From Paper Craftsman to World-Suppressing Immortal

At the underground palace altar, Zhang Zhixuan was forced to face the high priest of witchcraft alone.

Facing this being who had lived for over a hundred years and whose strength was clearly unequal to his own, Zhang Zhixuan dared not be careless in the slightest and could only do his best to delay.

That's right, it's all about dragging things out!

If we can hold out until Master Lingxu and his men arrive to provide support, then we will have a chance of victory, thanks to our numerical advantage and the equal strength of Master Lingxu and the High Priest of Witchcraft.

However, Zhang Zhixuan was not entirely without trump cards. The [Shangqing Thunder Sword Formation Talisman] that Yunya Daoist gave him was drawn with the magic power of a great supernatural being and was meant to save his life in critical moments.

However, Zhang Zhixuan dared not use it lightly. After all, the Goddess of Ten Thousand Flowers was not completely dead, and the existence in the stone coffin made him even more wary. All of this required him to be extremely cautious.

"Watch out for my Gatling gun!" Zhang Zhixuan roared.

He threw the four talismans of wind, fire, thunder, and lightning at the high priest of witchcraft as if they were free.

Meanwhile, the six paper puppet soldiers were divided into two teams according to Zhang Zhixuan's strategy. One team, armed with the Evil-Slaying Bow and Arrow, cooperated with the Azure Dragon Puppet and the Vermilion Bird Puppet for ranged attacks.

A team wielding long swords and shields, along with the White Tiger and Black Tortoise puppets, launched a fierce attack at close range.

These paper puppets are all controlled by the Paper Fairy.

Zhang Zhixuan then unleashed all the various skills he had activated, launching a full-scale ranged attack.

"act recklessly."

The high priest of witchcraft sneered, and with a light wave of his bone staff, the foul-smelling blood in the pool instantly surged.

Countless emerald green Gu worms flapped their wings and emerged from the blood, instantly becoming densely packed and blotting out the sky, rushing towards the paper puppet soldiers and the Four Symbols puppet sculptures.

Seeing a large number of Gu worms attacking, Zhang Zhixuan quickly threw out a large number of thunder talismans and fire talismans, which exploded with a loud roar and sparks.

The paper fairy manipulated the Azure Dragon puppet and the Vermilion Bird puppet to summon lightning and spew Southern Bright Fire, in conjunction with the thunder and fire talismans cast by Zhang Zhixuan.

With multiple attacks combined, a large number of emerald green Gu worms were burned to charcoal by the lightning and fire, and the charred corpses of the worms fell from the sky like rain.

Unfortunately, the number of these emerald green Gu worms was enormous, only slightly less than the number of black corpse beetles encountered in the underground palace passage.

Thunderous flames burned and exploded among the swarm of Gu worms, killing a large number of them. More Gu worms flew out of the blood pool to fill the gaps.

Soon, a large number of emerald green Gu worms crashed into the paper puppets, paper shields, and paper armor, making a hissing sound. The golden talismans on the paper puppets lit up automatically, forming a golden shield to resist the Gu worms' invasion.

The high priest of witchcraft stood in the blood pool, watching Zhang Zhixuan and the numerous paper puppets fight against the army of Gu worms with amusement, as if watching a show.

Finally, the high priest's gaze fell upon the tiny paper fairy.

"This little thing is quite interesting. I'll play with you for a bit."

The high priest of witchcraft leaped into the air, his bone staff whistling through the air as it slammed down on the paper fairy.

The paper fairy was extremely fast, dodging quickly with a flash of her figure. At the same time, with a wave of her small hand, several white paper knives imbued with the power of talismans took shape and, with the paper fairy's encouragement, attacked the high priest of witchcraft.

The high priest of witchcraft stood still, not even trying to dodge.

The next second, a corpse puppet suddenly sprang out of the blood pool and blocked the high priest's way. The white paper throwing knives struck the corpse puppet, making a clanging sound like metal clashing.

"roar!"

The corpse puppet roared and opened its mouth, spewing a cloud of green poisonous mist at the paper fairy.

The paper fairy's tiny figure flickered backward, and the poisonous mist landed on the ground, instantly corroding the stone slabs and creating pits.

The high priest of witchcraft waved his staff, and the hideous corpse puppet roared loudly as it charged toward the little paper fairy.

Zhang Zhixuan frowned and looked solemnly at the paper fairy entangled by the corpse puppet, and then at the paper soldier puppet and the four-symbol puppet sculpture that were retreating step by step.

At this moment, the high priest of sorcery looked at Zhang Zhixuan with sinister eyes, as if watching a monkey performing acrobatics with all its might, and said mockingly, "Zhang Zhixuan, bring out whatever other tricks you have up your sleeve, don't blame me for not giving you a chance!"

"You said it yourself! You'll accept all the tricks I use, right? Then stand up straight and get ready to get beaten!" As Zhang Zhixuan spoke, he produced four more talismans: wind, fire, thunder, and lightning.

The high priest of witchcraft, seeing Zhang Zhixuan resorting to the same old tricks of wind, fire, thunder, and lightning talismans, was arrogant and completely unimpressed: "You've only scratched the surface of orthodox Xuanmen techniques. You think you can hurt me with talismans of this level? Come on! I'll stand right here and let you hit me! If you can hurt me, I'll call you grandpa, hahaha..."

"Go to hell! I don't want to acknowledge a grandson like you!" Zhang Zhixuan cursed, simultaneously casting both the Wind Summoning Talisman and the Fire Summoning Talisman.

The wind and fire talismans are combined and activated, with the wind fueling the fire and the fire driving the wind. The combined power is several times stronger than when used alone!

Even so, the high priest of witchcraft remained unfazed, standing motionless as the wind and fire talismans exploded upon him, their violent power blasting the foul-smelling blood in the pool into a frenzy.

"That's all?" The high priest of witchcraft laughed triumphantly.

However, the next second, Zhang Zhixuan's voice rang out again: "Extinction Sword Intent! Go!"

Zhang Zhixuan's wind and fire talismans were merely used to create momentum and feign an attack; the real killing move was yet to come!

Suddenly, the two lightning talismans in Zhang Zhixuan's hand transformed into two dazzling golden talisman swords, which shot out with lightning speed!

The high priest of witchcraft underestimated his opponent for a moment, and by the time he realized what was happening, the evil-slaying sword intent formed by the two lightning runes had already shot towards him. He hurriedly swung the skull staff in his hand.

"puff!"

The incredibly sharp sword intent, imbued with the power of lightning and designed to annihilate demons, was deflected three inches by the high priest's skull staff. Although it missed a vital point, it still pierced straight through the high priest's shoulder, causing a large amount of blood to gush out from the wound.

"Ah!" The high priest of witchcraft roared in fury, smashing the talisman sword on his shoulder with a single palm strike.

Even so, the lightning power inherent in the Exorcising Sword Intent, combined with the Exorcising Power, continued to rage within the wound on the High Priest's shoulder.

The high priest of witchcraft gritted his teeth, his gaze fierce as he looked at Zhang Zhixuan, channeling his witchcraft power to dispel the remaining lightning and evil-destroying abilities.

At the same time, countless tiny white worms wriggled on the wound on his shoulder, and the originally hideous wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just a few breaths, it was completely restored to its original state, leaving only a hole in the green robe on his shoulder.

"Zhang Zhixuan! I underestimated you!"

Enraged that he had been injured by a junior who had only been cultivating for a dozen days, the High Priest of Sorcery was furious. His anger turned into a cruel laugh as he said, "Since you're so eager to die, I'll grant your wish!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the high priest of witchcraft waved his skull staff, chanted incantations, and muttered incantations. As he recited the obscure spells, the foul-smelling blood in the pool surged even more violently.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Explosions rang out one after another within the blood pool, and one after another, towering corpse puppets crawled out of it.

These corpse puppets were dressed in all sorts of clothing; some wore Taoist robes, some wore armor, and some wore long robes or short jackets.

Regardless of their attire, these corpse puppets all exuded a powerful aura.

The high priest of sorcery laughed triumphantly, saying, "These are all sorcerers I've killed over the past hundred years, and their corpses have all been turned into puppets! Many of these people came from prestigious sects in life, and some were once renowned geniuses, but now they've all become my puppets!"

"Today, let them give you a proper send-off on your final journey!"

Zhang Zhixuan looked at the dozen or so corpse puppets standing in the blood pool, his face more solemn than ever before. Just one corpse puppet was already keeping the paper fairy almost overwhelmed. If so many came at once, he and all his paper puppets would probably not be able to withstand it.

Zhang Zhixuan clenched his fists, his fingers turning white and his knuckles cracking, and glared at the high priest of witchcraft, saying fiercely, "Fine! Fine! Since you old codger have no sportsmanship and can't take a joke, then I'll smash my bowl too!"