao Palace was sparsely furnished, with only a few low tables and a few paintings that had faded to the point of being illegible.

Smashing all these items wouldn't take too much time.

"Damn it, you scoundrel! Everything you smash now will be blamed on me later. Hongjun is such a opportunist; even if we break a table here, he'll make us take one less innate treasure!"

Seeing Li Shaojun messing around, the twelve flying swords controlled by the wooden automaton quickly split up, with ten given to Li Shaojun, while Zhang Xuezhou and the blue-faced ghost each received one.

"Hey, watch out!"

Zhang Xuezhou disliked Gongsun Hong's Green Bamboo Sword very much. This sword was made of special Law Treasure bamboo and did not contain any metal or iron, which rendered his Ceasefire Technique ineffective.

If his opponent were to pierce his body with a single sword strike, Zhang Xuezhou felt he would die very quickly.

He was like that, and Li Shaojun was no different.

However, Zhang Xuezhou hoped that Li Shaojun would not cause trouble by relying on his ability to die. If Li Shaojun could not share the burden of the Green Bamboo Sword, it would be Zhang Xuezhou's turn after the other party died.

He shouted, and Li Shaojun had already been struck in the calf by a sword.

"Heal!"

Seeing Li Shaojun stagger, Zhang Xuezhou, feeling much less pressure, couldn't help but use the Supreme Purity True Technique.

"It's over!"

Just as Li Shaojun was about to sit and wait for his death, a tremor ran through him, and he knew that the time ahead would be very difficult.

He had experienced something similar before; when he wanted to die, Gongsun Hongdu kept him alive, which meant he couldn't die at all.

There's no difference now; whenever his body is injured, Zhang Xuezhou will definitely use his magic to heal him.

Thinking of his own wounded state that was still healing, and the potential harm from the Supreme Purity True Technique, Li Shaojun steeled himself and charged directly at Gongsun Hong as he fled for his life.

"You wretched creature, surrender your life!"

He carried an earthenware pot, like a warrior holding explosives to blow up a bunker.

Regardless of its potential impact, let's get things done first.

After all, he and Zhang Xuezhou were two useless individuals who could only manage this much in a direct confrontation.

"You've got some nerve!"

Yao, who was vomiting, raised his head slightly, then lowered it again.

He not only ordered wooden figures to block his way, but also had ten green bamboo swords chasing after Li Shaojun.

Li Shaojun can dodge the attacks of the Green Bamboo Sword by dodging left and right, but as long as they are in a straight line of combat, the opponent cannot avoid his attacks.

"Ugh!"

Yao's head had been lowered for less than two seconds when several sharp, thudding sounds of swords piercing flesh rang out, followed by the explosive sound of a mechanical man's fist. Above his head, a foul stench filled the air, and countless black and white powders poured down like water.

"You'd rather die than let me get all over you?"

He looked at Li Shaojun, who was lying in the stench with his long tongue sticking out, and couldn't understand this death-defying behavior.

"It harms others without benefiting oneself!"

Yao could only shake his head repeatedly, trying his best to wipe off the stench.

Without a physical body, he was easily affected by these external powders, but now that he has a physical shell to shield him, these powders are nothing more than a foul stench to him.

What really caused him big trouble were the powder and water that were forced into his stomach and intestines.

One was into toxic powder, the other into toxic liquid; Yao hated these two young scoundrels to the core.

Now that one person had been beheaded, his anger subsided slightly.

"You've mutilated his body like this, even if I crawled inside, I wouldn't survive!"

A slightly more receptive tone came through.

Perhaps seeing Li Shaojun's tragic end and having almost no other choice, Qinghei Guilian hesitated and began to consider cooperation.

And through their cooperation, the sole objective of occupying the body became...

Yao and the dark-skinned ghost face exchanged glances, then both turned their gazes toward Zhang Xuezhou.