Gu Changhuai condensed a Wind Blade to suppress, and Xia Canonical Official feigned an attack with an Ice Sword, waiting for the right moment to strike.
He Laoqi revealed all his trump cards, Evil Talisman, Magical Treasures, without holding back in the slightest.
However, with Gu Changhuai’s trio of Golden Cores working together, laying a trap in advance and attacking him when he was unprepared, He Laoqi was calculated against severely and couldn’t defend himself at all.
At this moment, he finally understood and said with hatred:
"Who leaked information to you?"
His whereabouts, cultivation techniques, and various methods were all thoroughly figured out, targeted perfectly.
Today, even with all his scheming, there’s only a "death" awaiting him.
"Tell me, let me die with peace." He Laoqi said.
At such a time, there was naturally no need for nonsense.
Gu Changhuai and the others ignored him and struck even harder, with hammers falling heavily, Wind Blades ceaselessly, and cold light glistening.
In less than thirty rounds, He Laoqi was gravely injured and unable to hold on.
Knowing his doom was sealed with no chance of survival, he displayed a ferocious expression, biting his tongue with his teeth, spurting a mouthful of fresh blood, urging the Evil Thoughts of the Divine Lord, intending to give up his life and become a puppet, perishing together with Gu Changhuai and the others.
But this move of his was also anticipated by Mo Hua.
Gu Changhuai took out a Golden Bell Rune, crushed it, and urged the sound of Goldstone to stun people’s senses.
For a brief moment, He Laoqi was in a daze.
Fan Jin seized the opportunity, flashed forward, approached He Laoqi, and executed the Bone Splitting Hammer, a hammer from below upward, sending him flying into the air, and another hammer from above downward, smashing him back to the ground.
He Laoqi’s whole body had fractures, internal organs ruptured, spitting fresh blood.
His eyes were wide open in rage, "You... deserve to die!"
But his throat was sealed by a sword from Xia Canonical Official, the ice Qi locked his throat, unable to utter a sound.
"Disable his limbs!" Gu Changhuai commanded.
Fan Jin did not hesitate, swung up a pair of large hammers, and shattered He Laoqi’s limbs, rendering him unable to move.
Gu Changhuai seized the opportunity to take out the treasure map given by Mo Hua, unfolding it quickly and covering He Laoqi’s head.
Then he activated Spiritual Power, turning it into a blade, shredding He Laoqi’s heart and veins to pieces.
He Laoqi died instantly.
After his death, as his vitality faded, the Evil Qi on his body grew more intense.
The deceased He Laoqi, like a Walking Corpse, kept struggling. But with his limbs disabled, only his head kept twitching.
It was as if something terrifying within his now-dead flesh was gradually awakening, leaving his physical form, seeking another host to parasitize.
Gu Changhuai frowned, his expression serious.
Xia Canonical Official and Fan Jin also appeared tense.
Fortunately, after a moment, He Laoqi became completely still, without any movement.
The eerie fluctuation on his body, which was unnerving, only lasted for a moment before disappearing completely into the treasure map given by Mo Hua.
Everyone let out a sigh of relief.
Fan Jin looked at the dead He Laoqi and then at the map, recalling the strange phenomenon earlier, he asked with lingering fear:
"Supervisor Gu, this map..."
Gu Changhuai was silent for a moment, then said slowly: "This is a treasure map given by an ’expert,’ used to seal evil spirits."
Expert...
Upon hearing this, Fan Jin immediately felt great admiration.
He himself was somewhat confused about this matter, but Gu Changhuai came from a prestigious family and was a Supervisor of the Taoist Court in Qianxue State Boundary, with high vision and wide knowledge. Since he called them ’experts,’ it must be true.
"Indeed, Qianxue State Boundary is a place with countless talents..."
Fan Jin sighed in his heart.
Gu Changhuai waited for a while longer, confirming that He Laoqi was completely gone without any abnormality before carefully sealing the treasure map again.
He was quick in putting away the map, remembering Mo Hua’s instructions, he never glanced at the map, and didn’t allow others to see it, to avoid causing trouble.
He Laoqi was killed, and the map was stored away.
This task was thus declared complete.
Though the methods were somewhat complicated, due to the highly accurate intelligence, the process went much more smoothly than anticipated, and many backup plans were not even used.
The Taoist Court members felt a weight lifted off their shoulders.
Next came some follow-up matters.
The following day, Gu Changhuai specially went to Taixu Gate to return the map sealing the evil spirits to Mo Hua.
"Everything went smoothly." Gu Changhuai said.
"That’s good." Mo Hua nodded.