Changxi Boldly Tests the Dao Heir, the Black Coffin Shrinks to an Inch and Returns to Chongming

"What do you mean 'within the jurisdiction of the Chongming Sect'? Cloud Horn Prefecture is under the jurisdiction of the Shannan Circuit General Administration Office. Before I commanded the army to move, I sought permission from the Earl of Fengen. Even if I were to report this to the Duke, there would be no fault on my part. How dare you, a petty person, interfere in my affairs?!"

When Sha Shan answered, his expression turned stern, and his pupils seemed to bulge out.

Back when Buried Spring Mound was constantly following the Blood Sword Sect's actions in the Two Rivers Circuit, many seasoned cultivators suffered great losses at the hands of the old bird Fei Tianqin.

Two or three hundred years later, even though many of these people had perished, their disciples and followers had grown up, including many of the backbone of the Buried Spring Mound Sect.

Currently, Sha Xuansong, the Buried Spring Mound, has assessed the situation and pledged allegiance to the Immortal Dynasty. As a Ying Prefecture Fei Household of Buried Spring Mound, he dares not harbor any resentment towards the Kuang Household. However, as for the declining Fei family of Yingzhou, Sha Shan has little respect for them.

Not to mention that Kang Changxi, who is standing before me, is not even considered a direct descendant of the Fei Household. Moreover, his elder brother was always at odds with me back in the military!

"You good-for-nothing, you charlatan, you've really messed up today. How dare you come here and spout nonsense in front of me?"

Kang Changxi had no interest in arguing with Sha Shan about whether the Marquis of Martial Peace's fiefdom of Cloud Horn Prefecture should be a matter for the Shannan Circuit General Administration Office to handle.

To be honest, if the Demon Officer Yongli Sha Shan n't suddenly appeared and conjured a black coffin, the Chongming Sect might have lost many lives and still failed in the end.

You should know that Yongli Demon Officer's escape skills are extraordinary.

Even Gada, the Buddhist disciple of Original Response Temple who far surpassed Kang Changxi and Sha Shan, along with a group of close friends who had attained the Golden Core, were outwitted by this beast and escaped.

However, Kang Changxi showed no gratitude whatsoever. Instead, he brandished his spear and thrust it straight at the black coffin that was locking up the Yongli Demon Officer.

But Sha Shan couldn't just sit idly by and watch this happen. Last time, when he tried to kill the Yongli Demon Officer, he not only failed to achieve anything but also suffered heavy losses.

This shameful matter had been hanging over the Duke's mansion for a long time, and Sha Shan had always held a grudge against it. This time, he finally managed to find the whereabouts of the Yongli Demon Officer through the eyes of the Demon Correction Office.

They didn't want to reorganize their troops, and after borrowing Law Treasure, they rushed over as fast as they could, but they were still a step behind the Chongming Sect and his party.

If it were any other Golden Core Chongming Sect standing before him, Sha Shan might have tried to reason with them. But Kang Changxi had the blood of the Fei Household flowing through his veins, so he never expected to hear a single kind word from this Daoist of the Buried Spring Mound.

Before Kang Changxi could react, Sha Shan, without even thinking, suddenly conjured a pale, ink-colored death aura from the tips of his five fingers. Strands of this aura coiled into a three-inch-long, malevolent blade, its cold light tempered with filth, aimed directly at Kang Changxi's face!

With his other hand, he made a hand Hand Seals and urged the Nine-Lock Nether-Suppressing Coffin in mid-air to tremble. The six chains stretched taut like living snakes, with five of them wrapping around Kang Changxi, while only one remained tightly locked around the struggling Yongli Demon Officer inside the coffin.

"Your Buried Spring Mound killed quite a few people back then, otherwise, with your meager skills, how dare you shamelessly call yourself a Daoist Master?"

Kang Changxi snorted coldly, pushing his Primordial Ancient Body to its limit. Pale golden Qi and Blood surged through his body like waves, and his crimson spear swept out horizontally. The flames on the spear shaft surged by more than ten feet, and with a crisp "clang", it actually knocked the five chains apart!

The flames, tinged with deathly aura, instantly burned the pale ink-like spiritual light, causing it to sizzle and dissipate into wisps of green smoke in mid-air.

Sha Shan's pupils constricted sharply. "What kind of people are these Kangs? It makes no sense that even that scoundrel Xing Jin's brethren possess such abundant Qi and Blood!"

He gritted his teeth and cursed the Sect Leader Kang Da father and son again, then let out a muffled groan and threw out all the demonic blades from his fingertips, while simultaneously activating the Mound Domain Barrier.

A pale ink-colored spiritual light spread out from the black coffin, covering an area of a hundred feet. The spiritual soil on the ground instantly frosted over, and the cold air, mixed with deathly energy, seemed to solidify, penetrating directly into Kang Changxi's limbs and bones.

"This little barrier is not enough to stop me?" Kang Changxi's Delusion-Breaking Golden Eyes suddenly lit up, and two golden rays pierced through the barrier, instantly spotting the cracks on the black coffin's chains.

The crack had widened by half a finger under the repeated impact of death energy and flames, and the roar of Yongli inside the coffin became clearer and clearer. Even the demon-suppressing runes on the coffin body began to flicker.

He stomped his foot, his golden Qi and Blood bursting through the mist like the sun, forcefully creating a gap in the Mound Domain Barrier. His spear pierced the crack in the chains. "This Demon Officer belongs to the Chongming Sect! You dare try taking another hit?!"

Sha Shan was so overwhelmed by the junior before him that he broke out in a cold sweat, feeling humiliated. He immediately changed the spell he was using.

After a few more barely perceptible sounds, a faint hint of green mixed with the pale ink of death surged toward the cracks in the chains. However, it only repaired the damage for a moment before being undone by the Demon Power of the Yongli Demon Officer inside the coffin.

Sha Shan instantly realized, "I almost forgot! That guy inside isn't someone to mess with either!!"

He knew that if he dragged this out any longer, the chains would break. The escape of the Demon Officer was a minor matter; the real disaster would be the loss of the Law Treasure he had borrowed from Earl of Fengen Kuai En!

He didn't care about the Demon Officer's life at that moment, slammed his right hand on the coffin lid, and with a "whoosh," half a bag of Bone-Corroding Sand poured out from the bottom of the coffin. "You beast, if you're going to be so restless, then you'd better not live!!"

The black sand turned into black mist as soon as it landed, sticking to the sole of Kang Changxi's boots and wrapping around them. The sand grains crackled and popped when they met the golden Qi and Blood. Although it did not harm Sha Shan Kang Changxi as expected, it did slow down the latter's progress.

Taking advantage of the moment, Sha Shan made a hand Hand Seals with his left hand to activate the Army-Suppressing Talisman Seal. The runes on the coffin suddenly lit up with an earthy yellow spiritual light, and the last remaining chain tightened sharply. Yongli's roar inside the coffin instantly weakened.

Kang Changxi found it rather strange, after all, this black coffin was borrowed from Sha Shan, yet the person wielding it was quite skilled, which was truly rare.

However, he had no time to spare, as Sect Leader Kang Da had previously made it clear to his juniors that they would capture this Yongli Demon Officer alive and take him back. How could Kang Changxi possibly agree to that?!

Kang Changxi suddenly flung away the flames from the spear tip, burning away the black mist clinging to his legs, and roared, "He deserves to die!!"

Flames rose from the gun, and when it was only about ten feet in front of Sha Shan, they scorched the latter's armor, causing it to crack and some of the edges to even melt away.

Sha Shan's anger intensified. After all, he was a Dao Child of Nascent Soul sect, and even the high-ranking officials of the Lord Lian had to greet him with a smile.

Yet, he suffered repeated defeats against the sons of such a small family. If word got out, it would be far more than just "shameful" for Buried Spring Mound!

Therefore, he threw aside the last bit of fear in his heart, and after a few loud shouts, his eyes were full of ferocity, showing no sign of holding back at all.

Seeing that the two were truly enraged, the fierce soldiers on both sides, who had been holding back, seemed to gradually ignite their own anger.

Fortunately, the team leaders Jin Tanglü and Zheng Wanbi, still retained their rationality. Having long served as the head of their household in Cloud Horn Prefecture, they were often reminded by their family head to behave appropriately.

Thanks to the suppression by the two, the various families of the Chongming Sect managed to avoid conflict with the Duke's army.

This gave Jin Tanglü a sense of relief; otherwise, if news of the battle between the two sides had reached Phoenix Cry Prefecture, regardless of whether Chongming Sect won or lost, they would likely have suffered the consequences.

Since she didn't have a strict elder father to supervise her, Zheng Wanbi, standing beside Jin Tanglü, was much more relaxed than the former, and even had the energy to speak up:

"Senior Brother Jin, I never expected the Second Young Master's cultivation to be so formidable! This Sha Shan Core Formation has been at the Core Formation stage for nearly a hundred years, and is Nascent Soul Grandmaster Dao Child, yet he was entrusted with such an important task by the Duke of Qin. Even so, he can only fight the Second Young Master to a standstill."

"The Second Young Master has been tempered in the military since his training in the Two Rivers Circuit. His heroic spirit was so impressive that even the elders sent by the Yukun Han Household to choose a son-in-law were full of praise when they saw him."

Only he and his Uncle Rongquan could grasp some of the profound Daoist techniques passed down by their Grandmaster. Now that they had successfully attained the Golden Core and refined the Core Essence in one fell swoop, and had also received several magical Law Treasure personally bestowed upon them by their Grandmaster, the Sect Leader, their abilities were beyond the reach of ordinary people of the same level!

Only,"

Jin Tanglü's praise abruptly stopped, a hint of worry appearing on his face, before he continued:

"But as Junior Sister Zheng said, this Sha Shan is also from a prominent family, but it's not so easy to deal with. We still need to be careful and vigilant. If anything unexpected happens later, Junior Sister and I must not only quickly restrain people's hearts, but also not be considerate of ourselves!"

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother Jin. I will certainly understand."

Surrounded by Sha Shan thick with deathly aura, he could not hear the various schemes of the two younger members below him.

He used his power to temporarily activate the black coffin, pressing the Yongli Demon Officer inside until it was on the verge of death. At this point, he could free up his hands and no longer have to fight on two fronts with Kang Changxi and the Yongli Demon Officer.

Even though the Buried Spring Mound was almost ruined by Fei Tianqin and his comrades, the Nascent Soul sect always had insight in selecting its members. The fact that Sha Shan was able to stand out from his fellow disciples and be recognized as a Dao Child at this time must mean he had some skills.

That True Person and all those who have cultivated for so many years wouldn't be so foolish as to willingly invest so much in a useless piece of trash.

Therefore, after Sha Shan cast aside his worries and freed up his hands and feet, Kang Changxi truly experienced how sharp the Daoist techniques of the Buried Spring Mound were and how dazzling his Law Treasure were.

The half-zhang-long black wood staff in Sha Shan's hand was covered with cracks of varying depths, and a piece of dark, malevolent jade was embedded at the top. As soon as it appeared, the surrounding death aura surged towards the staff like a tide, and even the air seemed to become heavier.

This Mysterious Sha Coffin Staff was a magical Law Treasure crafted for him by the elders of the Buried Spring Mound. It was made from the withered coffin of the ancient tomb and refined with Sha Qi over thousands of years, making it extremely powerful.

"Today I'll teach you, you little brat, what the True Person's teachings are all about!" Sha Shan roared, slamming his staff into the ground. A faint, dark light burst forth from the cracks in the Mysterious Sha Coffin Staff. The original hundred-zhang-long Mound Domain Barrier suddenly shrank to ten zhang, while the density of death energy increased several times over. The white frost on the ground condensed into sharp ice spikes, piercing straight towards Kang Changxi's feet.

This barrier was no longer simply trapping the enemy, but had transformed into a "murderous prison," with every inch of air enveloped in a murderous Sha Qi. Even the golden Qi and Blood around Kang Changxi began to ripple, hissing as if being corroded by strong acid.

Kang Changxi frowned, his Delusion-Breaking Golden Eyes golden light, barely able to make out the trajectory of the ice spikes. With a flash of spiritual light, he retreated rapidly.

But after taking only two steps back, he felt a weight on his back. It was Sha Shan who had taken advantage of the moment he dodged and suddenly swung his staff.

A concentrated mass of death energy, carrying the force to cleave gold and shatter jade, slammed into Kang Changxi's robes. His face instantly flushed red, a mouthful of sweetness welled up in his throat, and he cursed again:

"You disobedient grandson, you know how to serve me well!"

His curse had barely landed when the Sha Shan began to move again.

The Mysterious Sha Coffin Staff glowed with a ghostly light. The staff tip was aimed at Kang Changxi, and a jet-black beam of Sha Qi shot out. Wherever the beam passed, even space seemed to be dyed black. Even Kang Changxi's Delusion-Breaking Golden Eyes could barely catch its trajectory.

Kang Changxi dared not take the direct hit, and quickly dodged to the side. The beam of light grazed his shoulder and landed on the open ground in the distance, instantly creating a crater ten feet deep. Thick black frost had formed at the bottom of the crater, and even the soil had been frozen into pieces by the Sha Qi.

Even though he dodged the direct attack, the aftershock of the beam of light still grazed his left arm, leaving a deep, bone-revealing wound. Dark green Sha Qi seeped into his meridians through the wound, causing him to break out in a cold sweat from the pain.

"Just like your detestable brother, you have a foul mouth!!" Sha Shan sneered, raising his Mysterious Sha Coffin Staff again. He was provoked by Kang Changxi's curses and his arrogant arrogance resurfaced.

He was a precious child, cherished and pampered, and had never experienced being mistreated.

But now that he heard Kang Changxi, this petty wretch, dare to mock him repeatedly, he made up his mind that even if he didn't want to take his life, he would at least teach him a lesson.

Therefore, even though Sha Shan had the upper hand, he still showed no mercy in his attack. "Back then, that feathered beast of yours harmed my ancestors at the Buried Spring Mound. Today, I'll make you, a mere junior, pay for that debt!"

He clearly had no intention of giving Kang Changxi a chance to breathe. The evil energy on his staff condensed again, this time transforming into countless tiny evil blades that hovered around Kang Changxi, like an impenetrable net that tightly bound him.

Kang Changxi gritted his teeth, pressing his left hand against the wound on his left arm. A large amount of golden Qi and Blood, generated by the Primordial Ancient Body, surged towards the wound, barely suppressing the spread of the Sha Qi.

He gripped his spear tightly in his right hand; though the flame at the tip was much shorter than before, it was still sharp, and his eyes remained piercing. "I almost forgot you have a long-standing grudge against my brother. Today, I'll settle that score with you!"

Instead of getting angry, Sha Shan laughed, his eyes flashing with even more ferocity, and with a wave of his hand, he sent the murderous blade stabbing towards Kang Changxi.

Kang Changxi took a deep breath, pushing his Primordial Ancient Body. He poured all his remaining golden Qi and Blood into his spear, causing the flames at the spear tip to suddenly surge by half a zhang. He charged towards the Fiend Blade, sweeping his spear horizontally and shattering the Fiend Blade in front of him.

But there were too many evil blades. One batch was shattered and another batch came. Soon, several more wounds appeared on his right leg and back. Dark green Sha Qi condensed at the wounds, which gradually slowed down his movements.

Because the battlefield situation was going too smoothly, Sha Shan not only began to feel complacent, but even began to regain his senses and consider whether he should show mercy.

After all, the Ying Prefecture Fei Household still has a lot of superior cultivation materials stored here, and the other party's father, who is known for being vengeful and bullying women, also has a bad reputation.

If that True Person of Buried Spring Mound is too busy to come in person, Sha Shan really can't think of any elder in his own sect who could compare.

Just as the soldiers and clan troops under the Chongming Sect were feeling alarmed, Kang Changxi actually abandoned his long spear and Law Treasure, and flicked his sleeve.

Then a loud buzzing sound arose all around. At first, only a few black dots appeared in Kang Changxi's sleeve, but in just a few breaths, they had already gathered into a cloud of insects in this sky.

"This is Lion Insect?!"

Sha Shan was slightly surprised. These Lion Insect seemed to have some special abilities, all of them covered in silver armor and looking quite extraordinary. If an ordinary Golden Core cultivator were to encounter these hundreds of thousands of Lion Insect, they would probably perish.

However, in Sha Shan's eyes, it was just a desperate measure taken by Kang Changxi when he was facing a hopeless situation!

"Ridiculous!"

But then, a dense aura of death seeped from his palm, Withering Incantation Art of the Buried Spring Mound, creating a large gap in the thick cloud of insects, just enough for him to raise his staff and attack!

But as soon as he took the first step, Kang Changxi, far from being afraid, instead curled his lips and laughed:

"A Grand Daoist Child? Nothing special?!"

As soon as Kang Changxi finished speaking, Sha Shan heard the sound of wind breaking beside him. At first, he didn't pay any attention, but when the three Soul -Soul-Splitting Sword Qi rushed towards him in the form of the Three Powers, he was shocked and his face turned pale with fright, and his hair stood on end.

"Could it be Double Brightness Jiang Third who's here?!"

His knowledge was certainly not lacking, and he could tell that these three Soul-Splitting Sword Qi were comparable to the full power of Middle Stage of Golden Core sword cultivator. In his memory, only Jiang Qing in the vicinity could reach this level, and he immediately panicked!

Sha Shan reacted a beat too slow; before he could even control his defensive Law Treasure, the Sword Qi was already rushing towards him, intent on taking his life.

Now he could only barely cope with the attack using his Mysterious Sha Coffin Staff. It was because of his arrogance that he made a mistake. The three Sword Qi that he could have dealt with easily ended up damaging his Law Treasure and causing blood to trickle from his mouth!

Looking around again, besides the mischievous Kang Changxi huddled in the insect cloud, where were the other Golden Core?!

"You're asking for it!!"

Sha Shan was instantly enraged, and the black light of the Mysterious Sha Coffin Staff in his hand shone brightly. Even though Kang Changxi was protected by the insect cloud and his spiritual shield was a Higher Vehicle item given to him by True Person Tiger Spring, he still vomited several mouthfuls of blood, his spiritual light dimmed, and he gradually showed signs of defeat.

Just as the soldiers on both sides were about to make their move, sword flashes appeared again around the Sha Shan, enraging him so much that he roared, "How dare you bully me again and again!!"

Having barely managed to deflect the sword light with his Law Treasure, and with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth again, Sha Shan looked up to see Kang Changxi with a joyful expression, exclaiming, "Third Uncle!!"

Sha Shan remained unconvinced and cursed, "You little brat, you dare to bully me?"

Before the Daoist of the Buried Spring Mound could finish speaking, his fierce eyes were filled with the Sword-Ray that was approaching him, and the remaining words were immediately stuck in his throat and could not be uttered.

He had barely finished dealing with the sword flashes beside him when a green shadow was already upon him, and a sneer drifted into his ears:

"What a distinguished Daoist disciple from a great lineage!!"

"Double Brightness Jiang Third?!!"

"Bang"

As Sha Shan cried out in alarm, he landed on the ground, raising a cloud of dust. Those below saw that two or three high-quality defensive Law Treasure beside him had been shattered by a flying sword, losing their spiritual light and becoming unusable.

At this critical moment, how could the soldiers who had come with Sha Shan not make a move!

Two advanced cultivators, their faces grim, headed towards Jiang Qing, but were intercepted midway by an elderly Golden Core dressed in shabby clothes. One of the two in front, clearly well-connected, recognized the newcomer and exclaimed in surprise, "Wufeng, what are you doing here?!"

Senior Cultivator Wufeng looked slightly embarrassed. After bowing, he hadn't spoken yet when he heard someone speaking again from the clouds:

"Senior Wufeng is a newly appointed guest elder of my Chongming Sect, why can't he come here?!"

"Kang Dabao?!" Sha Shan's lips trembled. This guy was, after all, a nobleman of the Immortal Dynasty and one of the most prominent figures in the area. How could he have reacted to such a minor disturbance?!

"Truly born into a lowly family, utterly shameless!!"

Sha Shan cursed inwardly, but the fierce look in his eyes gradually faded. He stood up, his arrogance gone, and bowed respectfully. "This humble official greets Marquis of Martial Peace!"

"Deputy Commander Sha is a rare guest. It's a rare treat for him to come to my Chongming Sect area. Why didn't you let me know beforehand? We could have gone to Yangming Mountain to enjoy a cup of fresh tea."

Sect Leader Kang Da was as amiable as ever, truly a hospitable person.

"You're too kind, Lord Marquis."

Before Sha Shan could finish speaking, Kang Dabao pointed and gestured, causing the black coffin that had imprisoned Yongli Demon Officer and his followers to gradually shrink to a length of only an inch. The magical Law Treasure, which should have been unfamiliar, became perfectly obedient in the Sect Leader Kang Da.

This unannounced action enraged Sha Shan and two other senior monks in the Ya Army, who joined forces to stop them.

"Presumptuous!!"

The Sect Leader Kang Da's halberd flashed, and the three of them had little chance to react before being forced back down, their faces ashen.

"This fellow, it's been so long, he looks a bit like that old bird!" Sha Shan sighed inwardly, still unwilling to lose face, and said resentfully:

"Marquis of Martial Peace, this Black Nether Coffin was personally Earl of Fengen! The demon inside is a wanted criminal on the Duke's list! This humble official advises Marquis of Martial Peace to think twice before acting, lest you regret it later."

Kang Dabao glanced at the Sha Shan, then put the black coffin in his hand into his bag. At this moment, even the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

When he spoke again, his tone became even colder. "Thank you for your earnest advice, Commander Sha. I, Kang, am fully aware of the pros and cons involved."

You may recount today's events to the Earl of Fengen and the other officials of the Duke's mansion, word for word. I want to see if any of you would like to come to Yangming Mountain to have a drink with me."

Upon hearing this, Sha Shan's chest heaved for a long time, but he dared not say another word.

He gripped the Mysterious Sha Coffin Staff tightly, his knuckles turning white, but eventually relaxed. Leading two wounded soldiers, he bowed and took his leave without even raising his head.

Kang Dabao watched them leave before turning to look at Kang Changxi, who was staggering towards him. His brows furrowed slightly, but he did not reprimand him.

"Don't be so reckless next time. How could you possibly defeat this Great Daoist Master? If I hadn't given you the Grand Unity Bronze Light Mirror long ago, would you have been able to wait for your third uncle to come to your aid this time?!"

Kang Changxi chuckled awkwardly for a while, but Kang Dabao wasn't sure if he had taken it to heart. Since this wasn't the place to talk, he decided to teach him a lesson later when they returned to the sect.

"I'm going to talk to Gada first. You all clean this up and go back to your sect to stay put."