"Huang Yuanba, you can't escape."

Outside Jinling City, several figures were pursuing Huang Yuanba, who had shone brightly on the stage during the day.

"Hand over the cultivation method, and we'll spare your life!"

Members of the Tai Sui Society shouted threateningly.

They had taken money from foreigners to protect the casino and arena businesses.

But with today's disruption, the losses were significant, and naturally, they couldn't let the culprit go unpunished.

After sending out a few competent underlings, who failed miserably, it became clear to them that Huang Yuanba had indeed, by a stroke of luck, crossed that gateway.

Perhaps, he not only learned a simple Daoist technique but had acquired an entire tome of Daoist practices!

A scripture capable of enhancing one's cultivation realm, even if it can only elevate to the second or third realm, is much more precious than ordinary Daoist techniques!

With both old and new grudges, they relentlessly pursued Huang Yuanba.

"Tai Sui Society, you've gone too far!"

While running, Huang Yuanba suddenly turned around, took a deep breath, and circulated a mouthful of Golden Cicada Qi throughout his body.

Cicada!

Cicada!

The cicadas suddenly chirped around, mournful and high-pitched...

"Kill!"

Huang Yuanba waved his hand, punched, and struck a person. A flash of black aura emerged from the person's body, and a talisman flew out, but it was still shattered by the Golden Cicada Qi, causing the person to bleed from the mouth and nose as they fell to the ground.

After striking successfully, Huang Yuanba turned and continued to run. The pursuers slowed down, fearing they'd end up like that unfortunate soul.

"Hmph, useless trash!"

At this moment, a cloud of black aura skimmed along the ground, as fast as galloping horses, revealing a middle-aged man with a pale face.

"Hall Master!"

The Tai Sui Society magicians were delighted: "Master Bai has arrived?"

This Master Bai, whose full name is Bai Huayuan, was the boss of Brother Qing. He was once favored by the Dragon Head, who gifted him a Secret Technique from the Tai Sui Life Book, known as the "Two Five Soul-cutting Flying Sword"!

Upon arriving with the wind, it was clear that his Daoist abilities and mana were unmatched by the ordinary magicians. As he looked at the fleeing Huang Yuanba, he snorted coldly and released a streak of black light with a wave of his hand.

Upon closer inspection, the black light was not a flying sword but a black long insect.

This insect looked like a centipede, but its hundreds of legs were not limbs but constantly swaying tentacles, a strange insect—Qu You, adept at flying, and it required a cultivator to feed it with life-bound essence blood.

Whoosh!

This 'flying sword' moved incredibly fast, immediately catching up with Huang Yuanba.

"Heh!"

Huang Yuanba struck backhandedly, releasing the Golden Cicada Qi, but the Qu You only paused slightly, then continued unaffected, attaching itself to Huang Yuanba's back, aligning with his spine.

The tentacles pierced directly into his flesh, causing Huang Yuanba to scream incessantly.

"Haha... once hit by my flying sword, even your being belongs to me. Come back now!"

Bai Huayuan laughed loudly, and although Huang Yuanba's face was full of fear, his body involuntarily walked back towards Bai Huayuan.

This sinister flying sword not only refined insects into a technique but also controlled the body of whoever was attached to it!

"Master Huang, hand over your method, and I will give you a swift end."

Bai Huayuan said calmly.

"Serving foreigners, I spit!"

Though only his mouth could move, Huang Yuanba was still filled with righteous indignation.

"Just cooperation... the foreigners pay me protection fees; why shouldn't I accept them?"

Bai Huayuan sighed: "Since you are so ungrateful, I'll have to give you some pain... I advise you to cooperate with me obediently, or else I'll control your body to slaughter everyone at your martial arts school. How about that?"

Huang Yuanba was dumbfounded, seemingly unable to believe such a villain existed in the world!

This would leave him with a bad name even after death!

"You..."

Huang Yuanba immediately tried to bite his tongue off, planning to spit the filthy blood onto Bai Huayuan.

But at this moment, the Golden Cicada Qi within him moved, unexpectedly preventing him.

"Tai Sui Society? Your fate with me truly runs deep..."

Zhong Shenxiu sighed, stepping out from the shadows with his maid.

He originally intended to use this force to announce his arrival to the Cultivation World; unexpectedly, by chance, it was Yuan Yin Temple that deflected the disaster.

But even so, after returning to Jinling, this Tai Sui Society collided with him again; isn't that a fateful bond?

"Even a mere foreign student wants to stand up for Huang Yuanba?" Bai Huayuan looked at Zhong Shenxiu, frowning suddenly, somewhat uncertain. Yet at this moment, one of his subordinates had already begun to shout.

"Not at all, not at all. I just took a fancy to your Tai Sui Society's Tai Sui Life Book and wanted to have a look!" Zhong Shenxiu laughed heartily.

"Such arrogance, courting death!"

The Tai Sui Life Book is considered the foundational law of the Tai Sui Society, even these magicians weren't qualified to look at it; they immediately began to curse again.

But Bai Huayuan's expression became increasingly grim: "All of you, shut up!"

He raised his hand and let his sword fall, and the head of the most foul-mouthed subordinate rolled to the ground.

Such decisive slaughter immediately terrified all Tai Sui Society subordinates, leaving Huang Yuanba dumbstruck.

"May I ask, is your surname Fang?"

Bai Huayuan adjusted his demeanor, respectfully bowed to Zhong Shenxiu, and asked.

"Oh? News travels this fast in the Cultivation World?"

Zhong Shenxiu was somewhat surprised.

"Indeed, it's Fang Dasheng!"

Bai Huayuan finally matched Zhong Shenxiu with a certain figure in the intelligence, and his legs went soft immediately, directly kneeling: "Tai Sui Society's Hall Master Bai Huayuan pays respects to the Great Saint!"

"Great Saint?!"

Behind Bai Huayuan, the magicians were wide-eyed and tongue-tied, as if witnessing a mythological figure descending into reality. They collapsed one after another: "We have been reckless, forgive us, Great Saint!"

Huang Yuanba didn't understand what 'Great Saint' meant, but seeing this newly emerged gentleman, though young, he must be a prominent figure in the Cultivation World and seemingly good-natured towards him, so he wasn't in a hurry to bite his tongue.

"Indeed, bad reputations spread faster than good ones."

Zhong Shenxiu chuckled, "How do others talk about me?"

"Nowhere, Yuan Yin Temple dared to offend Fang Dasheng, they were dead for sure."

Bai Huayuan, having taken action, didn't hesitate, killing all the previously vulgar subordinates: "These fools daring to criticize the Great Saint deserved even worse!"

"Hmm, you are sensible; this person..."

Zhong Shenxiu pointed at Huang Yuanba.

"Naturally subject to Fang Dasheng's disposal!"

Bai Huayuan quickly replied.

"Good, also, don't call me Great Saint, always makes people think of a monkey."

Zhong Shenxiu waved his hand dismissively.

"As you command, if Fang Saint might honor us with a visit to our Tai Sui Society, our leader would surely present the Tai Sui Life Book to you..."

Bai Huayuan added, "Furthermore... I have previously invited a lady who seems to have some connection with Fang Saint, being treated well, not daring any negligence; does Fang Saint wish to see her?"

"Lv Luo? No need to meet her, deal with her as you see fit!"

Zhong Shenxiu waved his hand, having nothing to say with that woman.

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