Chapter 856: Trap

"I have done everything I promised you." He said silently to the original body's lingering thoughts in his heart, "It's your turn." A faint sigh seemed to ring in the depths of his brain.

He Lingchuan could feel a rare peace:

Finally relieved.

Afterward, those tangled emotions were like small snow dregs under the scorching sun, evaporating cleanly as soon as they were exposed, leaving nothing behind.

He Lingchuan suddenly felt unprecedented lightness.

It was the lightness of the heart unloading its burden, the lightness of the body being completely controlled by himself, and the lightness of many distracting thoughts being cut off.

So, he had been carrying the interference of the original body's inner demons while moving forward.

Now, the original body was relieved and left, finally handing over complete control.

The consciousness belonging to the original body completely dissipated, and this body, this sea of consciousness, finally belonged to him completely.

On his path of cultivation, a giant stone that couldn't be seen was moved away.

At this moment, He Lingchuan's six senses were refined, his spiritual perception was clear, and a storm seemed to rise in his brain.

Qiu Hu sensed it immediately, and turned his head to be shocked. He Lingchuan's eyes were bursting with essence, his momentum was accumulating, and the small stones around him were trembling, and even a few sand grains were floating in the air.

"Young Master!" Qiu Hu's palm touched He Lingchuan's shoulder, and he felt a powerful force bounce back.

Was this a breakthrough?

Breakthrough in cultivation was a great thing, but... here?

He hurriedly withdrew his hand and reminded in a low voice: "Absolutely not!"

Now was not a good time.

He Lingchuan also knew this, waving his hand to signal he knew.

The surging true qi came out of the sea of consciousness, rising like a dragon, not even greeting him, and went to impact the Yintang acupoint! His cultivation method required opening three dantian: the upper dantian Yintang, the middle dantian Shanzhong, and the lower dantian Qihai. Previously, the Shanzhong and Qihai dantian had been opened, and the true qi liquefaction was successful, almost filling both of them.

Only the upper dantian at the Yintang acupoint, He Lingchuan had been reluctant to touch.

If this place wasn't opened well, it would hurt the brain.

After wreaking havoc in the Tiangong, his cultivation of character had made great progress, but He Lingchuan knew in the dark that it wasn't time yet.

To the next realm, he was always just one step away.

Pulling up seedlings to help them grow was harmful and not beneficial, so he didn't dare to act rashly.

He didn't expect that after the original body's consciousness faded, that layer of vague mental barrier would melt away.

In ancient times, when practitioners officially stepped into the supreme immortal path, there was an important hurdle called "beheading the three corpses," which was to wield the wisdom sword to cut off all evil thoughts, delusional thoughts, and all thoughts that were not clear or bright.

To put it bluntly, it was just the two words "letting go."

If the three corpse worms were not removed, they would sooner or later sink into the depths of consciousness and turn into inner demons that hindered cultivation. Many people with excellent bones and intelligence eventually fell to the backlash of inner demons.

The only one who can enlighten oneself is oneself.

The only one who can comfort oneself is oneself.

That's why it was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

He Lingchuan safely sent the last bit of the original body's intention away, clearing the entanglements of the world, which happened to coincide with the true meaning of wielding the wisdom sword to cut off inner demons, and the obstacle that had blocked the road for a long time dissipated into nothingness.

But the timing was wrong, He Lingchuan didn't dare to break through here!

Last time he opened the middle dantian in the forest of the Baoshu Kingdom, it took two or three days, completely forgetting himself, and it was at the cost of blowing up the mountain swamp that he luckily succeeded.

In the current Panlong secret realm, which was fraught with crises, did he dare to close his eyes and ears and break through on his own? Not to mention that after seeing the anomalies in the sky, he had a little less confidence in the Great Fanghu's promise.

His own life, he still had to watch closely.

Therefore, no matter how eager the true power was, he had to try his best to use soft words to persuade it to return, hoping they would return to the middle and lower dantian and come back to the upper pass another day.

Anyway, it was just around the corner, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry.

The true power was very reluctant.

After all, they were born to open up territory, and the timing of breaking through was rare.

Fortunately, He Lingchuan's control over his body and true power at this moment was far better than before, and no matter how they made a fuss, they were finally guided back to the right track by him bit by bit and pressed back into the dantian.

This process was tortuous and long, and He Lingchuan was fully focused but didn't even dare to sweat, suffering to death.

Not to mention, the surrounding environment had begun to change:

A little movement came from the left front; if it weren't for Qiu Hu's sharp hearing and spiritual perception, he wouldn't even have felt the other party's existence.

Was it He Chunhua? No.

A little golden light suddenly flew out from behind a low wall, unhurriedly, circling General Hong's tomb twice.

Lamp Spirit?

He Lingchuan and Qiu Hu looked at each other. Was this Zhang Lianhai coming?

Lamp Spirits were too easy to use, whether it was leading the charge or scouting the enemy, they were the standard method of the Tiangong.

It finished scouting, found no abnormality, and stopped moving.

After another small while, ten people walked out from behind the low wall opposite He Lingchuan and ran toward General Hong's tomb.

Hey? All were unfamiliar faces, not Zhang Lianhai and others. But looking at their pace and demeanor, they were more capable than Zhang Lianhai's subordinates.

He Lingchuan was stunned, suddenly realizing:

Was this the other team hidden by the Tiangong? No wonder Zhang Lianhai only brought a dozen people in; it turned out they were just leading the charge and probing the reality.

Upon hearing that the Panlong Desert had anomalies, other teams were holding the mentality of treasure hunting and picking up bargains; but the Tiangong had suffered a big loss in He Lingchuan's hands, not only wanting to find out the mystery of the Great Fanghu but also wanting to settle accounts with the treasure thief.

They didn't put all the power they sent on the table, but chose to let part of it be bait and part of it hide to wait for the opportunity, which was also a very appropriate strategy.

However, who was the leader of this group? He Lingchuan couldn't tell at a glance.

If even Zhang Lianhai, the Lamp Guard, was just bait, then the master sent by the Tiangong must have an identity and status exceeding Zhang Lianhai.

This group of people hurried to the tomb, and one of them suddenly pointed to the ground: "Our candle!"

Half a white gold-sprinkled candle was lying in the tomb soil that had been dug open, and it could only be found when walking close. This person picked it up and looked at the bottom of the candle: "It's Zhang Lamp Envoy's candle!"

"There are bloodstains here too!"

Zhang Lianhai's candle was dropped in General Hong's tomb? He Lingchuan's heart moved. If you can't even guard your own Lamp Spirit, what kind of Lamp Guard are you?

So, the unlucky guys who encountered trouble earlier were them! These Tiangong visitors in front were both excited and uneasy: "Look at General Hong's armor! Is that the Great Fanghu?"

"Take it quickly, take it quickly, and meet with Dou Envoy He!"

He Lingchuan and Qiu Hu looked at each other, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes.

From their angle, they couldn't see the situation inside the tomb; was the Great Fanghu really in General Hong's tomb?

Also, these people were clearly separated from their leader in the Panlong ruins. Their leader was surnamed He, also a Douyun Envoy?

Hmm, a Douyun Envoy surnamed He?

The names of the heads of the Star-Plucking Tower had long spread throughout Lingxu City. He Lingchuan didn't even need to ask; when the long-armed ape Old Ge took them to Mount Xushan as a guide, he popularized these common sense facts.

There were four Douyun Envoys, and only one surnamed He, called He Jing!

In terms of seniority, this person was even above Bai Ziqi. But He Lingchuan also heard the students of the Imperial Academy discussing that in recent years, Bai Ziqi had been in the limelight, overshadowing the other Douyun Envoys, and it was said that even the main Douyun Envoy was considering choosing him as a successor.

Now the Tiangong actually sent He Jing, one of the four Douyun Envoys, to the Panlong Desert to preside over the situation, showing how much they valued the Great Fanghu and the treasure thief.

But He Lingchuan was actually relieved in his heart.

He had seen Bai Ziqi's ability, and other Douyun Envoys were probably not much worse. If this Dou Envoy He didn't enter Panlongcheng at all, but only remote-controlled or monitored in the desert, He Lingchuan would feel a chill down his spine and find it particularly difficult to handle.

But listening to these people, He Jing had also come in.

Then... this was the Great Fanghu's territory, and it was also his, He Lingchuan's, home field.

If He Lingchuan finally faced Dou Envoy He, his greatest reliance was that He Jing knew very little about the mystery of the Great Fanghu—

Even He Lingchuan didn't know what this pot was doing, why would He Jing know?

The Tiangong visitors were about to take the Great Fanghu in the tomb, but the building behind the stone tablet suddenly moved! This was originally a tall tower, and there was a whole row of houses behind it, all in a dilapidated state, no different from other buildings in Panlongcheng.

But after they moved, they immediately changed color and shape, and in less than two breaths, they turned into another appearance! The "tower" was actually a huge white-haired Que Beast, even in a sitting position, it was five zhang tall! If it stood up, its height should exceed most buildings in the Panlong ruins.

The Tiangong attendant behind He Jing whispered: "Snowman?"

Such a huge thing actually stood straight like a human! Monsters like ghost-faced monkeys had always been hunched over and rarely stood straight.

But the ratio of its body and legs was similar to that of a human, just that the overall length, width, and height were a bit shocking.

No matter what it was, it was scary when enlarged. The face of the ghost-faced monkey was already hard to look at, and the face of this white-haired giant was ten times more terrifying.

It even had red, blue, and black colors on its cheeks, like camouflage painted before battle.

But it also had seven or eight wounds on its body, blood dripping from the root of its neck, wetting the white fur, and the most serious one was a large hole in its waist, where the internal organs could be faintly seen.

Everyone had no time to think about how it was wounded, because this giant beast appeared on the scene and slapped the Lamp Spirit hovering in the air, like slapping a firefly.

Who knew how it did it, but the Lamp Spirit, although claiming to be intangible, was dimmed a lot after being slapped, and even its movements slowed down; clearly, this blow caused heavy damage.

The Tiangong crowd's faces changed greatly.

Although they each had divine abilities, the Lamp Spirit was still their greatest reliance, and this sudden monster reached out and actually hurt the Lamp Spirit? And then the giant beast reached out and grabbed the person who tried to take the Great Fanghu.

Its movements were so agile, forming a sharp contrast with its clumsy bulk, that the person couldn't dodge and was directly squeezed to death with a "pop"!

The buildings around the giant beast also turned into a dozen monsters with similar appearances, just a few sizes smaller.

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