224: Martial God Enlightenment

Chapter 222: Martial God Comprehension

Inside Guangqing City.

A ghostly figure flashed continuously through the city at extreme speed, just like a phantom.

Any White Lotus Sect members blocking his path were not enemies of a single blow and were easily slain by him.

However, this ghostly figure only focused his gaze on the Martial Artists of the White Lotus Sect, not even glancing at the ordinary members as he easily swept past them.

Ghost Saber, Xie Jiuque!

"Puff!"

After slaying a fanatical White Lotus Sect member with another saber strike, Xie Jiuque let out a soft exclamation and raised his hand to look at his curved saber.

Fresh blood was slowly dripping from this curved saber, revealing its sharp blade.

This ghost saber was an old companion that had accompanied him for decades; it was incomparably sharp and had long since achieved a spiritual connection with him.

Just when he slew that White Lotus Sect member earlier, he suddenly felt a sense of stagnation.

"How could an ordinary Martial Artist possibly resist this old man's ghost saber...?"

At this moment, three White Lotus Sect members with white scarves wrapped around their heads, bringing along numerous figures, surrounded Xie Jiuque.

These three figures had bright eyes, slightly bulging temples, and long, steady breaths, clearly all being powerful Martial Artists.

"Ghost Saber Xie Jiuque... To think that you actually defected to the imperial court!"

One of the green-faced men spoke, his tone full of disdain.

"You are... the Three Ghosts of Shannan?"

Xie Jiuque's tone was also somewhat surprised, as he actually recognized all three of them.

They were originally Martial Artists wandering around places like Qingzhou and Yanzhou, calling themselves the "Three Ghosts of Shannan".

Most importantly, these three were triplets who excelled best at combined attack techniques, and they were all Grandmaster Realm Martial Artists.

When the three joined forces, they could even rival Innate Realm Martial Artists.

Relying on their strength, they had also forged a huge reputation in the northern Martial Forest and were among the martial arts giants.

"Heh heh heh..."

Xie Jiuque sneered, "I didn't expect that the three of you actually joined the White Lotus Sect?"

"What does the mere White Lotus Sect have that makes you risk your lives for them?"

"You don't understand..."

Green-Faced Ghost Yang Zhi, the eldest of the Three Ghosts of Shannan, laughed loudly, "Eternal Mother is the true deity."

"Only by believing in her can we step onto the pinnacle of the martial Dao and become celestial beings!"

"Right, right."

Red-Haired Ghost, the second, shook his head and said, "Xie Jiuque, we will give you a chance to quickly convert to Eternal Mother so that you can step into the realm of the other shore."

One-Eyed Ghost, the third, said coldly, "If you do not enter the White Lotus, then go die!"

"Obstinately stubborn...!"

Xie Jiuque couldn't be bothered to talk with these three anymore; with a step forward, his figure charged towards the three to kill them.

Ten years ago, none of these three were his match.

Ten years later, he had advanced to Innate, while these three were still Grandmaster Realm Martial Artists; how could they possibly be his match?

"Stop him!"

Green-Faced Ghost let out a furious roar, and the numerous Disciples brought by the three all charged fearlessly toward Xie Jiuque to kill him.

These Disciples were simply not Xie Jiuque's match, and with a reverse of his hand, he killed several people.

But there were too many people.

Just in the short time that this group of people entangled Xie Jiuque, Green-Faced Ghost, Red-Haired Ghost, and One-Eyed Ghost all flicked their hands, and three apricot-yellow long incense sticks unexpectedly appeared in their hands.

With a vibration of Internal Energy, the nine long incense sticks instantly ignited, curling with blue smoke.

The three pressed their hands together, placed the long incense sticks crosswise in front of their chests, and then respectfully offered the incense.

Green-Faced Ghost rapidly said, "Flags, drums, and censers connect the three altars; the first beat of the dharma drum startles heaven, the second beat of the dharma drum shakes earth. I strike the nether gong to move heaven and earth, burning incense and lighting candles to invite the Revered Master. Inviting the Revered Master Lü Dongbin, waving the sword to slay demons to the altar front, let the divine soldiers execute this decree in haste."

A golden light suddenly flashed on his body, and Green-Faced Ghost reached out and grabbed an almost transparent long sword.

Almost simultaneously.

Red-Haired Ghost and One-Eyed Ghost also rapidly chanted incantations.

"Worship and invite the deities, the deities invite the body. Why does the deity invite the main altar? Wishing to worship the fierce generals of the main altar, the various golden-light Revered Masters. Suppressing and slaying the Wuchang Great Generals, every five steps flashing the wheel of characters, the True God Great Bodhisattva Puan!"

"Three pillars of bright incense penetrate the heavenly gates. Taibai Jinxing is in the imperial jade palace, the Jade Emperor issues an order to the front of the altar, the Southern and Northern Dippers all descend, and the Vast Heaven Golden Palace is in a flurry. Opening the grand carriage in the Zwei Palace, using true words and incantations to invite immortals, inviting the Six Ding Divine Generals on the left and the Six Jia Divine Soldiers on the right, heavenly soldiers and generals following each other to chase down the evil ghosts and spirits of the world."

"The Connecting-Heaven Marshal commands the heavenly troops, the White Crane Immortal Revered Master walks with me. A thousand families invite and a thousand families respond, ten thousand families invite and ten thousand families are responsive. This Disciple wholeheartedly worships and invites three times, worshiping and inviting the ancestral gods to descend, supporting the spirit medium's body and face, supporting the spirit medium to speak, opening the mouth to point out and explain clearly, may the divine soldiers act as hastily as legal decrees."

"Hum..."

"Hum!"

In an instant, two streams of golden light surged out from the bodies of Red-Haired Ghost and One-Eyed Ghost again.

The three held long incense sticks in both hands, and after they finished chanting their incantations, the long incense sticks burned rapidly, burning out in a flash and turning into nine wisps of blue smoke that poured into the noses and mouths of the three people.

The three shuddered violently, their eyes suddenly opening wide as divine light flickered.

Three different golden phantom shadows slowly appeared behind them.

Behind Green-Faced Ghost was a young man in a Daoist robe holding a three-foot azure peak sword.

Behind Red-Haired Ghost was a fierce-eyed Vajra giant holding a long saber.

Behind One-Eyed Ghost was a silver-armored general holding a long spear.

The three figures blazed with divine light, and a strange Aura pressed down on Xie Jiuque.

"This is... Shen Da?"

"Means of the immortals!"

Xie Jiuque was startled in his heart and quickly retreated.

But more White Lotus Sect members rushed over, blocking him in the alley.

"Where are you running!"

Green-Faced Ghost let out an angry roar, his figure rapidly charging forward, the long sword in the hand of the phantom behind him pointing toward Xie Jiuque's direction, and a violent Sword Qi immediately surged out, rushing toward Xie Jiuque.

"Clang!"

Xie Jiuque hastily dodged aside, while the ghost saber in his hand also slashed onto this Sword Qi, barely cutting the Sword Qi apart.

"Fellow Daoists, help me slay this person who disrespects the immortals and deities."

"Indeed!"

The three shouted in a ghost-pretending manner and rushed to kill Xie Jiuque.

"Damn it!"

Xie Jiuque cursed angrily and had no choice but to raise his saber to fight back.

The ghost saber in his hand turned into flashing phantoms, continuously slashing toward the three.

The three ghosts, protected inside the three golden light phantoms, actually didn't have the slightest thought of dodging or blocking; they hard-resisted the slashes of the ghost saber and all slashed onto Xie Jiuque's body.

"Puff!"

Xie Jiuque narrowly dodged a sword strike and used his ghost saber to block another saber strike, but in the end, he failed to dodge in time and was stabbed in the back by a spear, dodging away in a disheveled state.

"Don't even think about escaping!"

"Damn it! Go to hell, this old man!"

Xie Jiuque roared angrily, his figure turning into a phantom once again, and several dark figures even appeared behind him, each holding a curved saber in their hands.

"Demons and monsters, evil ghosts out of the cage!"

In an instant, a dozen evil ghost phantoms holding curved sabers all slashed toward the three golden light phantoms.

Saber lights and sword shadows flashed and burst continuously in this alley, and a large number of houses were blasted down amidst the four people's fierce battle.

Many Longxiang Army soldiers in the distance also discovered the battle here and galloped over on horseback to assist Xie Jiuque in fighting against the Three Ghosts of Shannan.

Unfortunately, after these three performed the Shen Da divine possession to invite deities into their bodies, any single one of them had the strength to suppress Xie Jiuque—truly Innate strength.

Not to mention that the three of them had now joined forces, pressing Xie Jiuque back continuously.

The other Longxiang Army soldiers who pursued to provide support were simply not their opponents, quickly suffering heavy casualties.

"Puff!"

Another sword thrust came, and Xie Jiuque hurriedly dodged, but it left an obvious wound across his chest.

"Die!"

Red-Haired Ghost let out an angry shout, and a golden long saber phantom fiercely slashed down.

"Clang!"

A loud noise came, only to see this golden long saber phantom strangely stopping in mid-air, as if blocked by something.

Looking closely, beneath the golden long saber phantom, a one-armed elder unexpectedly appeared, staring indifferently at the three of them.

Xu Mujun!

At the critical moment, Xu Mujun arrived at this place!

"General...!"

Xie Jiuque said pleasantly and in surprise, but then became somewhat worried.

These three had invited deities into their bodies, and their strength was much stronger than ordinary Innate experts.

If...

"You withdraw first and find the location of the White Lotus Sect Holy Mother."

Xie Jiuque hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "This subordinate obeys!"

Xie Jiuque's figure rapidly retreated. One-Eyed Ghost still wanted to pursue, but Xu Mujun casually swung a saber down.

"Boom!"

Crimson Saber Qi swept down, immediately cutting One-Eyed Ghost's long spear in half.

"You are... Xu Mujun!"

This saber strike finally shocked the Three Ghosts of Shannan, who had deities possessed in their bodies, back to their senses.

Green-Faced Ghost looked at Xu Mujun in pleasant surprise and laughed loudly, "Hahaha..."

"The Holy Mother once stated that as long as we kill Xu Mujun, she can help us step onto the true path of immortals and deities!"

"Two brothers, join forces to kill the enemy!"

"Kill the enemy!"

"Kill the enemy!"

The two roared angrily and strode toward Xu Mujun to kill him!

"Divine Sword!"

"Divine Saber!"

"Divine Spear!"

Three weapons flashing with golden light swept over. Especially the long spear in One-Eyed Ghost's hand, which shook slightly and actually returned to its original appearance once again.

Facing the joint attack of the three, a trace of disdain flashed across Xu Mujun's calm eyes.

"Inviting deities?"

"Which path of immortals and deities did you invite?"

"My Great Yu is destined by heaven; even true immortals and deities would back off by three points, let alone you third-rate minor gods?"

"Boom!"

With a single saber slash, blood-colored Saber Qi swept out, immediately cutting off the fastest golden long sword phantom.

The one-armed figure suddenly stepped forward, and in an instant, unexpectedly appeared in front of Green-Faced Ghost.

Green-Faced Ghost's expression changed drastically, reaching out to grab the long sword as it shot out, and the golden phantom behind him also slashed out with a sword once again.

"Heh~"

"Inviting deities into the body to forcibly enhance one's strength with external force is nothing more than pulling shoots to help them grow."

As soon as his voice fell, his figure flickered and flashed through the gaps between the two long swords, his figure fiercely sweeping past Green-Faced Ghost's side.

A subtle thread slowly appeared on Green-Faced Ghost's neck.

"H-How is this possible...!"

Green-Faced Ghost instinctively covered his own neck, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Wanting to turn his head back, he was completely unable to rotate it.

Just with that one movement, his entire head actually rolled onto the ground with a gurgling sound.

Wisps of blue smoke slowly surged from his continuously bleeding neck, dissipating into the air.

And the golden phantom behind him also shattered with a loud bang.

"Eldest Brother!"

"Eldest Brother!"

Red-Haired Ghost and One-Eyed Ghost both let out angry roars; how could they dare to believe that their eldest brother had died so easily right in front of them.

Eldest brother was previously a Grandmaster Realm Martial Artist, and after inviting a deity into his body, his strength was enough to suppress Innate Realm Martial Artists.

How...

The two didn't think that much in their hearts, their eyes filled with hatred as they let out angry shouts and charged toward Xu Mujun to kill him.

"Xu Mujun... surrender your life!"

As the two roared angrily, Xu Mujun stopped in place and slowly turned his head back.

In his originally calm eyes, a trace of realization unexpectedly appeared at this moment.

"Inviting deities into the body, huh?"

"So that's how it is. This kind of 'deity' is not a true immortal or deity, but a kind of... heaven and earth will."

"I can feel it... the Martial God realm!"

"Die...!"