Stop it, Taoist, Your Fight almost Ruins the DAO!

Muyang County.

Zhen'an Department.

A handsome and valiant man dressed in red was sitting in the seat of honor, watching a beautiful dancer gracefully perform below.

Suddenly, a demon wind swept through, blowing the already flimsy garments of the beautiful dancer into the air, and a short, stout Daoist suddenly appeared in the middle of the hall.

Seeing the fat Daoist appear, Hu Bugui was not startled but delighted.

"Uncle Master, you've finally arrived."

The short, stout Daoist laughed heartily, pulled over two beauties, strutted to a seat on the lower left, reached under the skirt of one of the beauties with his large hand, and while acting mischievously said,

"Upon receiving the secret message from my nephew, I set off at once."

"That hypocrite Zhu Buqun wants us to take the blame and desires to monopolize the souls of many cultivators to refine blood soul pills. He thinks he can fob us off with the souls of ordinary people, treating us like beggars."

"This time we're going to make him lose everything."

"Vital blood, souls, we will take them all~" The short, stout Daoist clenched his fist and rapped it on the table, at which point the beauty beside him had already slumped into his arms.

"But you, nephew, are really something, to actually earn the trust of that old thief Zhu and turn his own scheme against him."

Hu Bugui laughed heartily, saluted the short, stout Daoist with his hands and said, "Uncle Master, you flatter me too much. That old thief Zhu has gone mad for his stupid son, and if he can bait those brainless cultivators with Muyang County as a lure, why can't we fish for that old kid Zhu?"

"With Uncle Master's dramatic escape, our success is almost assured this time. With the assistance of the great formation, coupled with your strength, Uncle Master, this time we will surely reap the greatest benefits."

"When the time comes, we'll split the gains, half each."

With these words,

The short, stout Daoist and Hu Bugui couldn't help but exchange a knowing smile.

This round, settled.

The area around Muyang County's Zhen'an Department had already been enveloped by their grand Blood Sea Buddha Execution Formation, with Hu Bugui and Zhu Buqun each controlling the core of the formation. Anyone without the corresponding token would be completely suppressed by the formation and be restricted within the space.

The formation, long in the making, was also the source of Zhu Buqun's confidence in scheming against many cultivators.

It was supervised and constructed by cultivators skilled in formations, under the command of Zhu Buqun and Hu Bugui.

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"What? Muyang County's Zhen'an Department has now fallen, and Zhu Buqun, the town governor of Wujang Prefecture, in collaboration with the Infernal Demon Sect, has opened a trap to kill the many cultivators currently in Wujang Prefecture, as well as the innocent civilians of Muyang County?"

Yi Chen widened his eyes in disbelief as he looked at the deranged monk Kong Xiang beside him.

While they were in the midst of enjoying roasted fish, the deranged monk suddenly covertly communicated to him to go somewhere with him.

After arriving at a hidden location outside Wujang Prefecture, Kong Xiang actually revealed an earth-shattering secret to him.

"Taoist Yi, you need not be surprised, this is absolutely the truth," said an elderly man with sprightly energy and gray hair.

This person was Ma Tianyuan, the family head of the Ma family in Wujang Prefecture.

"Zhu Buqun has gone mad. Over the years, he has been in cahoots with the first Saint Heir of the Infernal Demon Sect. He provided him with conveniences and care, while Hu Bugui secretly collected souls nearby on his behalf. The two, through mutual need, have colluded in disgraceful complicity, resulting in many innocent people, including some cultivators, dying at their hands without cause."

"Before, they were a bit more restrained, a bit reserved, but this time they've completely lost their minds."

"They're looking to cause a major earthquake in Wujang Prefecture."

"However, Wujang Prefecture isn't just Zhu Buqun's alone; it belongs to all of us. Zhu Buqun's actions are so perverse that even some in-the-know members of his own clan can't stand it anymore, completely disregarding family interests."

"The news this time was revealed by someone close within his clan. I regret that I cannot disclose this person's name."

The waters run too deep, oh how profound.

"So why are you telling me this news? What are your intentions?" Yi Chen asked Ma Tianyuan with furrowed brows.

Wujang Prefecture has always been known as half Ma's and half Zhu's, but because Zhu Buqun held a high position in Wujang Prefecture's Peacekeeping Department and was also the number one expert there, the Zhu family has actually been suppressing the Ma family for decades.

Nevertheless, the head of the Ma family, Ma Tianyuan, always played the quail, yielding on matters that were not core interests. Outsiders mocked him as a dry bone in the grave, not expecting him to be so deeply scheming, to have buried such a deep mole and uncovered such secrets.

"After being subservient for decades, he seizes the opportunity to flip the Zhu family in Wujang Prefecture upside down," Yi Chen thought to himself.

He couldn't help but feel a mix of admiration and caution for the silver-haired old man before him.

This is no dry bone in the grave, this is clearly a tiger in the tomb.

"That madman Zhu Buqun, his son targeted by Yin Manor, is destined to die sooner or later. For the sake of innocent people who died and for the current citizens of Muyang County, he dares to commit such outrage. I wish I could devour his flesh," the old man lamented.

"However, the Zhu family is, after all, a branch of Da Yue's nine major families. Without conclusieve evidence, we cannot bring him down, so we must catch the thief with goods in hand."

"Zhu Buqun that brute is nothing but relying on the Formation he laid out. Years ago, I had a fortunate encounter and obtained a superior-grade Pure Yang Formation Breaking Amulet, which requires the power of a True Person Realm expert to activate. The Formation they laid out can be broken in the snap of a finger upon using the Pure Yang Formation Breaking Amulet," the old man continued.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"I've even contacted the nearby Chiyan Army's leader, and he will lie in ambush not far away. As soon as the Pure Yang Formation Breaking Amulet is used, we will join forces and strike."

"Daoist can rest assured that I have planned this for a long time, and it is bound to be foolproof," said the steely Ma Tianyuan, his voice laden with a murderous intent.

"If Daoist agrees to my request, I can tell you all I know about Yin Manor," Ma Tianyuan continued.

These words stirred up waves in Yi Chen's heart.

Yin Manor.

This Sword of Damocles hanging over Yi Chen's head, he heard about it once again from another person's mouth.

It maxed out his curiosity.

But at the moment Yi Chen didn't immediately agree; he still had his doubts.

"I have two concerns. First, what is your relationship with Family Head Ma, and why do you want to help him? And why choose me?" Yi Chen turned and asked the frenzied monk.

Without understanding this matter, Yi Chen would not agree to the Family Head's request.

"Naturally, there's nothing I cannot tell others. Before I became a monk... my surname was Ma. Family Head Ma Tianyuan was my uncle before I left home. Choosing Daoist was because you possess peerless Pure Yang strength and the capabilities of the True Person Realm," Master Kong Xiang said, palms pressed together.

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"Secondly, what is the strength of the Chiyan Army leader?"

"The commander has already reached the seventh level of the True Person Realm and has a life-debt relationship with me. He is the strongest expert of the Jiangbei Circuit military department."

"If Daoist agrees, I can start by telling you one piece of intelligence about Yin Manor and additionally gift you with a Longevity Pill, which upon consumption can extend your life by twenty years."