157: Chapter 157 The "One Person" Below One Person, and the Dagger Knight's Debut

The entire Longhu Mountain was in chaos; Xu San and Xu Si had also led the company's people to begin participating in the suppression of Quanxing.

"Damn it, these guys have gone insane!" Xu Si spat out his burnt-out cigarette.

"I originally thought they were only coming for the Heavenly Decree..."

"I didn't expect them to launch a full-scale attack on the Celestial Masters Mansion!"

"Old San! How are things on your end?" Xu Si asked over the walkie-talkie.

"It's a total mess... Aside from those left on the mountain, a group from the foot of the mountain has also charged up..."

"And there are a lot of unfamiliar faces that aren't on record. Quanxing has recruited quite a few newcomers over the years!" Xu Si was also feeling overwhelmed.

"Like that one from the Corpse Driving Sect earlier? Tsk, I thought we brought enough people to hold out until the encirclement and annihilation of Quanxing! I didn't expect that we'd barely be able to maintain the situation now!" Xu San also lamented.

"This matter is a bit fishy. I'll contact Sister Baoer's side, wait a moment!" Sister Baoer was currently too busy fighting to spare a hand, how could she have time to answer his call? Xu San panicked...

...Longhu Mountain, inside the Celestial Master's quarters.

The Celestial Master had tried to pass the Celestial Master's Inheritance to Zhang Chulan three times, but none succeeded. Furious, he threw Zhang Chulan straight out the window. He even cursed, "You grandfather and grandson are both the same, so cunning and sly, it's infuriating!!"

The Taoist waiting outside the door finally had a chance to tell the Celestial Master that Quanxing evildoers were attacking the mountain.

The Celestial Master looked at Zhang Chulan on the ground, and his anger flared up again. "Fine, I, this old Taoist, will play with these little friends."

Zhang Chulan had recently been taught quite a few skills by Tuaner, one of which was sarcasm, "Master, is that you playing with them, or are they sure we aren't the ones who are finished?"

"You talk too much," a sleeve swipe directly slapped Zhang Chulan onto the ground.

Then, the Celestial Master sauntered toward the Zheng-Yi Taoist buildings, where even the walls had been torn down by Quanxing, "So much damage, who should I ask for compensation this time? Is there any rich person in Quanxing?"

An Outcast wearing a mask and steam arm armor had just broken through a Celestial Masters Mansion Taoist's Golden Light Spell and was spouting nonsense, saying that it wasn't that the thousand-year-old secret arts were ineffective, but that these Taoists were trash!

He was even trying to brainwash a few young Taoists, spreading the Quanxing spirit?

The two young Taoists opposite him were suddenly terrified. A voice sounded behind him...

"Hehe, young man, you certainly have a way with sophistry..." The low voice was aged but not weak.

"Who is it!" He turned to strike, but the person behind him blocked it with two fingers.

His strange arm armor activated overload mode to increase his strength, but it still had no effect. Because the person behind him was the Longhu Mountain Celestial Master — Zhang Zhiwei!

The Celestial Master lectured him on Yang Zhu's philosophy of Quanxing while flicking his finger to destroy his arm armor...

Then, with a casual punch, he knocked out this young man who loved to spout nonsense to others.

"Hehe! Over a hundred years old, I didn't expect to have the chance to fight someone again... Rare! Truly rare!"

The battle around them was intense, but the Celestial Master just walked casually along the path on Longhu Mountain, and the passing Taoists were all full of surprise.

"A bunch of little things, usually so slack... Now you're stunned, right?" The Celestial Master's already small eyes narrowed into slits, and the Taoists, unable to read the expression in his eyes, became even more fearful.

The wall beside the Celestial Master was smashed by a pale, fat, bald man; his head hit the Celestial Master's latent Golden Light Spell, and then, there was no then. The whole person was bloody and passed out...

"Eh? Liao Iron-Head's head is smashed?"

"Is this the Celestial Master's Golden Light Spell? Damn! An iron wall! Are you sure it's the same version those young Taoists were using earlier?"

"Hmph! If one or two hits can't break through, I'll hit him hundreds of times! Celestial Master! I don't have other skills, kid! I'm just fast!"

The Celestial Master dodged lightly, and with a slip of his foot, he crashed out through the wall on the side...

"The 65th Generation Celestial Master, Zhang Zhiwei!!" Someone from Quanxing shouted the Celestial Master's name.

"Being able to cross hands with the Celestial Master, dying by his hand is worth it!"

"Hehe! Don't be pathetic! What if we could kill him..."

"Don't be too arrogant, the Celestial Master cannot be defeated by one person, this guy is tough! Together!!" A group of Quanxing members swarmed toward the Celestial Master, wanting to experience what despair was.

The other group, whose brains were still clear, took advantage of the chaos and fled.

The Celestial Master's golden light dripped from his fingertips into lines, dancing with his will; a golden snake danced wildly with the wind, and in one move, he taught all the Quanxing members who came seeking death a lesson...

On the mountain path where earth and stone collapsed and smoke billowed, the Celestial Master continued to stroll forward leisurely; anyone who didn't run away when he passed would eat dirt on the spot, and for those who ran away, he let them be...

...Finally, the Celestial Master met Mia on the path outside the cave, who was heading to Elder Tian's residence; his hearing was much better than Zhuge Qing's, who didn't listen to gossip.

He pulled Mia back to the tree outside the cave to squat for a while; Mia had already arranged a backup plan at Elder Tian's place, so she went along with the Celestial Master's mischief, squatting on the tree branch together, and even took out her phone to record another audio clip for Perfected Master Lingyu, with the audio file named — "Basic Instructional Guide to Dual Cultivation," Narrators: Zhang Lingyu, Xia He.

When the sounds in the cave gradually faded, the eastern horizon was already turning pale. The Celestial Master stroked his beard, his eyes narrowing into two slits: "Girl, if this recording of yours gets out, Lingyu will likely be too ashamed to come out of seclusion for three years."

Mia shook her phone, the screen reflecting their gossiping faces: "Then why were you listening so intently, old man?" She suddenly pricked up her ears, "Shh—there's movement!"

Rustling sounds came from the bushes ten zhang away; three Quanxing members were fleeing in panic, carrying a stretcher. The stretcher was covered with a white cloth, and bloodstains could be vaguely seen seeping through.

"That is... Lv Liang?" Mia said with interest, "Looks like he was hurt pretty badly by Loran."

...Two hours ago, in Elder Tian's quiet room, Xiao Yuzi revealed his true appearance, the acting leader of Quanxing, Gong Qing.

When he and Lv Liang obtained Elder Tian's memories and prepared to kill him, the potted plant next to Elder Tian's wheelchair suddenly gave them a surprise, with the effect of nearly one dead and one seriously injured. The suddenly erupting [Azure Vines] pierced through Lv Liang's abdomen, the baleful aura infecting half his body, and Gong Qing was also injured in one arm; if Lv Liang hadn't awakened the red hand of the Twin Hands at the moment of near-death, both he and Gong Qing would have died right there...

Just when Gong Qing and Lv Liang thought they had finally turned the tables and were about to surround and kill Loran and her daughter, a Paladin dressed like a tin can, wielding two jewel-encrusted ceremonial daggers (Zhongzheng Sword - Modified), dropped from the collapsed roof, the short sword in his hand piercing through Lv Liang, who had just struggled back from the brink of death...