The old man in the Tang suit glanced at Yuan Nandou and the other two, snorted, and said, "It seems you are from the Xuanxue world. Are you sure you want to get involved in this mess?"
"Exorcising demons and defending the righteous path is the responsibility of us cultivators. We cannot ignore the harm caused by malevolent spirits."
The old man in the Tang suit looked at Yuan Nandou, who was putting on a serious act, and said, "Since you wish to die, do not blame me. Ah Hui, kill them."
The僵尸, which had stopped, suddenly contorted its face and lunged at Yuan Nandou with a punch.
Yuan Nandou raised his spiritual artifact and met the僵尸's fist. With a bang, the artifact flew out of his hand, and he himself was forced back several steps before stabilizing his stance.
Among the three, Yuan Nandou was the strongest, yet he could not even withstand a single move before his artifact was disarmed.
Lin Wei opened the box, tapped the bottom, and the 'Chiyan Chong Po' flew out, striking the僵尸.
Upon seeing the 'Chiyan Chong Po', the僵尸 froze. When it sensed the pure Yang energy of the 'Chiyan Chong Po', it was so terrified that it retreated two steps, unwilling to advance further.
Lin Wei had been in seclusion for some time studying the 'Chiyan Chong Po'. Although he had successfully activated its pure Yang energy, he was unable to absorb this energy to become his own or control the 'Chiyan Chong Po'.
The old man in the Tang suit's face lit up with joy as he saw the 'Chiyan Chong Po' fall to the ground. This was a treasure, and it had been carelessly discarded by this old fellow.
Pure Yang energy is the nemesis of all Yin energy. Although the 'Chiyan Chong Po' possessed extremely strong pure Yang energy, no one knew how to use it.
The old man in the Tang suit darted forward to the 'Chiyan Chong Po' and reached out to grab it.
Hua Xianfeng roared and swung his spiritual artifact towards the old man's head.
The old man in the Tang suit parried with the black staff in his hand, striking Hua Xianfeng's hand. Hua Xianfeng cried out, and his spiritual artifact flew out of his grasp and fell to the ground.
The old man in the Tang suit reached for the 'Chiyan Chong Po' on the ground again. Just as his hand was about to touch it, the 'Chiyan Chong Po' suddenly flew up and landed in someone's hand.
"Not bad, 'Chiyan Chong Po', a truly good item." Long Xiao held the 'Chiyan Chong Po' in his right hand and said with a smile.
Hearing the voice, everyone looked towards Long Xiao. They were all stunned, as none of them had seen how the Heavenly Doctor Long Xiaotian had appeared.
Just now, after Long Xiao left, he had hidden his car not far away, put on a disguise with a human skin mask, changed his clothes, and walked back on foot.
Since he had the human skin mask, Long Xiao kept several sets of clothes in his car. When he needed to appear incognito, he would assume someone else's identity.
"Long, Elder Long, you are here." Yuan Nandou's speech was somewhat stammering.
Long Xiao nodded slightly at him and then fixed his gaze on the old man in the Tang suit.
The old man in the Tang suit clearly knew Long Xiaotian. His expression changed slightly, and he said, "You are the legendary Heavenly Doctor Long Xiaotian?"
Long Xiao nodded and said in a deep voice, "Yes, I am Long Xiaotian. Who are you, to dare cause trouble in Donghai?"
The old man in the Tang suit clasped his fists and said, "Elder Long, I am Luo Xuan, from the Luo family. Thirty years ago, I lent a僵尸 to Nangong Fu, and we agreed that I would collect my debt thirty years later, with interest, half of his estate."
The situation in Donghai was currently volatile, with various forces stirring. The sudden appearance of a debt collector at this crucial juncture was undoubtedly related to some faction.
Repaying debts was only right, but at this critical juncture, the opposing forces were too powerful. Nangong Fu, the living dead, was his verbal ally, and Long Xiao did not want the Nangong family to lose half of their assets.
Long Xiao looked at the 'Chiyan Chong Po' in his hand. An extremely pure Yang energy was slowly flowing into his dantian.
"Collect this debt a few years from now. You can leave now," Long Xiao waved his hand at Luo Xuan.
Seeing Long Xiao prevent him from collecting his debt, Luo Xuan's face fell. "Elder Long, you cannot bully others with your power. You, Heavenly Doctor Long Xiaotian, are powerful, but my Jiangshi Luo family is not to be trifled with."
Long Xiao's expression turned grim, and he said coldly, "Are you threatening me?"
"I would not dare."
Saying this, Luo Xuan took a few steps back, pointing his black staff at Long Xiao. The僵尸 suddenly leaped up and lunged at Long Xiao.
When Long Xiao arrived, he was contemplating how to break the Yin energy on the僵尸's body. He hadn't expected Lin Wei to bring the 'Chiyan Chong Po'.
With the pure Yang energy of the 'Chiyan Chong Po', breaking the Yin energy on the僵尸's body would be as easy as flipping a hand.
Watching the descending僵尸, Long Xiao stood still. He secretly employed 'Long Tun Si Hai' to quickly absorb the pure Yang energy from the 'Chiyan Chong Po' into his dantian.
Before he had even absorbed half of it, the 'Chiyan Chong Po' suddenly cracked in Long Xiao's palm with a snap. The amber turned to powder, and the insect within appeared in Long Xiao's palm.
The Chiyan Chong wriggled, extended two small wings, startling Long Xiao. At this moment, the僵尸's fist also landed.
Long Xiao had intended to use the amber's pure Yang energy to dispel the Yin energy on the僵尸's body with a single palm strike. Now that the amber had become a 'Chiyan Chong', if Long Xiao were to strike again, he might kill the 'Chiyan Chong'.
Long Xiao dodged the僵尸's fist and threw the 'Chiyan Chong' from his hand before waving his palm to strike the僵尸's back.
With a bang, the Yin energy on the僵尸's back dispersed, and its heart was shattered by Long Xiao's palm strike.
The broken heart released a faint trace of life-sustaining energy. The僵尸 fell to the ground with a thud, motionless.
The 'Chiyan Chong' on the ground suddenly flapped its wings and flew up, landing on the僵尸 and began to devour its Yin energy.
Long Xiao had initially thought that the 'Chiyan Chong' survived on pure Yang energy, but he hadn't expected it to be able to consume Yin energy.
After Long Xiao crippled the僵尸 with a palm strike, Luo Xuan, realizing he was no match for Long Xiao, quickly retreated and signaled to the four men carrying the coffin. He led them away rapidly.
Luo Tianshui was from the Luo family. Although the Luo family was hunting Luo Tianshui, he did not know Luo Xuan's relationship with Luo Tianshui and therefore did not make things difficult for him.
Looking down, the 'Chiyan Chong' was still devouring Yin energy. Long Xiao employed 'Chi Mei Xiao Yao Bu' and quickly departed.
No one saw how Long Xiao left. By the time they noticed Long Xiao was gone, they began searching everywhere.
Unable to find Long Xiao, everyone's attention turned back to the Chiyan Chong. The Chiyan Chong soon finished absorbing the僵尸's Yin energy, flapped its wings, and flew up, searching for Long Xiao.
Failing to find Long Xiao, it directly landed in the box that had previously contained the 'Chiyan Chong Po'.
Seeing the Chiyan Chong return on its own, Lin Wei happily picked up the box, closed the lid, and put it away.
The僵尸 on the ground had turned into a foul-smelling corpse. Yuan Nandou called Nangong Tianlu over and told him to quickly dispose of the corpse, lest the corpse poison spread and cause an epidemic.
The Nangong family, being experts in the funeral industry, were skilled at handling corpses. A few people quickly took the body away and cleaned up the scene.
With the matter resolved, Nangong Tianlu was overjoyed. He immediately announced that he would host a banquet for everyone present.