Chapter 334 The Appearance of the Ghost King of Mang Mountain
Zhao Yan has always believed that "flint" is her destiny.
She was born into the world with the "body of the flame spirit". Her talent for cultivation is rare in the world, and she has a high degree of compatibility with the "Holy Fire Totem" passed down by Dayan's ancestors.
Although the Yan Kingdom has nominally given up its belief in the God of Fire and converted to "Tai Shang Haotian" and "Emperor Ziwei" since it surrendered to Emperor Taizu of Qi, the people's belief in the God of Fire The worship has never stopped.
Many people in Youzhou believe that Zhao Yan has been favored and blessed by the great Fire God, and is destined to lead the Northern Territory to prosperity.
Especially when she advanced to the fifth realm and mastered the ability to leave the body, some people thought that she was the reincarnation of a "holy girl".
The "Saint" is the legendary disciple of the God of Fire.
In the dark age when the method of spiritual practice has not yet been born, the "Saint Girl" has been following the God of Fire, killing demons and demons with him.
When the God of Fire stole the fire and created the flint, the "saint" with the "flaming spirit body" became the first "guinea pig" - she relied on the "flint" to fully awaken the power of her bloodline , giving birth to a pair of "Fire Phoenix Wings" that can burn ghosts.
Therefore she is also called the "Phoenix Girl".
After the "Vulcan" was struck to death by the gods above the nine heavens with thunder, the "Saint" became the new leader of the human tribe, inheriting the legacy of the Vulcan and protecting the human homeland.
As an ancestor and hero respected by the people of Youzhou in the north, the "Saint" was enshrined on the altar together with the God of Fire and was worshiped.
And Zhao Yan's soul is also a golden phoenix - so people can't help but associate her with the legendary "Saint Girl".
Zhao Yan initially dismissed the idea of "reincarnation".
She has a proud personality and feels that she will be able to achieve great things by relying on her own strength in this life, without relying on the reputation of her predecessors.
But later, as her strength grew, her practice began to cause her to feel more and more intense pain.
In addition, she often has terrible hallucinations in her sea of consciousness. She sees a dim wasteland, glimpses of flickering fire, and hears the cries of ghosts, howls of wolves and people's screams. Sobs...
This wasteland was a place she had never been to in reality, but she felt inexplicably familiar - it was like she had never met Gu Xu before, but she had a crush on him. A sense of déjà vu.
She once asked her father and the priests in her family about this problem, but they could not give a reasonable explanation.
Because of this, she inadvertently associated this issue in mysterious directions such as "gods", "reincarnation", and "reincarnation".
.........
At this moment, when she saw the item inside the cabinet door, Zhao Yan's mood was like surfing on the sea. First she climbed to the top, and then fell to the bottom in an instant.
This thing is indeed the "flint" she has dreamed of.
It is completely black with a dull luster, and its surface is carved with natural patterns, which have many similarities with her "Holy Fire Totem".
Zhao Yan knew that these complicated patterns were the formation patterns drawn by the legendary "Vulcan" himself.
Once she touches it, these formations will be connected with the "Holy Fire Totem", igniting her bloodline and allowing her to fully awaken the "power from her ancestors".
It’s a pity...
“I should have thought of this earlier,” Zhao Yan pursed her lips lightly, staring at the dilapidated “flint” in the cabinet, and said silently in her heart, “In In the view of the descendants of Dayan, the 'flint' is a treasure given by the gods, but to others, the 'flint' is useless.
"Especially in the eyes of the Emperor of Da Qi. The thing was a hidden disaster - he couldn't use it himself, and he would never allow it to return to the hands of the Youzhou people.
“Therefore, for him, the best way to deal with it is to destroy the ‘flint’.
"But the problem is, why didn't I think of it in advance?"
As Zhao Yan saw, the "flint" in the cabinet had been broken into several pieces, and the patterns on its surface had lost its effectiveness.
It had long been quietly destroyed by the Daqi royal family.
This undoubtedly means that Zhao Yan's recent efforts - whether it is the hard work of forgetting to eat and sleep, or the five levels and six generals in the "Dragon Secret Realm", or the twists and turns of breaking into the inner treasury of the royal family, And countless late-night secret plans, all in vain and meaningless.
The fragmentation of the "flint" was not only the destruction of a precious magic weapon, but also the destruction of the faith of the people in the north, and the instantaneous collapse of Zhao Yan's spiritual pillar.
"Maybe it's because in the hearts of us descendants of Dayan, the 'flint' is too sacred, so it is impossible to consider the possibility of it being destroyed." Zhao Yan thought silently.
At this moment, there was no blood on her face, and a bitter smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
The heartstrings that had always been tight were suddenly severed at this moment; the fragility that was usually deeply hidden in my heart also surged into my heart at this moment like spring water.
Her legs softened, as if she had been drunk with sugar, and she slowly fell to the ground, no longer caring about maintaining her usual strong and fearless image.
At this moment, "Bai Chen" not far away suddenly turned around and walked towards her direction.
In addition to the Feng Shui compass, he also had a square, jade object in his hand.
"That's the 'Jingshan Bi', the jade seal inherited from the Chu Dynasty." Gu Xu came to her side at some point and said softly to her.
"I know." Zhao Yan nodded.
She has collected information about the royal family's inner treasury before, and has a basic understanding of many collections there.
Then she raised her head and looked at Gu Xu: "Did you find what you wanted?"
Gu Xu nodded.
“I originally planned to leave here directly after getting the things,” he continued, “but the exit from the royal treasury was blocked with space magic. With my ability, I can’t break it for the time being. ."
Zhao Yan could hear the implication of his words -
The person who sealed the royal treasury must be "Bai Chen", it cannot be someone else.
The two of them were already in a desperate situation without knowing it.
"So you came to me to sign up for a group tour to keep warm?" She forced a smile and said to Gu Xu in a teasing tone, "It's just that in this situation, I may not be able to help."
Perhaps it was because the shattering of the "flint" hit her too hard - when she heard the news that the royal family's inner treasury was blocked, she found that her mood was unexpectedly calm, as if it were frozen. The surface of the lake generally has no ripples.
Gu Xu also noticed that something was wrong with Zhao Yan's mental state at this time. Although her words were still sharp, her usual rebellious and fearless temperament had disappeared without a trace - which made Gu Xu couldn't help but sigh, it turned out that a talented daughter like Zhao Yan was undressing. After putting on the armor called "Strongness", the vulnerability and helplessness of the young girl will also be shown.
He lowered his head and saw the broken black stone in the cabinet.
He recognized that this must be the "flint" that Zhao Yan had mentioned to him before - but it had now been broken into several pieces, and the formation patterns on it had lost their effectiveness.
It can be said that it is no different from ordinary gravel on the roadside.
Zhao Yan’s abnormal mental state is most likely related to it.
However, when Gu Xu's eyes fell on the broken formation pattern of "Flint", he felt inexplicably familiar, as if he had seen it before.
Then he quickly remembered that there were many complicated, obscure and dizzying patterns carved on the stone walls of the "Longevity Cult" lava cave.
From those patterns, he understood the "Karma Fire Sutra" and learned from its profound meanings to improve the "Red Flame True Technique" he practiced.
Although the patterns in the cave were very different from the formations on the "flint", he intuitively felt that the two were of the same origin, hiding a very similar true meaning of the avenue.
Even the "Hui Lu" rune in his conscious world trembled slightly for a moment, seeming to echo the "Flint".
"What is the connection between the 'Changshou Cult' in Daguguan and the 'Vulcan Cult' in Youzhou?" Such questions couldn't help but arise in his mind.
But due to the urgent situation at this time, Gu Xu had no time to think about this issue, so he temporarily put it behind him.
"I think I should have guessed this guy's identity." Gu Xu narrowed his eyes, looked at Bai Chen in front of him, and said lightly.
"Who is it?" Zhao Yan asked.
"It is the 'fierce god' level ghost that was transformed from the resentful soul in the imperial mausoleum of the Da Chu Dynasty," Gu Xu replied, "the 'Mangshan Ghost King' that makes the Da Qi royal family and Luo Jing officials very afraid. "
"Mangshan Ghost King" is not the real "Ghost King". It has never held a special promotion ceremony. The so-called "Ghost King" is just his self-proclaimed title.
However, due to its fierce reputation and full of evil, people gradually accepted its title.
"'Mangshan Ghost King'?" After hearing Gu Xu's words, Zhao Yan had a surprised look on her face.
Although he was born and raised in Youzhou, and his mother, Mrs. Qu, was killed in Luojing, Zhao Yan has always disliked the Daqi court and the Daqi royal family.
But she fully recognized the cultivation of Emperor Tianxing and the power of Luo Jing's "Tianlong Formation".
Because of this, Zhao Yan found it unbelievable when a "fierce god" level evil spirit broke into Luojing City, sneaked into the "Dragon Secret Realm", and blinded the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor and several saints.
"The 'Mangshan Ghost King' was born in the imperial mausoleum of the previous dynasty. He is the aggregation of the remnant souls of many Chu emperors. The destruction of Chu is undoubtedly the deepest obsession in his heart," Gu Xu said, " There are not many 'fierce god' level ghosts around Luo Jing, and only this 'Mangshan Ghost King' would make such great efforts to obtain the jade seal of the Great Chu Dynasty.
"It's just that in the books I've read, it's never been officially recorded what the 'Mangshan Ghost King' looks like and what skills he possesses.
"In rumors, some people say that it wears an imperial crown. Skeleton, some say it is a rotting corpse, others say it is a disembodied ghost...
“I didn’t expect to see it here with my own eyes today.”
Gu Xu’s words Before he finished speaking, "Bai Chen" - no, "Mangshan Ghost King"'s eyes fell on him.
After getting the "Jingshan Bi" of the "Mangshan Ghost King", the aura becomes stronger than before. As it moved forward step by step, the air in the room became colder and colder, and the flying dust slowly sank, as if it was prostrate in worship in front of it to show submission.
Its eyes stayed on Gu Xu for a while, and then looked at Zhao Yan next to him.
“Your bloodline is very pure,” I heard the “Ghost King of Mangshan” say in a cold voice, “The legendary ‘holy girl’ among you Youzhou people should be nothing more than this. If it weren’t for you "My father is my ally. I really want to make you my 'ghost servant'"
"My father?" Zhao Yan suspected that she heard wrongly, "How could he be yours." Ally?"
"Mangshan Ghost King" did not answer her doubts.
It stared at Gu Xu for a while again, and then said: "Your physical condition is very strange - it is weak, riddled with holes, and seems overwhelmed. But it can still pretend It can hold such a strong true energy and perfectly accommodate two souls
"If Chief Luo of the Exorcism Department hadn't solemnly told me not to do anything to harm you, otherwise I would have really wanted to take you to Mang Mountain and make you a 'Ghost Attendant' to study your thin body. What secret is hidden?”
Did Luo Sishou have secret contact with the “Ghost King of Mangshan”?
A look of surprise flashed across Gu Xu's eyes.
Then he thought that he had doubts about Bai Chen not long ago, thinking that there was a secret organization hidden behind him, and reported this matter to Luo Sishou.
However, the Exorcism Department’s investigation into this matter has made no progress.
Luo Sishou's art of divine deduction, which he claimed to be "knowing everything about the world," seemed to have completely lost its effectiveness in the face of this matter.
“If Luo Sishou is also involved in this, then everything will be explained,” Gu Xu thought to himself, “But the question is, what is the purpose of Luo Sishou doing this?
“He is now a highly respected minister and a powerful saint who is highly respected by the people of Qi. Under normal circumstances, colluding with ghosts in private will not benefit him at all.
"Unless...
"Does he want to take this opportunity to change the fate of the Daqi Dynasty? ”
Gu Xu took a deep breath and made a very bold guess in his mind.
In addition, the "ghost servant" and "two souls" mentioned by the "Ghost King of Mangshan" also made Gu Xu's mood difficult to calm down for a while.
"Ghost Warrior", if he guessed correctly, should be a spell mastered by the "Mangshan Ghost King" - through this spell, it can turn monks with excellent blood and outstanding physique into themselves puppet.
As for the "two souls"...
"Is it because I am a time traveler?" Gu Xu thought to himself, "It saw the remnant soul of the original owner of the body and my time traveling from another world. The soul? ”
"I will keep my promise and not harm you, but I don't want you to hinder what I want to do later," after a pause, "Mangshan Ghost King" continued, "I have put a seal on this room. In Luojing City Before it is broken, just stay here and don't go anywhere."
Then it held the "Jingshan Bi" and built a space passage again, and soon disappeared into the dim warehouse. .
Only two young men with stunned expressions were left, looking at each other.
(End of this chapter)