Chapter 178: The Secret Realm of Plague Ghosts
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The sound of bells ringing on the Peak of Immortality heralded the beginning of the final trial of the Holy Maiden.
Changyue stood alone on the altar, with the Holy Masters (Sect Masters) with serious expressions in front of him, and thousands of eager-eyed disciples behind him.
It's impossible to say not to be nervous.
The final level of the trial is not easy.
Changyue has already learned from the Holy Lords that the last level of the Holy Maiden's Festival is called the Plague Ghost Festival.
Because the local world is respected for martial arts, there are often large-scale killings, and plagues appear from time to time.
When the plague breaks out on a large scale, the dead are everywhere, and resentment is rampant, and there is a very small probability that a kind of calamity will be born - the plague ghost.
Wherever the plague goes, the plague spreads, everything withers, and there is not a single living being.
Once the plague grows up, there will inevitably be a disaster of misery.
Ten thousand years ago, a saintess of the Hidden Immortal Sect once captured a plague ghost and imprisoned it in the depths of a secret realm of the Hidden Immortal Sect to prevent the plague from raging.
In order to seal the plague ghost, the holy woman paid with her life.
The saints of 10,000 years ago were not like the saints of today, they only cultivated to the Zhou Heaven Realm, and the saints at that time cultivated to be profound, and they were the real pride of the heavens.
Because of the existence of that plague ghost, the secret realm of the Hidden Immortal Sect became a place of death.
Although the plague ghost is sealed, it is too terrifying to be easily killed, and the plague qi can continue to leak out through the seal, so as to form a sick ghost.
Compared to the plague ghost, the sick ghost is not worth mentioning, but it needs to be cleaned regularly, otherwise the sick ghost will absorb the plague qi and continue to grow, then one day it will grow into a new plague ghost.
Therefore, the last test of the Hidden Immortal Sect's Holy Maiden to succeed the Holy Lord is to enter the secret realm to kill the sick ghosts and clean up the plague qi.
Clear out more than 70% of the sick ghosts in the secret realm, and the trial will be considered a success.
I saw the sect master step forward and shouted: "Open the Plague Ghost Secret Realm!" ”
Originally, the secret realm was not called the Plague Ghost Secret Realm, but after 10,000 years, the original name of the Secret Realm had long been forgotten, and the Plague Ghost Secret Realm naturally became its new name.
As the Sect Master's words fell, the Summer Solstice Holy Lord took out a token from his bosom and threw it into the sky.
The token turned into a streamer, smashing a transparent ripple in the sky.
That's spatial ripples.
The ripples continued to ripple, and I saw a yellow-green misty qi appear, which was the plague qi that permeated the secret realm.
Blocked by the spatial ripples, the plague qi could not pass through the secret realm and enter the present world.
The sect master leaped over to the altar where Changyue was, took out a crystal jade bottle and handed it to her.
The jade bottle is half a foot high, and the mist in the bottle is churning, which is really extraordinary to look at.
Changyue knew what it was.
Seven Treasures Glass Bottle, Hidden Immortal Sect Secret Treasure.
The Seven Treasure Glass Purification Bottle was made from the bones of the Holy Maiden who sealed the plague ghost back then, and the Holy Maiden's Creation Qi had been cultivated to the extreme, and her bones were the nemesis of the Plague Qi.
Although the final trial of the Hidden Immortal Sect is dangerous, it is impossible to let the Holy Maiden take risks, and this Seven Treasure Glass Pure Bottle is the talisman given by the sect.
The "Seven Treasures" in the Seven Treasures Glass Bottle actually have no special meaning, and the name of the Holy Maiden is "The Holy Maiden of the Seven Treasures".
Regarding the matter of the Plague Ghost Secret Realm, what the sect master should have said had already been told to Changyue in advance, so she only instructed, "Be careful in everything, and avoid rashness in everything." ”
"Yes!"
Changyue took the Seven Treasure Glazed Pure Bottle, arched her hand at the sect master, and then jumped into the spatial ripples.
After a moment of dizziness, Long Moon appeared in a barren space, dimly lit, and all that came into view was wisps of yellow-green mist.
This mist is the breath of pestilence.
Aside from the earth, the sky, and the plague that permeated the air, there was no fourth thing that Changyue could see.
"This is the Plague Ghost Secret Realm!" Changyue whispered.
I saw her stretch out her hand, and the small and delicate Liuding Xuanhuo Ding appeared in the palm of her hand.
"Go!"
With a wave of Changyue's hand, the green fire Jiao roared out, and wherever the fire Jiao passed, the endless fire raged, and the plague qi was burned in an instant.
Changyue's trip is not only to destroy the sick ghosts, but also to clean up the plague qi, the more the plague qi is reduced, the weaker the plague ghosts in the seal will be.
Someday it will be consumed and die.
The plague aura in this area was cleared, and Changyue felt that the sky was a little brighter.
She chose a direction and began to walk forward step by step, clearing the plague with the fire as she went.
The Endless Fire is, to some extent, a mortal enemy of the Plague Spirit.
The fire of life is born from the vigorous breath of the living beings, and the breath of the plague can easily plunder and destroy the lives of the living beings.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, the plague aura in front of him suddenly became a lot stronger, and I saw a yellow-green ghost figure slowly floating out of the plague qi.
Is this the sick ghost?
The upper body of the sick ghost looks very similar to that of a human, except that the body is thin and withered, and there is not a trace of flesh on the cheeks, like a dried corpse.
They don't have an underbody, and the lower half of their body is a misty wisp of pestilence.
Sick spirits have no reason, and will only instinctively chase the plague qi, but once they encounter flesh and blood, they will immediately become bloodthirsty and violent.
Sure enough, as soon as the sick ghost appeared, it pounced on Changyue with its teeth and claws.
With a flick of Changyue's hand, a red flame gold wire instantly penetrated the center of the sick ghost's eyebrows, and the sick ghost was burned to ashes before he could even wail.
The Yang True Qi of the Long Moon, the Heavenly Plague Qi and the Sick Ghost.
However, this sick ghost should have just been born, so his strength is so weak.
Then Changyue began to look for places where the plague qi was strong, and the stronger the plague qi, the more sick ghosts gathered, and the stronger the strength.
I don't know how long I walked, and an abyss appeared in front of Changyue.
I saw that under the abyss, the rich plague qi was about to turn into substance, and they were tumbling like water, and Changyue could even see the heads of sick ghosts churning out of the abyss with the plague qi from time to time.
Without saying a word, Huo Jiao plunged into the abyss, and suddenly the abyss was like a pot of hot oil with water droplets, and began to roar violently, and countless roars belonging to sick ghosts resounded below.
One after another disappeared under the scorching flames.
"Ang~~~"
Bursts of passionate dragon groans rang out, and emerald green flames rose and fell on the sea of plague qi, like green lotus in full bloom.
The ocean of plague breath has been ignited!
As the fire burns more and more, the sea level of the plague sea continues to rise.
However, Huo Jiao still underestimated the horror of the plague breath ocean.
I don't know how long later, the fire Jiao roared out of the sea of plague breath, and around its neck was a sick ghost that exuded terrifying power.
Even though the sick ghost's body had been ignited by the fire of life, it was still wrapped around the neck of the fire dragon.
Rumble!!!
Finally, the fire dragon's neck was forged, and its flaming head and body fell towards the sea of plague air.
As soon as the head of the fire dragon was broken, the flames on the sick ghost's body disappeared with it.
The fire Jiao is made of flames, not a real Jiaolong, even if the head is strangled, it is actually not too harmful.
Changyue took out the Liuding Xuanhuo Ding, only to see the fierce head on the belly of the Ding open its mouth and suck it, and the head and body of the fire Jiao turned into two flames again, and it sucked it straight into the abdomen.
Without Huojiao, the sick ghost set his eyes on Changyue's body.
A sick ghost whose strength is comparable to that of the Innate Realm!
Did you just come and meet a big fish? Changyue couldn't help but think.
According to the sect master, the plague ghost secret realm is cleaned up about once every twenty years, and it is possible to give birth to sick ghosts comparable to those of the innate realm martial artists, but the number is definitely not large, at most one or two.
So you really won the lottery?
"Roar!!
The sick ghost roared and pounced on the long moon, but before it could touch the long moon, it crashed headlong into the net woven of red flame gold thread.
Bound by the net, it couldn't move.
"Ahhh!!h
It was burned in agony by the scorching heat.
But the sick ghosts of the innate realm are not easy to deal with.
Suddenly, in Changyue's shocked gaze, the sick ghost turned into a cloud of mist and disappeared.
At this time, the alarm bell in Changyue's heart rang, and she instinctively used her instantaneous skills to disappear in place.
Sure enough, her hunch was right, and as soon as she disappeared, a ghost hand suddenly appeared there, with the purpose of taking her heart directly.
"桀桀桀~~"
The sick ghost appeared with a sinister smile.
No wonder the sect master said that high-level sick ghosts are not easy to deal with, it turns out that there is such a hand! Changyue thought with palpitations.
"桀桀桀~~"
The sick ghost let out an ugly laugh, turning into an afterimage and rushing towards Changyue again, a pair of sharp claws hideous and terrifying.
Changyue made a casual move, and a long knife shining with cold light appeared in his hand.
Without the presence of the Hidden Immortal Sect, she could use the Weeping Blood Knife Method as she pleased.
The knife in Changyue's hand was not a bloody knife specially built by her, it was just an ordinary inferior treasure weapon, and the bloody knife was in the hands of the clone Baiyi at this time.
The knife was a trophy she had obtained during the Battle of Moro City.
It's going to be used!
I saw a sudden force under Changyue's feet, and suddenly disappeared in place in the next second, turning into afterimages and rushing towards the sick ghost.
While!!!
The long knife and the ghost claws collided together, making a tooth-aching sound.
Changyue had an accident, this sick ghost's ghost claws were really hard, and he actually grabbed a treasure long knife out of a gap in one blow.
Although countless thoughts flashed through her heart, the movements in her hands did not stop at all, and she swung her long knife and slashed dozens of times in an instant.
The sick ghost's movements were not slow at all, and he waved the ghost claws to take all of Changyue's killing moves.
Click!!
Finally, the long knife could not withstand such a fierce attack, and was pinched off by the sick ghost's claws.
However, at this moment, a plain silver strand appeared on its neck and limbs.
Click~~~
The cold air on the silver wire overflowed, making the sick ghost's movements subconsciously slow down.
It wanted to repeat its old trick and turn into a dense qi to avoid Changyue's attack, but the cold qi released by the Taiyin Qi seemed to be able to freeze even space, and it didn't have time after all.
Even a split second of slowness is enough to make the battle a winner.
I saw that Changyue had an extra long knife in his hand again, and the long knife was bubbling with blazing Yang True Qi, and it stabbed into the chest of the sick ghost.
The breath of the sun spread from the chest to the whole body of the sick ghost, and the sick ghost was reduced to ashes in the wail.
After eliminating the innate realm diseased ghosts, Changyue walked to the edge of the abyss and took out the Seven Treasure Glazed Pure Bottle.
She injected true qi into the bottle, and in the next second, a terrifying suction appeared at the mouth of the bottle, and the plague qi tumbling in the abyss turned into a long dragon and was sucked into the bottle, which was quickly refined by the jade pure bottle.
The Seven Treasures Glass Bottle is specially created to restrain the plague spirit, and although its function is simple, it is highly effective.
The sea of plague qi disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye, and soon the sick ghosts had no place to stay, and they were revealed from it.
Changyue beckoned again, only to hear a cry, and a giant bird shining with golden light appeared in the air proudly.
"Flowing fire, burn these sick ghosts for me!"
That giant bird was the Yanyan Fire Crow Flowing Fire that had been perched on the Fusang Divine Tree and cultivating.
With the Fusang Divine Tree to assist in cultivation, the momentum on its body is even stronger than before.
"Quack Quack~~~"
Flowing Fire nodded, and the flames flowed all over his body, turning into a streamer of light and rushing into the abyss.
Its flames are much more terrifying than those of the fire dragon.
In the screams, all the sick ghosts were annihilated.
I don't know how long it took, but there was no trace of plague in the abyss, and there was not a single sick ghost.
"Chirp~~~"
After retiring after the success, the drift fire turned into a small, delicate and fat bird and landed on Changyue's shoulder, leisurely combing its crimson golden feathers, and even the cry changed due to the shrinking size.
"Well done!"
Changyue patted it on the head.
"That's it!" Flowing Fire raised its head proudly, "The little plague, under my divine fire, is all in vain. ”
"Look at you." Changyue shook her head helplessly.
"Hmph~~~ Lao Tzu has the capital to be sassy." Drifting Fire struggled to straighten his small chest and almost fell off Changyue's shoulder.
A considerable part of the plague aura disappeared, and the sky of the plague ghost secret realm suddenly brightened.
"Let's move on!"
Stepping across the abyss, Changyue continued to walk towards the depths of the secret realm, and as the number of sick ghosts eliminated increased, she knew that she was about to reach the core of the secret realm.
It is sealed with the source of the sick ghost, the plague ghost.
But continuing to walk inside, Nagatsuki noticed an anomaly.
It stands to reason that the closer you get to the place where the plague ghosts are sealed, the stronger the plague aura should be, and the more sick ghosts there should be, so why is it the opposite now?
The further he went, the more Changyue found that the sky was brighter and the air was fresher.
What about the plague breath? What about the sick ghosts?
After walking for a while, a stone forest appeared in front of Changyue, and stout brown stone pillars stood one after another.
Suddenly, a hoarse voice rang out.
"Finally...... Here it comes! ”
Changyue was shocked, she followed the voice from the voice, and saw a figure standing above the stone pillar in the center of the stone forest.
He looked at Changyue with a smile on his face.
"Hidden Immortal Sect...... Saint...... It's finally here......"
It was as if he hadn't spoken in a long time, and was trying to get used to it.
When he saw the figure clearly, Changyue was stunned?
Person?
No, there can't be a human in the Plague Ghost Secret Realm, that's ...... Sick ghosts?
But he looked exactly like a man, except that his face was a little paler, and he was not as dry as a dead corpse like a sick man, and he had feet!
Sick ghosts don't have lower bodies!
(End of chapter)