Chapter 66: This Child Must Not Be Retained! Taiyi Sect Hunts!

Inside the barren mountain.

Jin Shitai gazed at the dark‑clothed young man's ink‑green gourd, a greedy flash in his eyes that quickly vanished.

The dark‑clothed youth grew wary; ink‑green currents continuously rose from the gourd's surface, strengthening the bubble that enveloped his whole body.

They then asked coldly, "Why did you send a message for me to come here? What about the slap mark on your face and the broken arm?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Shitai's expression darkened abruptly, yet they did not explain the broken arm or the slap from Jin Rilie.

Instead, they said in a low voice, "Wang Molin, I seek you for only one purpose: to borrow your 'Seven‑Demon Gourd' to fend off a great enemy."

Wang Molin retorted, "The Seven‑Demon Gourd is a once‑in‑a‑millennium treasure; you think you can just borrow it with a single sentence?"

Jin Shitai's expression remained unchanged: "I won't borrow it for free; afterward my father will give you a Yin‑Yang Longevity Pill."

"Yin‑Yang Longevity Pill?"

Wang Molin's eyes flashed brightly.

He only possesses the Mortal Secret Realm, and by relying on this Seven‑Demon Gourd he can fly, vanish, and fight cultivators.

This gourd is no trifle; it was harvested from a demon vine that the sect master of the Demon God Sect personally cultivated.

However, he is never a cultivator of divine abilities, so he cannot unleash the gourd's true power.

Jin Shitai's offered condition moved him.

He also did not doubt.

After all, he had heard that Jin Shitai's father and Dan Yangzi were close friends, and that the Yin‑Yang Longevity Pill he once took came from Dan Yangzi.

But he was still puzzled.

What kind of great enemy could force Jin Shitai into this, willing to pay such a price?

"Jin brother…"

"Not good, he's coming!"

Wang Molin was about to ask Jin Shitai who the great enemy was when he suddenly saw the other's expression change drastically, looking toward the distance.

At the same time, Jin Shitai was surrounded by blazing azure fire, lifted off the ground, and prepared to burst out of the forest.

"Who's coming?"

Wang Molin followed Jin Shitai's gaze and saw a figure in blue clothing flash from the horizon, appearing in the sky in an instant.

The person was indescribably tall, blocking the great sunlight that shone from the heavens, dimming the sky.

It was Chen Zheng.

Chen Zheng said nothing, thrust out his massive hand, his five fingers slicing like cutting tofu, directly breaking through Wang Molin's protective light shield and snatching the Seven‑Demon Gourd from his hand.

Wang Molin's color changed in sudden anger.

Fierce.

This person was downright ferociously reckless!

"Heavenly Wolf Seven‑Demon Smoke!"

He let out a wild roar and shook the Seven‑Demon Gourd in his hand violently.

At once the gourd's mouth gaped open, emitting the wailing of ghosts and deities, as if the gate to the demon world had been opened.

From the gate surged earth‑shaking black vapors, filled with seven snarling ghost faces, each bursting out like wolf smoke, as if they would pierce the heavens with seven huge holes.

Boom—!

Chen Zheng's hand gesture stayed the same, yet bolts of thunder and lightning shot from his fingertips, bombarding wildly, and in the swift destruction he swept away the seven wolf smokes.

Finally, his five fingers clenched, and in Wang Molin's horrified gaze, he grasped the Seven‑Demon Gourd.

He retracted his arm and snatched the gourd away.

"You… you dare seize my Seven‑Demon Gourd, which was personally planted by the Demon God Lord!"

Wang Molin let out a gut‑wrenching scream, like a rooster whose throat had been grasped.

"Demon man, die."

Chen Zheng coldly looked down at Wang Molin, snapped his finger, and a dark‑golden spell of energy shot out, instantly piercing his forehead.

Splat!

Wang Molin's pupils dilated as he collapsed onto the ground.

"Senior Brother Chen, what are you trying to do?"

Seeing Chen Zheng's cold gaze turn toward him, the Jin Shitai who had just risen into the air trembled all over, his cultivation energy faltered, and he fell to the ground.

Chen Zheng snatched the Seven‑Demon Gourd and killed Wang Molin; in the flash of lightning, he had no time to flee.

"You colluded with people of the Demon God Sect to harm me; it seems I can't let you live."

This place is rarely visited, and his murderous intent surged. "No, Senior Brother Chen, I am not…"

Jin Shitai hurriedly explained, trying to say that he borrowed the Seven‑Demon Gourd from Wang Molin to prevent you from attacking me, not to harm you.

But Chen Zheng didn't listen; with a single gesture, a surge of energy lifted Jin Shitai, gripping his neck.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, please…"

Chen Zheng was about to crush Jin Shitai when, from afar, an elderly, urgent voice rang out.

"Hm?"

Chen Zheng furrowed his brows and looked northwest, seeing a multicolored beam of light flash from there, arriving in an instant.

Within the light appeared an elder, none other than Jin Shitai's father, Jin Rilie.

"Elder Jin's words are heavy; my son and I were merely testing our divine abilities."

Chen Zheng's murderous aura instantly dissipated; he relaxed his hand, and Jin Shitai fell to the ground.

"It was my mistake."

This novel you have reached.

Jin Rilie saw that Jin Shitai was unharmed, having only walked through the Ghost Gate; his face grew a little pale, but his heart instantly eased, and he grudgingly nodded at Chen Zheng.

"I still have business, I must take my leave."

Chen Zheng waved a surge of magical power, lifted Wang Molin's corpse, and with a flicker of his figure, vanished from sight.

"Rebel son, I'll punish you again when I return!"

Jin Rilie's face turned iron‑blue, cursed Jin Shitai once, and then prepared to take the other away.

Suddenly, Chen Zheng's voice came from the heavens: "I heard Elder Jin is close with Dan Yangzi. If you can fetch me a Yin‑Yang Longevity Pill, I will repay the sect handsomely when I return."

Jin Rilie halted, his expression wavering, then instantly returned to normal, and with a bow toward the voice said, "I, old man, will spare no effort to obtain a Yin‑Yang Longevity Pill for Daoist friend Chen."

There was a deeper meaning in Chen Zheng's words.

Spare your son's life, that is possible.

But it cannot be a free mercy.

The price is the Yin‑Yang Longevity Pill.

If, upon returning to the sect, this pill is not found, I will give you and your son a great retribution.

……

Inside the Wan Luo Palace.

Wan Luo sat upright on the throne.

Cang Baizi sat at his side.

The two stared intently ahead, where a floating circular mirror hovered.

Buzz!

The mirror quivered slightly, and the surface burst with a sky of crimson clouds as a brilliant great sun rose slowly.

At the center of the Great Sun sat a vague figure of a young Daoist, like a deity, unfit to be stared at.

Brother Wei Dao.

Upon seeing the Daoist in the Great Sun, Wan Luo and Cang Baizi dared not delay, and rose to pay their respects.

"Has Chen Zheng ever left the Feather Ascension Gate?"

The young Daoist in the mirror gave no room for idle talk, asked directly, his tone leaving no doubt.

Wan Luo replied, "I have left."

"Where did you go?"

"The Great Northern Ocean, the South Sea Region, Ghost‑Killing Island."

"Hmm."

The young Daoist nodded slightly, and together with the Great Sun, vanished from the mirror in an instant.

"Senior Brother Wan Luo, it seems you have not yet told Senior Brother Wei Yi Chen Zheng's exact combat power, have you?" Cang Baizi asked Wan Luo, seeing no more divine phenomena on the mirror.

Wan Luo sat back down, nonchalantly saying, "I already told Song Wei Yi last time that Chen Zheng is at the second level of divine power."

Cang Baizi hesitated, "But Chen Zheng at the second level can slay those at the fourth; if Senior Brother Wei Yi sends true‑generation disciples of Taiyi Gate with third or fourth‑level divine power to hunt him, wouldn't they be killed in return?"

"Taiyi Gate's true disciples are immortal; how could they bear a mortal hatred against Chen Zheng?" Wan Luo merely chuckled, causing Cang Baizi to shiver.

(End of chapter)