Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 1004 - 271: The Shocked Crowd_2

"Phew... So that’s how it is," Da Hu sighed heavily, relieved that the bandits in the mountains weren’t really that formidable; he had been quite scared.

At this moment, Bai Sheng suddenly interjected and asked, "Who exactly are these formidable people Daoist Fan Wu mentioned? Are there really more than a hundred of them?"

Daoist Fan Wu replied, "They are all divine beings from heaven, including over a hundred Heavenly Soldiers, two Heavenly Generals, a Deity General, and Water Virtue Star Lord."

This was not the first time Daoist Fan Wu had mentioned such incredible things in a casual tone. His words silenced everyone present in an instant.

Their eyes visibly widened in shock.

Their minds were in complete chaos, as if a bomb had exploded in their brains.

The impact of what Daoist Fan Wu had said was enormous.

It was so dramatic that they initially wondered if there was something wrong with their ears.

But looking at the reactions of the people around them...

It seemed that it wasn’t their ears that were the problem.

After all...

It couldn’t be that everyone’s ears were malfunctioning, right?

Hiss!

Moreover, they knew that Daoist Fan Wu would never use such a poor joke on them. After spending these days together, they knew Fan Wu was not that kind of person. That meant... everything Daoist Fan Wu said was true! With this thought fleeting through their minds, everyone gasped in unison, their actions synchronized, and their faces filled with shock and terror.

"Heaven... Heavenly Soldiers? And Heavenly Generals too? Even a Deity General in the Heavenly Court and a Water Virtue Star Lord?" Yan Dalong felt his mouth dry, for any of these terms were beyond his wildest dreams. He struggled to swallow and, profoundly shocked, said, "How can there be so many divine beings hidden within those bandits’ lairs? And the Water Virtue Star Lord, is he also aiding wickedness?"

"Ah? Oh, that’s not it." Realizing that Yan Dalong might have misunderstood, Fan Wu shook his head. He then briefly explained some of his experiences from the previous night. Although his account was quite concise, it clearly conveyed the events that had occurred, leaving the already stunned onlookers even more speechless.

"Daoist Priest Fan, last night you actually went directly to the Heavenly Court through an altar? This this this... that’s the legendary Heavenly Court! Countless cultivators dream of visiting the Heavenly Court but never find a way. You... you not only went to the Heavenly Court but even fought fiercely with the Heavenly Soldiers!" Yun Jiuqing had spent the previous night imagining Daoist Priest Fan fighting demons and ghosts, but it turned out her thoughts had been somewhat conservative.

Because what she had imagined was nothing more than demons and ghosts or perhaps an Evil God. But what she learned from Daoist Fan Wu overturned all of Yun Jiuqing’s conjectures. She hadn’t expected that Daoist Priest Fan would run straight into the Heavenly Court and fight with the divine beings there! She was utterly astonished, "And the culprit turned out to be a Deity General?"

She could never have imagined... that the divine being worshipped by the mountain bandits was actually a true divine being, and not some Evil God. My goodness! Then Daoist Priest Fan simply charged at that divine being and ultimately went to the Heavenly Court to kill him! She wasn’t sure whether to say that the divine being was somewhat evil, or rather, somewhat pitiful?

To say evil because that being had controlled a group of bandits in the mundane world, biding them to offer various boys and girls to him. Such behavior was utterly despicable! To say pitiful because, unfortunately, the being had encountered Daoist Priest Fan. Then, he had been chased by Daoist Priest Fan all the way into the Heavenly Court and thereby stripped of his divine life.

"My goodness! Brother Fan Wu, you killed a divine being in heaven and still managed to leave unscathed? Even when the Water Virtue Star Lord appeared, he just sparred with you briefly and then left you alone..." Yan Dalong was completely dumbfounded. "Since when have the divine beings of heaven become so easy to negotiate with?"

"Perhaps it’s not that the divine beings of heaven have become more amenable, but rather that Daoist Fan Wu is too powerful. He managed to slay a Deity General of the Heavenly Court alone, defeat two Deity Generals in golden armor, and even break a grand formation set by the Heavenly Soldiers. This is undoubtedly a symbol of power."

"The person who uttered these words was Xing Fengzi, his tone paused, and then he continued shockingly," "And that Water Virtue Star Lord is an enlightened immortal. He must know the wicked deeds committed by Immortal Jiao. Moreover, within our Daoist Sect, Water Virtue Star Lord is a notably renowned deity.""

"Indeed, Xing Fengzi’s words were quite an understatement. How could Water Virtue Star Lord be merely a famous immortal within their Daoist Sect? His fame within the Daoist Sect was immense! Among the several deities worshipped at their Di Zu Guan, Water Virtue Star Lord was one of the principal idols."

"For them, similar to their faith, Daoist Fan Wu discussed briefly and even exchanged a few words with Daoist Fan Wu within the Heavenly Court, both exhibiting a friendly demeanor. Such an image, merely reconstructed in Xing Fengzi’s mind, significantly shook him, causing his thoughts to become increasingly chaotic."

"Within this group of people... there was only one who remained silent, Bai Sheng from the Bai Family of the Imperial City. His silence wasn’t due to disbelief in everything Fan Wu had said. It was because he believed it that he was so shocked he couldn’t utter a single word."

"The way he looked at Fan Wu was not like how one would look at a monster or demons and devils. It was more like he was beholding a deity among mortals! He felt that in front of him, Daoist Fan Wu seemed to radiate a divine light."

"For him, the fact that the opponent could slay an Evil God was already shocking enough. Yet, the opponent had even killed a celestial immortal, who was an Immortal Official among immortals, and had even contended with the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals!"

"Frankly speaking, even the stories told by some storytellers that Bai Sheng had heard weren’t as outrageous. But oddly enough, such an unbelievable thing had actually happened. Moreover, it had occurred right beside him, with the protagonist standing right in front of him!" 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"Wait! Suddenly, Bai Sheng realized, if even the celestials could commit wrongdoing in the mortal world, could a State Preceptor of a Dynasty really be so incorruptible?"

"A sudden thought emerged in his mind, startling Bai Sheng himself. How could he think like this? The National Master... he shouldn’t be that kind of person, should he?"

"Bai Sheng quickly shook his head, disposing of all the chaotic thoughts in his mind. Yet, he thought again, that if someone like Daoist Fan Wu could suspect the National Master..."

"Damn it! Why had he once again, inexplicably steered his thoughts in that direction? Bai Sheng decided to empty his mind; think of nothing, do nothing, say nothing."

"..."

"Kannan Village."

"To tell the truth."

"The old Village Chief of Kannan Village really wanted to believe that Fan Wu had indeed dealt with all those bandits. But the question was, could this really be done by human effort? Or rather... could it be done by one person?"

"To be safe."

"He arranged for a few experienced hunters from the village to infiltrate the vicinity of some bandit dens to investigate."

"In less than half a day, he received shocking news — all the bandits were indeed dead, the scene marked by a sky-high stench of blood!"

"The old Village Chief was utterly stunned."

"His mouth agape!"

"..."

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