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Human Sacrifice
Crimson Silk danced around Yang Yunfei, who swiftly retreated to avoid Yunxi's attack.
Yunxi said, "Yang Hao is a disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect. If he does not wish to leave, no one can take him away."
"How ridiculous," Yang Yunfei scoffed. "Old Man is showing restraint because you are a woman, yet you have ruined Old Man's important matter. You truly are asking for trouble."
With that, Yang Yunfei moved like lightning, charging towards Yunxi. Yunxi stood her ground, allowing Yang Yunfei to strike. However, just as Yang Yunfei's hand was about to make contact with her, Yunxi's figure suddenly dispersed, and a strand of Crimson Silk wrapped around Yang Yunfei's neck, yanking him backward with force.
Yang Yunfei's face turned crimson as he fell through the air. With a swift motion, he severed the Crimson Silk with a knife-hand strike. He landed on the ground and coughed, looking at Yunxi before saying, "Old Man was careless; I momentarily fell for your trick."
The crowd gasped in shock. As the top expert among the third generation disciples of the Yang Family, Yang Yunfei was already well-known in the Daoist World despite not being a direct descendant. It was unexpected that he would almost be defeated by a young woman in their first clash.
Yang Yunfei stared at Yunxi, his aura radiating outward. Suddenly, he was enveloped in a layer of yellow light. When Yunxi unleashed another Crimson Silk attack, it disintegrated upon touching Yang Yunfei's protective aura.
Yang Yunfei snorted and leaped forward to engage in battle with Yunxi. The disciples of Azure Cloud Sect drew their swords and aimed them at Yang Yunfei. "Stand down," Yunxi commanded.
Only then did they retreat, creating space for the two fighters who were now evenly matched.
At that moment, all the disciples from Azure Cloud Sect on the Dragon-Tiger List had vanished, leaving only the Third Elder trembling behind Nangong.
Nangong looked at me and said, "Come back to Serpent Cult with me."
"You wouldn't even kill Si Tu Nan when asked; how can you have the face to ask me to return to Serpent Cult? I haven't even settled accounts with you for forcing Zhang Jianzi to his death!" I replied.
"Master, let me capture this arrogant fool," Si Tu Nan volunteered.
I said, "Alright, Nangong. Si Tu Nan will fight me. If he wins, I will go with you; if he loses, you cannot threaten me again. Do you dare accept?"
Si Tu Nan was overjoyed as this was a great opportunity for merit, while Nangong frowned slightly. The Sword Sect Master also looked surprised and said, "Given your Dao Qi fluctuations, you're merely at the late stage of Foundation Establishment Realm while Elder Situ is a master of Core Formation Stage—two major realms above you. The difference in strength is immense; are you sure you want to challenge him?"
I said, "If Mr. Dongfang cares about me, he can have a match with Nangong. Whoever wins, I will go with them. Isn't that a good idea? It saves us from just staring at each other. After all, I have the Book of Life and Death with me."
Dongfang Jiu chuckled softly, glanced at Nangong, and then coldly said, "I think you should compete against each other."
I turned to Si Tu Nan and asked, "Old Si Tu, do you dare to compete with me?"
Si Tu Nan snorted and replied, "You don't know your place. You were chased like a dog back then, and now that you've learned some skills, you start boasting. If I don't teach you a lesson, you'll never recognize your own limits."
I continued, "I have one more condition that I hope Nangong Master and Mr. Dongfang will agree to."
Nangong coldly responded, "No."
"I propose that my battle with Si Tu Nan is a life-and-death match. Unless one side dies, no one is allowed to intervene," I stated.
Nangong Dao said, "I can't agree to that. If you die, the Book of Life and Death will be lost with you."
Si Tu Nan added, "Master, I will show mercy and not kill him."
Seeing Nangong hesitate, Si Tu Nan continued, "I know my limits, and this Yang Hao seems capable of using the power of the Book of Life and Death. If he uses powers that don't belong to him, I might not be his match."
I assured him, "Don't worry, Si Tu Nan. I won't use the power of the Book of Life and Death."
"Understood!" Si Tu Nan secretly felt pleased as he stepped forward; his Daoist robe fluttered without wind.
In the arena, Yunxi was fiercely battling Yang Yunfei when she struck him back with a palm. She looked at me with concern in her eyes. I said, "Yunxi, don't worry."
Yunxi feigned indifference and pretended not to hear me as she stared blankly in my direction. Yang Yunfei also paused; they had fought for over fifty rounds without a clear victor. Yang Yunfei couldn't understand why such a young woman possessed such formidable power. The events that transpired on Azure Cloud Mountain had not been disclosed to the outside world. He was unaware that Yunxi had received all the power from the Old Sect Leader through secret methods after her original talent.
In the arena, Si Tu Nan reached out to grab me. Suddenly, I vanished before him. Si Tu Nan swung a punch in response but found nothing behind him.
I fell from the sky, landing headfirst, and with both palms, I struck Si Tu Nan on the temple. He let out a scream and retaliated with a powerful punch that sent me flying.
I stumbled and fell to the ground, but with a light touch to steady myself, I quickly got back on my feet. Meanwhile, Si Tu Nan was ringing in his ears, bloodshot eyes glaring at me.
At this moment, I was merely at the early stage of the Divine Transformation Realm, while Si Tu Nan had reached the late stage of Core Formation Stage, his power far exceeding mine by at least tenfold. However, my Time Walk technique was elusive and unpredictable. Coupled with my ability to conceal my presence, Si Tu Nan could not detect my movements at all.
With bloodshot eyes, Si Tu Nan stared at me intently, fearing that I might vanish again before him. The arts of the Daoist Sect were ever-changing; no one could master every single one. Seeing my strange movements left him feeling alarmed.
When I vanished from sight once more, a sudden blue light erupted from Si Tu Nan. He formed hand seals and silently chanted a spell. With a loud boom, a powerful force surged forth, sending me crashing away, skimming along the ground.
With a cold smirk, Si Tu Nan gathered his fingers together, causing several scattered swords on the ground to suddenly fly up and lunge toward me.
I rolled on the ground as one of the swords plunged into the Bluestone Slab, sending stone chips flying everywhere. In that instant, Si Tu Nan changed his approach and charged at me. He threw a punch at my chest, and instinctively, I executed a counterattack using the technique from the Martial Dao Classic, sending Si Tu Nan flying back.
Si Tu Nan was taken aback and exclaimed, “The Martial Dao Classic?”
“You're overthinking it; it’s just brute strength,” I replied.
“Impossible! I've chased after Zhang Jianzi for so many years; how could I not know about the Martial Dao Classic? He must have passed it on to you; otherwise, how could you have deflected my strength?” Si Tu Nan insisted, as if trying to prove his point to everyone around.
“I only learned the Dao Jing right after Zhang Jianzi died. Do you think the Martial Dao Classic is some common cultivation method? One Book of Life and Death is already enough of a headache for me; don’t dump the blame for your failures onto me! Otherwise, I’ll just stand here and let you hit me once; then you’ll know.”
After saying that, I stood still. Si Tu Nan scoffed and said, “This is your own doing!”
He threw a punch with tremendous force that felt like thousands of pounds. I was sent flying back into a stone pillar, which shook violently upon impact. Rising to my feet and patting my chest, I remarked, “Looks like your strength isn’t up to par.”
The crowd gasped in shock; they couldn’t believe that after being struck by such a powerful punch, I remained completely unharmed. If it had been anyone else, their organs would have likely shattered instantly.
But now that I was a Taoist Sacred Body, how could Si Tu Nan, without using any Daoist Arts, possibly injure me with just one punch?
"Heart!" A voice suddenly called out from a nearby Azure Cloud Disciple.
I turned my head and saw everyone looking at the top of my head. Just as I raised my gaze, a massive white stone pillar in the center of the square came crashing down, landing directly on my forehead.
The enormous pillar completely covered me, breaking apart in the middle and creating a pit in the ground. I lay flat beneath the stone.
"He's dead..." someone muttered.
My fingers twitched, and I pushed the pillar off with a sudden force, then stood up. I grunted and looked at Si Tu Nan, saying, "How's it going? Are you alright?"
Just as I finished speaking, blood began to pour from my forehead, streaming down from my nostrils.
"Awkward... Looks like it's not the Martial Dao Classic," someone remarked.
"It must be a body refinement secret technique. To strengthen one's body to such an extent, this Yang Hao is no simple character," another person said.
"Of course, with the Book of Life and Death inside him and being Yang Sanqian's son, he was never going to be simple."
Si Tu Nan was equally astonished; he couldn't believe that a person's body could be this strong. He threw a punch wrapped in killing intent that heated the air around us. I retaliated with a punch of my own, enveloped in earthy yellow light as I activated the Mountain Split Technique.
With a loud bang, Si Tu Nan's Dao Qi was overwhelmingly powerful, forcing me to stagger back. However, he let out a scream as his hand shattered into pieces.
I extended my index finger forward, and an almost invisible Silver Thread shot out. Si Tu Nan sensed something and tried to block it with his Dao Qi, but my Silver Thread bypassed him and shot toward the back of his neck, piercing through with sudden force.
"You!" Si Tu Nan's face changed dramatically as his Dao Qi surged backward, attempting to expel whatever was inside his Acupoint. But the Silver Thread had locked onto his spine; if he forcibly broke it, he would immediately become disabled.
"This punch is for Douding!" I suddenly appeared in front of Si Tu Nan, knocking him down. While still in mid-air, I landed a punch on his face, blood splattering everywhere. With one blow, I shattered his facial bones, leaving him disfigured.
I looked at my fist as Dao Qi gathered from my Meridians. "This punch is for Brother Zhang! I'm taking your life!"
With a powerful punch, a deep pit appeared in the ground, and the fierce wind from the strike shattered the surrounding Bluestone Slabs within a three-zhang radius.
However, Si Tu Nan had vanished; he lay before Nangong, gasping for breath as he said, "Thank you for saving my life, Master."
"What a useless fool," Nangong remarked without even glancing at Si Tu Nan.
"Nangong Old Bastard, how shameless can you be? You turn your back on a life-and-death battle right in front of your fellow practitioners!" I shouted at Nangong.
The crowd erupted in discussion, cursing Nangong for his lack of honor. A life-and-death battle was not to be interfered with; it was a rule upheld by all sects.
Nangong's expression darkened. "Ever since the Ancestor went into seclusion, I haven't been angry for many years. I initially wanted to play with you all, but now I have no interest."
With one hand, Nangong reached out toward me from a distance. I leaned forward and pushed off the ground, causing the earth to crack as I launched a punch at Nangong.
Nangong flicked a finger, and with a thud, I was sent flying over a hundred meters, crashing through the entire Azure Cloud Hall and fracturing multiple bones in my body.
"Anyone who tries to stop me from taking what I want today will not escape death!" Nangong Dao declared.
Eastern Nine Desires hesitated, signaling several young members of the Sword Pavilion to step back. Meanwhile, Yunxi stood in front of Nangong, her Crimson Silk flowing behind her like the tail of a phoenix as her battle aura surged.
Nangong Dao continued, "No one has ever dared to defy my orders repeatedly. Kill everyone from Azure Cloud Sect! I want Yunxi's head displayed on the ruins of Azure Cloud Hall. The unification of Daoist Sects by Serpent Cult will begin here at Azure Cloud Mountain!"
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