Ha, I’m afraid the Voodoo might not be entirely accurate!

A true Demigod, it’s not just about losing face over a calculation. With the conflict between living cultivators and dead cultivators intensifying, even if he wanted to make a move, he might not have the bandwidth for it, would he? The rival upper ranks must be watching him!

Heh, who would have thought that the infighting among the high ranks of Bai Yujing would actually work to my advantage...

Xu Shu remained expressionless, smiling silently, his demeanor enigmatic and unfathomable.

His gaze swept over a nearby fallen tombstone, on which was written "Tomb of Old Friend Liu Yuan from Luling."

It seems this grave was indeed erected by the Archbishop?

So Alice might actually be his...

But then again, Xiao Ya wasn’t wrong. Voodoo indeed holds an unusually deep prejudice against the Archbishop. He seemed relatively calm at first, but upon seeing my face, he reacted like a rat touched on the tail...

In the blink of an eye, Xu Shu’s eyes slightly shifted, harboring an intent to glean some information from this puppet.

Using the voice provided by the Red Clothes mask, he calmly said, "This place was originally mine, so what if I come back? Even if that person bears a grudge, so what? My Lord’s gaze is ever upon me, walking with me wherever I go, I have nothing to fear. But you, what are you doing here?"

"...Feigning ignorance!"

The composite eyelids of the Voodoo puppet twitched human-like a few times, seemingly muttering curses under its breath.

After a few seconds, as if resigning to his fate, he let out a cold chuckle and said casually, "Since you’ve guessed it, I won’t play riddles with you. Since ancient times, treasures belong to the virtuous. If you don’t wish to let go, then of course I’ll have to seize it!"

"Hmph, to think even you could not escape karma, taking away that thing. I once truly believed you to be a Saint! My good senior brother, you have truly deceived me thoroughly!"

As he said this, Voodoo glanced at the empty iron box, a hint of hesitation flashing on his face, then looked towards Xu Shu, "However... since you’re not following the path of Bai Yujing, that thing is useless to you. In the spirit of our fellowship, why not hand it over to me? Let’s make a trade, how about it?"

That thing refers to the Seven Treasures Lotus?

Ha, indeed, it was this guy who leaked the information to the Ghost Killing Sect, leading to the annihilation of the Liu Family... I guessed it right!

It’s a pity this guy is too cunning, refusing to show up, otherwise, I would surely kill him!

Heh, he desires the Seven Treasures Lotus so much and now believes it’s with me. How about trying to lure him out?

Xu Shu devised a plan, confidently opening his hands in a welcoming gesture: "If you want it, come take it in person, junior brother, you know the rules."

As soon as he finished speaking, Voodoo let out a sneer: "Senior brother is quite the jokester, but if you sincerely wish to, it wouldn’t be impossible for us brothers to reunite..."

Xu Shu’s eyes immediately lit up, he’s fallen for it!

However, the next second, Voodoo’s expression suddenly changed: "...No, wait!"

As he spoke, his pupils began to spin around rapidly, continuously examining Xu Shu: "No, what did you just call me? Junior brother? You... hiss, strange, it’s clearly the same, yet—"

"..." Xu Shu’s expression remained unchanged, but his eyelid twitched.

Damn, I’m about to be found out!

Judging by his tone, there are other terms between Old Yu and Voodoo, calling him "junior brother" was wrong, revealing my disguise?

Damn it!

Careless!

No, this can’t continue. I must finish him before this puppet uploads the information to the main body, otherwise, they will find out that the Archbishop is already dead!

With this thought, Xu Shu didn’t hesitate in the slightest.

Not waiting for the Voodoo puppet before him to finish thinking, he interrupted: "It seems you are insincere, then I shall visit you myself."

Saying so, Xu Shu suddenly drew a thick, black-covered book from his robe, flipping it open with a flourish.

This is Yu Mingluan’s Holy Scripture!

Holding the book, his face remained illuminated with a holy glow as he solemnly chanted:

"I arrive."

"I see."

"I redeem!"

Crash!

As the chant ended, Xu Shu emitted a brilliant light!

Dazzling sunlight instantaneously illuminated the entire underground cavern, as if the sun itself had descended here, blinding Voodoo’s mechanical eyes.

"Ah! Is this... the Holy Light baptism? Wait, hold on, we can talk..." Voodoo’s face changed abruptly. The appearance of this Holy Scripture and the Red Archbishop’s signature skill temporarily assuaged his previous doubts.

He shielded his eyes, seemingly wanting to say something.

However, the only response was an advancing elbow hidden within the searing sunlight.

Gong Gong’s Mountain Strike—Iron Mountain Lean!

Bam!

The entire Voodoo figure exploded on the spot, individual lifelike limbs and metal components tumbled to the ground, scattering into the lake, splashing water everywhere.

"Phew! Hopefully, I managed to smooth things over this time? Aside from a few mishaps in addressing him, I presented myself, the treasure, and even my abilities in line with a ’Red Archbishop’.

"Damn this treacherous villain, almost saw through me, but luckily I was a step ahead, with the Chaser of Light title, otherwise mimicking the Holy Light baptism effect wouldn’t have been easy."

Xu Shu reached out, grabbing the intricately constructed "Imaginary Core" that was beeping and lodged it into his lace undergarment, grumbling with a vexed expression.

After that, he approached Liu Yuan’s grave, sighed, restored the tomb of this senior master that had been damaged, reburied the scattered ashes, and firmly consolidated the foundation.