Chapter 606: with translation of chapter title

"You mean the Kumu Guan in Liangshui Town?"

Xuanqing Daozhang did not rush to express his stance, but first asked a question. Seeing Heipao Ren silent, yet the meaning in his eyes let him know that what Heipao Ren said was indeed the Kumu Guan in Liangshui Town; looking at his demeanor, it seemed he bore a grudge against Kumu Guan, and without hiding it, he spoke bluntly:

"If you mean the Kumu Guan in Liangshui Town, then it must concern me, for I am a second-generation Kumu Daoist!"

"So you're the disciple of that old Kumu!"

Heipao Ren could no longer conceal the killing intent blazing like fierce fire in his eyes; he lifted his mask, revealing an extremely terrifying face—half withered and aged like old tree bark, half youthful, about thirty or forty, appearing extraordinarily strange. In the next moment, clumps of black qi emanated from his whole body, and he spoke in a hostile tone:

"I originally thought to seek revenge against that old Kumu, but I never expected he was just a waste who hadn't passed his lifespan tribulation and had already gone to report to the Yama King, leaving me no chance to take revenge. I thought this would remain a thorn forever in my heart, but I never imagined he still had you as a disciple; it seems Heaven itself wants to help me pull out this thorn!"

"May I know how to address you?"

Xuanqing Daozhang paid no heed to the aura emanating from Heipao Ren; seeing the black qi spreading from him like vicious poisonous snakes swarming from all directions, he snorted coldly, burst forth with a sharp aura, destroying the rampant black qi at the front, forcing the remaining black qi not to dare approach, and then continued speaking:

"My master has many enemies, and he once told me so; I just don't know if you can rank among those enemies of his!"

"Ha! Truly worthy of being the disciple of that old Kumu; your tone matches his. Seeing you, I feel as if I see that old man again—I truly wish to cut him into a thousand pieces to vent my hatred!"

Heipao Ren's face was ferocious, his whole person like a venomous snake ready to devour anyone; he said arrogantly: "Since that old Kumu mentioned his enemies to you, I wonder if he ever told you about me, Kong Yuan Si?"

"Kong Yuan Si?"

A long-buried memory in Xuanqing Daozhang's heart suddenly surfaced; his formerly calm expression turned into one full of hatred he could barely conceal, and he laughed loudly: "So you're Kong Yuan Si! Do you know I've been searching for you for many years!"

As they spoke, Xuanqing Daozhang moved, leaving an afterimage; the next moment, a burst of magical power erupted, and Kong Yuan Si's clump of black qi collided with it. Seeing Xuanqing Daozhang disappear, he showed no panic; with a thought, the black qi that Xuanqing Daozhang had forced back instantly enveloped the surroundings.

The next moment.

Heaven and earth changed color; broad daylight instantly turned into night.

"Imperial Attendant Kong, what skill—you actually have the power to obscure the sky and cover the sun!"

On the carriage, Zhu Xing, who was watching the fun while a flirtatious woman beside him fondled him, saw the sudden change; not only was he not frightened, his face full of curiosity, he said:

"Leave that old Daoist a breath; I still want to ask him what his relation is to the Le Family's little beast, daring to stand up for the Le Family's little beast and kill my dog—hasn't he heard that when beating a dog you must look to its owner?"

"Young master, rest assured, I will leave him a breath…"

Before Kong Yuan Si finished speaking, he suddenly turned and thrust a palm backward.

Only to see Xuanqing Daozhang wielding a sword, attacking from behind.

"Pfft!"

A spray of blood burst forth; Kong Yuan Si's face changed drastically—his right hand, originally entwined with black qi, was actually pierced by Xuanqing Daozhang's sharp sword upon collision; had he not reacted in time, his right hand would have been severed by Xuanqing Daozhang. A clump of black qi erupted, and as he tried to distance himself from Xuanqing Daozhang, a purple light flashed, dispelling the black qi he had emitted.

Pressing his advantage, Xuanqing Daozhang immediately attacked him, saying: "Is this the Ziqi Jiejue?"

Kong Yuan Si's pupils contracted sharply; while deploying one spell after another, fighting fiercely with Xuanqing Daozhang, he said: "You're not that old Kumu's disciple—how do you know the Ziqi Jiejue?"

"Since you regard my master as your enemy, haven't you investigated his background?"

Xuanqing Daozhang snorted coldly, without pause, sought another opportunity and lunged at Kong Yuan Si; before his long sword could strike Kong Yuan Si, a black shadow suddenly appeared before him.

One, two, three, four…

More and more black shadows appeared, like an army, attacking Xuanqing Daozhang from all directions.

"I never expected, I truly never expected that this old Kumu would actually be a disciple of Ziyang Palace—no wonder I wasn't his match back then!"

Taking advantage of Xuanqing Daozhang's battle with one black shadow after another, Kong Yuan Si created distance, left the battlefield, and then continued: "Even if you know the Ziqi Jiejue, you're merely a lowly Golden Core Stage cultivator; I could grind you to death even if I just wore you down!"

After brief contact, he roughly gauged Xuanqing Daozhang's details: their cultivation levels were the same, both Golden Core Stage, though he wasn't sure whether it was early or middle Golden Core Stage; however, due to some special reasons, likely a difference in cultivation methods, his magical power and attack means could not match Xuanqing Daozhang's.

Yet he still did not take Xuanqing Daozhang seriously!

Who let him currently use this demonic art, which he obtained from a relic, named 'Evil Spirit Cage', a top-tier demonic art—let alone Xuanqing Daozhang being merely a Golden Core Stage cultivator; even if he were a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, he would not regard Xuanqing Daozhang as important.

This novel you have arrived at

Once.

He relied on this demonic art to massacre a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator.

Although.

It's merely a cultivator who has just broken through to the Nascent Soul Stage; even a newly breakthrough Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, compared to a late Golden Core Stage cultivator, can be said to be worlds apart.

The next moment.

Kong Yuan Si muttered incantations, and then clumps of black qi overflowed from his body, spreading to the black shadows besieging Xuanqing Daozhang, seeping into them; originally like mere foot soldiers, the black shadows, after being struck by Xuanqing Daozhang's sword one by one, obtained this clump after clump of black qi, as if they had received reinforcements.

From initially Xuanqing Daozhang needing only one strike to two, three, four…

Eventually, it could not be said that they were evenly matched against Xuanqing Daozhang; at least it was a three-to-seven ratio in his favor, and with their numbers, although Xuanqing Daozhang still slew one black shadow after another with his superior Ziqi Jiejue, some black shadows still left a wound on him before dying.

Moreover, these black shadows could endlessly spawn; when Xuanqing Daozhang slew one, it would simultaneously produce one, two, three, four, or even more.

(End of chapter)