Chapter 636 - 271: Outer Demon Dao Expert Challenges the Chen Family? (Part 3)

But Lady Liu of the Chen Family felt this was too simple.

So, she thought of the Zuyou Technique she learned from that Wandering Daoist, and decided to use the prefatory rituals he taught her.

This would add a greater sense of ceremony.

Thus, she held the Talisman with her left hand, facing Li Taohua, and with her right hand, she picked up the Duster, reciting the Imperial Decree Spell: "Talisman Master — the eastern wood breaks, southern fire extinguishes, western metal lacks, northern water drains, central earth cracks. Divine talisman burns the body, calamities disappear. I obey the Celestial Venerable’s decree, urgently as the command!"

Then she burned the Talisman and let its ashes fall into the water, dissolving within.

And just as the talisman ashes dissolved in the water, an unbelievable scene unfolded — the ashes melted like snowflakes and then dissolved in the water.

Even slowly, the grayness in the water vanished rapidly.

Even Lady Liu of the Chen Family was astonished by this scene, although she hadn’t imagined it would dissolve in such a fantastical manner.

But at this moment, she had to suppress her shock.

She couldn’t let the believers see through her.

Huang Shengfeng and Li Taohua, the mother and son, could hardly contain their amazement.

"This... is this... real...?" Huang Shengfeng looked at the bowl as if he couldn’t articulate his words.

"Scholar Li, drink up!" Lady Liu of the Chen Family handed the bowl of Talismanic Water to Li Taohua.

Li Taohua didn’t hesitate; being a devotee of the Chen Family Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Venerable, upon witnessing such a miraculous scene, she drank the Talismanic Water directly.

Then, she closely monitored her arm’s condition, soon exclaiming with joy, "Elder Chen, I clearly feel my arm is much more comfortable now, without any itching."

As time passed, Li Taohua grew more excited because not only did her arm feel better, it visibly improved.

It only stopped when her arm was mostly healed.

Huang Shengfeng was also amazed, looking at his mother’s arm.

Though he’d heard many mystical rumors about the Chen Family, he’d never seen them before, and upon seeing this, he felt his worldview turned upside down.

A bowl of Talismanic Water had such an effect?

To know that his mother’s arm had gone untreated despite many hospital visits, spending a significant amount of money.

"Scholar Li, it seems the Zuyou Technique is working. Come two more times over the next few days, and you’ll be fine." Lady Liu of the Chen Family said to Li Taohua with a smile.

Seeing the effect of the Zuyou Technique, she was also delighted, as the Chen Family Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Venerable Hall could provide believers relief from various troubles.

Huang Shengfeng was naturally happy about his mother’s treatment effect, asking, "Elder Chen, how much is the treatment cost for my mom?"

Lady Liu of the Chen Family replied, "Shan Xin, the Chen Family is not a hospital and does not treat people, just offer a stick of incense will suffice."

"Ah?" Huang Shengfeng was taken aback, momentarily at a loss — were there treatments without cost?

Hospitals demanded money, and even Xiang, which was a Temple, did so — it seemed contrary to common sense.

Upon confirming only a stick of incense to the Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Venerable was necessary, he couldn’t help but admire Elder Chen.

Perhaps this was the true cultivator.

Li Taohua and her son offered incense to the Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Venerable with sincerity and expressed heartfelt thanks to Elder Chen before leaving with her son.

However, the matter of the Chen Family Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Venerable Hall’s Elder Council’s Zuyou Technique began to spread among the believers of Linhe County gradually.

There were even rumors circulating that this Elder was indeed one of the true experts of the Chen Family, given that Zuyou Technique was considered Magic, more advanced than Chen’s Martial Arts.

As time went by, the internet became more active, and it was impossible to hide the large-scale arrests happening in Linhe County; many knew it was related to the exposure by the hacker genius earlier.

Especially as time passed, the entire Qingmin City initiated arrests, people were being held everywhere, and the next day saw the entire network shocked as arrests of accomplices occurred simultaneously nationwide.

The authorities seemed to have tracked their IDs and were arresting them with precision.

Even hospitals and some IT companies were exposed for selling identity information and investigated, akin to a nationwide operation.

Netizens found the sudden turmoil baffling, and Cao Xin was also stunned, for when he landed at the domestic airport, he was inexplicably notified of earning a second-class merit.

"..." Cao Xin listened to tales of his courageous undercover work amid warlord battles, daring to return the data evidence, which he couldn’t believe was him.

Tuckto was equally baffled — he was a warlord near General Barto, and upon hearing the news, immediately seized Barto’s territory, sending people to take over Barto’s two businesses.

But when his people arrived, they were dumbfounded to find all the business personnel wiped out. Upon retrieving survivors, he heard a ludicrous tale.

It was an old man responsible for the massacre, just one old man?

Were these people high on drugs?

Even more frustrating was all the clues, records, and data from their work vanished — he planned to take over directly on that chain.

Now it had to start anew.

Yet, he didn’t lose heart, instructing the survivors to restart the business quickly, and issued a stern order for rapid action.

...

Behind Chen Family’s mountain.

Chen Han appeared by the Spiritual Spring Water, posed for tourists to photograph him, then drank two sips of the Spiritual Spring Water.

However, descending the mountain, he pondered the task about exploring Cyan Simurgh Peak in his mind, frowning slightly.

Exploration progress: 98%

Just 2% short, after walking the back mountain twice today, he found nothing.

He was frustrated.

This task of exploring Cyan Simurgh Peak had persisted for some time without results.

Returning to his yard, he pondered possible oversight.

"Could there be a subterranean space?" Chen Han subconsciously considered a possibility.

Just then, his junior sister hurriedly came in from outside: "Brother, go check out Shangyuan Village quickly; there’s a situation where someone is provoking our Chen Family, boasting arrogantly."

Along with his junior sister’s words, a game prompt followed:

[Due to the Chen Family embodying the demon-banishing imperative, defeating more Demon Sect experts, it attracted Outer Demon Dao’s attention, particularly a power-obsessed Outer Demon Dao expert issuing a challenge to the Chen Family and publicizing via Spirit Shadow Treasure Mirror, claiming to crush the Chen Family!

For the family’s honor, swiftly address this, and deliver a harsh blow to the Outer Demon Dao expert’s arrogance, proving to everyone such individuals aren’t fit to challenge the Chen Family!]

"???" Chen Han paused.

There were those who were unafraid of death?