Return of the Celestial King

Chapter 158: Chapter 158: Purple Gold Gourd

Zhang Huan let out a cold laugh, his eyes filled with contempt as he looked at everyone.

He then made to go straight inside to see his junior martial sister.

"Zhang Huan, even if we have to risk our lives today, we two old men will not let you pass!"

Daoist Chongxu let out a furious roar. He was going all out to protect his daughter.

Seeing the critical situation, Daoist Chi Xu scrambled up from the ground to stand with Daoist Chongxu, forming a united front.

Ouyang Tianqi and the others with him were terrified, quickly backing away a few steps for fear of being caught in the crossfire.

"You old fools, you’re utterly shameless. I told you before, the two of you together are no match for me!"

A cruel smile appeared on Zhang Huan’s face. He started walking inside without even pausing.

"Zhang Huan, kneel!"

The two Daoists swung the dusters in their hands in unison, bringing them down from above.

But just as they drew near, a powerful force erupted from Zhang Huan’s body!

"This is..."

The expressions on both their faces changed in an instant.

The immense force that erupted from Zhang Huan sent them flying.

They crashed to the ground, their faces etched with horror!

"Damn it, how did he get so strong?"

Despair washed over Daoist Chongxu’s face, his heart sinking into hopelessness.

Everyone else was helpless. If even these two highly respected Daoists were defeated, they would only be rushing up to get beaten themselves.

Expressionless, Zhang Huan walked to the side hall and pushed the door open.

He was surprised to find other people in the room.

By this time, Xiaoyuan had been dressed in her outer robes.

Qin Tuo had heard the commotion outside and knew someone was coming, so he had quickly told Chen Man Ni to dress Xiaoyuan.

Furthermore, Qin Tuo had already used the Celestial King Order to draw out a portion of the frigid qi from Xiaoyuan’s body.

Although Xiaoyuan was still unconscious, the color had clearly returned to her face.

Zhang Huan walked in slowly, his narrow eyes squinting as he carefully sized up Qin Tuo.

But upon seeing Zhang Huan, the Spiritual Qi inside Qin Tuo’s body began to surge.

’Oh? What’s going on?’

Qin Tuo was surprised; it was the first time he had ever experienced such a phenomenon.

After sensing it for a moment, he was even more shocked!

He could sense a powerful Spiritual Qi coming from Zhang Huan.

Qin Tuo was shocked, his mind racing.

’Could this guy be a Cultivator, too? Why else would my Spiritual Qi react to him?’

Besides himself, Qin Tuo had only ever met one other Cultivator: the old lunatic.

The man before him now was the second.

Zhang Huan asked coldly,

"Who are you, kid? What right do you have to be by my junior martial sister’s side?"

Qin Tuo replied without expression,

"I was invited by Daoist Chongxu to treat her."

Zhang Huan laughed smugly, as if he had just heard the world’s funniest joke.

"You little swindler, where did you crawl out from? You dare claim you can treat my junior martial sister? That’s hilarious!"

Just then, Daoist Chongxu and the others arrived at the side hall.

Seeing Qin Tuo and Zhang Huan facing off, everyone grew tense.

Chen Man Ni couldn’t stand Zhang Huan’s rudeness and was about to retort.

But Qin Tuo wasn’t angry in the slightest. He calmed Chen Man Ni, telling her not to be rash.

"If you have nothing to contribute, please leave. You’re disturbing me while I’m trying to save her."

Qin Tuo said icily, effectively telling him to get out.

Instead, Zhang Huan took a few steps closer and said in a commanding tone,

"You’re not good enough, kid. If you want to save my junior martial sister, it has to be me!"

Qin Tuo feigned curiosity and asked,

"Oh? And how exactly do you plan to save her?"

Zhang Huan sneered and, without a moment’s hesitation, produced a Purple Gold Gourd.

The Purple Gold Gourd pulsed with a powerful aura; it was clearly no ordinary item!

Qin Tuo’s eyes lit up. Now he understood. No wonder he had sensed such powerful Spiritual Qi from Zhang Huan—it was all coming from the Purple Gold Gourd.

Looking at the marvelous Purple Gold Gourd, Qin Tuo was certain it was a true treasure.

And deep down, he resolved to make that treasure his own.

Zhang Huan brandished the Purple Gold Gourd and declared triumphantly,

"See this? This Purple Gold Gourd can draw out the extreme cold qi from my junior martial sister’s body and make her well again. I have only one condition: she must marry me!"

Hearing this, Daoist Chongxu’s expression turned ugly. He immediately shot down the proposal:

"Stop dreaming! How could my daughter ever marry a despicable man like you? You’re delusional!"

Daoist Chi Xu scoffed,

"Keep dreaming, Zhang Huan. Even my Red Flame Meteorite Iron couldn’t withstand that terrifying cold qi. What makes you think that rotten gourd you picked up from who-knows-where can?"

Zhang Huan snorted.

"First Senior Uncle, you clearly don’t recognize a treasure when you see one. This is something I acquired from my Grandmaster. How dare you speak of it that way?"

His tone was casual, but Daoist Chi Xu’s expression changed drastically.

The Grandmaster Zhang Huan mentioned was none other than the Valley Master of Extinction Valley, the incredibly powerful figure known as Elder Extinction!

Years ago, Daoist Chongxu and his martial brothers had accidentally crossed paths with Elder Extinction and had nearly died by the sword of that Demon Path master.

Daoist Chongxu’s mind was in turmoil...

’If it’s a treasure from Elder Extinction, maybe it really could work?’

’Normally, I would never want to have anything to do with a Demon Path practitioner like Elder Extinction.’

’But now... it seems the only hope for curing my daughter lies with this Purple Gold Gourd...’

For a moment, Daoist Chongxu fell silent.

Seeing his two senior uncles fall silent, Zhang Huan felt even more triumphant.

He was about to raise the Purple Gold Gourd and draw all the frigid qi out of Xiaoyuan.

At that moment, however, Qin Tuo suddenly spoke.

"Ah, what a pity. A fine treasure, but what a poor excuse for a man."

He said this with a couple of "tsk-tsk" sounds, a look of profound regret on his face.

Zhang Huan was instantly enraged and demanded sharply,

"Who the hell are you, kid? You’ve got some nerve, talking to me like that. Aren’t you afraid I’ll kill you?"

As he spoke, a strong killing intent flashed in his eyes.

At this, Chen Man Ni could finally take no more. She pointed a finger at Zhang Huan and scolded,

"What’s there to be so arrogant about? You show up here with some wild gourd you picked somewhere, acting all high and mighty. You talk big, but that’s about it!"