Dongxuan Spiritual Realm

Chapter 84 The Battle at the Brothel
Killing the Empty Prince is no easy task.

It's not that he can't beat them; if it comes down to a contest of true combat strength, Xiao Lingyu alone could kill him.

The key is that even if you can't beat him, you can still run away.

Once they enter the Refining Evil stage, they become very difficult to kill, especially those from orthodox Xuanmen sects, such as the Taiyi Palace, which is proficient in the Five Escapes of Xuanmen, or the Yunyang Sect, which has practiced the Fire Dragon Heavenly Escape. Even if they try their best to escape, those in the Refining Qi stage cannot catch them.

Moreover, the Eight Immortals of Ghosts has many disciples.

Cui Wushe alone has six disciples. After removing the Soul-Crossing Prince, Black-Hearted Prince, and Heartbroken Prince who were eliminated by Yang Qisheng, there are still two left who can serve as external support for the Void Prince.

With two against three, Yang Qisheng and Xiao Lingyu were at a disadvantage.

Moreover, if they were to attract Cui Wushe, they would be in grave danger.

Therefore, it is necessary to make arrangements in advance, find a place to set up an ambush, lure the Empty Prince there, and then eliminate him with all our might after he enters the net, and we must also do it quickly.

Yang Qisheng said, "Fellow Daoist, you have chased after him three times, so he must also want to get rid of you as soon as possible. He trapped you with the ghost formation before, but you escaped. He is most likely looking for you now."

We can use Xiao Lingyu to lure Young Master Kongxu over, but we need to carefully consider where to set up the ambush.

Xiao Lingyu thought for a moment and said, "Not far to the northwest of here is Dragon Tree Ridge. It is sparsely populated. I know that a kind of poisonous dragon tree grows there. It is nourished by the blood and flesh of an ancient poisonous dragon and can break evil curses. Before I fainted, I wanted to go there to see if I could get rid of the curse I was under. Why don't we set up an ambush there?"

"Can the dragon fruit break the curse?" Yang Qisheng had heard Huo Yaoguang say that the dragon fruit was highly poisonous, but could help people reattach severed limbs and help aliens transform.

“Dragon fruit won’t work, but dragon tree leaves will,” Xiao Lingyu said. “The curse Li Xunkong used is extremely powerful. I don’t really know if it will work. I can only try it as a last resort. Luckily, I met you, my fellow Daoist, who directly helped me break the curse.”

The two left Wanliu Village and flew together to Longshu Ridge.

It was still dark, and in the darkness, one could see that all the fruits of the poisonous dragon trees had fallen. Standing beneath them, the strangely shaped branches and sparse leaves, along with the dark shadows, resembled vicious poisonous dragons with bared fangs and claws.

Yang Qisheng saw that miasma was surging in many valleys, like a sea of ​​clouds. As the mountain mist blew, the waves surged, which was extremely spectacular.

“This miasma is different from other places.” As a man of the martial world, Yang Qisheng had seen several mountain miasmas, but none could compare to this one. He hadn’t seen it when he came here last time.

Xiao Lingyu seemed quite familiar with this place, even more so than Huo Yaoguang.

It turns out that every three years, a large number of dragon fruits fall to the ground here. After several thunderstorms, they all swell and crack, the pulp rots and seeps into the soil, and is then baked by the sun and moon, forming a very powerful dragon miasma.

These miasmas do not drift aimlessly, but rather move through the valleys and depressions in the mountains as the temperature changes. At the first quarter of each month, they are present on the southeastern sunny side of the mountain, moving very slowly and usually filling many mountain hollows and valleys, remaining there day and night.

Today is the third day of the Lunar New Year, and the miasma is just beginning to appear.

"If the leaves of the Poison Dragon Tree can break the curse, can this miasma do the same?" Yang Qisheng asked Xiao Lingyu.

"Maybe."

Xiao Lingyu wasn't entirely sure either; time was of the essence, and she didn't have time to study it carefully.

The two chose a secluded mountain valley. Yang Qisheng set up the Five Elements Qimen Formation, while Xiao Lingyu set up the Yunyang Sect's Fire Dragon Heaven Escape Formation within that framework.

The formation was completed, and dawn was breaking. Xiao Lingyu, having been injured, was sweating and exhausted.

Originally, she was supposed to lure the Empty Prince over, but now she seemed to be struggling, so Yang Qisheng told her to rest there and volunteered to take on the task himself.

"Do you have something special that Li Xunkong could tell at a glance that it's yours?"

Xiao Lingyu took off a jade hairpin from her head: "This Clear Spring Cold Hairpin is a magic weapon that I made myself. I have been nurturing it with me for many years. It can be used to extinguish fire. Li Xunkong is very familiar with it and can recognize it at a glance."

She taught Yang Qisheng how to use the hair ornament.

Yang Qisheng took the hairpin and left Poison Dragon Ridge, then rushed back to the vicinity of Guteng County.

According to Xiao Lingyu, the ambush site set up by the Empty Void Prince and his group was in the mountains more than a hundred miles east of Guteng County. They set up a Ghost Domain Formation there, and Xiao Lingyu was almost killed by the three of them.

Yang Qisheng descended from the ground using the Huafeng Sword Escape technique and arrived here, only to find that the formation had disappeared, leaving only wisps of lingering, chilling ghostly energy still surging in the same spot.

The Empty Prince was not there, but the wandering ghosts and spirits in the vicinity were attracted by the evil energy and were trying their best to absorb it.

Yang Qisheng suddenly appeared, pointed his finger, and five colorful sword rings appeared out of thin air, trapping five of the ghosts.

The sword, imbued with malevolent energy, could shatter souls. The five ghosts were so terrified they dared not move, trembling as they cried out, "Immortal, spare our lives! Immortal, spare our lives!" Yang Qisheng then inquired with them whether they had seen the Void Prince.

One of the ghosts, an old man, said, "That ghost immortal has a very strong evil aura, and he also has the method of capturing ghosts and refining souls. We dare not get close, we can only watch from afar, and we don't know where he went, we only know that he went in that direction."

Yang Qisheng noticed that he was pointing in the direction of Guteng County and wondered: What's over there? Did he go back to the altar where he had fought with him before?
After leaving this place, he traveled all the way from underground to the vicinity of Guteng County, where he managed to capture a wandering spirit to inquire about the situation.

The Empty Prince's comings and goings were too unusual, and ghosts were very sensitive, able to sense him from a great distance.

The ghost actually knew where the Empty Prince had gone, and led Yang Qisheng straight into the ancient vine county town, eventually stopping in front of a brothel called "Begonia Spring".

Yang Qisheng was speechless. The Empty Young Master actually came here to visit a brothel at this time!
Little did he know that the Empty Prince was originally from a righteous sect and had always been virtuous. After being trained by Xu Chaiyan, his desires became like a flood that had burst its banks, uncontrollable and a hundred times stronger than those of a normal person.

The cultivation method of the Taiyin Ghost Path focuses solely on accumulating Yin energy, resulting in an excess of Yin and a deficiency of Yang in the five internal organs, leading to a stronger desire and a burning lust at the slightest provocation.

After the Empty Prince went up Yunyang Mountain, he spent the most time with his senior sister Xiao Lingyu.

Xiao Lingyu started learning the arts two years earlier than him, and their levels were similar. The immortal techniques he had just learned were ready to be used immediately, and Xiao Lingyu explained them to him. Most of his skills were taught by Xiao Lingyu!
Over the years, as they spent more time together, love blossomed in his heart, but he dared not express it in the slightest, and could only suppress it deep inside.

The "fat meat" is right in front of you every day. You can see the beauty and smell the aroma, but you can't eat it or touch it. The suppression over the years is like a volcano about to erupt!

He knew that Xiao Lingyu hated him to the bone and was determined to kill him, but he didn't really want to kill Xiao Lingyu. He wanted to capture Xiao Lingyu alive, use ghost magic to imprison and control her, and then take her back to Shaoyin Mountain. After that, Senior Sister Lingyu would belong to him completely and forever. He could do whatever he wanted with her without any worries!

He wanted to follow his heart to win over Senior Sister Lingyu and break free from all mental shackles!
Previously, Xiao Lingyu was trapped in the formation and had been afflicted with the most powerful ghost curse. Before long, she would become his possession.

Unexpectedly, his two junior brothers were suddenly in grave danger, and he had no choice but to rush over to their rescue.

I thought my senior sister had already fallen into the demonic realm. Not to mention being trapped in the formation, even if the formation was removed, she would fall into a mad and delirious state and would not be able to escape.

To his surprise, when he returned, the formation had been broken and his senior sister had disappeared!
The Empty Prince had been thinking about how to be intimate with Senior Sister Lingyu after he captured her. Should he first hold her in his arms and kiss her face directly, forcing himself on her? Or should he treat her with courtesy and gently beg her to accept him?
He could have tracked her using the ghost curse, but Xiao Lingyu was heading to Dragon Tree Ridge, so she deliberately took a large detour to the northeast and suppressed the ghost curse with the pure yang evil fire in the furnace. It worked fine when the distance was short, but once it exceeded a hundred miles, she could no longer sense it.

His senior sister ran away, but the desire in the Empty Young Master's heart grew even stronger. He was both empty and resentful, so he took a sedan chair to the ancient vine county and found a brothel to vent his anger.

Cui Wushe's disciples all enjoy playing with women, but their tastes differ. The Soul-Crossing Prince, lacking love since childhood, prefers middle-aged women, usually between thirty and fifty years old; the Heartbroken Prince has the mentality of an older man and likes younger women; and the Black-Hearted Prince is childish by nature and likes older women.

This Empty Prince likes female immortals like Xiao Lingyu, but he was led astray by Xu Chaiyan of the Puyang Sect. She especially likes to take the initiative to please him, serve him, make him happy and comfortable, and is also very skilled.

Therefore, he never harmed respectable women, but preferred to seek pleasure in brothels and taverns.

Just as Yang Qisheng was about to go in, a green flame suddenly flew in from the north and landed, revealing a young man with countless wounds on his body. He was carrying a paper lantern with a flickering will-o'-the-wisp burning inside.

He shakily got up from the ground and prayed in a trembling voice, "Which senior of the Taiyin Ghost Path is here? I am a ferryman under the command of the Soul-Crossing Prince, please save me!"

As they spoke, dark clouds gathered in the northwest sky, as if a storm was about to break, and a thick, leaden cloud quickly pressed down.

Yang Qisheng could see clearly that three young men were shrouded in the dark clouds, and the image of a black bear was faintly visible in the clouds.

The ferryman carried a lantern and looked around, pleading for help as he went.

He used the secret techniques of the Taiyin Ghost Path to sense that there was a master from his sect here, and rushed over desperately to ask for help. However, the Empty Void Prince blocked the senses, and the lantern could only lead him to this vicinity, but could not find the Empty Void Prince's exact location.

The Empty Prince was in his room upstairs, enjoying himself with four beautiful women. He was in the most intense moment when he was disturbed like this, and he was extremely unhappy.

He didn't care whether the person outside lived or died, but instead cast a spell to block the connection between the ghost fire lanterns of his fellow disciples.

Dark clouds pressed down from the sky, and three young men, each enveloped in a cloud of black mist, descended to the ground, each holding a bronze hammer.

The saying goes, "A hammer should not be larger than a tiger's head," meaning that the hammer head should not be larger than the space between the tiger's mouths when the hands are clasped together. To put it bluntly, it is usually smaller than the mouth of a bowl. A hammer that is larger than that is not practical and cannot be swung around on the battlefield.

The hammers the three men were holding were only about the size of a bowl, with handles over three feet long, and were made entirely of brass, making them more like "hammers and staffs".

They rushed over and surrounded the demon.

The demon bit its tongue, spewing out bolts of emerald-green ghost fire from its mouth and nose, which burned the three of them.

With the blessing and protection of the Black Bear God, the three of them ignored the will-o'-the-wisps burning their bodies and swung their hammers at each other. One hammer struck their ribs, breaking their ribs; another hammer struck their backs, breaking their spines; and another hammer struck their heads, causing their brains to splatter!

(End of this chapter)