Chapter 400

"Wu Ba, how many wild people tribes are there in total?"

Li Yan opened his eyes, his expression solemn.

With the help of the straw doll exploration, he saw it clearly.

He originally thought that wild beasts and monsters in the mountains were the Shen Kui tribe's reliance, but didn't expect that everything was just the beginning.

In the dense forest down the mountain, a wild person legion had already appeared.

Most Shen Kui were three meters tall, already shocking enough, but there was another kind, larger in size than them, reaching five meters in height.

That exotic beast had a narrow and long face, similar to a baboon, black lips, hair on its body, inverted heels, and a strange smile on its face, holding a giant stone in its hand.

This exotic beast was recorded in "Mysterious Records," named "Shandu," from "Erya: Explaining Beasts," annotated by Guo Pu himself.

According to "Mysterious Records," this beast understood human nature, had wisdom, moved like the wind, was good at throwing stones, and had strong curiosity, but rarely harassed villages.

In many areas, it would even transform into a mountain god, receiving offerings from commoners and protecting mountain roads from being invaded by evil spirits.

Even demon hunters would not capture this beast.

And now, it was obeying the Shen Kui's control.

In addition, there were "Mountain Ghouls," similar in size to "Shen Kui," with black hair all over, one leg and inverted heels, the face more like a baboon, and the skin on the face bright, like a ferocious ghost.

But more of them were real "wild people."

Relatively speaking, their body size was slightly smaller, their hair was thick, their facial features were abnormally prominent, there were men and women, they didn't wear clothes, and they held sticks in their hands, revealing mouths full of fangs.

"Mountain God... die... don't hit..."

Wu Ba gestured for a while and spoke to Lu San in the language from above.

Lu San then explained: "Wu Ba doesn't know clearly either, only knowing that there was originally a Shen Kui tribe nearby, and another wild person tribe."

"In the mountain forest, there are also their own rules, which is the territory of the Mountain God. The Renxiao and 'Jing People' tribes believe in the Mountain God 'Zouyu.' The Shen Kui tribe is 'Lord Bai,' and the wild people believe in a mountain python."

"Originally in Shennongjia, it was considered peaceful, and they usually wouldn't invade each other's territory to hunt, but since the arrival of the Lord Lord Tian Sheng Sect, the balance of this area was broken."

"Their rules are very simple: whoever 'Lord Bai' kills and becomes the other mountain god is their new god, so they naturally have to obey his orders."

Li Yan immediately understood: "Does that mean as long as 'Lord Bai' is wiped out, the crisis can be solved?"

Before the words fell, there was another movement down the mountain.

A long howl came from the depths of the dense forest, as if a military order had been issued, and all kinds of wild people and exotic beasts in the mountain forest began to move.

"Awoooo~"

The wild people let out strange howls and rushed out holding big clubs, while the Mountain Ghouls and Shen Kui, although both had one leg, were faster and could jump more than ten meters at a time.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Heavy footsteps sounded; it was those "Shandu" with the largest body size, who picked up giant stones, rushed to the mountainside, and threw them high.

"Careful!"

Li Yan dodged quickly, and a stone the size of a millstone rolled past him.

These "Shandu" throwing giant stones was clearly not just simple strength, but also used some kind of special technique, like a catapult.

Not only that, the Human-Faced Owls in the sky also grabbed stones and threw them down again; for a time, everyone had to dodge repeatedly.

Thud!

Misfortunes never come singly; with a loud noise, the Tiger-Crouching Cannon placed on the ground was also hit by a stone the size of a millstone, rolling to the side, the cannon barrel deformed, and it completely lost its effect.

"I... damn it!"

Sha Lifei was furious and fired a shot at the foot of the mountain.

Boom!

A Mountain Ghoul's single leg was broken directly.

The enemies were so dense that there was no need to aim, but with only their three muskets, how many could they block?

In the blink of an eye, the enemy rushed up.

Those Shen Kui were still cunning, hiding in the back and shouting, driving the Mountain Ghouls and wild people to rush to the front.

In a hurry, Sha Lifei lit a gunpowder satchel and let Wu Ba throw it far away.

These gunpowder satchels were used for the Tiger-Crouching Cannon and filled with new-style gunpowder; accompanied by a huge roar, the air waves produced caused the wild people to fall in a large area.

But after all, they didn't add iron plates, so except for those closest who were directly blown to death, the rest shook their heads after getting up and continued to charge.

Not only that, they also picked up stones and threw them, plus the "Shandu" below and the Human-Faced Owls in the sky throwing stones; for a time, falling stones rained on the mountaintop, forcing everyone to dodge.

"Protect me!"

Li Yan roared and leaped toward the back.

He originally wanted to wait for "Lord Bai" to show his face before using the "Luo Feng Summoning Great Method," but at this time he had no choice; if he didn't detain the old demon's soul as soon as possible, the mountaintop would fall sooner or later.

Below the cave, hearing Li Yan's voice, Wang Daoxuan immediately stepped on the Dipper and paced, sprayed water from his mouth, waved the gold coin sword, and pointed at the front.

In front of the five Dharma flags on the offering table, the candle flame suddenly jumped three feet high.

Above the mountaintop, the soldiers and horses of the Five Camps gathered immediately and rushed toward the bottom of the hillside; wherever they passed, whether wild people or Mountain Ghouls, they all lost their senses instantly, white frost appeared on their bodies, and they fell to the ground.

Seeing this situation, the Shen Kui hiding in the back wailed and jumped high to escape, and the remaining wild people and Mountain Ghouls did the same...

The enemy's offensive was interrupted, and Sha Lifei and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Lu San took out a bone flute and blew it while staring fixedly at the night sky; the sound was strange and ancient, somewhat similar to the "Jushui Shaman Sound" that Village Chief Zhou blew before entering the mountain.

Hearing this, the Human-Faced Owls in the sky felt illusions appearing before their eyes, dizzy and confused, almost unable to fly steadily, and were so frightened that they retreated one after another.

This was the Mountain Ghost Shaman Sound, which happened to cooperate with the Mountain Ghost Prohibition.

Taking this opportunity, Li Yan had already arrived at the area where the "Luo Feng Command" was enshrined; here it was protected by earth energy, so even if the movement on the mountaintop was great, the candle flame in front didn't go out.

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Yan held the Gou-Die, bowed respectfully, paced the Dipper, and at the same time closed his eyes to focus his mind.

The Luo Feng Summoning Great Method could not be performed immediately; it had to be done step by step: establishing the prison, dispatching generals, detaining souls, punishing, and interrogating.

First, the first step was to establish the prison.

This method was to simulate the Luo Feng False False Yin Si; the more realistic, the greater the power, so when setting up the altar, a hundred people could cooperate.

Now it was naturally impossible, but fortunately Li Yan had the Gou-Die and the Gang-Order, so he could barely open the altar.

With his mind focused and visualizing, the Luo Feng Mountain in his mind became clearer and clearer.

Whoosh~

A wild wind blew, the candle flame behind swayed unsteadily, suddenly jumped three feet high, and even turned green.

Divine light shines, ghost fire flickers.

This was called yin fire, which appeared when the earth's yin energy was intense; when the exploring-the-netherworld lineage went down to a tomb, they would use a candle flame to test it; once yin fire appeared, it represented violating a taboo and they needed to withdraw immediately.

The yin fire that appeared now was exceptionally different.

Not only did it jump three feet high, but even the surrounding yin energy was affected, emitting a faint green glow, with fog lingering, making the entire mountaintop look like an False False Yin Si ghost realm.

Sha Lifei and the others were terrified and didn't dare to make noise.

They could feel that the atmosphere on the mountaintop had also become strange, green light shining, but there was no evil energy at all, but rather a kind of cold and majestic meaning, as if they were in the hall of a government office.

At the same time, there was another movement down the mountain.

"Roar!"

In the mountain forest in the distance, a vast whistling sound rang out, and a black smoke rose, like a big flag unfurling, swaying in the wind.

More monsters and demons began to gather, and not only that, the black smoke also swirled in the air and came toward the mountaintop.

Wherever it passed, coldness spread, carrying a pungent smell of blood. It was precisely "Lord Bai" sensing something was wrong and shaking the soul banner.

This soul banner of its was obtained after killing a master of the Lord Lord Tian Sheng Sect, and after some processing, its power was even fiercer.

Inside the soul banner, there was originally a team of fierce and brutal Chang soldiers, who frightened the surrounding wild people into scurrying everywhere and directly collided with the yin soldiers.

Two strands of white and black energy collided continuously in the air; wild wind whistled on the mountain, and faint sounds of killing could be heard.

Seeing this, Li Yan didn't wait anymore; holding the Gou-Die, he chanted: "Heavenly Origin Direct Talisman, Earthly Armor Six Gods, Luo Feng is fierce, brave and majestic. Open when meeting heaven, crack when meeting earth. Divine generals act evilly, whistling and moving the mountain forest. Regardless of distance, capture and bring to the altar court..."

This was the second step of the Luo Feng Summoning Great Method: dispatching troops to capture evil.

Inside the Five Directions Luo Feng flags, there were also soldiers and horses of the Five Camps, but restricted by his cultivation, their power was greatly reduced.

To prevent accidents, he used the Gang-Order directly.

In the ruins of the ancient Fuxi tribe in Xianshan, he took a nest of yin criminals, but finally chose the Five Directions Luo Feng flags and summoned the soldiers and horses of the Five Camps into them, so only two remained in the Gou-Die.

In a short time, the harvest of several months was about to be exhausted.

What was summoned by the Gou-Die Gang-Order was also a camp of yin soldiers, but supported by the power of the False False Yin Si, the momentum was immediately apparent.

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Only a darkness spread out, and even the green light on the mountain was suppressed; Sha Lifei and the others turned their heads quickly, not daring to watch.

This darkness changed direction, entered in front of the ghost gate flag Li Yan had set up in advance, and then broke through the air and left.

A terrifying aura shrouded the mountains and rivers.

Not only were the Human-Faced Owls in the sky frightened and scurrying everywhere, but even the wild people, Mountain Ghouls, and Shandu on the ground were all lying on the ground trembling.

Swish!

In the dense forest in the distance, the black smoke-like flag swayed hurriedly.

The Chang soldiers who were originally entangled with the soldiers and horses of the Five Camps actually leaped into the air, trying to block that darkness.

However, this move was purely like an egg hitting a rock.

The Chang soldiers were brutal, but when they collided with that darkness, they were directly washed away until their souls flew away and scattered, and the black smoke in the distance also exploded instantly.

"Overestimating your own abilities!"

Li Yan's eyes were cold, and he snorted coldly.

At this moment, he was shrouded in earth yin energy, his whole body cold and piercing, like a judge sitting in the hall interrogating, making Sha Lifei and the others feel strange.

This darkness moved fast, directly submerged into the dense forest where the black smoke was, rolled once, and whistled over again, returning to the mountaintop along the ghost gate.

Whoosh!

With the sound of chains, a mass of white fog fell out of the darkness, twisting and struggling continuously, emitting shrill howling sounds, but it was suppressed to death by the power of the yin soldiers.

"Still daring to make trouble!"

Li Yan roared, held the Gou-Die, and pointed suddenly.

Whoosh~

In an instant, that mass of white fog was burned by the green yin fire; one could faintly see a white Shen Kui struggling and screaming shrilly in the green fire.

After the yin fire, earth yin energy spread, freezing that mass of white fog again, and even the others on the mountaintop felt as if their brains were about to be frozen stiff.

This was the third step: water and fire purgatory interrogation.

After two consecutive times, "Lord Bai" completely collapsed, lying on the ground without moving.

At the same time, many light and shadows flashed in Li Yan's mind.

That was a young Shen Kui who accidentally fell into a deep valley, drank the dregs in a broken copper tripod, and its hair gradually turned white...

It had astonishing aptitude; after becoming an adult, it tore its aged father to pieces, became the leader of the Shen Kui tribe, and then gradually became a mountain god...

It was brutal in nature, often stirring up yin fog and wild winds, controlling monsters and demons, and capturing and devouring people who entered the mountain...

It bewitched the Mountain Ghoul clan to leave Shennongjia and wreak havoc, but discovered that the Mystic Sect outside was powerful, so it shrank back into the mountain and didn't dare to go out...

The Lord Lord Tian Sheng Sect arrived, it gathered the mountain gods to deal with it together, but after obtaining the "Demon Body Longevity Art" from the Lord Lord Tian Sheng Sect, it suddenly launched a sneak attack, killing other mountain gods and devouring their essence, blood, and spiritual charm...

The past of "Lord Bai" was revealed one by one.

Li Yan's expression was cold; he took out yellow paper, recorded everything with a cinnabar brush, then folded it into a square, and burned it with yin fire in front of the "Luo Feng Command Token."

This was the final step: sentencing.

If it were an ordinary person, no matter how big a crime they committed, they would be governed by the laws of the mortal world, and the False False Yin Si would not care.

But this "Lord Bai" happened to be a mountain god, so it was out of luck!

Sure enough, after the yellow paper was burned, that darkness spread rapidly, wrapped around the soul of "Lord Bai," and went directly into the ground, disappearing without a trace.

According to the "Yin Law," this old monster would still suffer in the False False Yin Si.

With "Lord Bai" dead, whether it was wild people, Mountain Ghouls, or Shandu, they all lost their restraints and fled in all directions.

This crisis was finally completely resolved!

Li Yan didn't dare to be negligent; he closed the Dharma altar step by step according to the regulations, and only after the candle flame in front of the "Luo Feng Command Token" returned to normal did he breathe a sigh of relief and sit down on the ground.

His body was already covered in frost, and his face was blue and purple.

This "Luo Feng Summoning Great Method," with his current cultivation, was still somewhat strenuous to use.

"Brother Yan!"

Sha Lifei and the others surrounded him hurriedly.

"I'm fine."

Li Yan panted and waved his hand, "Quick, find the corpse of that 'Lord Bai'; its soul has been beaten into the Netherworld, and if it's not dealt with early, the mountain god's body will also turn into an evil object."

"Okay!"

Sha Lifei, Lu San, and the others ran down the mountain immediately.

Li Yan lit a bonfire, and after roasting for a while, a trace of warmth rose in his frozen body.

After drinking a few mouthfuls of hot wine, his soul finally returned.

A smile appeared on his face, and he said toward the bottom of the mountain cave: "Daoist, the matter has passed; stop the Dharma altar and rest for a while."

Wang Daoxuan below was also already tottering; hearing this, he stroked his beard and smiled, closed the Dharma altar, and sat on the ground.

This time, in the confrontation with the Shen Kui tribe, they had already revealed extraordinary combat power.

But just at this moment, Li Yan suddenly looked up, his brows furrowed as he looked toward the northwest, and a sense of unease inexplicably rose in his heart...

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"Move faster!"

In the wilderness outside Shennongjia, the imperial court's soldiers were also busy.

On the periphery, teams of soldiers patrolled, each team equipped with musketeers, as well as the Commandant's Divine Fire Muskets, and accompanied by Daoists from the True Martial Palace.

Torches rose everywhere, and many soldiers were cutting down trees to build wooden tower altars in the open space.

Yulongzi looked at the compass in his hand, pointing out the direction of the altar from time to time, and the Daoists also placed array flags one by one.

Looking at the Dharma altar being built higher and higher, the general beside him was also somewhat surprised: "Daoist, must it be ten zhang?"

Yulongzi said indifferently: "The intelligence sent back by Li Jushi says that this trapped flood dragon is called Black Scale Lord and has an extraordinary origin, so we must be careful in dealing with it..."

Rumble!

Before he could finish speaking, there was a sudden thunderclap in the sky.

Yulongzi's expression changed drastically; he looked up abruptly and muttered: "The thunderstorm has been brought forward; how is that possible?!"

(End of chapter)