Evil Immortal!

The withered monk simply placed his palm on Meng Yuan's back, and a rich and long-lasting Buddhist energy surged into Meng Yuan's body, quickly expelling the destructive and scorching fire within him.

"Could you be Gu Zhengyang of the Demon Suppression Division?"

Wu Xingkong ignored Meng Yuan and instead looked at Gu Zhengyang, as if he had discovered something new and interesting. A slight curve appeared on his rosy lips, and a bright smile bloomed on his face, giving him a unique kind of attractiveness.

Seeing the group of people in front of him, he immediately understood what had happened, and chuckled lightly:

"I never imagined that my betrayal would alarm the Demon Suppression Division. I am truly ashamed..."

Alarm bells rang in Du Caidie's heart, and she gritted her teeth inwardly.

He's clearly a man, so how come he's more beautiful than her, a woman...?

Gu Zhengyang didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "Fellow Daoist Wu, Golden Rooster Temple is a major immortal sect in Yunzhou. As a true disciple, your future is limitless. Why would you willingly degenerate and fall into the demonic path?"

With a sincere expression, he said, "My master has a long-standing friendship with the Golden Feather Master of your sect. He can put in a good word for you. If you turn back now, it's not too late."

Meng Yuan shook his head secretly, knowing that Gu Zhengyang was wasting his time.

Wu Xingkong was not simply a self-indulgent scoundrel; he was deeply demonic. From birth, he was born with an inherent malice and cruelty, and was never a law-abiding person.

Rather than saying he turned to the demonic path and willingly fell into depravity, it would be more accurate to say that he took the wrong path from the very beginning when he became a disciple of the Golden Rooster Temple!

"Succumbing to self-destruction?"

As expected, Wu Xingkong reacted indifferently, a hint of sarcasm and disdain appearing at the corner of his mouth: "Brother Gu probably misunderstands me. In my opinion, spending all day hiding in the training room meditating and cultivating is really boring! How can it be as interesting as manipulating people's hearts and minds, using their various evil thoughts and desires to refine all sorts of dark and evil things?"

"You probably don't understand. The most interesting thing in the world is manipulating interesting people, watching them laugh, seeing them cry, experiencing their greed, their deep affection, and their obsessions!"

"You were such a beautiful woman, why did you become a thief!"

Gu Zhengyang sighed, but there was no disappointment in his eyes. He only felt sorry for the other party's talent. Since the other party was still stubborn, he didn't need to show any mercy.

Next, just follow the rules.

What rules?

Of course, it's the rule of the cultivation world: the strong prey on the weak, and the strong are respected!

Since the other party is determined to go their own way, then we must eliminate them completely!

boom!

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Zhengyang took a step forward, and the ground shook violently, as if an earth dragon had turned over, causing the ground within a radius of hundreds of meters to tremble.

Then, he clenched his fist, gathered his strength, and a powerful and domineering fist intent quickly emanated, filling the world. The oppressive feeling brought by the fist intent was suffocating!

Behind him emerged a gigantic elephant phantom, over ten zhang tall, with a broad body and bulging muscles. Its two tusks were curved and snow-white, resembling giant swords with long fangs raised. At this moment, it stomped its feet and neighed, emitting a high-pitched elephant roar!

The domineering intent combined with the elephant's roar gave those around him the illusion that the original Gu Zhengyang had disappeared and been replaced by a real, ancient, savage elephant that had come to the real world, roaring and bellowing. Anyone could feel its violent and domineering aura!

Then, Gu Zhengyang unleashed a powerful punch.

Rumbling--

A fierce wind howled, and the air currents were piercing!

At this moment, the void between Gu Zhengyang and Wu Xingkong seemed to be shattered, creating a milky-white vacuum channel.

"The intent of the fist..."

Upon seeing this, Meng Yuan's eyelids twitched wildly, and he jumped up as if his tail had been stepped on.

Ignoring his own injuries, he hurriedly retreated to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

The intent of the fist, or the true meaning of martial arts, is a terrifying ability that only martial arts masters within a martial arts system can possess!

It is a special and powerful force born from a martial artist's tempering of their physique, honing of their qi and blood, and spirit, integrating their learned skills into a unified whole. After countless trials and tribulations, their spirit and will undergo a transformation, eventually merging with their qi and blood, achieving a unity of body and soul!

The cultivation systems of immortality, Buddhism, and Gu are diverse and ever-changing, with countless magical abilities that can be described as incredibly wondrous.

The reason why the martial arts system can be on par with other systems is that martial artists are straightforward and take the path of proving the way through strength.

In short, it boils down to this: No matter how many tricks you have up your sleeve, I will defeat you with my own strength!

Just by looking at Gu Zhengyang's punch, you can tell that he wasn't holding back and was going all out.

The fight between a martial arts master and a cultivator from the Purple Mansion realm was undoubtedly spectacular and magnificent.

As bystanders, the most important thing is to stay far away to avoid being caught in the crossfire!

"Excellent boxing skills!"

Faced with Gu Zhengyang's punch, Wu Xingkong sighed in admiration, his face becoming more serious.

He raised his hand and summoned a bronze furnace with an ancient and unique design, engraved with patterns of mythical birds such as fire crows, fire snakes, golden roosters, and fiery cranes, exuding a blazing and powerful aura.

Clang!

The lid of the bronze furnace opened, and a pillar of crimson fire shot out, interspersed with wisps of golden flames, incredibly hot, colliding with Gu Zhengyang's deliberate punch.

boom!

Flames burst forth, and thunder roared.

Countless tiny sparks drifted down, seemingly light and airy, but wherever they landed, the soil turned black, the rocks melted, and they began to burn!

Whoosh whoosh!

The fine, gusty winds were like crossbow bolts, piercing and shattering everything in their path.

In an instant, the area within a hundred feet was a complete mess, and it quickly burst into flames, turning into a sea of ​​fire!

Gu Zhengyang and Wu Xingkong, though in the midst of the sea of ​​fire, seemed completely unaffected. They paused for a moment before resuming their fight.

Both were third-tier cultivators, and among the best of them. Their fierce battle, with each strike going back and forth, actually ignited a real fire!

One of them possesses the rare talent of "Exquisite Demon Heart" and cultivates the profound Taoist methods of the Golden Rooster Temple, with unpredictable supernatural powers. The other is even more gifted, born with the special physique of Dragon Elephant Body, with blood and qi like a dragon and strength capable of lifting mountains, making him a natural martial arts seed.

Now that the fight has really gotten going, they're evenly matched for a while, with neither side gaining the upper hand!

In an instant, the surrounding old trees trembled and collapsed, some uprooted, others shattered in half, falling to the ground only to be instantly burned to ashes. The hard rocks were torn apart and pulverized like tofu, leaving deep craters in the ground!

The rumbling sound was incessant, making Meng Yuan and the others' eardrums ache.

Strictly speaking, Wu Xingkong gained a slight advantage in this battle of wits...

After all, Gu Zhengyang was fighting him solely with his own cultivation level and his bare fists. However, Wu Xingkong relied heavily on the power of magical artifacts and other external objects.

Du Caidie was a little anxious. With her strength, she was not qualified to interfere, and could not even get close.

The same was true for the withered monk; the two had no choice but to watch from afar.

As for Meng Yuan... he was even further away at the moment and had no time to pay attention to the fight between Gu Zhengyang and Wu Xingkong, because he had more important things to do!

Ding!

[You have completed the "Tracing the Clues" quest and gained 1600 experience points!]