Chu Xiu looked at Daoist Floatingcloud indifferently. He wanted to see how this Daoist priest would choose.
In fact, this kind of question was easy to choose for both true villains and hypocrites.
For true villains, they would choose the side that would benefit them the most. If they only wanted to use Fang Yu's identity to stir up trouble, then they could completely disregard the lives and interests of the entire Northern Yan martial world.
If this question was asked by a hypocrite, then the other party would certainly make an awkward expression and choose to sacrifice Fang Yu and Chen Hu to save the majority and obtain reputation.
Unfortunately, Daoist Floatingcloud wasn't a true villain, nor was he a hypocrite. He was indeed a good person, so the feeling of having people's lives in his hands was not pleasant and made him feel very conflicted.
After a long while, Daoist Floatingcloud exhaled and said, "The lives of two people are lives, and the lives of a group of people are also lives. This question of Official Chu has stumped this poor Daoist, so this poor Daoist can only choose neither! Since this poor Daoist has already taken care of this matter, then I can only take care of it to the end! "
Chu Xiu smiled and said, "Daoist Floatingcloud is really responsible. Very well then, I'll fulfill your wish, Daoist!"
As his voice fell, Chu Xiu's Heavenly Demon Dance was already in his hand at some point. With a slash, his hatred and demonic aura instantly soared to the sky, and his demonic might covered the sky!
Since stepping into the martial dao grandmaster realm, this was actually the first time Chu Xiu had used his full strength.
The last time Fang Yu had attacked, Chu Xiu hadn't even used half of his strength. Now, Chu Xiu looked like he was going all out.
Chu Xiu didn't know Daoist Floatingcloud's strength for the time being, but he had heard of this person.
Although Daoist Floatingcloud was a rogue cultivator, his inheritance was orthodox and couldn't be underestimated. Moreover, he had also stepped into the martial dao grandmaster realm for more than ten years, so his accumulation was unusually deep.
Behind Chu Xiu, Tang Ya and the others also looked at Chu Xiu with shock.
They knew that after Official Chu stepped into the Martial Dao Grandmaster Realm, his strength would definitely usher in a qualitative leap, but they did not expect Chu Xiu's power to be so strong.
Daoist Floatingcloud brandished the longsword in his hand, and in an instant, his astral energy swept over like a flowing cloud. It met Chu Xiu's blade and made a sharp turn. Upon closer inspection, that astral energy didn't seem to have any attribute, but it contained the power of Yin and Yang. It constantly wore down the power of Chu Xiu's blade.
With a loud bang, the Devil Qi scattered in all directions.
Daoist Floatingcloud took a step back, a grave expression on his face.
Daoist Floatingcloud had cultivated martial dao for more than a hundred years, but the result was that he still wasn't as strong as a twenty-year-old youngster's strength and foundation. This was no small blow to Daoist Floatingcloud.
Chu Xiu was able to make a name for himself in Jianghu as a member of the Yinmo Clan, and he even survived the joint attack of the righteous Wulin. He was really not easy to get along with.
Therefore, after exchanging a blow, the horsetail whisk in Daoist Floatingcloud's hand curled up, and a gentle astral energy swept towards Chen Hu and Fang Yun.
He hadn't come to find Chu Xiu to decide victory or defeat, but to save someone. As long as the person didn't die, everything was fine.
The corner of Chu Xiu's mouth revealed the trace of a sneer.
To tell the truth, even if Daoist Floatingcloud hadn't appeared to meddle in other people's business this time, Chu Xiu would still have looked for a weighty target.
His plan for the entire Northern Yan World of Martial Arts was from the bottom to the top. Now that a small and weak sect like the Shen Jia Village had already surrendered to him, he had to look for a weighty target to establish his might.
Daoist Floatingcloud just happened to bump into the muzzle of his spear. How could he let him leave like this?
Therefore, Chen Hu wasn't important now, and neither was Fang Yun. Daoist Floatingcloud was the most important person.
Chu Xiu withdrew his saber and formed a seal, displaying the Colorless Fixed Palm Mudra. Sumeru like a mustard seed, heaven and earth reverse!
Under the mudra, all power was melted away, and the formidable Buddhist light extinguished everything, causing Daoist Floatingcloud to gnash his teeth in hatred.
Daoist Floatingcloud and Buddhism couldn't coexist. He hadn't been this angry when Chu Xiu had displayed his demonic arts, but now Chu Xiu had used a Buddhist cultivation technique to repel him. This made Daoist Floatingcloud very unhappy.
Just as Daoist Floatingcloud was preparing to make a move, Chu Xiu's whole body blossomed with a golden primordial spirit, and the Soul Extinguishing Arrow was unleashed. Demonic energy fused into the Soul Extinguishing Arrow, and it swiftly shot towards Daoist Floatingcloud with a silent whistle.
Moreover, this wasn't the end. Chu Xiu had unexpectedly shot three Soul Extinguishing Arrows in a row. The three primordial spirit arrows tightly locked onto Daoist Floatingcloud, immediately causing alarm bells to ring in his mind.
Previously, Chu Xiu hadn't been able to extravagantly use a martial technique like the Soul Extinguishing Arrow that consumed a great deal of mental power.
But now that he'd shot three arrows in a row, it didn't have much of an effect on Chu Xiu.
Daoist Floatingcloud didn't excel in mental power. The horsetail whisk in his hand swept out, and in an instant, the two energies of Yin and Yang circulated for hundreds of meters. A clear and turbid power erupted with a rumble, wrapping his entire body within.
The Soul Extinguishing Arrow shot into the power of Yin and Yang. It was obviously formless mental power, but it was strangled to death by the tangible power of Yin and Yang!
The power of Yin and Yang was the most primitive power between heaven and earth, and the orthodox Daoism cultivated this power.
Daoist Floatingcloud being able to cultivate to this stage as a rogue cultivator had a lot to do with his orthodox Daoism background.
But at this time, Chu Xiu took a step forward, and the sun, moon, and stars rotated in his eyes. In an instant, Daoist Floatingcloud felt as if everything around him had come to a standstill. The power of the Laws was unceasingly decomposed in Chu Xiu's eyes. The Son of Heaven's Gaze — the circulation of the two energies of Yin and Yang — had nowhere to hide in Chu Xiu's eyes!
In an instant, Daoist Floatingcloud's eyes revealed a trace of astonishment.
Other people couldn't sense it, but Daoist Floatingcloud, a martial artist of orthodox Daoism background, could sense that what Chu Xiu was using was actually an orthodox Daoist technique!
Chu Xiu was a dual cultivator of Buddhism and Demonic Daoism; this was something many people knew.
But he was unexpectedly also proficient in Daoism cultivation methods; this was something that very few people knew.
Daoist Floatingcloud had urged the power of Yin and Yang to the extreme, and the Taiji River Diagram seemed to be able to accommodate heaven and earth. It was unexpectedly somewhat similar to the Sumeru power of Chu Xiu's Colorless Fixed Grand Handprint.
But at this time, Chu Xiu merely extended a finger, and in an instant, death qi erupted!
Heavenly Punishment, Earthly Extermination, Immortal-Murdering Divine Finger!
The power of this finger was originally very strong. Moreover, under the effect of Chu Xiu's Heaven's Son Gazing at Air, the power of his finger just so happened to point at the point where the power of Yin and Yang combined. It was an exceptionally weak point.
A thousand-kilometer dike would be destroyed by an ant's nest. The pitch-black death qi began to spread, and the power of Yin and Yang collapsed in a flash before finally shattering with a loud bang!
Daoist Floatingcloud retreated several steps. The horsetail whisk in his hand had already been thoroughly torn apart. His complexion was pale, and his eyes revealed a look of astonishment.
He'd already predicted that this young man, Chu Xiu, would be very strong, but now it seemed that the other's strength had simply surpassed his imagination!
The Heavenly Demon Dance was held in Chu Xiu's hand, and the demonic qi all over his body soared several dozen meters into the sky. With the support of the Nine Heavens Fiend Golden Body and the Great Guardian Deity Divine Strength, Chu Xiu's fleshly body cultivation had already reached a valiant realm. A casual slash of his saber carried a heaven-shaking might.
The saber fell, and Daoist Floatingcloud retreated once more.
The second saber fell, and Daoist Floatingcloud's complexion turned pale. The hand that held the sword was trembling.
The third saber fell, and the longsword in Daoist Floatingcloud's hand directly shattered. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and his expression was dispirited.
After a series of offensive attacks, Daoist Floatingcloud had already fallen into defeat!
But as far as Chu Xiu was concerned, defeating Daoist Floatingcloud didn't seem to be a difficult matter at all.
In fact, this was indeed the case. Chu Xiu had risked his life to condense the Eternal Demon Core. In the end, he'd accumulated such a formidable foundation of power and stepped into the martial dao grandmaster realm. If he was still inferior to Daoist Floatingcloud, then what was the point of wasting so much effort?
Just as Chu Xiu was preparing to attack again, Fang Yun suddenly stepped forward from the side. He held a dagger in his hand and looked at Chu Xiu and Shen Feiying. He roared, "Enough people have died because of me, and I don't want to continue living. But the two of you will suffer retribution!"
As his voice fell, Fang Yun unexpectedly stabbed himself in the chest with the dagger, committing suicide on the spot.
To tell the truth, neither Daoist Floatingcloud nor Chu Xiu had expected Fang Yun's choice.
In Shen Feiying's words, Fang Yun was actually somewhat cowardly and naive. He didn't have any opinions of his own.
Chen Hu hadn't expected that this honest man would be forced into a corner and actually choose to use such a violent method to confront Chu Xiu.
He could also see that Daoist Floatingcloud couldn't save him. Since that was the case, why would he still implicate Daoist Floatingcloud? He might as well settle things on his own and save himself from being humiliated by Chu Xiu!
Chen Hu sighed. He also clenched his teeth, shattered his own heart meridian, and followed Fang Yun.
Daoist Floatingcloud stared blankly at this scene. He looked at Chu Xiu with an angry expression on his face and said, "Chu Xiu! Your conduct is so extreme and ruthless, and you've committed the sin of killing so many innocent people. In the future, you will definitely suffer retribution! "
Chu Xiu said indifferently, "Oh? Retribution? More than one person has said this to me, but aren't I still alive and well right now? I, Chu Xiu, don't believe in fate! "
Daoist Floatingcloud didn't speak any more nonsense with Chu Xiu. He coldly snorted, and the Yin and Yang qi swept out from his body. His speed erupted to the limit as he directly turned around and left.
He'd come to save people. Now that they were already dead, what else could he save?
Chu Xiu also didn't chase after him. His goal of establishing his might had been achieved, so it didn't matter whether Daoist Floatingcloud left or not.
Of course, the fundamental reason was that if Chu Xiu wanted to stop Daoist Floatingcloud, he would probably have to expend some strength.
Although Daoist Floatingcloud had just been bombarded by Chu Xiu to the point of vomiting blood, he actually still had some strength left over. If he fought with his life on the line, he still had the opportunity to escape.
Tang Ya walked behind Chu Xiu and asked, "Milord, what do we do now?"
Chu Xiu glanced at the corpse on the ground and said, "Take the corpse away. Henceforth, the Giant Spirit Gang will no longer have anyone from Fang Datong's bloodline. All the forces that have signed the agreement with the Subduing Martial Hall must act according to the rules of the Subduing Martial Hall. As for the other forces, don't provoke them for the time being. I reckon that it won't be long before someone will come knocking on your door. "
The other sects had encouraged Daoist Floatingcloud to meddle in other people's business. Now that Daoist Floatingcloud had retreated in defeat, he reckoned that they wouldn't sit still and await death.
If someone else appeared, that person's weight would certainly be heavier than Daoist Floatingcloud's.
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