Starting with the divine power of the Great Vajra, he traversed the heavens.

The man and the demon flew dozens of miles and arrived at a valley.

Seeing her chance, Bai Suzhen let out a sharp cry and flicked her wrist to stab at Ding An, who was distracted.

Without pausing, Ding An flicked his finger and struck the spine of the sword with a clang.

Bai Suzhen felt a sharp pain and numbness in her hand, and her chest was wide open. She was horrified and she withdrew her sword to protect her whole body. When she looked again, she saw that Ding An was still standing in the same place.

His anger intensified, and he thrust his sword again, the strike becoming even more ruthless.

When Ding'an saw her sword coming, he punched her and knocked the sword away.

In an instant, Bai Suzhen unleashed five lightning-fast thrusts, all of which were deflected by Ding An. Enraged and humiliated, Ding An suddenly merged his body and sword into one and pounced forward.

Ding'an's boxing stance is as solid as a mountain, and his fists are extremely light and effortless, seemingly casually swinging and striking, but in fact, they are full of profound mysteries. If he were to deal with a formidable master, he would need to combine it with the spirit of fighting and add more variations, but Bai Suzhen's supernatural powers are far inferior to his, so he can defeat the enemy even while standing still.

At this moment, seeing Bai Suzhen desperately trying to save herself, he sneered, swayed, and pressed his fist onto the sword.

These punches were incredibly powerful, striking precisely where her old and new strength had become discontinuous.

Bai Suzhen was swaying from side to side after being hit by Ding An's punches, like a lotus in the wind. Ding An's robes fluttered, his fists shone with a purple light, and his strange power spread out like a sieve.

Sword and palm clashed, the sound as dense as gongs. With each punch Bai Suzhen received, her feet sank several inches into the ground, and in a short while, her feet were completely embedded in the earth.

Ding An suddenly withdrew his fist, then smiled and exclaimed, "What a brilliant way to deflect force onto the ground!"

It turned out that Bai Suzhen saw that Ding An's "Kinnara Fist" was fierce and knew that she could not resist it. So she used the method of rooting herself to the ground to channel the fist force into her feet. At this time, Ding An saw through her trick and secretly cried out in distress. He immediately spat out a golden pill and hit it hard.

Ding'an was furious upon seeing this: "You dare spit on me?"

The prosthetic hand used the "Empty Shield" to deflect the inner core, and then leaped up to deliver two more punches.

Bai Suzhen was concentrating and gathering her strength, intending to unleash a thunderous strike with her inner elixir, when Ding An suddenly closed in. Helpless, she could only parry with one hand, while her left hand formed a hand seal and she uttered, "Realgar Sword!"

Whoosh!
The sword has already arrived.

Ding An saw this, stretched out his prosthetic arm, and slapped it away with a "thud": "What the hell!"

Bai Suzhen was on the verge of tears. She had intended to defend herself against the enemy, but she never expected that her opponent would have such skill. Seeing Ding An pressing closer and closer, she suddenly opened her mouth and spat out two balls of Samadhi True Fire.

Flames roared and thick smoke billowed straight into the sky. Fueled by the wind, the fire was out of control.

Ding An took a deep breath, and the fire snake whooshed into his mouth and nose. He smacked his lips and chuckled, "Not bad, not bad! Show me all the other magic weapons you have!"

As I was speaking, I suddenly felt an itch in my eyes and rubbed them with my hand.

The Samadhi Fire was indeed real; it still managed to singe off Ding'an's eyebrows, instantly blinding him and causing him to shed tears. The bald man was immediately mortified.

Seeing an opportunity, Lady White Snake picked up her sword and slashed at the head several times.

Ding'an was only concerned with rubbing his eyes and stubbornly pushed his head against the wall. Several clanging sounds, like the clanging of metal and stone, pierced straight into the sky.

It should be known that Ding'an possesses the power of the "Four Spirits," with the essence of the dragon turtle being the most profound. When standing in a mountainous or watery place, he is like a Vajra standing on the ground, and ordinary weapons cannot penetrate him, nor can they leave any trace.

Bai Suzhen felt a sudden heat in her hand, and the long sword flew out of her grasp. She couldn't help but exclaim, "Why are you so hard?" She paused, then added, "Even more powerful than at Bao'an Hall?"

Ding An sighed: "I told you, I'm not Fahai, my name is Ding An!" As he spoke, he revealed his prosthetic hand, "We are different."

Upon seeing this, Bai Suzhen's expression changed drastically, her heart pounding with emotion, but she immediately lowered her hands.

Ding An frowned, glared at her, and snorted, "Why aren't you saying anything?"

Bai Suzhen carefully observed the bald man in front of her and indeed found that he was different from Fahai's rigid and solemn demeanor. In an instant, she felt all the blood in her body rush to the top of her head, and her face turned so red that it looked like it was about to explode.

Suddenly, a whooshing sound was heard, and someone exclaimed joyfully, "It's here!"

The two turned around and saw that the person who came was a beautiful woman wearing a green robe, it was Xiaoqing.

Xiaoqing rushed forward and hurriedly called out, "Sister, Master Ding'an is a good person, please stop fighting!" Her voice was clear and articulate, and she spoke rapidly. Seeing that neither of them spoke, she couldn't help but ask, "Hey? Why aren't you saying anything? Have you become mute?"

Ding An remained silent, while Bai Suzhen blushed and covered her face with her hands.

After Xiaoqing recounted the events at Kunlun Mountain, Bai Suzhen's face grew paler and paler, and she looked at Ding'an with trembling eyes.

As Ding An's expression grew increasingly grim, Xiao Qing's voice grew softer and softer. She felt that the bald man opposite her possessed an aura of immense power and murderous intent that she had never heard of before.

Suddenly, Ding'an turned his head and glanced at them. The two of them were so frightened that their snake gallbladders almost burst. They hugged each other and trembled.

Bai Suzhen composed herself and said in a trembling voice, "Master Ding'an, this matter is my fault." As she spoke, she bowed deeply, "But Fahai forcibly abducted my husband, which is an outrage to both gods and men, and he is the source of all evil!"

Xiaoqing buried her head in Bai Suzhen's arms, not daring to look up. She could hardly withstand Ding'an's aura, her body trembling uncontrollably. She groaned, "Master Ding'an, please stop your supernatural powers, I can't take it anymore!"

The demoness's skin had turned blue, and she almost lost control of her insect-like nature, nearly revealing her true form.

Bai Suzhen hurriedly called out, "Xiaoqing, wake up!" She knew that if Xiaoqing revealed her true form now, all five hundred years of cultivation would be in vain.

Seeing that Xiaoqing was dazed and kept flicking its tongue, they quickly took out the Ganoderma lucidum.

Some time ago, Xu Xian was scared to death by the two sisters. The two sisters ran to Kunlun Mountain to steal the immortal herb, but were caught red-handed by Fahai. Bai Suzhen took the immortal herb back to save Xu Xian, while Xiaoqing stayed behind to cover the retreat, which led to a series of events.

Seeing that Xiaoqing was in danger, Bai Suzhen put the magic herb into her mouth. After a moment, the medicine took effect, and Xiaoqing's body went limp, and she gracefully lay down on the ground and fell asleep.

Bai Suzhen breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look.
Ding An looked at him with suspicion, and after a long while, he said, "You two, are you really monsters?"

"Yes." Lady White Snake nodded. "Xiaoqing and I are both snake demons, but we are good demons and have never harmed anyone!" She then recounted her love story with Xu Xian and how Fahai separated the two of them.
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"Hmph!" Xiao Feng's tiger eyes widened, and he shouted sharply, "What a bald monk with impure six senses!" He slapped the wooden table with his hand, and with a "crack", the wooden table shattered and collapsed all the way down, landing right between the three of them, splashing soup and water all over the ground.

Ding'an and Hongxiu jumped up in fright, crying out in unison, "Oh no, my pot!"

Xiao Feng snapped out of his daze, looked at the mess on the ground, and said sheepishly, "Oh dear, I'm sorry! I was just too angry with that old bald thief, and I used too much force."

Hongxiu, hands on her hips, sighed helplessly and casually pushed the white-robed man aside: "Crippled man, time to clean the floor!"

Ren Shaoyang said helplessly, "Good things never come my way."

"Hey, don't burp if you don't have a fart!" Hongxiu said sternly. "Hurry up and clean up, or we'll have to eat barbecue."

Ding An waved his hands repeatedly: "I don't want to eat barbecue, I'm tired of it these days!"

Xiao Feng rubbed his stomach and said with a wry smile, "I have indeed been feeling a bit feverish these past few days."

Ren Shaoyang shrugged: "Is it my fault?" He immediately raised his hand and pointed a finger at the ground, "Harmony of Time!"

hum!
Suddenly, ripples appeared in the air, and amidst a series of crackling sounds, the pieces of wood flew up like building blocks and quickly formed a wooden table. The copper pot, bowls, and chopsticks were also restored to their original, pristine condition.

Xiao Feng stared in disbelief for a moment before giving a thumbs-up and exclaiming, "Incredible! A truly magnificent sight!"

At this time, the rising sun had already broken through the clouds, but the light was not yet very strong.

Some wispy mist drifted over the mountaintops like gauze, stretching as far as the eye could see in the distance. But soon, the sunlight, sharp as a knife, began to tear apart these delicate facades.

The nearby earth was the first to appear, and soon the thick fog in the distance began to churn and surge, with a small amount rising into the air on the wind, while most of it quickly dissipated.

Ren Shaoyang looked out the window at the snow-covered landscape, dotted with many sparkling spots—reflections from the snow that blanketed the earth. He smiled and said, "Just a little trick. I still need to practice."

Xiao Feng asked in surprise, "Manipulating time is considered a minor trick?"

Ren Shaoyang said calmly, "Great supernatural powers are nothing more than straying into evil paths and deviating from the right way." He paused, recalling the leader's ability to subtly influence him, and sighed, "Only when there is nothing can the vast ocean's flow be truly revealed." He shook his head and looked at Ding An, "And then?"

Ding An said, "When have the three of us been bullied like this?" He patted his chest and said, "I couldn't stand it anymore, so I went to Jinshan Temple with Bai Suzhen and the other two women!"

"and many more!"

The little beggar cried out, his round eyes sparkling, and tilted his head as he asked, "So, the flooding of Jinshan Temple was actually done by you, Lady White Snake, and Xiaoqing?"

Ding An waved his hands wildly: "The flooding of Jinshan Temple has nothing to do with me!"

Hongxiu was just teasing, not trying to get to the bottom of things, and asked with a smile, "So where did you go?"

"Let's beat up Fahai!"

Ding An sat up straight, crossed his arms, and crossed his legs, raising his voice, "You have no idea how great it is!"
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Lust, abstain from lust; if you have lust, you cannot abstain.

Good and evil are indistinguishable, and all sorts of strange things happen!
The mortal world is a place of confusion and delusion, where the six senses are impure.

Oh dear, a monk!

Fahai looked at Ding'an in front of him as if he were looking in a mirror, and the verse came to mind, making his expression even more somber.

Ding An snorted and said, "If you can't beat me, why did you kidnap an innocent young man?"

Fahai said loudly, "All things in the world and all human affairs are merely the result of causes and conditions coming together."

Ding An was taken aback: "You are destined to be with Bai Suzhen's husband?"

Rumble!
The entire Jinshan Temple was shaking violently due to the flood, but the monk glanced at the two women fighting fiercely with the Dharma Protector Vajra outside the window, and then turned to look at Ding'an.

"When a cause arises, conditions arise, phenomena gather, and things come together; when conditions cease, causes arise, phenomena disperse, and things separate. This is always the case."

"Pah!" Ding An spat. "Don't give me that crap. What exactly do you want?"

Fahai calmly said, "The world is filled with demonic energy. I intend to unleash a massacre and sever all ties."

"So you kidnapped Xu Xian?"

"Bai Suzhen and I have a bad karmic connection. By converting Xu Xian, we can sever this bad karmic connection."

"Then why did you specifically let me into the temple?"

"If I don't kill you, I will have no connection with immortals or Buddhas."

Ding'an said "Oh," and then suddenly asked, "So, what about you and Xiaoqing?"

"Shut up!" Fahai trembled uncontrollably, his brows furrowed in a cold stare. "How dare you disturb my Buddhist peace!"

Ding An said, "If you can't see through it yourself, why are you yelling at me?"

Fahai clenched his teeth, his face twitching, and suddenly said, "People have nothing to fear, but love, hate, desire, and wants. Some desires and answers are unattainable in a lifetime, so people fear the uncertainty of life and death."

Ding An frowned: "What are you muttering about?" He raised his hand and punched straight at the face, "Take this!"

Fahai was caught off guard by Ding'an's sudden attack. He hurriedly put his hands together and shouted, "Hmph!" This shout was no less than a Buddha's roar, and a powerful force swept over him.

laugh!
The two forces collided, creating a chaotic mix. Their power suddenly increased several times over, like a raging tide crashing against the sky!

Inside the temple, a loud rumbling sound was heard, and the Buddha statues were shaking violently.

Ding An frowned, and suddenly his body was filled with purple light. A variety of expressions, such as sorrow, joy, surprise, fear, terror, and injury, were transformed on his face, each one emanating supreme magical power. Each transformation was fleeting, and in an instant, the twelve transformations merged into one move, which actually gathered into an incredible fist force.

With a loud thud, it struck.

Fahai cried out, his head spinning, demons flying before his eyes, whispers in his ears, and he was instantly sent flying backward. Ding'an suddenly closed in, and another powerful force struck out of nowhere.

Fahai felt his hands and feet were grabbed by the other party, and before he could struggle, his body was already swung high into the air. Seeing that Ding'an did not move, he had already crashed into the wall.

Boom!

The wall shattered, and Fahai tumbled out, still thinking he was in a dream. But when he heard Ding'an's cold laughter, his soul returned to its source: "This is no dream! I was clearly utterly defeated by him in one move!"

Looking up again, he saw Ding An striding towards him, his aura swirling around him, and behind him, a faint, inhuman form was appearing.

"No wonder I couldn't beat him. It turns out he has become a 'non-human' being, devoid of illusions, idols, sorrow, and madness, who eternally loves the scenery of life!" Fahai stared in disbelief, gasping for breath. "How did this turtle demon seize the power of 'Kinnara'?"

Just then, four old monks exclaimed, "Abbot!" and rushed towards Ding'an.

But as soon as they flew closer, they felt a sharp pain in their lower abdomen; they had all been punched!
Seeing that Ding An was still standing in the same spot, several feet away from him, a distance even the long-armed ape couldn't reach, this punch appeared out of nowhere, truly inexplicable.

The four old monks, struck by the fist, were sent flying backward like cannonballs, crashing into buildings and sending dust billowing everywhere. They all felt a burning sensation in their lower abdomens, realizing their opponent had held back, and were filled with astonishment and doubt: "Why did this demon hold back?"

Seeing Fahai covered in dust and dirt, they didn't have time to think much and immediately attacked from different corners at the same time.

One of them launched a palm strike to distract Ding An, while the other three unleashed a barrage of punches and kicks, each a deadly move. One of them lunged from the right, striking Ding An's head with a palm strike that was elusive and unpredictable; another attacked from the left, his five fingers like steel hooks, grabbing at Ding An's ear.

The last person quietly circled behind Ding An, pressed down on his spine, and immediately applied penetrating force with his fingers. It was an attack that would explode upon entering the brain, truly the most insidious move.

In the blink of an eye, Ding'an was trapped in an absolute dead end.

But the next moment, Ding An's expression changed drastically, and he adopted a strange boxing stance. This move was without any moves or techniques, and without any force, yet it was more powerful than any other move.

The four monks felt a blur before their eyes as a beam of light shot towards them. Before they could react, they were sent flying backward.

In an instant, the four were thrown back and forth five times, each time falling further than the last. They felt a flash of light and their bodies were already floating up. They couldn't see what move the opponent was using, nor did they know where they were flying.

Suddenly, Ding'an sighed, "Your hearts are possessed by demons; I can't save you now." He then swayed slightly.

With a hissing sound, the four monks' limbs were torn off, their blood flowing into the spring. When they landed, they were already four lumps of rotten flesh.

Ding An stopped what he was doing, put his hands behind his back, and looked at Bai Niangzi and her companion who were fighting with the monks.

Fahai remained silent for a moment, and seeing that he did not move, he looked up to the sky and sighed, "Could it really be the will of Heaven?"

Ding An turned to glance at him: "What destiny?"

Fahai stared at him: "Buddha wants you to replace me."

Ding'an was furious and spat a few times: "Bullshit!" As he spoke, he slicked his hair back and grew long, flowing hair, just like Feng Shimei.

"I'm not some damn monk!"

Fahai snorted coldly: "Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon!" He raised his hand and made a move. Boom! In an instant, the wind rose and the clouds surged, lightning flashed, and with a flick of his finger, lightning swirled around him. "Great Luo Mantra!"

Fahai stomped his foot, causing half of Jinshan Temple to collapse, and then rushed over.

"Prajna Buddhas, Prajna Padma Emptiness!"

Ding An glanced at it, and with a clang! He swung his knife backhand, and like a shooting star trailing its tail, it flashed past.

Suddenly, a strange noise arose, as powerful as a tiger's roar or a dragon's cry, and the vast Jinshan Temple trembled. In an instant, the wind stopped, the rain ceased, the lightning vanished, the thunder ceased, and the clouds and fog dispersed.

The strange noises grew louder and louder, sometimes long, sometimes short, sometimes high, sometimes low.

Suddenly, all fell silent.

Fahai's eyes widened in fury as he discovered that a massive chasm had appeared out of nowhere in the direction the blade was pointing, stretching silently to the horizon as if severing the heavens and the earth.

The next moment, the chasm transformed into a black hole the size of a bowl, tearing open from the void.

Like a black hole, it devours and annihilates everything.

Fahai froze, his breathing rough and hoarse as if he were possessed, making gurgling sounds in his throat, his finger trembling as he pointed at Ding'an.
Suddenly, he calmed down, looked down at his waist and ribs, and casually put his hands together in prayer: "Amitabha!"

Fahai, still in a gazing posture, collapsed to the ground, blood gushing from his standing legs.

The next moment, the pores of the corpse lit up, bursting with intense light and flames, and in the blink of an eye, it was completely burned to ashes.

After Ding'an finished his strike, blood was flowing from all seven orifices. He stood there, leaning on his "Eagle Blade," listening to the monks around him crying and wailing. Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he threw himself into the dark hole.

This sudden change was so swift and unexpected that it left everyone present utterly astonished.

The next moment, a series of loud rumbling sounds erupted, and Jinshan Temple was sucked into the fist-sized black hole as if it had fallen into a vortex, leaving not a single tile behind.

"My husband, my husband!"

Bai Suzhen screamed and tried to pounce on him.

Xiaoqing quickly grabbed her and cried out, "Sister, no! You're pregnant, you can't be impulsive!"

Bai Suzhen's expression cleared, and she looked at her sadly: "Husband, he..."

Xiaoqing's lips curled up slightly, but then her expression turned sorrowful: "My brother-in-law is dead. Sister, you must pull yourself together and raise his posthumous child."

Bai Suzhen was heartbroken and silently shed tears.

Xiaoqing stood with her at the forefront of the tide, watching the monks of Jinshan Temple scatter like monkeys after a tree fell, and thought to herself, "Wow! That bald man was so arrogant! He even killed Fahai with a single stroke!"

She reached into her pocket and gripped a porcelain bottle tightly, a surge of warmth coursing through her heart.

"He actually had a bottle of pills in his clothes! Haha, I, Xiao Qing, am going to be rich!"
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The beggar asked, "Is Fahai dead?"

"He's dead." Ding'an nodded, adding, "His bones were crushed and his ashes scattered."

"Oh~" Hongxiu stroked her chin and suddenly said, "What's in your clothes?"

Ding An said, "Medicine for wounds."

"Snapped!"

Hongxiu slapped her forehead: "If this stuff is taken internally, it's three times more painful than if it's applied externally!"

Ding An sighed, "I hope Xiao Qing won't eat it."

Hongxiu said, "Oh, right! From what you're saying, it seems that Xiaoqing and Bai Niangzi both look down on Xu Xian."

Ding An said, "I don't know. I just feel that although they look anxious, their true feelings are not the same as their outward appearance."

Ren Shaoyang sighed, "As the saying goes: the world changes, people's hearts change, and a moment is not eternal."

"well said!"

Xiao Feng stood up, drained the last cup of wine, and laughed, "Life is like dust, ever-changing. A knowing smile can never be retrieved." Looking at the three villains, he sincerely said, "Now that the wine is gone and the story has come to an end, shall we part ways here?"

Ren Shaoyang laughed and said, "See you next time, I'll have good wine and good stories ready!"

Xiao Feng laughed heartily, clasped his hands in greeting to the three men, and then strode out the door, singing loudly: "Dragons and snakes lie dormant in the great marsh, soaring to challenge the nine heavens. Their power can swallow the sea and mountains, laughing and talking as they enter the deep mountains." His singing was passionate and magnificent, full of heroic and unrestrained spirit.

As his singing faded into the distance, Hongxiu smiled and said, "Master Xiao will probably need a long time to digest this."

Ren Shaoyang stretched and said, "Coming with high spirits and leaving with high spirits, what a wonderful thing." As he spoke, he stood up, grinned at the two of them, and said, "Let's go."

Ding An was stunned for a moment: "Where to?"

Ren Shaoyang walked away with his hands behind his back, saying calmly, "To that place where life shines!"

Hongxiu caught up with him and took his arm: "What kind of riddle teller are you?"

Ren Shaoyang laughed and said, "The future will surely be full of twists and turns, but also full of wonderful surprises."

Hongxiu's eyes turned cold: "Trouble?"

"So what?" Ding An suddenly appeared beside them and shouted, "Are we afraid of trouble?"

“That’s true!” Hongxiu chuckled. “We’re just a nuisance!”

Ren Shaoyang laughed loudly several times, then suddenly asked, "Who are we?"

Hongxiu's round eyes lit up, and she puffed out her cheeks: "We are swordsmen from the Northern Frontier."

Ding An scratched his head: "We are heroes who roam the world in different ways!"

Ren Shaoyang proudly stated, "We will follow the path of sincerity and compassion."

Hongxiu raised her head and said, "A lovely and charming protagonist."

Ren Shaoyang.

"Ren Hongxiu".

Ding'an raised his hand and said, "Ding'an!"

"The Three Fiends Who Travel Through the Chaotic World of Time and Space."

"A seeker in pursuit of the greatest secret of the chivalrous hero!"

"Bang!" "Waaah!" "Awooo!"

In the distance came the braying of donkeys, the whimpering of pandas, and the roar of tigers.

Just like back then, there was laughter and joy.

Soon after, the sound of wheels began to ring out.

The donkey cart drifted away.
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This concludes the side story.

As I write this, I feel down, because I know that the story of the three villains has already left my pen.

—They are free.

It's like your own child or a friend; you accompany each other along the way, but eventually you have to part ways.

What the future holds for the three villains is entirely up to everyone's imagination.

Dear godfathers, thank you for your companionship.

Wishing you an even stronger new year.

Farewell, sir! (End of Chapter)