Chapter 676: I'm losing hope in this world swayed by interpersonal considerations ###



Translator: GodBrandy | Editor: Kurisu

If Young Master Phoenix Slayer really called Medicine Master and Riverly Purple Mist, I have to escape! Thrice Reckless Mad Saber thought to himself. If he waited until Medicine Master and Riverly Purple Mist arrived there, he would be in big trouble!

Thereupon, Thrice Reckless Mad Saber clenched his teeth and took out his treasured saber, ready to run for his life. He had given up on forcing Venerable White to use his disposable flying sword to send him away. Even if he had a few tricks up his sleeve that could allow him to anger Venerable White rather easily, these tricks were a little too extreme. If he was careless, Venerable White might kill him directly. In short, the price he would have to pay was too high and it wasn't worth it.

After all, he only liked to seek death, and didn't want to die for real!

Every second was valuable. Therefore, Thrice Reckless Mad Saber didn't even take the daoist robe off his body and quickly made a hand seal. Afterward, the treasured saber stopped midair, and Thrice Reckless jumped on it.

Flying swords, flying sabers, and other types of flight-type treasures all had concealing formations engraved upon them so that ordinary people couldn't see them. Therefore, as long as one started to ride a flying sword or flying saber, they would immediately turn invisible.

After jumping onto the saber, Thrice Reckless Mad Saber cupped his fists and bid farewell to all the cultivators present. "Ladies and gentlemen, I have a small matter I need to take care of and will be leaving in advance! Let us meet again!"

One could never be too polite. Thereupon, he decided to say goodbye to the various fellow daoists before leaving and implicitly request them to give him some face and not help Medicine Master chase after him.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Thrice Reckless Mad Saber stamped on the saber and shouted, "Thirty-third Style of the Stormy Flying Technique, Hurricane Escape!"

Green-colored storm wind started to gather and condense around Thrice Reckless' treasured saber. Afterward, the wind emitted a rumbling sound, just as though someone had suddenly floored the accelerator of a sports car. The treasured saber was accumulating strength, and as soon as Thrice Reckless gave the signal, it would flee from this place as fast as a hurricane.

"Fellow Daoist Thrice Reckless, stop there!" Young Master Phoenix Slayer called out at this time.

Young Master Phoenix Slayer again? Thrice Reckless Mad Saber got a bad feeling. Earlier, this guy secretly informed Medicine Master and Riverly Purple Mist about his deed, and now, he was asking him to stop?

Did he believe him to be an idiot? How could he stop and not run away given the sitaution?

Thrice Reckless stomped on the treasured saber, activating the flying technique and shooting toward the sky.

The saber was extremely fast, and it broke through the sound barrier immediately after flying away.

But right after, Thrice Reckless Mad Saber's body suddenly stopped midiar while flying toward the sky! It looked as if something was holding him in place.

In the next moment, he felt severe pain transmitting from his waist area.

"Aaaaah~ my waist is going to snap!" Thrice Reckless Mad Saber clenched his teeth due to the pain. Then, he lowered his head and looked downward, and discovered that someone had put a noose around his waist without him noticing.

The noose had tightened around his waist due to the high speed of the flying saber, causing the circumference of his waist to shrink and become as slender as that of a woman. He couldn't even breathe properly at this time…

Below, Young Master Phoenix Slayer shrugged his shoulders and said, "That's why I told Fellow Daoist Thrice Reckless to stop!"

"When? Phoenix Slayer, when did you put this noose around my waist? How come I wasn't able to sense anything?!" Thrice Reckless Mad Saber hovered midair, and saber qi exploded from his body. He wanted to cut the rope open.

Young Master Phoenix Slayer stretched out his hand and pushed his glasses up, refracting rays of wisdom. "Hehe, you didn't notice because I wasn't the one that put the noose around your waist."

"Who was it, then?" Thrice Reckless Mad Saber tried to cut the rope with his saber qi. However, he couldn't break the rope and was only able to leave a dent in it. This made him feel even more uneasy.

"It was me," a man that had the demeanor of a retired scholar said indifferently at this time.

He was the type that had seen through the vanity of the world and retired to a peaceful life. He had retired so well that you wouldn't be able to find him even if he were standing in front of you.

It could be only him! His magical treasures had the same 'demeanor of a retired scholar' as him. That was why Thrice Reckless didn't notice that there was a noose around his waist.

"Scholar Drunken Sun, why are you helping Phoenix Slayer catch me?" Thrice Reckless Mad Saber called out. He didn't remember offending Scholar Drunken Wine recently.

"Hehehe." The retired scholar gently laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Thrice Reckless, you got my name wrong."

"Can we not mention this matter at this time? No one remembers that name of yours anyway! Scholar Drunken Wine, Drunken Sun, Sober Eye, or whatever your name is, quickly let me go! We have been on good terms recently. Therefore, let's not harm each other!" Thrice Reckless Mad Saber said anxiously.

Time was of vital importance at this moment.

If this situation continued, Medicine Master and Riverly Purple Mist would catch up to him!

"I'm sorry, Fellow Daoist Thrice Reckless, but I owe Fellow Daoist Phoenix Slayer a small favor. Therefore, he requested me to catch you. I pondered on the issue for a moment and concluded that it was time to repay the favor." The retired scholar raised three of his fingers and said, "However, I can give you three chances as I did the last time. You have three chances to guess my name correctly. If you get it right, I'll let you go."

Thrice Reckless Mad Saber had tears streaming down his face. "Dammit! And you, Phoenix Slayer! I didn't offend you as of late, right?"

Young Master Phoenix Slayer pushed his glasses up and said, "Indeed, you didn't offend me."

"In that case, why are harming me? We are all friends, so why fight amongst us? The small boat that represents friendship is very precious, don't capsize it!" Thrice Reckless Mad Saber said.

Young Master Phoenix Slayer shrugged his shoulders and said, "I, too, owe Brother Medicine Master a favor. Since Brother Medicine Master asked me to hold you in place, I thought it was time to repay the favor I owe him."

Thrice Reckless Mad Saber was speechless.

It was another favor!

This society where people were swayed by favors was making Thrice Reckless lose hope in the world!

"Scholar Drunken King! You are called Drunken King, right?" Thrice Reckless Mad Saber had no choice but to guess the dao name correctly. Dammit, after I return home this time, I'll find Scholar Drunken (?)'s real dao name and repeat it aloud ten times each day!

"Wrong, try again." The retired scholar faintly smiled.

"Drunken Emperor! It should be correct this time, right? The emperor of all drunkards!" Thrice Reckless Mad Saber anxiously said while complimenting him.

"This name isn't half bad. But as before, it's not the correct one." The retired scholar kept smiling.

Thrice Reckless Mad Saber clenched his teeth and said, "Drunken Immortal! I'm pretty sure that this is the correct one! The immortal amongst drunkards, Scholar Drunken Immortal!"

From king to emperor and then immortal… if the guess was still wrong, Thrice Reckless Mad Saber would have no choice but to die. Unfortunately, he didn't have enough time to ponder about this matter and could only rely on wild guesses.

"Drunken Immortal? That's a very creative dao name. As expected of Fellow Daoist Thrice Reckless." The retired scholar grabbed the rope as the expression on his face turned grave. Then, he ruthlessly pulled it, shouting, "Too bad that my name isn't Drunken Immortal, either!"

The rope tightened around Thrice Reckless' waist even more. At this time, his slender, womanly waist had turned into a gourd waist.

"Don't tighten it! Scholar, stop tightening! I'm dying, aaaaah!" Thrice Reckless Mad Saber felt that his intestines would come out if this continued. The pain was unbearable.

In addition, he felt as though he was seeing stars at this moment.

However, it was right at this time that a miraculous glow suddenly flashed through his mind. "I remember now! Scholar, your name is 'When the bright moon appears'! You are Scholar When the Bright Moon Appears!"

"Idiot, that's just my nickname online!" the retired scholar said angrily. Bastard, it's Drunken Moon! My name is Scholar Drunken Moon!

Everyone had thought of 'Drunken Sun' at some point. Therefore, why didn't they think of sun, stars, and finally moon by following this pattern?! The sequence should be, Drunken Sun, Drunken Star, and finally Drunken Moon! But why did they all fail to guess it correctly?!

Your guesses were all wrong… Thrice Reckless, die!

Scholar Drunken Moon tightened the rope even more!

"Aaaaaah!" Thrice Reckless' gourd waist shrank until turning into a wasp waist, sexy in its own terrifying way.

"Scholar, stop tightening the rope! You'll kill me if you continue like this!" Thrice Reckless Mad Saber called out.

"It doesn't make much difference whether you die now or a little later. Instead of dying in the hands of Fellow Daoist Medicine Master and Fellow Daoist Riverly Purple Mist, you might as well die in my hands!" Scholar Drunken Moon sneered.

Thrice Reckless Mad Saber was calling out so pitifully that he couldn't look more pitiful.

He felt as though he was having hallucinations at this time… his reckless life was flashing before his eyes!

Did it mean that the end was near?

Ah… I've lived my life to the fullest, I don't have any regrets!

Song Shuhang looked upward and glanced at Senior Thrice Reckless Mad Saber, who had a deathly pale complexion due to the noose tightening around his waist. After pondering for a moment, he joined his palms together and started to quietly read the text of ❮Ksitigarbha's Soul Ferrying Scripture❯.

The nearby western monk, who was wearing the emerald-green kasaya, followed suit and also started to read ❮Ksitigarbha's Soul Ferrying Scripture❯.

Great Master Profound Principle also followed suit and joined his palms together. Although he didn't speak, he was likewise mentally reading some religious scripture.

Soon after, the number one screenwriter of the country, Great Master Swallow Cloud, also joined their ranks and started to chant buddhist scriptures.

All four of them had light of virtue covering their body.

The sound of buddhist prayers suddenly started to reverberate in the whole area, with the golden light of virtue illuminating everything.

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After an unknown amount of time, Thrice Reckless Mad Saber returned to his senses. The pain transmitting from his waist, which almost got snapped in half earlier, reminded him that he was still alive.

"Ahahaha, I didn't die!" Thrice Reckless Mad Saber roared with laughter. As long as he didn't die, it was his victory!

"Fellow Daoist Thrice Reckless, you should tone down your radiant smile a little. If you smile too brightly, we can't tie you up properly." Riverly Purple Mist's cold voice echoed at this time.

Thrice Reckless Mad Saber's body stiffened. Then, he lowered his head and saw that Riverly Purple Mist was squatting next to his feet and using Scholar Drunken (?)'s rope to tightly bind his legs.

Medicine Master was squatting next to his head and tying both his hands behind his back, also very tightly.

In the end, Thrice Reckless was tied up into the shape of the number '1'.

Medicine Master said, "This should be enough."

Riverly Purple Mist replied, "Yeah, it can work. Now, we have to dress him up and make him look a little more cheerful. Afterward, we can raise him in the air and hang him up."

"Alright. In addition, it should be about time for the medicine to start taking effect. I've never tested this medicine on a cultivator before. Therefore, I don't know what the effects will be." Medicine Master smiled at Thrice Reckless Mad Saber. The current Medicine Master looked like a sunshine boy. Therefore, his smile was especially warm.

However, Thrice Reckless still felt cold all over the body.

What medicine did Medicine Master give him?

They wanted to hang him up and make him look more cheerful? And there was some newly developed medicine as well?

What where Medicine Master and Riverly Purple Mist, this crazy couple, planning to do to him?

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In the meantime, in the Netherworld Realm, on the Mountain of Next Life.

Six cave lords had gathered in the same place. The cave lords of the 77 caves of the Mountain of Next Life all had the strength of the Sixth Stage True Monarch rank.

"Cave Lord Dragon hasn't arrived yet?"

"Is it possible that it is in China already?"

"That shouldn't be the case. If it is already in China, it should have at least sent us a message, right?"

"Forget it. No need to bother with it. Even if it was the one that came up with the plan in the first place, we might as well continue without it since it didn't appear even when the time is almost up."

"Agreed!"

"Agreed!"

Chapter 677: This time, we'll definitely catch the demodragon! ###

Translator: GodBrandy Editor: Kurisu



"Did you lock onto the coordinates of the monster willow?"

"Yes, I've been keeping an eye on her coordinates the whole time. Earlier, she moved for a short distance, but has been still since then. Her current location must be where the target is."

"Just to be safe, we should send the vanguard to explore the place first while we take command from the back."

"It's a good idea, I agree."

"I agree."

"I agree."

"Good, it's settled then! The Netherworld will protect us and bless us with a successful raid!"

"The Netherworld will protect us!"

"The Netherworld will protect us!"

The six cave lords of the Mountain of Next Life happily decided their next course of action.

These were six cave lords of the Sixth Stage True Monarch rank, plus their elite subordinates; it was a force to be reckoned with!

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At the location where the movie was being shot.

The preparations for the second scene of the second act had already started, and the shooting was going to start in a while.

The second scene would take place at the periphery of Venerable White's holiday residence. There was a small mountain road there that was really suitable to shoot the scene of the main character Ling Ye getting ambushed by a pack of wild beasts while he was rushing toward the venue for Senior Sister Murong Hua's wedding.

Venerable White, Cave Lord Snow Wolf, and his family headed toward the location of the shooting ahead of time so that they could familiarize themselves with the surrounding area and decide how to conduct the fight during the shooting.

Venerable White's understanding of the shooting process was getting better and better.

Great Master Swallow Cloud, Yu Jiaojiao, Gao Moumou, and the others also headed toward the location of the second scene.

Nevertheless, Song Shuhang, Northern River's Loose Cultivator, Scholar Drunken XXX, and the other seniors of the Nine Provinces Number One Group didn't immediately head toward the shooting location of the next scene. At this time, they were all gathered outside the shooting location of the third scene of the second act—the place where Medicine Master and Riverly Purple Mist were going to get married—while preparing to witness a good play.

"They are coming, they are coming," Fairy Lychee said with a laugh. She was the first one to notice.

Soon after, Medicine Master and Riverly Purple Mist brought Thrice Reckless Mad Saber, who was tied up for good, out. At this time, several red-colored decorations used for joyful occasions were hanging from Thrice Reckless' daoist robe.

Young Master Phoenix Slayer pushed his glasses up and asked, "Medicine Master, what's this 'good play' you were referring to? It doesn't seem as though Thrice Reckless Mad Saber is any different from before."

"No need to be impatient. The medicine has just started to take effect. You'll see changes very soon." Medicine Master gently smiled and then looked at Scholar Drunken XXX, asking, "Scholar, do you have another set of that special rope?"

If they couldn't remember his name, they could just refer to him as 'Scholar', but Fellow Daoist Thrice Reckless was simply too self-confident and too much of a death-seeker to remember about this detail.

"Yes, I have several sets, actually. Brother Medicine Master, how long does the rope need to be?" Scholar Drunken XXX asked.

Riverly Purple Mist replied, "Hmm, a twenty or thirty meters long rope should be more than enough."

Scholar Drunken XXX took a thirty meters long rope out of his clothes. As for why he was carrying all these ropes with him, no one knew.

"Thank you, Scholar." Medicine Master faintly smiled and took the rope.

"You are welcome," Scholar Drunken XXX said, then asked expectantly, "Brother Medicine Master… do you remember my name?"

Earlier, when Thrice Reckless Mad Saber guessed his name wrong again and again, Scholar Drunken Moon didn't seem to care and looked very calm. But now, it looked as though he was somewhat affected by it?

"Ahaha, don't worry, Scholar. Fellow Daoist Northern River surely remembers your dao name. He wrote it on a small paper that he attached to one corner of his computer screen. Therefore, we can just ask Fellow Daoist Northern River about it." Medicine Master quickly threw the hot potato at Northern River's Loose Cultivator.

Northern River's Loose Cultivator faintly smiled and, full of confidence, said, "Scholar Drunken Moone, fear not. I can remember your name even without the help of a memo."

Scholar Drunken Moon froze for an instant, then held Northern River's Loose Cultivator's hand, somewhat touched. "Old Northern River, you are truly a reliable person!"

"You are welcome, Drunken Moone." Northern River's Loose Cultivator faintly smiled. However, he was quite ashamed deep inside his heart.

After failing to correctly remember the name of the scholar even after he pasted that small note to the edge of the laptop, Northern River's Loose Cultivator had a sudden flash of inspiration and thought of another method.

Since he couldn't remember Scholar Drunken XXX's real name, he might as well memorize an incorrect version of it!

As long as the pronunciation was the same, wouldn't the final outcome be the same?

Northern River's Loose Cultivator was proud of himself for being so clever.

In the end, he decided to settle on the name 'Scholar Drunken Moone', which sounded very similar to Scholar Drunken XXX's real dao name.

Northern River's Loose Cultivator was able to memorize this incorrect version of the dao name immediately.

As for the original version of the name of the scholar, Northern River's Loose Cultivator had no idea what it might be.

Was it Drunken Mown? Drunken Moan? Drugged Meme? Drugged Main? Or Drunkard Baboon?

After all, there were a lot of words that had similar pronunciation!

However, it didn't matter. He just had to firmly keep in mind the dao name 'Scholar Drunken Moone' until the day Scholar Drunken XXX reached the Eighth Stage Profound Sage Realm.

After all, the two names sounded almost the same when read aloud!

Scholar Drunken Moon, who didn't know the inside story of this matter, was almost moved to tears.

"Northern River unexpectedly managed to remember the name of the scholar? Is it possible that he read his name aloud for the past few days, repeating it hundreds of times and finally remembering it?" Young Master Phoenix Slayer said in a low voice to a nearby fellow daoist.

Thrice Reckless Mad Saber mumbled, "Hmmmm!" Dammit, that was my plan! Northern River unexpectedly beat me to it!

True Monarch Fallout held his chin and said, "Why do I find the scene Fellow Daoist Phoenix Slayer described somewhat inappropriate?"

After hearing these words, Fairy Lychee's eyes immediately lit up. Her imagination started to run wild as she said, "Hmm~ Northern River affectionately repeating the name of the scholar each day? No matter how I imagine this scene, it has a certain meaning to it."

Fairy Dongfang Six added, "In addition, he repeated it hundreds of times each day. Hmm~"

Riverly Purple Mist continued, "Is it possible that Fellow Daoist Northern River used different intonations while repeating the name of the scholar? First quickly and then slowly, first gently and then smoothly?"

Su Clan's Sixteen concluded, "Is this love?"

"…" Song Shuhang.

F*ck, the gossiping power of fairy maidens can reach fearsome levels—just like ordinary women when they are gathered together!

"…" Scholar Drunken Moon.

"…" Northern River's Loose Cultivator.

It's not like I can't hear you if you speak in a low voice! Everyone here is a cultivator with excellent hearing, and everyone knows that! Since you are capable of using it, use the secret sound transmission!

And you, Miss Riverly Purple Mist, do you think I won't flip the table?! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

Just now, I was helping your dear Medicine Master get out of the crisis that Scholar Drunken Moone's name had given birth to!

Medicine Master was rather embarrassed at this time. After all, he was the one that threw the hot potato at Northern River's Loose Cultivator.

Thereupon, he tried to help Northern River's Loose Cultivator get out of this predicament. "Cough. Purple Mist, enough gossiping. Come here and help me tie Thrice Reckless up. The medicine is about to take effect!"

Riverly Purple Mist slightly lowered her eyes and obediently ran to Medicine Master's side. Then, the duo tied the new rope to the one already tied to Thrice Reckless Mad Saber's feet. It almost felt as though they were tying a string to a balloon.

Thrice Reckless Mad Saber was confused and had no idea as to what was going on. But right at this time, he felt his body becoming hot.

"It has started," Riverly Purple Mist said. Then, she tied a red cloth around Thrice Reckless Mad Saber's feet.

Medicine Master used one hand to grab the extremity of the rope and kept other in the air in front of Thrice Reckless. Afterward, he said, "Everyone, I'll show you a magic trick now!"

The gazes of the various fellow daoists concentrated on Medicine Master and Thrice Reckless Mad Saber's bodies.

"Thrice Reckless Mad Saber, inflate!" Medicine Master said in a grave tone.

He really had the demeanor of a first-class magician at this time!

In the next moment, Thrice Reckless Mad Saber's body started to quickly inflate, just as though someone had pumped air into him.

In the time it took to blink twice, Thrice Reckless Mad Saber's body had already inflated to the point of becoming a huge ball. Then, he started to float as well!

Luckily, what he was wearing right now was the regulation daoist robe True Monarch Ancient Lake Temple had provided. Although this type of robe didn't have any defensive ability, it could shrink and expand at will and was dustproof. Therefore, it didn't burst open after his body inflated.

"Hmmm! Hmmm!" Thrice Reckless Mad Saber was getting anxious. What was happening to his body? Which kind of scary medicine did Medicine Master give him? Why had his body inflated and turned into its current appearance?

"These are the effects of a manmade insect. I started to manufacture this insect when I was young and found the time to finish it just recently." Medicine Master laughed and explained, "This insect is completely harmless to cultivators. The last time I tried to manufacture it, I was only a cultivator of the Second Stage Realm and very far from reaching the Fourth Stage Realm. Back then, I really envied cultivators of the Fourth Stage that could freely fly in the sky."

Song Shuhang approved and said, "I can understand how Senior Medicine Master felt at that time. The blue sky is the weak spot of many men. Each man secretly dreams of soaring in the blue sky!"

"Yes, that's exactly it," Medicine Master said. "Since I was studying pill refining, I thought of realizing this dream in advance through the use of medicinal pills. I thought of refining floating pills, flying medicine, and so on that could allow me to fly in the sky… but in the end, I failed, and what was left behind was a batch of half-finished products. Amongst them was this 'ballon insect' that I gave to Fellow Daoist Thrice Reckless."

After hearing the explanation, the various fellow daoists were clear as to what was going on. In short, these were the effects of one of Medicine Master's half-finished products from the past. After being used on Fellow Daoist Thrice Reckless' body, it had finally served its purpose.

"Senior Medicine Master, for how long will the effects of this 'balloon insect' last?" Song Shuhang asked.

"With me controlling it, it can last indefinitely. But you don't have to worry, since it won't cause any harm to Fellow Daoist Thrice Reckless' body. Anyway, everyone will be able to witness a magnificent sight as soon as the 'balloon insect' is removed." Medicine Master faintly smiled and continued, "During the shooting of the third scene of the second act in a while, we can use Fellow Daoist Thrice Reckless to make the scene more lively."

"…" Song Shuhang.

You want to use him to make the scene more lively…? I guess you can do that only by making him explode? Or by turning him into something akin to firecrackers?

In other words, will Senior Thrice Reckless Mad Saber explode once the 'balloon insect' is removed?

Impossible, Senior Medicine Master can't be this cruel! However, since it will help to make the scene more lively… it's bound to have an effect similar to firecrackers, right?

Just as they were discussing, the balloon version Thrice Reckless Mad Saber had already reached the height of 25 meters, fluttering in the wind.

"Hmmm~" Thrice Reckless Mad Saber anxiously called out.

What a shameful display!

Had he known earlier, he would have angered Venerable White for good and gambled upon the possibility of getting sent away with a disposable flying sword!

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After watching the scene of Thrice Reckless Mad Saber floating up in the sky, the fellow daoists of the Nine Provinces Number One Group headed toward the location of the second scene of the second act, where the battle between Cave Lord Snow Wolf & Family and Venerable White would take place.

But right at this time, Song Shuhang received a call from Senior Xian Gong.

"Little friend Shuhang, are you free? I've shifted all the traps I arranged next to Yu Jiaojiao's villa over here. Therefore, can you come over and leave your aura behind? This time, we'll surely catch the demodragon!" Scholar Xian Gong said resolutely.

Chapter 678: He could simply rely on his face to make a living ###

Translator: GodBrandy Editor: Kurisu



"I'll immediately come over!" Song Shuhang replied from his end.

He and Senior Xian Gong had to catch that demodragon at all costs! Only after getting their hands on the demodragon medicine could the two of them solve this situation where their constitution was too weak and their mental energy too strong!

Song Shuhang quickly headed toward Scholar Xian Gong's position.

Scholar Xian Gong moved all the traps and formations he'd arranged next to Yu Jiaojiao's villa to this place, placing them on the periphery of Venerable White's holiday residence.

Therefore, Song Shuhang had to inject his liquefied true qi inside the crystal in the center of the various formations again. Afterward, Senior Xian Gong would activate the formations and spread out Song Shuhang's aura.

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Scholar Xian Gong said, "I have the feeling that that demodragon will surely come over this time."

Song Shuhang replied, "Eh? Senior, you have this feeling as well? I also feel that those demons from the Netherworld will surely come this time!"

Scholar Xian Gong smiled happily and said, "We'll succeed without a doubt this time around!"

Song Shuhang nodded and agreed, "Yes, failure isn't an option!"

After performing the role of Venerable White's rival in the movie and making him happy, Song Shuhang's luck had become very good. This state of good luck hadn't ceased yet, and Song Shuhang felt that the demons of the Netherworld would definitely take the bait this time.

Just as they were discussing, Gao Moumou's voice was transmitted from afar. "Shuhang, what are you doing still there? Quickly come here. Senior Brother Gao Sheng will make an appearance in this act as well."

In the second scene of the second act, Venerable White would play Ling Ye's role and head toward the location of Senior Sister Murong Hua's marriage in advance. He had prepared sufficient food and water, and was planning to camp there until the day of the wedding!

But, sometimes, the god of destiny made fools of people. On his way to the venue of the wedding, Ling Ye would chance upon a pack of ferocious wild beasts that would seriously injure him.

However, Gao Moumou and Great Master Swallow Cloud added a few extra details to the events of this act while adapting it into a script.

This extra addition consisted in Senior Brother Gao Sheng casually passing by the place of the battle and bringing the seriously injured Ling Ye back to the Immaterial Cloud Sect so that he could recover from his wounds. It was a foreshadowing of the redemption that Gao Moumou had prepared for Senior Brother Gao Sheng's character.

"I'll immediately head over," Song Shuhang replied.

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At this time, Scholar Xian Gong and the helpers he'd invited over were quietly hiding next to the various traps he'd arranged.

Song Shuhang hurried toward the small mountain road to participate in the shooting of the second act.

In a distant place, outside Medicine Master and Riverly Purple Mist's 'marriage ceremony venue', balloon version Thrice Reckless was still floating in the air.

Needless to say, Thrice Reckless was rather depressed at this time. His original plan was to seek death once and then run for his life—just how exciting would have that been! But little did he expect that Venerable White would refuse to cooperate with him, making his escape plan fail.

Now, he was swaying in the wind, and had no idea when this whole ordeal was going to end.

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On the small mountain road outside the holiday residence.

The video camera was turned on.

Since the place where the shooting was taking place wasn't too big, except for the ones that had roles to play in this scene, all the seniors of the Nine Provinces Number One Group stood behind the members of the movie crew so as to avoid hindering the people busy with the shooting of the movie.

In addition, the members of the Nine Provinces Number One Group were forced to weaken their auras as much as possible to avoid affecting the members of Jacob's Production Team, who were mostly ordinary humans.

Otherwise, these ordinary people would have been overwhelmed by the auras and spiritual energy emanating from the bodies of so many Fifth Stage Spiritual Emperors and Sixth Stage True Monarchs that were gathered together.

Camera, lighting, and stage props were all ready.

The script supervisor clapped the clapperboard once more.

Director Jacob shouted, "Action!"

Venerable White was playing Ling Ye's role at this time, and his face was covered with sweat. He was holding a sword in his hand while dashing about madly on the small mountain road.

After getting tired from all the running, Ling Ye decided to sit down and take a small break.

"After getting past this mountain road and traveling for another half a day, I'll finally arrive at the place where Senior Sister Murong Hua's wedding will be held." Venerable White grabbed some water and drank a mouthful of it. Then, he said resolutely, "I have to reach the location of the wedding at all costs, even if I have to crawl there."

But Ling Ye's voice had hardly faded when the roar of a wild beast echoed from the depths of the mountain valley.

Ling Ye's complexion immediately changed.

In the next moment, several huge wild beasts came over from the other side of the mountain valley.

It was a pack of huge snow wolves. Their entire bodies were white, and each of them was more than four meters tall while standing on four legs. The mere sight of this pack of wild beasts was enough to make all the onlookers feel a certain pressure.

Northern River's Loose Cultivator said, "Heh, they finally made their appearance. The battle between Cave Lord Snow Wolf and Senior White will soon take place. I wonder if Cave Lord Snow Wolf will also get lucky like little friend Song Shuhang once the shooting of this scene ends?"

Fairy Lychee replied, "Well, I guess it depends on whether Senior White will be happy after shooting this part."

True Monarch Ancient Lake Temple added, "Snow Wolf chose this role on his own initiative. Therefore, he must be confident in obtaining a good result. We don't need to worry about him."

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After the shocking scene where the wild beasts appeared, the staff of the movie crew gasped with admiration. "How exactly did they build these models? I thought we would need computer-generated imagery to complete this scene… but they pulled such lifelike monsters out of nowhere, incredible."

Northern River's Loose Cultivator laughed. Under the effects of Venerable Spirit Butterfly's illusory butterflies, the members of the movie crew mistook Cave Lord Snow Wolf and his family for lifelike models.

But it was better this way; it would save them a lot of unnecessary explanations.

"Roar~" After appearing in the mountain valley, Cave Lord Snow Wolf's family started to flatten the surrounding area, their eyes bloodshot. The gigantic snow wolves completely destroyed all the big trees, huge rocks, and small mountain slopes in the surroundings.

Ling Ye's expression turned serious. The mountain valley was too small, and he had nowhere to hide.

But right at this time, another long cry echoed from the depths of the mountain valley. Afterward, a colossal axolotl-like wild beast with dragon claws and flood dragon horns made its appearance.

"Yu Jiaojiao?" Song Shuhang blinked his eyes.

When they were choosing the roles for the movie earlier, Yu Jiaojiao didn't choose one. Therefore, he didn't expect that she would make her appearance in this scene.

This part of the story also had some extra elements added after Gao Moumou, Great Master Swallow Cloud, and Director Jacob discussed it together.

Gao Moumou felt that the plot would be even more impactful if another type of wild beast was added to the mix, with the main character Ling Ye getting involved into this major battle amongst the two groups of beasts.

In addition, the audience was surely going to like this scene where two different types of beasts were battling against each other.

Thereupon, the scene ultimately changed into a battle between Yu Jiaojiao and Cave Lord Snow Wolf's family.

The battle between the two factions was earth-shaking, and even the cameramen shooting the scene felt that their legs had become soft.

The models of these beasts battling in front of them were simply too realistic.

Computer-generated imagery was unable to compare to the scene taking place before their eyes. Even if computer-generated imagery were to become more realistic, it still wouldn't be able to replicate the pressure and awe-inspiring momentum that these two groups of battling beasts had.

Yes, these models were giving off a certain type of pressure… an absolutely terrifying pressure.

The battle between the two sides was very fierce and animated.

Fish scales danced in the air, and wolf fur fluttered in the wind. The strange blood of the fish and the snow wolves dripped incessantly.

However, neither of the two sides was giving a sign of stopping; their eyes were still bloodshot.

The fish scales and wolf fur flying around were both real. Yu Jiaojiao and Cave Lord Snow Wolf's family could grow back their scales and fur with a mere thought. Therefore, there was no problem if they lost some of it.

As for the blood, it was obviously fake. They concealed it on their bodies before the start of the shooting of this particular scene.

While they were fighting, the wild beasts ended up involving Ling Ye in their battle. The mountain valley was too small, and Ling Ye had nowhere to escape.

After getting dragged into the battle between the two factions, Ling Ye could only try to hold his own.

Before long, his sword broke, and the daoist robe he was wearing was shredded to pieces. Blood was dripping from all over his body.

Of course, it was just the make-up they had applied to Senior White's body in advance.

Although they were well aware that everything was fake, the cameraman still felt the impulse to bravely step forward and save Ling Ye from the clutches of the two battling factions of wild beasts!

Well, the cameraman was actually a camerawoman. Therefore, it wasn't strange that she got this impulse.

"That's simply perfect. Mister Song Bai's acting skills keep improving as the movie progresses. His performance in this scene is truly excellent." The members of the movie crew couldn't help but praise Senior White.

He could simply rely on his face to make a living if he wished to. However, he happened to have these incredible acting skills as well. Therefore, he could rely on his talent as well.

"It's almost time." Song Shuhang wore his daoist robe and moved to the edge of the mountain valley, readying to enter the fray.

In a while, once Ling Ye was severely injured and unconscious and the wild beasts had left the place while battling, it would be time for him to make his appearance.

Director Jacob was also very satisfied with this development.

From the looks of it, the shooting of this act was going to be a piece of cake as well!

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Right at this time, not too far away from Venerable White's holiday residence.

A huge space crack had just appeared in this uninhabited location.

What came from the other side of the space crack was the aura of death, filth, and chaos.

Soon after, six huge demons of the Netherworld stepped out of the space crack.

They were the six cave lords from the Mountain of Next Life, and each of them had the strength of the Sixth Stage True Monarch rank.

Once the six cave lords made their appearance, around thirty great demons of the Fifth Stage Realm followed after them. Next were up to a hundred small demons of the Third and Fourth Stage Realm.

These small demons of the Third and Fourth Stage were the ones that would serve as the vanguard in a while.

Right at this time, a huge bird-like cave lord said in a grave tone, "Let's go. We must find that evil survivor of the Jingang Temple."

Immediately after, forty demons of the Third Stage drilled out of that group of small demons. Afterward, they headed toward Venerable White's mountain residence under the lead of ten demons of the Fourth Stage.

Even if there was some distance between them, they could still sense the aura of that evil survivor of the Jingang Temple.

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The fifty demons that served as the vanguard charged toward Venerable White's holiday residence.

Due to the influence of the foul and chaotic energy of the Netherworld, ordinary demons of the Netherworld were pretty much muddle-headed before reaching the Fourth Stage. Only humanoid demons could retain their intellect even as low-level demons.

For this reason, the forty demons of the Third Stage needed the ten demons of the Fourth Stage to guide them.

The group got attracted by the aura that Song Shuhang left inside Scholar Xian Gong's traps, and quickly headed over there to make a surprise attack.

"They are coming. Everybody, get ready to enter into action," Scholar Xian Gong said excitedly.

He could smell the disgusting scent of the demons of the Netherworld even from this far.

But when the group of demons approached, Scholar Xian Gong furrowed his brows.

Most of these demons only had the strength of the Third Stage, with only ten of them being at the Fourth Stage Realm.

Chapter 679: Oh, no! Venerable White and Song Shuhang were kidnapped! ###



Translator: GodBrandy | Editor: Kurisu

"Did they send the vanguard to test the waters? Hehe, they sure are cautious." Scholar Xian Gong gently smiled and said, "Everyone, be careful. The appetizer is coming! The incoming enemies are all of the Third and Fourth Stage; who wants to help me take care of them?"

Xian Gong didn't want to expose the location of the traps and the number of helpers he had invited over too soon. After all, he wanted to use them to deal with the big fishes hiding in the back lines. Therefore, it was better to ambush and kill the vanguard while it was still far!

Scholar Xian Gong's voice had hardly faded when one of the experts stood up.

"In that case, I'll assist Brother Xian Gong and help you kill these guys." A chubby cultivator smiled and stepped forward.

He was carrying a big steamer on his back, and when he revealed his presence, a large amount of steam was released from it. The steam flew upward and stopped after reaching a height of one meter, hovering there without dispersing.

It was one of Scholar Xian Gong's friends—Scholar Rice Cake, a cultivator of the Fifth Stage Realm. One could guess from his name that he was an immortal chef.

Nevertheless, he was a combat-type immortal chef. Every combat-type immortal chef had one or two special abilities or innate skills that were very difficult to deal with.

"You can count me in. I'm itching to get into action; laying low isn't really my style." Another cultivator revealed their presence.

It was a woman with short blue hair and wearing plain clothes. Her fringe was very long and covered even her eyes.

Her name was Scholar Flying Fish, and she was a monster of the Fifth Stage.

Scholar Flying Fish was very famous in the world of cultivators, and her name had spread far and wide for a rather peculiar reason.

Although she was a woman herself… she liked other women.

"In that case, I'll rely on you two to swiftly take care of these small fries," Scholar Xian Gong said with a smile.

Xian Gong's mood was very good at this time. Since the demons of the Netherworld had come, that demodragon couldn't be too far, either.

Come, come!

My traps are waiting to enter into action!

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After arriving at the periphery of Venerable White's holiday mountain residence, the fifty demons of the Netherworld stopped.

At this time, three figures had suddenly appeared in front of them, blocking their path.

They could sense from their auras that the team was made of human and monster cultivators.

The demons of the Third Stage growled.

It didn't matter if they were dealing with human cultivators or members of the monster race. As long as the opposite party wasn't a creature of the Netherworld Realm, it was an enemy. And if it was an enemy, they had to shred it to pieces or bring it back to the Netherworld Realm as a slave.

The ten demons of the Fourth Stage carefully stared at Scholar Xian Gong and the others. They felt that the three people in front of them weren't easy to deal with.

But just as though they had gone mad, the forty demons of the Third Stage pounced forward without waiting for the demons of the Fourth Stage to issue a command.

The demons of the Fourth Stage were dumbfounded. These demons of the Third Stage should have been under their control. Such being the case, why had they charged forward like madmen without waiting for orders?

However, they didn't have much time to ponder, and could only get helplessly dragged into the battle.

Scholar Rice Cake stepped forward and stood in the forefront position. Afterward, the steamer on his back opened, and a lot of sticky rice cakes flew out of it.

Scholar Rice Cake excelled at preparing rice cakes, and could use them for other things as well aside from serving them as food.

The rice cakes fell amidst the crowd of demons like raindrops. Afterward, the rice stuck to the bodies of the demons as though it was alive and glued them together, preventing them from moving.

"I'll leave the rest to Fellow Daoist Xian Gong and Fellow Daoist Flying Fish." Scholar Rice Cake retreated after using this move.

"Leave it to me." Scholar Flying Fish's body flickered, and she teleported amidst the crowd of demons. Next, tens of knives appeared in her hands and started to quickly behead the demons.

Scholar Flying Fish's strong point was her speed. In the blink of an eye, she had killed twenty of the fifty demons of the Netherworld.

Her speed had reached the limit of the Fifth Stage, to the point that it was a match for some True Monarchs that had just advanced to the Sixth Stage.

Scholar Xian Gong had invited them here to deal with a demodragon of the Sixth Stage rank. If the strength or skills of these helpers had been insufficient, Xian Gong wouldn't have invited them in the first place.

While facing a demodragon of the Sixth Stage that had been strengthened by the foul energy of the Netherworld Realm, ordinary Fifth Stage Spiritual Emperors were of almost no use.

Only cultivators of the Fifth Stage like the ones present in the Nine Provinces Number One Group—who had seven dragon patterns on their Golden Core—or like Scholar Rice Cake—who had unique skills at their disposal—could help Scholar Xian Gong complete this task.

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The demons of the Netherworld were dropping dead one after another… but right at this time, a demon of the Third Stage in the crowd smiled.

There are only three cultivators and a few aura-jamming formations engraved on the ground. I didn't notice the presence of any other helper even after a careful inspection. A cultivator of the Sixth Stage and two of the Fifth Stage, huh… although they have some skills, they aren't aren't a match for the six of us, the demon thought to itself and grinned.

This demon of the Third Stage was actually a cave lord of the Sixth Stage in disguise.

It had decided to infiltrate the vanguard to obtain information firsthand.

Had this demon been dealing with any other human cultivator, it would have discovered the traps below and sensed the aura of the other helpers… too bad that the one it was facing was Scholar Xian Gong!

In the Nine Provinces Number One Group, Scholar Xian Gong could easily rank amongst the first five when it came to 'formations'. He was a true expert in this field.

Since it was Scholar Xian Gong who had arranged the formations, the cave lord of the Sixth Stage rank couldn't sense anything amiss. It even failed to discover the presence of the various helpers who were also making use of Scholar Xian Gong's concealing formations.

Since their forces are only this strong, we can easily crush these humans and rob them! The cave lord of the True Monarch rank stretched out its hand and ignited a signal flare.

Now that it had used the signal flare, the other five cave lords and their elite subordinates would rush over and commence the attack.

After that, this cave lord of the Sixth Stage in disguise got into action.

Earlier, it locked onto the position of that evil survivor of the Jingang Temple, Song Shuhang, and the monster willow subordinate of Cave Lord Dragon. Both of them were in the nearby mountain valley!

After locking onto the position of the target, the body of the cave lord expanded and turned into a four-headed snake with evil, black fire burning all over it.

The rice stuck to its body was immediately burned to ashes.

Afterward, the cave lord swept the nearby area with its tail, ultimately grabbing two demons of the Fourth Stage with it and burning away the substance gluing them together.

It wasn't planning to save these two demons of the Fourth Stage. After all, these two weren't even his subordinates.

After coiling its tail around the two demons, it threw them at Scholar Xian Gong.

It wasn't wise to engage in combat with this powerful human of the Sixth Stage before the arrival of the other cave lords. In addition, it had no intention of fighting this human cultivator of the Sixth Stage True Monarch Realm in the first place.

At this time, it had only one objective in mind: steal the credit from the others.

It wanted to be the first one to capture or behead that evil survivor of the Jingang Temple. With that, it would be able to receive the biggest reward after returning to the Mountain of Next Life.

If possible, it was better to capture the target alive. It would get a greater reward that way!

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Scholar Xian Gong stretched out his hand and cut the air, drawing a line.

Afterward, two fiery formations appeared out of nowhere and wrapped the two demons that were coming at him, swallowing them down.

However, the four-headed snake demon seized the opportunity to swiftly get past Scholar Xian Gong, and headed toward the mountain valley.

"There was unexpectedly a demon of the Sixth Stage hiding amidst the cannon fodder." Scholar Xian Gong furrowed his brows. However, that four-headed snake wasn't the demodragon they were looking for.

Scholar Xian Gong quickly used a thousand mile sound transmitter to send a message to Northern River's Loose Cultivator, True Monarch Ancient Lake Temple, and the others, notifying them about the four-headed snake demon of the Sixth Stage heading toward the mountain valley.

Scholar Xian Gong decided not to pursue the demon, and held his position.

Then, he glanced at the slowly disappearing signal flare in the sky. In which era was that demon living? He actually used such an unsophisticated method of communication! Wasn't it better to use a thousand mile sound transmitter or a similar method?

Oh… wait a moment. The opposite party was a demon of the Netherworld Realm. In there, it was very difficult to make use of electric equipment or thousand mile sound transmitters that cultivators used.

Under these circumstances, the opposite party was excused for using this ancient method of communication.

Anyway, since it sent a signal… it meant that reinforcements should be on their way, right?

If reinforcements were coming, it was possible that the demodragon would be amongst them!

Scholar Xian Gong was beaming with joy.

"Everybody, get ready. The target should be coming. We absolutely can't let it get away!" Scholar Xian Gong said in a grave tone.

As for the four-headed snake, he would leave it to the fellow daoists in the mountain valley.

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The four-headed snake demon headed toward the mountain valley at its fastest speed.

After arriving at the mountain valley, it noticed that there was a great battle between wild beasts going on.

There was a monster fish with the bloodline of a flood dragon on one side and a pack of snow wolves on the other.

Both parties were covered with blood and injured…

Next to the battling wild beasts was a human cultivator wearing a daoist robe; he called out pitifully and then fell to the ground.

This human cultivator looked really pitiful.

In the next moment, when the four-headed snake demon saw the human cultivator clearly, it was unable to move its eyes away from him.

Such a delicate and pretty creature should exist only in the world of immortals, and wasn't supposed to appear in the mortal world.

The four-headed snake demon discovered that its cold and lonely heart had started to beat once more.

Ah~ Just because I've taken an extra glance at you in the crowd~ I can't forget your face anymore~ 1

A mere glance was enough for that pretty and delicate human cultivator to leave a deep impression in the heart of the snake demon. At this time, there was only one thought flashing through the four heads of the snake… it had to obtain this human cultivator at all costs—he was going to be its war trophy!

"Stupid beasts, get the hell out of here!" The four-headed snake demon descended. Its four heads danced in the air, and it used its tail to attack.

Yu Jiaojiao and Cave Lord Snow Wolf's family, who were in the middle of their performance, were stunned by the sudden appearance of the four-headed snake demon, and were thus sent flying.

Afterward, the tail of the four-headed snake demon gently coiled around the 'unconscious' Venerable White, who was now lying on the ground.

The corners of the mouths of the various fellow daoists present twitched.

"I haven't forgotten about you! Evil survivor of the Jingang Temple!" The gaze of the four-headed snake demon shifted onto Song Shuhang's body.

In the next moment, one of its four heads stretched out and coiled around Song Shuhang.

The speed of a Sixth Stage True Monarch was simply too much for the current Song Shuhang. He had no way of resisting, and was kidnapped as well.

Afterward, the four-headed snake demon glanced at the distant group of ' weak 2 ' cultivators and laughed complacently.

Under normal circumstances, it would have already killed that group of weak cultivators.

However, its mood was especially good now that it had gotten its tail on this pretty and delicate cultivator. Therefore, it decided to leave this group of weak cultivators to the other cave lords.

Wahahaha!

In the next moment, the four-headed snake soared into the sky and disappeared on the horizon while carrying away the 'unconscious' Venerable White and the dumbfounded Song Shuhang…

1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK1nH3LYL7Q

2 They are restraining their strength as mentioned in the last chapter.

Chapter 680: I want to fly up to the sky, as high as the sun! ###

Translator: GodBrandy Editor: Kurisu



Northern River's Loose Cultivator said, "Was that four-headed snake just now the same creature that Senior Xian Gong warned us about via secret sound transmission?"

"There is no mistaking it, I guess. A snake-shaped demon of the Sixth Stage hailing from the Netherworld Realm… it perfectly fits Scholar Xian Gong's description," Fairy Lychee replied. Then, she raised her phone and adjusted the angle, taking several selfies together with the four-headed snake that was getting more and more distant in the sky.

Then, she selected the best ones and sent them to the Nine Provinces Number One Group and published them on her profile.

Absolutely shocking! A four-headed snake demon suddenly arrived at the filming location and kidnapped 'little friend Seven Dao Names' and 'Venerable White', taking them as hostages. At this time, the four-headed snake has already fled the scene with the hostages. If you wish to know what happens next, read the next chapter!

Attached to the post were Fairy Lychee's beautiful pictures, as well as the picture of the four-headed snake flying in the sky.

In the pictures, the demonic snake was using its tail and one of its four necks to hold Venerable White and Song Shuhang.

Fairy Lychee's post was quickly shared and spread everywhere.

After appreciating the new pictures of the beautiful Fairy Lychee, the various cultivators in her friend list started to worry about the safety of the four-headed snake. It unexpectedly kidnapped 'Venerable White' and ran away? After hearing this news, one couldn't help but worry about the four-headed snake. It was unknown how many seconds it would be able to live on…

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True Monarch Ancient Lake Temple said, "What should we do? That demonic snake ran away after grabbing Venerable White and Fellow Daoist Song Shuhang. I'm not sure if I should consider that snake someone with a good or bad eye since the one it kidnapped was Venerable White…"

Young Master Phoenix Slayer replied, "Maybe we should catch up to them and take a look?"

Northern River's Loose Cultivator held his chin with a strange expression on his face and said, "At first, I thought that the demonic snake had rushed over to fight against us… but I didn't expect that it would run away after kidnapping Venerable White and little friend Song Shuhang. We were too careless!"

Fairy Lychee put away her mobile phone with a smile and said, "However, I was somewhat relieved when I saw it make its move against Venerable White."

True Monarch Ancient Lake Temple added, "Me too. With Venerable White there, we don't need to about little friend Song Shuhang's safety."

Northern River's Loose Cultivator said, "I just thought of something… is it possible that the four-headed snake just now didn't know that we were shooting a movie? After all, the demons of the Netherworld haven't stepped foot in the human world for the past several hundred years. Therefore, it's not that strange if they don't know about movies. Such being the case, is it possible that the snake decided to suddenly abduct Venerable White after seeing that he was 'unconscious' and lying on the ground?"

"…" Su Clan's Sixteen.

Fairy Dongfang Six laughed and said, "Ahaha, Northern River's Loose Cultivator's guess seems correct!"

Fairy Lychee agreed, "Hmm, there is a big chance that this is exactly what happened."

True Monarch Fallout also agreed, "Indeed, this might as well be the truth about the situation!"

Su Clan's Sixteen said, "Anyway, Senior White was happily playing his role when he was suddenly abducted… given the time, he should be already fuming with anger, right?" Sixteen was somewhat worried about Song Shuhang. After all, the opposite party was a demon of the Netherworld of the Sixth Stage.

Northern River's Loose Cultivator replied, "Indeed. Unless something unexpected happened, that demonic snake should have already been taken care of. When a certain monster snake offended Venerable White in the past, Senior White tied it to a disposable flying sword and shot it into space, firing it into the sun directly. Perhaps this four-headed snake demon will also end up in the sun in a while?"

Young Master Phoenix Slayer pushed his glasses up, refracting rays of wisdom, and said, " I want to fly up to the sky, as high as the sun~ The world is waiting for me to change it~ 1 "

Su Clan's Sixteen said, "Senior Phoenix Slayer summarized the situation perfectly."

Northern River's Loose Cultivator added, "Did Fellow Daoist Phoenix Slayer just use the lyrics of a song to summarize the situation? Luckily, Dharma King Creation isn't here at this time. Otherwise, he would have seized this opportunity to 'sing' the original song for us. Things would have gotten ugly had he started singing for real."

"…" Young Master Phoenix Slayer.

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Right at this time, Director Jacob suspended the shooting of the movie and turned around, looking at Great Master Swallow Cloud and Gao Moumou in puzzlement, then asking, "Was it you two that arranged for the appearance of this third type of wild beast, making it seize Ling Ye and Senior Brother Gao Sheng?"

Gao Moumou also had a confused expression on his face and shook his head.

Great Master Swallow Cloud said, "What happened earlier must have been an accident because we didn't prepare anything of the sort. Mister Jacob, wait a moment. I'll go check what's the deal with this third 'model' of wild beast suddenly appearing. We can simply cut the last part out if necessary."

Director Jacob nodded his head. As a director, he didn't really like seeing unexpected things such as this taking place during the shooting of a movie.

However, this movie was somewhat different from the others, and he had mentally prepared himself when he'd accepted the task to shoot it.

In addition, if he had to be honest, he found the scene just now pretty good—this scene where this third type of wild beast suddenly appeared caught him by surprise.

This third type of wild beast had appeared out of nowhere and had taken the main character, Ling Ye, away after sending the monstrous fish and the snow wolves flying… this sudden turn of events wasn't that bad. As for the part where Senior Brother Gao Sheng was abducted, they could simply edit it out. Now that this third type of wild beast had suddenly taken the main character, Ling Ye, away, there was no need for Senior Brother Gao Sheng to enter into action.

Director Jacob fell into deep thought as he was replaying the scene they had just shot.

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Great Master Swallow Cloud ran in the direction of Northern River's Loose Cultivator and the others to ask them what was the deal with that third type of 'wild beast' suddenly appearing.

In the meantime, True Monarch Tyrant Flood Dragon also rushed over at full speed, arriving next to Yu Jiaojiao, who was just sent flying. True Monarch Tyrant Flood Dragon wasn't at the shooting site earlier. He was in Venerable White's holiday mountain residence, quietly giving his several wives a call.

It wasn't easy to manage so many wives, and True Monarch Tyrant Flood Dragon had to spend several hours each day to call his wives whenever he was away from home.

Just now, he was in the middle of a call when a fellow daoist notified him through a thousand mile sound transmitter that his beloved daughter, Yu Jiaojiao, had been attacked by a snake-shaped demon hailing from the Netherworld and sent flying. Therefore, True Monarch Tyrant Flood Dragon quickly hurried over.

"Jiaojiao, are you fine?" True Monarch Tyrant Flood Dragon asked with an aching heart.

Yu Jiaojiao smiled and said, "I'm fine, Father. I wasn't injured. At the critical moment, I used a defensive water-type formation to protect myself, neutralizing the attack of that snake."

Yu Jiaojiao was very skilled in the usage of defensive formations of the water attribute.

True Monarch Tyrant Flood Dragon checked the condition of his daughter, and calmed down after determining that she was indeed fine. Then, he clenched his teeth and said, "Where is that stupid snake that attacked you? It unexpectedly dared to attack my daughter with its tail; I'll peel its skin off!"

Yu Jiaojiao said, "It ran away."

"Ah?" True Monarch Tyrant Flood Dragon found it hard to believe. There were so many fellow daoists in the surroundings, and that demonic snake of the Sixth Stage still managed to get away?

"Yes, it grabbed Venerable White and Song Shuhang and ran away. Ahaha…" Yu Jiaojiao laughed after thinking about what happened a moment ago.

That four-headed snake demon used its tail to gently pick up the 'unconscious' Venerable White, then rudely coiled one of its necks around Song Shuhang, flying away. After the initial surprise, Yu Jiaojiao laughed so hard that tears almost fell from her eyes.

"Given the time, Senior White should have already killed that four-headed snake demon, right?" Yu Jiaojiao also added.

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Just as everyone was wondering if Venerable White had 'regained his senses' already, and guessing which method he would use to put that four-headed snake demon to death…

In the sky, the four-headed snake demon was still grasping Song Shuhang and Venerable White as it rode the wind and flew high up.

Right at this time, Song Shuhang whispered to Venerable White via secret sound transmission, "Senior White, Senior White! The shooting of the scene is already over, and there is no need to keep pretending to be unconscious! Wake up quickly!"

And yet, Venerable White didn't react, and maintained his 'unconscious' state.

Song Shuhang called him several times, but just as before, there was no reaction from Senior White.

Song Shuhang had a bad premonition in his heart.

After all, he had experienced a situation similar to this several times already…

"Lady Onion, can you move? If yes, can you look for a small 'thousand mile sound transmitter' that has the shape of a flute and blow it?" Song Shuhang whispered to Lady Onion, who was in the size-reducing purse, after pondering for a moment.

Lady Onion was reluctant to help Song Shuhang at first and thought of refusing him. After all, how many green onion sprouts had she lost because of Shuhang? But then, she remembered that Song Shuhang had passed onto her the ❮Tome of Never-Ending Tears❯…

It was a big favor, the favor of passing on a technique to someone.

Since she owed him such a big favor, coupled with the fact that she considered herself to be a good-hearted monster, she decided to help Song Shuhang this time. After all, she just had to blow this flute-shaped thousand mile sound transmitter and nothing more.

The flute was a small treasure that Song Shuhang received from True Monarch Yellow Mountain back when he was assigned the task to welcome Senior White, who was coming out of secluded meditation at that time. After blowing it, it was possible to get in touch with Venerable White even if the latter was closing up.

Later, Song Shuhang used the flute a few times to make sure of a certain matter.

Lady Onion rummaged through the size-reducing purse, and quickly found what she was looking for. She grabbed that thousand mile sound transmitter that had the shape of a flute and blew it.

In the next moment, Venerable White's gentle voice was transmitted from the green flute. "Buzz… hello. This is the place where 'White' is closing up. I'll be out in 0 days, 2 hours and 0 minutes; please wait patiently!"

The voice was very gentle, but it was somewhat stiff when it reported the amount of time left.

"…" Song Shuhang.

As expected, Senior White was closing up. This time, he decided to close up for two hours.

From the looks of it, Venerable White must have gotten a sudden inspiration while he was playing his role and got 'knocked out' by those wild beasts. Then, he decided to conveniently close up for a couple of hours since he was already lying on the ground and was supposed to play dead.

Given Venerable White's disposition, this was totally within his capabilities!

In addition, closing up for just two hours wouldn't affect the shooting of the movie.

According to the script of the movie, the following scene was the marriage between Senior Sister Murong Hua and Thrice Reckless Mad Saber— ugh, the marriage between Senior Sister Murong Hua and Feng Chuanzi, as well as the scene where the main character, Ling Ye, would receive medical treatment. As such, Venerable White just had to play dead and do nothing else.

Since he had nothing to worry about, Senior White decided to close up.

Such being the case, Venerable White wasn't going to 'wake up' unless the time was finally up or someone directed their killing intent at him.

Back then, when Senior White had turned into a stone statue, he was first dug out from the place where he was closing up by a member of the Penniless Thief Sect, and then buried again underground. Afterward, the villagers dug him out again and started to worship him. Later, someone even stole his statue from the temple… and yet, none of this was able to affect the meditating Venerable White.

Chapter 681: Black Venerable White ###

Translator: GodBrandy Editor: Kurisu



The main problem was that Venerable White probably didn't even realize that a four-headed snake demon had descended from the sky and kidnapped Song Shuhang and him.

From a certain point of view, this four-headed snake demon had been rather lucky just now. Since it fell in love with Senior White at first sight, it was very gentle when picking him up, and didn't have any evil intentions.

Otherwise, Venerable White would have immediately come out of his meditative state and chopped the snake to pieces, turning it into fillets.

But due to the four-headed snake demon getting lucky, Song Shuhang ended up being unlucky.

At this time, he wanted to cry but had no tears.

Senior White was currently in secluded meditation, and would return to his senses only a couple of hours later. Two hours were enough to allow this demonic snake that had kidnapped them to do a lot of things…

The fluctuations of energy emanating from the body of the opposite party were very strong. Its aura surpassed that of a Fifth Stage Spiritual Emperor. Therefore, the enemy was very likely a demon of the Sixth Stage Realm.

A creature of the Sixth Stage True Monarch Realm! Even in the Nine Provinces Number One Group, most of the seniors were still at the Fifth Stage Realm.

And our Song Shuhang was only at the Third Stage Realm… just how was he supposed to deal with this demon of the Sixth Stage?

Even if he were to use his strongest attack, it was unlikely that he would be able to tickle this demon of the Netherworld, and even martial skills such as the ❮Demon Subduing Buddhist Fist Technique❯ or ❮Holy Light Sword Technique❯ wouldn't have much of an effect given the huge disparity in strength.

Now then, some time had passed already. Such being the case, why hadn't the seniors of the Nine Provinces Number One Group come over to deal with the situation?

…Or was it possible that they didn't bother to come over since he was kidnapped together with 'Venerable White' and there was nothing to worry about?

That couldn't be, right?

This development was far from reassuring!

In addition, wasn't he supposed to be 'lucky' since he had performed the role of Venerable White's rival in the movie and made him happy? Earlier, his luck was pretty good, and he could get whatever combination of numbers he wanted after throwing the dice.

Was it possible that his luck didn't have a temporal limit, but instead a limited number of uses, which he wasted when he threw the dice back then?

Wait a moment, why am I even thinking about this useless stuff?

I have to calm my mind…

What I should be thinking right is how to get out of this situation.

The opposite party was a creature of the Netherworld Realm that was constantly releasing 'foul' energy of the Netherworld from all over its body. Although Song Shuhang had the power of virtue to protect him, he might still get affected by the energy of the Netherworld if he stayed in contact with this four-headed snake demon for too long.

Song Shuhang operated his brain at full speed.

Perhaps he could direct his 'killing intent' at Venerable White, causing him to interrupt his meditation?

But how was he supposed to release 'killing intent'?

Did he have to think about 'killing Senior White' in his mind, then glare at him?

It was like forcing someone to do something they didn't want to!

Alternatively… he could try to enrage the four-headed snake and make it enter into fighting mode, forcing Venerable White to come out of secluded meditation?

No, that was too risky. After all, this strange snake was still a creature of the Sixth Stage Realm, and it would be a piece of cake for it to kill a small cultivator of the Third Stage like Song Shuhang.

What if Venerable White came out of secluded meditation a second later and didn't make it in time to save him?

It seemed there was no other way. At the critical moment, he could only rely on himself!

"I can only use that method," Song Shuhang muttered to himself. Luckily, when the four-headed snake demon coiled its neck around him earlier, his two hands ended up being close.

Thereupon, Song Shuhang used his left hand to take off 'Swordsman Wooden Ox's glove of passion' from the right one.

Then, he adjusted his posture and patted the body of the four-headed snake demon with his right hand.

"Boy," the four-headed snake demon said coldly, "you'd better not try to play tricks on me if you want to live!"

If not for the fact that it would obtain a greater reward by bringing this evil survivor of the Jingang Temple back alive, it would have killed this small cultivator of the Third Stage already.

The voice of the four-headed snake demon had hardly faded when a lot of fresh blood spurted out of Song Shuhang's body.

"????" Question marks appeared above the four heads of the four-headed snake demon. It didn't even do anything! Why had this small cultivator suddenly started to spurt out blood like crazy?

In addition, it didn't seem as though he'd used any special cultivation technique.

With its neck coiled around Song Shuhang's body, the four-headed snake demon had constantly been keeping an eye on the 'liquefied true qi' inside his body. As long as something inside Song Shuhang's body changed, he would immediately strike.

Anyway, there was definitely something strange about this boy.

The four-headed snake demon pondered for a moment, and felt that the height it was currently flying at was enough to prevent those human True Monarchs from stopping it.

Therefore, it was about time to knock this small cultivator out!

It found it very strange that this guy had started to lose blood from all over the body all of a sudden.

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Song Shuhang had managed to successfully trigger the secret appraisal technique. In addition, the price he had to pay this time wasn't that heavy. Although he seemingly lost a lot of blood, there were only ten wounds in total on his body. However, the wounds were somewhat deep, and this caused a lot of blood to spurt out.

I have to discover the weak point of this four-headed snake at all costs, or find some information that might give me a slim chance of survival! Song Shuhang thought to himself.

Very soon, the secret appraisal technique transmitted the information related to the four-headed snake demon back to Song Shuhang's brain.

This is the four-headed monster snake Bazhagu. It's skilled in the art of disguise and is rather shrewd compared to ordinary demons. It was born in the 'multi-headed snake clan' located in the Netherworld Realm, a land of chaos, and has the bloodline of the ancient nine-headed monster known as the Hydra. Innate bloodline ability: it can grow back each of its chopped heads after paying a certain price.

Dammit, why does each snake-type monster with a lot of heads have the ability to grow them back? Do they think it's fun to chop them off again and again since they have so many of them?!

The most vital part of Bazhagu's body is its heart, which is deeply concealed. Its heart has the ability to freely move inside the body, and no one can know its precise position unless they dissect the whole body.

This was a valuable piece of information… too bad that it was of no use to Song Shuhang. Song Shuhang's strongest attack couldn't even leave a scratch on the body of the four-headed snake, let alone extract its heart and thoroughly kill it.

Bazhagu is a lecherous monster snake, and due to it receiving the influence of the foul energy of the Netherworld Realm, its mind often sinks into a confusional state. Bazhagu likes all pretty and delicate creatures regardless of their gender. In addition, Bazhagu will carefully protect all the pretty and delicate creatures that enter its harem. It is very fond of its harem, and would allow no demon of the Netherworld to bring harm to it; the Mountain Lord of the Mountain of Next Life is no exception, either.

Is this that 'slim chance of survival' I was looking for? Should I curry favor with this monster snake named Bazhagu and become a member of its harem to live on?

Live on your sister!

Why can't I appraise something remotely useful in my current situation?

However, one couldn't really blame the 'secret appraisal technique' for the lack of useful information this time. After all, the four-headed snake was a rather simple creature to being with.

No wonder the price Song Shuhang had paid to appraise this four-headed snake was so low… there wasn't much to appraise in the first place!

It turned out that I was also unreliable at the critical moment!

As expected, I'll still have to rely on Senior White in the end!

Senior White, I've lost so much blood already, why haven't you woken up yet?!

But right at this time, the four-headed snake, who was planning to knock Song Shuhang out, suddenly stopped.

Then, it laughed complacently, and said, "Kekeke, there is unexpectedly a space passage that leads to the Netherworld Realm right ahead. What a pleasant surprise!"

While flying in the sky, it discovered that there was a small space crack ahead that would lead them to the Netherworld Realm. Although the passage wasn't too big, it was big enough for it to pass through it.

This was simply a blessing!

Now, it could immediately return to the Netherworld Realm and bring the spoils of war—this pretty and delicate cultivator, as well as the evil survivor of the Jingang Temple—back to the Mountain of Next Life!

As long as it had these spoils of war, this trip to China would have been fruitful for it.

After laughing complacently, the four-headed snake demon barged into the space crack, bringing Song Shuhang and Venerable White with it.

Song Shuhang had also sensed the presence of that crack, as well as the foul and degenerate aura emanating from it… what lay on the other side was the Netherworld Realm!

Was this four-headed snake demon planning to bring both him and Senior White to the Netherworld Realm? That was bad. If he entered the Netherworld Realm, he would be instantly contaminated with the foul energy there!

"Senior White, quickly wake up!" Song Shuhang called out anxiously.

If Senior White still didn't wake up, it would be really over for him.

As luck would have it, Venerable White didn't react again… this time around, he was in such an excellent state while meditating that he wasn't influenced at all by what was happening in the external world.

"So goddamn noisy. Now, be obedient and sleep for a while." The four-headed snake demon smiled strangely and put some strength in the neck coiling around Song Shuhang.

"Aaaaah, quickly wake up! Senior White!" Song Shuhang shouted in pain.

In the next moment, the world before his eyes turned black; he had lost consciousness.

'Senior White… nior White… White… ite…'

His last words echoed in the sky.

The four-headed snake demon smiled coldly, and firmly grabbed Song Shuhang and Venerable White, passing through the space crack and arriving in the Netherworld Realm.

"Ahaha, the place here is precisely my domain," the four-headed snake demon said complacently.

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Who called my name?

But right at this time, a dignified voice exploded in the sky of the Netherworld Realm.

The voice was like a raging thunder approaching from afar.

When it heard this voice, the whole body of the four-headed snake demon started to tremble.

In the sky, a jet-black figure quietly appeared in the space above the four-headed snake demon.

The demonic snake borrowed the dim light of the Netherworld Realm to take a better look at the figure.

This figure was incredibly good-looking, to the point that words alone weren't enough to describe it. Its jet-black hair was hanging behind its back, and its eyes were as bright as stars, incredibly attractive. The body of this figure possessed a magnetic charm, and no living creature could repress the urge to look at it or get deeply attracted by it.

The figure wore black clothes. These black clothes were made from the pure energy of the Netherworld, which had been condensed together. One could feel the purest 'evil', 'filth', and 'wickedness' emanating from it.

For some reason, the four-headed snake demon found this man standing in the sky somewhat familiar.

Then, it lowered its head and looked at the pretty and delicate form it was grabbing with its tail. He looked like an immortal that had been banished to the world of mortals… the form it was grabbing was also incredibly handsome, had an incredible charm, as well as long black hair fluttering in the wind.

But more importantly, their facial features were 80% similar!

The only difference between them was that one had an aura of righteousness, and the other an aura of wickedness.

The four-headed snake demon felt its tail becoming soft.

"Strange, I swear I heard someone calling my name just now." The figure in the sky yawned and then looked downward.

In the next moment, its eyes met with those of the four-headed snake demon.

Chapter 682: Slipping up ###

Translator: GodBrandy Editor: Kurisu



Black 'Venerable White' stared at the four-headed snake demon.

Then, he scratched his head and said, "That's very strange. I'm pretty sure someone called my name just now."

Afterward, he glanced at Song Shuhang and Venerable White, who had the neck and tail of the demonic snake coiled around them. Song Shuhang was facing upward while Venerable White was facing downward, with his face not visible.

"One is just an ordinary human cultivator of the Third Stage, while the other is… hmm?" A curious expression appeared on Black Venerable White's face. Unless his senses were betraying him, the other one seemed to be a human cultivator of the Seventh Stage Venerable Realm. And yet, the strength of this demon was only at the Sixth Stage…

A demon of the Sixth Stage had actually managed to capture a human cultivator of the Seventh Stage. It seemed this demon had some skills.

After staring at that figure hovering in the sky for a while, let alone the tail, even the four heads of the demonic snake had become soft. If this situation continued, it would become soft to the point of turning into an earthworm, drilling underground with how scared it was.

"That human cultivator with the tail of this little snake coiled around him is giving me a strange feeling…" Black Venerable White pondered for a moment, then shook his head, saying, "However, it doesn't have anything to do with me."

Thereupon, Black Venerable White yawned and gently waved at the four-headed snake, which was scared out of its wits at this time. "Well done. I won't disturb you any further. You can proceed with your meal."

Actually, he was rather interested in seeing how this very ordinary demon of the Sixth Stage was planning to eat that strange human cultivator of the Seventh Stage, but if he kept staring at that poor four-headed snake, he might scare it to death.

Therefore, he decided not to bother the small demon anymore out of kindness. In the end, it was a member of the new generation of the Netherworld Realm, and it was improper to bully it.

After gently smiling, Black Venerable White elegantly waved his hand and finally started to take his leave…

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On the ground, the four-headed snake demon heaved a huge sigh of relief.

When it sighed, it almost ejected all the air in its body through its four mouths. Afterward, it nearly squatted down to the ground.

Luckily, that fearsome existence in the sky didn't seem to have any evil intentions, and even encouraged it.

The four-headed snake felt that it had barely escaped with its life this time.

Anyway, which super expert of the Netherworld Realm did it meet just now? The four-headed snake felt that not even the 'Mountain Lord' of the Mountain of Next Life had such a terrifying presence.

After thinking up to this point, the four-headed snake raised its head, and carefully looked at the back of that powerful expert in the sky. It wanted to see if that expert had already left or not.

But it was right at that time that it saw a very scary scene!

In the sky, after weaving his hand, Black Venerable White elegantly took his leave. He was stepping on the air as if he was stepping on flat ground, and left the place step after step.

Since he wasn't in a hurry, he was yawning and walking at a moderate pace.

But right at that time… Black Venerable White suddenly lost his footing. The strangest thing was that he was stepping on the air in the first place. Therefore, how did he exactly 'lose his footing'?

Anyway, regardless of how that happened, his other foot also got entangled with the one he misplaced just now.

As a result, Black Venerable White stumbled in the air.

Since he was in the air, he ended up falling to the ground like a meteorite after he 'stumbled'.

"Eh? I lost my footing again?" Black Venerable White muttered to himself.

After saying this much, he yawned once more. It seemed he wasn't planning to adjust his posture and stand up. He just let himself crash to the ground.

On the ground, the four-headed snake immediately tensed up.

Its four heads started to make various calculations at very high speed. From the looks of it, if that powerful expert in the sky kept falling and didn't stop in time, he would eventually fall exactly where it was standing.

If such a terrifying expert were to hit it directly, wouldn't it die?!

It was going to die for sure!

Thereupon, the four-headed snake demon forcefully operated the energy inside it, and tried its best to run away with its soft body.

Just as it was running for its life, two of its heads turned around to take a look at that expert falling from the sky.

In the next moment, the demonic snake saw a bizarre scene.

That powerful expert in the sky suddenly changed direction while falling. He continuously adjusted his angle until he started to head toward the snake!

F*ck, what's happening?

Did that powerful expert suddenly stop finding me pleasing to the eye and decide to kill me?

But it still didn't make any sense! Given the strength of that person, he just had to use a random magical technique to wipe the four-headed snake demon out of existence. There was no need for him to go through so much trouble just to deal with it.

However, a thought suddenly flashed through the mind of the four-headed snake at this time.

It almost seemed as though that mysterious expert falling from the sky was like a chunk of metal getting attracted by a magnet.

After pondering about it for a while, if that powerful expert was really attracted over by something… the culprits could be only the two human cultivators it was carrying with it, right?

Was it possible that these two human cultivators were the 'magnets'?

While it was running for its life, the four-headed snake demon clenched its teeth, and threw Song Shuhang aside. It actually preferred to keep that pretty and delicate cultivator instead of the evil survivor of the Jingang Temple that would allow it to get a fat reward.

Between love and wealth, the four-headed snake decided to choose love!

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After getting rid of Song Shuhang, the four-headed snake kept running for its life. It the meantime, two of its heads kept an eye on that mysterious expert falling from the sky.

But just as before, that expert adjusted his direction while midair, and kept getting closer and closer to the position of the four-headed snake demon.

"Dammit," the four-headed snake demon exclaimed, somewhat depressed.

That evil survivor of the Jingang Temple wasn't the 'magnet' attracting the powerful expert.

As expected, the one attracting over that mysterious person was that pretty and delicate human cultivator. Actually, it had thought of this possibility long ago. After all, the facial features of that powerful expert falling from the sky and the human cultivator it had kidnapped were almost identical.

If that expert was attracted over by someone or something, it was almost certain that it was that pretty and delicate human cultivator.

However, the four-headed snake demon was unwilling to resign itself to this fate.

Therefore, although it clearly knew that the 'magnet' was very likely that pretty and delicate cultivator it was carrying away with its tail, it still decided to throw away Song Shuhang first in an attempt to deceive oneself.

It was somewhat similar to the crazy psychology of a gambler.

However, there was nothing else it could do this time.

The four-headed snake demon unwillingly loosened its tail and threw to one side Venerable White, who was still in secluded meditation.

Love was precious, but life even more!

Between love and life, it ultimately decided to choose life!

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As expected, as soon as it threw Venerable White to one side, that powerful expert falling from the sky followed suit and crashed in the same direction.

The heart of the four-headed snake demon twitched in pain. That powerful expert in the sky was simply too terrifying. That pretty and delicate cultivator would have no chance of survival if they collided!

What a disgrace! It feels as though the heavens are jealous of such beauty!

Just as it was in deep thoughts…

"BOOM!!!"

The sound of a huge explosion was transmitted beside its ear.

Immediately after, the four-headed snake demon felt a powerful shock wave hit its back, sending it flying.

As if that wasn't enough, a bottomless pit appeared beneath its body.

Therefore, it fell inside the bottomless pit soon after it was sent flying.

Terrifying… he created such destruction only by stumbling and falling? This thought flashed through the mind of the four-headed snake demon.

In the next moment, everything before its eight eyes turned black; it had lost consciousness.

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After a while.

Black Venerable White rubbed his eyes and got up from the ground.

So sleepy. What happened just now?

Oh… it seems I lost my footing when I was walking earlier, which caused me to fall from the sky…

It wasn't the first that something of the sort happened. It wasn't uncommon for him to get distracted while walking, falling from the sky as a consequence.

However, he'd never paid too much attention to these occurrences. After all, it wasn't like he would die after falling down.

If his posture after falling down was comfortable enough, he would seize the opportunity to take a nap in the hole he had created with the crash.

If it was a short nap, it would last a few days. If it was a long one, it might last for several decades.

"It seems my posture after falling down today wasn't too good. I wasn't able to fall asleep." Black Venerable White drilled out of the hole and yawned.

Then, he looked toward a nearby place… the body of the injured four-headed snake demon was lying there. It had been hit by the shock wave he generated after falling down.

The four-headed snake demon had the capacity to regenerate its heads. However, its body had taken too much damage this time, and its heart had been crushed as well. There was no way for it to survive.

Black Venerable White looked at it with a gaze full of pity and sighed with emotion. "Life is so fragile!"

After a while, he turned his head around and looked in another direction. He felt as though there was something else next to him when he fell down.

Very soon, Black Venerable White discovered a statue made of stone.

It was a human cultivator covered with several protective layers of energy belonging to the earth attribute. From the looks of it, it was the same cultivator of the Seventh Stage that the four-headed snake demon was carrying alongside it earlier.

"This guy has some skills. He managed to escape unscathed from the explosion just now." Black Venerable White faintly smiled and squatted beside the statue, turning it around.

In the next moment, Black Venerable White was dumbfounded.

The layer of stone perfectly wrapped up the cultivator inside, allowing the onlookers to clearly see the face of the person.

For some reason, this statue seems rather familiar…

"Wait, isn't that my face?" Black Venerable White said suddenly.

The face of the statue was identical to his own!

When he was in the sky earlier, he felt that this human cultivator was somewhat strange. Now that he was seeing him from close up, this feeling was getting stronger and stronger.

It was a feeling he couldn't describe with words alone.

Black Venerable White stretched out his hand and knocked on the statue.

"Knock, knock…"

There wasn't any reaction from the statue.

However, Black Venerable White dashed backward, just as though he had received an electric shock.

What was that feeling? I felt as though my whole person was going to get absorbed into that statue.

This human cultivator gave him a feeling of extreme danger.

Should I kill him…? Black Venerable White wondered. After all, it was better to get rid of this dangerous thing before it could fully mature…

Chapter 683: Little friend Shuhang, it's your turn to die next! ###

Translator: GodBrandy Editor: Kurisu



Black Venerable White stretched out his hand, and gently waved it at the stone statue lying on the ground. Afterward, he said, "Dust return to the dust, earth return to the earth… crumble into dust!"

When he gently waved his hand, all the strength of the Netherworld Realm was mobilized. He was the absolute ruler of the Netherworld, and his will was the will of the Netherworld Realm!

Under Black Venerable White's control, the strength of the Netherworld Realm completely covered the statue, ready to destroy it and wipe it out of existence.

But right at this time, a hand made of steel appeared out of nowhere, keeping the strength of the Netherworld off Senior White's statue.

This hand of steel was the same as Black Venerable White's clothes. It was a concentration of the purest and foulest energy of the Netherworld Realm.

After making its sudden appearance, the hand of steel kept off Black Venerable White's attack.

That hand made of steel could likewise mobilize all the strength of the Netherworld Realm… its will was likewise the will of the Netherworld Realm!

One world… but two different wills! Wasn't this situation similar to that of a patient affected by schizophrenia?

In the next moment, the main body of the hand also appeared midair. It was an existence without a concrete shape or form.

Its main body seemed to be formed by something akin to molten iron molded into the shape of a ball.

As soon as the main body appeared, that hand made of steel retreated back inside the ball of liquid metal, changing into molten iron. From the looks of it, this ball of liquid metal had the ability to assume all kinds of shapes.

Black Venerable White glanced at that ball of liquid metal and said indifferently, "It's you? Were you following me all along?"

"Of course, it's me! :strange_laughter: ," the ball of liquid metal replied.

Its voice was like that of a robot and completely emotionless, and the words ' :strange_laughter: ' were something it added at the end of the sentence verbally. Its body didn't send out the sound of strange laughter.

"For how long do you plan to keep following me? At this point, you should be clear that we can't deal with each other. Therefore, it's pointless for you to keep following me," Black Venerable White said helplessly.

The ball of liquid metal replied, " :complacent_smile: As long as I keep following you and ruin your plans, I'll find a way to get rid of you one day! One will is enough for the Netherworld Realm; you are unnecessary! The people you want to kill, I'll save; the things you want to build, I'll destroy!"

Black Venerable White shrugged his shoulders and said, "If there is someone unnecessary, that would be you. After all, I appeared in the Netherworld Realm way before you."

" :angry_smile: Nonsense! According to the rules of the Netherworld Realm, you should have disappeared from this place as soon as I appeared here, leaving the control of this world to me! In that case, why are you still here in the Netherworld Realm, shamelessly occupying the world that should rightfully belong to me?! You goddamn unnecessary creature!" After having spoken up to this point, the ball of liquid metal seemed very angry. Its body was jumping around on the ground, just like a rubber ball.

Black Venerable White shrugged his shoulders, and said, "You can't really blame me. After all, I don't know how to leave the Netherworld Realm, either. If you have the skills, find a way to make me leave this place, and I'll gladly leave."

" :super_angry_smile: If I knew a way to leave the Netherworld Realm, I would have left myself! Dammit, after getting reborn in the Netherworld Realm, you can leave this place one time only, and then have to stay here forever!" The ball of liquid metal was still angrily jumping around.

"See? Therefore, you can't blame me." Black Venerable White yawned.

The ball of liquid metal was still very angry, continuously jumping around.

But right at this moment, Black Venerable White suddenly stamped his foot on the ground, turning the soil of the Netherworld Realm into a marsh that gobbled up Venerable White's statue.

Black Venerable White faintly smiled, and said, "I win."

The ball of liquid metal paused for a very short moment.

Then, it complacently shouted, " :complacent_smile: Idiot, idiot, idiot! The winner is me!"

Just as it was speaking, a sword made of metal drilled out from the depths of the ground and merged into the body of the ball of liquid metal. "The statue you buried in the ground just now was a portion of my body. As for the real statue, that human cultivator, and that small four-headed snake, I secretly send them out of the Netherworld Realm while you weren't paying attention!"

After saying this much, the ball of liquid metal started to transform, quickly assuming the shape of a humanoid creature made of metal.

Afterward, this humanoid creature made of metal started to twist in front of Black Venerable White, dancing around with the intention of making him angry.

The dance was very annoying, and made the onlookers feel like swatting this metallic creature to the ground.

":complacent_smile:, :super_complacent_smile:, :ultra_complacent_smile: ." That humanoid creature made of metal cheerfully danced around.

Black Venerable White was speechless.

"Come! You must be angry, right? You feel like swatting me to the ground, don't you? Come, let's fight! :happy_smile:, :complacent_smile: ." The humanoid creature made of metal swayed from side to side while taunting Black Venerable White.

"Idiot, quickly learn how to smile." Black Venerable White stretched out his hand and gently stroked his long black hair, which fluttered in the wind and made him look extremely charming.

Then, he also added, "In addition, I have to thank you for getting them out of this place."

The body of that metallic humanoid creature swaying from to side to side suddenly stiffened.

"What do you mean by that? :angry_smile: Thanking me for getting them out of this place? Didn't you try to kill that cultivator inside the statue just now?" The metallic humanoid creature assumed once more the shape of a ball of liquid metal, starting to jump around again.

"Indeed. At that moment, I felt that the cultivator inside the statue was a harmful existence. But when I made my move, I felt a heart-warming feeling coming from him… who knows, perhaps he is a descendant of mine or some relative? Therefore, I had no intention of harming him." Black Venerable White smiled, and said, "Didn't you notice that the face of that cultivator inside the statue was very similar to mine?"

" :angry_ smile: Similar your sister! According to my calculations, your faces only had a similarity of 80%. They absolutely weren't the same!" that ball of liquid metal said angrily.

Black Venerable White yawned, and said, "When it comes to us 'humans', an 80% similar face is almost identical."

After hearing these words, the ball of liquid metal paused.

After a short moment, it suddenly said, " :sneer: Hmph! Look at you, stubbornly refusing to admit that you f*cked up and trying to ruin my plans. Even if you have that indifferent expression on your face right now, you must hate me to the bone deep inside your heart! And yet, here you are, acting all cool to make me angry!"

Black Venerable White rubbed his eyes; he had started to get sleepy. "Ah~ it's up to you how you interpret things. You can interpret them in a way that makes you happy if you wish. Anyway, it would be truly excellent if you could consider me dead from now on. I was planning to dig a hole and sleep for some time… at least a hundred years. Therefore, I was hoping you wouldn't trouble me, and consider me dead for the time being. During these hundred years, you'll be the sole ruler of the Netherworld Realm. Good luck, I have faith in you."

The ball of liquid metal was speechless.

Afterward, Black Venerable White waved his hand, and added, "Right, I'll teach you something before leaving, listen well. 'Sniff, sniff, sniff~' This is the sound of laughter. Note it down and learn quickly how to reproduce it!"

After saying this much, Black Venerable White's figure disappeared without any trace. It was unknown in which part of the Netherworld Realm he would dig that hole he wanted to rest in.

The ball of liquid metal was left standing all alone in its original position.

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In the meantime.

Song Shuhang finally returned to his senses.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch." He felt his whole body in pain at this time, just as if someone had broken all his bones. Therefore, he quickly activated the 'healing technique' engraved on the ancient bronze ring and used it on himself three times in a row. Only then he recovered a little bit of his strength.

Afterward, he discovered that he was currently lying on the 'layer of light' generated from a flying sword. The flying sword in question was Venerable White's Meteor Sword.

Meteor Sword was unexpectedly floating in the air?

Was it possible that Senior White had returned to his senses and killed that four-headed snake demon?

"Senior White, did you manage to wake up in time and solve the problem? As expected, Senior White is truly reliable!" Song Shuhang happily turned his head around…

…just to see a familiar statue.

It was Venerable White's statue. It was currently lying flat on Meteor Sword's layer of light, completely still.

From the looks of it, Senior White was still in secluded meditation. That protective layer of stone covering his body was something that Senior White used to protect himself while he was closing up.

Venerable White was in the same state when Song Shuhang met him the first time.

At the critical moment, not only Song Shuhang turned out to be unreliable… Venerable White was also the same!

Since Venerable White was still in secluded meditation, who saved them from that four-headed snake demon?

Just as this thought flashed through his mind, Song Shuhang saw the four-headed snake demon as well.

At this time, its battered body was coiled above Meteor Sword's layer of light like a ragged cloth.

It seemed as though someone had pounded it with a hammer and rolled it over continuously. It looked very pitiful.

Three of the four heads of the snake were hanging down already, devoid of any life aura. Even the last one was half flattened, and was listlessly staring at Song Shuhang.

"I didn't expect… that I would die… like this. Even heroes… fall for beauties!" It seemed that the last head of the snake had used all its remaining energy to squeeze out these words.

It had tried its best to survive up until now only to show off in front of Song Shuhang one last time.

Even heroes fall for beauties?

What does that mean? Is it possible that we met a peerless beauty along the way that killed the demonic snake? Song Shuhang thought to himself.

But why were they hovering in the sky at this time?

Was it possible that Meteor Sword automatically activated to protect its master as they were falling from the sky, stopping midair both him and Venerable White?

Song Shuhang gently caressed Meteor Sword.

Meteor Sword issued a buzzing sound and transmitted a 'smug' feeling to Song Shuhang. Without them noticing, Meteor Sword's intelligence had increased up to this point.

"Well done. Thanks for your help," Song Shuhang said with a smile, then added, "Anyway, where are we now?"

Just as he was in deep thoughts, his mobile phone rang.

Song Shuhang took out his phone and discovered that the screen had cracked.

Luckily, the phone wasn't broken, and he could still use it.

The caller was Northern River's Loose Cultivator.

Song Shuhang picked up the phone and said, "Senior Northern River, is something the matter?"

"Little friend Shuhang, how come you and Senior White haven't returned yet? Quickly come back, it's your turn to die next!" Northern River's Loose Cultivator said anxiously.

"…" Song Shuhang.

Chapter 684: Demons don't understand the world of superstars! ###

Translator: GodBrandy Editor: Kurisu



Song Shuhang said, "Senior Northern River, Venerable White and I are on our way back to the holiday residence. Anyway, Senior… what do you mean by 'It's your turn to die next'?"

"Little friend Shuhang, as soon as that four-headed snake demon took you away, another large wave of demons coming from the Netherworld Realm came over and attacked us. It was at that point that Young Master Phoenix Slayer had a sudden inspiration and suggested to seize this opportunity to shoot the scene of the Immaterial Cloud Sect getting destroyed. As such, we discussed with Director Jacob a bit and started with the shooting of that part where the Immaterial Cloud Sect gets destroyed. True Monarch Ancient Lake Temple, who was playing the role of the Eight-Armed Sword Sage, has already died in battle. Now is Medicine Master and Riverly Purple Mist's turn to die, and after the death of some minor characters, it will be your turn to kick the bucket while playing Senior Brother Gao Sheng's role. Therefore, you should quickly hurry back and not delay the shooting of this exciting scene further.

"Anyway, I don't have much time for explanations right now… it just so happens that I have to play the role of the vice-sect master of the Immaterial Cloud Sect, Daoist Priest Wudao, and heroically die in battle as well. I'm going on stage now… Miss Jiaojiao, are my stage props ready? Maybe prepare some more bags of blood for that lower part of the body made of plastic. According to the script, a demon will cleave me into two with one attack. Therefore, the amount of blood that will spurt out will be pretty large. Quickly, I'm about to go on stage!" Northern River's Loose Cultivator's voice was transmitted from the other end of the phone.

"…" Song Shuhang.

Northern River's Loose Cultivator also added, "Little friend Shuhang, another thing. Tell Senior White to prepare as well. After the arc of the destruction of the Immaterial Cloud Sect is over, there is the scene of the main character Ling Ye coming back and kneeling in front of the ruins of the sect, crying copiously. Therefore, tell Senior White to prepare to play this tragic part so that he can immediately empathize with the main character when the time comes!"

Song Shuhang forced a smile, and said, "Senior Northern River… Senior White is currently in secluded meditation."

Northern River's Loose Cultivator was dumbfounded. "What? Senior White is in secluded meditation? When did that happen, and for how long is he closing up?"

He wasn't planning to close up for tens or hundreds of years, right?!

How were they supposed to continue with the shooting of the movie if the main character suddenly closed up for tens or hundreds of years? Would they have to bring Fellow Daoist Copper Trigram over and have him disguise as Venerable White to complete the shooting of the movie?

Song Shuhang replied, "Senior Northern River, you don't need to worry. Senior White is not closing up for too long, only about a couple of hours. Anyway, Senior White was already closing up when that four-headed snake demon descended from the sky and took us away. Therefore, it's likely he started as soon as he fell unconscious to the ground during the shooting of the movie."

Northern River's Loose Cultivator was speechless. "Shuhang, in that case, how did you manage to escape from that four-headed snake demon?"

Song Shuhang replied, "I have no idea, either. I only remember that the four-headed snake demon wanted to bring Senior White and me back to the Netherworld Realm. Then, I was knocked out, and when I woke up, I discovered that both Senior White and I were lying on the layer of light that Meteor Sword had generated. As for that four-headed snake demon, it was hanging above Meteor Sword. It seems someone else took care of it."

Northern River's Loose Cultivator pondered for a moment, then guessed, "Is it possible that a meteorite suddenly fell from the sky and killed that four-headed snake demon?"

Given Venerable White's luck, something of the sort happening wasn't that strange.

Song Shuhang glanced at the almost flattened four-headed snake demon, and said, "That's not out of the question… after all, it seems that something rolled over the body of this four-headed snake time and again."

Northern River's Loose Cultivator said, "Alright, alright. We don't have too much time; we'll talk about it once Venerable White and you return to the holiday residence. As for that scene where Venerable White has to play Ling Ye's role and kneel in front of the ruins of the sect and cry, we'll think of a solution. If we can't think of anything, we can just wait and shoot it as soon as Venerable White wakes up, adding this scene to the movie later. Anyway, you should try to return as quickly as possible. The scene of Senior Brother Gao Sheng heroically dying in battle is one of the most touching scenes of the story; we absolutely can't miss it."

Song Shuhang replied, "I know. I'll tell Meteor Sword to head back at the fastest speed."

"In that case, I'll hang up first. It's time for me to go on stage, see you in a while~ I'm coming, I'm coming. No need to shout, Miss Jiaojiao. I'm immediately heading over. Don't worry, I already put myself in the shoes of the character. I can assure you that it will be a beautiful and magnificent death. I won't mess up!" Northern River's Loose Cultivator's voice was transmitted from the other end of the phone.

"…" Song Shuhang.

It felt strange to see Senior Northern River 'seeking death' on own initiative.

After hanging up, Song Shuhang glanced at Venerable White's statue and the corpse of the four-headed snake demon.

Then, he sighed and patted Meteor Sword, saying, "Meteor Sword, do you remember the coordinates of that holiday mountain residence? We have to head there as quickly as possible."

As soon as he had finished saying these words, Song Shuhang had a bad feeling. Did he say something wrong just now?

"Buzz, buzz, buzz~" Meteor Sword issued a buzzing sound, and seemed very happy.

Very soon, Song Shuhang realized why he just had that bad feeling.

Meteor Sword's dashed forward at full speed, accelerating continuously. It was getting faster and faster, just as though there was no limit to the speed it could reach!

After three breaths of time, Meteor Sword's speed had already surpassed that of a 'disposable flying sword' by fifty times.

Although it didn't have any of the special effects that the 'disposable meteor sword' had, this simple and pure 'speed' was still extremely scary. The scenery on both sides started to become unclear.

As such, little friend Song Shuhang's acrophobia flared up again. Meteor Sword was simply too fast, and its speed far surpassed the maximum speed he could withstand.

He cautiously grabbed the leg of Venerable White's statue and closed his eyes in fear. This was going to be another piece of black history added to his life.

Song Shuhang shouted, "Meteor Sword, s-slow down a bit!"

However, Meteor Sword was like a wild horse at this time. It was unable to stop, and its speed kept increasing!

Our little friend Song Shuhang was someone that had just advanced to the Third Stage, and there was a long way for him to advance to the Fourth Stage—a whole great realm.

At this time, he had made up his mind and was even more determined to put a guardrail around his flying sword or flying saber in the future.

One had to put safety first. Long live safety!

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In the meantime, at the periphery of Venerable White's luxurious holiday residence.

Scholar Xian Gong operated the trapping formations at full strength, and surrounded the five demons of the Sixth Stage and the several other powerful demons of the Fifth Stage under their control.

Then, he opened his mouth and shouted, "Beat them without mercy! Capture alive the demons of the Sixth Stage and those particularly powerful demons of the Fifth Stage, don't let them run! As for those ordinary demons of the Third and Fourth Stage, as well as those of the Fifth Stage that aren't too strong, let them pass through!"

The blue-haired Scholar Flying Fish spun the knives in her hands. Her hawk-like eyes hidden beneath the bangs closely stared at the prey. "Fellow Daoist Xian Gong, those three demons of the Fifth Stage in the top right corner have some special ability. They have been calling for their companions all along."

"In that case, have them stay behind; let them continue with what they are doing. As for the demons of the Third and Fourth Stage, let them pass so that they can help the fellow daoists inside shoot the movie," Scholar Xian Gong said.

At the same time, he started to search through the group of demons.

Where was the demodragon?

Why wasn't that demodragon amongst these several demons of the Sixth Stage that had rushed over from the Netherworld?

Where was it at this time?

Was it possible that it had been clever enough to hide in the back lines?

Dammit, I have no choice but to capture these several demons of the Sixth Stage alive and ask them where the demodragon is! Scholar Xian Gong thought to himself.

As a consequence, all the demons at the peak of the Fifth Stage or stronger got blocked with the joint efforts of Scholar Xian Gong, Scholar Flying Fish, Scholar Rice Cake, and the other helpers.

As for the demons of the Third and Fourth Stage, as well the ordinary ones of the Fifth Stage, they were allowed to pass through and break into the holiday residence.

There, the various fellow daoists of the Nine Provinces Number One Group had already turned into superstars, ready to enjoy themselves.

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At this time, the demons of the Netherworld that had managed to break into the holiday residence with much difficulty were all dumbfounded.

As soon as they barged into the residence, a large crowd of powerful cultivators appeared in front of them. These cultivators were particularly sinister. They hid their auras and disguised themselves as weaklings, revealing their fangs only after the demons of the Netherworld had come over.

But since they were already there, they might as well fight it out!

After all, whenever demons of the Netherworld and human cultivators met, it was going to be a life-and-death battle.

If cultivators won, they would use the demons to refine pills and manufacture magical treasures. If the demons won, they would capture the cultivators alive and bring them back to the Netherworld as sex slaves…

War was inevitable.

But just as the demons of the Netherworld were getting ready to face a bloody war… those powerful cultivators started to call out pitifully, dropping 'dead' one after another during the battle.

For example, there was this powerful cultivator of the Sixth Stage True Monarch Realm, whose strength was comparable to the six cave lords in charge of the attack this time.

The fighting capacity of this True Monarch was outstanding. He could grow six arms on his back and wield a sword with each arm.

The way he entered the fray was also majestic. He pointed his sword at the demons of the Netherworld, and shouted, "Evil creatures! The Eight-Armed Sword Sage of the Immaterial Cloud Sect has arrived! If you want to bring destruction upon the Immaterial Cloud Sect, you'll have to get past my corpse!"

Afterward, he charged into the group of demons. He was simply like a wolf charging into a flock of sheep. No, perhaps more like an ancient, colossal dragon charging into a flock of sheep.

Amongst the demons of the Third and Fourth Stage, none could resist a single attack of his. Even amongst the ordinary demons of the Fifth Stage, very few could resist five attacks.

The demons of the Netherworld were beaten so badly that they were on the verge of tears. In addition, what was the deal with this Immaterial Cloud Sect?

This time, they hadn't come to destroy any sect! The reason they came here was to capture an evil survivor of the Jingang Temple and kidnap a few ordinary human cultivators. Why did it turn out as them attacking and destroying a sect now?

Then, just as the demons of the Netherworld were getting massacred… the True Monarch suddenly roared, and charged toward a single demon of the Fourth Stage Realm.

Next, a great battle between the two started!

This demon of the Fourth Stage that shouldn't have been able to withstand a single attack of that terrifying Eight-Armed Sword Sage was now evenly fighting with him… no, it even held a slight advantage!

The demons weren't seeing things. In this battle between a Sixth Stage True Monarch and a demon of the Fourth Stage, the demon was actually winning!

Was it some kind of illusory technique?

Just as they were in deep thoughts, that demon of the Fourth Stage clenched its teeth and erupted with all its strength, sending out over ten consecutive palm attacks.

The Eight-Armed Sword Sage was unable to dodge in time, and got hit by the consecutive palm attacks!

"Aaaaah~ Heavens, why do you want to destroy my Immaterial Cloud Sect!!!" After shouting these words, the Eight-Armed Sword Sage loudly fell to the ground; his eight treasured swords also scattered all around him.

Blood continuously sprayed out from his mouth and chest area.

He looked really miserable.

Chapter 685: Scholar Druken \*oon's scene of two seconds?! ###

Translator: GodBrandy Editor: Kurisu



Had this True Monarch named 'Eight-Armed Sword Sage' really died just like that? If they weren't present on the site themselves, perhaps these demons of the Third and Fourth Stage would have even believed this story…

But at this time, the thousands of WTFs flashing through their minds had fused into a single gigantic WTF!

Just what the f*ck was going on?!

Even though that Eight-Armed Sword Sage dropped to the ground and 'died', his life aura was as strong as ever, and as dazzling as the rising sun.

In addition, there was a transparent and very powerful defensive barrier covering his body. Even if all the demons of the Netherworld on the scene were to join their forces and attack him, they wouldn't be able to harm this Eight-Armed Sword Sage at all.

That demon of the Fourth Stage that 'killed' him had no idea what was going on, and stood in its original place absent-mindedly. Was there something wrong with the brains of these human cultivators? Just what was happening?

Before the demons could sort their thoughts out, a heroic and sad roar was transmitted from a not too distant place.

"Eight-Armed Sword Sage!!! You bastards actually dared to kill my junior brother! I'll kill every one of you!" a man cried out with all his might while surrounded by three demons of the Fourth Stage.

The glistening of tears appeared in the dragon-like eyes of the man, and his cry was able to bring tears to one's eyes. He was acting as if that Eight-Armed Sword Sage had died for real.

After roaring, the man released all his spiritual energy, and the powerful aura of a flood dragon spread from his body.

"I'll kill every one of you!!! I, Dragon God Fist, vow not to rest until I've killed EVERY—SINGLE—ONE—OF—YOU! Today, I'll be buried together with my junior brother!" that man with the flood dragon aura radiating from his body roared. Then, he jumped upward, and the projection of a huge flood dragon appeared behind his back!

This was a flood dragon on the verge of completing its transformation.

The murderous aura his body was emitting was shocking.

This person was also a True Monarch!

As if that wasn't enough, he was a flood dragon that had become a True Monarch… in other words, a first-class powerhouse amidst Sixth Stage True Monarchs! None of the six cave lords that had come over this time was going to be a match for this flood dragon of the True Monarch rank.

In the next moment, it felt as though this flood dragon of the Sixth Stage Realm known as 'Dragon God Fist' had activated some kind of 'God mode' cheat. His fists continually burst in the direction of that crowd composed of demons of the Netherworld, each fist having the projection of a flood dragon behind it.

The world was instantly filled with the cry of a dragon… as well as the pitiful cries of the demons of the Netherworld Realm.

Dammit! Can't you get a pair of glasses?! That junior brother of yours known as 'Eight-Armed Sword Sage' is alive and kicking! The life aura emanating from his body is as dazzling as the sun; are you blind or something?! The demons of the Netherworld wished they could bleach the eyes of this guy called 'Dragon God Fist'.

He was a cultivator, so he couldn't possibly have such a bad sight, right?

Because if he really had such a bad sight, maybe they could still win!

Just as the demons of the Netherworld were about to spit out a mouthful of blood due to anger, that person called 'Dragon God Fist' charged toward that demon of the Fourth Stage that had 'killed' that 'Eight-Armed Sword Sage'.

"Take this move of mine and die! Fist of the Tyrannical Flood Dragon!" Dragon God Fist shouted angrily. In the next moment, his fist rumbled in the air, drawing some kind of picture as he assumed the stance of a seemingly very powerful fist technique.

It took him a long time to prepare this fist technique… however, all the demons in the surrounding area felt their bodies very heavy due to the pressure emanating from the body of this 'Dragon God Fist'. They were thus unable to seize this opportunity to attack him.

As soon as he finished drawing that picture in midair, 'Dragon God Fist' finally punched!

The cry of a dragon reverberated in the air, resounding throughout the whole sky!

Afterward, a lifelike flood dragon made of spiritual qi shot out of the fist of this person called 'Dragon God Fist', bursting toward that demon of the Fourth Stage.

"Aaaah!" Since it was overwhelmed by the pressure, that demon of the Netherworld was unable to dodge, and could only stiffly stand in its original position. As such, the flood dragon made of spiritual qi shredded it to pieces while it was still alive.

"Junior Brother, I have avenged you!" Dragon God Fist gave a long, mournful cry with tears in his eyes.

Then… less than one minute later.

'Dragon God Fist' got surrounded by three demons of the Third Stage, and was finally 'unable to hold on'. The three demons continuously attacked him, tearing his daoist robe to pieces.

"Aaaaah~ Heavens, why do you want to destroy my Immaterial Cloud Sect!!!" Dragon God Fist uttered this classic line while showing immense grief and indignation on his face.

Afterward, a lot of blood spurted out of his body, and his whole person tumbled backward, falling to the ground and 'dying'.

Just as that Eight-Armed Sword Sage from before… although this Dragon God Fist was supposedly 'dead', his life aura was dazzling to the point of blinding the eyes of the nearby demons.

At the same time, a transparent defensive barrier had covered his body, protecting him from any harm.

The demons of the Netherworld were speechless.

Just what the f*ck was happening?

Had these human cultivators gone mad? Had they eaten the wrong medicine today?

But regardless of what was going on in the heads of these human cultivators, it was a good thing for the demons of the Netherworld as long as these two cultivators of the True Monarch rank lay on the ground and played dead, not attacking them.

At the very least, it would greatly reduce their casualties, and allow them to better concentrate and deal with the other human cultivators.

Just as this thought flashed through their minds, something that confused the demons even further happened.

Without them noticing, a human cultivator that had the air of a 'retired scholar' appeared in the rear of their camp.

Speaking of which, it was rather strange. This human cultivator was wearing a showy and scary black armor, as well as holding a more than two meters long chopping blade in his hand. From the way he was dressed, he should have had an evil and wicked aura… but as soon as the demons of the Netherworld saw him, they associated him with a retired scholar living in remote mountains.

Anyway, no one knew when this 'retired scholar' had run to the rear area of their camp.

Right at this time, that retired scholar wearing a black armor raised his large blade, and pointed it towards that group of crazy human cultivators. Afterward, he laughed wildly, and said, "Stupid disciples of the Immaterial Cloud Sect! You unexpectedly want to block the path of this warlord that goes by the name of Evil General Mingyue?! Everything under the heavens belongs to our demonic realm! Eternal glory will await those that follow me, and death those that oppose me! My subordinates, kill them! Kill everyone and destroy the Immaterial Cloud Sect!"

The demons of the Netherworld were speechless.

Who was this idiot? Why was he standing in the camp of the demons of the Netherworld and bossing them around?

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It was really time to flip some tables! Everyone in this place had mental problems!

In the meantime, several demons of the Netherworld adjacent to the 'retired scholar' gritted their teeth and surrounded him, planning to put this madman to death.

But just as the demons were about to make their move, a terrifying aura spread from the body of this 'Evil General Mingyue'. It was likewise the aura of a Sixth Stage True Monarch… as if that wasn't enough, he was someone at the peak of the Sixth Stage!

The fearsome aura scared to death the demons of the Netherworld that were about to make their move.

In the next moment, Evil General Mingyue waved the blade in his hand. The whirlwind-like blade qi coiled around a group of demons next to him and sent them to the front area, right in the middle of that encirclement the human cultivators had created. "Why are you just standing there?! Follow the orders of this warlord and kill everyone! As long as you destroy the Immaterial Cloud Sect, your evil master will give you unimaginable rewards! But those that dare to retreat even one step… will die!"

The demons of the Netherworld were utterly confused, wondering what the hell was going on in this place.

A healthy brain was such a good thing; how they wished that this group of cultivators could have one as well!

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Scholar Drunken Loon was extremely pleased at this moment. His acting just now had been excellent, absolutely terrific! He felt that he had simply brought to life the character of this eye-catching warlord from the enemy camp.

After the screening of the movie, he would surely pique the interest of a lot of people!

Due to this special technique he practiced since childhood, he ended up becoming an invisible man. Even in the Nine Provinces Number One Group, he was like a semi-invisible entity. His fellow daoists frequently couldn't remember his dao name. Sometimes, they would read his dao name wrong even though they were directly staring at it! But even if he was a semi-invisible entity, he wanted to have his moment of glory and be the center of attention for once!

Even if he appeared in just a few scenes in this movie, he would be content as long as he had a good presence in those scenes.

Speaking of which, did the camera capture my performance just now?

My pose while interpreting this ultra-powerful demonic general from the enemy camp was rather cool and flashy. They should have recorded all of it, right? Scholar Drunken Soon thought to himself.

Then, he glanced with the corner of his eye at the cameraman in charge of recording the scene.

He wasn't sure if it was just his misconception, but… although the scene just now should have belonged to him, the cameraman was currently aiming the camera at Su Clan's Sixteen, who was desperately fighting amidst the army of demons.

One couldn't help but admit that Su Clan's Sixteen was truly dazzling at this time. Her stature was short, and even the saber in her hand was a short one. And yet, the saber qi she was releasing with each attack seemed unstoppable and extremely overbearing!

Her petite body and the unstoppable saber qi created a beautiful contrast, giving birth to an explosion of cuteness.

Scholar Drunken Noon envied Su Clan's Sixteen a little at this time.

Anyway, the camera seemed glued to Sixteen, and gave her a close-up for a very long, long time.

Scholar Drunken Coon was speechless.

You have got to be kidding me, right? According to the script, wasn't I supposed to be the focus of the scene just now?

They actually didn't record that part where I was so awe-inspiring?

Cameraman! Quickly turn the camera toward me!

Scholar Drunken Boon started to wave the large blade in his hand, continuously picking up the demons of the Netherworld next to him and throwing them toward the cultivators ahead in the hoping of stealing the show.

At last, the conscience of the cameraman was pricked. He returned to his senses and stopped focusing on Su Clan's Sixteen, finally moving the camera toward Scholar Drunken Goon.

"The camera is aiming at me. The scene is finally mine." Scholar Drunken Coon assumed the coolest pose he knew, and fully released the aura of a great demon capable of destroying the world.

The cameraman was very satisfied and gave Scholar Drunken Hoon the thumbs up… then, less than two seconds later, he moved the camera toward another side, aiming at Riverly Purple Mist, who was playing Senior Sister Murong Hua's role.

Like Su Clan's Sixteen, Riverly Purple Mist also had a relatively petite figure. However, her bearing was completely different than Sixteen's.

Su Clan's Sixteen's fighting style was overbearing, while Riverly Purple Mist's was somewhat eerie.

The cameraman felt that he had captured the scene perfectly.

During the screening of the movie, the spectators would surely praise his hard work. Such beautiful women were very hard to come by, yet several of them were going to appear in this movie!

Scholar Drunken Yoon: 😳

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He was going to flip everything!

He couldn't even happily participate in the movie now? How was this scene—shorter than two seconds—supposed to fully display the powerful presence of the great villain he was playing?!

Chapter 686: Northern River’s Loose Cultivator stealing the scene ###

Translator: GodBrandy Editor: Kurisu



This part of the movie where the Immaterial Cloud Sect was getting destroyed had reached its climax.

As the beautiful performance of the seniors of the Nine Provinces Number One Group continued, the elders and disciples of the Immaterial Cloud Sect 'died' one after another.

The roles of the ordinary disciples of the sect were mostly played by Venerable Spirit Butterfly's subordinates, and their average strength was either of the Second or the Third Stage.

While facing the assault of the demons of the Netherworld, they resisted a bit, then happily lay on the ground, playing dead. A transparent defensive barrier similar to the one covering True Monarch Ancient Lake Temple and True Monarch Tyrant Flood Dragon covered their bodies as well, protecting them from harm.

The demons of the Netherworld were about to have a mental breakdown.

Just what was happening?

Those powerful cultivators lying on the ground and playing dead were one thing… but now, even these ordinary cultivators of the Second and Third Stage were doing the same?

Since the battle between the two parties had started, the number of the demons of the Netherworld had incessantly decreased… but there hadn't been a single casualty amongst this group of human cultivators! All the people lying on the ground were just playing dead!

How could they continue to happily battle given the situation?

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Regardless of how much the demons of the Netherworld complained, the shooting of the movie continued.

It was finally Northern River's Loose Cultivator's turn to enter into action.

The treatment he received was completely different than Fellow Daoist 'When the Bright Moon Appears'. As soon as Northern River's Loose Cultivator entered the fray, the main and auxiliary cameras all focused on him.

Northern River's Loose Cultivator was playing the role of Daoist Priest Wudao—the junior brother of Daoist Priest Wuwei, who was the sect master of the Immaterial Cloud Sect.

After entering the fray, Northern River's Loose Cultivator applied some blood onto his face, and arrived next to the sect master.

Then, with extreme sorrow and unwillingness, he said, "Senior Brother, we failed to protect the Immaterial Cloud Sect, and the other sects won't be able to lend us a hand within a short period of time. We have to leave…"

True Monarch Fallout, who was playing the role of Daoist Priest Wuwei, had a stiff expression on his face at this moment. He struggled for a while, and finally sighed deeply, saying. "Junior Brother Wudao, you should take some of the disciples with you and leave this place first… they are the seeds of the Immaterial Cloud Sect. As long as they stay alive, the Immaterial Cloud Sect won't die!"

Northern River's Loose Cultivator furrowed his brows and asked, "But what about you, Senior Brother?"

"I'll delay these creatures from the demonic realm and give you lot the time to escape. You don't need to worry about me. I don't have much time left, anyway. If this old body of mine can win you some time, I'll achieve my goal." True Monarch Fallout gently smiled. He was playing the role of the white-haired Daoist Priest Wuwei. This character had a white beard and a face full of wrinkles. His lifespan had almost reached the end.

Northern River's Loose Cultivator, who played the role of Daoist Priest Wudao, said firmly, "No, Senior Brother. You are the sect master, the backbone of the Immaterial Cloud Sect! Leave the task to bring up the rear to me!"

Northern River's Loose Cultivator didn't wait for his senior brother to reply, but darted forward, gathering all the disciples of the sect that were willing to stay behind with him and bring up the rear.

Daoist Priest Wuwei faintly sighed.

Then, he glanced at a nearby monk, and said, "Fellow Daoist Silence… forgive me for involving you in this matter. You were just a guest of the Immaterial Cloud Sect, but are now involved in this mess as well."

The nearby 'Great Master Silence', who was interpreted by Great Master Profound Principle, joined his palms together and silently shook his head, revealing a gentle smile.

Daoist Priest Wuwei continued, "This poor daoist would like to make an unreasonable request to you. Fellow Daoist Silence, could you escort the elite disciples of the Immaterial Cloud Sect and help them flee this place?"

Great Master Silence first glanced at Daoist Priest Wuwei, then nodded his head, agreeing to the request.

Thereupon, with the arrangement of the sect master—Daoist Priest Wuwei, the young disciples of the Immaterial Cloud Sect were gathered together and sent away through a secret passage under the protection of Great Master Silence, the guardian divine beast of the Immaterial Cloud Sect—the Heaven Devouring Cat, and a few coolheaded elders.

On the battlefield, Su Clan's Sixteen, who was playing the role of 'Traceless Saber'—a guest from the White Sword Sect—abandoned her fight and left the place together with the young disciples of the sect while escorting them.

Sixteen's small face was full of regret. She hadn't fought enough just now.

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While shooting this scene, at least three cameras were continuously focusing on the character that True Monarch Fallout was interpreting, Daoist Priest Wuwei.

In the enemy camp, Fellow Daoist When the Bright Moon Appears' eye sockets were red… how was this even fair!

He was also a True Monarch, and he was likewise the leader of a faction… therefore, just on what basis the scene focused on True Monarch Fallout for so long when it focused on him for something like two seconds?! In addition, there was only one camera that focused on him.

This was simply too unfair!

As soon as the shooting of this part was over, he would complain about these mean cameramen to Director Jacob.

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In the meantime.

Song Shuhang rode Meteor Sword and arrived at the holiday residence.

Meteor Sword's speed had reached extreme levels as it whizzed forward and passed through the periphery of the mountain residence.

Even Scholar Xian Gong and his helpers, who were standing on guard outside the holiday residence, were unable to see clearly what had flown past them.

Scholar Flying Fish rubbed her eyes concealed beneath her long bangs, and said, "Fellow Daoist Xian Gong, what was that thing that passed just now?"

"I didn't see it clearly, either." Scholar Xian Gong held the tobacco pipe in his mouth and took a deep breath. "But it should be Venerable White. Earlier, that stupid four-headed snake kidnapped Venerable White and little friend Song Shuhang, flying toward a distant place. Just now, I smelled the scent of that stupid snake again."

"Venerable White? Oh, that one." Scholar Flying Fish nodded, and stopped paying attention to that flying sword that brushed past them.

Although it was said that Venerable White was handsome to the point of causing cities and nations to fall, she wasn't interested in him. She only liked fairy maidens with tender and delicate skin.

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After a short moment…

Meteor Sword could instantly stop if it wanted to. Therefore, it abruptly stopped midair even though it was going very fast earlier. Song Shuhang felt that his small heart might not be able to make it if this continued.

After Meteor Sword stopped, his shivering hands let go of Venerable White's statue.

"Even today, I managed to survive," Song Shuhang muttered to himself. From today onwards, he would never use the words 'fast' or 'quick' in the presence of Venerable White's magical treasures or flying swords again. He didn't want to die so young!

After taking a deep breath, Song Shuhang lowered his head and looked downward.

At the same time, he wondered where they were shooting the scene of the destruction of the Immaterial Cloud Sect.

Coincidentally, as soon as Song Shuhang looked downward, he saw the scene of Northern River's Loose Cultivator heroically 'sacrificing' himself.

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Far from the camera, Fairy Lychee stretched out her hand and made a grabbing motion, blocking a mantis-shaped demon and bringing it in front of her.

Fairy Lychee wasn't supposed to make her appearance in this act. Therefore, she decided to help the other fellow daoists from the sidelines.

After capturing this mantis-shaped demon, Fairy Lychee raised it with her hand, then gently threw it forward.

The terrified demon shot out like a bullet, and ended up crashing into Northern River's Loose Cultivator.

Northern River's Loose Cultivator, who was killing ordinary demons of the Netherworld at that time, had already prepared himself. When the demonic mantis arrived in front of him, he adjusted his posture and welcomed it…

Blade light flashed throughout the surrounding area, and the raptorial forelegs of the demonic mantis slashed Northern River's Loose Cultivator's waist. In the next moment, the fake lower half of the body that Northern River had prepared ahead of time was cut off. Blood spurted out from the blood bags hidden within, and sprayed the face of the demonic mantis.

Northern River's Loose Cultivator played the role of Daoist Priest Wudao; full of unwillingness, he roared, "Aaaah! I was mortally wounded by this mean surprise attack…"

The demonic mantis rolled its large eyes over… Surprise attack your sister!

It was your companion that threw me here, and you allowed yourself to be slashed by my two forelegs on purpose! I'm getting framed!

Unfortunately, the demonic mantis didn't have the time to cry out against this injustice that the upper half of Daoist Priest Wudao's body ruthlessly hit its head with a palm attack.

A single palm was enough to crush the head of the demonic mantis.

Afterward, the upper half of Northern River's Loose Cultivator's body revealed a smile, and said, "Senior Brother, I did everything in my power…"

After saying these words, he loudly fell to the ground. Blood incessantly gushed out of the cut that separated his upper and lower half. Very lifelike intestines and such were visible as well.

While lying on the ground and playing dead, Northern River's Loose Cultivator could feel all the cameras focusing on his 'corpse'.

He was extremely satisfied at this time. After all, he had put a lot of effort into preparing that fake lower half of the body.

The blood and the dangling intestines felt almost real!

It seemed that the effort he put into it wasn't wasted. With the addition of such lifelike stage props, he would become the focus of several scenes even after his death!

'Only those that are ready can seize opportunity at the right time.'

Northern River's Loose Cultivator firmly believed in this sentence!

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After a short moment, Northern River's Loose Cultivator heard with his powerful hearing the conversation of Jacob's Production Team.

"Isn't this scene a little too realistic? It feels somewhat gory."

"The scene just now seemed almost real!"

"But this movie isn't R18, right? Isn't it too much if intestines and the likes are flowing out like that?"

"Still, this scene was truly good. Should we pixelate it?"

"No, leave it. We can make an 'uncut version' of the movie with this scene and give it to Mister Song and his friends. But in the version that will be screened in the cinema, this part will be edited."

"That works too."

"Seems good."

"…" Northern River's Loose Cultivator.

It was too realistic and seemed gory? They want to censor it for this reason…?

I feel really wronged at this time! Northern River's Loose Cultivator ridiculed them in his heart.

Right at this time, Medicine Master passed beside Northern River's Loose Cultivator's 'corpse', and said in a soft voice, "Brother Northern River, you take everything too seriously, but sometimes, it's better not to take things too seriously. Hehe, look at mine and Purple Mist's performance!"

It was the time for the scene where Medicine Master and Riverly Purple Mist would sacrifice themselves.

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Right at this time, Song Shuhang quietly descended in the rear of the shooting location.

Yu Jiaojiao came forward, and said, "Shuhang, you have arrived. You were rather quick."

Song Shuhang forced a smile. It was indeed quick, so quick that his legs were somewhat soft.

Yu Jiaojiao passed him a new daoist robe with a smile, and said, "Quickly change your clothes and find an opportunity to sneak into that group of disciples of the Immaterial Cloud Sect that is running away. As soon as the demons of the Netherworld catch up, it will be your turn to play Senior Brother Gao Sheng's role and die."