Chapter 39 39. Master Soul Picking in Bamboo Basket (4.1k)
The dreamlike mountain elephant legs turned into green seal characters and scattered across the mountains.
But there is more than one wisp of strange red light, which has already taken shape.
It's a sword.
The red light from the sword's edge flashed out, and a creature on the ground raised its head, its gaze touched the edge, and its soul was instantly absorbed, leaving only an empty shell that fell heavily to the ground. The lotus flower was covered by the mysterious green seal script hanging from the bronze tripod. The strange fragrance in the air slowly dissipated. Without this temptation, the dark Kunlun creatures woke up and began to flee in all directions.
The big demon took the opportunity to lie dormant, and they saw a glimmer of opportunity at this time.
Maybe that medium can still be plotted.
Those strange people stepped on the Escape Light without giving them any time to react. Almost at the moment their voices fell, their swords struck directly at the red dragon on the top of the snow mountain.
The young man in charge looked solemn.
Serpentine shape, crowned with horns, swimming in the air. This is not a big snake, but a dragon. If the eight of them hadn't carried the Divine Refining Sword, they wouldn't have even looked at the demon king. Even though he was holding the Divine Refining Sword, his heart was still pounding. They witnessed with their own eyes that the dragon killed the green eagle with one blow and raised snow dust. No one would assume that they would die when the long tail like an ax blade fell on them.
It makes no sense, because they will be buried in Kunlun with their living souls.
If there is no special method to guide them, they will be trapped in these bodies, and their bodies will be destroyed, which is equivalent to death.
In fact, he didn't want to challenge the red dragon at all, so he chose to quietly land the first ray of sword light on the head of the girl who was close to the snow lotus. He planned to kill the girl in an instant and then use the sword light to cut off the lotus root and escape quickly. In this way, the risk can be kept to a minimum, and there is no need to face off against this terrifying creature to obtain the lotus.
Who knew this dragon could react so quickly.
The sword light was wiped out by the bronze cauldron, and the huge elephant leg that suddenly stepped down shocked them.
When the sword light was wiped out, their last trace of luck was wiped out.
They thought they were hiding well, but when those eyes like burning golden candles fell and stared at them through the clouds, they knew they could no longer hide and had to take the initiative.
Now there is no time to figure out why a Yang Shen realm dragon appears in Kunlun, so everyone can only go all out to instill the Divine Sword. Make a formation in all directions and place the small red sword in the center.
The leader of the young man separated a ray of soul and approached the little sword, and was devoured mercilessly. The lines on the sword's edge were activated and slowly swam away, and the little sword soared in the wind.
Looking at the concerned looks on everyone's faces, he waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to care.
"It's true..." He murmured to himself, "I promised that it would be activated without a big price, and in the end I would get the essence."
"When can we return safely?"
No one heard the young man's soft murmur. All their minds were attracted by the God-Refining Sword. Although it was successfully activated, the nature of the God-Refining Sword still suppressed everyone's spirits, making it difficult for them to focus on exploring the surroundings. The big demons dormant in the corners of the mountains guard their hearts, their eyes flashing with strange colors. It is unheard of that this long red sword can affect them from such a long distance!
Where did this sword come from?
Where did this group of inhuman things come from?
The big demons realized that since the red dragon appeared, Kunlun was no longer the Kunlun they were familiar with. It was as if the ancient creatures from the media inheritance had stepped out of the years and continued the war between ancient and modern times.
Wait... The big demons looked towards the snow-capped mountains. There was nothing there except the bronze cauldron hanging in the sky.
What about the red dragon?
……
There are ancient souls wandering in the lines of the sword's edge, refining, and the power that does not belong to this world is gushing out!
The blood-red sword glow filled the sky.
But this is not the refining sword itself, but the vision it causes.
Just as the leader raised his eyes and looked in the direction of the snow-capped mountains, a ferocious long red tail suddenly appeared, blocking the sunlight. His entire line of sight was covered by this long tail. He could clearly see the opening and closing iron scales on the long tail. The edges were clear, thin and sharp.
The people around him were shocked, not expecting the dragon to move like a ghost.
The next moment, the long tail hit the eight-way formation hard, and the circular vibration spread in mid-air, shattering the clouds upwards and creating waves downwards!
"Pfft..." The eight people vomited blood, but there was no blood gushing out from their mouths, only some spiritual energy containing fragments of living souls.
Before the attack was successful, the dragon disappeared.
"Draw out the sword." The leader shouted.
What came out in response was the red sword in their center.
Like a rainbow running through the sky and the earth!
The roar of the scales snapping together resounded in the clouds, as the red sword fought with the behemoth.
The stern young man was furious several times, and he couldn't imagine why such a terrifying creature could appear in this world. The previous great demon can be called invincible, using the realm of false gods as the power of true gods. And this red dragon is even more unbelievable. It kills the Golden Eagle with one strike and oppresses all the spirits of Kunlun with just one thought.
Qing Diao did not underestimate the enemy, and the skills he showed were not bad even among the mighty Yang Shen realm. They all thought about the green light that the feathers turned into, and came to the conclusion that non-Yang Shen realm powers would die if they faced this magical power!
The red dragon circled with the strange red sword in the clouds.
The scales and the blade are staggered.
Bring out traces of blood.
"They are weak, but they can hurt me." Li Xi'an whispered.
"Do you know what this is?"
The blue bird in the cauldron looked at it carefully for a long time, but still shook its head.
"I don't know, it must be the method of a certain emperor. I read through the ancient scriptures and ancient books around the empress, but the emperor never paid attention to it. This kind of realm may be unreachable in the eyes of ordinary people, but it can even open the door of the temple and join all races. There is no qualification to come to worship the empress.”
The girl's mind was indifferent, and she was very angry that these ancient monks had taken action in Kunlun.
"They are ancient monks who don't know how they came to this world."
"Are there such weak beings among ancient monks? I always thought that those who survived from your time to this day were extremely terrifying creatures."
Qingniao was stunned.
"Have you seen other ancient monks in this world?"
"Oh, you haven't seen him yet." Chi Jiao's tone was very relaxed. It was hard to imagine that while he was fighting with the strange red sword, he could still stroll around and talk to the blue bird in the Tianding Cauldron.
The snake-shaped body passed through the clouds, and two red streaks moved back and forth across the sky. The sharp edge cut off the scales, but the behemoth healed in an instant. Not to mention the flesh and blood, the scales were intact.
The eight people looked around. The dragon was fighting with the Divine Sword, and the battlefield was high in the clouds. But the spirit of existence is oppressing their nerves all the time. Their spirits were as tense as a fully-stretched bowstring, as if they would break in the next moment.
So I didn't notice that the giant bronze cauldron on the top of the snow mountain suddenly came to life, and the bloody figure suddenly appeared and disappeared again.
There is a small world inside the bronze tripod.
The blue bird looked strange.
She knew this bloody figure, and was even deeply impressed by it.
One of the most powerful "ancestors" in Kyushu, the Taoism he developed washed away the entire sky. The Taoist tradition has been established in Jiuzhou for thousands of years, and the incense has been passed down to the world for thousands of years.
"Master Bamboo Basket Soul Picker?" she asked tentatively.
"Do you know my true form?" The bloody figure was also very surprised. He actually didn't know who the girl's "Bamboo Basket Soul Picker" was, but he subconsciously acquiesced that the other party was calling him.
The girl nodded hesitantly.
The person in front of her was completely incompatible with the "Bamboo Basket Soul-Collecting Master" in her memory. In Qingniao's impression, that person was not a person full of blood and evil spirit. That person's face is like jade, and his hair is tied high. He collects his soul and follows the law of reincarnation. There is a bamboo basket that picks up the souls of those who have no owner, fulfills their wishes and returns to reincarnation. He is a good person and a person of great merit.
She had a thorough understanding of the creatures at Zu's level and knew them but not their faces. However, such a person who had great dharma still behaved in this way, so she felt good about them and paid more attention to them.
If it hadn't been for a time when this "ancestor" came to the shrine and spent a lot of money to ask the empress to fulfill the wish of a lonely soul, she would not have truly known him.
But... why did this "ancestor" become like this?
Before she was sealed in the ghost coffin, she heard the news that some "ancestors" needed to leave.
The "ancestors" who left were all extremely powerful and could be said to be unshakable in the true realm. They moved mountains and reclaimed seas, they created the universe. Many beings in Kyushu who embark on the path of spiritual practice look up to them as mountains and climb their own path.
They have very different personalities, but they will never abandon their homeland for the sake of living alone.
So she was puzzled when she heard the news.
"You mean...the body?"
"This body is a fragment of the soul in the incarnation, which is insignificant." The bloody figure spread his hands, "You might as well tell me about the bamboo basket soul collector."
The girl nodded solemnly.
As for why those "ancestors" left, why the Supreme helped their orthodoxy to open up a small world instead of treating them as defectors, and why, the "ancestors" who left reappeared in the world.
She had too many questions.
There are also the group of porcelain-doll-like monks outside. The ancient methods they practice carry their own sealed aura, which is different from the aura in the real world. Also from the former Kyushu.
She hoped that what she told would remind this ghost of something.
"Master Bamboo Basket Soul Gathering Master, the unshakable one in the true realm..." The girl began to come one by one for the bloody figures.
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Outside the Tianding.
The golden candle burned, and Li Xi'an lowered his eyes.
This red long sword was indeed difficult to deal with. He had found an opportunity and planned to attack the people in the formation below directly. He could not solve the formation quickly and would still be entangled with this red ancient sword.
But he didn't know that the ancient monks from Kyushu were even more surprised. The Divine Refining Sword does not focus on material killing. It attacks the soul of the soul. The indestructible golden body of the soul is as brittle as paper in front of this sword. And once the golden body of the soul is severely damaged, this creature with terrible cultivation will fall.
After so many blows, this creature was not affected at all.
It shouldn't be like this.
Beings in the Yang Shen Realm should be afraid of this divine refining sword. If they are distracted and look down upon, they may be killed. As a result, the God-Refining Sword, which can seriously injure Yang Shen, seems to be only used to cut scales in his eyes.
At this time, the bronze cauldron on top of the snow-capped mountains was engraving vividly, with a bird-like shape, as if it were slaying.
Running around alive, it's as if the fierce green eagle has revived!
It stood up on the top of the snow mountain, its wings covered the sky, its huge figure was outlined in green calligraphy, and the fluttering wings enveloped the sky with green feathers, swallowing up the formation in all directions in an instant!
"Not good!" The expressions of the eight people changed drastically.
The speed of the green eagle was too fast, and before he could finish his words, a killing blow of green light filled the sky. The array in all directions trembled, and the wisps of sword light left by the Refining Divine Sword collided with the green light. Light and heat, red and green, the huge spirits were annihilated in the collision, and the vibrations spread to the ground.
The spirit of the red dragon is boiling. He sits high in the sky, circling and cruising, with his iron scales intertwined layer by layer, like upturned thorny mountains.
The refining sword was knocked to the ground.
Web fissures opened far into the earth.
There was a roar of thunder, and the sunlight disappeared from their eyes, and the warm and gentle sunshine was replaced by thick black clouds.
The wind was blowing and it was a torrential rain.
In the deep valley where the stars and moon were missing, nine pairs of eyes were filled with surprise.
The heavy rain poured down, as if turning the sky into a sea.
Not a ray of light could penetrate, and the whole world was dim.
In the center of the heavy rain, they felt the fluctuations of raindrops splashing on the formation. The green light and red light were washed away and eliminated, but the spirit in the rain was boiling, as if something was staring at them in the heavy rain. That kind of gaze should not be in this world, but comes from ancient times.
As strict as a king.
The young man roared, trying to drive this weird feeling out of his mind.
The Bafang Formation was clearly prepared to prevent the dragon from taking the opportunity to attack. Even though it only took two breaths to unsheath the Divine Sword, they set up the formation, thinking that they were cautious enough. But this method is beyond everyone's expectation. It can directly cause heavy rain and destroy the spirit of living creatures. Is this the Demon King of the Touyang God Realm? They could hardly breathe, and a name suddenly appeared in their suppressed, almost stagnant thoughts─
"Ten categories for the week!"
Only a creature with this name can do this easily.
And the dragon is as long as a hundred scales!
"Tick tock..." The water drops dripped, blooming into petal-like water splashes on the formation.
The young man at the head looked far into the distance and saw the darkness of the heavy rain.
There was no hope of their victory.
Because the red light in the sky fell to the earth along with the heavy rain and dispersed, as if it had never appeared. The Divine Sword soared from the cracked earth and floated in the center of the eight-person formation. The refining sword lost its target, and no trace of the dragon could be found in the pouring rain. It turned out that the killing of the green eagle was to disperse the power of the refining sword, so that the dragon could make heavy rain.
He turned this world into his hunting ground.
They are prey.
The leader raised his head.
"Everyone, we didn't expect to encounter a creature of this level this time. We have no chance of victory. Now we set up a reception formation, and while the refining of the divine sword can still deter the creature, retreat quickly!"
Everyone agreed.
It was a matter of life and death, and their spellcasting was very efficient. They didn't care about the loss at this time, and their spirits were poured out freely, and a mysterious magic circle emerged with the refining sword as the center.
"Boom──" The strong wind screamed, and a huge ax blade slashed across the ground. The terrifying power it carried caused the heavy rain to break down! It's the tail of that creature, hiding in the shadow of the rainstorm, and finally showing its fangs!
The guiding formation weakened the outer Bafang formation to a certain extent. Most of the soul of the Divine Refining Sword was consumed, and its power was lost. Its escaping edge could not stop the sky-opening giant axe.
Tear...
It was the sound of the outer wall of the formation being torn apart.
Then there was the sound of glass breaking, which was the red light activated by the Divine Refining Sword being shattered.
Strong winds and heavy rain rushed in, and large raindrops hit their faces, igniting the spirits all over their bodies. These people were in the freezing rain, but they felt as if they were being burned by lava.
The whole eardrum was filled with the sound of thunder, wind and rain.
And...sneers!
(End of chapter)