Knife splashing

Chapter 369: Famous Mountains Hidden Demons

"At such a young age, you are quite sharp-tongued."

The fog grew thicker, the sound became erratic, and even its shadow became eerie and unpredictable, appearing in different directions at the same time.

"Humph!"

Li Yan slowly drew out the Soul-Breaking Sword, looked in all directions, and said sarcastically, "You are not young anymore, but you are still stubborn!"

puff!
Behind him, Sha Lifei couldn't help laughing, "Brother Yan, he is an old senior after all, and he is almost dead, so please be polite."

Both of them spoke with sarcasm, but their eyes were full of vigilance.

Li Yan activated his magical powers, and both his sense of smell and hearing became confused. With so many smells and noises, he couldn't tell where the other party was at all.

Sharifei had already picked up his rifle, ready to fire at any time.

However, even if you have magic skills and firearms, it will be useless if you can't hit the person.

Seeing that the members of the Duwei Division in the back were a little agitated, Li Yan hurriedly said in a cold voice: "Don't move, keep the formation, this is the Qimen Dunjia formation, if you get lost you will die!"

Captain Cheng was startled and shouted, "Guard!"

At the command, the formation of the Duwei Division members immediately changed, and a hundred people quickly formed a circle with three layers in total.

The outer layer held shields and swords for defense, the musketeers behind them held their spears, and the remaining masters held swords with vigilant faces, ready to provide support at any time.

In just a moment, the formation turned into a hedgehog.

When Li Yan saw this, he couldn't help but secretly praise it in his heart.

These people are worthy of being the elite of the Duwei Division. Their skills are secondary. The most important thing is that they remain calm in battle and are well-trained.

If we rush around in a hurry at this time, there will definitely be heavy casualties.

Seeing that they were not panicking, the voice in the forest was obviously a little surprised. "It's interesting, but you will die today, so why bother struggling in vain."

As they were talking, a rustling sound was heard all around, like a drizzle, and they saw a group of snakes coming towards them in the dark fog, so dense that they seemed endless.

"retreat!"

Lu San suddenly made a hand gesture and shouted loudly.

After hearing this, the snakes became a little agitated.

However, a lingering and sad flute sound was heard in the thick fog, which brought the snakes together again. Then the old voice sneered, "Yes, it's rare to see a younger generation who is proficient in the language of birds and beasts."

"It's a pity that these little creatures were raised by me personally, and you can't take them away..."

"put!"

Before he could finish his words, Captain Cheng suddenly gave an order.

Bang bang bang!
The men from the Duwei Division immediately opened fire, smoke rose, and streaks of flames burst out in all directions.

Although Captain Cheng was just an ordinary person, his response was completely flawless.

They were trapped in a formation and their senses were disrupted, but bullets have no eyes. Even if they missed, they could still interfere with the opponent's spellcasting and maybe even find out the opponent's position.

Sure enough, the sound quickly disappeared, and the snakes lost control, became restless, and ran around in panic.

Snakes also have territories, and different species have hunting relationships with each other. For example, a few huge snakes would open their mouths wide and directly swallow the poisonous snakes next to them.

But soon, the voice sounded again, "This reward is really hard to get, it takes a lot of effort for me..."

His tone was filled with cold anger, and there was none of his previous calmness.

Soon, the sad sound of the flute floated in the thick fog, like crying and complaining, constantly changing direction. At the same time, the originally restless snakes all stopped, raised their bodies and twisted slowly, as if dancing.

A faint poisonous mist also rose from the mouths of these poisonous snakes.

Judging from the situation, it is clear that he wants to kill people with poison.

When everyone saw this, they were suddenly shocked.

From the words of this old man, we can know that the other party is a reclusive master of a side sect. He took the reward from the demon and set an ambush here, mainly to deal with Li Yan.

He knew that Li Yan and others had already arrived, and he even knew that there was Lu San in the team who was proficient in the language of birds and beasts, so he used the poisonous snake to try to lure them into the Jedi.

Unfortunately, Li Yan heard the ghost talking and saw through it.

Seeing that the plan had been exposed, the other party actually set up a large formation and trapped them here single-handedly. No wonder they dared to take this job.

Seeing the poisonous fog spreading, Li Yan would not sit there and wait for death. He grabbed the Divine Tiger Order on his waist, pinched the magic formula, and chanted in a deep voice: "Nuo Gao, the great-grandson Wang Jia is alone, Liujia Qinglong, Liuyi Fengxing..."

It was the "Beidi Mountaineering Technique" that had not been used for a long time.

In an instant, strong winds blew up all around, and the poisonous fog was blown away, but Li Yan kept holding the hand seals and the strong winds did not stop.

This was a trick he had discovered a long time ago, using the flow of air caused by mountaineering techniques to dispel the poisonous fog, but it was a bit laborious.

"Humph!"

The old man in the thick fog snorted coldly, knowing that words alone could not disturb their minds, so he simply stopped talking nonsense and continued to cast spells.

This time, green ghost lights rose up from the thick fog, floating around like lanterns and gathering towards them.

At this moment, Wang Daoxuan, who had been checking the compass, suddenly whispered, "Wu position!"

Sharifei moved the gun without saying anything.

boom!
There was a loud bang, like thunder.

Needless to say, the power of the new muskets was so great that even the fog in the forest was penetrated by the air currents, leaving obvious traces, and the bamboo forests along the way collapsed and broke.

"what-!"

There was a scream in the forest, and the ghost fire scattered instantly.

"Good tricks everyone!"

Captain Cheng beside him couldn't help but praise him.

He saw it clearly just now. After knowing that he was the target, Li Yan mocked and used magic to attract the other party's attention.

Regardless of Sharifei, Lu San or Wu Ba, they all protected Wang Daoxuan in the center so that he could concentrate on breaking the formation.

If you force it, there are definitely ways to do it, but this method is undoubtedly the most appropriate, with no loss and the lowest cost.

Captain Cheng had seen many people in the martial arts world. Sometimes they relied on force, sometimes they relied on experience. However, this was the first time he had seen a team style like Li Yan's. They were more cooperative than them.

He didn't know that Li Yan was influenced by the ideas of his previous life and had a completely different way of thinking. He completely borrowed the ideas of the special forces and trained the team according to each person's strengths.

Hearing the compliment, Wang Daoxuan didn't care, and shook his head and said, "That person is not dead yet, and the formation has not been broken, so don't move."

"This formation uses the evil land to perform the 'Qi Men Dun Jia', and also uses the Taoist 'Eight Hidden Earth Techniques'. It uses itself as the 'armor', and the instruments that control the formation are hidden on its body."

"Fortunately, the other party was injured and has already escaped. Find a few people born in the Year of the Dragon or the Year of the Tiger, and start from these two directions, walk 200 steps each, and dig on the spot."

"Brother Sha, give them some kerosene and salt."

"Everyone, no matter what you dig out, don't be afraid. Burn it with fire and the formation will naturally break!"

"Quick, those born in the year of the dragon or tiger, step out!"

Captain Cheng gave the order without hesitation, and six men immediately walked out and walked into the thick fog according to Wang Daoxuan's instructions.

"one two three…"

They walked while counting the number of steps in their minds. Although they were soon surrounded by thick fog and could not see their companions, they could not see the poisonous snakes along the way, which immediately gave them confidence.

These elite soldiers of the Duwei Division were brave enough. After marching forward two hundred steps, they immediately brandished their scabbards and began digging.

The bamboo forest was full of loose soil. After digging less than half a foot through the thick layer of rotten bamboo leaves, they found a small coffin.

The coffin was only two feet tall, made of locust wood, engraved with all kinds of hideous and strange inscriptions, and had a small hole in it, with countless maggots swirling inside. A poisonous snake crawled across the coffin.

Swish!
Suddenly, a black, rotten little hand reached out from the hole and quickly pulled the poisonous snake into the coffin.

The elite soldiers of the Duwei Division felt their scalps tingle, and remembering Wang Daoxuan's instructions, they did not dare to neglect it, and immediately poured kerosene and salt on the fire and threw down the fire starters.

boom!
A raging fire suddenly rose up, and the sound of a baby crying was heard from the coffin. Then a strong wind blew in the forest and the thick fog quickly dissipated.

The strange formation was broken. Although the light in the bamboo forest was still dim, the moonlight allowed everyone to see the surroundings clearly.

They didn't know when they had arrived at an unfamiliar bamboo forest, surrounded by densely packed old tombs made of bricks and stones.

I don't know how many years have passed, but the place has been destroyed by bamboo roots and is in ruins. Every hundred steps, there are cow skulls hanging on bamboo poles, which are rotten and yellow, which is very strange.

In the forest ahead, an ancient stone tablet collapsed, the writing was mottled, but it was still vaguely visible. It said: The heart is the ruler of the nine orifices, and the king is the leader of the five senses...

"It's 'Fu Yan', Guiguzi."

Wang Daoxuan's eyes lit up and he spoke.

Li Yan suddenly thought of something, his face changed slightly, and he pretended to be calm and said, "Find the attacker first!"

After saying that, he walked towards the direction where Sharifei fired the shot.

Wang Daoxuan also realized that he had said something wrong and quickly shut up.

He also remembered something.

There are three treasures in Yunmeng Lake: the Divine Palace of the Lord of Yunzhong, the Xiran, and the Wangchan Laozu Sutra Forest.

They once asked Master Tu to help inquire and learned that the Wang Chan sutra forest was in the Xiangyang area, and that some mysterious people were secretly searching for it.

The enemy who launched a sneak attack is likely related to him!
On the other side, Li Yan walked quickly and found a pool of blood mixed with some minced meat two hundred steps away.

At such a long distance, even with the flying gun technique in the sand, the accuracy would be lost, and the vision was blocked by the thick fog, so fragmentation bullets were used.

The other party was injured and escaped.

Without any hesitation, everyone started tracking immediately.

Following the smell of blood, we soon saw a cave with bricks and stones piled next to it, which looked like a cave dwelling.

"Don't go in, there's a poisonous miasma in there!"

This was the enemy’s real killer move just now. They used the formation to lure them into the cave and interfere with their magical powers. By the time they discovered they were poisoned, it was too late for them to leave.

After giving some instructions, Li Yan led everyone around the miasma cave and through a bamboo forest, and the view in front of them suddenly became open.

All I saw before me was an open space halfway up the mountain, with a study and a thatched cottage in it. There was a fence around it, and the moonlight was shining down, making it quite quiet and peaceful.

But the fence gate was wide open and there was blood on the ground.

An old man in a blue Confucian robe sat on the steps, his face pale, his hands covering his chest, blood oozing out.

This old man was also unlucky. Although Sharifei used fragmentation bullets, one of them hit his chest and injured his lung.

At this moment, his face was ashen and he was gasping for breath like a dying fish. He looked at everyone with unwillingness in his eyes.

Even Li Yan felt aggrieved when he saw it.

The old man's magic skills must be quite good, but his lungs were injured, so he couldn't chant any spells or use any magic, and he barely managed to run back to his nest.

Li Yan looked around, his mind moved, and he shook his head and said, "Without the formation to cover us, the layout of the courtyard cannot be hidden from us."

"Is that right, Senior Anfade?"

He suddenly remembered that when Master Lu tried to stop the turmoil, he suggested to Captain Zhou that he go to Lumen Mountain to look for a hermit named An Fade.

The one in front of you is most likely it.

"Yes, it's me..."

The old man injured his lungs and could hardly breathe. His face turned increasingly livid, and he said with a face full of resentment, "Just wait, my disciple will avenge me!"

"Humph!"

Li Yan snorted coldly and suddenly jumped into the yard.

Bang bang bang!
Dust flew everywhere in the yard, and iron traps popped out one after another, then suddenly closed, vaguely forming the shape of a Bagua.

If you take a wrong step, your calf will be pinched off.

However, Li Yan dodged it with his fast steps, and leaped to the old man, holding the Dust-Breaking Knife against his neck, and whispered, "Don't worry, your disciple won't be found in the Wang Chan sutra forest."

After hearing this, the old man's eyes immediately widened.

It seemed that this shock made him lose the last of his strength. He covered his chest with his hands, looking unwilling, and died completely.

Li Yan was also testing with words, but he didn't expect to take the other person's life directly. It was probably because the lungs were damaged, which caused heart problems.

"Tsk tsk, why are you still risking your life at your age..."

Li Yan shook his head and searched his body, only to find a few flutes and a poisonous leather bag, and nothing else.

Then he looked towards the cottage again.

After pinching the magic formula and searching inside, Li Yan suddenly waved his hand and said, "Come in, we have found something here!"

Everyone hurried into the thatched cottage, only to see that the wooden boards on the ground had been lifted up, revealing a tunnel inside.

After entering, there is a stone chamber below.

There was straw piled on the ground, a foul smell, and traces of dragging, leading to another tunnel.

Without further ado, everyone continued searching along the tunnel.

Someone had ambushed here in advance, which meant that their information had been leaked. It was estimated that the people from Medicine Saint Li's family were hiding here and had been transferred.

The tunnel is dark and deep, but fortunately there are no traps.

After walking for another stick of incense, a stone chamber appeared in front of them again. Inside was a person lying there. He was wearing tattered clothes, had messy hair, and was tied up with straw ropes. He was unconscious.

"It's Doctor Li!"

When Captain Cheng saw this, he hurried forward and checked his breathing, then he breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as we rescue people, the mission will not be considered a failure.

"Tsk tsk!"

On the other side, Sharifi praised: "Good fellow, Old Sha, I've finally opened my eyes!"

I saw him lying on the other corner of the stone chamber, looking out through two holes, and I didn't know what he saw.

Li Yan frowned, looked around, went to the corner, and pulled an iron lock directly.

Rumble!
The entire stone wall began to slowly tilt.

In an instant, a decadent atmosphere floated in.

Everyone filed out, and the scene before them shocked them.

This is obviously a Buddhist temple, with Guanyin enshrined above.

But inside the Buddhist hall, there were men and women in disheveled clothes, rolling around in a mess, all with silly smiles on their faces and drooling.

"Be careful up there!"

Li Yan drew out the Dust-Breaking Sword and pulled everyone back.

I saw a huge gecko lying on the beam of the temple. It blended into the color of the beam and breathed deeply towards the ground, as if it was swallowing some kind of breath...

　Second update in the afternoon
　　
　
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