Daoist Competition

Hong An also felt his luck was a bit poor. Originally, he saw the situation was not right and escaped from Kunyu, not daring to return to the Lie Xuan Sect sub-platform, so he turned to the Zhenluo Alliance. Later, he heard that Guo and Pang were killed by Zhang Yan, and he secretly rejoiced that he was wise to see the opportunity early.

In the Zhenluo Alliance, there are various factions, and without a backer, it is truly difficult to establish oneself.

However, his cultivation was not high, and although he had some good items before, he had given them to Guo and Pang. He was left with nothing, making it tough to make connections with fellow cultivators, so no one really took him seriously.

Later, the beautiful and glamorous Miss Shan actively recruited him. This woman was a Nascent Soul True Master, and Hong An had just joined here, so he deliberately tried to ingratiate himself. However, he never expected that she aimed to return to Kunyu, and he was forced to come here.

He explained the entering array method in detail once more, smiling ingratiatingly, "Sirs, I have revealed the method of leaving the array, could you allow this humble one to depart?"

Brother Jin gave him a cold glance and said, "Have you really said it all?"

Hong An was startled by the fierce light in his eyes, feeling as if a fierce beast was staring at him, shivered all over, and said, "Let me think again, let me think again..."

Brother Jin snorted and said, "Then go aside and think carefully."

He could ascertain that Hong An was telling the truth, but he always felt he was hiding something, and he had no intention to keep this person alive. Once the task was accomplished, he planned to give him to Zhao Xiong as food.

Hong An shivered and went aside, only then discovering that his back was already wet and cold.

He could be sure there was no mistake in what he said, but he still felt guilty, cursing secretly: "Looking at you three’s appearances, you must be some kind of demons for sure. How can you know the power of that Zhang Daoist? Guo and Pang were no match, what skills do you have? Sir, I see how you will die."

Brother Jin called Junior Brother Zhao and Miss Shan in front of him, solemnly saying, "The senior brother assigned us this task, we must do it properly without any faults, otherwise, it will be hard to explain upon returning, and we’ll lose face too."

Miss Shan glanced at Junior Brother Zhao and bluntly rebuked, "Zhao Xiong, when you make a move later, don’t just shout without effort. If you can’t handle this person, there’s no need for Brother Jin to trouble, I won’t forgive you first."

Zhao Xiong grunted twice, discontentedly saying, "Shan family girl, you are unreasonable, Old Zhao is not as incompetent as you say."

Miss Shan coldly laughed, "That’s good then. The important task is crucial, Brother Zhao, don’t say one thing and do another, put away your old habits, show your skills against this person and then be arrogant later."

Zhao Xiong stared at Miss Shan for a while, squinting his eyes, chuckling and rubbing his hands, "If the Shan family girl lets me kiss her, Old Zhao will go all out, no holding back."

Miss Shan hesitated for a moment and then coquettishly smiled, giving a sideways glance, "If Brother Zhao truly puts in effort, then I might not be unable to consider it."

Zhao Xiong immediately felt elated, patting his chest loudly, "Alright, just watch Old Zhao’s skills later, this rough skin and thick flesh are not trained for nothing."

Brother Jin saw that Miss Shan had coaxed Zhao Xiong with just a few words, and he couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

In his estimation, it would still be a struggle for the two of them to deal with Zhang Yan, but if the three worked wholeheartedly together, then it would be foolproof.

Having received Miss Shan’s promise, Brother Zhao felt hot all over, eager to press this woman to the ground immediately, so he urged, "Brother Jin, when shall we make a move?"

Brother Jin said, "Junior Brother must not be impatient. The three of us charging into Kunyu to act is a lesser strategy. It’s uncertain what defenses Zhang Yan might have; we need to wait for an opportunity."

Zhao Xiong asked impatiently, "Then how long do we have to wait?"

Brother Jin said, "This Kunyu is under Extreme Sky, and there is no Earth Evil Essence Vein inside. Zhang Yan is a Nascent Soul cultivator, doesn’t he have to come out to cultivate? Once he reaches above Extreme Sky, that will be our chance."

Zhao Xiong scratched his head, suddenly enlightened, "Exactly, exactly, so Brother means for us to set an ambush above Extreme Sky?"

Brother Jin chuckled, "It’s indeed an ambush above Extreme Sky, but it will be the two of you, Junior Sister Shan, and you."

Zhao Xiong was puzzled and asked, "Then Brother, where are you going?"

Brother Jin smiled deeply, "I will naturally enter Kunyu to hide by the side, waiting for the right moment to act."

Zhao Xiong didn’t understand, "What kind of tactic is this?"

Brother Jin chuckled and explained, "I heard that Zhang Yan is also a very cunning person. It was he who, holding the Beiming Sword, injured his master back then. Such a formidable character, using conventional methods is certainly useless. Therefore, we must win by a surprise move. My suggestion is for you to strike together at the critical moment of his cultivation. Do not spare any means to suppress him and also make him believe that many cultivators are rushing to besiege him. This way, he will have the urge to retreat, returning to Kunyu’s Great Array..."