The system asked me, a weak woman, to challenge a saint

Chen Subaru cautiously asked: "Xue'er, how are you sure that she is reborn and not your split personality?"

Xue'er replied: "It's easy to distinguish. I don't have any feeling of being divided. The memory and skills are the same as before, just because I have learned new abilities after being promoted. But Bing'er has mastered many things that I have never been exposed to. Master, many of my techniques were taught by you personally, so how could I perform techniques that I have never seen before for no reason?

"What's more, when we appeared before, Master, you should have been able to feel that we can be two completely different individuals."

Chen Subaru was full of doubts about Bing'er's appearance, but Xue'er himself couldn't fully understand this matter. He could only wait for Xue'er to have new insights or Bing'er to wake up to solve the mystery.

Judging from what Xue'er knows, since Murong Xue's remnant soul can be "resurrected" by the sword of life and death, is it possible for Chen Subaru himself to be "resurrected" as well? Perhaps, he has been resurrected...

Chen Subaru flew with chaotic thoughts, passing through the lake formed by the spiritual tide, passing by the strange battlefield where the armies of Fox Twenty-three and Gu Yixin clashed, and also passed by Fuling County, which once stationed the Ningzhou coalition forces but is now abandoned. Camp.

It wasn't until he saw a familiar town that he was able to restrain those messy thoughts.

Shuangxi Town, in his memory, his body, Xiao Ling, traveled here when he was in the Concentration Realm. This is the starting point of her travels in Yizhou and the end of her travels in Dajin.

Returning to Shuangxi Town, everything has changed, and the disputes in the world have long since disappeared. At that time, the phantom of the saint appeared in the world, and the demon soldiers of the saint tribe were at their peak. This place happened to be within the scope of the first batch of demon soldiers to be purged.

Today's Shuangxi Town is in dilapidated condition. What is surprising is that there are still human beings gathering here.

Chen Subaru did not deliberately hide his aura and flew directly into this deserted town. A swordsman descended from the sky, causing the people wandering the streets to hide like beggars. But to Chen Subaru, these people were simply "chasing and hiding in front of ghosts."

The moment Chen Subaru set foot on Shuangxi Town, his consciousness had already scanned the land carefully. Most of the residents in the town were dying mortals, but a few targets caught his attention. Therefore, he did not fly directly over the ruined town, but chose to land.

He first came to the small inn where the main body once lived. The wine shop next to it had been reduced to ruins, and the gate towers of the other buildings seemed to be about to collapse at any time. However, this small inn is surprisingly well-preserved. Although its former appearance is also very dilapidated, it is particularly eye-catching in contrast to the severely damaged buildings around it.

Chen Subaru's consciousness did not find any signs of life in the building, but he noticed some interesting things. He opened the door gently and stepped into the familiar yet deserted inn, as if the enthusiastic landlady would come out to greet him at any time. However, a moment later, it turned out that his consciousness had not misled him, and there was indeed no one here.

At this time, Xue'er's voice sounded in his ears: "Master, someone seems to be taking care of it here."

Chen Subaru looked around and nodded in agreement: "Yes, this place looks like an uninhabited inn. The layout is almost the same as in the main body's memory, and many items are still covered with dust. However, the various conditions here remain the same. Abnormal. Imagine that even if the demon soldiers ignored this building, how could the displaced people give up such a superior shelter? "

He did not enter the guest rooms on either side of the front hall, but went directly to the backyard.

Stepping into the backyard, Chen Subaru couldn't help but chuckle and said with emotion: "Times have changed, but not a single weed has grown here. This shows that the people who take care of it are also very attentive."

In the backyard, there are three large rooms and the kitchen, while the hut is located on the side of the street outside the back door. There is a large room on the west side, which is the residence of the proprietress. The side room is filled with sundries. Of the remaining two large rooms, one and a half were converted into guest rooms, and the other half was used as a resting place for the employees.

Chen Subaru ignored the guest room and went straight to the wing of the landlady's residence. Staring at the door that showed slight fluctuations in spiritual energy, he smiled and said, "The answer may lie here."

Before he finished speaking, Liangyi Tianbing Sword flew into Chen Subaru's palm. He knocked lightly on the door, without using his sword energy and sword intention. The spiritual power that bound the wooden door shattered, the door shaft creaked, and the wooden door slowly opened.

The light in the room is blocked, making it difficult for eyesight to penetrate, as if there is an unknown obstruction.

Chen Subaru used the spiritual sword intention released by the Liangyi Tianbing Sword. Following the guidance of his spiritual consciousness, the sword intention turned into a dense net, circling and interweaving in the ear room. With the rotation of the sword, the mysterious power was completely dispelled.

As light poured in, Chen Subaru saw what was in the room and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Flame Crystal!"

Entering the penthouse, the room full of flame crystals is unbelievable.

Xue'er felt Chen Subaru's astonishment and asked curiously: "Master, what exactly is the Flame Crystal?"

Chen Subaru answered: "This stone can grow, gather into piles, and induce people to enter hallucinations. It was originally called the demon flame stone and liked to devour ghosts. Now these are grown flame crystal stones that can give ghosts something like a spiritual body." For monks, the body can also change the attributes of the spirit body. I thought that the crystal mine had been destroyed by the invasion of the demon clan, but unexpectedly there was such a pure crystal stone hidden here."

Xueer used her spiritual sense to carefully explore these flame crystals, but did not find anything unusual. The stones appear to be just like ordinary stones, except for the attractive red glow on their surface.

Chen Subaru pondered for a moment, with a smile of sudden realization on his face, and said: "Now I probably understand."

Xue'er asked curiously: "Master, what do you understand?"

Chen Subaru left the ear room, looked at the sky, and then said to Xue'er in the courtyard: "The main body once conducted an expedition locally and went deep into the flame stone mine. I was in it at the time, so naturally I didn't have any extra thoughts to think about it. Mystery. Xueer, you may not know that this flame crystal is actually something forbidden by heaven."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xue'er, in a fluttering white dress, had already transformed and came to his side, staring at Chen Subaru mischievously.

Chen Subaru noticed her arrival and saw Xue'er standing tall and graceful in a pure white dress. He was amazed and a little surprised, so he asked: "Xue'er, Bing'er..."

Xue'er bowed slightly and saluted, and replied with a smile: "Master, you may not have noticed that your spiritual power supply has stopped. My purification process has been completed long ago, and now I am just waiting for Bing'er to wake up on her own."

Since the spiritual power required by Xue'er was far less than one-third of Chen Subaru's Qi Hai's automatic recovery, he did not pay too much attention to this matter. It wasn't until Xue'er mentioned it that Chen Subaru suddenly realized it.

He asked: "Xue'er, will you always appear in this image in the future?"

When Xueer heard this, a trace of disappointment flashed in her eyes, and she asked, "Master, doesn't he like this new image?"

Chen Subaru smiled and replied: "How come? No matter what appearance you are, I like you. However, we often need to go through the battlefield of life and death. You always appeared as a child before, but you made me look like an evil cultivator."

Xue'er covered her face with the hem of her skirt, and with a hint of mischief in her shyness, she smiled and said, "Xue'er is indeed reckless. Master, you just mentioned that flame crystals are forbidden by the law of heaven, but Xue'er did not realize that the law of heaven has Any sign of punishment."

Chen Subaru replied: "Well, what we just cracked was the barrier built by these crystal stones. And these crystal stones themselves still have natural power, which is enough to block the perception of heaven. When you used your spiritual sense to explore just now, Did you find anything unusual?”

Xue'er's smart eyes shone with curiosity: "Except for the flame-like red light, I didn't find anything special. They look like ordinary stones."

Chen Subaru smiled and explained: "That's right. I tried to restore the situation at that time. Before the large-scale invasion of the saints, there may have been ghost temple monks, oh, that is, the local monks who had previously explored with the main body. They were transferred urgently The entire rock vein. I guess that these rock veins are the important source of materials that the local monks have been able to resist the demon soldiers to this day."

Xueer Bingxue was smart. She looked around and put forward her own conjecture: "According to the master's reasoning, the invasion of the Holy Clan should have caught those ghost temple monks off guard. They must have paid a huge price in order to move the rock veins. Therefore. , there are monks who have wandered into this Shuangxi Town. What I don’t understand is, if they came with flame crystals, why did they leave these crystals here and disappear without a trace? "

Chen Subaru shook his head, thought for a moment, and said, "Xue'er, your analysis is correct. The monks from the Ghost Temple dispersed and evacuated after transferring the rock veins, but the monks who came to Shuangxi Town brought not only flame crystals, but also a large number of The demon flame stone."

"Demon flame stone?" Xue'er looked at Chen Subaru curiously and continued to ask, "Aren't they themselves in danger by carrying those unformed stones?"

Chen Subaru sighed deeply and replied: "They have been studying these ores for a long time, and they naturally know the dangers of the demon flame stones. However, they have no choice, because they are the dead soldiers who are used to lure away the demon soldiers."

After hearing this, Xue'er's eyes showed shock, and Chen Subaru continued to explain: "Do you know why the flame spar is regarded as forbidden by heaven? Because it can change the properties of the spirit body, which is a challenge to heaven. But not The fully formed demon flame stone is even worse. Before it swallows the monk's soul, it will first draw the soul into the barrier and enslave it, and then slowly assimilate it before completely swallowing the souls of mortals who will not be swallowed. Outside the barrier formed by the flame crystal, he becomes an inescapable ghost."

Xue'er asked in disbelief: "Master, do you mean that Shuangxi Town had turned into a ghost town before the demon soldiers invaded?"

Chen Subaru shook his head and replied: "Probably not. The demon soldiers came to Shuangxi Town following the traces of these ghost temple monks. This process should have happened at the same time."