The white sand beach, after being scorched by lightning, was now covered in blackened mud, and many fish were floating on the surface of the river.

The old man in black robes had a look of doubt in his gloomy eyes. He wondered where this old fellow got the courage to spout such arrogant words when he was clearly swaying on the verge of collapse.

"Playing tricks and deception."

"I'm not easily frightened."

The old man in black robes raised his hand, preparing to kill Zi Yue first. This place was not far from Longhu Temple, and it would be troublesome if the experts from Longhu Temple arrived. He did not want to waste time.

In the eyes of the old man in black robes, Zi Yue was more threatening than Zhang Fulong, and he didn't even bother to lay a hand on the latter.

Zi Yue was not afraid.

She believed that her master could protect her.

Zhang Fulong strode forward, seemingly ordinary, and the moment he landed, he appeared in front of Zi Yue.

The old man in black robes narrowed his eyes sharply. He slammed down with his palm, his fingers carrying a ghostly light, causing the space around him to tremble.

Zhang Fulong formed a hand seal with his right hand, and his originally frail body was enveloped in golden light. He then threw a punch.

Boom!

Fists and palms collided.

A strong gust of wind spread outwards from them, churning up sand and gravel on the ground and snapping trees in the distance.

The old man in black robes was shocked. He was clearly a mortal, so why did he possess such great power?

"It's a talisman!"

The old man in black robes suddenly realized.

"roll."

Zhang Fulong exerted his strength.

The old man in black robes was blasted away.

It didn't stop until it fell into the river.

Zi Yue stood behind Zhang Fulong, peeked out, and blinked. "Master, is he dead?"

"not yet."

Zhang Fulong's voice was hoarse.

Splash! A high spray of water rose from the river as the old man in black robes stood up. He looked disheveled, his face contorted with rage, and he glared menacingly at Zhang Fulong.

Who exactly are you?

"An unknown person."

Zhang Fulong remained expressionless.

"Whoever you are, you will pay the price today." The old man in black robes summoned a bronze mirror.

This was his magic weapon; the bronze mirror emitted a bright light, like the sun, so bright that Ziyue couldn't even open her eyes.

Golden flames erupted from the bronze mirror, distorting the surrounding space, and terrifying energy rushed straight towards Zhang Fulong.

Zhang Fulong kept his eyes straight ahead, wasting no more time, and formed complex hand seals with his hands.

"Leave the fire."

A burst of purple flame shot out.

The purple flames engulfed the golden flames. The old man in black robes tried to use the bronze mirror to block the purple flames, but with a crack, the bronze mirror broke, and the purple flames quickly spread to his entire body.

"ah!"

The old man in black robes wailed in agony.

No matter how he patted it, he couldn't dispel the purple flames.

The black-robed old man's flesh and blood were burning. He disappeared into the riverbed, and the river water boiled, but the purple flames showed no signs of going out.

Boom!

An explosion was heard.

A burst of golden light shot out from the bottom of the river.

The old man in black robes was unable to dispel the purple flames on his body; if they continued to burn, he would surely die. He had no choice but to abandon his physical body.

Seeing that the old man in black robes was trying to escape, Zhang Fulong made a grasping motion from a distance, crushing the nascent soul.

Seeing the black-robed elder completely annihilated, Zi Yue beamed with joy, "Master, you are truly amazing!"

"Cough cough!"

Zhang Fulong coughed while clenching his fist.

"Master, are you injured?"

Zi Yue looked at Zhang Fulong, not understanding why her master always took action only after being beaten.

"It's alright, he won't die."

Zhang Fulong raised his hand and summoned a bronze mirror and a black ring, which flew from the river to his face.

The bronze mirror had cracks, but it was still usable. Zi Yue had just witnessed the power of the bronze mirror; it could unleash tremendous energy, enough to destroy a mountain.

Zhang Fulong held the black ring and erased the soul imprint left by the black-robed elder. The storage ring contained a large space and many cultivation resources.

He took out a bottle of healing pills.

The pills prepared by the Nascent Soul expert were very effective. Zhang Fulong had just taken a healing pill, and his face regained its rosy color, while his internal injuries were also rapidly recovering.

Zhang Fulong put the bronze mirror into his storage ring.

"Little Purple Moon, this storage ring is for you."

With a gentle smile on his face, Zhang Fulong handed the storage ring to Ziyue, his eyes filled with doting affection.

"ah?"

Zi Yue's eyes widened.

In her eyes, her master was stingy and wouldn't give her a penny, so why was he giving her such a precious treasure?

Thinking back to how she hesitated for so long when selling shoes and didn't buy shoes for her master, her face turned red with shame.

Zi Yue caught the storage ring, her eyes full of doubt. "Master, how do I use this?"

"This is a storage ring. As long as you concentrate, you can retrieve items with your mind."

"I'll give it a try."

Zi Yue focused her mind and saw the vast space inside the storage ring, filled with various elixirs and medicines, mountains of spirit stones, and a high-level spirit sword.

"Let's go back to Longhu Temple first."

"Uh-huh!"

Zi Yue carefully put away her storage ring.

......

At the foot of Luoxia Peak.

Zi Yue said crisply, "Master, wait a moment."

She ran to the shoe stall and said, "Grandma, I want to buy another pair of shoes. I'll take this pair."

The old woman beamed from ear to ear, "Thank you so much for your patronage, little fairy. These shoes are only fifteen coins."

"Thank you, Grandma."

Ziyue originally wanted to buy some food to treat herself, but now she changed her mind and decided to buy her master a pair of shoes.

Ziyue spent sixty coins just on shoes, and she couldn't bear to spend any more money. She decided to come back next time to buy food.

"Master, these shoes are for you."

Zhang Fulong accepted the brand-new cloth shoes.

"Master, do you like it?"

"like."

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