Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 330 Zhao Yan's Shame and Joy

As expected, due to the gap in cultivation level, Zhao Yan inevitably underestimated Gu Xu's attainments in spirit and soul.

She never imagined that at this critical juncture, Gu Xu was not only defenseless in his own sea of ​​consciousness, but also launched a counterattack against her so resolutely.

Her spirit was in a trance for a moment.

In the next second, a dark and deep night fell in her sea of ​​consciousness, and countless stars were inlaid like gems, exuding a majestic atmosphere.

In her perception, it seems that her conscious world is no longer her own territory, but has become the territory of the gods above the nine heavens.Although she couldn't see the god, she could faintly feel his gaze on her, which made her unconsciously feel awed, and she didn't dare to act rashly.

"Could this be the unique skill taught to him by Chief Luo?" Zhao Yan guessed solemnly.

The martial arts and martial arts created by Luo Chuan, the head of the Exorcism Department, such as "Lie Xing Jue", "Meteor Walking the Moon", "Cloud Sea Galaxy Sword", etc., are basically related to stars.Because of this, as soon as she glimpsed the starry sky, she thought of this high-status saint.

Fortunately, Zhao Yan is not an ordinary monk.

She is extremely talented and has a wealth of combat experience. Faced with this unexpected crisis, she did not panic, but at the moment when "Xingyuan" was about to completely occupy her sea of ​​consciousness, she immediately flew out of her body. The golden phoenix summoned back.

The phoenix's wings wrapped in raging fire, illuminating the deep night sky as bright as day.The stars all over the sky also looked a little eclipsed under this dazzling firelight.

Even though "Xingyuan" is an extremely genius soul spell, it still can't take advantage of this level gap.

Of course, Gu Xu didn't expect to subdue his opponent directly through "Xingyuan".

After all, his original intention was just self-defense, to buy time for the silver wine cup.

Seeing Zhao Yan's golden phoenix turn around and fly back, he also withdrew the "Xingyuan" spell and continued to use body skills to chase the silver wine cup that kept rolling into the depths of the cave.

"What a cunning guy." Zhao Yan saw his actions, saw through his tricks, couldn't help but sneered, and commented in her heart.

At the same time, her figure flickered, driving a long spear, and stopped between Gu Xu and Yin Jiucheng.

Gu Xu looked up at her, took out another talisman paper, quickly recited the mantra silently, and threw it at her.

Relying on the keen insight of a fifth-level monk, Zhao Yan clearly grasped that the pattern of this talisman was outlined by golden ink, shaped like a flying phoenix, and just looking at it seemed to feel a burst of pressure. The scorching air blows towards the face.

A look of surprise flashed in Zhao Yan's eyes.

Not only because this talisman contained terrifying energy that could threaten her.

It's also because the phoenix drawn on this talisman paper is quite similar to her spirit when she came out of her body in terms of shape and charm.Even that fiery breath gave her a familiar feeling.

"This shouldn't be a coincidence." Zhao Yan frowned, thinking to herself.

However, today was the first time she had a soul-spiritual contest with Gu Xu.

Even if Gu Xu is a genius, it is impossible for him to create a brand new and powerful talisman while fighting fiercely in this short period of time.

"Could it be... isn't it the first time he has seen this trick of mine?"

Zhao Yan had a keen mind, and soon remembered that after she went to the Exorcism Department to challenge Chu Fengge, Shangguan Jin mentioned that Gu Xu was also in the Yamen at that time.

Because of her proud personality, she has always disdained to compete with monks who are lower than herself, so she did not take the initiative to look for Gu Xu.

But Gu Xu probably hid in the crowd, watched the battle quietly, and knew her powerful methods.

Even learn from it and use it for yourself.

While thinking about it, Zhao Yan grasped the "Yizhang Wei" tightly, and unleashed the fourth "Huyue Beacon Fire" of the "Liaoyuan Spear", and swept towards Gu Xu's waist, blocking his attack with majestic spear intent. way to go.

This is the most violent move in the "prairie gun".

Sparks burst out from the tip of the spear, and the red light flickered, drawing a bloody arc in the dark cave.

In an instant, the tip of the spear pierced through the talisman paper, the sound of the phoenix's cry resounded through the cave, and golden light rushed in.In this terrifying confrontation of forces, the surrounding rock walls began to tremble violently, sand and gravel rolled down one after another, and even the entire floating mountain could not bear the head-on confrontation between the two Tianjiao.

It was shaking and trembling, and it seemed that it might split in two at any time and fall from a high altitude.

And Zhao Yan also felt rare pressure from the burning talisman—that was the pressure that no other monks of the same generation in the Daqi Dynasty had brought to her, and it was also a kind of pressure she had been waiting for for a long time, which might make her become stronger pressure.

She pursed her red lips slightly, activating the "Sacred Fire Totem" all over her body to defend against the sudden burst of real energy.

The golden light looks like the feathers of a phoenix, soft and bright, but in fact it is a sharp blade and a ruthless flame.

Despite the obstruction of the "Sacred Fire Totem", Zhao Yan's cultivation was suppressed by the law of the secret realm after all, and she was unable to display her full strength.

Therefore, the golden light still inevitably pierced through her defenses, tore apart her wide sleeves and skirt, and drew several clear bloodstains on her fair and moist skin.The broken silk seemed to turn into countless bright red butterflies, dancing in the frenzied air current.

As a peerless beauty, the injury did not damage her face at all. On the contrary, together with the flickering red "Sacred Fire Totem", it added a bit of enchanting temperament to her - just like those witches in stories and legends that bring disaster to the country and the people , a combination of temptation and danger.

Relying on the powerful perception ability of a monk in the fifth realm, she accurately locked Gu Xu's position in the blinding golden light, and then swung her spear again, stabbing him suddenly.

In fact, with her superb martial arts skills, just now she relied entirely on her body skills to dodge several feet away to avoid the attack range of Gu Xu's talisman spell.

But she chose not to dodge or dodge, and forcibly endured this wave of fierce offensive.

Not because she was overconfident.

It's because she doesn't want to waste the time.

According to the calculation in her mind, the tip of her spear would go straight through Gu Xu's throat like a bolt of lightning.

Gu Xu never had time to take out the second talisman.And with his untrained physique, it is absolutely impossible to withstand this thunderous blow.

"Goodbye." She looked at the golden light in front of her and said silently in her heart, "You are indeed a formidable opponent. If it were another occasion, I would definitely fight you a few more times.

"But today is different.

"I must get 'Flint'."

Zhao Yan's eyes were calm and she looked straight ahead, waiting for Gu Xu to crush the jade talisman and escape from the battlefield, or be rescued by a saint.

But when the golden light dissipated and her vision became clear again, her complexion changed suddenly.

Because she found that her long spear did not pierce the opponent's flesh and blood, but picked up a thin paper man - this paper man's appearance was exactly the same as Gu Xu's, but there were complex symbols drawn on the pupils of his eyes. arts.

"The art of dotting the eyes?" She frowned and murmured.

Although this spell is not widely spread, Zhao Yan, as the eldest daughter of the Zhao family in Youzhou, has read a lot of books since she was a child, and has fought against countless talented monks, so she recognized it at a glance.

The only problem is that, according to the book, the puppets created by the spell of "Enhancing Eyes" have low intelligence and no life breath.

It has no way of deceiving its own perception.

This... What is this all about?

Zhao Yan, who had no "fear", felt a little uneasy feeling in her heart at this moment.

She felt that the battle situation seemed to be out of her control.

"Miss Zhao, Kongxuan Sanren's 'Puppet Art' has reappeared in the world today, what do you think?" Gu Xu's voice rang in her ears.

There was no clear source for the sound.

In other words, it seems to come from three different directions behind it, like three rivers converging together, and then resonating loudly, echoing endlessly in the cave.

"Kongxuan Sanren..." Zhao Yan said the name silently.

She remembered that she had indeed read in the information that Gu Xu and a group of young monks went to the Laoshan ruins not long ago—and Gu Xu was the only lucky one who climbed to the top of the mountain and won the inheritance of Kongxuan Sanren.

But the moment she was thinking about the problem, two talisman seals suddenly flew towards her from two completely different directions.

One made "Yizhangwei" fall from her hand.

It turned into a thick rope, tightly bound her from head to toe, and tied her hands behind her back.

She slipped on her feet and fell back to the ground with a "plop", followed by a sharp pain in her buttocks.

"Disarm Talisman".

"Binding Talisman".

She quickly recognized the means used by the other party.

According to the book, these are very basic entry-level talismans with no technical content.

But the strange thing is, facing these entry-level talisman seals, she was accidentally tricked!
For a high-profile genius monk like Zhao Yan, it was simply an unspeakable shame.

She silently prayed to God, hoping that the saints would be merciful, and she must not project the picture at this moment on the light curtain of the Luo River—if the whole country sees her being tied up with a "body-binding talisman", A caterpillar, then her fame will be ruined once.

"It seems that when Gu Xu talked about 'Kongxuan Sanren' with me, he definitely didn't want to tell me his moves with good intentions, but to arouse my curiosity and distract my attention," she thought. Sneaky bastard."

While Zhao Yan was thinking, she was brewing her true energy, preparing to burn off the rope, get rid of the shackles, and give that insidious guy a hard lesson.

However, at this moment, white snow suddenly fell in the cave.

Snowflakes fell all over the ground quickly, making the cave completely covered in silver, and the cold air was oppressive.

Zhao Yan found that the "sacred fire totem" on her body suddenly failed - not only that, her true essence seemed to be frozen in her meridians, unable to function normally.

At this time, she looked like a poor girl who was captured by robbers and taken into the cottage. She was wearing a torn dress and her whole body was tied up.There were several bright red wounds on his pale skin, and he fell helplessly on his back to the ground.

Gu Xu's figure also appeared in her vision.

Two paper figurines, one real person.

The real person stood in the middle, holding a slender writing brush in his hand—Zhao Yan could guess that it was the famous "Jinghong Brush" in the Great Wilderness.

The two paper figurines were each holding a stack of thick talisman seals.

From the front, these two paper figurines are exactly the same as Gu Xu, and it is difficult to tell them apart - but from the side, they are only as thick as a sheet of paper, giving people a sense of horror.

"Miss Zhao, in terms of strength and physique, talisman masters are indeed inferior to warriors." Gu Xu smiled and said softly, "But in terms of the tricks that can be displayed in battle, warriors are far inferior to talisman masters."

Before he finished speaking, he strode deeper into the cave.Zhao Yan has temporarily lost the ability to move, and Yin Jiuji can be said to be in his pocket.

At the same time, he secretly sighed in his heart, this woman's figure is really amazing - the mountains are soaring, the wasp waist is soft, the slender and elastic legs are looming under the broken skirt and the thick hemp rope, white flowers Very dazzling.

Out of a man's instinct, he couldn't help but look at her more.

It's just that on today's critical occasion, silver wine is more attractive than beauty.So he restrained himself and didn't take a second look.

Zhao Yan fell to the ground, watching his leaving back.

For other people, in such a situation, they may feel annoyed, panicked, lost, and humiliated.

But Zhao Yan, who used the method of "cutting the seven emotions" to cut off the "fear" in her heart, showed a calmness far beyond ordinary people.

Even, perhaps because of the loss of "fear", other emotions in her heart, such as anger, such as unwillingness, and even a little excitement, a little joy, were greatly magnified and became very clear.

Zhao Yan has always been eager to find a strong enough opponent as her "sharpening stone" to hone her martial arts.

But the opponents she met before were basically easily defeated by her, which made her extremely disappointed.

Occasionally, a monk like the eldest prince Xiao Shangyuan can defeat her, but he relies on deeper true energy, the top-level exercise "Dragon Heart Sutra", and even the power of the "Dragon Formation" in Luojing City——Zhao Yan is confident , as long as he practiced for a while, he would definitely be able to defeat him.

Gu Xu was different.

He is younger than himself, and his realm is lower than himself. If it is considered the time of practice, it is less than a year.

But in the battle just now, he was able to put her in a passive situation purely by means - in terms of spells, battle rhythm, and even psychology, he led her by the nose and led her into the trap step by step among.

How long has it been since she experienced this feeling of being dominated by others?

If it wasn't for the Luoshui Conference at this moment, if Gu Xu wasn't an official of the Exorcism Department who was favored by the head of the department, she would even want to take him back to Youzhou to be her exclusive training partner.

Thinking of this, she closed her eyes and began to recite the "Nirvana Sutra" silently.

Gu Xu's "Wan Lai Kong Ji" is powerful, but it is impossible for him to spend a lot of real energy to maintain this spell for a long time.

With the passage of time, the blockade of "Wan Lai Kong Ji" on her true energy will gradually loosen.

The "Nirvana Sutra" handed down by the ancestors of the Zhao family symbolizes the tempering of the fire and the rebirth from the ashes.

As long as the temperature of the flame is hot enough, the ice and snow will eventually melt.

The familiar pain swept over her body again.

She once again had the illusion of flesh and blood being torn and bones shattered.

But she was never intimidated by pain.

On the contrary, the pain will make her feel happy, let her feel a sense of accomplishment that "I am slowly getting stronger".

The next moment, her true essence recovered and surged.

With a thought in her mind, the rope shattered into countless pieces and fell off her body.

"Yizhangwei" returned to her palm.

She soared into the air, ready to continue to snatch the silver wine cup from Gu Xu.

But at this moment, the entire floating mountain began to shake violently, and then was split into two halves from the middle by a terrifying force.

(End of this chapter)