Fangxian Heretical Path

Chapter 260 Dai Jintong's Death and the Clam's Struggle
A fine crackling of electricity suddenly appeared around Dai Jintong's body.

His face was contorted, his eyes were an inhuman pure white, and he had a terrifying aura, but the bloodstains at the corners of his mouth were quite obvious.

"You scoundrel! How dare you deceive me?"

Dai Jintong glared at the black rat not far away. He had already recognized the other party and knew that the person who came was the Six Tribulations Immortal who had been mixed in with the group of Five Digestion Temple disciples a few days ago.

He hadn't expected that even though he was being extra careful and had set up concealment measures at his hiding place, he would still be followed and found.

Black Rat stared coldly at Dai Jintong, but did not make another move.

Now that he has found the other party, he can play along slowly, since the advantage lies with him, not the other.

Black Rat believed that he only needed to slowly drag the other party out and harass them until their injuries became chronic and worse, so that he could easily take advantage of the situation.

A thunderclap resounded.

Dai Jintong sat cross-legged inside the cave, fully aware of his current situation.

So this person mustered his inner energy, and his figure suddenly flashed, appearing thirty feet away from the black rat, with golden lightning and fire rumbling down on the black rat beside him.

The man glared at him and shouted, "You dare to touch a tiger's whiskers? Aren't you afraid of death?!"

Upon seeing this, the black rat was immediately startled, but the man remained silent, like a mute, and darted into the ground, attempting to escape.

Unfortunately, Dai Jintong's Golden Lightning Technique was not so easy to avoid.

Even though the black rat burrowed into the ground, it was still struck by lightning and fire, and it immediately felt a tingling sensation throughout its body.

Fortunately, several screams immediately rang out from his sleeves, transferring the lightning and fire on his body into them, protecting him at the cost of the lives of several slave beasts.

The black rat then stopped hiding and emerged from the ground.

He also keenly perceived from Dai Jintong's magic that the other party was all bark and no bite.

"Trying to fool me?" A hoarse, chilling laugh came from the black rat's mouth.

Upon hearing this, Dai Jintong realized that his bluff had been exposed.

So he could only grit his teeth and continue casting spells, trying to kill the black rat directly.

Rumble!
Dense bursts of lightning echoed continuously near the cave, interspersed with howling sounds like ghosts wailing and wolves howling.

Such a commotion naturally caused many ferocious beasts in the vicinity to tremble and flee in panic.

However, it also attracted the attention of some immortals within a radius of several miles. Among them, some of the bolder immortals quietly ventured towards the location of the battle.

When they got close, some immortals sensed the aura of the two combatants and realized that they were not people they could provoke. So they immediately turned around and kept their distance.

However, one of them became even more interested: "Six Tribulation Immortals are fighting, and their auras are so powerful that they are definitely not from the wilds."

This person was Fang Shu.

He walked and gathered herbs along the way, but before he even reached the Blood Lake, he was drawn to the huge commotion of the battle.

When they got closer, Fang Shu looked up and his expression turned quite surprised.

He had already recognized that the person who used the lightning magic was the Grand Steward of the Four Limbs Temple who had chased him away in the Floating Mountain.

Now, by sheer coincidence, the two have run into each other again in the secret realm.

Moreover, Dai Jintong was clearly injured and his strength was far less than before. When he cast spells, he seemed rather weak and listless.

As for the immortal who was fighting with Dai Jintong, Fang Shu recognized him as his former roommate, Black Rat.

Upon seeing this scene, Fang Shude couldn't help but smile and shouted:
"Fellow Daoist Black Rat, I'm here to help you!"

He strode forward and charged directly into the battlefield, intending to join forces with Black Rat to take advantage of Dai Jintong's illness and kill him to avenge the grudge from years ago!

Hiss!

As soon as Fang Shu appeared a hundred feet away, several rats turned their heads, their eyes bloodshot, and stared at him, letting out threatening hisses.

Black Rat ignored Fang Shu's shouts and continued to fight Dai Jintong.

This made Fang Shu realize that Black Rat didn't like him and probably thought that he was only trying to take advantage of him.

Dai Jintong, however, did not realize Fang Shu had appeared.

Instead, the man launched into a tirade: "Another scoundrel! I never imagined that you scoundrels were all such despicable people."

As soon as he finished speaking, Dai Jintong didn't hesitate any longer. He found an opening and leaped away to escape.

Squeak!
A series of squeaking sounds came from the black rat's sleeve pocket. The creature, shrouded in black smoke, immediately bit down hard on Dai Jintong's back and chased after him.

Fang Shu saw this and realized that he had broken the deadlock between the two.

He couldn't help but smile, and without hesitation, he followed closely behind Dai Jintong and Black Rat.

Even if others don't like him, he has to like himself. Opportunities like this, where he can both get revenge and gain an advantage, are rare and should not be missed.

Swoosh, swoosh.

The three traveled through the secret realm and soon moved on to different places.

Among them, the black rat and Dai Jintong fought each other repeatedly, and then separated again and again.

Fang Shu followed far behind the two, not participating in the battle, but simply watching with his hands in his sleeves.

His actions were utterly disgusting to Black Rat, clearly indicating that he wanted a share of the pie, or even to take advantage of the situation.

However, Black Rat dared not immediately reprimand Fang Shu for leaving. Otherwise, if Dai Jintong found out that the two were at odds, the other party might turn around and join forces with Fang Shu to deal with him.

As for Dai Jintong, he had even more unspeakable grievances.

Fang Shu's actions were clearly seen by others as him covering for Black Rat, and the two thieves were cooperating very well, with one chasing and fighting while the other restrained him to prevent him from escaping.

Dai Jintong repeatedly cursed, "How hateful! How hateful!!"

at last.

He arrived at a hilly area, his eyes slightly brightened, and his face flushed, indicating that his injuries were about to flare up again.

If this drags on any longer, he might be dragged to his death by the two thieves behind him.

"very good!"

At this moment, Dai Jintong stopped running away. His aura suddenly exploded, and his body transformed into a beam of light, like a god, with his hair surging upwards.

With a mere wave of his hand, his aura reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and the sky above the secret realm resounded with booming sounds, as if divine punishment was about to strike down.

This action caused both Black Rat and Fang Shu to stop in their tracks.

Taking advantage of the moment when the two were wary, Dai Jintong made a hand seal, and a lotus-like phantom bloomed behind his head. He then took out a golden lotus magic artifact from his sleeve and waved it. Swish! The golden petals of the lotus flew out and struck Black Rat and Fang Shu.

The two quickly dodged, but the lotus petals passed right through them and landed behind them, transforming into a ten-foot-tall golden pillar of fire, which was then connected by bolts of lightning.

In an instant, Dai Jintong confined the area within a radius of three hundred feet centered on this hill.

Moreover, the thunder and lightning above him were even more magnificent, but it was not a reaction from the secret realm. Rather, it was the rolling dark clouds that Dai Jintong had summoned, with golden snake-shaped lightning flashing within them.

At this moment, Dai Jintong's eyes had turned into a pure color, and he looked inhuman, no longer showing any signs of weakness or exhaustion.

He gritted his teeth and shouted fiercely:

"You've all chosen your own path to death! Annihilate!"

Rumble!
Like raindrops, lightning descended from the sky, striking directly at Black Rat and Fang Shu.

Moreover, the hill chosen by the opponent contained gold and iron ore, which immediately triggered thunder, which responded from above and below, and together they strangled Black Rat and Fang Shu.

Fang Shu was quite surprised by the other party's action, but he had actually been prepared for it.

He suddenly stepped back, shielding the black rat in front of him.

However, the black rat, who was surrounded by thunder, did not respond to Dai Jintong's attack. Instead, it suddenly turned around and faced Fang Shu behind it.

His eyes were bloodshot, and two ferocious flying squirrels suddenly flew out from his sleeve and pounced on Fang Shu.

He himself lunged forward, his hand flashing with a cold light, and ripped Fang Shu's body apart with a claw.

"You surnamed Fang, you tried to take advantage of me!" Black Rat's consciousness surged, and he cursed inwardly.

This scene left Dai Jintong, who was casting a spell, looking astonished.

But then, to the surprise of both Black Rat and Dai Jintong, Fang Shu seemed to be stunned, standing frozen in place, motionless.

With a soft "pfft".

Fang Shu's body was first bitten by two flying squirrels, and then torn in half by the black rat.

However, after Fang Shu's body was torn apart, it snapped into two pieces of paper talisman with a few insects on them. Clearly, what was on the hill was not his real body, but merely an illusion.

at the same time.

At least five hundred feet away from the hill, Fang Shu's true form slowly emerged, gazing at the two people ahead.

As someone who is half a practitioner of array formations, and who always releases Gu worms to scout ahead whenever he travels, he naturally wouldn't chase after people too closely, lest he accidentally fall into their trap.

Standing leisurely outside the hill, Fang Shu shook his head when he saw that the paper puppet talisman he had spent a lot of money to buy was destroyed.

But he remained calm and even smiled, raising his voice familiarly as he called out, "Brother Black Rat, why did you destroy my treasure for no reason? You'll have to compensate me!"

Black Rat realized he had been tricked by Fang Shu, and his face immediately darkened. He turned to look at Fang Shu outside the thunder and fire, his killing intent surging.

But now is not the time to settle scores with Fang Shu. He needs to kill Dai Jintong first before dealing with anything else.

Dai Jintong, however, immediately understood the situation, and he quickly raised his voice and shouted:
“Fellow Daoist outside, I am Dai Jintong of the Four Limbs Temple. If you help me kill this fiend, I am willing to offer you a thousand-year-old spiritual herb as a reward to help you establish your foundation!”

Faced with this fellow's tempting offer, Fang Shu naturally refused.

He would have to be a fool to get involved before the two of them had even fought to the death.

Shaking his head, Fang Shu began to stroll leisurely outside the hill, providing cover for the two combatants and eliminating interference from some ferocious beasts.

Seeing that Fang Shu was not taking the bait, Dai Jintong's face turned resentful again. But he could only focus his attention on what was in front of him, just like the black rat. At this moment, if he held back the lightning in his hand, it would backfire and injure him.

Dai Jintong gathered his strength and shouted, unleashing his "Golden Thunder Tongue Technique":

"upbraid!"

Geek!

The entire mountain range trembled, and the sound of ore exploding echoed. The lightning bolts, connected from top to bottom, were densely packed, completely filling the area within a radius of three hundred feet, leaving no gaps.

A scream immediately rang out from the taciturn black rat.

Strangely, the screams from the other party were not just one sound, but rather increased in number and appeared from all directions around Dai Jintong.

This situation greatly alarmed Dai Jintong, who was performing the spell.

He suddenly sensed something was wrong and took a step back. There was a soft ripping sound in front of him as his robes were torn open by a sharp claw.

After most of the lightning and fire on the hill had dissipated, a terrifying scene unfolded.

The black rat's robes fell to the ground, revealing him to be completely naked. His body was riddled with holes from which furry rat heads emerged.

Moreover, these rats were screaming in agony as they desperately lunged at Dai Jintong, braving the thunder and fire on the hill.

In just a few breaths, the ground was covered with swarms of rats, their skin torn and bleeding, and they managed to reach Dai Jintong by sheer numbers.

Upon seeing this scene, Dai Jintong stumbled for a moment. He quickly cast a spell, causing golden lightning to surround him and protect him.

But the rats still refused to die, and crowded and climbed together, forming a rat ladder that enveloped Dai Jintong in the center.

A swarm of rats, somewhat humanoid in shape, appeared on the hill, with crackling and popping sounds emanating from within.

"Get out! Get out!" Dai Jintong's screams rang out.

Unfortunately, this young man was first severely injured and his injuries have not yet healed. Now, he has also exhausted his vital energy to use the Thunder Pool Fire Technique, and his true energy is now extremely low.

Next, he kept taking out one magical artifact after another, trying to subdue the swarm of black rats. But even when he took out a quasi-Foundation Establishment level talisman to cast a spell, it was all in vain.

Because the latter were so numerous, densely packed, and seemingly endless, every time a batch died, another batch would emerge from the black rats, constantly depleting Dai Jintong's true energy and abilities.

Gradually, the swarm of rats, which had formed a human shape, grew larger and larger, until it suddenly shrank back, and from within came Dai Jintong's hoarse scream: "Ahhh..."

With a bang, the surrounding thunder and fire dissipated along with the scream.

Dai Jintong never imagined that he, a potential Foundation Establishment seed of the Four Limbs Temple, would die tragically at the hands of an unknown inner disciple of the Five Internal Organs Temple.

Even Fang Shu, standing outside the hill, felt a chill run down his spine as he gazed at the man's gruesome death.

He secretly marveled, "What kind of opportunity did this black rat have to raise so many slave beasts?!"

It's happening so fast.

After Dai Jintong was bitten to death, the swarm of rats covering the mountainside, like a swarm of maggots, all turned their heads and stared straight at Fang Shu, making a piercing squeaking sound.

Black Rat, his body hunched over, slowly turned to face Fang Shu. A sickly flush rose to Fang Shu's face, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth, and he shrieked:

"Brother Fang, it's been a long time. I hope you've been well."

(End of this chapter)