Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 227: Luring the Enemy (1800 extra words, asking for monthly passes)

Chapter 227: Chapter 227: Luring the Enemy (1800 extra words, asking for monthly passes)

Roufeng County.

Outside the Mystic Sky Bureau, Zhong Shenxiu had been waiting at a tea stall for several days.

That day, as he was enjoying a plate of pastries, he listened to the server brag as if spouting lotuses, "Honored guest, you weren’t here, but there were five Red Emperor Coins..."

Zhong Shenxiu sipped his tea and smiled without commenting.

Soon after, he saw a man step out from the main entrance of the Mystic Sky Bureau, authoritative and imposing—it was none other than Wang Qiao Ren, whom he had seen the other day. He promptly got up and followed.

Such deliberate action naturally caught Wang Qiao Ren’s attention.

His gaze swept over and landed on ’Su Daoshi.’

With the eyesight of a Divine Power Practitioner, it was clear that this Su Daoshi was still in the Gang Sha Realm and hadn’t even broken through to Yang Gang.

’The death of the Three Sha back then seemed a bit suspicious... And this person has come to Qing State, could it be related to the leak of information?’

Wang Qiao Ren’s mind whirled with thoughts.

Following a whistleblowing letter from Zhong Shenxiu, for some unknown reason, the court immediately sent a team of elite disciples from the Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect to the border under the pretext of investigating the illegal activities of the Black Lotus Sect.

These disciples, mostly highly skilled and awe-inspiring with their divine skills, merely flexed their powers and caused seven of the Black Lotus Sect’s ritual altars to be destroyed.

The main sect was furious and sent him, a spy hidden within the official ranks, to gather information.

Earlier, he had carefully interrogated a minor clerk who had received the intelligence on that particular day in the Mystic Sky Bureau in Roufeng County, scrutinizing the documents over and over again.

It had to be said that their opponent was extremely cautious, leaving not even the slightest trace behind.

But now, he had spotted another clue!

Wang Qiao Ren felt a stir in his heart and followed Zhong Shenxiu out of the county town.

Zhong Shenxiu rode the breeze and flew to a dense forest in the mountains, suddenly turning around, "Senior has been following me all this while; may I know what matters you have?"

"Oh? You can actually see through my escape skill?"

A flash of gold light appeared in the sky, revealing Wang Qiao Ren, who spoke indifferently, "I am a Xuandu Doctor of the court, I have questions for you, and you will stop for me!"

He reached out his hand, and the mountains and vegetation around Zhong Shenxiu suddenly covered in a layer of gold.

Like branches crafted from solid gold, they twisted eerily, turning into countless tentacles trying to capture Zhong Shenxiu.

"I remember now..."

Zhong Shenxiu ran desperately while cursing loudly, "Back in the market, it was just after I caught your eye, and then I was chased by those three; you must be the mastermind behind the scenes, a court Daoist official? I spit on that, you’re likely a spy from the Black Lotus Sect!"

Wang Qiao Ren’s expression darkened, "Since that’s the case, I can’t let you leave."

He emitted a beam of golden light, practicing a divine skill he cultivated named ’Touch Gold’.

Though it could only last a short while, during this time, anything transformed into gold could be manipulated by him.

Even living beings could turn into golden puppet statues.

At that moment, he was ready to directly transform Su Daoshi into a golden statue.

Presumably, there would be enough time before his death to reveal his secrets.

Just then, as a portion of space in front of Zhong Shenxiu distorted and reflected away the golden light.

The figure of the Headless Earl appeared, and with just a flash, arrived behind Wang Qiao Ren, reaching out with cold hands, seemingly wanting to grab his neck.

Snap!

It reached forward, grabbing a scarecrow; the real Wang Qiao Ren had already moved a distance away, "Divine Power Realm? No wonder the Three Sha died... Wait, that’s incorrect, you’re not a cultivator from my Yan Han."

He had just finished exclaiming when his feet were firmly grasped by a pair of hands.

It was Zhang Taiyi, devoid of any expression, who after becoming a soul, could navigate between solid and void, scaling walls and bypassing obstacles as if it was nothing.

The next moment, a layer of gold appeared on Zhang Taiyi’s hands.

His body gradually became substantial, as if being ’squeezed’ out of the earth.

Zhang Taiyi struggled, but his body seemed to become extremely heavy.

Just then, a thick darkness swept in like a tide, eager to engulf Wang Qiao Ren.

Snap!

Where the darkness passed, a scarecrow fell to the ground.

Wang Qiao Ren’s figure flashed, and he soared into the air, charging towards the weakest ’Su Daoshi’!

Among these three enemies, this Gang Sha Realm cultivator was the weakest yet was able to communicate.

Wang Qiao Ren keenly sensed that perhaps, this person was the leader among the three.

With the idea of catching the king first, he flicked his sleeve, creating several gold giants from the mountains, holding back the Headless Earl while he grabbed at Zhong Shenxiu.

As a Divine Power Realm Practitioner, capturing a minor Gang Sha Realm cultivator was definitely easy.

Wang Qiao Ren used mana to form a large hand, about to scoop up the ’ant’ opposite him.

Only then did he notice some changes happening to Su Daoshi, as a layer of stony skin appeared, exuding an ancient and formidable aura.

’What kind of yin evil technique is this?’

Wang Qiao Ren thought, but he didn’t take it seriously, as the mana-powered hand slammed down.

Bang!

The next moment, he saw Su Daoshi raising his fist and gently waving it.

The mana hand instantly disintegrated, a powerful force even rebounded back, causing Wang Qiao Ren to retreat repeatedly: "Such power, is this Divine Power?!"

He screamed, only to find that Su Daoshi was still a Gang Sha Realm cultivator, his face showing an incomprehensible expression.

Zhong Shenxiu gave him a cold look, then leaped violently, soaring into the sky.

"Transmute Stone to Gold Divine Skill!"

Wang Qiao Ren hurriedly scattered golden threads, but when they hit that layer of stony skin, they only chipped off a little.

This meant that the opponent’s petrification was not just a Divine Skill, but its rank was even higher than Transmute Stone to Gold!

’How is this possible?’

Wang Qiao Ren was horrified and received a punch in the face from Zhong Shenxiu.

As a Divine Power Realm Practitioner, his face immediately looked like a dyeworks had exploded on it, and his body plummeted like a cannonball, smashing into the ground and creating a large pit.

Within the pit, there was no sign of Wang Qiao Ren, only a scarecrow.

"Your second Divine Skill, is it a substitution technique? It seems to have a flaw, the distance is very short..."

Zhong Shenxiu nodded affirmatively.

The competition among Divine Power Practitioners not only depends on the level of mana but also on the restraint and solution of Divine Skills.

"You’ve hidden well, but you won’t be able to hold me back, the Black Lotus Sect won’t let you go."

Wang Qiao Ren, seeing the Headless Earl and Zhang Taiyi closing in, had already abandoned his original thoughts.

No matter how arrogant he was, he didn’t think he could take on three alone.

Moreover, that Gang Sha Cultivator was truly very strange.

"You think you can still escape?"

Zhong Shenxiu sighed.

Wang Qiao Ren’s expression suddenly changed, looking at his own hands as they began to rot and dissolve, he said hoarsely, "What is this... am I poisoned?"