Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 171 The Black Altar
The cold wind whizzed in with flying snow, and the temperature in Yishan dropped suddenly.

Jiaoxi dried up, Tang Guying condensed.

There is no surge in the boiling pool, and the hot wind is not happy.

When the graupel patters, it gathers first, and the snow powder mixes and then becomes more.

Scattered and intertwined, the atmosphere is gloomy.Affectionate and floating, playing games.

The monks of the Exorcist Department stood beside the crack, looking at the heavy snow falling from the sky, they couldn't believe their eyes.

Chai Biao knew that this was a sign of Xue Nu's arrival.

The group of white wolves that suddenly appeared yesterday left a deep psychological shadow on him.

But Chai Biao really couldn't figure out why the Jiuying Snake Demon and Snow Girl would suddenly fight in this situation.

Is it because "one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers"?
The Nine Infant Snake Demon breaks out and invades Xue Nu's territory, making Xue Nu attack in anger?
"Wow--"

Seeing the sudden blizzard, the Nine Infant Snake Demon let out the cry of a baby again.It's just that compared to before, this cry is more shrill and terrifying, full of anger.

Xue Nu's sudden attack undoubtedly diverted the attention of the Nine Baby Snake Demon.

It ignored the shivering cultivators at the edge of the crack, its long and narrow pupils reflected the white snow, and once again spewed out an orange flame from its mouth.

The flying snow within tens of feet above the crack evaporated instantly.

Chai Biao fell to the ground under the impact of the scorching air.

His body was hot and sweaty again, as if coming from the severe winter to the scorching heat.

The fierce gods fight, and the ants suffer.

Chai Biao felt that he might lose his life in the aftermath of the battle between ice and fire at any time.

"I really hope that a passing exorcist can show kindness and rescue me from this dire situation..." He couldn't help praying silently in his heart.

Just then, something unexpected happened again.

The feather-like flying snow suddenly changed its flight direction and gathered above the crack, gradually forming an arch bridge carved from ice and snow, connecting the two sides of the crack.

"This...what's the matter?"

Seeing such a scene, Chai Biao and the other monks present were all stunned in place, dumbfounded.

They really couldn't figure out why the legendary Yishan Snow Maiden who feeds on human souls would do such a thing.

"She's not trying to lure us onto the bridge, and then catch and eat us all?"

But in this critical situation, they couldn't help but continue to hesitate.

The Nine Infant Snake Demon let out another mournful cry.

Its body twisted back and forth in the crack, trying to break free from the ground.

Following its movements, the ground shook violently again, the rock formations on the surface gradually cracked, and then collapsed into cracks in the black hole with a crash.

Chai Biao knew that he had no choice.

If he continues to stay here, he will soon fall into the underground abyss along with these broken rocks.

He can only gamble.

"Let's go!" He shouted loudly to the monks next to him.

At the same time, he got up from the shaking ground, used the "gale wind" body technique, and rushed towards the arch bridge formed by solidified ice and snow.

"I heard that Snow Maiden looks like a fairy," he ran, thinking wildly in his mind, "It's better to die by her hands than by this ugly snake demon..."

The wind was howling and the heat was surging.

The ice and snow bridge stood still.

Chai Biao ran with all his strength, and soon reached the opposite side of the crack.

During this period, the Nine Baby Snake Demon sprayed a scorching flame at the ice bridge.

But the snowflakes around the arch bridge instantly formed a transparent barrier, blocking the flames.

After all the monks had successfully crossed the crack, the ice and snow arch bridge disappeared and turned back to the sky full of snow.

Chai Biao couldn't help but glance back, feeling that what happened just now seemed like a dream.

"Snow Maiden...why did she choose to help us?"

He couldn't understand it.

The Snow Maiden is known to feed on human souls.

Moreover, during the recent period, Xuenv has also created a large-scale Yin Qi with Yishan as the center, turning many nearby people into ghosts.

It stands to reason that she is the sworn enemy of mankind.

But now, she actually chooses to save people!

In front of the Nine Infant Snake Demon that broke out from the ground, a life-saving bridge was built for a group of monks who had nowhere to escape!
No one would believe such a weird thing, right?
However, the cracks on the surface are still spreading rapidly, and Chai Biao can't help but spend time thinking about these issues.

He took a deep breath, used all the true energy in his body to stimulate his movement, and continued to run forward desperately.

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At the same time, the suburbs of Yishui County.

Here is also a doomsday scene.

The Yihe River, which was originally calm and waveless, is now full of waves.

A series of black cracks, centered on the Yi River, spread rapidly in all directions.

The raging flood was mixed with broken branches and stones, rushing towards Yishui County, like countless angry lions, making earth-shattering roars.

The wishing tree by the river has been submerged by the flood, and the gate of the county seat has also been washed away by huge waves.

The whole Yishui has been reduced to Zeguo.

And in the middle of the Yi River, a huge snake head popped out.

It has long fangs, spit out snake letters, and its long and narrow eyes reflect the torrential flood, and from time to time it makes a shrill cry like a baby.

Whenever it opens its mouth, it will spit out more flood water, causing the water level of the Yi River to rise rapidly, rushing in all directions, and flooding more houses in the county.

At this moment, Wang Yang was climbing on the eaves of the Yamen of the Yishui Exorcist Department.

The wind howled in his ears, and the floods rushed around him.

He had to grab the statue on the eaves to barely stabilize his figure.

And in his field of vision, the huge black snake head in the distance was exceptionally clear.

This made his face pale, and he couldn't help shivering.

The nightmarish memory of eight years ago resurfaced in his mind.

At that time, many of his relatives and friends died because of this snake demon.

If Zheng Yu, the former governor of Yishui County, hadn't stepped forward and rescued Wang Yang and his companions from the mouth of the snake demon, Wang Yang himself would have become the prey of the nine-baby snake demon long ago.

But now, as the water level rose bit by bit, Wang Yang became more and more desperate.

There is water on all sides.

The exposed roofs, like isolated islands, will soon be submerged by the waves.

He is just a first-level cultivator with low strength, and he has no ability to save his life.

The strongest fighting method he has mastered is the "Taishang Beiji Town Demon Killing Talisman" painted by Gu Xu.

Although he used to jump into the Yi River from time to time, playing and playing with his companions, he also knew how to swim like a dog.

However, in this vast country, even if he can swim, he doesn't know where he can escape.

What's more, his home is almost gone.

Wang Yang's first home was a small bungalow on the outskirts of Yishui County.It was bought by his father when he married his mother, and he saved money to buy it.He remembers his father crawling around the house when he was a kid, playing horseback riding on his shoulders, giggling and yelling "driver drive" and his mother with him Sitting on the edge of the kang, he sewed his old clothes and told him stories about practitioners who slayed demons.

But eight years ago, that home was destroyed by the Nine Baby Snake Demon.

Then he had a second home - Yishui Exorcist Si Yamen.

There is Chen Jisheng, the boss who is serious on the outside but delicate in heart, Cui Tianyou who likes to brag on the surface but actually has a warm heart, there is a hunchback old man who dozes off in the warehouse every day and peeks at the scriptures, and there is the charming and beautiful but never puts on airs His daughter Shi Xiaohan, his best friend Pan Xiaopeng, and his idol Gu Xu...

But now, that home, too, is flooded.

Chen Jisheng, Gu Xu, and Shi Xiaohan also went to Yishan to do missions, and they didn't know if they were alive or dead.

As the Nine Infant Snake Demon broke free from its restraints bit by bit, the earth shook even more violently, and the roaring waves became even more frightening.

Wang Yang's gaze gradually dimmed.

This time, Lord Zheng will not come to rescue him again.

"Master Chen, Lord Shi, Brother Gu...you must take care..." He closed his eyes and murmured, "You must live well..."

At this moment, someone suddenly grabbed the collar behind him and pulled him up from the roof.

The wind whirled in my ears.

He opened his eyes and was surprised to find that he was flying in the sky.

"This..." Wang Yang was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a moment.

"Fortunately, I came back in time," Chen Jisheng's calm voice sounded next to his ears, "otherwise our Yishui Exorcist Division will lose another general."

Afterwards, a gentle force lifted Wang Yang up, making him land on the "Worthless Sword" and stand behind Chen Jisheng.

Wang Yang looked at the "Worthless Sword" under his feet, and then at Chen Jisheng's back, feeling a lot of thoughts.

The figure of Mr. Zheng back then seemed to reappear in front of his eyes.

A few minutes later, they came to a highland dozens of miles away from Yishui.

"This place should be safe for the time being," Chen Jisheng said to Wang Yang in a flat tone, "You wait for me here, I'll be back later."

"Master Chen, where are you going?" Wang Yang looked up at him and asked a little puzzled.

"Go save people."

Chen Jisheng casually dropped a word, then stepped on the "Worthless Sword" again, turned into a bluish-white light, flew towards Yishui County, and soon disappeared from Wang Yang's sight.

A few months ago, Chen Jisheng broke through the fourth realm on Mount Yi.

He left the "Naihe Bridge" and stepped into the "Wangxiang Terrace" left by the "Worthless Sword" left by the former governor Zheng Yu.

Finding the original intention and setting the anchor point is the key to entering the fourth realm.

Chen Jisheng's original intention was simple——

"Protect everything you hold dear."

His wife and children were corrupted by Yin Qi and turned into ghosts.

At that time, he had to swing his sword with tears in his eyes to help them escape from the pain.

Chen Jisheng, who lost his family, did not want to lose anything more.

That's why he risked his life to climb Mount Yi to pick snow ginseng for Gu Xu.

That's why he flew his sword to Yishui County to rescue Wang Yang and other trapped people.

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Yishan, on the hillside.

At the moment when the mountains collapsed and the ground cracked, the eldest prince Xiao Shangyuan roared "Run away", and then took out a "Breaker Orb" from his pocket, crushed it, and quickly disappeared in place.

When worshiping Fan Cheng, his face turned ashen.

He couldn't believe that his divination results were wrong twice in a row on Mount Yi.

But now he didn't have time to think about this issue, so he also took out the "Empty Breaking Orb" and followed the eldest prince to escape.

The other fourth-level monks in the team did not have such a magic weapon as the "Empty Breaking Orb".

They stared at the rapidly spreading cracks, stunned for a moment, and then summoned the natal sword, and Yujian flew away.

Only Wei Jiusi, a thousand household in Qingzhou Prefecture, noticed Gu Xu in the second realm.

"You come with me!" He summoned the natal sword and said to Gu Xu, "The Nine Baby Snake Demon has broken out, and you will die if you don't run away."

"Thank you, Master Wei," Gu Xu replied politely, "But it's unnecessary."

After finishing speaking, he also crushed the "Empty Breaking Orb" in his hand, and disappeared into this earth-shaking mountain forest.

"I just said that this kid has a deep background."

Seeing such a scene, Wei Jiusi couldn't help commenting in his heart while Yu Jian was running away.

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Just now, the moment the "Nine Infant Snake Demon" broke out, Gu Xu had already quickly made a plan.

He decided to crush the "Empty Breaking Orb" and flee to Laizhou Mansion, then use the "Messaging Array" to directly contact the Chief of Staff to seek support from the capital.

In the memory of the original owner of the body, the "Nine Infant Disaster" was a very terrible disaster that once swept across the entire Qingzhou Prefecture.

Only a sage like the national teacher can lightly seal the Nine Infant Snake Demon underground.

Escaping with Wei Jiusi might save Gu Xu's life.

But Chen Jisheng and Shi Xiaohan are probably still around here.

People in Yishui County may also be attacked by the "Nine Baby Snake Demon" again.

With his ability, it is impossible to save them personally.

Only by requesting support from the capital as quickly as possible can the loss be minimized.

But at this moment, Gu Xu has some doubts in his mind——

Mr. Chief's Heavenly Mystery Technique claims to be able to predict the future, but why didn't he expect the "Nine Infant Snake Demon" to break out?

Chu Fengge also said that the chief executive can pay attention to his status through the "Shenji Token", but why doesn't he know that he is in danger?

Could it be that Yishan, like the Laoshan ruins, also has restrictions that can block the secrets of heaven?
Just when Gu Xu was puzzled, he had already crossed the void and arrived at the destination.

Then he froze.

Because the scene that appeared in front of him was not the Laizhou Government Yamen as expected, but a huge black altar.

It is located in the middle of the valley of Yishan Mountain, surrounded by hazy gray mist and strong Yin Qi.

Even if the outside world is shaken, it is extremely stable.

There are complicated lines on the altar, and there is a faint light shining. It should be a formation without accident.

In front of the altar, there were nine people with their backs facing him, silently chanting mantras.

"The black altar..."

At this time, Gu Xu remembered that when he was in Laizhou Mansion, the dead "Qingluan" Du Jingjing once told him a piece of information——

"A mysterious black altar has appeared within the range of Yishan, which is likely to be the source of the recent evil spirit."

It's just that for some reason, he had never thought about this altar before, nor had he looked up relevant information.

This is completely out of line with his style of doing things!

What the hell is going on here?
"Gu Xu, why are you here?" A familiar voice sounded beside him, "I crushed the 'Breaking Hollow Bead' just now, and I planned to go back to Yishui County, but I don't know why I came to this place... ..."

Hearing this voice, Gu Xu immediately turned his head and saw Shi Xiaohan's petite figure at a glance.

Her face was pale and her eyes were full of fear.

"I don't know too well..." A bitter smile appeared on Gu Xu's face, "I also came to this place after crushing the 'Empty Breaking Orb'..."

At this moment, Gu Xu still saw two familiar figures beside the altar——

One is the eldest prince Xiao Shangyuan, and the other is the eldest prince's personal entourage, Fan Cheng.

The two of them were just like them, looking dazed and at a loss.

So Gu Xu came to the conclusion: someone interfered with the space, so that all the people who escaped with the "Empty Breaking Orb" came to this weird place.

Just as Gu Xu was deep in thought, the nine people standing in front of the altar suddenly turned around in unison.

The faces of six of them were unfamiliar.

The remaining three people were met by Gu Xu.

The person standing on the far left is a middle-aged man with plain appearance and gloomy temperament.

He was wearing old coarse clothes, with a bag on his back and a small wooden frame on his shoulder.On the small wooden frame, several mice were jumping up and down——

It is the artist who once performed the "rat show" on Xunliu Street, Yishui County!

At the beginning, even if Gu Xu had far surpassed ordinary people's spiritual perception ability, he couldn't understand how this middle-aged man controlled these mice.

But now he understands.

The method used by this middle-aged man to control the mice is actually the "thread of cause and effect"!
Gu Xu is more familiar with the person standing on the far right——

It turned out to be the old man with a hunchback who guards the warehouse in the Exorcist Department of Yishui County!
When Gu Xu's eyes fell on the old man, the old man showed him a kind smile.

Gu Xu remembered that the old man had proposed to Chen Jisheng before the Chinese New Year that he would go to his hometown in Qingzhou Prefecture to visit the graves of his relatives.

But in fact, before that day, Gu Xu never knew where the old man's hometown was, and he never heard the old man mention anything about his relatives.

"By the way, what's the old man's name?"

Gu Xu was shocked and realized a serious problem: he had been in the Exorcist Department for more than a year, yet he still didn't know the old man's name!

And standing in the center is also a face that Gu Xu has seen before——

It was an old Taoist with a white beard, wearing a dark blue Taoist robe, holding a whisk in his hand.

At this moment, the corners of the mouths of these nine people raised in the same arc, showing exactly the same smiles, and said to Gu Xu in unison:

"You are finally here, my successor."

PS: The foreshadowing that has been buried for a whole volume can finally be dug out.

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Notes:

(1) "The Jiaoxi River dries up, but the Tanggu freezes. The fire well goes out, and the hot spring freezes. There is no surge in the boiling pool, and the scorching wind stops."

"Scattered and intertwined, the atmosphere is bleak. Affectionate and floating, swaying and playing."

——Xue Huilian's "Ode to Snow" by Xie Huilian in the Southern Dynasty

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