When I saw that, my eyes almost popped out of their sockets. I didn't care about the Heaven's Masters that were glaring at me and quickly ran to Zhang Kanwen's side.
When I was in front of him, I saw the injury on his chest. It was similar to the injury that I had caused when I killed Lu Zhenyang in the Metaphysics Association. There was a hole in Zhang Kanwen's chest. The only difference was that the scarlet light seemed to have a terrifyingly high temperature. Due to the burning flames, there wasn't any blood flowing out of the wound. There was only a long and narrow black hole.
At that moment, Zhang Kanwen was still standing, but the aura around him was extremely weak. His face was pale and his eyes couldn't focus as he looked blankly in front of him.
My heart tightened. Just as I wanted to ask about his condition, Zhang Kanwen's body went limp and he fell to the ground. I quickly took a step forward and extended my hand to catch him.
When I looked up, his eyes were tightly shut and he was barely breathing. He had completely fainted.
At that moment, an old man in a red robe, who was standing not far away, gently waved his sleeves and calmly said to the crowd, "We're facing a great enemy. Let's not waste time on unimportant people. Fellow Daoists, it's more important to deal with the remnant of the Witch Tribe."
The scarlet light was extremely fast and I couldn't see who it was. I only understood now that it was the red-robed elder that had launched a sneak attack.
This person had long and narrow eyebrows. He looked similar to the Han family's Heaven's Master, who was Han Wennan's fourth uncle. I recalled that Han Wennan had said that the Han family had sent two Heaven's Masters. They were his fourth uncle and second uncle. This person must be Han Wennan's second uncle.
Han Wennan had pretended to get close to me and set up this trap with the help of the Metaphysics Association. Now, the Han family's Heaven's Master had launched a sneak attack on Zhang Kanwen. The Han family was really getting stronger with each generation.
After the red robed elder said that, all the Taoist masters from the Metaphysics Association stared at Nan Gong. Leader Gu, who was in the distance, walked out and didn't bother with Nan Gong. Instead, he cupped his hands towards the three Taoist masters from Dragon Tiger Mountain who were standing behind us and said, "Thank you Taoist masters for your help. As long as we successfully capture the remnant of the witch race, our Metaphysics Association will remember your kindness."
Hearing his words, the daoist priest standing in the middle smiled. "There's no need to thank us. Don't forget the promise that we made before. As long as we can successfully obtain the key to the Sky Coffin, Mount Longhu will remember this favor."
President Gu smiled as well. "The two remaining Witch Tribe members were ordered by the Old President of our Metaphysics Society. To us, it's far more important than the Key to the Heavenly Road. Furthermore, the Metaphysics Society already has the key, so there's no need to fight for it. Don't worry, Daoist Zhang."
As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his hand. The few Taoist Masters from the Metaphysics Association received his order and stepped forward at the same time. In an instant, they surrounded Nangong.
At the same time, the few daoists from Mount Longhu also moved forward and surrounded Nangong.
I didn't know how strong Nangong was, but from the ten Taoist Masters acting as if they were facing a great enemy, Nangong's cultivation base was extremely strong.
Before they could make their move, President Gu walked in front of me. He didn't pay attention to me and instead bent down to check Zhang Kanwen's injuries. Then, he took out a black pill and stuffed it into Zhang Kanwen's mouth. Then, he gently pinched Zhang Kanwen's cheek. The unconscious Zhang Kanwen swallowed the pill without moving his throat.
After doing that, President Gu heaved a sigh of relief. He strode forward and surrounded Nangong.
At this moment, Nangong finally made his move. However, it was strange that he didn't make the first move. Instead, he knelt on the ground and closed his eyes.
While I was puzzled, he chanted something that was hard to understand. Right after that, an oppressive feeling appeared in the air. It was as if the air had suddenly become several times heavier, pressing down on people's heads.
Although I was dozens of meters away from them, my heart was beating fast. The feeling made me feel like I was about to go crazy.
President Gu saw that the situation wasn't good. He swung his long sleeve and ordered, "Attack!"
As soon as he said that, the Taoist masters of the Metaphysics Association raised their hands. They were either magical tools or talismans. All of them attacked Nangong, who was kneeling on the ground.
On the side of Mount Longhu, the daoist in the Taoist robe didn't say anything. He took the lead and waved the horsetail whisk in his hand, joining the battle. Of course, the two people behind him followed him. The battle of the Taoist masters had officially begun.
I lowered my head to look at Zhang Kanwen. After taking the pill that President Gu had given him, his yellowish face had regained some color. It seemed his life wasn't in danger. I calmed down and focused on Nangong.
If we wanted to escape from this place, Nangong was our only hope. Only if he could defeat all the Taoist masters would we have a glimmer of hope.
Facing the siege of the crowd, Nangong's body didn't move at all, but the ancient incantation in his mouth sped up, and the oppressive feeling in the air became more and more intense. When the blood-red light triggered by the silver talisman in President Gu's hand reached his face first, a colorless shadow suddenly appeared in front of Nangong. It looked like a breeze and wrapped the blood-red light. In a few milliseconds, the blood-red light disappeared into thin air.
I was shocked. That was a Heavenly Master's silver talisman. Its power was terrifying, but Nangong had easily destroyed it. What kind of power did he have?
Before I could finish sighing with emotion, several attacks from magic tools and talismans arrived at the same time. Nangong still didn't move. Similar to the light wind phantom from before, a dozen phantoms simultaneously appeared in front of him. Some of them looked like a ball of flame, some looked like a leaf, and there was even one that looked like a brightly colored tiger.
After these shadows appeared out of thin air, they charged forward like lightning, blocking all the profound techniques that were attacking him. They were either annihilated or entangled with them. In short, Nangong had easily neutralized the first wave of attacks.
In the entire process, Nangong did not open his eyes at all. Furthermore, after blocking everyone's attacks, he did not stop chanting. Instead, he seemed to be chanting faster and faster. After a few seconds, several black shadows appeared in front of Nangong, and this time, they were even stranger. Some of them looked like huge rocks, while others looked like a small river. After these shadows appeared, they bypassed the other profound techniques that were still locked in a stalemate, and took the initiative to attack the surrounding people.
Nangong still had the strength to counterattack!
This time, I suddenly saw the hope of escaping. I stared at Nangong and prayed for him in my heart.
It seemed that I was too optimistic. After seeing Nangong's counterattack, Chairman Gu didn't care about the shadows that were getting close to him. Instead, he acted like Nangong and sat cross-legged on the ground. His mouth moved slightly as if he was chanting something.
The two Heavenly Masters beside him acted at the same time. Not only did they block the shadows that were attacking them, they also blocked the shadows that were attacking Chairman Gu.
After those phantoms disappeared, a large amount of white mist suddenly appeared above President Gu's head. When the white mist dissipated, a phantom of only a foot long appeared above President Gu's head. From the appearance, this phantom was exactly the same as President Gu. It was also sitting cross-legged with a solemn expression.
Looking at this miniature version of Chairman Gu's shadow, I instantly thought of Yan Nantian that I had seen in the Corpse Sect's Soul Devouring Cave.
Although I didn't know why Chairman Gu's shadow was so small, it was the same as Yan Nantian's shadow. It was undoubtedly the Heavenly Master's Yang Spirit.
After summoning the Yang Spirit, Chairman Gu, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, opened his eyes and said to the Heavenly Masters around him, "This battle needs to be finished quickly. Everyone, summon your Heavenly Master Seals and use your power to break it."
After he gave the order, the Heavenly Masters of the Metaphysics Society withdrew their techniques and patted their chests. Then, they opened their mouths and spat out their Heavenly Master Seals.
On the side of Mount Longhu, the three Taoist priests didn't summon their Heavenly Master Seals. Instead, just like Chairman Gu, they sat cross-legged on the ground and chanted, summoning their Yang Spirits!