Chapter 45: Maoshan Phalanx
I kept telling myself that I hadn't heard anything, that I had to remember the words of the Son of Heaven, that I had to trust the Son of Heaven, and that even if I went back to the Son of Heaven now, what could I do? I'm just a guy who just became a ground burial master and hasn't been there for a day, and going back is just to add nourishment to that old monster.
But with this thought in my heart, my steps became slower and slower, and finally I slowly stood still. I couldn't help but think about the scene of watching the Son of Heaven being torn to pieces by a hundred-year-old corpse demon, and when I thought of that cruel scene, I felt an irresistible sadness in my heart.
Then, I took a deep breath, took out a peachwood short sword from the package, turned my head and rushed in the direction of the Son of Heaven and the Hundred Years Corpse Demon with a shout of rage. I thought, if I run away from here, I might be able to get my life back, but I'm not worthy of being a human being. The Son of Heaven can sacrifice his life for the villagers and me without hesitation, but I want to watch him die?
That's not how people do it, neither my grandfather nor my father ever taught me this way of survival. When I made up my mind to run back, I was surprised to find that the Son of Heaven was still alive, and his body was also amazingly inflated, and he had become a giant of more than two meters.
"Zhang Jun?! How did you come back again! β
I stood in place panting, looking at the hundred-year-old corpse demon who didn't dare to approach the Son of Heaven easily, and then at the Son of Heaven who had been torn off several pieces of flesh and skin and appeared in a deep pit-like blood hole, my heart couldn't help but feel sour, and I roared angrily: "The Son of Heaven! Let me help you! β
Guan Tianzi looked at me in disbelief, his face was a little moved, but also grateful, he motioned for me to go in his direction without saying a word, I ran behind Guan Tianzi and clenched the peachwood sword in my hand - although I didn't want to admit it, but now in the face of this terrible corpse demon, my legs still trembled uncontrollably.
This is a goddamn hundred-year-old corpse! Can I not be afraid, there is such a peachwood sword in my hand like a matchstick to protect myself, if this hundred-year-old corpse demon makes up his mind to kill me, I will definitely not survive.
"Zhang Jun'er, you kid is really a freak, haha...... Why, you really can't bear me? β
I don't know how the Son of Heaven became the giant he is now, but the hundred-year-old corpse demon was obviously scared of him, and he didn't come closer, and when he saw me running back, he said to me jokingly.
"Yes, I can't bear youβI want to see with my own eyes what a miserable fate your old thing will end up with! Lao Tzu is back to see your death! β
I excitedly shouted at the hundred-year-old corpse demon, but the corpse demon's face gradually retracted a smile, and I clearly saw the blood in his eyes flash, and the next moment it became even richer.
"Toast and don't eat anything that punishes drinking...... Just now I have released your little cub a way out, and now, you found it yourself, if I don't accept it again, you will have it!! β
The corpse demon roared, and immediately rushed towards the Son of Heaven desperately, the cold air on his body was very strong, and I saw that every step of the hundred-year-old corpse demon almost left a dark blue icy footprint. Guan Tianzi shouted, his hands quickly sealed on his chest, and I saw that his body expanded again, and he rushed out towards the hundred-year-old corpse demon. But at the same time, Guan Tianzi's face became even paler.
"Bang" with a loud sound, two huge figures collided together, the strength of the hundred-year-old corpse demon was terrible, like a wild bull pushing Guantianzi roared in my direction, Guantianzi was angry and shouted angrily, one hand grabbed the corpse demon's shoulder, and at the same time the waist exerted force, turning his body over, the corpse demon was dragged shoulders and bent down, the next moment, Guantianzi exerted his force, and the corpse demon turned around and fell directly to the small hill not far away.
"Boom-" The boulders on the hill were smashed into pieces, the leaves kept falling from the lush trees, and the Son of Heaven kept panting after throwing the corpse demon away, and I saw that his body seemed to be gradually shrinking, and a scarlet breath came out of his sweat holes, like a balloon--At this time, a flash of spiritual light flashed in my mind, and I realized that the Son of Heaven was using the secret technique of Maoshan - Lingzong possession!
It is said that a Maoshan Taoist can use the possession of the Lingzong three times in his life, each time it is equivalent to self-destructing a soul, and when the three souls are all destroyed, the soul will be scattered, completely disappearing from this world, and there is no qualification for reincarnation.
I looked towards the Celestial Son and was surprised to see a faint white glow of the soul above his head. As the saying goes, there are three lamps on a person's head, two on the shoulder and one on the top of the head, in fact, these are the three souls of a person. And now I see that the last soul on the top of the head is left on the body of the Son of Heaven, and the souls on both shoulders have disappeared.
After a while, there was a sound in the stone mill not far away, and after a moment of silence, there was a loud bang, and the stone mill exploded to pieces, and the hundred-year-old corpse demon stood up from the stone mill with a wild laugh, although he had just been thrown away by the Son of Heaven, he couldn't see any injuries on his body.
On the other hand, the Son of Heaven doesn't know how many times he has fought with the corpse demon in these short ten minutes, and almost no part of his body is intact, and the blood is dripping down. The possession of the Spirit Sect is not something that can be maintained forever, just a stick of incense, and when the soul is exhausted, the Son of Heaven will be destroyed.
"What the damn thing...... Why didn't my attacks even have any effect......"
Listening to Guan Tianzi's words, I heard a deep sense of powerlessness in his voice, and I also sighed secretly in my heart, this time it is estimated that it is really planted.
"Zhang Jun, I have one plan and the last plan to deal with this hundred-year-old corpse demon, but it's just ...... I need your help, and after this ploy is carried out, you probably won't be able to leave this Nanshan Ridge again. β
I took a deep breath, looked at Guan Tianzi's apologetic face, and said firmly: "Guan Tianzi, as long as I can seal this damn old thing, I can do anything!" β
ββ¦β¦ Okay, Zhang Jun, I really didn't misunderstand your kid, compared to your grandfather, your kid is not bad. β
After patting me on the shoulder, Guan Tianzi stopped talking nonsense, the palm that had been cracked was gently held up, and a fire was actually lit in front of me, the color of this flame was white, and the moment it was lit, Guan Tianzi's figure instantly shrunk a circle.
"This is my soul fire, and it is also the soul fire that has the blood of the ancestors, you take this soul fire and draw a Maoshan phalanx around the corpse demon in this southern mountain range, and this corpse demon will always be trapped in this phalanx and never leave."
ββ¦β¦ Okay, I got it. β
Compared with just now, the figure of the Son of Heaven has shrunk too much, and he is almost the same as ordinary people. Seeing the corpse demon rushing towards me and Guantianzi, the two of us immediately divided our actions, I ran with this soul fire blooming like a small lotus flower in my hand, and Guantianzi went back to restrain the corpse demon and buy time for me.
I remember the drawing method of the Maoshan phalanx clearly, first draw the phalanx of the sun and the moon like a shuttle, and then connect the three-legged phalanx, and finally, set a word of the long snake array, even if it is a complete completion of the Maoshan phalanx. The only problem is that I can't lose my way, in the dense jungle of Nanshan Ridge, I lose the direction of the words on New Year's Day, and then everything is over.
I ran one by one with the soul fire, and I didn't lose my way under the high concentration, and I ran all the formations smoothly, but just as I was running the last long snake formation, I suddenly found a deep trench on the ground. The trench is open, and its shape is not boxy, like a flat boat, and nine times out of ten it is naturally formed, not artificially made.
But it was not the trench itself that caught my attention, but what was buried in itβgold and silver treasures glowing seductively in the moonlight, and not only gold and silver jewelry, but also fragments of pottery, faded sumptuous service, and so on.
If it was before I became a burial master, I might have only focused on the gold and silver treasures, but now, with the knowledge of Feng Shui given by the Burial Sutra in my mind, I have a different idea. It was clear that someone had deliberately buried the jewels in the trench.
I turned around and observed, and the terrain was very much in line with my guess. But I didn't stay here long, I didn't forget my mission, I had to carry the soul fire to finish the Maoshan phalanx first. When I put away my mind and ran hard, and when I finished running the Maoshan phalanx and returned to the place where Guan Tianzi and the corpse demon were, I found that only Guan Tianzi was standing there.
With the passage of time, if there is already a trace of fish belly white today, the sky is about to dawn. I looked at the still back of the Son of Heaven, and suddenly felt a very bad premonition, and looked down at the soul fire in my handβthe light of the soul fire was already very faint, as if it would dissipate after another breath.
"Watching the Son of Heaven!"
I hurriedly ran to the front of Guan Tianzi, and was so frightened that I immediately took two steps back - Guan Tianzi's chest and abdomen had been torn open, and all the organs inside had been hollowed out, and only the skin was left! And when I looked at the soul fire in my hand again, the soul fire had been completely extinguished.
"Hahaha...... Zhang Jun'er, don't worry, the next one will be you soon. β
Hearing the sound, I immediately looked back, and saw a huge figure walking slowly towards me from not far away, with an ice-blue cold air on his body, it was a hundred-year-old corpse demon. Its body was covered with thick blood at the moment, and at a glance, it was known that it was from the Son of Heaven, with claws like steel hooks on its two big hands.
"What you damn the hell......" I was so angry that I didn't know what to say, and at the same time, a deep sadness appeared in my heart - although the Maoshan phalanx was finished, it did not complete the last step. I have to give the soul fire to the Son of Heaven, and when he takes it back and recites the mantra, it will be done, but the Son of Heaven is already dead.
"Yo, I just found out that you kid seems to have broken the Heart Devouring Gu? Yes, there are two of them...... Hehe, Zhang Jun, it's not too late, as long as you are willing to stay by my side as my assistant, I can spare your dog's life. β