“Wasn’t that cauldron suppressed by Master? How is it back?”
“Damn, it’s a second one…”
The middle-aged man barely reacted when, with a “boom,” his body was crushed to pieces by the Qiankun Cauldron.
“You!”
Crow Taoist wanted to tear Ye Qiu to shreds. He hadn’t expected Ye Qiu to have another cauldron.
Even less did he expect that, in the blink of an eye, a mere martial artist would kill both his disciples.
And both disciples turned to pulp right before his eyes.
Crow Taoist was consumed with rage.
What Ye Qiu didn’t know was that the entire Tianji Sect consisted of just three people. Losing two at once left Crow Taoist utterly alone.
How could he not be furious?
“Kid, you’re courting death!”
Crow Taoist roared, his eyes turning deep as an abyss, with strands of divine light shooting out, utterly terrifying.
“Whoosh!”
Master Longbrow flashed forward, swiftly blocking Ye Qiu.
“This old guy is strong. You’re no match for him now. Hurry and absorb the dragon vein. I’ll hold him off for a bit,” Master Longbrow said.
“Old man, be careful,” Ye Qiu cautioned, quickly returning to the dragon shadow.
At that moment, the dragon shadow lay on the ground like a docile pet, lazily sprawled.
“Sorry.”
Ye Qiu apologised softly, then pressed his right palm on the dragon shadow’s head, activating the Nine Revolutions Divine Dragon Technique.
Instantly, a mystical force flowed into Ye Qiu’s body.
“Stop!”
Seeing Ye Qiu absorb the dragon vein, Crow Taoist shouted and rushed to stop him.
Master Longbrow swiftly threw out a handful of talismatius.
Suddenly, the talismans ignited, blocking Crow Taoist’s path.
“Crack!”
Crow Taoist struck out with a palm, turning the burning talismans to ash.
“Kid, give up the dragon vein, and I’ll leave you an intact corpse.”
As Crow Taoist spoke, he raised his palm, striking at Ye Qiu from afar.
The palm’s force was heavy, like a hurricane.
Whoosh!
Master Longbrow drew a talisman in the air with both hands. In an instant, a black talisman, like an iron wall, blocked Crow Taoist’s palm strike.
“Boom!”
The black talisman shattered, and Master Longbrow spat blood again.
But at this moment, he couldn’t care about his injuries. He had to stop Crow Taoist, or not only would Ye Qiu fail to restore his cultivation, but both he and Ye Qiu would die at Crow Taoist’s hands.
“Thud!”
Master Longbrow stomped the ground, launching himself into the air. He bit his right middle finger, and a line of blood shot out.
Chanting a spell, he drew a talisman in the air. Soon, a massive “Thunder” character appeared.
Suddenly, an oppressive aura enveloped the valley.
Sensing danger, Crow Taoist stopped and glanced at Ye Qiu before fixing his gaze on Master Longbrow.
“Blocking me time and again, it seems you seek your own destruction.”
Crow Taoist raised his palm, ready to kill Master Longbrow.
Suddenly, with a “boom,” five bolts of lightning, thick as buckets, struck down from the sky, aiming for Crow Taoist’s head.
“This is… Five Thunder Orthodox Method!”
Crow Taoist recognised Master Longbrow’s technique, surprise flickering across his face. Using his superior cultivation, he swiftly unleashed a dozen palm strikes, shattering the five lightning bolts.
“You’re the leader of Wudang. How do you know Longhu Mountain’s Five Thunder Orthodox Method?” Crow Taoist demanded.
“None of your business!” Master Longbrow snapped.
Crow Taoist said, “Longhu Mountain’s secret techniques are never shared. It seems you have deep ties with them. Perfect. Killing you will let me use your head to honour our sect’s ancestors.”
“Wait,” Master Longbrow said. “What do you mean? From your tone, it sounds like you have a grudge with Longhu Mountain?”
Crow Taoist replied, “Our sect was founded in the late Eastern Han. Our first leader was a genius. If not for Zhang Daoling, he would have been renowned, a legend.”
“But Zhang Daoling used despicable means, ambushing our first leader multiple times, forcing him to flee to barbarian lands.”
“Later, our Tianji Sect was constantly suppressed by Longhu Mountain, nearly wiped out.”
“With no choice, hundreds of years ago, our then-leader took the disciples into hiding in the countryside, escaping Longhu Mountain’s pursuit.”
“Our Tianji Sect and Longhu Mountain have an irreconcilable feud.”
That was close!
Luckily, he had posed as Master Chongxu.
Master Longbrow silently praised his own cleverness. If he had revealed his true identity as Longhu Mountain’s leader, Crow Taoist might have attacked him immediately.
“I’m quite the quick thinker.”
Master Longbrow mentally patted himself on the back, but then a puzzled look crossed his face.
If Longhu Mountain and Tianji Sect had such a deep grudge, how, as the current leader, did he know nothing about it?
And why was it not recorded in Longhu Mountain’s texts?
What was going on?
“Nonsense!” Master Longbrow said. “Master Zhang was an unparalleled figure, upright and just. How could he be as despicable as you claim?”
“And if there was such a great feud between Longhu Mountain and Tianji Sect, why hasn’t it been known in the martial world?”
“Why have I never heard of it?”
Crow Taoist replied, “Longhu Mountain prides itself as a righteous sect. Naturally, they wouldn’t spread such matters. As Wudang’s leader, it’s normal you haven’t heard.”
Master Longbrow said, “Master Zhang was a man of great virtue. He wouldn’t target your Tianji Sect without reason. Your sect must have done something heinous to deserve it.”
At that, Crow Taoist’s face flushed.
“It seems I guessed right,” Master Longbrow said. “You brought ruin on yourselves and blame others. Shameless.”
“You!” Crow Taoist glanced over and saw the dragon shadow had faded to a mere outline.
Ye Qiu had absorbed much of the dragon vein, his aura steadily rising.
Crow Taoist snapped awake, glaring at Master Longbrow. “Bastard, you’re deliberately stalling?”
“Only now you realise? Haha, you’re such an idiot,” Master Longbrow laughed. “If not to buy time for the kid, I wouldn’t bother talking to you.”
“Look at you, like a dung beetle. Even hearing you speak makes me sick.”
“And with both your disciples dead, why are you still alive?”
“Why not end it with a blade and join your disciples? Then the three of you can play cards in the underworld.”
“Go die!” Crow Taoist roared in fury, flicking his right sleeve. A black light flashed.
Instantly, Master Longbrow felt a life-or-death crisis, his body chilling.
