When Shu Guan walked into Chengtian Hall, he looked up.
The first time he saw it, he saw the small seal.
It was indeed a very small seal, only about half the size of an adult's fist, but it was so conspicuous in this empty palace.
In the Chengtian Hall, at the center is a circular high altar about ten meters high, surrounded by stone pillars and steps. The stone pillars are carved with exquisite patterns of birds and animals.
Five thousand years ago, Emperor Gengshi was on this high altar, praying to God for helping him to successfully restore his country, hoping that the great power of the Chinese Empire would never disappear.
At this time, above the altar of sacrifice to heaven, there was a red, square, small seal suspended in the air. A faint red light emitted from the small seal, rotating quietly, and there were many inscriptions engraved on the bottom of the seal. Tiny print.
With the light emitted from the small seal, Shu Guan took a closer look at the small words at the bottom of the seal. They seemed to be a kind of training method. It must be the method of setting up the Spring Return to the Earth Formation.
On the stone pillar steps around the high altar, there are also many formation flags and magic weapons placed at this time, and the entire high altar is shrouded in an extremely mysterious atmosphere.
This is naturally the formation of spring returning to the earth.
How could a formation that could make the entire Jinling City feel warm like spring not be mysterious?
If it weren't for this era of declining Dao, if the person setting up the formation wasn't a mediocre Nascent Soul practitioner like Zhenren Ziyang, and if the people surrounding Xiaoyin weren't using some ordinary formation flags and magic tools to assist in forming the formation, The area of influence of this Spring Returning Earth Formation is naturally much larger than that of Jinling City.
Maybe it really is just like the name of this formation.
The return of spring!
Let the whole earth be full of spring.
Of course, this is just Shu Guan's guess. If both the east and west continents can be affected by this formation, it will not be an immortal's method, but a real miracle.
"Is there a weapon spirit?"
After seeing the small seal, Shu Guan immediately asked Xiao Yi in his mind.
"No...it seems like there used to be, but not now."
Xiaoyi replied.
"Write those words down."
Then Shu Guan said something else.
He couldn't write down the densely packed text in such a short period of time, but Xiaoyi was naturally fine.
"Okay, brother."
While talking to Xiaoyi, Shu Guan walked under the high altar.
Gu Ximing, the headmaster of Shangyuan Academy in Jinling City, several of his disciples, and Master Zixia were all standing beside the high altar at this time.
The closer Shu Guan got to the high altar, the more he could feel the heat in the surrounding air.
Hearing the footsteps, Gu Ximing looked back at him and asked:
"Has everything been taken care of?"
Shu Guan nodded quickly, but did not speak.
Gu Ximing didn't pay attention, and turned around to look at the small square seal on the high altar.
Shu Guan was temporarily relieved.
The brief and quick fight between him and the young academy disciple just now naturally caused some spiritual fluctuations, but what the young academy disciple was doing at that time was also using Taoism to clear the memories of those mortals, so there was spiritual power. The power fluctuation would not arouse the suspicion of this land god.
However, seeing that Gu Ximing was standing in front of the high altar, just looking at the small red square seal above the high altar, but not doing anything else, Shu Guan could not help but feel a little confused.
"Senior brother Tingxuan, master is waiting for Master Changqing from Yibenguan and Master Huisheng from Hongjue Temple to come over before deciding what to do."
Another young disciple beside him explained something to him in a low voice.
...The other two should be the Taoist and Buddhist land gods stationed in Jinling...
Shu Guan thought so.
He did not wait too long. After about ten minutes, everyone in Chengtian Hall turned their heads and looked behind them, and saw a dozen figures walking in from outside the hall door.
The two leaders, one is a tall and thin Taoist priest in black robes, about sixty years old, with dragon eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and the other is a slightly fat monk who also looks to be in his early sixties and has an elegant temperament.
Neither of them hid their realm cultivation, so when the two appeared, there were two extremely powerful auras in the hall.
These monks should be the other two masters of the Seven Immortals Alliance, Chang Qing Zhenren and Master Huisheng, among the three giants in Jinling.
Behind them, there were several young people wearing Taoist uniforms or monk's robes.
"I heard that Master Gu had found the person who disturbed the vitality of the world in Jinling. Master Huisheng and I rushed over immediately. I wonder who did it?"
I saw Master Changqing speaking first, his eyes turning around in the Chengtian Hall and landing on the small square seal above the high altar, with uncontrollable surprise flashing in his eyes.
Gu Ximing greeted him with a smile, pointed at Ziyang Zhenren who was standing aside and said:
"That's the person."
Then he told the story of Master Ziyang in detail to Master Changqing and Master Huisheng.
If the expressions in the eyes of Master Changqing and Master Huisheng were shocked just now, after Gu Ximing finished speaking, they all turned into shock.
"There are such wonderful treasures in the world that can allow people to live in them for thousands of years without dying."
The three giants of the Seven Immortals Alliance in Jinling City walked back to the high altar, and Master Huisheng said something in wonder.
"...The mystery of this Fang Baoyin is probably more than just that."
Master Changqing's eyes were fixed on the small seal in the sky, and his eyes were shining with strange light.
"I can feel that this small seal contains extremely terrifying fire energy. If all the fire energy is leaked, it may be enough to burn the entire Jinling City to ashes."
"It is precisely because of the power of these fire elements that the days in Jinling City are as warm as spring. No, it is almost summer now."
"Master Changqing, you are cultivating the avenue of water, so your perception of the power of fire element is naturally correct, so you should be careful with this little seal."
Gu Ximing nodded, then turned to Master Ziyang and said:
"Now you should collect this formation and restore the normal flow of heaven and earth energy in Jinling City."
There was a hint of hesitation on Master Ziyang's face.
"how?"
Gu Ximing frowned and asked.
"Actually...actually, Pindao has never been able to complete this Spring Return to the Earth Formation. Although he reluctantly set up this formation this time, he was prepared to let the spiritual energy in these formation flags and magic weapons be exhausted. , this array will automatically stop operating."
"If we want to close the formation in advance at this time, Pindao is not very sure... If we are not careful, something unexpected may happen... Originally, Pindao had wanted to close the formation for a long time, but he never dared to do it."
Ziyang Zhenren Nuonuo said
Gu Ximing frowned again and asked:
"How long will it take for this formation to stop?"
"As fast as seven or eight days, as slowly as more than ten days."
Master Ziyang said with some uncertainty.
"too long."
At this time, Master Changqing said:
"The vitality of heaven and earth in Jinling City has been disturbed for too long. Especially in the past few days, the energy of fire has filled the entire Jinling, pushing out other vitality of heaven and earth. Now the entire city of Jinling is under the influence of the power of fire. Under control.”
"An imbalance in the vitality of heaven and earth will cause great damage to the energy of the earth's veins."
"Even if the vitality of heaven and earth in Jinling City is restored immediately, Jinling will probably suffer from frequent disasters within a few years, not to mention that every day that passes will have a deeper impact in the future."
"Moreover, more and more people are getting sick in Jinling City, which is also caused by the imbalance of the vitality of heaven and earth. Especially in the past two days, many people have died of the epidemic. This situation will become more serious with each passing day. points, I am sure that the number of people who will die tomorrow will be ten times more than today, and the number will be ten times more the day after tomorrow. And even if there are no sick people for the time being, if they are exposed to such a strong power of fire for a long time, their bodies will It leaves a lot of hidden dangers.”
"So this matter cannot be delayed."
"Go and remove this formation immediately."
Gu Ximing turned to Master Ziyang and said seriously.
Master Ziyang walked towards the high altar tremblingly, but when he stepped onto the steps, he suddenly paused, slowly turned around, looked at Gu Ximing and the others, and asked with some fear:
"Your Excellencies, after I dismantle this Spring Returning Earth Formation, can you please let me go?"
Gu Ximing, Master Changqing, and Master Huisheng looked at each other, and their expressions became a little strange.
According to the classification of extraordinary events by the Seven Immortals Alliance, this Ziyang Master caused the entire Jinling City to enter spring several months earlier, affecting the lives of nearly a million people. It is definitely a first-class event.
Moreover, the Spring Return to the Earth Formation he set up caused many people to get sick, and many people even died from it.
Therefore, according to the rules, this Master Ziyang must be executed.
It's just that Ziyang Zhenren can't be regarded as a treacherous and evil person. I'm afraid that when he set up this Spring Return to the Earth Formation, even he himself didn't expect such serious consequences. He just wanted to collect some money and build a Taoist temple. That’s all.
And if you say you want to kill this old Taoist, then this old Taoist may not be willing to withdraw the formation.
But for the three of them to lie to this old man against his will and say that he would let him go, none of the three could do such a thing.
So the three of them looked at each other with a look of embarrassment on their faces.
But the expressions of the three people fell in the eyes of Master Ziyang. The old Taoist priest seemed to understand something suddenly, and his face suddenly became a little pale.
At this time, Gu Ximing pondered for a moment and said:
"It's impossible to let you go. Let's do this. If you can remove this formation immediately, then we can spare your life, but you must be imprisoned in our Seven Immortals Alliance forever."
Master Ziyang's face suddenly turned paler. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.
Master Ziyang took a deep look at the three of them, then turned around and stumbled towards the high platform. With every step he took, there was a trace of anger on his face, and his face became more and more ferocious.
He walked up to the small glowing red seal, formed a Taoist formula with both hands, and grabbed the small red seal in his hand.
Behind him, under the high altar, the three giants of the Seven Immortals Alliance in Jinling City held their breath and looked at the old Taoist man carefully.
The veteran said just now that he couldn't really control this formation, so they were all preparing to deal with it immediately if there was any accident.
Zhenren Ziyang, who had his back to everyone, once again had an unusually hesitant and tangled look on his face, but he quickly gritted his teeth, turned around with the small red seal in hand, and faced Gu Ximing with a panicked and ruthless expression. Several people shouted:
"I don't care if you want to kill me or imprison me, I won't agree!"
"I don't want to die, and after being trapped in this ghost mark for four thousand years, I don't want to be imprisoned by anyone anymore."
"Either you let me go now, or we die together!"
Gu Ximing, Master Changchun, and Master Huisheng all turned cold.
Gu Ximing put his palm on the hilt of the sword at his waist and shouted:
"Ziyang, don't even think about leaving here!"
"And what ability do you have to die with us!"
"I advise you to withdraw from this formation immediately. We can still spare your life. If you are stubborn, I can only kill you with the sword."
Shu Guan, who was standing not far behind Gu Ximing, frowned slightly.
The headmaster of Shangyuan Academy may be a very powerful practitioner or a very smart person, but he is definitely not a good negotiator.
The few words he just said were equivalent to forcing Master Ziyang to a dead end.
Shu Guan, who has watched many police and gangster movies in his previous life, even if he has not experienced it personally, knows that at this time, the most important thing is to stabilize the mood of Master Ziyang first.
Of course, we are not really filming a police movie now. The people standing here are all practitioners, and the power gap between the three land gods Ziyang Zhenren and Gu Ximing is really too big.
Perhaps this was also the reason why Gu Ximing did not want to compromise, because Master Ziyang did not have the qualifications to threaten him.
So Shu Guan frowned slightly and said nothing more.
On the high altar, the angry and manic look on the face of Master Ziyang became more intense. He showed a strange smile and said:
"You are right what you just said. This small seal does contain the extremely terrifying power of fire. But what I have never told you is that I can draw out all the power of fire in it, and then the entire building will be destroyed. Jinling will turn into a sea of fire, and even if you can escape, all the mortals in this city will die."
"...Why, don't you believe it? Then I'll let you see it!"
Master Ziyang smiled crazily, holding up the small red seal with one hand, and pinching a Taoist formula with the other hand, and put a little on the small red seal.
The next moment, the small red seal suddenly glowed red.
Immediately afterwards, everyone in the Jinling Seven Immortals Alliance standing under the high altar felt a wave of heat flowing down from the high altar, and the temperature in Chengtian Hall suddenly rose.
If it was a spring night here just now, it seemed like it had entered hot summer in a second.
Gu Ximing, Master Changchun, and Master Huisheng's expressions finally changed.
"You've seen it! Now it's time to believe it!"
Master Ziyang laughed proudly.
His fingers were still pressed tightly on the small red mark, and he shouted with a ferocious face:
"If you dare to attack me, believe me, I will definitely be able to draw out all the fire energy in an instant before I die, and you may not be able to run away then!"
Gu Ximing's palm was tightly grasped on the hilt of the long sword, his face was ashen, but he did not draw the sword after all.
Because he was not sure, even if he could kill Master Ziyang instantly with one sword, whether Master Ziyang could really detonate the power of fire in the red seal before he died.
"You all get out of the way, I'm leaving now!"
Master Ziyang roared excitedly.
Gu Ximing, Master Changchun, and Master Huisheng looked at each other again, and then the three of them moved a few steps aside.
Master Ziyang's face was filled with joy, and he slowly walked down from the high altar while holding his small seal high, intending to walk outside Chengtian Hall.
But just as he walked down the last step, his body suddenly trembled. He didn't know what happened, and his face showed a look of extreme fear.
At the same time, a tiny ray of red light that was thick and liquid-like suddenly emerged from the small red seal.
Red light flowed down Zhenren Ziyang's fingers.
Then Ziyang Zhenren's body turned into a ball of fly ash.
But before Gu Ximing and others could breathe a sigh of relief, they saw that the small red seal had mutated and regenerated.
