Shuang Gou · Si Kong Zhan

  Fang Yu Rou was so self-satisfied, but when she heard Si Kong Zhan's warning, she still didn't believe it. Because her greed was too strong, how could she let go of the treasure that was right in front of her eyes? She wanted to snatch the treasure and leave, but just as she wrapped the red silk around the newly flown-out treasure sword, before she could even retrieve it, she heard a sudden tearing sound. The treasure sword suddenly shone brightly, splitting into two, with fierce winds and flames bursting out from inside, tearing the red silk into shreds. Then, the two swords crossed like scissors, heading straight for Fang Yu Rou's waist to strangle her.

  Fang Yu Rou let out another shrill cry, her hands and feet moving hastily as she quickly released the flying sword to block the attack. Suddenly, a loud, ear-piercing crackling sound exploded above her head, like popping beans, and she looked up to see a mass of grey cloud hovering above, churning and about to fall, but being held back by a blue light. The two forces were rubbing against each other, producing a fierce explosive sound. She recognized the cloudy thing as Xu Fei Niang's Hunyuan End Qi suit, and the blue light was her master's Lieque Hook. Only then did she realize the danger, and hastily retreated in panic.

  Liu Quan's Wind and Fire Twin Swords were also blocked by a cyan light, he wielded his sword with all his might, switching between seven different sword techniques, but was unable to advance even an inch as the hook blocked every move. Suddenly, Xu Fei'niang shouted from beside him: "That is Lao Gui's Lie Que Double Hooks, Young Master don't be greedy for merit and chase after the enemy, prioritize self-preservation!"

  Fang Yurou's body merged with the sword, transforming into a stream of colorful smoke and fire that flew outwards. Suddenly, two dark energies surged forth from the ground at the entrance of the North Pole Immortal Palace's grand hall. Black and White Impermanence appeared within them, each about 2-3 meters tall, wearing pointed hats on their heads and long cloaks on their bodies, with their tongues sticking out extremely far. Black Impermanence held a soul-capturing rope in his hand and said in a shrill voice: "Fang Yurou! Your time has come, quickly surrender and follow us to the underworld to be judged by Judge Officer!"

  Fang Yurou thought it was just someone else's trick, and coldly laughed, swinging her sword at Hei Wuchang. Hei Wuchang shook the Soul-Stealing Rope, accurately entwining Fang Yurou's flying sword. The sword had been personally forged by Si Kongzhan and given to her as a gift, and was not afraid of any evil or pollution. However, it immediately lost its luster when entwined by the black rope, and could no longer resist.

  She was shocked and quickly took out the divine mirror to take a look. Bai Wuchang held the mourning staff, coldly saying: "Your thing can only deal with mortals, using it against us is laughable?" He used the mourning staff to knock on Fang Yurou's head, and she immediately felt dizzy and confused, allowing Hei Wuchang to put the soul hook around her neck and drag her away.

  Fang Yurou entered the scene relatively late and was unaware of the subtleties of Mao Shan Dao Fa. However, Si Kong Zhan was extremely familiar with it. As soon as he saw Hei Bai Wu Chang appear, he secretly thought something was amiss and wanted to retract his Twin Hooks. But he was hindered by Xu Fei Niang and Liu Quan working together. Watching Fang Yurou being pulled away by Hei Bai Wu Chang towards the north, he let out a long sigh: "Mao Lao Dao! You and I have always been like well water not interfering with river water. Are you actually going to help these few juniors become my enemies?" He spat out two streams of vital energy, and the Twin Hooks' radiance surged violently as they were forcibly retracted. Xu Fei Niang used her Seven Mouths Azure Dragon Stirring the Sea Sword to block one of them, while Liu Quan's abilities were not a match for hers. Just as that azure light was about to fly away, he hastily took out his Qing Sheng Bottle and released five-colored threads, which wrapped around the hook with all their might.

  Sī Kōng Zhàn repeatedly exerted his strength three times, but was unable to retrieve the hook. His heart was both shocked and enraged as he saw Fāng Yù Róu being taken away by Hēi Bái Wú Cháng, who was walking on a cloud path flying towards the north. In his haste, he didn't even bother with the pair of hooks and flew past in a hurry.

  That black and white impermanence, although seemingly strolling leisurely, was actually speeding across the cloud layer at an incredible pace. Cai Kongzhen galloped with all his might, chasing after it until he finally caught up a thousand miles away. He rubbed his hands together several times, and suddenly, brilliant light burst forth in the air, as if the sun had descended upon the mortal realm. The entire area was filled with dazzling silver radiance, every beam of light transforming into a foot-long silver needle, numbering in the billions, pouring down from the sky like sunlight illuminating everything, enveloping black and white impermanence within, piercing through its body, dispersing it into two wisps of smoke.

  Sī Kōng Zhàn saved Xià Fāng Yù Róu, opened his mouth and sprayed a stream of immortal energy onto her face, then stretched out his hand to gently pat her forehead, calling out: "Róu'ér! Wake up!"

  Fang Yu's mind gradually cleared, and she saw herself being held in her master's arms. She suddenly cried out in distress: "Master, they are really hateful, you must avenge me!"

  Sī Kōng Zhàn thought that Máo Lǎo Dào was already retreating in the Immortal Palace, he knew that Máo Lǎo Dào's magical powers were not inferior to his own, and once they started fighting, it would be a mutual defeat, with no one gaining an advantage. Fāng Yù Róu coquettishly pouted at him, and he began to hesitate, suddenly remembering the pair of immortal hooks he had. Earlier, when he was fully focused on dealing with Hēi Bái Wú Cháng, his attention was divided, and now that he thought of the hooks again, they seemed to have lost their connection, as if they had disappeared from the world.

  This was no small matter, the pair of hooks were the legacy of an ancient immortal, and had been cultivated to merge with his own primordial spirit, so it was impossible for anyone to take them away. However, at this moment, no matter how hard he tried to activate his internal energy, there was not even a slight response. Suddenly, flames shot up, and he cursed the old Daoist Muo for being too deceitful. He told Fang Yuexian to return to Yunmeng Mountain first, while he himself would go back and retrieve the hooks. However, Fang Yuexian refused to leave: "I want to see with my own eyes how you kill them one by one!" She exclaimed again, "With Master here, can't you even protect me fully?" Cai Kong had no choice but to bring her along.

  Back on Mount Wutai, Sī Kōng Zhàn shouted loudly: "Máo Lǎo Dào! Come out and answer me!"

  Liu Bu stepped forward and shouted, "What status is my master? Can he come out to see you at will? He said that you are a person with no sense of justice, who commits all kinds of evil deeds, only knows how to bully the weak and fear the strong. If you know what's good for you, hurry back to Yunmeng Mountain and continue being a turtle king! If you don't know when to advance or retreat, and provoke my master into anger, then your life and death will be beyond your control!"

  Sī Kōng Zhàn listened to this speech, almost biting his silver teeth to pieces, and didn't waste any more words. He directly released the boundless silver light once again, transforming it into a radiant rain that illuminated the blue sky and sea of clouds together. The entire area within a hundred miles was lit up so brightly that people couldn't open their eyes. The whole North Tai Mountain was enveloped in this light. This treasure of his was called the Gēng Jiǎ Operate Heaven Silver Needle, which was condensed from the combined light of the sun, moon, and stars. Whoever saw its dazzling light would be pierced by the needle. First, their eyes would be blinded, followed by a thousand needles piercing their body, turning them into dust and ashes. Then, they would be incinerated by the true fire contained within the needle, leaving nothing but flying ash behind. Its power was unmatched; even if it were to shine upon a mountain peak, it would reduce it to nothing but a pile of ash.

  Sī Kōng Zhàn was also furious this time, knowing that Máo Lǎo Dào was not easy to deal with and couldn't be allowed to hide in the dark and plot against him. He had to force him out into the open, so he came up with a plan to destroy the entire Xian Palace. He knew that the defensive formations used in the mountains hadn't been activated for many years, and the North Pole Xian Palace would definitely not be able to withstand his full-force attack unless they all hid inside the Ice Extreme Cave.

  Billions of light needles densely sprinkled, just about to fall on the top of the immortal palace, suddenly a piece of colorful mist floated up from below, trembling and thin, being hit by the light needles, constantly stirring up ripples, as if it was about to be pierced at any time. However, the more light needles fell, the more it could protect itself, and the range of the mist grew larger and larger, spreading around, over mountains, rivers, waterfalls, canyons... Finally, it protected the entire Mount Wutai!

  Sī Kōng Zhàn gazed at the Tai Yi Wu Yan Luo below, his eyes filled with a greedy color. He attempted to use his sect's incantation to retrieve it, but failed twice in a row. He couldn't help but feel secretly shocked, thinking that the person controlling this treasure actually had such profound skills! Could it be that those two juniors gave this treasure to Old Man Mao, and now he was taking action personally?

  In the immortal palace below, Liu Bu said loudly: "This Si Kong Zhan is nothing but this, in forty years there has been no progress at all. When I go out, I will use the Five Old Immortals' Seal to give him a blow and drive him away!"

  "Absolutely not!" Liu Bu Xuan blocked the way, "The magical powers of Mohe Zun are no less than our Master's. Who knows what kind of treasure he has been practicing in Yun Meng Mountain all these years? This time, we were able to seize the initiative because of the prior calculations made by Yue Shixiong and Xu Shijie. We must not be rash, lest we ruin Yue Shixiong's great undertaking of refining the treasure."

  "Are we going to just stay here and let him block the door outside?"

  Liu Bu Xuan Dao said: "Yue Shixiong has already discussed with me, for the time being, use Taiyi Wuyan Luo to resist for a while, so as not to let him destroy the scenery of the whole mountain. I will set up the Benmen Zhenling Weiyetou and lay it out in the mountains. After three days, I will retrieve the Taiyi Wuyan Luo. If Si Kong Zhan is sensible, that's good. If he still doesn't know what's good for him, this time I'll let him have a good look!"

  "Brother, you've brought out the True Spirit Positioning Treasure Map?" Liu Buxu was both shocked and delighted, almost jumping up. The Mao Shan Sect has three mountain-settling treasures, and the True Spirit Positioning Treasure Map is ranked first! It was refined by the Three Mao True Lords of the Han Dynasty, and later further refined by several generations of ancestors including Tao Hongjing, with unmatched power and infinite uses. It can transform the stars and rivers of the heavens, summon and transform divine envoys and heavenly generals, comparable to the Emei Sect's Two Principles Microcosm Array! This treasure is not easy to use, usually offered in front of the Three Mao True Lords' statue at Mount Mao, not carried around like the Five Old Immortals' Seal. "I've only heard of this treasure's power, but have never truly seen it, Brother, quickly set it up!"