This humble Taoist priest, Qianhe, begins his quest for immortality by slaying demons and monsters.

Chapter 39 The Vampire Viscount, The Situation in the West

Outside the church in Jiuquan Town.

When Zhong Bai arrived, the servants from the Yang family responsible for guarding the church quickly came to greet him.

"Master, are you going to enter the church?"

One of the servants asked cautiously. They had all heard about the methods Zhong Bai used to relocate the Yang family's graves a few days ago. With such divine power, how could they not serve him with utmost care?

"I do need to go into the church to investigate the situation. Your master gave me the management authority of the church a few days ago."

You know about this, right...?

Speaking of which, on the way down the mountain that day, Zhong Bai and the old patriarch of the Yang family talked most about the management authority of the church.

The Yang family patriarch trusted Zhong Bai. As the saying goes, everyone has their own expertise, so he could only send people to guard the church and prevent others from entering.

However, this only buys time and does not solve the problem of the church.

The matter was handed over to Zhong Bai, so he was left to handle the situation. The old patriarch Yang was eager for Zhong Bai to take over as soon as possible, so he did not stop him.

"Immortal Master, we understand. Please, Immortal Master!"

As the Yang family servants, who were guarding the church, led the way for Zhong Bai, the church doors, which had been sealed for decades, were finally opened.

Standing outside the door, the two servants did not follow him inside, but watched as Zhong Bai stepped into the church alone...

Upon entering the church, the first thing that struck him was the overwhelming sense of decay, with dust and cobwebs covering the walls. Then, Zhong Bai pushed open the high doors of the main hall used for prayer.

As the door creaked open, a torrent of malevolent energy poured out of the hall as soon as it was pushed open.

In the slightly dimly lit hall, rows of seats were covered in dust, and even just standing in the hall, one could feel a chill in the air.

Zhong Bai's blood and qi surged forth, and in an instant, the yin and yang energies in the hall were neutralized.

Like a normal, abandoned place, all Zhong Bai could feel was tranquility.

When you arrive at the church statue, the deity enshrined before you is certainly not an Eastern deity.

Zhong Bai glanced at it casually and lost interest.

The most urgent task is to see if there really is a Western vampire hiding in the church's basement. If so, this trip will be a sure win!

Passing through the hall, there is a staircase leading down to the basement.

Zhong Bai walked very slowly. Even a lion needs to use its full strength to hunt a rabbit, let alone this vampire whose strength is unknown. Zhong Bai needs to be even more cautious.

Upon entering the basement, the surrounding light was exceptionally dim, and Zhong Bai could vaguely see a huge cross standing in the basement in front of him.

Beneath the cross is a coffin imbued with Western aesthetics.

As he approached, Zhong Bai could sense the danger lurking within the coffin.

"The fact that a cross can suppress vampires here is truly peculiar about these Western evil spirits."

Shaking his head, Zhong Bai recalled that his master had mentioned vampires before.

Dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts, and barons, vampire barons, and ordinary cultivators below the fourth level of Qi Refining are all roughly equivalent.

A viscount is equivalent to a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining, an earl is comparable to the peak of Qi Refining, and a duke or marquis is a title that only a Foundation Establishment cultivator can handle.

The vampire in the coffin in front of us is clearly not a vampire of duke or marquis rank.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been so easily suppressed here.

With a moment of relaxation, he suddenly struck out with his palm, sending the cross originally used to suppress the vampire flying and landing in the distance.

Immediately afterwards, a faint panting sound came from inside the coffin, clearly indicating that the vampire inside was reviving.

But he didn't have much time left.

At that moment, Zhong Bai directly lifted the coffin lid. In an instant, Zhong Bai and the vampire's eyes met. In Zhong Bai's eyes was the excitement of about to obtain exorcism points, while in the vampire's eyes was fear and disbelief at Zhong Bai.

"The demon-slaying points I need are now at your disposal!"

Without saying a word, Zhong Bai clenched his fist, without even using the Divine Firmament Five Thunder Technique.

Relying solely on his immense strength, he unleashed a powerful punch, like a meteorite striking down. Bang! Bang! Bang! With a single punch, the coffin shattered, and the vampire crashed heavily to the ground. At that moment, Viscount Ellan felt as if not a single bone in his body was intact.

He was puzzled and confused.

Why was I suppressed here without any reason, and why have I ended up in this state for no reason?

Looking at his sunken chest, Viscount Ellan was consumed by rage.

Staring straight at Zhong Bai, he said indignantly in broken Chinese, "Damn Easterner, how dare you sneak up on me like this! You will pay the price for your stupidity!"

Zhong Bai was clearly taken aback after hearing what Viscount Ellan had to say.

I thought this vampire was mute and I wouldn't get any useful information out of him, so I planned to use my killing move to blast him to pieces.

Looking at it now... hehe!
Zhong Bai paused for a moment, then looked down coldly at Viscount Ellan.

"You monster, you can even speak Chinese. You're actually quite useful."

Before Viscount Ellan could speak, Zhong Bai grabbed him by the neck and easily lifted him up.

"I ask, you answer; if you cooperate well, you'll suffer less..."

After saying that, bolts of lightning surged from Zhong Bai's palm into Viscount Ellan's neck, flowing down to his chest and face.

With a hissing sound, the burning sensation from the lightning caused Viscount Ellan to tremble uncontrollably.

The pain of being torn apart by lightning was, in Erlan’s opinion, even worse than that of holy water.

"No, no, no! Stop it!"

At this moment, Erlan tried to break free, but found that his strength was simply not enough.

He had been suppressed for decades, and without the supply of fresh blood, he could not exert his true strength at all. He could only watch helplessly as he was tortured to the point of madness.

"I ask you, tell me, is there any room for negotiation other than this?"

After another bolt of lightning, Viscount Ellan in Zhong Bai's hands was limp as mud.

If looks could kill, he swore he would tear the Easterner in front of him to pieces, but now, he had no choice but to compromise.

“Great Eastern Mage, you ask, and Erlan dares not refuse to answer…”

Zhong Bai wasn't surprised by the vampire's sensibility. Knowing that death was inevitable, it might mean less suffering, so why not?

"This humble Taoist priest wants to know exactly how many of you Western vampires have come to the Nine Provinces of China."

Upon hearing this question, the previously timid and listless Erlan immediately perked up.

"In response to the mage, we have more than one hundred vampire warriors who have come to the Nine Provinces of China."

Leading us here is His Excellency Duke Ger!
He said that chaos was about to break out in the land of China, and that Chinese sorcerers would be too busy to care for themselves. He said that if they came to China, they could freely devour blood and food.

"Mage, spare my life! Elran was only recently arrived in China and was immediately suppressed here. He really didn't do anything outrageous!"

Zhong Bai pondered the other party's answer. He saw no deception in Erlan's eyes, so what the other party had just said was probably true!

"More than a hundred vampires... led by the Duke, that's quite a number!"

After a slight jolt, Zhong Bai continued his questioning: "Besides yourself, do you know the locations of other vampires?"

Hearing this, Airlan felt a little bitter. When he first came to China, he thought he could do whatever he wanted, but he never expected to be suppressed here by Chinese mages with a cross as soon as he arrived.

How could he possibly know where his other vampire brethren were?

"This...this..."

Zhong Bai's expression darkened, and he quickly continued to ask, "Do you have a way to summon other vampires to Jiuquan Town?"

"This...this..."

Seeing that the other party knew nothing about the matter, Zhong Bai realized there was no need to ask any further questions.

(End of this chapter)