Chapter 167

The Three-Corpse Daoist, who in the world can be his opponent? He is the top tier of the Daoist world.

After the Jiazi Demon-Sweeping, this name was gradually sealed by time. Only old friends of the Daoist world knew his style back then, and his fierce reputation was the best in the world.

Zhang Fan didn't feel strange hearing the name 【Three-Corpse Daoist】 here, but what was strange was that this name was spoken by a tour guide.

"Who are you? You actually know the Three-Corpse Daoist?" Zhang Fan's gaze narrowed, staring at the girl before him.

"Tour guide."

"Daoist friend?"

"Tour guide... local companion... the kind that charges money..." A sweet smile appeared on Lin Jianyue's pretty face, showing high professional quality.

As she spoke, Lin Jianyue took a small booklet out of her backpack, placed it on the table, and pushed it to Zhang Fan.

"Luoxia Mountain Travel Guide!?"

Zhang Fan was stunned. He saw Lin Jianyue flip to a page, which had the legend of 【Prisoner Qiu Qiu Xian Guan】, and in the box at the bottom right corner were a few lines of small print, specifically introducing the Three-Corpse Daoist.

"Birth and death years unknown, sect inheritance unknown, native place unknown, suspected of building 【Prisoner Qiu Qiu Xian Guan】..."

"Hmm!? So... is it not avoiding people anymore?" Zhang Fan looked at it, his expression becoming strange.

"Is there a problem?" Lin Jianyue asked back.

"This..."

"Brother, where do you go to do tourism without making up some stories? Otherwise, how can you attract tourists?" Lin Jianyue lowered her voice and took the booklet back.

"Can you let me see this guide?" Zhang Fan couldn't help but say.

"Yes, fifty yuan a copy." Lin Jianyue nodded.

"Fifty? Why don't you go rob someone?" Zhang Fan's eyes widened. This booklet was palm-sized, and the cost was estimated to be only two yuan.

"Look at what you're saying. Robbing money is so slow, and it's against the law." Lin Jianyue looked at Zhang Fan with sincere, dark eyes.

"Scan the code!"

Zhang Fan's eye twitched, and gritting his teeth, he took out his phone.

"Thanks for your patronage!"

Lin Jianyue's eyes turned into a pair of small crescents. She opened her backpack, and Zhang Fan glanced at it, his heart unable to take it; there were at least twenty or thirty booklets inside.

Zhang Fan took the booklet, flipped through it, and was immediately dumbfounded. The introduction to 【Prisoner Qiu Qiu Xian Guan】 was only the page he had just seen.

"That's it? Is this fraud?" Zhang Fan rolled his eyes.

"Do you want to know about Prisoner Qiu Qiu Xian Guan?" Lin Jianyue asked thoughtfully.

"You know?"

Lin Jianyue nodded and held out a palm, her slender fingers slowly stretching out.

"What do you mean?"

"Fifty."

"Does asking for directions cost money too?"

"Brother, look at what you're saying. Asking for directions is also a service. I provide you with a service, and I only want fifty from you. Is that a lot?" Lin Jianyue said pitifully.

"Scan the code." Zhang Fan gritted his teeth. Anyway, he could get reimbursed when he went back.

"Brother is really generous." Lin Jianyue's eyes turned into crescents again.

"Say it."

"This 【Prisoner Qiu Qiu Xian Guan】 is right here in Luoxia Mountain..." Lin Jianyue said.

"..."

"Can you tell me something I don't know?" Zhang Fan narrowed his eyes.

"However, this is just a legend. No one has ever seen that Daoist temple..." Lin Jianyue whispered.

"What do you mean?" Zhang Fan frowned.

"Luoxia Mountain has always had the legend of 【Prisoner Qiu Qiu Xian Guan】. Decades ago, that old Daoist priest came here, found the immortal who fell into the mountain, built a Daoist temple, and imprisoned him inside..."

"But for so many years, no one has found that Daoist temple. Only a very small number of hikers claim to have seen it..."

"Some say that the Daoist temple cannot be found by mortals, nor can it be touched. Only with a special fate can one find the only path and find that Daoist temple." Lin Jianyue whispered.

Zhang Fan remained silent. Famous mountains and rivers in the world have had legends of immortal mansions and blessed caves since ancient times.

However, these places are hidden in the deep mountains, like secret realms, and can only be truly found by those with awakened soul-aspects and fate.

At this moment, he thought of a legend about Taishan in the East.

It is rumored in the world that Taishan in the East is the place that governs life and death in the human world. Life comes from here, and death enters from here, so the entrance to the netherworld is hidden in Taishan in the East.

However, there is only one road leading to that entrance, a vast sea of fog and towering mountains. One in ten thousand can find it.

Years ago, there was news that a group of hikers went mountain climbing together. They didn't follow the safe path and took a wrong turn. As a result, the fog became thicker and thicker, and they finally lost their way. When they were rescued later, only two of the dozen people remained, and both were crazy...

They said that on the mountain, they saw a group of ancient soldiers and armor on the road, mighty and grand, and there were banners fluttering. They vaguely saw a road hidden in the clouds and mist, and at the end of the road was a behemoth...

Some say they found the road to the entrance of the netherworld.

But this road is not for the living to walk. Being able to survive is already a blessing from their ancestors.

"Brother, Brother..."

Just at this moment, Lin Jianyue's voice pulled Zhang Fan's thoughts back.

"So, Prisoner Qiu Qiu Xian Guan doesn't really exist." Zhang Fan said indifferently, keeping his composure.

"Not necessarily..."

Lin Jianyue shook her head, then pointed to the street next to them.

"Look, it's the off-season now, and there are few tourists. In previous peak seasons, every few days, people dressed as Daoist priests would appear in the town. Some say they came down from the mountain."

"From the mountain..." Zhang Fan was thoughtful and instinctively looked at Luoxia Mountain behind him.

"People in town say those Daoist priests come from 【Prisoner Qiu Qiu Xian Guan】... However, some say they are staff from the scenic area disguised to increase the credibility of the legend so that they can attract more tourists." Lin Jianyue smiled lightly.

"..."

"Really good at doing business." Zhang Fan curled his lips.

"What's this?" Lin Jianyue shook her head. "Every peak season, we organize people to go up the mountain, dress up as Daoist priests, and pretend to meet tourists at various intersections..."

"Why?"

"Fortune-telling and selling medicine." Lin Jianyue's eyes turned into a pair of small crescents.

"Meeting is fate, seeing is destiny. Daoist priests refine precious medicine in the mountain, just eight hundred and steal a smile."

"..."

Zhang Fan was speechless. Sure enough, there are three hundred and sixty trades, and every trade has its scoundrels.

"Brother, meeting you is fate, that's why I told you these inside stories, just to prevent you from being cheated. Don't go out and talk nonsense." Lin Jianyue said thoughtfully.

"Afraid I'll be cheated!?" Zhang Fan looked at the booklet in his hand and remained silent.

"Right, Brother, you are new here. You will be at a disadvantage without a guide. Do you need one!?"

Lin Jianyue looked at Zhang Fan expectantly, her soft tone making it impossible to refuse.

"No need." Zhang Fan shook his head. He wasn't here for tourism.

"Then forget it."

Lin Jianyue was a little disappointed, but she didn't pester him. She stood up, put on her backpack, and was about to leave.

"One last question." Zhang Fan said.

"What?" Lin Jianyue stopped.

"Are there any other places to stay near Luoxia Town?"

"I'll give you a discount, Brother." Lin Jianyue held out three fingers.

Zhang Fan was familiar with the road and scanned thirty yuan.

"No."

Lin Jianyue smiled lightly, returned fully loaded, and turned to leave.

"Lin Jianyue..."

Zhang Fan watched her departing figure, thoughtful. "Master, Daoist Master Zhang, I beg you, let me go. My body can't take it."

Just at this moment, Luo Baozhang's wailing voice came from Zhang Fan's pocket again.

Hum...

Zhang Fan took out his pocket and detained Luo Baozhang's soul-aspect. In broad daylight, his soul-aspect had left his body for too long, and the Yin dregs were flourishing. At this time, he appeared incredibly weak.

"If Hai Zhu hasn't left yet, he should be in the town..."

Zhang Fan looked at the soul-aspect in his hand, his mouth curling slightly.

"I thought of a way."

"Wh... what way?" Luo Baozhang looked at Zhang Fan's malicious smile, his soul-aspect trembling violently, and he shuddered.

"Have you ever fished?"

"Hmm!?"

Luo Baozhang was stunned. Before he could react, he was grabbed by Zhang Fan and stuffed back into his pocket.

Late at night, the large Luoxia Town was silent.

Lantern-style streetlights emitted a dim yellow light. Except for the main street, everything was pitch black.

On the south side of the town square, under a large tree, Luo Baozhang's soul-aspect was nailed to it. He was full of terror, emitting a low, hoarse wail.

At this time, he already felt that his connection with his physical body was becoming weaker and weaker.

This is the risk of the soul-aspect leaving the body. The longer the time and the shorter the distance, the smaller the possibility of returning to the body.

At this time, even if he were let back, with his cultivation, even if he could return to his body successfully, he would likely be left with a disability.

"Brother Fan is too awesome. The method of drawing talismans in the void... is his talent in the talisman Dao also so high?"

In the distance, the Liu brothers were hiding in the grass, like night cats, staring fixedly at Luo Baozhang's soul-aspect under the big tree.

Recalling Zhang Fan's methods just now, Liu Xingyu couldn't help but sigh.

Nail-Spirit Talisman. This kind of talisman can confine the soul-aspect like a nail, especially when performed with the method of 【Drawing Talismans in the Void】, leaving no traces and having better effects.

However, this kind of talisman, except for the Three Mountains Talisman Dao, only has inheritance in major Daoist mountains like Zhenwu Mountain and Zhongnan Mountain.

"Didn't you hear what that woman said last time?" Liu Xingchui whispered, the scene of Li Linglang's attack that night appearing in his mind.

"What did she say?"

"Brother Fan practices the 【Divine Demon Saint Embryo】. It is said that practicing this method makes the soul-aspect powerful, and any Daoist technique can be understood easily and accomplished in one go." Liu Xingchui said with a solemn expression.

"Divine Demon Saint Embryo... that's one of the nine great inner alchemy methods. Did Brother Fan really master it? I heard that more than twenty years ago, someone..." Liu Xingyu couldn't help but say.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Liu Xingchui interrupted his stupid brother's words with a look.

"Don't speculate randomly, and don't ask around..." Liu Xingchui said in a deep voice.

Regardless of whether Zhang Fan really practiced the 【Divine Demon Saint Embryo】 or what his true identity was, one thing he could be sure of was that following Zhang Fan had more prospects than following Meng Qingtong back then.

A person's life only has one or two truly great opportunities.

Perhaps Zhang Fan was that one or two great opportunities for the two brothers.

"Brother, I understand. Talk less, do more." Liu Xingyu curled his lips and cast his gaze toward the distant big locust tree.

The fluctuations emitted by Luo Baozhang's soul-aspect were like ripples, constantly spreading in all directions, and his power was leaking outward almost incessantly.

"Brother, can this lure Hai Zhu out?" Liu Xingyu couldn't help but say.

They had been hiding here feeding mosquitoes for three hours. Seeing that it was already the second half of the night, there was still no movement. It was likely a wasted effort.

"Hard to say." Liu Xingchui shook his head.

As long as one is human, one has obsessions and things one cannot give up.

For Hai Zhu, his greatest obsession is gluttony. If he is still in Luoxia Town, he shouldn't give up this rare delicacy.

After all, Luo Baozhang is a practitioner, and his soul-aspect is much more delicious than an ordinary person's.

"Brother, if we keep waiting..."

Liu Xingyu looked at the sky and couldn't help but yawn.

However, before he could finish speaking, Liu Xingchui slapped him, directly blocking his mouth.

Step... step... step...

Just at this moment, a loud sound of footsteps came from the deep night. The Liu brothers fell silent at the same time and looked up.

Under the hazy moonlight, a woman with a graceful figure walked out of the dark night, wearing black high heels, black long stockings, flaming red lips, and beautiful eyes, indescribably charming and moving.

"Tsk tsk tsk, where did this delicacy come from? I can smell this scent from far away."

Just at this moment, the woman spoke. As soon as she opened her mouth, it was a low, slightly magnetic man's voice.

He licked the corner of his mouth, his pitch-black eyes shining with a different kind of brilliance, revealing longing and greed.

"Save... save me... Lord Hai Zhu..."

Under the big locust tree, Luo Baozhang's soul-aspect saw the person coming and shouted urgently, as if he had grasped a straw.

"He's here."

Liu Xingchui and Liu Xingyu looked at each other, their expressions changing suddenly, their breathing becoming heavy.

Because the person coming now was one of the Thirteen Zodiacs of the Wu Wei Sect...

Hai Zhu Wang Tao!!!

"Luo Baozhang, you are truly stupid, revealing your flaws for nothing, and actually daring to sell me out."

Hai Zhu stopped, looking at Luo Baozhang's soul-aspect from afar, a playful look appearing on his beautiful face. Following that, his gaze turned toward the vast black night.

"Come out. I'd like to see who is using bait to fish for me."

Hai Zhu's mouth curled slightly, as if he had already seen through it. However, he was calm and composed, possessing the spirit and confidence to control the overall situation.

Because he is Hai Zhu, the Hai Zhu of the Thirteen Zodiacs.

"As expected of the Thirteen Zodiacs, daring to come even knowing there's a problem."

Just at this moment, a slow, languid voice came slowly from the black night.

Wang Tao's gaze narrowed, and he couldn't help but sneer: "Buy one get one free, why not come? You are..."

Before the words were finished, the figure hidden in the black night slowly emerged, and a familiar face was exposed to Hai Zhu's eyes.

"Hai Zhu, long time no see."

"Zhang Fan!?" Wang Tao was stunned, then looked left and right, and couldn't help but say: "Just you?"

"Is Jiang Lai in your hands?" Zhang Fan said noncommittally in a deep voice.

"So you came for that girl." Wang Tao laughed, his eyes revealing deep mockery: "Are you here to be buried with her?"

"This time, if Bai Buran didn't follow, no one can save you."

As he spoke, Wang Tao looked around vigilantly, fully prepared. Obviously, he didn't put Zhang Fan in his eyes. After all, in the previous few confrontations, his strength in facing Zhang Fan was almost like playing.

What Wang Tao cared about was the expert hidden in the dark, such as Bai Buran.

"Hai Zhu, I don't know if you've heard a saying?" Zhang Fan whispered in a deep voice.

"What?" Wang Tao asked instinctively.

"Three days of separation..."

Before the words were finished, Zhang Fan hooked his hand, and Luo Baozhang's soul-aspect fell into his palm.

"Daoist Master Zhang, can you let..."

Rumble...

Zhang Fan closed his five fingers, and the terrifying power actually crushed Luo Baozhang directly. The latter didn't even have a chance to wail, and the scattered fluctuations swept like a fierce wind, shaking all directions.

Such a scene made Wang Tao's eye twitch involuntarily. He looked up at Zhang Fan, as if he didn't recognize him anymore!!

(End of chapter)