Chương 187: Temporary Disciple

"The True Lord of Peach Blossoms?"

Fang Yang's pupils contracted slightly; he recognized the Penglai disciple suppressed by Lie Shanqing at a glance.

Peach Blossom True Lord cultivates the laws of marriage; logically, he shouldn't be a creature with fur and horns, born from moisture and eggs. However, he has a particular fondness for randomly matchmaking.

Manipulating the emotions of men and women in the world, creating love tragedies, and absorbing the power of these tragedies to enhance one's own laws of marriage—this is the cultivation path of the Peach Blossom True Lord.

Peach Blossom Lord is an immortal who reveres tragic love stories. Every marriage that passes through his hands ends in tragedy.

Peach Blossom Lord's most famous achievement was causing a pair of lovers to be destined to be apart for seven lifetimes, unable to stay together despite their love. In the seventh lifetime, he literally forced the two lovers into the demonic path.

"When I was on patrolling the world on the Emperor's orders, I discovered that this wretched creature was using the laws of marriage to instigate a war between two tribes, leaving corpses strewn across the fields and rivers of blood flowing. This wretched creature kept claiming to be a disciple of the Jie Sect, a disciple of the Sage. I dared not offend the great teachings of the Sage, so I had no choice but to suppress him."

Although Lie Shanqing's tone was calm, Fang Yang could clearly sense the helplessness in it.

While the cultivation level of a sage's disciple may not be invincible, their status is extremely sensitive. Not to mention Lie Shanqing, even figures like the Styx Ancestor and the Kunpeng Ancestor would have to hold back when facing a sage's disciple.

"It's alright. If you encounter any of our disciples harming the world in the future, you can suppress them directly."

Fang Yang took Peach Blossom True Monarch into his hands, deliberately ignoring Lie Shanqing's emotions. He hadn't done a single thing that violated the identity of a true disciple of the Xuanmen sect. He was upright and honest, and didn't need to pay the price for the actions of others.

However, Fang Yang always kept his word. With a flick of his magic, a jade book materialized in his palm, on which were written the four characters "Divine Firmament Heavenly Thunder".

"I have promised fellow Daoists throughout the myriad realms that anyone who helps me capture the scoundrels of our sect will receive a great technique from the Jie Sect. This Divine Firmament Heavenly Thunder is derived from the Supreme Purity Divine Thunder, and its power surpasses most thunder techniques in the world. I will use this technique as a reward for my fellow Daoists."

With a flick of his finger, the jade book slowly flew out and floated in front of Lie Shanqing.

Lie Shanqing stared at the jade scroll recording the Divine Firmament Heavenly Thunder, his heart filled with astonishment at Fang Yang's audacity. Lie Shanqing couldn't believe that the Tongtian Sect Master would allow his disciple to freely spread the Daoist arts of the Jie Sect.

The Divine Firmament Heavenly Thunder is a unique divine power of the Intercepting Sect. Fang Yang said he would pass it on to him without hesitation. How much courage does that take?

Unable to resist the allure of the Jie Sect's Taoist arts, Lie Shanqing eventually accepted the jade scroll.

"If you, fellow Daoist, can suppress one of the following: Golden Hoop Immortal, Spirit Tooth Immortal, Dragon Head Immortal, or Pilu Immortal, I can grant you the status of a temporary outer disciple of the Jie Sect. As a temporary outer disciple, you will have the same opportunity as other immortals of the Shangqing Immortal Path to enter Biyou Palace and listen to the sages preach."

Given that Lie Shanqing was the first powerful figure to suppress the disciples of Penglai Island, Fang Yang granted Lie Shanqing numerous privileges.

He wanted to tell the powerful beings in the world that anyone who helped him deal with the disciples of Penglai Island would not only be spared from the consequences of the Jie Sect, but would also receive countless benefits.

When Lie Shanqing heard the words "temporary outer disciple of the Jie Sect, entering Biyou Palace to listen to the Dao," he froze.

He had never heard of or understood what a temporary outer disciple meant, but he could understand the teachings of those who entered Biyou Palace to listen to the Dao. Although he had gained the favor of Emperor Fuxi and occasionally had the opportunity to listen to the Dao under Emperor Fuxi's tutelage, he didn't even dare to dream of listening to the Dao at a sage's Daoist temple.

"Brother Dao—is this truly the truth?"

Lie Shanqing's voice trembled slightly.

Fang Yang remained calm: "My Jie Sect is the orthodox lineage of Pangu, a place where the righteous energy of heaven and earth converges. Fellow Daoist, your extermination of demons and evil spirits for our sect is a tremendous merit. Fellow Daoist, please go ahead and do it. If the sky falls, I will hold it up for you."

Daoist Duobao thought that by recruiting a few powerful rogue cultivators from the Shangqing Immortal Path into the Jie Sect, they could contend with him. Daoist Duobao was far too naive. Fang Yang now intends to mobilize the power of the "masses" to encircle and annihilate the Penglai Island lineage.

Fang Yang wanted to see how long the group of creatures with fur and horns, born from wetness and hatched from eggs, raised by Daoist Duobao could last.

Fang Yang's words were extremely domineering, directly labeling the disciples of Penglai Island as demons and evil spirits, which greatly shocked Lie Shanqing.

"Daoist Duobao condones his disciples' misdeeds, yet you, fellow Daoist, have stepped forward to confront them." Lie Shanqing gripped the Divine Firmament Heavenly Thunder Jade Scroll in his hand, completely convinced of the virtue of this junior of the same clan whom he was not very familiar with.

"I am ashamed to admit that I am inferior to you, fellow Daoist."

Fang Yang waved his hand dismissively: "Every disciple of my Jie Sect has the well-being of all living beings in their hearts, taking it upon themselves to seize a glimmer of hope for all. As for the demons and evil spirits under the command of Daoist Duobao, they are all worthy of being killed."

Lie Shanqing immediately understood Fang Yang's meaning. Fang Yang wanted to use him to spread the news throughout the world, so that all the great powers in the heavens could see the situation of the Jie Sect: the era of Duobao Daoist's absolute power was over, and now the Jie Sect belonged to Fang Yang.

"I understand what you mean, brother."

Lie Shanqing cupped his hands in greeting to Fang Yang, but said nothing more. However, he had already decided to suppress the disciples of Penglai Island in order to earn himself a temporary outer disciple spot.

For the next two weeks, the two focused solely on their journey, ignoring everything else.

Speed is of the essence in war. One of them had to carry out the decree of the Tongtian Sect Master, and the other was ordered by the Shennong Emperor to exorcise demons. Neither of them dared to waste any time.

Half a month later, the two finally arrived at Mount Taibai.

Under a clear blue sky, with the sun shining brightly, Mount Taibai was shrouded in eerie clouds, shrouded in darkness. A chilling wind howled through the mountains, and ghostly creatures roamed freely; not a single living being could be seen on the entire Mount Taibai.

Deep within Mount Taibai, those towering peaks are not real mountains, but rather piles of bones from living beings. The mountain steps are carpeted with the furs of various creatures, a sight that sends chills down one's spine.

"This mountain is the dojo of the demon god Guhuo. The true form of this demon god is a primordial Netherworld Saint, without a physical body. His greatest skill is possessing the bodies of other beings and using them as his physical form. Our clan's powerful figures have besieged this demon many times, but he has always managed to escape using the Corpse Dissolution Netherworld Technique."

Lie Shanqing stopped and gave a solemn reminder.

"It's alright, this time, he won't be able to escape again."

With a sweep of his divine sense, Fang Yang could clearly see everything inside and outside Mount Taibai.

Gu Huo symbolically set up a formation in the mountains, but his formation was simply a case of showing off one's limited skills in the face of the Jie Sect's formations. Fang Yang could easily find hundreds of flaws in the formation.

Fang Yang stepped forward, his palm swung upwards, and all his magical power gathered in his palm, forming the Shangqing Subduing Demon Great Handprint, which he then struck down at the demon array that enveloped Mount Taibai.

This palm strike was like the fall of the Thirty-Three Heavens, with a total of thirty-three hand seals descending, each strike capable of shattering mountains and destroying stars.

With each seal, a mountain peak disintegrated, the Taibai Mountain range shook violently, and the earth's tectonic plates cracked open into deep, bottomless rift valleys.

The demon array was illuminated by the lightning of the Heavenly Demon Divine Thunder, and the sounds of ghosts wailing and gods howling could not withstand the power of the Demon Subduing Handprint.

Boom!

After a series of explosions, the core of the demon array shattered, and the demon array covering Mount Taibai collapsed, finally allowing the light of the sun to shine upon the Mount Taibai range.