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

Chapter 161 Heavenly Thunder Destroys the Gu Insects, Maoshan's Power

Upon seeing Lin Fengjiao's blood gushing out, the Second Priest Miao Yun felt a throbbing pain in his temples, and an ominous feeling welled up in his heart.

"Madman, madman, you really are a madman, Miao Tianci!"

This was just the beginning. With the first strike, came the second, the third...

Gradually, every wound on Lin Fengjiao's body began to bleed, and Lin Fengjiao fell into a coma in pain, allowing Miao Tianci to continue to torment her.

Even knowing he was no match, Miao Yun couldn't care less about anything else at this moment. If the Maoshan disciples died within their Miao Gu clan, who knew if Maoshan would be so enraged that they would wipe out the entire Miao Gu clan?

Suddenly, a three-inch green snake shot out from Miao Yun's sleeve. The green snake was as fast as lightning. Just as it was about to rush towards Miao Tianci, it exhaled a puff of green smoke. Seeing this, Miao Tianci stopped what he was doing and looked at Miao Yun with disdain, saying, "My natal Green Snake Gu, Miao Yun, since you want to die, then I will grant your wish!"

With a loud bang, a centipede of the same emerald green color crawled out of Miao Tianci's mouth. It was Miao Tianci's natal Gu, the Jade Centipede.

The centipede emerged, and the green snake moved. The two natal Gu worms then entangled in the void, evenly matched. However, Miao Tianci had forcibly advanced to the peak of Foundation Establishment, and his true essence was far superior to Miao Yun's. A Five Poisons Palm Print descended, knocking Miao Yun back, and the entire pavilion was instantly blasted into pieces.

The four priests instantly flew away. At the same time, before Miao Tianci could even react, the green snake in the air suddenly forced back the jade centipede with a puff of green smoke. Then, with lightning speed, the green snake wrapped around Lin Fengjiao on the ground and leaped into the air, transforming into a hundred-meter-long green snake with its tongue sticking out. Its entire body was covered in emerald green light, which flowed into Lin Fengjiao's body, stopping the bleeding from her wounds.

However, this put Miao Yun in the face of Miao Tianci's wrath. The jade centipede also transformed into a several-dozen-meter-long creature, heading straight for the other three priests. Miao Tianci, on the other hand, held Miao Yun tightly. In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Miao Yun's body was covered in countless injuries. Another Five Poisons Palm Print struck Miao Yun, sending his entire body flying dozens of meters away. He landed next to the green snake, blood gushing from his mouth, and his aura weakened.

Severely injured, the green snake behind Miao Yun was eager to protect its master. It disregarded its master's order to heal Lin Fengjiao and, the moment it released Lin Fengjiao, it transformed into lightning and rushed towards Miao Tianci. In just a moment, the green snake was severely injured by Miao Tianci.

At that moment, Miao Yun felt a sense of despair. The three priests were entangled by the jade centipede and could not notify the clan leader who was in seclusion. Moreover, he was no match for Miao Tianci. Looking at Lin Fengjiao, who was still unconscious, Miao Yun felt a headache coming on.

"You think you can stop me... Miao Yun? You couldn't stop my granddaughter from leaving Miao territory back then, and you can't stop me from killing this Maoshan disciple now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Miao Tianci's Miao knife reappeared in his hand. As Miao Yun's Miao knife shot out, it pierced straight for Lin Fengjiao's brow. At this moment, Miao Yun felt a sense of powerlessness that made him despair.

Bang!
The Miao knife was about to pierce Lin Fengjiao's brow, but the next second a streak of light descended from the sky, instantly slicing the Miao knife aimed at Lin Fengjiao in two, which then stuck into the ground. Only then did Miao Yun realize that it was a sword.

"Golden Core Spiritual Treasure!"

Miao Yun was also quite knowledgeable. The aura emanating from the spirit sword made even a late-stage Foundation Establishment Gu Master like him feel a little scared. However, soon, a figure descended from the sky, and the spirit sword stuck in the ground suddenly rose into the air. The figure rode the sword and came over. It was Zhong Bai!
Zhong Bai's hair was a little messy at the moment, but his icy eyes still made Miao Yun feel terrified.

Seeing Lin Fengjiao's body covered in wounds, Zhong Bai's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and the aura within him was revealed. The terrifying power of a Foundation Establishment cultivator made Miao Yun swallow hard.

Miao Tianci, the instigator of all this, frowned and looked at Zhong Bai with great apprehension.

"Who are you? This is a private matter of my Miao Gu Clan. I hope you will not interfere!"

Miao Tianci, who had been driven mad by demonic possession, suddenly returned to normal. Zhong Bai, upon hearing this, merely gave Miao Tianci a cold look.

"This humble Taoist is Zhong Bai, a disciple of Maoshan!"

Just eight words shattered Miao Tianci's last hope. He hadn't expected the Maoshan people to arrive so quickly. Originally, Miao Tianci had planned to kill Miao Yun and the others, then blame Lin Fengjiao's death on them, making them take the blame and letting the entire Miao Jiang Gu Clan bear the wrath of Maoshan. Now it seemed that he had miscalculated.

Miao Yun had heard of the deeds of Zhong Bai, the Taoist priest of Maoshan. His arrival was enough to demonstrate the importance Maoshan placed on the Maoshan disciple captured by Miao Tianci. Ignoring his injuries, Miao Yun cupped his hands towards Zhong Bai in the void and said, “Taoist Zhong, I am the Second Priest of the Gu Clan of Miao Jiang. Your Maoshan disciple was captured by that old bastard Miao Tianci. Although I know I shouldn't harm your disciple, I am no match for Miao Tianci. Even if I were to suffer serious injuries, I could only barely protect him. Fortunately, you arrived in time, Taoist Zhong, otherwise…”

Zhong Bai looked into Miao Yun's eyes, confirming that the other party was not lying. He also sensed that the other party's injuries were indeed quite serious. Only then did he say calmly, "Miao Yun, right? I'll leave my senior brother to you to heal. As for your Miao Jiang Gu Clan's high priest..."

"I will make him wish he were dead!"

Miao Yun was incredibly excited. As if he wasn't injured at all, he got up and went to Lin Fengjiao, taking out all his treasured healing items to give to her.

Seeing that things were not going well, Miao Tianci had lost his initial arrogance.

With a wave of his hand, Miao Tianci summoned his natal Gu, the Jade Centipede, which coiled up in front of him.

Without any hesitation, the moment the jade centipede held Zhong Bai back, Miao Tianci fled towards the distant mountains and forests.

Seeing that a centipede worm at the mid-stage of the Demon General realm dared to block his way, Zhong Bai merely raised his hand and unleashed a bolt of lightning. Instantly, the scales on the jade centipede's body tore open, and it howled in pain. However, it was all in vain. As Zhong Bai's spiritual sword transformed into dozens of sword energies and fell, the jade centipede's limbs were severed, dark green blood flowed out, and its life was rapidly slipping away...

Miao Tianci, who had just run several thousand meters, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. His natal Gu was severely injured, and he would also be affected by it. Just as he was about to suppress his injuries and continue to flee forward, he saw a stream of light streak across the void behind him, and Zhong Bai landed steadily in front of him.

Looking at Miao Tianci, Zhong Bai remained silent, simply throwing a punch. The Samadhi True Fire, carrying lightning, directly confronted Miao Tianci. Helpless, Miao Tianci used all his true essence to unleash a Five Poisons Palm Print to try and save his life. Unfortunately, the Five Poisons were instantly reduced to nothingness upon encountering the Samadhi True Fire. Taking the full force of the punch, Miao Tianci's chest caved in, and his entire body flew into the air, crashing a thousand meters before returning to his original spot.

No sooner had they landed than Zhong Bai caught up, stomping on Miao Tianci's thigh. Miao Tianci, already in excruciating pain, howled in agony. "No! No! Spare my life!"
Master Maoshan, spare my life! I'll give you anything, please…

"what!"

Before Miao Tianci could finish speaking, Zhong Bai stomped down, instantly breaking Miao Tianci's thigh bone in two. A sharp pain surged through him, and Miao Tianci was in so much pain that he couldn't breathe.

"To dare to lay a hand on my senior brother, I must say, you, the high priest of Miao territory, are truly arrogant."

You want to be torn to pieces?

"How about I let you experience what it's like to be engulfed in flames?"

Zhong Bai smiled, but Miao Tianci felt no joy, only extreme fear.

Zhong Bai flicked his finger, and a stream of Samadhi True Fire landed on Miao Tianci's thigh. The pain from the previous break was nothing now.

As the Samadhi Fire burned his flesh and blood, Miao Tianci could only stare blankly, trembling as he experienced the ultimate pleasure.

His thigh was gradually burned away by the Samadhi Fire, and then the fire spread to the other thigh...

Miao Yun, who had already started using the precious medicinal herbs in the distance, couldn't help but gasp when he saw this scene. If he hadn't chosen to desperately protect Lin Fengjiao in front of him, Miao Yun felt that even if he didn't die in such agony, he definitely wouldn't have survived!

Fortunately, this made Miao Yun's reverence for Zhong Bai, the Taoist priest from Maoshan, even greater.

Zhong Bai's torment continues.

When his legs were burned to ashes by the Samadhi Fire, Miao Tianci had given up all hope of surviving. Just then, a stone gate deep within the Miao Gu Clan suddenly shattered.

An old, hunched figure slowly emerged from the stone cave, his gaze somewhat sinister, and his entire being exuding a chilling aura.

Upon seeing the old man, Miao Tianci, who had been facing death, felt a renewed hope of survival.

He crawled with difficulty toward the old man, his hands on the ground, while Zhong Bai watched quietly as Miao Tianci crawled like a dog.

Although the old man who appeared possessed the perfect Foundation Establishment realm, Zhong Bai wanted to kill Miao Tianci, and even if a Golden Core True Monarch came to plead for him, Zhong Bai would not let him go.

"Chieftain! Chieftain! Save me, please save me!"

Miao Tianci crawled along while shouting for help. The Miao Jiang Gu Clan Chief, who heard Miao Tianci's plea for help, stopped in place and glanced at the crawling Miao Tianci with a complicated look before finally landing on Zhong Bai.

His already hunched body bowed deeply to Zhong Bai and said, "This old man greets the Taoist Master of Maoshan!"

Zhong Bai was somewhat surprised. The other party had clearly emerged from seclusion, yet still knew about him.

However, upon seeing the three priests beside the Miao Jiang Gu Clan Chief, Zhong Bai immediately understood that it must be these three priests who had summoned the Gu Clan Chief.

"You mean to plead for this person..."

Zhong Bai's calm voice reached the Gu Clan Chief's ears. Although there was no hint of anger in it, the Gu Clan Chief understood that if Zhong Bai dared to utter a single word, their Miao Gu Clan would be finished today.

Shaking his head, the Miao Jiang Gu Clan Chief said quietly, "No, no, I have already heard from the clan priests about Miao Tianci's crimes. It is up to Daozi to decide how to deal with such a sinner."

However, what I wish to say is, Daoist, what Miao Tianci did has nothing to do with the rest of my Gu clan. They are all innocent. I hope you, Daoist, will have mercy and spare the other members of the Gu clan..."

As he spoke, the Gu Clan Chief seemed to have aged decades. His already frail body suddenly knelt on the ground. In order for the Miao Gu Clan to continue to exist in the world, he, as the clan chief, really couldn't care less about saving face.

The three priests beside him felt very uncomfortable watching this scene, and their gazes toward Miao Tianci became more ruthless. If it weren't for the fact that Miao Tianci, the high priest, insisted on capturing the Maoshan disciple, how could things have developed to this point?
It's truly foolish to have things escalate to this point over a mere old woman who violated clan rules!
Miao Tianci naturally heard what the Gu Clan Chief said clearly, and he even saw the way the Gu Clan Chief knelt down.

A surge of resentment filled Miao Tianci's heart. His eyes turned bloodshot as he glared at the Gu Clan Chief and roared, "Miao Qinglin! Why didn't you save me, Chief?! You're unworthy of being Chief! We're both at the Foundation Establishment stage, yet you're afraid?! You...you!"

Enraged, Miao Tianci was driven to utter despair. At this moment, Zhong Bai slowly approached him and flicked out two more streams of Samadhi Fire onto his arms.

The excruciating pain of burning bones caused Miao Tianci to scream in agony. From hope to despair, killing him was like destroying his spirit, which was why Zhong Bai kept him alive until now.

And now, it's time for Miao Tianci to set off!
(End of this chapter)