nyslfriends Chapter 44 Life is indeed full of calculations
Chapter 44 Life is indeed full of calculations
Seeing the two appear, Tan Chan felt relieved. His shock and anger turned into a sinister smile: "No matter who you are, you can't escape today. Hand over your destiny and soul obediently, and you might suffer less from the torment of soul refining."
Xu Changqing's gaze swept over the three people and the toad, his expression unchanged.
He already knew about the appointment on the ninth day of the fourth month from those two letters, and when Tan Chan suddenly appeared today, he knew there was a trap. He just didn't expect the other party to be so impatient, not only moving the date forward but also having the three of them set up an ambush.
"Haha, life is indeed full of calculations."
Upon hearing this, Xu Changqing suddenly smiled.
The smile was bright and clear, yet carried an indescribable mockery and chill: "The three of you have quite a plan. But..."
He paused, a crimson-gold sword light swirling before him, highlighting a chilling aura in his eyes: "Have you considered that this Qingyang Temple might be your final resting place today?"
The crimson-gold sword light tore through the twilight, piercing straight towards the altar toad's face.
The toad let out a strange laugh, and its fat body moved several feet to the side like a ghost, dodging the sword's edge, while simultaneously spitting out a stream of viscous black water.
The black liquid reeked of a foul stench, and as soon as it left the mouth, it turned into a rain of droplets, each drop gleaming with a ghostly green luster—clearly the bone-corroding and soul-consuming water refined with potent poison.
The sword light touched the black water, hissing and crackling. The crimson-gold light, like the sun melting snow, evaporated most of the black water. The remaining venom splashed onto the bluestone slab, instantly corroding honeycomb-like holes, and white smoke rose up.
"What a sharp sword." The Poisonous Lady chuckled, and colorful smoke from her sleeves emerged like snakes from their holes, transforming into hundreds of colorful Gu worms that buzzed and attacked Xu Changqing from the side. "Brother Xu, taste my Seven Emotions Bewitching Gu that I have nurtured for many years."
Before the Gu worms arrived, a sweet and exotic fragrance wafted in, penetrating the nostrils and reaching the very soul, stirring the seven emotions and six desires, leaving one in a daze.
Without turning his head, Xu Changqing made a hand seal with his left hand. A phantom image flickered behind him, and the Evil Qi Demon Dragon appeared, spewing out a stream of gray-black evil energy.
The malevolent energy was filthy and sticky. When it collided with the colorful smoke-like Gu worms, it was like boiling oil being poured onto snow. The Gu worms withered upon contact and turned into black ash that fell to the ground.
Poisonous Lady's expression changed slightly. Her figure fluttered like a colorful butterfly, narrowly avoiding the attack. The red light of her fingertips shone brightly, and she flicked out several scarlet threads that wrapped around the evil dragon.
At the same time, the Buddha of Bliss clasped his hands together, murmured "Amitabha," and his body radiated a pinkish glow.
The melodious chanting spread with the light, as if an invisible hand was stirring the heartstrings, arousing the most primal desires of greed, anger, and ignorance in the depths of one's heart.
He pushed forward with his thick palm, and a pink palm print came flying through the air. The palm wind carried a sweet and warm fragrance that made people's blood boil and their bones feel weak.
"Evil Buddhas and heretics, do they even deserve to chant Buddha's name?" Xu Changqing sneered, his right hand pointing with a sword finger, and a crimson-gold sword light drew a sharp arc in the air, piercing straight into the chest of the Joyful Buddha.
The Buddha of Joy's expression changed drastically. He quickly withdrew his palm to defend himself, and the string of dark prayer beads around his neck flew up automatically. The eighteen beads shone with a dark light, forming a dark curtain of light that protected his entire body.
The sword light struck the black light, sparks flying and a deafening clang like metal clashing. The black light rippled violently, yet remained unpierced.
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Inside the side room, Chi Mingzi lay reclining on the couch, holding a red gourd in one hand and fiddling with his messy beard in the other. His cloudy old eyes peered through the half-open window, looking with great interest into the courtyard.
Su'e stood beside him, her hands clenched tightly, her face pale with tension. Awei and Aling huddled behind the door, barely daring to breathe, peeking timidly through the crack in the door.
"Grandmaster," Su'e finally couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Can Master...handle this?"
Chi Mingzi took a swig of wine, smacked his lips, and said slowly, "Don't worry, your master won't suffer any losses."
He paused, then pointed to the Poisonous Lady: "That Poisonous Lady is at the late stage of Qi Refining. She refines the Seven Emotions Gu, which uses the seven emotions and six desires as a catalyst. Those who are affected will have their seven emotions reversed, their six desires run rampant, and their minds will be lost. That colorful smoke is the Gu worm in human form. Once it touches the body, it is like a maggot clinging to the bone, extremely difficult to get rid of."
Su'e's heart tightened upon hearing this. She then saw the crimson-gold sword light traversing the poisonous mist, not only unaffected but also splitting it in two with a hissing sound. She was both surprised and delighted: "How come Master's sword light is impervious to the poison?"
Chi Mingzi chuckled: "That sword light is based on the killing energy and condensed from the Pure Yang Sword Dao Immortal Scripture. How could mere Gu poison easily corrupt it?"
He pointed to the giant toad phantom behind Tan Chan: "This fat fellow has good cultivation, his magical power is perfectly refined, and he cultivates the Seven Fiends Greedy Wolf destiny, with his techniques focusing on devouring and plundering. His toad phantom is a manifestation of the 'Devouring Fortune' technique in the 'Greedy Wolf Devouring Fortune Technique,' which can devour a person's magical power, fortune, and even soul. The [Cup and Bow Reflecting a Snake] technique that your master used just now was mostly devoured by this toad phantom, which is why it didn't harm his core."
Su'e blinked, listened carefully, and made sure to remember it.
Chi Mingzi then pointed to the Buddha of Joy: "That lewd monk's cultivation is the same as the Poisonous Lady's, but he cultivates the 'Joyful Zen.' He looks kind and benevolent, but he is actually the most insidious. The chanting he makes when he moves his prayer beads is called 'Bewitching Zen Sound,' which can arouse people's desires and make them confused, making it impossible to guard against. Although your master is resolute, he can easily be taken advantage of if he is not careful."
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Seeing the two men restraining it, the toad's eyes gleamed with greed. Its obese body suddenly swelled, and its dark yellow Taoist robe ripped apart with a "rip," transforming into a ferocious giant toad, over ten feet tall and crouching like a small hill. Its demonic aura, mixed with the dark and obscure power of the "Greedy Wolf Devouring Fortune Technique," formed murky gray-yellow ripples that corroded the courtyard's paving stones, causing them to hiss and emit foul-smelling white smoke.
"Xu Ming! Your destiny is mine!" the altar toad roared, its voice like a broken gong.
He opened his enormous mouth, and a long, scarlet tongue shot out like a venomous dragon emerging from its cave. The tongue was as thick as a child's arm, with a forked tip, dripping thick, venomous saliva. It moved so fast that it was just a blur, heading straight for Xu Changqing's back.
This is his innate supernatural power, "Life-Devouring Tongue," which specifically devours a person's luck and destiny. It is extremely insidious and poisonous. Once it touches a person, it is like a bone-deep carbuncle that is difficult to get rid of.
Xu Changqing had been prepared, and the "Gui Water Soul-Slaying White Bone Jade Hairpin," which had been hidden in his hair bun and had been dormant after devouring many water-based spiritual objects, had finally completed its evolution. This jade hairpin was already of excellent quality, and now that it had devoured Yuan Hong's magic weapon, its power had increased even more, freezing the heavens and the earth.
The white bone jade hairpin automatically detached from the hair bun, transforming into a pale white stream of light, which in an instant turned into a dark, deep water dragon.
When the water dragon touched the long tongue, it produced a sharp sound like metal clashing.
The long tongue twisted and coiled strangely, its surface pustules ruptured, oozing mucus, attempting to corrode the water dragon. A strange suction force also came from it, trying to devour the jade hairpin's spiritual energy.
The Qi of Gui Water was icy cold to the bone, and the power of Xuan Sha Jue Hun spread along the long tongue.
Tan Chan felt an icy chill and a soul-tearing pain from the root of his tongue. He was horrified and tried to pull back.
Xu Changqing frowned, and the Killing Sword Seed in his dantian suddenly shone brightly, its crimson-gold sword light shining brilliantly.
The scarlet tongue wrapped around it was burned as if on fire, charred and broken off inch by inch, and the venom evaporated before it could drip.
The toad let out a miserable scream, spitting out black blood. Its long tongue retracted sharply, the tip charred and festering. Its eyes flashed with shock and rage: "You actually managed to break my Devouring Fortune Divine Power?!"
Xu Changqing seized the opportunity to turn around, and the black water dragon transformed from the white bone jade hairpin raised its head and swung its tail. The mysterious evil energy of Gui water condensed into a substance, and the dragon's mouth opened wide, directly biting the vital part of the altar toad's neck.
The toad roared in fury and hurled the bulging cloth bag in its hand. The bag exploded in mid-air, and dozens of fist-sized, black, pus-covered poisonous toads poured out, swarming towards Xu Changqing like a storm.
These poisonous toads are "corrupt luck toads" cultivated by Tan Chan using secret methods. They not only possess potent poison but can also defile ritual objects and erode one's fortune.
At the same time, his obese body rolled backward in an attempt to dodge the deadly sword flash.
Seeing this, Poisonous Lady and Joyful Buddha knew it was a matter of life and death, so they shouted at the same time and attacked with all their might.
Poisonous Lady bit her tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood onto the colorful smoke.
The colorful smoke suddenly surged, transforming into a giant, multicolored python several meters long, with distinct scales and red eyes. It opened its foul-smelling maw and lunged at Xu Changqing's neck with incredible speed, creating gusts of foul wind.
The Buddha of Joy ripped off the rosary around his neck, and the eighteen dark beads transformed into eighteen sharp black beams that shot towards Xu Changqing's major acupoints.
The black light pierced the air silently, yet it contained the force of wind and thunder, clearly indicating that it was infused with all its power.
Xu Changqing's mind raced, and the Evil Qi Demon Dragon roared, its body swelling to enormous size, blocking most of the approaching Corrupt Fortune Poison Toad and the Colorful Smoke Python.
The dragon's body was covered in a surge of dark gray malevolent energy, which clashed with the poisonous creatures, producing a dense hissing sound. The poisonous toads burst open one after another, splattering venom everywhere. The body of the smoky python was also gradually dissipated due to the malevolent energy.
At the same time, a faint blue light rippled around him, and the illusory image of the dark golden banner flashed by. The ability of the Thousand Transformations Skin Demon Scripture to conceal its aura and transform its form naturally began to operate.
His figure was ethereal and illusory, leaving behind several afterimages. Most of the black light from the eighteen prayer beads shot into the air, piercing through the afterimages and disappearing into the ground, creating deep craters.