Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, but Thunderbolt Taoist Sect

Where did the pork thrown into the water come from? To find out, we need to look up. About halfway up the mountain, there is a small platform that extends outwards and resembles a cliff.

This place is excellent. Looking up from below, you can only see the cliffs and rocks, while looking down from above, you can only see the vegetation in the mountains and the riverbank at the bottom. Just as Ling Ziling had imagined, it is perfectly positioned in the blind spot of the view.

Right now, a group of people are using small throwing tools to throw processed pork into the river. From a distance, it looks as if the meat is falling from the sky.

Who are these people? Of course, they are Shou Wanjie, who infiltrated the enemy camp, and the villains. Oh, and the White Lotus Cult members too.

"Why not just go down and throw it?"

Yi Yang watched the waves rippling on the river. Ever since they took Wan Jie's advice and successfully escaped the chaos of the underworld, the other party's status in their territory had risen sharply, and there was a faint trend of them taking the lead.

This is truly unbelievable. Everyone here is out doing bad things, so there's bound to be suspicion and distrust among them. The origins of Shou Wanjie are still unknown. They had the system check him, but in the end, they only got a few pieces of information.

First, this "Asura King" is indeed an outsider, belonging to the same group as "transmigrators." Second, regarding the composition of his soul, the scan results show that he has a contract similar to that between a system and its host, but the other end cannot be found. There is also something that looks like a contract with an evil god, and his soul seems incomplete.

Anyway, after scanning him for a long time, I still couldn't figure it out.

Collected by Asura King of the Eight Legions of Heavenly Evil, Starry Sky One Wonder, originally dead in the story, Wan, system host's alias, a separated part of consciousness, theoretically not a complete living person, playing the role of a system cheat, Jie said:

Come on, scan, scan anywhere. If you can find anything out of this pile of quantum entanglement, then you're really capable.

"If you want to go and die, you can go by yourself."

Shou Wanjie stared intently at the river below, not glancing to the side at all. The two from the underworld had only just returned when Xi Fangping's matter came to light. Upon hearing the news, the group realized they had truly escaped a calamity and began to believe his words even more, and they began to share the information with others as appropriate.

Whether in terms of strength or intelligence, Shou Wanjie was a cut above them, and he even spearheaded the trip to the south to find the White Lotus Sect.

The peculiar abilities possessed by illegal transmigrators are well-suited for recruiting members of the White Lotus Cult. The White Lotus Cult is a local force, and although it has always been chaotic and disorganized, it has a long history. Infiltrating their ranks would be a true form of invisibility.

Since both sides are going to destroy the world anyway, joining the White Lotus Sect in rebellion is one way to go. Yi Yang and the others' previous plans were all scrapped because of Liu Qingyuan, so in the end they could only follow along with Shou Wanjie.

As for the "Asura King" who gradually gained fame in the White Lotus Sect, this was purely accidental. Shou Wanjie's personal style was really outstanding; even standing in a corner, he would attract attention with his red attire.

Moreover, due to certain preconceived notions, no one would guess that someone with the title "Asura King" would be connected with the Taoist sect. Just like with Ren Yunzong's appearance, people who don't know the inside story would never believe that Ren Yunzong is a member of the demon race.

"But there are still people down there. What if they kill the giant turtle first, and then we won't get anything?"

Looking down from their spot, they could see people below. Yi Yang was a sorcerer, and his daily magical rituals required many materials. This giant turtle had lived for countless years and was a treasure trove, making it a suitable raw material.

Moreover, now that they are allied with the White Lotus Sect, capturing the giant turtle that was causing havoc in the area would help the White Lotus Sect win over the people, and it would be easier for them to take advantage of the situation.

"You won't be short of anything."

Since he's still the villain, Shou Wanjie wants to see what happens when he mixes the White Lotus Sect with the illegal transmigrators, so he's dutifully playing the role. Anyway, being an undercover agent is quite fun, especially when he hears them getting together to curse their opponents.

The added pork had an effect; the giant turtle surfaced, creating waves that were enough to disturb the temple on the mountain.

"Let's go."

Shou Wanjie turned around and led everyone away from the excellent platform. On the riverbank, Ling Ziling dodged the waves on both sides. Finally, finding no foothold, she simply jumped onto the back of the giant turtle.

"What are you doing jumping up there? Run!"

Wang Liulang was startled by Ling Ziling's actions. He himself was a ghost without a physical body, so the giant turtle couldn't do anything about him. Moreover, it didn't eat water ghosts; at most, it just needed to be careful of the waves.

But Lingziling is a living person, and in the eyes of the giant turtle, she is just a piece of meat. With her size, she can swallow a person whole. The two of them came out on their own without any preparation. In this situation, they should run away as soon as possible!

"What if I run away and this guy chases me ashore?"

When the giant turtle saw someone dare to jump onto its back, it thrashed about on the water. Ling Ziling stood on it, as if she were sitting in a small fishing boat facing a storm at sea. To keep her balance, she was now half-kneeling on it.

Even so, it didn't stop her from communicating with Wang Liulang, but her feet kept wobbling, which somewhat hindered her from making a move.

"Something's not right, is this guy... really that crazy?"

From the various rumors I've heard, the giant softshell turtle is said to come and go quickly, emerge from the water at the smell of meat, and leave without looking back after eating. Ling Ziling admits that jumping on its back was somewhat provocative, but surely it shouldn't have gone this crazy?

"Heaven and Earth's Decree, Divine Incantation's Might, Northern Dipper Subdued... Can't this guy just shut up for a second?!"

Just as Ling Ziling was about to unleash her power, the giant turtle beneath her began to thrash about in the water, directly interrupting her spellcasting.

Many Taoist techniques have a short pre-cast animation, involving chanting incantations, hand seals, and energy gathering. This is nothing unusual in normal combat, but the place she was standing on was not flat ground, but the back of a giant turtle that was going berserk.

As a softshell turtle, and a huge, clumsy one at that, heaven knows where it got its strength and speed from, shaking more violently than riding on the back of a mad bull.

They're still in the water, so the Nine Heavens Peak Fire Formation won't work. And Wang Liulang is right next to them. If a big formation is used, the giant turtle won't die yet, but Wang Liulang might be the first to be annihilated.

Ling Ziling never expected that what limited her from unleashing her full power was not the strength of the enemy, but the limitations of the battleground. The ride on the giant turtle's back was incredibly bumpy. If Yuan Wuxiang, who was prone to seasickness, were to come, Ling Ziling felt that he would be thrown up so badly that no amount of carrots could cure him.

So the territory of the Bitter Realm is so large and open, it must be to facilitate the killing of the innate beings, right?

"This guy's gone berserk! There's definitely something wrong with that meat!"

Ling Ziling gathered her inner strength in her hand and struck the giant turtle on the back. The giant turtle roared in pain, but its frenzied movements did not stop at all, as if it had taken an overdose of stimulants.

"...It's quite hard."

As expected of a tortoise or turtle, its defense is incredibly high. This is the first time I've encountered a creature that can withstand an attack from a naturally born human without any damage.

Her palm strike just now was a test of the level of a battle between innate masters. Even if it hit a stone, it would leave a crack. This guy just cried out in pain a few times.

“You’ve grown so big, Old Crane would probably like you a lot, but it’s a pity you’ve harmed countless people… I feel like I’m fighting a bull.”

It's so bumpy! Even someone who doesn't get seasick would get seasick from all the jolting. Ling Ziling drew her peach wood sword, intending to seriously subdue the demon.

Wang Liulang: So you weren't taking it seriously just now? Even in this situation, you still weren't playing seriously?

The meat that Wan Jie fed to the giant turtle was indeed problematic; it was said to have been "processed." Since the creature was going to die anyway, it was better to make a big fuss about it.

Ren Yunzong was escorting Old Master Zhang down the mountain to recruit blacksmiths when he heard a commotion from the riverbank and caught a fleeting glimpse of a familiar aura. Ling Ziling's Taoist magic was interrupted, but the internal energy she was releasing was not interrupted; it just didn't succeed in the end.

"Lingling?"

"What did you say, Taoist Master?"

Just then, a giant turtle roared from afar. Neither Ren Yunzong nor Zhang Laoxianggong had ever seen a giant turtle before, but this roar was not something that aquatic creatures could make. There was also the sound of waves crashing against rocks and an unusual gale.

The only thing nearby that could cause this sight is that giant turtle.

Several sharp stones flew over, but Ren Yunzong swept them away with a wave of his sleeve. Once they were away from the trees that were blocking their view, they saw a giant turtle going berserk on the rocky riverbank, with a pinkish hue on its back, as if a person was on it.

"Lingling!"

With Ren Yunzong's keen eyesight, he had already recognized that the person he had been looking for was on that spot.

"Hey, Zhen?"

Ling Ziling was about to strike with her peach wood sword when she was caught off guard by Ren Yunzong's voice. She was first surprised, then overjoyed. She stopped slashing with her sword and ignored the giant turtle. She rolled in the air and landed in front of Ren Yunzong.

"you……"

"Great! Ah Zhen, Ah Zhen, let me use the Qitian Sword!"

Seeing Ling Ziling land in front of him, Ren Yunzong wanted to ask her what she was doing. Her actions on the giant turtle's back just now were very much like taming a wild horse.

Before he could even speak, Ling Ziling excitedly reached out to him, demanding the Qitian Sword she was carrying.

Because of some past events, this sword was originally Jing Wuhuan's personal sword, and later passed to Ren Yunzong. Ren Yunzong left due to some changes, and the Qitian Sword ended up in Ling Ziling's hands, where it served as her weapon for a period of time after she grew up.

Later, everything settled down, and the Qitian Sword eventually ended up with Ren Yunzong. However, because of this history, all three of them could use it.

Through her initial probing, Ling Ziling discovered that the giant turtle's physical defense was truly high. It is said that monsters must undergo tribulation when they reach a certain level of cultivation. She felt that this creature, despite its lack of intelligence, could grow to such a large size, probably because its defense was too high, so the lightning tribulation did not cause much damage.

She only had a peach wood sword, and although she had the support of her cultivation techniques, it was still a bit difficult to kill with one blow. Ren Yunzong's appearance was like sending charcoal in snowy weather. The Qitian Sword was in his hands, and with this, she could directly behead him.

Ren Yunzong glanced at the berserk giant turtle. Its behavior was very abnormal, bordering on madness. Seeing Ling Ziling jump down, it also began to come ashore.

"...a swift and decisive victory."

The Qitian Sword was placed in Ling Ziling's hands. He was fully capable of killing the giant turtle, but since Ling Ziling wanted to take action, let her play with it for now.

Perhaps it was the giant turtle's mischief that excited Ling Ziling, causing her to completely forget one thing: she had sneaked out, and Ren Yunzong had come to take her back. Now that the two had met, she should run away instead of actively approaching him for weapons.

"Yay! Ah Zhen, wait for my good news!"

With the Qitian Sword in hand, Ling Ziling grabbed the sword and was about to charge forward, telling Ren Yunzong to wait for her return. She completely forgot that the two of them were still in a chase.

Just as Ling Ziling was about to draw her sword, a sudden change occurred. An attack descended from the sky, striking the giant turtle first. Instantly, water columns shot into the sky from the riverbank, rocks flew everywhere, and the stench of blood spread as the attack landed.

"Stars and snow fall sadly in the sky, the Milky Way hangs low, and wild beauty lingers in the night, casting the Chu Ci. A desolate and mournful sound rises in the autumn wind, and looking back, the cicadas have not yet sung."

When the splash disappeared, the giant turtle that had been raging just moments before was cleaved in two. Blood flowed from the wound, turning the surrounding area red for a short time. A wicked laugh echoed through the sky. In the lingering mist, specks of blue danced in the air. A flamboyant, bright red figure descended, surrounded by swirling blue light, like a butterfly or an elf.

"What an unexpected meeting."

The others in the group, including Yi Yang, did not have the ability to kill Wan Jie. Therefore, they could only watch from a distance as he killed the giant turtle. When they saw this grand scene, Yi Yang could only see two figures, one blue and one pink, in front of Wan Jie. He could not see anything else.

Seeing that Shou Wanjie didn't move after landing, Yi Yang couldn't figure out what he was going to do. Due to the distance, he didn't hear whether he spoke or not. He only saw Shou Wanjie raise his sword and point it forward, as if he wanted to have a go at the other side.

"What are you doing? Get out of here! The others are waiting for us to come back!"

Although he couldn't hear himself, Yi Yang knew that the other side could definitely hear him. Shou Wanjie's overwhelming strength was also reflected in his five senses. Seeing that the person didn't leave immediately, he quickly reminded them that the giant turtle had been killed and they only needed to take the giant turtle's corpse with them. He didn't care who the other side was.

"Tsk."

Hearing the urging, Shou Wanjie showed obvious impatience. Considering his current status, he reluctantly replied without caring whether the other party heard him or not.

"Unfortunately, this giant turtle is now ours."

Shou Wanjie raised his hand, and those beautiful blue light spots attached themselves to the giant turtle's corpse. The blue light flashed, the corpse disappeared, and only a blood-red area remained.

"Please give my regards to my friends, and goodbye."

After saying that, he struck again with the tip of his knife, sending sand and gravel flying up from the riverbank, as if someone had overturned a huge sand table. All that could be seen was sand and nothing else.

Ren Yunzong was prepared and used a magic array to block the sand and gravel, so that he and Ling Ziling would not be drenched by mud and sand mixed with river water.

Wang Liulang, who was in the water, had already hidden himself in fear and had no idea what was happening. He only felt that a very scary person had appeared, and then the ground shook violently. When everything calmed down, Wang Liulang found that the place where he was hiding was stained with bright red, which was very frightening.

He hurriedly surfaced, only to see a sea of ​​blood; the giant turtle that had been raging just moments before had vanished.

When Liu Qingyuan, who was leisurely "retiring" far away with her other half and had left her aliases to fend for themselves, received the message from Ren Yunzong, she uttered her first question of the day.

"Ah? What is that?"