Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 1010 - 274: You Think You’re on the 5th Floor?_2
"Alright!" Suddenly, the National Master of the Shangwu Dynasty, Shi Wangdao, said to the servants beside him, "Today happens to be a journey that passed this place and saw some old friends. It’s time... to return to the Imperial City."
After saying this, he looked toward the Laws-Phantom Demon Venerable, "His Majesty in the Imperial City might be anxious to see me, so I shall take my leave for today."
The Laws-Phantom Demon Venerable clasped his fists respectfully, "I bid farewell to the National Master!"
Then...
He saw the servant standing next to Shi Wangdao turn into wisps of blue smoke.
These wisps of blue smoke gathered together and transformed into a giant black Roc Bird. This black Roc Bird looked exactly like the Black Peng Demon Venerate!
He then saw Shi Wangdao step forward, and in the blink of an eye, he was on the back of the black Roc Bird.
The black Roc Bird, formed from wisps of blue smoke, flapped its wings, creating gusts of wild wind.
In the blink of an eye, they soared directly into the sky.
The Laws-Phantom Demon Venerable, witnessing this scene, had his eyelids twitching uncontrollably, "Just a few servants transforming into a form identical to my third brother, yet the aura emitted is not weaker than my third brother’s."
"What in the world... is he?"
The Laws-Phantom Demon Venerable couldn’t help but shiver; he found this National Master of the Shangwu Dynasty to be very peculiar.
A being strange enough to be deemed peculiar by a demon like him could definitely not be anything good.
At least, that’s what he thought.
Perhaps it was because, all of them were not good beings.
That’s why...
They could come together.
...
Night.
Descended.
The night in Guardian City wasn’t peaceful either, perhaps because there were many cultivators in the city, who were inherently capable of subduing demons and ghosts.
This led the local civilians, not to fear demons and ghosts in the dead of night.
Because, they believed that if demons and ghosts appeared at night...
There might be more cultivators ready to fight them than the number of demons and ghosts!
Of course, the unrest tonight had another reason – many people knew that the most prominent figures of the Shangwu Dynasty, Fan Wu, Yan Dalong, and Yan Dahu, the two brothers, had arrived in their Guardian City!
Yan Dalong and Yan Dahu didn’t need mention, as they were already "famed" nationwide.
The primus inter pares was Qiu Long Temple’s Fan Wu!
It was said that he was a powerful cultivator from another dynasty.
So powerful that he could even slay the Evil God!
Most cultivators were merely curious and slightly shocked by Fan Wu...
But for the Imperial institutions of Guardian City, from top to bottom, everyone was somewhat troubled!
Who would have thought that such a troublesome fellow could appear in their Guardian City?
Why did Qiu Long Temple’s Fan Wu specifically choose to come to their Guardian City?
This made the officials extremely embarrassed.
After all, having Fan Wu mix with Yan Dalong and Yan Dahu was akin to making enemies with the National Master.
Under such circumstances, if the officials didn’t deploy troops to apprehend them, wouldn’t it undermine the authority of the officialdom?
But the issue was, if they did deploy troops, would they be a match for them?
Yan Dalong and Yan Dahu were manageable since, despite their prowess, they had limits.
But Qiu Long Temple’s Fan Wu, who could even slay the Evil God, had no limits in their eyes.
"Hiss... this, this, the National Master was just preaching in Guardian City, and now we are too apprehensive to apprehe...
From the discussions among these high-ranking officials within the government, it was obvious how much psychological pressure Fan Wu had imposed on them.
Ultimately, they decided it was better not to wade into these troubled waters.
After all, their own lives...
were still very important!
"Feels unexpectedly quiet."
Inside an inn at Guardian City, Yun Jiuqing, glancing at the night outside, murmured to herself, "Every previous county town we passed through had brought some trouble, especially issues stirred up by local officials."
"However, here in Guardian City, the local authorities seem, unlike usual, uninterested in troubling us. Could it be that they’re... brewing something, planning a larger ambush?"
While she was murmuring, Yun Jiuqing suddenly noticed some noise outside the window.
She leaned out to look and saw Daoist Priest Fan stepping out of the inn’s main gate.
Then, Daoist Priest Fan seemed to sense something too and looked back at her.
Yun Jiuqing was just about to curiously ask what Daoist Priest Fan was about to do outside... when she heard him say, "Going out to clear some small pests."
After hearing this remark dropped by Daoist Priest Fan,
she simply watched as Daoist Priest Fan walked away.
"Clear some small pests?" Yun Jiuqing initially couldn’t grasp what he meant.
However, it quickly dawned on her, "Could it be that there are demons and ghosts lurking around, noticed by Daoist Priest Fan?"
This time, Yun Jiuqing guessed rightly; Fan Wu indeed had a keen perception of some unusual presences drawing near.
When he chased after them, it seemed as though they were startled and then started fleeing toward a farther direction.
Fan Wu could also see the other party’s attributes and instantly realized their connection with the Black Peng Fiendish Sovereign was undeniable.
In fact, he could have caught up with them in a blink of an eye, but he chose not to do so.
"It looks like they want to lure poor Daoist me to a particular place!" A smile appeared on Fan Wu’s face. He didn’t expose the other party’s clumsy disguise,
but pretended to be deceived, continuing to follow closely.
Those associated with Black Peng Fiendish Sovereign were running incredibly fast, their speed and attribute values not matching at all.
Perhaps it was this bizarre speed that had allowed them to arrive at Guardian City so swiftly and to try to lure Fan Wu out.
The two parties went back and forth in the dark night.
Having run both far and for a long time. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
In any case, Fan Wu had been "lured" out of Guardian City,
which was increasingly becoming distant behind him,
until it finally disappeared from view.
Several moments later,
the several fleeing followers of the Black Peng Fiendish Sovereign finally stopped.
Long-distance life-threatening running had been exhausting even for them, the bearers of secret techniques, leaving them panting heavily.
Their legs were bloody from the exertion.
However, they did not care and turned around, their eyes full of malevolent intent staring at Fan Wu.
One of them, his gaze landing on Fan Wu, wore a scornful expression. He scoffed at Fan Wu, "Who would have thought that the great Fan Wu of Qiulong Temple would be so careless to be lured out so effortlessly? It seems... he’s just a brainless brute."
"Oh?" Fan Wu grinned and replied, "How do you know poor Daoist me didn’t intentionally follow you out?"
He said sensationally, "Black Peng Demon Venerate wants to lure me out, isn’t it to seek revenge for Laws-Phantom Demon Venerable?"
This statement made the followers of Black Peng Fiendish Sovereign...
Their eyes widened!
How could this guy know they were associated with the great Black Peng Fiendish Sovereign?
Hiss
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