Master of the Xuanyin Sect of Mount Shu

Chapter 15 The Puppet Master Steals the Dragon Ball
Guan Minghui used Yang Li's voice to lure Cui Haike down. He then used black silk to tie Yang Li's hands and feet behind his back and hung him at the highest point of the cave ceiling, casting a spell to seal his voice so that he would not make a sound.

Then he activated three more sets of Xuan Yin formations to completely conceal the stone bed and himself.

When Cui Haike entered, he found the huge cave completely dark. Although he could see in the dark, the air was filled with black mist, and he could not see very far.

He was also a cautious person. With his right hand, he made a sword gesture, controlling the immortal sword in front of him, while with his left hand, he calculated the current situation.

Before the divination could be completed, he sensed Yang Li's presence and looked up to see his little apprentice, who was hanging from the cave ceiling, shaking his head frantically at him.

Cui Haike sensed the extreme danger of the place, but having already seen his beloved disciple trapped there, he had no choice but to rescue him!
He first opened his mouth and spat out the newly refined alligator dragon pearl, which hung above his head, spinning rapidly and spraying out rings of yellow light that fell down and enveloped him.

With the sword and the precious pearl providing double protection, it should be able to handle any danger.

He recognized that the thing binding Yang Li was the Black Blessing Silk, a well-known technique in the unorthodox world. He knew that this kind of thing, which was made using evil methods, looked like a wisp of black smoke and seemed like it could be broken by a sneeze, but in reality, it was more resilient than steel bars and iron wires.

An ordinary flying sword would not only fail to cut it down, but would also be tainted by it, losing its spirituality.

Ordinary spells are unlikely to eliminate it; if one is not careful, one will be entangled and poisoned by the evil poison once it touches one's body!

To break this kind of evil magic, the best method would be the Samadhi True Fire of the great sword immortal sects of the Central Plains, such as Emei, Qingcheng, Wutai, and Huashan, but unfortunately he doesn't know it.

Cui Haike channeled the essence from his dantian onto the sword. Since the quality of his sword was inferior to Yang Li's, he could only enhance its power with his profound internal energy.

The immortal sword's light surged, shooting out and slicing past the black, ethereal threads hanging above Yang Li, but it was gone in a flash.

Yang Li remained hanging there, shaking her head repeatedly at him.

Cui Haike then realized that it was an illusion created by magic.

He exclaimed in alarm, then tried to retract his flying sword and retreat to a safe area to find out the situation before attempting to rescue the person.

Guan Minghui gave him no chance to try again and raised his hand to activate the formation.

He now has a total of twenty-seven Xuan Yin Gathering Beast Banners, which are divided into three small Xuan Yin arrays, and then combined to form a Xuan Yin Refining Soul Array.

As the divine banner appeared, a large amount of black smoke suddenly surged out and filled the entire cave.

A small array of nine divine banners trapped Cui Haike's flying sword inside. The sword flashed with light and flew in all directions, but all of them were blocked by the divine banners.

Cui Haike was engulfed in thick smoke, surrounded by thunderous roars of beasts. He recalled Gu Chen, the former leader of the Xuan Yin Sect, who was skilled in using the Xuan Yin technique to gather beasts. This situation was quite similar, and his heart sank.

Could Li'er have offended that demon? I heard he overestimated himself and was killed in a battle with the Emei Sect's leader, Master Changmei, and has been out of contact for decades. Could he be here?
Before he could even change his mind, the Xuan Yin Formation reversed his five elements and shifted space, moving him from the cave entrance to the stone bed.

Amidst the billowing blackness, Guan Minghui sat upright on the bed, his eyes flashing red and green light. He opened his mouth and spewed out a stream of pale, cold, yin flames that struck the protective yellow light emitted by the alligator dragon pearl, causing the white flames to fly and the yellow light to ripple like water.

Seeing that the opponent's pearl was of extraordinary quality, and that the Xuan Yin Cold Flame in his own abdomen was not yet powerful enough to defeat the opponent, Guan Minghui activated the formation again, summoning two Xuan Yin Banners to conceal himself.

Cui Haike was quick-witted and nimble-fingered, unleashing a handful of flying needles that transformed into sixty-four points of light, raining down on Guan Minghui like a deluge.

The two Xuan Yin Gathering Beast Banners blocked the flying needles. The main deity on the banners opened its mouth and first spewed out thick black smoke to catch the needles. Then it sucked them all into its belly.

Another bear, enveloped in black mist, pounced on Cui Haike, slamming its single horn into his protective yellow aura. The flying needles that Cui Haike had crafted using unorthodox methods were taken away by the serpent, instantly corrupted, and rendered powerless, unable to be summoned back.

He hurriedly unleashed another emerald green flying blade, which spun rapidly around his body, forcing back the beast souls that were closing in from all directions and dispelling the dark mist.

The exchange was brief, but in the blink of an eye, the stone bed and the demon corpse on it had vanished.

Despite being in a dangerous situation, Cui Haike remained calm and composed. He used his left hand to make a hand seal to calculate an auspicious location, found the right direction, and used the Dragon Pearl to clear a path. With the help of the Azure Lotus Divine Blade, he charged straight ahead.

After walking for a while, they indeed saw the hanging carp again.

This time it is definitely the real Yang Li, not an illusion.

He used the Azure Edge Divine Blade to cut the black wisps, and then pulled Yang Li into the area enveloped by the Dragon Jewelry's light.

"Master!" Yang Li's call was tinged with a mix of alarm, joy, and grievance.

Cui Haike pulled him close, protecting him as if they were master and disciple sharing an umbrella in the dead of night during a torrential downpour: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, let's hurry home and talk about it when we get back."

While comforting Yang Li, he calculated a way out. Unexpectedly, Yang Li's eyes suddenly flashed with green light, and her hands became uncontrollable, as if being manipulated by a powerful force from afar.

He spread his ten fingers, inserted his left hand into Cui Haike's chest and his right hand into Cui Haike's lower back. His Taiyin essence and blood boiled and surged throughout his body, and he couldn't help but spit out a stream of green blood, which all poured onto the alligator dragon pearl!
This unexpected turn of events caught Cui Haike off guard. He was in excruciating pain and hadn't even had time to react before looking at Yang Li with a face full of surprise. He couldn't believe that his disciple would side with a demon and turn around to harm him.

Yang Li, his face contorted in pain, shook his head repeatedly: "The demon has taken control of my body... Master, run..."

Cui Haike could no longer leave. A mountain demon from the main banner flew over and took away the dragon pearl that had been contaminated by the essence of Taiyin blood.

Then the formation reversed the five elements and shifted space, moving Cui Haike to the front of the stone bed.

Cui Haike used his protective Qingping Divine Blade to strangle Guan Minghui. Guan Minghui shook off the Fire Cloud Chain, sending all the Qingping Divine Blades flying away. Amidst the clanging and sparks flying, he pounced on Cui Haike and bit his neck.

With a single inhale, all the essence and blood of the body are drawn into the abdomen.

Then, with one more stroke, he drained all the Qi from his Dantian.

With the third breath, he also extracted the Qingping Golden Pill!
Unless it undergoes special refining, the essence of the Golden Elixir is still Qi, only it is the source of Qi.

Guan Minghui absorbed all of his elixir energy, and the golden elixir reformed within the elixir energy.

He can place it in his dantian, refine it with magic, and he can regain the Golden Core realm and attain the status of a Loose Immortal.

However, this thing was not something I cultivated myself, and it is incompatible with the Xuan Yin Great Law. In the future, when I use it to perform various spells, the power will be reduced.

With a wave of his hand, the formation disappeared again, and the smoke inside the cave vanished.

Cui Haike's body lay in front of the stone bed. Yang Li, her hands covered in blood, rushed over, crying out, "Master! Master! I killed Master... Waaah!"

This fierce and stubborn young man had endured so much torment and injustice without ever crying, but now he could no longer hold back and burst into tears while embracing his master's body.

(End of this chapter)