Chapter 426

"You... what are you doing?!"

Lu Jiu was startled and asked with a trembling voice.

The plan he had devised was not like this; it was to blow up the cave after everyone had gone inside, trapping them to death.

There was a key point here.

Li Yan's identity as a living Yin Messenger was the greatest guarantee for those people, so they dared not act separately. Even if people were left outside, they would be easily finished off by the three sisters of the Siming Society.

And the formation here could also conceal supernatural detection.

Lu Jiu was very proud of his plan, but he never expected these three old hags to suddenly take action and harm people.

"Shut up, or we'll throw you in too!"

The old woman in the lead spoke indifferently, "Gunpowder may be sharp, but you underestimate the secret arts of the Mystic Sect. Blocking the exit is useless."

Splash! Splash!

The Salt Gang members were still committing suicide, jumping into the pond.

Lu Jiu finally understood at this moment.

Gunpowder might be powerful, but the user was still human. When encountering these bizarre arts, they wouldn't even have the chance to fire a gun.

He couldn't care about his subordinates now, fearing for his own life, so he cupped his hands and said tremblingly, "Senior is wise, but I just don't understand, what is this for?"

The old woman said in a deep voice, "In the past, the Shenzhou suffered a catastrophe, with floods reaching the heavens and demons running rampant in the world."

"Great Yu tamed the floods, and the gods helped him. They suppressed or killed the Hua Snake, Ji Meng, Yu Er, and Wuzhiqi, bringing peace to the Shenzhou."

"Back then, the Goddess of Mount Wu also helped Great Yu, suppressing the demon 'Water Tiger' here. The Goddess even transformed into a local deity to guard this place."

As she spoke, a trace of resentment and madness flashed in her eyes, "But now, the incense in temples and monasteries is flourishing, while the Goddess Palace has become a wasteland. Why? We are not convinced!"

"Since that's the case, we might as well release the 'Water Tiger' and let the world know what retribution is!"

"A demon from the time of Great Yu?"

Lu Jiu's heart trembled, but he couldn't help but be suspicious, "Can that so-called 'Water Tiger' still be alive today?"

The old woman gave a cold glance, "How could a mortal like you understand the mysteries of this heaven and earth?"

"Yes, yes, yes."

Lu Jiu shrank his neck, not daring to speak again.

He regretted it immensely in his heart. Wang Wang Mengsheng was just sinister and vicious, hard to deal with, but these old hags before him were pure lunatics!

Just as they were talking, the two women beside them didn't stop either. They waved peach branches, danced a Nuo dance, and finally took out several mottled jade discs, smashed them one by one, and threw them all into the pond.

Gurgle, gurgle!

The pond water, already dyed red, suddenly boiled.

Deep in the pond, it was filled with stone eggs the size of winter melons, ancient in age, mottled on the surface, and covered with water algae.

The shattered jade discs fell, and the gang qi vibrated. Transparent ripples spread out, sweeping over the stone eggs.

Clatter!

The stone eggs began to shake.

And as the blood spread, the stone eggs were stimulated, shaking more violently and stirring up the sludge at the bottom of the pond.

Crack!

Finally, a crack appeared in a stone egg, and a small claw covered in black scales stretched out, waving continuously, as if trying to grab something.

Not long after, the stone egg shattered completely, and a black shadow rushed out instantly, reaching the water surface directly, grabbing the dead bodies and tearing them frantically.

Lu Jiu saw this, and his heart turned cold.

He saw a humanoid monster crawl out of the pond. It wasn't large, about the size of a two or three-year-old child, covered in black scales, with webbed claws on its hands and feet.

Its eyes were pitch black, and when its mouth opened, it split to the ears, filled with jagged, sharp yellow teeth.

With a burst of tearing, its face was splattered with blood.

A water monkey?

Lu Jiu found it strange.

He had spent his life on the river and had seen some strange things; this thing was very similar to a water monkey, but much more ferocious.

But did this little thing require Great Yu to suppress it?

Just as he was wondering, waves surged on the water surface, and one "Water Tiger" after another crawled out, frantically tearing at the corpses of the Salt Gang lackeys.

The Salt Gang members were still committing suicide to feed them, but they couldn't withstand the tearing of these things; even the bones were not spared.

What terrified Lu Jiu even more was that black smoke began to emerge from the bodies of those "Water Tigers," vaguely forming human faces, hideous and twisted, as if they were screaming in pain.

The old woman's eyes were filled with black bloodshot veins, and she said gloomily, "These 'Water Tigers' are born from 'demonic miasma' and can drive 'water ghosts.' The more people they eat, the more powerful they become."

As she spoke, she looked up at the waterfall, "The summoning of Yin soldiers is limited. Once the gang orders are exhausted, not one of them will be able to escape!"

Just at this moment, the "Water Tigers" in the pond had devoured all the corpses, and their originally withered scales began to emit a metallic luster.

However, their hunger seemed insatiable. They suddenly raised their heads, looked at the people on the shore, and were about to come ashore.

Lu Jiu couldn't help but retreat in fear.

The old woman, however, was unhurried. She took out another jade disc from her bosom, golden-yellow in color, with an extraordinary air of nobility.

Whoosh!

She flicked her hand, and the yellow jade disc whistled out, passing directly through the waterfall and shooting into the cave.

Clatter!

The pond boiled, and black shadows surged up along the waterfall...

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"Right here!"

Deep in the cave, Lu San stopped.

He listened carefully and then said, "The sound of water I heard in my dream is exactly the same as this."

This sounded a bit inexplicable, but Li Yan understood.

Just as he had the supernatural sense of smell, being far more sensitive to scents than ordinary people, he had a deep memory of some special smells.

Lu San could understand the language of birds and beasts; it was the supernatural sense of hearing, and for him, sound was also a profound memory.

Looking around, it was just an ordinary karst cave, with stalactites interlocking, and water droplets falling continuously, gathering on the ground.

Inside the cave, there was also a feng shui formation, which couldn't be broken for a while, and supernatural detection was also affected.

Looking at the stone wall behind Lu San, Li Yan frowned slightly and turned to look at Bai Zhu Huan, "Senior, after the Goddess Palace was destroyed, were the things inside all kept by the Earth Immortals of the Siming Society?"

Bai Zhu Huan shook her head, "The Goddess Palace was destroyed during the Warring States period. It was a long time ago, and this is my first time here, so I'm not very clear about it."

"Oh."

Li Yan nodded, knowing he had found the wrong place.

He had originally thought that the things from the Goddess Palace had all been taken away by those Earth Immortals and hidden in some secret cave, and that the life tablets were also inside.

But now it seemed that those people from the Siming Society didn't know either. If it weren't for Lu San's supernatural sense, they wouldn't have discovered this place.

This was also a mystery after entering Ezhou.

Lu San first performed sacrifices by the lake, obtained things from the Divine Palace of Lord Yunzhong in a dream, exchanged them for a legacy, and then obtained the blood jade cong inside the Goddess Palace.

Obtaining things in a dream was a method only immortals possessed.

Finding the secrets hidden within and entering the Divine Palace of Lord Yunzhong might not be a problem either.

But the situation was urgent, so how could they care about taking treasures?

Just as Li Yan was about to speak, his heart suddenly trembled, and then he turned around abruptly, looking at the cave they had come from.

He saw torches flickering there, and under the dim light, a pitch-black figure was revealed, suddenly opening its fanged mouth and crawling toward them at high speed.

"Careful!"

Li Yan gave a low shout and drew his blade directly.

His hidden energy surged, he took a step forward, and in two steps reached the side of the monster. He took a T-shaped stance, held the blade with both hands, and flicked it upward from below.

The monster happened to jump up and was directly struck by him.

Clang!

Sparks flew, and a foul stench hit their noses.

The monster was directly disemboweled and flew backward.

However, Li Yan's heart sank.

The monster's skin was as hard as iron and condensed with a Yin evil energy. If his precious blade hadn't been able to break evil, he wouldn't have been able to cut it at all.

Moreover, there were no internal organs in its abdominal cavity, just some broken fingers, bones, and flesh, wrapped in foul-smelling black water.

At the same time as he struck, a vengeful soul tried to invade his spirit, but it was directly shattered by the Yin thunder of the Dust-Breaking Blade.

Something even more shocking to Li Yan happened.

The monster was almost cut in two, with only the spine and the scales on its back connected, but the black water in its abdomen surged, and it lay on the ground twitching continuously, its wounds re-adhering at a speed visible to the naked eye. At the same time, a crackling sound rang out.

More monsters swarmed over.

"It's a 'Water Tiger'!"

Bai Zhu Huan's pupils shrank, and she hurriedly blew her flute.

Woo-woo~

The flute sound was mournful, and the "Sesame Gu" surged up like a tide, colliding with those monsters in the blink of an eye and drilling into their bodies.

Splash! Splash!

The monsters fell to the ground one after another, snoring.

"Don't move!"

Seeing Li Yan raise his blade to step forward, Bai Zhu Huan hurriedly stopped him, saying urgently, "This is a demon suppressed by the Goddess during Great Yu's flood control, born from the energy of demonic miasma. Even if cut into pieces, it will re-condense."

As she spoke, she spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Let's go quickly, the Sesame Gu can't hold on for long..."

!.

Boom!

Before the words fell, an explosion sounded.

It was the dynamite package brought by Lu Jiu, which had also been thrown in. With the violent explosion, dust flew, earth and stone fell, blocking the entrance.

The "Water Tigers" sleeping on the ground began to move again.

The women of the Bai family blew their flutes in unison to suppress them.

Li Yan turned around abruptly, looking at the stone wall, "I'll guard, you all dig quickly!"

Thud!

Wu Ba was the most obedient, directly swinging his axe at the stone wall.

Li Yan said urgently, "The energy of demonic miasma, I can strike it into the Netherworld, but the gang order will also be used up."

"If I'm not mistaken, those people are hiding outside. As soon as the gang order is used up, they will take action immediately."

This was the difference between ancient methods and modern methods.

The establishment of the Yin Division should have been after the Investiture of the Gods. Later, with the changes in human sacrifices, it became what it is today.

In the era of Great Yu, although the strong could summon wind and rain and were very powerful, they could only suppress the energy of demonic miasma, relying on famous mountains and rivers and innate gang qi to grind it away bit by bit.

But now, Li Yan could strike it into the Netherworld, just like the Luo Sha Charm transformed from demonic miasma in Guo Du Town, which was dragged into the Netherworld along the way.

It wasn't that he was stronger than those great gods, but the power of time.

After experiencing long years, these demons could still exist today. In the era of Great Yu, they must have been even more difficult to deal with.

"Move aside!"

Sha Hearing Sha Lifei looked at the monsters all over the ground and felt his scalp go numb. He hurriedly let Wu Ba move aside, then took a dynamite package from the backpack on his back and stuffed it into the crack he had cut.

Li Yan saw this and didn't stop him.

Although it was easy to wake those "Water Tigers," time was pressing, and the Bai family couldn't hold on anymore. He feared that before they could break the stone wall, the monsters all over the ground would riot.

"Everyone get back!"

After placing the dynamite package, Sha Hearing Sha Lifei hurriedly let everyone hide on one side.

The dynamite package wasn't large, but it was mixed with a small amount of new-style gunpowder. It was originally carefully prepared by Sha Hearing Sha Lifei for opening paths and setting ambushes.

Boom!

With a loud bang, stones from the cave roof fell clattering.

Some "Water Tigers" were directly hit. Although their heads were dented, they still woke up and crawled up, opening their fanged mouths.

This was the terror of "demonic miasma."

"Demonic miasma" was a mutated innate evil energy. Luo Sha Charms, Fei Yi, Mist Guests, and Water Tigers were all difficult to deal with.

At the same time, Sha Hearing Sha Lifei also gave an exclamation:

"There really is a secret room!"

"You all go in, I'll cover the rear!"

Li Yan gave a low shout, blocking behind the crowd.

Whoosh!

A "Water Tiger" pounced, but suddenly stiffened in mid-air.

It was Li Yan who had used the Soul-Snatching Rope to trap its demonic miasma energy, and then he laid his long blade horizontally.

Zzzzz!

Electric arcs jumped on the blade edge.

Yin thunder breaks souls, but the spirit of the "Water Tiger" was condensed from demonic miasma energy and couldn't be destroyed at all, so Li Yan had to use Yang thunder.

On his Dust-Breaking Blade, there were twelve meta-coins, which could store twelve thunder techniques, so he had stored six Yang thunder and six Yin thunder, which could be cast without chanting.

Boom!

As the Dust-Breaking Blade slashed out, thunder roared, and the "Water Tiger" was directly blown to pieces, completely silent.

However, Li Yan felt no joy.

On the corpse of the "Water Tiger," the demonic miasma energy was ground away a little by the Yang thunder, but the remainder turned into black mist and surged, beginning to gather.

This thing was indeed difficult to deal with...

Li Yan's face was solemn, but he couldn't care about it, because more "Water Tigers" had woken up and were pouncing on him.

At this moment, Li Yan didn't dare to hold back anymore.

Two Soul-Snatching Ropes came out together, controlling two Soul-Breaking Flying Blades to whistle up and down. As long as they were pierced, the "Water Tiger" would stiffen all over.

Clang!

With a frontal slash, the pouncing Water Tiger was split in two and flew out...

Bang!

Taking advantage of the momentum, he turned sideways and used an elbow strike to the chest, shattering the chest bones of the "Water Tiger" on the right, and it slammed into the stone wall...

Crack!

His left hand formed a seal, electric arcs flickered on his fist, directly shattering the head of the "Water Tiger" pinned by the Soul-Breaking Duanhun Feidao...

His movements were lightning fast, and he blocked the offensive single-handedly.

In the eyes of others, Li Yan was like a god of war, his whole body crackling with electric light, his movements as fast as light and shadow, the pouncing "Water Tigers" flying everywhere, either shattered or beaten into strange angles.

The women of the Bai family watched in shock.

Only then did they know why Granny Bai Zhu Huan was so respectful to this young man; it probably wasn't just because he was a living Yin Messenger.

And Long Yan'er of the Gu Sect also stared fixedly at Li Yan, her eyes flickering, not knowing what she was thinking...

"Brother Yan, hurry!"

Wang Wang Daoxuan shouted loudly.

He knew that although Li Yan was fierce in this state, both his physical strength and spirit were consuming rapidly, and he couldn't hold on for long.

At this moment, everyone had entered the secret room.

Li Yan kicked away a pouncing Water Tiger, then his hidden energy exploded, and he suddenly kicked the ground, his body flying backward into the secret cave.

The remaining "Water Tigers" moved just as fast, swarming over.

Li Yan was full of murderous intent and suddenly raised his hand.

Clatter!

The Soul-Snatching Rope whistled out, simultaneously triggering heavenly thunder.

Rumble!

Everyone felt a roar in their ears, electric light blinded them in front, and all the "Water Tigers" were blasted away, falling to the ground, unable to move.

"Old Sha!"

Li Yan shouted, and Sha Hearing Sha Lifei immediately stepped forward, taking out two more dynamite packages and placing them on both sides of the passage.

Boom!

With a loud bang, earth and stone collapsed, blocking the passage.

Only then did Li Yan breathe a sigh of relief.

Although these Water Tigers were difficult to deal with, they had physical bodies. Even if they could dig holes, they wouldn't be able to get out for a while.

He turned around again to look at his surroundings, a thick doubt rising in his eyes, "Why are these things here?"

This cave was not small, deep and dark inside, and he couldn't see clearly what was there, but there were pottery figures blocking the crowd in front.

All the pottery figures were dressed in long robes with crossed collars and right lapels, wearing armor on the outside, wearing shorts on the lower body, with leggings tied on their legs, holding long spears, neat as a forest.

He had happened to see these things in his previous life.

The Terracotta Warriors of the Qin Emperor...

No more today

(End of chapter)