Exorcism Division Headquarters, Stargazing Observatory.

"He's awake." The head Luo Chuan said lightly.

Shangguan Jin was silent for a long time.

She knew that the head of the division was talking about Gu Xu—he had already seen the secrets of Taoyuan Town, and was about to wake up from the dream and see the truth.

Gu Xu ...... He's really good. She sighed heartily.

Shangguan Jin admires beautiful people, but he appreciates smart people even more.

A handsome and flexible teenager like Gu Xu is really easy to win her other eyes.

Luo Chuan didn't speak again.

He only felt that Gu Xu's appearance at this time was gradually overlapping with the figure of an old man in his memory.

He was a little nostalgic, a little elated, a little sentimental.

Now the long night is coming.

I don't know if the old man is all right.

………

Fantasy in the pot, Taoyuan Town.

"What's that sound?" Machin asked alarmedly.

"Perhaps...... We'll be able to see the main body of Taoyuan Town right away. Gu Xu said with a smile.

"Ontology? What do you mean? Is this town still alive—"

Before he could finish his words, a thick and evil black mist rose from Taoyuan Town.

Then, the scenery around the two of them quickly distorted and deformed, like melted paraffin wax, and like a spinning kaleidoscope.

Ma Chin was dazzled.

A faint "buzzing" sound sounded in his ears, causing a dull pain in his head.

After a few minutes, the surrounding environment finally stopped changing.

Ma Qin was surprised to find that the bustling and noisy Jiangnan town had disappeared.

At this moment, they were on a desolate hillside.

The sky was gloomy and gray.

The cool breeze was blowing.

Among the dry weeds, there stood several weathered tombstones, and scattered bits and pieces of white bones.

It's an eerie and lonely scene.

There is only one peach tree, standing in the middle of the hillside.

The trees are full of delicate and red, and the ten thousand branches of Dancai are scorching in spring.

It doesn't fit in with this bleak background.

And beneath this peach tree, lurking a monster the size of a leopard.

It has a black-gray body, a body like a horse, a nose like an elephant, a face like a lion, a forehead like a rhino, a tail like a cow, and legs like a tiger.

Its eyes were slightly open slits, but they still looked a little misty.

"What kind of goblin is this?" Ma Qin pointed to this monster and asked Gu Xu beside him in a low voice.

At this time, Ma Qin had already regarded Gu Xu as a humanoid library - when he encountered something he didn't understand, he asked Gu Xu directly, which was much easier than using his own brain to think.

The corners of Gu Xu's mouth turned up slightly.

If before that, there were still a lot of speculations in his mind.

Then the moment he saw this black-gray monster, he suddenly became enlightened - he knew the origin and destination of "Taoyuan Town" completely.

I heard him reply without thinking: "This is a dream-eating tapir, an 'evil spirit' level ghost." This monster feeds on the negative spiritual forces of the human race, and can devour people's nightmares, and can also make these swallowed dreams reappear in the world.

"I guess that the town of Taoyuan we were in just now was a nightmare created by this dream-eating tapir.

"In dreams, whether it is the lack of details or the cycle of time, it is undoubtedly very reasonable.

"This dream-eating tapir traps outsiders in nightmares, causing them to experience pain and despair in time and time reincarnation, thereby absorbing their negative spiritual powers, which can be used to strengthen themselves and expand the scope of the nightmare.

This is the reason why Taoyuan Town has been expanding in size and population throughout history.

"If my guess is correct, as long as we find a way to kill this dream-eating tapir, we will pass the assessment without a hitch."

But Machin's focus fell entirely on the word "evil spirit".

"But, Brother Gu Xian, the ghosts and monsters of the 'evil spirit' level are not something that the two of us can deal with casually!" Ma Qin said with some trepidation, "One of us is a first-realm monk and a second-realm monk, and I am afraid that the sum is not enough for this dream-eating tapir to stuff between the teeth!" ”

"Brother Ma, don't panic," Gu Xu said in a relaxed tone, "Look, there is a peach tree next to this dream-eating tapir, right?" ”

Machin nodded.

He always felt that Gu Xu had been looking at him with caring eyes when he spoke.

I only heard Gu Xu continue to explain:

"In Feng Shui, the peach tree is the essence of the five elements, which can control a hundred ghosts, and has the effect of isolating evil spirits and warding off evil spirits. Because of this, the sword cultivators of the Exorcism Division often choose to use the peachwood sword as a weapon.

"The peach tree in front of us, if nothing else, should have been planted here by some cultivator to suppress this dream-eating tapir. With this peach tree, this dream-eating tapir should not be able to exert its full strength, and we may still have the strength to fight. ”

"I hope you didn't lie to me......" Machin muttered under his breath.

At the same time, he clenched the "goose wing knife" in his hand and took a few steps forward, preparing to fight to the death with the Dream Eater Tapir.

"Wait!" At this moment, Gu Xu suddenly stopped him, "I have a better way to deal with it." ”

"What's the solution?" Machin turned around with some confusion.

"Brother Ma, you are a Second Realm cultivator, and your True Yuan is much more abundant than mine," Gu Xu said, "I want to borrow your True Yuan to draw a more powerful 'Taishang Arctic Town Demon Slaying Talisman'." ”

"Zhenyuan, this thing...... Can you still borrow it? Machin was amazed.

"It's very simple," Gu Xu smiled faintly, "Have you ever heard of the 'Divine Curse'?" ”

"Of course!" Ma Qin still understands this bit of common sense.

"Please Divine Mantra", as the name suggests, is to recite a specific mantra to ask a certain god above the Nine Heavens to give him great power.

"As long as you replace the name of the immortal in the 'Please Divine Spell' with your name, Brother Ma, I can borrow your true yuan." Gu Xu then explained.

Hearing this, Ma Qinden was stunned, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

"This ...... This is not very good! He said hesitantly.

In the eyes of the Great Wilderness natives like Ma Qin, the immortals above the Nine Heavens have a very lofty status. It is said that it was those immortals who taught the cultivation method to the Great Wilderness Terrans, so that the Terrans had the ability to compete with ghosts.

He felt that tampering with the "Ask God Curse" at will like Gu Xu was an ungodly act.

"There's nothing bad about it," Gu Xu said, "In my opinion, no matter what the method is, as long as it can destroy the ghosts, it is a good way." I believe that the immortals who are high up above are magnanimous and will never take such a small offense with us insignificant ants. ”

Ma Qin sighed, and finally nodded in agreement with Gu Xu's idea.

So, Gu Xu closed his eyes and began to chant the incantation softly: "I would like to invite Lord Ma of Qingzhou, Wei Ling will show his magical powers." Travel the world with a treasure knife in hand, and walk like a cloud with five thunders on your feet. There are no ghosts in the real world, and the evil demons are smashed without stopping. The mountain spirits and ghosts are all subdued, and the young people return quickly. I was ordered by Taishang Haotian to burn incense and invite to the altar. The gods are as urgent as the law! ”

It's so embarrassing! It's so embarrassing!

Hearing this "Divine Invitation Mantra" adapted by Gu Xu, Ma Qin couldn't wait to find a hole to drill into immediately.

He didn't dare to imagine what an acquaintance, especially an acquaintance from Qingzhou Mansion, would think of him if he heard this spell and heard the title of "Qingzhou Ma".

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Exegesis:

(1) "The trees are full of delicate and red, and the ten thousand branches are scorching in spring." - Tang Wu Rong "Peach Blossom"