Chapter 134: Zhou Yuan's Repayment

"Could it be that True Master Shi is very close with these Six Monster Evildoers? Otherwise, why defend them like this?"

Suddenly, Yan Taibai changed the subject, his eyes narrowing as he sized up True Master Shi.

"What does Fellow Daoist Yan mean by this? Could it be that you think I, Shi, am also one of those who secretly harmed Sect Master Wang?"

Seeing this, True Master Shi's expression sank, and he said coldly and unceremoniously.

He seemed to have little fear regarding Yan Taibai, a junior to a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage.

"Oh! Perhaps that is truly possible. Moreover, I also need to give Lady Wang an explanation. True Master Shi, am I right? I have been running around for so many days; I cannot just have nothing to show for it, can I?"

Yan Taibai smiled meaningfully.

This smile caused a look of panic to appear on the face of True Master Shi, a master of formations, and he said coldly, his voice fierce but his spirit weak.

"Fellow Daoist Yan, do not forget that this is Red Moon Island. If I, Shi, am unwilling, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would not be able to gain any advantage on this island."

"Is that so! Then let me, Yan, see how your formation attainments are, True Master Shi, and whether you can keep me here. If you cannot, then I will use the lives of you and the Six Monster Evildoers to give Lady Wang an explanation."

Yan Taibai's tone was eerie, yet it leaked a chilling murderous intent.

"You... you are actually being so unreasonable!"

After hearing these words from Yan Taibai, True Master Shi panicked and blurted out such an absurd sentence.

"Unreasonable? In the world of immortal cultivation, the only reason is strength. So, True Master, will you sit and await death on your own, or shall I invite your five fellow daoists to come out and sit and await death together?"

Yan Taibai let out a scoff, his gaze falling upon the wall of the great hall behind True Master Shi, and he said coldly.

Before his voice had even faded, True Master Shi's expression changed completely, and rosy light surged upon the wall; then, five figures appeared accordingly.

There were men and women, old and not young; the youngest were middle-aged men of forty or fifty.

But without exception, they were all murderous, staring at Yan Taibai with cold light surging in their eyes.

However, there was still no small amount of fear. After all, Yan Taibai not only had a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage as his backer, but his own strength was that of a Golden Core Stage Cultivator, and he had also killed Zhanglong Shangren of the Poison Dragon Association in one move. Although there might have been some exaggeration by the Miaoyin Sect, it was enough to prove that Yan Taibai's strength was far beyond that of ordinary Golden Core cultivators.

Especially since one of their brothers had fallen to the Ancient Treasure in Wang Heng's possession, which naturally increased their fear of Yan Taibai.

Without a doubt, this Ancient Treasure came from Yan Taibai.

"It seems the five fellow daoists are the Six Monster Evildoers who have been missing for many years. It is just that, now it should be the Five Monster Evildoers; what a pity. I cannot learn all the divine abilities and strength of the six fellow daoists."

In the entire great hall, at this moment, only Yan Taibai was "talking to himself."

Yet the words he spat out, along with his indifferent expression, made True Master Shi and the Six Monster Evildoers increasingly fearful, especially True Master Shi, who was suffering endlessly in his heart.

"Five fellow daoists, I did not reveal your information; it was Fellow Daoist Yan who discovered it himself."

True Master Shi said hurriedly.

"Enough, if he leaves alive, none of us will survive. What is the use of saying these things now?"

The leader, the eldest, said coldly.

This immediately made True Master Shi shut his mouth.

However, although he said that, the leader of the Six Monster Evildoers spoke to Yan Taibai with a fawning smile on his face.

"Fellow Daoist Yan, regarding Sect Master Wang, I am truly sorry. However, I think you were also using him to collect the materials you and your senior behind you need. We brothers can do this as well, and I guarantee we can do it better than Sect Master Wang. Why not cooperate with us? Let this matter pass. As for Lady Wang, we will also let you give an explanation. When the time comes, if you are willing, we brothers can help you obtain Lady Wang and the entire Miaoyin Sect. In this way, Fellow Daoist Yan can also enjoy the blessings of having both, is that not better? Why hold onto this so tightly?"

"Not bad, your suggestion is indeed tempting, but my principle in doing things has always been that words must be followed by actions. Therefore, I need to borrow a few heads."

Yan Taibai chuckled and nodded in praise.

"It seems Fellow Daoist Yan is determined to have us perish together."

After hearing Yan Taibai's words, the smile on the face of the leader of the Six Monster Evildoers completely vanished, replaced by a murderous, livid expression.

"Perish together? Heh! Just based on you few pieces of trash, or this formation on Red Moon Island? True Master Shi, you had better consider clearly, who exactly are you helping?"

Yan Taibai's gaze fell back onto True Master Shi.

"I know you have something being held hostage by them, but if you make a move against me, even with the help of the formation, you will undoubtedly die. True Master Shi, you must consider clearly; do not ruin yourself."

"You surnamed Shi, think about your daughter's life, and your own life,"

Before the voice had faded, Laosan among the Six Monster Evildoers looked viciously at True Master Shi and warned him sternly.

"Why haven't you activated the formation yet to trap him in this hall and help us kill him? As long as he is dead, we will hide in the Outer Star Sea. Even if he has a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage behind him, how could he possibly find us at the ends of the earth?"

"This... this..."

Hearing this, True Master Shi's face turned pale and white, hesitant and indecisive.

And at this moment, Yan Taibai had already made his move!

No, it should be that he had spoken.

"Sword, come!"

As soon as these words were spoken, golden light surged out from his crown, and instantly, a streak of golden light shot out, then transformed into thousands of sword lights, shooting toward the Six Monster Evildoers.

These thousands of sword lights could be described as invincible and capable of breaking anything!

No Dharma Treasure or spiritual light could block them for even an instant.

Thus, the outcome was naturally already destined!

In just a few short breaths, the notorious Six Monster Evildoers were turned into honeycombs amidst various expressions of unwillingness, shock, horror, and resentment.

They did not even have a chance to fight back; this scene made True Master Shi understand one thing.

Perhaps from beginning to end, there was no such thing as a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage, or one could say that this so-called "Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage" was actually just Yan Taibai himself.

"What, True Master Shi has not considered clearly yet?"

Watching True Master Shi stunned and speechless in shock and fear, Yan Taibai spoke with a half-smile to remind him.

"Subordinate Shi Zhen pays respects to Master."

True Master Shi knew very well that if he wanted to survive, this was the only choice.

"Not bad, you made the right choice. Go search their Storage Bags! There should be an antidote to neutralize the poison in your body."

"But I am very clear, why not simply plant a Restriction instead of using poison?"

Yan Taibai revealed a satisfied expression and said.

"That is because this poison of the subordinate was planted by a sneak attack while fighting them, and poisoning is in itself a type of Restriction method."

Hearing this, Shi Zhenren gave a wry smile and explained.

"Oh, that's true."

Yan Taibai suddenly realized and nodded, saying.

After speaking, he looked at an old man with dark green hair among the Six Monster Evildoers, then grabbed toward him with his palm.

Instantly, the purple-black "Poison Pill" inside his body was extracted into his hand.

Although somewhat disgusted, Yan Taibai still swallowed it into his body.

【Hundred Poisons Immunity】 +2.

"Not bad."

Seeing the increase in the progress value, a few more smiles appeared on Yan Taibai's face.

This scene, however, caused Shi Zhenren's expression to change drastically; after swallowing a mouthful of saliva, he walked to the side of the green-haired old man from whom Yan Taibai had extracted the "Poison Pill" and rummaged through the Storage Bag on his body for an antidote.

Before long, he found the antidote, took it, and sat cross-legged to begin neutralizing the poison in his body.

Seeing this, Yan Taibai did not disturb him, but instead gathered all the remaining Storage Bags to his side and searched through them one by one.

Subsequently, he found the relics of Wang Heng, including his Life-Bound Magical Treasure.

Besides that, the metal-attribute materials that the Six Monster Evildoers had seized by killing people were also found.

Because the time was so short, coupled with Yan Taibai's pursuit, the Six Monster Evildoers had not yet fenced these materials.

Therefore, there was no loss; on the contrary, there were six additional Storage Bags from Golden Core Stage Cultivators, Life-Bound Magical Treasures, and many other treasures.

It could be considered a great harvest, and he could also give Zhou Yuan an explanation.

At this moment, Red Moon Fairy finally sensed something and hurried over.

But what met her eyes was the scene of disarray in the great hall.

"This... what has happened?"

"The Six Monster Evildoers, they were actually with Brother Shi on Red Moon Island."

Red Moon Fairy said in shock, her beautiful face pale.

"Nothing, it has already been resolved."

Yan Taibai said indifferently, and then recounted what had just happened one by one.

After listening, Red Moon Fairy's bright eyes shone with brilliance, and she bowed to Yan Taibai to express her gratitude.

"Many thanks to Fellow Daoist Yan for stepping in to save Brother Shi. If not for Fellow Daoist Yan, Brother Shi would likely have been in grave danger this time. From now on, if you have any orders, this concubine will certainly assist with all her might."

"Fine, just remember those words. I won't say much more. You two handle things here; I still need to take the heads of these few people to give Lady Wang an explanation."

After Yan Taibai finished speaking, he flicked his sleeve, and a golden light like a blade or sword directly severed the heads of the five corpses on the ground, which he collected into a Storage Bag; he held it in his hand, then stood up and left Red Moon Island under the escort of Red Moon Fairy.

As for the subsequent matters, he believed Shi Zhenren and Red Moon Fairy would handle them well; there was no need to kill to silence them.

In any case, he was only wary of the four Great Cultivators of Nascent Soul Late Stage: the Heavenly Star Sages, Wan Sangu of the Wanfa Sect, and Liudao Jisheng of Shengmo Island.

It was not because of their strength, but their status and position, being able to call upon friends and summon a group of cronies; such a situation was truly something to be wary of.

Therefore, Yan Taibai did not intend to provoke these three forces, only wanting to cultivate and improve his strength and realm, adhering to the principle of "if others do not offend me, I will not offend them."

And Yan Taibai soon returned to the Miaoyin Sect in Heavenly Star City.

"Madam, I have already found the person who killed the Sect Master. It is these Six Monster Evildoers; these are their heads."

Upon seeing Zhou Yuan dressed in mourning clothes, Yan Taibai directly threw out the five fine heads from the Storage Bag, not worried about frightening Zhou Yuan.

After all, she was already a Golden Core Stage Cultivator; this small matter was insignificant.

"Many thanks to Brother Yan for your great kindness; this concubine is deeply grateful."

As soon as Zhou Yuan saw the five bloody heads on the ground, her eyes were filled with the indignation of a great revenge fulfilled, yet she did not forget to bow and thank Yan Taibai.

"Madam is too polite. Sect Master Wang met with this disaster precisely because of my affairs. Madam need not be so formal."

Yan Taibai shook his head and sighed, saying.

"No matter what, Brother Yan has ultimately shown great kindness to my husband and me. From now on, if you have any orders, this concubine will risk her life to fulfill them for Brother Yan."

Zhou Yuan was again full of gratitude, bowed, and promised.

"Sigh, forget it, then let it be as Madam wishes! Just do not forget to collect the materials I need for me, and leave this matter to Madam to handle!"

"Remember, the bigger the commotion, the better, so as to avoid others harboring evil intentions."

Yan Taibai reminded her.

He had put in such effort this time to give a warning to all parties, and incidentally to let the Golden Core Stage elders of the Miaoyin Sect understand that as long as they worked for him, even if something truly happened, he would look after their families and take revenge for them.

In this way, more people would be willing to work for him; if he sat by and watched, cold and indifferent, they would basically not even think about it, and at most would just pay lip service.

"This concubine understands; Brother Yan can rest assured."

Zhou Yuan bowed again and agreed.

"Mm! You go about your business! I will go see Yan'er."

Yan Taibai nodded slightly and then set off to leave.

He had no intention of engaging in further deep conversation with Zhou Yuan.

Although Zhou Yuan was currently in mourning and appeared delicate and lovely, for Yan Taibai, who already had a young wife, the attraction was not great.

Moreover, how could he possibly do something like taking advantage of someone in their time of distress?

After Yan Taibai left, Zhou Yuan sighed faintly with a complex expression; compared to Yan Taibai, her late husband Wang Heng was clearly far inferior.

Moreover, Yan Taibai had helped many times, yet they had no way to repay him, which truly made her feel guilty.

Furthermore, if there were no repayment, would Yan Taibai wanting to leave the Miaoyin Sect not be a matter of a single thought?

And now the entire Miaoyin Sect needed to rely on Yan Taibai, yet Yan Taibai was not even a guest elder of the Miaoyin Sect.

In this situation, the Miaoyin Sect was likewise in a precarious state.

She had to take action; at the very least, she had to make Yan Taibai a guest elder of the Miaoyin Sect, as only then could she stabilize the hearts of most of the Miaoyin Sect's disciples and elders.

As for the thoughts of Zhou Yuan, Yan Taibai was unaware, and he arrived at the place where Yan Ruyan was.

At this moment, Yan Ruyan was in Zhou Yuan's room, coaxing "Xiao Ziling."

Although she was still young, her jade-like face already possessed a touch of maternal radiance, which was uniquely charming and made one's heart flutter.

Yet, the only person with the good fortune to see this was Yan Taibai.

"Has this little girl not woken up yet?"

"Shut up, I just coaxed her to sleep."

Before Yan Taibai's voice had even faded, Yan Ruyan rolled her eyes at him and transmitted her voice with annoyance.

"Alright, alright, alright."

Hearing this, Yan Taibai immediately raised his hands in surrender, then stepped forward to look at the soundly sleeping "Xiao Ziling."

"She is quite pretty; when she grows up, she will surely be a peerless beauty not inferior to you or the Madam."

Yan Taibai whispered in admiration.

After all, the future Ziling Xianzi would be the number one beauty of the Chaotic Star Sea, the Tiannan Cultivation World, and even the Dajin Cultivation World.

"It's possible."

Yan Ruyan also deeply agreed; after all, she could be considered Ruyan's aunt, so naturally, she hoped "Xiao Ziling" would become more and more beautiful.

"Hmm! The matter regarding Sect Master Wang has been handled; it was the Six Monster Evildoers, and they have already been dealt with," Yan Taibai said, bringing up business again.

(End of this chapter)