Please call me Huanxian

Chapter 420: Divine Talisman Master, Severe Drought

He watched Fu Donglin and his group of five fly south until they disappeared from his spiritual sense.

Xu Yuanchang retracted his gaze and said, "Brother Shan, can you tell what kind of background Fellow Daoist Fu has? He looks a bit like an immortal, and a bit like a god. The four sixth-floor monks under him also have a very strange aura, not like normal monks... It feels like they are puppets he has cultivated, they have vitality and energy, and are much more advanced than ordinary puppets."

Shan Yuhong has practiced for more than a thousand years and traveled to the other six regions. He has a wide range of knowledge. He pondered and said, "He is practicing both the immortal way and the divine way. It is hard to tell what it is. The four cultivators are called 'living dead' puppets. They are normal flesh and blood bodies. Their strength is far greater than that of ordinary puppets. He wants to take over Qixing Mountain by trading. There is something fishy about it."

The conversation between the two was unexpectedly overheard by others.

He guessed that there must be a secret hidden somewhere in Qixing Mountain, most likely a treasure.

At that time, the Immortal Island fell into chaos. From the first floor to the seventh floor, everyone was in danger. If they could escape with their lives, all would be fine.

Some things can't be taken away when you're caught off guard.

Eight years have passed, the heyday has long passed, and now I am thinking about my old treasure again.

Xu Yuanchang glanced at his companion who showed an interested look and warned: "That person is not someone who can be easily dealt with. Brother Shan, be careful of fraud."

"If you are awake, I will explore the Qixing Mountain area. When I find something, I will call Brother Xu to join me."

Shan Yuhong laughed. He had to pull Xu Yuanchang along so as to deal with Fu Donglin who was spying on them. If they fought, the two of them could work together to drive the other party away or even kill him.

Qixing Mountain is currently their territory, and all the treasures within the area belong to them without any dispute.

He flew over the market town, called over Wu Shanbi and Zhang Wu, and asked about Fu Donglin's situation.

Xu Yuanchang did not follow, but stood with his hands behind his back, leisurely overlooking the scenery.

"…Old Monster Fu was hanging around in the Qixing Mountain area a long time ago. He has been gone for at least two hundred years. The forces here change like a revolving lantern. There is a saying that goes, 'The bosses come and go, but the territory remains.'"

"Two seniors, Old Monster Fu wants to take over Qixing Mountain. You can offer a high price. If he doesn't accept, we can find other buyers. Qixing Mountain Market is currently quite famous."

Wu Shanbi gave very considerate advice.

Shan Yuhong replied perfunctorily, "Let's talk about it later," and then asked, "Which mountain did he practice in before?"

"Well... I used to hang out in the southwest of Maixianzhou, and Zhang Wu lived in the northwest. I have seen Fu Laoguai several times before. We are not familiar with Fu Laoguai's specific situation. How about you let me find a few people who are familiar with Fu Laoguai among your subordinates to answer your questions?"

Wu Shanbi responded cautiously.

Shan Yuhong waved his hand.

The two captains went down and quickly found three fourth-floor monks who had served under Fu Laoguai.

Shan Yuhong asked about every detail and found out that Old Monster Fu used to live in "Kaiyang Peak" south of Qixing Mountain. He also asked the three men to take him there to see it before sending them back.

"Brother Xu, I'll be searching this area for a while. Please keep an eye on the old monster Dianfu and don't let him sneak in quietly."

"Understood. Brother Shan, you should be careful too."

Xu Yuanchang agreed and disappeared into the air.

He saw that Wu Shanbi and Zhang Wu were trying to provoke a fight between them and Old Monster Fu.

Before Fu Donglin left, he said something like "You two's men have evil intentions", which was a blatant attempt to sow discord. He was not a good person.

After patrolling the 3,000-mile territory, no foreign experts were found lingering.

He has never been very keen on treasure hunting, so he let Shan Yuhong do it while he floated above the Seven Star Mountain and wandered around an area of ​​800 miles.

Time flies, and another year has passed in the mortal world.

As the sun was blazing, in the village outside the mountain, crowds of men knelt on the dry ground. A wizard in divine robes placed three animals as sacrifices, burned incense and paper, piously recited the "Rain-Praying Prayer" and performed the rain-praying steps.

The green mist was curling and the cheers were deafening.

Xu Yuanchang looked over there, then glanced at the sun in the sky. It seemed that it had not rained for a long time.

He has long been immune to cold and heat and has lost the physical feelings of ordinary people.

Using his spiritual sense to look around, he discovered that within a few hundred miles there were many local wizards performing altars to pray for rain. The fields were dry and cracked, the crops were withered and yellow, and the streams and small rivers had long since dried up. Only the big rivers and deep pools still had some water, but it had sunk to a very deep depth.

A message was sent out, and soon Wu Shanbi and Zhang Wu hurried over.

"Whenever there is a severe drought, the people are crying out for food. You should find a way to bring rain to relieve their urgent needs."

"Yes, my subordinate will do it now."

The two men bowed their hands and accepted the order, almost cursing in their hearts.

With such a large-scale drought, it is impossible to rely solely on monks who are proficient in water magic to control the clouds and rain to relieve the disaster in one place at a time. It is unknown how long the drought will last, and they will be exhausted to death after a few rounds of this.

They really couldn't understand why Old Monster Xu was determined to save the people from disaster.

I'm so bored. It's none of your business as a high-level monk.

Xu Yuanchang reminded calmly: "I am watching from the sky, don't be perfunctory. You can find a few more Shinto monks, have them burn incense and build an altar to pay tribute to the gods, maybe they can bring rain and completely end the drought."

The two men agreed and stepped back to make preparations.

In the evening, dark clouds appeared in various places. Above each cloud, several monks worked together to gather moisture and bring sweet rain to the dry land.

The people on earth ran around celebrating, and many people knelt on the ground and gave thanks in the rain.

A smile appeared on Xu Yuan's lips. Compared with the artificial rainfall in his previous life, this was real artificial rainfall.

However, the drought unexpectedly lasted for three months, and there was still no rain as winter approached.

Nearly a hundred monks worked tirelessly to create artificial rainfall to maintain the people's harvest and vegetable growth. Otherwise, even the rivers would have dried up.

Seven or eight Shinto monks made the request many times but received no response.

Xu Yuanchang sensed something was wrong. The cultivators who were good at water magic were trying to gather energy from the sky to make rain, which was consuming more and more magic power. If this continued for a long time, they would be exhausted to death and would not be able to continue sending rain.

He deliberately took a look outside the Qixing Mountain area. It seemed that God was not kind to the three thousand miles area within the Qixing Mountain. Everything was normal outside, with good weather and good harvests.

Qixing Mountain is a mountain range that stretches for two thousand miles from north to south. It has seven peaks arranged in the shape of "seven stars" and countless other small hills. The earth veins spread out, gathering energy and storing wind.

Shan Yuhong, who had been exploring around the Qixing Mountains for a long time, suddenly found Xu Yuanchang who was wandering around.

"Brother Xu, I found the reason for the widespread drought in Qixing Mountain."

Shan Yuhong transmitted mysteriously, "'Nine stars in the Heavenly Palace, seven visible and two hidden'. I discovered the hidden Dongming Peak and Yinyuan Peak. Deep underground there is a spiritual root of the earth vein that affects the weather here. There is a formation arranged by Old Monster Fu underground. I dare not try to break it, for fear of damaging the treasures growing inside."

Xu Yuanchang asked in a voice transmission: "What formation?"

"Water Gathering Formation."

"Let's go and take a look first. Monster Fu may have other ways to sneak in." When Xu Yuanchang heard that it was the Water Gathering Array, he had an idea in his mind. He followed Shan Yuhong and flew invisible to the northernmost part of the Seven Star Mountains.

Shan Yuhong pointed at two inconspicuous, half-withered yellow mountains and transmitted his voice, "These are Dongming Peak and Yinyuan Peak. Going down the deep valley below, there are many natural caves. I have been searching for a long time and finally found the correct passage to enter the depths below. There is another world inside."

He did not talk much about the hard work he had put in finding the two hidden peaks and the cave.

It was also a bit of luck, otherwise it would have taken many days to search.

Before entering the cave, the two men released their spiritual sense to carefully scan the area within hundreds of miles to confirm that no one was following or sneaking in.

Shan Yuhong took Taoist Xu and flew down along the winding and branching tunnel with ease. After about three miles, they arrived at the end of a passage, which was blocked by mottled mud.

"Who would have thought that this was a disguised earthen barrier? I was almost fooled and searched nearby for almost a month. I only discovered something strange when I accidentally touched it."

Shan Yuhong smiled and stepped into the barrier, causing ripples on the soil like water waves.

Xu Yuanchang followed him in. As usual, he left something outside. The view in front of him suddenly opened up, and an overwhelming stream of water rushed towards him like a rain of arrows. As far as his sight could see, he could no longer see Shan Yuhong.

His first thought was that Shan Yuhong had plotted against him.

The figure was defeated by the numerous intensive attacks and Xu Yuanchang disappeared.

There was a sound of splashing water, and suddenly a blazing flame appeared in the air a hundred feet away, and thick white mist emerged violently.

Xu Yuanchang remained invisible, his voice drifting in and out, "Fellow Daoist Fu, what a trick you have! You sneaked into this place without anyone noticing, and used the formation you had set up before to deal with the two of us separately. Did you plan this long ago? You deliberately showed up at Qixing Mountain to discuss the deal, to draw our attention, and then to lure fellow Daoist Shan here?"

The old man's sneer was heard in the air.

"Friend Xu Daoyou has a wonderful technique of illusion and invisibility. I wonder what relationship you have with that great killer from Xiantaozhou?"

"I am not only proficient in illusion, but also good at breaking formations. The 'Gathering Water, Deep Sun' formation set up here cannot be hidden from my eyes. Why don't we each take a step back and live in peace? Otherwise, if things get out of control, you won't stand a chance either."

Xu Yuanchang kept moving and releasing flames to interfere with the opponent's judgment.

Fu Donglin laughed loudly, very unscrupulously, and said: "You dare to speak sweetly when you are about to die."

The ground was filled with dark green waves, rising up at an extremely fast speed. There were wisps of dark green flames, which rolled up sparks with the help of the water, illuminating the empty cave with a dark and bizarre light.

"Fellow Daoist Fu, for the sake of something external to you, you did not hesitate to interfere with the climate of heaven and earth, causing a drought that affected three thousand miles, and wanting to disregard the lives of three million mortals in the Qixing Mountain area. Aren't you worried about losing your virtue, giving rise to evil in your heart, and being struck by lightning?"

Xu Yuanchang teased the old man who was controlling the formation in a calm voice.

He had found several flaws in the formation, but had not discovered Fu Donglin's hiding place.

Fu Donglin sneered and said, "Boy, we cultivators are willing to fight against the will of heaven, so why should we be afraid of the inner demon? You should worry about your own situation first. You don't need to worry about my affairs."

Xu Yuanchang added, "No wonder. You practiced both the way of gods and immortals, which was neither fish nor fowl. You only practiced half-baked and defied heaven. You did too many things that damaged your virtue. You are haunted by demons in your heart and cannot be freed. You have long lost your future as a great man, and you won't even be reincarnated after death..."

"Shut up, 'Water and Fire Fusion, Soul Entangling and Spirit Refining', start!"

As the old man roared in frustration.

The sky was filled with dark fires raging like a whirlwind, but what surprised the old man was that the dark yang fire he released did not find the lurking position of the cunning Taoist priest, but instead conveyed emotional fluctuations of trembling fear and excitement.

"Bullshit, the fusion of water and fire, Xu can easily break it."

Before he finished his words, there was a loud "bang" and a ten-foot-high bronze tablet fell from the sky.

The ground shook violently and the cave made a buzzing sound.

Xu Yuanchang has already become an expert at finding flaws and weaknesses and breaking through the formation with brute force.

Compared to using his rich knowledge of formations to calculate and deduce, and then using tricks to crack the formation, he felt that breaking ten formations with one force would be full of violent aesthetics, which is simply addictive and very cool!
The water splashed and disappeared quickly, and a ball of dark green and red flames, as fast as lightning, chased a dark yang fire in the sky.

Wherever it passed, it left behind a trail of Yin-Yang fish afterimages.

The two little guys have been nourished in the Yunyin Secret Realm and have been sleeping for more than ten years. Their cultivation has improved greatly, and their master has found such delicious food for them.

A sixth-level Youyang Fire makes them salivate, it is a great tonic.

Shan Yuhong fell from a stone wall in a mess, splashing icy water.

He immediately spotted Xu Yuanchang standing on top of a strange bronze tablet, and hurried over there, shouting, "Be careful of Old Monster Fu, we've fallen into his trap."

Xu Yuanchang smiled and said, "I tried to persuade him with kind words before, but Old Monster Fu insisted on seeking death, so I will grant his wish."

Shan Yuhong, who had flown close, suddenly attacked, throwing a handful of dark needles at the unsuspecting Taoist Xu.

However, the next moment, there was a fluctuation of silver light in the air, which twisted and dragged Shan Yuhong, who had a hideous face, and the sinister needle into the magic mirror space.

The subtle ripples in space subsided, as if nothing had happened.

"There is a road to heaven but you don't take it. Instead, you choose to go along with Old Monster Fu. You are courting death."

As soon as Xu Yuanchang entered the cave, he was ambushed. Even if he found out that it was Old Monster Fu who was causing trouble, how could he not doubt Shan Yuhong's intentions?
In order to use the bronze tablet to break the formation, he made arrangements in advance to lure the traitor into taking action and not give the two a chance to join forces.

"Old Monster Fu, if you don't make a move, that Youyang Fire will become a meal on the plate. Xu will accept it with pleasure."

Xu Yuanchang used words to stimulate Fu Donglin who was hiding.

In the magic mirror space, Shan Yuhong was anxiously explaining that he was poisoned by Fu Laoguai's "Soul-Sucking Divine Gu", and had to betray his companions in order to survive. He hoped to atone for his sins and give him a chance, etc.

Xu Yuanchang ignored it.

Any words are useless, the monk must pay the price for his actions.

"You idiot, you can't even do a small thing."

Fu Donglin was furious. He had planned everything so perfectly beforehand that he didn't want to pay much to get rid of this tough problem, but he didn't expect such a ridiculous result in the end.

Xu Yuanchang used his eyes to detect invisible energy fluctuations on the stone wall on the right side of the cave. He immediately activated the "Hurricane Shadow Flash" that he had been preparing for, and his afterimage flew across.

"Puff", a stick sword pierced through a body.

The next moment, he realized something was wrong.

He twisted his body and used the Iron Mountain Kick to knock away the dying counterattack, taking advantage of the opportunity to fly down to the top of the bronze tablet again.

He killed a "living dead" puppet, and at the critical moment, Fu Laoguai used a secret method to replace his real body.

Luckily escaped with his life.

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(End of this chapter)