Longevity from Liao Zhai

Chapter 177 The Ninth Rank of Taoism
"Zhou Ping, what's wrong with you?" Yan Yi asked curiously.

Zhou Ping's pupils slowly condensed: "Nothing?"

Yan Yi didn't ask any more questions. She just wanted to find Uncle Lame as soon as possible.

If they had found Uncle Lame earlier and removed the demon seed from his body, perhaps they could have saved Uncle Lame's life.

But if Uncle Lame were found by the government, he would surely be killed without a burial place.

The Great Wei has zero tolerance for the evil cult, and many righteous people also take it as their responsibility to kill the evil cult.

Yan Yi remembered her purpose and asked anxiously, "Zhou Ping, do you know where Uncle Lame is?"

Zhou Ping did not answer this question, but asked: "What if they know? Tell you, and then others go and kill him?"

Yan Yi waved her hands hastily: "I have discussed this with my father. As long as we quickly remove the demon seed from him, Uncle Lame may still be saved."

Zhou Ping was slightly stunned: "I also heard what Uncle Bo said at that time. Uncle Bo meant that your father harmed him. Do you think your father wanted to help Uncle Bo?"

"My father won't harm Uncle Lame."

"They have a very good relationship as brothers, and for many years, Uncle Lame has been in charge of the account office of the Yan Family Escort Agency, and my father rarely manages it."

"So Uncle Lame must have lost his mind because of Uncle Lame."

Yan Yi said this with a solemn oath. She believed that her father did not harm Uncle Lame.

Zhou Ping was silent. He didn't expect Yan Yi to be so easy to deceive. "I don't know where Uncle Lame is. He hasn't looked for me."

Yan Yi bit her lip, her eyes slightly red: "Zhou Ping, I know that Uncle Bo likes you very much. I once thought that he didn't get close to me because of you!"

Zhou Ping immediately sneered and said, "Have you ever thought that the reason he doesn't get close to you is because he knows that your father harmed him."

Yan Yi was stunned. She had never thought of this.

"I don't know where Uncle Lame is. You can ask someone else." Zhou Ping waved his hand and left. He was annoyed!
It’s not just because of Uncle Lame’s demon seed, but also because of his own demon seed.

Wang Cheng’s attitude is very clear. As long as demons appear somewhere, Qianzhou City will send experts to wipe out the demons.

Zhou Ping was a little worried that his demon species would be exposed.

However, Zhou Ping's situation is somewhat different from Uncle Lame's. Although he has a demon seed, he is suppressed by the Buddhist sacred artifact.

Zhou Ping will not completely become a demon!

Zhou Ping left Yanyi and walked in Qinghe County late at night. He wandered around, not looking for Uncle Bo, but waiting for Uncle Bo to find him.

Sure enough, around the hour of Chou, Uncle Lame appeared in front of Zhou Ping.

Uncle Lame no longer had a crippled leg, his limbs were strong and intact. Not only that, Uncle Lame was also in good spirits.

Sure enough, once people have a goal, they will be in much better spirits.

Uncle Lame no longer looks like an old man, but a strong and healthy man.

However, Zhou Ping could still feel the demonic energy slowly rising and falling from Uncle Lame.

Uncle Lame's eyes are half gentle and half violent.

"Zhou Ping, I need your help." Uncle Lame said lightly.

Zhou Ping clenched his palms, and a vajra appeared in his hand, which he then threw to Uncle Lame.

Although Uncle Bo was somewhat surprised, it was not much. There was no need for him to talk so much with Zhou Ping. Even though he knew that Zhou Ping had the storage jade, Uncle Bo did not covet it. Instead, he was very relieved.

Uncle Lame caught the vajra, which is a first-class Buddhist item with amazing power.

The Buddha's power of the vajra can suppress the evil spirit in Uncle Lame.

Of course, Uncle Bo came to Zhou Ping not for the Vajra. Zhou Ping also knew that Uncle Bo
"If Xiaoyanzi was my daughter, I would definitely marry her to you," said Uncle Lame.

Zhou Ping heard something unusual in Uncle Lame's tone.

What do you mean Xiaoyanzi is my daughter and I will marry her to you? Haven't you always treated her as your daughter?
Uncle Lame has always treated Yan Yi as his daughter. No matter whether Yan Yi is the daughter of the Yan family master or the Demon Lord, the feeling of raising her is indelible.

Zhou Ping knew that Uncle Bo had developed a possessive desire for Yan Yi.

This result is exactly what Suzaku wants, the ending he wants to see!

Zhou Ping knew that this was the influence of the demon on Uncle Lame.

"Uncle Bo, what do you need me to do?" Zhou Ping asked. He knew that Uncle Bo did not come to him for the vajra, and Zhou Ping gave Uncle Bo the vajra purely out of concern for his mental state.

Zhou Ping knew that it was impossible to make Uncle Lame let go of his hatred.

Not to mention him, if it were Zhou Ping himself, he would not let the head of the Yan family go easily.

"The person who attacked me was extremely fast. He should be the one who attacked me nineteen years ago."

"Although I didn't see his face, I recognized his extremely fast speed."

"I can kill him, but I can't deal with my brother and him at the same time."

Uncle Lame explained why he was there.

Zhou Ping nodded: "Could this fast person be Li Jin?"

Uncle Lame's eyes lit up, and then he nodded: "It's probably this person! This person is the one that Senior Brother asked to kill me. He should have been the one who attacked me nineteen years ago."

"This man's weapon is a trident, but the trident is not his most powerful weapon."

"This guy's greatest strength is his speed. His speed is faster than mine. If it weren't for the demon's regeneration ability, I would have been killed by him."

"But he still has a secret technique. Once it is activated, the speed becomes even faster. I can't see it clearly at all."

Uncle Cripple was terrified when he thought of Li Jin's speed. If it weren't for his ability to regenerate, he might have died.

Zhou Ping nodded. He didn't expect that Uncle Bo's demon seed had the ability to regenerate.

The demon species originally has no attributes; it changes according to the thoughts of the first host.

Uncle Lame’s legs are broken, and he wants to regenerate his broken limbs, so the ability of the demon species is regeneration.

The previous owner of Zhou Ping's demon seed liked to spy on other people's secrets, so the power of the demon seed is to devour souls and then take away other people's memories.

The lake monster species that Zhou Ping had seen before, its owner made a living by catching fish, so he developed the ability to control fish.

"Leave Li Jin to me." Zhou Ping finished speaking, and added: "I will do my best to hold him back. If he threatens my life, I will escape."

Uncle Lame smiled faintly: "I believe you!"

In fact, Uncle Lame was not sure about Zhou Ping. He knew that Zhou Ping’s strength might be similar to his demonized self.

But Li Jin was too fast, and Zhou Ping had no regeneration ability. If Li Jin cut his neck, it would be the end.

Although Zhou Ping spoke very cautiously, he would run away if his life was in danger.

But it was Zhou Ping's cautious words that made Uncle Bo extremely confident in him!

Uncle Lame taught Zhou Ping: Don’t tell others your true strength, even those closest to you.

Uncle Lame never asked Zhou Ping what his level of cultivation was.

When Zhou Ping came into this world, he had two or three good friends and a good teacher.

Now that this good teacher wanted revenge, Zhou Ping naturally had no reason to hide. No matter how strong Li Jin was, Zhou Ping would compete with him.

Uncle Lame might be able to kill Li Jin and the head of the Yan family alone, but it would be difficult for him to deal with two people, and he might be killed in return.

"When?"

"Tomorrow night, mass grave."

Yan Family Escort Agency.

"Zhou Ping, Scar, brother Li Jin wants to have a fight between you two, what do you think?" The head of the Yan family summoned Zhou Ping and Scar.

The reason is simple: Li Jin wants to save his face.

Last time at the Jiaofang Division, Li Jin was suppressed by Zhou Ping and Dao Ba, and Li Jin was very angry. Zhou Ping didn't want to show his strength because he wanted to help Uncle Bo hold back Li Jin.

But thinking of being able to investigate Li Jin's strength, Zhou Ping agreed.

"What's wrong with that? Maybe after a fight, I can reach the seventh rank." Scar said, holding the purple gold hammer and pinching his nose.

Scar disliked Li Jin. This guy had a pale face and looked sinister.

The trident in Li Jin's hand flashed, he snorted coldly while holding the paper fan, and then looked at Zhou Ping.

Compared to the reckless man Daoba, Li Jin wanted to fight Zhou Ping more. However, Li Jin felt that Zhou Ping would not be his opponent!
Only when Zhou Ping and Scar join forces can they fight against me.

"Okay." Zhou Ping drew his sword.

Li Jin chuckled, and the two tridents rubbed against each other, producing sparks.

"Dad, why are you still thinking about arranging a fight? Shouldn't we go find Uncle Lame?" Yan Yi said angrily. She searched for Uncle Lame in Qinghe County all night but couldn't find any trace of him.

The head of the Yan family said: "Letting them practice martial arts is also for your lame uncle. Even if we find him, he is in a demonic state, and it will be difficult for us to remove the demon seed from him."

"We need more combat power," Yan Jia explained.

When Yan Yi heard what the head of the Yan family said, she was stunned for a moment and then said nothing more.

Yan Yi had seen Uncle Lame's demonic state. Given his state at that time, neither she nor the head of the Yan family was likely to be his opponent.

"Boys, let's start." Li Jin took off his long gown, revealing the tight clothes underneath.

Li Jin's clothes only stick to his body, and there is a breastplate on his chest. Overall, he looks very capable.

"Zhou Ping, I'll go first." Scar didn't care about anything else and rushed forward with the purple gold hammer. He knew Zhou Ping would support him.

Li Jin sneered and disappeared from the spot the next moment.

Scar only saw a shadow and then lost his target.

"On the left." Zhou Ping said.

Scar swung the hammer to the left without thinking.

Zhou Ping said inwardly: So fast!
Li Jin was so fast that if Zhou Ping hadn't opened his perception range, he wouldn't have been able to see Li Jin.

Zhou Ping's eyes could not sense Li Jin at all, but within his perception range, Zhou Ping could still capture Li Jin.

"Snapped."

The hammer and the trident collided, and Li Jin was knocked away by the blow.

However, Li Jin used the force of the tree to push against it, and the next moment he used the rebound force to reach Zhou Ping.

Li Jin was too fast and Scar had no time to return to defend.

"Zhou Ping!"

Scar and Yan Yi shouted at the same time.

The head of the Yan family narrowed his eyes, wanting to see how Zhou Ping would respond.

Zhou Ping drew his sword and wielded the Xuanwu Island Technique, blocking Li Jin's several attacks in an instant.

The Xuanwu Island Technique focuses on defense.

“So that’s how it is. I remember this set of swordsmanship was given to my junior brother by a warrior he killed. It’s called Xuanwu Island Technique and it focuses on defense. I didn’t expect that he actually passed it on to Zhou Ping.” Patriarch Yan said, touching his chin.

Although it was only a few moves, the head of the Yan family could see that Zhou Ping's lower body was very stable and his swordsmanship was very refined.

Li Jin felt a little aggrieved. He didn't expect Zhou Ping to be so impenetrable.

Immediately afterwards, Scar successfully returned to defense and he became entangled with Li Jin.

Zhou Ping took the opportunity to leave the battle group, and then used object control skills to control Li Jin's actions.

But this time Li Jin was prepared, and his random object control skills could not play any big role.

Zhou Ping wanted to control Li Jin to stay where he was, but Li Jin's body still moved. At the same time, Zhou Ping felt a backlash.

"Is the action of force mutual?" Zhou Ping suddenly had a flash of enlightenment.

Zhou Ping had always controlled inanimate objects, so he didn't feel this power.

However, when Zhou Ping wanted to control people, he could feel that when people were out of control and broke free from him, he would also feel the backlash from the power.

Zhou Ping took advantage of this moment of enlightenment and continued to use his object control skills on Li Jin.

Although the object control technique could not control Li Jin, it made Li Jin's speed less smooth.

Half an hour passed and the three of them were already sweating profusely.

"Damn it, boys, let me show you my real speed." Li Jin was a little annoyed. For an assassin like him, this kind of protracted battle is the most annoying.

Zhou Ping and Scar became more and more courageous as the battle went on.

Li Jin has already figured out the strength of these two people.

For Scar, it's all about brute force. Once you get hit by him, you'll either die or be injured.

Zhou Ping is much more difficult to deal with. He is smart, has steady swordsmanship, and can control objects.

Zhou Ping is stronger than Scar!

Li Jin was about to use his secret technique to defeat the two men.

Li Jin's secret technique has a price. Once activated, it will double the speed, but it can only last for one stick of incense.

After one stick of incense, Li Jin will lose his combat effectiveness for an hour.

Therefore, Li Jin was unwilling to use his secret technique unless it was absolutely necessary.

"Brother Li, forget it. These are my two little brothers. As an elder, how can you use your secret technique on them?" The head of the Yan family saw that Li Jin was serious.

Zhou Ping's mind was stirred. Secret technique?
The three men separated. There was still fighting intent in Li Jin's eyes, but since the head of the Yan family had already spoken, it was not appropriate for him to continue fighting.

Zhou Ping put away his sword, his mind still on the recoil force of his object control technique.

"Forces are reciprocal."

"It's like yin and yang. Where there is yin, there is yang, and where there is yang, there is yin."

As Zhou Ping was thinking about this, he suddenly heard a sound of breaking inside his body.

The ninth level of Taoism!

Because Zhou Ping studied runes and comprehended Taoism, he reached the tenth level in Taoism.

Today, thanks to the art of controlling objects, my cultivation level has improved again.

As his cultivation level improved, Zhou Ping could feel that he could carry more spiritual energy.

Warriors are at the seventh rank, Taoists are at the ninth rank, Confucians are at the eighth rank, and Buddhists are at the eighth rank.

The amount of spiritual energy in Zhou Ping's body at this moment is comparable to that of the sixth grade!
In addition, Zhou Ping's perception range increased again, 450 feet! Zhou Ping's perception range increased by another 50 feet.

And it's not just the range that has been improved. Zhou Ping clearly feels that he can perceive objects within his perception range more clearly.

It was like low-definition before, but now it's high-definition.

Zhou Ping sensed a person in the sensing range. This person was Uncle Lame.

A dagger shot out from Uncle Lame's hand and shot towards the head of the Yan family.

The head of the Yan family easily grasped the dagger, on which there was a piece of paper.

"Dad, what's wrong?" Yan Yi hurriedly looked at where Uncle Bo was and flew out, but Uncle Bo had already left.

Zhou Ping knew that this was Uncle Lame challenging him to a fight.

(End of this chapter)