Chapter 645: Chapter 629: Two Against One, Shameless!

You Mountain.

Master Tai Cheng swallowed a Heart Nourishing Pill and sat cross-legged on a huge boulder in the canyon, circulating his Grand Circulation twice before he exhaled a murky breath and opened his eyes, his complexion still ashen.

During the previous scathing mockery from that heartless disciple of the treacherous old thief Chi Yuan, he had largely ignored it, only to find that the insult had indeed physically stung his old face.

Daoist Taiyang had grown increasingly depraved and had let that Little Stiff harm several people. These actions and their consequences kept accumulating on him, causing significant hindrances and regressions in both his cultivation and his spiritual progress.

He had once thought he might influence the youth, but it turned out to be nothing but self-delusion and self-moved.

He had even stolen the Yin Yang Taiji Bagua Mirror from him, an heirloom passed down from generation to generation of temple masters, a most crucial artifact.

Whether it was for the sake of the Eight Diagrams Mirror or to stop him from committing more evil acts, he could no longer afford to be lenient.

Daoist Taiyang was no longer the man who had once followed behind him, calling him ‘senior brother’.

He had turned to the Evil Path!

Evil must be eliminated!

Master Tai Cheng stood up from the boulder, formed a Sealing gesture with his hands and cast a spell while murmuring an incantation. His eyes, which had been tightly shut, suddenly snapped open as if a karmic thread stretched down from the heavens, winding around his fingertips.

Master Tai Cheng swiftly followed this karmic thread, disappearing with a few leaps.

Shortly after his departure, ripples formed in the Void, and Qin Liuxi emerged, sniffing the air and following close behind.

Daoist Taiyang’s face darkened upon the sudden appearance of Master Tai Cheng, and he asked, “Senior brother, we are from the same sect; must you relentlessly pursue me like this?”

Master Tai Cheng replied, “Before coming here, I have offered incense and confessed to our master and all the grandmasters, and I have already stripped you of your title. You are no longer a disciple of Jinhua Temple.”

Daoist Taiyang’s expression grew stern: “Do you really have no regard for our past brotherhood?”

“It is you who are stubborn and unenlightened; do not blame me for being heartless.”

“Fine, if the master has severed affection, then why should I bother seeking warmth in the cold?” Daoist Taiyang’s toes pointed as he lunged towards him.

Master Tai Cheng lightly tapped the stone beneath his feet and spread his arms, performing a Roc’s Wings maneuver, not to meet Daoist Taiyang head-on but to fling a talisman toward the Little Stiff not far behind him.

“Freeze!”

Daoist Taiyang yelled, “Shameless!”

The Little Stiff sensed danger and immediately tried to escape. Master Tai Cheng threw another talisman: “Five Thunders Bombing.”

Bang!

That was the Five Thunders Talisman!

The Little Stiff let out a piercing screech.

Daoist Taiyang, with eyes almost bursting with rage, presented an Array Plate before Master Tai Cheng. The Array Plate was only the size of a palm, but as he chanted an incantation, it expanded to be larger than a person and smashed down at Master Tai Cheng without hesitation.

Master Tai Cheng looked on with sad eyes, not only because of the fratricide but also due to regret.

Daoist Taiyang had his unique insights into Arrays and was also very talented. If he had used his gifts on the Righteous Path, and they had joined hands, what worries would there be for the prosperity of Jinhua Temple?

Yet, he chose to tread the evil path!

Master Tai Cheng swiftly retreated a dozen feet as the Array Plate descended.

However, the Array Plate, as if sentient, pursued him. At the same time, five Evil Ghosts emerged from it, ferociously pouncing at him with an evil aura that could make one’s skin crawl.

“Sin Barrier!” Master Tai Cheng drew out his horsetail whisk, chanting an incantation as he struck at the Evil Ghosts with an utterly forceful and positive Divine Spell.

Golden light suddenly appeared.

The Evil Ghosts let out a mournful howl.

Daoist Taiyang gritted his teeth in hatred at this sight, but he was too occupied to intervene. He cast two talismans on the Little Stiff, rapidly reciting spells, and forced two yin souls that were hurriedly fleeing the area into the Little Stiff as nourishment.

Shaken by the Five Thunders Talisman, the Little Stiff’s violent nature intensified as it greedily devoured the yin souls.

Daoist Taiyang suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest and saw that Master Tai Cheng had already reduced the Evil Ghost in the Array Plate to ashes. And the Array Plate…

Not good!

Just as Master Tai Cheng’s horsetail whisk handle struck towards the Array Plate, he immediately rushed forward at high speed to recall the Array Plate.

Meanwhile, Little Stiff also let out a piercing scream and flew in at top speed, with both of them flanking Master Tai Cheng.

Little Stiff was incredibly fast and landed on Master Tai Cheng’s back. With an open mouth, its pitch-black, nail-like sharp teeth aimed for his neck.

Master Tai Cheng was furious and thrust the horsetail whisk backward.

“Screech.”

Just as Master Tai Cheng was being double-teamed and couldn’t free himself, a ferocious yell suddenly sounded.

“Two against one, how shameless! I’ll help you!”

Their gazes turned towards the source of the voice to see a figure in green clothes.

Taiyang, looking at this masked youth, frowned in displeasure: “Who are you?”

But Master Tai Cheng recognized Qin Liuxi from his eyes and overall attire, his eyelids twitching in recognition.

Can’t you make a better disguise? Think I can’t recognize you just because you covered your face?

With that shady aura of yours, I could spot you even if you were completely covered up!

Qin Liuxi reached out to grab Little Stiff, saying, “Old Taoist, I’ll handle this little monster. You kill that dirt-covered Evil Taoist; his soul is already rotten!”

How could Taiyang tolerate some brat who appeared out of nowhere bossing him around?

“You brat, courting death!” He struck towards Qin Liuxi.

But Qin Liuxi had already pulled Little Stiff towards him. Little Stiff opened its mouth to bite her.

Slap.

Qin Liuxi sent a palm strike flying.

Little Stiff’s face was twisted to one side from the blow, dazed and confused.

Seeing this, Daoist Taiyang grew even angrier but was secretly horrified by the sheer force of a single palm strike.

His attacks did not let up, but Qin Liuxi wasn’t foolish enough to stand still for him. She sprung to the side, bringing the disoriented Little Stiff with her.

Master Tai Cheng had already met the attack, admonishing: “Taiyang, you must not persist in your delusion!”

“Bullshit!” Taiyang was close to madness; he could feel the threat coming from Qin Liuxi. Changsheng must not fall into her hands.

He crazily launched the freshly recalled Array Plate at Qin Liuxi.

Master Tai Cheng stepped forward to block.

On Qin Liuxi’s side, Little Stiff’s entire body surged with an evil aura, its fingers and teeth growing sharper, clawing towards her.

Those nails were tinged with black; if one were to be clawed by it, the evil aura would certainly invade and wreak havoc within the body.

Just as Little Stiff’s claws were about to touch Qin Liuxi, she drew a dagger from her waist that resembled both a sword and a knife.

“Let’s see whether your claws are sharper or my Qilin Saber is, I’ll use you to test its edge,” said Qin Liuxi as she swiftly drew the weapon and made a quick slash and cut.

Swoosh swoosh.

Both claws fell to the ground at the wrist.

Little Stiff let out a miserable cry and retreated in fear, holding up its hands. The flesh of its hands was decaying from the odd-shaped saber’s cut as if set aflame, with even the soul burning.

“Changsheng!” Seeing Little Stiff in this condition, Taiyang’s heart clenched as if gripped by an invisible hand, causing an unbearable pain.

“It seems that mine is a bit sharper,” said Qin Liuxi, grinning as she dashed forward and thrusted: “You’re not worthy of the word ‘Changsheng’!”

Pierce.