Chapter 9: The Disciple of Qingyang

  It was vaguely seen that there seemed to be a huge human shadow, with thousands of feet high, holding an iron rod in his hand, jumping down from the sky.

  After talking for so long, it was just a moment. When Liu thought he would be crushed to dust, Zhen Yangzi coldly said: "How dare you show off your petty cleverness!"

  In an instant, a bright light appeared in his hand. As soon as the light appeared, Yuanyi Head Nun let out a miserable cry, and the pressure she brought disappeared. Then, dragging a long residual shadow, it fell into the Smoke Wave Lake.

  This level of battle was something that Liu Bu-yi couldn't even get involved in. It could be said that he couldn't even see clearly, and could only hide within the bright light emitted by Zhen Yang-zi.

  He was envious to the extreme in his heart, when could he cultivate to such a level?

  The battle outside was still going on, and no one had expected that Ruyi Toutuo would be so useless. The wonderful child of the Fire Worship Sect also laughed: "You have fire, I also have fire... let's see whose flames are more fierce!"

  As he spoke, step by step, under his feet suddenly appeared lotus flowers of flame, blooming on the surface of the water, supporting his body. This made the wonderful and good child of this heterodox sect seem like a divine being.

  But... who would have thought that a huge whirlpool suddenly appeared on the lake surface. Swept by the momentum, Miao Shan Tongzi was caught off guard and almost fell into the water.

  Miaoshan Tongzi Qing let out a loud cry, and under his feet a lotus of flames lifted him up, slowly rising into the empty sky.

  "Whoosh...whoosh..."

  Several dark and thick arrows with mysterious runes glowing on them shot out.

  These crossbow arrows, each almost as thick as a thumb, are made of special materials and are the legendary Shooting Deity Crossbows that make the world's top masters fearful.

  It is said that in the Battle of Wu Zhong City, the Qingyang Sect obtained a large number of Shooting Divine Crossbows.

  "Shè Shén Nǔ!" The Miao Shan Tong Zi also let out a desperate cry. In vain, he used the Flame Lotus to block his body, but it was of no use.

  If it were an ordinary crossbow arrow, it would naturally be unable to penetrate the lotus flower condensed by the Red Lotus Karma Fire of the Baihuo Sect and would be burned to ashes.

  However, that notorious name had spread far and wide, it was unknown how many masters of various countries he had shot to death, even gods had been killed by him before. Yet, in front of the Shooting God's face, it really wasn't enough to be looked at...

  "Pffft... pffft..." Several sounds of flesh and bone being pierced by divine bolts echoed out.

  "Bang......"

  A loud explosion, and Miao Shan Tong Zi was blown into a burst of fireworks in mid-air.

  Ru Yi Tou Tuo's body emerged from the lake water, already covered in scars, as if he had been gnawed by piranhas.

  He had just been blasted into the water by Zhen Yangzi with no place to borrow strength. But now, he exclaimed in a shrill voice: "You wicked Daoist, you actually set up an ambush here! How treacherous!"

  Ruyi Toutuo's body suddenly became blurry, and in an instant, a vague shadow appeared.

  "Want to escape from Yuanshen?" Zhenyangzi sneered: "Or obediently enter my Qingyang Shen Lamp and be my lamp oil! Collect..."

  "Ahhh......" The long, mournful cry of Ruyi's head monk was evident that he had already met with misfortune.

  "Despicable," a certain Westerner with a strange tone of voice shouted in grief and indignation, "You actually arranged for so many crossbowmen......ah......"

  The Qingyang Divine Lamp's light suddenly surged again, and when the light dissipated, the three guys who had just been showing off their might and causing a huge commotion had completely disappeared.

  Instead, in front of Zhen Yangzi, there were seven or eight Taoist priests who knelt down and shouted: "Disciples see the master!"

  It turns out that Zhen Yangzi is not traveling alone, but is actually followed by so many masters.

  Zhen Yangzi's expression was calm: "Originally thought it would be possible to catch a big fish, but unexpectedly, only caught three small shrimp!"

  "Get up! This is a new disciple I just accepted. He's different from you all, already an inner disciple of mine, so you can call him 'Senior Brother'!"

  As soon as this was said, those Taoist priests all changed color. Looking at Liu Bu-yi's eyes, they also vaguely showed a hint of malice.

  These are all masters, although Liu Bei doesn't know how high they are. But it's obvious that they are much higher than himself, to the point where even stretching out a small finger could crush Liu Bei to death, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration.

  Just looking at these guys, one by one kneeling on the tip of the swaying reeds, paying homage to Zhen Yangzi. Just this kind of means can be seen how fierce they are.

  Now, it's turned upside down, and they actually let them call Liu Bu-yi "Shixiong" (older brother), who can tolerate this kind of tone?

  Liu Bu-yi naturally understood this principle as well, and upon hearing Zhen Yang-zi's words, he felt a sense of foreboding.

  At this moment, seeing those so-called "younger brothers" gaze, I felt even more numb and creeping!

  This one sentence made all the disciples have a common enemy, Liu Bu Yi. It clearly separated him from them and put him in opposition to them.

  Although he knew it was bad, Liu Bu Yi still smiled faintly, and unknowingly learned the demeanor of a true gentleman.

  "Elder brother, I'm just a novice with shallow knowledge, and I've only just started learning. It's truly embarrassing for me to be called elder brother by all of you. However, since Master has said so, I can only brazenly call each of you younger brothers from now on! Please take care of me in the future."

  But they just waved the banner of Zhen Yangzi, and bluntly claimed to be their senior!

  As soon as these words came out, the faces of those Taoists became extremely ugly. However, despite their unwillingness, under the prestige of Zhen Yangzi, no one dared to speak out against it!

  Those Taoists looked ugly on their faces, but they all came up with difficulty, made a bow and called him "Shixiong".

  Liu Bu Yi smiled and returned their greetings one by one, seemingly just like a respected senior brother.

  Zhen Yangzi nodded in satisfaction with Liu Bu's performance. This was what he needed.

  It seems that Liu Bu-yi has shown weakness, but it's just because he hasn't been tempered. Talent is like steel, only after being crushed, burned, forged, submerged in water and undergoing all kinds of extreme tempering can it become truly refined steel!

  Then, they heard these Taoists start reporting on the situation in various places. It turned out that although these Taoists were not eye-catching, they were all backbone members of the Qingyang Sect.

  They are all incense masters who have their own territory, and each has a group of followers. Even the weakest ones have thousands of followers.

  One by one, they made their reports and took out the packages they had brought with them, presenting gold, silver, treasures, and other goods. Even the least of them had a hundred taels of gold, showing how rich the spoils were.