Chapter 8 The Barley City

Yuanlan Continent, Qingli City. A hundred years ago, it was a large herb-producing city in the Yuanlan Continent, and most of the herbs produced here were herbs that could be washed and advanced, and the price was high, but it was really good. A few years ago, a group of spirits who had come to buy herbs from a fake caravan came here, and it became a desolate place. Wu Hui walked cautiously on the dilapidated wooden bridge, muttering in her mouth. Wu Hui looked at Wu Hui in front of her, and said impatiently, "What are you muttering, can you cross the bridge with peace of mind?!" Wu Hui immediately stopped when she heard this, and looked back at Wu Hui viciously, "What's the matter with you, it's just that you have a lot of." Mo Yuhui reluctantly brushed past Wu Yan and Wu Hui, "Be quiet, this city has already become unrecognizable, and if we rub here again, we will attract those people." Wu Yan gloated and looked at Wu Hui's appearance that she wanted to continue to have a seizure but couldn't, and couldn't help but be happy. Wu Hui kicked Wu Yan fiercely, and quickly followed the pace of Mo Yuhui and Ouyang Lingxi.

The four of them walked on the road of Qingli City, looking at the desolate and ruined town in front of them, and it was hard to imagine that it was the most prosperous city a hundred years ago. Ouyang Lingxi looked around, there were only a few people in the city, occasionally there were a few stalls still on both sides of the road, and there were also one or two restaurants open. Mo Yuhui looked at such a town, and felt very uncomfortable. The four of them walked to an inn, ordered a few dishes, and were silent. Dancing was uncomfortable, "Hey." Rather, "Say a few words." I can't stand the dull atmosphere the most. Mo Yuhui drank a bowl of fish soup before he spit out his doubts along the way. "I've always been curious, the difference between the Spirit Saint Envoy and the Soul Death, both of them are cultivators, but why, most of the Soul Deaths are like ......this" Ouyang Lingxi paused, and said: "The Spirit Saint Envoy refers to those who have innate spiritual power like us, and the Soul Death refers to those who are not congenitally qualified and have passed the acquired or advanced study, and this kind of people need to use utensils, Spirit beasts and medicines are used to practice, and the cultivation speed is fast, and it is easier to advance than the spirit saint, so it is easy to lead people astray, which is why soul death has become a synonym for evil most of the time. Ouyang Lingxi picked up a piece of chicken and put it in his mouth and savored it.

Wu Hui held the bowl and fell into deep thought, and it took a long time to come back to her senses, she looked at Ouyang Lingxi and asked, "Then do you know that there is an organization for this kind of misguided soul death?!" I heard that there are twelve great protectors in it, and it is rumored that the cultivation methods of soul deaths in it are terrifying, and one of them is to use the unborn fetus for cultivation. Ouyang Lingxi frowned, "What you are talking about, I'm afraid it's Kui Palace, Kui Palace is not the only organization of evil souls, but it is indeed the most well-known." Mo Yuhui put down his chopsticks, "Why did you suddenly think of this?!" Mo Yuhui looked at the sudden silence of the Wu brothers and sisters, suddenly remembered something, and realized that he had lost his words. "I'm sorry, I heard..."Ouyang Lingxi looked at the three people with a strange atmosphere, and couldn't help but arouse his curiosity, but he was embarrassed to ask more questions when he saw the three of them like this. He continued to eat on his own. "It's fine. Wu Hui pretended to pick up the chopsticks easily, picked up the vegetables and ate them, while Wu Hui stroked Wu Hui's head with her hand.

The innkeeper came over with a pot of wine, while the shopkeeper looked at the door mysteriously, and then closed the door of the inn. "What's the matter?" Ouyang Lingxi continued to eat, and didn't even raise his head to look at Xiao Er and the shopkeeper with a flattering face, while the other three looked at the shopkeeper and Xiao Er in front of them vigilantly. "Don't worry about the four guest officers, the four of you are cultivators. Mo Yuhui replied lightly, "Yes." After listening, the shopkeeper and Xiao Er knelt on the ground with a plop, "Ask the four heroes to save Qingli City." Wu Yan got up from his chair and helped the two of them to stand up, "Can I trouble you to call the matter of Qingli City?!" The shopkeeper looked nervously at the closed door and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Ten years ago, a caravan came to our barley city, and they said that they had come to the barley city to buy precious herbs to refine pills and sell them. For Qingli City, countless caravans would come here every day to buy medicinal herbs, but that caravan was different, they bought the largest trading house in the city as soon as they came, and they also monopolized the purchase of most medicinal herbs. The shopkeeper took the tea sent by Xiao Er and drank it all, "At first, everyone didn't think there was anything bad, after all, only if there was money to take, what difference did it make who was in charge?! But later, the nightmare began, they began to recruit a large number of people in the city, and the treatment was very rich, many people went, but in the end no one came back." One day, one of them came out of the firm, and he ran around telling everyone that the caravan was not an ordinary firm, but a group of souls. And they recruited a large number of people in order to carry out terrible experiments. The shopkeeper began to choke up when he said this. After listening to this, Wu Hui felt very uncomfortable, and she was very uncomfortable.

Xiao Er comforted the shopkeeper and continued, "Later, the matter was revealed, in order to prevent the people in the city from going out, they laid an enchantment for the entire town, and they could only enter but not exit. Many people who want to go out and ask for help have been made into human wax by them. At night, he wanders around the city, biting people when he sees them. And the people in the trading house, knowing that the matter had been exposed, became even more unscrupulous, and every day people were thrown into the valley behind by them. After hearing this, Wu Yan became puzzled, "Valley, is there anything they made in the valley?" Xiao Er's legs began to tremble uncontrollably, and he collapsed to the ground, his face was pale, "Eyes... A lot... A lot of eyes..."Ouyang Lingxi's mind flashed the appearance of a spirit beast, but he quickly denied it.

"The monster had a lot of eyes on its head, and a lot of human heads on its back and belly, all of which were the heads of those who had been recruited, and it was like all four-limbed animals, and its forelimbs were like the claws of an eagle, and its hind limbs were like the claws of a tiger. It has three tails, the tail is particularly thick, and there is a mouth on it...... "Listening to the description of the shopkeeper, everyone present shivered in their hearts and was terrified. "How do you know in such detail?!" Wu Yan asked as he looked at the shopkeeper with some suspicion. "That's what I saw. "Upstairs walked a man in a cloth coat and straw sandals. "The whole town has been enclosed by them, and the inhabitants of the city have no way to communicate with the outside world. I tried to start with their territory and see if I could find anything, but in the end I failed. The man looked at his empty left hand.

Mo Yuhui touched the soup bowl that was already cold, thoughtfully. "You are also a spiritual messenger, and for them you are the most obvious outlier. It's like for us, it's easy to tell who is a dead soul by feeling. Ouyang Lingxi poured a glass of wine and drank it lightly. Wu Hui looked at Ouyang Lingxi incredulously, "Why?!" Mo Yuhui stood up and walked to the door, "Because soul deaths are different from spirit envoys, they are not born with spiritual power, so spiritual power is not pure. To put it simply, it is congenital deficiency. It's like a disabled person and an ordinary person, you can easily see at a glance that he is incomplete. After listening to this, Wu Hui whispered, "No wonder, sometimes I get along with some people, and I always have a very strange feeling." Ouyang Lingxi looked at Mo Yuhui, who suddenly became serious, and closed his eyes for spiritual breath. "Not good. Everyone, come here. When everyone heard Ouyang Lingxi's words, they quickly came to Ouyang Lingxi's side, Ouyang Lingxi's hands quickly sealed, and the snake bracelet also glowed with a bright green light.

The door was rudely kicked open, and standing at the door was a tall strong man and a little girl who looked no more than six or seven years old, the little girl sat on the shoulders of the strong man, shaking her feet, "It's so boring, you run so fast, you don't play with me." The immature voice could not hide the chilling tone. Ouyang Lingxi closed his eyes and used his spiritual power to observe the pair of uninvited guests. The girl's cultivation is a mid-level witch of the soul, and the strong man, obviously, is a personal wax. "That girl's name is Blood Bell, don't be fooled by her appearance, she's not much older than us. The man in the cloth shirt looked at the two men in the doorway, and said to himself what he knew, "She also removed one of my arms." Her weapon is a bell, and the entire town is powered by her bells. The two people at the door turned to leave, Ouyang Ling's hand towards the back of the two people leaving at the door, chanting a spell in his mouth, and then the snake bracelet began to glow with a red light, flying towards the back of the two.

"My name is Liu Ya, and I am also a spiritual envoy, but I am all on my own. Liu Ya stood opposite Ouyang Lingxi, looking at the snake bracelet on Ouyang Lingxi's wrist with interest. Ouyang Lingxi walked to the door, looked up at the sky, then looked at both sides of the street, and then closed his eyes for spiritual breath. "He ......" Liu Ya pointed at Ouyang Lingxi in confusion and looked at the other three companions. "He's like that, don't worry about him, let's sort things out first. Wu Yan grabbed Liu Ya, pressed him to sit down next to the table, and then sat down next to Liu Ya. "Judging from the current situation, if things are not resolved, we will not be able to get out. Mo Yuhui poured a glass of wine, rubbing his hands against the glass. Wu Hui unconsciously hugged herself into a ball, "Let's rest first, and I'll go and explore the trading house and the valley in the evening." Ouyang Lingxi walked towards everyone, "I have laid an enchantment in this inn, as long as you don't go out, you won't be discovered." Ryu Ya looked up at the young man in front of him. "Who are you?!The other party's strength is stronger than everyone we are here, how can your enchantment cover us?!" Ouyang Lingxi didn't answer, but walked straight upstairs and returned to his room.

The shopkeeper and Xiao Er brought a few more dishes and removed the original dishes, "Guest officer, use it slowly." Your food and lodging here these days are all mine. Mo Yuhui said thank you and silently drank the wine from the wine glass he was holding. "He's going alone, won't you stop you?! It's not so easy to get in and out. Liu Ya said worriedly. "Don't worry, he is the one who entered the Yang Death Palace in this year's Seven Absolute Selections. Wu Yan said casually, and after Liu Ya heard it, he felt a little more admiration for this person named Ouyang Lingxi.

As Liu Ya said, it was impossible for Ouyang Lingxi to create an enchantment with his own ability without being guessed through by the other party, so he did not use his own ability to lay down the enchantment, but used the spiritual power of the snake bracelet to lay the enchantment. He didn't know how far the snake bracelet's ability could go, maybe as Nangong Xiao said, he didn't use all the spiritual skills of the snake bracelet. Ouyang Lingxi opened the "Heavenly Fire Cold Light" and began the first step of cultivation.

It was night, and there was no one walking around the streets in the barley city, and none of the streets were empty, and not even a single one was lit up. Ouyang Lingxi stood quietly on the roof, looking in the direction of the valley. The leaves made a rustling sound in the wind, but they didn't blow a corner of Ouyang Lingxi's clothes. Thinking of the monster described by the shopkeeper, Ouyang Lingxi felt that this trip to Hongling was not just to hunt red-winged birds, Nangong Xiao was hiding something from him, or rather, it was the seven masters who were hiding something.

Inside the Zhuhan Auditorium in the Bamboo Forest Courtyard of Wuling Garden. Mo Ziyu woke up from her nightmare again, it was more than two months since she had been here. For more than two months, in addition to practicing the spells taught by the lord Lin Youlan, she also had to try to connect spirits and find the merman lock when the moon was full. Mo Ziyu stood up, soothed his muscles, pushed open the door and walked out. Mo Ziyu closed the door and carefully observed the door of the Zhuhan Auditorium, when he came to apprentice, the door had already been opened, so he didn't observe much of what was on the door of the auditorium. Whether it was the surprise when he saw it for the first time or the shock when he looked at it again, Mo Ziyu's heart gushed out the craftsmanship of the carver. "How is your body today?" Lin Youlan slowly landed on the ground, walked to Mo Ziyu's side and asked. The tone was cold, and there was no trace of emotion. "Back to being the master, Ziyu is much better. ...... tomorrow night" Before Mo Ziyu finished speaking, Lin Youlan interrupted her, "No need for tomorrow night." The Seven Absolute sent someone to Hongling to catch a red-winged bird for you to help you complete the Lianling Array. So starting tomorrow night, you should practice the magic first. Lin Youlan's wrist moved, and the door of the auditorium slowly opened.

"Be the Lord. Ziyu has something unclear. This red-winged bird is not a good species, not to mention the difficulty of catching......" "I know what you're worried about, so far, only the spirit of the red-winged bird can help you find the merman lock." You just have to do what you have to do. Lin Youlan wore a veil and looked intently at the lock array in front of her. Mo Ziyu stepped aside and meditated again into the world of theology. Lin Youlan walked to the center of the magic circle and sat upright, her hands were exchanging and changing, and the spells were stacked layer by layer, and finally turned into a formation and shrouded in the twenty-seven spirit locks. Lin Youlan opened her eyes again, the light in her eyes flickered, and a mark appeared on the pupil of her eye, which was fleeting. Lin Youlan looked up at the operation of the magic circle, if she couldn't find it again, she was afraid that she would not be able to return to the sky. Lin Youlan's heart was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. Hopefully things go well over there.

A dark shadow in the city of Barley City quickly passed between the buildings, but there was no trace of it, as if everything just now was just the wind. Ouyang Lingxi quietly stopped in the courtyard of a certain trading house, and occasionally a few souls walked around patrolling, and there were not many of them. The snake bracelet on his wrist emitted a faint red light, and Ouyang Lingxi hid behind a rockery, carefully observing every layout here. Soon, using the spiritual breath, Ouyang Lingxi found the target of this trip, the Library Pavilion. Ouyang Lingxi skillfully dodged the soul of every patrol and came to the door of the library pavilion. Ouyang Lingxi did not rush in, but climbed onto the eaves and closed his eyes to recuperate. It's time for them to come.

Wu Yan walked around the inn, and Wu Hui ate peanuts one by one. Liu Ya walked to the door, walked back to sit down, poured a glass of wine, and drank it all. Mo Yuhui was meditating on the side, exuding her own aura. Xiao Er brought another pot of wine from the kitchen, "Guest officer, don't worry, try the good wine in our shop." Liu Ya naturally took the wine sent by Xiao Er, and drank it to himself, "Wuyan, don't dangle there, your eyes are going to be spent." Wu Hui stopped holding the peanut rice and supported her head with both hands, "I don't know, what happened to Ouyang Lingxi, if I am also stronger, I can go with him." Wu Yan walked to the door, gently opened a crack in the door and looked out, "That guy, isn't it fast and efficient to do anything?!Why haven't you come here for half an hour?!Is it so far from here to the valley?!" Since the entire inn was in the enchantment under Ouyang Lingxi's cloth, in the eyes of others, the door of this inn was still kicked out like during the day, and the inn was dark and empty. But in reality, it was the illusion of the barrier that was kicked out, and in fact the door of this inn was intact.

Wu Hui looked at Wu Yan listlessly, "Will he go to do something else, I went to look for him before he left, and then chatted for a while to know that the little girl he followed with the snake bracelet seemed to have something that interested him." Mo Yuhui opened his eyes, and the light in his eyes flashed away. Wu Hui came back to her senses suddenly, "Then did he say he found something?!" Wu Hui walked up to Mo Yuhui and squatted down, asking anxiously. "You care about him. "That means, that guy has gone on an extra mission." Really. Wu Yan scratched his head and sat down next to Mo Yuhui.

The little girl who appeared in front of Ouyang Lingxi and the others during the day, Blood Bell, jumped all the way out of the library pavilion, followed by two souls. According to the spiritual breath, the head of this trading house should be the blood bell in front of him. Blood Ling'er closed the door of the library and waved the key on his finger, "Today I feel the breath of four spirit holy envoys, strengthen patrols tonight, and speed up the search for the guy who escaped from the valley before." She commanded with her back to the two attendants behind her. "Yes. The attendant disappeared. "Hmph. Bad guy, how dare you take my stuff. Blood Bell said viciously, her facial features were distorted and deformed, which was very scary. "Who. Blood Ling'er suddenly raised her head and bumped into Ouyang Lingxi's eyes. Ouyang Lingxi secretly said that it was not good, and quickly cast an illusion spell on the blood bell, and before the blood bell could react, Ouyang Lingxi disappeared and escaped into the library pavilion. It's a good thing she hasn't locked the door yet, otherwise it might have been a bit time-consuming. Ouyang Lingxi entered the Library Pavilion and quickly sealed it, placing an enchantment on the entire Library Pavilion. The snake bracelet began to emit a glowing green light, and the snake shadow loomed behind Ouyang Lingxi.

Blood Bell quickly broke the illusion, raised her right hand in the air and made a grasping motion, and in an instant, many bells appeared around her body, and a black vortex appeared in the position of her hand. Blood Bell's eyes turned blood-red, and black markings began to appear around her eyes. "Scattered. With a shrill sound, the bells scattered and filled the entire trading house. "Bad guy, I don't believe it, I can't catch you this time. The blood bell's voice became harsh and rough, without the childlike voice of the day. Ouyang Lingxi breathed a sigh of relief, and finally ended the enchantment's almsgiving when she reacted. "It seems that my ability is still not enough to support me to use your spiritual power for too long. Ouyang Lingxi looked at the snake bracelet on his wrist, this snake bracelet should also belong to a kind of artifact, then, in addition to directly extracting its spiritual power to use, it should also have the functions that other artifacts have. However, that scroll was not complete, and Ouyang Lingxi was unable to practice the technique of the snake bracelet. And the appearance of the snake used in the previous selection is only the simplest kind of spirit summoning technique. It's not a powerful spell, that snake can just roar, swing its head and tail, or look frightening, and suppress the opponent from the momentum.

Ouyang Lingxi looked at the Wei Ling surrounded by Blood Ling'er, and couldn't help but shudder. There were so many nightmare spirits, the grief that rushed to the sky seemed to tear people apart, and the nightmare spirits floated all over the courtyard following the gesture of the blood bell, and Ouyang Lingxi carefully walked around these nightmare spirits. Because they have been discovered by Blood Ling'er, it is almost impossible to use spiritual magic to get out, plus these spirits, they are easily attracted by powerful spiritual power, and the snake bracelet on Ouyang Lingxi's wrist will attract them the most. Blood Ling'er wandered anxiously in the courtyard, her blood-red eyes looking at the beam of the house where Ouyang Lingxi was hiding when he came. Blood Ling'er stretched out his hand and used his spiritual power to touch the spiritual power of Ouyang Ling'er remaining on the beam, and the spiritual power collided with each other, and finally, the spiritual power left by Ouyang Ling'er dissipated the spiritual power of Blood Ling'er. Blood Bell withdrew her hand and was taken aback. Impossible, back then, Ouyang's family was obviously ......

Ouyang Lingxi looked at Blood Ling'er's every move just now, and felt a strangeness, and suddenly, Blood Ling'er's face turned pale, even more terrifying than before. Ouyang Lingxi slowly walked behind Blood Ling'er, only to hear Blood Ling'er muttering: "Ouyang Snake, Ouyang Family's ......" Ouyang Lingxi felt a chill after hearing this, could it be that the destruction of the family still has light with these souls? Ouyang Lingxi's body trembled uncontrollably, and cold sweat slipped quietly. Suddenly, a spirit roared behind Ouyang Lingxi, Ouyang Lingxi felt bad, and he didn't care about anything, he quickly chanted a mantra, and his hands changed rapidly. Suddenly, a snake with three heads and a long green light appeared in the courtyard, and the snake roared, quickly tearing apart the spirit released by the blood bell. Ouyang Lingxi took the opportunity to jump out of the wall and quickly left.

Blood Ling'er watched the dark snake in front of her gradually dissipate, and her heart trembled, and then she laughed. "Interesting, Ouyang's fish that slipped through the net. Although you got the Stygian Serpent, it seems that you don't know how to use it properly, so let Ling'er be the most suitable owner for it. Hee-hee~" The voice is like a child, but it is cold, making people stand unconsciously.