24 | All parties gathered
Before the words fell, the crystal droplets of water jumped high from the River Styx, and under the command of Youyan, they fell on Pu Jia's body like fluttering raindrops, and the water of the River Styx continued to seep into his body along the wounds on Pu Jia's body, and gradually his whole person was shrouded in a layer of black mist.
Yu Yan's face turned slightly pale, and his breathing seemed to become a little faster, obviously, controlling such a ghost qi at the same time put him under a lot of pressure.
"If he is a living person, he must not live for a quarter of an hour if he is wrapped in so many ghost qi, but he is a dead man at this time, and it has no effect to bear these ghost qi with the body of a dead man." Yu Yan said slowly.
The demon looked at Pu Jia, and noticed that a trace of lilac gas was constantly spilling out of the wound, and under the drive of the ghost qi, it quickly left Pu Jia's body.
"Presumably, those lilac gases are the killing gases you just mentioned." The demon said in a deep voice.
Youyan nodded: "After the killing aura in his wound is cleaned up, I will have a way to revive him." ”
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
This process lasted for nearly half a day, and it was not until the moon rose that the last trace of killing qi in Pu Jia's body was completely emptied.
A waning moon hung high in the air, and the demon had no time to think about why the moon could be seen so clearly at the bottom of the lake.
The pale moonlight sprinkled on the earth, staining the entire Guigu with a layer of paleness. Compared with the daytime, the ghost valley at night is more in line with the image in the heart of the demon, poignant, cold, and creepy.
At this moment, Pu Jia, lying peacefully in the moonlight, the black mist lingering around him has been completely absorbed by his body.
"It's a lot slower than I thought." Yu Yan said softly.
"Will it have any effect?" The demon looked at Pu Jia bathed in the moonlight and asked worriedly.
"Of course." "Tomorrow night is the day of the New Moon, and now it seems that I will not be able to finish it before sunset tomorrow." ”
"What happens if we don't finish it before then?"
"For him, the risk of never waking up doesn't make a difference to me. After all, I won't miss out on my own business just because I want to help you. Yu Yan said directly.
"What does it mean to never wake up?"
"As you can see, his body has absorbed all the ghost qi, and now that he is a dead man's body, naturally it has no effect, so what about when he comes back to life?" Yu Yan paused and continued, "If there is still excess ghost qi left in his body when he comes back to life, and he is not a ghost cultivator, he cannot absorb or expel this ghost qi from his body, at that time, he will become a living dead and sleep forever until his life comes to an end." ”
"Is there anything I can do about it?" The demon asked eagerly.
Yu Yan said: "Your realm is too low to control these ghost qi, and if you forcibly absorb it, it will cause irreversible damage to your body. ”
"Can we wait until the end of the New Moon to begin?" Goblins are reluctant to take risks.
"Of course you can, it's just that the ghost qi is still harmful to the body after all, if you stay in his body for too long, it will continue to corrode his meridians, and if it drags on for a long time, even if he can wake up, maybe he will become a waste person who can't practice." "Of course, if you are willing to wait, I naturally have no opinion. ”
"Let's start today, do you need my help?"
"Whatever happens later, just don't mess with me." Whispering.
"It's nature." The demon hurriedly said.
But what happened next made the demon completely regret what he said.
I saw Youyan stretch out his hand, flatten his palm, and five black silk threads erupted from the tips of his fingers like silkworms, wrapping around Pu Jia's body.
In the next moment, these five silk threads seemed to turn into five sharp knives, directly cutting the pu jia into six sections.
The goblin's eyes widened, and she almost screamed, and almost at the same time, she found herself firmly locked in place by the black ropes.
"I think it's more reliable to tie you up." Whispering.
After this change, the demon calmed down, if Youyan had malicious intentions towards him, with his strength, he didn't need to talk so much nonsense to himself.
So the demon took a deep breath and plucked up the courage to look at the six large pieces, and it was only then that she realized that each cut showed a deep black, like a bottomless swamp, and even the moonlight was swallowed into it.
Yu Yan's eyes were closed, and his hands were folded. The black threads began to travel all over Pu Jia's body, constantly bringing out some black and red blood.
"Curious what I'm doing, right?" Youyan still closed his eyes and asked softly.
"It's true that I've never seen someone cut open when they save someone." The demon said.
"I'm curious, and I won't tell you." Yu Yan laughed and continued to manipulate the black silk thread.
"Even if you don't tell me, I can guess." Not to be outdone, the demon said.
"Then tell me about it."
"Break and then stand, first divide and then close." The demon.
"How do you know?" Youyan was a little surprised.
"Is that really the case?" The demon was more surprised than he was.
"Of course not, I just thought you might want to hear me say that." Yu Yan said lukewarmly.
"I ......" the demon was speechless for a while.
"Forget it, I'll tell you anyway, satisfy your little curiosity." Yu Yan continued, "Even if it's compensation for tying you up. ”
"It's a good idea." Demon Dao.
"Judging by his physical condition, he's been dead for a while." "Even though you used your spell to save his body and a broken soul, his body was already partially stiffened. ”
"If I don't cut him open and help him dredge his bloodline, even if he wakes up, he can only jump away like a zombie who chases corpses in southern Xinjiang."
As he spoke, the movements in his hands were nearing the end, and he opened his eyes suddenly, and the black silk threads intertwined in the air instantly tightened, reconnecting Pu Jia's body together.
The black silk traveled like a needle and thread to the wound and shuttled and sutured, and it didn't take long for Pujia to recover as before, and even the clothes on her body were the same as before they were cut.
The black silk thread gradually melted into Pu Jia's body and disappeared, and Yu Yan took out a dark blue pill from his arms and sent it to Pu Jia's mouth.
The pill melts in the mouth, and the ghost whisper wraps the liquid of the pill with ghost qi and sends it into Pujia's abdomen.
After doing all this, Youyan clapped his hands and said to the demon: "In order to save him, I wasted a Nine Turns Resurrection Pill." ”
"In order for you to save him, I don't even want my face." The demon fought back.
"After taking this elixir, he will wake up in twelve hours, but his body is full of ghost energy at this time, and before the moon falls, how much I can take out depends on his creation." Youyan waved his hand, and the ghost qi rope tied to the demon dispersed, "You can come to my side to protect the Dharma for me." ”
Although Yu Yan didn't say it explicitly, the demon understood his mind, this is the valley ghost, as the lord of the ghost valley, how can he need to protect the Dharma for him. He wanted to take this opportunity to learn how to take out the ghost qi in Pu Jia's body.
"Thank you." The demon came to Youyan's side and said to him sincerely.
"Thank me for what?" Youyan is still the usual cold words, "Thank you for giving you a chance to exchange your own life for his life?" ”
"Will you die?" The demon asked.
"With your realm, even if you don't die, you won't live long." Whispering.
"I see."
"It's good to know, and don't blame me for not telling you when the time comes."
After saying this, he put his palm flat on Pu Jia's chest: "Open your meridians and use your own ghost qi to pull the ghost qi in his body." ”
Yu Yan pointed the palm of his other palm at the River Styx and continued, "The ghost qi circulates in the meridians of your body for a week, and then flows into the River Styx in the other hand. ”
"It doesn't sound too hard." Demon Dao.
"If your realm is high enough, these ghost qi can be expelled from your body intact, otherwise, some of it will remain in your meridians." "The ghost qi of the water of the Styx is the purest breath of death, which cannot be directly absorbed, and the more it remains, the narrower your meridians will be, until it is completely blocked. Yu Yan looked at the demon, "At that time, not only will you become a waste person who can no longer cultivate, but these ghost qi will continue to erode your body until you die. ”
"Then do you think that with my realm, how long will it take for the meridians to be completely blocked?" The demon asked.
"An hour at most." Whispering.
Zen Master Sixiang and his entourage have been staying in front of the stone tablet with the ghost valley written on it for a full hour.
Hua Tang, who had a broken arm, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, pacing back and forth by the lake, and he looked at everyone from time to time, and every time he wanted to speak.
"Senior brother, do you see any clues?" Zen Master Siyu asked the white-bearded old monk standing beside him.
"The Buddha's discerning eyes, the yin and yang qi of this place are intertwined, and this water is yin to cold, not like a mortal thing, but like a netherworld." The old monk said.
"What Master Sikong said is very true, and I also feel that the creation of heaven and earth here is not an ordinary place." The person who spoke was a silver-haired, beardless, and cyan dust-wiping Taoist in his hand, who was obviously the Aoki Taoist of the Lingxiao Sect.
"Two masters, I don't doubt your judgment, the problem is that we have arrived in the Ghost Valley, but we can't find any trace of them at all." Hua Tang finally couldn't help it, turned his head and said to the two.
"Master Hua, don't be impatient, when Master Sikong said this, he already knew where to find these ghost cultivators." Michito Aoki said with a smile.
"Really?" Hua Tang looked at Master Sikong with some excitement.
"What Aoki Daoren said is true, the old monk did see some clues." Master Sikong pointed to the calm surface of the lake and continued, "Everyone, please see, what is so strange about the waning moon in this lake? ”
Michito Aoki looked at the moon in the water, showing a thoughtful look, but he smiled without saying a word.
Thinking of the Zen master watching the moon for a long time, he suddenly realized, and looked at Huatang with a smile.
Not to be outdone, Hua Tang stared at the waning moon for a long time, but did not find any clues. He was a little decadent, and said dejectedly: "Everyone, don't sell it, what is unusual about this moon in the water?" ”
Zen Master Sikong leaned down, picked up a stone from under his feet and threw it into the lake, and in an instant, the waning moon shattered, turning into a sparkling wave in the middle of the lake.
"What clues did Master Hua see this time?" Zen Master Sikong asked again.
Hua Tang's eyes swept around the smiling few people a few times, hesitated for a moment and showed a look of sudden realization, and said, "Master Eye, there is really something abnormal. ”
At this moment, Xiu'er suddenly poked her head out from behind Michito Aoki and asked, "Master, Master, the apprentice is stupid and still hasn't seen anything wrong, and I still hope that Master will advise." ”
Hua Tang scolded secretly in his heart, but said with a smile on his face: "Don't say, don't say." ”
"If you want me to guess, it should be that the master doesn't know what's wrong, right?" Xiu'er muttered.
"Begging for a beating." Hua Tang's eyes widened angrily, and he threatened fiercely, "This is the case, when you go back to the sect, I will punish you for copying the medicine scripture a hundred times." ”
"Master Hua, don't embarrass him." Zen Master Sikong said with a smile, "He is right, there is indeed no abnormality in the moon in the water. ”
"And what are you laughing at?" Hua Tang asked a little embarrassed.
"The moon in the water is not abnormal, it is the biggest anomaly." Michito Aoki said.
"What do you mean by that?" Hua Tang asked.
"Master Hua, you think, since this is the entrance to the Ghost Valley, it stands to reason that there will definitely be a formation ban and the like." Aoki Daoren said slowly, "But after Master Sikong's temptation, the moon in the water is no different from ordinary, which means that this lake is real." ”
"Since it's true, it means that Guigu is not here?" Hua Tang asked with some hesitation.
"On the contrary, the Ghost Valley must be here." Zen Master Sikong suddenly spoke.
"Why is that?" Hua Tang suddenly felt that in front of these two, he was like a second fool jumping up and down.
"As the Master said before, this water is not the water of the earth, but from the Netherworld." Michito Aoki said.
"I still don't understand." Hua Tang said to himself.
"If what I expected, this lake should be the source of the waters of the River Styx, and the waters of the lake contain the purest breath of death, which is the best natural barrier." Sikong Zen Master said.
"What does the master mean that the Ghost Valley is in this lake?" Hua Tang asked.
"Hua Zhangmen can understand it this way, or more accurately, you should imagine this lake as a mirror." Zen Master Sikong continued, "Inside and outside the mirror, the two worlds of yin and yang. And the ghost valley lies in the mirror itself. ”
"That is to say, the ghost valley is actually where yin and yang intersect." Xiu'er poked her head out again and said to Hua Tang.
"Xiu'er, I can understand your master!" Hua Tang yelled in almost despair.