CHAPTER 418: CHAPTER 418: JUST APPEARED AND ALREADY GOT WRITTEN OFF

Lu Zheng collected the Jade Token, and Shen Ying also withdrew the array within the courtyard, causing dozens of peach trees to return to their origins and transform into seeds.

However, to be cautious, Shen Ying didn’t retrieve the seeds but left them underground in the courtyard. He stirred the roots of the old peach tree through the soil, restoring the courtyard’s surface as if there hadn’t been a battle.

At this moment, Yuan Jing suddenly opened his eyes, the True Qi within him circulated throughout his body, and he exhaled a wisp of black gas.

"This healing medicine is very effective, sister-in-law. That Jade Ginseng is a few hundred years old; hasn’t it gained essence?" Yuan Jing asked with surprise.

"It’s said to be five hundred years old," Lu Zheng replied and shook his head, "It hasn’t gained essence."

Yuan Jing praised, "What a spiritual medicine, and sister-in-law can even integrate it into ordinary healing medicines to enhance their potency, akin to a Miracle Elixir. Sister-in-law’s medical skill is truly exceptional!"

Lu Zheng laughed heartily, "You flatter me, you flatter me, it’s not that great!"

Shen Ying was listening with a smile, suddenly his eyes flashed as he looked south, "They’re coming."

Lu Zheng’s eyes brightened, "They come well!"

Yuan Jing drew his long sword with a backhand, casually brandishing a sword flower, exhaling with force, "I won’t be careless this time!"

Lu Zheng, "..."

Shen Ying, "..."

In the next moment, the sky was covered by a black cloud, spreading several miles, rushing from the south.

"Whoever took my Treasure Pot, return it quickly, or I will extract your souls and refine your spirits, making you never reincarnate!"

A hoarse voice echoed in everyone’s ears.

With the first word, the three could only see patches of black clouds emerging, but by the time the last word was spoken, the black cloud was already hovering above Taohua Village.

A figure suddenly appeared in the center of Taohua Village’s front courtyard, eerie ghostly qi permeated the village, forming substantial black gas.

Black Wheel King!

Lu Zheng raised his eyebrows, realizing the origin of this name.

Because behind this Ghost King, a black wheel with a five-foot diameter was suspended in mid-air, rotating counterclockwise, emitting a "crack, crack" sound.

And the Black Wheel King in front of them, nearly ten feet tall, donned a black cloak that obscured what lay beneath, with thin black smoke seeping out.

"Two Daoists, one Earth God." The Black Wheel King chuckled, raising his hand.

In the next moment, his figure paused, then retreated rapidly, attempting to leave.

"Since you’re here, don’t leave." A calm voice descended from the sky.

The black cloud wasn’t high, but over a hundred feet, and the voice was above the black cloud.

In the next moment, the black cloud in the sky was suddenly pierced open, and a White Cloud Great Hand Seal, three feet square, descended from above, pressing slowly towards the Black Wheel King.

"White Cloud Great Hand Seal!"

"White Cloud Temple!"

The Black Wheel King let out a low roar, and the black wheel behind him shot up into the sky, spinning rapidly, slicing towards the White Cloud Great Hand Seal.

"Zii——"

Although the White Cloud Great Hand Seal formed by white cloud appeared soft and ethereal, seemingly insubstantial.

Yet, when sliced rapidly by the black wheel, it surprisingly didn’t shatter but was obstructed, slightly pushed back by the momentum of the black wheel.

In the next moment, the obstructed White Cloud Great Hand Seal lightly trembled, its five fingers closed, unexpectedly capturing the black wheel within its grip.

"Open!"

The Black Wheel King’s aura surged, a stream of black smoke roared upward, merging into the black wheel.

"Hua——"

The black wheel’s aura surged, shattering the White Cloud Great Hand Seal.

In the next moment, the black wheel burst out from the fragmented white cloud, rushing up through the opening in the black cloud just pierced.

"Ding!"

A light sound came from above, accompanied by Daoist Mingzhang’s calm voice, "Your Dharma Artifact is decent; did you kill a monk and refine their Treasure Wheel into a Ghost Artifact?"

"Mind your own business!"

The Black Wheel King growled, then beckoned, and the black wheel flew back behind him, "Daoists of the White Cloud Temple, why leave White Cloud Mountain and come to Lingbei Dao, Yizhou Prefecture?"

"Where I go needn’t be announced to you."

Daoist Mingzhang slowly descended from the sky on a white cloud, carrying Liu Qingyan on the cloud.

Looking down, he flicked the duster in his hand, casting a Flying Cloud Evil-breaking Curse downwards.

The Black Wheel King stretched both hands, gathering endless black smoke to block the spell.

"Return my Treasure Pot, and I’ll leave Yizhou, or I’ll turn Yizhou upside down!" the Black Wheel King coldly declared, "You can’t detain me."

Daoist Mingzhang said calmly, "I can’t detain you, but I’m not alone here."

"What?"

In the next moment, dozens of peach trees suddenly grew from underground in the courtyard, flourishing instantly, and an endless haze of peach blossoms enveloped the estate.

Meanwhile, Lu Zheng and Yuan Jing immediately acted, casting Flying Cloud Evil-breaking Curse and True Cloud Curse freely into the fray.

"Such audacity!"

The Black Wheel King roared fiercely, "Do you think mere Peach Blossom Evil Qi can trap me?"

However, before the Black Wheel King could erupt, Daoist Mingzhang formed another hand seal, coalescing into a White Cloud Great Hand Seal, pressing downward.

"Break!"

The black wheel shot skyward, with a piercing whistle again entangled with the White Cloud Great Hand Seal.

Simultaneously, the Black Wheel King’s body slightly flickered, his true form remained motionless, while a phantom emerged from the peach grove, directly charging at Shen Ying.

The Black Wheel King clearly saw that Shen Ying held this advantageous terrain, as long as Shen Ying was killed and the Peach Grove Array broken, Daoist Mingzhang certainly couldn’t stop him.

However, everyone could naturally anticipate what the Black Wheel King intended.

Shen Ying deftly retrieved a porcelain bottle, and an endless Peach Blossom Evil instantly surged forth, enveloping the phantom.

Lu Zheng waved his right hand, sending six Red Jade Swords flying to perforate the phantom, sword qi filled the air, slicing the phantom into fragments, which were then completely dissipated by the endless Peach Blossom Evil.

The true form remained, a mere ghostly apparition trying to kill Shen Ying?

"Hua——"

The black wheel’s aura erupted again, shattering the second White Cloud Great Hand Seal, then instead of rushing at Daoist Mingzhang, it spun in midair, heading towards Shen Ying.

Yuan Jing’s eyes flickered, he poised his long sword, prepared to intervene.

"Leave it to me!"

Lu Zheng shouted, then retrieved a Drumming Jar Golden Hammer from the gourd.

"Bang!"

The black wheel was knocked off course, although the Drumming Jar Golden Hammer crafted from fine steel was sliced open a bit.

"My goodness! Powerful!"

A Magical Treasure enhanced by magical power is indeed stronger than a Mortal Item weapon.

But Lu Zheng, who concurrently cultivates Martial Dao Technique, has ample blood and Qi and profound cultivation, also enough to protect Shen Ying from being seized by the Black Wheel King.

And the Black Wheel King only had this single opportunity because the next moment Daoist Mingzhang once again formed a White Cloud Great Hand Seal, pressing it down upon him.

Just like this, with Shen Ying’s assistance from the peach grove, Daoist Mingzhang struck down one White Cloud Great Hand Seal after another, firmly suppressing the Black Wheel King in place, unable to move.

The Black Wheel King’s eruptions were repeatedly thwarted by the combined efforts of the four.

"You Daoist! The origin of my Divine Soul isn’t here. If you compel me too much, don’t blame me for wreaking havoc in Yizhou!"

Daoist Mingzhang snorted coldly, "Even if your origin is restored, that will be decades from now. Whether you can live till then is another question. If you dare cause trouble again, I’ll kill you once more!"

"Are you cultivating a technique for Refining Yang and Returning to Yin? You dare not cultivate in the Underworld, and purposely come to the mortal world, hiding your Divine Soul Origin away?"

Daoist Mingzhang said calmly, "Once I destroy your Ghost Body, you’d better hope your Divine Soul Origin isn’t found by evil Taoists, or a pure Ghost King Yin Soul would be excellent material for refining Dharma Artifacts!"

"Wait, what I meant was..."

"Enough, your words are done, just peacefully die." Daoist Mingzhang smiled slightly, not waiting for the Black Wheel King to continue, simply waving the duster in his hand.

"Supreme Decree, Flowing Cloud Demon Vibration, execute!"