inspire-indiana Chapter 94 I was just thinking about Qingwan too, so I went to see her.
Chapter 94 I was just thinking about Qingwan too, so I went to see her.
Chapter 94 I've been missing Qingwan too, I'll go back and see her (First update, 5600 words)
Lu Yuan's neck stiffened, and he turned his head inch by inch.
What came into view was Tanjiji's face.
A completely unfamiliar face.
The timidity and arrogance that had been there before were gone from that face; only a deathly indifference remained.
He held a sword in one hand, standing silently behind Lu Yuan, his eyes vacant, like an emotionless puppet.
"You are very strong, but ultimately you lack experience."
Tan Jiji spoke, her voice flat and without a trace of emotion.
"How could such an important place for spiritual rejuvenation be left unguarded?"
"How could I possibly let you get up here so easily?"
He was stating a fact that had nothing to do with him.
"Besides, our meeting was such a coincidence, wasn't it?"
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"What a coincidence!"
Tan Jiji's tone was calm, without any sarcasm or the typical acceptance speech.
They were simply quietly explaining the matter.
Lu Yuan felt a sharp pain in his chest, but his heart was colder than the wound.
He roared and, with his last bit of strength, swung the Divine Thunder Punishment Sword backward!
However, this sword strike was weak and ineffective.
After exhausting his true energy and suffering a severe piercing wound, Tan Jiji easily caught this angry attack with her other hand, preventing it from advancing any further.
Speaking of which, what Lu Yuan is most proud of is his so-called experience.
Lu Yuan never expected that he would stumble on this very experience today.
Tan Jiji is absolutely right.
At the time, Lu Yuan was only focused on slaying demons and monsters, so he completely forgot about those strange places.
Looking back now, there were so many illogical things that happened.
There were things Tan Jiji just mentioned, as well as the various strange things Tan Jiji did when she came up.
If he were truly a member of the Xingyou family, specializing in punishing evil spirits, how could he not subdue that red-clad evil spirit, which was merely a shell?
They used so many seemingly powerful magical artifacts, but in reality, they couldn't cause the slightest damage to the weakest red-clothed demon.
At that time—
At that time—we should have been on guard—
still----
Arrogant————
Arrogant to the point of thinking that they are invincible in this age group.
They are so arrogant that they think everyone else in their age group should be useless, ridiculous idiots.
Arrogant enough to think that everyone else in their age group should be a useless clown who can only be a foil for them.
"Brother Lu!!!!"
Xu Erxiao and Wang Chengan's roars pulled Lu Yuan's thoughts back to reality.
The two men, their eyes bloodshot, charged toward this place like madmen!
Buzz!
At the edge of the open space on the mountaintop, the forty-nine bone nails that Tan Jiji had driven in suddenly emitted an eerie glow.
An invisible force field was activated instantly, unleashing the "Seven Forbidden Formations".
The formation that Tan Jiji initially set up in front of Lu Yuan and the other two.
The formation that had shown no reaction when facing the red-clad evil spirits and demons has now been activated.
yes----
Even if Tan Jiji couldn't defeat the red-clothed evil spirit at the time, Lu Yuan believed that Tan Jiji was only a theoretical expert.
However, the formations set up by theoretical experts should not be completely useless.
So many unreasonable points.
Lu Yuan was completely unaware —
The "Seven Forbidden Formations" made Xu Erxiao and Wang Chengan feel as if they had run into an invisible wall.
His body was frozen in place, unable to move.
Tan Jiji didn't even look back at them, as if they were just two flying insects stuck in a spider web.
"Stop struggling."
His voice carried a hint of condescending pity.
"From the moment I led you to this mountaintop, your fate was already sealed."
"It's truly a pity to have such a young Taoist master."
"If not for today, you would surely have a place in the world in the future."
"It's a pity you met me."
Sure enough, no matter who it is, once they have an absolute advantage and are invincible, they will inevitably want to go all out.
"It's a real pity."
An old and calm voice suddenly rang out behind the two of them.
"Unfortunately, by the time my disciple becomes famous throughout the world, you, you brat, will already be sitting in the Yellow Springs, unable to see him."
The indifference on Tan Jiji's face shattered the moment the voice rang out!
Surprise, suspicion, vigilance, and a chilling fear emanating from the depths of his soul instantly filled his face.
His knuckles turned white as he gripped the sword hilt, only to find that he couldn't even do the simplest action of drawing his sword and stepping back.
An invisible and intangible force, yet as heavy as a mountain, has enveloped the entire mountaintop.
Faced with this "momentum," Lu Yuan's thunder magic appeared violent, and the evil god's evil aura appeared filthy.
And it is profound, weighty, and carries an absolute authority that makes its words law and establishes rules.
Tan Jiji suddenly felt like she was trapped in a quagmire, and even her breathing became sticky and heavy.
Upon hearing the voice, Lu Yuan was first taken aback, then overwhelmed with immense joy.
That sound—
Is it an old man?!
What is he doing here?!
Tan Jiji's neck made a "crackling" sound as she turned her head with great difficulty, as she could not bear the strain.
Beside the empty coffin, a figure had appeared at some point.
An old Taoist priest wearing a faded dark blue robe, with gray hair casually tied up with a single wooden hairpin.
He had a clear face, a gourd of wine hanging from his waist, and stood with his hands behind his back.
Her figure was even somewhat thin.
But as he stood there, he became that place, silent with the mountains and rocks, breathing with the grass and trees. If one did not see it with one's own eyes, one's intuition would completely overlook it.
The old man's face was expressionless.
His gaze calmly fell on Tan Jiji, or rather, on the long sword that had pierced Lu Yuan's chest.
His gaze sent a chill down Tan Jiji's spine.
That wasn't murderous intent, but rather a kind of indifference and insight—like that of a god high in the heavens looking down on the struggling ants on the ground.
"Who are you----"
Tan Jiji's throat bobbed, her voice dry as if two pieces of sand were rubbing together.
He recognized the Taoist robe; it was the same style as the linen short coat Lu Yuan was wearing.
The old man did not answer him.
Perhaps in his eyes, a dying person has no right to be answered.
He ignored the "Seven Forbidden Formations" barrier and strolled towards the two of them as if walking in a leisurely garden.
With each step Tan Jiji took, her heart contracted a little more.
"I, Li Xiuye, hereby swear an oath."
The old man's voice remained calm, yet every word was like thunder, resounding throughout the heavens and earth.
"I will surely skin you and the entire Ghost-Controlling Liu family behind you alive, tear them apart, and grind their bones to dust."
"If I break this oath, may I, Li Xiuye, be struck by lightning and reincarnated as a pig or a dog forever."
Tanjiji was utterly desperate.
A mad, ruthless glint appeared in his eyes. He gripped the hilt of his sword, ready to crush Lu Yuan's heart and take him down with him!
However, just as his murderous intent arose—
The old man simply raised his right hand, joined his index and middle fingers together, and gently made a sweeping motion towards Tan Jiji.
There was no light, no sound, and not even a sense of intense energy fluctuation.
But Tan Jiji felt a close connection and control between herself and the longsword that had pierced Lu Yuan's body.
It was cleanly and decisively "cut off" by some incomprehensible and irresistible force of "rules"!
puff! ! !
Tan Jiji was struck as if by a heavy blow. She let out a muffled groan, her face instantly turning deathly pale, and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.
He felt as if a piece of his senses had been brutally ripped out, causing him excruciating pain.
What terrified him even more was that the long sword, following the old Taoist's finger movements, slowly withdrew from Lu Yuan's body on its own!
The entire process did not draw out any more blood. A gentle force sealed Lu Yuan's wound and stabilized his life as the blade withdrew.
Clang!
The long sword fell to the ground.
The blood belonging to Lu Yuan that stained the sword was purified and evaporated the moment it touched the ground by an invisible force.
at the same time.
Click—click—click—
Around the mountaintop, the forty-nine bone nails trembled simultaneously, shattering inch by inch into dust.
The "Seven Forbidden Formations" were broken.
With their restraints gone, Xu Erxiao and Wang Chengan felt lighter and roared as they pounced on Tan Jiji once more.
"Take care of your senior brother first."
The old man's voice was beyond question.
The two paused, only then realizing that although Lu Yuan's face was pale, his breathing had stabilized, and they burst into tears of joy.
She rushed to Lu Yuan's side and hurriedly fed him the pill.
Tan Jiji staggered backward, clutching her chest, looking at the broken sword on the ground and the bone nails that had turned to ashes.
Then he looked at the disheveled old Taoist priest who had crushed all his arrangements into dust with just a flick of his finger.
Boundless fear finally and completely engulfed him.
"Let's make a deal!"
His voice trembled: "I'll tell you everything I know!"
Upon hearing this, the old man simply grinned and said, "No need."
Even if you die, I can still make you talk.
"Your corpse is much more honest than you are."
Tan Jiji's face turned ashen after the old man's words.
He knew he was not going to survive.
No negotiation, no deal, only a dead end.
In the depths of those lifeless pupils, a final burst of madness and ruthlessness suddenly erupted!
He suddenly looked up, his bloodshot eyes no longer looking at the old man, but staring intently at the evil god in the sky who had been severely injured by Lu Yuan and was on the verge of collapse!
"With my remaining soul, I call upon your true name!"
"Blood is the catalyst, the evil god returns to his rightful place!"
"Return!!"
As the mournful incantation ended, Tan Jiji instantly withered away.
The essence of flesh and blood was drawn away by an invisible force, and the skin clung tightly to the bones, turning him from a young man into a withered, dried corpse in the blink of an eye.
A final, overwhelming surge of malevolent energy erupted from his body, transforming into a streak of crimson light that forcefully plunged into the evil god's body.
Tan Jiji is burning her remaining essence and soul, determined not to let these people get away with it, even if she can't turn the tide!
Tanjiji gave all her life force to the evil god!
Buzz!
The space at the mountaintop distorted violently, and an evil aura ten times more violent and a hundred times more chaotic than before exploded out!
The evil god was nearly shattered by Lu Yuan's "Mountain-Suppressing Thunder Seal".
On his body, countless dark red fleshy buds wriggled and intertwined wildly, and the wounds healed at an astonishing speed!
Its size expanded again, and its momentum increased steadily. It was about to return to its previous peak!
Xu Erxiao and Wang Chengan immediately tensed up and instinctively stood in front of Lu Yuan, who was adjusting his breathing.
However, the old man Li Xiuye didn't even lift his eyelids once from beginning to end.
He simply stared at Tan Jiji, who was slumped on the ground like a withered old woman, and said, "Watch closely, I'll use this trick on your father and mother too."
Having said that, the old man extended his index finger and aimed it at the evil god whose aura had surged in mid-air.
This time, the old man slowly uttered four words.
Each word was like a divine decree from the heavens, heavy, clear, and unquestionable.
"thunder."
With a single word, the wind ceased, the clouds stopped, and all sounds fell silent.
"Thunder".
As the two words were uttered, a deep, muffled drumbeat, like the thumping of a heart, echoed from the depths of the void.
"Ten thousand."
As soon as the three words were uttered, an invisible, terrifying pressure enveloped the entire mountain, causing the earth to tremble slightly.
"Jun".
As the last character "钧" fell.
At the tip of that outstretched index finger, a point of purplish-gold light, seemingly condensed from the first bolt of lightning at the dawn of creation, suddenly lit up!
That wasn't Lu Yuan's silvery-white lightning, nor was it the golden divine thunder.
It was a point of purple-gold, as if it were the first ray of primordial lightning that split the chaos at the beginning of creation!
The moment the point of light appeared, the world went dark.
The sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, grass, and trees—everything lost its color; only that touch of purple-gold became the only reality in the universe.
A vast, ancient, supreme thunderous intent, which governs the punishment of heaven and earth, descended with a thunderous roar!
The old man counted on his fingers.
One shot.
"go."
The point of purple-gold light flew out of the finger, its trajectory seemingly slow, yet it ignored space and distance, and in an instant it appeared before the evil god's brow.
Then, I gently pressed it onto the surface.
There were no earth-shattering explosions.
There was no ear-tearing noise.
The purple-gold light silently merged into the evil god's brow.
Time stood still at this moment.
All the evil god's frenzied roars, all its overwhelming evil energy, and all its violent actions came to a complete halt in that instant.
The light in its eyes, filled with resentment and madness, quickly faded, went out, and finally became an empty void.
Starting from the purplish-gold spot between its brows, its enormous and twisted dark red body began to become transparent.
A purification from the inside out, a cleansing from the root.
Just a breath.
It only took a breath.
The terrifyingly large body of the evil god did not turn to ashes, nor did it vanish into thin air.
Instead, it was completely "erased".
Its form, its aura, its concept, and all traces of its existence.
They were all wiped clean from this world by that single point of purple-gold lightning.
It was as if it had never existed.
At the mountaintop, silence returned.
Only the mournful sound of the wind rustling through the scorched earth remained.
As Lu Yuan gazed at the empty sky, the last taut string in his heart finally snapped.
Master has arrived.
it's all over.
My eyelids felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and could no longer hold on, so they slowly closed.
I'm so sleepy————
Lu Yuan had no idea how long he had been asleep.
Consciousness seemed to rise slowly from the deep sea, and the first thing to be perceived was the omnipresent swaying sensation in the body.
carriage.
He opened his eyes, and what came into view was the simple wood grain of the car roof.
Immediately afterwards, a tearing pain shot through his chest, causing him to gasp and his face, which had just regained a sliver of color, turned deathly pale again.
"woke up?"
A familiar voice rang out from the side, carrying a hint of alcohol.
Lu Yuan turned his head with difficulty and saw the old man leaning against the carriage wall, holding the wine gourd he never parted with, looking at him with clear eyes.
To the side, Xu Erxiao and Wang Chengan were fast asleep, their heads close together, with a relaxed, innocent smile on their lips.
The old man's voice wasn't loud, but the two boys were jolted awake like cats whose tails had been stepped on.
"Brother Lu!"
The two were wide awake and excitedly approached, their eyes slightly red.
Help me sit up.
Lu Yuan's voice was still somewhat weak.
The two of them immediately scrambled to find a large pillow and carefully placed it behind Lu Yuan so that he could lean back comfortably.
As soon as he sat down, Lu Yuan got straight to the point, his gaze fixed on the old man beside him.
"How did you end up there?"
The old man didn't hide anything. He tilted his head back, took a big gulp of wine, exhaled a breath of alcohol, and then slowly said, "I'll help you investigate the true nature of those places that nurture evil spirits."
Ok?
Lu Yuan looked completely bewildered.
The old man then briefly recounted what had happened in the past few days.
After listening, Lu Yuan mentally reviewed the map, his brows furrowing sharply as he exclaimed, "? That's not right!"
"The road home from Daqingshan isn't even on the same route as where I went!"
"Mangniu Village is located behind Daqingshan Mountain, and we deliberately went around to get there."
"How did you end up in Mangniu Village?"
The old man took another sip of wine and began to smugly shake his head.
"I was walking home, but halfway there I sobered up and suddenly realized something was wrong."
Ok?
Lu Yuan looked at the old man with a strange expression.
The old man continued, shaking his head, "You little rascal, you're as clever as a monkey."
"It's impossible for someone to knowingly go to Daqingshan Mountain if they knew there were bandits there."
"I immediately figured you'd definitely take a detour to the eleventh one."
"I've thought it over and over again. I've checked on the first eight for you. I don't want this last one to have a problem."
At this point, the old man gave a smug hum.
Look!
"Without me, you'd be finished!"
In response to this, Lu Yuan mimicked the old man's manner and curled his lip indifferently.
"What's the worst that's happened?"
"I won't die even if you don't come. At worst, I'll just call Qingwan over."
No sooner had he finished speaking than the old man's large, fan-like hand transformed into a blur and struck Lu Yuan squarely on the head.
A chestnut, crisp and clear.
"Alas!!!"
"Ouch!!! Why did you hit me?!"
Lu Yuan clutched his rapidly swelling head, wincing in pain, and yelled at the old man.
The old man was even angrier than him, glaring at him with a look of utter disappointment.
"Alas!!!"
"You're such a loser!!!"
"I told you, stay away from that female ghost, stay away from that female ghost, it's bad luck!"
Why won't you listen?!
Lu Yuan also lost his temper, glaring at her with his neck stiffened, and said, "What could you have done if you hadn't come back then, and I hadn't called her?!"
"He really died there!!"
The old man glared at Lu Yuan and said, "Invite the patriarch!!"
These words made Lu Yuan's expression freeze, and he said with a strange look, "Didn't you say that if you ask for that thing ten times and it only comes once, you're lucky?"
After saying that, he pursed his lips and muttered under his breath, "Besides, the steps to invite the patriarch are so complicated. Given the circumstances, there simply wasn't time!"
The old man glared at Lu Yuan, spitting almost onto his face.
"That's someone else's ancestral master!"
"Our ancestor was extremely protective of his own!"
"Please come back eight or ten times!"
At this point, the old man leisurely picked up the wine gourd, swayed slightly, glanced at it, and said, "Besides, you're quite favored by the patriarch."
"I'd probably invite them back ten times out of ten!"
Just as Lu Yuan was about to say something more, a long shout suddenly came from outside the carriage.
Rock candy gourds~~~~~~
Upon hearing those three words, Lu Yuan's dejected air as an injured man vanished instantly, and he sat up straight in a flash.
"Where are we?"
"Quick, go buy me two skewers of candied hawthorn!"
As Wang Chengan and Xu Erxiao stood up, they replied, "We've arrived in Fengtian City, Brother Lu."
Hearing this, Lu Yuan was taken aback, then stood up and said, "Alright then, I'll go pick one myself."
Then, Lu Yuan looked outside and said, "Stop the car!"
The carriage stopped, and Lu Yuan glanced at the white cloth tied around his chest. As he put on his clothes, he said, "Er Xiao and Cheng An, you two go back with your master. You two should go home for the New Year this year."
Originally, Lu Yuan planned to come back to attend the opening ceremony of the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony, and then take Xu Erxiao and Wang Chengan to the Yang Sha Land.
But given my current condition, I definitely need to rest for ten days or so.
In that case, they can participate in the entire Luo Tian Grand Ceremony, which will also allow Xu Erxiao and Wang Cheng'an to go home for a good New Year before setting off again after the New Year.
Upon hearing this, Wang Chengan and Xu Erxiao both showed joy on their faces and nodded repeatedly.
Before they could say anything, the old man who had been silent all along suddenly spoke up.
"Why don't you go home for the Chinese New Year too?"
Lu Yuan paused for a moment, then turned to look at the old man, blinked, and grinned, "Okay."
"I've been missing Qingwan too, I'll go back and see her."
No sooner had Lu Yuan finished speaking than the old man, blowing his beard and glaring, exclaimed angrily, "Eek!!!!"
"They're completely bewitched!!!"
"Why is he always thinking about that female ghost?!"
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