Chapter 25: Mantis Stalks Cicada

The third-rank Taoist priest in charge of manipulating the warship put all five fingers of his left and right hands into his palms, forming the Five Thunder Fingers.

All the wandering thunders gathered together and turned into a purple light as thick as a tree that could be embraced by two people. It came through the sky and the earth at lightning speed, instantly illuminating the entire world and landing on the head of "Great Asura".

For a moment, the sky and the earth were invisible, only the majestic and boundless purple light completely submerged the figure of "Great Asura".

Just as the flying boat began to condense the thunder beads, the figure standing on the shoulder of "Great Asura" had already turned into a flame and fled. Although the warships of the Taoist sect could not match the top combat power of the Taoist sect, not just anyone could face the brilliant blow of the warship head-on.

When the purple light dissipated.

The diffused yin energy was washed away, and only half of the incomplete body of "Great Asura" was left, like charcoal.

When the Taoist flying boat appeared, Li Xuandu turned around and fled without hesitation. Although he didn't know what happened, he knew that the development of the matter had completely exceeded the control of the "inn". The "inn" was the cicada, Baiyutang was the mantis, and the Taoist was the yellow bird.

After the yellow bird appeared, both the cicada and the mantis were doomed. As for himself, he must not appear in front of the Taoist people, at least not in the appearance of Qi Xuansu. The dead Qi Xuansu was an outstanding Taoist disciple, while the living Qi Xuansu was a person of suspicious origin who could not stand scrutiny.

Besides, the current posture clearly showed that the Tiangang Hall was sweeping away the demons of various secret societies. In the eyes of the Taoists, the demons of secret societies did not need to go to Fengxian Hall, and they were always executed on the spot. So there was another possibility that the Taoists did not recognize Qi Xuansu at all and directly executed him as a demon of the secret society.

This is reasonable. The Dao Sect will never give up after the flying boat crashed. Although in recent years, the Dao Sect has mainly used soft tactics to deal with foreign enemies, it does not mean that the Dao Sect does not have tough tactics. The Buddhists and Confucians will never willingly admit defeat because they are impressed by the Dao Sect's noble character. So this time, the Dao Sect will not only attack the Lingshan Witch Cult, but also point its swords and guns at all secret societies.

If the Dao Sect does not respond with enough shock, then today the Lingshan Witch Cult will attack a flying boat, and tomorrow other secret societies will attack another flying boat, and the Dao Sect will have no peace. When the Zhiming Cult attacked the workshop of Huashengtang, the Dao Sect made the Zhiming Cult pay a huge price for disappearing for nearly ten years.

Of course, secret societies always forget the pain after the wound has healed. As long as they are not eradicated, they can always make a comeback.

From any angle, Qi Xuansu must get away as soon as possible. I am afraid that in the near future, the Western Gobi will not be a place to stay for long.

Moreover, this time, the harvest was quite rich. One "blood pill" was worth at least several thousand Taiping coins, which was enough for Qi Xuansu, whose total wealth was only a few thousand Taiping coins. The only regret was that he failed to figure out the problem of Bai Yutang. What was the relationship between Bai Yutang and the Eight Tribes, the "Inn", and the Qingping Society? What was the relationship between Qi Niang and the "Mountain Ghost Ballad" and Bai Yutang? However, under the current circumstances, Qi Xuansu was no longer able to investigate.

When a deafening thunder roared behind him, Qi Xuansu, who was running wildly, looked back and saw a "purple line" connecting the sky and the earth, and most of the sky was dyed a rich purple.

Is this the high-end combat power of Tiangang Hall?

No wonder Tiangang Hall is known as the sharp sword of Taoism.

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A ray of fire escaped from the "inner circle" and entered the range of the "outer circle", away from the place where the thunder fell, and came to a barely intact pavilion.

At this time, there were already several people waiting here, all of whom were members of Baiyutang. These Baiyutang members had been prepared for a long time. They carried talismans that could avoid the Yin Qi, forming a faint halo around them, like a transparent eggshell, so that they were not affected by the terrifying power of the "Great Asura" who was born before, and they reaped a lot of rewards. Some of them were stained with blood. It seemed that some people hired by the "inn" to clean up the zombies died in their hands.

The firelight turned into a human figure, which was the figure standing on the shoulder of the "Great Asura" before. He was about thirty years old, wearing a light blue Taoist robe, handsome, but with a bit of frivolity between his eyebrows.

As the Tiangangtang file said, he had two identities, one as a member of Baiyutang, and the other as a member of the Eight Divisions.

Zhong Boyu was once an ordinary Taoist disciple, and later joined the Eight Divisions by chance. Zhong Boyu, who was frustrated in the Taoist sect, was able to show his talents after joining the Eight Divisions. Because of his outstanding ability, he was able to enter the White Jade Hall.

For Zhong Boyu, if entering the Eight Divisions was the first turning point in his life, then entering the White Jade Hall was the second turning point in his life.

After entering the White Jade Hall, he really had the possibility of making a name for himself, instead of being an unknown seventh-grade Taoist priest like before, and spending his life in a muddle.

Zhong Boyu looked around: "Why is there one less person?"

The members of the White Jade Hall shook their heads and said they didn't know.

"Forget it, never mind, retreat immediately." Zhong Boyu ordered.

The people of the White Jade Hall came prepared, took out the talismans that had been prepared long ago, and after burning, they turned into sparks connected into a line, and then the line was connected from beginning to end, turning into a rectangular dark door, the inside of the door was dark and gloomy.

Zhong Boyu was the first to walk into the "Yin Yang Gate", as if passing through an invisible boundary, rippling layers of water ripples, which disappeared in a flash.

The other members of the Baiyu Hall entered one by one. After the last person's figure disappeared in the ripples, the gate closed automatically, then quickly shrank, and finally turned into a black dot and disappeared.

On the other side of the "Yin Yang Gate" was the sound of birds and the fragrance of flowers. It seemed to be a green valley with clusters of flowers, surrounded by mountains and no north wind. Therefore, in the early spring season when it was still warm and cold, it was also warm and cozy, which was completely different from the Gobi Desert.

Not far away was a clear lake with green grass on the lakeside. There was nothing else except a simple pier.

A figure sat on the pier, wearing a bamboo hat and holding a fishing rod, fishing.

Zhong Boyu walked quickly towards the fisherman, who had just reeled in his rod. It was not a mysterious straight hook, but a very simple curved hook with bait hanging on it. Unfortunately, he only caught a handful of water plants.

The fisherman was not annoyed. He pulled off the water grass on the hook and continued to cast the rod. He asked casually, "Did you get the things back?"

"I got them back." Zhong Boyu took out something that looked a bit like the knife coins of ancient times, and also like a crescent moon. It was green all over and half transparent. There were many fine blood threads inside. It was the "Xuanyu" that made Qi Xuansu's cultivation greatly improved. However, it was not exactly the same as the two "Xuanyu" that Qi Xuansu had seen before.

"Okay." The fisherman glanced at the "Xuanyu".

Zhong Boyu reported truthfully: "This piece of 'Xuanyu' is located deep in the corpse-raising ground, and there is an 'inn' next to it. In order to get the 'Xuanyu', I had to activate the 'Daashura' sealed here by Huasheng Hall. Although I dealt with the people in the 'inn', I also ran into the muzzle of Tiangang Hall and the 'Daashura' was destroyed."

"You have already said it in the mother-child talisman, it is expected." The fisherman didn't care much. From the appearance, this person is a few years older than Zhong Boyu. The hat covers his eyebrows and eyes, and his full appearance cannot be seen. However, from the tone, it is obvious that he is a high-ranking figure in Baiyu Hall, and he has a calmness that ordinary people don't have.

Zhong Boyu hesitated for a moment and said: "The court..."

"The court is just a routine matter, don't worry too much." The fisherman played with this piece of 'Xuanyu'.

Zhong Boyu's eyes were also attracted by the "Xuanyu" and he asked cautiously: "What... is this? Why can I control the 'Great Asura' by holding this thing?"

The fisherman raised the "Xuanyu" in his hand, observed the blood in it through the sunlight, and said: "This is called 'Xuanyu'. The Qingping Society and the Taiping Dao also want it. It has all kinds of incredible magic, and each is different. The magic of this 'Xuanyu' is that it controls the netherworld. However, this 'Xuanyu' has not yet fully awakened, and can only prevent the 'Great Asura' from harming you when he acts on instinct, which is far from control."