346: Half-step Dragon Tiger (asking for monthly ticket)

When these words fell, at first, they sounded like a single drop of water falling in a vast, quiet room.

Then, the ripples from the water drop spread out in circles, and the sound grew louder and more piercing in the vast space.

"You want to kill this old man?"

"You want to kill this old..."

"..."

It was like a demonic sound pouring into their ears, exploding in the ears of the Demon and Li familys Wu Zang, causing both their expressions to change.

They found that even covering their ears with True Qi was completely ineffective, as if the sound was ringing in their minds.

"Hmph, hiding behind a screen and playing tricks."

The Demon's golden pupils narrowed into vertical slits, the echo in his head revealing a fierce glint in his eyes, and his sharp, knife-like canines parted, his voice carrying the grating sound of teeth rubbing together, "This Venerable One wants to see who Your Excellency is, come out."

Saying that, the Demon's feet flickered, like a ghost, transforming into streaks of phantom images, and in the next second, he appeared directly in front of the screen, raising his hand to tear at the screen.

"Rip!"

The screen shattered from the middle, bursting open.

But only to see the screen split into two, with no figure behind it.

Only in the darkness not far away, another identical screen appeared, and the candlelight still stood quietly behind the screen, as if everything just now was an illusion.

The Demon's fierce gaze did not diminish, and the air beneath his feet continuously exploded as he continued to charge straight ahead.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

One screen after another shattered.

But the candlelight remained in the distance, as if it had never moved.

The Demon's golden vertical pupils finally wavered slightly, and the fierce glint receded; even if he were dumber, he would have realized something was wrong.

How big could this inn room be?

His figure had continuously leaped, covering a distance of about a li, yet he still couldn't grasp the opponent's shadow.

Had he accidentally entered the opponent's illusionary space, actually just circling in place, like a ghost wall?

Evil Qi flickered in his golden thread pupils, and the golden threads in his pupils actually moved like worms, then strangely drilled out; after drilling out, these two golden thread worms underwent a bizarre transformation in the Void Realm, swelling to the size of basketballs, then rapidly forming cocoons and transforming into two golden butterflies flapping their wings.

The golden butterflies glowed golden in the dark room, circling and dancing, then gracefully fluttering to both sides.

As they danced, the two butterflies, with each flap of their wings, scattered sparkling golden dust, dispelling the darkness and illuminating the space.

But soon, these two butterflies flew farther and farther, as if unable to reach the end of this room.

Seeing this, the Demon transformed the two golden butterflies into two streaks of golden light, rapidly retracting them, while his feet quickly retreated.

This is not an illusion at all!

This is another space.

The Demon thought of a possibility, and the demonic eyes, with their golden flames flickering under the silver mask, showed surprise, while his feet moved continuously, retreating towards the direction of the door.

The Li familys Wu Zang also sensed the strangeness of this place and followed the Demon towards the room door without hesitation.

But the situation they encountered was the same as before; although the room door was clearly in front of their eyes, it felt like chasing a mirage, always maintaining a certain distance.

"Cough cough, how can you two just come and go as you please?"

"Go!"

A faint cough, carrying the decaying Death Qi of twilight, sent a chill down one's spine.

The Demon and the Li familys Wu Zang turned to look.

They saw the withered candlelight behind the screen raise a hand and beckon; the candlelight then rose from behind the screen, and in an instant, it was like the scorching sun ascending into the sky.

Immediately, the darkness was dispelled, and raging flames ignited, rapidly engulfing the darkness and sweeping towards the Demon and Li Boya, the Li familys Wu Zang; the scorching high temperature caused both of their skin to rapidly crack and peel.

The candlelight transformed into a three-legged Golden Crow, which let out a sharp shriek, flapping its wings and raising a sky-burning inferno to engulf the two of them.

The Li familys Wu Zang felt as if he was facing a true three-legged Golden Crow; the terrifying high temperature made his skin tingle, and a sense of dread involuntarily rose in his heart.

This Qi, in a trance, even made him feel the Qi of the Li family's Grand Marshal.

He couldn't help but exclaim,

"Is this Dragon Tiger Creation?"

As he spoke, his Qi surged, and a ray of Primordial Spirit spiritual light rose against the wind from the top of his head; with both palms pressed forward, the surging flames were blocked by the Dharma Idol spiritual light, parting to both sides.

"It's a half-step Dragon Tiger!" the Demon roared, his black robes with golden threads inflating and deflating, Devilish Qi surging, blocking the flowing fire, then dense, sinister scales emerged from beneath his skin, and a horn extended from his forehead, striking out a black lightning bolt that dispersed the flowing fire.

Then, with a whoosh, the sharp horn on his head seemed to cut a slit in the Void Realm, and a ray of heavenly light appeared from that slit.

Then the Demon was about to fly away!

But in the next second, a large golden claw directly emerged from the flowing fire, which was being pushed back, and directly shattered the slit, also shaking the Demon out.

The Demon flew backward, many of his demonic scales shattered, and blood flowed freely.

On the other side, there was a muffled groan.

The Li familys Wu Zang was also struck by the three-legged Golden Crow's claw, which sent his Primordial Spirit back into his body, his Qi shook, and he stumbled back more than ten steps.

And all of this happened in a flash.

"Your Excellency, please wait, Li Boya of the Li family of the Central Plains greets you; my family's patriarch is the current Grand Marshal Li Linkong!"

Seeing the large claw still about to strike, Li Boya finally revealed his name and identity.

This was a show of weakness, and also a reveal of his trump card, to make the other party cautious.

The golden giant claw hovered above Li Boya's head, and a laugh like a broken bellows also sounded accordingly,

"Heh heh, that's more like it. You come to my door to announce your name, and I still have to teach you? Even if your family's patriarch Li Linkong were here, I would still have to have a Dao discussion with him; I am a few years older than him."

Li Boya was slightly surprised to hear this; it seemed the figure behind the screen knew the Grand Marshal, and their Jianghu seniority appeared to be quite high.

"And what about you?"

The voice then shifted towards the Demon, who had returned to his human form.

The Demon knew he had hit a brick wall this time, and the fierce glint in the corner of his eye receded,

"Place of becoming a Saint, Ren Tianxing!"

The Demon finally spoke his name.

"Oh?" The Fang Family Old Ancestor behind the screen was clearly surprised, seemingly having heard of this place as well.

In the next second, the three-legged Golden Crow scattered with a bang, and the widespread flames instantly dissipated with it.

A bright room appeared, as if everything just now was an illusion.

But Li Boya and Demon Ren Tianxing knew that the person behind the screen was an old monster, already halfway into the Dragon Tiger Realm, having touched the threshold of comprehending Creation.

The scene just now was them being within the opponent's Creation Divine Ability, almost completely suppressed and unable to retaliate.

Although this was partly due to them actively seeking trouble, the gap between the two was undeniably large.

At this moment, the Fang Family Old Ancestor behind the screen spoke faintly,

"Alright, I don't care who you are or what your purpose is in coming here!"

"But I'll just say two things."

"That local Patrolling Mountain Commandant cannot be touched, and the people of Qingshan County also cannot be touched; I have my own uses for them."

"Once I get what I want, you can do whatever you want, but if you two mess up my plans, I, a dying man, will not hold back."

These words were light and airy, accompanied by a cough, as if an old man on his deathbed was behind the screen, but these words made Demon Ren Tianxing and Li Boya's eyebrows twitch.

"See them out!"

"I'm tired too!"

As these words fell, in this room, the burly man in strong attire who had clashed with the Demon earlier walked out from the side,

"Please, both of you!"

Demon Ren Tianxing and Li Boya could only leave with varied expressions, having hit a wall.

And just as the three Wu Zang of Qingshan County were secretly clashing, each with their own intentions, in the mountain forest east of Qingshan County, two women stood side by side!

It was Lian Nishang and Fang Qingzhu!

At this moment, in front of the two women, there was a group of mountain spirits and wild monsters.

White apes, Mountain Pigs, and tree spirits, about thirteen or fourteen of them, all strangely shaped, generally at the first or second Realm.

"Pass my order down, search for the whereabouts of this old man in the 800-li Langdang Mountain!"

"If there's any rustling of leaves, notify me."

"Go!"

Lian Nishang held a stack of portraits of Old Wu, which the county yamen had copied, and gave orders to her Contracted Demons.

In the city, the county yamen had already issued a missing person notice; now, all she could do was search in the mountain forests outside the city, even if the hope was slim.

Saying that, she casually tossed the portraits in her hand, and these Contracted Demons caught them one after another, then, having received their orders, scattered in all directions, quickly disappearing into the mountain forest.

"Little Hua, Little Bai, you two used to frequent this area, so you should be familiar with Langdang Mountain. You two go too, see if you can help a little."

Beside her, Fang Qingzhu turned her head and spoke to the two little ones squatting on her shoulders.

The Little Squirrel and the white fox nodded upon hearing this, then with two "whoosh" sounds, they rushed into the mountain forest.

"Miss Lian, finding the old man is important, but your safety is also important. Someone in the city is using Gu, which could lead to great trouble. If you move like this, these things will definitely notice. You can come and stay with me at the inn." Fang Qingzhu saw the two little creatures disappear into the mountain forest, then turned to Lian Nishang, whose red robes fluttered and whose hair was stirred by the wind, and advised her to pay attention to her safety.

"Young Miss Fang has already helped me a lot, Ni Chang is grateful. However, I cannot hide now; I must control the situation and send out a message, hoping to contact my brother."

"I must immediately send a message to Baidi City and secretly dispatch manpower!"

"Farewell."

Saying that, the woman left in a hurry.

Fang Qingzhu watched the other party turn around, wanting to say something but stopping, finally sighing.

It seemed the other party still didn't know Brother Chen's current predicament. (End of chapter)