Chapter 246 - 274: Daoist’s Means! Moving Stars and Changing Moon! A Friend From Afar
’I must be careful. Extra careful!’
The middle-aged Daoist muttered to himself.
After disguising himself as an ordinary mortal, he started toward the Great Xia Imperial City.
As far as he knew, the enemy who had killed Rashomon’s Vice Sect Leader was likely the Great Xia Imperial City’s Boxing Saint—the recently renowned Lord of Heavenly Punishment.
Lately, the Sect Master of Rashomon had been contacting them frequently, constantly crying and pleading for them to take action and eliminate this Lord of Heavenly Punishment.
Under Su Bai’s pressure, Rashomon had been having a miserable time, practically becoming public enemy number one, hunted down wherever they went.
Its disciples had either been killed or had fled. Even the sect’s upper echelons were reduced to a mere handful, a far cry from their former glory.
If he, the Sect Master, hadn’t been using every trump card he had to hold on, Rashomon would have likely been wiped out by the Orthodox Sects long ago.
Because of this, he had also learned of Su Bai’s fame and prestige from the mouth of Rashomon’s Sect Master.
One could say that this person was the true sky over the Great Xia Territory!
The ruler of all spirits and all things.
Coming back to his senses, the middle-aged man thought to himself.
’From what I know, the Celestial Wind Divine General was brought here by that Earth Department Celestial Official. The goal was to ensure the success of the territory expansion.’
’And now, the Celestial Wind Divine General is actually dead. Doesn’t that mean...’
At this thought, the middle-aged man’s expression darkened, and even his forward steps became hesitant and sluggish.
The Celestial Wind Divine General’s death meant the territory expansion had surely failed, yet no news of it had spread within the Dayu Immortal Dynasty.
Even he had only just realized this after coming here in person.
The implications were profound and demanded careful consideration.
’Could it be... that even a power as great as the Dayu Immortal Dynasty feared this mysterious senior expert who had slain the Celestial Wind Divine General?’
He didn’t dare to dwell on it. He just felt a terrifying, chilling sensation, like a towering mountain pressing down on his heart, leaving him breathless.
’However, I possess the special Divine Technique "Moving Stars and Changing Moon." If I keep a low profile, hide in the shadows, and investigate slowly, I should be fine.’
After mulling it over for a moment, the middle-aged man slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
His steps grew steady once more.
In terms of raw power, he estimated that he was indeed no match for that mysterious senior expert.
But when it came to his ability to stay alive, he had a little confidence in himself.
Otherwise, the Sect Leader wouldn’t have specifically sent him here to conduct a deep investigation.
And even though the Daoist had disguised himself as an ordinary mortal and wasn’t using much of his Cultivation, his travel speed was still much faster than an average person’s.
Every step he took forward covered a distance of several kilometers. Mountains and rivers passed beneath his feet like streams and pebbles, crossed with ease.
Passersby only felt a gentle breeze and noticed nothing out of the ordinary.
This technique was somewhat similar to the legendary Shrinking Inches.
Just a few hours later, he arrived at the Xia Imperial City.
At this time, because of Jiang Guanshui’s three-day grand banquet, everyone in the Xia Imperial City wore a smile. A relaxed and joyous atmosphere filled the air.
The sound of children laughing and playing in the streets and alleys raised this festive mood to its peak.
’According to the clues, the legendary Great Xia Boxing Saint has been staying deep within the Xia Imperial City’s prison.’
After entering the city, the middle-aged man’s expression remained neutral as he glanced toward the prison, thinking to himself.
After looking for just a short while, he felt an inexplicable nervousness.
At a certain moment, he stared intently in the direction of the prison, his eyes unblinking.
Suddenly, as if he had seen something, he froze in place, completely stunned.
THUMP! THUMP!
His heart began to pound inexplicably in his chest.
The middle-aged man trembled all over, his knuckles shaking, a look of utter terror and disbelief on his face.
There, in his line of sight...
Deep within the prison, a hazy, white-robed figure sat cross-legged in the void, absorbing the countless wisps of dense Evil Qi and the billowing Demonic Qi from the surroundings.
And at that moment, this white-robed figure was looking at him with a smile.
’This person... is the Great Xia Boxing Saint?’
’But... how is this possible...’
The middle-aged man muttered to himself, his eyes glazed over in a daze.
In his perception, the area around this Imperial City...
No, that wasn’t right!
The very momentum of heaven and earth, everything contained within the entire territory of the Great Xia Dynasty, was madly converging on this white-robed figure.
Bowing and kowtowing!
In a daze, the middle-aged man even felt as if the white-robed figure before him was the master of this world.
With his every move, heaven and earth followed like servants, bowing in worship!
’This is bad! This person is too terrifying!’
In that instant, he jolted and immediately tried to use a Divine Technique to escape.
And now, he finally understood why his journey here had been so smooth.
It was because this Lord of Heavenly Punishment was waiting for him to walk right into a trap!
SWOOSH!
In the next instant, the middle-aged man, the Daoist’s incarnation, vanished on the spot as if he had never been there.
Deep within the prison.
Su Bai watched the spot where the man had disappeared, a thoughtful expression on his face.
’An interesting Divine Technique. It’s somewhat similar in principle to the "Soaring Snake Transformation" of that Soaring Demon from before.’
Su Bai murmured to himself.
His current form was a Divine Thought Incarnation separated from his main body. Its purpose was to absorb the Demon Evil Qi within the cave to increase the Experience Points of his Immortal Golden Body.
He hadn’t expected someone to serve themselves up on a platter while he was cultivating.
And this Divine Technique had indeed piqued his curiosity.
’He actually teleported to the Great Xia Border?’
After spreading out his Divine Thoughts, Su Bai pinpointed the middle-aged Daoist’s exact location and was momentarily surprised.
At the same time, his interest in this Divine Technique grew even greater.
This Divine Technique was impressive, with a powerful life-saving capability.
The distance between the Great Xia Imperial City and the Great Xia Border was vast, yet this person had teleported across it in a single instant.
Such an escape method was truly extraordinary.
SWOOSH!
With this in mind, Su Bai slowly rose, his gaze fixed on the Daoist’s location.
In a flash, he disappeared from where he stood.
Somewhere on the Great Xia Border.
A middle-aged man in a black Daoist Robe suddenly appeared.
"PHEW—"
"Thank goodness I had a premonition that this trip would be fraught with danger. I activated the ’Moving Stars and Changing Moon’ Divine Technique in advance, and that’s how I escaped disaster!"
The middle-aged Daoist exhaled a heavy, murky breath, his pupils constricted with lingering fear.
If he hadn’t cast the "Moving Stars and Changing Moon" Divine Technique on the Great Xia Border beforehand, leaving behind a starlit shadow, and then activated it at the critical moment to escape that "dragon’s pool and tiger’s den"...
...the consequences would have been unimaginable!
"This person is too terrifying!"
"I have to leave, now!"
Without hesitation, he stepped into the air and swiftly raised his right hand, preparing to tear through space and flee back the way he came!
However, at that very moment, he stopped dead in his tracks, horrified.
His body was frozen in mid-air!
RUMBLE—
A terrifying, prison-like pressure suddenly descended upon his shoulders, making his body feel as if it were carrying a sky-piercing mountain, unable to move an inch!
"A friend has come from afar. Did you think you could leave whenever you please?"
Su Bai’s figure appeared in the sky. He looked down at the Daoist and chuckled.
BOOM!
Then, facing the Daoist, he casually struck out with his palm.
A golden Palm Seal, as vast as the sea, surged toward the Daoist like a tidal wave crashing across the sky.
Countless golden dragons writhed within the wave, extending their claws and raising their heads.
Galloping and roaring!
"Senior!"
The middle-aged Daoist let out a strange cry, his body struggling violently as if he wanted to say something more.
But soon, his entire being was completely submerged by the golden tidal wave!
He vanished on the spot.