Chapter 746 - 399: Going on the Offensive

"Fellow Daoist Yang..."

Pan Yu’s voice came from behind Yang An.

To Pan Yu and Pan Shi, Yang An had been standing there alone, silent for quite some time, which made them feel a little awkward.

Yang An snapped back to reality and turned to look at them.

"I’m fine. I was just thinking about some things and need some time alone."

"In that case, my brother and I will head back to our rooms so we don’t disturb you."

Pan Yu and Pan Shi were both perceptive, and she spoke up immediately.

Although she couldn’t see Yang An’s face, she could sense his heavy worries, so she decided it was best not to bother him.

Yang An nodded.

"Thank you."

After the Pan Shi Brothers and Sisters left, the Bow Lady’s voice once again sounded in Yang An’s ear.

"Listen, punk. If you just want to clean up these City Gods, that’d be easy for you. But above the City Gods are the Immortal Mansions. All the powerful Cultivators are in those Immortal Mansions. Facing them will be extremely dangerous for you."

This was a warning from the Bow Lady. Based on the information from the absorbed memories, although Yang An was currently an invincible existence within the Insect Dao Realm, he would likely be no match for Harmonization Cultivators on Earth with a similar Cultivation Level—beings who had mastered the Heavenly Dao Laws.

First, once he left the area controlled by Pan Yu, Yang An’s strength would be restricted. Forget facing Harmonizing with the Dao cultivators, even facing a Divinity Transformation Cultivator would be difficult.

Second, this wasn’t the Origin Realm; this was the home turf of these Earth Cultivators. The Heavenly Dao Laws here would be even more formidable. Even if Yang An could unleash his full power, those experts would still not be easy opponents. It would be just as dangerous.

Yang An understood this perfectly well, but this was something he had to do.

To solve the external threat, he first had to eliminate the internal rot. Only then could he move forward without any worries.

But this purge was easier said than done. He first had to consider just how many Cultivators in this world had already been contaminated by the Taint.

The first ones he could be sure of were the Emei Mansion and all the City Gods under its command.

The Taint-infused Immortal Pills in the hands of the City Gods were bestowed by the Emei Mansion. The Emei Mansion was definitely compromised.

Setting aside others for now, the problem of the Emei Mansion was right in front of him. It was the first thing that needed to be resolved.

He had to figure out why the Emei Mansion possessed this Taint in order to find its source and extinguish it.

"Don’t be fooled by these City Gods being at the Golden Core Stage at most. Inside the Emei Mansion, there are quite a few Nascent Soul and Divinity Transformation Cultivators. They’ve already withdrawn from the mortal world to focus on their cultivation. If you want to purge them, you have to get close to them first, which means you need to get inside the Emei Mansion."

the Bow Lady reminded him. All this information came from the City God’s memories.

How was he to enter the Emei Mansion? That was a huge problem.

Although Yang An was currently on Earth, if it weren’t for Pan Yu devouring the Mountain and River Order and turning a part of this illusory space into reality, he would actually just be an outsider, completely out of place.

Furthermore, the Emei Mansion had already put a bounty on him, Pan Yu, and the others, branding them as Evil Demons. If he got anywhere near the Emei Mansion, he would likely be exposed very quickly.

"Alternatively, you could take over the position of City God. Since it’s hard to get into the Emei Mansion, just wait here for them to show up."

The Bow Lady offered a decent suggestion.

As long as Pan Yu devoured the Mountain and River Order of this place, she could control the entire city. It would effectively become their stronghold, a place where they could exert their full power.

After hearing this, Yang An hesitated before finally shaking his head.

"That’s too passive."

It was an undeniably good idea, but whether he could make contact with people from the Emei Mansion depended entirely on if and when they decided to come.

What if those guys just holed up in the Emei Mansion and never came out? He would be completely powerless against them.

Besides, at a critical time like this, he needed to act fast and couldn’t afford to waste too much time. Yang An didn’t want to be so passive.

At this, the Bow Lady also fell silent. She couldn’t think of any other good ideas either.

Yang An thought quietly for a moment, then suddenly heard a cacophony in the distance. It sounded like car horns blaring.

It was now nighttime, and the commotion in the surrounding area was growing louder.

Looking at the chaotic scene around him, Yang An realized something. The disturbance from his battle with the City God had attracted the attention of ordinary people nearby, and the police were quickly approaching.

Soon, lights flashed in the vicinity as a group of ordinary people drew closer. But no one could see Yang An; even if he stood right in front of them, they would look straight through him.

In the eyes of these ordinary people, the situation was bizarre. Many surrounding buildings were damaged, yet from beginning to end, not a single person was seen, neither on the surveillance cameras nor by those who had been woken by the noise.

Soon, a police cordon was set up, and officers began to investigate the scene.

Yang An stood there quietly, silently observing their actions. A glint suddenly flashed in his eyes; he had thought of a potentially viable idea.

"Bow Lady, after mortals die, do their souls automatically drift toward the Immortal Mansions?"

"That is correct. The Immortal Mansions are what they are precisely because they control the cycle of mortal reincarnation. After death, souls in their state of confusion will all head toward the location of an Immortal Mansion."

the Bow Lady replied. This was all information from the City God’s memories.