"Is that so? Do you want to fight me?" Upon hearing the words of Elder Zhiguang, I smiled slightly and probed into the body of the Four Symbols Sword with my mind. I found out that its sword soul needed to be re-integrated, which meant that I couldn't fully control this sword yet. At least, I couldn't unleash all of its power.
"You took away my most important treasure. Do you think I will let you go easily?" As Elder Zhiguang spoke, he slowly dropped his backpack and tore off his camouflage suit.
With the removal of his camouflage suit, he revealed a set of clothes similar to Daoist robes underneath it. There was even a black cloak on his back.
His pale hair, aged face, swaying Daoist robe and cloak transformed Elder Zhiguang into an image of a hidden expert in an instant.
"Come on then! Why don't you show your secret weapon too? I really want to see how powerful it is." While speaking, Elder Zhiguang slowly lifted up the wine jug in his hand.
As expected, that wine jug was his magic weapon.
"Don't worry. I'll definitely make your eyes widen." As soon as I finished speaking those words, I handed over the Four Symbols Divine Sword to my left hand while grabbing at thin air with my right hand. The Liúqíng Jiàn (Sparing Blade) spurted out like a geyser with dazzling flames illuminating a large area of the sky.
"I didn't expect...I didn't expect it's actually an immortal soldier! Who are you? How can you possess such weapons?" Seeing my Sparing Blade made Elder Zhiguang's eyes widen in disbelief as he looked at me incredulously.
"What immortal soldier? What do you mean? All I know is that this was left for me by my wife," replied me as I looked at Elder Zhiguang.
"There are five levels of weapons in the world. The lowest is mortal soldiers, followed by ghost soldiers which have souls. Then there are divine soldiers with spirits and above that are immortal soldiers whose power can rival the heavens and their intelligence is comparable to gods and Buddhas. Above immortal soldiers, there are some rare godly artifacts with different powers and effects throughout history." As we were talking, three figures flew up from below - Fengyunsanren (Wind Cloud Scatterer), Jietou (Head Chopper) and Xie Yilin.
Fengyunsanren seemed to be quite knowledgeable about weapon grades. After he came up, he explained while looking at Elder Zhiguang: "Zhiguang old thief, Yi Heng wields an immortal soldier in his hand. I don't think you have much chance of winning this fight. Hehehe... How does it feel? You've worked hard for 2,500 years waiting for this moment only to see it go up in smoke suddenly! Aren't you feeling painful or unwilling now? Hahaha...You're already a Five Tribulations Loose Immortal now; just one step away from ascending to the Heavenly Realm! You originally wanted to use the power of these Four Symbols Divine Weapons to shatter the void right?"
"Since you know that I am a scattered immortal who has gone through five tribulations, why don't you surrender obediently? Do you really want me to go on a killing spree?" The old man named Zhiguang looked at us coldly and asked.
"Hmph, so what if you are a scattered immortal who has gone through five tribulations? Now YiHeng wields the Four Symbols Divine Sword and the Immortal Weapon Sword. Are you still afraid of him? Even if he can't beat you, with me as a third tribulation Taiyi and Wind Cloud Scatterer wielding a shining red long knife, it should be enough!" As Wind Cloud Scatterer spoke, he drew out his glittering red long knife with an air of readiness for battle.
"Hehe, don't forget that besides them, there's also me," JIETOU smiled slightly when she saw this and stood beside me holding her Golden Wheel Treasure Umbrella.
"And there's also me. Although I'm not very powerful, don't even think about hurting YiHeng. I will fight you to death," Xie Yilin stepped forward and stood by my side.
"The Primordial Immortal Body?"
Perhaps because she was nervous, Xie Yilin inadvertently revealed some special aura when speaking. After seeing her aura, Zhiguang couldn't help but frown in suspicion: "Immortal weapons, immortal bodies, third tribulation Taiyi...and there's someone holding Buddhist Eight Treasures too! Wait...besides these people...there's also the Soul of Blazing Sun! What kind of monsters are all of you? How did all of you suddenly come together?"
"Tian Dao Heng Chang (the way of heaven is eternal), everything goes in cycles without end. Old thief Zhiguang,you have done many evil deeds,so this is your retribution. Humph! Just wait and see, your final outcome will be extremely miserable. You will die and disappear from this world without even being able to enter reincarnation!" Wind Cloud Scatterer said angrily.
"YiHeng, who is this Daoist beside you? Why does he seem to have a deep grudge against that old man? Have they always been enemies?" While Wind Cloud Scatterer and Zhiguang were arguing, JIETOU couldn't help but lower her voice and ask me.
"He's Wind Cloud Scatterer. We can call him Senior Brother Wind Cloud," I replied curiously while looking at JIETOU and Xie Yilin: "Didn't you both come up with him just now? How come he didn't introduce himself to you?"
"What introduction? We just finished the formation when he suddenly appeared and told us that you were in danger. Then he pulled us away. Where was there time for introductions?" As JIETOU spoke, she looked around curiously: "By the way, where is Master Chi? Why haven't we seen anyone from him yet? Who is that old man over there, and how did you end up fighting with him?"
Upon hearing JIETOU's words, I realized that she and Xie Yilin were still in the dark about what was happening here. So I explained to them: "That old man over there is Master Chi...but his real name isn't Master Chi; it should be Zhiguang."
"Old man Zhiguang? Isn't that Master Chi's ancestor? What's going on?" JIETOU asked with confusion.
"You still don't understand? From beginning to end, there was never a General Chi Qing or Master Chi. It was all a disguise by Old Man Zhiguang, and his stories were all made up. He has been plotting against us from the start, and we fell into his trap," I explained to both of them.
"That's right, this person is indeed Master Chi. Look at the wine bottle in his hand, as well as the backpack and torn clothes on the ground. These should all belong to him," Xie Yilin looked at Old Man Zhiguang and nodded at me before asking, "But what exactly happened? Can you explain it to us? When did you realize that we had fallen for his trap?"
"I knew he was planning something against us on the second day after arriving in Zhejiang when we met General Chi Qing for the first time," I said to Xie Yilin and JIETOU.
"Are you clairvoyant?" JIETOU frowned.
"No," I replied.
"Then how did you know he was plotting against us?" JIETOU couldn't understand it.
"Because I had a dream," I smiled.
"That's right, it was indeed a dream, and one that I gave to you," Fengyunsanren interjected.
"But initially, I didn't believe your words so I kept quiet about it. However, your dream reminded me of it so I paid close attention from the beginning. As a result of careful observation, some problems were discovered." I proudly explained.