Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 481 - 478: Perils of Jianghu

Chapter 481: Chapter 478: Perils of Jianghu

There was naturally someone in charge of guarding the Grotto Heaven Gate in the Dragon and Tiger Temple.

The General of the Left and Right Yin Tigers and the General of the Left and Right Chen Dragon, who were born from the demon clan, were temple officials and divine generals in the temple, endowed with the Grandmaster Talisman and Divine Decree.

At the same time, they were also the holders of divine positions in the Earth Department as the Nine Soldiers [Immortal Officials].

However, these soldiers guarding the gateway of the leader of the Righteous Path had never had an opportunity to exercise their duties since they had taken their positions.

Over time, their vigilance naturally decreased.

To call them Gate Gods would be more aptly described as gatekeepers.

When they suddenly faced an attack, although they were flustered, they at least remembered to completely lock down the Grotto Heaven’s formation gate at the first moment.

Just as they were closing the gate.

Seeing a plump, seemingly spring breeze-friendly and amiable Daoist rushing towards them, they urged repeatedly:

"Senior Brother Xiong, quickly come in!"

Even though the Crow Army was closely behind him, their movements unwittingly slowed.

The Fire Carriage General, Xiong Ruixing, who originally led Wang Yuan into the Hutong Cave Heaven, obviously had great popularity in the Dragon and Tiger Temple.

In this critical moment, the soldiers guarding the gate still cared for his life.

Yet they completely failed to notice.

On their waists, the flying bird-shaped communication tokens had been emitting frantic shrieks, turning the tokens a glaring red.

Xiong Ruixing, rushing to the entrance with swift Escape Light, gave them a kind smile.

Yet, the words that came from his mouth were cold as a knife:

"Thank you, my fellow junior brothers, for your kindness. Now allow me... to send you on your way!"

With a stomp of his foot, his body suddenly expanded to twice its size.

His already plump figure became even more rotund, the skin turning into a cold, hard iron-black color, resembling an imposing city wall.

It was none other than the Manxiang Dharma Body, cultivated from the Manxiang Saint Suppressing Seal, unfolding in an instant!

"Man" represented the extreme, "Xiang" the most powerful force on land, best at breaking cunning with brute strength.

With legs as sturdy as iron pillars, he moved like an unhurried elephant crossing a river. Mana boiled in his chest, his abdomen bulging then suddenly contracting.

Woom—!

A terrifying "Elephant Roar" erupted explosively from his nostrils.

The soldiers stationed at the gate were caught off guard and felt a harsh "buzz" in their minds.

Their chests churned with roiling qi-blood, nauseous and wanting to vomit, staggering backward, their heads spinning.

Xiong Ruixing, taking advantage of the moment, swiftly tore off the leading Chen Dragon General’s arm, seized the Prohibition Order from the formation gate, and halted the closure of this portal.

"Imperial Decree, open the gate!"

A few of the Dragon and Tiger Temple disciples who were further back and less affected finally realized what had happened.

They wanted to use the Communication Token to inform their fellow disciples in the Cave Heaven that Manxiang Palace was the traitor.

Under the cover of a dim yellow divine light, however, nothing could be communicated.

Soon, only a few short screams remained before they were completely overwhelmed by the incoming Crow Army.

"Kill! The Taoist Master has ordered, take over the Grandmaster Hall!"

Including Xiong Ruixing, all high-ranking members of Manxiang Palace temporarily residing in the Dragon and Tiger Temple, wore a dim yellow colored stone seal on their waist.

This was the Yellow God Seal!

As stated in the fundamental scripture of the "Yellow Heaven Righteous Dao", the Yellow Heaven Clearing Scripture:

"In ancient times, everyone who climbed mountains wore the Yellow God Seal. It was four inches wide, bore 120 characters, and was affixed with Diagram Mud to the four corners of their residence, one hundred steps in each direction, making it impossible for any deity or trickster to measure."

What is meant by ’Knowledge Barrier, Mistaken’:

The more one knows, the more one does not know.

When a point of light in the darkness is illuminated, standing under this light, one believes they have seen everything clearly.

In reality, not only does darkness lurk under the light, but the darkness in the distance also becomes even more concealed.

Under the control of the Yellow God Seal, it caused people to see certain information without seeing, hear without hearing.

In fact, when Sage Yuxiang took action, the sages of the Dragon and Tiger Temple had immediately sent back a warning message.

However, upon reaching the sect, it was completely blocked by multiple Yellow God Seals.

It never made it to their own disciples.

By exploiting this lack of information, the Cave Heaven’s gate was breached in the blink of an eye.

Caw caw caw...

As a chaotic cacophony of crow caws rose, the temperature within the Hutong Cave Heaven suddenly increased.

A gigantic golden-red three-legged crow flew at the forefront, like a blazing sun streaking across the sky.

Behind it followed tens of thousands of Fire Crows, gathering into a fiery cloud that seemed ready to fiercely burn through a hole in the sky.

Where it passed, grass and trees withered, streams boiled, and the earth cracked...

Any of the Dragon and Tiger Temple disciples daring to stand in its way screamed as they were turned to charred remains.

They paid no heed to the reactions of the various peaks and veins within the Cave Heaven but directly headed for the main peak where the Grandmaster Hall was located.

"What evil monster dare run wild in my Dragon and Tiger Temple?!"

The warning messages were blocked layer by layer, and the defensive forces deep in the Cave Heaven reacted only at the last moment.

A hurriedly gathered force of Daoist Soldiers, the Beast King Soldiers, led by several Military Leaders from within the gate, flew to meet them.

At least three camps of Daoist Soldiers were present, totaling over ten thousand. Both in number and quality, they far surpassed the Crow Army.

A baleful military aura surged above their heads, clumping into a dense black cloud that roiled fiercely in the sky, where fierce beasts like dragons, tigers, Suan Ni, lions, and leopards brutally fought.

Then, it fiercely pounced towards the red cloud formed by the Fire Crows opposite it.

However, even though the Dragon and Tiger Temple’s side was stronger,

compared to them, the Crow Army, bred from a vast amount of human flesh, seemed more like a makeshift troupe.

However, Daoist Soldiers led by a "Martial Saint" and those without fought with starkly different strengths.

In times of chaos, the Yellow King, who led all vassals and was the first to ascend to the fifth realm "Martial Saint,"

soared to the skies just like his title "Sky-Reaching General."

Even when several military leaders joined forces, they were no match for him.

With several loud "Rumble" noises, they were directly charred and fell back to the ground.

The beak of the Yellow King emitted a piercing laughter:

"I don’t know how many mortals I have eaten in my life, but I don’t know how these high and mighty immortals taste!

Lads, once you have completed the task of the Taoist Master, this general grants you free reign to gorge yourselves, especially on the delicate flesh of those female immortals, ha ha ha..."

The Military Skill Cultivation of the "Martial Saint" had long since transcended conventional bounds, being unlike anything mundane.

And he had captured the image of a certain mythical entity, becoming an unparalleled powerful entity in the world.

Jiang Baimei’s "Mighty Virtue Jialouluo King," Pei Yulou’s "Sun and Moon Kui Bull," Zhou Xinglou’s "Huazhong Pula."

The Yellow King had the Fire Crow Military Technique as his foundation and used eighteen Innate Strange Phenomena to forge his physique and purify his military skill will, becoming this "Bathing Sun Golden Crow!"

Of course, the three consecutive attacks from Shen Xiaoyu did have some impact on the Yellow King during his transformation.

Though the bird was known as the "Golden Crow," it was not purely golden in color but a mix of gold and red.

It had three legs, but the middle one was malformed, and its neck twisted and eyes crooked.

It seems that during its initial metamorphosis and subsequent growth, it was crushed by a mountain collapse, reluctantly resulting in these fatal flaws.

This did not just make the "Sky-Reaching General" seem undignified, instead, it looked somewhat comical like a crown on a monkey.

Moreover, his aura was clearly inferior to a normal fifth realm "Martial Saint," at best another defective emergency solution like An Hongdou.

Even if he gathered the power of all his Daoist Soldiers, he might not match a genuine fifth realm Sage Green Seal.

Let alone be invincible at the same level.

What a pity.

When internal strife occurred within the Dragon Elephant Tao, all the Tao Lineages within the bounds of Liangzhou hesitated to immediately send troops, subconsciously observing the situation.

There was no longer the harmonious call to arms and mutual assistance from before.

Now, with the Crow Army led by the "Martial Saint" Yellow King making a major assault, and people’s hearts destabilized due to the "Three Men Make a Tiger" effect,

combined with the Underground Master who controlled the Yellow Dragon Mace, Yuan Suifeng, and Mrs. Niu from inside the Grandmaster Hall, and had Manxiang Palace Disciples deployed in key positions,

this Hutong Cave Heaven was like a young maiden stripped of her clothes, completely defenseless.

Receiving the command, the Crow Army, not intending to capture territories, pursued one goal—speed!

Strike with One Drumming Spirit to take over the Grandmaster Hall and help the Underground Master secure the Yellow Dragon Mace.

Once she could enlighten the Yellow Dragon Mace and convert it into her own body, achieving a "Spirit and Body Unification" with a Half-Immortal Realm Yin Spirit, she would attain the Purple Seal.

Then everything would be settled!

Above the Grandmaster Hall on the Temple Platform,

The thirteenth segment of the Yellow Dragon Mace, contaminated by the red light, was slowly climbing to the third segment.

Although the resistance from the Taishang was still fierce,

hearing the chaotic crow noises outside, the Underground Master’s face suddenly showed a relaxed smile:

"Ha, anyone who wants great achievements must make contingency plans.

Clearly, this victory will ultimately be mine!

Though I underestimated Yama’s cunning and failed to acquire the Small Book of Life and Death, causing me to lose my soldiers and my Ghost Country to shrink,

once my ’Spirit and Body Unification’ reaches that state, I will immediately storm Fengdu City and seize the Small Book of Life and Death.

Even without practicing the Heavenly Department Daoist Skill Earth Que Golden Book, I am effectively the master of the Yin Department—the ’Yin Heaven Son’!"

"Children make choices; I want it all.

Just a teenager, do you think my plan has only one layer? Do you think escaping with a bit of True Spirit means all is well?

Today, I will teach you what it means to face the dangers of Jianghu!"

Saying this, the Underground Master suddenly sensed an anomaly behind him and turned around abruptly, his scalp exploding with fright.

Unbeknownst to him, a phantom figure in a ceremonial robe had silently appeared.

It was as if "lifting one’s head three feet, there is divinity"!

Wang Yuan grinned at her, glanced at An Hongdou, standing beside her, and barked,

"Xin Ruoheng, if not now, when?!"

The next moment,

As if the connection between heaven, earth, and man was unstable, multiple images suddenly appeared before the Underground Master’s eyes.

Vaguely, he saw An Hongdou seem to transform.

In a daze, he heard Wang Yuan chuckle,

"What a coincidence, today I also want to teach you what is... the dangers of Jianghu!"

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