Starting with the divine power of the Great Vajra, he traversed the heavens.

Chapter 200 I'm here!
I am coming!
As soon as the sound rang out, Pang Ban saw a white figure separate from the moonlight.

It resembles burning ambergris, or the first wisps of smoke appearing.

The white shadows coalesced and shifted, resembling dragons, fish, cranes, and butterflies. The white smoke multiplied from one to ten, then from ten to a hundred, suddenly approaching and moving about, sometimes merging and sometimes separating, growing in number and filling the courtyard.

The figures appeared and disappeared, as if in a deep mountain valley, surrounded by a vast expanse of white.

"What a mysterious and amazing movement technique!" Pang Ban's eyes flashed with surprise, his gaze widening. "No! It's swordsmanship!"

A figure in white robes suddenly appeared, his fingers flashing out, his long, slender index and middle fingers, as if formed of solidified white jade, touching Pang Ban's forehead.

Pang Ban casually blocked his way.

"Kara!"

Suddenly, a clap of thunder was heard in the sky, and lightning flashed across the heavens.

The power of Heaven is vast and boundless.

Ren Shaoyang flew backward and landed outside the pavilion, looking at the imposing man standing tall and upright inside the pavilion, with his hands behind his back.

"The Demon Master truly lives up to his reputation." Ren Shaoyang sighed as he looked at the scorch marks on his fingertips that resembled fire.

“I was quite surprised as well.” Pang Ban looked up at the sky, a hint of melancholy in his eyes. “If I had met Brother Ren earlier, I would not have considered Brother Lang my enemy.”

"Don't be like that," Ren Shaoyang laughed. "You and Lang Fanyun are destined to be together, and I can't interfere."

"Now I understand." Pang Ban shook his head and chuckled. "Hongxiu is so interesting because she was influenced by Brother Ren."

Hongxiu snorted and stuck out her tongue slightly.

"It's hard to learn good things, but it's easy to learn bad things in no time," Ren Shaoyang said, rubbing the ring on his left hand with a hint of helplessness.

"Brilliant theory, brilliant theory!" Pang Ban laughed heartily, but then his smile faded, and he said with a hint of regret, "Brother Ren's understanding of the principles of heaven is profound, and his swordsmanship is far inferior to Lang Fanyun's. Why not abandon darkness and embrace light instead of fighting to the death?"

Ren Shaoyang said helplessly, "To say that we are different is an understatement; in reality, it is a world of difference." He then changed the subject, "Brother Pang, you don't need to lie to me. Our personalities are at odds, and there is absolutely no way we can work together."

"And another thing," Ren Shaoyang narrowed his eyes, staring at his opponent, "why did you deliberately lure Hongxiu here?"

“Hongxiu is a woman of exceptional talent and beauty, born with the Dao heart and body.” Pang Ban smiled casually. “Of course I, Pang, would like to meet her.”

"Just to meet?"

Pang Ban said calmly, "Hongxiu suits my personality very well, and I want to adopt her as my goddaughter."

"Adopted daughter?" Ren Shaoyang saw right through her and said coldly, "I think she's just a furnace!"

"It's true that I adopted her as my goddaughter." Pang Ban shook his head slightly, then looked up at him and said quietly, "It's also true that I'll use her as a furnace for cultivation."

He made no attempt to conceal his thoughts, speaking eloquently: "Hongxiu's talent is exceptional, a once-in-a-millennium occurrence. What's even more remarkable is that her Daoist cultivation is distributed throughout all her orifices, and her natural body is 'pure Yang.' Similarly, her Daoist heart is brimming with vitality, waiting only for the Demon Seed to reverse it, transforming her Daoist heart into pure Yin. In just three years, she will be able to merge Dao and Demon."

Ren Shaoyang frowned; he knew what Pang Ban meant.

Hongxiu's "Heavenly Wrath True Qi" was extremely yang and powerful, yet it was precisely dispersed throughout her body's acupoints, making her experience a near-death experience.

Her successful cultivation of "Mind and Intention" perfectly matches the pure and pristine "Dao Heart".

The combination of the two is truly a rare and unparalleled "furnace" that can only be found once in a millennium. Once the demonic seed has fully taken hold, the process of "cultivating demons in the Dao heart" will be as swift as lightning, almost instantaneous.

But is there anything absolutely good in the world?
Pang Ban was neither a fool nor a saint.

He is an absolutely selfish and self-serving "devil among devils"!
Everything was for the purpose of seizing the demonic seed and the Dao heart, in order to achieve "shattering the void".

Yan Jing'an, Feng Xinglie, Xue Bingyun, Han Bai, and even Lang Fanyun, in the end, were nothing more than resources and fuel on his broken path.

The bright spring breeze and grand scale that are currently being displayed are all just illusions.

Pang Ban.

He is a demon born evil, who sees all things as worthless.

Everything, everyone, and every battle is simply a matter of whether he wants to do it or not, or whether he wants to get it.

Ren Shaoyang understood this person all too well, because he was the same kind of person.

“Many times, things just push us along,” Ren Shaoyang sighed softly. “There’s no other choice.”

"That makes sense!" Pang Ban smiled slightly. "Take tonight's events, for example; they've ended up like this."

Ren Shaoyang said very seriously, "We're actually just here to enjoy the scenery."

“I know,” Pang Ban said with a slight smile, “but once I saw Hongxiu, everything became irreversible.”

"As expected, it was you who influenced Fang Yeyu." Ren Shaoyang sneered. "No wonder this kid suddenly wanted to fight and kill after the little beggar left. You really are a scoundrel, stealing the name of the Great Demon, acting like a tyrant, and abusing your disciple for your own gain. You are utterly despicable!"

"What a fine line, 'Stealing the name of a great demon, acting like a tyrant'!" Pang Ban slowly stepped forward and burst into laughter. "Do you know which two words all things in the world cannot escape?" "I don't know."

Ren Shaoyang stroked the ring and said casually, "But I know you're going to show off."

"Hahahaha!"

Pang Ban laughed, "Well said!" He spread his arms, his powerful body standing out in the rain, his voice resounding, "I will fight if I want to fight, I will leave if I want to leave, and I can shatter if I want to shatter!"

Suddenly, a loud "boom" was heard, lightning illuminated the sky, and a thunderclap resounded. The thunder, which had been brewing for a long time, finally rolled and flickered in the dark clouds.

The light illuminated his handsome yet sinister face, flickering between light and shadow, as he said in a calm voice, "Nothing in heaven and earth can escape the word 'I want'!"

"That's great!" Ren Shaoyang clapped his hands and laughed. "But I have three words to say to Brother Pang as well."

Pang Ban looked at the white-robed man and said softly, "Brother Ren, please speak."

Ren Shaoyang stood up straight, his hands on his hips, and said loudly, "Although you are blessed by heaven and earth, you are nothing but a pawn! Do you know that there is fear even in the highest heavens? My three words are—'I do not want to'!"

"I don't want to?" Pang Ban raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Childish."

Hurrah!
A fierce storm raged, with lightning flashing and thunder crashing down.

Amidst the lightning, two figures suddenly chased each other, disappearing in a flash. Neither of them used their fists or feet, yet their energy collided in the wind and rain, causing countless water droplets to burst forth.

Pang Ban's eyes flashed like cold lightning. He flew swiftly and stood facing Ren Shaoyang. He put his hands behind his back and smiled, "Brother Ren, what is the name of this skill that allows you to see through the three realms and understand your true nature and intentions?"

Ren Shaoyang, also dressed in flowing white robes, casually remarked, "The Emperor's Aura Observation Technique!"

Pang Ban clapped his hands and laughed, "Excellent! Excellent name, excellent spirit! Excellent boldness!"

"This feat was created by the descendants of the Ming Dynasty's mortal enemy, so naturally it is audacious!"

Ren Shaoyang's figure appeared and disappeared among the branches and leaves, like a ghost.

Before the words were finished, the white figure vanished like a wisp of smoke.

Pang Ban looked on with admiration: "Brother Ren, your lightness skill is truly remarkable. I really want to see you and Chi Mei compete in lightness skill."

"Given our troublemaking nature," Ren Shaoyang's voice seemed to come from all directions, "we probably can't avoid it."

Pang Ban laughed loudly: "What a perfect opportunity! I would have come from thousands of miles away to see it!"

Just then, a loud shout was heard.

"Enough with the nonsense, take a look at my knife first!"

Zheng!
The clang of swords rang out, and the temperature in the courtyard rose sharply. Then, a chant was heard: "In the darkness and gloom, who can fathom its depths?"

Suddenly, steam rose and spread, then condensed into a white wave that rushed towards us.

Feeling the intense heat, Pang Ban couldn't help but laugh and exclaim, "It's been a long time since I've seen such beautiful swordsmanship since the legendary Eagle Hero."

As he spoke, he clenched his right fist and threw a punch.

With a "whoosh," the fog dissipated.

Although the water mist dissipated, the intense heat remained. With a "whoosh," a drop of water shot out!

This water droplet came extremely fast, as if it had come to life, condensing into a straight line and rushing straight towards Pang Ban.

Pang Ban stood with his hands behind his back, neither sad nor angry, like a solitary peak standing tall amidst the wind and rain. His clothes remained still, but a flicker of light appeared in his eyes, as if a raging fire were rising within them.

"What courage! He actually turned from hard to soft, from fire to water, and forged his own path!"

As he spoke, he casually flicked his palm out.

This palm strike, seemingly casual, was executed with exquisite precision in terms of angle, speed, and force.

The demon master's palm, shaped like a cow's tongue, caught the water droplet in mid-air. In that instant, his right palm seemed to swell several inches, and the water droplet vanished in his palm.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of wind rushing through the air, and a white shadow flickered.

Ren Shaoyang suddenly appeared in front of Pang Ban and threw a punch!
A glint flashed in Pang Ban's eyes, and his voice turned cold as he said, "Brother Ren, do you think you've defeated me just because you defeated Ye Yu?"

As he spoke, Pang Ban's gaze was like a sword, as if he had seen into Pang Ban's soul and understood everything.

In an instant, he changed his attack, delivering three consecutive punches to restrain the opponent's movements.

Ren Shaoyang coldly said, "Whether we can win or not, let's fight first!" With a flick of his wrist, he preemptively saw through the aura and dodged Pang Ban's unparalleled divine fist.

With a flick of his right hand, the sword blade suddenly lengthened, and a nimble blade shot out from his sleeve, hurtling towards him in an instant.

(End of this chapter)