Chapter 73: Does Fellow Daoist Wu Gou Want to Send Us All Away?
“How can you be so fast?” The demoness was shocked by Ning Ke and Lou Yunxiao’s speed.
She pulled back, trying to dodge.
Ning Ke gripped her arm directly. In a place where the others couldn’t see, Fox Fire burrowed into the demoness’s body, wreaking havoc!
“Ahhhā!”
At the same time, Lou Yunxiaoās Hongyun Sword was already resting against the demoness’s throat.
He sliced backward.
The screams stopped abruptly as the demoness’s head and body were separated.
Blood sprayed wildly.
Ning Ke and Lou Yunxiao quickly used a spiritual barrier and a demonic barrier to block it.
And then they successfully…
Splattered it all over the face of the defenseless Zhuang Yusheng.
Zhuang Yusheng: “…”
Are you two even human?!
You both used barriers, yet you couldn’t spare one for me!
“Fellow Daoist Zhuang, let me wipe that for you.”
Ning Xiaoxiao used her sleeve to wipe the blood from Zhuang Yushengās nose and mouth, then cast a Cleansing Technique on him.
Only then did Zhuang Yusheng feel he could breathe again.
“Thanks.” After thanking her, he realized he was extremely close to Ning Xiaoxiao.
Because he had been pushed back half a step to block the demon’s attack earlier, he had backed right into Ning Xiaoxiaoās arms, his back pressing against her soft…
Zhuang Yusheng suddenly felt his face burning.
Like it was on fire, he felt scorching hot from head to toe.
He quickly scrambled forward.
“Do you think you can kill me like this?” Over there, the severed head of the demoness was caught and wrapped by the Youhun Grass.
Her body also landed and was entwined by the grass, which cut away the arm ruined by the Fox Fire. After the bleeding stopped, it regeneratedāthe “all-in-one” service was quite thorough.
Seeing her head and body about to merge, the demoness laughed arrogantly: “Mere humans, and you still dare to think of killā”
Thwackā
A slapping sound rang out.
It was actually Lou Yunxiao flipping the hilt of the Hongyun Sword, changing from a thrust to a slap.
The blade widened, slapping hard against the demoness’s head!
Combined with his Ice spiritual root, his flames froze and burned away the Youhun Grass connecting the head.
His fire was also Ning Keās Fox Fire; while these grasses didn’t fear the Dan Sect disciples’ flames, they were terrified of his.
Without the restraining force, the demoness’s head was instantly slapped far away by the Hongyun Sword.
It drew a streak of light in the air, heading straight toward Zhuang Yusheng!
“Zhuang Yusheng, your turn!”
“Lou Yunxiao, your motherā!” Zhuang Yusheng wanted to curse, but he still picked up his ancient zither at top speed and slapped the spinning head hard. This time, he slapped it toward Ning Ke.
“Fellow Daoist Ming Xin, catch!”
Ning Ke raised an eyebrow and shifted his legs, taking a soccer-like stance. Bam!
He kicked it right back to Lou Yunxiao.
After all, Wu Gou was supporting Liu Li, and Ning Xiaoxiao was injured.
It was better for the three of them to play.
The three had all fought each other during the Sect Competition, and their cooperation now was actually quite seamless.
One slapped with a sword.
One hit with a zither.
One kicked with a foot.
They formed a golden triangle, simply not giving the demoness a chance to reassemble her body.
The demoness was so angry she screamed.
“Despicable!”
“I have never seen cultivators more thick-skinned and shameless than you!”
Finally, driven to desperation, she shouted: “Activate the arrayā!”
The earth shook.
Four directions of Beiyou City lit up with light.
She had deliberately exposed the Five Elements Array, planning to break it in one go so that her body suppressed underground could release more demonic Qi to help her destroy Lou Yunxiao and the others.
“Why are there only four?”
Ning Xiaoxiao raised her hand: “Because I didn’t just kill that demon; I also reinforced the Metal array.”
The young girlās expression was calm, but her words almost made the demoness spit out a mouthful of old blood.
She now viewed Ning Xiaoxiao as the greatest threat and planned to kill her first!
Anyone who understood that Demon-Sealing Talisman could not be allowed to live!
“Once I break the array, it will be your funeral…”
The demoness let out a raspy laugh.
However, in the next instant, she could no longer laugh.
Because she saw Ning Ke smile.
Though the man was a monk, he smiled like a cunning fox. It made her feel an irrational sense of dread.
“I was waiting for you to take this step,” Ning Ke said. “You’re quite obedient.”
After speaking, he shouted loudly, “Wu Gou, Fellow Daoist Liu Li, Fellow Daoist Zhuangāgive me all your attribute spirit stones!”
He kicked away the demoness’s head and caught the three streaks of light in the air.
Riding his artifact, he flew high into the sky, overlooking the entire city.
He clearly saw the structure of the four arrays, then cut his finger, tracing an identical array in mid-air with his blood.
Once the array was formed, it radiated a brilliant gold and red light.
Ning Ke placed the four spirit stones at the array eyes and slapped the grand array toward the four glowing locations in the city!
Boomā
The arrays were instantly reinforced, and the entire Beiyou City shook with the impact!
“How is this possible?!”
The demoness stared blankly at the scene.
By now, she had managed to join her head and body. Looking at the monk descending from the sky, a nameless fear grew in her heart.
It was the wariness of an unknown power!
She felt that this person could very likely become the greatest threat to them demons!
“Oh my, I really must thank this Demoness Benefactor,” Ning Ke said, deliberately pressing his palms together and giving her a Buddhist bow. “Otherwise, this poor monk might not have been able to find these four grand arrays so quickly, let alone reinforce the seals all at once.”
The ferocity on the demoness’s face faded, replaced by a trace of fear.
Just now, she had thought Lou Yunxiao was the strongest among these cultivators.
And this monk had been hiding behind Lou Yunxiao the whole time, doing nothing.
She had assumed he was incompetent.
But now, she realized she had misjudged him.
This time, she became much more cautious. She retreated directly to the ground covered by the Youhun Grass, commanding the vines to rise and strangle everyone.
These grasses were the best weapons she had found during her ten thousand years underground.
As long as the roots underground weren’t destroyed, they could grow infinitely.
If these cultivators realized this and went underground…
Then they would be falling right into her trap.
At that time, she would be strong enough to kill them all instantly…
However, in the next moment, she saw the other monk bring out a staff.
Wu Gou said to Lou Yunxiao, “Benefactor Lou, don’t use fire for now.”
Lou Yunxiao lowered his hand.
The Buddha Lotus Lamp inside the staff released an intense green light under the input of Wu Gouās Wood-attribute spiritual Qi.
The Youhun Grass froze in place the moment it saw the green light.
The thick grass tips seemed somewhat bewildered.
At this moment, Wu Gou passed through the stagnant grass tips and landed lightly on the ground.
He tapped the ground with his staff.
Thrumā
A green halo centered on the staff, spreading out a wave of light.
The Youhun Grass became even more rigid.
And from the very first tap of the staff, Wu Gou held one hand vertically below his lips while the other gripped the staff, quickening the pace of his rhythmic tapping.
Sutra verses were chanted from his mouth, one after another.
The sound of the staff hitting the ground and the sound of his chanting formed a fixed rhythm, as if he were performing a ritual for the dead.
Liu Li had taken some pills and was feeling much better now. She stood on her artifact, looking at Wu Gou and then at the four people over there. She asked blankly:
“In this kind of situation… is Fellow Daoist Wu Gou trying to send us all away?”
Translator’s Note:
éčµ° (SĆ²ng zĒu – Send away): This is a hilarious pun. In modern Chinese slang, “to send someone away” often means “to kill them” or “to send them to the afterlife.” Liu Li is wondering if Wu Gou’s chanting is meant for the enemies or for them!
Our Golden Triangle (Ning Ke, Lou Yunxiao, and Zhuang Yusheng) playing “soccer” with a demon’s head is the peak of cultivation comedy. I almost feel bad for the demoness… almost. Haha~
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