“Ha! What a Supreme Taoist Temple, very good! You are truly impressive!” Jiang Bao looked at the remaining nine Taoist Masters, a cold killing intent flashing in his eyes. He spoke in a grim tone, “I visited the Supreme Taoist Temple with my master ten years ago. The Master there was an enemy of my master, and his cultivation was only at Master Rank. At that time, my master intended to destroy him, but later found that he wasn't entirely evil and had done some good deeds. In the end, he merely taught him a lesson and let him go. I never expected he would dare to send you here to take advantage of us! Very well!”
The masters of the Supreme Taoist Temple turned pale upon hearing Jiang Bao's words. The leader among them, a Taoist named Yin Jie, scolded, “Jiang Bao, stop slandering our Master with your baseless claims. Our Master has long entered the Daoist Earth Immortal Tablet; your master could never defeat our Master.”
“Haha, so he has already been promoted to Earth Immortal. No wonder he dares to act against us,” Jiang Bao sneered disdainfully. He forcefully tore apart his clothes and said coldly, “This time, when my master returns, I will definitely pay a visit to your Supreme Taoist Temple. Your temple has no reason to exist anymore. But before that, let me deal with you first!”
After tearing off his clothes, a Round Seal appeared on Jiang Bao's chest. However, this Round Seal had changed from the last time I encountered Jiang Bao back home.
A grotesque ghostly face emerged on Jiang Bao's chest; it looked inhuman and exuded an eerie aura that suggested it was anything but benign. Fortunately, this ghostly face was bound by chains made of black talismans, keeping it restrained within Jiang Bao's body.
“Come forth! Demon Lord!” Jiang Bao reached out and forcefully slashed at the talisman chains on his chest, breaking one of them.
As the chain shattered, the ghostly face suddenly opened its eyes as if coming to life. It revealed a sinister smile and lewdly said, “Hehe, Jiang Bao, you finally let me out! Hehe, I have been craving this for so long.”
The Demon Lord's gaze turned towards the Taoists of the Supreme Taoist Temple, a greedy glint flashing in its eyes. It licked its lips and said, “Jiang Bao, if you release all my seals, I can devour these nine insects in an instant. What do you think?”
Jiang Bao ignored the Demon Lord on his chest and swiftly formed a spell with his left hand while loudly chanting: “Ultimate Earth, Mystical Arts Have Methods! Supreme Three Pure Ones, lend me Divine Power to exterminate evil spirits! Daoist Seal, eradicate evil and ghosts for peace! Daoist Sect breaks false seals—command!”
As soon as Jiang Bao finished speaking, he slapped at the ghostly face on his chest. A scream erupted from his chest as the ghostly face instantly disintegrated into wisps of black gas that seeped into Jiang Bao's body.
These actions occurred rapidly—within three or four seconds—leaving the nine masters of the Supreme Taoist Temple without enough time to interrupt Jiang Bao's movements.
“Not good! Brothers, we must act quickly to eliminate Jiang Bao; delay will bring disaster!” A sense of foreboding rose in Yin Jie’s heart as he hurriedly grasped his Peach Wood Sword and formed a spell with his hands while rushing towards Jiang Bao.
“Jiang Bao, you dare to use dark magic. Today, at the Supreme Taoist Temple, we shall uphold justice and eliminate you, the demon.” The other Taoist Masters also brandished their magical artifacts, unleashing their strongest spells towards Jiang Bao.
“Is that all you’ve got? It’s too late.” Jiang Bao replied in a hoarse voice. At that moment, the black gas had been completely absorbed by him. Numerous faint black patterns appeared on his body, looking quite eerie. Even more unsettling was that the wounds on Jiang Bao's body were visibly healing at an astonishing rate, and his cultivation level was rising rapidly, almost on the verge of breaking through to Master Rank, with one foot already stepping into the Daoist Earth Immortal Tablet.
The cause of all this was Jiang Bao using the Round Seal on his chest. The reason he unleashed this move against the Supreme Taoist Temple's masters was not just to deal with them; his primary goal was to let the eight figures hovering above witness his transformation.
“Who would have thought that this Jiang Bao is a practitioner of Dual Cultivation of Dao and Demon? That old ghost has hidden us so well; it’s truly astonishing,” one of the Eight Store Managers in mid-air remarked. In fact, they had long known that my master had sealed a Demon Lord within either me or Jiang Bao. They had previously speculated that it was me since I had been sent out for spiritual training by my master a long time ago, leading them to subconsciously believe it was me.
Unfortunately for them, once they saw the Round Seal on Jiang Bao’s body, the outcome became clear. There was no chance left to seize anything.
The manager of the fourth store overseeing this contest remained expressionless and calmly stated, “There is no suspense in this challenge anymore. These nine Taoist Masters are no match for Jiang Bao; everything has been decided. We can leave now.”
“This time was merely a test from those forces, sending only some low-level disciples to challenge Jiang Bao. By next year, if that old ghost still doesn’t show up, I doubt it will be so easy. Some old-timers might not be able to hold back any longer,” someone chuckled, their tone laced with a sense of amusement.
“Amitabha. Jiang Ling practices both Dao and Buddhism; Jiang Bao engages in Dual Cultivation of Dao and Demon. That old ghost truly has taught two excellent disciples,” a monk from the Buddhist Sect also spoke up. Soon, silence fell over the air as the store managers quietly watched below, waiting for everything to come to an end.
After transforming into a demon cultivator, Jiang Bao raised his Seven Star Mysterious Dragon Sword and unleashed his Sword Technique once more while loudly declaring: “With a single heart to slay demons and monsters, evil ones wish to obstruct me. Without concern for justice, all relies on my heart’s intent. I wish to slay thousands to honor my sword. Seven Stars sweep away; Mysterious Dragon strikes the earth. Seven Star Mysterious Dragon Sword Technique, unleash!”
A deep dragon roar echoed once again as Jiang Bao swung his sword, enveloping the nine members of the Supreme Taoist Temple in its light. After several seconds passed and all dust settled, Jiang Bao sheathed his Seven Star Mysterious Dragon Sword, revealing nine cold corpses on the ground.
It turned out that Jiang Bao’s Seven Star Mysterious Dragon Sword Technique was a demonic sword technique; no wonder it differed from what I had learned.
(End of Chapter)
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