Ruins of the past

Severe pain shot through every inch of his body.

When Zhang Xinhui resisted the demon stain and came back to his senses, he felt that his body had been severely damaged.

Along with the collapsed rocks all over the sky, they shot out and fell down the mountain like meteors.

He tried hard to control the surrounding Xuanhuang Qi to quickly penetrate into his body, filling it with flesh, blood and bones, and once again supporting his physical body.

The rain quickly healed his injuries, and the strong wind lifted his body.

But just after he stabilized, accompanied by the scream of the atmosphere, a giant shadow broke through the smoke and dust in the sky and struck him again.

Zhang Xinhui gritted his teeth and controlled Xuanhuang to fight with the opponent.

The two figures galloped down the mountain wall. Wherever they passed, rocks cracked and smoke rose into the sky, turning into circles of air waves.

boom!

Zhang Xinhui was knocked flying again by a punch, and then Chu Qiguang stepped on him. With a large rock wall shattering, he had already caught up again.

At this moment, most people watching the battle could see that Zhang Xinhui was completely at a disadvantage when facing Chu Qiguang, who had turned into a giant.

Everyone just watched as the leader of Huangtian Dao was chased and beaten crazily by Chu Qiguang.

As the rocks cracked and large tracts of vegetation turned into ashes, the two of them fought all the way from the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, and then back to the top of the mountain again, until the entire Tianxing Mountain was filled with smoke and a mess.

The tyrannical image of Zhang Xinhui, a Taoist immortal, seemed to be shattered into pieces with Chu Qiguang's fist... punch after punch.

boom!

The last punch shattered the protective Xuanhuang Qi, and clouds of blood mist erupted from Zhang Xinhui's body before he fell towards the ground.

Chu Qiguang looked at Zhang Xinhui, who was half-kneeling on the ground with blood dripping from his body, and said lightly: "You have lost."

As he spoke, his figure began to slowly shrink as a large amount of hot white gas erupted from his body.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Xinhui stared angrily and shouted: "Change back!"

"I haven't lost yet! Keep fighting..."

Halfway through his words, he spit out a large mouthful of blood.

Zhang Xinhui could feel how bad his situation was at this moment.

After transforming into a giant, Chu Qiguang... was so powerful that he was the most physically powerful opponent he had ever encountered.

The moment he was attacked by Mo Ran, he was almost defenseless and withstood the opponent's full attack.

Regardless of whether they are immortals or martial gods, most of the strong men in this realm are strong in offense and weak in defense.

At this moment, Zhang Xinhui could feel that most of the bones in his body had been shattered, his internal organs seemed to be on fire, his head was dizzy, and his vision was even a little blurry.

If you put it on an ordinary person, I'm afraid he would have died ten times from such injuries.

Even a Taoist immortal like Zhang Xinhui can only rely on the power of Taoism to support himself at this moment.

But Zhang Xinhui could not accept the defeat of this battle.

If he fails, his prestige in the church will plummet, and the stock price of Huangtiandao will plummet.

Especially before this fight, he had already converted a large amount of funds into his own stocks.

If stock prices plummet, much of the wealth accumulated over the past few decades will be wiped out.

Countless believers who bought stocks in Yongzhou will also be swept away and face a double blow, both spiritual and material.

The power of faith is also likely to decline as a result, which will lead to a reduction in the power of Taoism and talismans, and a decline in the strength of the entire religion...

This series of consequences made him unable to accept his failure.

His eyes widened at this moment, and he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, then controlled the Xuanhuang energy in his body and supported himself to stand up.

"Chu Qiguang!"

"It's not over yet... let's continue..."

Zhang Xinhui looked at Chu Qiguang with a ferocious expression, like a red-eyed gambler at this moment.

He slapped a palm out from the air, and Dao Xuanhuang Qi turned into a giant palm and slapped it out fiercely.

But in the face of Zhang Xinhui's counterattack, Chu Qiguang just slapped his palm casually, and the Xuanhuang that hit his face was torn into pieces in one breath.

He had already seen that Zhang Xinhui was at the end of his tether at this moment.

Chu Qiguang said calmly: "Zhang Xinhui, stop it."

"I'm not going to kill you now."

At this time, Chu Qiguang did not intend to kill Zhang Xinhui. After all, although Huangtian Dao was a cult defined by the court, it was also connected to a 'god' like Huangtian God whose details were unknown.

But the other party does play a role in stabilizing the situation in Yongzhou. If Zhang Xinhui is killed, it will cause chaos in the entire Yongzhou, making it inconvenient for Chu Qiguang to make decisions in the future.

After hearing Chu Qiguang's words, Zhang Xinhui trembled slightly, feeling as if his face had been thrown to the ground and trampled severely.

He opened his mouth and vomited, and a lot of talisman water spurted out, and then he read: "Four times to ask the emperor to move..."

Chu Qiguang's figure suddenly appeared in front of Zhang Xinhui and flicked his finger on the other's head.

With a soft bang, Zhang Xinhui's spell casting was directly interrupted, and he rolled and flew out, falling to the ground again.

Chu Qiguang flicked his nails, looked at Zhang Xinhui on the ground, and said coldly: "I am also a Demon Suppressor after all."

"Although I say I want to spare your life, it doesn't mean that I will let you continue to use Taoism at will."

"I won't kill you just because your threat is controllable. Don't think that you have nothing to worry about."

Zhang Xinhui struggled to stand up. He stared at Chu Qiguang, his unwilling eyes seeming to have condensed into substance: "Demon Suppressor? Humph, you still want to work for a faint king like Yong'an?"

"Then do you know how many people in Yongzhou would have starved to death if it weren't for me?"

"If I lose this battle, how many people will die in Yongzhou?"

Chu Qiguang frowned, and the flame energy outside his body had turned into tentacles.

"No matter what the consequences of your loss are, there is only one reason."

"That means you are too weak."

Before Chu Qiguang finished speaking, strands of flame energy shot towards Zhang Xinhui's position with the flick of his fingertips, binding his hands and feet one by one.

…

"It turned out to be Chu Qiguang who won... I just sold the stocks of the Qingyang Chamber of Commerce the day before yesterday! I bought all the stocks of Huangtiandao!"

"Isn't it said that a Taoist Immortal is stronger than a Taoist Martial God?"

"Chu Qiguang is so big!"

Qiu Yuebai, the saint of Huangtian Dao, listened to the discussions of the people around her and watched Zhang Xinhui being unilaterally ravaged by Chu Qiguang on the battlefield, with expressions of loss, unwillingness, shame, etc. constantly showing in her eyes.

Zhang Xinhui has always been the pillar of Huangtian Dao, the Optimus Prime in the hearts of their followers, and the person chosen by the God of Huangtian.

But such a person favored by God actually fell under Chu Qiguang's fists.

Qiu Yuebai, the goddess and the handsome man next to him all felt that something was broken in their hearts at this moment.

And Chu Qiguang's tyrannical strength and domineering figure were like a branding iron with a fiery aura, which was deeply imprinted on their hearts in the most arrogant way.

Not only the Huangtian Dao people, but also the hawk demons Qiao Zina and Kati from Da Zhu were also deeply shocked.

Even in Da Zhu, there has never been such a young and powerful warrior god.

This kind of shock was the purpose of Chu Qiguang bringing them to watch the battle.

After all, the knowledge in these prisoners' brains has almost been drained. Chu Qiguang plans to train them and let them do more valuable work.

Chen Gang, Shisanniang, and Lei Yushu on the side all saw Chu Qiguang attack with all his strength for the first time.

Everyone looked in the direction of the battlefield with bright eyes, especially Lei Yushu's eyes were full of admiration, his energy and blood were running excitedly, and his face was flushed with excitement.

Juno was slightly surprised when he saw Chu Qiguang's performance: "It's so awesome. If we fight head-on, I might not be Chu Qiguang's opponent."

On the other side, Zhou Junyan, the 'sharp gun', looked at Chu Qiguang with an extremely solemn look: "What a Chu Qiguang, he turned out to be like this in this battle."

Zhong Shan'e on the side laughed and said: "I finally won. My teaching was not in vain."

Chu Qiguang came from Chaoyao Mountain, and even came from his sect. He can also be regarded as his disciple.

Today's battle between Chu Qiguang made Zhong Shan'e feel bright.

After hearing this, Zhou Junyan said with a mixture of sadness and sigh: "So what, martial arts has its upper limit after all, and Chu Qiguang should be close to touching that ceiling."

Further away, Sword Saint Ma Yi, who came specially from the capital to watch the battle, sighed: "Chu Qiguang... is stronger than when he was in the capital. He is making rapid progress."

He tried to put himself in Zhang Xinhui's position, but found that there was almost nothing he could do, and he would definitely be beaten badly.

‘Fortunately, Jiang Longyu has a good relationship with Chu Qiguang. I should also have a good relationship with Chu Qiguang. ’

'Unfortunately, Chu Qiguang is practicing martial arts. If he entered Taoism through Taoism, wouldn't it be even more terrifying? ’

…

On top of the mountain.

Zhang Xinhui was restrained by Dao Dao Gang Qi and was almost unable to move.

He could only stare at Chu Qiguang, the anger and unwillingness in his eyes seemed to burst out.

At this moment, a thunderbolt fell from the sky and hit Zhang Xinhui directly in front of him.

Waves of electric light surged in all directions, tearing apart Chu Qiguang's Gang Qi that bound Zhang Xinhui one by one.

The surging thunder spread in the air, turning into wisps of lightning that traveled back and forth.

An old man with white beard and hair slowly walked into the battlefield.

He supported Zhang Xinhui, looked at Chu Qiguang and said, "Let's stop here."

Chu Qiguang looked at the other party and narrowed his eyes slightly: "The elder of Huangtian Dao?"

In his seeker's eyes, a total of nine haloes of light circled back and forth behind the other party, exuding an unfathomable aura.

He remembered that Qiao Zhi once said that in addition to Zhang Xinhui, Huangtian Dao also had an elder who had been cultivating for many years and practiced the "Five Thunder Methods".

Seeing the momentum of the old man's actions in front of him, Chu Qiguang guessed that the other party was that elder.

‘It seems the name is... Huang Lisheng? ’

Seeing another Taoist Immortal suddenly appear, the three martial gods belonging to the imperial court at the foot of the mountain also flashed across the mountain wall like three meteors and stood directly on Chu Qiguang's side.

The five powerful Taoists faced off against each other, and the entire scene became tense instantly.

The spectators who saw this scene held their breath subconsciously, as if they saw an earthquake, a volcano, or a tsunami about to erupt.

Huang Lisheng, who practiced "Five Thunder Zhengfa", glanced at Chu Qiguang and the others indifferently, and lightning seemed to flash from time to time in his eyes.

"In today's battle, Zhang Xinhui was indeed defeated."

"That's it for now, okay?"

Zhong Shan'e stared at him and said, "Who are you?"

Huang Lisheng said indifferently: "I am Huang Lisheng, just an ordinary elder of Huangtian Dao."

Originally, Huang Lisheng had been cultivating in Qing Dynasty for many years. He devoted himself to pursuing the way of heaven and comprehending the "Five Thunder Dharma", but he had already ignored the teaching affairs for many years.

This time, Zhang Xinhui felt that today's battle was very important, and he was afraid that the court would not recognize Chu Qiguang if he lost, or that there might be an ambush by powerful Taoists from other courts.

Only then did he find Huang Lisheng specifically, hoping that the other party would take action to help him.

Originally, Huang Lisheng had been living in seclusion for many years and was not willing to take care of this matter at all.

But after Zhang Xinhui talked about his feelings and reasons, Huang Lisheng was still persuaded.

Because according to Zhang Xinhui, if something goes wrong in this battle, the stock price of Huangtiandao will plummet, and the entire sect's wealth will be greatly reduced.

Then Huang Lisheng's monthly payment will also be greatly reduced, and he will not be able to practice hard at that time. Maybe he will still have to earn money when he is old.

But now seeing Zhang Xinhui completely defeated, Huang Lisheng had to stand up to protect him at the last moment.

‘Nine rings? ’ Chu Qiguang thought to himself: ‘That’s about as powerful as Sister Feng, but weaker than the Master of Tianjian Sect. ’

‘In order to deal with Zhang Xinhui just now, a lot of my knowledge was forgotten. ’

‘There are not many benefits to winning this Huang Lisheng, but the risks are very high. ’

‘I’m only 18 years old and I still have a lot of time to improve, so there’s no need to be so hasty. ’

Chu Qiguang calculated the risks and benefits in his mind and immediately gave up the option of starting a war decisively.

He looked at Huang Lisheng and said, "I didn't intend to kill him."

"But since we lost, we have to leave something behind."

Huang Lisheng frowned and said, "What do you want?"

Chu Qiguang smiled slightly: "Ask Zhang Xinhui to hand over all the talismans on his body to me."

Hearing such a request, the other four Taoist masters present were slightly surprised, wondering what Chu Qiguang wanted to do.

However, Chu Qiguang was a little greedy for the Taoist magic that Zhang Xinhui had just performed.

It just so happened that his recent Mad Belief Spine level had reached seven, so he could take this batch of talisman water to conquer the Demon Kingdom.

When the time comes to transform into a giant and add the power of the dragon, then add the flame energy and the black and yellow storm, and then open a world of emperors, the combat power will steadily increase by another round.

Others didn't know what Chu Qiguang was thinking. They just felt that the talisman water of Emperor Tiandao was of no use to Chu Qiguang.

Because the talisman water only works for believers who believe in the God of Heaven, what can Chu Qiguang do with it?

Huang Lisheng looked at Chu Qiguang in confusion and asked, "What do you want Fu Shui for?"

Chu Qiguang said casually: "Just watching Leader Zhang's performance made me curious about the talisman water, and I want to use it to study it. Is the leader reluctant to part with it?"

Huang Lisheng frowned slightly when he heard this, and thought to himself: 'Studying Fu Shui? What can you, a Taoist Martial God, research? If the talisman water I teach can be used by heretics so easily, what else should we teach? ’

Zhang Xinhui, whose face was full of disdain, had the same idea in his heart.

Although he was defeated by Chu Qiguang, he didn't believe that Chu Qiguang could study anything from Fu Shui. This was completely different.

So after thinking about it for a while, Zhang Xinhui agreed to give the talisman water.

I saw him pinching Tao Jue with his hands, and a stream of talisman water came out from his fingertips and was put into the bottles and jars that Chu Qiguang ordered to bring out.

Zhang Xinhui is worthy of being a Taoist immortal who can create talisman water.

Chu Qiguang's harvest of heaven-level, earth-level, and human-level talisman water was enough for him to use the Xuanhuang Yi Qi hundreds of times, the power of the dragon dozens of times, and the emperor's world more than ten times.

After collecting the talisman water, Chu Qiguang glanced at Zhang Xinhui, whose face was full of gloom.

"That's it for today."

"If you still want to ask for a fight, I will accompany you at any time."

Seeing Chu Qiguang and the other four Taoist Martial Gods leaving, Zhang Xinhui gritted his teeth secretly and didn't speak for a long time.

Yongzhou will now be in a mess waiting for him to clean up.

Huang Lisheng looked at this scene and sighed softly in his heart, thinking that if he had known this, he might as well have let him fight Chu Qiguang.

But if you think about it carefully, before today, who in the church would have thought that Zhang Xinhui would lose to a new martial arts god?

With the departure of Chu Qiguang, the battle between the two sides finally came to an end.

When Zhang Xinhui and Huang Lisheng came down the mountain, they saw Qiu Yuebai and others not far away.

Looking at the eyes of the saint and others, Zhang Xinhui turned pale.

Qiu Yuebai is his junior sister who he raised since childhood, and is his half-daughter who has always admired him.

At this moment, Qiu Yuebai saw his most unbearable scene, and Zhang Xinhui felt ashamed and angry.

He could only suppress his emotions and pretend not to see the other person.

Looking at Zhang Xinhui's hurried away figure, Qiu Yuebai's heart twitched, and a trace of pain appeared on her face.

At the same time, countless spectators lingered on, seemingly still reminiscing about the battle that transcended the ordinary world.

But unlike the last time Chu Qiguang fought in the capital, the news of this battle is destined to sweep the world.

The legend belonging to Chu Qiguang began to be born at this moment.

…

Chu Qiguang and the three martial gods Zhong Shan'e, Ma Yi, and Zhou Junyan came to a nearby town.

After Chu Qiguang greeted the three of them, he looked at Ma Yi and said, "Why is Mr. Ma here to watch the battle?"

Ma Yi said: "Didn't you talk about the exchange of Dharma last time? That's why I came here."

Hearing these words, Zhong Shan'e and Zhou Junyan were moved in their hearts and looked at Chu Qiguang.

Chu Qiguang immediately expressed his willingness to take out the "Sumishan King Sutra" to exchange dharma with others and observe each other's teachings.

After witnessing Chu Qiguang's performance this time, Zhong Shan'e and Zhou Junyan were both moved in their hearts and seemed to have ideas, but they did not speak out immediately at the moment.

After the four Martial Gods chatted some more, Zhou Junyan left first and returned to Jiubian.

Immediately afterwards, Zhong Shan'e also returned to Tianqu Mansion to suppress the Demon Division.

Chu Qiguang and Ma Yi were left behind to prepare for the exchange of dharma.

Ma Yi directly threw a bunch of palm-sized iron plates over and said carelessly: "This is the "Monster Subduing Sword" inherited by the Seven Kills School. Take it and take a look."

Chu Qiguang took the iron plate, but he didn't expect Ma Yi to throw the Twenty-Five Zhengfa to him casually.

But considering the cultivation of the two of them as martial gods, there are few places in the world that are safer than their side.

Looking at the knife marks carved on the iron plate in front of him, a series of writings came from the seeker's eyes.

"The Demon-Slaying Sword."

"The demon-slaying sword technique taught to the generals by the Holy Emperor 'Ji'."

"The original sword was created to rival the claw."

"The Demon-Suppressing Sword is a sword technique specially used to hunt monsters."

"It is said that as the hunting progresses, some swordsmen will become obsessed with demons and gradually lose the restraint of their human form."

Chu Qiguang secretly thought: ‘The traces’ of the Holy Emperor? That was the Human Emperor who founded the Former Han Dynasty, right? The first human being to unify the Central Plains. This "Monster-Suppressing Sword" was actually passed down from him? ’

Ma Yi on the side asked: "How?"

Chu Qiguang thought for a while and said, "No problem, but I want to change my mind to another place."

"By the way, I will give you the Sutra of King Sumeru."

…

On the other side, soon after Zhang Xinhui and Huang Lisheng returned to Yongzhou, the news of his defeat intensified and was about to spread throughout the state.

At this moment, Zhang Xinhui encountered another crisis.

"Leader, please abdicate temporarily."

Zhang Xinhui looked at the senior leaders of the sect and the leader of the group, General Tianyou, and said coldly: "What did you say?"

General Tianyou felt the pressure on his face and said bravely: "Master, if we let the stock price fall like this, the church will be out of money."

"Now that things have come to this, it's better to let Huang Li be promoted to the position of Elder Huang's official leader..."

Many senior leaders in the church have even thought about the propaganda caliber.

At that time, Zhang Xinhui was defeated by Chu Qiguang, but the new leader Huang Lisheng forced the four great martial gods to retreat on Tianxing Mountain alone, and the support of the sky fell.

In this way, although the current leader lost to Chu Qiguang, the new leader who replaced him was stronger than Zhang Xinhui.

When the time comes, building momentum for Huang Lisheng will definitely alleviate the stock price decline in the eyes of the senior management, and maybe even lead to a rebound.

Zhang Xinhui looked at his subordinates angrily, and finally turned his attention to Huang Lisheng: "Elder Huang, do you think so too?"

Today's Huangtian Dao has become more prosperous than it was originally established more than ten years ago. This is all Zhang Xinhui's hard work over the years.

He is absolutely unwilling to give up his power.

But when he thought of the plummeting stock price, he felt helpless again.

Huang Lisheng sighed. He really didn't want to be a leader, let alone manage academic affairs.

But if he doesn't do it, if the stock price collapses, his training funds will be gone.

When the time comes, the repairs of his cave, the supply of elixirs, and the food, clothing, housing and transportation of his servants... will all be borne by him.

Huang Lisheng said helplessly: "I'll just put up a name, and then you'll be the one to do the actual teaching."

After hearing Huang Lisheng's words, Zhang Xinhui felt a little better.

Soon the news that the leader of Huangtian Dao abdicated and gave way to the previous elder Huang Lisheng, as well as the news that Huang Lisheng forced the four martial gods to retreat and rescued Zhang Xinhui, were broadcast in Yongzhou.

Zhang Xinhui ostensibly abdicated temporarily and was recuperating in a manor, but secretly he still controlled most of the academic affairs of Huangtian Dao.

However, as his prestige declined, he also felt that his followers were no longer as commanding as before.

That day he sat quietly in a pavilion, seemingly waiting for someone.

After a long time, as the golden door opened, a handsome man in red appeared behind him.

Looking at Zhang Xinhui in the pavilion, Li Yaofeng sneered: "Did you lose to Chu Qiguang?"

Ever since the last time Li Yaofeng caused trouble in Tianqu Mansion, Zhang Xinhui has been sending people south to contact him.

Although the subsequent contact was intermittent, it was always maintained.

Upon hearing Li Yaofeng's question, Zhang Xinhui's face was no longer as anxious as when he had just been defeated.

He calmly replied: "If you are here to laugh at me, then please go back."

Li Yaofeng said: "Humph, I don't have the time. Someone in the south wants to see you."

Zhang Xinhui asked curiously: "Who?"

Li Yaofeng did not answer this question, but asked another question: "He has a gift from Huangtian World that he wants to share with you."

"are you going?"

…

Chu Qiguang took Ma Yi back to Tianqu Mansion.

Ma Yi was left by him to take a rest in the Demon Suppression Division.

Chu Qiguang came outside the city, got on the Chongming Bird and flew to Yaoyin Village.

As soon as he landed in the village, he came to the school and found a white cat lying outside the classroom.

This was the white cat who took the initiative to find Chu Qiguang and was actually a monster.

It was also through an unintentional attempt with the Demon Cat that Chu Qiguang discovered that the Twenty-Five Zhengfa seemed to be able to open fixed void coordinates and obtain some knowledge left by his predecessors.

For example, blood pools and magic refining are the knowledge brought by "Elixir of Death" and "Sumishan King Sutra".

However, "The Record of Ten Thousand Ghosts" did not gain much from the void because it was founded too short ago.

Today Chu Qiguang plans to try this "Demon-Slaying Sword".