"call!"
Another stream of black smoke came out of the ghost cultivator's Xuanyin bag, like a long dragon, rushing towards Zhao Lin.
It is also black smoke, but it is different from the previous sinister diamond: there are twenty or thirty black beads mixed in the black smoke. If you don't look carefully, you can't notice it at all.
Zhao Lin's heart sank, and he knew intuitively that these beads would be difficult to deal with.
A martial arts master once said: When fighting, if the opponent shoots beads, be careful because the beads may explode.
Zhao Lin looked inside the spiritual cultivation map and saw the name of this spell appearing in the eighth grid: Explosive Evil Technique.
"As expected!"
Zhao Lin dodged and retreated without hesitation. Although he didn't understand this spell, he knew from the word "explosion" that he must not touch head-on.
"You broke my formation and you still want to escape?"
The ghost cultivator laughed loudly and drove the black smoke to chase Zhao Lin closely, following him like a shadow.
The Explosive Evil Technique is not an ordinary attack spell. The black beads are condensed by the evil spirit of the Yin Corpse.
Evil spirits do not only exist in the cloud layer and evil spirit layer in the sky, but also in damp and dirty places on the earth.
This energy is extremely overbearing. Once a monk is struck by it, it will be like peeling off skin and scraping bones, and he will no longer be able to use his magic power.
However, it is difficult to refine the evil spirit of the Yin Corpse. The ghost cultivator has lived in seclusion in a cave for these years, but he has only been able to refine less than half a liter, and stored it in a Xuanyin bag.
At this time, almost all of them were released, just to kill Zhao Lin.
Zhao Lin kept dodging, but couldn't get rid of the black smoke, and he was getting closer and closer.
No matter how fast your body skills are, they can't be faster than magic.
What makes him even more troublesome is that he can neither use the iron ruler to meet the attack nor use the ice knife to block it, otherwise once it explodes, he doesn't know what the consequences will be.
With his mind spinning, he pointed his finger in front of him, and the Rock Armor Technique was immediately released.
There was a flash of yellow light, and a thick layer of rock armor covered Zhao Lin from head to toe.
Boom boom boom...
The black beads hit the rock armor and exploded one after another.
But the ghost cultivator was also smart. Instead of letting all the beads swarm up, he detonated them one by one and focused on attacking one place.
Continuously detonating five Yin evil beads, finally broke through the rock armor technique.
"Watch where you're going!"
The ghost cultivator smiled sinisterly. Without the obstruction of the defensive spell, the black smoke immediately crashed in, but was unexpectedly blocked by another spell.
"Sky Trap Technique!"
Zhao Lin shouted low, and dozens of rapidly rotating cyan cyclones came forward, mixing with the black smoke.
When the two met, the black beads were immediately sucked in.
This is another use of trapping. In addition to trapping enemies, it can also be used for defense.
"What?"
The ghost cultivator's expression changed, and his consciousness tried to force the black beads to break free, but found that it was useless.
Zhao Lin secretly wiped his hands with cold sweat, knowing that he could not wait any longer.
The three spells released just now, the Ice Knife Technique, the Rock Armor Technique and the Air Trapping Technique, were all used with all their strength, and the spiritual power in the body was about to bottom out.
Opposite is a ghost cultivator on the fifth level of soul refining, and there is also a weird magic weapon that can enhance spells. If the fight continues, there will only be death.
I am a martial artist, so I have nothing to think about!
His feet slammed onto the ground, and his body shot out with electricity.
When the ghost cultivator saw Zhao Lin rushing towards him, he was stunned for a moment. After a breath, he realized that Zhao Lin wanted to fight him in close combat!
It's no wonder that ghost cultivators have never fought against martial cultivators, so they subconsciously still use the same tactics as Fa cultivators.
"Oops!"
Zhao Lin was as fast as lightning and carried an indomitable momentum. The ghost cultivator couldn't help but turn blue, and felt an unpleasant feeling in his heart.
In the rush, there was no time to cast a spell, so he could only use a spiritual energy shield to save the situation.
"Thunder Sound Fist!"
Zhao Lin punched out, and the white light passed through the aura shield and hit Guixiu's body.
The two elements of thunder and fire spells are the nemesis of ghost cultivators, and compared to the two, thunder spells are even better.
The ghost cultivator suddenly rolled his eyes and fell straight to the ground with a "plop".
Zhao Lin did not dare to relax, and struck the ghost cultivator's neck with one palm, driving in several streams of spiritual energy and sealing his spiritual orifice meridians.
When I touched the ghost cultivator's body, I felt it was cold and there was no trace of heat at all.
"Really the living dead? What's the point of living like this without humans or ghosts?"
Zhao Lin sneered, ignored the ghost cultivator, took out a Sanyang Pill and drank it.
The cave is filled with Yin Qi, and within a short time, the Yin Qi has penetrated into the bones and marrow.
After practicing for a week, when my body felt a little warmer, I took out the spiritual stones and meditated to restore my spiritual power.
After about half an hour, with most of his spiritual power recovered, Zhao Lin stood up.
He took out two animal skin gloves from the lock bag and put them on. He walked over and searched Gui Xiu's body from top to bottom.
A formation disk, a formation flag, a Xuanyin bag, and a worn-out lock bag.
At this time, the ghost cultivator had woken up and was looking at Zhao Lin with resentment.
Zhao Lin said coldly: "Where is my companion?"
The ghost cultivator remained silent.
Zhao Lin didn't want to waste time and directly hit a heart-breaking palm, but found that the ghost cultivator had no reaction.
Then I remembered that the ghost cultivator was already dead and had long lost the pain sensation that ordinary people should have.
However, Zhao Lin had another way. He released a flaming arrow and brought the burning arrow closer to his face.
Ghost Xiu clenched his teeth with a look of determination on his face, but his trembling body still betrayed his inner thoughts.
Zhao Lin didn't believe that he was not afraid of death. If he was really not afraid of death, why would he choose to become a ghost?
"Stop it, I'll do it!"
The flaming arrow immediately touched his eyes, and the ghost cultivator finally gave in. He pointed at a big stone not far away and said, "The person is right there."
Zhao Lin carried the ghost cultivator and walked behind the big stone to find the unconscious Wei Shi.
Wei Shi's eyes were closed tightly and his face was blue and black. He was obviously poisoned, but his heartbeat was still there and his breathing was steady.
This is not because ghost cultivators are merciful. Ghost cultivators use corpse energy and soul as the basis of cultivation, and keep the eloquence alive for easy refining and absorption.
Zhao Lin originally wanted to ask the ghost cultivator for the antidote, but then he thought about it, if he was dealing with such a person, he would be tricked if he was not careful.
Wei Shi was not worried about his life for the time being, so he simply ignored the ghost cultivator, took out a Sanyang Pill and a Huanhuan Pill from the lock bag, and fed them into Wei Shi's mouth.
Then press his chest and inject spiritual energy to make his energy and blood flow smoothly.
Sanyang Dan expels yin energy, and Huihuan Dan treats internal injuries. Even if the medicine is not suitable for the patient, it can still have some effect.
Moreover, the body is physically strong and has a certain ability to resist poison.
Sure enough, after a while, Wei Shi slowly woke up.
"Brother Wei, how are you?"
Zhao Lin asked with concern.
"This is……"
Wei Shi struggled to open his eyes, rubbed his head and said.
When he opened his eyes and saw Zhao Lin, his face suddenly changed, and his face was full of anger. He yelled and punched, "You are a person who repays kindness with revenge!"
Zhao Lin waved his hand to block and lightly jumped back.
Wei Shi punched out in anger, the force was astonishing. If Zhao Lin hadn't been prepared for it, the punch might not have been able to withstand it.
Zhao Lin knew that he was confused by the illusory formation, so he was not angry. He said patiently: "Brother Wei, what you saw and heard just now was all transformed by the illusory formation. It was not my doing. Can you think about it more carefully?"
Then he roughly described the situation he encountered in the magic circle.
Wei Shi was stunned for a moment, then gradually came back to his senses and felt the taste of medicine in his mouth. He knew that Zhao Lin not only did not harm him, but also saved his life.
He couldn't help but look ashamed, and said apologetically: "Brother Zhao, I'm sorry, I..."
Zhao Lin waved his hand to interrupt him: "Did you see me in the magic circle just now?"
"right!"
Wei Shi nodded, "You were bitten by a monster, I rescued you, but you gave me a slap..."
After he finished speaking, he realized that he had said the wrong thing again, so he quickly corrected him: "No! It was the illusion that slapped me."
Zhao Lin grabbed the ghost cultivator and said to Wei Shi: "This person is the mastermind behind the magic circle. Can Brother Wei recognize which path he is cultivating?"
Wei Shi calmed down and looked at the ghost cultivator carefully. After a while, he said in surprise: "Ghost cultivator?"
"Exactly, but let's not talk about it for now, let's go find Li Zhi."
Zhao Lin carried the ghost cultivator and walked through several boulders. When he was about to reach the place pointed by the ghost cultivator, he suddenly heard a "click-click" chewing sound.
"not good!"
Zhao Lin felt something bad, so he rushed over the boulder and saw that the soul-eating soul he met when entering the cave was grabbing the plum sting and stuffing its tentacles into its mouth.
Most of the hundreds of tentacles of the ghost have been eaten.
"Go to hell!"
Zhao Lin had been somewhat suspicious of Li Zhi before, suspecting that he was working with ghost cultivators to trick him into the cave.
Seeing this situation, all doubts disappeared, and with a wave of his hand, the ice blade shot out.
Xihun is a gatekeeper monster raised by a ghost cultivator. When he saw Zhao Lin holding the ghost cultivator in his hand, he knew something was wrong and was about to run away with a flick of his legs.
There was a flash of cold light, and the ice knife struck one of Xie Hun's thighs.
Xihun let out a scream, rolled on the ground, rolled over and got up, limping still trying to escape.
Zhao Lin took a few steps to catch up, but when the iron ruler fell down, his brain exploded.
"Li Zhi, are you okay?"
When the ghost cultivator saw Zhao Lin talking to a ghost, he was so surprised that he opened his mouth wide.
Li Zhi was too weak to speak. He raised a tentacle and pointed at the soul-eating corpse next to him.
Zhao Lin thought for a moment and understood its purpose, then placed Li Zheng on the body of Xi Hun.
Taohun is the natural enemy of Yinhun, but it is also a great tonic for Yinhun.
Li Zheng stretched out his tentacles and wrapped them around Xihun's head. Yin Qi circulated, and the wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his body gradually returned to light blue.
Zhao Lin felt relieved, grabbed a handful of spiritual rice from the lock bag, chewed it, took out the unused spiritual stone, and sat down cross-legged.
Just now, I was in a hurry to find Wei Shi and Li Zhi, but my spiritual energy was not fully recovered. Only now I have time to replenish my spiritual energy.
Wei Shi saw this and followed suit.
After about a stick of incense, Zhao Lin opened his eyes and walked straight to Gui Xiu Shen.
"Tell me! Where are you from and how did you become a ghost cultivator? Tell me the reason."
While Zhao Lin was meditating, he suddenly remembered something: there was a statement in the mission details that two monks disappeared in the Yinfeng Realm twenty years ago, and their whereabouts are still unknown.
Maybe it has something to do with this ghost cultivator.
Guixiu's eyes rolled around and he asked an unexpected question: "What are you going to do with me?"
Zhao Lin said simply: "If you don't tell me, I'll set you on fire. If you know what's going on, tell the truth and let the sect handle it."
When the ghost cultivator heard this, he lowered his head and said harshly: "Whether you are dead or not, I still won't say anything."
Zhao Lin looked at him calmly, "Don't you have any thoughts to talk about?"
Ghost Xiu's eyes flashed, "What are you talking about?"
"How have you spent the past twenty years?"
"My past twenty years..."
Halfway through the sentence, the ghost cultivator said in surprise: "You, how did you..."
Zhao Lin looked at him with a half-smile, "Don't ask me how I know, can you tell me now?"
The ghost cultivator still didn't say anything and simply looked away.
Zhao Lin shrugged indifferently, took out a few Sanyang Pills, grabbed the ghost cultivator's chin, and stuffed the pills in as a gesture.
"If you don't tell me, just taste the burning sun!"
Most of the ghost cultivators were tough-looking people with weak hearts. Zhao Lin didn't believe he could handle it.
"Stop, I say!"
The ghost cultivator was so frightened that he shrank back and begged for mercy.
Zhao Lin let go of his hand, but still held the Sanyang Pill in his hand and looked at him quietly.
The ghost cultivator struggled for a while, sighed, and said: "My name is Hu Hongxing..."
When Li Zhi heard the name, he seemed to recall something, and trembled all over. He grabbed the soul-eating body with tentacles and embedded it deeply into the flesh.
Zhao Lin noticed Li Zhi's actions and his heart moved slightly, but his face remained calm.
Hu Hongxing went on to say that the incident was exactly as Zhao Lin expected, and it was related to the monk's disappearance twenty years ago.
It turns out that Hu Hongxing was originally a monk from Xiniu Prefecture. While performing a sect mission, he accidentally discovered the remains of a ghost cultivator in a cave and the related inheritance of ghost cultivators.
Hu Hongxing knew that ghost cultivators were taboo in the world of immortality, and he did not dare to touch the things left by ghost cultivators. However, for some reasons that were not humane to outsiders, he neither destroyed these things nor handed them over to the sect.
Decades passed in the blink of an eye, and Hu Hongxing was over sixty years old. His cultivation was still at the seventh level of Qi Refining, and there were signs of slow deterioration.
Seeing that there was no hope of building a foundation in this life and that he would eventually be reduced to a handful of loess, Hu Hongxing was very unwilling. After thinking about it again and again, he began to think about becoming a ghost cultivator and returned to the cave.
Even if you don't have magical power, you can at least gain a long life.
Hearing this, Zhao Lin couldn't help but sigh. The two boat-operating monks who colluded with the bandit cultivators seemed to have stagnated cultivation.
The road to immortality is difficult, just like thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge. The winners are ultimately only a few.
Just listen to Hu Hongxing continue to say that if you want to become a ghost cultivator, you must cut off your own life and become a living dead first.
And no matter what your previous cultivation level was, you have to go back and start over.
For this reason, ghost cultivators do not have the strength to challenge monks and can only look for opportunities to harm mortals.
It's just that the mortal settlement area of Chenghua Sect is guarded by monks. It is very difficult for ghost cultivators to survive, and they will fall into the trap of the law if they are not careful.
Hu Hongxing learned from the books left by ghost cultivators: There is another kind of person in the world who is born with a sinister body and is naturally suitable for cultivating ghost ways.
A monk with the body of Shen Yin can still maintain his original cultivation level by switching to the ghost path, which is very helpful for getting through the initial dangerous period and greatly increasing the chance of survival.
If he does not have a body of Shen Yin, then by killing a person with a body of Shen Yin and then devouring his corpse energy and soul, he can continue his talents and retain most of his cultivation.
"I am not the body of Shen Yin, so I searched everywhere in the sect. The hard work paid off, and I was finally found!"
Hu Hongxing said quietly.
(End of chapter)
