Despicable means?
I didn't use any despicable means. It was just that they instigated a fight, and I retaliated accordingly.
Or is he implying that I've killed someone, his son perhaps?
"Despicable means? I can't agree. Who can compare to the Ghost Shrine or the Tianshou Taoist Temple in terms of despicableness?"
"As for your son, I'm not clear. The destruction of the Jinyang Ghost Shrine was mostly due to their own greed and had nothing to do with me!"
I retorted with a single sentence.
At the same time, I took out the copper pestle from my backpack.
If it weren't for the fact that the pestle is too heavy and couldn't be taken out immediately, I wouldn't have spoken to buy time.
The Daoist from Tian Shou Daoist Temple took a sudden step forward, seemingly ready to strike.
But the middle-aged man did not advance; instead, his body trembled as he screeched, "My son is not a follower of Jinyang!"
"You were merciless in killing him, but you forget him now!"
"I'm livid!"
He was almost frothing with anger.
I furrowed my brow even more tightly, and suddenly, I saw a familiar face in front of me.
The son of the Deputy Head of Guanyao Kilns, Lu You!
Since leaving Jinyang, I've rarely bothered him, even avoiding appearing in front of the Ghost Shrine people.
That's why I had to leave the town where I killed Lu You. After leaving Guanyao City, I inadvertently went to Jiang Huang City. It was only then that I found myself in front of the Four Regulations Mountain right now!
"Hey, it's you!" Old Gong shouted at the top of his lungs.
"You have no memory, but your ghost has it clear! Very well, I'll kill you and then slowly unravel your soul bit by bit! Make you remember what you've done!" the middle-aged man shouted angrily.
"Huh, a dog's mouth can't produce ivory. The person who ate the most and left the fastest just now doesn't look like your son, but more like your father." Old Gong spat a big mouthful of phlegm out.
The middle-aged man groaned deeply, and his face instantly turned crimson.
"Are you mocking me?"
He took two steps forward suddenly, lifting both hands towards me as if to strike!
I suddenly realized that Old Gong was intentionally fabricating lies to provoke the Deputy Head of Guanyao Ghost Shrine.
Since I can remember Lu You, Old Gong must have thought of it long ago.
Suddenly, the four people closed in simultaneously.
Two whisks were thrown out first!
The originally white dust threads turned black instantly, and a stream of filaments seemed like writhing hands reaching towards me!
The middle-aged man's hands were blue and rough, not like normal human hands. They looked like those of a corpse that had been severed.
Just as previous to Lu You, his hands were like this, and at that time, if I hadn't acted quickly and struck first, both myself and Ju Ying might have suffered.
As for the one with the injury on his face, it turned into a bloody face once more!
He uses his body to cultivate ghosts, so the injury I inflicted on his ghostly face earlier caused this scar!
With the four of them attacking, the pressure suddenly reached its peak.
After all, I hadn't expected to engage in combat with the Ghost Shrine and the Tianshou Taoist Temple so soon.
It's difficult to gain the upper hand with so few against so many.
"I swear by heaven, I pledge with blood, when the blood of hearts is shed, the landmines will reveal their true form!"
With the sound of the incantation, I suddenly let go of my hands, my index and middle fingers bending upwards, the thumb pressing on the ring finger, and the little finger pressing on the thumb!
I could feel a slight tremor under my feet.
The expressions on the four people's faces suddenly changed, and they stopped in place as if they were about to leap up!
But, their speed was not as fast as that of the thunder technique.
Fine electric snakes crawled up their legs, and the sound of thunder and lightning filled the air!
Their bodies trembled and shook, and the two Tianshou Taoist Temple practitioners were lucky and did not suffer serious injuries.
The Deputy Head of the Guanyao Ghost Shrine had white vapor rising from his hands, and the skin seemed to have turned charred black.
The one with the bloodied face was convulsing uncontrollably on the spot!
In a flash, a surge of joy and excitement filled my heart.
Sun Zhuo still has a limited understanding of my strength.
For so long, I have been constantly studying Daoist techniques and formulae, until I climbed the Thunder God Cliff and experienced a sudden evolution!
The four people in front of me, may not be an opponent!
My body slightly bent, and I gripped the copper pestle and the half-foot-long copper sword.
In that instant, the two Daoists and the Deputy Head of Guanyao Ghost Shrine all escaped from my thunderous technique and advanced towards me once more!
The half-foot-long copper sword slashed fiercely across!
A whirlwind of dust filled the sky!
The Deputy Head of Guanyao Ghost Shrine's hands reached out to grab the copper pestle fiercely!
There was a deafening thud, and the copper pestle landed firmly in his palm!
A crackling sound of snapping bone could be heard, and he was propelled backwards, his body soaring through the air!
The two Daoists were not affected much, and their whisks were thrown away. Both of them landed neatly in front of me.
They reached out, grabbing towards my left and right shoulders and the top of my head!
"Grab!"
The two of them shouted in unison!
My body trembled and swayed, as if my soul was about to leave my body and I could barely control it.
Just as I was about to be struck, Old Gong's head swelled and grew larger, almost deforming.
He opened his mouth, revealing extremely yellow teeth that were particularly disgusting. He bit down on their arms!
The two of them appeared bone-chillingly spooky and leaped backward, retreating after pulling back.
I bit down on my tongue, regaining a bit of composure, and crossed my arms.
"I strike with great force, cutting down the evils! I serve under General Lǚ of Fengdu, the Kill Ghost Master. Hurry as the command."
With this move, I did not attack the two of them.
Instead, it was aimed at the Ghost Shrine person with a bloody face!
He is the weakest among them.
Fear flitted across his face.
At this moment, his legs were still filled with fine electric arcs, holding him back from moving!
A deep indentation, another bloodstain that was even deeper and heavier!
His head distorted……
There was a deafening thud, and a mist of blood scattered. It was his ghost that collapsed.
He fell limply to the ground, and this time, it was his own head that cracked open!
The blood mist in the entire temple courtyard was shattered, and my vision was able to return to normal.
There were only three people left on the scene……
The two Daoists from the Tianshou Taoist Temple looked terrifying.
The Deputy Head of the Ghost Shrine had his arms hanging in front of his chest. His forehead was drenched in sweat, and he was in immense pain.
"The message was incorrect..." One of the Daoists had an exceptionally ugly look on his face.
"If the Ninth Elder is not captured, there shouldn't be any major issues..." The other Daoist muttered under his breath.
"Ninth Elder? Hmm, with its solid foundation, the Tianshou Taoist Temple changes Ninth Elders like water. The previous one died not long ago, and you've found a new one already? It's a pity, but the water and villagers are going to be company!"
Old Gong is indeed a noisy person, and even more so, his words are very stimulating.
"Shameless!" The two Daoists almost spoke in unison.
At this moment, the Deputy Head of the Ghost Shrine suddenly vomited forward, spewing a mouthful of blood that splashed over his arms!
The blue corpse hand slowly raised, and his face turned numb and stiff. It was almost as if someone was lying on his back, controlling his movements.
At the same time, the expressions of the two Daoists were as dark as water.
One of them suddenly pulled out an object shaped like a cone, and the other one quickly clapped his hands, seemingly preparing something!
I recognized the item at a glance; it was a spirit-sealing spike?
Earlier, they used it to collect the soul of the headless woman!
What kind of vicious ghosts are they trying to release?！
Old Gong was constantly licking his lips, and his teeth were chattering in excitement.
I gripped the half-foot-long copper sword and the copper pestle tightly, preparing to fight with all my might!
There is no room for luck in this situation.
Just as things were getting critical, another sense of gaze surged in……
I couldn't help but glance at it with my peripheral vision, and to my surprise, someone was standing at the entrance of the temple, I don't know when...
He looked at us, with a faint smile on his lips.
