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The Liangjiang area was originally the land of three rivers, including Houjiang Road, Qianjiang Road and Yunjiang Road. Houjiang Road is adjacent to Nanlin Road. It is the core preaching area of ​​Qianmu Temple, so the cultivation world has tacitly included Houjiang Road in the southern cultivation world.

Nowadays, when we talk about the Liangjiang area, we are specifically referring to Qianjiang Road and Yunjiang Road. These two places are the missionary areas of Qianmu Temple and Zhenyang Sect, but Zhenyang Sect is the main one, especially around Binguan from Yunjiang Road to Pingzhou Road, which are almost all Taoist temples of Zhenyang Sect monks. Taoist temples of Zhenyang Sect can be seen everywhere in the mountains west of Binguan.

Linshui Prefecture's method of preaching in the Liangjiang area was very simple. They sent disciples to remote mountain villages to cure the illnesses and injuries of the ignorant villagers. When the villagers saw their miraculous methods, they were naturally convinced.

By the time the disciples of the Zhenyang Sect discovered the problem, hundreds of small Taoist temples and monasteries had already been built in Linshui Prefecture, and were deeply loved by the local people.

After the Zhenyang Sect discovered the problem, it immediately sent disciples to expel the monks from Linshui Prefecture, but they were obstructed by local people. Moreover, the monks from Linshui Prefecture would not surrender, so a fight was inevitable, and it even evolved into a bloody incident. These issues were the most discussed topic at the Four Seats and Five Seats Conferences in the Liangjiang Region recently.

Southwest of Yunjiang Road, close to the western plains of the Liangjiang region, there is a continuous mountainous area. During the Xia Dynasty, this area was a dense jungle. By the Datong Dynasty, due to the court's order to reclaim land, the jungle in the mountainous area disappeared, and was replaced by continuous terraced fields and countless villages and towns.

Except for the mountains with Taoist temples, all other mountains have no names because there are too many of them. There are some small and medium-sized towns along the rivers and streams between these nameless peaks.

Among them, the most prosperous is a town located at the intersection of four forks. This town is called Siyue Town, a very impressive name. Unfortunately, the so-called "Four Yue" are just four small hills with an altitude of no more than one thousand meters.

The town has an official road leading directly to the outside of the mountains. It is the final destination for most merchants traveling through the mountains. This is the main reason why the town has become the most prosperous area in the surrounding area.

At the confluence of the town's four rivers, there is a stone arch bridge that connects the four banks of the town. The east bank of the stone arch bridge is close to the official road leading to the outside world. An inn is located at the end of the official road. To the left of the inn is a medium-sized market.

The merchants who came and went sold some daily necessities in the market, and also bought the furs of the mountain people to make a profit from the difference.

The front hall on the first floor of the inn is a good place for teahouse and dining. There are several courtyards built on the hillside at the back, which can be used for rest by travelers and merchants.

At this time, a group of young people in long gowns were drinking happily in the lobby of the inn. They were students from Yunjiang Road College. They came here in autumn specifically to appreciate the huge whirlpools formed by the four rivers under the stone arch bridge because of the autumn rain.

In the small courtyard in the south yard at the back, four young men who looked like wanderers were gathered together.

Two of these four people were Dongcan from Qianmu Temple and Wenhai from Pingdong Gate. Both of them were cultivators of the third realm, but they appeared in such a small town. The cultivation of the two people sitting at the same table with them would naturally not be lower than the third realm.

Although these two men were wearing tight leather armor, ordinary people would only think they were wanderers, but the cultivators could recognize at a glance the badges of the Zhenyang Sect on their waists, and they were golden badges of the third-level cultivators. On their badges, one had "Zhengru" written on it, and the other had "Gongyi" written on it.

They were obviously investigating a case in the Dao Palace. It was rare even in the Dao Palace to mobilize four third-level monks at once.

This story began half a year ago, when a disciple of the Zhenyang Sect discovered that there was a village in the deep mountains north of the town, where people were learning the blood sacrifice of the Xia Dynasty.

However, this disciple disappeared shortly after sending the message, so the Zhenyang Sect sent two more monks to investigate, but they also never returned.

The case was shelved and marked as a Class B incident because of the battle between the Sun Cult and the Linshui Prefecture during this period, which meant that there were not enough disciples in various places.

But a month ago, the power of blood sacrifice appeared in a battle between Zhenyang Sect and Linshui Mansion. It was a terrifying magic weapon, driven by a third-level water cultivator. Relying on the magic weapon in his hand and the property that water overcomes fire, he defeated two third-level cultivators of Zhenyang Sect and made them unable to resist.

"Are you sure he hid in this mountain area?" This was Wen Hai's question. As he spoke, the invisible earth vein aura around him expanded, forming an isolated space that blocked their conversation.

"No doubt, it's near the village we found half a year ago. I suspect he used blood sacrifice to forge the saber in his hand. After my junior brother's soul was hit by the saber, he felt a power similar to magic. But it's different from the magic of the lords. Its magic carries strong negative emotions, which almost made my junior brother's soul collapse on the spot!"

The Zhenyang cultivator whose identity card was engraved with the words "Ruzheng" responded seriously. He kept a serious expression on his face, with anger between his brows, as if he couldn't wait to rush to the village to search it.

Dong Can played with the teacup in his hand, looked at Ru Zheng and asked, "Are you sure that the magic weapon in his hand has the energy fluctuation of the fourth realm?"

Ru Zheng met Dong Can's cold eyes, thought for a moment, and then said, "We can't be completely sure. When we arrived, the man had already escaped. Afterwards, we checked the nearby energy monitoring array. We wanted to investigate the direction of his escape, but we didn't expect to find that the energy he mobilized when fighting with our junior brother actually reached the fourth level."

"But according to my junior brother's recollection, that water cultivator was a side door cultivator and it was impossible for him to be promoted to the fourth level. So we suspect that the magic weapon he used has the power of the fourth level."

Ru Zheng said quickly: "But there is no need to worry. With the water cultivator's cultivation level, it is impossible for him to unleash the full power of the magic weapon. When we meet him, Brother Wen Hai will hold him back first, and then we will work together to take him down."

Dong Can nodded slightly. His main goal this time was to find the Four Realms Demon Soldiers. With the huge supply of materials from Qianmu Temple over the years, he had taken six Nine Revolution Pills in a row and had cultivated his Yuanshen ten years ago. However, he had only just received the news about the Four Realms Demon Soldiers and rushed here as soon as possible.

Wen Hai looked at Ru Zheng and Gong Yi who were full of confidence and said, "We can't underestimate anyone. Since he dared to come here openly under your noses, he must have something to rely on."

"What are you afraid of? This time, we are dealing with the cultivators of Linshui Prefecture with the orders personally issued by the three prefecture lords. Even if we overthrow the Liangjiang region, we have someone to back us up."

Taoist Gongyi looked like he was about to cause trouble everywhere, and there was a hint of excitement between his brows as he spoke. This was the emotion that the Fire Spiritual Vein in his body was aroused by his thoughts.

"That's right. I could sense the chaotic aura emitted by the demon soldiers from hundreds of kilometers away. Maybe the one from your Qianmu Temple has already paid attention to this place, so there is nothing to worry about. Just let go and do what you want!"

Ru Zheng was also a little impatient.

As he finished speaking, a halo of fire flashed in Gongyi's hand, and a jade slip appeared in his hand. He immediately read the contents inside, and the others looked at him silently.

After counting the interest.

Gong Yi met the gazes of the three people and said, "The formation near the target area has been constructed!"

As he spoke, he looked at Wen Hai, his expression was as excited as that of a young man, and it seemed that he could not help but take action. However, this time they were going to deal with a water cultivator, so Wen Hai needed to take the lead. Only after he used the Earth Vein Mage to suppress the water cultivator could they cast the spell.

Wen Hai did not waste any more words, and took out a communication jade slip to activate it. When the communication jade slip passed through the sky, he glanced at Dong Can beside him, and then turned into a stream of light and flew northward, followed by Dong Can, with Ru Zheng and Gong Yi on the left and right. To the north of Siyue Town, over an unnamed peak, there is another unnamed mountain. Because this mountain is inaccessible to the outside world, the people need to walk hundreds of kilometers of mountain roads to reach Siyue Town, and the mountain roads are mostly rugged, so there are few villages on the mountain, which also keeps the mountain densely forested.

Halfway up the nameless mountain, there is a medium-sized village with a population of two hundred. The gathering place of the village is surrounded by huge trees as walls. On each of the huge trees are piled up various bones, including human bones, bones of livestock and nearby animals. It looks quite creepy, just like a scary haunted house in a ghost story.

In addition, there are piles of animal bones in front of every household in the village. Some of the newly placed bones still have blood and flesh left on the surface, which makes the village particularly populous with mosquitoes and is also accompanied by a foul smell.

In the central area of ​​the village, there is a square paved with gravel. In the square, there is a huge sacrificial platform built with huge stones. The area around the platform is dark red, which is obviously formed by dried blood. There are more bones on the altar, and flesh and blood are still left on these bones.

There are flickering green lights on the surface of the altar, which are constantly absorbing the spirituality of the flesh and blood on the surface of the bones. If you look carefully, you will find that the green light is connected to the entire square, driven by the spirituality of the villagers' beliefs. If you look more carefully, you will find that each of these villagers has cultivation in their bodies.

However, they are unable to use their own cultivation because they have no spiritual veins in their bodies. Their cultivation relies on the spiritual connection between the village's formation and their flesh and blood, so that spiritual energy can be infused into their limbs and meridians. This spiritual energy can ensure that they live to be a hundred years old, but once they leave the village, they will die suddenly.

This secret method has the shadow of Taiyin Sect. The principle is to use magic array to preserve people's consciousness and spirituality, but the body's spirituality has long been integrated with the magic array. It is a false way to prolong life, because when people are connected to the magic array, their spirituality has been deprived, leaving only empty consciousness.

When Wen Hai ascended into the air, he first threw his Taoist Palace third-rank identity token into the clouds. When the golden halo was emitted, the people in the nearby villages and towns subconsciously looked up and watched. The Taoist Palace monks who had been prepared for a long time in the periphery immediately activated the arranged magic circle. A purple barrier rose into the sky and completely covered the nameless mountain where the village was located.

The villagers in that village were also looking up. Wen Hai looked indifferent, ignoring the confused and puzzled looks of the people. His spiritual consciousness quickly locked onto a secret room hidden under the altar. Inside the secret room, there was a third-level water cultivator who was practicing with the water spirit aura formed by the underground river between the mountains.

When Wen Hai locked onto him, this third-level water cultivator also sensed Wen Hai's aura.

"Don't hold back!"

The righteous Confucian Taoist gave another reminder.

As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Hai summoned a khaki-colored tower. The moment the tower appeared, a series of magic arrays were formed. The magic arrays drove the gravity between heaven and earth and instantly destroyed the entire village. The villagers were unable to even think before they sank into the ground with the thick mud.

"Pfft~"

The sound of something tearing apart echoed within the barrier.

A hole was torn on the surface of the air wall formed by the invisible gravity, and a pitch-black saber sprang out from the torn hole, followed by a gray figure.

Wen Hai suddenly felt a chill on his face. His eyes were attracted by the red and black sharp edge of the saber at that moment, and the thought of killing everything flashed through his mind involuntarily.

Just when the magic spell in his hand could not be maintained, a sound of breaking air rang in his ears, followed by a bloody smell in his face.

It was Dongcan who did it.

His whole body was covered in thick bloody demonic energy. As he swung the spear in his hand, the distorted faces of the densely packed demon souls were shouting silently. At the same time, the black lizard on his shoulder spit out circles of poisonous gas that spread forward along the demon souls on the spear.

"Ding"

After the crisp sound of metal collision, there was a strong wind caused by two energy impacts. The jungle preserved on the mountain below collapsed at a speed visible to the naked eye, followed by yellow sand that covered the sky.

Dong Can felt a cold chill in his body, invading the demon bloodline that had been fused with his body, and it was a chill that he could not stop. Fortunately, he was not alone in this action, and at the critical moment, a surge of gravity fell from in front of him, isolating him from the chill that he could not get rid of.

Then, scorching flames rose from both sides, like two dazzling suns, instantly igniting all areas within the barrier.

"What a great True Yang Sect, what a great Qianmu Temple! Are you forcing us like this in order to provoke a war with Linshui Prefecture?"

An exasperated voice echoed in the flames, and then a gust of snow-white cold wind blew, extinguishing most of the flames. In the center of the cold wind, a middle-aged man in a gray Taoist robe stared coldly at Wen Hai and the other three.

At this time, sunflower patterns appeared on the right arms of Taoist Ruzheng and Taoist Gongyi, but the sunflowers did not take shape. However, the heat emitted was barely enough to resist the cold wind.

"Don't hold back, make it quick and decisive!"

Ruzheng Daoist ignored the other side's anger and sent a message to Dongcan and Wenhai.

The magic words in Dong Can's hands changed, and the next moment the Jiuxiao Formation under his feet suddenly expanded by hundreds of feet. The nine kinds of energy carried infinite power and squeezed the space into deformation.

Seeing this, the gray-robed monk in the cold wind on the opposite side immediately took out the saber floating at his side and swung it in the simplest way, thousands of times in one breath. Each time, it carried a heavy chill, cutting off the power attached to the Nine Sky Formation layer by layer.

But he was facing more than just Dong Can. The powerful gravity of the earth veins was like a mountain pressing down on him, and according to the characteristics of earth overcoming water, the water spirit in his body was a little suffocated. What's more, there were Ru Zheng and Gong Yi on both sides who had already prepared the "Fire Ray" spell.

If this continues, it is only a matter of time before this grey-robed monk is defeated.

However, at this critical moment, several streaks of light flashed in the eastern sky, accompanied by a cold voice: "Who dares to besiege the disciples of my Linshui Mansion?"

Taoist Gongyi at the side heard the words and looked at the Taoist in gray robe and said with a smile: "So you dare to be so presumptuous because you have something to rely on, but you have forgotten where this place is!"

As his words fell, more than a dozen third-level auras emerged in the Liangjiang area! (End of this chapter)