Chapter 6: Xie Demon Breaks the Formation

Xie Demon Breaks the Formation

"Reporting to Your Highness, the people in the capital have been settled."

In front of the Chengqian Palace, several generals held fists and saluted. Everyone was wearing full armor. Although they were talking to the Crown Prince, they still stole glances at the northwest direction from time to time, with hidden worry on their faces, "It's just... so many people are in the open, and they are panicked and at a loss, I am afraid that the talisman power will be consumed faster than usual..."

"Pass the order down, open the treasury to take out the talisman wood, and invite the Talisman Masters to join forces to infuse the talismans." The Crown Prince was also in military uniform, threw down the token, and ordered without doubt, "The matter is urgent, the three questions of holding the talisman will be suspended tonight!"

Several generals took the token, but did not dare to act rashly, but turned their heads to look at the side of the Crown Prince, "Liang Immortal Master, what do you think—"

"Your Highness's words are reasonable," Liang Immortal Master smiled slightly, took out his token from his sleeve and handed it out, "When the people in the Talisman Shrine see the token, they will know how to act."

He looked like he did not know his age, wearing cloth clothes and straw sandals, as if he was out of place in this palace, but the generals were very afraid of him, and did not dare to say a word, and retreated quickly after saluting. Liang Immortal Master walked to the Crown Prince's side and comforted him, "Eastern Palace, don't worry, the immortals have arranged for many years, and they will definitely be able to take this demon in one fell swoop. This is also a good thing for your country."

The Crown Prince shook his head and smiled bitterly, looking at the Yuquan Mountain in the northwest with the same distraction. The imperial palace was originally located there, but at this time, it was full of treasure light, clouds and clouds were brilliant, although it was late at night, it was as bright as day, and there was faint shaking transmitted to the capital, the mountain head fluctuated and jumped, as if something was struggling to get out of trouble, but was firmly locked by the atmosphere of heaven and earth. The Crown Prince looked for a long time, frowned and asked, "Liang Immortal Master, did I see it wrong, why... I seem to see a big tripod there?"

He rubbed his eyes, his tone becoming more and more certain, "Not bad, the tripod feet stand at the foot of the mountain, the tripod body towers into the clouds, as if... as if the whole mountain is loaded inside and steamed..."

Liang Immortal Master looked at the Crown Prince with surprise. He led the Crown Prince to turn around, his attitude was gentle, but it revealed an irresistible taste, "Your Highness, it is better to go back to the room to rest... For the sake of perfection, you and the Emperor should also avoid into the secret room..."

The Crown Prince was obviously not very willing, but sighed and said obediently, "Liang Immortal Master is right."

Liang Immortal Master helped the Crown Prince walk a few steps, suddenly felt something, turned his head and looked at a corner of the courtyard, looked for a while before shaking his head and leaving. As soon as the door closed, gray light flashed in the courtyard, and Xie Yan Huan appeared, laughing, "Haha, it's really interesting. The people of the three sects didn't know what it would be like today seven hundred years ago. They locked the spirit and cut off the water, letting you eat the rice of spiritual energy for seven hundred years, hum, the poorest people in your Song Guo also live a fairy life. For seven hundred years, it has been passed down from generation to generation, no wonder there are so many good materials for cultivation buried in your generation."

"Locked the spirit and cut off the water?" Ruan Ci was held by her and asked with some curiosity, "What is called locking the spirit and cutting off the water? Xie Sister, did the three sects do this to find you?"

"Not bad." Xie Yan Huan nodded. Although she had great ability, and in Liu Jizi's mouth, she was a big demon, but she was very kind to Ruan Ci, and had no high-level posture at all, and even had a bit of playfulness, deliberately teasing Ruan Ci in the Mother-Child Yin Coffin, almost scaring Ruan Ci to death. However, Ruan Ci's courage was not small, and after these times, she had become close to Xie Yan Huan. "As for this locking the spirit and cutting off the water, you will understand after taking a look yourself."

She reached out and pointed at Ruan Ci's forehead. Ruan Ci only felt a stinging cold on her forehead, as if her skin was cracking, and something was about to grow out. She instinctively covered it with her hand, but exclaimed, "Ah, this—is this my hand?"

In her eyes, her hand was naturally the white and delicate little hand of the past, but at this time, it seemed that an eye saw a different scene in the illusion. The hand was still that hand, but the flesh and bones in the hand were all in sight. This was an extremely mysterious feeling. Ruan Ci saw several appearances of the hand at the same time. She tried to clench her fist and stretch it out, watching it with great interest, and pressed her forehead again, confirming that she did not really grow an eye.

After a while, she got used to this feeling, turned her gaze, and looked toward the northwest. Ruan Ci let out a "wow" and sighed, "It really is a big tripod."

What she saw was different from the phantom seen by the Crown Prince. In the field of vision of this third eye, everything in heaven and earth seemed to become vivid. When she stared, she seemed to see extremely small structures. In the subtle places, color and shape had no meaning, but when looking at the sky, she could see four-color light flowing, flashing in the sky, and colorless fragrant flowers floating, filling every corner of heaven and earth. In the places she could see, the fragrant flowers were like snowflakes floating slowly. She could not help but reach out to catch them, but saw the fragrant flowers pass through her palm and fall into the ground, turning into nothingness.

"This, what is this?"

She turned her head to ask Xie Yan Huan, but she did not look carefully when she stared, and felt a stinging pain on her forehead. Ruan Ci screamed, covered her forehead, and shed tears in pain. In the pain, Xie Yan Huan laughed, "Ah, I forgot, you don't understand anything. —You don't know, in our cultivation world, you cannot peek at the experts who are higher than you, otherwise, it will be light to hurt yourself, and heavy to lose your life, which is possible."

She bent down, blew a breath on Ruan Ci's forehead, and coaxed her, "Don't cry, don't cry, the pain flew away—hehehehe."

Saying that, she laughed herself. Xie Yan Huan was a person who laughed often, and she laughed while talking. Ruan Ci could not help but follow her and laugh, but did not dare to be presumptuous. After the pain faded, she gathered her courage and opened her eyes to look again. Xie Yan Huan put her hand on her shoulder and pointed, "The green, red, yellow, and white colors you see are the four-line spiritual power, only the black water spirit is missing. Hum, seven hundred years ago, I fought with others and was seriously injured and fell into Nanzhuzhou. I practiced a healing holy method in my former sect. At the extreme, I can be reborn with water. The cultivators of the Xuanmen calculated my position in the three countries of Song, Wu, and Chu, and set up locking spirit formations in each of the three countries. Since then, there has been no water in the rivers, no birds and beasts in the world, and no scales and shells. All water spiritual energy has been isolated outside the formation and no longer participates in the rotation of heaven and earth, not letting me absorb water spiritual energy to heal my wounds. I want to force me out and fight again when I am seriously injured—they also have great courage."

For Ruan Ci, such a statement was like a dream. If she had not experienced various wonders, she would not believe it even if someone told her. She widened her eyes, swallowed hard a few times, and asked, "Then, our Song Guo, is it blocked by the three sects of Lingxiao Gate..."

"Not bad, the three sects of Lingxiao Gate, Jade Creek Sect, and Pan Immortal Sect have locked Song Guo for seven hundred years. For seven hundred years, everyone in Song Guo has held talismans, and there are no soldiers on the border. Except for those few cultivators, no one can practice the law. It is because the formation isolates spiritual power, which is going against the sky, and the formation is very fragile. Too many people using spiritual power will make the formation unstable. The fewer people using spiritual power, the more stable the formation, and the more conspicuous the spiritual power."

Xie Yan Huan pointed to the distance and said, "If no one practices, it is like the night. Is such brilliance very conspicuous in the night?"

"But... but if so, why don't the immortals move us people out?" Ruan Ci could not help but ask the doubts hidden in her heart, "Or, or kill them all."

To hunt down one person, killing millions of people, this idea sounded extremely crazy. Ruan Ci's voice became smaller and smaller, but she still said in a low voice, "Kill them all, wouldn't there be so much trouble?"

"You are right, you people live here, you have to eat and drink every day. The three sects isolate the water spiritual energy outside the formation, and they have to condense the water spiritual energy originally in the formation into jade, and then enlighten the spiritual rice for you. Do you know how much trouble this is? If the Lingxiao Gate really cared about the lives of mortals, why didn't they move them away at the beginning?"

Xie Yan Huan summoned at will, and there was a sound of breaking through the air in the distance. The black grain rice did not know where it flew from and stopped in Xie Yan Huan's hand. Her white fingers gently twisted the grain rice, which was as beautiful as the most transparent spiritual jade, "Do you still remember that Liu Jizi used their Lingxiao Gate's Thick Earth Divine Light in the spiritual vein earth well and gave birth to many light seeds?"

Ruan Ci naturally remembered that she was forced into the Mother-Child Yin Coffin by these light seeds. She said, "That light seed is very powerful. Wherever it floats, Liu Jizi's spirit senses it."

Xie Yan Huan rubbed it gently, and the hard bran on the outside of the grain rice was rubbed open. She smiled, "Now you open your eyes and look at this spiritual rice again?"

Ruan Ci touched her stomach, Xie Yan Huan was amused, and smiled, "Don't be afraid, the Thick Earth Divine Light is transformed by earth spirits, and taking it has no bad effects, and can even cure all kinds of diseases of mortals. Therefore, although medicinal herbs do not grow here, the people often live long lives and don't need doctors."

Ruan Ci asked, "What is a doctor? What is a disease?"

The people of Song Guo would die, mostly from the so-called fire miasma, and the struggles between noble families. Ruan Ci only understood "no bad effects," and did not understand the words behind. Xie Yan Huan was amused by her and said, "It's not clear now, you will know later."

Ruan Ci thought, when is later, it's hard to say. So many Immortal Masters besieged the Mother-Child Yin Coffin, and Xie Yan Huan took her to escape, but the formation could not be broken, and they would always be found. Who knew if she had a day to walk out of the formation.

"I understand, we mortals are like those soldiers carrying light seeds. Wherever we go, the eyes and ears of the Lingxiao Gate extend," she stopped thinking about those useless things and pushed on, "Spiritual jade mines can't be regenerated after being mined for decades. We Song Guo people are always mining and exploring everywhere, in fact... in fact, we are all searching for your whereabouts for the Lingxiao Gate, Xie Sister."

Xie Yan Huan nodded, "Not bad, you are indeed quite clever. As for the others, you can probably guess them all. I think you still have a doubt in your heart, that is, what is the murderous fire miasma, in fact, it is also very simple. The five elements in heaven and earth generate and restrain each other, and none of them can be missing. This spirit-cutting formation cuts off a section of heaven's secrets, which is really powerful. There are no more than ten old monsters in the whole world who can set up this formation. But there are gains and losses. The five elements in the formation cannot be reconciled. For ordinary people, it is a dead place. There is not a trace of water spiritual energy in the air, so it will madly extract from your skin, extracting water vapor. Therefore, without talisman power to protect the body, mortals cannot survive outside."

All the buildings in Song Guo had to be invited by Talisman Masters to hold talismans before they were built, otherwise they could not isolate the fire miasma. Ruan Ci could now guess that it had something to do with the talisman power. Under the protection of talisman power, mortals and the heaven and earth here were never really in contact. If something big happened and the Talisman Master could not hold the talisman, then the people of the whole country would die one by one after the talisman power was exhausted.

Ruan Ci imagined such a picture and could not help but shiver. Xie Yan Huan said "you still have a doubt in your heart," this was wrong, she had infinite questions, but after observing her words and expressions, she stopped asking. Xie Yan Huan glanced at her and smiled, "Oh, you still have many things you want to ask, wait a while."

Ruan Ci realized that her thoughts seemed to be seen through by Xie Yan Huan, and her face turned pale. She obediently held Xie Yan Huan's hand and was taken by her to travel in the capital. Xie Yan Huan took her to walk outside the city—when she took Ruan Ci out from underground, Ruan Ci only felt many scenes passing by, the speed was very fast, and she forgot as she looked, so she could not see clearly, so she could not remember. At this time, Xie Yan Huan opened her eyes, and she could see the light flowing beside her, and the scenery moving fast, as if she could step out several miles in one step. She was in the Mother-Child Yin Coffin just now, watching many cultivators come as light, Ruan Ci thought in her heart, if outsiders looked at her and Xie Yan Huan at this time, perhaps they could only see a light.

"This is not quite the same."

Xie Yan Huan could really see through Ruan Ci's thoughts. She said while walking, "When they escape, it is impossible not to let people see. But me, if I want them to see, they can see. When I don't want them to see, even if I stand in front of them, they can't see."

This was just her own words, but Ruan Ci believed it deeply. Although she did not understand the affairs between cultivators, she also felt that Xie Yan Huan was much more powerful than the many cultivators of the three sects. Just the supernatural powers were extremely scary, such as demonic seed thoughts, rebirth with water, which were much more imposing than the three talents tripod. Song Guo lived with millions of people, and it took a year to walk from the north to the south. It took the power of the three sects to guard this place. But for her alone, the cultivators of Nanzhuzhou blocked the three countries, and locked them for seven hundred years. She must be a very extraordinary big shot.

"Hee hee, that is natural."

Xie Yan Huan seemed to hear her inner voice. Her eyebrows were more open, as if the praise of a little orphan girl like Ruan Ci also made her very proud, "Liu Jizi and those people, although they can be regarded as geniuses of the three sects, are ultimately just talents of Nanzhuzhou, so how can they be compared with me, Xie Yan Huan?"

While speaking, they had landed on a mountain peak. The mountain was high and steep, and there were cliffs all around. Looking at the Song capital from afar, only the three talents tripod towering into the clouds was shining with treasure light in the clouds. Xie Yan Huan stood in front of the cliff, her purple clothes blown up and down by the strong wind, her hair ribbon fluttering, looking at the mountains and rivers from afar, and said loudly, "I, Xie Yan Huan, am the first-class figure in Langhuan Zhou Tian for ten thousand years. In this world, how many people can be compared with me?"

Her words were full of spirit, her eyebrows were like paintings, and her style was elegant. Ruan Ci was dazzled and secretly thought in her heart, "Although Xie Sister seems to be a big demon, she is truly elegant. That Liu Jizi is indeed not worthy of being compared with her."

Although she was still flattering Xie Yan Huan in her heart, Xie Yan Huan no longer paid attention to her. She sat high in front of the cliff, pulled out her hair jade hairpin, and pointed at the Song capital three times. Red, green, and white lights suddenly burst out over the Song capital, echoing with the treasure light of the three talents tripod, and shot into the clouds. Ruan Ci looked up, only to see that the thin barrier that covered their heads under the clouds was suddenly shaken violently by these three rays of light, ripples rippled, and vibrated in the air. Ruan Ci could even hear the sound of "po, po" breaking. She could not help but hold her hands, feeling extremely nervous in her heart. At this moment, she hoped that the formation would be broken, but for some reason, she had a trace of fear in her heart.

"How dare you, evil obstacle!"

A roar from the far distance rang out like a yellow bell and a great chime, spreading far and wide over the mountains and rivers of Song Guo. A giant hand reaching into

Her words were filled with immense spirit, her features as beautiful as a painting, her bearing elegant and refined. Ruan Ci was dazzled and mesmerized, thinking to herself, "Although Sister Xie seems to be a great demon, she is truly incredibly dashing. That Liu Jizi is certainly not worthy of being compared to her."

Although she was still flattering Xie Yanhuan in her heart, Xie Yanhuan no longer paid her any mind. Perched high before the cliff, she pulled out the jade hairpin binding her hair and pointed it three times toward Song Jing. Above Song Jing, red, cyan, and white rays of light suddenly erupted, echoing the precious light of the Three Talents Tripod, shooting into the clouds. Ruan Ci looked up and saw that the thin barrier covering their heads beneath the clouds began to shake violently under the impact of these three rays of light. Ripples surged, vibrating incessantly in the air. Ruan Ci could even hear the "pop, pop" sounds of shattering. She couldn't help but clench her hands, feeling extremely nervous. At this moment, she hoped the great array would be broken, yet for some reason, she also felt a sliver of fear in her heart.

"How dare you, evil creature!"

A roar of fury came from far away, sounding like a great bell suddenly struck, echoing far across the landscape of Song Guo. A giant hand, large enough to support the heavens, stretched out from between the clouds and pressed downward. The hand was golden in color, giving Ruan Ci the feeling that it was indestructible and could suppress anything. The previously fluctuating array gradually began to stabilize.

Xie Yanhuan said nothing, turning slightly to throw the jade hairpin. The hairpin left her hand and broke through the air, growing larger and faster as it flew, like a sharp sword meeting the giant hand. With a "pfft" sound, the jade hairpin pierced through the hand, and the golden hand immediately disintegrated. The sound of shattering continued to ring out in the air. Ruan Ci looked up and saw what appeared to be fragmented, nearly transparent jade shards falling continuously into the air before vanishing.

Protected by the power of the talisman, she did not feel anything amiss for the moment. She saw a golden light fleeing from afar, transforming into a human figure a thousand feet away. An old man in yellow robes, holding a cane, landed on a distant peak and asked from afar, "Xie Yanhuan, have your injuries healed?"

His tone was gloomy, filled with disbelief. "To break my Thick Earth Nether Profound Seal with a single sword... could it be... could it be that you have refined your magic to master the Dao and stepped into... stepped into the Cave Heaven realm?!"

Xie Yanhuan let out a soft laugh, full of disdain. She said, "You think you are qualified to ask me?"

Having said only that, she ignored the old man, turned back, and pulled Ruan Ci to her side, asking, "Were you frightened just now?"

Ruan Ci shook her head, still looking up at the night sky. She saw many things shimmering with a faint light falling from the sky, and she couldn't help but flinch, though she was naturally too slow to dodge. The things did not seem like five-element spiritual energy, nor were they like the five-colored fragrant flowers that had form but no substance. They felt cold and wet when they landed on her face, as if... as if it were the feeling of spiritual jade melting in one's mouth.

...It is water, this is water!

The water formed continuous lines, emitting a white light as it fell to the ground with a rustling sound. Her body was also stained with water vapor, and her clothes grew dark as they soaked through. Ruan Ci looked out and saw that the lines of water filled the space between heaven and earth, covering the thousand-mile landscape. The scene felt extremely familiar, yet she couldn't think of how to describe it. She couldn't help but look helplessly at Xie Yanhuan and ask, "What is this?"

A flash of pity crossed Xie Yanhuan’s face. She stroked Ruan Ci’s head and sighed, "Silly child, this is rain."

This is... rain?

At the summit of Lingyun, the young girl with bangs raised her head in the fine, beaded rain, looking at the sky in bewilderment. Raindrops landed on Ruan Ci’s fair cheeks and trickled down like teardrops.

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Updated! Sorry for the wait, everyone. I will send out red packets for this chapter in a moment. Thank you very much for your enthusiastic comments!

Clarification: 1. The character "Huan" in [Xie Yanhuan] is pronounced "huan"; it is not pronounced "hai" when used in a name.

2. Will Ruan Ci have a romance arc? Definitely. Because I don't like cultivation novels with no romance at all, nor do I like cultivation novels where romance is the main plot. I like romance that fits the xianxia spirit within a complete and vast worldview, and the length must be appropriate. This is rare in other novels, so I can only satisfy myself. As for a male lead or things like that, I won't answer anything related to spoilers; you can see for yourselves.

Finally, actually, what I like most about writing this story isn't the romance, but the segment at the end of this chapter where Ruan Ci sees rain but doesn't know what it is. I just feel that this is the most romantic and moving part. The end of this chapter is also the little plot I liked the most during the conception stage. I repeatedly depicted it in my mind for a long time at the time, hahaha~ I hope everyone likes it too~ This might just be my personal hobby, but for me, it is these little plots that appear at various stages of the article that support me in finishing the long, major plot segments in the middle.

3. How do people in Song Guo dress or build houses without water? This will be mentioned later. You can ask any questions related to the worldview. If it is mentioned later, I will tell you in the "Author's Words" section.

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