Ding Ruohai felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this, but now that a glimmer of hope had appeared, he had no other thoughts.
The middle-aged Taoist priest arrived not far from Youquan, raised his hand in a gesture of respect and said, "Fellow Taoist Youquan, I am Zhou Yuansheng, an elder of the Taiyi Sect. I greet you."
As the saying goes, one doesn't hit a smiling face. Youquan saw that although Zhou Yuansheng was standing up for Ding Ruohai, he was very respectful to him, so he gave him face and returned the greeting.
"What brings you here, Fellow Daoist Zhou?"
"I'm sure Fellow Daoist Youquan has also realized that I owed him a huge favor years ago, and now I have no choice but to repay it."
"Do you know that he has been committing evil deeds on the Qingxuan Continent for a long time?"
Zhou Yuansheng sighed and said, "I only recently learned that he is the sect leader of the Wuxiang Demon Sect. An investigation revealed that no fewer than 10,000 people die at his hands every year."
"Then why are you still helping him? Wouldn't that just embolden him?"
"I had no choice but to do this; I have no way to express my suffering."
"How pedantic! Where has your cultivation gone? Have you devoured your Dao heart?"
"The Tao follows nature; I only seek to have a clear conscience."
"The laws of Taoism are ultimately public laws. If the laws of Taoism exacerbate the suffering of the people, what use are the laws of Taoism?"
Zhou Yuansheng frowned; he couldn't refute Youquan's words.
"Fellow Daoist's profound cultivation of Daoist arts is truly rare among the demonic path. I am filled with admiration!"
"It's nothing special. Did you come here to kill me?"
"No, it's just that I saved his life today. How about you do me a favor, fellow Daoist?"
Hearing Zhou Yuansheng's words from afar, Ding Ruohai immediately shouted, "Brother Zhou, you must help me eliminate this future trouble to repay my kindness. Otherwise, what's the use of surviving today?"
"I have my reasons for doing this. A day is enough for you to find a place to hide. Whether or not Fellow Daoist Youquan can find you is up to you."
"you!"
Ding Ruohai was furious. This Zhou Yuansheng was unreliable. It was obvious that his identity as a demonic cultivator made him feel disgusted.
Youquan asked the middle-aged Taoist, "Do you really intend to stop me from killing him today?"
"Of course, my purpose in coming here is to save his life!"
"Heh, there's only one person in the entire Qingxuan Continent who dares to say he can save his life from me, but that person isn't you!"
"Oh? It seems Fellow Daoist Youquan is very confident, but you are unaware of the methods of my Taiyi Sect."
Zhou Yuansheng assumed Youquan was ignorant. His Taiyi Sect was one of the four transcendent powers and rarely appeared in public. It was understandable that others did not know the power of his Taiyi Sect's heritage.
"Your Taiyi Sect's methods? I don't even take that old Daoist Gu Shang seriously, let alone you?"
When Youquan revealed his identity as the Supreme Master of the Taiyi Sect in a single sentence, Zhou Yuansheng asked in surprise, "You know my master?"
"Are you the disciple of that old Taoist Gu Shang? Considering your hard work in guarding the Heaven and Earth Divide, and your recent battle with the demon race where you were all seriously injured, I will take pity on you and let you go back."
Zhou Yuansheng was now unsure of Youquan's identity. He deeply abhorred the wicked deeds of the demonic path, and if it weren't for the fact that not coming on this trip would create a mental demon in him, he wouldn't have cared about Ding Ruohai's life or death.
He knew the rise of Youquan and Pangban; basically, apart from their sects having the word "demon" in their names, their other actions had nothing to do with the demonic path.
They even taught their disciples to focus on comprehending the Great Dao and avoid using evil arts to harm people again. This was also the reason why Zhou Yuansheng felt favorably towards them. If these two were to unify the demonic path, there would be far fewer bloodshed in the world in the future.
That's why he treated Youquan with such courtesy, but the fact that Youquan knew his master and even knew about his master's serious injury some time ago made him confused.
"Who exactly are you, fellow Daoist? Are you perhaps also from some other transcendent force?"
"You don't need to concern yourself with who I am. I'll just ask you whether you intend to stop me today?"
Zhou Yuansheng smiled bitterly and said, "My karma with him is already formed. If I don't save his life, I can't guarantee that I won't develop inner demons and be ruined from my path of cultivation. I hope you can understand, fellow Daoist."
The enmity of being blocked is irreconcilable. It's already quite good that Zhou Yuansheng treated him with courtesy. If it were anyone else, they probably would have attacked without saying a word.
Of course, Zhou Yuansheng's courtesy saved his life, and Youquan became more patient after hearing this.
"You may leave now. If you develop inner demons in the future, you may come to the Blood Demon Sect to find me."
Zhou Yuansheng did not expect to hear this. A powerful cultivator who develops inner demons can only overcome it on his own, with a success rate of less than 10%. No one else can help him. This is also the reason why he came here.
Youquan actually said he would help him get through the difficulties in the future, which made him somewhat skeptical.
Youquan saw his confusion and said calmly, "I made this promise to you as an elder of the Gold and Silver Sect. If you don't know what's good for you, don't blame me when you die."
Zhou Yuansheng sensed the faint killing intent in those words, which sent a chill down his spine.
"Gold and Silver Gate?"
"Hmph, I'll give you three breaths. If you don't leave now, you won't be able to leave even if you want to!"
Youquan's patience gradually wore thin, and his eyes grew colder.
"Fellow Daoist, I will definitely come to bother you another day."
Zhou Yuansheng's cultivation has reached the peak of the Heavenly One Realm, just one step away from stepping into the Half-Step Shattered Realm. Such a strong cultivation should only be below the various transcendent Supreme Realm, but he cannot see through Youquan.
He was not a pedantic person; he knew when to advance and when to retreat. The moment Youquan's killing intent arose, he felt a chill run through his body, which was enough to show that Youquan's cultivation was stronger than his.
Moreover, Youquan knew about their extraordinary power in detail, which made him feel terrified of Youquan's identity, as if an invisible hand was covering the entire Qingxuan.
The thought was terrifying, so after finishing speaking, he didn't even look at Ding Ruohai, bowed to Youquan again, and flew away, disappearing from the spot in an instant.
High above, a cold wind howled and a chill rose, but it couldn't compare to the coldness in Ding Ruohai and Jiang Lan's hearts at that moment.
They hadn't expected Zhou Yuansheng to leave so abruptly without even saying goodbye, which made them afraid to meet Youquan's gaze.
"It seems that the Taoist priest has some discernment. Do you have any other helpers? Please call them over."
Ding Ruohai suddenly slapped Jiang Lan beside him, who was shocked and shot towards Youquan.
"Sect Master Ding, you..."
boom!
Before she could finish speaking, the energy within her body was detonated by Ding Ruohai.
The power of Tianyi Realm's self-destruction was enough to leave no grass growing for 100,000 miles. Ding Ruohai knew that even if it couldn't hurt Youquan, it would give him time to escape.
But just as he took his stance, Youquan's figure appeared before him.
"You, how come you're alright?"
"Oh, you mean her?"
A small barrier appeared in Youquan's left hand, with extremely violent energy inside. Ding Ruohai could tell that this was the energy surge caused by Jiang Lan's self-destruction, but Youquan had obviously controlled it in a very small area, so it had no effect.
"You, you're not human! You're a devil!"
"I'm so glad you finally guessed right this time."
Pfft!
Youquan plunged his right hand into Ding Ruohai's chest, his face cold as he said, "As a reward, die!"
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