Seeing Fang Dong Bai’s sorry state, the Ghost Saint was terrified, his heart pounding. Suddenly, he noticed the Heavenly Demon Qin nearby and was overjoyed. He dashed over, grabbed the Heavenly Demon Qin and laughed loudly, "Hahaha, this Fang Dong Bai actually thought he was clever, leaving such a treasure unused. Now, the Heavenly Demon Qin is finally in my hands, Ghost Saint! If you beg for mercy now, I might consider sparing your lives!"
Hua Wu Que quietly watched him, lowering his head and asking, "Why are these people so obsessed with the Heavenly Demon Qin? Over all these years, wouldn't it be more practical to diligently practice martial arts than to possess that Heavenly Demon Qin?"
Huang Xue Mei snorted coldly, "They are blinded by their own greed, thinking that possessing the Heavenly Demon Qin will allow them to rule the world. They haven’t considered the complexities of it all. I've been planning for so long, but didn't expect there to be a mastermind behind the scenes. Otherwise, this old ghost would have been killed a long time ago, how could he still be here making a racket?"
Hearing the two of them whispering, clearly not taking him seriously, the Ghost Saint furiously said, "Old Fire, come quickly and join forces with me to eliminate these two! Afterward, we'll share the Heavenly Demon Qin together!"
Hearing this, the Fire Ancestor, though not believing his words, knew that he was now a target for the Ghost Saint. He let out a loud roar, gathered his strength, and hugged the stone lion, smashing it towards Hua Wu Que and the others, shouting, "Old Ghost, if not now, when?!"
Hua Wu Que held onto Huang Xue Mei and leapt into the air. He used his toes to land on the stone lion, stepping on it several times to dissipate its momentum. He circled back down and with lightning speed, he leaped up and kicked the stone lion twice before standing on top of the gigantic object as it smashed towards the Fire Ancestor.
The Fire Ancestor was startled, but he had just exerted himself in lifting the stone lion and was exhausted. He couldn't move and frantically shouted to the Ghost Saint, "Old Ghost, hurry up and make your move! I'm going to die, and you won't live much longer!"
The Ghost Saint knew this was true, so he quickly straightened the Heavenly Demon Qin and plucked the strings. However, he felt a strong force coming from the strings. He groaned, flew backward and landed on the ground.
"You're not wrong about that!" Hua Wu Que grabbed Huang Xue Mei's arm, and a surge of energy shot out from her fingertips, striking the Fire Ancestor's lower leg. The Fire Ancestor cried out in pain and knelt down. His eyes filled with despair, he watched as the giant stone lion loomed closer and closer, but he was helpless and screamed, "No!"
There was a loud crash and dust flew up. Hua Wu Que stood on top of the stone lion, watching the blood seeping out from beneath, and calmly said, "Since the Fire Ancestor has been dealt with, we should quickly fulfill his last wishes and send this old ghost to meet him."
The Ghost Saint scrambled to his feet, shouting, "Why? Why? Why can't I use the Heavenly Demon Qin? I don’t believe it! I don’t believe it!!!" He continued to approach the Qin, plucking the strings, only to be thrown back once again.
Huang Xue Mei looked at him with disdain and laughed loudly, "You all want to grab this Heavenly Demon Qin, but none of you considered whether you could even use it! This Heavenly Demon Qin is a sacred object from my father’s sect, and requires the Heavenly Dragon Eight Tones heart method to use. You don’t understand the heart method, even if you get the Qin, it's just a useless object, what a joke!"
The Ghost Saint hung his head in silence. He had spent half his life scheming and obsessing over this Heavenly Demon Qin. Now that he finally had it, he discovered he couldn’t use it. Unable to bear the shock, he looked up and shouted, "You must know! You must know! Quickly tell me the heart method, or I'll kill you!" He rushed forward.
Hua Wu Que slapped him with a palm, sending the deranged old ghost flying. He took Huang Xue Mei and walked to the Heavenly Demon Qin, slowly helping her to sit down and placing a hand on her back, he softly said, "Since this old ghost wants the Heavenly Dragon Eight Tones so much, then Huang Gu Niang, you should fulfill his wish."
Huang Xue Mei placed her hands on the Qin and looked at the Ghost Saint struggling on the ground. She smiled lightly, "Alright, if that's the case, then I'll give you the Heavenly Dragon Eight Tones!" With her hands flying, a surge of energy shot out from the strings and hit the Ghost Saint.
Initially, the Ghost Saint was panicked, but then he examined his body and found no injuries. He laughed loudly, "Heavenly Demon Qin? This is the Heavenly Demon Qin? The Heavenly Dragon Eight Tones is nothing! I'm fine! I'm fine!" Suddenly, he froze, looked down, and felt his blood and flesh surging and writhing. Then, his whole body exploded.
Seeing that all her enemies were dead, Huang Xue Mei collapsed against the Qin, laughing hysterically. Her laughter was filled with sorrow.
At that moment, Ding Mian yelled, "You two devils! You massacred so many people from the martial arts world. I'll return to Mount Song and report this to Left Alliance Leader. You won’t escape!" He pulled Fei Bin up and tried to run away.
Hua Wu Que shook his head, rushed over and stopped them, bowing, "This matter is not yet resolved. How can you two leave without giving face? Is it because you look down on me?"
He put away his folding fan and clasped his hands together, addressing everyone present, "My Flower Palace is a respectable and righteous sect. I, Hua Wu Que, also hate evil and strive to eliminate demons, protect the martial arts world and its righteous path. These two burglars have tarnished our reputation! If this gets out, won't it make the heroes of the world think that I, Hua Wu Que of Flower Palace, am actually a member of the demonic path? Today, I ask all of you in the martial arts world to witness this. Either you two kneel down and apologize to me and retract your words, or even if I bleed to death, I will fight to the end against you villains who collude with bandits and commit burglary!"