Chapter 1022: Taking a day off at the beginning of the month

Taking a day off at the beginning of the month

"No time to lose, let the Demon Child take us into the dream!"

Zhang Qianyang urged.

But the Demon Child shook his head, and a childish voice echoed in everyone's hearts.

"You are too powerful, I can't bring you in, and I can only bring one person..."

After absorbing a large amount of incense divine power to become a Yin messenger, the Demon Child could already speak, and it was direct communication with people's hearts; there was no need to open his lips, making him appear even more miraculous.

"Then take me!"

Liu Ningyan stepped forward and said.

"Senior Sister, let me go instead."

Wu Dabao volunteered.

Actually, entering the Old Heavenly Master's dream was a very dangerous thing. If there was the slightest mistake, it was possible to be forever trapped in the dream just like the Old Heavenly Master, and with the Old Heavenly Master's death, the dream-enterer would also vanish into smoke.

But everyone was fighting for this opportunity, without any fear.

At this time, Liu Bihun, who was holding a long sword, suddenly said: "After you enter the dream, do you have the confidence to wake up the Grandmaster?"

Liu Ningyan and Wu Dabao were stunned.

"A dream that even the Grandmaster is deeply trapped in must be extraordinary. Master, Uncle-Master, although you each have your own methods, in breaking illusions and seeing through dreamscapes, you are far inferior to Senior Brother."

Liu Bihun didn't understand human relationships; she was frank and direct, and even towards her own master, she didn't have any elevation.

Everyone looked towards Li Daoxuan, their gazes pausing slightly on the red mark between his eyebrows.

Yes, none of them had the Heavenly Eye supernatural power. If there was anyone present who had the most hope of waking up the Old Heavenly Master, it must be Li Daoxuan.

It's just that Li Daoxuan had already been running around for Longhu Mountain and had made great contributions.

He had uncovered Zhang Jiuxiao's conspiracy, found the Ghost Infant, and borrowed incense divine power from the Green-Clothed Lady, allowing the Ghost Infant to become the Demon Child, which gave the Old Heavenly Master hope of waking up.

Li Daoxuan was clearly just their junior; when things happened, they should have been the ones to stand up and carry the burden, but now it was the other way around.

They were both proud and heartbroken for this very outstanding junior nephew, and no one could say anything to let him continue to take risks.

Li Daoxuan, however, smiled freely and said: "Master, Uncle-Master, Aunt-Master, don't worry, let me take this trip."

He didn't mind in his heart; he had originally planned to do this himself. Even if the Demon Child could bring his master into the dream, he wouldn't agree, because his master was the only one who could block Zhang Jiuxiao.

Besides that, although Liu Ningyan and Wu Dabao were reliable, facing the Old Heavenly Master, they were prone to being overly concerned and might not be able to treat it calmly after entering the dream.

Li Daoxuan had a premonition that a dream that could make even the Old Heavenly Master indulge in it must not be simple.

Zhang Qianyang looked at this disciple, a trace of emotion and relief appearing in his eyes. He walked up, pulled his disciple over, and whispered something.

Li Daoxuan's expression was a bit surprised, as if he wanted to say something, but after being glared at by Zhang Qianyang, he finally accepted it.

Zhang Qianyang smiled and patted his shoulder, saying: "Disciple, go, Master will wait for you to return."

Li Daoxuan looked deeply at his master, and then took the Demon Child's hand.

This time the Demon Child was indeed very different. He operated the dream-entering supernatural power, taking Li Daoxuan and turning into a wisp of green smoke, drifting into the Old Heavenly Master's mind, bypassing the Old Heavenly Master's majestic magic power during the process.

……

Unlike the last time entering Lu Siyuan's dreamscape, this dream-entering experience was more special.

Li Daoxuan felt his consciousness become hazy. In a trance, he seemed to pass through four halos and walked a very long road.

Not knowing how much time had passed, his feet felt soft, as if he had stepped on blue waves, and brilliant sunlight appeared before his eyes, as well as a stretch of lush green, verdant mountains.

Fortunately, Li Daoxuan was proficient in the Great Five Elements Escape Technique. At this moment, he walked on the waves, elegant and satisfied, looking at his surroundings.

The Demon Child was hugging his thigh, wrapping around him like a sloth, as if he didn't like water.

He pointed to the old man fishing on the shore ahead, signaling that the Old Heavenly Master was there.

Li Daoxuan had long noticed the old man fishing. He saw him in a straw raincoat covered with fallen leaves, eyes closed and spirit concentrated, long beard fluttering, as if he had been fishing for a long time.

Li Daoxuan recognized that it was the Old Heavenly Master!

This made him very surprised. He had originally thought that the Old Heavenly Master was trapped in a dream, and the scene would be very dangerous, such as surrounded by demons, ghosts passing through, or the sky collapsing and the earth cracking, but he didn't expect it to be so elegant and quiet.

Li Daoxuan touched the Demon Child's head and gave a thumbs up.

The little guy did a great job, not only successfully bringing him into the dream but also directly finding the Old Heavenly Master's location.

The Demon Child smiled happily, and then climbed onto Li Daoxuan's back like a little monkey, hugging his neck, only revealing a pair of timid eyes, looking at the fishing old man.

Even in the dreamscape where he was most proficient, facing that old man, he was still a bit terrified.

The Old Heavenly Master was still the same crane-haired and childlike-faced appearance, but compared to reality, his complexion was more rosy, his spirit seemed better, fishing by the stream, happy and content.

Li Daoxuan stepped forward and shouted: "Grandmaster, it's me, Li Daoxuan!"

The Old Heavenly Master's eyelids moved slightly, but he didn't open them, instead, his wrist shook gently, and the fishhook sank.

"Grandmaster, I'm here—glug glug!"

Li Daoxuan's feet sank, and he and the Demon Child fell into the water together. No matter how he urged the Great Five Elements Escape Technique, it didn't work.

As if his supernatural powers had been sealed.

The next moment, a hook hung on his waist, lifting him up.

Li Daoxuan surfaced again, only to find that he could no longer speak, and the world before his eyes had become a bit different, seeming to have some other colors.

Splash!

With two splashing sounds, Li Daoxuan found himself thrown into a lake, surrounded by a circle of smooth black rocks.

A pair of huge eyes appeared on the horizon, old and profound, as if to see through everything about Li Daoxuan.

Those were the Old Heavenly Master's eyes!

In an instant, Li Daoxuan realized something. He turned to look at the Demon Child, but what appeared in his eyes was a small black fish, blankly blowing bubbles.

Li Daoxuan jumped out of the water, and with the help of the reflection of the water, he found that he had become a large golden carp.

This was not a lake, but the water tank the Old Heavenly Master used to keep fish!

He... had actually become a fish?

Splash!

He fell into the water again.

Looking at the Old Heavenly Master's eyes, Li Daoxuan struggled hard, wanting to say something, but apart from blowing more bubbles, he couldn't speak at all.

……

Late at night, Longhu Mountain, Demon-Subduing Hall.

Tonight's night was very deep, dark clouds covered the bright moon, and there didn't seem to be any light. It was pitch black all around, and the night wind wailed like weeping.

Zhang Qianyang felt a premonition of misfortune in his heart.

As a Yang Spirit powerhouse, this kind of premonition from the underworld was very accurate, having a miraculous sense of "the cicada knows before the autumn wind moves."

He frowned and immediately said to his junior brother: "Dabao, something is not right tonight, you quickly divine it."

Wu Dabao naturally had no doubts about his senior brother's words. He cautiously took out the turtle shell and copper coins to perform divination, but as soon as the hexagram was cast, the turtle shell exploded directly, and the copper coins also became dim, producing cracks.

His face changed drastically, and he said: "Senior Brother, it seems that a great disaster is coming tonight!"

Hearing this, the expressions of Liu Ningyan, Zhang Qianyang, and others became even more solemn. Wu Wei hurriedly took out the River-Turning and Sea-Stirring Staff, and also grabbed a handful of Spirit-Confusing Sand, looking around vigilantly.

Liu Bihun remained calm, but her jade hand moved down, quietly gripping the Li-Dragon sword hilt.

Zhang Qianyang looked deeply at the night outside the window and said: "It seems someone doesn't want the old man to wake up. Daoxuan's actions have undoubtedly pushed him to the edge. Be careful of someone jumping over the wall in desperation."

He was naturally referring to Zhang Jiuxiao.

Zhang Jiuxiao harmed disciples and indulged ghosts. With the old man's character of hating evil, once he woke up, he would definitely be furious. Even if it were his own biological bloodline, he would never be soft-hearted.

So if Zhang Jiuxiao learned the news that the old man was about to wake up, he would definitely not be able to sit still, and might even fight desperately.

Zhang Qianyang quietly set up a layer of Tiangang Demon-Subduing Array, his spirit already highly tense.

But the surroundings remained very quiet; apart from the cicadas and frogs, no other sounds could be heard.

Just then, a low sword hum sounded.

With the sword hum, those demons sealed in the Demon-Subduing Hall were all trembling and terrified.

Three-Five Evil-Slaying Male and Female Swords!

A strange look appeared in Zhang Qianyang's eyes. He walked up, grasped this sword hanging in the room, and tried to communicate with the sword spirit.

As a direct bloodline of the Heavenly Master, he was also qualified to hold this sword. When he was a child, he had touched this sword many times, so he was familiar with it.

But before he could release any goodwill, the divine sword's trembling suddenly became more intense, as if it had become abnormally anxious.

Clang!

The next moment, the divine sword actually broke free from Zhang Qianyang's hand, violating the Old Heavenly Master's order, no longer guarding the Demon-Subduing Hall, but flew towards the southeast with a swoosh.

"Not good!"

Zhang Qianyang's pupils constricted. The Three-Five Evil-Slaying Male and Female Swords were extremely spiritual; such behavior was too abnormal, and it must have sensed something.

After a moment of pondering, he chased after it.

Firstly, the Three-Five Evil-Slaying Male and Female Swords were the treasures of Longhu Mountain and must not be lost. Secondly, he didn't have full confidence in defeating Zhang Jiuxiao. If they really fought, he would be more confident if he had the divine sword's help.

Of course, for the old man's safety, he wouldn't leave too far, at least not leaving the range of Longhu Mountain.

As Zhang Qianyang left the Demon-Subduing Hall, the surroundings became quiet again.

Above the rafters, a poisonous snake appeared quietly, spitting a scarlet snake tongue, crawling towards Wu Wei, who had the lowest cultivation.

Just as it was about to crawl onto Wu Wei's head, a sword light flashed, the Li-Dragon sword was unsheathed, cutting it into two halves.

Under the candlelight, the sword body flashing with ghostly light danced a sword flower, and then was returned to the sheath.

Liu Bihun's voice sounded faintly.

"Be careful, a poisonous snake has entered the hall."

Her sword heart was clear and sharp. Although this poisonous snake had undergone special training and was very good at hiding, it still died under her sword.

As soon as the voice fell, dozens of poisonous snakes pounced down from the surrounding rafters, biting towards everyone.

Wu Dabao didn't know when he had an array flag in his hand. He snorted coldly and said: "Fire element transformation, Vermilion Bird spits flames, burn!"

Boom!

Five array flags appeared around, in five colors: red, gold, cyan, white, and black. A Vermilion Bird phantom appeared on the red flag, spitting out raging flames, instantly burning those poisonous snakes into fly ash, and even the venom they spat turned into nothingness.

Wu Dabao smiled slightly. As a master of formations, how could he not make preparations in advance?

This Five Directions Five Elements Array was his proud formation, and he had specifically borrowed the Five Elements Treasure Flags from Longhu Mountain's treasury. With this high-grade magic treasure's help, he was full of confidence in himself.

But the next moment, he couldn't smile anymore.

Because more poisonous snakes emerged, from the rafters, underground, wall cracks...

It was simply using every possible means. The dense poisonous snakes instantly turned the Demon-Subduing Hall into a snake cave, with chilling hissing sounds everywhere.

"It's Pan Dan!"

Wu Dabao realized instantly that there might be a very terrifying enemy hidden in this Demon-Subduing Hall.

The other party was in the Yang Spirit Realm, had escaped from Master Sanle and the Green-Clothed Lady, and even almost poisoned Li Daoxuan, who was breaking through to the Yin Spirit Realm, to death right in front of him and his senior brother.

This was an extremely insidious and terrifying enemy!

Wu Dabao was fully focused, not letting go of any movement.

"Metal element transformation, Bai Hu becomes soldiers, cut!"

As his voice fell, the golden array flag among the Five Elements Treasure Flags bloomed with sharp edges, and a Bai Hu roaring to the sky vaguely appeared. The next moment, countless blades, axes, and halberds turned from golden light slashed towards the snake group.

The snake group suffered heavy casualties all at once, and many poisonous snakes didn't even have time to spit out venom before turning into meat paste.

But Liu Ningyan sensed something wrong, because the poisonous snakes were not rushing towards the Old Heavenly Master regardless of their lives, but were slowly approaching... those jars sealing the demons!

And at this moment, there was no Three-Five Evil-Slaying Male and Female Swords guarding the hall. Once these sealed demons came out, it would definitely be a disaster!

"Be careful, his target is those jars!"

Liu Ningyan shouted loudly, and at the same time used the Taiyi Tiangang Sword Technique, a thousand swords like rain, shooting towards those poisonous snakes.

But it was one step too late after all.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang...

One by one, the jars were pushed down by the poisonous snakes and smashed into pieces. The demons inside immediately escaped: white bones wearing rouge, human skin with floating handwriting, embroidered shoes hiding fierce ghosts, poisonous spiders with human faces...

For a time, demon energy and ghost energy broke through the roof of the Demon-Subduing Hall, rushing straight into the night sky.

……

"First Qianyang, then Jiuxiao, Ningyan, and Dabao, and now another grand-disciple."

The Old Heavenly Master reached his hand into the water tank, stroking the scales of the golden carp, gazing at the carp's eyes, his voice calm as an ancient well.

The golden carp desperately signaled him with its eyes, revealing a trace of urgency.

"Moro, it's been so many years, is this still your only method?"

The Old Heavenly Master smiled slightly, spat gently, and spewed out glazed-colored flames, which landed under the water tank.

"Just right, I've been sitting for a long time, and I'm hungry. I wonder how the meat of this golden carp tastes?"

After saying that, he even sprinkled a handful of salt, as if he were going to boil a pot of carp soup.

Li Daoxuan was so anxious he was jumping up and down, trying to operate various Daoist techniques, but they all failed. Even the Five-Fierce Soldier and Horse Talisman couldn't be sensed, and the Three Realms Gourd was gone.

"Are you looking for this?"

The Old Heavenly Master held a black gourd, looking at the carp with a half-smile.

He shook it gently and smelled a trace of wine fragrance.

"Not bad, knowing I like wine, you even sent it over specially. Moro, I couldn't tell, you're quite generous this time."

"This good meat, it must be paired with good wine."

Li Daoxuan: "Glug glug! Glug glug! Glug glug glug!" ===== CHAPTER 1023 =====