This humble Taoist priest, Qianhe, begins his quest for immortality by slaying demons and monsters.

Chapter 148 Yue Qiluo escapes, Zhang Zhiwei gives chase
Before they came, the Ghost General had instructed them that even if Dong Xiaoyu resisted, they could not harm her. If Dong Xiaoyu insisted on struggling, they would be in a difficult position.

Now, how could it not be easy to bring the other party back so easily?
Dong Xiaoyu didn't say anything, but simply leaped lightly into the bridal sedan chair.

Seeing that Dong Xiaoyu was so sensible, the old hag shouted, "Lift the sedan chair!"

As four ghost soldiers lifted the sedan chair, the wedding procession quickly departed in one direction.

Zhong Bai, who was in the void, saw all of this and, without hesitation, followed the wedding procession and disappeared into the vast moonlight.

Qingfeng Mountain.

There are no villages or towns around Qingfeng Mountain. A whole village of people died here, and it gradually became a mass grave. The local people all know that Qingfeng Mountain is unclean, so it has not attracted the attention of the Taoist sects in recent years.

Zhong Bai hadn't even arrived with the wedding procession yet, and the two unexpected fellows had already met up at Qingfeng Mountain.

"Hey! You stinky Taoist priest, you've been chasing me for three days and three nights now, aren't you tired?"

The woman who spoke had her hands on her hips. Her stunning beauty, combined with her red dress, made her quite breathtaking. The "stinky Taoist priest" she was referring to was around thirty years old, and golden light emanated from his body.

"You witch, you use evil magic. I only wanted to ask you some questions, and you ran away. You must not be a righteous person. Surrender and I might spare your life!"

Upon hearing this, the woman in red was speechless. When faced with a cultivator more powerful than herself, no one would stand still, right?
Not to mention Yue Qiluo!

Indeed, the woman in red in front of her was Yue Qiluo. She had come because she heard that Zhong Bai was likely still in Maoshan territory after he went down the mountain.

And the Taoist priest... cough cough, very coincidentally, also knew Zhong Bai, Zhang Zhiwei of Longhu Mountain!
Unable to resist rolling her eyes at Zhang Zhiwei, Yue Qiluo was truly at her wit's end.

"It seems you won't give up so easily..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yue Qiluo's aura of early Foundation Establishment stage was revealed. At the same time, as sheets of white paper flew out from Yue Qiluo's hand, they instantly transformed into countless divine weapons that surrounded Zhang Zhiwei.

"Paper doll magic...that's interesting!"

Zhang Zhiwei naturally wouldn't be afraid of Yue Qiluo's paper doll magic, after all, Zhang Zhiwei cultivated the Five Thunder Orthodox Method of Longhu Mountain.

In addition, Zhang Zhiwei's cultivation level was slightly higher than Yue Qiluo's, and in just a short while, all these paper-figure divine soldiers were blasted into pieces by Zhang Zhiwei.

As for Yue Qiluo, she fled as soon as she threw out the paper doll weapon.

"They're quite clever, not daring to directly confront me, trying to use these paper figures to stall me..."

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Zhiwei scanned the area with his divine sense, determined the direction Yue Qiluo had fled in, and chased after her again.

"So annoying..."

As Yue Qiluo sensed the Taoist priest getting closer and closer behind her, her mind raced. Suddenly, Yue Qiluo, who had been worried, smelled the ghostly aura in the air and her face lit up with joy.

"Hey, you stinky Taoist priest, you're chasing me, aren't you?"
"Let you and this ghost general have a good fight!"

After sensing the presence of the Ghost General of Qingfeng Mountain, Yue Qiluo decided to continue deeper into Qingfeng Mountain.

Zhang Zhiwei, who was behind him, also noticed something was wrong; the ghostly aura in the void was getting stronger and stronger.

Moreover, this ghostly aura gave Zhang Zhiwei a chilling feeling, but with the arrow already on the bowstring, Zhang Zhiwei couldn't be afraid of Yue Qiluo, so he gritted his teeth and chased after her into the depths of Qingfeng Mountain.

How fast were the two of them?
In the short time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Yue Qiluo was only a thousand meters away from the source of the ghostly aura.

With a determined heart, Yue Qiluo instantly leaped into the air and rushed straight to the source of the ghostly energy at top speed.

With a whoosh, when Yue Qiluo appeared among the ghost soldiers, she saw countless ghost soldiers and fierce ghosts in the Qingfeng Mountain mass grave staring at her, as if they could not believe that a living person could break into their midst.

"Hmph! You vixen, where do you think you're going to run to!"

Behind him, Zhang Zhiwei followed closely and leaped into the horde of ghosts. However, he soon noticed something was amiss. After looking around, his expression instantly turned serious.

"Witch, is this all you've got?"

Clearly, Zhang Zhiwei felt that the ghosts in front of him were arranged by Yue Qiluo in advance. However, at this moment, a figure with a blue face and fangs suddenly appeared in the center of the mass grave, spitting out streams of pure ghost energy. The surrounding scene suddenly changed. It was no longer a mass grave, but a courtyard, decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, quite festive.

"Two Foundation Establishment cultivators!"

The blue-faced, fanged ghost general was furious. How dare these two people come to his territory so openly? Didn't they know that tonight was his special night?

Yue Qiluo had lost her initial confidence. The reason was simple: the aura of the ghost general in front of her was exceptionally terrifying.

Conservative estimate is that he is at least a late-stage Ghost General, while Yue Qiluo has only just recovered to the early stage of Foundation Establishment. How can she possibly deal with a late-stage Ghost General?
A bitter smile at their reunion forgiving past grievances, Yue Qiluo looked at Zhang Zhiwei and said, "You stinky Taoist, it's all your fault for relentlessly pursuing us. Now look what's happened, we've just escaped one danger only to fall into another. This ghost general is no ordinary person. How about we join forces for now?"

Upon hearing that they weren't together, Zhang Zhiwei's suspicious gaze fell on Yue Qiluo, clearly indicating that he didn't believe what she said.

Yue Qiluo was speechless.

"Hey, you stinky Taoist priest, you don't believe me?"
"Fine, I can't be bothered with you. I'm leaving now. You can deal with this green-faced demon general."

After speaking, Yue Qiluo threw out dozens of paper dolls as divine soldiers. As the paper dolls charged towards the surrounding ghosts, a paper doll on Yue Qiluo's body spread its wings and was about to leap into the void.

"Coming and going as you please? It's not that easy!"

Before Zhang Zhiwei could even stop Yue Qiluo, the moment the blue-faced ghost general's spear flew towards her, Yue Qiluo had no choice but to abandon her paper doll wings and leap down.

With a loud bang, the paper figure's wings shattered into dust. At the same time, Zhang Zhiwei realized that Yue Qiluo was indeed not with these ghosts. "Hmph! You ghosts lurking here is truly a blatant provocation!"
Behold my methods!

After saying that, Zhang Zhiwei gathered a bolt of lightning in his hand. At the same time, golden light appeared in his body, and the ghost soldiers who were close by were instantly pierced through by the golden light and turned into nothingness.

"You filthy Taoist priest, you're asking for death!"

Upon seeing this, the blue-faced ghost general no longer cared about Yue Qiluo and swung his spear straight at Zhang Zhiwei.

Bang bang bang!
The brief exchange lasted only a few dozen moves. Zhang Zhiwei was at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and with the terrifying power of the Five Thunder Orthodox Method, he didn't need to be afraid even when facing a late-stage Ghost General. However, after a few dozen moves, Zhang Zhiwei's brows were clearly furrowed.

The ghost general in front of him actually possessed the peak level of a ghost general. Several times, Zhang Zhiwei was in grave danger. Even though he had trump cards to use, Zhang Zhiwei remained steadfast.

"Damn it, you're a disciple of Longhu Mountain!"

The Blue-Faced Ghost General was now in a dilemma. The Taoist cultivator in front of him was clearly a disciple of Longhu Mountain, and his Five Thunder Orthodox Method was extremely fierce, making it difficult for him to get close. But that wasn't the worst part. The Blue-Faced Ghost General understood very well what it meant for such a young Longhu Mountain disciple to be at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

After a moment's thought, the blue-faced ghost general had a pretty good idea of ​​Zhang Zhiwei's identity.

"Are you Zhang Zhiwei, the true disciple of the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain?"

The blue-faced ghost general retreated dozens of steps, inwardly cursing his bad luck, and looked at Zhang Zhiwei, saying, "Retreat now. For the sake of Longhu Mountain, I can pretend you were never here."

It wasn't that the Green-Faced Ghost General was cowardly; it was that he genuinely lacked the confidence to keep Zhang Zhiwei in front of him.

Who knows what cards they have up their sleeve...

Zhang Zhiwei listened to the blue-faced ghost general's words without any change in expression. He simply condensed a bolt of lightning and said, "Good and evil are two separate things. Do I need you, a wicked spirit, to hold back?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Ziwei lunged forward again, and Yue Qiluo was shocked to see this.

"Damn it, we haven't even found Zhong Bai yet, and we've already offended the true disciple of the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain..."

Oh no, oh no!

Yue Qiluo muttered to herself. Originally, she had planned to leave this place directly and let Zhang Zhiwei face the ghost general alone, but now... Yue Qiluo dared not leave easily. If something happened to Zhang Zhiwei, Yue Qiluo felt that she could not withstand the wrath of Longhu Mountain.

"The divine weapon possesses a spirit, come forth!"

With a determined look, a giant paper figure appeared in Yue Qiluo's hand. Accompanied by a flash of red light, the giant paper figure transformed into a scarlet divine general, emanating an aura that clearly possessed the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

The divine general arrived and began to cooperate with Zhang Zhiwei to deal with the blue-faced ghost general.

After a short while, Zhang Zhiwei's face was slightly pale, and beads of sweat dripped from his forehead. Meanwhile, the divine general controlled by Yue Qiluo was riddled with holes, having been pierced by the Green-Faced Ghost General countless times.

As for Yue Qiluo herself, her face was even paler than Zhang Zhiwei's. She had only forcibly broken through to the Foundation Establishment realm, and her foundation was still unstable when she came to find Zhong Bai. Now, she had summoned the Divine General and controlled it for so long, which had exhausted most of her true essence.

"I'm giving you one last piece of advice, Zhang Zhiwei: leave now, and I'll let bygones be bygones. Otherwise, don't blame me for keeping you all here!"

The blue-faced ghost general was also enraged by the attack.

What he feared was Longhu Mountain behind Zhang Zhiwei, not Zhang Zhiwei himself. But the other party was being quite persistent. The Green-Faced Ghost General saw that a wedding procession had already returned, and saw the beautiful ghost brides looking at him with confusion. The Green-Faced Ghost General couldn't wait to get rid of Zhang Zhiwei.

In response, Zhang Zhiwei smirked and said, "It seems you're getting impatient. But I'm sorry, I won't leave until I've brought this evil spirit here!"

Zhang Zhiwei's words broke the last line of the Green-Faced Ghost General. In a fit of rage, he shouted, "All of you, true disciples of the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain, get out of here!"

"If you're looking for death, then so be it!"

With a loud boom, the ghostly energy surged rapidly from all around. In an instant, the aura of the Green-Faced Ghost General surged again, and the perfect aura of the Ghost General permeated the surroundings, enveloping Zhang Zhiwei and Yue Qiluo in layers of ghostly energy.

As the blue-faced ghost general transformed into countless ghostly figures, Zhang Zhiwei and Yue Qiluo's expressions changed.

"You've really hidden it well!"

Without a second thought, Zhang Zhiwei pulled out a talisman given to him by his master, Lingxiao Tianshi, from his pocket, formed a hand seal, and threw it out. Instantly, a golden light surged from the talisman and formed a three-zhang golden shield in front of Zhang Zhiwei.

Yue Qiluo didn't care about being at odds with Zhang Zhiwei at this moment. She flashed in front of Zhang Zhiwei and hid in the shield.

A series of booming sounds echoed through the sky as ghostly figures crashed into the golden shield, making Yue Qiluo's heart pound with tension.

Seeing Yue Qiluo's nervous appearance, Zhang Zhiwei couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Tsk tsk, witch, I never thought you could be afraid?"

Yue Qiluo trembled all over; this was the most humiliating moment of her life...

"Stop talking nonsense, how long can your golden shield last?"

Yue Qiluo had no interest in arguing with Zhang Zhiwei.

All she wanted to know was whether she could survive this time.

"Tsk, it should be able to hold out for about an incense stick's time. After all, my master, Lingxiao Celestial Master, is a Golden Core True Monarch. Even though it's just a talisman drawn casually, it won't be easy for this ghost general to break through it."

Upon hearing that an incense stick had burned, Yue Qiluo breathed a slight sigh of relief, but soon became worried. What should they do after an incense stick had burned?

Zhang Zhiwei remained calm throughout. There was something he didn't say: he still had dozens of such talismans left.

(End of this chapter)