Chapter 8: The Mysterious Waning Moon True Man

"Wei'er?" In the highest palace of Waning Moon Mountain, the cold-faced old man's expression changed. His daughter had actually crushed the talisman he had given her, and he could clearly sense that the moment it shattered, it was at the residence of 'Yu Tong'.

"What's going on? With Yu Tong protecting her, what situation did Wei'er encounter that made her suddenly crush the talisman? This is my Waning Moon Mountain after all." Waning Moon True Man couldn't believe that his own daughter would be in danger on his own turf.

Whoosh!

Waning Moon True Man immediately stepped onto a black light, flew out of the hall, and shot straight into the sky, transforming into a streak of light heading directly for Yu Tong's residence.

How fast was a Wanxiang Completion True Man? By the time Ji Ning and the others had just walked out of the dragon-headed warship, Waning Moon True Man had already arrived.

"This is?" Waning Moon True Man saw from afar the dragon-headed warship hovering high in the sky, and especially when he saw Ji Ning, Mu Zishuo, and the others, he couldn't help but be secretly alarmed... Just from a distance, based on his experience, these people were no ordinary cultivators. No wonder his daughter had immediately crushed the talisman.

"I wonder which fellow Daoists have come to my Waning Moon Mountain," Waning Moon True Man said with a loud laugh. "Instead of going to my place, you come to my disciple's."

His voice still echoed in the sky.

Waning Moon True Man had already landed directly in the residence, standing in front of Yu Tong and Yue Wei. Yu Tong and Yue Wei both stepped back and stood respectfully to one side.

"Who are they?" Waning Moon True Man asked via voice transmission.

"Father, I have never seen them before," Yue Wei quickly transmitted back.

"Master, I don't know them either," Yu Tong also said quickly.

"Hmph, if you don't know them, how did they suddenly come here, and instead of going to my place, they came specifically to your residence?" Waning Moon True Man scolded via voice transmission. Yu Tong obediently dared not speak.

But on the surface, Waning Moon True Man wore a smile as he looked at Ji Ning and the others standing in the air: "Several fellow Daoists, my disciple seems not to know you. Where does your claim of being 'old friends' come from?"

"Waning Moon True Man." Ji Ning took a step and also flew down from the sky into the courtyard. Mu Zishuo and the Whitewater Hound followed behind Ji Ning.

Ji Ning said, "I have something to discuss with your disciple Yu Tong. I ask that Waning Moon True Man and your daughter leave for a moment."

Yu Tong's face changed.

Waning Moon True Man was startled. Earlier, he and his daughter had only communicated via voice transmission, yet this beast-skin-clad youth knew they were father and daughter... clearly, he had come prepared.

"Leave?" Yue Wei was also anxious. Her thoughts had long been on Yu Tong, and she couldn't help transmitting, "Father, we don't know these people at all. We can't let senior apprentice-brother face them alone."

"A daughter turned outward." Waning Moon True Man frowned at his daughter.

Yu Tong quickly transmitted, "Master, I fear these people have some scheme."

"Leave it to your master." Waning Moon True Man transmitted sternly, then laughed loudly, "You want to speak alone with my disciple, but I don't even know your identities. Isn't that a bit rude?"

Ji Ning's divine sense had long enveloped the entire Waning Moon Mountain, so although Waning Moon True Man had arrived quickly, Ji Ning could have killed Yu Tong in an instant... But the revenge for his parents had filled Ji Ning's heart with hatred. Killing him instantly would be too easy.

What Ji Ning wanted was to make him regret, suffer, and die in despair!

Only then could the hatred in his heart be quelled!!!

"Waning Moon True Man." Ji Ning's face darkened. "I respect you and ask you to leave. To be honest, the reason I want to speak alone with your disciple Yu Tong is that I suspect he is connected to a wanted criminal I am pursuing."

"A wanted criminal?" Waning Moon True Man was shocked.

"Wanted?"

Yue Wei and Yu Tong were both greatly alarmed.

Ji Ning flipped his hand, and a token appeared in it, engraved with a Yinglong.

"Yinglong Guard!" Waning Moon True Man's expression turned solemn. He knew there was trouble. Anyone who could become a Yinglong Guard was considered elite among Wanxiang True Men. Even he was not entirely confident in dealing with this youth.

Yue Wei was panicked and uneasy. To her, a Zifu cultivator, any Yinglong Guard was an immensely powerful existence.

Yu Tong was extremely anxious: "I have never provoked the Yinglong Guard. I have never even seen these people. What is going on?" He quickly thought through the people he had killed, but no matter how he thought, he believed he had been flawless and could find no reason.

"I came to Waning Moon Mountain to speak with Yu Tong," Ji Ning said coldly. "Waning Moon True Man, do you intend to interfere with Yinglong Guard business?"

Waning Moon True Man's face stiffened.

He could not bear such a charge.

Yu Tong then spoke, respectfully: "May I ask what the Yinglong Guard大人 wants with me? If you have questions, why avoid my master? Ask whatever you wish. I, Yu Tong, will tell everything I know without reservation."

Having climbed from childhood to his current position, Yu Tong was very sharp. This 'Yinglong Guard' insisted on sending his master away, so he absolutely would not let his master leave... Without his master present, lacking his deterrent power, he would be at the other's mercy.

"Right, if you have questions, ask them here," Waning Moon True Man quickly said. "I will not interfere with Yinglong Guard business."

Yu Tong added, "Yinglong Guard大人, rest assured. I, Yu Tong, can swear a Heavenly Dao oath that I will not lie or deceive."

Ji Ning's face darkened.

This Waning Moon True Man had been at Wanxiang Completion for over two hundred years. This old fellow was nearing his lifespan limit and close to death. That was why Ji Ning did not dare underestimate him. Even if his talent was inferior to figures like 'Dong Yi', he had cultivated for a long time and had many encounters. Such old fellows had many tricks.

Taking Yu Tong away in his presence would be difficult.

Mu Zishuo beside him pointed at Waning Moon True Man and cursed angrily: "Waning Moon, the Yinglong Guard is conducting business, and you're blabbering here. I advise you to leave quickly! Otherwise, don't blame my senior apprentice-brother and me for being ruthless!"

"Two gentlemen." Waning Moon True Man still wore a smile, but at the same time he took out a blood-red token engraved with the words 'Beishan'. "This is a token from Anchan's Beishan clan. You may not give face to my Snow Dragon Mountain, but you should give face to Anchan's Beishan clan. If you have questions, ask directly. If not, you should leave quickly."

"Beishan token?"

Ji Ning was startled.

A token from Anchan's Beishan clan was not something just anyone could obtain. Even the token that Beishan Baiwei had given him was from his father 'Beishan Heihu', not a true Beishan clan token.

He and Beishan Baiwei were good friends, and he knew that being able to produce a 'Beishan Blood Token' meant a significant connection with Anchan's Beishan clan.

"This is only the second time in all these years that I have taken out the Beishan token," Waning Moon True Man said, looking at Ji Ning and the others. "I am an old man who won't live much longer and don't wish to trouble the Beishan clan for help."

He said it lightly.

But it was a real threat.

This made Yue Wei and Yu Tong show a hint of joy.

"Senior apprentice-brother, what do we do?" Mu Zishuo transmitted. "This old fellow can produce a Beishan token; he probably has a strong background. Should we retreat for now... and find another opportunity later?"

"Waning Moon True Man." Ji Ning's eyes showed a trace of anger. "Do you really want to stand up for him?"

Waning Moon True Man smiled and nodded. He could see that this Yinglong Guard was outwardly tough but inwardly weak. He believed the other would soon turn and leave.

"You can protect him for a while, but I don't believe you can protect him for a lifetime!" Ji Ning turned his head. "Junior apprentice-brother, let's go."

"Hmph." Mu Zishuo also snorted angrily and turned to leave.

Just then, as Ji Ning turned his back to Waning Moon True Man, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes—the fierce glint of suppressed, endless hatred. But Waning Moon True Man and Yu Tong could not see Ji Ning's eyes, which were turned away from them... Waning Moon True Man even showed a smile on his face.

"Boom~~~"

Ji Ning's powerful divine sense surged like rolling waves, directly crushing toward Waning Moon True Man and the others.

Bang!

A violent collision!

Soulshaker Art!

Waning Moon True Man, nearing his lifespan limit and indulging in pleasure, had actually regressed somewhat in his Dao-heart. But since he would not face the next three hundred years of tribulations, a slight regression was a minor matter. However, at this moment, when Ji Ning's crushing divine sense struck, Waning Moon True Man instantly felt a roar in his soul.

"Not good! A divine sense secret art!" Years of life-and-death battles and the deep foundation of his Dao-heart, honed through fighting for the Beishan clan, made him instantly alert.

"Wake up, wake up!" Waning Moon True Man's soul struggled fiercely, his eyes still somewhat clear. "Blade formation!"

Just as he was about to unleash his signature move, the 'Waning Moon Blade Formation', a sword light appeared—seemingly extremely slow yet breathtakingly beautiful.

The sword light was dazzling!

The sixteen black blades that had just appeared in midair were about to form a formation to block, but that sword light directly knocked one of the black blades away... and then sliced through Waning Moon True Man's body. The two curved blades in his hands, though desperately trying to block, were also sent flying.

"Chi!" His body split apart, blood splattering.

Ji Ning appeared behind Waning Moon True Man, holding the Northmoon sword.

In that instant.

He had used the Soulshaker Art, the divine ability 'Starryfinger', the divine ability 'Winged Evasion', and the sword technique 'Three-Foot Sword: Thorns Abound'!

Ji Ning had unleashed his strongest moves in an instant!

Because an old fellow with an unpredictable background, who had lived so long... Ji Ning did not want to drag things out. If he delayed, who knew what the outcome would be. Ji Ning's instinct told him this old fellow was hard to deal with! He had to seize the moment of the other's carelessness and kill him instantly.

"You, you killed..." Yu Tong came to his senses, and seeing Waning Moon True Man's severed body, his expression changed drastically.

Ji Ning held the Northmoon sword, staring at him coldly. The chill in his eyes made Yu Tong's heart tremble. Then he said coldly and低沉ly: "Even if it were a Beishan clansman standing here, not just someone holding a token, I would still kill him!"