Chapter 153: The Dust Settles

"Holy shit!" Zhang Wei looked astonished; he hadn't expected his Grand Uncle-Master to be so formidable, resolving such a powerful vampire in just one move.

Kim Mak-gee and the others were also stunned, discussing among themselves: "Could this person be an immortal?"

"Look at his crane-like hair and youthful face; he really looks like an immortal."

"So amazing, if only I could follow him and learn Daoist arts."

Zhang Ling, standing to the side, said: "That is Zhang Sheng's Grand Uncle-Master, known as the Number One Celestial Master, Daoist Duobao; I heard he is nearly a hundred years old."

"Wow, nearly a hundred years old, no wonder he's so powerful."

"So cultivating the Dao allows one to live this long; I must work hard then."

"Number One Celestial Master, I remember now; my grandfather and the others have spoken of him, he is very powerful."

The group discussed it animatedly, the scene quite lively.

Zhang Wei approached Zhang Sheng, looking somewhat surprised: "Grand Uncle-Master, you're too exaggerated; you solved this vampire in one move."

Zhang Sheng said indifferently: "What did you expect?"

Of course, he wouldn't say that the spiritual Qi inside the Shenfeng Cave had been placed there by him, so no matter how strong Count Kaluosi was, he couldn't be stronger than him.

Although he had resolved Count Kaluosi, there were still quite a few of the Count's thralls left to deal with.

Zhang Sheng continued: "Let's go, let's go resolve the rest of them now, so that Xiangdao can be peaceful."

Zhang Wei raised an eyebrow: "It seems Uncle Fung and the others didn't guess wrong; the matter of the Shenfeng Cave was all caused by you, Grand Uncle-Master."

Zhang Sheng explained: "Those foreign devils refuse to give up, so I must teach them a lesson, so they will honestly stay in Xiangdao for a few years before leaving."

Zhang Wei said with a smile: "You are still the most formidable, Grand Uncle-Master; we must teach this group of foreign devils a lesson like this, so they stop bullying people."

Zhang Sheng smiled: "Less glib talk, hurry and tell them to keep up."

Under Zhang Sheng's lead, their group arrived near the Shenfeng Cave, and Uncle Fung, Zhong Fabai, as well as Lin Chengying and his few disciples, were all nearby.

Uncle Fung hurried over and said: "Grand Uncle-Master, Zhang Xiong and the others are currently entangled with the vampires, but it looks like those vampires are about to finish."

Zhang Sheng nodded slightly: "Count Kaluosi was killed by me; as his thralls, they will naturally be affected."

"I will resolve them all in a moment; you all watch from nearby, to avoid any fish slipping through the net."

Zhang Sheng gave them a reminder, then flashed and appeared in the middle of the battlefield.

The crowd saw the Daoist suddenly appear; they saw that this person had crane-like hair and a youthful face, with a refined and otherworldly temperament.

The others might not recognize him, but Zhang Xiong did; he shrieked and immediately turned to run.

Konishi Yumiko asked in surprise: "Why did Zhang Xiong run?"

Nala shook her head: "I don't know, what is this Daoist's background, to actually scare Zhang Xiong away?"

Konishi Yumiko immediately recalled the intelligence on Zhang Xiong; she remembered that Zhang Xiong left Xiangdao to take refuge in Wandao because of the Number One Celestial Master, Daoist Duobao.

Thinking of this, her eyes widened in an instant, and she said in surprise: "He is the Number One Celestial Master, Daoist Duobao!"

Upon hearing this title, the expressions of the crowd varied, but a sorcerer shouted: "So what if he is the Number One Celestial Master? We have over a hundred people, are we afraid of just him?"

Kaluosi immediately shouted: "People of the Blood Clan, there is no need for us to be enemies; this Number One Celestial Master is our common enemy!"

A Blood Clan leader actually agreed with this proposal, because he felt an inexplicable hatred for Zhang Sheng.

Zhang Sheng looked at the surrounding vampires and Konishi Yumiko and the others; he immediately waved his horsetail whisk and said: "If you all abolish your own cultivation, you may have a way to live."

"Abolish our own cultivation? Isn't that just taking our lives?"

"What a big tone; he is just one person, on what basis!"

"Everyone, don't be scared by his title, let's attack together!"

The crowd was restless, but everyone was just paying lip service; not a single person actually made a move.

However, it was different on the Blood Clan side; they couldn't help but attack Zhang Sheng, charging toward him one after another.

Zhang Sheng shook his head slightly, directly formed a hand seal, and said softly: "Command, execute evil!"

The ground surged; the vampires charging over were all entangled by vines, followed by raging flames, and the vampires were burned alive.

The crowd saw this scene and found it hard to believe; they hurriedly asked each other: "Did you see that just now? Is that a method a normal person can use?"

"Too strong, those vampires were wiped out in an instant; do we have a chance?"

"That was only a dozen or so vampires, it's not surprising they were wiped out; everyone, don't be afraid."

Nala said in terror: "If you aren't afraid, then you go first."

Konishi Yumiko watched Zhang Sheng intently; she didn't want to have her cultivation abolished, so she thought about fleeing.

But Zhang Sheng didn't give them the chance; he said: "Don't think about fleeing, you won't be able to run away."

This sentence reminded the crowd; someone immediately shouted: "Everyone scatter and flee, whether you can survive depends on your own fate!"

Having said that, he immediately threw out his Gu insects, then turned and fled.

The others didn't fall behind, throwing their strange items at Zhang Sheng, then turning and running away themselves.

Zhang Sheng shook his head slightly, then chanted: "Five Thunders, heed my command, execute!"

"Boom-crack-crack-crack..."

Bolts of thunder gathered in the sky, like silver snakes, then descended.

The Gu insects and strange items thrown by those of the heterodox paths were all turned into dust under the thunder.

And those who were fleeing didn't dare to look back, running blindly outward.

Some sorcerers or wizards ran toward the direction where Zhang Wei and the others were.

Before they could get close, Uncle Fung, Zhong Fabai, Lin Chengying, Zhang Wei, and Zhang Ling all hurriedly attacked, engaging them in battle.

Some rushed out from other places, wanting to grab Kim Mak-gee and the others as hostages.

Fortunately, Kim Mak-gee and the others still had some Daoist skills, and they stalemated with the opponents.

Wu Hao and the others, who were being protected, watched the battle of techniques around them, astonished.

Hu Xia said with joy: "There is actually someone who can summon wind and rain; there really are immortals in this world."

Chen Jie also said excitedly, "That is the Grand Martial Uncle our master spoke of, and that is our Grandmaster, how awesome!"

"Boom-crack-crack-crack."

As bolts of heavenly lightning fell, a large number of sorcerers and wizards were struck by the lightning, leaving no corpses behind.

However, some people were lucky enough to run very far away.

The one who ran the fastest was Zhang Xiong; he soon arrived at the seaside and rushed over with an excited look on his face.

But after approaching the beach, he discovered there was a layer of transparent film.

He said in surprise, "Oh no, it's a formation!"

"No, it cannot be like this, I must escape!"

Saying this, he began to perform the God-Inviting Art, and then he struck the film forcefully, but there was no reaction at all.

Zhang Xiong gave a bitter smile, then collapsed onto the ground.

Before long, Yumiko Konishi ran over; seeing Zhang Xiong lying on the ground, she hurriedly ran over and asked, "Zhang Xiong, do you want me to help you?"

Hearing the voice, the focus returned slightly to Zhang Xiong's unfocused eyes, and he said with a bitter smile, "Help me? Hehehe."

Yumiko Konishi was very confused by Zhang Xiong's attitude, but looking at Zhang Xiong's expression, it seemed something had happened.

She then looked toward the sea surface and reached out to walk forward a few steps, only to find her path blocked.

Zhang Xiong behind her said, "We are all trapped; there is no way to escape."

Yumiko Konishi was greatly alarmed; she immediately cast a spell to attack, but was instead rebounded by the formation and injured.

At this moment, Nala also ran over; seeing the dejected Zhang Xiong and the injured Yumiko Konishi, she felt a sense of foreboding in her heart.

She immediately asked, "What happened? Why haven't you left yet?"

Yumiko Konishi lowered her head and said, "We can't leave; a formation has been set up here."

"What?" Nala was shocked; she hurriedly tried it and discovered that, just as Yumiko Konishi said, they were already trapped.

Nala said anxiously, "But the First Celestial Master is coming soon; if the three of us work together, there must still be a chance!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiong hurriedly stood up and said, "We can try; that is better than waiting for death."

Yumiko Konishi also stood up immediately, and the three of them at once unleashed their strongest spells, striking the film, but there was no movement.

Instead, at this moment, Zhang Sheng appeared behind the three of them.

Zhang Sheng said with a straight face, "Stop trying; it is impossible for you to break the formation and leave."

The three turned back and saw Zhang Sheng walking over slowly, feeling great terror.

Zhang Xiong hurriedly knelt and kowtowed, saying, "Grand Martial Uncle, spare my life, spare my life!"

Zhang Sheng frowned at the pleading Zhang Xiong and said with great disgust, "Zhang Xiong, you rely on Maoshan Daoist arts to act recklessly and commit heinous crimes.

This time, even if your master and grandmaster pleaded for you, it would be useless; after you die, you will enter the eighteenth level of hell to atone for your sins."

Zhang Xiong roared in terror, "No, it cannot be like this."

Before the words had faded, Zhang Xiong was struck dead by a bolt of lightning.

Immediately after, Zhang Sheng looked at Yumiko Konishi and said, "The Nine Chrysanthemums Sect truly refuses to give up; I will kill one for every one I find."

Having said that, before Yumiko Konishi could even manage to resist, she was incinerated by raging fire, her body and soul destroyed.

Nala, who was to the side, collapsed to the ground upon seeing this.

She hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Senior, I am willing to cripple my cultivation, please spare my life!"

Zhang Sheng gave a cold snort and said, "Too late."

As soon as the words fell, Nala died.

Having dealt with the stragglers, Zhang Sheng returned to the vicinity of the Shenfeng Cave, where everyone was discussing him.

Seeing Zhang Sheng return, the crowd immediately put away their playful expressions and became very serious.

Zhang Sheng did not mind and said, "Alright, the matter has been resolved; from now on, all regions will be much more peaceful.

However, you must not slack off; in this world, the eerie will never be eradicated."

Uncle Feng took the lead and said, "Yes, Martial Uncle, we understand."

Zhang Sheng flicked his horsetail whisk and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Wu Hao said in surprise, "A person vanishing into thin air?"

Lin Chengying looked a bit embarrassed and scolded, "Loose-lipped, do you think this is a magic trick? That is the Five Elements Escape Technique!"

Hu Xia hurriedly asked, "Master, what is the Five Elements Escape Technique?"

Lin Chengying had no choice but to explain, "The Five Elements Escape Technique is a high-level Daoist art of our sect; it requires a certain level of magic power to cultivate, and even your master has not learned it, so don't even think about it."

Uncle Feng walked up to Lin Chengying and said, "A-Ying, you did very well; your master would surely be happy for you."

Lin Chengying hurriedly replied, "Martial Uncle is too kind; these disciples are not yet up to the task."

Uncle Feng smiled and said, "Take it slow, don't be in a hurry; you are still young."

Afterwards, everyone exchanged pleasantries, then immediately left the Shenfeng Cave to eat at a street food stall in Tsim Sha Tsui before dispersing.

On the way back to the Daoist hall, Wu Hao, Hu Xia, and the others were still discussing what they had seen tonight.

Seeing the few of them being so rowdy, Lin Chengying immediately lectured, "You few, don't just look at the glorious side."

Hu Xia hurriedly said, "Master, I understand; after we return, I will definitely practice hard."

Wu Hao also said, "I will also practice diligently!"

Lin Chengying shook his head slightly and said, "You lot, if you can achieve that, I will be satisfied.

Today you also saw the Grand Martial Uncle; I will tell you one thing: he is intolerant of evil and hates nothing more than us Maoshan disciples relying on magic to harm others.

Today you also saw the Grand Martial Uncle's power; I tell you, no matter how powerful you are, you will never be a match for him."

Chen Jie hurriedly asked, "Master, do you think he is already a Land Immortal?"

Lin Chengying hurriedly glared at him and said softly, "Do not discuss him casually."

Chen Jie said in surprise, "No way, does he know everything we say?"

Lin Chengying nodded slightly and said, "You can try."

The others also looked at Chen Jie one after another, and Chen Jie smiled with a guilty conscience, "I don't dare, I'm afraid of being struck by lightning."

When they returned to the Daoist temple, the sky was already beginning to brighten, and Lin Chengying and his disciples were all exhausted, so they each went to rest.

However, not far away, two ghosts were sneaking around, staring at the group that had returned.

The golden-haired ghost frowned and said, "We only left for a few days, how come someone has already moved in?"

The gray-haired ghost said with some annoyance, "Damn it, all our previous efforts have been in vain."

The golden-haired ghost frowned and said, "This is tricky. The previous household was easy to deal with, but this time the homeowner is actually an Eastern Daoist priest."

The gray-haired ghost thought for a moment and said, "Since we can't do it openly, let's do it covertly; we'll pretend to be tenants and rent the house."

At noon, Lin Chengying was eating with his disciples when the doorbell rang.

Chen Jie immediately got up to open the door, and seeing two ghosts, he asked, "Is there something you need?"

The gray-haired ghost hurriedly said, "Hello, we think this villa is quite nice, so we would like to rent it. We wonder if it would be convenient."

Chen Jie immediately turned back and shouted, "Master, there are two foreigners who want to rent the house."

Lin Chengying hurriedly got up and walked over, saying with some embarrassment, "I am certainly happy for you to rent the house, but I cannot make the final decision on this matter."

The gray-haired ghost thought Lin Chengying was trying to raise the price, so he said, "The price can be negotiated."

Wu Hao lowered his head and said, "Master, I see that these ghosts have bad physiognomy; who knows what they are planning?"

Lin Chengying was also considering it.

The gray-haired ghost continued, "We can pay any amount."

Lin Chengying said with a serious face, "It still won't do. If the price is less than twenty-eight thousand, then there is nothing to talk about."

The gray-haired ghost took out a stack of money directly, and Lin Chengying immediately took the money and nodded, "Deal!"

(End of this chapter)