"Senior, how should I respond?"
Seeing that he was in danger, Cheng Jian subconsciously asked the old man in the tower for advice.
The old man pondered for a moment and gave his answer.
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be due to the secret method of the corridor, which can trap one's soul in the space."
"For low-level monks like you, this is the existence of immortality. In addition to trying to die, the only way to achieve the purpose of the caster is to achieve the purpose of the caster, otherwise she will never stop killing."
"Then... what is her purpose?" Cheng Jian asked hurriedly.
"Of course, all invading enemies will be killed! I'm afraid you can also see that this woman is very likely to voluntarily accept the Yinlou secret method and kill all the invading enemies at the cost of never being reincarnated."
When the old man said this, his expression became solemn: "I'm afraid you were already targeted by her when you entered this place."
"What?"
When Cheng Jian heard this, he couldn't help but think of something.
From the time when the five people entered the Ninth Marrow Realm to the time when the old man Huangyan was attacked.
No more, no less, exactly nine hundred and sixty-nine breaths.
It coincides with the cry of the girl in red.
In an instant, Cheng Jian's expression became brighter, and he couldn't help but murmured: "If you say so, then I'm... dead!"
What you need to know is that unlike old man Huang Yan, he has no way of resurrection.
Once you die, you are truly dead.
"That's not necessarily the case..."
The old man was full of profound meaning and said in a persuasive way:
"You still have a way to survive, and that is to agree to the conditions I proposed before. Even though you will lose a lot, it is better than losing everything, right? Besides, what I want is just a glimmer of hope. This is the instinct of all creatures in the world."
Cheng Jian naturally knew what the old man was talking about.
That is to accept the secret method of soul fusion, and in order to satisfy the other party's desire for resurrection, the two become one. Affected by the old man's incomplete soul, if there is a separation in the future, it will at least be after he ascends to immortality.
Because only then will there be a chance to rebuild the soul.
How to choose?
...
Time is lost minute by second.
It is a huge ordeal for everyone.
While others were looking for solutions, Lu Zhong was naturally not idle. He did not forget one thing, that is, the Taiyin Patriarch still lived in the mountains, rivers and caves.
So, after setting up a ban to prevent exploration, he entered the mountains, rivers and caves.
Facing a life and death crisis, Lu Zhong was not in the mood to check the changes in this world, so he went straight to the Kongmul Sacred Tree. With a glimmer of hope, he first told the complete situation.
"Sorry, I can't do anything."
After Kongsang Shenmu learned about the situation, he directly expressed that he could not help.
"But I can explain to you the situation of the girl in red. As you can feel, she has a kind of Yinlou seal attached to her body. For monks who have not ascended, she is absolutely There is no solution. Even if you can feel that you see her, because she is not in the same space, any means, including space pseudo-laws, are ineffective against her."
"For you, the only solution is to relieve her obsession."
Kongsang Shenmu paused and sighed: "Unfortunately, her obsession must be to kill all the intruders."
"And the reason why it takes nine hundred and sixty-nine breaths to kill someone, I think this is the time it takes for her to cross space. If it were a true immortal level being, this step could be completed in an instant."
"In my opinion, we can only ask her to take action."
Having said this, the empty mulberry sacred tree pointed its branches to a tree bed in the space inside the tree.
At this moment, Taiyin Patriarch is still sleeping, as if he is recovering his strength. However, seemingly aware of Lu Zhong's gaze, he suddenly opened his eyes, with a faint smile on his face.
"This ancestor has heard what you just said."
"To be honest, it is not difficult for me to solve the seal of Yin Corridor, but it also requires some effort."
Her words were not false.
If it were someone else, I'm afraid they would have to pay a lot of money to solve this problem. After all, because the corridor is in the same space, his attainments are extremely outstanding, and there are few who can compare with him.
Having said this, Patriarch Taiyin looked at Lu Zhong with a smile:
"So...my unfilial disciple, how are you going to repay my ancestor?"
"Please give me a clear explanation from the Patriarch!" Lu Zhong cupped his hands and said.
"It's very simple. I want enough life energy! As long as you agree, good disciple, and provide the same amount of life energy as I provided to this tree, I will resolve this disaster for you!"
After thinking about it, Patriarch Taiyin put forward his own conditions.
"Not too harsh."
Lu Zhong didn't bargain and just agreed.
With Fang Yi Ping here, it is not difficult for him to obtain life essence.
Alternatively, you can entrust avatars to collect them.
Seeing that Lu Zhong agreed to the conditions, Taiyin Patriarch's expression became serious, and he raised his hand and flew out a green talisman.
Lu Zhong stretched out his hands to take it, and found that this talisman was different from the talismans he had seen. There were neither the common talisman patterns on talismans nor the vaguely complicated spiritual patterns of real talismans.
There is only the word "Taiyin".
But this is just the surface.
It can be seen through the soul's vision that the true form of this talisman is a green moon, with countless light threads entwined on it, containing countless information, each of which can be regarded as a pseudo-law.
For monks who practice the Tao of Taiyin, the Taiyin Ning Shenlu is equivalent to a supreme treasure.
Seeing Lu Zhong staring at the talisman, Taiyin Patriarch was lying on his side on the bed: "Don't worry, my Taiyin Ning Shen lu is the true inheritance of..."
Taiyin Ancestor omitted the word in his words and continued: "As for the use of this talisman, you don't need to take any action. You only need to wear it on your body. If you are really selected as a target in the future, keep it for you. A little girl who has cast Yin Lou Seal on herself cannot hurt you at all."
"Also, this talisman can also be used to protect one's body and is specially designed to overcome the weariness of victory."
I see.
After hearing this, Lu Zhong thought to himself that the transaction he made was actually not a loss.
Then he said goodbye.
Outside, several people were still worried about this matter.
Especially Cheng Jian's face was extremely gloomy, almost dripping with water. Because just now, in order to survive, he agreed to the old man's request.
As soon as this trip is over, he has to use the secret technique to make the two souls merge into one.
"Fortunately, as long as I ascend to immortality, I can regain my freedom!"
He thought this way, comforting himself in his heart.
Time passes little by little.
After the arrival of the nine hundred and sixty-nine breaths, the girl in red finally approached Cheng Jian.
But at this moment, the latter suddenly spit out a stream of blood essence from his mouth, and quickly pinched out a strange seal. While his face turned pale at a speed visible to the naked eye, the girl was actually contaminated by the sprayed blood essence.
The girl in red was stunned at this moment.
Then, she turned around and disappeared.
"Is this... the end?" Baohua asked in disbelief.
"No, not yet."
Lu Zhong sighed and said.
At this moment, a red figure suddenly appeared in his field of vision. It was the girl known as "Yao Yun". The blood essence and blood sprayed by Cheng Jian just now was still on her body, so she looked particularly terrifying now.
"Medicine Cloud..."
Lu Zhong read out the woman's name.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but he suddenly saw that the girl in red's movements had stopped slightly.
Even if it's just for a moment.
Could it be...
Seeing this scene, Lu Zhong suddenly had an idea in his mind.
"That's all, let's give it a try."
Under the puzzled gazes of everyone, Lu Zhong directly changed his body shape and transformed into a young man.
Then, he walked straight towards the girl in red.
"Fellow Taoist Changhu, you——!"
Guan Yuanzi looked at this scene in disbelief.
Baohua on the side thought of something, her eyes full of expectation.
One step, another step.
Lu Zhong slowly approached Yao Yun, his expression had never been so nervous, but judging from the way the other party stopped, he knew that he might have made the right bet.
"No...no...no no no! You're not him!"
A crying voice came from the mouth of the girl in red.
Suddenly, her figure changed.
She no longer looked like the girl before, but transformed into a plump, silver-haired woman in white clothes with wounds all over her body. Her body was wrapped with countless gray lights, and she appeared in front of everyone.
"Sorry for lying to you! But that battle is over, isn't it?"
Lu Zhong returned to his original position and pointed to the surrounding ruins.
"Finish?"
Yao Yun muttered absentmindedly.
"Yes, so many years have passed, and the former enemies have become a thing of the past. Everything should have ended long ago." Lu Zhong tried to persuade the other party to let go of his obsession. This move was not only to save the Taiyin Ningshen Rui.
"Fellow Taoist Changhu is right, you Nine Essences..."
At this time, Guan Yuanzi suddenly stood up and wanted to echo, but before he could say a few words, he found that Yao Yun's eyes turned to him. At the same time, the white clothes on his body quickly turned red, and his face became ferocious.
"Ah, it's you!"
"die!"
Along with her scream, countless gray lights rushed towards and drowned Guan Yuanzi like a torrent.
The next moment, the two figures disappeared together.
As Yao Yun and Guan Yuanzi disappeared, the surrounding aura returned to normal. This sudden development once again exceeded Lu Zhong's expectations.
He didn't expect this outcome at all.
"But why is Yao Yun so hostile to Guan Yuanzi?"
Lu Zhong was a little confused about this.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind.
"Perhaps it's because of the envoy flag?"
According to the information that Lu Zhong knew, a young man named Yu Qinghe once brought something back to Jiusui. For this reason, his master had a conflict with an outsider who was suspected of being a Taoist alliance.
Think of it this way.
"Perhaps it was this thing that brought disaster to Jiu Mui? And the culprit that caused all this is most likely related to the Dao Alliance. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why Yao Yun would He seemed so excited.”
Lu Zhong felt that this conjecture was not impossible.
...
On a half-collapsed pavilion.
Four people gathered here and were discussing things.
"Since the life and death of fellow Taoist Guanyuan is uncertain, I think this trip should end here." Cheng Jian returned to normal at this moment and expressed his attitude towards Baohua's proposal to continue exploring.
"I don't want to accompany you any more, so take my leave!"
Old man Huang Yan was even more direct. He turned around and left after saying this.
Seeing this, Baohua turned her gaze to Lu Zhong, who shook his head slightly.
Lu Zhong's idea is simple.
Since the organizer may have died, the only reason for everyone to be together is Jiuyuan Ganoderma.
The problem is, no one knows its whereabouts.
Old man Huang Yan understood this and left so happily.
Seeing everyone's attitude, Baohua couldn't do anything else, so she could only sigh and said: "If that's the case, then I'll go our separate ways after that."
"Farewell!" Lu Zhong said with cupped hands.
After being separated from a few people, he first flew thousands of miles away and found a safe place to land. After confirming that there was nothing abnormal about the Taiyin Ningshen Rui.
Then he turned around and headed towards the depths of the secluded realm.
"With the Five Mysterious Reverse Spirit Flags and the time ability I control, I can completely ignore the abnormal environment here. In addition, the Taiyin Ningshen Rui can also solve the fatal factor of Yao Yun. In this way, I Naturally, I have the qualifications to walk and explore at will in the Nine Essence Realm, so why not look for the Nine Yuan Ganoderma?"
It was with this thought that Lu Zhong turned around and went back.
...
at the same time.
Everyone encountered the medicine cloud.
Cheng Jian didn't know when he turned back and appeared here.
However, what was different from the golden face before was that at this moment, his face was rosy and he no longer looked weak at all.
While he was alert to his surroundings, Cheng Jian was still talking to himself: "Fang He, are you sure that the body I am waiting for will not decay due to the time here?"
The next moment, an old-fashioned voice came from Cheng Jian's mouth.
"Don't worry, your life is also my life!"
"Also, the blood seal I set before is not as simple as you think. How about it, can you feel that your body is full of unprecedented vitality? Haha, this is my secret method of Changchun. Yes, time can indeed bring about aging. , but as long as we have enough vitality, we can still fight!"
"Next, we should go find the Jiuyuan Ganoderma lucidum."
Cheng Jian looked around and finally pinched out a magic formula, his face filled with joy.
"This way!"
Immediately, his body swept straight towards the west.
After Cheng Jian left.
A figure then slowly approached.
It was Lu Zhong who came back and wanted to use the scene to recall the whereabouts of Jiuyuan Ganoderma lucidum. At this moment, he looked at the figure that had disappeared long ago, and a light flashed in his eyes.
"Sure enough, there is something wrong with Cheng Jian!"
Lu Zhong listened to every word of what the two of them said just now.
This also confirmed his previous guess.
"Since Cheng Jian is so sure, even if the old man in his body gives some advice. In this case, I can try to follow him. Even if the other party fails, it will only be a waste of time."
Thinking of this, Lu Zhong turned into a escaping light and followed closely.
A few more days passed.
On this day, a khaki figure suddenly appeared from the ground, but it was the old man Huang Yan who was the first to leave.
He smiled at this moment, and then a light flashed in his hand.
But there was an extra little yellow-haired beast.
This beast has four hooves, but it has the head of a snake and the body of a wolf. It also has wings under its ribs. It is clearly an extremely rare beast of knowledge in the Linghuan world. It is famous in the Linghuan world for its ability to hunt for treasures.
"Good baby, take a quick sniff, where is the Nine-Yuan Ganoderma lucidum?"
Old man Huang Yan said nervously.
"Crack!"
As soon as the little beast landed on the ground, it started sniffing it seriously.
After a moment it pointed west.
