"I don't even know what kind of origin this old Taoist has, the way he uses talismans is really to the point where ghosts and gods can't stop him!" Zhou Qing carried a flying sword with seven nothings and followed behind Xuan Yuan Fa Wang.
His majestic aura was like the wind, his large sleeves fluttering as he floated in mid-air thousands of feet high without any external assistance. The night sky was like water, and the bright moonlight made Xuan Yuan Fa Wang's golden Daoist robe shine brightly, giving off an otherworldly aura. Upon hearing Zhou Qing's muttering, Xuan Yuan Fa Wang stopped in his tracks and pondered for a moment before saying, "I didn't expect that there would be such a high-level expert in the Daoist sect who could push me to this point. It seems that I really need to rethink my plans." He suddenly turned his head and asked Zhou Qing, "How about you? Have you thought it through?"
"At most, I can help you with subduing the demons and monsters in the world, but as for dealing with the Daoist sects, I won't get involved. Just one old Daoist coming out would scare you off, and you wouldn't even dare to stay a moment longer. I still want to get some information about the Kunlun Sect from that Ling Fei's mouth. Heaven knows how many more experts like him are hiding in the Daoist sects!" Zhou Qing knew it wasn't good to keep joking around with this old demon, so he decided to speak clearly and directly.
"Hmph!" Xuan Yuan Fa Wang snorted coldly upon hearing Zhou Qing's words. "I didn't put much stock in that old Daoist's abilities, but his skill with talismanic arrays is indeed ingenious. In the midst of conversation, he secretly laid down 108 array formations, forcing me to struggle to speak coherently. I had to use the full power of my Blood Essence Pearl to break through! Next time we meet, I'll make sure to strike first and kill him with one blow! People like that are the most troublesome."
Zhou Qing suddenly realized that Xuan Yuan Fa Wang was not exchanging blows with the old Taoist, but was being forced by Kuang Jun Lao Dao to dare not speak much! It must be that the old Taoist saw his own formation being broken, and hastily admitted defeat, also a person who had become a spirit. Zhou Qing carefully thought about Kuang Jun Lao Dao's every move, from the appearance of the yellow talisman to the scene where he spoke with Xuan Yuan Fa Wang, flashing one by one in her mind, "Setting up an array in the formless!" Zhou Qing suddenly had a thread of enlightenment in her heart, but it was hard to say what it was, and it was uncomfortable to hang on to.
Xuan Yuan Fa Wang's eyes flashed with blood light as he continued, "No problem, as long as you help me with one thing, I won't bother you and will even give you something! How about it?" Zhou Qing was taken aback: "This old demon is being so kind? Giving me something? It must be a big deal. Is he trying to trick me? I'd like to see what it is." Xuan Yuan Fa Wang rummaged through his sleeves and produced a five-colored cloud-veiled, palm-sized shield-like object: "Back then, my true body was destroyed, and all my magical treasures were lost, leaving only this Extreme Light Shield. Don't underestimate this treasure; it's the product of Bei Ji Guang Ming Jing's Trapped Void Island's master, Trapped Void Old Ancestor, who used the Northern Lights to create it in order to withstand the Nine Heavens Tribulation. With this shield, even the Purple and Green Twin Swords can't break through for a while, let alone ordinary flying swords and magical treasures. How about it? Is this thing acceptable?"
"Aurora Mask!" Zhou Qing saw that such a small and inconspicuous thing actually had such a big background. The Aurora of the Extreme, with an extremely strong magnetic force, can not only absorb metal objects, but also any object in the world that has shape and trace can be absorbed. Moreover, it is exceptionally tough, even lightning and meteorites cannot break it. It's really a formidable thing. In ancient times, some powerful cultivators knew about the Aurora of the Extreme and wanted to collect and refine it into a protective treasure, but few people succeeded. Not to mention that this aurora is in the high altitude of the extreme land, just collecting it requires withstanding the blow of the Nine Heavens' Gale. Without having reached the realm of spiritual return to void, it's not even worth thinking about. This unrefined aurora is also extremely toxic, soul-consuming and bone-eroding, with an extremely strong suction power. No matter how powerful you are, as long as you touch a little bit, your spirit and body will be destroyed. To resist the huge suction force of the aurora, one must also withstand the blow of the Nine Heavens' Gale, and from time to time, there are lightning and meteorites falling from the nine heavens. In such a situation, collecting the Aurora of the Extreme is extremely difficult. However, once collected and refined into a treasure, it has many benefits. For example, this aurora mask can absorb any flying sword or treasure that hits it, and the aurora will forcibly cut off the connection between the treasure and its owner's spirit, making it one's own treasure. This is similar to the inverted treasures of the ancient sealing gods, but one is passive and the other is active. Such a treasure, Zhou Qing said he was not tempted, that's false.
However, there's no such thing as a free lunch. Zhou Qing withdrew his gaze and said, "The item is indeed good, but what exactly is it for? The difficulty level is too high, or maybe it's dangerous - I'm not doing it even if you give me the Pangu Axe that opened up the sky, I wouldn't be able to enjoy it even if I wanted to." Zhou Qing thought to himself: Indeed a thousand-year-old demon, having such a treasure... I was just lacking this defensive treasure. The Blood God Knife is mainly for offense, and the Extreme Light Shield is mainly for defense - this is the way of balance between offense and defense. With this treasure, my strength should increase by at least double."
Xuanyuan Fa Wang chuckled: "It's not a big deal, old ancestor. I'm an intangible body, so defensive treasures are useless to me. Giving it to you won't hurt either. Can you help me with the Tian Shen Sha Da Array and gather more yin souls for me? I want to forge a more powerful demonic weapon to deal with the Daoist sect. Originally, your Huaxue Shengdao was a top-notch demonic sword, but I'm afraid you wouldn't lend it to me, so I have no choice but to settle for second best."
"Nonsense! Do you think I'm an idiot, not knowing how to cultivate?" Zhou Qing cursed inwardly and spoke out loud: "There are at least 800 kinds of gathering yin souls' spell arrays between the two paths of demonic and magical cultivation. Why must it be my Doutian Shen Sha Great Array? I don't believe that senior can't use these methods, you have over a thousand living souls there, enough to cultivate any kind of demonic or magical artifact. Could it be that you have other intentions?"
"You ignorant junior, what do you know?" Xuan Yuan Fa Wang shouted: "Follow me!" In a flash, he transformed into a yellow light and rushed forward. Zhou Qing hurriedly mobilized all his true yuan to follow closely behind. The two flew at high speed for about two hours before Xuan Yuan Fa Wang suddenly stopped, and Zhou Qing almost crashed into him. Unable to guess what Xuan Yuan Fa Wang was going to do, Zhou Qing could only remain silent and wait for him to speak.
Xuanyuan Fawang's head suddenly burst out a blood bead the size of a fist, and countless bloody lights shot out, melting into the air and disappearing. After a short while, the bloody lights reappeared from the void and gathered back onto the blood bead. Xuanyuan Fawang then withdrew the blood bead and said, "Alright, we're here! Below us is the border of Shanxi Province. I'll show you what real vengeful spirits look like."
Zhou Qing landed on a rather tall mountain peak and saw the distant city with its lights shining brightly. Zhou Qing carefully observed it and asked Xuan Yuan Fa Wang Dao, "Isn't this the outskirts of Gaoping City in Shanxi Province? I've been here before, could there be some powerful demon or evil spirit here? It doesn't seem like there's anything out of place here, and the yin and yang energy is quite balanced. Where are the vengeful spirits?"
"Is it Gaoping?" Xuan Yuan Fawang was taken aback. "I only know that this place used to be called Changping!"
