30. Truth
"Well, your body is very healthy, full of yang energy, old man, I want it!"
In the ruins of the fairy gate, the torches inserted in the stone wall of the cave were blown to the point that only small flames remained, and the sound of seeping people came from in front of him.
Like a wind blowing, it is like sandpaper rubbing.
At the moment it sounded, Li Yijian and the Heluo Gang behind him took a step back.
What is this Nima?
"What the hell is this?"
Li Yijian held a knife in his hand, Zhang Xiaohu, and Yi Sheng were by his side.
The three of them are not afraid to fight with thieves, but the thing in front of them is really beyond imagination, and it is common for them to have an exploration and fear in their hearts about such unknown things.
Look at the strange figure floating in the air, as unreal as smoke and firelight, but it can speak human words, and its body is entangled in the cold, like a ghost.
And the situation in this cave is also very strange.
The Jianghu who fell to the ground had no obvious wounds on his body, and although there were snakes swimming around, even if he was really poisoned by snakes, he would not grow old to this point in an instant, right?
The Jianghu man who fell to the ground and trembled towards them for help, his wrinkled face, and his miserable white hair and beard reminded Li Yijian of Qu Xie at once.
After the death of the Red Lian Demon Lord, they also went to see the corpse.
This kind of gratuitous old frailty is exactly the same.
"There's one more."
The ghost thing that was three feet above the ground and had a fluctuating body was like a wind on its head, moving a few steps forward and looking at the Jianghu people crawling forward on the ground.
It let out a sinister and sneaky laugh.
The fluttering figure spread out like smoke, wrapped around the Jianghu people, and in the endless smoke, the human face flashed, and in front of the Jianghu people, he took a deep breath.
"Ahh
The screams of piercing fear echoed at this moment, startling the hearts of the Heluo Gang.
Li Yijian, who was standing at the forefront, could see clearly that there was a white air mass, and his nostrils were extracted from the mouth of the old man in the rivers and lakes.
Most of it was scattered in the air, and a small part was swallowed by the strange thing.
The man curled up in pain, and his already old face was like dry bones for a moment, and after a few moments, there was no life.
"Ghosts!"
This scene fell in the eyes of everyone, and such a thought rose in everyone's heart.
The smoke with light in front of him gathered and dispersed, as if it was about to reunite into a human form, Li Yijian was furious, stepped forward, and the greedy wolf knife brought up a cold autumn wind and pierced into the smoke.
The thick snow qi exploded along the blade, pushing away the smoke.
But in the next moment, a cold touch came from the shoulder.
As soon as the body sank, it was as if there was a heavy object lying behind him, and there was a gloomy strand that stretched along the earlobe, and his neck escaped, like a fixation spell, so that all Li Yijian's movements stopped in place.
"The young man's martial arts are good."
The withered, somewhat sneering voice sounded in the ears of the deputy gang leader, making a trace of fear flash in Li Yijian's eyes.
It comes from the instinctive fear of things that we don't understand.
"Big brother!"
Zhang Xiaohu and Yi Sheng roared at the same time and stepped forward to rescue Li Yijian.
They could see clearly that while the eldest brother was stirring up the smoke, there was a figure as light as light, lying behind the eldest brother.
The figure was strange, only the upper body was complete, and the lower body seemed to be a dark light that was distorted and scattered, like a snake body, wrapped around Li Yijian's waist and abdomen, and on his legs, restraining Li Yijian and unable to move.
"Bang, bang"
Yi Sheng's scabbard, Zhang Xiaohu's fist, left and right, hit the fluttering figure, but did not hurt the other party, and even failed to touch the other party, rubbing its body, it fell on Li Yijian.
The deputy gang leader who hit fell forward.
It was smashing on the cold corpse that was all over the place.
"Let's go! You guys go! ”
Li Yijian sniffed the strong smell of blood around him, and he could see the ghost thing with a wicked smile appearing in front of his eyes, and a sense of enlightenment was born in his heart.
He ignored the strange thing that sneered, and shouted to the people behind him:
"This is a demon! The sword doesn't hurt, I'm not saved, go quickly! Leave here and spread the conspiracy of Penglai dog thieves all over the world! My wife and parents will ask the two brothers! Just go! ”
"The old man is not a demon, you mortal who has no knowledge."
Li Yijian's words seemed to anger the sneaky thing.
It grabbed Li Yijian's arms, as if it was integrated into the body of the deputy gang leader, and sank into it, and the old voice also sounded in Li Yijian's heart.
With a bit of coldness, disdain, and a bit of pride.
It says:
"The old man is walking under the seat of Penglai, and he is the ancestors who were called by the immortals and set foot on the fairy road, and now it has been three hundred and seventy-three years!
It is your good fortune to borrow your body today to do a thousand-year plan.
You child, don't be noisy, when the spiritual realm of the world is completed and the fairy road is reopened, the old man will lead your remnant soul into the fairy road, teach you the immortal law, and pay back today's cause and effect. ”
The spirit entered the body and took away his mind, and Li Yijian's consciousness soon became blurred.
He seems to be incarnated into a drop of ink, blended into a basin of warm water, and his memory personality is being diluted by the spirit of the old ghost of Penglai in front of him.
When the final self-perception dissipated, he was no longer him.
But this integration goes both ways.
At the same time as Li Yijian's consciousness dissipated, he also knew his roots through the spirit of the old ghost in front of him.
This is a man in a hidden building.
He is the person in charge of the hidden building in the Central Plains.
In the past month or so, they have taken the opportunity to explore the ruins of Xianmen and used various spiritual objects to temporarily set up an inferior Ten Thousand Soul Array, and now the Spirit Array has been launched.
The true qi in the bodies of all the Jianghu people who practiced the Penglai Gong was extracted and refined into spiritual qi by the spirit array.
In this array, the aura is born, so that the spirit trapped in the mortal womb of the flesh is temporarily freed from its shackles and can move freely.
They really want to wipe out all the people who were forced into the ruins by ten thousand snakes.
But it's not to use knives and guns, but to use this method of seizing the soul to turn celebrities like Li Yijian into their people!
"Ordinary martial artists, if they don't cultivate their souls, how can Ren Er and other martial arts be strong? The old man's secret method of the immortal family can't resist it.
Honestly give your body to the old man, so as not to be tortured again! ”
The voice of the old ghost echoed in Li Yijian's heart.
This is a confrontation of souls, which is completely different from the previous fights in the rivers and lakes, and it is something that Li Yijian has never experienced, and in this battle, Li Yijian is losing and retreating.
In just a few breaths, all defenses crumbled.
But he didn't give up.
Daddy, Hanxiang, and the newborn son, the family is waiting for him to go back.
Zhang Xiaohu, Yi Sheng, and Brother Shen, those friends are still fighting in this cave, saying that they want to be brothers for the rest of their lives, how can they leave first, leaving them to fight alone in this ghost?
Can't, give up!
In his mind, Li Yijian, who was confused, used that blood and brute strength to guard the last of his mind, and did not let the chaotic tide in front of him crush him.
"Diehards! Then don't blame the old man for being ruthless! ”
The old ghost who had persuaded the threat just now would completely change his face, and the power of his soul would be pressed like a heavy hammer, hitting Li Yijian's last mind, as if he wanted to completely smash this stubborn bone.
"Big brother! Eldest brother! ”
Zhang Xiaohu and Yi Sheng knelt beside Li Yijian, pressing Li Yijian's struggling and trembling body, the two of them knew that things were not good, but in this situation, even if they wanted to help, there was nothing they could do.
Whether it is injecting true qi or slapping hard, there is no way to make Li Yijian sober up.
The Heluo gang behind them was even more at a loss, and at this moment of reluctance, the group of snakes entrenched around them also swam towards them.
These old ghosts of Penglai are clearly the idea of fighting to wipe out their entire army.
"Get out of the way!"
At this fateful moment, a sharp shout came from the side, and when it came together, there was also a sharp sword wind, Zhang Xiaohu grabbed Li Yijian and took two steps back.
Then he saw a man with a cloak of hair, like lightning rushing into the corpse in front of him.
The long sword in his hand was raised, and it slashed downward.
"Bang"
The dry bones on the ground were cut open by a sword, and the stone wall in front of him was also twisted into pieces, revealing a piece of ash wood carving hidden in it, with all kinds of runes on it, shining with a warm and strange glimmer in the darkness.
"Smack"
Liu Zhuoran, who rushed to hear the sound, saw the wood carving, his eyes condensed, and he puffed up the true qi of his whole body, injected the long sword in his hand, and stabbed at the strange thing.
The blade of the sword first slammed into an invisible shield, followed by the sound of glass shattering.
In the next moment, the sharp sword light pierced the wood carving, causing the strange thing to fly in all directions as sawdust.
There was a noisy wind sweeping through the stone cave at this moment, as if the light aura dissipated, and Li Yijian, who had been crushed by the old ghost and almost died, heard a frightened scream in his heart.
The old ghost of Penglai, who originally had the advantage, was like encountering the most feared thing.
It does not seek to occupy all of Li Yijian's mind, as if it is hiding in shelter, gathering all the souls in Li Yijian's mind.
But in this instant, more than a third of the spirit had dissipated.
"Huh"
Li Yijian's eyes opened, his already numb body seemed to have regained sense, his face turned pale, and he looked back to see who had saved him.
But the oncoming sword light was against Li Yijian's neck.
Liu Zhuoran's face was cold, and he asked sharply:
"Who are you!"
This scene shocked Zhang Xiaohu and Yi Sheng and immediately stepped forward to help, but they were stopped in place by Liu Zhuoran's cold eyes.
"If he is no longer Li Yijian, can you do it?"
Liu Zhuoran asked coldly.
Zhang Xiaohu and Yi Sheng glanced at each other, and the two of them also understood the meaning of the person in front of them, and the three pairs of eyes all looked at Li Yijian, who was held against his neck by the long sword.
are waiting for his answer.
"I, I'm Li Yijian, the deputy leader of the Heluo Gang."
Li Yijian replied.
But this is obviously not the answer Liu Zhuoran wants to hear.
The sword pressed on his neck went into three points again, blood flowed, and the real pain made Li Yijian's eyes widen and his mind turned sharply.
He must identify himself and prove that he is still himself and that he has not been taken away by the old ghost.
Ignoring the secrecy of his heart, he cried out:
"Bald boy!
When I first met Brother Shen, he called me like this, that old ghost didn't break my last mind, and I didn't know this shameful memory, I can prove it.
I am who I am! ”
"Huh"
Liu Zhuoran withdrew his long sword and instructed the two people beside him:
"Tie him up and leave someone to watch him.
The others come with me. ”
The two were still a little hesitant, and Li Yijian, who would sit up and cover his neck, also said to the two:
"Do as he says.
I just vaguely looked at the memory of the old ghost, and learned that the Ten Thousand Souls Array in the cave had been activated, and there were hidden building people who were obstructing it, guarding each formation, and we must break this formation as quickly as possible.
Be careful, there are three more in the cave with this old ghost with the power of the soul!
Their targets are Zhang Tugou's big dragon head, Wuyang Zhenren and Chonghe Dao Chang, hurry up and remind them. ”
"Big brother!"
Zhang Xiaohu shouted:
"Since you have not been taken away, come with us to fight."
"I can't."
Li Yijian looked at his left hand, his body was still trembling, and he said:
"I, I'm not sure if I'm really out of luck. If the Lord and my mind are still the old ghost at this time, and go with you, it will harm you.
Leave me alone, you hurry up and follow Liu Daxia to save people!
Also, Xiaohu, those formation nodes you wrote down, if you encounter them, they must be destroyed! ”
Speaking of this, Li Yijian looked back in the direction of the center of the ruins, and he said with a worried face:
"This aura has been born, and the immortal monarch will be able to control the immortal law, and Brother Shen is there to ambush them, they are going to face a real immortal.
If you are not fast enough, the big brother is afraid that it will be dangerous.
Why are you still stunned!
Just go! ”
was scolded by Li Yijian, Yi Sheng took the elite of the Heluo Gang, followed Liu Zhuoran, and rushed in other directions, while Zhang Xiaohu stayed and looked at Li Yijian.
After the others left, Li Yijian spat blood and stood up with the greedy wolf knife.
He said to Zhang Xiaohu:
"Don't follow me, Xiaohu, you also follow Xiaosheng to save people."
Zhang Xiaohu watched Li Yijian staggering in another direction, he took a few steps forward and asked:
"Big brother, where are you going?"
"Hehe, kill people!"
Li Yijian sneered, took a step forward with the greedy wolf, shook his still unconscious head, and said:
"That old ghost wants to harm me, but Lao Tzu also knows from him where the hidden building thief is hiding, although Lao Tzu can't do big things.
But when it comes to life and death, it is more than enough to kill a few dog thieves. ”
"I'll go with you."
Zhang Xiaohu stepped forward and held Li Yijian's arm, he said:
"I believe that the eldest brother is still a good man, besides, if the eldest brother suddenly goes crazy, I will also take action to restrain you."
"Good!"
Li Yijian glanced at Zhang Xiaohu, and he said:
"But Xiaohu, you have to promise me that if I really go crazy, don't show mercy when you do it, you will take my life. lest I, Li Yijian, suffer any more and be used by that old ghost to harm others.
I, Li Yijian, was born as a hero, and died as a ghost, and I don't want to do this evil thing that hurts heaven and reason! Xiaohu, if you want to start, just be simple, and it will also fulfill the morality of you and me. ”
"Hmm!"
The two of them walked forward, and when they reached the next dark room, they found that there was already a fierce fight.
Che Hua, who was holding a long sword, stained with blood on his body, was leaning against the stone wall, and in front of him, there were several corpses lying horizontally, dressed up, all of them were people in the hidden building.
There are also more than a dozen Jianghu people who have been drained of their true qi and are weak and waiting for death, who are protected by Che Hua and do not let the snakes attack.
"It's you!"
Li Yijian grabbed the knife and slashed several dragon sparrow sword qi, shattering the surrounding group of snakes, and in the blood splashing, the group of snakes made a rustling sound and retreated into the edge of the shadows.
He was helped by Zhang Xiaohu, walked into the dark room, and looked at Che Hua's eyes, which was definitely not friendly.
The latter will not have the strength to quarrel with Li Yijian.
He waved his hand, and sat down on the spot, breathing his true qi.
"Do you believe it now?"
Li Yijian asked:
"Do you see the truth? Do you know who is right and who is wrong? ”
Faced with this question, Che Hua pursed his lips and said:
"Che didn't think that Shen Daxia was a villain from the beginning, otherwise he wouldn't help you and wait, and now Che has no knot in his heart.
What we do is good.
What he saw and heard in front of him confirmed Shen Daxia's statement, there are wicked people who want to harm us, and the so-called good and evil in the rivers and lakes is nonsense.
This ghost in the world is enough to tell the truth, everything Shen Daxia does is righteous! ”
Che Hua's eyes fell on the Jianghu guests who were protected by him, but had become wasters, he sighed and said:
"It's not him who is at fault.
What is wrong is that the rivers and lakes in front of you! ”