Chapter 59: Chapter 59 Cyan Robe Ghost’s Demise

So Lu Zheng charged forward, shouting, “Madam, withdraw your peach blossoms, let me first test his prowess.”

“Young Master, be careful!”

“Do you really think I’m afraid of you?”

Shen Ying formed a hand seal, and the chaotic swirling peach blossoms opened a path.

Lu Zheng also saw the true form of the Cyan Robe Ghost.

A square face, complexion ashen, eyes emitting faint black light, with a sinister grin at the corners of his mouth.

His form seemed both solid and illusory, and though his large sleeves covered most of his hands, they couldn’t hide the one-foot-long ashen black nails on his fingers.

“That ‘Eighteen Mountain-Carrying Techniques’ was stolen from me by that scoundrel, Martial Artist’s Blood Qi doesn’t restrain Netherworld Ghosts, pretty boy, you still want to test my prowess?”

The Cyan Robe Ghost shrieked, seeing Lu Zheng charging straight at him, he too made a move to pounce, flying directly to meet him.

However, Lu Zheng could clearly discern that, unlike the straightforward Wild Boar Demon, the Cyan Robe Ghost had been a Martial Dao expert in life, his form floating in mid-air, dodging left and right, each movement containing a transformation, not planning to directly clash with Lu Zheng.

“Slash!”

Lu Zheng swung his saber, slicing horizontally, Qi and Blood surging, the blade’s light crisscrossing.

The Cyan Robe Ghost shrank his form, avoiding Lu Zheng’s horizontal slash with a bizarre move, while twisting and turning, he already bypassed the long saber, closing in.

In the next moment, five long ashen black nails were reaching Lu Zheng’s face.

“Young Master Lu!”

Shen Ying exclaimed, the surrounding Peach Blossom Evil rushed in hurriedly.

Just now, Lu Zheng had almost effortlessly killed the Wild Boar Demon, causing Shen Ying to have high expectations of Lu Zheng’s strength, thinking that even if Lu Zheng couldn’t beat the Cyan Robe Ghost, he could at least hold it off for a while.

Hence, Shen Ying only stepped back slightly after Lu Zheng’s shout, watching the battle unfold.

But in just one move, how had Lu Zheng already reached a life-and-death juncture?

At this moment, Shen Ying was filled with panic and deep regret, “Though Young Master Lu’s Martial Dao is high, he lacks experience; I shouldn’t have thoughtlessly let him face this old ghost, I was truly at fault!”

Firstly, regretting allowing Lu Zheng to step into danger, and secondly, regretting how to explain to the Liu Family’s girl.

The Peach Blossom Evil surged like flight, yet it was clearly too late…

Just at this time, as the five nails were about to pierce his face, Lu Zheng’s left hand barely rose, seemingly in a mutually destructive strike, aiming to smash the Cyan Robe Ghost’s chest.

“Haha, courting death!”

The Cyan Robe Ghost’s body flickered and twisted, willing to bear this Qi and Blood-infused palm, still intent on killing Lu Zheng in one move.

But…

“Bang!”

A flash of fire ignited, a burst of light and ethereal Mystic True Qi exploded.

“Ah!”

The Cyan Robe Ghost screamed, retracting his five nails instantly, black smoke billowing from his body as he rapidly retreated.

“An Exorcism Talisman, you’re a Daoist!”

“No, you’ve misunderstood, I’m not.”

Lu Zheng’s voice was calm, but his actions were swift, moving with his voice, closely following the Cyan Robe Ghost, continuously waving his hand, Exorcism Talismans turning into small blue glows, shooting directly at the Cyan Robe Ghost.

The Cyan Robe Ghost endured the pain on his body, swinging his sharp claws repeatedly, though shattering several Exorcism Talismans mid-air, but…

The distance was simply too close, and five or six more Exorcism Talismans shot directly into his body.

“Ahhh!”

Thick black smoke rose from the Cyan Robe Ghost’s body.

The Cyan Robe Ghost screamed and retreated, then his form flew as he tried to escape from Taohua Village.

“Madam Shen!”

Lu Zheng shouted, and Shen Ying awoke as if from a dream, with a wave of her hand, the Peach Blossom Evil surrounded the Cyan Robe Ghost tightly.

At the same time, Shen Ying looked at Lu Zheng incredulously, “Young Master, how do you have so many Daoist Sect’s Exorcism Talismans, do you perhaps also practice Daoist Techniques?”

Lu Zheng smiled at the corner of his mouth, “I’m but a lay practitioner of the White Cloud Temple.”

The Cyan Robe Ghost shrieked, “You just said you’re not a Daoist!”

Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow, feigning puzzlement, “I’m a lay practitioner, does a lay practitioner count as a Daoist?”

Surrounded by the Peach Blossom Evil, the Cyan Robe Ghost, and Lu Zheng leaped over to nearby.

“Madam Shen, are you afraid of this Exorcism Talisman?”

Shen Ying nodded, “I am of half-ghost, half-spirit nature, although refined by peach tree spirit energy, I still do not belong to the Mystic Sect, unable to withstand the aura of Exorcism Talismans.”

In this way, if the Cyan Robe Ghost shattered the talismans mid-air, it would inevitably affect Shen Ying, who manipulated the Peach Blossom Evil beside.

Lu Zheng expressed understanding, “Then if I directly strike the Exorcism Talisman into this fellow’s body?”

Shen Ying smiled brightly upon hearing this, “Then there would naturally be no problem.”

Lu Zheng grinned, stomping his foot, clenching the Exorcism Talisman in his left hand, and wielding his Brocade Spring Saber in his right, charging straight at the Cyan Robe Ghost.

“Swoosh!”

The Peach Blossom Evil retreated, the Brocade Spring Saber carried with it surging Blood Qi, slashing directly.

The Cyan Robe Ghost, surrounded on all sides by the Peach Blossom Evil, had nowhere to dodge, grinding his teeth, he raised his hands, black Yin Qi enveloped his claws as he faced the Brocade Spring Saber head-on.

“Ding!”

Lu Zheng struck with the Powerful Slash of Hua Mountain, while the Cyan Robe Ghost’s ten sharp fingers followed each other in quick succession, trembling lightly, deflecting most of Lu Zheng’s power.

In terms of Martial Arts, the Cyan Robe Ghost outclassed Lu Zheng.

However, Lu Zheng’s left hand clutched, attempting to seize the Cyan Robe Ghost’s wrist.

The Cyan Robe Ghost immediately withdrew his hand, then saw Lu Zheng flick his middle finger, releasing an Exorcism Talisman.

The Cyan Robe Ghost turned swiftly on the verge of a close call, shooting a streak of Yin Qi, trying to shatter the Exorcism Talisman in mid-air.

But…

Lu Zheng’s seal suddenly activated, and the Exorcism Talisman unexpectedly shifted three inches, perfectly avoiding the Yin Qi, crashing straight into the Cyan Robe Ghost’s chest.

A puff of black smoke rose, the Cyan Robe Ghost’s ghostly form became three parts more transparent.

“Transportation Technique!”

Lu Zheng ignored the Cyan Robe Ghost’s various astonishments, taking the opportunity to stick close, sending out two more Exorcism Talismans.

This time, the Cyan Robe Ghost was cautious, though still hit by one, he avoided Lu Zheng’s long saber entanglement, dodging the other, shattering it in mid-air.

Lu Zheng’s eyes narrowed, his heart steeled, directly consuming three strands of Light of Fortune, boosting his Sword Technique completely.

“Again!”

The next moment, the Cyan Robe Ghost only felt Lu Zheng’s Sword Technique suddenly become elusive and unpredictable.

Unlike before, where it only adapted to moves on the fly, now it gained more control over subtle changes and power application.

What’s happening!

Breakthrough in the midst of battle?

What a joke! How can there be such a way to break through on the battlefield?

Sudden qualitative change without a trace?

“Snap, snap, snap!”

Three soft sounds, another three Exorcism Talismans were struck into the Cyan Robe Ghost’s body.

The Cyan Robe Ghost finally gave up, enduring pain, darting left and right, trying to escape Taohua Village.

But this village was Shen Ying’s absolute domain, now with Lu Zheng on the side, weakening the Cyan Robe Ghost’s strength by more than half, he found himself unable to leave!

“Shen Ying! Let me go!” the Cyan Robe Ghost shrieked shrilly.

“You should have died thirty years ago, today finally with Young Master Lu’s assistance, I will never let you escape again!”

Shen Ying’s demeanor changed from regal to fierce and venomous, “I want you dead!”

“Shen Ying, let me go, I swear never to seek you again; if I die, Lord Ye Lan Won’t spare you!”

“Let him pass the City God first!”

Lu Zheng blinked, not stingy with the Blood Qi in his body, his long saber danced into a ring of light under the moonlight.

Lu Zheng and Shen Ying coordinated seamlessly, whether the Cyan Robe Ghost tried to escape desperately, Shen Ying would entrap with Peach Blossom Evil, or Lu Zheng would obstruct with Exorcism Talismans, leaving no room to escape.

And when the moon began to wane, nearing the hour of the ox, with Lu Zheng shooting the last two Exorcism Talismans into the Cyan Robe Ghost’s nearly transparent body, the Cyan Robe Ghost finally halted, despair flashing through his eyes.

In the next moment…

“Bang!”

The ghostly form exploded, black smoke scattering.

“Buzz!”

Nineteen strands of Light of Fortune accounted for.