Chapter 168: The Chan Sect's Shameless Face, Casting a Long Line to Catch a Big Fish

Seeing Qingxu Daode Zhenjun heavily smashed onto the mountain, he directly shattered the entire mountain.

Rocks flew and splattered, smoke and dust rolled up, obscuring the sky and blocking the sun.

Guiling Shengmu glanced at Gu Xiu and never imagined that Gu Xiu's heavenly eye power could be so powerful.

She gathered her thoughts and flew down with Gu Xiu, landing on the ground.

Qingxu Daode Zhenjun suffered heavy injuries, and Daluo Immortal blood spilled onto the earth.

At the moment of contact with the ground, one after another crimson blood blossoms slowly unfurled, Dao rhythms entwining, each containing boundless immortal power fluctuations.

Nearby birds and beasts were all drawn in, their eyes showing greedy looks, yet none dared to move.

Seeing Guiling Shengmu and Gu Xiu land on the ground, Qingxu Daode Zhenjun embarrassedly climbed up from the mountain.

Although the shattered immortal body had healed, the damage to the origin was truly real.

Without the aid of heavenly treasures and earthly riches, it would be hard to recover after not regulating for hundreds of thousands of years.

Knowing he could not deal with Gu Xiu and Guiling Shengmu, Qingxu Daode Zhenjun brought out Yuanshi Tianzun.

"You Jie Sect fellows who cultivate only power, not virtue, you beasts dare to move against me; our Master of the Jade Void will not let you off!"

Gu Xiu smiled dismissively: "Huanglong Zhenren has already been slain by us; do you think we care about your threat?"

Hearing this, Qingxu Daode Zhenjun's face instantly turned pale, his pupils constricting slightly.

In the past, while wandering the Primordial, whenever he encountered a tough opponent, bringing out the Chan Sect and Yuanshi Tianzun meant even a Quasi-Sage great power had to give face to the Twelve Golden Immortals.

He didn't expect Gu Xiu to give him any face at all; Qingxu Daode Zhenjun's anger flared, and he shouted angrily.

"You ignorant thing! Huanglong, that waste could never compare to me; if anything happens to me today, my Master of the Jade Void will surely trample your Jie Sect, and if you don't die, it will be a death without end!"

Gu Xiu's expression was calm, his green robes rustling, his eyes flashing with a sharp cold light.

"Qingxu Daode Zhenjun, it seems you still don't grasp the situation, or perhaps your Chan Sect disciples are all so arrogant and contemptuous of everything; it looks like I need to make you see reality."

Having said that, immortal power surged around him, and a terrifying pressure exploded outward.

Feeling the terrifying pressure erupting from Gu Xiu's body, Qingxu Daode Zhenjun felt a lingering fear.

He sensed danger from Gu Xiu; despite being a late-stage Daluo Golden Immortal himself, he actually felt afraid.

He secretly thought.

Could this brat actually be stronger than me?

Impossible, this waste is just a third-generation disciple of the Jie Sect.

"I am a Twelve Golden Immortal of the Chan Sect; my background, talent, and blessings have all been carefully selected—how could I possibly be inferior to a third-generation disciple of your Jie Sect?"

As he spoke, Qingxu Daode Zhenjun erupted with his own pressure to resist.

But it was directly suppressed.

"Kneel!" Gu Xiu shouted loudly.

Qingxu Daode Zhenjun's resistance instantly collapsed; the terrifying pressure swept over, forcing him to kneel on one knee.

This kneeling made the entire mountain tremble.

"Scoundrel, you dare!" Qingxu Daode Zhenjun's eyes filled with disbelief and shame.

He never imagined that, as a proper Twelve Golden Immortal, he would be forced to kneel by a third-generation disciple of the Jie Sect; if people found out, how could he ever hold his head high again?

"Qingxu Daode Zhenjun, you too have today!" Gu Xiu's voice was icy and bone-chilling.

"I originally wanted to give you a minor punishment as a warning, but seeing you show no remorse, I can only give you another lesson, to improve your memory; when you meet me in the future, remember to speak politely, with utmost respect."

Gu Xiu's eyes suddenly shot out an icy divine light.

He raised his right hand, immortal power surging on his palm, then he swung down violently toward Qingxu Daode Zhenjun with the force of thunder.

Boom—

The ground was blasted into a large pit, soil and rocks flying.

After the smoke and dust cleared, in the pit lay Qingxu Daode Zhenjun, his complexion as pale as paper, multiple wounds on his body, his breath unstable—clearly his injuries were worse.

On the ground, Gu Xiu stood tall, his gaze cold as he looked at the pit containing Qingxu Daode Zhenjun, his body emanating a chilling aura.

If he wished, he could now completely kill Qingxu Daode Zhenjun,

but if he did so, Yuanshi Tianzun would come knocking for an explanation, and the reason would be somewhat insufficient.

Moreover, his plan all along had been to provoke the Twelve Golden Immortals, making them eager to immediately slay the Jie Sect disciples, so they would have no time to layout affairs in West Qi.

The outcome would be a direct, real-blade clash with the Jie Sect disciples,

Qingxu Daode Zhenjun, having suffered such humiliation, would surely incite the Twelve Golden Immortals to frenzied revenge; the Jie Sect had already planned not to participate in the mortal dynasty wars.

To deal with the Jie Sect, one could only directly strike at its disciples; this also exactly matched the original plan.

In the midst of his thoughts, Guiling Shengmu spoke: "Gu Xiu, I will personally send Qingxu Daode Zhenjun to the list."

Gu Xiu did not reply immediately.

Qingxu Daode Zhenjun, hearing their words, began to play the emotion card.

"You two fellow Daoists of the Jie Sect, I have lost; the Three Pure Ones are originally one family, sharing the same breath and branches—we should not slaughter each other; this time it is my fault, and I will surely come another day to apologize in person."

Without waiting for Gu Xiu to speak, Guiling Shengmu let out a cold snort.

"Qingxu Daode Zhenjun, are all of you in the Chan Sect as shameless as you? Just now you were insulting us, and now you claim to be one family with the Three Pure Ones."

Gu Xiu shook his head: "You Chan Sect truly keep refreshing my understanding; how about this: if you say your Twelve Golden Immortals are nothing compared to my Jie Sect disciples, we'll let you go."

"Scoundrel, stop dreaming!" Qingxu Daode Zhenjun angrily shouted, and while speaking he secretly took out a banner—namely the Hunyuan Banner.

"You Jie Sect bunch of fur‑and‑horn wearing beasts, today's shame—I will surely make you pay the price!"

Qingxu Daode Zhenjun's small move, Gu Xiu naturally noticed; in his impression, the Hunyuan Banner is a treasure for escape that can grant invisibility and instant translocation.

The system task is still not completed.

It is estimated that either killing the opponent or beating him severely so he needs a year and a half to recover will complete it.

After a brief consideration, Gu Xiu decided to cast a long line to catch a big fish.

If the mission cannot be completed, then go beat them according to the coordinates given by the system.

While thinking, Pure Void Moral True Lord unsurprisingly used the Primordial Chaos Banner to escape.

At the same time, the system sounded.

Ding!

Prevent Pure Void Moral True Lord from assisting Jiang Ziya in completing the mission, obtain a fragment of the Creation Jade Disc!

Turtle Spirit Holy Mother did not know Gu Xiu's thoughts; seeing Pure Void Moral True Lord flee, she felt indignant and gritted her teeth.

Damn! Actually let Pure Void Moral True Lord escape,

Since the mission is completed, Gu Xiu also couldn't be bothered to chase Pure Void Moral True Lord.

They pondered momentarily.

Pure Void Moral True Lord will definitely go heal their wounds; in the short term, they will have no time to attend to the affairs of West Branch.

As for the Expounding Teaching sending people later, they will manage if there is a mission, and be too lazy to manage if there isn't.

They gathered their thoughts and glanced at the Turtle Spirit Holy Mother, who was fuming.

They smiled faintly.

"Elder Master, Pure Void Moral True Lord running away is no big deal; only by casting a long line can we catch a big fish."