Chapter 40: The White Emperor's Golden Imperial Slash, A Single Sword to Slay Demons and Eliminate Devils

"Is this the Yellow Blood Lotus?"

Looking at the strange lotus seed lying inside the jade box, which seemed to be condensed from a single drop of blood the size of a thumb, yet exuded a refreshing and faint fragrance, Yan Taibai said in a low voice.

"This lowly one would not dare to deceive the two Immortal Masters. I was fortunate enough to obtain this Yellow Blood Lotus seed in my early years, and originally intended to keep it to extend my life. However, since the two Immortal Masters have taken a fancy to it, I shall naturally offer it up. I wonder if the two Immortal Masters have any other instructions?"

Zhang Erhe said fawningly and respectfully.

"No more. Inside this is a Yellow Jade Pill, which can also extend life and heal wounds; as long as there is still a breath left, it should be curable."

Seeing this, Yan Taibai patted his Storage Bag, took out a small Jade Bottle, and handed it to Zhang Erhe, explaining.

"Many thanks, Immortal Master! Many thanks, Immortal Master!"

Hearing this, Zhang Erhe took the Jade Bottle, then "thumped" as he knelt on the ground, his face flushed with extreme excitement as he kowtowed in thanks.

"Alright, alright, get up. For these next few days, do not let your Zhang Family members go out at will. No matter what happens later, do not leave your rooms."

Seeing this, Yan Taibai's expression revealed a hint of helplessness as he warned.

Once these words were spoken, Zhang Erhe seemed to understand something; the flush on his face immediately dissipated, replaced by a sense of panic and nervousness, and he kowtowed again to agree.

"This lowly one understands, this lowly one understands. Many thanks to the two Immortal Masters."

"That's enough, go on down!"

Hearing this, Yan Taibai waved his hand, issuing an order to leave.

"I wonder if the Immortal Masters require anyone else to serve them? This lowly one has several daughters whose appearances..."

Before Zhang Erhe could finish speaking, Yan Taibai glanced at Liu Jing, whose expression had already turned somewhat unsightly, and immediately interrupted.

"Go down! There is nothing left for you here. Remember to stay in your room honestly and do not leave. Otherwise, if anything happens, do not blame the two of us for not warning you."

Cultivators truly have no good feelings toward worldly Mortals, and this is the same even for a senior brother like Liu Jing, who frequently "Slay Demons and Eliminate Devils" and is filled with righteous spirit in the hearts of the Seven Sects' disciples.

If it were not for Yan Taibai insisting on coming to see this "Zhang Erhe," Liu Jing would never have come to this Zhang Mansion.

"Yes, yes, yes."

Seeing the impatient look on the Immortal's face, Zhang Erhe immediately stood up, bowed respectfully, and walked quickly out of the hall.

After Zhang Erhe left the hall, Liu Jing's expression finally softened, and he began to speak of the main business of this trip.

"Junior Brother Li, when do you think those two evil cultivators will come?"

"It should be within these next few days!"

Hearing this, Yan Taibai thought for a moment and said.

"These few days, that would be best."

Liu Jing nodded slightly, then added with a hint of emotion.

"I never imagined that Junior Brother could analyze and deduce that those two heinous evil cultivators would actually come to this Zhang Mansion based on such meager clues. It truly makes this senior brother feel ashamed; I have been investigating for so long and have gained nothing."

"It is really nothing; it is just that I happen to have read more books."

Yan Taibai chuckled, not taking it to heart.

This is the benefit of 【Reading Ten Thousand Volumes】. Through the information clues obtained from Liu Jing, combined with the information from the Yan Family Fortress Library Pavilion, Yan Taibai quickly analyzed what purpose Zhang Si and his companion had in exterminating so many worldly Mortal families and forces.

Medicinal herbs—the herbs for refining the Li Dao Sect's "Blood Jade Pill."

Although the secular world is not like the Immortal Realm, large households and major forces and families still possess some hundred-year-old medicinal herbs to varying degrees, and these were the targets of Zhang Si and his companion.

It is just that the two's methods were too cruel, or perhaps they did it on purpose to cover their tracks; in any case, since Yan Taibai had encountered them this time, he naturally could not let the two go.

Not to mention the medicinal herbs the two had accumulated over these years, even for the sake of so many innocent worldly Mortal lives, Yan Taibai was determined to exterminate the two.

"Hmm! I hope those two evil cultivators strike soon, so I can continue to hunt down other evil cultivators."

Regarding this, Liu Jing did not delve deeper and just nodded and smiled simply.

"Is Junior Brother Li interested in joining hands with me to Slay Demons and Eliminate Devils and bolster the prestige of our two sects?"

Liu Jing invited him again.

"I will pass on that; I am used to being alone."

Yan Taibai shook his head, then raised his eyebrows and stood up.

"It is getting late, I will go to rest first. Senior Brother Liu, please feel free to do as you wish."

"Alright." Regarding this, Liu Jing naturally had no objections.

It was just a pity to him that he still had not managed to pry any useful information out of Yan Taibai, while Yan Taibai had conversely pried quite a bit about Huangfeng Valley out of him.

Fortunately, they were all unimportant matters, so it did not matter that he had spoken of them.

And Liu Jing also felt that Yan Taibai was not as young as he appeared on the surface.

"I hope no accidents occur!" Long after Yan Taibai left, Liu Jing muttered to himself thoughtfully.

Afterwards, he closed his eyes on the chair to rest his mind, waiting for the arrival of the two Demonic Path evil cultivators, Zhang Si and his companion.

Night fell, the bright moon hung in the sky, and the pure white moonlight illuminated the entire Zhang Mansion as if it were day. Yet the Zhang Mansion, which was usually brightly lit even at night, was now silent, with almost no figures moving about.

After all, having two Immortal Masters in the mansion was safer than any guard, which also gave all the guards of the Zhang Mansion a rare day off.

Just like that, in the silence, the Zhang Mansion reached the second half of the night.

At this moment, two figures with faces full of confusion appeared in the air above the Zhang Mansion. Borrowing the moonlight to look down at the deserted and silent Zhang Mansion below, the two felt increasingly uneasy.

"What is going on? Could it be that they know we are coming?"

"Impossible. How could a group of Mortals know our whereabouts?"

Zhang Si shook his head and said coldly in denial.

Then, a slightly playful voice rang in their ears.

"The long night is slow; I never imagined that you two fellow Daoists would also be unable to sleep. I wonder what business you two fellow Daoists have coming to this Zhang Mansion?"

"Who!"

Before the words had faded, Zhang Si's expression changed drastically, and he shouted sharply.

As the sound rose, the next moment, a layer of inch-long golden radiance surged from the bodies of Zhang Si and his companion; this golden radiance was like a thick suit of armor, protecting the two of them.

To be able to evade his divine sense perception, they must be at least a cultivator of the same rank at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining.

He also did not know how this Zhang Mansion had invited them; he had clearly inquired about the Zhang Mansion very thoroughly during this period, and they had no connection whatsoever to any cultivation family or sect.

Unfortunately, what answered him was not the answer he wanted, but a brilliant and dazzling golden sword light.

Before this golden sword light, the Vajra Shield that the two of them had relied on to be invincible and to block the attacks of many powerful enemies was torn apart and sliced in two as if it were made of paper.

Not only the Vajra Shield, but their bodies were also sliced in two as if cutting tofu, with no power to resist; before they could even feel the intense pain, everything went black before their eyes, they completely lost consciousness, and fell straight down.

White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash, one sword strike slays demons and monsters!

I changed the title of the previous chapter. Suddenly, I feel like Li Feiyu is a bit trashy.

(End of this chapter)