720: Chapter 720 Is There Enough Face?

The reason Liu Xuan let Ghost King Lian Yue take her time to take away all the ghosts in the Black Death Marsh, and even had the ten thousand soul banner withstand a strike from the Green Ruyi, was not entirely out of greed, but to discern the flaws in the Seven Treasures Heart-Protecting Formation.

The Seven Treasures Heart-Protecting Formation was one of the supreme Formations of the Buddhist sect; although it could not be considered subtle, it had no obvious flaws in itself.

Its greatest flaw did not lie in the Formation itself, but only in the three Buddhas controlling it.

"If there were seven Buddhas each controlling one of the seven Spirit Treasures, it wouldn't have been so easy for me to break the Formation!"

Taking advantage of the dimming light of the Pure Bottle Spirit Treasure and the weakening connection between the seven Spirit Treasures, Liu Xuan took Ghost King Lian Yue's hand. The ten thousand soul banner beneath his feet shone brilliantly, transforming into a torrent that tore through the golden light Formation and flew out of the Black Death Marsh.

"What a pity!"

Liu Xuan looked at the slowly recovering gap in the Formation, gazing through the golden light at the seven shining Buddhist Spirit Treasures.

"If Ghost King Lian Yue were currently at the Late-stage Spirit Transformation Ghost Emperor cultivation level, and if there were no Great Sage Taisui behind the Buddhist sect, these seven Spirit Treasures would all be mine."

The greed that had just risen was extinguished by Liu Xuan; he could use his mastery of Formations to break a tiny crack in the Formation to escape, but it was nearly impossible to completely break the Formation and kill the three Buddhas.

Moreover, this place was the territory of the Southern Border Demon Tribe, and Great Sage Taisui might be watching here. If he entangled with the Buddhas for too long, the consequences would be unpredictable.

As the saying goes, what you fear is what comes; just as Liu Xuan and Ghost King Lian Yue emerged from the Seven Treasures Heart-Protecting Formation and before he could even put away the ten thousand soul banner, thick gray mist surged from the ground ahead.

The gray mist twisted, transforming into huge, damp, and sticky tentacles. An ugly, octopus-like head rose from the center of the tentacles, and an eerie, terrifying voice sounded:

"The Buddhist sect is truly useless; they can't get anything done!"

After cursing, a single eye suddenly opened on the terrifying octopus head. His gaze swept over Ghost King Lian Yue and then fixed on Liu Xuan beside her.

"You are Liu Xuan?"

His tone carried a hint of uncertainty.

Great Sage Taisui had never met Liu Xuan; he had only seen an image of Liu Xuan's appearance from Demon Saint Xuanyu.

Appearance was something that could be changed at will; high-level Cultivators only recognized each other by Divine Soul aura, so he was unsure if the person in front of him was truly Liu Xuan.

"Greetings, Great Sage Taisui!"

Liu Xuan bowed to Great Sage Taisui without panic and smiled, saying, "I am honored that Great Sage Taisui actually recognizes me!"

Great Sage Taisui remained unmoved, his single eye revealing a clear look of interest.

"I heard you caused quite a stir in the East Sea, took a newly promoted major Cultivator as your Dao Companion, became the Sect Master of the Joyous Union Sect, and even repelled the Great Sage of the Long Whale Palace."

The ugly, terrifying octopus head leaned forward slightly, staring at Liu Xuan with a scrutinizing gaze, "You are not the Sect Master of the Joyous Union Sect. Who exactly are you?"

Liu Xuan looked surprised and asked, "Great Sage Taisui knows Old Ancestor Hehuan?"

The terrifying octopus head nodded slightly, his tone filled with recollection, "Back then, he once visited me in his Dharma Body, paying the price of two Blood Soul Flowers to ask for the secret method of strengthening the Yao Race Physical Body."

"That kid Hehuan has superb talent. Calculating the time, he should still have several hundred years of Lifespan. Since he is alive, the Joyous Union Sect would certainly not fall into the hands of others."

Great Sage Taisui seemed to see right through Liu Xuan and asked with certainty, "Are you a Puppet controlled by him? Or his body double?"

"Uh…" Liu Xuan was taken aback, stunned for a moment before replying, "I am his Disciple."

"Disciple?"

"Hehe~"

Great Sage Taisui sneered, "Kid, those who deceive me never have a good end!"

"Fine, I won't lie to you. Actually, I am Old Ancestor Hehuan's Puppet." Liu Xuan changed his words helplessly.

"Senior Taisui, for the sake of your old friendship, could you let us leave first? I will come to visit again another time."

Great Sage Taisui was blocking the front, and behind him was the fully recovered Buddhist Seven Treasures Heart-Protecting Formation; Liu Xuan just wanted to leave first.

The terrifying octopus head stared intently at Liu Xuan. After a good while, he nodded slightly, "You may leave, but she must stay!"

A tentacle as huge as a python rose, pointing at the Ghost King Lian Yue Ghost King beside Liu Xuan.

Ghost King Lian Yue Ghost King's body stiffened, and she gripped Liu Xuan's hand tighter.

Great Sage Taisui had dominated the Southern Border for tens of thousands of years; Ghost King Lian Yue Ghost King had a natural fear of him, a fear many times stronger than when facing the Buddhist sect.

In this situation, if Liu Xuan abandoned her, she would have absolutely no chance of escaping.

Although Liu Xuan had a mysterious identity and strong power, this was the Southern Border. If he came into direct conflict with Great Sage Taisui, she didn't have much confidence in Liu Xuan.

Giving Ghost King Lian Yue a reassuring look, Liu Xuan pulled her into his arms and then looked at Great Sage Taisui, "She is my Dao Companion. Senior Taisui, could you give me some Face?"

"Hiss hiss hiss~" Amidst the subtle sound of countless tentacles extending, Great Sage Taisui said in a low voice, "You have no Face here. Say one more word of nonsense, and neither of you will be able to leave!"

"I have no Face!" Liu Xuan smiled faintly and tossed a gray token toward Great Sage Taisui, "The Beast Taming Sect should have enough Face, right?"

The token was something Liu Xuan had asked Lady Yaoguang for; it contained a trace of her Qi.

Given the current situation in the Southern Border, Great Sage Taisui needed the Beast Taming Sect as an ally to jointly resist the Dao Court's offensive.

Compared to the Beast Taming Sect, the Buddhist sect was far inferior!

"Senior Taisui, I have a deep relationship with the Beast Taming Sect and can help you resist the Dao Court's army. The Joyous Union Sect in the East Sea can also help you contain the Dao Court and, when necessary, support the Southern Border Demon Tribe. We are the true allies."

Liu Xuan glanced at the Seven Treasures Heart-Protecting Formation behind him, "Leave the Black Death Marsh to the Buddhist sect; you haven't lost anything."

Great Sage Taisui used a tentacle to bring the token Liu Xuan threw to his Face for a close look. After listening to Liu Xuan, he nodded, "What you say makes a lot of sense. The Face of the Beast Taming Sect must be given, but…"

"Bang~" The token exploded in his tentacles.

"But you cannot represent the Beast Taming Sect!"

"If that little fox Lady Yaoguang came in person, I could give her some Face. But relying solely on a token containing a trace of her Qi…"

Great Sage Taisui's single eye was full of curiosity. He had developed a strong curiosity about Liu Xuan's identity and background. It wasn't that he wouldn't give the Beast Taming Sect Face, nor did he want to kill Liu Xuan, and there was no anger; he simply wanted to catch Liu Xuan and study him properly.

He changed his mind; whether to let Ghost King Lian Yue Ghost King go didn't matter, but this kid Liu Xuan had to stay today.

The smile on Liu Xuan's lips vanished, and the respect on his Face disappeared along with it. A point of red light lit up between his eyebrows, and then a book Spirit Treasure burning with Mingyang flames flew out.

He reached out to flip through the genealogy Spirit Treasure, and a terrifying Demonic Qi spread out. The Mingyang flames transformed into a phantom of a long whale.

Liu Xuan opened his mouth and inhaled, swallowing the long whale phantom along with the Essence Blood burning with Mingyang flames into his stomach.

"Boom!!"

Liu Xuan's eyes turned into vertical pupils, golden-red scale patterns spread across his Face, and a blurry blood shadow that looked like a long whale but was not quite a long whale unfolded behind him.

He looked at Great Sage Taisui and slowly said, "The Beast Taming Sect's Face is not enough. I wonder if the Face of Old Ancestor Hehuan's Essence Blood of the long whale is enough?"