The two of them took steps towards the mission location.
On the road, the wind blew gently and the leaves rustled. Lu Xiao looked forward and suddenly chuckled: "Are you a little disappointed with the current situation of Yunxiao Sect I just talked about?"
Xu Nuo pondered for a moment and replied: "It would be a lie to say I'm not disappointed. After all, Yunxiao Sect is the first sect I joined."
After listening to Xu Nuo's words, Lu Xiao smiled:
"You are really sincere. You can't say this in front of those elders. This is a pain point for our Yunxiao Sect."
After that, he looked up at the branches and said slowly: "We lost a lot of backbone that time. Many elders died in the battle with other sects, including many geniuses. A person like me would not have been able to become the chief of the inner sect fifty years ago. If you really want to talk about it, I am only in the middle and lower reaches."
Xu Nuo didn't speak, just listened quietly.
Although Lu Xiao's tone was very calm when he told it, from this slightly plain words, one can still feel the brutality of the battle at that time.
They walked through the mountains and forests, and gradually they could see a village.
The village is not big. When the residents saw Xu Nuo and Lu Xiao approaching from a distance, when they saw their clothes clearly, they were stunned for a moment, then showed expressions of surprise and greeted them warmly.
One of them, a man who looked very strong, walked up to the two of them and hugged his fists.
"Huang Zhiyang, the head of Xiaoguang Village, has met two immortal masters!"
"Well, according to the mission request you entrusted before, have you seen evil spirits here?" Lu Xiaoyun said calmly.
Xu Nuo glanced around. It was a very peaceful little village. It was noon now. From a distance, someone could be seen carrying a hoe. They had just returned from farming. After just glancing at this place, they walked away. He ran into the house and quickly closed the door.
Huang Zhiyang's face changed slightly after hearing Lu Xiao's words, and he said with a slight embarrassment: "Yes, Master Immortal. There are indeed some evil activities near our village during this period, and many villagers have been invaded by evil spirits."
"Have you seen any traces of evil spirits?" Lu Xiao asked calmly.
"Well, evil howls are often heard from the woods to the east of our village, and some villagers came back and said they saw some strange creatures in the fields." Huang Zhiyang had a look of worry on his face.
"Okay, we will go to the woods to the east to investigate." Lu Xiao nodded and motioned for Xu Nuo to go together.
The two walked in the direction pointed by Huang Zhiyang and entered the depths of the woods. The light between the trees shines through the leaves on the ground, forming mottled light and shadow. The woods seemed even quieter, with only the gentle breeze rustling the leaves.
Xu Nuo looked around alertly, feeling quite nervous.
"Senior brother, what does evil look like?"
"Don't be too nervous. The monsters in ordinary people's eyes are actually different from the monsters we talk about." Seeing Xu Nuo's nervous look, Lu Xiao comforted her, "The monsters we talk about are those who have swallowed the treasures of heaven, materials and earth and then go on their own." Most of the monsters formed have no intelligence, or very low intelligence, and are prone to violence and hurting people. Those are what we usually call evil spirits."
"However, what the village chief mentioned just now should only be older beasts. This task was sent to the sect a few days ago. Even if it is really a monster, it is just the kind of beast that has just become a little bit... You don’t have to be too nervous about the climate monster.”
After listening to Lu Xiao's words, Xu Nuo let out a sigh of relief.
"Junior brother, let's go to that place first." Lu Xiao looked at a forest based on experience, pointed out the promise, and the two set off towards the destination together.
Near the village, in a dense forest, an evil aura gradually appeared. The two crossed cautiously, observing their surroundings vigilantly.
Lu Xiao suddenly stopped and signaled Xu Nuo to come closer. He pointed to a bush in front of him, where there were faint sounds of movement.
"It seems that the evil spirit is there." Lu Xiao whispered, his eyes locked in front of him.
The two of them walked slowly through the woods, alertly sensing the movement around them. Lu Xiao was silent, with a hint of deep thought between his brows. Xu Nuo released his Qi energy to explore possible evil spirits around him. Suddenly, there was a subtle sound among the trees, as if something was quietly moving. The two of them suddenly became alert and stopped.
"There is movement." Lu Xiao's eyes became solemn, and the magic weapon in his hand shone slightly.
Xu Nuo also became serious and clenched the sword in his hand. He followed Lu Xiao and moved closer to the direction of the sound in tacit agreement. In the darkness of the dense forest, the shadows under the two people's feet suddenly fluctuated, sometimes getting bigger and sometimes smaller, and looked very unstable.
"Be careful, it might be an evil spirit who is good at illusions." Lu Xiao warned, knowing in his heart that there might be an evil spirit who is good at illusions hidden in this sea of trees.
The two of them walked carefully through the trees, trying to get rid of the strange fluctuations. The shadows of the trees sometimes become distorted, as if there are invisible forces affecting their shapes.
"Senior brother, how can we get rid of this illusion?" Xu Nuo asked.
Lu Xiao calmed down and explained for Xu Nuo: "Observe your heart, adapt to the changes in the illusion, and keep your heart calm, so that you can gradually see the real world clearly."
Xu Nuo nodded, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to stabilize his mind. He felt that the influence of the illusion on him gradually weakened, and the surrounding scene gradually became clearer.
Suddenly, a ferocious evil appeared from the illusion and rushed towards the two of them. This evil spirit exudes a majestic evil spirit, wrapping its body.
Lu Xiao calmly faced the attack, and the magic weapon in his hand made a harsh whistle, intertwined with the evil attack. Xu Nuo also concentrated on using his sword skills, trying to lure the evil spirit away.
The light and shadow between the trees twist and change in the confrontation between the two. Lu Xiao's magical weapon emitted a dazzling light, forming gorgeous arcs of light, repelling the evil attacks one by one. Xu Nuo dodges flexibly and launches sharp sword moves from time to time.
Gradually, Xu Nuo felt that he was becoming more and more comfortable in dealing with these evil spirits.
The battle was not fierce, but Lu Xiao deliberately reduced the number of attacks, but still made the evil spirit attack him.
Suddenly, a group of evil spirits rushed out from between the trees, and terrifying human faces could be vaguely seen, some ferocious, some strange. They howled and rushed toward Lu Xiao and Xu Nuo.
"Don't panic, these are the same kind as this one. This kind of evil spirit has low power. Even if they are piled up in quantity, it will not cause any qualitative change."
Lu Xiao calmly reminded Xu Nuo, and the two of them tacitly agreed to deal with the evil group in front of them separately.
