Dao Qi Wu Zang Guan Guan: I became a Daoist Master in the 1990s

Chapter 6 The Power of Immortal Fire
Boom! !
Just as Qi Yun fell backward, the earth seemed to be struck hard by an invisible giant hammer, emitting a dull and painful groan!

A violent tremor suddenly erupted!
The ground shook, and the already crumbling internal organs groaned under the strain.

The decaying beams and pillars emitted a piercing cracking sound, and bricks and stones fell like rain.

"Damn it!" Qi Yun had only had time to think this before a huge shadow loomed over him.

He instinctively curled up to protect his head and face.

Immediately following was a deafening roar and a suffocating impact!
boom! ! !
The Wuzang Temple, a dilapidated Taoist temple that had lingered on for countless years amidst thick fog and legends, has finally collapsed completely.

Qi Yun, who had just acquired the extraordinary treasure, was buried under a thick layer of rubble and broken wood.

The world was plunged into a deathly darkness, with only the choking smell of dust permeating every inch of space.

It was only a few minutes, but for Qi Yun, who was buried under the rubble, it felt like an eternity.

Consciousness, amidst chaos, finally cleared.

"Cough cough...cough..." He gasped for breath, his lungs filled with dust.

He tried moving his fingers, and then his arm.

Thankfully! Apart from the intense pain and weakness, the limbs seem to still be able to move.

It wasn't directly hit in vital areas by heavy beams or boulders, but was buried by a large number of tiles and small broken pieces of wood!
The instinct to survive overcame the pain.

He gritted his teeth and began to dig upwards and outwards with all his might using his arms.

Every movement aggravated the injury, and sweat mixed with dust and blood clung to his face.

In the darkness, only his own heavy breathing and the clattering of the rubble were the only sounds.

at last!

"Crack-!"

A heavy rubble covering their heads was pushed aside with great force, and a hand covered in mud and blood suddenly reached out from the pile of ruins!

Next, there was the other hand.

Qi Yun used all his strength, like a demon crawling out of hell, to struggle his upper body out of the rubble in a disheveled state.

"Hu...hu...hu..."

He was panting heavily, greedily inhaling the relatively "fresh" air outside.

He slumped onto the ruins, looking around with lingering fear. The scene was one of utter devastation, with broken walls and rubble. The moonlight struggled to penetrate the thick fog, casting only a faint, almost imperceptible halo.

That old-fashioned tin flashlight that provided illumination has long been buried under some ruin.

"Thank goodness...it's just some broken tiles and rotten wood!"

He wiped his face, trying to dispel the dizziness.

But without the light source, the boundless darkness surged in from all directions like a cold tide, instantly engulfing him!

And this moment.

A strange, warm current quietly began to grow deep within his body without warning!

This warmth did not originate from the blood, but rather flowed from the gaps in the bone marrow.

It was faint, like a spark that quietly ignited in the cold winter.

Even more remarkably, this warm current moved in accordance with Qi Yun's will. Qi Yun subconsciously opened his palm.

"call!"

A tiny orange flame suddenly leaped out above his palm without warning!

The flame was only the size of a baby's fist, with a stable shape. Its core was a pure, warm orange-red, and its edges were surrounded by a faint golden halo.

Instantly dispelled the thick, sticky darkness surrounding Qi Yun!
The light was so faint that it could only illuminate a square meter in front of him.

Qi Yun stared in astonishment at the flame that had appeared out of nowhere in his palm—it was the rootless immortal fire that had been burning beneath the alchemy furnace for countless years!
However, right there on the edge illuminated by the firelight, in the darkness that had just been dispelled, a face pressed against us without warning!
They were so close, practically face to face with Qi Yun!
A pale and distorted ugly face!

Her skin was as white as paper, without a trace of color.

It was covered with thick, coarse, black hair that looked like steel needles!
Where the eyes should have been, there were now only two deep, empty, bloody holes with torn edges!

Its mouth was torn open all the way to its ears, revealing two rows of sharp, serrated, white teeth covered in sticky saliva!

This broken and eerie smiling face, filled with extreme resentment and greed, suddenly and silently appeared at the edge of the firelight, facing Qi Yun's face, smiling sinisterly!

"Hoh—!" An extreme sense of horror instantly gripped Qi Yun's throat!

This exclamation seemed to ignite the monster's ferocity!
"hiss--!"

The monster let out a shrill, inhuman scream, accompanied by a strong, foul stench, and lunged at Qi Yun!
The speed was as fast as lightning! The enormous impact slammed Qi Yun, who had just struggled out of the rubble and was exhausted, to the ground!
A cold body, reeking of decay, pressed heavily on him, sharp black hairs piercing through his thin polyester jacket and digging into his flesh!
That gaping maw, ripped open to the base of the ears, dripping with nauseatingly foul-smelling saliva, viciously bit down towards Qi Yun's fragile neck!
Sharp teeth gleamed with a deadly cold light in the flickering flames!
"Go away!"

The instinct for survival overcame the fear! Qi Yun's eyes were bloodshot, and he suddenly raised his hands, pressing them firmly against the monster's cold, slippery, black-haired chest!

He used up all the remaining strength in his body, his arm muscles bulging and veins standing out!
Just as he pressed his hands against the monster's chest.

The orange-red flame in his palm naturally touched the monster's body!
laugh! ! !
It was like a red-hot iron being pressed onto a block of ice!
A sharp, teeth-grinding burning sound suddenly rang out!
The moment they made contact, the seemingly gentle orange-red flame suddenly burst forth with astonishing heat!

Instead of burning and spreading violently, it seemed to have a life of its own, instantly "flowing" and merging into the monster's body!
“Ouch——!!!”

The monster let out a shrill, inhuman howl!
The sound was sharp and piercing, filled with extreme pain, echoing through the deathly silent ruins and thick fog, sending chills down one's spine!

Then, an even more bizarre and terrifying scene unfolded!

Beneath the monster's bluish-gray skin, crisscrossing, blazing lines of fire suddenly shone!

It was as if molten lava had been instantly injected into its body! These fire lines moved, spread, and expanded beneath its skin!

Wherever it passed, the tough skin crackled and curled up as if it were charred paper!
Blinding beams of fire shot out from the crack, illuminating the monster's interior and revealing the twisted and ferocious expression on its face, contorted with extreme pain!

Cracked skin! Wandering! Burning!

The fire, like a venomous snake, surged rapidly along the monster's limbs and bones, instantly reaching its head!

"Pfft! Pfft!"

Two soft sounds!

Suddenly, two flames ignited in the monster's two empty, blood-filled eye sockets! Like two ghostly lamps from hell!

The monster, which was struggling frantically and whose sharp teeth were only inches away from Qi Yun's neck, suddenly froze!
Its entire body seemed to have all its strength drained away in an instant, remaining frozen in its pouncing posture, completely immobilized on Qi Yun!

Qi Yun was still in shock, his heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to explode. He stared intently at the monster's head that was so close to him.

In the reflection of the two eerie flames in its eye sockets, he saw the monster's bluish-gray skin rapidly lose its luster, turning ashen and dry.

Then, like a sand sculpture weathered for millions of years, it began to crumble and shatter from the head down!
There was no bloodshed or carnage, only silent annihilation.

Black fur, skin, bones... everything was quickly reduced to fine, grayish-white dust under the scorching heat of those two fires in the eye sockets!
(End of this chapter)