Techniques and Dao

Chapter 133 Avatar Combat
A sharp sword. To slay demons.

Tianjizi showed no mercy.

But the sword did not pierce Hua Sheng—because Mie Ying lunged forward and blocked Hua Sheng's path.

Seeing this, Hua Sheng cried out hoarsely, "Mieying, stop!"

The flaming sword couldn't be stopped in time, and its tip pierced through Mie Ying's shoulder.

Tianjizi withdrew his sword hilt, and deep red blood spurted out, splattering onto his Taoist robe.

Blood stained half of Mieying's rainbow dress.

"I can't... I can't let you die!" Mieying clutched her wound and wailed, "You're mine, you're mine!"

Seeing Mieying in this state, Hua Sheng felt as if her heart was being torn apart and said, "Why did you do such a foolish thing!"

Lu Dongbin drew his longsword with a clang and pressed it against Mieying's neck, shouting sternly, "How could Nezha have a foster daughter like you who can't distinguish between humans and demons! If he were here, he would have killed this scoundrel today! You'd better back down quickly, lest you lose your life for nothing!"

Tianjizi said, "Mieying, you will die here today! Fire Wheel Heavenly King can't blame Immortal Lü! Saint Pingning has not had any demons for many years, but I never thought that the remnants were hiding in the human world! No wonder the Xuanwu Immortal Array of the Daoist Academy and the Heavenly Eye Trial were contaminated that day. It turns out that besides Mingyou, it was this guy who caused the trouble!"

Lü Dongbin continued, “Subduing the demon is a serious matter. You young girl, don’t be ungrateful! Don’t think that your death is the end of it; protecting the demon will bring shame upon your Mie Meng family!”

At that moment, the color of Mieying's hair began to change, with green, white, red, and other colors appearing one after another!

But Mieying Xiaoqi clutched her chest, shaking her head desperately and shouting, "Xiaoqi won't leave! Sisters, don't push me! Xiaoqi won't leave!"

After struggling for a while, her forehead was covered with large beads of sweat, and her palms were full of blood from the wound on her shoulder, which barely allowed her to maintain her appearance.

Catching his breath, Mieying looked up and shouted at Lü Dongbin, "You weird uncle with the big sword, all you know how to do is bully girls, aren't you ashamed!"

Enraged by Mieying's rudeness, Lü Dongbin shouted, "Shut up! You little girl, stop your nonsense! Are you capable of protecting the demon? If you don't back down, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Seeing Mieying painfully blocking his way, Hua Sheng shouted, "Mieying, get out of my way! I, Hua Sheng, will take responsibility for my actions. I should have died long ago; it's enough that I've lived a little longer in Shengping Ning."

"What nonsense are you talking about! We don't even know how the plot will turn out!" Mieying said angrily. "Even if the Jade Emperor himself came today, I wouldn't allow him to hurt you!"

"Shadowbreaker, are you insane?!"

Tianjizi, brandishing his fiery sword, approached and said, "What does the life or death of this ant have to do with you? You've not only blocked a demon, but he's also committed the crime of slaying an immortal. Both are capital offenses under heavenly rules. If you continue to protect him, even being executed on the spot wouldn't be an exaggeration!"

Mieying still refused to retreat, kneeling on the ground and pressing his hand tightly against his wound, panting heavily.

Suddenly, she tilted her head back and said, "Even within the confines of this oil-paper umbrella lies heaven and earth!"

Mieying raised the oil-paper umbrella in his right hand and opened it with a whoosh, using the umbrella to shield Lü Dongbin and Tianjizi.

In that split second, she pointed back at the flower bush with her left hand and shouted, "Untie! Untie! Untie!"

With a clang, the iron chains binding Hua Sheng fell off instantly.

Immortal Shadow then chanted, "Hurry, hurry, as the law commands! Transformation Incantation! Change!"

Tianjizi waved his hand, and the oil-paper umbrella was blocked.

"You thought a broken paper umbrella could keep you out for long!"

But when he saw the scene behind the oil-paper umbrella, Tianjizi was stunned.

It turns out that behind that paper umbrella were not the blooming and disappearing flowers!

Instead, they were two identical Shadow Demons!

"Hmph! A mere trick of transformation! So what if you don't understand it!" Tianjizi said, then kicked one of the Shadow Annihilators hard!
The Shadowless One was kicked hard and sent flying, crashing into the stone wall. When it fell, it transformed back into its original form as a blooming flower.

Hanamoto clutched his chest in excruciating pain, feeling as if his lungs were about to burst, and coughed incessantly.

"It seems there's no escaping this calamity," he murmured.

Even without understanding illusions, Tianji Zi can always find the true form of the Heavenly Extreme Master. No matter how sophisticated the transformation technique is, it is useless against him.

"Who said that! Bring out your golden cudgel!"

Ignoring her wounds, Mieying turned and flew to Huasheng's side. After whispering a few words, she shouted, "Change with me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mieying transformed into Huasheng, turning the umbrella in his hand into the shape of the Golden Cudgel.

Hua Sheng also summoned the Ruyi Jingu Bang from the iron hoop chain on his chest.

Instead of retreating, the two rushed towards Tianjizi and Lü Dongbin.

Lü Dongbin, sword in hand, laughed, "These kids are truly lawless! They seem to have no regard for their lives!"

The two Hua Sheng swung their golden cudgels and slammed them down together, but Lü Dongbin gently deflected them with his sword. Due to the vast difference in their immortal power, both the real and fake golden cudgels were blocked.

Taking advantage of the situation, Tianjizi raised his fire sword and thrust it forward.

The two Hua Sheng immediately engaged Tian Jizi in battle.

After exchanging blows for two or three rounds, one of the flower-wielding figures shouted, "Hurry, hurry, as the law commands! White clouds rise!"

Suddenly, a white cloud rose up from beneath their feet, instantly enveloping Hua Sheng and Tian Jizi in the mist.

"break!"

When Lü Dongbin pointed at the clouds and shouted, the clouds instantly dispersed.

Looking again, where was Hua Sheng? Standing there were clearly three Tianjizi wielding fire swords!
Lu Dongbin was about to strike with his sword, but when he suddenly saw that the three Tianjizi in front of him looked exactly the same, he couldn't bring himself to strike.

In the brief moment he hesitated, the three Celestial Masters were locked in battle again. Clangs and clatters filled the air as they fought back and forth, their three figures indistinguishable from one another.

Just as Lü Dongbin was trying to break the illusion, one of the Tianjizi suddenly sheathed his sword, pointed at another one, and shouted to Lü Dongbin, "Immortal Lü! Help me capture him! I have great fortune! Trust me!"

Lu Dongbin raised his sword to chop at the finger, but the man blocked the blow with his sword and shouted, "Uncle Lu, you've been tricked! He's Hua Sheng in disguise!"

Lü Dongbin had no choice but to sheathe his sword again and take a step back.

At this moment, one of the Celestial Princes pointed at another and shouted, "This is the transformed Shadow Extinction!"

The two Tianjizi beside him exclaimed in unison, "That's right! This is the Shadow Extinction in disguise!"

Upon seeing this, Lü Dongbin burst into laughter: "Now you've been exposed! It's obvious you two are in cahoots!"

He immediately raised his longsword and slashed fiercely at the first Celestial Child. The Celestial Child had no choice but to use his fire sword to block, and with a clang, the fire sword broke in two.

Tianjizi, wielding the broken sword, shouted angrily, "Uncle Lü! I am Tianjizi! Hua Sheng was just mimicking me! I was pointing at Mieying!"

Lü Dongbin was momentarily confused. Tianjizi, holding the broken sword, shouted, "If you don't believe me, break their illusion!"

Lü Dongbin made a hand seal, pointed at the two Tianjizi opposite him, and shouted, "Hurry, hurry, as the law commands! Reveal your true forms! Reveal your true forms!"

With two loud bangs, the two Heavenly Pole Princes on the other side indeed transformed back into Hua Sheng and Mie Ying.

Lu Dongbin immediately felt he had been tricked, and in a fit of rage, he shouted, "These two kids are full of tricks! I'll show you how to do it again!"

Upon seeing their true forms revealed, Tianjizi and Lü Dongbin pounced on the two of them together again.

The Shadowless One flipped in mid-air, picking up the oil-paper umbrella that had fallen to the side. He opened the umbrella and held it up in front of himself and Hua Sheng, shouting, "Watch this! Hurry, hurry, as the law commands! Transform!"

"How dare you! You still dare to use such petty tricks!"

Tianjizi struck out with his palm, and the oil-paper umbrella, which had been put away, flew out.

But upon closer inspection, there was nothing behind the paper umbrella!

"Where is he?" Lü Dongbin immediately searched everywhere.

Tianjizi replied, "These two must have transformed into something else again!"

The two walked over and saw that there were three identical oil-paper umbrellas lying on the ground!

Lü Dongbin laughed heartily: "Are these two kids confused? How could they escape after turning into two oil-paper umbrellas? They'll just have to surrender obediently!"

After saying this, Lü Dongbin went up to grab the umbrella.

Just then, an oil-paper umbrella soared into the air.

"You've given yourself away! That's it!" Lü Dongbin pointed, "Hurry, hurry, as the law commands! Show yourself now!"

The oil-paper umbrella then transformed back into Shadow Extinction. With a wave of his hand, Lü Dongbin immobilized Shadow Extinction in mid-air, as if it had been strangled.

At this moment, another oil-paper umbrella on the ground couldn't help but transform back into its original form. Hua Sheng shouted, "Immortal, wait! Don't hurt Mieying!"

With her throat being choked, Mie Ying forced out a few words: "Run! They...they wouldn't dare do anything to me!"

"Hmph! I was momentarily distracted just now, which is why you, little girl, were able to untie these chains!" Lü Dongbin pointed at Hua Sheng, "I'll teach you to run again! So be it!"

Then a thicker and sturdier iron chain locked Hua Sheng firmly, and Hua Sheng knelt on the ground as if carrying a heavy burden.

Seeing that all was lost, Hua Sheng knelt on the ground with his head down and said, "I accept my fate! Immortal Lü, I'll go with you. But please spare Mieying."

Seeing that Hua Sheng had nowhere to run, Lü Dongbin finally let go.

Mieying fell to the ground, struggled to her feet, and shouted at Huasheng, "I'm not leaving!"

Hua Sheng sighed, "Mieying, you should leave. There's no need to involve you in this."

Lu Dongbin said, "You little girl, I'm only sparing your life for now out of respect for the Fire Wheel Heavenly King! If you try anything funny again, don't blame me for punishing you the same as that demon!"

Seeing that there was no other way, Mieying reluctantly got up. Her face was covered in tears, and she wiped them from her cheeks as she walked out of the cave.

He had only taken two steps when he ran back and picked up the oil-paper umbrella from the ground.

Tianjizi grabbed the oil-paper umbrella and said, "Uncle Lü! We have to kidnap this Shadow-Extinguishing Demon Guardian too!"

Unexpectedly, Mieying suddenly slapped Tianjizi across the face, crying and cursing, "You want to arrest me and steal things from girls! Don't push your luck!"

Seeing Mieying's disheveled appearance, Lü Dongbin said, "So be it! I have been in the Heavenly Court with Nezha for many years. Let's release his adopted daughter today. We will keep this demon Hua Sheng."

Tianjizi frowned. Seeing that Lü Dongbin insisted on letting Mieying go, he had no choice but to let go and said through gritted teeth, "Nephew will obey the immortal's command."

Holding the oil-paper umbrella in his arms, Mieying glanced reluctantly at the fallen flowers on the ground.

Hua Sheng's eyes showed a mournful look as he said, "You should leave now! Go!"

She then turned her head and ran out of the cave, crying loudly.

Seeing that Mieying had left, Lü Dongbin sheathed his sword behind him.

At this moment, Tianjizi asked, "Should we execute this scoundrel on the spot to avenge our patriarch?"

Lü Dongbin replied, "We still need to investigate this matter carefully. Nephew, you must not be too pessimistic about Lan Caihe's matter. Let's take this demon Hua Sheng back to the Holy Court for punishment! We need to thoroughly investigate why there are remnants of the Phoenix Demon in the Holy Peace and the mortal realm."

Tianjizi then gave up, but thinking of Lan Caihe's likely fate, he choked up and said, "If even this can't save my father, what use is this supreme destiny!"

Lü Dongbin could only comfort him, saying, "Nephew, Lan Caihe's whereabouts were not revealed just now. Don't be too sad."

After Tianjizi calmed down a bit, the two of them carried the flower basket and headed out of the cave.

But Hua Sheng suddenly squatted down and refused to leave.

Lü Dongbin shouted sternly, "You scoundrel, what are you still doing delaying now!"

Hua Sheng chuckled and suddenly said something completely nonsensical:
"Today was so exhausting, I'm completely worn out."

Lü Dongbin shouted, "I'll spare your life for now! Don't be ungrateful!"

To everyone's surprise, Hua Sheng burst into laughter, and her appearance gradually faded away. In the blink of an eye, she transformed into a completely different person.

Upon seeing this person's appearance, Tianjizi's expression changed drastically, and he blurted out, "Supreme Lord Xiaojun!"

Lü Dongbin snorted and said, "What's the point of using the transformation technique! We're already bound hand and foot, what's the use of turning into someone else!"

Then he pointed at the Supreme Lord Xiaojun and chanted, "Hurry, hurry, as the law commands! Show your true form!"

The one kneeling there was still the Supreme Lord Xiaojun.

Lü Dongbin was taken aback and couldn't help but say, "This...you..."

Tianjizi immediately pointed at Taishang Xiaojun and chanted, "Hurry, hurry, as the law commands! Reveal your true form!"

But the Supreme Lord did not transform back into Huasheng as they had hoped.

Lü Dongbin gasped and immediately asked, "Supreme Lord! When did you follow me into Panxian Cave?"

The Supreme Lord Xiaojun on the ground raised his head, raised his eyebrows, and revealed a mischievous smile.

What do you think?

(End of this chapter)