Zhu Xian: Get ten times the talent, the sword opens the gate of heaven

In the pavilion!
The Ghost King and Zhang Xiaofan sat facing each other without saying a word, and strong liquor and delicious food had already been prepared in the pavilion.

Seeing this, Jin Ping'er, who was standing to the side, broke the silence first and said:

"Uncle-Master Ghost King, let me pour you and Xiao Fan some wine."

Having said that, he picked up the wine pot, first poured a large bowl for the Ghost King, and then poured a large bowl for Zhang Xiaofan.

Xiao Fan?

Upon hearing this, the Ghost King gave Jin Ping'er and Zhang Xiaofan a meaningful look, and finally looked at Jin Ping'er, saying:

"You are sensible, intelligent and bold. Madam Sanmiao has truly taken in a good disciple."

Hearing the Ghost King's praise, Jin Ping'er felt no pride, but rather became even more vigilant, and smiled:

"Thank you for the praise, Uncle Ghost King. My master once said that among the Holy Sect, Uncle Ghost King is the strongest and the Ghost King Sect is at its peak."

"Haha..." The Ghost King chuckled and said:
"Since that's the case, why don't you join my Ghost King Sect, Junior Nephew Jin? Then the Ghost King Sect will destroy the righteous path and unify the world. At that time, you will be second only to the emperor and above all others."

"Hehe..." Jin Ping'er smiled and said:

"Uncle Ghost King is joking. If you unify the world, you will be the sect leader, and there will be a vice sect leader named Zhang Xiaofan. How could your junior nephew be second only to one person and above ten thousand others?"

The Ghost King looked at Jin Ping'er with admiration and corrected her:
"Although I am in my prime, I will grow old in a few hundred years. When that time comes, Xiao Fan will become the sect leader, and you will become the vice sect leader. Wouldn't that make you second only to the sect leader?"

"How about joining my Ghost King Sect now?"

Jin Ping'er shook her head and refused:
"Thank you, Uncle Ghost King. Jin Ping'er grew up in the Hehuan Sect since childhood, and my master has been very kind to me. There is no way that I, your nephew, would betray the Hehuan Sect."

Upon hearing this, the Ghost King's face instantly darkened, his deep eyes fixed on Jin Ping'er, and he said in a deep voice:
"Aren't you afraid I'll just kill you right here?"

As he spoke, a terrifying aura erupted from the Ghost King. Looking into the Ghost King's deep gaze and sensing the aura emanating from him, the girl felt as heavy as a mountain, and a sense of fear welled up in her heart.

However, when Jin Ping'er looked at Zhang Xiaofan beside her, she mustered her courage again and said:

"I'm afraid the Ghost King will kill me, but I trust Xiao Fan. I believe that as long as he's here, I won't die."

"Is that so?" The Ghost King looked at Zhang Xiaofan and asked.

"What do you think?"

Zhang Xiaofan tapped the table with his index finger, his sharp, sinister eyes fixed on the Ghost King's deep gaze, and said:
“I have already promised her, so I will definitely protect her. You know I never break my promise.”

Upon hearing this, the Ghost King's expression grew increasingly somber at a visible speed.

This was the second time in eleven years that Zhang Xiaofan had disobeyed him.

The first time was in front of the Heavenly Treasure Vault, in order to protect Lu Xueqi, Lin Jingyu, Faxiang, and Zeng Shushu.

Now, it's all for Jin Ping'er.

This enraged him!
Suddenly, the Ghost King moved swiftly and appeared in front of Jin Ping'er, striking down with his palm.

Upon seeing this, Jin Ping'er instinctively wanted to retreat, but she was willing to take a gamble, so she suppressed her fear and forced herself to stand still.

Suddenly, Jin Ping'er felt a blur before her eyes, and a tall figure instantly appeared in front of her.

Seeing the palm strike so close at hand, Zhang Xiaofan countered with his own palm strike.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the huge shockwave collapsed the entire pavilion, and several wooden stakes were reduced to dust.

The Ghost King felt a tremendous force strike Zhang Xiaofan's palm, causing his body to tremble and almost causing him to stumble backward.

Zhang Xiaofan remained completely still, looking relaxed and carefree.

Upon seeing this, the Ghost King's expression changed, and he was greatly alarmed: The supreme realm... Taiqing?
Suddenly, the Ghost King's solemn face changed instantly, and he burst into laughter:
"Ha ha ha ha……"

After the laughter subsided, the Ghost King stared at Zhang Xiaofan with admiration and said:
“Good son-in-law, I expected you to block this palm strike, which is why I attacked Junior Nephew Jin to force you to make a move.”

"I had heard from Mr. Ghost that you had reached the Taiqing realm, but I didn't believe it. Now that I've seen it, it's true!"

Looking at the Ghost King's face change in an instant, Zhang Xiaofan thought to himself that he was truly cunning and treacherous.

He had clearly intended to kill Jin Ping'er just now, but now that he saw that he had reached the Taiqing realm, his expression changed instantly.

If he hadn't reached the Taiqing realm, I'm afraid the Ghost King would have continued to kill Jin Ping'er.

However, since the other party was Biyao's father, Zhang Xiaofan replied:

"Sect Master, what a brilliant plan."

"Haha..." The Ghost King chuckled, then sat back down on the stone chair and asked:
"Xiao Fan, how much of your strength did you use just now?"

“Perfect!” Zhang Xiaofan replied.

The Ghost King glared and said:
"You've never been honest, you always underestimate your strength. This time, I won't believe you no matter what."

Zhang Xiaofan spread his hands and said calmly:
"If the sect leader doesn't believe me, then there's nothing I can do."

Ghost King: "..."

Jin Ping'er glanced gratefully at Zhang Xiaofan, patted the enormous evil spirit, and breathed a sigh of relief.

The Ghost King definitely used his full strength in that palm strike.

If it hardens, one will likely be half-dead, if not dead.

Moreover, she underestimated the Ghost King's strength. Judging from the strength the Ghost King had just displayed, if Zhang Xiaofan hadn't intervened, even if she wanted to escape, she probably wouldn't have been able to escape the Ghost King's grasp.

It seems the Ghost King has been hiding his true intentions very well.

Previously, the Holy Church believed that the Ghost King and the Poison God were of equal strength, or even slightly weaker.

Looking at it now, it's clear that in just over a decade, the Ghost King's strength has far surpassed that of the Poison God, making him the number one figure in the Holy Sect.

No, there's also Zhang Xiaofan.

In Jin Ping'er's opinion, Zhang Xiaofan is now the number one person in the Holy Sect, and even the Ghost King is probably no match for him.

However, there is one prerequisite: that the Ghost King does not keep any hidden cards.

Moreover, as far as she knew, the Ghost King possessed the extremely powerful Subduing Dragon Cauldron. Furthermore, in the past ten years or so, the Ghost King had captured the ancient divine beasts Kui Niu and Jiutian Xuan Niao, and even recently, he had returned to the Desolate Holy Temple and captured Zhulong.

Within the Holy Sect, no one knew why the Ghost King had captured these ancient divine beasts alive.

However, Jin Ping'er knew that neither the ancient mythical beast Kui Niu nor the Nine Heavens Mystic Bird could be defeated by human power.

Even those at the Taiqing realm cannot defeat these ancient divine beasts; at best, they can only manage a draw.

The Ghost King captured these three ancient divine beasts alive, probably to refine some extremely powerful magical artifact...

Therefore, Jin Ping'er believed that if the Ghost King truly possessed the magical treasures forged from the blood of these three ancient divine beasts, and if he succeeded...

I'm afraid that even Zhang Xiaofan now might not be a match for the Ghost King.

It seems that after returning from this trip, I must inform my master and tell her not to make an enemy of the Ghost King, and that it would be best for her to retire to the north for several hundred years.

Otherwise, if one were to oppose the Ghost King, the only outcome would be the destruction of one's sect and the death of one's people.

(End of this chapter)