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

Chen Subaru pointed to a flame crystal in the ear room and said: "Among the flame crystals here, there is one with a very different color. If I am right, it was a flame crystal specially carried by the monks of the Ghost Temple for use as a barrier stone. stone."

Xue'er had previously only used her spiritual sense to explore, but now she entered the ear room to observe with the naked eye, and she found that the color of a flame spar was different from other spar.

Chen Subaru looked around the courtyard, used his spiritual power to open the door to the guest rooms in the courtyard, and said to Xue'er, "See for yourself what is hidden in these guest rooms."

Although Xueer scanned these guest rooms with her spiritual sense, she found no useful clues. Now when she stepped into the room, she was surprised to find that the guest room was covered with animal skins and demon bones.

Xueer walked out of the guest room with a confused look on her face. When Chen Subaru saw this, he said, "Are you surprised? These bones should be the remains of demon soldiers. They were not that long ago, but there is no trace of spiritual energy left."

Xueer nodded in agreement.

Chen Subaru continued: "This is the terrifying thing about the demon flame stone. The soul it absorbs will be brought into the barrier together with all the spiritual power in the monk's spirit body, making the soul unable to realize that it has been separated from the spirit body, and even if these monks After discovering the truth, they will not be able to return to the spirit bodies without spiritual power. As time goes by, those spirit bodies that have lost their spiritual power will soon turn into bones due to scavenging creatures. It can be seen that, Even these demon soldiers can't resist the soul-stirring power of the demon flame stone. They are slightly stronger than the human race and can still leave their skin."

Xue'er asked uneasily: "Master, if Xue'er encounters the demon flame stone, will her soul be taken away too?"

Chen Subaru pondered for a long time and replied: "Probably not. Previously, the body used the magic weapon field to resist the soul-stirring technique. Now thinking about it, it should be the power of two laws that competes. The demon flame stone cannot be controlled before it forms a complete body. The overflow of the power of the law will absorb all the surrounding souls indiscriminately, but for monks who can use the power of the law, it loses its effectiveness. "

Chen Subaru glanced at the front hall and said in a solemn tone: "The piles in the big room in this courtyard are all demon bones. And the guest rooms in the outer hall are probably piled up like mountains of human bones."

Xue'er did not go to the outer hall to verify, because she had already confirmed Chen Subaru's speculation from the demon bones in the courtyard. She returned to Chen Subaru and said softly: "Master, Xue'er still has doubts."

Chen Subaru looked at Xue'er. Her white dress was beautiful and elegant, which made him feel happy every time he saw her. He smiled and replied: "Just listen to what I have to say first. If you have any doubts later, it's not too late to tell me."

Xueer nodded slightly.

Chen Subaru continued to explain: "The barrier constructed by these flame crystal stones is very wide. Even if there is only one, it is enough to cover the entire courtyard. The timing of the ghost temple monks' placement of these stones must take a certain amount of time. They chose this place because of this The inn is dilapidated and few people pay attention to it, and the publicity of the wine shop opposite easily distracts attention.

"The proprietress and the guys at the inn may be the first victims. If they go out, they will only be regarded as blood food by the monster soldiers. Therefore, the ghost monks did not inform them of the danger of the stones, because even the ghost monks themselves , will also lose the spirit body immediately after setting the stone.

"During the time when the flame crystals and demon flame stones were being arranged, demon soldiers should have been wreaking havoc in Shuangxi Town. Judging from the number of corpses in these big houses, there should be hundreds of demon soldiers who died here.

"The demon soldiers are extremely cruel to the human race, but they did not completely destroy the entire Shuangxi Town. This is probably because the demon flame stone turned all mortals into Yin spirits in advance. In the process of fighting against the Yin spirits, the demon soldiers also gradually lost The spirit body was sucked into the barrier."

Chen Subaru gently asked Xue'er: "What kind of activities do you think the souls of the monks who were pulled into the barrier with their spiritual power will do here?"

Xueer looked around, and after some reasoning, she came up with a seemingly absurd answer: "They can't always be cleaning here, right?"

Chen Subaru smiled slightly and replied: "That's about it. Under the influence of the demon flame stone, they acted as the owner, waiters, and guests of the inn. Then, one by one, they were swallowed by the demon flame stone."

Xue'er shifted her gaze to the flame crystal in the ear room. After a moment of silence, she asked Chen Subaru: "Master, someone seems to have rearranged the place here?"

Chen Subaru nodded and confirmed: "Yes, after those ghost temple monks entered the inn, they must have placed the stones in a more spacious room. After absorbing enough souls, the later ones stacked the finished flame crystal stones in the wing room. . These people also lifted the enchantment of the flame crystals, otherwise the scope of the wards created by so many flame crystals may arouse the suspicion of the demon clan. "

Xueer then speculated: "Master, these finishers should have appeared shortly after all the demon soldiers in Shuangxi Town were sucked into the mouth."

Chen Subaru thought for a moment and suggested: "Then maybe we should ask the people in Shuangxi Taoist Temple."

Although Xueer's consciousness can cover the entire Shuangxi Town, she did not notice anything abnormal in Shuangxi Town.

Chen Subaru looked at the ear room where the flame crystal was placed, and then motioned for Xueer to go to the Taoist temple together.

Xue'er asked reluctantly: "Master, aren't we taking these crystals away?"

Chen Subaru replied: "Don't worry, the mortals outside have obviously heard about the weirdness here and don't dare to come in easily. Those who have the courage to come in will only spread more terrifying rumors to these refugees after seeing the scene in the guest room at the door." News. Those who cleaned up here did not take away these crystals. We have to figure out the situation first before making a decision."

Hearing this, Xueer felt that his point of view was quite reasonable, so she snapped her fingers, and saw all the doors including the penthouse closed in response, and then an imperceptible spiritual seal quietly fell.

Chen Subaru couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Xue'er's methods were becoming more and more diverse now, and in comparison, his ability to open and close doors seemed a bit inferior. There was no strange look on his face, he just quietly led Xueer towards Shuangxi Taoist Temple.

They did not use escape techniques, but chose to walk. Since Xue'er's telepathy with Chen Subaru became even closer after her level was improved, Chen Subaru's awkward emotions were also conveyed to Xue'er in a timely manner, making her walk behind Chen Subaru along the way, and she couldn't help but snicker secretly from time to time.

At the same time, Chen Subaru could also sense Xueer's emotional changes. He pretended to examine the ruins around him and said in a calm tone: "Xue'er, as a sword spirit, you don't actually need to transform and follow me on foot."

Upon hearing this, Xue'er danced around Chen Subaru like a little fairy, and then replied with a smile: "Master, don't you like Xue'er's company like this?"

Chen Subaru still responded expressionlessly on the surface: "Naughty."

However, even though he said this, his love for Xueer could not be concealed in his eyes, and this emotion was inadvertently passed on to Xueer. Therefore, she still maintained her transformed body and followed Chen Subaru silently.

With Chen Subaru and Xue'er's profound cultivation, even if they walked, the time from the inn to the Taoist temple did not take too long. When they arrived at the Taoist temple, they found that the appearance here was much bleaker than the inn. It could almost be described as dilapidated.

If the location of the Taoist temple in his memory didn't match this place, he simply couldn't imagine that this ruins had once been a solemn Taoist temple.

Xueer stared blankly at the almost razed building ruins in front of her, and asked doubtfully: "Master, are you sure this is where it is?"

Chen Subaru walked to the location that was once the gate of the Taoist temple, used his sword energy to cut a path, and then said, "If I hadn't sensed something familiar, I wouldn't have thought there would be anything unusual here."

Xueer blinked and asked curiously: "What is it?"

Chen Subaru replied: "The contact code of the ghost temple."

After saying that, he began to use his spiritual consciousness to sense the direction and clear a path.

Xue'er followed Chen Subaru and asked curiously: "Master, we can fly over and get it directly. If it is a very small place, Xue'er can also use the sword to enter and explore."

Chen Subaru smiled faintly and said: "Of course I know, but the code should be underground. It is not a temporary code. You must get close to decipher it. If I rashly force the ground to open, I'm afraid the code will be destroyed."

Xueer suddenly understood and stopped talking. She just followed Chen Subaru, sometimes using ice spells to help Chen Subaru strengthen some walls that had just been cleared but might collapse at any time.

Chen Subaru curiously observed Xue'er's use of ice spells. The new spells Xue'er mastered were obviously not evolved from pure attack spells such as ice cone. He couldn't help but ask: "Xue'er, you mentioned mastering it before. I have new abilities, is this ice spell one of them?”

Xue'er replied: "Master, that's not the case. If the spells are not learned before, they cannot be understood simply by improving the realm. These new spells were directly passed on to me after Bing'er awakened."

Chen Subaru's curiosity became more and more intense, and he asked: "Bing'er fell into deep sleep not long after she woke up. How do you communicate?"

Xue'er replied with a smile: "Master, Bing'er and I are one to some extent, and the telepathy between us is much stronger than with you. If Bing'er wants to teach me anything, just Just a thought, no words needed.”

Chen Subaru inquired further: "Did Binger tell you anything else?"

Xue'er shook her head: "No more. Bing'er told me that I have a high affinity for ice spells, but there is nothing recorded in Tianbing swordsmanship except ice cone skills, so she taught me some practical ice skills. Let me slowly understand the magic technique. What I just used is only a preliminary understanding. It will take time to fully understand the knowledge taught by Bing'er. "

Chen Subaru felt a little puzzled. After carving out a new path, he asked as he walked: "Are all sword spirits like this, or are you the only one who can skip the practice of basic skills and directly cast high-level specialized skills? "