() The Charm of the Spirit, the legendary Four Little Ghosts.

The ghost, the spirit of the mountains and forests, the charmer, the essence of all things, the dragon, the monster of wood and stone, the ghost, the ghost of the river.

These four little ghosts guard the entrance to the ghost world.

It was originally the ghost name of the Netherworld Mansion, but why was it named the four main cities of the Luan and Feng Tribes of the Beitang Mansion? Everything has to start with the battle between the immortals and demons in ancient times.

Suddenly, the sword immortals fell from the sky, and the Heavenly Flame Continent was soon plunged into a state of dire straits. Under the strong strength of the sword immortals, all resistance seemed very pale and powerless.

Before the eighteen peerless demon swords appeared, it seemed that the demon cultivators could only hide. At that time, there were Yu Rongfei, Li Xiuran, Wang Xinluo, and Liang Jikong, four respected elder leaders, the four-way demon cultivators, who fought and retreated, and were finally forced to the middle of the northern region of the Heavenly Flame Continent.

The last desperate fight was about to break out, Yu, Li, Wang, and Liang fought bloodily, and the right hand was broken and replaced with a knife in his left hand, and his left hand was broken and he held the knife in his mouth, as long as there was still a leg, as long as the head was still on the neck, he must rush to the enemy group. The final tragedy can be imagined, after the four elders repeatedly blew themselves up, they finally temporarily repelled the enemy. Perhaps it was the strong concussion of the self-detonation that inspired some kind of prohibition buried deep in the Far North, and after a period of shaking, eighteen peerless magic swords were born, and the situation of the Great War was reversed.

Later, the world called this tragic battle the "Battle of Darkness". It means the last darkness before the dawn comes. In order to commemorate the four heroes of Yu, Li, Wang, and Liang, and to commemorate the many fellow demon cultivators who sacrificed in the "Dark War", people named the places where the four elders fell "魑", "charm", "魍", and "魉". This name is not disrespectful, but it conveys endless sorrow. Corpses are scattered all over the mountains, and lonely souls have nowhere to go, imagine that if there is really a netherworld and a ghost world, it can accept the heroic spirits who died in battle.

The mass burial post was selected in a lonely mountain in the center of the four places surrounding the "Charm and Spirit", and it was renamed "Wok Duo", which means the entrance to the ghost world. The four elders of Yu, Li, Wang, and Liang were enshrined as quotations. After the first Demon Lord came to power, these four cities were the only four large cities that were not set up and named by the Demon Lord himself. All the Demon Lord did was to put the word "North" in front of the names of the four cities to show his subordination.

Therefore, the four main cities of the Luanfeng Department are very close to each other, almost next to each other. Among them, the Wokduo Mountain, after the renovation and repair of later generations, has become the martyr's shrine of Beitang Mansion and even the world.

When Xiao Tianhe saw the shadow of the city in the dim distance from afar, he couldn't help but recall this history that Nangong Xue had told him a long time ago. Now that I think about it, people think that the demon lords of the past generations have always lived in the core, but they don't know that they are actually the same big villain. In order to know the trend of the world, the demon lord certainly needs another mysterious identity. Xiao Tianhe can be sure that "Beitang Chun" is by no means the only incarnation of the demon lord over the years. Throughout history, the strength and obscurity of the Beitang family may have been deliberately done by the Demon Lord. In a powerful family that makes it difficult for others to figure out the true situation, it is naturally easier for the incarnation to move. Thinking of this, Xiao Tianhe couldn't help but sigh, what a sad thing it was that it was supposed to be a place to bury the bones of the loyal souls of the heroes who cultivated demons, but it had just become the place where the incarnation of the remaining enemies remained.

Bei Wei Castle, the third city from west to east. More than 30 miles northwest of the city is the southeast corner of Wokduo Mountain. There were no guards in the city, and the gates were wide open day and night. In fact, the same is true of the three cities of Beijing, Beimei, and Beijing. The lack of defense is one of the characteristics of the four main cities of the Luanfeng Department. There is a poem that says:

The Charm of the Quartet City,

Heroes are heroic and iron-clad.

Sleep in the world of Wokduo Town,

With the sun and the moon.

Yu Li Wang Liang Gu Sheng,

Die for the people and live forever.

Treacherous hypocrites have no courage to commit crimes,

The whole world sacrifices the wind of loyalty and righteousness.

As the last two sentences of the poem say, "treacherous and hypocritical have no courage to commit crimes", this area used to be a tragic and tragic ancient battlefield, and now it is a solemn and solemn martyr's shrine. "It's a pity that people think so, but they don't know that this place and even the world have long been under the control of a sword immortal remnant.

The Beitang Garden of Beitang City was built in the middle of the city, and as the capital of the Beitang family, the Beitang Garden accounted for almost half the size of the state city. But in terms of the appearance of the building, it is still much worse than the Nangong Garden in Nanting City. One gorgeous, the other plain. There are no majestic high-rise buildings, no elegant pavilions, no rugged rockeries, and no gurgling lakes.

Walking on the neat and spacious road in the garden, Xiao Tianhe found that no matter where he was, he could see at a glance the shadow of Wokduo Mountain under the dim night sky in the northwest, and the starry lights in the Martyrs' Shrine on the top of the mountain. "Perhaps, this is the reason why Beitangyuan does not build high-rise buildings. Xiao Tianhe said in his heart.

The disciple pointed to a room at the end of the road not far away: "That's it." You see, the lights are not on, and the patriarch is definitely not there. As I said earlier, you don't believe it. ”

"Thank you, you go back, I'll put down what the patriarch wants and leave. Xiao Tianhe smiled.

"This ......," the little disciple hesitated.

"Could it be that you can't trust me?" Xiao Tianhe asked.

"No, no, no!" frightened the little disciple waved his hand again and again, "You are Master Du's father-in-law, how can I not believe it?" It's just that the patriarch has ordered that you are not allowed to enter casually without his personal permission......

"Alright, let him in!" Strange to say, the sound of "Beitang Spring" suddenly came from the seemingly unmanned room, the candles were lit at the same time, and a figure was reflected on the window paper.

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Ziwei resignedly retreated. Xiao Tianhe adjusted his breath, looked into the darkness behind him, pushed the door and walked in.

The Demon Lord sat at the table.

"I'm back. Xiao Tianhe sat opposite the Demon Lord.

"Hmm......" the demon lord poured Xiao Tianhe a cup of tea, "What's the result?"

Xiao Tianhe opened the teacup, took out a cloth bag from his arms and put it on the table, and there was a "click" sound, proving that there was Lan Yuanshi in it, but his hand never let go, "What about my two friends?"

"Don't be so nervous. The demon lord held up the tea bowl in front of him and took a sip, "To show my sincerity, they are already in their respective rooms." ”

Xiao Tianhe frowned, he naturally didn't dare to believe the words of the demon lord, but now should he hand over the blue yuan stone or not?

"Heh, there is another good news for you, I have already refined Meng Zhangpei. The Demon Lord's casual tone seemed to be an old friend chatting.

Xiao Tianhe was silent.

"Now, do you have any hesitation about my suggestion to share the prosperous world?" the Demon Lord smiled faintly.

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Tianhe replied: "Your strength, strength, and power are enough to rule the Heavenly Flame Continent for a long time, and I, who know all your secrets, are actually the ones you want to eradicate the most, and you and I know this very well." ”

"I don't deny it. The Demon Lord's face still had a harmless smile on his face.

"The reason why you don't kill me or take my house is actually for the Blue Yuan Stone. And the purpose of your stockpiling of Blue Yuan Stone is never to deal with future dangers. Xiao Tianhe said again, "The pattern and situation of the Heavenly Flame Continent will not produce enemies that are enough to threaten you at all, and the only one who can threaten you is me, but you happen not to kill, then I can't think of any other dangers except for the eighteen peerless magic swords." ”

"Oh, so what?" The demon lord seemed to be very interested in Xiao Tianhe's speculation, and he didn't show any look that allowed Xiao Tianhe to judge whether the speculation was right or wrong.

"Eighteen magic knives are indestructible, at least with your strength, it's not enough. Although you have skillfully divided the eighteen magic knives into five batches, this is only a passive response, and God knows if one day the eighteen magic knives will be reunited due to the wonderful mystery, and at that time, you will be immediately killed. It's the only danger I can think of that would be dangerous enough to threaten your life. Xiao Tianhe firmly believed in his own inference.

The demon lord let out a long breath, stood up, and paced the room with his hands in his hands: "Your mind is indeed very smart. Since you've thought of it, I'll be honest too. Eighteen peerless demon swords gathered together and spontaneously slashed many sword immortals into pieces one by one, and even if I didn't see it with my own eyes, I felt shuddering. Oh, if I had seen it with my own eyes, I would have ended up in the same fate as those poor ghosts. After separating the peerless magic knives, I had spent a lot of time and energy studying the six strongest magic knives in the core, and also tried to destroy them, but no matter how much I tried to use any method I could think of, it was all in vain. Eventually, I have to admit that, as you said, my strength is not enough to destroy them. ”

Xiao Tianhe smiled contemptuously: "Eighteen peerless demon swords are the soulless 'guardian spirits' of the Heavenly Flame Continent, how can they be destroyed so easily?"

"No, you're wrong. The peerless magic knife has a soul. The Demon Lord suddenly turned to Xiao Tianhe and said, his expression was very solemn, "There seems to be a faint connection between the peerless magic knives, and the magic knives put together will have a slight glow and resonance, which is terrifying! I even have a feeling that the eighteen peerless magic knives, they seem to be able to sense each other, and they really want to get together!" The demon lord's voice trembled with a hint of awe, "I can only think that these eighteen magic knives are from the hands of the same divine craftsman, and from the moment they are cast, the knives carry the soul of the caster!" What an extraordinary skill this is, I can't even tell the material used to cast the knife! This forger is definitely an existence comparable to the four great divine craftsmen of the Yu Yu Realm!"

"The Black Knife Ancestor is extraordinary, how can you know ......" Xiao Tianhe thought to himself.

"Thinking of the sharp and clear consciousness that suddenly broke into my mind before the Nether, I dare to conclude that the master who opened the cross-border passage should be of the same level as the master who forged the eighteen peerless demon swords, and the two are mortal enemies!" said the demon lord excitedly.

Xiao Tianhe recalled what the Black Sword Patriarch's soul had said before it was disappearing: The White Sword Patriarch consumed a small half of his soul to open the passage between the Yu Yu Realm and the Great Red Realm, and many sword immortals came to the lower realm one after another. It turned out that they all received the consciousness of the White Sword Patriarch before they went to the lower realm, which was exactly the same as the process of the Black Sword Patriarch extraditing the Heavenly Flame Continent to the Blue Dragon Continent. The demon lord can guess so much, and he can be regarded as a talent.

Suddenly, Xiao Tianhe's heart was shocked, and the demon lord deliberately mentioned the "two masters", so that he finally guessed why the demon lord had reserved the blue yuan stone!

"You have such great ambitions, you actually want to get involved in the Qinglong Continent!" Xiao Tianhe stared at the demon lord's eyes, word by word.

"Hahaha! You're right! Since there are eighteen magic swords in the Heavenly Flame Continent, there must be an immortal sword forged by another master in the 'Blue Dragon Continent'! In this way, before the Great War of Immortals and Demons, the whereabouts of the group of demon cultivators who suddenly disappeared from the Heavenly Flame Continent will naturally be clear!"

"You know that you can't cross the misty sea area, so you can only choose two other ways to reach the Qinglong Continent: either pass through the extreme north, or bypass the vast ocean! And these two methods must have enough yuan power to support! When you reach the Qinglong Continent full of spiritual energy, with your identity as a sword immortal, you are even more like a fish in water, and after you get the peerless immortal sword, you can use the peerless fairy sword to fight against the peerless magic sword, just destroy a peerless magic knife, then you will be free from the threat of death forever!

The Dragon Continent and the Heavenly Flame Continent are all under your control, and you will be able to become the first person in the Great Red Realm!" Xiao Tianhe listed all the speculations in his heart in one breath, and as he spoke, he was also shocked by the bold and arrogant thoughts of the Demon Lord!

"Papapa", the demon lord actually applauded, and he exclaimed: "That's right, that's right! Every word you say is exactly what I think! Haha, it's good to cooperate with smart people, one point is clear, I really didn't misread you! When the time comes, the Heavenly Flame Continent will belong to you, the Qinglong Continent will belong to me, and you and I will share the world of this Great Red Realm, wouldn't it be nice and beautiful!"

Xiao Tianhe smiled indifferently: "It's a pity, you still misjudged me." I will never go along with you. The Qinglong Continent is my cherished hometown, and the Heavenly Flame Continent is the fertile land I love, how can I allow you to act recklessly? Lan Yuanshi, there are only two of them!" With that, he got up angrily and smashed the table with one palm, and the cloth bag fell to the ground, revealing the crystal blue beads inside.

The demon lord looked at the cloth bag and shook his head again and again: "You will definitely regret it!"

"If I promise you, I will regret it for the rest of my life! Instead of being timid, it is better to fight hard! Brother Chu, Brother Ao, the time for a decisive battle has come!" Xiao Tianhe roared loudly. This is an agreement made by the three of them in advance, and they will start to act with the number of slapping the table!

The room was small and not suitable for fighting, Xiao Tianhe jumped from the window to the courtyard, Chu Yuanhui was rushing with his sword, but he didn't see Ao Jianwei. Looking back, the demon lord calmly opened the door and walked out, as if he had already made up his mind.

"Hmph, in fact, from the beginning of your entry into the four ghost towns, I knew that you had brought a helper. The Demon Lord was triumphant.

"Impossible! Your spiritual sense will never cover such a wide area!" Chu Yuanhui shouted, waving the immortal sword in his hand that was so dim that it was almost invisible.

"Spiritual ...... Hahaha!" The demon lord laughed heartily, "I have Meng Zhangpei, do I still need any spiritual sense?"

Xiao Tianhe's heart couldn't help but "chuckle" and sank, the secret path was not good, could it be that he had unknowingly entered the Meng Zhang realm?

The Demon Lord seemed to have guessed what he was thinking: "Don't worry, the Meng Zhang Realm has long been connected by me to the Core Mountain Domain. But this is my abode outside the core, and of course it has to be absolutely safe. I have laid out a magic circle, which can be connected with Meng Zhangpei, and you have just entered the magic circle. Although the circle has no attack effect, it has increased my perception range a lot. Aren't you curious, where is the demon clan that came with you?"

As soon as the demon lord's voice fell, he saw that in the distance behind him, two points of light, one gold and one green, rushed quickly, the dense sound of gold and iron resonating became louder and louder, and the two of them got closer and closer.

Previously, for the sake of insurance, Chu Yuanhui and Ao Jianwei hid on the east and west sides of the hut respectively. It turned out that the demon lord had already sensed the abnormality and expected that Xiao Tianhe would be unfavorable to him.

Shi Haoming was obviously obedient to the Demon Lord, and he was ruthless in every move, and even Xiao Tianhe felt dazzled when he saw the speed of his shot. Ao Jianwei's knife skills are also exquisite, and he does not fall behind in the fight with Shi Haoming. The two of them fought farther and farther away, turning into two points of light in the night on the other side.

"What if you notice it, look at the sword!" Chu Yuanhui raised his sword and stabbed straight at the demon lord, the demon lord slashed his hands in front of his chest, and a slender thin knife appeared in his hand, and Chu Yuanhui's sword blade was piercing the blade.

Xiao Tianhe's first reaction was-Luanfeng Knife! The demon lord is Beitangchun, and Luanfengdao is Beitangchun's blade. can take a closer look, this knife is clearly different from the appearance of the Luan Feng knife in the "Magic Knife List" that Xiao Tianhe had seen before!

Since it is not the Luanfeng Knife, what kind of knife is it? Is it Soul Extermination, Snow Drink, Tiger Wings, or Dragon Sparrow, Miao Zu? Or is it the world's number one magic knife-Ming Hong Knife? The core of the six strongest magic knives, it is possible for the demon lord to bring out any of them.

Chu Yuanhui's swordsmanship is estimated to be not much worse than the Demon Lord, but his immortal sword is definitely not comparable to the peerless Demon Sword. Thinking of this, Xiao Tianhe was puzzled again, the demon lord was originally a sword immortal in the nether realm, how good can the sword technique be? Even if he has practiced the sword technique skillfully for hundreds of years, without the support of Xuan Li, he is only confused, and he doesn't know what the demon lord's intention is to use the sword against the sword.

Chu Yuanhui couldn't stab it, and the follow-up sword moves hit the demon lord like a storm, and the faint red sword light spread in the air, each of his moves was very fast, but it seemed that he didn't make any effort lightly, but when he was blocked by the thin knife, the sonorous sound and the sputtering sparks clearly confirmed the strength of each move and every style. Xia Yu Xia Yu, Red Xia Fei Yu. Chu Yuanhui's name is taken from the characteristics of his swordsmanship.

The Demon Lord's eyes were as sharp as an eagle's bird, calmly responding to all of Chu Yuanhui's attacks. But he only used the conventional method of connecting, dialing, resisting, and racking, and did not use the knife technique, let alone the sword technique. When out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Xiao Tianhe swinging his knife and jumping over, the demon lord was finally ready to move seriously!

I saw him take a step back, his right foot drew an arc and stood still, his left foot retracted his toes, his upper body was lightly prostrate, his hands were raised horizontally, and in an instant, his tortuous right leg bounced straight, and the person was like a meteor falling in the night, and his body turned at a low altitude and flashed under Chu Yuanhui's sword and Xiao Tianhe's knife. Xiao Tianhe remembered that in the labyrinth pass of the Dongqi Palace of the Fengyun Conference, Huang Tianyuan's body technique was exquisite, and it was even better than the "Dragon Swimming Body Method" created by his mother Ye Congyun!

After the demon lord dodged the distance, he slashed on the ground with a knife on the spot, and with a crisp "click", the blade of the knife shattered, and several fragments shot towards Chu and Xiao with a sharp wind whistle. The two of them couldn't dodge, and a few shards easily cut through their clothes, leaving a few bloody wounds.

"Since you toast and don't eat and drink, don't blame me for being ruthless!" The demon lord rushed towards Chu Yuanhui at a speed that was not much slower than the burst shards, and Xiao Tianhe was about to step forward to help, but three figures suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking the way.