"For us Nascent Soul stage cultivators, although magical artifacts are precious, they are ultimately just that," Wu Tao murmured.
Seeing Wu Tao's distress, Wu Li took the initiative to explain.
"I see. Since that's the case, this junior will accept it without further politeness."
Wu Tao nodded and said with a hint of disbelief.
The next moment, just as Wu Tao was about to ask more, the Nightmare Eye on his forehead twitched slightly.
Wu Tao's expression changed. He looked up at the distant horizon and suddenly spoke of parting.
"Seniors, it seems those who are here to meet you have arrived. This junior will take his leave first."
Hearing this, Wu Li's expression froze. Before he could say anything, Wu Tao's entire form transformed into a streak of light and shot away into the sky.
Watching Wu Tao's departing back, Wu Wei and Wu Li exchanged glances, their faces growing grim.
They ultimately didn't fully believe Wu Tao's words.
However, a moment later, a rumble echoed from afar, followed by numerous streaks of light flashing across the sky, and the Wu family's banners fluttered above.
Upon seeing this, Wu Wei and Wu Li's first reaction was not joy, but a curse.
Then, Wu Wei and Wu Li immediately set off in pursuit of Wu Tao.
Meanwhile!
On Wu Tao's side, he dared not delay for a moment, using his dwindling spiritual energy to fly madly.
He needed to shake off Wu Wei and Wu Li completely, otherwise, his troubles would be immense.
Given Wu Tao's current cultivation, his speed when flying at full power was naturally extraordinary. After flying for two to three hours, he finally managed to escape the Wu family's pursuit.
Relieved, Wu Tao immediately found an extremely secluded small mountain to serve as a temporary hiding place.
Then, Wu Tao patted his storage bag and took out a magical artifact-level formation disk, setting up an illusionary grand formation.
Wu Tao himself then walked into the mountain cave and sat down cross-legged, meditating to restore the spiritual energy in his body.
"How do you plan to shake off the Wu family's pursuit?"
You Meng, who had remained silent throughout the journey, finally couldn't help but ask at this moment.
"What's wrong? I've hidden so secretly, can they still find me?"
Wu Tao replied with a touch of annoyance.
"Hmph! A dog biting Lu Dongbin, unappreciative of good deeds."
"That old man just now so readily gave you his magical artifact, there must be some mechanism in that artifact that we don't know about."
"I suspect that magical artifact has a tracking function. You'll definitely be discovered hiding here."
"You shameless, brain-dead scoundrel!"
You Meng was not one to have a good temper. Hearing Wu Tao's words, she immediately began to curse in his sea of consciousness.
Hearing You Meng's words, Wu Tao scratched his head and began to explain.
"Heh heh, don't be really angry, okay?"
"I was just joking earlier. Don't worry, I have a way to make that old guy try to steal a chicken only to lose his rice."
After saying that, Wu Tao chuckled lightly, appearing to be in a good mood.
"However, after all this commotion, if I want to go to the Demonic Abyss, I'll have to go through some trouble and change my appearance."
Wu Tao said, stroking his chin.
"Your tone suggests you already have a plan in mind."
You Meng became somewhat curious upon hearing this.
"You're right, I do have my own plan."
"Moreover, I don't even need to expend much effort to forge an identity. There's already a ready-made identity waiting for me."
Wu Tao exhaled and said.
"Oh? Such good news, and I didn't know?
"Do you still have something you're hiding from me? No? No? I'm getting more and more curious..."
"No matter what, you have to tell me, or you won't get any rest!"
You Meng, whose curiosity was successfully piqued, said in his sea of consciousness while throwing a tantrum.
"It's very simple. Do you still remember the Shao brothers?"
"I found a jade slip in the Shao brothers' storage bags."
"The jade slip happened to record another identity prepared by the Shao family many years ago, completely unrelated to the Shao family: an elder of the overseas great sect, the Blue Kasaya Bodhisattva Sect."
"With this identity as a cover, and a little disguise, it shouldn't be a problem. Once I enter the Demonic Abyss, everything will be easier."
Wu Tao did not hide anything and explained it all.
"Meow meow meow, such a thing! Your luck is truly amazing!"
"This is indeed a good idea. I hope everything goes smoothly."
You Meng said!
Meanwhile!
Elsewhere.
Wu Wei and Wu Li, these two fellow clansmen, were currently giving each other the cold shoulder.
They didn't even speak to each other while talking to those who came to meet them...
Every time their gazes met, they couldn't help but snort.
The atmosphere between them clearly gave off a very peculiar feeling.
The Wu family members who came to meet them clearly had no idea what was going on.
Seeing them acting so out of sorts, although they were anxious, they had no immediate solution.
After all, they were juniors, and how could they dare to interfere in the affairs of two old ancestors.
Having witnessed Wu Tao's formidable power, Wu Wei and Wu Li knew that such a monstrous talent would not be so strong without guidance.
There must be an extremely powerful force behind Wu Tao!
Regardless, their combined efforts had resulted in such a crushing defeat, an undeniable, ironclad fact.
These Wu family disciples who came to help were not mistaken; there were indeed quite a few unresolved issues between Wu Wei and Wu Li.
If it weren't for them being fellow clansmen, sharing the same bloodline, they might have even started fighting each other.
Therefore, it was already good that they weren't hostile towards each other, let alone close.
Previously, Wu Li, to evade Wu Tao's attack, disregarded Wu Wei's safety and, after unleashing his Danxia Immortal Qi, retreated alone.
As a result, Wu Wei was caught unprepared and severely injured. This should have been something Wu Li owed Wu Wei...
But in the subsequent battle, it was also because Wu Wei's overly confident "world of water bubbles" was used against them by Wu Tao's borrowed force, and ultimately returned to both of them.
At this point, Wu Wei, having suffered a loss once, saw that the situation was not good and retreated at the fastest speed, leaving Wu Li to be on his own.
Wu Li, facing a wave of attacks alone, was almost killed.
Therefore, both of them were extremely dissatisfied with each other's "teammate-tricking" behavior.
Although they wouldn't immediately turn against each other due to being fellow clansmen, it was unlikely they could be as close as before.
Meanwhile, Wu Tao disguised the sword Qi emanating from him and took out a magical artifact-level Demon Subduing Zen Staff, paired with a magical artifact-level Seven-Treasure Kesa.
He also spent the price of over a dozen bottles of elixirs to learn an illusionary divine ability from You Meng.
This illusionary divine ability, enhanced by the Nightmare Eye, was difficult for even Nascent Soul cultivators to see through.
Wu Tao's entire appearance instantly changed.
A handsome and dignified monk, with teeth as white as silver inlay, clear eyebrows, a perfectly round head, ten incense scars burnt on his scalp, wearing a magnificent Seven-Treasure Kesa and holding an ancient bronze Demon Subduing Zen Staff, appeared in this world.
The monk Wu Tao was disguised as, with a hint of wildness, smiled and said, "I am a man of Buddhism, willing to be a vajra subduing demons, not a dry bone among monks."
"I have lived for Buddha my entire life and am known as Master Fahai!"
"I am Master Fahai!"
Mighty Buddhist power surged ceaselessly from Wu Tao's body, vaguely bringing an indescribable feeling.
Buddha's radiance emanated from Wu Tao, and faint Buddhist chanting could be heard.
It seemed as if this place had become a Buddha's world, momentarily creating an illusion.
In the sea of consciousness, You Meng quietly observed Wu Tao, feeling the strong Buddhist intent radiating from him.
Seeing Wu Tao's transformation, You Meng's face showed a hint of surprise.
"He's really good at acting. If I didn't know, even I probably wouldn't be able to tell."
At this moment, anyone looking at Wu Tao would believe him to be an accomplished high monk of Buddhism.
The main reason was Wu Tao's incredibly deceptive aura.
Wu Tao exuded an aura of peace and serenity.
This was the aura cultivated through Buddhism for at least several hundred years.
Wu Tao's current primary cultivation techniques actually involved the mutual cultivation of three elements!
They were the Way of the Sword, the Way of Buddhism, and the Way of Dreams.
In the Way of Buddhism, Wu Tao cultivated the supreme technique of the Myriad Buddha Temple, "The Six Methods of Buddhism."
"The Six Methods of Buddhism" was one of the most powerful Buddhist scriptures, not inferior to any other Buddhist scripture at the time.
And at this moment, although Wu Tao was strongest in the Way of the Sword, his Way of Buddhism was also not bad, having cultivated to the third method of Buddhist secret arts, which was the third divine ability.
The Six Methods of Buddhism were...
The first method: Six Realms of Formless Compassion Palm!
The second method: Indestructible Golden Body Dharma Aspect!
The third method: Myriad Creation Buddha Ancestor Fist!
The fourth method: Sky-Extending Transformation into Buddha as a Line!
The fifth method: Three Thousand Transformations Under the Bodhi Tree!
The sixth method: One Thought Creates a Buddha Kingdom!
You Meng said while eating an elixir, "Your attire and demeanor are quite good! Meeting you, one would never guess..."
"Who would have thought that the God of Slaughter, exuding dense killing intent and possessing exquisite swordsmanship, would disguise himself as such a kind and approachable, eminent monk."
You Meng, with her playful nature, was immediately drawn to Wu Tao's completely new image and couldn't help but jump out of the sea of consciousness.