Chapter 203: Fire-Avoiding Technique, Black Wind Shows Fierce Might

Dark night, the big moon hangs alone, gray clouds crossing.

Zhang Fan and his group walked out of the dilapidated abandoned building. This trip was quite rewarding.

Although the 300,000 ginseng was not obtained, he got that scroll of 【Fire Character Post】, which could help Zhang Fan comprehend fire methods and promote the mystery of 【Fire Dragon Dan Sword】, it just needed some effort.

Since Mao Rabbit Lin Jianyue came to Yujing City, Zhang Fan felt a sense of urgency.

In the Luoshan Mountains, the Absolute Marvel Xu Xu Guanzhu, that powerhouse who could rank in the top five in the world, was actually the deputy sect leader of their Wu Wei Sect. In the past, he was defeated by Chu Chaoran and trapped by his oath, so he stayed in a corner.

According to Lin Jianyue, recently, that Absolute Marvel Xu Xu Guanzhu seemed to have unusual movements, with signs of breaking out of his trap. Next, I'm afraid Yujing City will become more and more restless and unstable.

Dragons and snakes are mixed, and powerful people are gathering.

Under such circumstances, Zhang Fan naturally urgently wanted to improve his strength. He had just entered the 【High Merit】 rank, and wanting to impact the 【Great Being】 realm was obviously unrealistic.

As such, he could only work hard on his spells and carefully polish his best fire methods.

"If only I could buy that ginseng," Zhang Fan sighed secretly in his heart.

If he could gather that ginseng as medicine to strengthen True Yang, he could immediately extract more "fire" from True Yang and condense a second, third, or even fourth "fire dragon." Now, settling for the next best thing and comprehending the 【Fire Character Post】 would be much slower.

But once there is a breakthrough, Zhang Fan will be able to understand more profound fire methods, and the efficiency and power of extracting true fire will not be the same as before.

This is like playing a game. Gathering ginseng is equivalent to "paying to win," and the effect is immediate.

But as a poor person who cannot pay to win, he can only "grind," improving proficiency and making up for it with skills.

In the short term, gathering ginseng is effective. In the long run, comprehending the 【Fire Character Post】 can allow Zhang Fan to solidify his foundation and go further.

"Still have to get that ginseng," Zhang Fan was thoughtful.

If he could gather ginseng as medicine and also have the 【Fire Character Post】 to comprehend, working in both directions, his fire methods would naturally improve faster.

300,000 is a huge sum for ordinary people. With his current connections, it's not difficult to scrape together.

Just by relying on his relationship with the Yinshan Xiong family and the Baidou Wang family, whether it's Xiong Ba or Wang Xuangang, they could easily scrape together 300,000 for him.

It's just that Zhang Fan didn't really want to borrow money from others.

"Handsome, do you want to play a few rounds?"

Walking into the village in the city, the narrow alleys on both sides presented a different kind of scenery.

A group of women were heavily made up, dressed very coolly, revealing snow-white thighs, standing on both sides of the alley. Looking at them, one could almost not see the end.

From time to time, some old bachelors passed by, their eyes filled with the luster of desire, stepping forward to chat. After chatting for two sentences and touching their pockets, they could only leave dejectedly.

It is truly: pitiful to have no money on one's body, failing the pretty ladies in the alley.

This is a flesh trade hidden under the dark night, focusing on cost-effectiveness. Unfortunately, the men who mix in this kind of place where all kinds of people are mixed have beasts of desire hidden in their bodies, but they don't have the capital to squander in their pockets, even 100 or 200 yuan is considered a huge sum.

"The secular world, both bright and beautiful, and also filled with flies and dogs..." Su Shiyu said lightly.

Humans, both as great and upright as sages, and as dim and ugly as rats...

"Perhaps this is the meaning of cultivation. No matter who it is, they have the opportunity to cultivate that innate, unique soul-aspect without difference," Zhang Fan said lightly.

The soul-aspect is innate, hiding the mysteries of heaven and earth, hiding the hope of longevity.

It exists in everyone's body, and everyone has the opportunity to penetrate its mysteries.

That is Pure Yang.

That is the Ultimate Limitless.

That is the immortal god.

However... although everyone has the opportunity and everyone has hope, how many people can truly step onto this path and truly reach the end of this path?

Zhang Fan remained silent, looking at this group of people on both sides of the road, suddenly feeling compassion.

Sinking into the secular world without knowing it, this is the sorrow of all living beings.

If it were in the past, he might even be curious, hunting for novelty, or even fantasizing. But at this moment, he actually developed a compassionate mindset.

The current Zhang Fan's state of mind is already very different from before.

"Brother Fan, you are truly not a thing in the pond."

Beside him, Shi Shougong felt the fluctuation of Zhang Fan's emotions, and in a trance, he had a feeling of looking at the shadow of the moon in the blue sky.

That distance is too far, too far!

He still remembers that when he first met Zhang Fan in Suzhou City, the two could still exchange a few moves. How long has it been, and he can no longer see his back.

"When will the retribution end? Root out the grass and everyone will be good."

Just then, a faint whisper echoed in the vast night.

At the end of the village in the city, where there was no one around, a figure walked from afar, and the eerie moonlight pulled the figure long.

"Hmm?"

Zhang Fan stopped and looked, seeing a thin man walking over, his mung bean-like eyeballs glowing with strange light in the dark night.

"Little ghost, we meet again." Hei Yan grinned, revealing a long-lost joy.

"Who are you? Do we know each other?" Zhang Fan raised his eyebrows, having no impression of the strange face in front of him.

"Tsk tsk, little ghost, what Dao do you practice? What method do you comprehend? But you changed your body, and you don't remember?"

Hei Yan sneered, his mung bean-like eyeballs becoming brighter. He licked the corners of his mouth, and the wild night wind swirled around him, suddenly spinning.

In an instant, the moonlight behind him seemed to be crushed. In a trance, a phantom actually appeared—a black rat turned demon, with a giant tail like a python, emitting a terrifying aura.

"You..."

Seeing this scene, Shi Shougong and Su Shiyu's expressions changed drastically. They are demons, and their induction to their own kind is naturally the most intense and sensitive.

Suddenly seeing black clouds rise in the moon, only then knowing that a great demon from the mountains has come.

Such a phenomenon, the fierce might pressing on the soul-aspect, causing the three souls to lose their seven spirits. Whether it was Shi Shougong or Su Shiyu, their faces became extremely solemn.

There is no doubt that the man standing in front of them is not only a demon but also a great demon from the mountains, otherwise, he wouldn't make them feel terrified and panicked just by his momentum.

"So it's you." Zhang Fan remembered.

That day, Ji Fengting and Mo Yun accidentally entered the Luoshan Mountains. He went into the mountains to find people and met a black rat that had become a demon.

It's just that, that day, the black rat fought him with its true body, but today it changed its body and became a human.

"Finally remembered," Hei Yan sneered.

"Of course I remember, you are called Black what?" Zhang Fan whispered.

This black rat demon has profound demon arts and extraordinary cultivation, so he naturally remembers it vividly.

"Hei Yan!"

The heavy voice echoed in the cold night, with a hint of unhappiness.

"Good demon, your methods are not small, actually able to find the door."

Zhang Fan's eyes were like a line, rubbing his palms.

"Sending your head, or coming for revenge?"

"I'm here to send you to your end."

Hei Yan let out a roar, wild wind rose, and demon light rushed to the stars.

Shi Shougong and Su Shiyu's expressions changed drastically, only feeling a fishy stench rushing into their faces, their stomachs churning, and a strong feeling of nausea rushing to their heavenly spirits.

At the same time, Hei Yan turned into a residual shadow and killed Zhang Fan. His five fingers were like claws, and his long nails were like hooks, glowing with cold light in the eerie dark night, grabbing at Zhang Fan's head.

"Marshal Tian Peng Marshal Tian Peng, Nine Yuan Evil Child."

"Five Ding Du Si, Gao Diao Bei Weng."

In an instant, Zhang Fan recited the true formula, Northern Emperor Method, Marshal Tian Peng Curse, burning True Yang to produce wonderful methods, red light suddenly appeared, showing fangs.

*Buzz... *

The phantom of red fangs rose in Zhang Fan's palm, like a sharp blade, meeting Hei Yan's sharp claws.

*Bang... *

A loud noise fell, and the two figures were shaken back and separated. The Marshal Tian Peng fangs in Zhang Fan's palm exploded, turning into fluorescent light and dissipating.

Hei Yan's finger claws were entangled with intense red light, as if a great fire was burning his flesh.

He showed fierce light in his eyes, gritted his teeth, let out a cold hum, demon energy eerie, bone-piercing and cold, actually extinguishing the red light like a great fire.

"Truly a great demon in the human world," Shi Shougong's expression changed drastically.

Daoist sects have passed down methods for thousands of years, Northern Heaven Wang Xuanmiao Emperor's first kill.

Northern Emperor Method, known as the most fierce of all methods, 【Marshal Tian Peng Fang】, although it is only a branch of the small method, is not something any spirit or demon can take, let alone resist purely with flesh.

Let alone Zhang Fan who has broken through to High Merit, even when he was in Suzhou City, facing this method, Shi Shougong would not dare to collide head-on.

"Great demons in the mountains are indeed powerful. He has also put in hard work on this human body," Su Shiyu whispered solemnly.

A demon's greatest reliance is its true body.

Just like Shi Shougong's lizard body, Su Shiyu's big python body, they are usually hidden for cultivation and enlightened by the sun and moon.

The same principle applies to Hei Yan's rat body, which is also extraordinary, with skin and flesh like steel, and a giant tail like a long whip. If it draws on stone, it can crack stone; if it draws on gold, it can split gold.

However, he also spent effort on this human body, not knowing how many rare treasures and great medicines he gathered, demon energy rushing to the sky, and even able to turn Daoist formulas, extremely fierce.

"Little ghost, aren't you good at fire methods? Why don't you use them and see if you can hurt your Black Grandpa at all."

Hei Yan's eyes showed fierce light, fearless. "As you wish."

Zhang Fan let out a low roar, his hands forming seals, his mouth reciting words.

He sprayed a mouthful of clear Qi, the three treasures combined to produce essence, and the manic nature urged the fire dragon.

A bright fire rose, shining brilliantly and inextinguishably.

*Boom... *

Pill fire turned into a sword, dancing wildly like a dragon, illuminating this long night.

Shi Shougong and Su Shiyu's faces were pale, subconsciously retreating. All demons, ghosts, and spirits fear thunder methods and fire methods the most.

Heavenly thunder produces tribulations, earthly fire turns into killing, which can sweep away all monsters and ghosts.

"Brother Fan's 【Fire Dragon Dan Sword】 is becoming more and more terrifying."

Shi Shougong's eyes reflected the red scorching brilliance. The pill fire separated and combined, as if a fire dragon was tearing through the sky, covering and killing Hei Yan. The surrounding air seemed to be annihilated, the heat waves rolling, pressing them so they couldn't breathe.

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This power is truly first-class fire method.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Just then, Hei Yan's mung bean-like eyeballs flourished with essence. He stood still, facing the surging "fire dragon," actually not dodging or avoiding.

Suddenly, his hands formed seals, his mouth reciting words.

"Heaven protects the body, Earth protects the body, the twelve Yuan Chen protect my body, Ling Guan Grandpa protects my whole body. Year protects the body, day protects the body, time protects the body, golden armor layers protect my whole body..."

The mysterious sound was lingering, magnificent and upright, echoing in the eerie dark night. The fire dragon roared, its whole body fire light surging, seemingly provoked.

"Heavenly fire retreats, earthly fire retreats, nine heavens and six earths' fire fades away, burning all fires to dispel evil spirits, spare this body of mine, grant me absolution..."

Following Hei Yan's chant, the surging fire dragon actually split from the middle, divided into two, strangely avoiding Hei Yan's body.

"This is..."

"Ancient Daoist method, Fire-Avoiding True Formula!?"

Shi Shougong and Su Shiyu looked at each other, simply unable to believe it.

They once heard that in ancient times, the Daoist sects had a secret transmission, known as being able to avoid the five elements' disasters.

Fire-Avoiding can avoid disasters in fire...

Fire-Avoiding Technique is one of them. Once this technique is performed, ordinary fire methods can fall on his body.

However, this kind of Daoist method has been lost for many years and is an ancient secret.

"This guy has received guidance from an expert and has cultivated into a demon," Shi Shougong roared in his heart, faintly feeling something was wrong.

"Little ghost, if you have any other means, why don't you come again," Hei Yan laughed loudly.

This 【Fire-Avoiding Technique】 was begged from the Absolute Marvel Xu Xu Guanzhu.

Ever since he was defeated by Zhang Fan that day, he had been brooding over it. He knelt for three days and three nights before the Absolute Marvel Xu Xu Guanzhu passed this method to him.

This big black rat was indeed gifted. He practiced hard for half a month and actually succeeded.

*Boom... *

The brilliant fire dragon exploded in the night sky, ten thousand fire lights splashing on the ground, burning the scorched earth black.

"This rat really has some skills," Zhang Fan's eyes sank.

"Little ghost, if you have no means, Black Grandpa won't be polite to you."

Hei Yan grinned. Suddenly, his throat squirmed, making a strange sound. Immediately after, he actually spat out a pitch-black bead, glowing with bone-like luster.

Hei Yan looked at the bead in his hand, fierce light flourishing in his eyes.

This is his greatest reliance, refined from a piece of cartilage in his throat, called 【Black Wind Bead】.

Back then, in order to refine this treasure, the big black rat went through nine deaths and one life. Years of savings were almost all spent on this treasure.

Even, he put down his face and begged the Absolute Marvel Xu Xu Guanzhu to help him enlighten this treasure. After years of refining, it finally reached today's heat. Its mystery is not weaker than ordinary Daoist magic treasures, and it can be considered his bottom-of-the-box treasure.

"Little ghost, come to Black Grandpa here to die."

Hei Yan let out a roar, aimed at Zhang Fan, and shook the 【Black Wind Bead】 in his hand. In an instant, wind and sand flew, obscuring his vision...

A black wind rose suddenly, demon evil like madness, truly cold and whistling, the world changed, shadowless and formless black wind swirled, a round of tomorrow swung without light, the stars in the sky were all wandering.

"Heaven Grandpa..."

Shi Shougong and Su Shiyu's expressions changed drastically, and they searched for shelter.

Wherever that black whirlwind passed, everything was submerged. The wind was like a knife, leaving shocking marks on the ground.

Black clouds were terrifying, moonlight was crushed, methods could not be performed, and arts could not show power.

A flesh-and-blood body, if scraped by this black wind, I'm afraid it would peel off like mud and chop bones like breaking branches.

"Little ghost, why are you hiding? Weren't you quite powerful before?" Hei Yan shook the 【Black Wind Bead】, searching for Zhang Fan's location.

"Kill!"

Just then, a roar sounded in the dark night. Immediately after, a figure jumped up.

"Looking for death."

Hei Yan's eyes narrowed, aimed at that figure, and shook the 【Black Wind Bead】. The black wind, like a blade, rolled in, tightly covering that figure.

The terrifying black wind scraped on that figure, making a crackling sound.

Shi Shougong and Su Shiyu's faces twitched, and their hearts sank to the bottom.

Hei Yan saw this, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, revealing a look of pleasure.

*Roar... *

Just then, in the black wind, that figure actually let out a low roar like a wild beast.

Everyone's expressions changed slightly. Taking advantage of the moonlight, they finally saw clearly that the figure was not Zhang Fan, but Zhang Beijiang, whose body was stiff and bones were not transformed.

"Little ghost..." Hei Yan's eyes widened, a roar, strong unease rushing to his heavenly spirit.

"Why are you calling your grandpa?"

Suddenly, Zhang Fan's voice came from behind. Hei Yan wanted to turn around, but it was too late.

In the dark night, a golden light flashed. The Prestige-Suppressing Demon Gold Seal, like a brick, shone brightly in Zhang Fan's hand and slapped directly on the back of Hei Yan's head.

Hei Yan's eyes widened, his body straightened, and he spat out white foam, actually falling straight down.

*Bang... *

The Black Wind Bead fell to the ground, and the fierce black wind suddenly extinguished. Everything returned to calm.

"It fell just like that..."

In the distance, Shi Shougong and Su Shiyu, hiding behind the abandoned demolition house, poked their heads out, peeking at the surrounding environment with lingering fears. Taking advantage of the moonlight, they looked at Hei Yan lying on the ground, their expressions dazed, subconsciously letting out a sigh of relief.

"Demons from the mountains are truly powerful."

Shi Shougong and Su Shiyu walked out slowly, their eyes filled with a trace of awe.

"Aren't you very awesome? Let you show off."

Zhang Fan jumped and kicked Hei Yan's body, giving his body a full family photo greeting.

"Brother Fan is still powerful..."

Shi Shougong looked at Zhang Beijiang not far away and felt an extremely uncomfortable pressure.

This corpse could be said to be a treasure Zhang Fan brought out from the Prisoner Immortal Temple, second only to the existence of the 【Golden Glow Treasure Box】. It had withstood the fierce might of the 【Black Wind Bead】 head-on, and surprisingly, it had only left behind a few scratches.

"Brother Fan, is he dead?" Su Shiyu looked at the motionless Hei Yan and couldn't help but ask.

"No, but he's dead for sure." Zhang Fan sneered, his eyes narrowed into a line, falling on the 【Black Wind Bead】 next to him.

This is a good treasure.

"A bit interesting!"

Just then, in the Luoshan Mountains, inside the Absolute Marvel Temple, under the faint firelight, a slender figure slowly appeared. His bright and deep eyes looked out the window, looking at the vast night, as if seeing the colorful city.

"South Zhang is only left with this one seedling, right? Divine Demon Holy Fetus... a bit interesting..."

As he spoke, the slender figure raised his hand and waved his fair arm gently.

*Boom... *

At the same time, over Yujing City, a rumbling sound, like thunder, mountain rain about to come.

Zhang Fan subconsciously looked up, looked at the weather, black clouds crossing, obscuring the bright moon.

"Fan... Brother Fan..."

Suddenly, Su Shiyu let out a cry of surprise, pulling Zhang Fan's thoughts back.

Zhang Fan turned his head suddenly and saw the 【Black Wind Bead】 actually floating up by itself.

"Hmm!?"

At this very moment, on the southern Yunnan border.

In Mount Ailao, beside the bonfire, Zhang Lingzong, who was sitting in meditation, suddenly opened his eyes. He seemed to wake up from a dream, stood up suddenly, facing south, a terrifying sharp glint in his deep eyes.

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