Hard to be a master

The house is very large and elegantly furnished, but because it covers at least twenty layers of barriers, it feels a little depressing even if it is invisible to the naked eye.When the two masters and apprentices followed the old man into the main hall, the monks they met earlier had already tidied up and changed into clean and tidy clothes. They finally looked less embarrassed.

In the middle of the hall was a half-person-high silver carved dragon pedestal. A silver plate was suspended above the pedestal. On the silver plate was a blue-blue translucent bead.There were about [-] to [-] monks gathered in the hall, sitting scatteredly, except for the group I met just now, the rest of them also had good cultivation, except for a young man.

The man looked to be in his early twenties, with a handsome appearance, dressed like a scholar, he could not feel any spiritual power all over his body, he seemed to be just an ordinary person.He was standing next to a monk, who was not even 30 years old in appearance alone. He sat on a grand master's chair with a blank expression, and didn't talk to the monks around him. He only asked the young people beside him to serve him Tea handed water, pinched shoulders and beat back.The person being summoned has reluctance written all over his face, and he mutters something, but he will obediently complete the other party's orders.

After Guan Jingxuan and Shen Ziliu followed the old man in, everyone's eyes turned to them.After noticing the cultivation of the two of them, many people showed the same astonishment as those monks just now.

Seeing the restraint and exploration of the master and apprentice, after everyone was seated, the old man who led them in took the initiative to explain the situation in front of them.

This place is located at the easternmost edge of Yingzhou, and the people on the island call it Dongying.Looking at the whole of Yingzhou, Dongying can be called a desolate place. Even if outside monks visit Yingzhou, few people come to Dongying.But there is a family of cultivating immortals surnamed Lou who has rooted here for generations, and this old man is a member of this family of cultivating immortals.

The old man's name is Lou Yuan, and he is the uncle of the current head of the Lou family in Dongying. The house they settled in is his private house.According to Lou Yuan, the reason why the Lou family has been living in Dongying, which is not suitable for cultivating immortals, is to protect a seal left by their ancestors.This seal is under the altar in the backyard of Lou's main house, and it seals a hydra.

According to the "Lou Clan Training", the hydra probably has some blood relationship with Xiangliu's family. Although it is not as powerful as Xiangliu's family, it is far more powerful than ordinary monsters.Hundreds of years ago, the basilisk made trouble on Yingzhou Island. After the ancestors of the Lou family joined hands with several other monks to subdue it, they couldn't kill it completely. In desperation, they had to set up three major formations to seal the basilisk away. stand up.

Since the most critical seal is a secret technique that the Lou clan does not pass on to the outside world, and it needs to be strengthened with the blood of the Lou clan every ten years, the Lou clan decided to settle down in Dongying after a discussion with the clan to protect the basilisk from time to time. seal.In contrast, from then on, all the cultivation resources on Yingzhou Island can be used first by members of the Lou clan.

Thanks to the care of the Lou family, Yingzhou Island has been peaceful for hundreds of years, until an accident broke the peace ten days ago.

That day, a monk from the Lou family visited the altar as usual. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the altar, a red snake with a thick wrist flew out of the bushes, and it was about to bite it with its bloody mouth open.The monk conditioned reflexively drew his sword to block it, and cut the red snake in two on the spot. The snake's blood was scattered all over the ground in an instant, and by coincidence, it was sprinkled on the eye of the sealing formation.

The monk knew that the matter was of great importance, so he immediately notified the head of the family, Lou Yu.After Lou Yu and two other clan elders came to check, they found nothing wrong, and the seal was not loose.To be on the safe side, he still arranged for four people to take turns guarding him every day.

The first two days were peaceful, but on the third day, a giant snake with four heads broke out of the ground without warning, and the two monks who were changing defenses were swallowed by the snake before they could react.The giant snake's tail was embedded in the ground, making it unable to come and go freely, but because of its huge size, the entire Lou's main house was within its attack range.Fortunately, Lou's main house was protected by an enchantment all year round, so it was delayed for some time.

After discovering the change, Lou Yu immediately summoned all the clansmen above the transformation stage in the main house to fight against the giant snake. Unexpectedly, the snake scales of the basilisk were extremely hard, and it was protected by evil energy, so it was difficult for spells and spiritual weapons to harm it. harm.Moreover, the venom spit out of its mouth would turn into a black fire that was extremely difficult to extinguish when it hit the air, and Lou's main house was soon surrounded by flames.What's worse is that the black flame burns everywhere, including the enchantment.

Recalling this, Lou Yuan sighed, with deep worry in his eyes: "Currently, what is entrenched on the main house is only the afterimage of the basilisk condensed by the evil spirit, and now the owner is bringing the people trapped in the main house to continue to repair it. The seal that has been eroded by the black fire can't last long. Once the seal is completely destroyed and the basilisk is born, the consequences will be disastrous. These fellow Taoists here came to help after receiving our request for help."

Although the changes on the island were beyond the expectations of Guan Jingxuan and Shen Ziliu, since Xing Lingdie led them here, perhaps Shen Ziliu's breakthrough opportunity was related to this matter, so Guan Jingxuan explained the reasons why the two went to the island. After a brief description, he offered to propose: "Although the cultivation of my master and apprentice is not as good as that of you present, they have reached the Nascent Soul stage anyway, and have some experience in fighting monsters. Maybe we can also contribute."

As soon as Guan Jingxuan finished speaking, someone immediately objected: "This basilisk is not like an ordinary monster, and it is extremely dangerous and difficult to deal with. It is still difficult for us to deal with it. I am afraid that the monks in the Nascent Soul Stage will die if they go up?"

The person beside him said: "Not necessarily. Since they were able to safely pass through the natural barrier outside Yingzhou Island, they have some skills. More people can help."

A monk sitting at the other end put away the long spear that had been cleaned, and said, "We tried several times in the past two days, but we couldn't break through the basilisk's defense, and the two of them probably won't help either. When you went out just now, my fellow disciple and I The senior brother has already contacted, and they will definitely arrive within a day, in my opinion, we might as well wait a while and take a rest. It is unlikely that the basilisk will turn upside down in this little time."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone felt the whole house shake violently, and a terrifying hiss came from afar.At the same time, there was a clear cracking sound, and a very obvious crack suddenly appeared on the beads on the silver plate.

Lou Yuan's expression changed drastically, and he stood up abruptly and said, "Not good—the barrier of the main house is about to be broken!"