The Dao Lord's Spirit Journey

In the wilderness, Zhang Xuezhou retrieved the White Bone horse, transforming it into a White Bone horse model no bigger than the palm of his hand.

The Nine Winds Demon King also summoned the massive golden eagle to land, and then sheathed his twin swords behind his back.

The pursuer and the pursued sat peacefully on the ground. The Nine Wind Demon King even had the intention of asking the person in front of him for guidance. He felt that this was the most bizarre black-hearted job he had ever done.

"Scrophularia is indeed a top-grade medicinal herb. You can use the Dingyang Stone to obtain Scrophularia!"

"But..."

"I understand your morals," Zhang Xuezhou said, "And I know you're worried about damaging your reputation, so I'll entrust you with a task!"

"You've commissioned me?"

"I have three old ginseng roots here to heal your injuries," Zhang Xuezhou said. "I don't want to know who sent you to kill me; I just want you to take his life after you return and finish your mission!"

"This?"

"He can assign tasks, and so can I. Besides, this task is also related to your healing," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Take it or leave it. If you kill the person who issued this task, no one will have a single bad word to say about you!"

What you said seems to make a lot of sense!

The Nine Winds Demon King was merely a powerful demon who took on shady tasks; he could obviously handle any target he could kill.

"It seems this wasn't a task entrusted by the Venerable One!"

When the Nine Winds Demon King's expression showed a hint of approval, Zhang Xuezhou already knew the hierarchy of the behind-the-scenes mission.

The other party is at most a Dharma Master, just like Dharma Master Honghua who previously launched a leapfrog dispute against Hongku.

And the other party may have even listened to his sermon.

Zhang Xuezhou wasn't the type to let a grudge go unpunished; given the chance, he would retaliate immediately.

He took out the three old ginseng roots given to him by Master Hongyuan, and the Nine Wind Demon King also accepted them hesitantly.

"What's next?" asked the Nine Winds Demon King.

"I'll write you a letter," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Take this letter to the Xieluosi River Holy Land and find a Alchemist named Zou Bugui. Once he sees my letter, he will surely be able to refine a top-grade healing pill for you!"

"Isn't only Luli capable of alchemy in the Xieluosi River Holy Land?" Nine Wind Demon King asked doubtfully.

"He is a human Alchemist, currently refining pills for Your Excellency. You'll find out when you get there," Zhang Xuezhou said. "I have some connections with him, so asking him to refine pills shouldn't be too difficult."

"Good!"

"Don't think I've taught you all my skills," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Once the Alchemist sees my letter, he can use his magic to determine my life or death. If you let me die in the Xiong State, the quality of the elixir he concocts will be questionable, and poisoning you is not out of the question!"

"What do you mean?" the Nine Wind Demon King asked with a serious expression.

"Escort me out of the Xiong State, at least to the vicinity of Yanmen Pass!"

Zhang Xuezhou put forward his requirements.

The people who kill Hongku can be in one group or two groups.

Zhang Xuezhou didn't want to deal with the Nine Winds Demon King alone, let alone other people.

His current situation is already ominous; if he were to be killed silently, there would be no justice to be found.

Besides seeking direct revenge, his more important task was to ensure his safe return to the Han Dynasty.

"Very well," the Nine Winds Demon King nodded in agreement, "If any fools try to steal my job, I'll take care of them for you while I'm at it!"

"Excellent!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded, rummaged in his sleeve pocket, and took out the black bone horse used for night raids.

"Manimani mutter black!"

After a low chanting, the palm-sized black skeletal horse rapidly expanded and took shape.

Two ghostly fire eyes flashed in the black horse's eyes, allowing Zhang Xuezhou to see everything within a hundred meters around him as he rode.

He mounted his horse, while the Nine Winds Demon King leaped back onto the golden eagle's back.

A cold night wind swept by, and both figures swiftly rushed south.

"This little guy is really good with his words. He actually managed to persuade a rigid and greedy demon like Jiufeng, and prevented him from using any of his ulterior motives!"

In the night sky, the Dharma body manifested by the Dao Lord revealed its form.

His true body did not leave the Dao Palace, but this Dharma body did.

Having condensed the essence of Yang, the avatar naturally needed to wander around and conduct tests.

For example, the power that the Yang Soul Incarnation can use, the distance that the Yang Soul Incarnation needs to maintain with the physical body, and the wonderful and bad aspects of the Yang Soul Dharma Body.

Each of these items needs to be tested.

It's not surprising that Daojun came to see the spectacle from the source.

"Interest motivates people!"

He recited a sentence slowly.

This statement is not only directed at the Nine Winds Demon King, but also at the internal affairs of the Yedie River Holy Land, as well as Hongku and others.

His gaze turned westward.

Just as someone used assassins to target Zhang Xuezhou, someone else targeted the 'fake Zhang Xuezhou '.

"The number nine is truly unlucky. If another Venerable One dies... we'll have to relax the conditions and allow some more people to become Venerable Ones!"

The Daoist Master recited the words from the bottom of his heart.

The internal strife within the Yedie River Holy Land will inevitably come to a conclusion, and someone will inevitably perish.

Or perhaps Hongku, or something else entirely.

Daojun doesn't currently have a high opinion of anyone, nor does he intend to stop anyone.

This is a conflict he cannot resolve. Even if he suppresses the discontent in people's hearts with his own strength, it will inevitably lead to a long period of covert infighting.

Conflicts clearly result in direct death, while infighting is a continuous drain on resources, ultimately leaving everyone empty-handed.

The fierce competition among heroes in the Southern Jambudvipa Continent serves as a precedent, and Daojun clearly does not wish to repeat the same mistake.

"This Hongku is no pushover. He seems to be starting from scratch, planning to directly redistribute the interests of the Venerable Ones' group. I'm afraid he'll be a source of trouble in the future!"

Daojun was not omnipotent or omniscient, but he had glimpsed some of the information.

Compared to chaos, Daojun clearly prefers tranquility.

If Hongku were Zhang Xuezhou's type, he would surely have formed an alliance with many venerable figures within a month of taking office, and then secretly investigated suspects.

But Hongku is Hongku after all Hongku; his choice of revenge and the struggle for interests is completely different from Zhang Xuezhou's.

This is an attempt to completely overwhelm one side, thereby making oneself the leader.

"So be it, no matter how chaotic the fighting in the Xiong State gets, it's none of my business!"

The emperors of the Han Dynasty in the Southern Jambudvipa Continent are all dead, so a little chaos in the Xiong State wouldn't be a big problem.

Moreover, Daojun is different from other demons such as Nine Spirits Yuansheng and Zunshang. As long as his secret place for recuperation is not threatened, Daojun allows external forces to contend with him.

Having thought this through, Daojun felt less inclined to warn Hongku.

His yang spirit body drifted with the wind, and wherever his divine thoughts went, he could fly and move as easily as his own arm, a feeling that greatly pleased the Dao Lord.

As he continued to refine his abilities, he developed a relatively condensed Dharma body, which was perfectly capable of being used for magical battles.

He drifted through the night sky until a faint fluctuation of Law Power swept across it, which piqued the Daoist's interest.

"This seems to be a spell for Body Control, this is quite interesting!"

As a top-tier spellcaster, Daojun immediately recognized the type of Incantation Technique based on the fluctuations in his Law Power.

"This young monk is impersonating Hongku. How should we deal with this trouble?"

This was originally intended to target Hongku, but because of Zhang Xuezhou's substitution, it was now being used against Zhang Xuezhou as well.

Daojun had previously thought the matter was over, but he didn't expect there to be a follow-up.

He soared enthusiastically through the night sky, watching the lively scene of the misdirected attack.