The blade, instantly dodged! The high heaven sword and Ji Kui's sword clashed, sparks flying!
My eyes were cold and fierce, staring at Ji Kui!
As expected, Ji Kui grunted heavily. His body twisted violently to one side and shot out to the right at an angle!
After landing, Ji Kui spat out a mouthful of blood, and his entire aura became languid and dejected!
His chest and abdomen continued to rise and fall, staring at me intently.
I raised my hand again, pointing the sword at him, maintaining the same undiminished momentum!
"You're about to lose."
"Such a move is not that simple to stop just by using the force. The amount of force used to strike the sword is equal to the amount of force required to withdraw it."
Ji Kui was injured repeatedly, damaging his internal organs.
Fighting on would not be his match against me!
"Then, how long can you hold on?" Ji Kui's voice finally became hoarse. He coughed up more blood and raised his sword again!
At that moment, the piercing sound of breaking space rang out!
The next instant, Zhang Si stood between me and Ji Kui!
At the same time, the hurried footsteps of the old Taoist and the young Taoist arrived. They both angrily trembled and stared at me.
"It's about time... Laozhang, put it away. Ji Laozhang, you too. If you continue to fight, it won't be a matter of discussing Daoist skills or laws anymore. The previous move already had an unreconcilable attitude. If Laozhang dies in the Zhonghuang Daoist Temple, I cannot justify it to the Heavenly Master or the Four Rules Mountain. And if Ji Laozhang suffers an accident here, how will Xingjiao Taoists and Yunjin Mountain view Zhang Si and myself?"
Sweat beaded on Zhang Si's forehead, and he forced a smile.
I remained silent, but the Gao Tian Sword hanging from my hand fell.
Ji Kui closed his eyes, but he grunted again, and more blood trickled from the corners of his mouth.
"Master!"
"Grandmaster!"
The old Taoist and the young Taoist hurried forward to support Ji Kui.
Ji Kui's hand snapped out, stopping them from approaching.
Zhang Si's face changed slightly, revealing a hint of unease.
"You can still hold on... I truly lost..."
The next instant, Ji Kui's words relieved Zhang Si greatly.
This surprised me for a moment.
The drooping sword was my attitude towards Zhang Si. I'm not the kind of person who likes to pressurize others. I agree with his adjustments.
But if Ji Kui wants to continue the fight, I won't retreat.
This matter today must not come to a conclusion. It is not acceptable to abruptly stop it. It will be full of troubles if we forcefully terminate it.
But I never expected that.
Ji Kui, who was still fierce a moment ago, actually conceded defeat?
He... actually conceded?
Quivering, Ji Kui sat cross-legged on the ground. He took out a porcelain bottle from his chest, poured some pills into his mouth, and then used hand signs to meditate.
The old Taoist and the young Taoist stood guard in front of Ji Kui, their eyes still filled with anger.
In silence, I wrapped my hands into fists and bowed slightly.
"Ji Daozhang's skills and words have also taught me a lesson."
I must admit that some of the coping methods I used were also realized during the fight with Ji Kui.
Otherwise, based on my own understanding, I wouldn't have made that move in the last instant.
I would be exhausted in defense, ultimately saving my life, but Ji Kui would easily win over me, and I would be seriously injured.
The title of "younger generation" at least acknowledges Ji Kui's seniority and his strength.
"Master, you haven't lost yet!" The old Taoist who did not engage in a physical fight with me looked extremely embarrassed, with a reddened face.
"Grandmaster... you..." The young Taoist wanted to speak but closed his mouth, remained silent, and looked even more disheartened.
Ji Kui was only meditating, silent and unresponsive.
"Ji Daozhang, you can rest assured that no one else will come here. Take your time to recover."
Zhang Si reacted quickly. He bowed and made a gesture of invitation to me, indicating that I should leave.
Leaving the bamboo clearing and on the way to the main hall of the Zhonghuang Daoist Temple, the effect of the Summoning of the Four Gods spell ended. I grunted and, even though I was prepared, I had to hold onto the railing beside me to steady myself...
A drop of blood oozed from the corner of my mouth.
Zhang Si wanted to help me, but I waved him off and forced a smile.
"It's fine, Zhang Daozhang."
"The Laozhang of Zhonghuang Daoist Temple does not live up to his reputation. The young master of the Si Guishan, indeed, lives up to his name. In the previous few moves, you were retreating step by step, and I thought you would lose. However, unexpectedly, you managed to turn the tide and even forced Ji Kui into conceding defeat. Zhuang Si looked at me with admiration and sighed, "Ji Kui is also a well-known Taoist. Although he is a Taoist who wanders around in search of righteousness and eradicates evil spirits and ghosts, he has also killed countless Taoists who have gone astray."
"It's rumored that, among the real Taoists, he is the second best when it comes to dealing with Taoists, and no one can be ranked first."
"Today's incident will certainly spread, and Laozhang will gain even greater renown. In the future, he will definitely be a true master of Si Guishan."
Zhang Si's words were very flattering.
However, I know that this is not flattery. He had respected me before, but not to this extent.
"Depend on the protection of the sect, on He Yun Tian, on Tang Wu and others, it's always external. The real strength lies within oneself."
"Let's keep this to ourselves. Don't tarnish Ji Daozhang's reputation, and I don't want to draw more attention." I shook my head again and spoke to Zhang Si.
Zhang Si nodded in agreement, "That's right. Juqu Mountain is too fanatical, even more so than Guqiang City. They're almost crazy and pathological. How could Laozhang really kill their five elders? How could he truly be a Demon Taoist?"
"However, I cannot answer that question."
It's true that the five elders died at my hands.
It was just that the five elders were imprisoned by the Black Female Demon.
"Lend me a room to recover," I changed the subject and said, "Someone will come to find me later. You bring him to where I'm resting, and then wait for Ji Daozhang to come out. He'll wait for me."
"This..." Zhang Si looked puzzled.
I did not explain it to him too much.
Zhang Si then took me to a room beside the main hall for rest.
After entering the room, I contacted Hongqi and asked her to send Ai Zi to see me.
Later, I only sat cross-legged to meditate and recover my body.
Eating all kinds of strange and weird things in Heicheng Temple has greatly benefited my body, adjusted the deficit, and even made me recover faster now.
It was noon, and Lao Gong emerged for a moment, looking me up and down with a critical expression: "Sir is truly formidable, the young master of Si Guishan is truly powerful, annihilating the old Taoist."
I didn't respond to Lao Gong, and I continued to meditate.
Until I felt that my body was completely at peace. However, the effects of Summoning the Four Gods would take several days to dissipate with proper rest.
When I stepped out of the room, Ai Zi was standing outside the door.
He looked somewhat unnatural, but finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw me.
Even though Ai Zi was once the leader of the Guikana, now he is the deputy chief, but Guikana is still a group that cannot be seen in the light. Perhaps he never thought he would stand here at Zhonghuang Daoist Temple.
Beside the door stood a young Taoist, who looked slightly wary at Ai Zi and then respectfully bowed to me.
"The senior supervisor is waiting in the main hall for Laozhang."
I nodded, and he led the way forward.
Upon arriving at the main hall, Zhang Si was sitting on a chair, and Ji Kui was on the other side. He had recovered quite a bit, but there were some blood stains on his clothes. His disciples and granddisciples stood behind him in silence.
Seeing me and Ai Zi appear together, Ji Kui's eyes flashed a cold light, but this was not aimed at me, but at Ai Zi.
"Wow..." Ai Zi's face turned pale. He was clearly familiar with Ji Kui, beads of sweat dripping from his forehead like pearls, and despite being the deputy chief of Guikana, he had a trembling appearance.
If Ai Zi were to confront Zhang Si directly, it would be fine, as their abilities should be equal.
However, Ji Kui is different.
"Madam... I have always been respectful to Hongqi, the deputy chief. During this period, I have been paying tribute to the Hong family, and although there have been no merits, there have certainly been labors. I also handed over my soul willingly, accepting control. Even without harming others, I have let the members of Guikana catch ghosts and do good deeds, and absolutely no longer commit evil acts..."
"Please, Madam, show leniency and do not hand me over to this person..."
Ai Zi had completely lost his color and kept bowing and begging me.
Clearly, he misunderstood my attitude.
