Unparalleled Evildoer

Chapter 290 A sip of tea

Yun Chu's face changed slightly when she heard that. She didn't expect that Xiandaoyuan would use a magic circle to trap them. She glanced around with her beautiful eyes and didn't see anything unusual.

Lie Feng laughed and said, "It seems that you have noticed it, and you even know the name of the magic circle."

Wuzhang said: "Not only do they know it, but they also know how to set it up. The main materials used are Fire Spirit Stone, Earth Spirit Stone, and Soul Chaos Grass. People trapped in the array feel like they are in starlight, with space distorted and their consciousness unclear. The longer the time, the more tired they feel until they fall asleep. In short, it is an illusion array."

Lie Feng said: "You know a lot. However, even if you can set it up, you may not be able to solve it." He secretly pinched his fingers and silently chanted a spell, trying to activate the magic circle, but there was no response for a long time.

Wuzhan sat steadily, looking at the confused Liefeng, and asked: "Senior, do you have any questions? Why is this magic circle so powerful when it is activated?"

Liemen's face turned pale and he angrily asked, "Did you do anything?"

Wuzhan calmly replied: "I guess so."

"When you spit out that mouthful of tea, you must have tampered with my spell while no one was paying attention!"

Wuzhan said: "Senior is not stupid, he actually thought of it, but it seems a little late. Now it is not me who needs to break the formation, but you. I advise you not to resist and have a good sleep to avoid casualties."

Xu Shi said with a gloomy expression: "Don't be so arrogant in front of me!" As he spoke, his true energy poured out, and the table in front of him exploded immediately. His fingers turned into claws, and with a strong suction force, he grabbed towards Wuzhan in front of him.

Xu Shi's speed of attack was extremely fast, almost in an instant, without leaving any trace. This kid's Taoism was unfathomable, and he had changed the formation without anyone noticing. If they couldn't capture him and force out the whereabouts of his finger bone, things would be even more difficult when he escaped back to Xianyang.

When the table exploded, Wuzhe did not retreat, and did not even blink his eyes. "The Imperial Master is a little anxious."

When Mayor Xu saw that he was about to succeed and thought that Wuzhan was too arrogant and would not be able to escape, the scene in front of him was like a reflection on the water. When he put his hand in, ripples appeared. It was not too late. He was sure that he had grabbed Wuzhan's neck and could break it with a little force.

After Xu Shi caught him, he lifted Wuzhan up in the air and shouted, "I only have one question for you, will you hand it over or not?"

Wuzhan, who was holding the weapon, shouted with difficulty: "Master, please stop. I am... Longquan..."

Xu Shi looked carefully and was surprised to find that Wuzhan in his hand had turned into Longquan at some point. How could this be possible? Longquan was clearly behind him. He saw that the person he caught was Wuzhan, so how could he have caught the wrong one?

Before he figured out the reason, he heard a whistling sound behind him. How could he dare to be negligent? He pushed Longquan away, turned around and punched out. "Bang..." His fist hit a piece of metal. The true energy spread out, and Xu Shi felt a sharp pain in his arm. He opened his eyes wide and saw that it was his senior brother Lie Feng.

Lie Feng shouted angrily: "Boy, it's not that easy to run away!"

Xu Shi hurriedly shouted: "Brother, why did you attack me?"

Lie Feng shouted angrily: "Who is your senior brother? Eat another plate of mine!" The purple gold compass shone brightly and smashed towards Xu Shi.

Xu Shi summoned the Hunyuan Yuxu Furnace, and the two instruments collided instantly, sparks flew, and Xu Shi shouted, "Brother, it's really me, look carefully!"

Lie Feng glared and sneered: "Look carefully, I would recognize you even if you turned into ashes!" He hit back with another attack.

Xu Shi struggled to shake open the purple gold compass and shouted, "Brother, we are trapped. This is all an illusion."

Lie Feng came to his senses at this moment and looked around. Everything was covered by starlight. The scenery had changed its original appearance. It was no longer the second floor of the inn. Except for Xu Shi, no one else could see it. This was originally a magic circle used to trap Wuzhai, but he didn't expect to be trapped in the circle instead.

"Ah..." A scream of pain was heard from afar. The voice should be Jiang Yuan, "Longquan... You, you are not Longquan, it is you... Come quickly, he is here!"

"I am Longquan!"

Jiang Yuan said fiercely: "You are Longquan, why did you sneak attack me if you are Longquan!"

"If I don't sneak attack you, will I let you go? Imperial Master, he is here!" He obviously also mistook Jiang Yuan for Wuzhan.

In less than a moment, the two began to fight each other, and Ruogu on the other side seemed to be fighting with others as well.

Mayor Xu knew that Jiang Yuan and the others had weaker spiritual awareness and would inevitably have illusions, so he immediately shouted, "Stop, don't move. The space here is distorted and what we see are all illusions. Concentrate your minds and use your voice to identify the other party." Although the crowd could not see Mayor Xu, he was shouting with his true Qi, and his voice was like a loud bell. After hearing it, the crowd realized that the surrounding scenery had changed, with starlight shining and becoming illusory. They all stopped and followed his method, only then could they become a little more sober. They reported their own Taoist names and kept on guard.

Xu Shi turned to Lie Feng and said, "Brother, you know the arrangement of this star array, find a way to break it!"

Lie Feng sat cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes and said, "This starlight formation is based on fire and earth spirit stones. It absorbs spiritual energy, generates starlight, and forms its own space. It also uses the Soul Chaos Grass as a guide to confuse the soul and create illusions in the mind. The caster's state of mind is different, and the level of the formation is different. The easiest way to break this formation is to find the location of the spirit stone and attack it with water. I didn't expect that the kid noticed it in advance and used a mouthful of tea to wipe off the mark I left in advance, leaving his mark. Although I set up this formation, I am trapped inside the formation and the space is distorted. It is difficult to find the original location of the spirit stone."

Xu Shi thought to himself, "The magic circle you set up was easily broken by a sip of tea, and you yourself were trapped in the circle. If your level of setting up the magic circle gets out, the world will laugh at you." He snorted coldly, "In other words, senior brother has no other way?" Seeing that Lie closed his eyes and thought, he ignored him, revealed his Qilin arm, accumulated true energy, and blasted towards the starlight. However, after a punch like a fire dragon, the starlight only caused ripples, and there was no sound of collision. Xu Shi thought he had blasted out an exit, and was about to go forward to check, but saw the fire dragon he had shot out actually whistling towards him. He hurriedly flew to dodge, 'Boom...' the ground turned to scorched earth and cracked, and not long after, it returned to its original state.

Lie Feng said at the side: "It's useless. If you do this, you will only waste the inner energy in your body and lose your mind faster."

Xu Shi said: "This is just a test. Could it be that Senior Brother has figured out a way to break it?"

"There is only one way now, which is to concentrate and calm down, don't fall asleep, and wait for the magic circle to lose its effect."

"Is this a solution?"

Lie Feng said: "At least it's not a waste of energy." At this time he became calm.

"How long do I need to wait?"

"It will take at least three hours."

Xu Shi said anxiously: "Three hours? After three hours, how can we catch up with them? If we let him return to Xianyang secretly, relying on his current reputation, things will be even more difficult. Don't even count on Taiyi's finger bones. I'm afraid there won't be even a trace left. Brother,..." Originally wanted to say, "You've missed the big thing." But he held back and didn't say it out loud. It was useless to say this now.

"He can't escape. Judging from his route, he should be going to Huangshan to attend the 'Daoism Conference'. I will take care of this matter. If he dares to go, even if he hands over the finger bone, I will not let him leave Huangshan. Junior brother will lead people to take a shortcut back to Xianyang. If he doesn't go to Huangshan, with Junior brother's ability, he can catch up with them. We must not let him return to Xianyang alive."

Xu Shi sighed: "This is the only way!"

At this time, a clear voice came from the void, "It seems that I can't eat this banquet, so I can only leave it for you to enjoy slowly. If the state master is interested, I will hold a banquet for you after we return to Xianyang. I sincerely invite you."

Upon hearing this, Xu Shi shouted, "Don't think that you will have smooth sailing just because you return to Xianyang. If you don't hand over Taiyi's finger bone, I, Xu Shi, will never forgive you!"

"I just happened to be passing by. Since we both serve Your Majesty, I wanted to help Xiandao Academy and repel the Nitian Cult. However, I never expected that I would be self-defeating and trigger the trap. I almost lost my life. The Imperial Master not only did not forgive me, but also fabricated suspicions about me. It really chilled me. If I had known this would happen, I would have walked away."

Lie Feng opened his eyes and said angrily, "You little brat, don't try to fool me with such words. If you have the guts, unlock this magic circle and let me spy on your soul. If you don't take the finger bone, I will kneel down and apologize to you in front of the First Emperor!"

"I am not that stupid. If I let you spy on my soul consciousness now, even if you get nothing, you will not be able to save my life. I heard everything you said just now. Fortunately, you prepared this magic circle for us, but I controlled it. If you had started fighting directly, we might not be able to get rid of you guys."

Xu Shi said: "You are indeed a talented person. You could have become an important official, or even a god in the lower world, living forever in the world. But you got carried away and tried to sow discord, and you insisted on becoming an enemy of our Xiandao Academy. Humph, I will make you regret what you did today."

"It seems that the Imperial Master has been unable to tolerate me since the beginning. Otherwise, he would not have sent people to the southern border to attack secretly. Anyone can say harsh words to take advantage of others' misfortunes. Although I don't want to cause trouble, if others bully me, then I can only accompany them to the end."

Lie Feng's eyes were red with anger as he said, "You are trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm. You are overestimating your own strength. I will let you be proud for a while, but when the time is up, I will crush you into mud!"

"It's a moment of pride, but at least I don't have to suffer in this formation. Although your cultivation is high, your character still needs to be tempered. This is a rare opportunity, so I will not accompany you any longer. Goodbye."

After saying that, Wuzhan stood up on the roof, and after a few steps, he jumped from the roof to the horse prepared outside the inn. The whole inn was shrouded in thick fog, and flowing runes could be vaguely seen. Rumbling sounds and angry curses came from behind him, and it was obvious that Lie Feng had gone crazy.

Yunchu saw Wuzhe floating on the horse beside her and smiled sweetly, "This magic array is really amazing. It can trap so many masters in such a small place. I didn't expect that Master is also proficient in setting up magic arrays."

Wuzhan turned his horse's head and said, "It's not difficult to set up this formation. The main thing is that spirit stones are hard to come by. If a good spirit stone is fully absorbed by a beginner, it can improve two realms and reach the realm of controlling qi. It is extremely precious."

Yunchu said, "They used such a precious spiritual stone to try to trap Master, but Master trapped them instead. They must be so angry that they must be dead now."

The master and his two disciples rode on horses, left the inn and headed for Huangshan while chatting and laughing.

(End of this chapter)