Volume 2: Unrestrained Urban Chapter 56: The Jade Pendant Inheritance of the Tianfu Sect

  As the thunderous sound of "rumbling" fell, countless bright silver snakes struck down into the valley, and in an instant, the valley was filled with sharp whistles and miserable cries. Half a minute later, nearly a thousand monsters in the valley were left with only over a hundred strong or lucky ones under the lightning strike.

  Everyone was overjoyed and took a big step forward, intending to wipe them out in one fell swoop. However, the remaining hundred or so giant beasts fought to the death in front of the strange cave, and everyone had only just moved forward by about ten or more yards before they could no longer continue to move forward.

  The middle-aged Taoist in mid-air, after completing the Jiuxiao Yunlei technique, had a pale face and was extremely weak. Seeing this, he shouted loudly: "All fellow Taoists, make one last effort! Our chance of survival lies in this one move!"

  Hearing the Taoist's urging, the people below knew that the final moment had arrived. If they couldn't complete their task at this time, all would be lost and everyone would lose their lives. Not only would each person die, but also the various schools of Taoism would be severed, and the land of China would be scorched, leaving nothing to survive. Only by completely eliminating the evil monsters and sealing the cave entrance could they have a glimmer of hope. In desperation, each one staked their lives and exerted all their strength, charging forward with a fierce attack.

  The beasts in front, also desperate to the point of disregard for their lives, fought to the death to block the way, protecting the passage behind. In the intense battle, more than half of the beasts were injured or killed in an instant. The crowd was overjoyed and exerted all their strength, intending to finish off the enemy with one blow.

  Unexpectedly, just as success was in sight, the strange cave suddenly opened wide and expanded to more than twice its original size. In a few breaths, over a hundred fierce beasts rushed out from inside, with an endless stream of them continuing to emerge. Everyone's face turned pale, knowing that all hope was lost and that this matter could no longer be accomplished.

  Just at this critical moment, a loud shout came from mid-air: "All Taoist friends retreat to the entrance of the valley and make the last effort for the sake of all living beings!"

  At the sound of this reminder, everyone woke up from their miserable state and looked at the dozen or so people in mid-air. The middle-aged Taoist shouted again: "All Daoist friends quickly retreat, return to guard the valley mouth, we still have a last resort for the sake of the world's creatures, please don't delay!"

  With the words of the Taoist, a hint of joy flashed in everyone's eyes, and they retreated to receive the valley mouth. Reassemble the array and defend! And on the opposite side, the monsters also poured out of the monster cave one after another, no longer blindly charging, it seems that after waiting for their strength to be sufficient, they are preparing to make a decisive victory and break out of the valley.

  A middle-aged Taoist priest with a sorrowful face, seeing that the situation was temporarily stable, suddenly shouted loudly in mid-air: "Are all fellow Taoists willing to die for the sake of the people of the world?"

  Everyone who heard this speech had a solemn and sorrowful expression on their face, raised their head and replied loudly: "If all living beings in the world can escape this calamity, we are willing!"

  The Taoist's face was filled with joy. He laughed loudly and said, "Good! My way is not lonely. Now we will shed our hot blood for the sake of all living things in the world. Even if our spirits scatter and fly away, it will be worth it! That poor Taoist has gone further than expected. The order is: 200 humans, 100 demons, 50 witches, step forward! The rest will guard the valley entrance and fight to the death!"

  "Alright!" The valley mouth was filled with over a thousand people, and in an instant, 350 people were separated. The remaining 800 or so witches had a resolute look on their faces, holding their magical instruments, ready for the final battle!

  The Taoist turned around and looked at the more than ten tribal leaders behind him, smiling miserably: "Now that things have come to this, we can only die to report to the world. Are you willing?"

  Several people behind him looked ashamed and sighed, "Earlier, we failed to follow the Heavenly Master's teachings, causing our fellow disciples to die in vain. The Taoist lineage is now cut off, and all living things are in danger! Now we have no face to see the people of the world again, nor do we have the face to meet our ancestors! We wish to take on the responsibility for this soul to fly away and scatter!"

  The Taoist nodded, sighing with a tinge of sadness: "This is very good, but unfortunately after the war of the gods, all the gods fell, and till now no one has the ability to use this chart. Only when everyone works together in harmony can we have such hope. In that case, I will begin my spell!"

  Having said that, he took out a scroll from his bosom, turned around, raised the scroll with both hands to the 350 people below who were looking up at him with their heads thrown back, and with tears in his eyes, shouted in a mournful voice: "Order: All Taoist friends, cut your throats, slash open your chests, and pour hot blood onto this scroll. We will closely follow after it to save the lives of all people under heaven. Do not be mistaken!"

  At the sound of this loud cry, hundreds of people below, after looking at each other in pairs, with a resolute face and without any hesitation, responded in sorrow: "For the sake of all living beings, for the inheritance of my Taoist tradition, for my parents, wife and children, even if I die, I have no regrets!" They held knives to tear open their own chest and heart, spurting out hot blood from their entire body, shooting it into mid-air.

  A middle-aged Taoist gathered spiritual energy, absorbing the over 300 jets of hot blood that sprayed into the air into a painting. The over 300 jets of hot blood were all absorbed into the painting without leaving a single drop behind. After gradually absorbing the hot blood, the painting slowly began to emit a faint glow.

  At this time, the monsters in the valley gathered again, with more than a thousand of them charging towards the crowd at the entrance of the valley. Many of the monsters had already begun to break into the formation of several hundred people.

  The last hundreds of people guarding the valley mouth, wielding their weapons and entangling with the beasts, in an instant only saw flesh and blood flying everywhere, it was unknown whether it was beast blood or human blood. The people fighting shouted out their final tragic cries: "For the sake of all living things under heaven, for the transmission of my Taoist lineage, for my parents, wives and children, fight to the death! Fight to the death!"

  The Taoist, seeing this, wept with tears streaming down his face. He held up the painting and led a dozen or so people behind him to kneel in mid-air, loudly praying: "The three tribes of human witches and demons inform you that we are willing to use our own hot blood to activate this map of mountains and rivers, to seal the evil spirits of foreign tribes and save the world from suffering! May my ancestors have mercy on us, open up this map, and grant us the power to fulfill our mission!"

  As soon as the words fell, the painting scroll shone with a golden light and slowly unfolded, revealing a three-foot-long painted surface inside. The painting depicted mountains surrounded by water, with flowing streams that seemed to come alive. The Taoist priest didn't dare to be slow, turned around and shouted: "Please ask all fellow Taoists to help me with one arm's strength!"

  Behind him, more than a dozen people did not hesitate, one after another abandoned their physical bodies, and from the top of their heads, they forced out gold elixirs of varying sizes, which exploded into a ball of pure spiritual energy. Their souls attached to it, manipulating the massive golden elixir energy to rush into the painting. As the dozen or so golden elixir energies rushed in, the scroll unfolded majestically, transforming into hundreds of meters in size.

  The Taoist sighed lightly, just about to follow others' example, but suddenly hesitated, took off the yin-yang jade pendant from his chest, poured in a bit of yuanling, and muttered: "My sect has over a hundred people up and down, this battle is completely defeated. The thousand-year-old Dao tradition must not be cut off here. I hope that later generations will continue to inherit my sect and never perish!" After finishing speaking, he threw the jade pendant behind him, and it floated down thousands of feet away, flashing on the ground!