Knife splashing

Chapter 603 The troops are divided into three groups
In the thick fog, footprints came as densely as raindrops.

Even more shocking is the barking of dogs.

At first they were very far away, and before people could react, they appeared densely in all directions, as if surrounded by a pack of dogs.

This kind of sound can be heard by ordinary people.

Sharifei's scalp tingled when he heard this.

"Oh no! Who poked the doghouse?"

"Earth Listening to the Strings" Yue San'er possessed the power of hearing. He just made a few gestures and tried to investigate, but he became dizzy and almost fell to the ground.

The old man's forehead was covered with sweat, and he said in a trembling voice: "Go!"

He is by the Yellow River. What has he not seen?

Ghost cats, ghost dogs, and other animals with a little spirituality may turn into evil creatures and cause trouble because of the special environment. We have dealt with many such cases.

But something this ferocious is rare in life.

It didn't even feel like an ordinary ghost to him.

"Don't worry, everyone."

Li Yan quickly explained, "This is a senior who has arrived. He is very advanced in Taoism and far superior to me."

After hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ghost Face" Situ Bo looked at the footprints around him, his eyes flashing, and he said with some doubt: "This is not just a ghost, it is also contaminated with the incense in the temple. Is it... a ghost soldier?"

He himself was a little bit unconvinced when he said it.

There are many kinds of ghost soldiers in the world.

The ones who are not as good as them are the lonely ghosts wandering in the wilderness, the ghost soldiers on the battlefield, and the evil spirits of the monsters in the mountains...

The ones who are not good at it are the Five Raging Soldiers.

Even more brutal are the five barbarian soldiers who are left over from ancient times.

Further up are Li Yan’s Yin soldiers and Xuanmen Lu soldiers.

But no matter what kind, most of them are human-shaped.

Why are all these people called dogs?
What he didn't know was that Yang Chenghua had been wandering in the wild for many years, and due to the influence of Erlang Zhenjun's spiritual charm, he had a special liking for dogs.

The power of his incense is endless, so he lavishly sacrificed and refined an army of spirit dogs...

Li Yan ignored him and looked forward.

Originally, he and Yang Chenghua agreed to contact each other at a teahouse in the western suburbs of Qingyang Palace, but with such a big incident happening, the other party probably started looking for him.

It was easy for Yang Chenghua to find someone.

Release the spirit dog and search the area within a hundred miles.

Sure enough, flashes of fire soon appeared in the distance.

There are quite a lot of them, dotted around.

Only when he got closer did he see clearly that not only Yang Chenghua came, but also people from Qingcheng Mountain and the Cheng family, and even hundreds of garrison soldiers.

"Meet Senior Mingshanzi."

After exchanging pleasantries with his acquaintances, Li Yan looked at Cheng Jianxin, who was getting older and older, with mixed feelings. He bowed and said:
"Senior, we meet again."

"Well, he is indeed a talented young man."

Cheng Jianxin stroked his beard and smiled, without saying anything more.

Not all seniors think that Li Yan is a hot commodity.

This sword master from Shu traveled across the world throughout his life, and killed countless geniuses with his own hands. Now that his energy is running out, he only wants to protect his disciples for the last time.

No matter how many opportunities Li Yan has, he is too lazy to plan for them.

Moreover, their heritage and paths are completely different.

Li Yan nodded and greeted Chang Tianque again, and then he and Ming Shanzi asked each other questions and exchanged information with each other.

Something really happened in Dujiangyan...

From the very beginning, Lu Sheng wanted to bring the Dragon Palace to Chengdu!
Li Yan seemed to be thinking about something, then he looked at Yang Chenghua and said solemnly: "Senior, they really got the mask. Do you still remember it?"

These words are confusing.

Yang Chenghua, however, understood what Li Yan meant.

As he gradually awakens and inherits all of Erlang Zhenjun's spiritual power, he also has more and more memories about him.

The Lord of Sichuan suppressed Shu and countless people have been offering sacrifices to him for thousands of years.

I don’t know how many secrets I know.

"Some impressions."

Yang Chenghua nodded and said, "Back then, Lord Jiangshen wreaked havoc on the rivers of Shu, and there were many powerful evil creatures following him."

"One of them was a water monster transformed by a witch from the ancient Shu Kingdom. It cast curses to harm people, and those who were cursed had eye-shaped scars on their bodies. Later, an alchemist got a mask from somewhere, and Li Bing took it with him. He borrowed the power and prestige of the Qin Dynasty and suppressed the evil creature in the Dragon Palace..."

"Later, the mask should have been returned..."

With this said, many things become connected.

The Qiang people were defeated and moved southwards, where they were nearly destroyed by the ancient Shu Kingdom. They had narrowly won a great battle and were still in fear, so they suppressed the Nuo Mask.

Their wizard legends use demons as a metaphor for ancient Shu.

Naturally, they were unwilling to return this national treasure.

Later, Lord Jiangshen wreaked havoc, and the Qiang people had been integrated into Shu over the years, so they were naturally willing to lend their magic weapons to suppress the monsters.

The monster was actually an ancient Shu witch, so it was a case of one thing conquering another.

And Lang Wu, with the help of the remaining evil spirit of the monster, turned the bronze Nuo mask into a magic weapon.

Thinking of this, Li Yan said seriously: "Senior, please be careful."

Yang Chenghua nodded slightly, "Don't worry, I will stay away from that thing."

They spoke cryptically, and some people from the Qingcheng Sect didn't know the reason. They frowned and felt a little dissatisfied.

They met Li Yan for the first time and had heard of his reputation, but it was really unkind of them to be so secretive at such a critical moment...

Of course, they didn't say anything.

As for Mingshanzi, he looked at the two of them calmly, occasionally glancing at Yang Chenghua's waist, his eyes full of surprise and doubt.

Along the way, he tried to probe Yang Chenghua secretly with words, trying to find out his background, but was always evaded by the other party.

But some things were exposed.

The magic technique used by the other party was to use the power of incense to drive the mysterious technique, which he had never even heard of.

There is also a spirit dog, a silver bow and a golden pill on the waist...

Even the appearance is somewhat similar to the ones in the temple.

Is it possible...

Ming Shanzi shook his head and felt it was ridiculous.

Thinking of this, he threw away all distracting thoughts, looked at Li Yan and asked, "Young Master Li, do you think you have a way to unlock the formation?"

"Ah."

Li Yan held up the bronze flower basket in his hand. "The soul of the Dragon Goddess Qin is condensing inside. She is a benevolent deity. After the soul is condensed successfully, Lord Jiangshen will completely dissipate in the world."

"It is not difficult for him to break the spell, but I am not capable enough at the moment. Once it is formed and I take over the Dragon Palace and Water Palace, I can restore peace to Chengdu..."

Li Yan didn't say much, but Ming Shanzi understood instantly and nodded, "Since it is a benevolent god, then it is easy to talk about. After this matter is over, Qingcheng will help build a temple and shrine for it, and publicize and worship it."

In a short time, the two reached an agreement.

The matter of the Dragon Girl has finally come to an end.

Just as Li Yan said, as long as the dragon girl successfully condenses her form, this mysterious Dragon Palace and Water Palace will be easy for her to control.

They only have a chance to enter if they dream.

But the Dragon Girl can directly control and direct it to leave.

The thick fog in Chengdu will also dissipate.

"That's good!"

A cold voice suddenly sounded from behind.

A captain from the Duwei Division stepped forward and bowed respectfully, saying, "Zhao Xianda, the Duwei Division of Chongqing Prefecture, greets Young Master Li." "It's you?"

When Sharifei heard this, his eyes widened.

He had heard of Zhao Xianda's reputation. He had risen to prominence recently and had solved many major cases. In a short period of time, he became as famous as Wan Baoquan, the number one detective in the southwest who worked in the Chongqing government office.

More importantly, he was the one who first released the name of Twelve Yuan. Although it helped them become famous, it also caused some trouble.

"Master Zhao, I have heard of you for a long time."

Li Yan stopped Sha Lifei and stopped nagging about these trivial matters.

Zhao Xianda also pretended not to know and bowed respectfully, saying, "I heard that something happened in Chengdu, so I and Dong Cunshan from the Bagua Sect in the capital led troops to help."

"Originally, several elders from the Lushan Sect were also going to come, but the people from the Yang family in Bozhou were taken to the capital. I heard that many remnants tried to rescue them, so I asked the Lushan Sect to escort them away."

"There are nearly 10,000 soldiers in the garrison now. We are trapped in the battle array and surrounded by civilians. Many of them have been scratched and have shown signs of being cursed. Some have already fainted. Please help, Young Master Li."

"Nearly 10,000 people, no problem!"

When Li Yan heard this, his eyes lit up.

The biggest trouble they faced when facing Lu Sheng was the enemy's strength, nearly 30,000 troops, and a large number of firearms. Even if everyone deployed their best formations, it would be difficult to deal with them.

What's more, there are a large number of firearms in the Shu Palace.

With nearly 10,000 troops, we can at least hold back the enemy army.

He did not dare to delay, and under the guidance of everyone, he immediately went to Chengdu Prefecture. When he passed the city gate, he realized that the two sides had just missed each other.

The troops of Chongqing Prefecture were stationed in the south city.

This place was originally a gathering place for dignitaries. Not only the City God Temple is here, but also the Five Princes' Palaces.

However, with the city in chaos, these wealthy families could not escape their fate and rushed into the streets in a frenzy.

Chongqing Prefecture had a large number of troops and they captured the place directly, even overturning several walls as a temporary stronghold.

When passing by the Five Princes' Mansion, Li Yan turned his head and took a look.

But the door of the Prince's Mansion was closed and sealed.

Ming Shanzi sighed, "I have heard that the Five Princes, along with other princes and the people of the Huangling Sect of the City God Temple, have all been captured by that demon and imprisoned in the Palace of the Prince of Shu."

"Now, I'm afraid it's too dangerous..."

"I broke my promise."

Li Yan shook his head slightly, feeling somewhat helpless.

This was their first mission failure.

The incident happened too suddenly, and he was too busy to have time to rescue the Fifth Prince's family.

"It's not your fault."

Mingshanzi comforted him and continued on his way.

Soon, they arrived at the reinforcement station in Chongqing.

Sure enough, many soldiers had fainted.

There were claw marks on their bodies, and around the wounds, blood vessels bulged out like vertical forks, turning into black lines that spread outwards.

This is the manifestation of being cursed.

Li Yan picked up the bronze flower basket in his hand without hesitation.

Call ~
As he communicated with his mind, strong winds blew around him again.

The wind and snow turned, forming a twisting tornado above the flower basket, and then a sweet rain fell nearby, bringing with it the cool scent of incense.

As the raindrops fell, the expressions of those soldiers with ferocious faces gradually became calm, and the abnormalities on their wounds gradually disappeared.

"This dragon girl is truly extraordinary!"

When Ming Shanzi saw it, his eyes suddenly lit up.

He originally promised Li Yan that he would do him a favor and did not take it seriously.

After all, the Xuanmen in Shu has a long history, and the Qingyang Palace even has a secular god called Laojun, so having one more dragon girl is nothing.

I didn’t expect it to be so effective.

Sweet dew falls from heaven to eliminate disasters.

This is not something that ordinary secular gods can do. If they are worshipped devoutly, they may be able to cause wind and rain and eliminate floods along the river.

Without mentioning Mingshanzi's thoughts, after removing the curse from many soldiers, Li Yan gathered everyone together while they were still unconscious.

"The one who possessed the King of Shu was the alchemist Lu Sheng from the late Qin Dynasty..."

At this point, Li Yan no longer hides the truth.

He originally did not want to disclose the matter of the Nine Cauldrons. After all, this item was of great importance and he did not know how many people would be greedy for it.

But Zhao Changsheng and his people have already taken action.

Judging from various phenomena, there are many hidden evil spirits in the world, and with the support of the power of the Daluo Dharma Realm, they want to take out all the Nine Cauldrons.

Lu Sheng is just one of them.

The Nine Cauldrons are connected to the earth's veins. If Lu Sheng fishes them out with the help of the Dragon Palace and the Water Palace, the dragons in Shu will surely turn over and an unprecedented earthquake will occur.

There will be countless casualties, and there will be natural disasters for several consecutive years.

If all the Nine Cauldrons were taken out, the entire Shenzhou would be in turmoil, the Daxuan Dynasty would be overthrown, and perhaps overseas countries would take the opportunity to invade.

"This is the Nine Cauldrons appearing, and the Shenzhou land sinking..."

Li Yan told his guess.

Of course, I dare not say anything casually about the Daluo Dharma Realm.

Snapped!
Situ Bo slammed the table hard, stood up suddenly, gritted his teeth and said: "These monsters are trying to destroy the fortune of our Shenzhou. Even if I die, I will not let them succeed!"

Although the Six Immortals of the Bamboo Forest are from a side sect, they are all chivalrous and like-minded people. When they heard about this, they were all furious.

Even Fan Tieguai, who was always silent, had murderous intent in his eyes.

Everyone in the Qingcheng Sect also had gloomy expressions.

They didn't expect that there would be a demon who dared to be so bold right under their noses. It was simply crazy...

Zhao Xianda also looked pale.

He originally just wanted to come here to make a contribution, but he didn't expect such a big thing to happen. He clenched his fists tightly and suppressed his trembling body, "We must not let them succeed. I will organize the army and set off now."

"Not urgent."

Li Yan said in a deep voice: "That demon knew we were coming, so he must have been prepared. We must succeed in one strike."

"I plan to split into three teams."

"The first team will feint, with Captain Zhao as the leader, leading the army to launch a frontal assault to attract the enemy's troops and spread the news to disrupt their morale. My brother Wu Ba has the Tiger Cannon, a new type of firearm, which should be able to temporarily suppress the enemy..."

"We have discovered the tunnel leading to the Shu King's Palace, but they have sorcerers and spirit dogs listening, so we will definitely be discovered."

"The second team will be led by Brother Lu San. He is familiar with the secret passages. Lao Sha is good at using gunpowder. We also ask several seniors to send people to protect us. We will place the gunpowder under the gate of the palace and break it down directly..."

"The third team will be led by me to break the opponent's altar. When the palace gate opens, everyone from Qingcheng Sect will help me operate the altar..."

The Taoist Kun of Qingcheng Sect frowned and said, "It's easy to help the altar. We all know how to do it. Why would the altar need so many people?"

Those who came this time are all the elite troops of Qingcheng.

He is brave in combat and proficient in magic.

It is really unreasonable that so many people did not attack but helped him. Isn't Li Yan good at close combat with martial arts?

Li Yan didn't waste any words and took out a copper talisman from his arms.

It is very old, with the twenty-four characters "The Book of Ten Thousand Tribulations" engraved on one side and the sixteen characters "The Book of Chasing Demons and Summoning Service" engraved on the other side.

As soon as it was taken out, a fierce aura rushed straight to everyone's face.

"Bing Ding Sheng Gui Fu?"

Kun Dao was shocked when he saw it, and suddenly remembered something, "Uncle Juechenzi, did he pass this thing to you as well?"

Li Yan nodded and said in a deep voice:

"I will summon Officer Wen Ling to cleanse Chengdu of the evil spirit!"

(End of this chapter)