Chapter 479: Deadly Weapon Forged

The terrain of Tian Tu Mountain is treacherous, with sheer cliffs on three sides and a river bordering the fourth.

Hidden among the steep peaks and lush forests lies a shanzhai of considerable size.

On the third day of the seventh lunar month, the morning sunlight was exceptionally bright.

A man and a woman dressed in dark clothes were patrolling inside the stronghold, chatting and laughing, until soon they arrived at the entrance of a cave.

The cave was dark, damp, and quite deep, lacking any source of illumination.

Borrowing the light from the cave mouth, one could faintly discern a wooden prison cell deep within, where a blind old man knelt seated.

The old man's appearance was pitiful; his eyes were not merely blind, but his sockets were sunken, completely lacking eyeballs.

He wore tattered grass clothing, his long white hair hung down in disarray, and wrinkles piled upon his gaunt face.

Judging by his appearance, he must be seventy or eighty years old.

"Old Bai, report the situation," the woman said as the two arrived before the prison cell, covering her nose and mouth as she spoke.

A trace of disgust lingered in her eyes; clearly, the air near the prison cell did not smell good.

Inside the cell, the blind old man knelt silently, his head bowed low.

"Hey! Old blind man!" Seeing the old man offered no reaction, the man immediately began cursing and kicked the wooden pillar of the cell. "I'm asking you a question! Are you dead?"

The old man surnamed Bai remained silent, merely slowly extending his withered palm to form a strange seal.

Seeing the old man obey, the man snorted coldly and impatiently urged again:

"Hurry up, don't dawdle!"

"Whoosh~"

Accompanied by a surge of energy, an illusory character for "Heart" expanded outward from within the blind old man's body.

Curse Master Divine Art · Heart-Sensing Curse!

This technique allows one to foresee danger.

In an instant, the old man's heart trembled violently!

Yet his gaunt face displayed not the slightest abnormality.

Seeing the woman's disgusted gesture of covering her nose, the man immediately kicked the wooden pillar of the cell again: "Hurry up!"

The woman glanced at the man with a smile and pretended to scold him: "Don't rush him, Old Bai is casting his spell."

The man turned a smiling face toward the woman, extremely eager, but when he turned back to look at the cage, his expression grew even more impatient.

"Nothing to report today," the old man finally spoke, his voice very hoarse.

"Then we came all this way for nothing!" The man beckoned the woman to leave.

"Let's go," the woman said, glancing at the dirty and stinking old man with an expression of contempt before turning to depart.

The cave was dark and damp, and that old fellow reeked of strange odors; if not for the mandatory routine inquiry, who would willingly set foot here?

"That old wretch is just deliberately disgusting people," the man continued to mutter curses.

These words actually had some basis.

After all, the Water Flow Armor of the believers possessed a certain cleansing ability.

Furthermore, since Jiang Jing believers did not need to eat and survived purely on energy, this "cleanliness" was from the inside out.

Yet the old man stubbornly refused to manifest his Water Flow Armor, as if intending to rot right there.

"Enough," the woman said as she walked outside the cave, finally able to take a breath, looking at the man with a smile. "Why get angry with such a half-dead old fellow?"

Before her voice had faded, a violent explosion suddenly rang out.

The two whipped their heads around, gazing toward the east.

Before they could figure out what had happened, a terrifying pressure suddenly crushed down upon them with overwhelming force.

"Hiss—"

That was the sound of immortal mist gushing forth!

The man looked behind the woman, his pupils contracting violently as he hastily summoned a Blood Fiend Robe.

The woman reacted quickly as well; she spun around and reached out, causing eight Jin Yu tablets to instantly spread out from her waist.

However, the phantom shadow had already arrived!

She wore a wide-brimmed bamboo hat that concealed the upper half of her face, and as she darted forward at extreme speed, her straw raincoat fluttered wildly.

The broken blade in her hand had already dragged out a long trail of knife marks, slashing horizontally at the heads of the two!

Night Phantom Xie Fa · Night Shadow Phantom Trace!

"No—" The woman's expression changed drastically, managing to spit out only a single word.

The Jin Yu tablets, which defended automatically, were shattered, two of them, in nearly an instant!

The sweeping tail of the man's great red robe was also forcibly torn open by the long trail of knife marks dragged out by the broken blade!

Master Yu Fu Divine Art · Eight Jin Yu Talismans.

Prison Demon Divine Art · Blood Fiend Robe.

Both of these techniques were famous defensive arts with quite remarkable effects!

Yet before the figure in the green straw raincoat and blue bamboo hat, the defensive methods the two prided themselves on were as fragile as paper!

"Whoosh!"

As the knife mark swept past, the woman's head flew high into the air.

Her headless torso still stood in place, the cross-section at her neck exceptionally smooth, oozing blood with a hissing sound.

The scene was not merely terrifying; it made one's heart pound with fear!

Was a Jin Yu believer of the Named River Estuary Realm just killed in an instant?

Clean and decisive!

"Who are you?" The man was already panicked; an instinctive reaction saved his life as he hastily crouched down.

"Hiss—"

The figure in the straw raincoat attacked with seamless continuity; immortal mist surged again beneath their feet as they launched forward, driving a knee viciously into the Prisoner of Demons believer's face.

"Ah!!" The man let out a miserable scream, flying backward.

This flying knee strike, though appearing incredibly fierce, was neither a Divine Art nor Xie Fa.

Thus, the man merely suffered a collapsed, shattered nasal bridge and severe facial trauma; his Water Flow Armor did not truly break.

"You! Why attack my Heaven Disciple? Wait, let us talk—" The man endured the pain, desperately waving his large red robe.

A sound of "Rip!" reached his ears.

The Blood Fiend Robe, which should have possessed astonishing defensive power, still failed to create a miracle; it was easily torn open by the broken blade.

"Ah!!" The man screamed again, a sound tearing at the heart and lungs.

Both the Blood Fiend Robe and the Water Flow Armor proved utterly useless; his chest was instantly split open by a long blade mark.

Deng Deng Yuxiang's attack was sharp, her gaze keen.

She was simply a killing god incarnate!

The so-called mighty Zhijiang, before her, resembled nothing more than ants.

The originally deep and long cave tunnel now seemed exceedingly short; in the blink of an eye, the Prisoner of Demons disciple flew backward, crashing into the wall, his back smashing heavily into the stone.

Even more terrifying was that Deng Deng Yuxiang's movement speed was faster!

Sea Grade · Immortal Hoof was essentially high-speed movement, yet its actual execution nearly matched instantaneous teleportation.

Long before the Prisoner of Demons disciple hit the wall, the broken blade in her hand had already pierced deeply into the enemy's heart!

"Bang!!"

The man was embedded in the wall, his chest pierced through by the broken blade, his face filled with terror.

Deng Deng Yuxiang turned her head, casting a glance at the prison cell not far away.

Overwhelming pressure crushed down, enough to make all living beings tremble.

Yet that blind old man remained quietly kneeling; on his face, piled deep with wrinkles, there was not a shred of expression.

"Hum~"

Deng Deng Yuxiang activated the Reincarnation Coin on her wrist, drawing out the man's soul, and spoke lightly: "Slave?"

The old man remained silent.

Deng Deng Yuxiang frowned slightly; as the Reincarnation Coin trembled lightly to remind her, she casually said: "If you wish to live, stay here."

With that, she flicked her wide straw raincoat, turned, and strode away.

The old man finally showed some reaction; he slowly raised his head, using his deeply sunken eye sockets to "gaze" at the mysterious woman departing.

"Whoosh~"

Another character for "Heart" spread out from within the old man's body.

Deng Deng Yuxiang halted her steps, turning her head slightly to glance back at the prison cell behind her with the corner of her eye.

She had no time to waste here!

Upon discovering this old man was a Cursing Master believer who had used only the harmless Xin Gan Zhou, Deng Deng Yuxiang continued walking toward the cave exit.

When she reached the cave mouth, that headless female corpse still stood in place, diligently "standing guard."

Deng Deng Yuxiang activated the Reincarnation Coin once more.

Just then, a hoarse voice came from the depths of the cave: "This old one has been waiting here to receive you all."

Deng Deng Yuxiang raised an eyebrow slightly.

If the old man spoke the truth, that carried a hint of spoiling the plot.

When a powerful Cursing Master believer states they will wait for you here,

then they will most likely wait until you arrive!

Deng Deng Yuxiang did not respond; following the hint given by the Reincarnation Coin, she immediately darted away.

"Rumble!!"

Far to the east, the explosion was extremely violent.

It was clear that the Mad Immortal Guardian had gone mad.

Deng Deng Yuxiang suddenly closed her eyes, listening carefully; her direction of travel shifted slightly as she weaved through the forest for several dozen meters before abruptly stopping.

The sound of panicked footsteps grew closer.

Two men in black robes, fleeing in panic without regard for the path, ran while looking back, suddenly realizing something was wrong.

"Ah!" One of them turned to look and was greatly frightened.

Before them stood a mysterious figure in a conical hat and straw raincoat, blocking their path not far away.

That soaring killing intent and terrifying aura startled the two into trembling, while a thread of despair rose in their hearts.

Where did these terrifying fellows come from?

When had Heaven Disciple Mountain offended so many Duo Hai Jing experts?

With a "Thump!"

One man's legs gave way, and he knelt on the ground, begging repeatedly: "My lord! Spare, spare my life! I am willing to be your slave and servant, serving you for life—"

Seeing this, the other man hurriedly knelt as well, his face deathly pale.

Extreme environments shape extreme people.

The people of this realm, even when begging for mercy, were so Holy Spirit Mountain.

Deng Deng Yuxiang spoke no words, her gaze icy cold.

Serve me.

Heh,

People like you joining the Ran Sect would only dirty it.

Watching the two tremble in terror, Deng Deng Yuxiang flicked her hand casually.

"Hiss!"

Two sharp Night Phantom Blades shot out; one directly pierced through a man's skull.

"Damn it!" The other man reacted faster; his expression changed as he cursed angrily.

With the aid of the Nuo Fiend Divine Art: God and Ghost Entanglement, his movements were incredibly fast; the moment Deng Deng Yuxiang raised her hand, he abruptly retreated backward.

"Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Whoosh!"

Countless Fiend Blades shot out from the man's body, dense and covering every angle without any blind spots!

The Nuo Fiend Sect's Jiang Jing ultimate move: Thousand Fiend Blades!

Deng Deng Yuxiang suddenly raised her hand.

Sea Grade: Night Wind Assault!

In an instant, a wild wind swept through!

The Nuo Fiend disciple, man and blade alike, was flipped out in one go.

At the same time Deng Deng Yuxiang raised her hand, a string of Night Phantom Blades had already been flung out.

Sea Grade Night Phantom Blades, a full 32 of them!

With absolute power and speed, they forcibly broke through the Thousand Fiend Blades and pierced through the Nuo Fiend disciple's heart.

Deng Deng Yuxiang stepped forward, arriving before the man pinned dead in place, and activated the Reincarnation Coins, transmitting a voice into her mind: 【The Reincarnation Coins are full.】

【It matters not; the souls will float upward on their own; I will go capture them myself.】 Lu Ran's voice imprinted itself in her mind.

【There is another Curse Master believer here; likely a slave.】

【Clear out the west first; suppress the bandits; we will deal with the rest later!】

【Yes.】 Deng Deng Yuxiang replied, her gaze sweeping over the surrounding mountains and forests.

"Boom-boom-boom!!"

The sound of explosions rang out again.

As the Mad Immortal's relentless bombardment continued, the fire spread through the forest, and flames shot sky-high within the Shanzhai.

Killing intent filled Deng Deng Yuxiang's eyes, even three parts more fierce than this violent blaze!

What a pity; those few captured mountain guards below said that Shanzhai Master Luo and Lady Kong led their team out on a mission seven or eight days ago.

Hmm. It doesn't matter.

Deng Deng Yuxiang's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly; suddenly, immortal mist gushed from beneath her feet, and the Broken Blade in her hand hummed.

Then I will slaughter your Shanzhai first.

Standing at your doorstep, I will wait for you to return!

(End of Chapter)