Chapter 1669: The Tarsal Maggot Seeks to Be Shot and Killed, Face Supports BeiBei to Return Home

The bowstring twanged with a startling hum.

A ripple of black and crimson spread outwards from the entire square of GuiZhe Holy Mountain, captivating everyone's attention.

"So sudden!"

"Why did CangSheng DaDi make a move?"

"What's wrong with the Five Domains again? Is it SiFuTu City? Has Shen returned?"

It was no longer a secret that CangSheng DaDi had fired several arrows at SiFuTu City earlier.

Now, everyone knew he was closely watching "GuiMenGuan, ShenChengShen," who was also one of the Ten Venerable Seats.

However, the feeling of this arrow, and CangSheng DaDi's gaze, seemed not to be aimed at a distant target.

On the contrary, it was right before their eyes!

"Chua!"

In his "YiShiDuLi" state, Xu XiaoShou merely tilted his head slightly, a smile playing on his lips as he made an onomatopoeic sound.

The arrow from the Evil Sin Bow indeed created a similar sound as it grazed his ear, lifting his hair high before sweeping past him.

"A bit cool..."

Xu XiaoShou felt quite good about himself.

Unfortunately, no one could notice this scene, as everyone had forgotten themselves.

Naturally, the "9999" passive points that this head tilt could bring could only exist in his imagination.

"Boom!"

Just as it grazed past, the arrow suddenly exploded.

High in the sky, a black and crimson domain of Evil Sin power, covering a thousand li, abruptly unfurled, with serpentine streams of power writhing within it.

It looked as if it was searching for something.

But to no avail.

Xu XiaoShou, who had swiftly appeared on the square with "YiBuDengTian," displayed a hint of surprise. His combat reaction speed was so high that he could calmly walk away after making his grand entrance.

And in his heart, he naturally had more thoughts about this arrow.

Indeed, AiCangSheng could sense "anomalies," but he couldn't "notice" the source of the anomaly - "My dear, you still forgot me after all."

So, this arrow was just a test.

Unfortunately, the level of "YiShiDuLi" was extremely high. No matter how AiCangSheng searched with his Evil Sin power, as long as Xu XiaoShou maintained "YiShiDuLi" and moved fast enough, he wouldn't be found...

Just as his thoughts flitted through his mind, Xu XiaoShou abruptly saw AiCangSheng, seated in a wheelchair on the steps, glance in his direction.

"Target locked, passive points: 1."

As the information bar popped up, Xu XiaoShou's expression immediately changed.

"He can see me?"

If his initial appearance, and AiCangSheng locking onto his general position, was a coincidence, it was also inevitable.

After all, he had entered the God's Remains from this very spot, and with the Ten Venerable Seats preparing for over half a month, it was understandable that they might discover him.

Now he had teleported to the square, and AiCangSheng could still roughly track his gaze.

This was very telling.

Was his sense of smell perhaps too keen?

"No, not smell, nor intuition, it's his... eyes!"

For the first time, Xu XiaoShou noticed AiCangSheng's eyes up close.

The "DaDaoZhiYan" (Eyes of the Great Dao) was something he had heard of long ago.

Back when he was in the Eight Palaces, pulled by an arrow from the Evil Sin Bow, Xu XiaoShou's mind had once soared to GuiZhe Holy Mountain from afar.

But at that time, he understood nothing. Even if he noticed those eyes, he couldn't discern the profundity within them.

Now, recalling it...

Not only was the ability of AiCangSheng's arrow to attract people's minds extremely special,

The path this person walked was entirely different from the tear-eyed pupils he had seen before.

They were controlled by the tear-eyed pupils.

He, however, controlled the tear-eyed pupils, merely using them to assist his primary cultivation path!

Looking across, AiCangSheng's eyes now flowed with vibrant light, with rich Dao rhythm circulating within them.

Among countless Dao principle auras, Xu XiaoShou acutely captured two fleeting, familiar traces.

"The Dao of Space, and the Dao of Oblivion!"

In an instant, Xu XiaoShou understood how AiCangSheng had located him.

The "DaDaoZhiYan" didn't see him directly, nor did it detect the beginning and end of "YiBuDengTian."

Instead, it saw the transition in the new space he occupied after using "YiBuDengTian," from "empty" to "occupied."

The change in the state of space caused fluctuations in the spatial Dao principles. Even if these fluctuations were minuscule, infinitely close to zero in the eyes of outsiders.

Spatial profoundness could sense it - Xu XiaoShou knew there was a change.

The "DaDaoZhiYan," this type of tear-eyed pupil that directly peered into the essence of the Great Dao, could also perceive it without needing to deeply comprehend spatial rules - AiCangSheng also knew there was a change.

"This is why he's so focused!"

But looking over, his gaze still lacked focus, which meant "YiShiDuLi" was at play... uh, working.

So, the question arises again: "YiShiDuLi" is still active, how did AiCangSheng perceive his approximate location?

"It's the 'Dao of Oblivion'!"

Xu XiaoShou quickly thought of something.

He had only mastered "YiShiDuLi," not comprehended the Dao of Oblivion, let alone the Dao Disk of Oblivion.

Therefore, before this, he didn't know that activating "YiShiDuLi" caused fluctuations in the Dao of Oblivion in the surrounding space.

Or rather, even if there were, these fluctuations were very small.

So small that even people like DaoQiongCang and SuiYin, who were strong in mind and combat power but whose comprehension of the Dao of Oblivion didn't reach the level of profoundness or super-Dao transformation, couldn't detect them.

The Ten Venerable Seats and Ancestral Gods couldn't master this Dao, indicating that those who could master it in this world were probably few and far between, or even nonexistent.

But the "DaDaoZhiYan" could!

It's still the same phrase, "no need to master, can see," and that's enough.

For an archer, a pair of sharp eyes that can find weaknesses can increase combat power by at least fifty percent!

And using others as a mirror, Xu XiaoShou also saw from AiCangSheng's eyes that his "YiShiDuLi" was not beyond the Heavenly Dao of this world.

As expected, it merely touched upon a certain Dao rule, deepening the power of this Dao to an "extreme"!

"This is quite reasonable."

Xu XiaoShou quickly calmed his emotions.

Having cultivated until now, he was also exploring the root of the passive system's power. So far, everything could be rationalized by the three words "same Dao."

"Hum!"

On the other side, the Evil Sin Bow was drawn taut again.

AiCangSheng had no idea that someone was standing there, let alone what "rationalizations" he was thinking.

He firmly believed what his eyes saw.

For thirty years, he had observed GuiZhe Holy Mountain, and any slight irrationality that appeared should be eradicated.

Essentially, even AiCangSheng himself didn't know who he was going to eradicate, or the reason why he had to shoot down this irrationality.

But purely by the intuition of a Ten Venerable Seat, he knew he had to act.

As early as thirty years ago, he had come into contact with the power of oblivion...

During his years as one of the Three Emperors, he had also experienced the abilities of DaoQiongCang and the various Saint Emperors on the Heavenly Ladder...

Taking a step back, unless he was acting like a flamboyant old Daoist, there was no way that gathering so many people in the square today to discuss "whether Elder Yu was fishing" could be established from the source.

Then...

Something that was subjectively incomprehensible.

Looking at it from the side, the only conclusion that could be drawn was:

"The enemy has arrived!"

AiCangSheng looked around, finding no anomaly.

He again locked onto the anomaly, which was still in place, in the very spot his "DaDaoZhiYan" couldn't quite see.

Who was it?

What spiritual technique?

Perhaps in the eyes of the various Half-Saints of the Five Domains, there were still "invincible" spiritual techniques, abilities, or combinations, such as AiCangSheng and the Evil Sin Bow.

But for AiCangSheng himself, there was no such thing as true "invincibility" in this world. If there were, it only meant the observer was a frog in a well.

Just like now!

When the Evil Sin Bow was drawn taut, aimed at the cool shade beneath the main body of the JiuJiGui, almost everyone in the square went mad.

"CangSheng DaDi?"

BeiBei, who was still chatting, suddenly jolted, springing up and drawing her Imperial Sword. She didn't understand why this 'little friend' was suddenly aiming at her.

"AiCangSheng?"

JiuJi ShenShi was even more terrified.

Her main body was right there, so enormous that it obscured more than half the square.

If this arrow was fired, even if it was slightly off, wouldn't half of her main body be shattered?

The most crucial question was...

For no reason, why shoot at me?

Is there something wrong with me, or something wrong with you, 'little friend' AiCangSheng?

"Hall Master Ai, what are you doing?"

"CangSheng DaDi, absolutely not!"

"Stop! Xiao Ai! You can't shoot wildly here, can't we just stop discussing Elder Yu?"

Elder Fang, Elder Zhong, QinDuan, QiuGu, and even others from the Holy Divine Palace and other external forces, all cried out "no," then, like greased lightning, they fled faster than anyone else.

Who was responsible for the last incident with the mountain protection formation?

AiCangSheng!

Who was responsible for the last time the Holy Ring Hall was shattered?

AiCangSheng!

Who killed the previous Hall Master of the Holy Divine Palace?

Still AiCangSheng!

He even forcefully shot down obstacles like Elder Yu in front of everyone, and directly shot DaoXuanJi to death before the myriad eyes of the Holy Mountain!

This fellow, who followed summons but not declarations, usually didn't talk much. But when he truly decided to act, whether he was crazy or had his own thoughts...

He had been practicing one thing his whole life:

If the arrow is on the string, I will fire!

"Boom!"

The various Saints in the square scattered like birds and beasts.

And as expected, no sooner had they moved their butts, AiCangSheng completely disregarded the occasion...

"Bang!!!"

This second arrow, in front of everyone, fiercely pierced towards the ancestral tree, JiuJiGui.

"Are you insane?"

ZhongYuanZi, with his explosive hair, flashed out of the sky, and the spatial Dao Diagram beneath his feet instantly unfolded.

His reaction was incredibly fast.

Fast enough to instantly determine that with JiuJi ShenShi's trash combat awareness, she wouldn't be able to react to this arrow and move her main body.

"Go!"

The void space shifted.

AiCangSheng's arrow had barely touched JiuJiGui's main body when a thunderous explosion erupted in the sky a thousand li away.

This time, space and Dao principles collapsed inward, and the power of Evil Sin surged and exploded, clearly an arrow fired with the intent to kill everyone in one shot.

"Why!"

After transferring the attack, ZhongYuanZi, still terrified, let go of JiuJi ShenShi's spirit body and, ignoring her grateful gaze, questioned the wheelchair on the steps.

AiCangSheng narrowed his eyes, not responding.

Everyone stared at him, the gazes of over a dozen Half-Saints falling upon him, yet he felt no pressure.

After three breaths of contemplation, he remotely waved a hand at ZhongYuanZi:

"Don't interfere."

In an instant, everyone felt a chill down their spines.

The possibility of AiCangSheng suddenly having a fit was small. So it seemed it could only be...

Danger?

"The one we've been waiting for has arrived."

From his wheelchair, AiCangSheng finished his sentence and wasted no more words, drawing his Evil Sin Bow again.

The target he aimed at for the third time was, surprisingly, still JiuJiGui!

"Ai..."

JiuJi ShenShi retreated repeatedly, her headpiece swaying, and her noble face showed clear panic.

Am I your enemy, 'little friend' AiCangSheng?

Why do you keep aiming at me?

"Where is the person?"

"Where is the enemy?"

The Half-Saint QiuGu roared hoarsely, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He had heard the story of AiCangSheng killing DaoXuanJi, but that was just a story. Seeing this madman go insane today, he realized that the world was vast and full of wonders.

Suddenly clinging to a baseless belief, then shooting whoever he wanted?

If he acted like this, wouldn't it mean that in the future, if anyone opposed his orders, he could just pull out the Evil Sin Bow, declare "the enemy has arrived," and shoot them dead?

"Unreasonable!"

"This is simply unreasonable!"

QiuGu waved his hands repeatedly, looking at Elder Zhong of the ten-person discussion group and JiuJi ShenShi, "Everyone, I suggest temporarily stripping AiCangSheng of his Hall Master authority. His being Hall Master is completely child's play..."

His voice abruptly stopped.

With a sizzle, QiuGu's body suddenly tensed, and sweat broke out on his palms and soles.

He whipped his head around, only to see AiCangSheng aiming the Evil Sin Bow at him!

"CangSheng DaDi?"

"Wait, wait..."

A burst of blood light immediately flashed from QiuGu's body. As he frantically fled using his blood escape, he loudly begged for mercy:

"I was wrong!"

"I have no suggestion!"

"Stop, please don't shoot me... Damn it, I said stop!"

Boom!!!

Like a silver vase suddenly shattering, the string hummed with a thunderous shock.

Xu XiaoShou's pupils constricted. As he clung like a maggot to that unknown half-saint miscellaneous soldier, he gained new insights into the notion that "all Ten Venerable Seats are madmen."

Seriously killing?

I'm just following behind him. This is clearly one of "your own people" you invited to deal with me, and you're shooting him too?

The arrow from the Evil Sin Bow disappeared from the distant sky, crossed space, and reappeared, impaling QiuGu's back.

"Golden Kingdom!"

Half-Saint QiuGu's body suddenly shone with golden light.

Suddenly, space split, and an illusory golden kingdom unfolded around him, where invisible spirit bodies chanted, praising the Heavenly Dragon.

"Heavenly Dragon Protection!"

With a roar, the Golden Kingdom around QiuGu was instantly shattered by the Evil Sin Bow's arrow.

But inside, nine Heavenly Dragons materialized, emerging instantly and transforming into golden protective light, shielding QiuGu's body, which was sent flying uncontrollably.

"Aoo—"

The huge heads of the nine dragons bit down on the arrow tip, yet they were pushed along by this tiny arrow.

A thousand li, ten thousand li, thirty thousand li, fifty thousand li...

From the center of this world, it pushed past the old site of YuJing City, all the way to the far south of another world.

"Boom—"

An earth-shattering explosion echoed in the sky.

Beneath GuiZhe Holy Mountain, countless spirit refiners looked up, their eyes filled with shock.

They saw the nine dragons shattered by a single arrow, and QiuGu, with his golden body and saint bones, shot to pieces, falling into the shattered currents and disappearing without a trace.

"What happened?"

The people below the mountain were all startled.

Was it a sudden Half-Saint battle? Had someone attacked the Holy Mountain?

No, that's not right!

Wasn't QiuGu, the Old Ancestor of the Qiu family with the golden body and saint bones, an external aid invited by the Holy Mountain before, to deal with someone?

Why were they fighting among themselves?

FengZhongZui, holding the mother mirror of the Dao-imparting mirror, suddenly stood up. After taking a picture of this scene, a joyful expression appeared on his face:

"It's here!"

"After waiting so long, the great battle is finally about to begin... Wait, hold on!"

He was about to activate the mother mirror to transmit these images to the Feng family in the Southern Domain, to show them to the world, but he suddenly stopped, a hesitant look on his face.

That's not right.

What I'm waiting for seems to be the battle of ancient sword cultivators.

How could it be a holy war between CangSheng DaDi, an archer, and Qiu family's Old Ancestor, a spirit refiner?

"What am I waiting for?"

After more than half a month of waiting for prey, FengZhongZui suddenly lost his goal, feeling that his logic for the past half month's actions was like sleepwalking, without purpose!

FengZhongZui was not the only one without purpose; there were countless other spirit refiners waiting below the Holy Mountain, wanting to witness the "unfathomable."

Including the mountain guards and Half-Saints on and around the Holy Mountain, all of them thought that CangSheng DaDi had gone mad.

Suddenly, he attacked his own people.

Other than the possibility of being possessed, there was no way CangSheng DaDi was using the Evil Sin Bow to shoot someone even his "DaDaoZhiYan" couldn't see, right?

"AiCangSheng!"

BeiBei walked out, carrying her Imperial Sword.

Ancient sword cultivators were just that direct. Although she was a bit confused now, CangSheng DaDi's actions were definitely wrong!

Even if he really was shooting an invisible enemy...

If that enemy kept following their own people, would AiCangSheng have to shoot them one by one?

How was that different from being used?

Killing with a borrowed knife, AiCangSheng willingly became that knife, how was that different from betraying the Holy Mountain?

"What on earth are you..."

BeiBei's words hadn't even fully escaped her lips.

Suddenly, CangSheng DaDi, in his wheelchair, drew his Evil Sin Bow, turning to aim at her.

"Eh?"

BeiBei tilted her head.

Suddenly, her small face turned as white as paper.

Wait, wait, wait!

No, no!

What happened? Why did I step out?

What's going on now? This isn't right, no, no, something's very wrong... I'm wrong!

BeiBei was terrified.

Yes, only those aimed at by that bow would know what it meant to be "I was so ignorant of my own limitations."

Only then would they understand the "great terror" that arises in one's emotions when facing death.

"I have a dying wish!"

In a life-or-death situation, BeiBei's little head spun rapidly. With a high raised hand, she screamed in panic: "CangSheng DaDi, please let me speak, I have many dying wishes!"

AiCangSheng didn't immediately fire the arrow this time.

He indeed saw that the invisible enemy, whose heart was no less cunning than that flamboyant old Taoist, was clearly using him.

But...

Where was he?

The person, or not a person, where was he?

AiCangSheng pushed his "DaDaoZhiYan" to its limit, blood vessels even appearing in his eyes, but he could only discern the person's location, having instantly moved from a distance to behind BeiBei.

Taller than BeiBei, about the height of that flamboyant old Taoist...

Not large in stature, should be considered well-proportioned...

But this information was as good as useless - completely unhelpful!

"Right, thirty thousand li instantly, he's spatial-attributed?"

Spatial attribute, only Ye XiaoTian could suppress the fluctuations of instant movement to such a small degree, right?

Then again, the information just now was actually somewhat useful, Ye XiaoTian isn't that tall...

HuangQuan?

Right, there's also HuangQuan, who also has spatial attributes.

But he's not a Profound meaning, he can't achieve instant movement without fluctuations; he can only suppress the natural fluctuations of space after settling down.

KongYuHen?

He's back?

But KongYuHen isn't the type to mess with people, and he has no enmity with the Holy Divine Palace...

Moreover, if KongYuHen teleports, the "GuJinWangYouLou" (Ancient and Modern Sorrowless Tower) must follow.

AiCangSheng swept a glance, his "DaDaoZhiYan" didn't spot the "GuJinWangYouLou" within the Central Domain.

"...I haven't even been to the Buried Sword Tomb."

"And the Sword Tower. Does the Sword Tower really have the Sword God's inheritance? When you figure it out, tell the Imperial Sword too..."

Not far away, BeiBei was still rambling on with her "dying wishes," casually making things up to stall for time while racking her brains for a way out.

To no avail.

AiCangSheng's bow was still aimed at her, not listening to a single word: "Squat down!"

BeiBei didn't think twice, grabbing her Imperial Sword and quickly squatting like a radish. Her little white dress puffed up.

The spatial fluctuations behind her also lowered a notch...

AiCangSheng looked thoughtful.

"Stand up!"

BeiBei quickly stood up, her small face flushing as she glimpsed the hesitant gazes around her.

The spatial fluctuations rose back up... AiCangSheng still stared at her: "One step to the left."

BeiBei plopped to the left.

"To the right!"

BeiBei threw herself to the right.

"One step back! Quick!"

This time, the spatial fluctuations swiftly "retreated" backward by about two body lengths of a normal adult male.

BeiBei didn't move.

BeiBei lowered her head.

Biting her lower lip tightly, her small face filled with humiliation, BeiBei suddenly raised her head with hateful eyes, her entire face flushed with indignation:

"AiCangSheng, are you teasing a puppy?!"

The entire scene fell silent.

Everyone stifled their laughter.

They all knew that in such a serious setting, one shouldn't laugh, but CangSheng DaDi and BeiBei were putting on such a show...

They really couldn't hold it in!

They were really about to burst out laughing!

"Pfft!"

A sound of uncontrollable laughter came from somewhere, clearly heard by everyone, yet no one paid attention to it.

AiCangSheng lowered the Evil Sin Bow and let out a long sigh.

He heard the laughter, he noticed the "ghost" behind BeiBei, and no one present paid attention to it; they were all blind.

"AiCangSheng, I need an explanation!"

BeiBei raised her Imperial Sword high, her sword intent surging wildly, as if she was about to go on a killing spree in the next second.

She really wanted to kill someone.

If there wasn't a good explanation for this situation today, she, BeiBei, would have no face to stay on GuiZhe Holy Mountain.

AiCangSheng sighed: "Behind you, there's 'someone'."

"Ya ha ha!"

BeiBei turned around to look, then burst into uncontrollable laughter. She suddenly grabbed her Imperial Sword and was about to rush out and smash the wheelchair.

Wait!

She suddenly tripped over herself, almost falling headfirst on flat ground.

When she turned around just now, she did see a very tall figure; what she glimpsed seemed like a "chest"?

She swept her gaze around, and everyone on GuiZhe Holy Mountain was staring at her...

At her back!

All of them looked horrified, as if seeing something!

"No... no way..."

BeiBei's small mouth slightly parted, her body stiff. She slowly twisted her head back around.

"Whoosh, liftoff!"

A funny voice suddenly came from above her head.

BeiBei's head hadn't fully turned yet, but she felt the flesh on her cheeks being pushed together, her eyes squeezed out of shape.

In the next instant, her neck hurt, and her feet left the ground.

Air brushed downwards past her sides and behind her. She was being held by the head, taking off on the spot!

The square grew smaller...

The Holy Ring Hall grew smaller...

AiCangSheng in his wheelchair grew smaller...

Only in her distorted vision, that annoying face kept enlarging in her mind, from unfamiliar, to familiar, to etched into her memory!

Who is he?

Wait! I know him! Xu XiaoShou?!

BeiBei, forced to pout, her eyes blazing fiercely, stared intently at this hateful fellow. Xu XiaoShou, meanwhile, held his hostage's head, soaring high into the sky, smiling down at the crowd below:

"Long time no see, friends on and around the Holy Mountain, did you miss me?"

"Suspected, passive points: 9999."

"I sure missed you guys like hell!"

"Stared at in horror, passive points: 9999."