Chapter 269: The Demon‑Exterminating Scripture

"Chuyang brother, what's happening outside?"

Shang Hongxue yawned as she walked out, looking very tired, yet there was not a hint of fatigue in her eyes; instead they were full of curiosity, bright and lively. She didn't look at all like someone who had just been woken up. Chen Chuyang knew this girl hadn't slept, and as she stared at the situation here she was also curious about what was happening outside, and couldn't help it, so she came out to take a look.

Chen Chuyang, not exposing the girl's little ruse, said, "An enemy has arrived."

"Enemy?" Shang Hongxue pretended surprise and looked toward the outside. Outside the Formation it was unclear; her strength and cultivation were not enough, so she could only see mist. Since Chen Chuyang prevented her from seeing outside, she could not discern it.

Outside, Elder Jiang Tai naturally could not see inside them; the Flowing Water Mist Formation can block everything, whether Spiritual Sense or sight, nothing can penetrate.

All the other Formations also have this capability. When Chen Chuyang originally set up the Formation, he had already considered this; it is basic knowledge for every Formation master—if one cannot even achieve this, how can one claim to be a Formation master?

"Right, didn't you see? It's right outside."

Shang Hongxue pretended to have seen something and let out a gasp, but in reality she saw nothing.

That expression, that look—so exaggerated—her acting was quite good; at that moment it became tangible.

"Wow."

Zhuge Ruolan beside them looked bewildered; she hadn't seen anything either—so was she the only one who couldn't see?

She turned back, staring at Chen Chuyang, her eyes full of doubt and confusion.

Chen Chuyang smiled softly and said, "Can't you see?"

Zhuge Ruolan instinctively shook her head, but Chen Chuyang's next sentence left her stunned on the spot.

"My true techniques can only be seen by clever people; ordinarily, idiots can't see even a bit. Can't you see anything at all?"

Shang Hongxue, surprised, turned her head and stared at Chen Chuyang; her eyes narrowed continuously. In just a few seconds she had thought a lot, and her expression shifted from initial shock and bewilderment to one of "I see it," repeatedly exclaiming.

"What a powerful divine skill; the Yin Gui Sect's Ghost Dao divine skill is indeed extraordinary."

She tapped Chen Chuyang, and he quickly replied, "Indeed, the Yin Gui Sect's divine skill is truly formidable—so strong."

Zhuge Ruolan: "..."

She looked up, saw nothing, and was bewildered again.

She widened her eyes, tried to sharpen her gaze again, but saw nothing.

In her eyes, there was only mist and a swath of darkness.

Zhuge Ruolan, refusing to believe the odd, wiped her eyes again, circulated ghost qi, her pupils flashing, yet still saw nothing.

She looked at Shang Hongxue; that acting, that expression—absolutely genuine, not at all like a performance.

Chen Chuyang could see, so he naturally believed it, but is Shang Hongxue a clever person? Zhuge Ruolan didn't think she was smarter than herself; on that point she remained confident.

No one in all of Longshe Cheng knows the personalities and cultivation levels of its geniuses better than she does.

Shang Hongxue is also within her scope of investigation, so she naturally understands this woman's character and intellect; one can only say that a lifetime won't catch up to her, and only Hongchen can match her.

"Can you really see?"

Shang Hongxue lifted her head, smugly saying, "That's definite. Can't you see?"

Chen Chuyang, standing nearby, almost laughed out loud; fortunately his composure held, and he didn't reveal himself.

Struggling to control his emotions and demeanor, Chen Chuyang looked up, pretended to gaze outside, truly fearing that he would slip and expose the girl's act.

Zhuge Ruolan nodded honestly, "No, I saw nothing."

Shang Hongxue inwardly sighed, indeed only Chuyang brother could see, but she couldn't let her act be exposed, nor let Zhuge Ruolan discover she was acting; she had to appear even more natural—this was a good chance to crush Zhuge Ruolan's temperament and make her lower her head. Most importantly, the more Zhuge Ruolan was sad and upset, the happier she became.

The woman who had never taken her seriously, looking humbled, was truly funny; she loved seeing her like that.

"It shows you're not clever; actually, don't be discouraged, I won't mock you."

"You may not be clever, but you're not an idiot either."

"When you someday become as clever as I am, you'll naturally be able to see."

"Holy Maiden Zhuge Ruolan, you must work hard; otherwise, you may never catch up to me in this lifetime."

Words that kill and condemn the heart.

This sentence is truly deadly.

Critical hit.

It pierced straight into Zhuge Ruolan's innermost mind; her expression was blank as she stared dumbfounded at Shang Hongxue.

For a long time she couldn't regain her senses.

Chen Chuyang's face was piled with smiles, to the point he could no longer laugh.

He really was about to…

"Bang."

Fortunately, when the battle outside broke out, Heishanyang resisted for a while, then hurried back.

"Stop fighting; this old Yin Gui Sect thing is already going all out, too boring."

"Keep fighting; the cultivation I barely recovered might be lost again. Kid, you handle him yourself."

Heishanyang returned, out of breath but not flushed, feeling as if he had done nothing.

He just landed a few moves, then came back.

Not fully recovered, it didn't want to go all out; it tried to see if it could eat him, and if not, it would return.

Embarrassing?

Hehe, it didn't care at all.

"Huh?" Chen Chuyang was startled and said, "Actually you could keep fighting; he's definitely not your opponent."

"Enough, kid, don't try to fool me. This old fellow looks obviously formidable, saturated with ghost qi and a sinister charm, clearly different from those Yin Gui Sect elders; I wonder where this old guy learned such unorthodox techniques."

Many of the Yin Gui Sect's techniques are extremely unorthodox, essentially non‑human.

Those techniques harm others for personal gain, though that selfishness isn't absolute.

The truly ruthless techniques, and Elder Jiang Tai is a prime example; he devoted everything to cultivating this unorthodox art, which led to his own perversion.

Zhuge Ruolan said slowly, "Elder Jiang Tai practices the Yin Gui Sect's unorthodox technique 'Demon‑Exterminating Scripture.' It's a very unorthodox art; within the entire Yin Gui Sect, few can successfully cultivate it, and those who do inevitably encounter… terror."

In their eyes, there is only killing; they must kill every day, and if they go a day without killing, they will go mad.

Jiang Tai Elder's soul and body have long since been transformed into a yin ghost.

Ordinary methods are useless against him; when you face him, you must be wary of his ghostly qi. Jiang Tai Elder's ghostly qi possesses the ability to disturb and devour the mind; once his ghostly qi invades the body, one will... lose oneself, and thus willingly become his puppet.

Besides that, the Yin Ghost Slaying Human Scripture has another terrifying ability: those killed by this method cannot be reincarnated; their souls will be bound, and thus they will forever serve him until he is killed.