Otherworldly Merchant
Chapter 642: Zen Buddha Beads vs Taiyi Traceless Sword

“The match is decided. Congratulations to the winner for obtaining Prince Ma’s Whip!”

I cast them a glance and carried Chuyi towards the inn.

“Merciful Buddha,” chantedZen MasterBaimei. He brought his palms together in front of his chestthen followed me. “YoungBenefactor, don’t worry. Chuyi will be fine.”

I didn’t bat an eyeathim. When we arrived at the inn, I carefullyplacedChuyi on the bed and treated his wounds.

Therewas not a singlesquare inch of intact skin on his body. Dark blood was oozing from the wounds created by the Ghost Cutter. Zen MasterBaimeiused the same method to treat the cuts. Strangely enough, Chuyi didn’t scream when the knife cut into his flesh, nor did he react when the old monk put ointment on him.

My eyes turned watery again as I wastooworried. Isaid,“Why is that?”

Zen MasterBaimeishook his head and said, “Chuyi’s soul is inside Prince Ma’s Whip. We’ll need to take him out.”

I shot Zen MasterBaimeia fierce glance. However, heremainedindifferent. Iwasn’t inthe mood to talk to him, so Itookout my tools to prepare to beckon Chuyi’s soul.

Prince Ma’s Whip now belonged to Chuyi. Thatwas why itwasn’thard to beckon his soul. I used a few drops of Chuyi’s blood to invite his soul. Slowly, his soul flew out ofthe whip.

Chuyi’s soul looked extremely fragileas thoughhe could vanish in the next moment. I hurriedly made him enter the body.

Even though Chuyi was bold, he was still a human. If his soulwasaway from his body for a long time, it would be hard to recover. His soul nodded at methenswayed his way intohisbody.

After hearing Chuyi groan, I exhaled in relief.At thismoment, we heard people clamoring downstairs. Zen MasterBaimeichanged his countenance. He stood by the windowand watchedoutside.

“Merciful Buddha!” He chanted, then said indifferently, “It’s time for me togoon the stage.”

I looked through the window and saw that the screen above the market had changedto“Zen Buddha BeadsvsTaiyi Traceless Sword.”

“It’sstarting...”Zen MasterBaimeisaid deeply. He turnedand left the room ashis kasayabillowed.

I grabbed my weaponand followedhim. Although I wasn’t pleasedthat he hadpreventedme fromstoppingChuyi earlier, I knew it wasn’t his fault. It was part of Chuyi’s plan, andZen MasterBaimeihadsimplycooperated with him.

The opposingparty had two hotshots. I wouldn’t letsomethingunexpected happento Zen MasterBaimei.

“What’s wrong?”

When I got out of the door, I saw Zen MasterBaimeistanding still. Hegrimaced.Heextended a fingerand pointedforward.

I followedhis fingerandsaw One-Armed Dragon andYin-YangTiger glaring at us maliciously. I felt delighted. It seemed Yi Zhangqing’s death was a bigblowto them!

Zen MasterBaimeifrowned and said, “I can’t believe One-Armed Dragon has recovered thatquickly...”

My countenance froze after I heard him. The punishment from the Demon King wasn’tthat heavy, but Zen MasterBaimeihad coughed blood twice at that time, and hehadn’t recovered yet.Meanwhile, One-Armed Dragon looked fine.

How strongwasOne-Armed Dragon?!

One-Armed Dragon sneered. Hebroughthis hand to his neck and made a cutting gesture.Yin-YangTiger’s eyes were full of murderous intentas he gazed atus. It was as ifhe was looking at two corpses. The two of them stared at us for a while before leaving the inn.

Imadea sullen face. “Zen MasterBaimei, what should we do now?Yin-YangTiger looks tough. And, we’re not One-Armed Dragon’s equal opponent.”

Zen MasterBaimeididn’tlookpleased. He kept silent for a while, then sighed.“Merciful Buddha, I will try to improviseand stopany strikethat comes atme.”

Then, hewentdownstairs. I followed closely behind him. The street was even more bustling and hustling thanthe day before. Ghosts gathered on both sides of the street and lookedat the screen above the market. However, they acted as though they didn’t see us.

“It’sstarting,”I mumbled. Zen MasterBaimeigrabbed the mala beadsand headedout of the village.

After walking for a while, he looked up at the skyand turnedto talk to me. “We have to finish this match before nightfall.”

I understood hismeaning. Fengduhad a moonlessnight. However, with his pair ofYin-Yangeyes,Yin-YangTiger could see through darkness naturally. Zen MasterBaimeiand Iwouldn’t be able todeal with him at night as our movementswould be limited.

Afterwe leftthe village, we sawYin-YangTiger’s figure inthefar distance. However, after he made a step forward, he disappeared. I held the Holy Mother Scepterand wasabout to run after him. However, Zen MasterBaimeipulled me backand pointedat the void in front of us. “Look over there.”

I followed his line of sight and saw towersthat extendedfrom the ground like bamboo shoots. There were seven of them.

Zen MasterBaimeimuttered, “It is so.”

I was puzzled. “Zen Master, what arethose?”

Zen MasterBaimeibowed to the seven towersand mumbled anapology. Then, he started to chant something. The chain of mala beadsin his hand started to glow.

The white light from the beads became dazzling. I used my palm to cover my eyes. Then, I heard Zen MasterBaimeiscream, “Go!”

The mala beads flew toward the seven towers. I then followed Zen MasterBaimeito the yard between the towers. There was an Eight Diagram carvedonthe door.After thinking about the opponent’s weapon, which was the Taiyi Traceless Sword, I had abad feeling.“The souls dwellinginthat otherworldly item were the seven disciples of the Quanzhen School, right?”

Zen MasterBaimeinodded with a stern face.

“Damn!” I cursed under my breath. In history, the Quanzhen Seven Sons were the seven disciples of Wang Chongyang,the founder of the Quanzhen School. Although their martial arts were exaggerated in novels like the Legend of the Condor Heroes, the Quanzhen Seven Sons had indeed reached the peak in Daoist cultivation.

For example, the Master of Changchun,Qiu Chuji,had once prayed for the rain to help people. Later on, people startedcallinghim“Living Immortal.”He’d even traveled ten thousand miles to the west to persuade Genghis Khanto stop raisinghis butcher knife over the innocent people.Legendsabout him hadspread all over China.

Zen MasterBaimeiobserved for a while, then heaved a sigh of relief. “Fortunately, only Qiu Chuji’s spiritis stayinginside that sword.”

“Watch out!” I screamed and pulled Zen MasterBaimei. We rolledon the groundas ajet of sword energybrushed pastour heads. I felt my scalp burning.

Zen MasterBaimeirolled and jumped up. The chain of mala beads in his hand caught the sword handleand pulledit down. The sword landed with a clanging noise. The seven towers slowly disappeared.

I frowned.Yin-YangTiger had lured us here, but it wasn’tjust tolaunchone attack. Before I could remind Zen MasterBaimei, the situation changed again. The Traceless Sword that had fallen suddenly floated upand aimed atZen MasterBaimei.

Zen MasterBaimeicouldn’t avoid it. The sword left a cut on his arm. I knew it wasn’t goodthatthe sword had tasted his blood. I immediately pulled Zen MasterBaimeiaside.

Indeed, as soon as Zen MasterBaimeiand I movedaway, a few shining blades appeared on the ground. If we weren’t fast enough, Zen MasterBaimeiwould have been a sieve right now.

He wiped the sweat offhis forehead. “Thank you.”

I shook my head. “The situation’s not favorable at all. What should we do now?”

Zen MasterBaimeisaid, “YoungBenefactor, in the next moment, please try your best.”

I nodded. “Sure, Iwill!”

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