Chapter 600: Chapter 49: Dragon and Tiger (Part 2)
"Hmm..."
Fang Zheng stroked his chin, shrugged his shoulders, and transformed into a wisp of dark wind, sweeping away.
Not long after.
The three appeared within the boundaries of Black Mountain.
"Meng Po."
Fang Zheng spoke:
"Do you really plan to force your way in like this?"
Although Black Mountain doesn’t have the grand array laid by the Yama Sect in Fengdu City, it has been meticulously managed by the Black Mountain Monster for hundreds of years.
To say it’s heavily guarded is no exaggeration.
Especially the residences of several Ghost King Realm masters, there are certainly means to trap and kill strong adversaries of the same level.
Forcing an entry,
would be most unwise.
"Naturally not."
Meng Po spoke slowly:
"I have backup measures here, Taoist friend, please wait a moment."
"Hmm?"
"Here they come!"
Before her words finished, two figures leaped from not far away, kneeling in front of Meng Po.
"Han Er!"
"King Ghost!"
"Greetings, senior!"
"Rise." Meng Po waved her hand:
"What is the current situation with Mountain Monarch and Lady White Bone?"
"Reporting to senior." Han Er rose, clasping his hands:
"My master Mountain Monarch overestimated himself and attempted to ambush Fengdu’s cultivators. He was seriously injured by the Fengdu Ghost King and is recuperating in Lady White Bone’s cave."
"Indeed." King Ghost nodded:
"Lady White Bone has also invited two pharmacists from the Ethereal Celestial Palace to treat Master Mountain Monarch."
"From the current situation, it’s unlikely Mountain Monarch can take action."
"Oh!"
Meng Po’s eyes gleamed:
"Can you possibly break Lady White Bone’s cave array?"
"This..." The two exchanged glances, their expressions fluctuating before King Ghost spoke softly:
"I am quite favored by Lady White Bone, so I can temporarily cast a spell to halt the array’s operation."
"But..."
"Doing so would completely offend Lady White Bone."
"No matter!" Meng Po waved her hand grandly:
"I came this time to settle matters completely with White Bone and others. Once this is over, I will take you back to Fengdu City."
"Yes!"
Hearing this, the two were overjoyed, hurriedly kneeling and kowtowing:
"Thank you, senior!"
Fang Zheng watched this scene with an unchanged expression, but he was surprised inside.
This Han Er and King Ghost had auras indicating they had cultivated the Yama Heart Sutra to the seventh level.
In Fengdu City,
they were second only to the five great Judges and a few top experts.
From their conversation, their positions beside Lady White Bone and Mountain Monarch weren’t low, possibly close confidants.
Who would have thought,
they had been secretly won over by Meng Po!
What a clever method!
"These two, one is Mountain Monarch’s direct disciple, the other is Lady White Bone’s male favorite, but they were turned by me over thirty years ago."
Meng Po saw Fang Zheng’s eyes filled with suspicion and transmitted a message:
"To let you know, my lineage has a unique method for refining the Enchanted Soup."
Oblivion Brew?
Fang Zheng raised an eyebrow.
So that’s how it is!
"Just like nurturing soldiers for a thousand days to use them at a crucial moment." Meng Po looked at Han Er and King Ghost:
"For over thirty years, I have never asked you to make a move, but today is the time."
"Yes."
The two straightened their postures, clasping their hands earnestly:
"We will not fail the task you’ve entrusted to us, senior."
Fang Zheng’s eyes flashed, secretly calculating, the outcome seemed promising, but he felt a slight unease.
’What a pity!’
’If my true form were here, I could use the Celestial Secret Compass to deduce the outcome, but I lack such capability.’
Shaking his head, he decided to proceed step by step.
After all, on their side, there were three, while the opponents only had two, with one severely injured and a defector within.
It seemed impossible to lose.
......
White Bone Cave.
Unlike imagined.
This place wasn’t filled with bones and corpses. The entrance was splendid and majestic, the corridor paved with gold and jade, exuding luxury and magnificence.
King Ghost held a high position here.
Along the way, they encountered many maids and servants, all of whom respectfully saluted upon seeing King Ghost.
Until arriving at Lady White Bone’s residence, the path was unobstructed.
"Senior."
Standing before the stone door, King Ghost looked apprehensive:
"Ahead lies Lady White Bone’s quarters. Once we enter, she will sense our presence."
"She has placed a restriction on me, one thought..."
"...and I’ll die!"
Though he drank the Oblivion Brew, years of influence made him deeply fearful of Lady White Bone.
"Heh heh..."
Meng Po’s eyes glimmered with a ghostly light, she chuckled:
"This place will do."
Then she turned to Li Guan and Fang Zheng:
"Taoist friends, please make your move."
In close combat,
the Martial Sect is most adept.
Fang Zheng needs no further explanation; though he now possesses the Ghost King Body, he is quite unfamiliar with magic.
As for Li Guan...
The Zombie Body is virtually indestructible, even Fang Zheng himself might not surpass it in strength.
The two exchanged glances and nodded slowly.
Li Guan stepped forward first, clenching his fist, and lightly tapped the stone gate ahead.
The fist launched.
The air collapsed alongside.
"Boom!"
Like a high-explosive detonation, the stone gate, over two people high and several meters wide, shattered like tofu.
Rocks scattered.
"Swish!"
A ghostly figure darted inside.
Time seemed to slow down drastically, the shattered gate, the flying rocks, the surging air...
Fang Zheng transformed into a phantom, darting and weaving through, reaching a hall in an instant.
The Ghost King Body ignored the void resistance; with the Wind and Cloud Banner’s empowerment, the burst was as fierce as Zhou Qi’s.
The first thing that caught his eye was a white bone.
The bone was as lustrous as jade, like a fine artwork, clearly just a skeleton, yet it exuded an ultimate allure of beauty.
Behind.
Li Guan’s body quivered like a launched cannonball, smashing through the flying rocks, following right after.
The next moment.
The shattered stone gate only then collapsed with a crash, and rocks exploded across the ground.
Inside.
Various spiritual lights already burst forth.
"Gaga!"
Fang Zheng laughed eerily, wielding the Wind and Cloud Banner toward the bone, the long banner quivered, shooting out wind blades.
In his perception.
The aura of the bone, seated on the mat, suddenly surged, two ghost lights appeared in the eye sockets.
The ghost lights flickered like fire, gently swaying.
Facing Fang Zheng’s sudden attack, the following Li Guan, and even Meng Po who was casting a magical treasure from the rear, its emotion seemed unchanged, it slowly reached out to snatch the incoming long banner.
"Bang!"
The long banner collided with the bone claw.
Terrifying power exploded, and countless fine wind blades sliced along the bone seams, producing a crisp clatter.
"Crack..."
Cracks appeared on Lady White Bone’s fingers.
Hmm?
The ghost flames in the bone’s eyes flickered, seemingly surprised.
Its bone hardness could rival magical treasures, yet the incoming force could shatter it, clearly a threat to its life.
In the next instant.
’Something’s wrong!’
Fang Zheng’s eyes widened:
’There’s a problem here!’
Though he lacked the Celestial Secret Compass, he was skilled in deduction arts and sensed something amiss after the exchange.
"Swish!"
Using the recoil from Lady White Bone, he turned into a phantom, retreating at speeds far surpassing his arrival.
In just a blink, he passed Meng Po, dashing toward the White Bone Cave’s entrance.
"Hehe..."
Two figures appeared in the scene.
One of them raised a hand, summoning a Nine-layered Buddha Tower out of thin air, its nine mystical lights descending indiscriminately.
"Boom!"
The whole area trembled violently.
Even Fang Zheng, about to escape the White Bone Cave, found his escape light halted, as if carrying a mountain.
Inside.
Li Guan and Meng Po’s expressions drastically changed.
At the same time.
The other one performed a finger technique, countless Spirit Talismans pasted in the cave emerged, summoning horrific flames.
"All Heaven Fierce Fire!"
Fang Zheng’s eyes contracted:
"Dragon Tiger Sect’s Secret Technique!"
Dragon Tiger Sect,
One of the Three Doctrines and Four Sects.
Legend has it, the founder of the Dragon Tiger Sect was a Second Generation Celestial Master, the sect hasn’t fallen like the Yama Sect nor experienced the Zen Sect’s fluctuations; its legacy remained intact for thousands of years.
This All Heaven Fierce Fire, claimed to burn everything, even a Rogue Immortal caught within wouldn’t escape unscathed.
Aside from its slow activation, it has virtually no weaknesses.
"Roar!"
The flame gathered into a dragon, pouncing towards where Li Guan stood.
"Ah!"
The flame, filled with yang energy, was the bane of corpse energy, causing Li Guan to scream, turning to ashes in an instant.
Thus ended the Zombie King’s life on the spot.
"Swoosh..."
Meng Po’s eyes flickered, tilting the wooden bowl in her hand to spill a murky liquid, temporarily halting the All Heaven Fierce Fire.
She then turned to flee.
"Humph!"
A muffled snort accompanied a descending Jade Stele.
Mountain-Suppressing Stele!
Mountain Monarch?
Fang Zheng was shocked, his figure blurred as he desperately fled outward.
What two pharmacists from the Ethereal Celestial Palace, they were clearly two Magical Sages from outside.
And...
The Mountain Monarch was unharmed, at least not hindered in executing.
Run!
Fang Zheng gritted his teeth, activating the Seven Kills Spell, burning ghost energy fiercely, then transforming into a phantom, rushing out the White Bone Cave.
The phantom flickered, heading straight for the distance.
He glanced back in the gap, unexpectedly seeing Meng Po stumbling out as well.
Unfortunately.
Four terrifying auras were trailing behind her.
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