Killing Demons: Upgrading from Calligraphy

It was cold, damp and sticky all over, as if a negative energy was drilling into my body through my pores.

This was Qi Xiu and Hu Tianzong’s first feeling when they entered the land of fallen dragons.

"Such a heavy Yin Qi. An ordinary cultivator would be invaded by the Yin evil once he enters. In the mildest case, he would get seriously ill. In the worst case, the Yin poison would enter his marrow and he would die."

There was a flash of purple in the depths of his eyes, and Qi Xiu slowly scanned the surrounding environment.

Ever since he entered this old forest, he had a vague feeling that many eyes seemed to be on them.

Obscure, cold, and somewhat hostile.

"It seems that a lot of strange creatures are bred here, you..." Qi Xiu, who was about to talk to Hu Tianzong beside him, suddenly fixed his eyes.

Hu Tianzong, who was originally on his left, suddenly disappeared.

But he didn't notice it at all.

He was the only one left in the empty, silent, chilly and freezing forest.

On the other side, Hu Tianzong just turned his head and lost sight of Qi Xiu after looking back.

It has been less than half a quarter of an hour since I stepped into this place where dragons fell.

A strange and mysterious force separated the two people.

"I still underestimated this restricted area."

Slowly turning his eyes, Qi Xiu held up the Dao formula and placed it in front of his chest. He saw a series of identical figures with the same aura walking out from behind him one after another.

"Thank you for your hard work, fellow Taoists."

"good!"

After a response, a group of incarnations transformed into colorful clouds and rushed in all directions. However, just when Qi Xiujing was waiting for the incarnation to report back the news of the investigation.

The contact with the incarnation was interrupted one after another, and no information was sent back.

“Greedy.”

Patting his forehead lightly, Qi Xiu shook his head and chuckled. After realizing that this place where the dragon fell was far more complicated and dangerous than he had imagined, he no longer had the interest to explore it slowly.

After all, he came here with the headmaster to deal with the evil curse of the Nine-Nine Death Banner, not to patrol the mountains and search for treasures.

"Find the person, and then exit first."

Before coming in, Qi Xiu had an agreement with Hu Tianzong that if he found something was not right, he would immediately withdraw and make other plans.

As soon as they came in, the two were separated by an unknown force. The situation was obviously beyond their control. It would be too risky and reckless to force their way forward.

Taking a deep breath, Qi Xiu slowly spread out his palms, and a full moon suddenly appeared. The surging Taiyin Qi swept out, faintly colliding and rubbing against the Yin Qi of this land where dragons fell, and bursting out with wisps of floating purple-black light.

Offering this Yuanshen magic weapon [Big Star Moon] obtained from Yuehai Zhenzun

Qi Xiu clasped his hands together, put his thumb and index finger together, and formed a mysterious seal.

"I respectfully ask for the power of Taiyin Guanghan, and borrow the moonlight to illuminate the sky."

With a light shout, the big star and moon hanging above his head trembled suddenly, and in the dark, the ancient palace standing on the full moon reappeared.

The bright silver light poured down, and the dark aura lingering around was immediately forced to disperse. Layers of scale-like traces that were invisible to the naked eye slowly dissipated.

The next moment, the disappeared Hu Tianzong appeared beside him again.

The distance between the two did not change, it was obviously just obscured by the mysterious scales.

"Something is not right here, let's exit first."

Qi Xiu spoke softly, and the sudden change just now also aroused Hu Tianzong's vigilance. After nodding, he immediately prepared to retreat along the same route he came.

But the moment they turned around.

The path I came from seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, replaced by a huge, mottled and rugged mountain wall that looked like a skeleton.

"Well, everything was fine when we came here, and we can't go back." With a laugh, Hu Tianzong turned his head and spread his hands.

"No entry, no exit?"

Gazing at the endless, towering mountains in front of him, a bright mirror light suddenly lit up above Qi Xiu's head. The Haotian Mirror Light, which was wrapped in the destructive power of Hunyuan, was extremely domineering.

Falling on the mountain, dust and fog surged and debris flew everywhere. However, for every point this strange mountain was destroyed, it would recover by two points.

With a roar of mirror light, the mountain began to spread outward continuously, forcing Qi Xiu and Hu Tianzong to retreat.

"It can be restored. Haha, then I want to see, who is faster in recovery, you or I in destruction!"

With his eyes slightly narrowed, Qi Xiu slowly formed the Hunyuan Seal with his hands. Colorful clouds surged behind him, and the Hunyuan Taoist appeared. He opened his mouth and a golden cloud surged out and fell into the Haotian Mirror.

"Long! Long! Long!"

All I could hear was Qi Xiu shouting softly.

The Haotian Mirror, which was originally only about ten feet in diameter, began to grow rapidly, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a magnificent divine mirror that was even larger than the big stars and the moon.

Hanging high in the sky, the Haotian Mirror, with a diameter of more than three thousand feet, almost turns the area within a thousand miles into daylight.

Under the endless light of the Haotian Mirror, all the cold and dark air, evil spirits and weird things screamed and turned into ashes, annihilated by the destructive power of Hunyuan.

"It's not enough! Let me borrow it to grow!"

Standing under the boundless white light, Qi Xiu had a calm expression. He waved his sleeves and the Haotian Mirror, which was over ten thousand meters long, expanded again, as if it wanted to cover the entire place where the dragon fell.

The collision of darkness and light produced a deafening and earth-shaking sound.

His earlobe moved slightly, and Qi Xiu slowly turned sideways, his pair of purple eyes looking behind him.

The next moment!

The difficult and obscure ancient syllables came out of Qi Xiu's mouth.

When Hu Tianzong, who was standing by, heard this syllable, he suddenly felt a pain between his eyebrows, his blood rushing around, and he was stunned. He quickly closed his ears and only then did he feel better.

Is this... Dragon language?

A burst of dragon language was spoken, and Qi Xiu looked at the opposite side quietly.

After a while.

A few short, low, and turbid echoes came back.

Hearing these dragon voices, Qi nodded thoughtfully, then raised his hand and took away the Haotian Mirror that covered the sky and the sun.

It was as if the light of day had faded.

The boundless mountains that blocked the way also disappeared.

The path we came from reappeared.

"Does this mean you agree that we can leave?" Looking at the reappearing path, Hu Tianzong raised his eyebrows.

"We've discussed it, but next time you come in, you might not be so easy to talk to." After saying this, Qi Xiu and Hu Tianzong followed the path they came from and left the place where the dragon fell.

The cold and dark old forest still stands where it was.

However, compared to before.

A piercing and murderous aura surrounded the entrance, as if it was a deliberate warning.

"Well, it was a wasted trip."

Returning empty-handed, Hu Tianzong sighed.

"It's good enough that we can withdraw smoothly. The situation here is very complicated. If we rush in, it will definitely do more harm than good.

If you want to walk freely in it, wait until you and I become the Great Dao of the Soul." Qi Xiu smiled and said, patting Hu Tianzong's shoulder.

Meanwhile, Qi Xiu and Hu Tianzong had just left the Dragon-Falling Land when they heard a cold snort suddenly coming from the direction of Master Hu San's courtyard!

This sound shook even the Holy Mountain of the Commander.

The snow on the mountains rolled down with a rumble, turning into an avalanche.

After looking at each other, Qi Xiu and Hu Tianzong hurried towards the courtyard, where their grandfather and their head master were fighting beside them.

But just as the two of them hurriedly arrived at the gate of the courtyard.

Bang!

The gate was slammed shut, and Dongfang Qing stood helplessly in front of the gate. From the courtyard came Master Hu San's shouting and cursing:

"Get out, get out, get as far away as you can, and don't let me see you again."

Looking at Dongfang Qing who was driven out of the yard, Qi Xiu and Hu Tianzong walked up quickly and asked carefully:

"Master, this is..."

Touching his forehead which was hurt by the door, Dongfang Qing shook his head and smiled:

"It's okay. The matter has been settled. The old master is kind and righteous. He has agreed to take action to get rid of the person who cast the curse."

Qi Xiu heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that Mr. Hu San was willing to help.

However, Hu Tianzong on the side showed a look of surprise. He was almost brought up by the old man alone.

I know the old man's temper very well.

Based on his understanding of the old man, given his current personality, it would be almost impossible for him to meddle in other people's business.

It seems that the Eastern Sect Leader must have made some kind of deal with the old man, otherwise, given the old man's temper, how could he be so kind?

He is a well-known person who plunders others' wealth...

When Hu Tianzong was wondering what kind of deal Dongfang Qing had made with his grandfather, a stone hit him on the forehead with incredible precision.

With a loud bang, he was hit and his teeth were bared.

"You little bastard, have you forgotten your last name? Get in here right now." The loud cursing voice of Master Hu San came from the yard.

Knowing that his complaints were overheard by the old man, Hu Tianzong quickly gathered his thoughts, covered his head and walked into the yard, winking at Qi Xiu:

"Don't forget, when you and I enter the realm of the primordial spirit together, we must explore that treasure land again..."

I didn't expect that Hu Tianzong still remembered this at this time. Qi Xiu laughed and raised his hand:

"Don't worry, Qi will keep it in mind."

After solving the problem of the Nine-Nine Death Banners, Dongfang Qing and Qi Xiu immediately shattered the Yu Bi and escaped back to the Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, to the mountain gate of the Shenxiao Sect.

At this time, the dark thunderclouds that covered the sky and the entire Yunnan and Sichuan provinces had disappeared, and the sky became clear again, as if the doomsday-like scene was just an illusion.

"The Great Elder succeeded in overcoming the tribulation?"

Seeing the calamity clouds in the sky disappear, Qi Xiu's eyes lit up with joy, thinking that Dongfang Xiong had successfully survived the great calamity of his soul.

But Dongfang Qing on the side slowly shook his head:

“The great calamity of the soul is not that simple, this thunder calamity is only the first part of the soul calamity.

After the thunder tribulation, the person who suffers from it will also experience the tribulation of the heart, the tribulation of the body, and finally the great tribulation.

Each of these disasters can be said to be a life-or-death situation.

My Shenxiao Sect is in charge of thunder magic. The most difficult thunder tribulation for other cultivators is actually the easiest for us.

This is also one of the reasons why thunder magic is revered as the king of all magic.

And when external demons invade later and internal demons breed mental tribulations, the Great Elder can use the [Innate Primordial Thunder Sound] from the general outline of the ancient Heaven-killing Thunder Method to resist them.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about these two disasters.

What really prevented the Great Elder from overcoming the tribulation several times was the third level of the physical tribulation.

The reason why the True Spirit can live as long as the heaven and earth and shine as brightly as the sun and the moon is because he can trace back to the original flesh and blood body and restore it to the state of innate unity with the help of the original power of [earth, water, wind and fire] of the heaven and earth.

Only in this way can one break through the shackles of lifespan.

Therefore, after the body calamity begins, the Samadhi divine wind will blow in from the top of the head of the person suffering from the calamity, the Samadhi true fire will ignite from the soles of the feet, the Samadhi true water will overflow from the internal organs, and the Samadhi true earth will spread in the bone marrow.

This power of [earth, water, wind and fire] will directly appear in the body of the person who is suffering from the disaster.

There is no way to defend in advance by any means.

These forces are pure and vast. If one cannot withstand even a little bit of them, the body will be shattered and the soul will be destroyed immediately.

The Great Elder had tried to overcome the tribulation many times before, but he always failed in this tribulation.

Fortunately, every time I overcome tribulation, I have the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder City to protect me.

Once he can no longer withstand the earth, water, wind and fire in his body and his flesh is damaged, I will forcibly shatter the power of his physical calamity and then use the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Pool to reshape his body.

But this time..."

After explaining the horror of the soul catastrophe, a hint of worry slowly emerged in Dongfang Qing's eyes.

Only those who have experienced the great calamity of the soul know the horror of the calamity of the body.

The feeling of having nowhere to hide and being able to only watch the all-consuming power surge through your body is indescribable.

“Then this time…” Qi Xiu couldn’t help but frown when he heard that the soul calamity was so terrifying.

"He can only rely on himself."

With a slight sigh, Dongfang Qing did not look nervous at all, but his hands were clenched into fists in his wide sleeves.

Yuanshen Zhenzun is not a person who is indifferent to emotions.

Faced with his brother's tribulation, no matter how free and easy Dongfang Qing was, he was extremely anxious at this moment.

And just when Qi Xiu and Dongfang Qing returned to Shenxiao Sect, silently waiting for the tribulation.

One hundred thousand mountains.

A thin Taoist priest with disheveled hair, wearing a purple and black Taoist robe and with talismans covering his eyes, stood in front of the altar above a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, muttering to himself, and wisps of sinister and evil magical power continued to be injected into a long banner in front of him.

It is the Nine-Nine Death Banner!

"Can the stinky Taoist's spell work?"

At the foot of the mountain of corpses, there were two terrifying figures that were ten thousand feet tall and had demonic aura rising to the sky. They looked like two great monsters from the ancient Demon Mountain, sitting on their knees with a pair of eyes as red as the sun, staring suspiciously at the figure that was shaking his head.

"It should be possible. After all, it is the ancient Wu Nuo method that you brought back specially. However, it is probably not easy to cast a curse and assassinate under the noses of so many multi-god masters of the human race."

"It's even better if it doesn't work. The stinky Taoist priest has been relying on the master's gift and has been very arrogant in the past few years. If it doesn't work this time, we must capture him on the spot. You and I, brothers, will each take half and have a good meal."

"Yes, that makes sense. Half raw and half grilled."

The conversation between the two great demon spirits was not concealed at all, and was naturally heard by the thin Taoist on the pile of corpses. He saw that his face was full of spells and a sneer appeared on his thin and long face.

A bunch of brainless beasts.

When I, the Taoist master, master the complete Wu Nuo method, I will make sure that you will be unable to live or die.

But just as the thin Taoist accelerated his chanting of the scriptures and activated the Nine-Nine Death Banners, a misty white light suddenly came from a very far distance and hit the large banner on the platform directly.

"Who?"

With a loud shout, the Taoist grabbed the blood ashes on the altar and scattered them around. Countless strange scriptures twisting like tadpoles suddenly appeared in the void, blocking the white light.

There was a trace of viciousness on his face, and just as the Taoist was about to take action, he suddenly let out an extremely shrill scream, his eyes were filled with fear, black hair began to grow out of his mouth, his bones and flesh turned upside down, and his skin swelled.

In the blink of an eye, the whole person turned into a groaning black donkey.

"Ok?"

The movement of the mountain of corpses also attracted the attention of two great demon spirits nearby. When they stood up and saw the thin Taoist who had been transformed into a black donkey, a hint of surprise flashed across their eyes that were filled with hostility.

"The method of creating animals? That's nonsense..."

"Shut up! You two, you'd better pretend that you saw everything, otherwise... humph!" A faint threatening voice came from the void.

After looking at each other, the two great demon spirits grinned and immediately raised their hands towards the void:

"Don't worry, Third Master. My brother and I are blind and can't see anything."

After this sound, there was no response in the void, but the two great demon spirits could clearly feel a figure turning around and leaving.

"Donkey meat is good. People often say that there is dragon meat in the sky and donkey meat on the ground. How can we waste this meat we found?"

Hearing the sinister laughter coming from beside him, Black Donkey turned his head in horror, only to see a black shadow suddenly falling.

Then there was a long scream...

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