Chapter 169: Turmoil in Liuyang Study
Originally, Ruan Xing was a little worried that Cui Yurong did not listen to her advice and still married the male protagonist, and whether she would end up following the same path as in the original book.
If that were the case, she planned to use Cui Yurong and then throw her aside and leave her to fend for herself.
But now it seems that Cui Yurong died earlier than the original book's plot line because she disrupted the plot. She missed the few years of forbearance for her family and did not give birth to her beloved daughter. I am afraid that when she knows the truth, she will only be glad that she did not give birth to her enemy's child.
Compared to the original book, she is less compromising and restrained.
In short, for Ruan Xing, Cui Yurong can help her better now.
After thinking for a moment, Ruan Xing took out a pennant from his storage bag.
This flag originally collected a lot of ghosts in the Hanshan Secret Realm and turned into a top-grade magic weapon. The power of the magic weapon depends on the strength of the ghosts inside. After several years of mutual devouring, the weak ghosts in the flag had long been digested, leaving only some evil ghosts with strength comparable to that of a golden elixir. However, Ruan Xing always felt that this magic weapon was against the law of nature and rarely used it.
An evil ghost was released from it, and Ruan Xing said, "Let's see if we can swallow it."
The evil ghost, which had no consciousness but was filled with ghostly energy, rushed towards Cui Yurong with its fangs and claws. Cui Yurong was startled for a moment, but was not afraid. Instead, she mobilized the yin energy in her body to wrap up the evil ghost and digested it like a Venus flytrap.
"Okay." Cui Yurong said with some regret, "But I still can't open the chain."
"I'll think of a way to fix this chain later." Ruan Xing didn't know how to open it without knowing the spell of the God Binding Rope. "How much ghost fire can you release with your current Yin Qi?"
“Do you want to burn this place?” Cui Yurong said, “I’m afraid that’s not possible… If my Yin Qi is not restrained, I can probably burn seven or eight people, but the most difficult problem is that they will hide and I can’t burn them… That cultivator just now was like that. I couldn’t burn him and couldn’t escape, so I was caught.”
Cui Yurong was able to degenerate into a powerful ghost cultivator thanks to the Netherworld Ghost Records in her mind and the resentment in her body. She had no practical experience at all. Although her opponents were a group of old men who also worked in isolation, at least these cultivators had undergone systematic learning and had a lot of theoretical knowledge. They had also been officials in the mortal world for decades and had much more experience than Cui Yurong.
Ruan Xing wanted to make use of the ghost fire of the underworld that Cui Yurong controlled, but he didn't expect Cui Yurong to be able to burn herself.
There are dozens of Jindan-stage cultivators in Liuyang Study. Even if she burns a few of them to death, it will be of no use. What Ruan Xing wants is to spread the disease like a plague.
Let Cui Yurong light the evil ghosts in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, and then let the evil ghosts out to find monks to spread the news.
If she did this, these irrational evil spirits would not obey her orders under the threat of their souls being torn apart. She was a little worried that she might accidentally hurt herself, and what would happen after the burning...
It would be terrible if an evil ghost escaped and went to a nearby town where tens of thousands of people gathered.
Seeing Ruan Xing worried about this problem, Cui Yurong said, "I was the one who released the Netherworld Ghost Fire, so it won't burn me. My benefactor will never be accidentally injured by my side, but I am locked in this dungeon and cannot be with my benefactor at all times..."
Ruan Xing couldn't figure out the spell to bind the God Binding Rope within a day or two, and Cheng Zijue was guarding in the dungeon. It would be great if there was some magical weapon that could violently break the chain.
Ruan Xing thought with some regret that her flying sword was only a mid-grade magical weapon. This bundle of divine ropes could affect the soul. Even if it was not a spiritual weapon, it was comparable to a spiritual weapon. It was definitely impossible to cut it.
Is it possible to find Cui Yurong before she is arrested?
No... Cui Yurong was captured early this morning, and she only arrived in the morning, so she is too late. Moreover, the Demon Lord and others have already left the Xumi Realm, and there are several Jindan cultivators inside chasing them. It would be much more dangerous to enter again than before.
"Don't worry, just do as I tell you." Ruan Xing thought for a while, whispered a few words to Cui Yurong, and then walked out of the dungeon.
She had stayed in there long enough. If she hadn't fed Cui Yurong an evil ghost to restore her Yin Qi, it would have taken her a long time to digest and she should have come out long ago.
I don’t think Cheng Zijue will notice anything unusual.
The two people outside the dungeon saw Ruan Xing coming out and hurried over to greet him.
Cheng Zijue asked urgently: "What's going on? Did she say anything?"
Ruan Xing smiled and said, "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission. Although she didn't say anything useful, at least she spoke."
"Really? That's great." Cheng Zijue was overjoyed. Now he could make up for his mistake in the Xumi Realm. "What did you say?"
Ruan Xing said after careful consideration: "You guessed correctly. She did see your mortal wife. She was tortured and killed by that mortal, so she is full of resentment. She told me that if we can catch that mortal and cut him to death in front of her, she will tell us why she became a ghost cultivator, and she will also tell us the appearance of the person who trained her."
She made up a half-truthful story for Cheng Zijue based on the plot of the original book.
Cheng Zijue was overjoyed when he heard this, "This is a big clue, I will report it to the master now!"
"Hey, wait a minute." Ruan Xing quickly grabbed him, and the latter looked back in confusion.
"Go and tell the master what's going on with the dungeon? Are you not going to guard it?" Ruan Xing frowned and said, "It just so happens that I also need to see the master about something, so I might as well help you report it while I'm at it."
Cheng Zijue thought about it for a moment and agreed, "Okay, I'll trouble you then, Junior Brother."
Cheng Zijue returned to the dungeon, and Ruan Xing hurried to the main hall with the monks in Confucian robes to ask for an audience with the abbot.
Under her leadership, the monk in Confucian robes testified and supplemented the story, recounting what happened during their patrol today.
"Li Jinfu, what level of cultivation do you think those two people have?" asked the host.
Ruan Xing seemed to be in deep thought, and then he said, "One is about the same age as a disciple, and the other is probably slightly taller than a disciple."
That is two people in the late Jindan stage, or the perfect Jindan stage.
The old man with the golden ring said, "I'll go over there. If they haven't gone far, I'll see where they came from."
The host was about to nod his head in agreement when the old man with the whisk interrupted and said, "This is a matter concerning the Xumi Realm, it's of no small importance, I'll go with you, as long as we can see them, we must bring them back and interrogate them strictly, even if they are disciples from other big sects, we are not afraid, they beat up our disciples for no reason, they were the ones who were rude first."
Although neither Ruan Xing nor the monk in Confucian robes were injured, no one refuted the words of the old man with the whisk.
The two Yuanying Zhenjuns were extremely agile. As soon as they finished speaking, they mounted their flying swords and flew out of the hall together.
It seems that in the last simulation, it was indeed because of the report of the two patrolling disciples that Ruan Xing was in trouble.
It’s because the Xumi Realm is too important to Liuyang Study.
The two True Lords had already set off, but Ruan Xing and the monk in Confucian robes were still standing still.
The host asked in confusion: "What else?"
Ruan Xing then evaded the main point and told the story that just happened in the dungeon. "In the dungeon earlier, not long after you left, the ghost cultivator started talking. Perhaps it was because it was afraid of the power of you and the two elders, and it was too frightened to speak. Senior Brother Cheng was ordered to guard the dungeon and did not dare to leave his post, so he asked the disciple to report on his behalf. The ghost cultivator said that she was trained by someone to become evil, but she suffered a lot in her life, so she asked us to capture her enemy from the Xumi Realm, otherwise she would not tell us about that person."
"Is that so..." The master's face was a little surprised and solemn, "Sun Xian and the others have already entered the Xumi Realm on the Black Hawk. There is a barrier in place, so I can't hear them even if I transmit my voice. You should also go to the Xumi Realm and capture the enemy of that ghost cultivator."
Um? Is there such a good thing?
Ruan Xing's mind was in a state of confusion, but he remained expressionless, "Disciple, I obey your orders."
The Black Hawk has not returned yet, and Ruan Xing still has some time. She doesn't know if she needs any token or magic formula to control the Black Hawk. There happens to be a dazed monk in Confucian robes next to her, so she can try to ask him.
Ruan Xing deliberately avoided the square and went to a corner, and asked, "Junior brother, I am old and my memory is not good. What is the formula to drive the black eagle?"
The monk in Confucian robes frowned, "Brother, you are kidding me again. I have never been on duty at the Imperial Palace, so how do I know how to drive the Black Hawk..." As he was speaking, he suddenly looked at Ruan Xing with a strange expression, "Brother, what's wrong with you today? You feel weird..."
puff-
A sword was inserted into his dantian.
At such a close distance, the monk in Confucian robes didn't even have time for his spiritual power shield to react.
The sword rotated a circle inside.
The monk in Confucian robes opened his eyes wide and opened his mouth to shout something, but Ruan Xing covered his mouth tightly and dragged his limp body away, intending to put him into the storage bag after he died completely.
If he hadn't noticed, he could have spared his life. There was some blood on the ground... It was indeed troublesome.
However, the next moment, as if an alarm had suddenly sounded, the mountain protection formation suddenly rose up!
Bubbles of varying sizes appeared like boiling syrup.
Many monks inside the gate gathered in the square in a panic.
"What's going on? I've never seen this before!"
"The automatic protection of the mountain protection formation has been activated! Someone must have attacked the mountain gate!"
Ruan Xing was separated by two attics, and his spiritual consciousness returned immediately, so he only heard a few words.
Oh my...it turns out there will be an alarm if someone is killed in the mountain gate. The barrier of Liuyang Study is too advanced. Even Xuanbing Sect doesn’t have it.
She thought quickly and had no choice but to hide the monk in Confucian robes in the bushes in the green belt under the attic, then quickly walked towards the dungeon.
As he walked, he released his sword and the self-destructive puppets in his storage bag, gave them orders, caused unrest in various places, attracted some monks over, and then self-destructed.
The puppets scattered, and soon she heard a roar in the distance.
The ground beneath her feet shook twice, and she almost lost her balance.
But the surrounding buildings did not collapse like cardboard.
Ruan Xing thought to himself, "Sure enough, inside the barrier, the power of the self-destructing puppets has been weakened a lot, and the shockwaves have been absorbed by the barrier."
She ran even faster towards the rockery passage behind the square and entered the dungeon.
Cheng Zijue also felt the shock just now. Seeing Ruan Xing rushing over, he asked loudly, "Junior brother, what happened outside!"
Ruan Xing said anxiously, "I don't know what's going on! Suddenly, many demon cultivators from outside attacked the mountain gate. I'm afraid it has something to do with the ghost cultivator in the dungeon. The master ordered me to come and take the ghost cultivator out to find him!"
"What!? Demonic cultivator? This is impossible!" Cheng Zijue was horrified.
Ruan Xing's heart moved, "Why not?"
In her first simulation, she worked as a servant in Liuyang Study until she was twenty-three years old, and then died in an attack by a demon cultivator.
The evil cultivator will not let go of Liuyang Study.
"Of course it's impossible. The demon cultivator is in the northern border and we are in the southern province. How could they come from thousands of miles away to attack us just for this ghost cultivator who has been evil for less than three days? How is it possible!" Cheng Zijue said without hesitation.
Really? It seems she was overthinking it.
Seeing that he couldn't trick Cheng Zijue, Ruan Xing approached him and used the same trick again. With one hand, he held the sword and stabbed at his Dantian. With the other hand, he used the Breaking Source Technique to block the flow of spiritual energy in his body. He said calmly, "It's possible now."
"Junior brother, you..." Cheng Zijue fell down with a look of disbelief on his face.
Cui Yurong in the dungeon saw this scene and stood up hurriedly.
"Wait a moment." Ruan Xing gestured.
Then she fed Cheng Zijue a healing pill.
In order to prevent Cheng Zijue from self-destructing his golden elixir when he is desperate, Ruan Xing can only take the initiative to pierce his dantian to destroy his golden elixir. However, Cheng Zijue was already an old man when he was guiding the qi into the Tao. Now his golden elixir has been perfected and he has died long ago. The spiritual energy in his body is rapidly dissipating like a rag sack, and his whole body is aging rapidly, like a skeleton covered with skin and bones.
She could only give him healing pills in the hope of prolonging his life. She asked in a cold voice, "What is the formula to drive the Black Hawk? How do you untie the God Binding Rope?"
"Heh...you are not Junior Brother Li..." A bellows-like sound came out of his throat, and Cheng Zijue showed a strange smile, "I won't tell you..."
"Yes, I am not your Junior Brother Li. I am also a ghost cultivator." Ruan Xing admitted generously and threatened: "If you don't tell me, I will take your soul and make you fall into evil. You probably don't want to experience the feeling of being burned by heavenly fire yourself, right?"
A trace of fear flashed across his skull-like face, but he still said, "Then come on, give it a try..."
With a sigh, Ruan Xing realized that he couldn't get anything out of him, so he had to kill his body and throw it aside.
There was no way, she really didn't have time.
The old man with the whisk and the old man with the golden ring went to that town and will be back in an hour at most. Sun Xian and Chen Donghao went to the Xumi Realm, and she also learned from Chen Donghao that the patrolling disciples should normally come back tonight. Now, among the combat forces in Liuyang Study, only the owner is in the Nascent Soul stage, and many Jindan disciples have been sent on patrol missions and have not returned yet. If they want to occupy Liuyang Study, now is the best time.
She has a good chance of winning.
Ruan Xing took out a pennant and said to Cui Yurong, "Light up these evil spirits and let them out of the dungeon."
Cui Yurong stretched out her hand, but the surging Yin Qi was quickly restrained by the God Binding Rope. She said in embarrassment, "I'm sorry, benefactor... I can't do it with this chain around."
This is difficult to handle.
Ruan Xing frowned, filled the magic sword in his hand with spiritual power and slashed at the chain fiercely, but there was not even a mark left on the chain.
At this moment, another huge roar sounded, the ground shook, the eternal lamp began to fall, and pieces of tiles on the round dome began to shatter.
The dungeon is collapsing.
Ruan Xing directly released all the evil spirits in the pennants and let them move freely.
The entire Liuyang Study was now in chaos. Ruan Xing took Cui Yurong's hand and led her out of the dungeon through the passage.
Thanks to _Panda Jun_ for the reward~
Thanks to Bosong for the monthly ticket~
Thanks to book friend 20200530093008398 for the monthly ticket~
(End of this chapter)
