Chapter 104

Six-Armed Dragon God: "..."

He had finally stabilized his inner energy, but this single sentence almost caused it to become chaotic again. He barely suppressed the surging inner energy and forced himself to stand up.

The Taoist priests immediately became vigilant.

The Six-Armed Dragon God wiped the purple bloodstain from the corner of his mouth, coldly glaring at them. Then, he raised one hand and pointed at the sky.

The dark sky was immediately covered with dense clouds, blocking out the last bit of starlight. Amidst the black clouds, faint purple lightning flickered, making the atmosphere even more tense and terrifying.

Zhu Chu: "Ah, I’m so scared."

Everyone: "…"

Everyone was speechless at his unenthusiastic words, but the Taoist priests quickly reacted, raising their magical tools and attacking the Six-Armed Dragon God.

The Six-Armed Dragon God had lost two arms, but because of his long-term devotion to incense offerings, his combat strength was still formidable.

The Taoist priests’ attacks could hardly reach him, and only Xiang Ting was barely able to strike him, but still couldn’t prevent him from summoning lightning.

The dark clouds in the sky gathered more and more, quickly condensing into a massive mass, descending with tremendous pressure. Purple lightning was scattered throughout, flashing intermittently.

Everyone felt a chill in their hearts, and the Taoist priests’ faces twitched: "Damn, he’s actually able to summon the heavenly tribulation!"

The Six-Armed Dragon God looked at their panicked expressions and couldn’t help but let out a sinister laugh: "Hahaha! When you used this formation to seal us, did you ever think that you would end up like this?"

The monsters sealed inside the demon-sealing formation were naturally demons, and the Taoist priests now finally realized the true identity of the opponent, their faces changing dramatically.

"Demons! The great war between the gods and demons thousands of years ago, all demons were sealed and killed! How could there still be demons in this world?"

"‘Sealed and killed’?" The Six-Armed Dragon God snorted with a laugh, "You humans really are arrogant!"

He didn’t explain how he survived, but casually pointed at the sky. The dark clouds immediately reacted to the demonic energy on his body, and terrifying lightning began to gather.Chapter 104

The Six-Armed Dragon God had lost two arms, and there was still blood on his lips. However, due to having the upper hand, the demon exuded a sense of confident assurance.

The terrifying thunder tribulation was gathering, and they had now entered the heart of the formation. Once the tribulation was fully formed, there would be no way to escape its range.

The Taoist priests' faces were filled with despair, and they could only look back in horror, their eyes bloodshot as they looked at the few people who had just entered: "Run! Quickly, get out of here!!"

As soon as they stepped into the formation's range and hadn't yet had time to be shocked by the sudden change in the scene before them, Xiao Ling immediately saw the terrifying scene within the formation and froze in fear.

He was originally supposed to stay outside and wait, but Yan Xingwei insisted that the opportunity was rare and insisted on coming in to see the world. Unable to refuse, Xiao Ling had quietly followed him in.

Who would have thought they would encounter such a scene?

He turned to run, but before he could leave, he grabbed Yan Xingwei, who had come in with him: "Hurry! Let's run together!"

To his surprise, Yan Xingwei stepped back, easily dodging his hand.

Yan Xingwei glanced at him with a half-smile, and his gaze quickly turned to the front, where lightning and thunder clashed. There was no fear in his eyes, instead, it seemed like he was admiring a beautiful painting.

Xiao Ling stared at him, momentarily forgetting to run.

A strange thought flashed through his mind, and he suddenly couldn't remember how he had originally met Yan Xingwei.

Meanwhile, at the center of the formation, the Six-Armed Dragon God saw the two figures and was momentarily stunned. Then, his expression became even more frenzied.

He turned the tables and suddenly began to attack the Taoist priests and Xiang Ting, clearly determined to leave them here.

His strength was already overwhelming, and when he was bent on keeping them behind, even Xiang Ting couldn’t manage to escape unscathed, let alone the other Taoist priests.

The expressions of the Taoist priests grew more desperate, but none of them retreated. Instead, they threw themselves into the attack without hesitation, hoping to give their companions a chance to escape.

Countless yellow talismans and magical tools were thrown out, leaving only trivial wounds on the demon’s body.

The dark clouds overhead grew heavier in the blink of an eye, and a terrifying thunder tribulation was about to brew.

The Taoist priests could not help but close their eyes, silently thinking to themselves, "This is the end."

After waiting for a moment, the anticipated thunder and searing pain did not come.

Instead, the Six-Armed Dragon God’s frantic roar echoed: "How could this happen? How could this happen!! How is it possible that the formation could be so easily..."

The Taoist priests opened their eyes in unison, and they saw that the scene around them had completely changed.

The towering trees characteristic of the southwest mountains came into view, their lush green leaves swaying. Among them, a few stars calmly twinkled in the sky.Where are the dark clouds and the brewing thunder tribulation?

They had already returned to the real world.

Before they could be stunned, the Six-Armed Dragon God was already pressed under the tiger claws by Xiang Ting, who had reacted in time.

Xiang Ting still had the spellbinding golden light from Ke Xingzhou earlier. With a forceful grip of the tiger claw, the Six-Armed Dragon God's chest was violently torn open, and the words he hadn't finished speaking were completely silenced.

Yan Xingwei: "......"

The scene was silent, with only the hurried breaths of the group that hadn't yet calmed down.

The Taoist priests, having survived the ordeal, hadn't even begun to rejoice when they suddenly heard a surprised cry from behind: "Ah!!"

Everyone's hearts tightened, and they quickly turned around, only to see that one of the two ordinary people who had been standing at the edge of the formation had vanished.

Xiao Ling collapsed to the ground, still unable to calm the terror on his face. With a pale complexion, he pointed to where Yan Xingwei had just stood: "He... he... he suddenly disappeared..."

The Taoist priests quickly stepped forward to inspect, and a rich purple-black aura was left behind in his spot.

The man who had come with them, appearing harmless, was clearly also a demon.

Everyone felt a lingering fear and dared not imagine what might have happened if that demon had suddenly ambushed them along the way.

At this moment, a noise came from behind the bushes. Everyone jumped in shock and turned to look, like startled birds.

Ke Xingzhou, under their gaze, hesitated and spoke: "The few demon gods have already signed labor contracts. According to the 'Labor Law,' I can't casually dismiss employees."

The Taoist priests: "........"

Is this what they were asking about!!

However, it was indeed a hidden danger. They had thought that the so-called dragon gods were merely evil spirits disguised as demons, as similar things had happened before.

Now they realized that these so-called demon gods were actually demons. Thinking about how the Xiaoyao Sect's good ghosts had so recklessly hired them, the Taoist priests couldn't help but feel a sense of dread.

Demons had always only existed in legends. Who would have thought they were just here to assist the Taoist association in the southwest region in eliminating the evil path, only to encounter real demons?

Not just one or two, but more than ten!

The Six-Armed Demon God was relatively easier to deal with, as its six arms were clearly abnormal and could only deceive those with crooked hearts. It stayed in the human world by founding an evil path and absorbing incense offerings.

But a demon like Yan Xingwei had already blended so well with humans, even concealing his aura to the point that they couldn't detect it!

Was there still a chance that more demons were lurking in the mortal realm?

The more the Taoist priests thought about it, the heavier their hearts became.

Zhu Chu, however, noticed that the master seemed to be holding something and approached to see, exclaiming in surprise: "What the hell, Master, did you find jade?"

Everyone looked in the direction of his words, and sure enough, Ke Xingzhou was holding several pieces of jade, all of them a rich green, each of considerable size. Based on the current market, they would easily sell for a few million.

The Taoist priests were stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted.

This should be the formation's core.

So it was Ke Xingzhou who had taken the formation core in time, causing the magic formation to fail, preventing the Six-Armed Demon God from summoning the heavenly lightning, and saving them?

The Taoist priests looked at Ke Xingzhou's overly young and handsome face, their emotions growing more complicated.

Xiang Ting, however, was not too surprised. He only frowned: "This place seals countless demon tribes, the formation core cannot be lost. The Six-Armed has been killed by me; put the thing back."

He seemed very wary of Ke Xingzhou, and the Taoist priests were momentarily confused.

Even if they were Taoist beasts, the other party had just saved them. Was it right to treat their savior this way?

As the saying goes, when someone feeds you, you should be soft, let alone saving your life. The Taoist priests were about to speak to ease the atmosphere when they saw Ke Xingzhou step back two steps, hiding the jade behind his back.

The Taoist priests: "......?"

Suddenly, they had a bad premonition, and sure enough, the next second Ke Xingzhou spoke: "There are no more demon tribes here. The formation has already fallen apart. Even if you put it back, the grand formation won't activate."

This was the truth.

When the formation fell apart, as long as the core was not disturbed, it could still operate for a while. For example, the earlier thunderstorm was powerful enough to destroy all the demons within the formation.

But once the core was activated and then put back, the formation would need to be fully intact to work again.

But Xiang Ting's temple vein twitched: "Then you still can't take it. This is... public property."

Ke Xingzhou looked at him suspiciously: "I picked it up."

"Natural resources are public property, not for personal ownership. I'll have the local police station issue you a certificate of appreciation for your submission."

Ke Xingzhou: "?"

His expression was reluctant. So much green jade, in his divine eye sight, was blindingly green, more than enough to blind people. It was worth far more than the money he made from one ritual. How could he give it away?

And only a certificate of appreciation? He'd gotten countless certificates in his life.

But Xiang Ting continued in a low voice: "Refusing to hand it over will result in a fine."

"A fine for how much?"

"Anyway, more than the value of these pieces of jade," Xiang Ting added, "And for occupying public resources, you'll face criminal charges."

Now Zhu Chu became nervous: "Isn't that like Huang Mao, who can't get a certificate of no criminal record?"

Ke Xingzhou: "......"

Ke Xingzhou didn't really understand why he needed a certificate of no criminal record, but when Zhu Chu mentioned this to Huang Mao, his expression was quite panicked, clearly not a good sign.

He fell silent for a moment, and his second disciple suddenly hooked his palm.

"I'll buy you a new one, greener than this."

Ke Xingzhou hesitated for a moment, still reluctant: "That's yours. How can a master take his disciple's money?"

Nie Chen: "It's a voluntary gift."Ke Xingzhou decisively threw all the jade pieces out: "Take it back!"

Xiang Ting: "..."

Xiang Ting, nervously, rushed up to catch all the jade stones, and after carefully checking for cracks, visibly relaxed.

The Taoist priests: "..."

Seeing his expression, was there any doubt left about who the jade stones belonged to?

The Taoist priests looked at Ke Xingzhou, then at Xiang Ting, and finally lowered their heads to examine their own Taoist robes that had been torn during the battle, and the only valuable magical artifact on their bodies. Their belief in living a life of simplicity and poverty as monks wavered again.

No wonder when they first entered the sect, their master told them to sever attachments and focus on themselves.

They really hadn’t realized it until now—what kind of life were they living?!