Chapter 228: Extra : Past Dust, a Dream, and a Name (Part )
The gong had just struck at three o'clock in the morning, and it was the dead of night. The town was completely silent. Only the occasional barking of dogs or the meowing of a frightened cat could be heard, and there was no other sound.
But at this moment, in the cemetery at the back mountain, there were two people looking for something, with light steps and calm expressions, and these two people were none other than Lingxiang and Xinyi.
What Lingxiang said was indeed correct. As a sect disciple, it was indeed inappropriate for her to interfere in matters of training. However, when several people were ready to leave, she deliberately kept herself behind. Xinyi didn't understand this matter all the way.
Lingxiang ordered Xinyi to dig the grave, but she herself was actually cracking pine seeds on the side. The crackling sound echoed in the cemetery, which sounded extremely weird.
Finally, Xinyi couldn't help it. He straightened up and looked at Lingxiang. Just as he was about to speak, Lingxiang raised her hand to stop him.
"The reason why I left you here is because you have the highest level of cultivation, and I wanted to keep a backup plan. The way the saint died that Cheng Yu described during the day was very worrying, but in the middle of the night, do you have the heart to let a weak woman like me stay alone in the cemetery?"
In the final analysis, it's just a coolie.
Xinyi rolled her eyes and continued digging the soil, but at this moment, with the help of the light, she discovered something wrong. The soil of the grave, which was originally red, became darker and darker, and the black part was more like sand than soil.
He was just about to reach out and pick up a handful to check, but Lingxiang stopped him sternly, and only reminded him to be careful and continue digging.
In just a moment, a body was dug out. Lingxiang looked at the body and couldn't help but frowned.
When Cheng Yu said it earlier, it was not difficult to guess that the saint died of poisoning. Now it seems that it is not that simple.
If it was just a normal poisoning, the land where the body was buried would never look like this. Moreover, the body had been dead for a long time, but it did not decay, and its nails had become unusually sharp, its lips were curled up, and its teeth were exposed.
"It's a corpse!" Lingxiang was horrified. She looked at Xinyi, who understood what she meant and quickly started looking for the graves of the other three saints.
Looking at the corpse in front of her, Lingxiang couldn't help but feel lucky. Fortunately, it takes a hundred days for the corpse to transform, and it's still not too late to find it now. If it turns into a corpse demon, Longqiao Town will be in trouble.
It seems that Su Tong is not a simple person. I wonder what her mother taught her back then.
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Lingxiang was concentrating on giving acupuncture to Madam Cheng, but Madam Cheng suddenly smiled and said, "Just now I felt that the fairy lady looked familiar, but I couldn't remember who she was for a while. Now I remember her again. More than ten years ago, my husband was seriously ill, and a fairy lady also came at that time. Your features look 80% similar to hers."
Fairy? Lingxiang was puzzled, but she didn't show it on her face.
"They are all practitioners who are good at heart. It's not surprising that they have some similarities in appearance."
After hearing what Lingxiang said, Madam Cheng shook her head and said, "That fairy lady is not ordinary. Although she is a cultivator, she has an extraordinary demeanor and is very good at medicine. My husband's life was hanging by a thread, but she only used a pill to pull him back from the brink of death."
Pills? Could it be that the diaotou has some cultivation? Or...
Lingxiang seemed to suddenly remember something and hurriedly took out a scroll from her Qiankun bag.
"Is the fairy lady that my lady is talking about the person in the painting?" Lingxiang said as she unfolded the painting. It turned out to be the Fairy Tumi.
Madam Cheng nodded, but Lingxiang could not help but frowned. She quickly took out Tumi's notes from her waist, and after searching for a while, she finally found a paragraph on one of the pages:
"On the 37th day of the lunar calendar, I passed by Longqiao and stayed at Zhiguan. I happened to see the spiritual star Riding the Wind, so I went to ask about it. I learned that the leader of the escort, Cheng Nan, had been ill for more than a month, and no medicine could cure him. His condition was very strange. I saw that his face was gloomy and there was a cloud under his eyes, which was a sign of loss of Yang. I used Yuanyang supplemented with Eucommia and Lycium barbarum, and he recovered in three days.
During this time, I caught a snake with white stripes and red eyes. It was full of spiritual energy. It was the source of Cheng Gong's illness. Its spiritual intelligence had been awakened and it could take the shape of a snake. I couldn't bear to bury it, so I nurtured its spirit to help it transform into a human form and taught it morality. However, I was entangled with many things and couldn't keep it. I was afraid that it would go astray and cause trouble in the future, so I tied it up with a spirit and named it Su Tong. "
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The reason why Cheng Biaotou got sick was because of Su Tong. At that time, Su Tong already had demonic nature, but could not transform into a human form. It was thought that she used her magic to attract Cheng Biaotou to fall in love with her.
However, humans and demons have different paths. Although Cheng Biaotou was enjoying the romance, he had no idea that his sweetheart just wanted to use his yang energy to improve her own cultivation.
My mother is really bold in using medicine. Ordinary people are not allowed to take Yuanyang Pills, but with the help of Eucommia ulmoides and wolfberry, the poison of the pill can be neutralized. Moreover, Eucommia ulmoides and wolfberry both have the effect of replenishing yang, which is just right for Cheng Biaotou's condition.
Looking at the corpse in front of her, Lingxiang sighed. Although it was disrespectful, the corpse could only be burned with pure spiritual fire. However, she was a little worried and didn't know how Long Qi and the others were doing now...
In Su Tong's cave, Long Qi and his men split into two groups. He and Zhao Wuyang formed a group and met the believers on duty. Although they were just ordinary people, they were extremely persistent.
It’s not that these believers have high cultivation levels. Several people wanted to knock them out with a slap, but somehow, they remained awake and were not affected by any external force at all.
Ordinary people could not use heavy force, nor could they knock the man unconscious, so they were caught in a dilemma for a while.
In particular, there were those escorts from Chengfeng Escort Agency. They seemed to be in a nightmare. No matter how Cheng Qi called them, they still kept their weapons.
Besides, the escorts are skilled in martial arts, so it is even more troublesome to deal with them.
Just when Zhao Wuyang was about to be defeated and Long Qi was about to lose his patience, Cheng Yu blocked them both, turned his hands, and broke the Thunder Stick in his hand into two halves.
This Thunder Stick is the magic weapon that Cheng Yu found in Xuancang Cave. As its name suggests, it sounds like rolling thunder when swung, deafening.
However, what is even more amazing is that this stick can be divided into two or three sections. When used as two sections, hitting each other can dispel the hallucination technique.
Under Cheng Yu's knocking, the escorts and civilians all came to their senses, but before they could say anything more, they fainted again.
"You had this method but you didn't try it out earlier. We have wasted so much effort in vain." Long Qi complained as he put away Long Yuan.
Cheng Yu did not say much, but leaned down to check on the unconscious escort and the common people. After a long while, he sighed and said, "This scene must have alarmed the Immortal Su Tong. I think it won't be long before someone will find this place."
After hearing what he said, Long Qi remembered that they had sneaked in quietly. When Cheng Yu hit the cave with his stick, the whole cave rumbled so loudly that even a deaf person could feel the vibration.
Now we have to deal with future enemies, and I don’t know if Liu Xia and the others are safe.
Banxia followed the instructions of King Wen's Eight Diagrams and was safe, but she always felt a little awkward. Usually Liu Xia always looked disdainful of her, but recently, for some reason, she kept staring at her, making her feel uncomfortable.
She thought about it carefully and felt that she had not done anything to offend him. However, Liu Xia's staring eyes made her unsure. Could it be that he had bad intentions towards her?
Just as Banxia was trembling with fear, trying to be careful not to leave any trace while being on guard against Liu Xia behind her, Liu Xia suddenly covered her mouth and pulled her into his arms.
Now Banxia was so frightened that her eyes turned into bells, her limbs kicked around wildly, and she kept whimpering.
At this time Liu Xia leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Don't move! Don't get discovered." Banxia then realized that there was a hall in front of them. She had only focused her attention on the things behind her and forgot what was in front of her.
It is quite rare to have such a hall in a stone cave, but there are only some simple objects placed in the hall, and there are no other decorations, so it looks very simple.
Banxia looked carefully for a while, but found nothing. Just as she was about to step in, she was stopped by Liu Xia again. Liu Xia pointed to the dark place in the hall, and Banxia saw that there was a person sitting on the stone seat in the dark place.
The man's face was hidden in the darkness and could not be seen clearly. One could only see that he was wearing a plain robe and had long black hair. He looked like an immortal. Now he was supporting himself with his hands and seemed to be asleep.
The two men were careful not to disturb the people sitting there, but suddenly there was a thunder explosion behind them, and the whole cave shook.
Just as Banxia was muttering about what that reckless Long Qi had done again, the person sitting on the seat actually moved.
I saw that person's black hair moving slightly, his face was still hidden in the dark, but his eyes were glowing, so red that it was frightening. Even in the darkness, you could see them clearly, which made people feel cold.
Banxia and Liu Xia didn't dare to breathe, but the person sitting on the seat seemed to be aware of their presence. Without even saying hello, he just flicked his fingers and cast a spell over them.
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"The other three are the same as this woman." Xinyi hurriedly looked for Lingxiang and said.
Hearing what Xinyi said, Lingxiang frowned immediately. Seeing her like this, Xinyi hurriedly asked what was wrong.
"It is said that there are many kinds of dragons. It is also the mercy of God that has given many creatures the opportunity to cultivate themselves and become saints. However, there is only one kind that even the heavenly way does not allow, and that is the snake."
"If a snake wants to become a dragon, it has to go through many hardships. It takes a thousand years to become a python, five hundred years to become an anaconda, and then a dragon. Finally, it can escape and become a dragon."
"But every time it changes, it will encounter thunder tribulations. If you can't avoid it, you will die and your soul will be scattered."
Xinyi frowned upon hearing this. He knew that if a person wanted to become a saint, he would have to go through hardships in the end, but he never thought that a snake would have such a rough life.
"But why is this so?"
Lingxiang sighed, with a look of pity on her face: "Do you still remember the ancestor of the Long family who was demoted to a wisp of dust in the Long family tomb?"
Xinyi nodded when she heard that. That old senior was indeed very impressive, but what did that have to do with this matter?
Seeing Xinyi looking at her in confusion, Lingxiang sighed again: "I have read in "Sea Mirage Heaven Fragrance" that only sinners will be reincarnated as snakes. Therefore, God is not very lenient towards the snake clan."
"However, there is a method that can allow him to avoid every thunder tribulation. That is to transform into a snake. From a snake, he can transform into a dragon. Then he can cross two fatal thunder tribulations, and the risk will be much smaller."
"But if it turns into a viper, it will be extremely dark and its poison is extremely strong. I heard that even if it is a god, it will be very difficult to escape if it bites it..."
Looking at Ling Xiang's solemn expression, Xin Yi suddenly felt something was wrong: "You mean..."
Lingxiang turned her head to look at the woman who had already turned into a corpse in the tomb, her brows furrowed as always: "I hope I am just worrying too much." Then she took out a small porcelain bottle and a paper bag from her Qiankun bag and handed them to Xinyi.
"The bottle contains anti-poison pills, and the paper contains realgar powder. You are fast, so hurry and find them. I hope you can still make it in time." As he said this, he took out a piece of talisman paper from his arms, which turned out to be a sub-talisman.
But the corpse demon was no ordinary creature, and Xinyi was not at ease leaving her alone here. Just as Lingxiang was twisting her fingers, he stopped her and said, "There was a corpse in the tomb just now, and its eyes have already opened. I think it has only been two days since it turned into a corpse demon. Can you handle it alone?"
Lingxiang smiled and said, "Do you think that my title of Elder Fucang was given for nothing?" As she said that, she activated the Zi Fu.
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The magic was so powerful that Banxia couldn't dodge it and it was about to hit her. At this moment, a strong force pulled her back, and then she saw the place where she was standing exploded.
Liu Xia was so frightened that his forehead was covered in cold sweat. If he hadn't pulled the girl away in time, it would have been the little girl Banxia who would have been torn into pieces.
Before the two could even express their surprise, they heard the man say, "Where did you come from, you bastard, to dare to trespass into my cave?"
It turned out to be a woman. Liu Xia and Banxia looked at each other. So, this person must be the legendary immortal Su Tong.
Judging from the magic just now, this person's cultivation must be quite high. The two of them alone would definitely not be his match.
Thinking of this, Liu Xia pulled Banxia up and was about to leave, but who would have thought that he was surrounded by a group of people in white clothes with their eyes covered by white cloth.
"You disturbed my meditation and you still want to run away?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw those people in white clothes coming up brandishing weapons.
Liu Xia and Ban Xia each fought back, but found that these men in white did not seem to have much kung fu and were easy to deal with. However, for some reason, they were never able to defeat them. Every time they repelled them, they would be able to get up again, as if they were born insensible to pain.
For a while, the two of them were caught in a bitter battle. At this time, when Banxia dodged one person, she saw a man in white with his eyes covered by a white cloth. He looked exactly like the immortal Sutong, except that his eyes were wide open and he didn't even blink.
If I'm not mistaken, the reason these people behaved like this is that they were under the control of the Immortal Su Tong.
While dodging the attack from the approaching man, Banxia quietly prepared the fire talisman and dodged closer to Liu Xia, hiding her movements by using Liu Xia's figure. When Liu Xia dodged past, she threw the fire talisman in her hand to the immortal Sutong.
However, Fairy Su Tong caught the talisman with just a light squeeze. There was a crackling sound in her hand, and the talisman paper turned into ashes in an instant.
"With your limited cultivation level, you dare to challenge me? You are overestimating yourself!" As he said this, he jumped up and went straight to Banxia.
Banxia only had time to see a white shadow passing by before her body was tightly wrapped in the white cloth, unable to move at all.
The Sutong fairy stared at Banxia with her scarlet eyes. Banxia saw clearly that they were not human eyes. The pupils in her eyes were as thin as raw rice paper.
Upon seeing this, Liu Xia rushed forward to rescue him, but the man in white was clinging to him and he couldn't get away.
Immortal Su Tong's eyes glowed red as she moved closer and closer to Ban Xia...
(End of this chapter)
