txolops Chapter 55 Revenge
Chapter 55 Revenge
After bidding farewell to Taiqing, Taibai did not linger. His figure transformed into a stream of light and flew towards Mount Sumeru in the west.
Throughout the journey, he remained focused, keeping his mind at a normal level of alertness.
As he walked away from the ancestral land of humanity and the surrounding area returned to the desolate wilderness, a chilling aura quietly crept up behind him.
Upon sensing this aura, Taibai almost instantly recalled a fragment from his memory: Wuyi Mountain, the cultivator with whom he had briefly clashed.
"It's him?"
Taibai sneered inwardly, but showed no sign of change on his face, and did not alter his speed or posture at all.
He wanted to see what this cowardly fellow, who had gone to such lengths to follow him here, truly intended to do.
They continued flying for about an hour, and the landscape below gradually changed from undulating mountains to a barren wasteland with jagged rocks, and the sky became slightly gloomy.
Just as Li Bai was pondering whether he should "inadvertently" reveal a flaw to lure the snake out of its hole,
About several dozen miles ahead, a thick, grayish-white fog stretched across the sky and earth.
The fog appeared strangely, it was by no means naturally formed, its color was murky, and it churned endlessly.
Moreover, it not only completely blocked the view, but even when Taibai's divine sense probed into it, it felt a sense of sluggishness.
The fog covered an extremely wide area, with no end in sight, stretching from the sky above to the earth below, completely blocking the way forward.
"What is this thing? It has neither resentment nor malevolent energy, but it definitely didn't form naturally."
Taibai's figure suddenly stopped several miles away from the edge of the mist. Just as he was about to retreat,
The once quietly churning fog had formed a huge vortex.
A terrifying suction force erupted from the center of the vortex, instantly locking the space within a radius of several hundred feet.
Taibai felt a tightness all over his body, and his protective immortal light flickered violently, unable to resist the suction force.
He groaned, his body losing its balance, and he was forcibly pulled by that immense force.
The next moment, his figure had completely disappeared into the eerie fog.
When Taibai regained his senses and opened his eyes, there was no gray-white fog as he had expected.
Instead, it presents a picturesque scene of a "Shangri-La".
Surrounded by mountains and lush greenery, one can even hear the clear chirping of birds and the faint roars of beasts in the distance.
Most striking is the heart of this area, where an old man walks barefoot slowly across the center of a vast lake.
When Taibai saw the old man below, he didn't even bother to release his divine sense; he knew that this person must be the Ghost Carving.
"Fellow Daoist Guike, you've gone to such lengths to lure me into this place, and now I have to wear this ridiculous mask. Don't you find it all rather pointless?"
On the lake, the old man heard the sound and suddenly stopped.
He looked up, and a strange smile seemed to appear on his lips.
There was no response; he simply raised his right foot and casually stomped lightly on the azure lake below.
boom!
With a muffled thud, a clear ripple spread outwards from the toes of his foot.
Wherever it passed, the lake water automatically parted to both sides, forming a waterless channel.
The "old man's" figure rose into the air with the force of this stomp, floating lightly to the same height as Venus.
"Fellow Daoist has sharp eyes. However, exposing me so directly is rather dull."
"Boring? Then, what is the purpose of your painstaking efforts to lay down a fog trap and forcibly bring me into this strange world?"
"Could it be that you invited this humble Taoist to admire your beautiful lake and mountain scenery?"
"Hahaha……"
Ghost Carving suddenly tilted its head back and let out a wild and sharp laugh. The laughter echoed across the tranquil valley and lake, sounding particularly jarring and startling a flock of birds in the distant forest.
Amidst his laughter, his eyes, which had previously been cold and gloomy, now showed clearly visible blood vessels.
"What do you mean? I mean, I want your life! It's all because you blocked my path that I've ended up in this mess!"
That's why I borrowed this landscape map from the Demon Saint Feilian!
With a fierce shout, Gui Ke retreated swiftly, his hands moving rapidly, drawing upon the power of heaven and earth within the painting.
In an instant, the mountains collided, the black water transformed into a dragon, and the heavenly wind formed a lock, all attacking Taibai.
After the loud bang, the smoke and dust cleared, and Taibai stood there, his Taoist robe undamaged, his expression calm.
"Ghost Carving, are you blind? Can't you see that I have already attained the Taiyi realm?"
Are you so arrogant as to think that with your Golden Immortal cultivation and mere drawing skills, you can trap and kill Taiyi?
"If you retreat now, this humble Taoist priest might spare your life!"
Ghost Carving was startled at first, then burst into wild laughter:
"Hahaha! So what if it's Taiyi? This is a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Mountain and River Map."
It contains all things in heaven and earth, forming its own world. Within this landscape painting, I am heaven! I am the law!
He pressed down sharply with his right hand, and the rules in the diagram changed drastically, as an invisible force was applied to Taibai's body.
Taibai felt his magical power stagnate, and his aura was forcibly suppressed, causing him to rapidly fall from the Taiyi realm and eventually stabilize at the early Golden Immortal level.
"Can you feel it? In this image, I am the Dharma!"
I can make you live or die as I please; I can crush you as easily as crushing an ant.
"If you're willing to kneel and beg for mercy, this humble Taoist priest might take pity on you and give you a quick death!"
Hearing Gui Ke's triumphant, almost manic roar, and seeing the resentment and pleasure in his eyes, Tai Bai, though outwardly expressionless, already knew:
This ghost carving came with a do-or-die mentality.
However, he was not flustered at all, as he still had cards to play. Instead, he felt a chilling interest in the person in front of him.
"Aren't you afraid that this matter will be exposed and the Three Pure Ones will attack the Demon Court?"
"At that time, it won't just be you who dies; even the Ghost Chariot will be reduced to ashes. You've offended three future saints."
"Hahaha... The secrets of heaven here have long been shielded by this humble Taoist."
Even with deduction, it would only point to the Mountain and River Map, and this spiritual treasure belongs to the Nine-Headed Demon Saint. What does it have to do with me or my father?
Taibai's eyes narrowed. He hadn't expected that Guike would act so insidiously and meticulously, even including methods like framing, silencing, and cutting off the secrets of heaven.
The demon race is cunning, and as expected, they used someone else's treasure to frame them, showing no mercy or righteousness.
"Won't your borrowing of the map be exposed? Aren't you afraid of also provoking Jiuying?"
"So what? It wasn't borrowed by me personally. As for the person in the middle, his soul has long since perished."
Don't worry, no one will avenge you. Everything has been taken care of.
Before he could finish speaking, Gui Ke had no intention of continuing the conversation. He raised his hand and urged everything around him to hurtle towards Tai Bai.
Taibai didn't care about these attacks at all. He didn't even use his magical treasures, relying solely on his physical body to withstand the attacks.
However, in the next instant, several vine-like black shadows suddenly shot out from the void and tightly wrapped around his limbs.
"Arrogance will eventually come at a price. I guarantee you will die a horrible death today."
The ghost carving depicts five fingers clenched together.
"Snap!"
Before Taibai could even utter a sound, his body was torn to pieces in an instant.