Drink up!
With a loud shout, Fahai charged forward. His staff, already a heavy weapon, was now amplified by his magical power, pressing down like a mountain.
Despite the great distance, the powerful pressure still struck straight to the heart. Ordinary demons would likely be unable to withstand such power, lose themselves, and be killed with a single blow!
Even with a firm will, one can easily be disturbed by the noise of Buddhist chants, and at most only be able to exert 80% of one's strength!
It can be said that this Heavenly Dragon Staff truly lives up to its name!
Unfortunately, Bai Suzhen is no ordinary demon; she has powerful backers! Or rather, she is a demon from the orthodox Xuanmen sect!
Since her childhood, when she encountered a celestial being, Bai Suzhen has been practicing asceticism and cultivation, and it has been more than 1,700 years since then!
For over a thousand years, Bai Suzhen has endured countless hardships and trials, all for the sake of becoming an immortal! Now, she possesses the strength of the peak of the fourth rank, and her Dao heart is incredibly steadfast!
"Heh, so this is all you've got? Nothing special. If that's all you've got, then you can stay here today!"
With a whoosh, accompanied by the sound of a sword being drawn from its sheath, a white light appeared.
With a clang, the sword, though launched later, struck first, directly into Fahai's Heavenly Dragon Staff. The massive staff, the tiny sword; the imposing Fahai, the frail woman. The contrast between them was quite striking!
For example, Xu Xian, who was standing to the side, was already prepared to take action, and almost did so!
With a deafening roar, the two collided, but the one who was pushed back in the end was not Bai Suzhen, the seemingly weak woman, but Fahai, the seemingly giant!
"You fiend! How dare you steal the Xuanmen Immortal-Slaying Sword, a supreme treasure of the Immortal Realm! You must not be allowed to live!" Fahai said excitedly.
There's no way I can just directly ask Bai Suzhen, "Where did you get this immortal sword? Oh, it belongs to this deity. What's your relationship with him?" Oh, I'm, barely one of his disciples!
If they really asked, how would Fahai slay demons and monsters? How would he take revenge? Would he just let it go like that? Would they simply forget all their grudges with a smile?
"Haha, what a ridiculous joke! This is the Xuanmen Immortal-Slaying Sword, a genuine Xuanmen divine sword. Do you think you don't know its origins? Stealing? You've gone mad from chanting Buddhist scriptures! Kill!"
With that, he charged straight at them!
The so-called Xuanmen Immortal-Slaying Sword is a genuine Earth Immortal, repeatedly forged with the pure energy of the Nine Heavens. As for the sword in Bai Suzhen's hand, it was forged by Yunxiao Immortal, one of the Three Immortal Maidens of the World, before she attained enlightenment.
Even the cultivation techniques Bai Suzhen practiced were left behind by Yunxiao. Therefore, no matter what, Bai Suzhen was a true member of the Xuanmen (Taoist sect)! It's just a pity that Fahai wouldn't acknowledge it!
"Now, the entire Immortal Realm contains only nine Xuanmen Immortal-Slaying Swords, each possessing immense power. More than a dozen great demons have perished beneath their blades. Today, I will have you, great monk, offer your swords as a sacrifice for me!"
Clang, clang, clang—in the blink of an eye, the two exchanged hundreds of blows, with the Immortal-Slaying Sword and the Heavenly Dragon Staff clashing violently.
Fahai's magical power was a pale gold color. His every movement was accompanied by Buddhist chants, a result of the tempering he received through incense offerings.
Bai Suzhen's magical power, on the other hand, was a pale blue color, without a trace of impurity. Clearly, this was also the result of receiving direct instruction from the Xuanmen sect.
Just like Xiaoqing, her magic power at this moment contained many impurities! Even her cloud-riding was a black demonic wind, not a white cloud.
In a short while, Fahai came to a conclusion: in close combat alone, relying solely on the Heavenly Dragon Staff, he was definitely no match for Fahai!
With that thought, she suddenly stepped back, and the prayer beads around her neck instantly began to move. Endless incense power blessed them!
Om!
Well!
Woolen cloth!
Beep!
Meow!
Hum!
This is the Buddhist six-syllable mantra, supposedly modeled after the Taoist nine-syllable mantra! Anyway, it's just copied! However, despite being copied, it's still quite useful!
Fahai had great confidence in this supernatural power! Back when he had not yet attained the Arhatship, he had used this power to kill a great demon.
Now that the power of incense offerings has increased again, and my own strength has also increased, I should be able to deal with this demon in front of me, right?
In that instant, all the incense and vows that Fahai had accumulated over a hundred years burst into flames. Through the power of the prayer beads, a gigantic Buddha statue appeared!
Upon seeing this, Bai Suzhen immediately sensed a life-or-death crisis. In this moment of crisis, she revealed her true form, transforming into a white dragon tens of feet long!
Actually, it's not a dragon yet, just a jiao. It only has one horn on its head. It will only truly transform into a dragon when both horns have grown out.
However, even so, it's enough to deal with the monk Fahai. His innate water control ability activates instantly.
At this moment, all the water in West Lake was mobilized, transforming into countless water dragons that surged directly towards Fahai!
That night, the Buddha collapsed, the Dragon King became enraged, and the lake overflowed its banks—a sight that the world found wondrous!
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Chapter Fourteen: The Whirlpool of Talk - Pang Tong Reports!
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I'll definitely come back..."
With a mournful cry of despair, Fahai fled in a sorry state, not even having time to take the Heavenly Dragon Staff with him, leaving it lying on the spot.
Meanwhile, Xu Xian, hidden in the distance, secretly observed the scene. He raised his right hand, then lowered it. He raised it again, then lowered it again. He repeated this three times before finally letting go.
"Forget it. Fahai has a powerful backer. If we make a move now, not only will we fail to kill him, but we will also expose ourselves to that powerful figure. It would be a losing proposition!"
To put it bluntly, defeating Fahai is not difficult. Both Bai Suzhen at this moment and Xu Xian himself could defeat him.
The problem is that defeating and suppressing or even killing are two completely different concepts! It wasn't entirely impossible to kill Fahai.