I was just solving crimes, how could I become an immortal?

Chapter 174 Is he the mastermind behind the scenes?
  During the Winter Clothes Festival, sacrifices are made to the heaven, earth, humans and ghosts, and to appease the ghosts of the underworld.

Inside the cave, complex and solemn solid formations were built.

Holding Emperor Wan Jing's token and unlocking multiple mechanisms, the prince and his party finally arrived at the platform deep in the cave.

The surrounding mountain walls are smooth, and the top of the cave is ten feet high, as if the entire mountain has been hollowed out.

But this place is obviously not the work of miners.

Because right in front of everyone's eyes, there is a huge cliff.

There is no bottom, only green will-o'-wisps, erupting from the bottom of the cliff, eerie and terrifying.

After confirming the location, the officials laid out three animals and five fruits. The prince held a long incense and faced the abyss, reciting sacrificial words to appease the departed souls.

To be honest, the prince himself did not know what he was offering sacrifices to, but this was an order given by his father himself, so he naturally did not dare to neglect it.

After completing the procedure, a group of royal relatives and trusted ministers, including the fifth prince, immediately stepped forward to help.

I saw a large number of secret spells appearing on the mountain wall. The secret spells have been lost by the sun and the moon, and now they have become a little dim.

This is the purpose of their coming here, to use the [Imperial Law] to strengthen these seals.

During this indoctrination period, it is inevitable that the seal will loosen, and the innocent souls will take the opportunity to escape, and this is the origin of winter hunting.

It only takes half a day, and when the seal is stabilized again, this winter hunt will be considered a success.

Unfortunately, this year's Hanyi Festival welcomed an uninvited guest.

Qiao Yundong appeared. In this world filled with yellow sand, only those with ghost books could not be confused by the ghost miasma and accurately find the location of the cave.

Clang!
  "Stop! You can't come here." The moment Qiao Yundong appeared with his subordinates, Pang Shi drew his sword.

Having received Cao An's warning in advance, Pang Shi did not dare to relax at this moment.

Qiao Yundong took a look inside and saw that the sacrifices had already begun. The protection of the [Imperial Law] was released and the ghost realm was generated. Now was the best time.

"Kill!" Without saying anything or even hiding his face, Qiao Yundong tried his best in this battle.

After taking the elixir in his arms, his hidden realm exploded, and he actually reached the terrifying combat power of the third level in one go.

Ugh~~
  Qiao Yundong drew his sword and swept across it, and the energy of the three swords flew out vertically and horizontally, as if he had vaguely touched the threshold of the [Bafang Hidden Sword Style].

If given time, he would be able to regain the former glory of the six doors.

It's a pity that I was born at the wrong time.

Bang bang bang!
  The realm of the third level is by no means comparable to that of ordinary warriors.

The sword energy was swept out, and no one among the dozens of Imperial City Division masters in front of them dared to take it. For a moment, the formation was slightly chaotic, and exclamations came one after another.

"Pang Duzhi, stop him!" The prince standing in the distance was frightened to death.

They are currently instilling the [Imperial Law], but there is no way to pause it!

"Leave him to me!" With a dull cry, a man from the Imperial City Division came out and fought with Qiao Yundong's sword.

boom!
  The collision of the two forces exploded the surrounding rocks, and even some of the tributes in the distance were blown away.

Qiao Yundong's offensive stopped immediately, and he staggered a few steps uncontrollably. It was obvious that he was at a disadvantage in this round of competition.

"Imperial City Envoy Pang Hong? Sure enough, it's father and son who are going into battle. You have reached the third level." Qiao Yundong stood with a knife and looked at the middle-aged man in front of him coldly.

As Pang Shi's father and the top leader of the Imperial City Department, Pang Hong usually did not go on missions, but was responsible for protecting the emperor's safety.

Unexpectedly, today, he would disguise himself as an ordinary soldier, blending into the team and waiting for opportunities.

Pang Hong's body was ignited with strong sword intent, and his eyes were murderous. He stared at Qiao Yundong and coldly snorted:

"It was Cao Shuixiu who suggested that I do this, and I caught you out as expected. Let's just catch you, Qiao Yundong, you are no match for me."

An orthodox third-level player, and a veteran master at that, he was naturally a bit better than Qiao Yundong, who relied on pills to force his way through.

Cao An asked them to disguise themselves as an ambush and lure the snake out of its hole. So far, it seems to be a great success.

Unfortunately, there was no trace of panic on Qiao Yundong's face. Instead, he shook his head with disdain and said:

"Cao An is indeed very smart, but he has been in the industry for too short a time. He can guess the conspiracy, but cannot judge the disparity in strength."

Hearing this, Pang Hong narrowed his eyes: "There is a huge disparity in strength? You relied on the elixir to burn your potential and briefly reached the third level. Do you think you can still beat us?"

There is a strong man beside the prince, who is always ready to deal with crises.

It stands to reason that the imperial court should be sure of victory.

"You don't know anything about your power." Qiao Yundong pulled out a scroll from his waist.

The scroll was about 1 foot long, which was not very big, but when the pages were slowly unfolded, a feeling of palpitations made everyone secretly say something bad.

Pang Hong quickly swung his sword away, wanting to end the battle quickly.

But Qiao Yundong had already taken the lead. His pen fell into the wind and rain, and there was an additional name on the scroll, like an imperial edict in the army.

Qiao Yundong struck out with his sword and headed towards Pang Hong's front.

In an instant, there were cries of ghosts and howls, winds and clouds surging all around, and countless ghosts and evil spirits came like an overwhelming force, overwhelming Pang Hong and suffocating his breath.

"Come and help me!" Knowing that he was outmatched, Pang Hong quickly called to the master behind him, using the blade in his hand to attack urgently.

Unfortunately, it's still a step too late.

Boom!
  Like a torrent roaring, the sword energy fell heavily on Pang Hong, which was completely incomparable with the fighting power just now.

Pang Hong was instantly shaken back, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and his eyes were filled with astonishment.

Why did Qiao Yundong's strength suddenly soar? I'm afraid it's already reached the second level now, right?

The master guarding the prince also realized something was wrong. When he tried to rush over, it was already too late. He could only quickly command the front line to retract, preparing to join forces with Pang Hong to fight the enemy and protect these ministers and princes.

If Cao An were here, he would definitely scold them for being stupid.

Qiao Yundong just showed up at this moment, obviously he came prepared. You protect the prince, what about the ghostly abyss?
  Sure enough, Qiao Yundong ignored everyone and threw down several poisonous smoke to interfere with his vision. His figure continued to change in the smoke.

When everyone reacted, Qiao Yundong had already bypassed them and rushed towards the abyss.

"What does he want to do? Stop him!" the prince shouted, but it was too late.

Qiao Yundong was determined to die and jumped into the abyss.

Not long after...

Rumble!
  The earthquake started, and the gate to hell was opened.

Countless wails and roars came from under the abyss, as if a terrifying monster opened its mouth and wanted to swallow everything in the world.

"The mystery is discovered, the detective system is activated!"

"Trigger case: The door to hell is open."

"Case description: The underworld appears and the door to hell opens. If you prevent this crisis, you will receive a detective reward."

The mission appeared, and Cao An's heart sank.

He had reminded Pangshi to be on guard against anyone making trouble, but now it seems that Qiao Yundong succeeded.

Although it seemed a little late to rush over now, Cao An still wanted to struggle.

With the promise from Akong and others, everyone used the yellow sand to float to the ground again.

In order to conceal Pan Daxi's situation, Cao An deliberately went down without an iron mask, which made the man stand there worried for a while.

Especially when the world suddenly started to change, it made this man's whole heart hang up.

Fortunately, Cao An and the others did not leave for long, and soon returned to the ground, but there were more than a dozen children suddenly appearing behind them...

"Are they all assassins?" Tie Mian instantly entered a fighting state.

Even with only a broken sword left, he still burst out with strong killing intent and could fight to the death at any time.

A group of children were frightened and entered the state of ghost bodies one after another. Their figures were hazy, as if they would disappear at any time. "Don't get excited, they are just a group of miserable children, and the murderer has been identified."

"Who?"

"Captain Qiao and Captor Lin from the Six Doors." Cao An simply told the ghost book's killing methods, but also deliberately ignored the existence of these children.

After all, they are just tools to follow orders. Even if they don't take action, Capt. Lin can hold the ghost book and do it himself, and the ending will be the same.

Seeing Cao An's statement, Tie Mian did not continue to struggle.

The most critical thing now is to prevent this crisis.

Looking up at the sky, even the black moon was gone at this moment, leaving only a river of Styx hanging upside down, as if there were countless ghosts floating around.

"Cao An, what's going on now? I seem to be stuck in my ways."

Cao An was stunned by Tie Mian's words, but he quickly came to his senses.

This complacency is not a metaphor, it is a reality.

If calculated based on five feet per step, the distance they walked at this moment has been greatly shortened.

It wasn't that the steps they were taking were out of control, but a strange force that was interfering with their actions.

"The reason for this situation is that this world is being swallowed up. If you don't take action, you will also be swallowed up."

Behind them, Akong, who knew the ghost realm best, explained to them.

At that time, the underworld ghost domain was used to fight against the Taoist sect. After the failure, this place was sealed.

Now it is obvious that someone wants to break the seal, or even open the door to hell here.

Soon, this area will be integrated into the underworld, and they will naturally not be able to survive, and they will all turn into ghosts.

"Then what are you waiting for! Go and stop him!"

Everyone took action, and this time with the help of Akong and the others, they easily broke through the obstacles of the ghost miasma and came to the vicinity of the cave.

At this moment, this place has become a purgatory.

The burning sensation hit in waves, and countless ghosts rushed out from the abyss, killing the imperial army crazily.

It can be seen that the prince and the others are working very hard to drive away the ghosts and re-seal the gate of hell.

Unfortunately, with their [Imperial Law] power, they simply couldn't do it. Finding Cao An and others arriving was like seeing a savior.

Pang Shi shouted: "Cao An, think of a solution quickly, this place is out of control."

"I can see it. The whole area is out of control. Is it Qiao Yundong who did it?"

"Yes, that's him. Do you know he will rebel?"

"I just found some clues. The assassination here was planned by him and another agent Lin."

There is no time to explain too much. The most important thing now is how to solve the crisis.

When the gate of hell is opened, all the world will be dragged into hell. No one can stop this level of power.

"The only way is to jump into the abyss and close the door of hell again." Akong said in an understatement. For him, there is no difference between living and dead, so naturally he is not afraid of the abyss.

But with the way he is now, he is afraid that these people will not have the courage to go down with him.

Sure enough, after hearing this man's words and looking into his green eyes, everyone started shouting.

"Are you kidding? If you jump down, everyone will die. How can you close the gate of hell?"

Are you seeking death by jumping?

"You make it sound like you can live just by standing here. If you don't dare to go, I will go." Cao An was the first to agree with A Kong's plan.

The world is collapsing. They are trapped in this world and cannot leave. If they wait any longer, they will die.

It's better to break through the hell gate while you still have the courage now.

"Don't worry, we will help you." Akong was very touched by Cao An's bravery. After all, he was the only person who believed in them. Just because of this trust, they would not let Cao An die.

On the other hand, the prince and others were also very moved by Cao An's risk.

"Don't worry, Cao Shuixiu. If you can escape this disaster today, I will go to my father to ask for merit for you."

Thanks to you big-headed ghost, after today, I don’t even know whether Daxing is there or not.

Cao An took a deep breath and eliminated distracting thoughts: "Stop talking nonsense, use your laws to protect me."

"it is good!"

The prince and others erupted again, the golden light burst out with all their strength, rushing away the ghosts and monsters in front of them, trying to clear a path for the Tsing Yi Department.

Cao An, Ying Huorong, Pan Daxi, Sanyang, and Senior Sister are still a combination of the five of them, plus this group of young [Underworld Ghost Generals].

Everyone rushed towards the cliff quickly, jumped without hesitation, and jumped into the abyss with faith.

They only felt that countless innocent souls were attacking them, and the ferocious darkness kept attacking everyone's hearts, trying to devour them.

Fortunately, there are also capable people among them.

Whether it was the rising demonic shadow of the red fox, the mighty dragon of Sanyang, or the opening of the scroll by the senior sister, they all stood guard beside everyone to resist the attacks of ghosts and monsters.

Seeing that they were approaching the bottom of the abyss, Akong led a group of children, wrapped their bodies two by two, raised the [Soul-falling Sand] to slow down the impact, and helped the five of them land safely.

"Huh~~ It's so exciting!"

Ying Huorong gave this bungee jump a thumbs up. If the crisis hadn't been right in front of her, she would have wanted to do it again. Jumping off a cliff of ten thousand feet felt really extraordinary.

On the other hand, Cao An couldn't laugh anymore.

The world under the abyss is like a blazing furnace room, with countless innocent souls roaring in the fire.

Qiao Yundong, this man was still alive after jumping. He seemed to be hanging on to his last breath, leaning against the stone, vomiting blood from his mouth, and showed a pale smile to Cao An.

"I knew you would jump down. Unfortunately, my work has been completed. I will repay the favor I owe you in my next life."

Using his own life to open the door to hell was the last thing Qiao Yundong did for his master.

Why would such a loyal person work so hard for a vicious man who makes bottles, attacks people, and colludes with evil spirits?
  Qiao Yundong didn't want to say it. Even on his deathbed, he still gritted his teeth.

But today, Cao An must know the answer even if he uses all his methods.

After waving his hand for everyone to retreat, he walked to him alone and squatted down, saying softly: "Actually, you don't have to be so wary of me."

With that said, Cao An took out a black black lotus jade pendant from his arms, which was exactly the one he obtained from the dead soldiers of Nanchu.

"you……"

"We are our own people, and I am also a dark chess piece: "Above the Black Lotus." "

""Wan Dao comes to court." "Qiao Yundong spoke the second half of the code, and in his cloudy eyes, there was a hint of sparkle in his eyes.

If it were normal times, he would definitely not trust Cao An gullibly.

But now, he was on his deathbed, and the obsession that worried him most had finally taken over.

A relieved smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he held Cao An's hand tightly and expressed his gratitude carefully for the first time.

"Thank you, thank you for saving my son."

Qiao Yundong's murmur gradually became calmer, and his trembling hands fell feebly by his side.

Being able to fully express his gratitude to his benefactor, perhaps in Qiao Yundong's heart, he has no regrets.

But these words caused huge waves in Cao An's heart.

Recalling the children he had saved and the time when Qiao Yundong appeared, Cao An felt a chill down his spine, and everything came to light.

"Damn you bastard, it turns out he is the mastermind behind everything!!"

(End of this chapter)