Sect Hierarch Hong learned all his spells from Shi Longgu, which were originally transmitted by the Golden Needle Holy Mother.

The Golden Needle Holy Mother was well known for her side-path techniques, and she had also incorporated some methods from the Demon Path. Among the Magical Treasures she left behind was the Heavenly Plague Ball, and in her Cultivation Technique, there was even the Minor Heavenly Demon Dance.

After Sect Hierarch Hong mastered these arts, he devoted himself to further research and improvement and acquired other Cultivation Techniques to integrate with his own. He took his followers and found five Snake Demons, each with over three thousand years of Dao Level.

One of the most formidable was from the Yunling Mountain in the Sichuan-Shu area.

After the great snake fostered its climate, it swallowed clouds and spat mist into the sky, shrouding the entire mountain. Over time, the mountain came to be known as Yunling Mountain.

Sect Hierarch Hong, through a mix of persuasion and coercion, brought the five Snake Demons back to Divine Dragon Island and constructed the Divine Dragon Temple to worship them. He offered prayers and sacrifices of incense and living creatures, using Demon Refinement methods to foster the growth of these Snake Demons.

He also made contracts with the five Snake Demons to create the Divine Dragon Spell, ensuring that if a believer recited it devoutly, no matter where they were, the Snake Demons would sense it and their Primordial Spirits would come to their aid.

Even an Independent Immortal who has cultivated for many years would find it difficult to withstand these five colossal beings. Master Fang Zheng of Shaolin Temple once nearly got torn apart and swallowed by the five Snake Demons.

His Protective Buddha Light was shattered, and his Purple Gold Bowl was pierced by snake fangs.

Thankfully, Bai Mei Zen Master had given him a Muni Ding Bead, which barely saved his life. Even so, he was poisoned by the snake's venom and had to spend a long time recovering in the temple after returning.

Five kinds of Poison Smoke each enveloped a hundred-zhang-long Snake Demon's Primordial Spirit; some with a mouthful of sharp teeth, others with strange horns on their heads, or a singular crest, all looking fierce!

These were not opponents that ordinary mortals could handle!

Within Shi Feiyang's mind, dozens of methods to subdue these five Demon Gods flashed by, all Immortal techniques.

But whichever method considered, they weren't ideal, likely to disturb the Heavenly Number and risk detection by Grandmaster Ha Ha, exposing his identity.

Thus, in an instant, he conceived the "Soul Capturing Technique," with his Primordial Spirit sensing the other's Primordial Spirit, and his True Qi guiding the other's True Qi.

With hands forming the Spiritual Formula, he recited the newly improvised Spell, specifically targeting the serpent kind, and his eyes fixed on the Red Snake God in front of him, "This place feels, that place responds, my Primordial Spirit captures your Primordial Essence, True Qi assimilates, we become one; Sun and Moon align, hurry back, obey my command!"

Even without further cultivation, he was already a Black Dragon with over three thousand years of Dao Level; that snake was no match for him.

Now that the Immortal Law was used, the Red Snake Demon had its Primordial Spirit captured by him. As he quickly finished reciting the Spell, the snake, unable to control itself, plunged headfirst into his hand forming the formula.

Swirls of smoke and clouds moved, the Red Snake's Primordial Spirit vanished into thin air, replaced by an inch-long small snake, winding around the fingers of Shi Feiyang's left hand forming the Spiritual Formula.

Having captured one successfully, Shi Feiyang closed his eyes and used his Primordial Spirit, Primordial Essence, and Primordial Qi to directly sense the remaining four Snake Gods.

However, the four Snake Demons, being beasts, lacked the contemplative focus of human Cultivators to protect themselves, and before they could react, they were all captured.

Shi Feiyang's spell wouldn't have worked against a side-path Independent Immortal, but for these Demons, it was their nemesis.

The Primordial Spirits of the four great snakes were pinned in the air, struggling in vain, like fish caught in a net, almost too easy to draw into the formula Shi Feiyang was holding with his hands.

His spellcasting was extremely fast, within the time it took to recite a few Spells. His left hand formed a formula, his feet trod the Big Dipper, and his right hand wielded a sword to block the Flying Needles shot from all directions.

"Clang, clang, clang," the collision of sword and needle sent sparks flying.

In a blink, Shi Feiyang captured all five Snake Gods, with five small snakes coiling on his left hand forming the Spiritual Formula. With a flick of his hand, he trapped all five kinds of Flying Needles between his fingers; the snakes were well-behaved and simultaneously spat out a colored light, sucking in the five kinds of Flying Needles.

At the same time, thousands of miles away on Overseas Divine Dragon Island, to the east, west, south, north, and center, stood tall and magnificent Snake God Temples, each enshrining a Snake God.

The followers of the Divine Dragon Sect were performing sacrifices with white sheep and black oxen.

Because today was the "Snake God's" descent to the world, all followers had erected Dharma Platforms to worship the Snake God.

White sheep and black oxen were used because there's a Xie Wang Sect belief within the Western Sect, which had also become significant and was dedicated to worshiping Prince Xie Shan.

The influence of the Western Sect was in the Southeast, whereas the Divine Dragon Sect's influence was in the Northeast. The followers of the two sects fought over the territories in Shandong and Jiangsu, demolishing each other's temples and killing each other's followers.

Legend has it that Prince Xie Shan was once reincarnated into the Beast Path, with a black ox and a white sheep as his parents. In the belief of the Xie Wang Sect, black oxen and white sheep are the most sacred, boasting temples dedicated to the worship of the White Sheep Holy Mother and the Black Ox Tai Sui. Even a branch called the Black Ox White Sheep Sect had emerged.

As enemies, the Divine Dragon Sect specifically used black oxen and white sheep for the sacrifice to the Snake Gods.

The island was alive with festive decorations; people sung and danced, played musical instruments, holding the meat of the oxen and sheep for the snakes to eat, hopping and jumping, chanting spells and singing songs... It was a joyous moment when suddenly the Snake God statues exploded!

At the same time, within the five temples, the statues of the Snake God shattered into many fragments, scattering across the altar.

All the followers were terrified, unable to believe what was happening.

Someone screamed, crying as they ran to find the Sect Hierarch.

Hong Sect Hierarch was also perplexed. He chanted spells and cast talismans to make contact with the Snake God for a conversation, wishing to inquire what had happened. Alas, no matter what he did, there was not the slightest response.

Meanwhile, in Suzhou at that very moment, the Five Dragon Envoys were looking at Shi Feiyang with shocked faces.

Their array had been broken. Each had been hit in the knee by a sword from Shi Feiyang and was forced to kneel on the ground. They watched as five colorful little snakes crawled about the fingertips of Shi Feiyang's left hand: "Th- th- that... That is our Snake God... How is it possible? How is it possible? What Spell are you using? How did you manage to capture our Snake God?"

"The Spell I'm using is, of course, the 'Soul Capturing Great Technique', as recorded in the 'Purple Ying Immortal Scripture'," Shi Feiyang said, brimming with pride. He made the five men kneel in a row. "Hand over the Immortal Scripture Fragments in your possession honestly, and I will spare you. Otherwise, I will extract the souls of all five of you and feed them to these five Snake Demons!"

Seeing the five still hesitating, he pointed his sword at the forehead of the Yellow Dragon Envoy with his right hand, without reciting any Spell, and directly drew out his soul from his body.

The left hand, forming a spell gesture, gave a gentle shake, and the five colorful little snakes pounced forward, nibbling at the soul of the Yellow Dragon Envoy, tearing it into shreds and dividing it into five parts, absorbing it into their bodies. Then they returned to Shi Feiyang's hand.

The remaining four Dragon Envoys watched in horror as their comrade's soul was torn and devoured by the Snake God. Their corpses lay with eyes wide open, glaring in death, so frightened that their faces turned pale, nearly losing control of their bladder.

"Are you going to hand it over or not?" Shi Feiyang again pointed his sword at the Green Dragon Envoy.

The Green Dragon Envoy, scared out of his wits, screamed in terror, hastily pleading for mercy. Trembling, he searched the corpse of the Yellow Dragon Envoy, found a Jade Box, and took out five silk manuscripts from inside it.

Shi Feiyang sheathed his sword and took the manuscripts, scanning them briefly before smiling, "Thank goodness, at least one is genuine!"

The Four Dragon Envoys were puzzled. The Black Dragon Envoy, more daring, asked, "What do you mean genuine? Are there fake ones?"

"Of course there are fake ones! The 'Purple Ying Immortal Scripture' has scattered across the land, with one true for every nine false. I now have twelve pieces in my hand, and with your five, that makes seventeen, with only three being true, the rest are all fake!"

The Black Dragon Envoy, unconvinced, questioned, "How can you tell which is true and which is false?"

"I certainly can! The 'Purple Ying Immortal Scripture' is an orthodox Immortal Law of the Mysterious Sect, and its literary style is very ancient. You've all looked over these five pieces, haven't you? Like this one that discusses raising ghosts and refining demons — this could not possibly be the content of a True Scripture. And this Sword Technique, it contains this phrase, 'Take from the insufficient to augment my abundance', which does not align with Master Yuan Yang's philosophy, definitely also a fake..."

Shi Feiyang explained a few points to them, convincing them, then he took out a clean bottle, filled it with True Water, and put the five little snakes in it.

After this, he gathered up the silk manuscripts and asked, "How many pieces of the Scripture does your Sect Hierarch have now?"

The Four Dragon Envoys exchanged glances, none of them daring to speak. Only when Shi Feiyang threatened to take their souls did they confess, "Seven! The Sect Hierarch has obtained seven fragments."

"Hmm, no matter how many there are, in any case, I plan to collect all of the Immortal Scripture Fragments in the world, choose the true from among them, and compile them into a Secret Manual. As for those seven pieces in the hands of your Sect Hierarch, I don't know whether they are genuine or not, but I will definitely come to get them from Divine Dragon Island when I have time to spare. Tell your Sect Hierarch to prepare for my arrival."

He did not kill the Four Dragon Envoys, beckoning them to quickly scram.

The Four Dragon Envoys had lost the Immortal Scripture Fragments and the Five Dragon Gods needles bestowed by the Sect Hierarch, and it seemed their Snake God had been taken by the enemy...

Upon their return, they would surely be subjected to severe torture as punishment by Hong Sect Hierarch. However, they had ingested the poison given by Hong Sect Hierarch, and their Primordial Spirits had been refined into Lifebound God Cards placed on the island. If they betrayed him, Hong Sect Hierarch could enact punishment from afar, leaving them wishing for death.

They could only return and try to beg the Sect Hierarch to temporarily spare them and allow them a chance to redeem themselves through meritorious deeds.

The four of them stood up, grief-stricken, supporting one another, and casting spells. Each released a burst of colorful smoke, which joined together and enshrouded the four, lifting them into the air and into the eastern mists and clouds.

Once they had left, Shi Feiyang called the Wuzhong Heroes out.

Their recent duel had given the Wuzhong Heroes quite a scare.

"I still need to go elsewhere to collect the Immortal Scripture Fragments. The Divine Dragon Sect suffered a great loss here and will surely seek revenge in the future. Take care of yourselves."

"Mr. Feiyang!" Pan Xiuhu couldn't help but ask, "May I ask Mr. Feiyang, where did you learn such high-level martial arts?"

"Of course, from the 'Purple Ying Immortal Scripture'. My martial arts weren't that great originally, but by a stroke of luck, I obtained a piece of Taiyin Leisurely Sword Technique and refined an extraordinary Swordsmanship. With it, I have roamed the Jianghu unbeaten to date!" Having said this, Shi Feiyang took his leave and floated away.

The Wuzhong Heroes sighed to each other. They, too, had practiced the Great Five Ghosts Swordsmanship, which was powerful and improved their martial arts significantly, giving them hope of refining a Flying Sword in the future.

They had thought they were about to achieve the refinement of a Flying Sword, but had not yet crossed the threshold, and it turned out to be fake.

Although Mr. Feiyang had pegged the Great Five Ghosts Swordsmanship as a Fake Scripture, they hadn't believed it until now, seeing it was actually true.

It was just a pity they didn't have the True Scripture and were thus resigned to continue practicing the fake one. The silk book might have been taken, but they had already viewed its content hundreds of times, deeply ingrained in their memory.

In the following days, Shi Feiyang went around inquiring who had pieces of the Immortal Scripture, going door to door to seize them.

In this process, a piece of news also spread rapidly: The 'Purple Ying Immortal Scripture' was nine parts fake for one part true, the fake being the teachings of the marginalized paths and already quite potent, but the true being even more powerful, belonging to the orthodox Mysterious Sect, capable of conquering the world if even one true piece was refined...

Among the True Scriptures rumored on the Jianghu, there were the "Taiyin Leisurely Sword Technique", the "Five Qi Jun Tian Divine Thunder", the "Soul Capturing Great Technique", "Sunlight Manifestation Divine Skill", and more.

Hidden in the shadows, Grandmaster Ha Ha was at a loss: Aren't all these Immortal Scripture Fragments made by me? Where's the division between true and false? Could it be that Shi Feiyang's disciple had spread the real 'Purple Ying Immortal Scripture'? Impossible, who would spread the real Scripture so carelessly?

He hurriedly calculated Shi Feiyang's movements, and the Gua Xiang showed that Shi Feiyang was in seclusion at Mingyu Immortal Market.

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