Daoist Competition

The three of them gathered their surging spiritual mechanism and slowly descended.

After landing, Zheng Weixing stepped forward to greet them, saying, "Greetings to the three of you."

The woman in white and the middle-aged Daoist both returned the greeting.

Only the young man carefully looked at Zheng Weixing a few times, laughing and saying, "I thought Old Zheng was done for, but seeing you now, it seems you can still stir for a century or so."

Zheng Weixing ignored his words, stepped aside, and gestured, "Allow me to introduce these two fellow Daoists to you."

Their attention shifted, having noticed True Master Tao before, as a new Cave Heaven True Master from the Outer Continent had arrived. Uncertain of his purpose, they were cautious and had not approached him earlier.

As for Zhang Yan, although he seemed to have only Nascent Soul cultivation, he mysteriously stood in front of True Master Tao, suggesting he might be in charge. Far from underestimating, they paid closer attention, secretly speculating about his identity.

Zheng Weixing first pointed to Zhang Yan and said, "This is the Divine House Mountain Master, Sect Leader Zhang. It was at his invitation that Zheng invited you all." Then pointing to True Master Tao, he added, "This is the honored guest Sect Leader Zhang invited from the sea, True Master Tao of the Qingyu Sect."

Zhang Yan took a step forward. Facing the three Cave Heaven True Masters, he remained calm and respectfully said, "The reason I invited you today is because of that demon."

After battling Guo Monarch, the three knew that if such an evil demon remained, there would be no peace in the East Victory Continent. Particularly since the demon enjoyed devouring cultivators’ essence blood, given time, the foundations of the three sects might be shaken. Hearing Zhang Yan, the middle-aged Daoist was the first to ask, "Fellow Daoist, do you know the origin of this evil demon?"

Zhang Yan nodded and replied, "Guo Monarch is not an ordinary demon but a ten-thousand-year-old Heavenly Demon, and without a Supreme Treasure, it is extremely hard to kill."

The young man let out a loud exclamation and glared at the middle-aged cultivator, cursing, "No wonder it’s so thick-skinned; it’s a Heavenly Demon. Gan Shouting, this is all the work of the Fengxiang Sword Sect."

A few days ago, the three fought Guo Monarch together but failed to penetrate its thick armor, ultimately retreating.

Fortunately, its flying was slow, allowing the delay to give most of the Fengxiang Sword Sect’s cultivators time to escape.

The middle-aged Daoist sighed, "Nephew Chen initially thought there were ancient treasures buried beneath the seal, which piqued his interest, but who would have thought... alas!"

The woman in white murmured, "Being a Heavenly Demon, could that Star Pearl be its Lifebound Primordial Pearl?"

Zhang Yan replied, "Indeed, buried beneath the Dragon Pillar are actually its nine Primordial Pearls. With the cultivators’ essence blood, the evil demon was reborn."

Those present were speechless; speaking of this matter, it was indeed also connected to their four sects.

Zhang Yan then chuckled and said, "Now, I have a method to eliminate this demon."

The middle-aged Daoist’s spirit was lifted, and he said, "Please do tell."

Zhang Yan looked at the three Cave Heaven True Masters and said, "Before Da Mi Ancestor’s Ascension, he left a Slaughter True Treasure. Da Mi Ancestor once used it to suppress the demon’s nine Lifebound Primordial Pearls. If we can retrieve it, we could subdue the demon."

The three turned to Zheng Weixing. He grunted but did not conceal anything, confessing, "Indeed, such an item exists."

The young man’s eyes lit up and he said, "If you have such a treasure, why don’t you quickly bring it out, Old Zheng? Do you have conditions? Let me tell you, don’t you hesitate; that demon devours people whole—if the Southern Three Sects suffer, do you think Zhongtai can escape?"

Zheng Weixing frowned, "How can I be unwilling? This treasure was borrowed by the Ancestor Master from others and said that descendants were not to take it lightly. However, if disciples from the Outer Continent arrived, they could try it, and if fate allowed with the Dharma Treasure, it would be theirs to take."

On hearing this, the three of them could not help but be tempted. Although their three sects had been established in East Victory for quite some time, they originated from the Outer Continent and might have such an opportunity. The young man couldn’t help but ask, "Where is this treasure now?"

Zheng Weixing coldly replied, "In the Beimo Sea Realm, beneath the Xianluo Old City."

The three were taken aback.

The woman frowned and said, "No wonder you called us here. Could it be that you still intend to provoke the Python Clan?"

True Master Tao stepped forward and interjected, "Daoist Tao is an outsider in this, but having dealt with Luo Mengze of the Python Clan a few times, I find him to be a person of reason. If the five of us go together, retrieving the treasure shouldn’t be difficult."

Zhang Yan smiled and added, "Fellow True Masters, we are not going to attack the Python Clan but merely to retrieve the Dharma Treasure and test the opportunity. As long as Luo Mengze is not colluding with the Demon Python, I doubt he will interfere."

Zheng Weixing was startled. Whether Guo Monarch or Luo Mengze, they were both demon cultivators. If they joined forces, it would be even harder to handle, and the first to suffer might be the Zhongtai Sect.

This was not impossible. The Python Clan had long been eyeing East Victory, previously kept out by the alliance of the Five Sects. Now given an opportunity, they might make their move. If they could use the chance of borrowing the treasure to assert power, it wouldn’t be a bad idea. With these thoughts, he spoke, "I think this plan is feasible."

The middle-aged cultivator said, "It takes only one or two days to reach and return from the Python Clan. Ji Daoist, Daoist Hang, what are your thoughts?"

The woman in white said flatly, "It’s worth a try. We have no better method. If we’re lucky and succeed, we might be able to rid ourselves of this demon. Even if the treasure does not align with us, it might deter the Python Clan from acting rashly."

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