Chapter 74: Enlightenment before death
Lin Bai and Pei Ning found themselves in an extremely embarrassing situation.
If the protective magic circle is broken, then the six foundation builders outside will probably not be left alive.
If they help Huang Ruchao and others, they will still be unable to escape once the Yunxia Sect's big help arrives.
A dilemma.
Things had priorities. Lin Bai and Peining looked at each other and made a decision quickly.
The six people outside are fierce and vicious, and if they are captured, they will definitely have no physical health.
But if he could survive until the people from Yunxia Sect came, there might be room for change.
A big sect like Yunxia Sect usually wants to show face. Looking at Qu Chengjia's acting style, although she was domineering and unreasonable, she also asked Qingyang to quell civil unrest. Speaking of which, these immortals are superior and only despise the common people, but they are not really indifferent.
If he and Huang Ruchao and others were to fight against a powerful enemy this time, with the arrival of foreign aid from the Yunxia Sect, things might really turn around.
In fact, it is useless to think too much. They are all trapped in the protective formation, and they can only be Huang Ruchao's teammates.
Lin Bai opened the rope that tied up Song Qing and Zhang Han and let them stagger towards the main hall.
The six foundation-building attacks outside became more and more fierce. There was a black-robed Taoist who kept yelling and scolding, shouting that he would kill them all after breaking the formation. There was also a white-robed man who was much gentler and kept admonishing the black-robed ones. He also kept admonishing during the battle, saying that he only wanted to kill them all. Take wealth but not life.
The six people were obviously headed by the green-robed Taoist, who had a sinister look, was about forty or fifty years old, and was quite tall.
The phantom behind him is a rusty green long sword. Although it is not sharp, it has a unique magic. Every time the green sword is driven to fall on the protective circle, a dark green mass will be left behind, which seems to be corrosive and contaminating. .
"Two little friends, I see that you two are not Yunxia Sect monks. If you enter the palace and destroy their formation, wouldn't it be nice for us to share everything equally?"
The white-robed man stood across the protective formation and did not attack the formation, but only persuaded him with a pleasant expression.
"What are you talking about with these two young men? Once the formation is broken, they will be killed!" The black-robed old man said impatiently.
"Hey, we are just asking for money, not killing, why are you trying to scare others?" Bai Pao complained to Hei Pao, then looked at Lin Bai kindly and said, "Don't worry, little friend, I always keep what I say, as long as If you two go in and break the formation, I will fight to the death to save your lives, and you will definitely get a share of what you get.”
The one with a red face and the other with a pale face both Lin Bai and Pei Ning found it very boring.
The two of them sat down cross-legged, swallowed the Qi Restoration Pill, and then closed their eyes to restore their spiritual power.
After traveling thousands of miles this time, in order to save spiritual stones, the two used their spiritual power to drive the purple bamboo boat from time to time.
But the purple bamboo boat carried a lot of energy, and neither Lin Bai nor Pei Ning could bear it, and their spiritual power was almost drying up.
The white-robed man outside the formation still kept persuading, and his voice was quite confusing. But after all, he did not cultivate the study of mind and nature, and it was always difficult to sway Lin Pei's heart.
After more than half an hour, the white-robed man finally stopped pretending and shouted angrily. A white silhouette appeared behind him, and a flying sword appeared in his hand, attacking the magic circle endlessly.
Lin Bai's practice of meditation will naturally not be affected by others, but will continue to absorb spiritual energy and turn it for his own use.
The aura of Jin Turtle Island is very diffuse, and it is slightly stronger in the heart. But when it comes to the place where spiritual energy gathers, it should be on the high mountain of Turtle Head.
Lin Bai sat cross-legged on the stone plate, his spiritual energy seeping from the dense fog on the outside like strands of threads, and finally gathered in the center of the stone plate.
This is much richer than in Tianlang Mountain and Gravel Island, and it seems to be inexhaustible.
Two hours had passed in the stone plate, and Lin Bai was filled with energy, and his fatigue was gradually disappearing.
However, Lin Bai did not want to reveal too much, so he continued to practice quietly.
When he opened his eyes again, the bloody setting sun outside was half-hidden in the waves, and the world suddenly felt a bit more murderous.
The six foundation builders kept attacking themselves, and no one spoke anymore.
Lin Bai raised his eyes and looked at the turtle head high island of Jin turtle island. It was lush and green, with no birds visible anymore, and only a faint glow from the setting sun.
"I always feel like someone is spying on me?" Lin Bai murmured in his heart and looked at Peining again.
After a while, Pei Ning also opened his eyes and nodded towards Lin Bai.
Both of them regained their strength.
"You two little friends, please come quickly!" Huang Ruchao's anxious voice came from the hall.
The two stepped forward and walked into the hall.
There are no lights here, only white fluorite is hung on the four walls, illuminating the hall.
Huang Ruchao pressed the formation plate with his hand, while the other seven Qi practitioners sat in a circle, injecting spiritual power into the formation plate like some kind of formation.
It's just that the seven Qi exercises for foundation building all looked pale and slumped, so it took a lot of effort.
Zhang Han and Song Qing were sitting aside, unable to help at all and just watching.
"This little friend Pei's cultivation is too low, so go and wait." Huang Ruchao's voice was old and weak, and sweat was pouring down his pale face. "Little friend Lin, please come forward and help me. All you need to do is to separate your spiritual power from your body and inject it into the array, and I will control it." That’s it.”
Obviously, Song and Zhang had already told Huang Ruchao about the names of Lin Bai and Pei Ning.
Pei Ning was stunned when he heard this. As expected, he stopped stepping forward and only stayed behind Lin Bai.
"Senior Huang, how did you know that I would help you?" Lin Bai asked.
"Junior Brother Song said that you two are smart people and are at the end of their rope. You will definitely do your best." Huang Ruchao actually managed a smile.
"Brother Song knows me." Lin Bai nodded towards Song Qing and then stepped forward.
Song Qing also nodded slightly but said nothing.
He used Huang Ruchao's instructions to drive his spiritual power, but as soon as Lin Baifang entered the formation, his spiritual power was absorbed by the formation disk, and then flowed in continuously, making it difficult to stop.
Lin Bai gritted his teeth and remained silent.
"Substitute someone and take a rest." Song Qing said. Although he lost his magical power, he did not lose his knowledge.
Huang Ruchao nodded slightly and said nothing. Then an old Qi practitioner withdrew, panting immediately and took out the elixir bottle. After taking a few sips, he closed his eyes and regained his strength.
In this way, one person takes a turn every half hour. Lin Bai had consumed a lot and no longer dared to hide his clumsiness, so when it was his turn, he immediately recovered on the stone plate.
It's just that Huang Ruchao is the one in charge of the formation and can't rest for a moment. His complexion has turned from pale to withered, his beard and hair are dry, and he has lost a lot of weight.
"Lin Xiaoyou has a vast Qi sea, and he is really a man of talent. He just makes you wait..." After two rounds, Huang Ruchao also felt Lin Bai's persistence.
It's just that his face is as skinny as bones, and he seems to want to smile, but it is extremely scary.
At this time, the night has passed and it is dawn again. The six foundation builders outside seemed to be tired, so they were divided into two groups, and the three of them took turns to rest.
It's just that the tortoise shell protective formation is covered with dark green and is already on the verge of collapse.
"Senior Huang, how much longer can you hold on?" Pei Ning asked from the side.
"No, I don't know..." Huang Ruchao's eye sockets were sunken, the light in his eyes had disappeared, and his cheekbones were high, as if there was only a layer of old skin left.
The remaining seven Qi practitioners are not much better. They are all hopeless people and bearded people. It is no longer easy for them to last until now.
These people who guard Jinli Island all seem to have aged several dozen years. It is obvious that their origins have been damaged and their oil has been exhausted.
"It won't take long." Song Qing suddenly spoke, his tone was bleak, neither sad nor happy.
Pei Ning looked at Lin Bai. She said no more and just held the sword in her hand.
This sword was obtained from Zhang Han, and it has a slight chill to it. Another water-patterned edgeless sword obtained from the Song and Qing dynasties was held by Lin Bai, giving it a wavy and watery feel.
But after all, it was a foundation-building sword. Lin Bai and Pei Ning had used it several times. It was a little difficult and the spiritual energy was consumed a lot, so they couldn't exert the power of the flying sword at all.
After staying up for more than half an hour, there was no movement in the hall, but there was great joy outside.
"Old Huang, it's almost time to take it out." Zhang Han sighed, his tone extremely desolate.
"It's of no use anymore." Song Qing shook his head slightly.
Huang Ruchao murmured: "Yeah, it's almost done. If you don't take it out, you will all die, ahem..."
As he spoke, he looked around hard, and finally landed on Lin Bai.
Huang Ruchao was skinny and bones, all vitality was gone, there was no flesh on his face, and he was so trembling that he could hardly sit still.
"Little friend..." Huang Ruchao's lips were dry and peeling, and he murmured for a long time.
"Let me tell you." Zhang Han's face was pale and his beard was tangled, "There is a talisman in his sleeve, which was given by the sect and is specially used to defend the island."
"Yes," Huang Ruchao seemed to have calmed down a little. He looked at Lin Bai with a pair of dull eyes, and then said: "If you can't escape this time, nothing will happen. If you can escape, I hope you can tell me what happened today." The Yunxia Sect just said that although I, Huang Ruchao, am a useless person who has been degraded, I have not been humiliated, cough cough cough..."
Before he finished speaking, he tilted his head, and his body and mind disappeared due to exhaustion of his original energy.
For a moment, no one spoke in the main hall, and the other seven veteran Qi practitioners also lay on the ground, with many pill bottles scattered around them.
Two of them were also apparently lifeless.
Lin Bai stood up and took out a palm-sized piece of animal skin from Huang Ruchao's sleeve, with a small sword shape engraved on it.
Looking at Peining again, neither of them knew what to say. He obviously came to cause trouble, but he was left alone.
Lin Bai closed his eyes and appeared on the stone plate. First gather your spirit, absorb the spiritual energy, and then merge it into the sea of qi.
"My advantage is that I recover quickly and am best at fighting for a long time. But the opponent is building a foundation and there are many people, so I don't even have the chance to fight for a long time..."
Lin Bai shook his head helplessly and waved again, drawing in the mist and turning it into clear water.
Asking one's mind to tell the way is a serious disaster.
"It was good luck before!"
"It seems that a person's destiny depends not only on his own efforts, but also..."
Lin Bai opened his eyes and looked around the hall.
The formation plate sizzled, and the formation was broken in an instant.
I saw Pei Ning standing at the door of the hall holding a sword, with the attitude of one man guarding the gates and blocking the way of all others.
She has always been brave. She would never kneel down if she could die standing up, and she was always easily willing to die.
Lin Bai looked at Zhang Han again, only to see him leaning against a beam and muttering without knowing what he was saying.
But Song Qing was still calm at this time and smiled back at Lin Bai.
"Brother Lin." Song Qing chuckled, no longer as arrogant as before.
In fact, he was just pretending to survive, and both Lin Bai and Pei Ning knew it.
"Brother Song." Lin Bai sighed and said, "It's really hurting you."
"You and I are just bringing it upon ourselves, so why bother?" Song Qing smiled.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a proud laugh.
Looking outside, the tortoise shell protective formation had been broken.
"Little baby, what are you doing with a sword?" At this time, the white-robed man spoke, his voice no longer as gentle as before, but instead extremely vicious.
"Just come on!" Peining was not timid at all.
"Go!" Hearing the green-robed Taoist shout again, he saw the shadow of the rust-green sword heading towards Pei Ning. Pei Ning raised his sword and used his spiritual power, with a look of determination on his face.
But the phantom of the rust-green long sword immediately broke Peining's sword. Peining spurted blood and was knocked back into the hall.
Lin Bai hurriedly stepped forward to catch Peining, but the sword kept moving, and the two fell several times before stopping.
Looking at the green-robed Taoist again, he looked around calmly and calmly.
"This person is at least in the late stage of foundation building. He is much stronger than Song Qing, and he is destined to attack." Lin Bai silently weighed it.
The green-robed Taoist walked into the hall, followed by five people.
"Boss, everyone has greatly offended the Yunxia Sect because of you this time." The black-robed Taoist said to the green-robed Taoist.
"Don't worry, if I can successfully break through the barrier with Silver Flower Algae, I will definitely be rewarded." The green-robed Taoist said sadly. His voice was extremely hoarse, and his throat seemed to be rusty.
"Don't be nagging, kill him quickly, take the things and leave." A Taoist in gray robe said.
As soon as he finished speaking, the gray-robed Taoist waved a branch-shaped magic weapon and came towards Lin Bai.
Lin Bai pinched the animal skin talisman and immediately activated it.
"Be careful!" the green-robed Taoist shouted urgently, and a green rusty sword appeared in his hand, heading towards Lin Bai like lightning.
But at this time, the talisman treasure had been activated, and in an instant the brilliance flourished. Under the pressure of the golden elixir, an extremely bright long sword surged out.
With a rumble, the gray-robed Taoist was the first to bear the brunt and immediately turned into smoke. The green rust Taoist's long sword fell apart just a little bit.
The green robe and others looked frightened, but they had a tacit understanding. No one tried to escape. Instead, they all worked together to meet the flying sword.
There was a huge muffled sound. Lin Baiben held Peining in his arms, but he was still thrown onto the beam.
Looking back again, I saw that there were only four people left among the six foundation builders. All of them were in tattered clothes, with pale faces and blood at the corners of their mouths.
"The power of Yunxia Sect's Po Yun Taoism can be seen today!" The green-robed Taoist sat down tremblingly, not attacking, but silently recovering his strength.
The other three people were also like this, but they just sat cross-legged and didn't move.
I don't know if he was really seriously injured or if he was worried that Lin Bai and others would take out another talisman.
Lin Bai also looked pale, panting and closing his eyes.
This was the second time to use the talisman. Lin Bai was no longer a young person, he was very experienced. Although his energy was drained again, it was not a serious problem.
"So strong! Much stronger than Qu Chengjia." Pei Ning murmured, opening the elixir bottle, taking a few pills and stuffing them into Lin Bai's mouth, and then poured a lot into his own mouth.
After a while, Lin Bai opened his eyes, and the sea of energy filled up again.
"A lasting advantage cannot be turned into a victory..."
Lin Bai sighed and went to see Peining.
She was determined to die again. She just rested her head on Lin Bai's shoulder and said nothing.
Lin Bai looked around and saw that Zhang Han's brain had collapsed and died.
Song Qing was paralyzed on the ground, his hair was a mess, and blood was spurting out of his mouth, all flowing to his chest. Although he was seriously injured, he didn't care and just looked at Lin Bai and smiled.
"Brother Song." Lin Bai also smiled.
"Brother Lin, we are really destined."
Song Qing was a man who was about to die, but his words were also good. Although his voice was old, it was full of vitality. He stretched out his hand to wipe the blood from his mouth, "Master has raised me by your side since I was a child. It is Master's order for me to kill you." ...You are also trying to survive. We have been together day and night, and I know you have never hated me, and I have never hated you.”
Lin Bai nodded.
"You think about Xiu Xiu in every possible way..."
Song Qing smiled happily, "When you came here, you must have thought that if I were still alive, if Huang Ruchao was still here, master would know that you hurt me, and you must be worried that Xiuxiu will be angered by master, you... you Did you have the intention to let Peining go alone? "
Pei Ning was leaning on Lin Bai's shoulder. She didn't say a word, but just bit Lin Bai's shoulder hard.
Lin Bai didn't say anything and just endured it silently. That's what he really thought. At least this would probably save Xiuxiu and Peining. If he didn't die, he would have a chance to turn around in the future.
"I admire you very much for your love and justice. Master should have taken you away. She was wrong when she should have taken you away."
There was a hint of confusion on Song Qing's face. He looked around and found a look of confusion again, "You have thought about it in every possible way, but in the end it just came to your door... I know you are suffering a lot, and the road ahead is unclear. In fact, everyone is Suffering, I am cut off from Zhang Han Dao. You and Pei Ning have no peace day and night, for fear that Master Huang Ruchao and the others will die of exhaustion. The people in your hometown are suffering countless deaths, and everyone is suffering..."
He stared blankly at the sky outside the hall and murmured: "Who wouldn't want to pursue the great road and pursue immortality? But life is difficult, just like a long river. Although one has the ambition to enter the sea eastward, the process is slow and the journey is difficult. Rivers The water will always enter the sea, but I will wait..."
When Song Qing said this, he looked at Lin Bai, with tears streaming down his face, but there was still a smile that couldn't be hidden, "Look, I am destined to be the water of a long river, but now I compare the suffering of the common people to a long river! Hahaha!" Lin Zhuanlun! I feel in my heart that this dead wood cicada has helped me obtain the best elixir! ”
His white hair was disheveled and he looked like he was crazy. His face was tangled with tears. He clenched his fist with one arm and punched the ground hard. Blood was already visible. "How did it become like this? How did it become like this?"
Song Qing lay on the ground, sobbing with all sorts of emotions that only he could understand.
Lin Bai and Pei Ning stared at Song Qing blankly, neither saying a word.
"Hahaha! Idiot, the road is won by fighting and fighting, not by crying!"
The green-robed Taoist stood up and stepped into the hall.
Lin Bai held the water-marked edgeless sword in his hand, protecting Peining.
The green-robed Taoist glanced at Lin Bai, opened his hand, and saw another rust-green long sword, only slightly smaller than the one before.
"Go!"
The rust-green long sword was not very fast, but it brought with it a sense of decay. When the water-marked sword touched it, it immediately withered like wood, without any aura left, just like a broken sword.
But the rust-green sword didn't stop, and Lin Bai immediately pushed his palm again, and his spiritual power burst out. He could barely block it, but he was knocked into the wall again, and his hands were covered with a layer of green rust.
This green rust seemed to have taken root and adhered to the flesh and blood. His own spiritual power immediately became inoperable, and even his head felt chaotic.
Pei Ning staggered and crawled to Lin Bai's side, holding Lin Bai's hand tightly.
Lin Bai was in a daze, as if he couldn't even hear, let alone fight back.
With extremely heavy eyes, he glanced at Pei Ning who was staring at him tenderly, then at Song Qing who was weeping in pain, and then at the corpses lying on the ground.
"You haven't slept with me yet." Pei Ning leaned into Lin Bai's ear and spoke softly, without any trace of the past.
What did Sister Pei say? Lin Bai's ears seemed to be rusty and he couldn't hear clearly at all. It seemed like he was sleeping? It’s already this time, why are you mentioning your old friend? Not finished?
Lin Bai stared at the green-robed Taoist again. Seeing that he didn't make a move, he opened his mouth and asked something, as if he was talking about the dead tree cicada.
His other companions also got up one after another and entered the main hall. They did not go forward to kill anyone, but turned to the back hall.
Soon, I saw a man coming out with a bag, his face looked happy, it was obvious that he had gained something.
Then I saw the white-robed Taoist applying wounds to Huang Ruchao and others one by one, and then taking off the storage ring and storage bag, with a look of disdain on his face, as if he disliked the lack of goods.
Lin Bai raised his hand, and the rusty green on it had spread to his wrist.
"Life is more difficult than the water of a big river." Lin Bai murmured Song Qing's words.
Suddenly, Lin Bai felt the sea of consciousness tremble slightly, and the stone plate seemed to rotate slightly.
Suddenly, Lin Bai felt in his heart that he was lucky, that he could escape from the catastrophe and survive from nine deaths.
"I haven't used the Questioning Heart Technique. This is... my natal magical power?" Lin Bai felt that his head was still very wet.
"Who are you, Master Wood Demon?" Green Robe's voice rose slightly, and his face became more gloomy, "If you don't tell me, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
As he spoke, the green robe waved its sleeves, knocking Lin Bai and Pei Ning over immediately.
Lin Bai didn't want to say more, while Pei Ning gritted his teeth and remained silent.
"Where is Ji Ying? People from the Yunxia Sect arrived early?" Lin Bai was confused.
At this moment, the green-robed Taoist suddenly looked outside the hall, as did the rest of the foundation builders.
They were stunned for a while, and then they all ran out, looking up to the east.
Over there is the Bie Tou Gao Island of Jin Bie Island.
The green-robed Taoist looked up, then frowned slightly, glanced hesitantly into the hall, then bowed his hands over there and said, "Yes!"
After speaking, the green robe waved its sleeves and said, "Quickly!" The man had already left with his sword.
The other foundation builders also hurriedly followed, and they were extremely panicked.
"Reinforcements are coming?" Lin Bai said blankly.
Pei Ning shook his head blankly, while Song Qing still cried bitterly.
There were only three of them alive in the palace, but they didn't even know why they were alive.
While they were in a daze, the three of them suddenly felt panic in their hearts. Like insects and ants hearing thunder, like mortals seeing immortals and gods.
"Golden elixir? No, this pressure seems to be still above the golden elixir, like the power of heaven and earth..." Peining looked horrified.
Song Qing cried even louder. He lay on the ground, crawled forward with one hand, and dragged out a bloody trace.
Pei Ning forced herself to stand up, helped Lin Bai up, and walked out of the hall.
Song Qing came to the broken threshold of the hall, raised his head and looked to the east.
Pei Ning and Lin Bai also came out, leaning against the door and looking east.
There are clouds and mist rising far away in the east, but although the sea breeze is strong, it cannot dissipate them even half.
The color of the clouds and mist changes constantly, and there seems to be a blazing electric light in them.
"This is..." Lin Bai couldn't help but feel the urge to kneel down, and even fell to the ground.
The coercion of the golden elixir that once transformed into armor is simply not worth mentioning in front of this.
"Golden elixir tribulation cloud! The beginning of the great road, golden elixir tribulation cloud!"
Song Qing lay on the ground, raised his head with great effort, and looked in the direction of the cloud. He couldn't stop crying, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or sad in his cloudy eyes.
Lin Bai and Pei Ning looked at each other. Their throats felt dry and they were speechless.
I saw the cloud slowly condensed into shape, and then floated this way. As it gets closer, its pressure becomes heavier and heavier.
Not a moment later, the golden elixir tribulation cloud was seen falling over the towering island of Turtle Head, Jin Turtle Island.
"Golden elixir, golden elixir..."
Song Qing seemed to have cried all his tears. He raised his neck and grabbed forward with one arm. He moved forward little by little, as if he wanted to catch Jie Yun.
"Twenty years of vicissitudes have passed, and my elixir theory has been completed, but I have lost the chance of the great road. I am like a long river, halfway..."
Blood flowed from Song Qing's seven orifices, and he laughed three times in a hoarse and weak voice. He finally returned to peace and died of serious injuries.
After his death, his body remained motionless, and his one arm was still stretched out towards the calamity cloud, as if he wanted to seize the last opportunity of the great road.
At this time, the wind was blowing and huge waves were crashing on the shore. The first tribulation thunder fell, and the color of the heaven and earth changed again.
(End of chapter)