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

Chapter 149 The Blue-Faced Ghost is About to Die, The Ten-Year Promise

However, seeing Yue Qiluo's anxious look, Zhang Zhiwei was no longer in a hurry.

The blue-faced ghost general still did not give up on smashing the golden shield in front of him. He also knew that the true disciples of the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain could not be without protective treasures. Therefore, although he was angry, he would not give up the idea of ​​killing the two.

As more and more wedding processions returned, the number of ghost soldiers around them surged, all watching their master display his divine power!

The ghost brides had various expressions; some looked adoring, others saw hope of escape, and so on. But just at this crucial moment, the wedding procession from Renjia Town arrived.

"My lord, my lord!

"The ghost bride you chose, Dong Xiaoyu, from Renjia Town, has been brought back by us!"

A group of ghost soldiers rushed over and put down the sedan chair. Dong Xiaoyu's appearance in her red wedding dress made the green-faced ghost general extremely excited.

"Haha, you guys did a great job!"
"Once I've annihilated these two suicidal bastards, I'll reward you handsomely!"

Hearing the ghost general's boastful words, the ghost soldiers were overjoyed, especially the ghost widow, whose wrinkled face was made even more wrinkled by her smile.

In the void.

Zhong Bai had naturally arrived by then.

Standing on the spirit sword, Zhong Bai's divine sense swept across the area below, taking in the entire scene.

"Zhang Zhiwei is here too?"

Zhong Bai was somewhat surprised, but he quickly shifted his gaze from Zhang Zhiwei to Yue Qiluo beside him. Zhong Bai felt that Yue Qiluo was very familiar, as if he had seen her before, but he just couldn't remember who she was. She was at the early stage of Foundation Establishment. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any female cultivator with such talent among the cultivators Zhong Bai knew.

"Alright, Fellow Daoist Zhang's talisman probably won't last much longer. Let's kill this ghost general first before worrying about anything else."

After muttering to himself, endless blood and qi surged from Zhong Bai's body. The moment he ignited the Samadhi True Fire, a rain of fire fell from the sky. Before the rain of fire even fell, a group of ghost soldiers below felt the intense heat.

The entire Qingfeng Mountain mass grave was illuminated by the fire rain falling from the sky.

With a whoosh, a rain of fire fell on a ghost soldier. Before the ghost soldier could even scream, he was instantly burned into white smoke and vanished into nothingness by the Samadhi Fire.

In the blink of an eye, more and more ghost soldiers were burned to death by the rain of fire falling from the sky.

As a streak of light descended, Zhong Bai landed steadily next to Dong Xiaoyu. After putting Dong Xiaoyu into his oil-paper umbrella, he looked at the bewildered blue-faced ghost general with a smile and said, "You are the ghost general who has been entrenched in Qingfeng Mountain."
"I've heard you escaped from the underworld. I'm very curious, what merit do you, a mere ghost general, possess to escape from the underworld?"

As they spoke, Zhong Bai's aura grew increasingly terrifying, the aura of a Foundation Establishment Perfection expert emanating from him, causing the Green-Faced Ghost General's face to darken to the point of being dripping with gloom.

"A Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator!"

The blue-faced ghost general gritted his teeth. He really didn't expect to encounter such a terrifying Taoist cultivator, and one who was so young. The oppressive feeling, as if the heavens and earth were falling, made the blue-faced ghost general feel a surge of fear, as if he were standing on the edge of an abyss.

"Sir, we have no grudge against each other..."

Just as the Green-Faced Ghost General finished speaking, Zhang Zhiwei's golden shield disappeared, and Zhang Zhiwei and Yue Qiluo walked towards Zhong Bai with shocked expressions.

"Fellow Daoist Qianhe!"

"Zhong Bai!"

The two different names both indicate one thing: they know Zhong Bai.

"It's over!" That was the first thought of the Green-Faced Ghost General, and it was indeed the case. Zhong Bai ignored Yue Qiluo, who was calling his name, and instead looked at Zhang Zhiwei and smiled, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, it's been more than ten years. You look quite energetic now!"

After saying that, Zhong Bai looked at the blue-faced ghost general and said, "Now you have a grudge, right?"

Faced with Zhong Bai's ambiguous smile, even the most foolish Green-Faced Ghost General could understand that the other party was definitely after him and would never let him go.

"Damn it!"

After cursing under his breath, the Green-Faced Ghost General tried to escape into the void, but just as he was about to leave, a flying sword arrived at his brow!
"Want to leave? Not so easy..."

"My question hasn't finished yet! Tell me, how did you escape from the underworld!"

Zhong Bai's voice was like thunder, which startled the blue-faced ghost general for a moment, but he quickly smiled mockingly.

"Heh, you don't want me to leave?"

"Then let's see what you're capable of!"

With a boom, ghostly energy surged from all around. The green-faced ghost general felt that he was at least a perfected ghost general. Even if he was no match for the Taoist in front of him, as long as he could show his power, leaving would be easy.

“Stubborn and unsettling…”

Zhong Bai simply didn't bother to ask any more questions. Since this ghost general wanted to die, Zhong Bai didn't mind granting his wish and providing a one-stop service!

“It’s not certain who will win!”

The blue-faced ghost general thrust his spear fiercely at Zhong Bai. Ghostly energy rippled around him, and the spear gleamed with an unstoppable cold light. Zhong Bai didn't even feel threatened by it.

The blood and qi within his body surged in all directions, transforming into a surging aura. The green-faced ghost general, who was originally only a dozen meters away from piercing Zhong Bai, suddenly felt a resistance that put him in a dilemma.

At the same time, the burning sensation from his own blood and qi caused the green-faced ghost to frantically consume the surrounding ghostly energy, with wisps of white smoke rising up.

The blue-faced ghost general was somewhat desperate; he seemed to lack even the ability to break through the opponent's qi and blood energy.

Zhang Zhiwei, who was standing to the side, was equally shocked by this scene. After all, the last time he saw Zhong Bai, the other party had not yet broken through to the peak of Foundation Establishment.

Now, ten years may seem like a slow time for Zhong Bai to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, but the strength of his accumulated Qi and blood is absolutely terrifying!

"Fellow Daoist Qianhe, you truly are as unpredictable as ever, making it difficult to keep up with your pace..."

Zhang Zhiwei sighed a few times, while Yue Qiluo stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

At her peak, Yue Qiluo was only at the peak of Foundation Establishment. She had initially thought that after about thirteen years, she could hold her own against Zhong Bai with her early Foundation Establishment cultivation and her paper doll ability. Now, it seemed she had been dreaming. "This is ridiculous! Thirteen years, and he's gone from Qi Refining to the peak of Foundation Establishment, and judging by this momentum, he's not far from the Golden Core True Monarch realm..."

With a bitter smile, Yue Qiluo's confidence, built up over a decade, crumbled instantly. She and Zhang Zhiwei stared blankly at the sea of ​​fire around them, and at Zhong Bai and the Green-Faced Ghost General fighting within it.

"Burn!"

Zhong Bai had lost interest in continuing to play with this ghost. If it were the Golden Armored Corpse King, it might have been able to hold out against Zhong Bai for a while.

But the ghost general's words were truly a freebie for Zhong Bai. Putting everything else aside, Zhong Bai was also an inspector of the mortal realm. As long as he used his seal, he could instantly kill this ghost general.

The surrounding vital energy was ignited, and the flames of the Samadhi Fire engulfed the Blue-Faced Ghost General.

The terrifying burning almost completely depleted the ghostly energy within his body.

As he struggled in the flames, a pair of five fingers crackling with lightning grabbed his neck and lifted him high into the air.

"Unwilling to confess? I have plenty of ways to deal with you, soul search!"

In an instant, Zhong Bai's powerful divine sense invaded the ghost general's memory. Before long, the ghost general became mentally impaired, with a vacant look in his eyes. It was clear that Zhong Bai's forced extraction of his memories had damaged the origin of his soul.

A glint of light flashed in Zhong Bai's eyes. He was somewhat surprised; he truly hadn't expected the ghost general to escape in such a unique way.

"The underworld officials..."

This matter is probably not that simple; let's put it on hold for now.

Zhong Bai took a deep breath and suppressed the matter in his heart. The forces in the underworld were deeply entrenched, and this matter was not something that should be handled and investigated by the ancestors of the underworld. Zhong Bai could only put it aside for the time being.

Since it involves the underworld, Zhong Bai cannot arbitrarily capture or kill the underworld officials without evidence.

With the Nine Nether Soul Transformation Technique, Zhong Bai instantly refined the essence of the already somewhat foolish Green-Faced Ghost General's soul to strengthen himself.

After all, they promised a complete one-stop service.

The curtain has fallen on everything.

For Zhong Bai, killing a group of ghost soldiers and this blue-faced ghost general was far too easy.

But for Zhang Zhiwei and Yue Qiluo, it was like watching a grand drama that existed only in their imagination.

"Fellow Daoist Qianhe!"

At this moment, Zhang Zhiwei stepped forward, looking at Zhong Bai's calm face, his Adam's apple bobbing, and said, "Fellow Daoist Qianhe's arrival is truly timely. If it weren't for Fellow Daoist Qianhe's arrival, this humble Daoist..."

Zhong Bai chimed in, "Fellow Daoist Zhang is joking. After all, you are a direct disciple of Longhu Mountain. Although this ghost general has some strength, it is wishful thinking to think that it can harm you. If I hadn't come, you would have just wasted some treasures."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhiwei immediately beamed with joy. Yes, this was the power of profound knowledge and experience.

"In any case, I still need to thank you, fellow Daoist!"

Zhang Zhiwei clasped his hands and bowed to Zhong Bai, who nodded in acknowledgment.

"Hey! Should I call you Master Qianhe, or Master Zhong of Maoshan?"

Yue Qiluo's face was still a little pale, but it did not affect her ability to face Zhong Bai.

Upon hearing this, Zhong Bai began to carefully examine Yue Qiluo.

"This... fellow Daoist, do we know each other?"

This was Zhong Bai's first reaction.

Upon hearing this, Yue Qiluo was stunned and looked at Zhong Bai with disbelief, saying, "You...you don't recognize me?"

"Should I, a humble Taoist priest, recognize you?"

Zhong Bai countered with a question.

"Thirteen years ago, in Willow Town, at the inn, Shuang'er, Daoist Qianhe, don't you remember?"

Upon Yue Qiluo's reminder, Zhong Bai frowned and asked, "Are you that girl?"

After saying that, Zhong Bai immediately felt something was wrong. It was impossible for that girl to have grown to the early stage of Foundation Establishment in just over ten years.

"Who are you!"

In an instant, Zhong Bai's face turned as cold as frost, making Yue Qiluo somewhat frightened.

Faced with Zhong Bai like this, how could Yue Qiluo dare to hide anything? If she spoke too slowly, she might get struck dead by Zhong Bai's lightning.

"I am Shuang'er, and of course, I also have another name, Yue Qiluo!"

Afterwards, Yue Qiluo recounted in detail how she encountered Shuang'er's corpse and how she was resurrected, which finally convinced Zhong Bai that what she said was true.

Zhong Bai was a little stunned when he saw Yue Qiluo in red, but he wasn't surprised. After all, he had seen no fewer than ten characters from the story so far, so what if it was Yue Qiluo in front of him?
After a moment's thought, Zhong Bai asked, "So, Miss Yue Qiluo, what is your purpose in coming to find me?"

Zhong Bai looked at Yue Qiluo, noticing the visible karma emanating from her, though it wasn't as strong as his own...

Ultimately, Yue Qiluo is both righteous and wicked, and Zhong Bai felt it best to avoid getting involved with her if possible.

"Of course, it's to repay the Daoist Master!"

A smile appeared on Yue Qiluo's lips as she continued, "If it weren't for the Taoist priest passing through Willow Tree Town and saving me back then, I, Yue Qiluo, might have continued to wander in spirit. Therefore, I cannot fail to repay this kindness!"

I originally said I would see the Taoist Master in ten years, but he remained in seclusion until recently…

(End of this chapter)