Who said I practiced the exercises incorrectly?

Chapter 203: Demon Suppression Banner

Ning Yan's body tensed up for a moment, then quickly relaxed. He smiled faintly and said:

"Fifth brother, you are a little late."

"Where did you start talking about this?"

"If you had come earlier, I wouldn't have to work so hard."

Ning Yan stood up from the ground as he spoke.

He rubbed his aching waist, and without paying attention to the Fifth Sword who was looking around, he walked straight to the bushes on the side and dug out a thunder and fire bomb from the loose soil.

Then he walked to a dead tree nearby and took out a thunder and fire bomb from its rotten hole.

Ning Yan stopped only after taking away five thunder and fire bombs in succession.

As the saying goes, it is best to be lenient when anticipating the enemy, especially when the opponent this time is a figure like Liu Yusen.

In order to successfully get rid of him, these thunder and fire bombs were the backup plan he prepared.

It's a pity that they were of no use, so now they have to be recycled.

Just as he had collected all the Thunder and Fire Bombs, the unbelievable voice of the Fifth Sword came from nearby:
"You...killed Liu Yusen?"

Ning Yan saw the shock and horror on his face and said calmly:

"This is not something worth noting. Liu Yusen was already seriously injured before I took action. Killing him was just a trick."

"But he is very experienced!"

Looking at Liu Yusen's body, the Fifth Sword felt a little dizzy.

A warrior who has entered the realm of strength, even if he is seriously injured, can easily kill the violent enemy as long as he still has the strength to strike back.

Not to mention that someone like Liu Yusen is a senior warrior with rich experience and diverse methods, and is much more difficult to kill than an ordinary warrior.

And now you tell him that he was killed by a sudden attack out of rage?

Even the storytellers on the street wouldn't dare to make up stories like this.

After a moment's silence, the Fifth Sword finally suppressed his shock, raised his hand and drew out the long sword behind him, pointing the sharp sword tip at Ning Yan.

Ning Yan raised his eyebrows slightly and asked:

"What does this mean?"

The Fifth Sword said in a deep voice:
"Brother Ning, the sect leader gave an order before we came here. We Fulong warriors must be united against the outside world and are forbidden to kill each other. Now that you have killed Liu Yusen, you have violated the order. I will escort you back and hand you over to the Criminal Court for interrogation."

"What if I am forced to defend myself? If Liu Yusen wants to kill me, do I have to stand here and let him kill me?"

The Fifth Sword said strangely:

"You are a violent person, why would Liu Yusen specifically want to kill you?"

"Because we stumbled upon Liu Yusen's attack on Zuoshanhu."

"what?!"

The Fifth Sword opened his eyes wide, and was quite shocked.

Originally, he was the one who went on behalf of Jianji Sect to issue orders to stop the dispute between the two parties. But now Zuoshanhu was killed by Liu Yusen?
Ning Yan immediately told him everything that had happened before.

Everything including the incident of Xu Dengying and others pretending to launch a sneak attack was explained clearly one by one.

But in the process of searching for evidence, the two encountered problems.

"Strange, this should be the scene where Liu Yusen killed the wilderness warrior, why can't we see his body?"

Looking around the scene, there were still many chaotic footprints and even large amounts of blood on the ground.

There were even traces of a human figure lying on the ground.

But strangely, Xu Dengying's body disappeared.

There were no signs of other monsters or evil spirits around.

"Could it be that an eagle beast in the sky preyed on it?"

Ning Yan guessed in his heart, and then said to the Fifth Sword beside him:
"I'll take you to the scene where Liu Yusen attacked and killed Zuoshanhu. Zuoshanhu's body should still be there."

Soon, the two arrived at the battle site between Liu Yusen and Zuo Shanhu.

Unexpectedly, there was no body of Zuoshanhu on the ground either, only traces of a fierce battle between the two men.

Ning Yan couldn't help but frown slightly when he saw this.

The Fifth Sword squatted down in front of a bush.

Touching the dark grey wet marks on the ground, he said in a deep voice:

"It's the bone-dissolving powder."

"That's not right. The bone-dissolving powder can't dissolve everything without leaving any residue. What's more, there's not even any remains of a corpse here."

"I believe your testimony now."

The Fifth Sword stood up, looked around, and continued:
"This kind of battle scene with the stone man cannot be faked, and some traces on the ground do prove that the two of them had a fight. More importantly, the bodies of Zuoshanhu and the previous man are all gone."

"What does it mean?"

Ning Yan asked curiously.

The Fifth Sword replied with a heavy heart:

“Not long ago, I followed my uncle and the others into the city of Cangming, ready to kill all the monsters that were harming the people of Cangming.

There we only encountered evil creatures such as the mosquito queen, the eye monster, and the halfling.

Although these evil spirits are indeed very powerful, they are nothing to Master and his men. However, during this period, we discovered something unusual. "

"That means all the bodies in the city have disappeared."

“Of course, this is not an absolute disappearance. We have seen many corpses that were hunted and transformed by evil spirits.

We also saw many corpses abandoned in the alleys and devoured by monsters.

But the problem is that the number of corpses is too small. Judging from various information such as bloodstains in the city, the number of remaining corpses may be less than one-tenth.

So where did the remaining nine-tenths go?"

Having said that, the Fifth Sword looked at the trace in the bushes and continued:
"The signs of the disappearance of the mountain tiger are exactly the same as the disappearance of the residents in the city. It is likely that they all disappeared for the same reason."

Ning Yan couldn't help but frowned slightly when he heard this:

"In other words, they were all devoured by some special evil spirit?"

"I don't know this."

The Fifth Sword shook his head and said in a serious tone:

“Before everyone in the city had time to investigate, they were attacked unexpectedly. Many stone men, flying heads, snake-bone women, etc. appeared in all directions.

These strange and evil creatures are all extremely powerful. They used to live deep in the wilderness, but now they suddenly appear near the city.

Based on this, we also concluded that the Cangming City incident was actually a conspiracy.

Because if these strange and evil spirits appeared earlier, Cangming City would have no chance of stopping them, and even the number of people who escaped might be less than one thousandth of the current number.

After all, warriors below the entry level are just food for them, not to mention the huge number of ordinary people.

But they appeared only after we entered the city, which shows that their initial target was the troops of Fulong City."

“However, although they planned well, they still underestimated the strength of our reinforcements.

If there were only a dozen or twenty Ru Jin people, they might have been swallowed up on the spot by the group of evil spirits. However, the Ru Jin people dispatched this time accounted for almost one third of the entire city.

So except for a little panic when they were attacked at the beginning, they were quickly dispersed by us on the spot. In order to prevent these evil spirits from escaping into the wilderness and continuing to cause trouble in the world, all forces stepped up their pursuit, including me, Liu Yusen and others, who appeared in this area for this reason. "

Ning Yan nodded, roughly understanding the cause and effect.

Then he seemed to have thought of something and continued:

“When we were dealing with the Mosquito Queen before, a brother named Zhong recognized her origins and determined that she was a powerful evil spirit that had been suppressed by the wilderness force Huaning Temple.

If nothing unexpected happens, the monsters including the eye demon, stone man, flying head, etc. are likely to be the evil spirits that were suppressed by Huaning Temple in the past. "

"We also know this information, and we have even combined it with some other information to make corresponding guesses."

The Fifth Sword said in a deep voice:
"Now everyone suspects that this incident is related to the spiritual weapon that Master Fake of Huaning Temple got."

"Spiritual weapon?"

"It's a spiritual weapon."

The Fifth Sword nodded and said:

"That should be the only spiritual weapon circulating in the wilderness."

"In order to suppress the evil spirits in the temple, Master Fake went to the ruins of Shinra to find a solution, and luckily obtained a spiritual weapon called the Demon-Suppressing Banner.

It is rumored that this spiritual weapon can be nourished by essence and blood, and has a very strong power to suppress demons and evil spirits.

But we all know that things are definitely not that simple, otherwise Master Fake would not have died, and Huaning Temple would not have been completely destroyed.

According to subsequent investigations, the demon-suppressing banner was most likely an evil weapon or a sacrificial vessel."

“Whether it’s an evil weapon or a sacrificial weapon, they are actually both spiritual weapons. The difference is that the refining process of these two types of weapons often involves various sinister means such as living souls and blood sacrifices.

Although the power of evil weapons and sacrificial weapons is often enormous, and may even surpass that of ordinary spiritual weapons, because the refining process is too cruel and there are often many sequelae when using them, many major forces openly prohibit the refining of them.

Apart from some evil sects whose whereabouts are secretive and who don't care about the opinions of the outside world, there are only a few evil cultivators and demons who are obsessed with this.

The demon-suppressing banner that Master Fake got was most likely an evil weapon or a sacrificial vessel."

"The other party's function is definitely not just to seal off evil spirits, it may also include the ability to manipulate them.

The many evil spirits that appeared this time might have been released by the mastermind behind the scenes."

“Besides this, using the Demon Suppression Banner will definitely come at a huge price or have extremely serious side effects.

It is very likely that Master Fake and Huaning Temple were implicated and thus destroyed."

"Doesn't the mastermind behind this have to pay a price for using the Demon Suppression Banner?"

Ning Yan asked.

The Fifth Sword thought for a moment and said:

"There are two possibilities. The first is that long-term research has enabled him to master how to reduce the cost of use. The second is that the price has already been paid. For example, the disappearance of the residents of Cangming City may be the so-called price."

"In that case, the Demon Suppression Banner might be very close to us?"

Ning Yan looked at the traces left on the ground and pondered.

"good."

The Fifth Sword replied solemnly:
“I made a special trip here with the intention of investigating.

If the disappearance of those people in the city is really related to the Demon-Suppressing Banner, there must be corresponding traces.

I have traced all the way here, and now it seems that I have not taken the wrong path."

"Do you have a way to investigate the whereabouts of the Demon Suppression Banner?"

The Fifth Sword thought about it, a hint of hesitation flashed across his face, but he finally replied:
“I have a secret treasure on me that can be used to track the aura of objects and people.

The more advanced the item, the more powerful the warrior, the more chaotic the scene, the less aura can be collected.

So I have been trying every possible way to collect information along the way, and followed the instructions to get here."

When Ning Yan heard this, he suddenly understood.

No wonder the Fifth Sword was so obsessed with solving cases and resolving disputes, and had made great achievements. It turned out that he was holding such a secret treasure.

Then he asked:

"Then have you collected the aura of the Soul-Suppressing Banner here?"

“I managed to collect a little bit.”

The Fifth Sword took up the crane-shaped pendant around his neck and continued:
"There are quite a few stone men that were blown up nearby. They should all be under the control of the Soul-Suppressing Banner. I collected some very weak auras on their stone chips, and the total aura is not small."

As he spoke, his fluorescent green pendant actually turned slightly red, and the red glow gradually turned into a blood line, which climbed up Feihe's left wing and spread faster and faster.

"Strange, why does it feel like the other person is very close?"

The fifth sword was quite puzzled.

Ning Yan was stunned for a moment.

The next second, a gray stone man suddenly jumped out from the lush grass.

This stone man is dressed like a middle-aged monk and looks lifelike. Except for the fact that his entire body, including his clothes, has the texture of stone, he seems to be a real monk.

After seeing them, the stone man rushed towards them without any hesitation, holding a knife in his right hand and slashing down with a strong wind.

Ning Yan and Diwu Jian were not too panicked when they saw this, because the fighting power displayed by the stone man was roughly between the peak of violent anger and the entering stage of strength.

However, both of them knew that if they could not solve this thing in a short period of time, its strength would continue to increase over time, and it would most likely break through to the ultimate level.

So the two of them immediately decided to kill him quickly.

The fifth swordsman went straight forward with a sharp sword in hand.

Ning Yan held a dark bronze sword and assisted from the side.

Even though he has rested for a lot of time along the way, his condition is still far from his peak. Now he only plays as a support and lets others play the main attacker, not to mention that the fifth sword has just been promoted to the top.

With his powerful strength, it would be no problem for him to suppress this stone man.

Then he saw the fifth sword rushing forward was chopped off by the stone man.

Ning Yan's jaw was nearly dislocated on the spot.

He looked at the Fifth Sword who had finally managed to stabilize himself, and said in disbelief:

"Is your enthusiasm fake?"

The Fifth Sword blushed and quickly argued:

"How can it be fake? I am clearly the real deal!"

"I have never seen someone as weak as you. How come you can't even handle an evil spirit at the peak of its fury?"

"This guy is not just at the peak of his rage!"

"Then he hasn't gotten into the game yet."

"I am now invincible with my rage. He is stronger than me. Isn't it normal that I can't deal with him?"

"Are you quite proud?"

"Let's team up to kill him!"

Ning Yan listened and was quite speechless.

Faced with the stone man rushing towards him, he couldn't help but sigh and chopped him down with a knife.

With one strike, the stone man was cut in half.

(End of this chapter)