novelraw Chapter 184 : The Ghost King’s Abnormality, The Transformation of the Fulong Cauldron
Chapter 184 : The Ghost King’s Abnormality, The Transformation of the Fulong Cauldron
Chapter 184: The Ghost King’s Abnormality, The Transformation of the Fulong Cauldron
After Dao Xuan was bitten by the Seven-Colored Centipede, everyone turned their gazes toward Zhang Xiaofan.
After all, the Seven-Colored Centipede had appeared from Zhang Xiaofan’s Firewood Stick. At this moment, Zhang Xiaofan, kneeling within the Jade Purity Hall, was the prime suspect.
Yet as Zhang Xiaofan looked at everything unfolding, he did not show the slightest trace of anxiety.
He knew that Cang Song would soon step forward. As for the suspicions of the crowd, he no longer cared.
Although he had experienced all of this in his previous life, it was on this very day that he had nearly died, and it was also on this very day that Bi Yao had died beneath Dao Xuan’s sword.
Thus, when Dao Xuan was bitten by the Seven-Colored Centipede, a faint trace of pleasure and a flicker of excitement arose within his heart.
Only now did Zhang Xiaofan realize that he had not truly let go of the events of his previous life.
His hatred toward Dao Xuan, and his hatred toward Cang Song, had always remained. With the passage of time, that hatred had merely been buried deep within his heart.
And now, as Dao Xuan and Cang Song turned against one another, and Dao Xuan was bitten by the Seven-Colored Centipede, the hatred in his heart eased slightly.
At that moment, Cang Song, standing above, hurriedly shouted, “Zhang Xiaofan, what have you done!”
While shouting, he quickly strode toward Dao Xuan, as if intending to examine his injuries.
Dao Xuan showed no guard against Cang Song’s approach. After all, they had been fellow disciples for several hundred years and were extremely familiar with one another.
Dao Xuan also believed that Cang Song would never betray the Qingyun Sect, nor would he ever strike at him!
Yet once Cang Song reached Dao Xuan’s side, he suddenly drew a dagger from his sleeve and, without the slightest hesitation, thrust it straight into Dao Xuan’s body with a muffled sound!
Dao Xuan’s eyes widened abruptly, disbelief filling them as he stared at Cang Song. Then he fiercely struck out with a palm.
With a thunderous “bang,” even though Cang Song resisted with all his strength, he was still blasted away by Dao Xuan’s palm and crashed into the Jade Purity Hall!
The events that unfolded within the Jade Purity Hall instantly shocked all the Righteous Path members present.
They found it difficult to believe that the once overwhelmingly powerful Dao Xuan had fallen victim to the poison of the Seven-Colored Centipede through a petty scheme—
And that Cang Song, Peak Chief of Longshou Peak of the Qingyun Sect, had actually launched a sneak attack on Dao Xuan after he had been poisoned!
Having regained his senses, Dao Xuan stared at Cang Song in disbelief and shouted, “It was you?”
Cang Song burst into loud laughter. “That’s right, Senior Brother Dao Xuan—it was me. You didn’t expect it, did you? I was the one who ambushed you, and I was also the one who released the Seven-Colored Centipede! Hahaha! I have waited for this day for over a hundred years. Today, my grand ambition will finally be realized!”
At that moment, Tian Buyi beside Dao Xuan roared angrily, “Cang Song, have you lost your mind? Do you know what you’re doing?”
Cang Song shouted back, “Hahaha! Yes, I’ve gone mad! I went mad over a hundred years ago when Senior Brother Wan Jianyi was heartlessly abandoned by all of you! I endured humiliation for a hundred years for this very day! This filthy Qingyun Sect should have been destroyed long ago!”
As he spoke, he ranted crazedly about Wan Jianyi’s past, constantly berating the Righteous Path members of the Qingyun Sect and the Peak Chiefs, as though Tian Buyi and the others were all ungrateful ingrates.
Although Tian Buyi and the others felt ashamed upon hearing Cang Song’s words—after all, Wan Jianyi had indeed taken care of them in the past—when the sect had judged him in the end, they had failed to protect him. That left them with lingering guilt.
But that was no justification for Cang Song’s betrayal of the Qingyun Sect.
After regaining their composure, everyone glared furiously at Cang Song.
Meanwhile, Yun Yilan of Burning Incense Valley and those from Tianyin Temple watched with brightened eyes.
Originally, they had only intended to stir up some minor trouble and damage the Qingyun Sect’s reputation. If they could incite some internal strife, that would have been ideal.
But they had never expected to witness such a spectacle today—a Peak Chief of Longshou Peak openly defecting to the Demonic Path and rebelling against the Qingyun Sect.
Such explosive news filled them with excitement. They even began to anticipate a fierce clash between Cang Song and Dao Xuan, hoping that the Qingyun Sect’s strength would be further weakened.
Just as these thoughts arose—
A Qingyun Sect disciple suddenly rushed in midair and cried out in alarm, “Sect Leader, this is bad! The Demonic Sect is attacking the mountain!”
At his cry, the Righteous Path members within the Jade Purity Hall were instantly shocked.
The Demonic Path, which had been suppressed by them to the point of being unable to lift its head, now dared to openly attack Qingyun Sect—this was sheer audacity!
They no longer had the leisure to watch Qingyun Sect’s internal strife. One after another, they summoned their magic treasures and charged out to battle the Demonic Sect.
For a time, the shouts of killing echoed across Qingyun Mountain!
After watching the grand drama unfold, Lu Xueqi finally turned her gaze toward Cang Song and said coldly, “If you’ve finished speaking, then you can go die.”
Cang Song’s expression changed instantly. Lu Xueqi’s strength was simply too terrifying.
Though his plan had succeeded today and Dao Xuan had been severely wounded, he stood no chance against Lu Xueqi.
He shouted sharply, “Lu Xueqi, I know you are powerful, but since I dared to initiate this rebellion today, I naturally have backup!”
Then he cried out loudly, “Sect Master of the Ghost King Sect, if you do not act now, when will you?”
As his voice fell, a deep, resonant laugh suddenly rang out from outside the Jade Purity Hall.
“Hahaha, Fairy Lu, we meet again!”
At the same time, a massive cauldron descended from the sky, crashing violently into the Jade Purity Hall!
Seeing the enormous Fulong Cauldron smashing toward them, Lu Xueqi immediately knew—the Ghost King had made his move.
With a sweep of her right hand, a gigantic phantom of the Tai Chi Diagram appeared before the Jade Purity Hall.
With a deafening “boom,” the Ghost King’s Fulong Cauldron collided with Lu Xueqi’s Tai Chi Diagram, erupting in an instant with terrifying power!
The shockwave pulverized both Righteous Path and Demonic Path cultivators who had been fighting nearby into dust!
At that moment, both sides stared in horror at the Ghost King who had appeared silently, and at Lu Xueqi now standing outside the Jade Purity Hall.
The power they had just unleashed was far beyond anything they could withstand.
Thus, members of both the Righteous and Demonic Paths hurriedly retreated, fearing they would be caught in the aftermath.
Inside the Jade Purity Hall, Dao Xuan finally managed to suppress the poison of the Seven-Colored Centipede after the initial struggle.
As he looked at Lu Xueqi confronting the Ghost King, shock flickered in his eyes.
The power just displayed by the Ghost King and Lu Xueqi had far surpassed his own Supreme Purity Realm cultivation.
For a moment, Dao Xuan felt as though he had been abandoned by the times. The cultivation he had once been so proud of now seemed powerless before them, and a chill rose within his heart.
Yet he soon felt relief that Qingyun Sect had produced someone as formidable as Lu Xueqi. Otherwise, with the Ghost King’s power today, Qingyun Sect might have faced grave danger.
But he had no time to focus on the battle outside. He needed to expel the poison of the Seven-Colored Centipede as quickly as possible. If he delayed, a bloody battle would erupt on Qingyun Mountain. Even if Qingyun Sect emerged victorious, the losses would be devastating—and that was something Dao Xuan could not permit.
Meanwhile, Lu Xueqi gazed at the Ghost King, her expression growing solemn.
She discovered that the Ghost King’s strength had increased once again. From her current perception, his power had already transcended the bounds of the Supreme Purity Realm and was now comparable to the Nascent Soul Realm.
Though his strength might have surpassed the Supreme Purity Realm, it was merely ordinary Nascent Soul-level combat power. Compared to Lu Xueqi, it still fell far short.
Lu Xueqi paid little attention to the Ghost King himself. What concerned her more was the Fulong Cauldron floating before him.
From within it, she sensed an extremely powerful force—currently in a half-awakened state.
Moreover, she detected that the Ghost King’s soul was now saturated with dense bloodlust.
It was as if his very soul was on the verge of being completely contaminated by the strange entity within the Fulong Cauldron…