Chapter 236 Accusation

The Three-Eyed Taoist, who had been chasing us, had somehow appeared in front of us.

As his hands, like hooks, reached for me, I turned and moved out of his way.

With Ye Yang on my back, turning would expose him to the attack. In desperation, I could only expose my relatively less vital side to the opponent.

To my surprise, the Three-Eyed Taoist's target wasn't us, but the pursuing vengeful spirits.

The two spirits dissipated at the touch of the Three-Eyed Taoist's fingertips. As phosphorescent flames rained down, I seized the opportunity to carry Ye Yang more than ten meters away.

"Where are you running?" In my eyes, all the coffins looked the same; I couldn't tell which direction was which.

"Left!" Ye Yang urged me on, constantly releasing sword energy.

Earlier, he could shatter a coffin with one strike.

Now, he needed at least three, even five, strikes to break a coffin.

Ye Yang's soul force wouldn't last much longer.

I said urgently, "Stop hitting them! I'll carry you. If we can't get out, we'll just die together."

Ye Yang, weakly on my back, said, "I'm looking for the exit. We can't escape if we keep running like this."

"Hurry!"

As I gritted my teeth and carried Ye Yang, running wildly, the Three-Eyed Taoist followed at a leisurely pace, constantly striking the rampaging spirits with his finger wind.

The Three-Eyed Taoist was chasing us, but also saving us.

He never intended to kill Ye Yang; he only wanted to keep him there to witness his legend.

The Three-Eyed Taoist said calmly, "Master, the Coffin Mountain Nine Gates were your masterpiece."

"You could create nine gates to confuse your opponents, but I failed to inherit your mantle, so I can only create one."

"When I fulfill Master's wish, I will naturally send you out."

"But until then, please cultivate here!"

The Three-Eyed Taoist continued, "Master, I believe your current cultivation is on the verge of the Tiangang Realm."

"You once said: Achieving Tiangang is not only about martial arts cultivation, but also about soul force cultivation."

"Without soul force, even reaching the Tiangang Realm, it will be difficult to perceive the void. Let alone break through the void?"

"In a moment, I will kill all the vengeful spirits here and use their soul force to nourish you. I believe it won't be long before you reach the Breaking Void Realm."

The Three-Eyed Taoist added generously, "Li Po, you have done well in guarding Master, so I will also allow you to cultivate here. In the future, you can continue to guard Master."

After waiting so long, I finally caught the Three-Eyed Taoist's weakness.

Initially, I planned to strike at the weakest point in his heart, just like at the Sunken River, and directly crush his will.

But then I thought, if I shouted: *You* are not Ye Qianyang's most valued disciple; he only pitied you and passed on the worthless *Hundred Coffin Manual* to you.

The Three-Eyed Taoist might go mad on the spot and use the most ruthless means to capture Ye Yang and see how he could resist.

That's why I abandoned the idea of provoking him.

Now, the Three-Eyed Taoist was handing me a knife; how could I not take it?

I immediately shouted, "Three-Eyed Taoist, do you want to commit patricide and rebel against your master?"

The Three-Eyed Taoist stopped in his tracks. "What did you say?"

I simply stopped and faced him. "Although the spirits here are powerful, they come from ghosts. They carry innate ferocity and violence, and after being imprisoned by you for so many years, their resentment is like the sea. What will happen if Ye Yang absorbs their souls?"

"This..." The Three-Eyed Taoist stammered, "Master's cultivation is heaven-reaching; he should be able to resolve the ominous energy of the ghosts."

I rebuked, "You're talking about Ye Qianyang of the past, not Ye Yang now."

"Look at Ye Yang's current state. If he absorbs the souls of ghosts, he will immediately transform into a fierce ghost. Do you want to welcome back a fierce ghost as your master?"

"Or have you already prepared to commit patricide?"

The Three-Eyed Taoist immediately knelt on the ground. "Master, I was not considerate enough, but I absolutely have no intention of rebelling!"

I gently patted Ye Yang, signaling him not to speak.

I said in a deep voice, "Three-Eyed, if you still recognize Ye Yang as your master, bring the Yellow Springs Twin Lotus here. Use it to purify the resentment of the wronged souls and help Ye Yang."

"Can you do it?"

In truth, I didn't know if the Yellow Springs Twin Lotus had such an effect.

I was simply giving the Three-Eyed Taoist a difficult problem.

If he brought the Yellow Springs Twin Lotus, he would be abandoning his original plan, and the Ghoul Coffin Gate would not be able to become the number one sect in the art of divination in one fell swoop.

If he didn't bring it, he would be committing patricide and rebelling against his master.

I was betting on how deep the Three-Eyed Taoist's feelings for Ye Qianyang really were.

If he was the second Lingguan Sanren, then Ye Yang and I could defeat him without bloodshed.

The Three-Eyed Taoist knelt on the ground, his body trembling. His hands gripped the ground so tightly that his fingers dug into the earth, showing how intense his inner struggle was.