Shulong Daojun

From within the mountain crevice, malevolent, yin, and ferocious energy surged into the sky, each condensing into a dark cloud that swallowed the entire sky, dividing it into three parts.

Below, inside the mountain, lies a pool of turbid spring, as black as ink and as heavy as lead.

A pale-faced young Taoist priest, dressed in a gray-black robe, was gleefully throwing gruesome corpses into the spring, accompanied by various evil crystals, which all fell together.

As he moved, a wisp of grayish-black mist gradually rose from the spring, only to fall back down shortly after it began to rise.

Upon seeing this, the young Taoist priest's face lit up with joy, but then his expression darkened as the black energy fell, revealing a hint of annoyance.

Just then, as if sensing something, he quickly rode a beam of light from inside the mountain to stand before Lin Shu and the others, smiling broadly as he said:

"Lu Xu, a disciple of the Shenxu True Sect of the Holy Ancestor Yankang Lineage, greets everyone."

I am deeply ashamed that I failed to greet my fellow Daoists who have come to visit.

After saying this, he solemnly cupped his hands to Lin Shu and the others.

After the ceremony, Lu Xu asked with a look of surprise, "What brings you all here?"

Before anyone could react, he frowned slightly and asked, "Brother He, why do you look so disheveled?"

Upon hearing this, Chang Geng frowned and shouted, "You heretic and evil person, don't you dare get close to me! Was the disruption of the earth's veins your doing?"

Lu Xu nodded and smiled: "That's right, it was me who did it. It's just a small matter and not worth mentioning."

But Fellow Daoist He, you…”

He changed the subject, shook his head, and sighed, "I have advised you before to do less of those pointless things that harm your life and morality."

This time he must have suffered retribution, which is why he was captured by those righteous gods. Tsk tsk.

As soon as he finished speaking, Chang Geng and the others were stunned. For a moment, they couldn't quite figure out what Lu Xu was saying and doing. They felt that this person was quite strange.

The group exchanged glances and decided not to say anything more to this person, but to capture him first.

However, before that, we must first disable He Baifan's magical powers.

He Baifan, however, was furious and cursed loudly: "Lu Xu, you...you dare to spout nonsense! Everything I do is based on your words."

The schemes that destroyed the earth's veins, causing casualties among the people, were all your doing.

"My esteemed deities, please capture him immediately!"

He Baifan kept talking, looking righteous and stern.

Chang Geng sneered, knowing that these two men, one a wolf and the other a wretched man, were neither good people.

He unleashed his magic and was about to make the first move.

He Baifan seemed to have anticipated this, his magical power surged, and he opened his mouth and roared, the sound waves immediately spreading outwards.

Chang Geng and the others suddenly felt their blood and qi surge, and their bodies swayed, leaving them no time to pay attention to anything else.

Lin Shu frowned, raised his hand, and shot a divine light straight at He Baifan's face, intending to kill him on the spot.

Unexpectedly, a hint of joy appeared in He Baifan's eyes.

He suddenly leaped forward, heading straight for the divine light. Using the force of the impact, he tumbled away, landing several feet behind him.

Then, dragging his pierced body, he scrambled and crawled to Lu Xu's side.

"My lord, save me."

"My Dao embryo is now stable, and I will soon attain the Earth Immortal rank. At that time, I will certainly serve you as before, like a loyal dog or horse."

He Baifan's voice was as faint as a whisper, and his face showed a look of begging for survival.

He never neglected the tasks assigned by Lu Xu, and he also contributed a great deal of effort to the gushing of the turbid springs and the cracking of the mountain in Xuan Yin Mountain.

Moreover, the essence of the Earthly Fiend Turbid Vein has not yet manifested; he is still useful, and the master will not stand by and watch him die.

After I'm rescued and my cultivation breaks through, I'll go find these people and settle accounts with them one by one.

Especially that Taoist priest named Lin Shu.

When He Baifan thought of this, a gloomy look suddenly appeared in his eyes.

But when she looked up, she met Lu Xu's smiling eyes, and a bad feeling suddenly arose in her heart.

The next instant, a sentence came to my ears:

"Why wait until another day to serve? I think today is enough."

Attaining the rank of Earthly Immortal is not something that can be achieved simply by having a stable Dao embryo.

"Fellow Daoist He, I will borrow your life to fulfill my wish."

As soon as he finished speaking, He Baifan's eyes widened, and he spat out a mouthful of blood in disbelief.

In his hazy consciousness, he saw that Lu Xu was holding his heart in his hand, and then he fell down with a thud, his eyes still open.

Although Chang Geng and the others did not know what had happened, they could not help but feel a chill in their hearts and their brows furrowed.

They looked at Lu Xu with wary expressions.

Lu Xu raised his hand and grabbed He Baifan's corpse, glancing at it lightly before nodding and smiling:

"This person does not understand the principles of morality. When destroying the earth's veins, he does not distinguish between primary and secondary causes, resulting in unnecessary casualties among the people. This is already a violation of the Way."

I'll just settle this matter for you fellow cultivators; no need to thank me.

However, Lu still needs to use this corpse to completely disrupt the earth's veins, causing the turbid energy to rise, and then he will depart.

After saying that, he rode on his escape light, carrying He Baifan's corpse with him, and headed towards the mountaintop.

While Chang Geng and the others were still bewildered by Lu Xu's words and actions, Lin Shu had already set off in haste, leaving behind a few words:

"Brother Chang Geng, hurry up and follow. All our Taoist practices are aimed at benefiting the world."

The Demonic Sect seeks to promote the ultimate path, which is detrimental to the world.

It wasn't like He Baifan, who only sought short-term gains, but the harm he caused far surpassed He Baifan's by ten or even a hundred times.

Chang Geng and the others were startled and quickly followed Lin Shu to the mountaintop.

At the mountaintop, when Lin Shu arrived, Lu Xu had already thrown the corpse in his hand into the turbid spring and was waiting intently.

Suddenly, the turbid spring seemed to have swallowed a highly nourishing substance and began to boil violently.

The gray-black energy that had previously fallen back surged out rapidly, carrying with it the Dao Embryo spiritual energy dissipating from He Baifan's body, and rose into the sky from the bottom of the spring.

It then coiled, condensed, and settled on its own, eventually forming a black vein deep within the spring, coiling within it and faintly pulsating, as if it were alive.

Upon seeing this, Lu Xu was overjoyed and said, "It's done! The essence of the Earthly Fiend Turbid Vein can only be obtained by condensing the turbid qi underground. It is the spiritual essence of the innate turbid qi."

Having this as a congratulatory gift would certainly earn me some face.

Having said that, he was quite pleased with himself. He glanced at Lin Shu and smiled, "Disciples of the five lineages of the Daoist sect, if you have any free time in the future, you must have a discussion on the Dao."

However, Mr. Lu has urgent business to attend to at the moment, so he cannot keep him company any longer.

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand and tried to take away the essence of the Earthly Fiend Turbid Vein.

However, Lin Shu was prepared. He raised his hand and pointed, sending one beam of divine light flying towards Lu Xu and another towards the essence of the Earthly Fiend Turbid Vein.

Upon seeing this, Lu Xu frowned and immediately drew upon the evil energy of the earth veins surrounding Xuan Yin Mountain to meet the divine light and protect the essence of the turbid earth veins.

He immediately swung his hand, drawing in the malevolent energy from all directions to protect himself.

Although the divine light could dissolve the evil energy, the evil energy around them continued to surge forth relentlessly.

The divine light clashed with it for a moment before finally dissipating completely, gradually swallowed up by the rolling baleful energy.

At this moment, Lu Xu laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist's cultivation is indeed wondrous. If it were elsewhere, I might have to give way a little."

But this place is Lu's home turf.

As soon as he finished speaking, he pointed his finger, and the turbid springs from all directions, enveloped in malevolent energy, shot into the sky, transforming into a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, along with countless bones within them.