Next to the main hall of Lanruo Temple, there are several dilapidated Zen courtyards. Zuo Qianhu and others left the main hall due to Xuanyuan's spell and went to the side courtyard next to them to wait for news.
The cold wind blew by, and the cobwebs between the ruined walls swayed in the wind. The gravel and rubble were scattered all over the ground. Mottled moss grew in the gaps between the damp bricks. The low chirping of insects came from the weeds in the corner, and the cries of old crows on the ancient branches. The sounds echoed each other, making the scenery even more desolate and desolate.
Liu Can used the excuse of healing his wounds to retreat from Zuo Qianhu and others, and sat alone in the Zen courtyard, looking far away in the direction of the Main Hall to the east.
"You seem worried?"
Suddenly, a faint sound came from the empty room.
Liu Can's eyes flashed and he spoke to the air: "Lu Dongbin is not dead, shouldn't I be worried?"
Just as he was speaking, a cyan pattern appeared on the skin of his left arm, and then a dark shadow emerged from the center of the pattern and appeared in the air in front of Liu Can.
"A mere mortal swordsman cannot shake our plan. What's more, he is trapped in the underworld at the moment and cannot interfere with us. It is no different from death."
Liu Can snorted coldly, not afraid of the dark shadow in front of him at all, "You originally said that Lu Dongbin's lineage would be destroyed, but so far, only one Yan Chixia has died. There is also an old Taoist Xuan Yuan over there in the hall, let me How can I trust you again?”
The black shadow laughed strangely: "Lü Dongbin was able to escape from the hands of the master, which is indeed beyond our expectations. But since the master said that he is nothing to worry about, you should take it in your heart."
Liu Can didn't speak. After a moment of silence, he said again: "You said before that you only relied on me to enter Lanruo Temple. Why did you risk being discovered just now and let me seize the gold slip?"
The black shadow said: "I didn't expect Lu Dongbin to leave this hand behind. The existence of the golden slip will indeed hinder me from entering the intersection of the three realms. It is best to be controlled by you. Unfortunately, I seem to have overestimated your strength."
Facing the mocking tone of the black shadow, Liu Can said angrily: "How did you get the intelligence? When did the Sword Immortal Sect produce such a freak?"
The black shadow floated quietly in the air, and above the dark face, there seemed to be a pair of invisible eyes staring at Liu Can, "Are you afraid?"
Liu Can was stunned for a moment, and then said with some embarrassment: "I was just careless for a moment. If I hadn't been worried that you would be exposed and didn't dare to use my full strength, do you think I would lose?"
The black shadow took the words and said: "It's not the best. The crime-killing golden slip is still in Liu Haichan's hands. As long as he doesn't go into the underground of Lanruo Temple, there is still a chance to get it."
Liu Can looked at the black shadow and said, "Before you get the gold slip, you should think about how to deal with Xuanyuan. He is recalling Yan Chixia's soul."
The black shadow chuckled: "You don't have to worry about this. The moment Yan Chixia died, the Lord had already taken action in the underworld and captured her soul into the City of Wasted Death. What's more, the eight hundred miles of black mist outside Lanruo Temple were full of The eyes and ears of demons, ghosts, and human souls can’t even get even half a step into it.”
Liu Can seemed to be extremely afraid of Xuanyuan, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, "I hope you didn't miss it this time. I don't know what agreement the general has reached with you. Since it is what he asked me to do, I will naturally do my best. But if things don’t work out, don’t blame me for changing my mind at the last moment.”
The black shadow monster laughed a few times and ignored Liu Can's threat, "Help us break through the barrier of Lanruo Temple. We can give you a hundred times a thousand times what Zhu Wen can give you. By then, this human emperor, if you want , it’s not a bad idea to take a seat.”
Liu Can looked up again and looked at the direction of the Main Hall, thought for a while and said: "The art of summoning spirits requires extremely high skills. Nowadays, there are less than one person in the human world who can master this art. Xuanyuan wants to complete this ritual. It takes half a day. This time is enough for us to do something."
The black shadow Jiejie smiled and hid in Liu Can's arm, "Don't worry, Lou Guandao's soul-calling technique will definitely fail."
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"Failed?"
Liu Haichan stood outside the main hall, looking at the hole on the top of the hall, and saw the scene of the seven-star lamp exploding at the end of Xuanyuan's spell, and his heart suddenly sank.
The seven-star lamp shattered, which meant the end or failure of the soul summoning ceremony. Several people from the Sword Immortal Sect outside the hall did not dare to breathe, and just stared at Xuanyuan who came out.
Xuanyuan frowned, as if he had encountered some difficult problem, and his eyes flashed with thought.
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"There is no failure," Xuanyuan raised his head after a while, saw Liu Haichan's eager eyes, and then said something like he had regained consciousness.
"At the last moment when the seven-star lantern shattered, I did sense the soul of Master Yan. But perhaps the magic power of the old man was impure and could not communicate with yin and yang. The soul of Master Yan seemed to be blocked in the underworld and could not come to the human world. "
When Liu Haichan heard what Xuanyuan said, his heart suddenly sank.
They summoned Yan Chixia's dead soul just to get part of the truth from her mouth, but Xuanyuan's soul summoning was unable to summon Yan Chixia.
Xuan Yuan touched the beard on his chin and guessed: "With the cultivation of Master Yan during his lifetime, even if he turns into a dead soul, with the help of me and the Seven Star Lantern, he should be able to cross the gap between Yin and Yang. Unless he deliberately does not want to cross the gap. Take this step.”
Liu Haichan's heart moved, "Master went to the underworld to find Master Yan. Now Master Yan is staying in the underworld. Is it possible that he went to the underworld for Master and that's why he didn't respond to us?"
Lu Dongbin and Lu Dongbin were probably attacked in the underworld. Now Lu Dongbin's whereabouts are unknown, and he is likely to be trapped somewhere in the underworld.
In this way, it is possible that after Yan Chixia returned to her soul, she wanted to find the whereabouts of Lu Dongbin and stayed in the underworld.
"It's not all without gain." Seeing Liu Haichan and others looking at each other, Xuanyuan said slowly: "Although Master Yan did not return to the Soul World, before the Seven-Star Lantern shattered, I faintly heard him saying "Fearless" , Mang Mountain and other words, maybe this is the hint he gave us."
"Fearless, Mangshan?"
Song Xing and others looked at each other, but did not understand what they meant. Yan Chixia had obviously discovered some secret and wanted to remind Liu Haichan, but now that the Seven-Star Lamp has shattered, Xuanyuan can no longer summon the souls again, and can no longer be contacted. The soul of Yan Chixia.
What do these two words mean?
Mang Mountain may refer to Bei Mang Mountain in the north of Luoyang, but this place is not far away from Mang Mountain. Could it be that Yan Chixia wants them to go to Mang Mountain to find help?
While everyone was thinking hard about what Wuwei and Mangshan were referring to in Yan Chixia's words, Xu Xian next to him said hesitantly: "I have heard of an allusion, which may be related to this."
"Among the Tianbao, there is a giant snake in Luoyang, more than ten feet high and a hundred feet long, coming out from the foot of Mang Mountain. When Monk Hu Wuwei saw it, he sighed and said: 'This is going to break the water and pour it into Luo City.' He cursed it with the Tianzhu Dharma for several days The snake dies.”
