Gong Cheng completely ignored Su Wu's questioning and looked at him as if he were a fool. With a cold sneer, he said, "Young Master Su, although you are an adopted son of the Su Family, your status is incomparable to ordinary Su Family descendants. Rest assured, we won't kill you so easily. As long as you agree to join us and persuade the Sunan King to do the same, your Su Family will definitely have a place in the Eternal Life Hall."

Su Wu's eyes widened as he immediately understood Gong Cheng's intention.

No wonder they were only surrounding us without attacking.

The people who came today hold significant positions within their own family sects.

By using them as leverage, even if their families or sects do not take action, the threat to the Eternal Life Hall will be greatly reduced.

Yang Hongfu now also understood their intention.

He furrowed his eyebrows deeply.

In the entire Heavenly Master Tao, only Yang Hongfu and Zhang Chonglou knew that Liu Xuanji's death was faked.

Liu Xuanji should be nearby now, and with such a huge incident suddenly happening, he should quickly report to Zhang Chonglou.

As long as the master leads people down the mountain, these people won't be able to stir up much trouble.

The immediate task is to stabilize the hearts of Gong Cheng's group.

Seeing Su Wu looking at him for guidance, Yang Hongfu glanced at Su Wu and said to Gong Cheng, "Elder Gong, our Heavenly Master Tao has never had any grudges with your Medicine King Valley, but we do have deep enmity with the Yin Ghost Sect. Could you do us a favor today and allow me to kill the remnants of the Yin Ghost Sect first? If that's possible, I, Yang Hongfu, would not mind cooperating with your Medicine King Valley."

"Oh?" Gong Cheng didn't expect Yang Hongfu to say such a thing, but he couldn't make decisions for Qiuming Mountain and looked towards Qiuming Mountain for guidance.

Qiuming Mountain was not in a hurry.

After all, the victory was already in their grasp, and everyone present was their hostage. Even if someone came, he wasn't afraid.

Moreover, Qiuming Mountain also intended to lure Zhang Chonglou down.

If he could have Zhang Chonglou under his control, it would be devastating for the Taoist community.

Thinking of this, Qiuming Mountain smiled faintly and waved his hand, "Haha, well then, since Master Yang is so interested, we would like to see the divine skills of the Taoist sect!"

With those words, someone immediately brought a chair for Qiuming Mountain.

Qiuming Mountain sat down, and a woman next to him squatted down to massage his legs.

Su Wu and the others dared not make any reckless moves.

Luo Huasheng's face flushed red, clenching his fists tightly, but he too dared not act rashly.

"Junior Brother Zhang, are you okay?" Yang Hongfu glanced at Zhang Chongchen and asked.

Zhang Chongchen, caught off guard earlier, was ambushed by the Yin Ghost Sect and poisoned, but being a Taoist expert and a disciple of Zhang Chonglou, he was not in mortal danger.

After immediately taking a unique Taoist pill, his complexion recovered somewhat.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chongchen trembled as he climbed up, shaking his head, "Senior Brother, I won't die. I never expected the Yin Ghost Sect to also join the Eternal Life Hall. Senior Brother, you must kill all of the Yin Ghost Sect!"

Seeing that Zhang Chongchen was indeed fine, Yang Hongfu nodded slightly and said to Luo Hongyi, "Junior Sister, how about you?"

Luo Hongyi's eyes were fixed on the person in the black robe, "Exorcising the Yin Ghost Sect is our Taoist duty, Senior Brother. I won't let you down."

"Good!" Yang Hongfu didn't say more and looked at Qiuming Mountain, "Guardian Qiu, shall we have a match? A life-and-death duel, if my Heavenly Master Tao wins, you let one person go. How about it?"

Qiuming Mountain showed an interested expression, "What? Even at this stage, you want to be a saint?"

Yang Hongfu shook his head, "I dare not claim to be a saint, but since this is the Heavenly Master Tao's domain, and everyone came here for the Spiritual Spring auction because of our reputation, they brought no experts with them because they trusted Heavenly Master Tao. If possible, I want to do my best to save their lives. Isn't that reasonable?"

"Haha, haha, Senior Brother truly is Senior Brother!" Qiuming Mountain not only did not get angry but burst into laughter, slapping his thigh, "No problem, our Eternal Life Hall is not unreasonable. Although in many people's minds, we might be seen as wantonly killing the innocent, in the grand scheme of eternal life and the great path, those killed are mere ants. Human life is like grass; letting a few ants go is no big deal."

After a pause, Qiuming Mountain suddenly changed his tone, "However, Master Yang, don't be too arrogant. The Yin Ghost Sect has been lying low for so long; they are not what they were a century ago. Heh, now that they have joined our Eternal Life Hall under the guidance of the Eternal Life Ming King, their power has made a qualitative leap. Be careful, Master Yang."

Yang Hongfu smiled faintly, "No need for your concern, Guardian Qiu."

Then, he nodded towards Luo Hongyi.

Luo Hongyi leaped again and went to a nearby clearing.

The black-robed man from the Yin Ghost Sect, though wounded, seemed unharmed now, possibly using some technique.

He sneered, as if a cold wind was blowing, and positioned himself across from Luo Hongyi.

"Heh, it's been so long since I've killed someone from the Taoist sect. After lying low for so long, today, let me, Hu Xie, have a good kill!" declared the black-robed man, Hu Xie, whose eyes glowed with a reddish hue. Suddenly, he shook his black robe and shouted, "Five Ghosts Soul-Expelling Technique!"

Woo...

Suddenly, a gust of cold wind arose around them.

Everyone felt a chill run through their bodies and instinctively stepped back two paces.

In mid-air, five ghostly images simultaneously appeared.

Most of those present were martial arts experts, but they had never seen the means of the Yin Ghost Sect.

Some timid ones were so frightened they knelt on the ground.

Gongsun Fengying's face was also full of shock, "Are there really ghosts?"

Gongsun Zhi's face was solemn, "The Yin Ghost Sect's techniques are sinister. Whether there are ghosts, I do not know, but it is possible they can drive some yin spirits."

"What? So, how do we deal with this?" Gongsun Fengying asked in a trembling voice.

Gongsun Zhi sighed, "Taoist techniques are specifically designed against such evil entities. Since this person is a direct disciple of Zhang Chonglou, dealing with the black-robed man shouldn't be a problem."

"Really?" Upon hearing this, Gongsun Fengying's eyes brightened.

Although she has strong martial arts skills, dealing with the Yin Ghost Sect's methods felt like an insurmountable mountain.

Luo Huasheng and Liao Chan both furrowed their eyebrows at this moment.

The two exchanged glances and saw the shock in each other's eyes.

In Buddhism, there is the concept of the eighteen levels of hell.

Especially for disciples who fervently believe in the Buddha's teachings, they believe in the existence of ghosts and that after death, there is reincarnation.

Some ghosts that do not reincarnate can be manipulated by evildoers and become instruments of murder.

The scene before them inexplicably excited the two.

The boundlessness of Buddha's teachings, repentance is salvation.

In Buddhism, not only do they practice martial arts, but they also train in techniques to deal with ghosts.

However, neither Luo Huasheng nor Liao Chan had ever encountered a real ghost since they started practicing Buddhism.

Today seems like a chance to witness it in person.

Their desire to try was palpable.

As everyone had different thoughts, the five ghostly images howled and rushed towards Luo Hongyi.