My Wife Is The Leader Of A Demonic Cult

Chapter 160: Chapter 160: Thousand-year-old Black Boa Finally Undergoes Jiao Transformation

As the night deepened, the Great Hall of Five Poison.

Ling Yuanjing held an urgent report in his hand, recalling that figure, and then he also remembered the figure of the Ghost Swordsman from Xuanqing Mountain, and in his mind, the two images constantly overlapped, forming a perfect silhouette.

At that moment, a hearty laugh came from outside the hall.

“Pill Book, I heard that Ling’er is to be married tomorrow, and the man appears to be one blessed with great destiny?”

As the voice approached, in came an elderly man clad in purple, his face full of smiles and his head covered with gray hair.

The elder was neither tall nor burly, with a face full of wrinkles, marked by the years, and his cloudy eyes seemed to tell a story.

This man was none other than Feng Lingyue, the great elder of the Five Poison Sect.

It was he who had led the Five Poison from the Demon Sect and established the Five Poison Sect within Great Yan, making it one of the seven major factions of the Great Yan Martial World today.

One could say that, except for slightly lesser heritage, the strength of the Five Poison Sect could even rank in the top three among the seven major factions, only below the Zhenyi Sect and the Yu Heng Sword Sect.

“Uncle Feng, it is indeed true,”

Dai Danshu excitedly said, “The person who came to seek a marriage alliance this time even caused the Thunder Beast to appear, evidently a man of great destiny.”

“Oh?”

Upon hearing this, Feng Lingyue’s eyebrows slightly raised, “Did the Thunder Beast really show up on its own?”

Back when he progressed from the One Qi to the Second Qi Realm, the Thunder Beast had indeed appeared, but it was forced out by his imposing aura, rather than being attracted to show itself like what Dai Danshu described.

This had a different significance altogether.

Dai Danshu smiled and said, “Truly, I was there at the scene. The head of the Thunder Beast appeared briefly before disappearing again.”

“Where is this man? Quickly, take me to see him,”

Feng Lingyue urged eagerly.

Although the Five Poison Sect seemed flourishing, it was actually beset with crises.

Signs of the Demon Sect’s return to Great Yan had emerged. Once the Demon Sect returned, it would surely stir up turmoil in Jianghu, and who would the Demon Sect target first?

It needn’t be said that it would be the Five Poison Sect, as they not only defected from the Demon Sect but were also put forth by the Zhenyi Sect and the Great Yan Emperor as a buffer against the Demon Sect.

While they might not pose a significant challenge to the Demon Sect, they could certainly be a nuisance, given their origins within the Demon Sect itself.

With the Demon Sect’s return, taking down the Five Poison Sect to establish their power would naturally be their first objective.

Now, the Five Poison Sect not only had to face the threat from the Demon Sect externally but also deal with internal pressures from the Zhenyi Sect and the Great Yan Emperor, as no one wanted to see the Five Poison Sect grow too powerful. Thus, their days were not easy.

Feng Lingyue was well aware of the precarious position of the Five Poison Sect, thus he was eager to find someone capable of taking over the mantle of the Five Poison Sect.

Although the Five Poison Young Master possessed exceptional talent and had reached the Half-Step Master Realm with the help of the Thunder Pool and the extensive resources of the Five Poison Sect, making him a first-rate figure in Jianghu,

Battling the very top experts in the world was still unlikely.

If the Five Poison Sect continued this way, remaining merely a pawn of either the Zhenyi Sect or the Emperor, that was not Feng Lingyue’s original intent when establishing the sect.

Hearing from Dai Danshu that a man of great destiny had been found, and that he was also Dai Danshu’s future son-in-law, how could he not be moved?

Dai Danshu chuckled and said, “Uncle Feng, no need to rush. He is currently cultivating in the Thunder Pool.”

“Alright, perhaps I was a bit too anxious,” Feng Lingyue laughed lightly, mocking himself internally.

Over the years, he had exhausted his mind and body for the Five Poison Sect, which had indeed disturbed his own sense of calm.

But with gain came loss; relying on the Five Poison Sect, he had garnered vast resources and a great reputation but also spent countless hours and effort.

“It’s understandable, after all, such a man of great destiny is rare in this world.”

Pingyang Marquis Qiu Heng said with a smile beside him.

He did not know much about individuals of great destiny, but he was aware of a few in Jianghu currently bearing such a fate, including Xia Qianqiu of the Zhenyi Sect, clearly showing the extraordinary nature of such individuals.

No wonder Dai Danshu was so excited, and Feng Lingyue had come in such a rush.

Standing next to Dai Danshu, Dai Ling furrowed her brows slightly. The more it was like this, the harder it became for her to speak out. Was she really going to marry that man?

She didn’t know why, but she always felt there was something unreal about him, something intangible, giving her an intense feeling of resistance deep inside.

“I think, Grand Eld—Feng, we can go now,”

Ling Yuanjing said somberly at that moment.

“Hmm?”

Dai Danshu looked towards Ling Yuanjing with some confusion, “Brother Ling, what do you mean?”

Ling Yuanjing spoke deliberately, “That man is the Ghost Swordsman…”

“What Ghost Swordsman?”

Dai Danshu’s eyebrows rose, clearly still caught in his joy and not grasping the meaning of Ling Yuanjing’s words.

Dai Ling’s heart shook violently, and she hurriedly asked, “Uncle Ling means that Wu Qiren is the Ghost Swordsman!?”

“What!?”

Dai Danshu was thunderstruck, then after regaining his composure, he asked, “You mean that Wu Qiren is the Ghost Swordsman? Is that not somewhat unlikely?”

“Ghost Swordsman!?”

Qiu Heng’s brows also furrowed.

How could he not have known about the person who caused such a stir in the Great Yan Martial World recently?

However, he could not have imagined that Wu Qiren was the Ghost Swordsman.

Wasn’t the Ghost Swordsman known to be capable of defeating the Heavenly Sword?

“That’s right, he is the Ghost Swordsman.” Ling Yuanjing handed over the urgent report in his hand.

Dai Danshu quickly took the urgent report and read it carefully.

The report made it very clear: the Ghost Swordsman and Lou Xiangzhen arrived at Yuan City and then there was no more news.

Ling Yuanjing confidently said, “At that time, I thought this person’s Qi Mechanism and silhouette were very familiar, and now that I think about it carefully, it must definitely be the Ghost Swordsman, they wouldn’t come to Yuan City without reason.”

At this moment, Dai Danshu’s face turned icy cold, his hand tightly clutching the urgent report.

The intelligence from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion and the Wind and Rain Tower was top-notch in Jianghu, surely leaving no room for error, and Ling Yuanjing would certainly not lie.

Next to him, Feng Lingyue furrowed her brows, “Is this Ghost Swordsman the same one who killed the Great True People of Zhenyi Sect?”

Feng Lingyue had initially refrained from getting involved in Jianghu matters, but having heard a few days ago about Xiao Qianqiu coming down from the mountain, she couldn’t help but inquire about the reason.

That was when she learned that a Sword Immortal master had emerged in Jianghu, traveling with an Exotic Beast, a Black Python, who had not only killed two Great True People from the Zhenyi Sect but had even defeated the Heavenly Sword.

Subsequently, Xiao Qianqiu came down from the mountain himself to kill this man.

However, Fan Lingyue didn’t understand why Xiao Qianqiu was coming after him, and why, instead of fleeing far and fast, he had come to the Five Poison Sect; was he really not afraid of death?

“Yes, it is him,” Ling Yuanjing nodded heavily.

Whoosh!

Instantly, the entire Five Poison Hall erupted into clamor.

“What, Wu Qiren is the Ghost Swordsman!?”

“This… this seems somewhat unbelievable, doesn’t it?”

“Could Peak Master Ling be lying?”

……

All the Elders and Deacons of the Five Poison Sect were looking at each other, murmuring amongst themselves.

Nobody could have imagined that Dai Danshu’s so satisfactory son-in-law would be the Ghost Swordsman who had killed the Great Elder.

“Brother Dai, what should we do now?”

Seeing Dai Danshu remaining silent, Qiu Heng couldn’t help but ask.

He knew that his good-for-nothing son was still cultivating in the Thunder Pool.

“I must see who he really is.”

Dai Danshu gritted his teeth, and turning his head, said to Feng Lingyue, “Uncle-Master Feng, currently the three are cultivating in the Thunder Pool, surrounded by a net of thunder. The Thunder Pool’s mechanisms and formations only open once every twelve hours, so we can only wait a few more hours to open the formation.”

“If this Wu Qiren really is the Ghost Swordsman, I implore the ancestor to make a move and kill this man.”

The Thunder Pool was capable of releasing a vast amount of thunder essence, partly because it was surrounded by a dense net of thunder, which prevented the essence from dissipating.

Later, when the Five Poison Sect set up its mechanisms, in order to secure the release of the thunder essence from the Thunder Pool, the mechanism formation could only be activated once a day to prevent too frequent activation that might cause the thunder essence to dissipate.

The least interval required to activate the mechanism was twelve hours, which also explained why they let the three of them cultivate inside the Thunder Pool for a day.

Feng Lingyue’s eyebrows knitted together tightly, and she remained silent, the rapid changes catching her somewhat off-guard.

“Let’s not set it up now; we’ll go and wait near the Thunder Pool right away.”

Dai Danshu’s eyes were cold as the tide, a killing intent seemingly dancing in them.

This Ghost Swordsman really had the audacity.

He had actually treated Dai Danshu as if he were a monkey to be toyed with!

Concerned about Qiu Lun’s safety, Qiu Heng also hurriedly followed.

Ling Yuanjing’s eyes bared a sharp gleam, remembering clearly the deaths of Grande True People, Yu Huai and Yu Lin. If today the ancestor of the Five Poison Sect could kill this Ghost Swordsman, it would indeed be a tremendous fortune.

……

Five Poison Sect, Thunder Pool.

It was surrounded by a layer of interwoven thunder nets, preserving the thunder essence around the Thunder Pool from dispersing.

In the foreground was a swath of pale smoke, and within that smoke, golden yellow electric arcs seemed to be flickering.

This white smoke was formed of thunder essence, which was greatly beneficial for those who hadn’t reached the Master Realm yet; for those who had reached the Master Realm, its effect was minimal.

An Jing walked towards the front.

The Thousand-year-old Black Boa, crafted from the Living Puppet Technique, had already lost all its vitality, coiling around like a piece of wood on the mountainside, and unless one witnessed it firsthand, it was nearly impossible for anyone to discover the Thousand-year-old Black Boa.

The thousand-year-old black boa was without qi mechanism, which brought many advantages, one of which was that it could pass through the thunder nets over the cliffs and enter the Thunder Pool.

Of course, An Jing did not know this naturally; these were all things Lou Xiangzhen had told him.

“This Thunder Pool of the Five Poison Sect is really a great place.”

Qiu Lun squinted as he looked at the white smoke, “It is said that the first-time cultivation here can equal several years of hard training.”

Bai Zhi nodded repeatedly beside him, also feeling somewhat reassured.

Although he had not been able to marry the stunningly beautiful Dai Ling and become a son-in-law to Dai Danshu.

But compared to Yan Sheng, he could enter this Thunder Pool for cultivation; just today’s cultivation in this Thunder Pool might take him one step closer to the Human Flower Realm.

Qiu Lun moved to An Jing’s side, smiling cheerily, “I really envy Brother Wu for becoming the swift son-in-law to the Five Poison Young Master, Dai Danshu. Bathing in this Thunder Pool would never be a problem for you in the future.”

Bai Zhi also laughed beside him, “With the help of this Thunder Pool, wouldn’t Brother Wu’s cultivation progress by leaps and bounds every day?”

“Exactly.”

An Jing turned his head to look at Qiu Lun, then revealed his pearly white teeth.

“So you see, you should thank me.”

As Qiu Lun spoke, he suddenly showed a smug expression, “If it weren’t for me letting you, do you think you could have become Dai Danshu’s…”

Just as he was about to continue bragging, he suddenly noticed Bai Zhi’s complexion change drastically, as if he had seen something terrifying, and he kept retreating.

“I… you…”

Due to extreme fear, Bai Zhi’s mouth trembled, and the words he said were disjointed and incoherent.

“What’s wrong with you?”

Qiu Lun, puzzled, looked forward.

With that glance, his heart seemed to clutch.

Within that white smoke emerged a massive python head, with two flesh lumps growing on its sides, flapping ‘plop’, ‘plop’.

And An Jing was underneath that python head, smiling at him.

“You… you!”

Qiu Lun’s mind instantly calmed down, then he exclaimed in shock, “Black Python, could it be you’re the Ghost Swordsman?”

“Brother Qiu, how should I thank you then?”

An Jing watched Qiu Lun with a smile still on his face.

This stout man might not appear rugged on the surface, but he was actually cunning and devious, an unpredictable man, and even An Jing had fallen for this stout man’s strategy.

“Brother Wu… no, Ghost Brother, between us brothers what is there to thank for?”

Qiu Lun said earnestly, “You cultivate first, and I will just guard you from the side.”

As he spoke, Qiu Lun hurriedly moved towards the outside of the Thunder Pool; although he appeared calm as a still lake, inside he was extremely nervous, wishing he could fly out of this Thunder Pool in an instant.

This Ghost Swordsman was a lawless figure, daring even to kill a great true person from the Zhenyi Sect.

“Qiu Fatty, where are you going.”

An Jing leapt up, instantly arriving in front of Qiu Lun.

“Plop!”

Qiu Lun directly knelt down, crying and shouting while he hugged An Jing’s legs, “Ghost Brother, I sincerely regard you as a brother. Do you really have to strike me down?”

An Jing was slightly taken aback, not expecting a master of the Human Flower Realm would shamelessly cling to his legs.

Bai Zhi was also dumbfounded at the side; where was Qiu Lun’s majesty from earlier? Now he looked just like a lowly butcher from the marketplace.

Knowing he was no match for An Jing, it seemed Qiu Lun didn’t even have the courage to make a move.

“Alright, alright, I’ve got it, you can get up.”

An Jing waved his hand, as he never really intended to do much to this Qiu Fatty.

After all, this man was a son of the Pingyang Marquis; killing him would definitely provoke Pingyang Marquis’s revenge, which would be a big trouble.

“I knew brother wouldn’t really want to strike me down.”

Hearing this, Qiu Lun quickly scrambled up, ingratiatingly saying, “Ghost Brother, you are really powerful, managing to remain undetected by anyone.”

An Jing glanced at Qiu Lun, “Enough talk, you two guard me from the side. If you dare to run, you should know how fast my sword is, right?”

“We know, we know,” Bai Zhi nodded immediately like a pecking chicken.

A person’s reputation, a tree’s shadow.

Today, who in the Great Yan Martial World did not know the infamous name of the Ghost Swordsman?

One of the six great Sword Immortals of heaven.

How could Bai Zhi not be afraid?

Qiu Lun’s expression became serious, vowing, “Rest assured, with both of us here, even Feng Lingyue won’t be able to enter.”

Lou Xiangzhen had informed An Jing that Feng Lingyue was an ancestor of the Five Poison Sect, with cultivation at the Second Qi Realm, and if encountered, An Jing should remember to be careful.

Thinking of this, An Jing’s heart stirred, knowing that his time was urgent and he needed to hasten the transformation of the Thousand-year-old Black Python into the Black Flood Dragon.

“Hiss—!”

Then, An Jing controlled the Black Flood Dragon and charged towards the white smoke ahead.

“Zap!” “Zap!”

The white smoke surged with electric arcs, continually striking the body of the Thousand-year-old Black Python.

For an exotic beast as ferocious as the Thousand-year-old Black Python, the intensity of this impact was like droplets of rain hitting its body.

“Swoosh!” “Swoosh!”

The next moment, a powerful suction force emerged from the lower abdomen of the Thousand-year-old Black Python, beginning to absorb the Thunder Essence within the white smoke.

Exotic beasts are unique treasures, naturally endowed, their physical talents far surpassing humans, and they can absorb the nature’s spiritual energy from the world.

Over time, as the exotic beasts grow more powerful, an inner core forms within them, similar to the human dantian.

The white smoke crazily surged towards the inner core of the Thousand-year-old Black Python.

From a distance, Bai Zhi saw this scene and his heart bled.

He should have been joyously sitting there, cultivating and absorbing the Thunder Essence from the elegant air around him, but now he could only watch helplessly as the Thousand-year-old Black Python absorbed it all.

The white smoke, bit by bit, entered the inner core of the Thousand-year-old Black Python and was completely absorbed and refined by it.

An Jing could clearly feel, under the stimulation of the electric arcs, both the inner core and the body of the Thousand-year-old Black Python were strengthening bit by bit.

This strengthening effect was very subtle, but it was better than nothing.

The white smoke was gradually absorbed by the Thousand-year-old Black Python, and the scene ahead gradually became clear to An Jing.

It was a natural pool, ten Zhang in diameter and surrounded by steep mountains, with exquisite patterns on the mountains.

“Crackle and pop!” “Crackle and pop!”

The water in the pool appeared pale yellow, as if streaks of lightning were intermittently visible, seemingly ready to burst forth at any moment with unparalleled power, just the sight of it was enough to make one’s heart jump.

“This is the true appearance of the Thunder Pool.”

Qiu Lun and Bai Zhi both gasped upon seeing the Thunder Pool.

“No wonder Dai Danshu only allowed us to absorb the white smoke on the periphery.”

An Jing looked at the Thunder Pool, his brows furrowing deeply.

The lightning in the Thunder Pool was dense and contained an extremely daunting aura, making even him feel a tingling sensation on his scalp and a chill in his heart.

“Hiss—!”

The forked tongue of the Thousand-year-old Black Python flicked out, then its body moved towards the Thunder Pool.

Just as its enormous body neared the Thunder Pool, the lightning ‘crackle and popped’ upon its flesh, emitting a grating sound.

The Thousand-year-old Black Python, being a Living Puppet, had no breath, no consciousness, and naturally no sense of pain.

An Jing boldly controlled the Thousand-year-old Black Python and ventured into the Thunder Pool.

“Crack!” “Crack!”

The moment the Thousand-year-old Black Python entered the Thunder Pool, lightning burst forth upon its body.

An Jing could feel the streams of Thunder Essence gushing into the body of the Thousand-year-old Black Python, which was visibly strengthening at a rate perceptible to the naked eye.

At the same time, he controlled the inner core of the Thousand-year-old Black Python to absorb the surrounding vigorous and turbulent Thunder Essence.

Centered on the Thousand-year-old Black Python, a vortex of lightning formed, with Thunder Essence wildly converging towards it.

“Hiss—!”

An Jing carefully watched, although the body of the Thousand-year-old Black Python felt no change from pain, it probably would be difficult to transform it into a Jiao due to the severe shock it underwent.

Seeing this, Bai Zhi asked uncertainly, “What is he planning to do…?”

Qiu Lun, watching the Thousand-year-old Black Python submerged in the Thunder Pool and incessantly absorbing the Thunder Essence, solemnly said, “He is preparing to make the Thousand-year-old Black Python undergo the Jiao Transformation.”

“Jiao Transformation?”

Bai Zhi was momentarily stunned, “You mean, transform into a Flood Dragon?”

Flood Dragons, legendary exotic beasts rumored to be able to summon wind and rain, move through the sky, with bodies so tough that even the most unparalleled weapons struggle to harm them in the slightest, ferocious by nature, and brutal, with every appearance of a Flood Dragon heralding a significant calamity.

“Exactly, the Thousand-year-old Black Python transforming into a Jiao, and the Jiao transforming into a True Dragon.”

Qiu Lun patted Bai Zhi’s shoulder, “If today the Thousand-year-old Black Python can successfully undergo the Jiao Transformation, we will gain a memory difficult to forget in a lifetime.”

Hearing Qiu Lun’s words, Bai Zhi’s expression became very solemn, his eyes fixed intently on the Thunder Pool ahead.

The Thunder Essence in the Thunder Pool was not inexhaustible, and although it could regenerate, regenerating Thunder Essence required a great deal of time.

To prevent exhausting the resources, the Five Poison Sect also implemented a time limit for cultivating within the Thunder Pool.

As the inner core of the Thousand-year-old Black Python began to exert force, the Thunder Essence frantically surged, stirring up the entire pool’s Thunder Essence in just a few moments.

Suddenly, anomalies emerged.

Fierce whirlwinds arose around the Thunder Pool, as if intending to uproot this piece of heaven and earth completely.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The wild wind ravaged everything, leaving the ground almost swept clean of debris.

The next instant, the sky darkened.

Within the Thunder Pool, lightning converged to a single point, and then the flashes turned purple, as if something within was trembling.

The lightning in the Thunder Pool continued to gather madly, emitting fluctuations that were nearly destructive.

“Boom!”

This deep sound, carrying a hint of the might of heaven and earth, echoed within the Thunder Pool, and the sound of thunder grew louder and louder.

Purple lightning began to gather at an astonishing rate.

“Hiss—-!”

The body of the Thousand-year-old Black Python twisted.

Then a powerful hissing sound echoed through the skies, stirring all directions as if challenging the grandeur and fierce might of the Thunder Pool.

At this moment, its entire body emitted a captivating black light, its massive head raised high, its gaping maw slightly open, revealing sharp fangs.

Besides the dazzling light emitted from its body, its fore and hind abdomen, as well as its head, flashed with white light, extremely piercing and bright.

Boom!

The purple lightning rolled continuously, then converged in the middle, revealing a fierce visage.

Suddenly, An Jing felt an extremely dangerous sensation.

The lightning in the Thunder Pool contracted sharply, and the next moment, a hair-raising sound of thunder echoed throughout the Pool and even seemed to spread to the surroundings.

Under this thunderous might, the entire earth trembled, and even the surrounding air began to collapse rapidly as if it could not withstand such terrifying might.

Boom!

The Thunder Pool was suddenly torn apart, and a bolt of purple lightning, accompanied by a huge rumbling sound, lashed out at the Thousand-year-old Black Python like a clawed creature.

The purple lightning roared past, tearing the air apart and leaving a long scorched trail.

The incoming purple thunder pierced through as if nothing could stand in its way, carrying a destructive power enough to chill most onlookers to the bone.

The rapidly approaching purple lightning seemed to crush the Thousand-year-old Black Python into dust.

Crackle! Crackle! Crackle!

The purple lightning struck the black body of the Thousand-year-old Black Python, washing over it like rain, and then the blinding light shone brightly, followed by an indescribable shockwave that swept the area.

The entire Thunder Pool began to boil.

At that moment, An Jing felt the body of the Thousand-year-old Black Python relax, its black body emitting wisps of white smoke and a slight burnt smell, seemingly heavily damaged by the purple lightning attack.

Fortunately, the Thousand-year-old Black Python felt no pain.

Meanwhile, the electric arc baptized both the body of the Thousand-year-old Black Python and the inner core in its abdomen.

Bai Zhi and Qiu Lun stood dumbfounded, their hearts trembling uncontrollably.

Meanwhile, An Jing knew that this was just the beginning.

Simultaneously, a large amount of white smoke gathered again in the Thunder Pool, engulfing An Jing, the Thousand-year-old Black Python, Qiu Lun, and Bai Zhi.

Within the white smoke, not only were there flashes of purple light flickering, but they were also dazzlingly bright.

…….

Five Poison Mountain was the main mountain range, with many other peaks nearby, some of which had been developed with Jade Towers and halls built on them, yet several peaks remained uninhabited and deserted.

At this moment, a campfire was slowly burning.

Lou Xiangzhen held a Wine Gourd, sitting by the fire.

Gazing at the radiant flames, his mind drifted to the people far away at the border, and he then took a big swag from the wine gourd.

The ‘wine’ was not spicy because it was just ordinary water.

In his youth, he claimed to drink thousands of strong liquors from all over the world, and in old age, he realized that water bears the deepest affection.

Lou Xiangzhen shook his wine gourd, sighing, “Life is no longer confusing, but I will always be lost.”

“Um….. Elder.”

Tan Yun, seeing Lou Xiangzhen sitting there drinking on his own, hurriedly asked, “…. When is he coming?”

Lou Xiangzhen put away his wine gourd, looking at Tan Yun with interest, “What exactly is your relationship with my grandson?”

From the beginning, this girl had been chattering non-stop beside him, disturbing his peace.

“Grandson?”

Tan Yun had a moment of realization, as if she had suddenly figured it out.

This meant that the Ghost Swordsman was not as old as her master had said, and this elderly man before her was the Ghost Swordsman’s grandfather.

Otherwise, how could the Evil Suppressing Sword be given to someone else?

Lou Xiangzhen saw Tan Yun not speaking, his brows furrowed, he asked, “What? Is there some unspeakable secret?”

If that boy had nothing to do with this girl, he probably wouldn’t have saved her from the Heavenly Sword in the first place.

“Senior… what are you talking about? I have nothing to do with him.”

Tan Yun’s heart bloomed with joy, biting her lips tightly, a blush spread to the base of her neck.

Lou Xiangzhen glanced at Tan Yun and said, “I didn’t do anything.”

“Grandpa, where is he then?”

Tan Yun immediately asked obediently.

“I am not your grandpa.”

Upon hearing this, Lou Xiangzhen shifted his seat, not just anyone could claim him, Lou Xiangzhen, as their grandpa.

Tan Yun quickly said, “If you are his grandpa, then you are my grandpa too, just tell me if you need anything.”

“Heh, that’s not entirely impossible.”

Lou Xiangzhen gave Tan Yun a look, seeming to have understood something, “Grandpa is hungry now, make me something to eat.”

“Grandpa, I still have some dry food here.”

Tan Yun immediately understood and took out the dry food from her small bundle; she wouldn’t eat it anyway, might as well not waste it on this old man.

“Grandpa, are you tired? Let me massage your back.”

Lou Xiangzhen took the dry food, took a bite, and then couldn’t help saying, “Your mouth is as sweet as honey.”

This girl might seem silly at times, but she was cleverly ingratiating herself, thinking he was that boy’s grandpa.

If that boy was really his grandson, it wouldn’t be bad; this girl would then be his granddaughter-in-law.

Wait a second, that boy seemed to have said that he already had a wife, so that makes one more.

And not right, there seemed to be another in the Five Poison Sect; that makes two more.

Thinking this, Lou Xiangzhen couldn’t help but think to himself: This boy is really quite fortunate in love, happier than I was at his age.

“Senior, is this strength okay?”

Tan Yun tried hard to please, putting a lot of effort into winning Lou Xiangzhen’s favor.

“Not bad.”

Lou Xiangzhen said leisurely.

For a moment, he was transported back decades; if he had really agreed back then, perhaps now he would have a house full of children and grandchildren, enjoying the joy of a family.

Yet in this world, there would perhaps be no one called Lou Xiangzhen, the unparalleled Sword Immortal.

Such is life, mystical indeed; one step taken can lead to another kind of life.

Life doesn’t have a redo, and redoing might not even be as good as the present.

“Little girl, I see you also practice swordsmanship?”

Lou Xiangzhen asked with a smile.

“I just practice casually.”

Tan Yun gave a dry laugh.

The Ghost Swordsman is a top-notch Sword Immortal in the world; surely, his grandpa is also an exceptionally skilled Sword Immortal. In front of them, isn’t my Sword Dao insignificant?

“Since you called me grandpa, watch closely; today I’ll teach you a set of swordsmanship that I created myself.”

As Lou Xiangzhen spoke, he then slapped his hand.

“Swoosh!”

The Evil Suppressing Sword flew out, landing in his palm.

Lou Xiangzhen’s body flashed, moving in sync with the swinging Evil Suppressing Sword, his sword movements fast at times, slow at others, elusive and unpredictable.

Tan Yun felt as if she saw blossoms of peach flowers before her, graceful and charming, as if she was suddenly amidst a peach blossom forest.

An illusion!

This was the exquisite part of Lou Xiangzhen’s Sword Intent, the sword movements fast then slow, elusive, even causing auditory hallucinations.

“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!”

“Long hate this body is not my own, when can I forget the hustle, the small boat from here departs, Jianghu holds my remaining years!”

Lou Xiangzhen picked up the Wine Gourd and then took a big swig, shadows flitted under the moonlight, he danced gracefully, and finally, his swordplay ended flamboyantly.

The moment he grasped the sword, Lou Xiangzhen seemed like a different person.

Indescribable flair, indescribable unrestraint.

At this moment, Tan Yun seemed to still be lost in the illusion, unable to extricate herself, her mind constantly filled with falling peach blossom petals.

“How much you can understand depends on your own creation.”

Lou Xiangzhen shook his head, then sat cross-legged, and took out the Holy Essence Gu worm from his bosom.

“You ate my Blood Sun Stones, today you should come out and work for me, right?”

He pointed his finger, and the cocoon of the Holy Essence Gu Worm began to show dense cracks, and at that moment, several strands of Heaven and Earth Spirit Essence drilled out from within it.

Lou Xiangzhen’s eyes shimmered with a hint of sharpness, and he sucked the Heaven and Earth Spirit Essence into his body, then closed his eyes tightly.

…….

Outside the Thunder Pool.

The Five Poison Young Master, Dai Danshu, the elder of the Five Poison Sect Feng Lingyue, the Pingyang Marquis Qiu Heng, Ling Yuanjing, Dai Ling, and others stood on a high platform.

Below them, white smoke crisscrossed, completely obscuring the Thunder Pool, and outside was covered with a dense layer of thunder nets.

“What exactly is happening in here?”

Qiu Heng’s brow was tightly furrowed as he spoke.

He knew Qiu Lun was still inside the Thunder Pool, and his original plan was to let Qiu Lun enhance his cultivation there, but he had not expected such a drastic change this time.

“I’m not sure either.”

Dai Danshu shook his head and looked towards Feng Lingyue, “Uncle Master Feng, what do you think this is?”

Feng Lingyue looked at the white fog below and slowly said, “A huge amount of thunder elements is being mobilized. It’s definitely not something a First Grade can handle.”

With Feng Lingyue saying so, it undoubtedly made everyone present feel even heavier.

It also further affirmed Wu Qiren’s identity.

“This person is that Ghost Swordsman,” Ling Yuanjing sneered coldly. “He really has a big nerve to dare to fake his identity and come to partake in this martial contest for a betrothal.”

Dai Danshu’s satisfaction turned into intense anger, his fingers clenched together, making ‘creak creak’ sounds.

“Let’s wait for this person to come out. Right now, the surrounding thunder nets are dense, and forcefully breaking through will cause the thunder elements to scatter,” Feng Lingyue spoke solemnly at the side.

“Child number two, summon all the masters from our sect here,”

Dai Danshu’s eyes held a hint of cold light, “Ghost Swordsman, today I will have him torn to pieces.”

“Yes.”

One of the masters from the Five Poison Sect clasped his fists and then quickly left.

Qiu Heng’s brows were constantly furrowed, worried about Qiu Lun’s safety, and then he also ordered some of the higher-ups from the Pingyang Guard to come.

Seeing this, Ling Yuanjing thought to himself: Ghost Swordsman, today you cannot escape even if you grow wings.

“Boom! Boom!”

Just then, a thunderous noise erupted.

“What is this!?”

Everyone’s hearts trembled, and they quickly looked downwards.

They could see through the white smoke, a streak of purple lightning, the sound deafening, sending shivers down everyone’s spine.

“No, this is bad!”

Feng Lingyue yelled, “The Ghost Swordsman seems to be absorbing a large amount of thunder elements from the Thunder Pool, causing a convergence of thunder and lightning.”

“What do we do now?”

Dai Danshu asked with a frown.

“There’s no other way but to wait!”

Feng Lingyue shook his head, “If we break the thunder net, the thunder elements gathered in the Thunder Pool will also dissipate, and it will take decades for the thunder net to reform. This means the Thunder Pool can’t be used for decades, and we can’t afford such a loss,”

Hearing this, Dai Danshu’s expression turned even darker.

……..

At the Five Poison Sect’s Thunder Pool.

At this moment, thunder and lightning were continuously gathering, incessantly baptizing the Thousand-year-old Black Boa.

An Jing could distinctly feel the Thousand-year-old Black Boa’s body strengthening, its inner core gradually becoming rounder.

It seemed as if all the thunder elements accumulated over countless years in the Thunder Pool were being pulled together, continually diminishing, but the Black Boa’s transformation into a Black Flood Dragon still seemed a distance away.

This showed that the energy needed for the Thousand-year-old Black Boa’s transformation into a Flood Dragon was immense, and the current thunder elements in the Thunder Pool were simply not sufficient.

“It still seems a bit short.”

An Jing’s brow was tightly locked. If he couldn’t make a Flood Dragon out of the Thousand-year-old Black Boa today, it would be a complete waste of time and effort.

The body of the Thousand-year-old Black Boa was strengthened by soaking in the Thunder Pool, but it was extremely weak at the moment.

As the thunder elements continued to disappear, the color in the Thunder Pool shifted from pale yellow to somewhat transparent.

Just then, a familiar head emerged.

The Thunder Beast!

Seeing that figure, An Jing’s brow slightly furrowed.

Why did this Thunder Beast appear again at this time? It was because of this Thunder Beast that there had been some complications earlier.

“What is this?”

Qiu Lun and Bai Zhi were both extremely astonished; they had never seen a Thunder Beast before.

They could only see the Thunder Beast’s eyes staring greedily and cunningly at the Thousand-year-old Black Python.

“Not good!”

Seeing this, An Jing immediately knew that the Thunder Beast must have been waiting for the Thousand-year-old Black Python’s transformation to fail in order to snatch its inner core.

“Swoosh! Swoosh!”

The next moment, the Thunder Beast transformed into a streak of black light and charged towards the Thousand-year-old Black Python.

“What audacity!”

An Jing shouted loudly and then stepped forward, pointing his finger toward the Thunder Beast.

“Chirp! Chirp!”

The Thunder Beast let out a strange cry and then opened its gaping mouth.

“Bang!”

An Jing pointed his finger at the Thunder Beast’s body, causing it to crash heavily into the Thunder Pool.

The Thunder Beast did not give up but instead continued to charge crazily towards the Thousand-year-old Black Python.

A Thousand-year-old Black Python’s inner core was an extremely tempting prize for it, and it thought that by swallowing the inner core and hiding at the bottom of the Thunder Pool, the humans would have no way to handle it.

“Since you’re seeking death, don’t blame me!”

An Jing leaped forward, sword in hand.

A stream of sharp Sword Qi surged out, rushing towards the Thunder Beast.

The speed of the Thunder Beast was incredibly fast, especially since it had lived in the Thunder Pool for hundreds of years.

“Puff!” “Puff!”

The Thunder Beast’s body continuously dodged, almost avoiding all of An Jing’s Sword Qi.

“Swoosh!”

Suddenly, a silent streak of Sword Qi struck fiercely on the body of the Thunder Beast.

The Thunder Beast instantly felt pain, its blood spurting out, emitting a piercing screech.

The scalding blood dripped into the Thunder Pool, immediately darkening its color a few shades.

“A Thunder Beast, huh?”

Seeing this, An Jing slightly narrowed his eyes.

His Inner Strength gathered, and a sharp sword shadow hovered in his palm.

Sword Control Technique!

The sword shadow moved incredibly fast, piercing through the dark blackness like a beam of light.

Although the Thunder Beast was also an Exotic Beast, its strength was only at the level of the Heavenly Flower Realm; it was bred by the Thunder Pool and had a lifespan of around five hundred years, and it had just passed its juvenile period.

As the sword shadow fell into the Thunder Pool, it caused a tremendous uproar.

“Puff!”

The sword shadow directly pierced through the body of the Thunder Beast.

Blood immediately spurted out, splashing all over the Thunder Pool.

Suddenly, the nearly silent Thunder Pool began to boil even more fiercely, like water coming to a boil.

“Boom!”

The Thousand-year-old Black Python swam over and then swallowed the corpse of the Thunder Beast and its inner core in one gulp.

“Boom!”

Immediately, both the Thousand-year-old Black Python and the Thunder Pool were intertwined with flashes of lightning, the booming sounds gathering in the ear, causing Bai Zhi and Qiu Lun’s eardrums to ache.

The area seemed to tremble, and the Thunder Pool also shook violently.

The boiling Thunder Pool flashed with astonishing thunder light, and the Thunder Essence even turned into purple thunderbolts, rushing into the body of the Thousand-year-old Black Python.

“Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!”

The aura of the Thousand-year-old Black Python reached a peak in an instant, and as it moved, its black skin began to shed.

What followed were black scales that flickered with a cold light, seemingly indestructible.

At the same time, an overwhelming pressure emanated from the body of the Thousand-year-old Black Python.

“This… this…”

Seeing this scene, Bai Zhi was so astonished that he was at a loss for words.

……..

PS: Stupid author, really not a thing, not updating early, no need to scold, I’ve done it for you all.