Chapter 168: Three days of separation, look at each other with new eyes

Green hills and clear waters hide an ancient town, the bright moon carries murderous intent.

Luo Baozhang's soul-aspect was extinguished like dust between Zhang Fan's flipping hands. It was so sudden, so decisive, so overbearing... causing the eyes of the Boar, Wang Tao, to show a trace of trance.

Compared to a few months ago, the Zhang Fan before him seemed somewhat different.

He still remembered the first time he saw Zhang Fan at Taoyuan Square; the latter was merely a rookie who had just entered the Daoist path, ignorant and bewildered about everything, and his methods were laughably immature.

Yet now...

"Brother Fan extinguished Luo Baozhang's soul-aspect!?"

In the distance, the Liu brothers couldn't help but exchange glances. Regardless of anything else, Luo Baozhang was a disciple of Laoshan and the master of the Laoshan Daoist Hall in Qilu City; even if he had committed a grave crime, he should have been handed over to the Dongshan Province Daoist Alliance.

"He has already become a Gao Gong rank, so naturally, he is unconstrained." Liu Xingchui's gaze was fixed on the distance without blinking, yet his nerves did not relax in the slightest.

This was only because the person Zhang Fan was facing was not some trash like Luo Baozhang; the opponent was the Boar, one of the Thirteen Zodiacs!!!

"Worthy of being the seed of the Great Lingzong Wang. Even though he hasn't truly broken through his trials yet, his overbearing ferocity has recovered by a few points."

Wang Tao's mouth corners lifted slightly, revealing a cold sneer.

Zhang Fan remained silent. He knew that when the Rooster had divined the heavenly secrets that day, she had long since peered into the truth of their father-son faked deaths; otherwise, the Dog, Han Diyan, would not have appeared in Yujing City, repeatedly trying to kill him.

The reason the Thirteen Zodiacs were fixated on their father and son was, firstly, because of the death of Li Linglang. As a member of the previous generation of the Zodiacs, she had died under Mount Long Hu ten years ago, and the Thirteen Zodiacs could not escape responsibility.

Secondly, it was because of that item Zhang Lingzong had brought out when he entered Mount Long Hu, an object concerning the Great Calamity of the Daoist path. This was also the most important reason why the Daoist path and the Thirteen Zodiacs were fixated on Zhang Lingzong.

"Since you already know my identity, you still dare to be this arrogant?" Zhang Fan said indifferently.

As soon as the words fell, Wang Tao couldn't help but burst into laughter, laughing wantonly and arrogantly, his gaze toward Zhang Fan filled with deep mockery.

"Have you forgotten that you haven't broken through your trials yet? At best, you are just an extraordinary... little ghost."

A playful look appeared on Wang Tao's beautiful face, and his bright red lips moved slowly: "A little ghost is a little ghost after all..."

"Could it be that you could be another Great Lingzong Wang!?"

As the words fell, the smile on Wang Tao's face gradually faded, and his concentrated gaze became chilling. If he could capture Zhang Fan here, he could naturally force Zhang Lingzong to be cautious.

"Alright, the reminiscing ends here." Zhang Fan said in a low, concentrated voice.

Rumble...

As soon as the words fell, a loud explosion erupted. A deep pit was blasted where Zhang Fan had been standing, and his figure was already gone amidst the billowing dust.

"He moved!"

The Liu brothers' eyes widened, their hearts almost jumping into their throats.

Almost at the same moment, Zhang Fan appeared in front of Wang Tao.

"Tian Peng, Tian Peng, Nine-Origin Evil Child."

"Five Dings Regional Commissioner, Gao Diao Northern Old Man."

In an instant, Zhang Fan chanted the 【Tian Peng Mantra】, formed the 【Heavenly Ding Seal】 with his hands, focused his spirit and calmed his breath, tapped his teeth nine times, and visualized the Dharma image of Marshal Tian Peng. The surging True Yang manifested a phantom of fangs in his palm, blood-red light condensed, fierce and extraordinary. A wild wind rose, and the divine might was exceptional.

"The Daoist path has ten thousand mantras, the Northern Heaven Profound Emperor's first kill!"

"Northern Emperor Dharma, Tian Peng Mantra."

The Liu brothers' brows jumped wildly; different voices seemed to be screaming in their hearts. They hailed from Mount Zhenwu, a famous great sect, so they naturally recognized this technique known as the Daoist path's first kill.

However, ever since the Great Calamity of the Daoist path eighty years ago, the Northern Emperor Dharma had vanished, extinct in the human world.

They had not expected that Zhang Fan's learning was so broad and profound that he even knew this long-lost Northern Emperor Dharma.

"Tian Peng Fangs!?"

Seeing this, Wang Tao couldn't help but sneer. He had seen this technique at Taoyuan Square; at that time, Zhang Fan had just practiced it and his skill was shallow. Now, only a few months had passed...

Although the Emperor Dharma had a great reputation, it was broad and profound. To achieve mastery, one had to practice hard and strictly observe the 【Northern Emperor Black Law】, requiring at least ten years of hard work to truly unleash the fierce might of that first kill.

Ang... Ang...

Suddenly, a strange roar came from Wang Tao's palm, like the squealing of a wild boar. The surging True Yang seemed to permeate with blood light, and faintly, a pair of fang phantoms appeared, bone-white.

"Lie Zhi Fangs!"

The terrifying roar grew louder and louder. Observing with the soul-aspect, it seemed as if a phantom of a strange beast was rippling into existence.

At this moment, Zhang Fan thought of the painting he had seen at Taoyuan Square; the painting depicted a skin-and-bones pig, a strange beast turned fierce. Later, he had seen records in the 【Dao Secret Record】; this strange beast was named 【Lie Zhi】. In ancient times, it was common in deep mountains and great marshes, feeding on tigers and leopards, insatiable.

Bang...

The red fangs manifested ferocity, the white fangs became violent. The two phantoms collided fiercely, the aftermath turned into madness, setting off a raging gale that blew the surrounding wild grass low.

"Dare to have little ghosts, wanting to see the situation."

"Great Axe of Heaven, beheading the five forms of ghosts."

"Flame Emperor's fierce blood, Big Dipper burning bones."

"Four Brightness breaking skeletons, Tian You extinguishing the kind."

"With one strike of the divine blade, ten thousand ghosts collapse on their own."

Following the clear, profound sound of the secret mantra, Zhang Fan's momentum became increasingly magnificent and vast. Faintly, a phantom seemed to descend behind him, like a divine soldier from heaven, suppressing ten thousand ghosts into hiding.

"Tian Peng clears the path, only killing, not saving!"

Bang...

With a loud crash, cracks appeared on the 【Lie Zhi Fangs】, and the destructive fluctuations spread and raged along the bone-white Dharma teeth.

"You..."

Seeing this, the Boar's expression changed suddenly, his gaze toward Zhang Fan filled with deep astonishment.

How much time had passed?

His 【Lie Zhi Fangs】 actually couldn't withstand Zhang Fan's 【Tian Peng Fangs】, which he had only practiced for a few months. In just one encounter, his Dharma failed and his technique collapsed.

Bang...

Finally, the bone-white 【Lie Zhi Fangs】 shattered violently, turning into flowing light and scattering.

The blood-red 【Tian Peng Fangs】 entered like a land of no one, stabbing straight into the Boar's chest.

"Gao Gong rank!?"

A terrifying brilliance flashed in Wang Tao's eyes. He had never expected that in a few months of work, Zhang Fan had truly been reborn. Although he hadn't broken through his trials, he had already entered the Gao Gong realm. The speed of his improvement was simply inconceivable.

"Three days of separation, one should look at each other with new eyes."

Zhang Fan's voice echoed in Wang Tao's ears again, fluttering in the wind, filled with life-and-death murderous intent.

At this moment, the ease originally in the Boar's eyes gradually faded, replaced by a trace of solemnity.

Rumble...

The fierce Tian Peng Fangs stabbed into the Boar's chest like a sharp blade.

Gurgle... Gurgle...

Just at this moment, the high-bulging chest began to squirm at a frequency visible to the naked eye, as if it were a living thing, searching, longing...

Following this, the blood-red 【Tian Peng Fangs】 seemed to dissolve, turning into dots of blood color, actually penetrating into the high-bulging chest, as if being devoured, gradually turning into nothingness.

Hum...

At the same time, a trace of crimson color actually spread from the Boar's chest as the center, and in the blink of an eye, it covered his entire body.

"This is..."

In the distance, the Liu brothers' faces twitched, both showing expressions of disbelief.

The Boar crossed his five fingers, and at the tip of each finger, a phantom of sharp teeth appeared, like sharp claws. He swiped lightly, and the vibrating power set off a gale, flicking Zhang Fan away and opening up distance between them.

"He also knows the Northern Emperor Dharma!?" Liu Xingchui's eyes widened, clearly feeling that the sharp teeth appearing between the Boar's crossed fingers were identical to the power of the 【Tian Peng Fangs】.

"Greedy Eating Transformation Dharma!?"

Zhang Fan's figure spun and landed slowly, looking at his torn clothes, his gaze narrowed into a line.

The Thirteen Zodiacs each had their specialties; for example, the Horse's Dao name was 【Human Talisman Refining Talisman】, the Rooster's Dao name was 【Star Fighting Dharma Body】, the Dog's Dao name was 【Six Dusts Pill Dharma】...

The Boar Wang Tao's Dao was 【Greedy Eating Transformation Dharma】, capable of eating all Dharmas and transforming them into his body, turning them into his own techniques in the midst of battle.

"The three talents steal from each other when the time is right, this is the mechanism of immortal morality."

The Boar Wang Tao shook his slender legs, took off his high-heeled leather shoes, and emitted a low, slightly magnetic man's voice.

"Greedy eating is the most primitive desire of humanity, and also the Dharma granted by heaven to become an immortal." Wang Tao's mouth corners lifted slightly, looking at the red fang phantom flickering in his palm, revealing a smile.

Humans eat grain and meat, turning into corpses, entering the earth to become mud, feeding plants. Grass and trees live for an autumn, deer and roe deer are eaten, tigers and leopards swallow them into their bellies.

From ancient times to the present, greedy eating has been the most indispensable link in the birth and death of all things; it drives the cycle of nature and evolves the reincarnation of the Heavenly Dao.

At this moment, the Boar was the true Boar.

"Thirteen Zodiacs! Is this the Thirteen Zodiacs?" Liu Xingchui muttered softly.

This was the first time in his life he had come into contact with the Thirteen Zodiacs; such power was simply terrifying.

"A very interesting Daoist technique." Zhang Fan said in a low, concentrated voice.

"Those who study the Dao steal the mechanism of creation and use it. Why? Greedy eating..." Wang Tao said indifferently: "Eat at the right time, and the hundred skeletons will be ordered. Move the mechanism, and ten thousand transformations will be peaceful..."

At this point, Wang Tao appeared unfathomable, his indifferent gaze falling quietly on Zhang Fan.

"Good junior brother, what other methods do you have? Don't be reluctant to use them."

Rumble...

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Fan's body moved without wind. In the eyes of everyone, the air around him twisted, and the wild grass became withered, yellow, and charred, as if being burned and devoured by an invisible fire.

At this moment, the faint night wind became hot.

"Fire Dragon Pill Sword!"

In the distance, the Liu brothers exchanged glances, both revealing solemn expressions.

They knew this was Zhang Fan's killing move, a fire technique no weaker than the 【Five Thunders Orthodox Dharma】.

"Hmm!?"

Wang Tao felt the changes in the surrounding environment, the scorching gale rushing toward his face, making his originally moist mouth corners become dry and cracked.

"Haven't seen you in a few months, your methods have grown."

"Fire Dragon Pill Sword!"

Zhang Fan said in a low voice. In an instant, a fire light shot into the sky from his palm, not formless or imageless, but scorching the sky, seeing nature and becoming mad, capable of making the consciousness restless and stirring up demons, and burning the four great bodies into extinction.

"Pill fire becomes a sword, Pure Yang Dharma transmission!?" Wang Tao's expression changed slightly, subconsciously taking a step back, but a stormy sea was stirred up in his heart.

He had never expected that Zhang Fan, without having broken through his trials, and without having recovered the power of the 【God-Demon Sacred Fetus】, having broken through and re-cultivated, could actually re-enter the Gao Gong rank and practice such a Daoist technique. "The God-Demon Sacred Fetus must enter the Great Night of No Light. He hasn't broken through his trials, yet he can re-cultivate? This shouldn't be..."

Ten million thoughts intertwined in the Boar's heart. In the blink of an eye, that terrifying fire light had arrived close by, like a dragon's roar, like a sword's hum. If observed with the soul-aspect, it could be seen even from a great distance.

"Team leader, that is the direction of Luoxia Town."

At this time, a motorcade was rushing toward Luoxia Town. Halfway there, the fire light shooting into the sky was dazzling, and the cars stopped one after another.

"Pure Yang sacrifices the true meaning, Pill produces Fire Dragon Sword!?"

Wei Qingsong walked out of the car, his expression solemn, looking toward Luoxia Town, but his heart was surging with wild waves.

"What kind of fire technique is this? The commotion is so great?"

"Fierce nature stirs up the Fire Dragon. This is no ordinary fire technique; there are experts fighting."

"Being so far away, my soul-aspect feels uneasy. If I get closer, what will happen?"

At this time, experts from the Dongshan Province Daoist Alliance got out of their cars one after another, observing with their soul-aspects, looking at the strange phenomena shooting into the sky, all revealing strange expressions.

"Zhang Fan... it must be Zhang Fan..."

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Wei Qingsong's heart jumped wildly. This kind of fire technique, bright and upright, must be the orthodox Xuan Sect. The first answer that jumped out was Zhang Fan.

"Could it be that he found the Boar? Worthy of being the successor of Bai He Guan..."

Wei Qingsong clenched his fists, his heart becoming more and more certain that this young man with profound cultivation and the Bai He Daoist technique must be the legendary Li Changgeng.

"Go, speed up, step on the gas pedal to the end." Wei Qingsong waved his hand, not daring to be the least bit slack.

He knew this was his great opportunity.

Rumble...

The scorching True Fire attacked like a great sword, arriving through the air. The terrifying power instantly turned the Boar's clothes into flying ash. The twisted and boiling air seemed to be injected with chaotic violence, causing the latter's entire skin to turn red, blue veins jumping, and blood seeming to boil...

"Too terrifying. After he entered Gao Gong, the power of the Fire Dragon Pill Sword became even stronger."

Liu Xingyu's brows jumped wildly, deep fear rising in his eyes. At this moment, the 【Fire Dragon Pill Sword】 displayed by Zhang Fan was many times stronger than when he dealt with Meng Qingtong at Xiao Xiaole that day.

He could feel that the Boar's soul-aspect was becoming restless, as if it were about to abandon that physical body at any moment.

"Impossible... Cultivating the God-Demon Sacred Fetus, without having broken through the trials, how could he still possess such powerful strength!?"

Just at this moment, Wang Tao let out a roar of shock, his gaze toward Zhang Fan becoming inconceivable.

What he was astonished by was not the power of the 【Fire Dragon Pill Sword】, but Zhang Fan's own existence.

"Greedy Eating Transformation Dharma!"

Rumble...

Suddenly, Wang Tao formed seals with both hands. His head, limbs, spine, chest, abdomen... nine places on his body were all squirming, and strange squirming sounds came from within...

Finally, Wang Tao's figure was swallowed by the scorching fire light, and the terrifying power stirred up a fierce wind, shooting straight into the sky.

"Good fire technique!"

Just at this moment, Wang Tao's voice came out from the surging fire light, filled with cold chill.

"This can also be eaten!?"

The Liu brothers' faces twitched violently, simply unable to believe it.

The originally surging fire grew smaller and smaller. Following this, a figure walked out from within, undoubtedly Wang Tao. His mouth was glowing with faint fire light, his slender fingers reached out slowly, and he snapped his fingers. A True Fire rose in his palm...

That fire light was like a swimming dragon coiled, stirring up the sound of a sword's hum.

"Good junior brother, today I will teach you that there is no strong or weak Dharma, only birth, transformation, restraint, and overcoming." Wang Tao said softly.

As soon as the words fell, his figure disappeared suddenly, as if merging into the wind, stirring up an arc of fire light. The next moment, he appeared in front of Zhang Fan, the True Fire in his palm like a sword, covering Zhang Fan's heavenly spirit.

"I will also teach you that the competition of Daoist techniques is fundamentally a competition of soul-aspects."

Suddenly, Zhang Fan grabbed Wang Tao's descending wrist with one hand, and formed a seal with the other. His internal soul-aspect rushed out from his heavenly spirit, accompanied by a strange screeching sound.

Wang Tao's body trembled violently, feeling his eyes trance, as if seeing a black crane soaring over, flying from the sky.

"Taiyi Heavenly Venerable descends to the Purple Court, Nine Nether Long Night releases light."

Just at this moment, Zhang Fan's soul-aspect chanted, and invisible fluctuations instantly permeated.

"Taiyi Dharma, Death-Saving Technique!?"

Wang Tao's expression changed drastically, shouting in shock, feeling his internal soul-aspect floating, feeling as if it had been summoned by that secret mantra, actually wanting to leave his body.

The pressure of Zhang Fan's soul-aspect, combined with the 【Taiyi Death-Saving Technique】, actually made it impossible for his soul-aspect to hold its ground.

"Break!"

Wang Tao's face twitched, hurriedly dispersing the True Fire in his palm, biting his tongue violently, and spraying a mouthful of fresh blood. The intense pain made his soul-aspect much clearer, returning to his body.

However, in this gap, Wang Tao caught a glimpse of a golden light descending from the sky, square and upright, like a brick.

"Zhang Fan, you..." Wang Tao's eyes widened, shouting sharply.

However, everything was too late. He didn't even have time to finish speaking, let alone react. Zhang Fan picked up the 【Wei Ling Suppressing Demon Golden Seal】 and smashed it onto Wang Tao's back head, causing Wang Tao's three corpses to jump and his head to break and bleed.

Greedy Eating Transformation Dharma, if there is no Dharma to eat, how can it transform?

This move of Zhang Fan's was a purely physical attack.

Bang...

The next moment, Wang Tao's body stiffened, and he fell straight down, with no more movement.

"This... is it over!?"

The Liu brothers looked at each other, their faces filled with unfinished business. They hadn't even seen clearly what kind of great killing weapon Zhang Fan was holding; with one strike, the dignified Boar had no more sound.

"I don't believe you can eat this too." Zhang Fan grinned, weighing the golden seal in his hand. It had to be said that this Long Hu Dharma Seal was indeed easy to use.

Of course, Zhang Fan's way of using it was indeed different from the Patriarch's.

"Someone come."

Zhang Fan stuffed the 【Wei Ling Suppressing Demon Golden Seal】 into his bosom and waved his hand. The Liu brothers scurried out from the grass.

"Brother Fan, you are really awesome."

"You can even capture the Thirteen Zodiacs alive, that's really awesome."

The Liu brothers felt panicked in their hearts and couldn't help but sigh.

At this time, a strange thought rose in their hearts: Zhang Fan seemed to be getting stronger every moment, every second. At this time, he was many times stronger than he was not long ago at Xiao Xiaole.

For those who cultivate the Dao, this phenomenon was too inconceivable.

"Tie him up." Zhang Fan looked at the Boar but didn't say much.

He knew that the Thirteen Zodiacs also had differences in strength. Like the Boar and the Dog, they had only joined the Thirteen Zodiacs after the 【Long Hu Red Moon】 ten years ago, and among those people, they couldn't be considered top-tier.

However, within the Daoist path of the world, they could be considered experts. 【174】 This time, Zhang Fan could be considered to have completely held his head high, finding back the ground he had lost at Taoyuan Square.

This time, Zhang Fan could be considered to have thoroughly vented his frustration, settling the score from the Peach Blossom Square incident back then.

A moment later, under the big locust tree, Wang Tao woke up.

At this time, he no longer had the Boar's prestige and airs. His clothes had been burned away by the True Fire, and now his head was broken and bleeding, his hair disheveled, which could be described as miserable to the extreme.

"Senior sister, I couldn't tell, your figure is really good."

Seeing Wang Tao wake up, Zhang Fan couldn't help but chuckle: "I finally know whether you are a man or a woman now."

As he spoke, Zhang Fan's gaze swept over Wang Tao's body.

"Come, take two pictures for Lord Boar, leave a souvenir."

As soon as the words fell, the Liu brothers took out their mobile phones and started playing with art, "click, click."

"Zhang Fan, I didn't expect you to grow so fast. This time, I admit defeat." Wang Tao gritted his teeth, facing the camera, but he was surprisingly calm.

"Can we talk now? Where is Jiang Lai?" Zhang Fan said in a deep voice.

Capturing the Boar was not the goal; finding Jiang Lai was.

"Mountains and waters meet... I didn't expect you to be able to force me to this step..."

Wang Tao raised his head, and amidst his disheveled black hair, his gaze toward Zhang Fan revealed a trace of chill.

Just at this moment, he struggled violently.

"Don't struggle, this is a dead pig knot, you can't break free..." Liu Xingchui reminded.

"Click... click..."

Just at this moment, a strange chewing sound echoed faintly in the silent black night, as if an animal were eating.

Following this, Wang Tao's body trembled violently, emitting a heart-piercing cry of pain.

"Look..." Liu Xingyu shouted in shock.

Zhang Fan's gaze trembled, and he saw Wang Tao's arm as if bitten by something, actually missing a large chunk alive. The scarlet flesh was exposed to the air, and the grim white bones could be faintly seen.

"What's the situation!?" Zhang Fan's eyes widened, unable to help but be stunned, finding it difficult to understand for a moment.

"Click... click..."

As the strange chewing sound grew louder, the part Wang Tao was eaten also grew larger. Amidst his painful low roars, his arm, feet, thighs... even his abdomen, intestines...

In the inconceivable gaze of the three, they were eaten one by one by that invisible power...

"Holy crap!"

The Liu brothers' hair stood on end, feeling their stomachs churning. Even for those who cultivate the Dao, facing such a scene was like a purgatory, subconsciously dodging their gaze.

"Click!"

With the last chew, the originally whole Boar was eaten alive cleanly, disappearing completely from everyone's eyes, leaving only a mess of blood.

"Gone!?" Zhang Fan's expression was strange. The Boar he had worked so hard to capture was just gone like this.

He hadn't even gotten Jiang Lai's news out yet!

"He was eaten!?"

At this time, the Liu brothers looked at each other, their faces filled with strange expressions. They hadn't seen that scene just now either.

"Daddy's daddy is a monster, daddy's mommy is a monster..."

Just at this moment, a pleasant ringtone sounded, pulling Zhang Fan's thoughts back. He took out his phone and looked at it, his gaze trembling. The caller ID was actually Jiang Lai!?

"Hello!" Zhang Fan hurriedly connected the phone.

"Are you in Luoxia Town!?"

Just at this moment, Jiang Lai's long-lost voice came from the other end of the phone.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 169 =====