CH 113

Chapter 113: Where Are You Going? Can You Take Me With You?

At the same time Taowu spoke, Taotie shook its head, walked over and viciously glared at Bian Zhonghua. In that instant, Taotie joined the confrontation.

Between Heaven and Earth, two Fierce Beasts blocked the path of Bian Zhonghua and Immortal Lord Zhenwu. As the yellow sand rose into the air, an exceedingly dangerous situation was bound to explode.

Bian Zhonghua slowly shifted his gaze from Taowu to Taotie, only to say to State Master Li afterwards: “Immortal Lord Zhenwu, go see how much Lin Baihu is injured. I’ll take care of the situation here.”

Immortal Lord Zhenwu sighed and said to Bian Zhonghua: “Lord Bian, you’re not what you used to be. Your third soul has just returned, but you have lost your Neidan. I’m afraid that you’re no longer able to deal with the Fierce Beasts….”

Bian Zhonghua simply smiled, as he simultaneously settled his gaze into the distance. Under an imposing twisted ancient tree, Qi Ci was sitting beside the injured Lin Baihu, seriously bandaging his wounds.

Bian Zhonghua withdrew his gaze and said with a smile: “Yes, nothing is what it used to be…..”

Immortal Lord Zhenwu, who had long been prepared for a fierce battle against the Beasts, took a deep breath and said: “Lord Bian, don’t worry. In order to bring peace to the land under Heaven, this old man swears loyalty to you until death!”

“Loyalty until death?” Bian Zhonghua said: “Immortal Lord Zhenwu really has a deep understanding of righteousness.”

“Are you done with your whining yet?” Taotie impatiently gnashed its teeth dripping with dirty blood, interrupting the conversation between Bian Zhonghua and Immortal Lord Zhenwu.

“Taotie, don’t get impatient.” Taowu laughed. “Listen very well to their grandiloquent words. After all, the prettier their conversation is, the more miserably they’ll cry afterwards.”

Immortal Lord Zhenwu’s eyes flashed with anger as his entire body flooded with black Qi. Right when he was about to transform into the Spirit Beast, the ‘Black Tortoise’, Bian Zhonghua suddenly reached out his hand to press down Immortal Lord Zhenwu’s shoulder to stop him.

Immortal Lord Zhenwu was so stunned by this gesture that he glanced sideways at Bian Zhonghua, who said with a smile: “I understand Immortal Lord Zhenwu’s determination for the sake of the world. However, the time for Immortal Lord Zhenwu to have to die has not yet come, so I ask you to step aside to rest for a bit.”

Unexpectedly, Bian Zhonghua still planned to deal with the Fierce Beasts on his own. At that, Immortal Lord Zhenwu opened his mouth to advise him: “Lord Bian, but you…..”

Bian Zhonghua interrupted Immortal Lord Zhenwu’s words with a wide grin and said: “Yes, yes, I lost my Neidan. But, does Immortal Lord Zhenwu still remember exactly why I lost my Neidan?”

Immortal Lord Zhenwu froze, but then turned his head to look at Qi Ci, who stood in the distance, and seemed to have suddenly remembered something. Surprised, Immortal Lord Zhenwu blurted out: “Could this….?”

Immortal Lord Zhenwu had an epiphany and became lost as if caught in a trance, just to reveal a look of disbelief right after. Immortal Lord Zhenwu then raised his head to look at Bian Zhonghua, but was met with Bian Zhonghua’s calm and determined countenance. Only then did Immortal Lord Zhenwu stop wavering in entanglement. “Be careful,” Immortal Lord Zhenwu said, and then leapt back to where Qi Ci and Lin Baihu were staying.

Taotie at first wanted to stop Immortal Lord Zhenwu from leaving, but just before it could even make a move, it heard Bian Zhonghua say: “It’s me you want to crush and eat, isn’t it? In that case, why don’t you come to me first?”

Taotie retracted its beast claws and sneered: “Well then. None of you will be able to run away anyway.”

Bian Zhonghua looked at Taotie as if he were bewildered and said: “I’m confused. Even when I was missing my third soul you weren’t able to take my life, so what gives you the confidence that you’ll be able to do any harm to me when my third soul has already returned to my body?”

Taotie was exasperated with shame. In an instant, putrid blood gushed out of Taotie’s mouth as it rushed towards Bian Zhonghua.

Bian Zhonghua didn’t panic at any time. On the contrary, he jumped to avoid the attack and landed on a large stone. Then, his right hand rushed into the air which rippled like water. These ripples overflowed with light, and when the light finished swirling in the air, the hilt of a sword appeared.

Bian Zhonghua held the hilt of the sword and pulled it slowly. Then, the thin blade of a glowing sword appeared from the ripples produced in the air.

Suddenly, a long tail just like an iron whip swung out and wrapped Bian Zhonghua’s right hand tightly, blocking his movements.

Bian Zhonghua narrowed his eyes and looked coldly at Taowu.

Taowu sneered: “Demon Emperor Zhonghua, don’t forget about me.”

Bian Zhonghua said: “Naturally I haven’t forgotten you. I just didn’t think you would be in such a hurry to die.”

Taowu’s tail suddenly tensed and twisted brutally, breaking Bian Zhonghua’s wrist. Bian Zhonghua’s hand thus hung helplessly on his arm, while the glowing sword disappeared into thin air.

Feeling the pain of the broken wrist, Bian Zhonghua frowned.

In the distance, Qi Ci jumped up with the intention of rushing towards Bian Zhonghua, but Immortal Lord Zhenwu stopped him.

“Demon Emperor Zhonghua, you should know by now that without the protection of the Neidan, you are left with only a frail mortal body,” Taowu said.

Bian Zhonghua exhaled and waited for the pain coming from his wrist to ease a bit before saying: “You’ve been sealed for thousands of years, and yet, the only thing you know about me is that my Neidan has been destroyed? However, there’s something you seem to still not be able to figure out. Let me ask you something, do you even know why my Neidan was destroyed?”

Taowu froze.

The Four Fierce Beasts were the most ruthless and brutal beasts in the world. But when Bian Zhonghua sealed them, he didn’t exert much effort.

With that being the case, what could possibly cause Bian Zhonghua’s Neidan to be destroyed?

“Why are you wasting your time with him?! He must be bluffing!!! Tie him up, don’t let him hide and watch me swallow him in one bite!” Taotie roared in anger and pounced on Bian Zhonghua.

Taowu came back to its senses, and annoyed with itself for being so careless, wrapped Bian Zhonghua tightly with his tail so that he could neither move nor dodge.

Taotie’s bloody mouth was only a few meters away from Bian Zhonghua. Qi Ci, in the distance, was so nervous that upon seeing Bian Zhonghua fall into such a situation, he couldn’t help but shout in terror: “Bian Zhonghua!!!”

Bian Zhonghua fiercely turned his head to look at Qi Ci. However, as soon as their eyes met, Bian Zhonghua was swallowed up by Taotie.

For a moment, it seemed as if the whole world had gone silent. Qi Ci threw himself to the ground in devastation, with his mind completely blank.

Immediately, Qi Ci felt as if he was suffocating, at the same time his body shuddered in fright. Qi Ci, gripped by shock, was unable to stop shaking, and all he could feel was a burning heat growing in his chest.

If Qi Ci had looked down, he would have noticed that there was a golden light pouring out of his chest.

At the same time, a golden light also shone from inside Taotie’s mouth. The only difference was that this golden light was mixed with a silver light.

From one moment to the next, Taotie’s expression went from perplexity to fear!

Taotie was about to open its mouth, but it was too late, since a long sword had pierced its upper jaw and its head!

Taotie howled and vomited putrid blood as his body writhed in pain. At that moment, a miasmic Qi came out of Taotie’s body, which gradually disappeared until it took the form of a yellow paper amulet.

Inside the blinding miasmic Qi, the figure of a person could be faintly seen.

That person bent down to pick up the yellow paper amulet from the ground and then turned to look at Taowu.

When Taowu saw this event, he cried out with wide eyes, “How is this possible!”

Bian Zhonghua pressed his palms together and then spread them apart. From between his palms, a thin-bladed sword glowing with a golden and silver light appeared. With cold eyes, Bian Zhonghua grasped the hilt of the sword.

“Could it be that your Neidan wasn’t destroyed after all? No! That’s not your Neidan! What’s inside you?!!!” Taowu was able to detect something unusual and roared.

Without having the intention to respond, Bian Zhonghua grabbed the hilt of the sword and mercilessly waved it towards Taowu, causing the Fierce Beast to experience a sudden chill.

For a moment, the sky seemed to fall and the earth seemed to tear and tremble, causing the rolling stones to fall.

Qi Ci was still kneeling on the ground, frightened. But this fright was for Bian Zhonghua’s safety. All of a sudden, Qi Ci saw a miasma and a black mist overflowing into the distance, making it impossible for him to see what was happening there.

“Bian—Bian Zhonghua!” Qi Ci snapped out of his trance, stood up, stumbled, and was about to rush towards the black miasma mist.

However, as soon as Qi Ci took a step forward, he collided against the arms of a person.

When Qi Ci raised his head, he met with Bian Zhonghua’s face, who was smiling so gently at him.

“Little Gongzi, where are you going? Can you take me with you?”