The grass in the factory should be plucked

A disciple stammered, "Master Xuancheng just sent a message saying that they found Master Xuanling's whereabouts and went to arrest him."

Qiu Mingzi frowned and said, "Forget it, I won't wait for them!"

If you don't want to come, then don't come. This will be a good opportunity to add another point when you ask for credit from the court in the future. Longhu Mountain has done nothing and allowed evil spirits to run rampant. You are unworthy of being the head of Taoism!

He passed down the order: "According to the plan, everyone take your positions!"

Everyone filed into the mountain.

Soon, we entered the heart of the primitive jungle.

I saw towering trees blocking out the sun, vines entwined around ancient trees like giant pythons, rotten leaves piled up like carpets, and dark green moss covering the tree trunks.

It was so quiet all around that not even the chirping of insects or birds could be heard.

Qiu Mingzi knew something was wrong. Even though everything was quiet, he didn't know how many eyes were watching them in secret!

"Quanzhen Sect disciples, listen up and set up your formation!"

Thirty-six apricot yellow flags spread out in the wind, and the Quanzhen disciples stepped on the star positions and began to make hand gestures.

"Rise!" With Qiu Mingzi's loud shout, the Tiangang Big Dipper Formation turned into silver light, covering the entire primitive jungle.

Li Shuanghua waved his hand and said, "Qingcheng disciples, follow me into the demon's lair!"

The Qingcheng sect disciples drew their swords and rushed into the depths of the jungle: "Kill—"

"Maoshan disciples, listen to my command, charge forward—"

Following Wujiuzi's order, the Maoshan sect disciples followed closely, holding peach wood swords.

The disciples of the Lushan School, led by Chen Lie and Lin Xuan, rushed into the forest with two vanguard teams, ready to provide support at any time.

Qiu Mingzi looked at Nan Xi, who was still standing calmly beside him, and said with a little dissatisfaction: "Fellow Daoist Nan!"

Nan Xi chuckled and slowly spread out his hands. With a buzzing sound, countless blue-winged insects flew out from his wide sleeves and instantly disappeared into the forest.

Qiu Mingzi and the Quanzhen Sect disciples were shocked and secretly alert. They thought that this person might have hidden so many poisonous insects on his body that they were hard to guard against!

Everyone involuntarily moved a little further away and kept their distance from him.

Nan Xi glanced sideways, and a wicked smile appeared on his face under the half-mask: "Don't worry, leader. Since I have promised to stand together with the Zhongyuan Dao Sect, I will definitely not break my promise."

After saying this, he walked leisurely into the woods, as if he was strolling in a garden.

The disciples rushed into the depths of the jungle, and suddenly a thin layer of fog rose around them.

"Everyone be careful!" Wujiuzi said solemnly.

"Hehehe..." The sound of children's laughter came from somewhere in the forest.

Everyone was horrified, clenched the magic weapons in their hands, and looked around vigilantly.

Li Shuanghua shouted sternly: "Evil spirit, stop playing tricks and come out to die!"

There was a light laugh, and everyone looked up, only to see a red fox leaning on the branch of a big tree, its big fiery red tail swaying gently, looking lazy.

Li Shuanghua pointed the tip of her sword at him and said, "Fox demon! You are stirring up trouble in this mountain. Today, my Qingcheng Sect will enforce justice on behalf of heaven and eliminate the demon!"

The red fox laughed and said, "Oh my, it's true that a flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple. Do you know who I am?"

Everyone was shocked to hear that this fox demon could actually speak human language. It turned out to be a fox demon with great power that was about to transform into a human form!

When they heard him call himself "this official", they couldn't help but sneer.

"A mere fox demon, what kind of official is he?"

The red fox showed his badge: "See? I am a subordinate of the Dragon Tiger General, and I am the Fox Captain of the Tianji Battalion of the Dingguo Army!"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, not knowing whether the badge was real or fake. But how could a fox demon know about the Dingguo Army? And who was the Dragon and Tiger General?

Wu Jiuzi's eyebrows knitted together, and he whispered to Chen Lie and Lin Xuan, "General Longhu? Isn't he the Prince of Jing'an, the prince who brought a dragon to relieve the drought and saved hundreds of thousands of victims?"

Lin Xuan also said: "That's right, her husband is the commander of the Dingguo Army, Duke Dingguo Xie Chang'an!"

The red fox heard it clearly and laughed, "You also know the fairy and Duke Dingguo? They must be our own people. General Eagle, the leader of our Tianji Camp, is the falcon that Duke Dingguo raised since he was a child!"

"I am an official appointed by the imperial court, a lieutenant of the sixth rank appointed by the emperor himself. I have been ordered to recruit the monsters from the Hundred Thousand Mountains. You should leave quickly and do not hinder me from carrying out my military duties!"

All the Taoists looked puzzled.

The fox demon is actually a regular army of the imperial court, and a sixth-rank captain?

Are they hallucinating, or is this world just too crazy?

Li Shuanghua sneered: "You are a fox demon and you are misleading people! You can't even find a decent excuse to make up a lie. You are just a fox demon, and the emperor appointed you as a sixth-rank lieutenant? This is really ridiculous!"

Everyone thought the same and burst into laughter.

"Fox demon, are you dreaming?"

"If you could become a sixth-rank official, I would have been the Imperial Master long ago! Hahahaha..."

The red fox laughed and said, "You? Go to bed early. You can dream about anything."

"You!" The Taoist priest was so angry that his face turned purple. He threw out several demon-suppressing talismans. The talisman papers spontaneously combusted in the air and turned into a fire net, attacking the red fox.

The red fox laughed and suddenly disappeared before the fire net touched him.

"Since you insist on hindering me from suppressing the bandits, don't blame me for being rude!"

The shadow of a red fox appeared in the air, and the fiery red tails behind it instantly turned into six.

Everyone exclaimed, six-tailed fox demon!

He has already given birth to Vulpix, and no one present is likely to be his match!

"Qingcheng disciples, form a sword formation!"

"Maoshan disciples, practice the Step Gang ritual!"

The disciples of Qingcheng and Maoshan sects attacked the fox demon at the same time.

When Chen Lie heard that this fox demon was actually a subordinate of Prince Jing'an, he suddenly had an idea and ordered the red-headed wizards to join the battle.

In an instant, sword lights, magic, and talismans intertwined together, and various roars rose one after another.

"Are you serious? Then I won't show any mercy!"

The six tails of the red fox phantom began to dance. Wherever the tails swept past, lavender smoke rose in the forest, weaving layer upon layer of illusions like a spider web.

A Qingcheng disciple who was leading the group suddenly saw that all his fellow disciples had disappeared. When he turned around, the original jungle had turned into a cemetery, which was extremely eerie.

He clenched his sword tightly and chanted the Heart Cleansing Mantra, but he saw the cold moonlight shining on the graves. No matter where he went, he could not escape from these graves.

A Maoshan disciple took out a compass from his arms, but the needle was spinning like crazy. Suddenly he heard the sound of a brook gurgling. He looked up and saw his own bamboo courtyard, where his wife was embroidering a handkerchief with her head down.

Just as he was about to speak, the lotus flowers on the embroidery frame suddenly oozed blood, and his wife's face was instantly covered with white hair. She stretched out her sharp claws and grabbed his neck, with her fangs almost touching his throat...

"what--"

The disciples screamed one after another, each trapped in a different illusion.

"Hold your breath and calm your mind! Don't be fooled by the illusion..."

Li Shuanghua and Wu Jiuzi shouted repeatedly, reminding everyone not to get caught up in the illusion.