Swing the sword at the future female devil

Chapter 308 A Twist, Another Twist!
The group seemed still reeling from Taiqing's final glance—a gaze so malevolent and bloodthirsty that just looking at them sent shivers down their spines.

Those with strong mental fortitude, such as Duan Huaige and Qin Shuangjiang, can resist the effects, but those with insufficient mental fortitude, such as Lin Zhaoran and Zhang Zhiyao, are more significantly affected.

Zhang Zhiyao, in particular, seemed stunned by what he saw, and belatedly patted his chest, feeling a strange sense of unease.

Fortunately, Zhang Tianshi got rid of this demoness; otherwise, she would have been really difficult to deal with.

"Gentlemen! The earth's dragon energy is about to leak out. Once it erupts, the area within a hundred miles will be reduced to scorched earth, barren for thousands of years, and devoid of life! Can you lend me a hand and help me complete the Four Directions Spirit Suppression Array?"

Zhang Tianshi stepped forward and used magic to barely trap the small golden dragon, but as the earth's dragon energy increased, the dragon grew larger and larger. He turned to Duan Huaige and the others and shouted.

They're here! They've finally arrived! Help Master Zhang complete the final task of cleansing the ghost realm! Once this favor is done, Master Zhang's favorability will surely be high enough, and we'll definitely be in the top four after we leave!

Zen Buddhist disciple Wuxiang and Kunlun Lin Zhaoran were secretly delighted. Currently, only the five of them could complete this task. Zhang Zhiyao had difficulty moving around and could not be counted at all, so they had already secured the top four.

Now it all comes down to who can contribute the most and complete the task best in this final mission to suppress the dragon vein energy!

"Celestial Master, I'm here to help you!"

The Buddhist disciple practiced formless meditation, remaining silent and expressing his attitude through his actions. Qin Shuangjiang, seeing Duan Huaige's continued inaction, also chose to stay put.

The wicked little exorcist was going crazy with anxiety, wishing she could lick the ground with her tongue to crawl across. Why? Because she felt that crawling with her hands wasn't fast enough!

Duan Huaige is really ungrateful. The Celestial Master has already given you a chance to show your skills, and you're still hesitating!

If my leg hadn't been broken, I would have flown over to help the Celestial Master long ago!

A well-fed man doesn't know the hunger of a starving man. Duan Huaige, if you don't want to go, then carry me there on your back!
"Young friend, what are you hesitating about?" Zhang Tianshi said, "If we don't act soon, there will be widespread bloodshed!"

"Duan Huaige? Aren't you coming over?"

His two teammates also looked at him with puzzled eyes. Seeing this, Duan Huaige sighed and silently took out the Vermilion Bird Feather and said, "Master Zhang... is this Four Directions Spirit Suppression Formation really for suppressing and sealing the earth's dragon energy?"

Zhang Tianshi's expression changed almost imperceptibly, then he said resolutely, "Young friend, I don't know what that demoness said to you, but the well-being of the people is paramount right now. Don't let your own selfish desires cause suffering to the common people!"

Duan Huaige looked at Zhang Tianshi with a hint of disappointment in his eyes. He sighed and said, "Zhang Tianshi, I believe your original intention was good. Perhaps at the beginning you really wanted to solve the problem of Qingyang Town, solve the problem of the night watchman, and seek the well-being of the people. It's a pity that you did not stick to your original intention."

"If it were someone else, perhaps they would have truly chosen to help you for the greater good of the people, but unfortunately..."

But I happen to know how to create the Landscape Map.

This isn't some kind of formation to suppress the earth's dragon energy; it's clearly a formation for crafting the Mountain and River Map! However, it differs from Duan Huaige's; this seems to be a simplified version, containing only four directional suppressing objects and the earth's dragon energy, while Duan Huaige's uses five elements and five directions suppressing objects, plus the purple aura of a thousand-year-old human emperor. Although Duan Huaige doesn't know where Zhang Tianshi researched this incomplete and simplified version of the Mountain and River Daoist technique, he knows in his heart that Zhang Tianshi intends to directly refine this fragment of the Jiangshan Sheji Map into his own Mountain and River Map!
Taiqing's attitude was quite clear just now—she could also refine the Mountain and River Map, so she saw through Zhang Tianshi's idea and wanted to use it to reach an exchange agreement. However, Zhang Tianshi would rather spend his lifespan to send her away than exchange the contents of the map with her.

Or rather… Master Zhang wanted it all. He wanted the Landscape Painting, and he also wanted everything inside the fragments of the Landscape and State Painting.

"Young friend, have you perhaps been bewitched by that demoness?" Zhang Tianshi frowned and said, "If you are unwilling to help me, that's fine too. Let that little girl do it."

Zhang Zhiyao; Who? Me?

Overwhelmed with joy, the wicked little celestial master nodded frantically like a chicken pecking at rice, then nudged Duan Huaige beside her: "Duan Huaige, give me the Vermilion Bird Town artifact... I'm going to save the world."

"Duan Huaige? Brother Duan...Big brother? Onii-chan?"

Duan Huaige did not respond, but instead showed the Five Thunder Suppressing Evil Seal on his arm to Zhang Tianshi and said, "Zhang Tianshi, this mark must be yours. If I'm not mistaken, this little girl should also have one."

"Fellow Daoist Duan, didn't you say before that this mark was left by Zhang Tianshi to save you because of the invasion of nightmare energy in your body?" Lin Zhaoran questioned, "Why are you saying now that there's a problem with this mark?"

"At first, I didn't want to believe it either, until I found out that Zhang Zhiyao's meridians had been sealed like mine, so I secretly pulled open her clothes and took a peek..."

Zhang Zhiyao: ? ? ?

FBI, arrest her right now!
Seeing that the serious atmosphere on the field was about to be disrupted, Duan Huaige quickly said in a serious tone, "Don't misunderstand, I meant on the arms and legs... because Zhang Zhiyao's character is set up with both legs broken, so the mark on her calves won't let her notice anything."

"And the purpose of this mark is to better control me and her."

"You say I want to control you, but what is your purpose?" Zhang Tianshi retorted. "With my strength, dealing with you doesn't seem to require such a great deal of effort, does it?"

"Of course, Master Zhang, you didn't intend to kill us at first. After all, greed accumulates step by step, and it will only affect your plans when it reaches a critical point."

"The last few pages of the manuscript left by Gongshu Wuyai, the top puppeteer of Luban Dao, were actually torn out by you, weren't they?" Duan Huaige continued to analyze, "Your initial goal was to activate the fragment of the Jiangshan Sheji Tu and bring it under the control of the Celestial Master's Mansion. However, this plan failed, and since you had nowhere to store the earth vein dragon energy that you extracted and refined, you could only seal it away for the time being."

"During your journey to find a solution, Gongshu Wuyai's daughter, Abao, died unexpectedly, causing a rift between you two. For the sake of his loved one, Gongshu Wuyai chose to defy fate... and you were unable to stop your friend, and could only watch helplessly as he embarked on a path of no return. As your old age draws to a close, you want to settle this karmic debt."

"But what does this have to do with Zhang Tianshi planting a mark on you?" Lin Zhaoran asked with a doubtful expression.

"Don't rush, the story isn't over yet," Duan Huaige said. "When you arrived in Qingyang Town, you unexpectedly discovered that your old friend had nurtured the White Tiger Demon and the Black Tortoise Tear in Qingyang Town in order to defy fate. They can be used as the four guardian objects for you to refine the Mountain and River Map."

(End of this chapter)