Chapter 117 Xuanmen Taoism: Exercising power on behalf of Heaven!
Duan Anluo asked Si Cang: "Which way do you think I should go? My luck is average, just like an ordinary person."
Si Cang's mouth twitched. He couldn't do it either. Usually, Bai Ziyue would be the one to pick on such things.
He used to be very lucky, but after meeting Duan Anluo, all his luck was given to him. It was like he had used up all his luck in this life just to get to know Duan Anluo.
He felt quite fortunate, and there was no need to mention anything else.
Duan Anluo gave him a look that said "there's no point in having you". If he had known this would happen, he should not have sent Bai Ziyue to defend the nearby city. He should have asked him for directions.
He asked the logistics staff following behind him, "Who has good luck? Let's draw lots!"
Several logistics staff shook their heads, "Or, let's be more cautious."
The logistics of this team are specifically following Si Cang, and they have been working together for many years. They are all elites.
Ever since they heard from Bai Ziyue that Si Cang was "married", everyone was particularly curious about Si Cang's other half. Now that they saw the real person, they all found it incredible.
Si Cang is the kind of person who does everything in a methodical and serious manner without a trace of humanity. He is like a sophisticated machine. He makes his own plans and executes them perfectly.
Duan Anluo is the kind of person who can play with anyone, regardless of their identity or background, or their major. If there is a delicious cake, he will break it in half and share it with everyone. He always smiles when talking to everyone.
He is very emotional. When he is unhappy, he will lose his temper. It is not directed at anyone. He will just summon thunder from the sky and hit a stone to vent his anger.
At least along the way, they heard Duan Anluo curse "Xiang Wenshu dog thief" more than a dozen times.
The most shocking thing was that every time he cursed someone, Captain Si would comfort him with a few words, which completely overturned their perception of Si Cang.
Of course, seeing Duan Anluo's ability to summon thunder with his bare hands and his exquisite face, everyone felt less shocked.
He is so capable and good-looking, and I heard that his family is very rich. If he follows Captain Si to the mountains, everyone will pamper him.
Duan Anluo took out a Five Emperors Coin from his pocket and was about to throw it out. The front side would go to the left, and the back side would go to the right, leaving his fate to heaven.
At this moment, Assistant Fang's calm voice rang out over the encrypted communication channel: "Don't worry. In thirty minutes, three thousand specially designed drones will enter the mountain to conduct a blanket search."
Duan Anluo raised his eyebrows: "Three thousand? How are they going to be delivered?"
"A large transport plane is dropping it," Assistant Fang said excitedly, "Our old man is about to receive support!"
Duan Anluo's eyes lit up and he said, "Just tell me, as long as you ask for it, I will definitely give it to you."
With the current national strength, it is impossible not to produce special equipment. It is just that the information cannot be conveyed to the lower levels and the higher-ups are unaware of the specific situation.
The president's generation often uses conventional thinking and common methods to solve problems. In fact, in any industry, one must adopt a mindset of expanding territory. Use every available weapon to maximize results at the lowest cost.
Half an hour later, the roar of engines was heard in the sky.
A large transport plane flew overhead, its hatch opened, and countless small drones swarmed out like a honeycomb, densely packed but orderly, heading towards the two mountain ranges.
These drones have strange shapes. They look like drones from the bottom, but they have a goose egg-sized bump on their heads, which looks swollen as if they have been hit by something.
Assistant Fang explained, "It's a temporary modification, with a highly sensitive psychic wave detector installed. We needed it urgently, so we had to assemble it this way. But don't worry, it works well. I've tested it, and as long as there's an abnormal energy reaction, it will automatically lock and mark the coordinates. The demonic energy that Duan Anluo extracted has been amplified, and these drones have memorized the energy fluctuations. You just stay where you are and wait for any further information."
Duan Anluo couldn't help but admire: "Amazing efficiency, the president is really capable!"
"The old man is really anxious," Assistant Fang gossiped to Duan Anluo, "His eyes are red from working so hard. He's practically living in the boss's office. He keeps pushing us every day."
"The president is awesome!" Duan Anluo exclaimed sincerely, "Uncle President deserves to be enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple!"
Assistant Fang asked mischievously, "Are you not going to expel his three clans?"
"Well, those were just angry words! If we don't push him, how can he ask for it?" Duan Anluo smiled. "According to the rules, if he doesn't do his job well, the most he will do is be dismissed and investigated. We used to have laws. How long will it take? I'm afraid those things will be released. With so few people, we can't stop them. It's best to get rid of them before they get out."
Si Cang, who was standing by, silently handed over a bottle of water and said calmly, "No rush, wait."
Assistant Fang then made the arrangements, "Once the drone locks onto the specific coordinates, you will deal with Xiang Wenshu and his demonic spirit. But you don't have to worry about the monster cluster in the mountains."
He paused and uttered something murderous, "I'm requesting long-range fire support, and I'm trying to completely flatten that area before the monsters are completely released.
Don't worry about the surrounding cities. The God Slayer Team is already in place there. You two don't need to worry about the surroundings, and don't worry about breaking anything. Even if we have to tear down the mountain, I can still handle it for you."
Upon hearing this, Duan Anluo immediately responded in an exaggerated yet sincere tone: "Fang Fang, you are so capable! Love you! Muah~"
On the other end of the channel, Assistant Fang's voice was calm, even a hint of disgust: "No, no kiss, no air kiss. Thank you, but I refuse."
Si Cang, who was standing beside him, asked, "What do you mean?"
Duan Anluo quickly explained: "...It means patting the head, just like I did to Xiaobai, pure encouragement!"
Si Cang gave him a deep look and said in a low voice, "I'll settle the score with you when I get back."
Duan Anluo muttered in his heart: What's wrong with Si Cang these past two days? Why does he always want to deal with him?
While waiting for the drone to conduct reconnaissance, Duan Anluo took out a cinnabar pen and a piece of bright red thread from his backpack.
He poured spiritual power into his fingertips, drew intricate runes with cinnabar, and reinforced them with red thread, over and over again, making up his mind: This time, that bastard will not be able to escape, I must use this rope to tie him up by the neck!
Finally, he cut his fingertips and smeared a drop of bright red blood on the knot.
The piece of red rope instantly glowed with a faint light, revealing a chilling aura of brutality.
"Found it! It's this mountain to the south." Assistant Fang's voice sounded again, "But the encrypted signal is being heavily interfered with at these points, so we can't pinpoint it accurately. We need you to confirm the exact coordinates on site."
"I'll go." Duan Anluo said without hesitation, "Let He Xuan take me there in a spiritual journey."
Si Cang held his wrist: "Be careful."
"Don't worry," Duan Anluo gave him a reassuring look, "If there's any danger, I'll pull you over immediately."
"Oh, Duan Anluo," Assistant Fang called him, "The true form of Xiang Wenshu is very likely Qiongqi."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm not sure. I looked up information and it's very similar to what you described, but Qiongqi has wings and Xiang Wenshu doesn't. Maybe they haven't fully revealed them?"
"What about the weakness?"
"...I think it's because I'm afraid of justice...or something."
"That's it?"
Assistant Fang: "That's all we found. There's no information on previous resuscitations."
Duan Anluo asked again: "Where is his housekeeper?"
"I haven't found out yet, maybe it's just that the old ox has become a spirit?"
Duan Anluo had just praised him, but now he directly disdained him: "Stupid!"
Assistant Fang was speechless. Young Master, you change your attitude so quickly.
Duan Anluo sat on He Xuan and flew above the mountains. There were clouds and mist below, and it seemed that there was nothing wrong.
"Fly lower, I want to feel the life below."
Normally, there is a lot of vitality in such mountains, but there should be a flow of vitality.
Although trees cannot move, animals can move.
But here, it seemed as if there was a layer of something separating him from Duan Anluo.
Faintly, it was like another invisible barrier, like a protective cover, firmly blocking the breath below.
Duan Anluo pinched his fingers together and shouted, "Break!"
The moment the spiritual energy descended, the barrier shattered!
The next second, black air as thick as ink and evil energy rushed into the sky like a volcanic eruption!
"Found it!" Duan Anluo was shocked, and he felt a strong murderous aura!
The people at the foot of the mountain also sensed this evil aura and became nervous. Si Cang clenched the knife in his hand, held Duan Anluo's body in his arms, and looked up into the sky with a vague sense of uneasiness.
Such a strong evil spirit definitely couldn't be formed in such a short period of time. Did Duan Anluo find Xiang Wenshu's lair? Or was it a trap?
Duan Anluo was about to leave his mark and hurried back when he heard a familiar voice, revealing surprise, "Master, you are here as expected."
Duan Anluo's face turned cold, and Xiang Wenshu's figure appeared as he spoke, with an expected smile on his face. "It's only been a few days, and you've found this place. You must have put in a lot of effort to find me, right?"
Duan Anluo knew he had fallen into a trap, "Retreat!"
He Xuan took Duan Anluo and flew down the mountain at a high speed. However, a terrifying suction force came from below, and its spirit body was stuck in a quagmire and unable to escape.
Even Duan Anluo's spirit seemed to be caught by something and fell rapidly downwards.
Duan Anluo acted decisively, reversing the contract and instantly returning He Xuan's spirit to its place. He himself fell uncontrollably. As he was about to hit the ground, a stream of resentment gripped his waist, instantly dragging him to Xiang Wenshu's side.
Even in his spiritual state, the fall made Duan Anluo gasp in pain, his whole body aching.
"No soul can escape from my grasp." Xiang Wenshu looked at his painful expression and smiled happily, "You wanted to find me, but you didn't know this was a trap carefully prepared for you."
He knew Duan Anluo's abilities too well. It was inconvenient for humans to go up the mountain, and Duan Anluo was not willing to let the small animals go up to die. He thought that the fastest way was to use his own spiritual travel.
He had already figured out all of Duan Anluo's abilities and had been waiting for a long time.
Duan Anluo calmly observed his surroundings. Besides the housekeeper he had met before, there were two other people beside Xiang Wenshu. Their presence was concealed, and their identities were unclear. The three of them stared at him coldly, forming a circle around him.
What made Duan Anluo even more concerned was that there were several powerful auras around him. The moment he came down, they inadvertently revealed fluctuations in spiritual power. It was obvious that they had been lying in ambush for a long time.
"Oh, what a generous gesture," Duan Anluo sneered and simply sat on the ground, "You used all your tricks to entertain me."
"Of course," Xiang Wenshu smiled and said gently, "And the one next to you, he must die here today."
After saying that, he lightly snapped his fingers, and the entire mountain shook violently. A teeth-grinding noise came from deep within the cave.
Duan Anluo felt the resentment hidden in the mountain, which began to sway in varying heights, as if something had come back to life.
His heart sank, those monsters were about to be released.
In Xiang Wenshu's view, they were just toys, and if they died, they could be remade. If they were still useful, they should be released now, as long as they could cause trouble for the guild members.
Duan Anluo took the opportunity to escape, but his spirit was firmly imprisoned by that force. He struggled several times but failed to break free. This made him frown, and his expression became more and more impatient.
Xiang Wenshu looked at his reaction and raised his hand happily. Duan Anluo felt his neck tighten, as if an invisible hand was strangling his throat. Even his spirit form felt suffocated.
Xiang Wenshu leaned forward, lowered his head to the side of his neck, and sniffed deeply. Then, his face revealed extreme disgust and fury, and he growled, "Even your soul is tainted with that person's scent! How disgusting!"
Duan Anluo glared at him mockingly. "Isn't that nonsense?" A contract bound to one's soul might not be broken even after death. How could it not be a bad idea?
Seeing Xiang Wenshu's fingers tightening due to disgust, Duan Anluo was not afraid, but instead curled up the corners of his mouth into a faint smile.
Alarm bells suddenly rang in Xiang Wenshu's heart, and an ominous premonition suddenly arose. At this moment, Duan Anluo not only did not retreat, but his soul suddenly rushed forward!
Duan Anluo mobilized the part of the power belonging to the demon god in his body, turning it into an invisible vortex. Instead of attacking outward, it devoured inward, forcibly snatching all the negative energy from Xiang Wenshu's origin!
Resentment, death, and brutal murderous intent are all nutrients for him to plunder!
The demons also like these things.
Xiang Wenshu was caught off guard and instinctively defended his soul core, concentrating his strength to protect himself.
What Duan Anluo wants is this moment of gap!
He put his fingers together like a knife and shot a wisp of pure and domineering black demonic energy into the gap created by Xiang Wenshu's defense.
With the help of the recoil force, Duan Anluo's spirit broke free from the shackles. He spread out his palms, and a wisp of pure demonic energy belonging to Xiang Wenshu was struggling and twisting at his fingertips.
"Did you know all my abilities during those years you were with me?" Duan Anluo said sarcastically, "What a pity, your father's abilities are constantly being updated."
He met Xiang Wenshu's shocked and angry gaze and smiled brightly, "I have a marriage contract with me, and I can return to him at any time."
Xiang Wenshu was extremely angry and reached out to grab it again, but there was nothing in front of him.
Duan Anluo's spirit returned directly to Si Cang's body by relying on the contract bound to his soul, and then returned to his original body.
Xiang Wenshu felt the overbearing demonic energy surging through his body, attempting to erode and seize his strength. His face was sinister, "As expected of the power of the Demon God, it's truly overbearing..."
What made him even more angry was that Duan Anluo was caught by him just now, most likely on purpose!
Thinking of this, he laughed out of anger. Duan Anluo really wanted him to die. He was willing to risk his own life to make him unhappy.
When he managed to temporarily seal off the evil spirit, he discovered that his soul was covered with a very light black aura, which was still continuously and greedily trying to devour the energy he released.
Xiang Wenshu was stunned at first, and then he laughed out of anger, but there was a twisted excitement in his laughter.
Duan Anluo could now control and even crave these dark auras, consuming resentment and growing like him. They were essentially the same kind!
"We can stand side by side and merge into this eternal darkness together..." He looked in the direction where Duan Anluo disappeared, his eyes flashing with a paranoid and fiery light, "Why do you have to stand on the opposite side and be my enemy?"
Si Cang's gaze was fixed on Duan Anluo's neck. The dark blue pinch marks were slowly emerging. His eyes instantly froze, and the cold murderous aura almost solidified into substance.
Duan Anluo raised his hand and gently stroked the side of his neck, saying in a relaxed tone, "It's okay, he can't hurt me."
Then, he picked up the strand of demonic energy he had recovered and skillfully wrapped it around the red rope in his hand.
The cinnabar rune comes alive when it encounters air, emitting a dark red glow.
"Add a location," he sneered, pulling the rope. "This is a special dog leash I made. It doesn't matter if it's a dog, a tiger, or something else. When I catch it, I will put it around its neck and tie it back."
Si Cang's fingers fell on the side of his neck, but he didn't dare touch him for fear of hurting him. Duan Anluo whispered to comfort him, "It's okay, he didn't want to kill me."
Si Cang's eyes turned even colder, and even the Mo Dao standing next to him could sense the murderous aura of his master, and his heart began to buzz.
Duan Anluo smiled. Si Cang hadn't shown such a strong murderous aura in a long time. He thought he had smoothed out his edges. Now it seemed that Si Cang had not smoothed out his edges, but had restrained them in front of him.
Assistant Fang's nervous voice came from the channel: "What's the situation?"
"The coordinates have been confirmed. Xiang Wenshu is here too, and he's brought several helpers with him." Duan Anluo spoke faster, "Tell Bai Ziyue and the others to come here immediately. The things in the mountain have started to move, and the number is unknown. I'm going to blow up the mountain."
"I'll blow it up! Let me blow it up!" Assistant Fang's voice suddenly rose, and his uncontrollable excitement almost broke through the communicator.
Duan Anluo was puzzled, "Why did you explode?"
Assistant Fang said excitedly, "Just watch. Find a safe place to hide and watch me!"
But in a moment, there was a dense sound of breaking air in the sky.
Several drones, much larger than the previous ones, launched suicide dives towards the areas with the strongest signal interference, like moths to a flame!
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
Deafening explosions echoed, shaking the entire mountain range. Fire and smoke rose into the sky, cracking rocks and burning trees. Swarms of drones advanced, bathing the tainted land in iron and fire.
Duan Anluo stood up excitedly. After a moment of hesitation, he said anxiously, "Fang Fang! Fang Yanzhou! I want to play too! Leave a few for me!"
"Hehehe..." Assistant Fang was so excited that he almost went crazy, "Awesome!!!"
Duan Anluo said anxiously: "Did you hear me? Leave a few for me!"
"No one can stay, not even one! The guild leader only applied for 300 in total, and that was created through overtime! If you want to play, just join the guild, and then you can help me with my work. I'll teach you how to command tasks like this in the future."
Assistant Fang had long since realized that Duan Anluo possessed both management prowess and scheming. More importantly, he could discern the good and evil in others, as well as their abilities. He was simply too lazy. Besides eating, sleeping, playing games, watching TV shows, dating, and raising apprentices, he didn't want to do anything serious.
Assistant Fang thought, if he could lure him in, he would save himself a lot of worry.
Duan Anluo was so anxious that he kept jumping at the foot of the mountain, "I won't go. I can't do it."
"Sorry, you don't have permission, you can't play."
Duan Anluo was so angry that he cursed him: "I curse you to not be able to find chopsticks to eat! To have water stuck in your teeth! To not be able to take the bus! To have no toilet paper!"
Assistant Fang: "...Shut up!"
Si Cang felt relieved when he saw Duan Anluo jumping around. But when he saw the pinch mark on his neck, his face turned cold again.
This violent attack destroyed most of the monsters, but there were still some monsters hiding deeper or on the verge of the explosion. They were filled with resentment and death, and swarmed out from the cracks in the mountains and secret caves, roaring like zombies crawling out of hell!
There are quite a few of them, and they are not found on just this mountain.
The layout of Xiang Wenshu is much broader than imagined.
The drones began to lock onto these running targets, chase them, and then carry out suicide-style collisions, with explosions emanating one after another.
Unfortunately, the number of drones was still insufficient, so Assistant Fang requested another thousand more to save lives. The guild would pay for the extra ones!
On the distant mountain top, Xiang Wenshu looked at the nest he had painstakingly built for many years being blown to pieces, his face ashen.
If it was Duan Anluo who ruined it, he wouldn't say anything. But he couldn't stand it being ruined by the guild.
The butler beside him was so distressed that his mouth twitched. If he waited another half year and these things were released, it would be enough to cause chaos in the world... Now, what a pity!
"No problem!" Xiang Wenshu gritted his teeth, murderous intent boiling in his eyes. "The few seeds that we've focused on cultivating haven't been touched yet. Since they're looking for death, let's do it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiang Wenshu turned into a black shadow, bringing with him the housekeeper, the two masters with obscure auras, and the masters hiding in the mountains. He passed through the smoke and dust of the explosion like a ghost and headed straight for the direction where Duan Anluo and Si Cang were.
Si Cang keenly sensed the fierce murderous aura and ordered the logistics team to withdraw first.
At the same time, Duan Anluo stepped on the things he had prepared in advance, and was amused by the auras. "This bastard is too arrogant and conceited. Does he think he can't die?"
"Here I come!" Si Cang stood in front of Duan Anluo, "Protect yourself."
The leading aura had a clear target, and it slapped Si Cang's heart directly with a vicious palm wind, carrying the power to corrode the soul.
Si Cang was not afraid at all, he met the attack with a punch, and when their fists and palms collided, the energy exploded, clearing away the surrounding smoke and dust in an instant!
At the same time, the butler and two other masters formed a triangle and surrounded Duan Anluo.
Seeing this, Si Cang slightly turned his body and subconsciously wanted to protect Duan Anluo more closely.
However, Duan Anluo, who was surrounded by three people, was not panicked. Instead, a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The wind is moving.
It was not an ordinary mountain breeze, but a low hum as if the will of the entire mountain forest was awakening.
With Duan Anluo as the center, an invisible spiritual energy merged with the vitality of the mountain, forming a gust of wind, which swept up the burning fallen leaves on the ground and made the clothes of those around them rustle.
Taoism emphasizes following the laws of nature and conforming to nature.
A higher level is: controlling nature.
The highest level is: exercising power on behalf of heaven!
In Duan Anluo's mind, the whole world belongs to the king, and all the people are his subjects. Born in the imperial family, he exercises power on behalf of heaven. Those who do not obey will die!
Unfortunately, his three previous disciples hadn't learned the final move because they didn't have this kind of domineering mindset and couldn't grasp the trick. He wondered if the ones he had accepted now would be able to learn it.
Above the mountains and forests, the sky, which was originally obscured by the smoke and dust from the explosion, began to gather and rotate at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the sky suddenly darkened.
The faces of the three butlers who came to attack suddenly changed. A terrifying pressure poured down from the top of their heads. It was as if they were rejected by the whole world. Their movements could not help but stop!
At this moment, Duan Anluo pressed one hand on the ground. The formation base had been prepared long ago. When it received the stimulation of his pure spiritual energy, it instantly shone brightly.
Countless complex runes lit up from the ground, quickly interweaving and expanding, forming a huge translucent light shield that enveloped all six people present.
Duan Anluo’s goal is very clear: he wants to take away all the most powerful threats!
If Bai Ziyue and his team can't deal with the remaining monsters even with Assistant Fang's modern firepower support, they should just quit the guild and go find a job guarding the gate of a residential complex.
Inside the formation, the scenery suddenly changed.
It was no longer a mountain forest, but a chaotic space filled with fog and difficult to discern directions, with runes vaguely moving around like fireflies.
"Oh no! It's a formation!" The butler exclaimed, his heart leaping with fear.
He had long known that Duan Anluo was the legendary master of formations, but he had never expected that he could set up such a large formation so quickly, and could even easily form a formation and carry it with him.
Duan Anluo looked at Xiang Wenshu, who had a gloomy expression, and said calmly, "How is it? I prepared it especially for you."
Xiang Wenshu looked around and laughed, "Not bad."
Judging from his expression, he was not surprised by this and even expected it.
But this prediction made the butler feel an irrepressible resentment in his heart!
The master is fearless due to his immortality and powerful strength, but what about his servants?
Xiang Wenshu is willful and tyrannical. He easily loses his temper when he meets Duan Anluo, completely disregarding the previous deployment and their hard work. If they are not careful, their lives will be in danger. Has the master ever thought about this?
As soon as this tinge of resentment arose, Xiang Wenshu's icy gaze darted over. The butler felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave. Between them lay a master-servant contract of absolute control; the master could clearly sense any hint of rebellion from the servant.
Xiang Wenshu only needs a thought to scare him to death!
The housekeeper was so frightened that he suppressed all his resentment deep in his heart, pointed at Duan Anluo and shouted sternly: "Go! Capture him first!"
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I write, write, write, write. This is related to whether I can have a good time when I return to Shandong in October! Write, write, write~~~~~~[Angry]
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