Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

Night fell, and large swaths of dark clouds gathered in the sky above the continuous mountain range, seemingly out of nowhere.

The heavy dark clouds were grayish-black, obscuring the sky and the sun, and even the moonlight was mostly blocked.

Li Guanqi felt uneasy; the surrounding atmosphere was simply too strange.

Standing on a treetop, Li Guanqi took out his jade pendant and said in a deep voice.

"Senior brothers and sisters, the surroundings have been gradually becoming quiet since an hour ago..."

"Indeed! But what does that matter?"

Chen Manyu's voice rang out, followed by the baby-faced Tang Lian's voice.

"Something's not right... All the snakes, insects, ants, and beasts within a thousand feet... are dead!"

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped!

Li Guanqi was a little surprised, not expecting that little girl to have such keen observation skills.

Bai Xuexue didn't feel much from this kind of extreme Yin energy.

Water-type spiritual root cultivators were used to it, and Jiang Yuntao didn't feel anything either.

Li Guanqi asked in a deep voice, "Senior Sister Leng Yan, does the person who issued this task know who it is?"

Leng Yan, holding her long sword, shook her head slightly.

"I don't know, I've never seen them before."

"Then can we contact them now?"

"I can't contact them, but before we came, they repeatedly requested that we must arrive tonight when the moon first rises!"

Silence fell in the jade pendant, and thoughts raced through Li Guanqi's mind.

Li Guanqi took a deep breath; the surrounding Yin energy was getting heavier and heavier.

Even in Li Guanqi's mind's eye.

The world lost its color, and Yanqi Lake was enveloped by an all-encompassing extreme Yin force!

Suddenly!!

An invisible force spread out silently.

Li Guanqi suddenly looked up, holding his sword with both hands, his body tense to the extreme.

He began to analyze whether everything happening before him was related to him.

In an instant, he denied the idea.

If it were related to him, the other party would definitely strike with thunderous force, not giving him any time to react.

Then there was only one explanation!

The other party was about to appear...

Whoosh!!

The wind howled, and the forest trees rustled.

In the dark and sunless night, the wind made everyone shiver, seeming especially eerie.

Even the sounds of insects disappeared, and a pin could be heard dropping; it was terrifyingly quiet.

Even... somewhat strange!!

Inside Yanqi Lake, one wild goose after another fell into the lake with a splash.

A burst of strange mourning music came, the sound approaching from far away.

In this quiet night, it seemed so eerie.

The sound of silk and bamboo instruments was melodious and gentle, and the loud and piercing sound of the suona resounded through the sky.

Under the dark and heavy clouds, the original full moon had somehow turned into a crescent moon.

The silvery-white moon was now covered with a layer of scarlet blood color.

The blood-red light shone on the earth, setting off the dark clouds in a dark red color.

Leng Yan's beautiful eyes trembled slightly, the hairs on her arms stood on end, and a chill rushed to the top of her head!!

Li Guanqi held his sword with both hands, the immortal essence thunder roared within his body to protect him, and his eyes were clear.

The others were affected by this aura, and their bodies became somewhat stiff.

Tao Manman hid behind a boulder with a pale face.

The stone was icy cold, like a block of ice.

Her body couldn't stop trembling slightly.

Because she had to cover the rear for everyone, there was no one within a hundred feet of her.

The surrounding wind howled, and the leaves made rustling sounds.

The strange blood-colored moonlight passed through the leaves, and dappled red light fell on her body...

An unspeakable feeling of fear enveloped her, her hands and feet were cold, and her body was paralyzed and unable to move!!

This was clearly a sign of Yin energy entering her body!

Li Guanqi noticed Tao Manman's abnormality immediately and raised his hand to release the power of thunder and fire.

But at this moment, the pendant on Tao Manman's neck emitted a warm force that forced the Yin energy out of her body.

A warm current flowed through her body, which finally relieved her.

Tao Manman, who had recovered, collapsed on the ground, panting heavily.

Reaching out to touch the pendant on her neck, her eyes were inexplicably complicated.

Li Guanqi decisively said in a deep voice.

"Senior Sister Leng Yan and I switch positions!!"

"My Yang energy is stronger, it's not good for Senior Sister Leng to continue like this for long!"

Leng Yan didn't refuse; the two looked at each other from a distance of a hundred feet, nodded slightly, and then instantly switched positions.

Chen Heng spoke extremely quickly.

"Manyu, retreat forty feet! Yuntao, protect them! Xuexue, watch Manyu!"

At this time, Chen Heng was controlling the overall situation in another direction from the others.

Li Guanqi said in a deep voice, "Be careful, there's something strange in the lake!"

As soon as Li Guanqi finished speaking, the originally calm surface of Yanqi Lake suddenly rippled.

The smooth, mirror-like surface of the lake suddenly churned, like a boiling pot!

The blood moon in the sky shone brightly.

Countless white paper money scattered across the sky and earth!!!

Two green-skinned imps, half a person tall, wearing single layers of clothing, slowly walked out of the lake.

Followed by four, ten, dozens...

These imps walked out of the lake one after another.

Their forms were different, some twisted, some grinning, and some with empty and numb eyes.

A mysterious force tore a hundred-foot-long crack in the middle of the huge lake!!

The water roared, the lake water turned into steps, and the imps slowly walked out of it.

This scene looked very frightening, and even Li Guanqi couldn't help but hold his breath.

Dozens of imps walked slowly in two columns, stepping on the lake surface, constantly scattering paper money in their hands.

The musicians with copper coins hanging on their faces slowly walked out, the sound of the suona piercing and eerie.

Chen Manyu watched this scene with her own eyes, her hands numb and her thighs trembling uncontrollably.

Then the earth rumbled and shook slightly, and the lake surface rippled!!

Four tall and burly ghosts, each about ten feet tall, slowly walked out.

The four ghosts had blue faces and fangs, moving slowly with their backs to the crowd.

With each step they took, the lake surface would ripple violently.

Then a dark red coffin, about ten feet in size, was carried out!!

The huge coffin was dark red all over, and strange blood-colored runes, like seals, tightly enveloped the coffin up and down.

Behind them were four more burly ghosts with blue faces and fangs carrying the coffin.

When all the imps walked out of Yanqi Lake.

The blood-red wooden sticks on the eight blue-faced and fanged ghosts slowly extended.

In the blink of an eye, all the hundreds of ghosts were carrying the blood-red wooden sticks.

A hundred ghosts carrying the coffin together!!

An old man with a withered face walked on the side, wearing a linen gray robe, his body like a solid entity.

The long-faced old man had dry hair, white eyes, and walked forward with empty eyes.

The shouts in his mouth were like old porcelain rubbing against each other.

Low, hoarse, like someone was desperately roaring, making them feel even more eerie.

"Souls return to the underworld, spirits scatter in the Yellow Springs."

"Mortals stay away, lest you be contaminated by the darkness."

"The road ahead is not for you to tread!"

"Turn back is the shore, do not fall into reincarnation."

"Avoid it for good fortune, offenders will not be spared!!"

The old man's white eyes were sharp, waving paper money and leading dozens of imps behind him out of Yanqi Lake.

At this moment, the blood moon hanging high in the sky emitted a妖异 red glow.

The blood moon rose into the sky, and a hundred ghosts carried the coffin!!

"Where is the person in charge of the Great Xia Sword Sect!!"

Everyone was frightened, Li Guanqi took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and jumped up!!