The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 244 The Pillar of Defense: Whom Does It Suppress?
Lang Jiuchuan suddenly collapsed to the ground, startling Gong Qi, who rushed over. Upon seeing that Lang Jiuchuan was bleeding from all seven orifices, her face was deathly pale, and her breath was weak, Gong Qi's legs immediately went weak.

He shakily pulled a porcelain bottle from his robes, poured out two pills, and put them into her mouth while chanting a soothing sutra.

Jiang Che, who was imprisoned inside the small tower, was extremely anxious, but he dared not move rashly because he was bound by Lang Jiuchuan's orders, fearing that he would damage the array patterns inside the small tower and make things more difficult to handle.

It secretly watched Gong Qi's actions, listened to him chanting scriptures, and sighed. This Bagua City was simply poisonous. Among the group of two people and one ghost, Gong Qi had empathized with the situation, which almost triggered the attack of that demonic poison. It was Lang Jiuchuan who chanted scriptures to calm his soul.

Behind him was Fu Qi, whose soul was so suppressed by the pillar that it was on the verge of dissipating. Lang Jiuchuan rescued him and took him into the Little Nine Tower to recuperate.

Now, Lang Jiuchuan must have seen something that caused the remnant soul to be struck by lightning, collapsing unconscious and bleeding from its seven orifices. It was Gong Qi's turn to protect her.

This is what it means for a snake to coil its tail.

It's really hard to guard against.

Jiang Che painstakingly etched the runes inside the tower into his mind. Lang Jiu had said that this was no ordinary soul-suppressing talisman, but a Nine Heavens Soul-Suppressing Spirit Talisman. Its power was extraordinary, and it was considered a divine talisman. Drawing it would require a great deal of mental energy.

Lang Jiuchuan was in excruciating pain, a buzzing sensation as if a heavy hammer was striking her, rendering her unable to think and preventing her from living.

She could only empty her tingling, throbbing head and silently recite Taoist mantras to calm her soul.

After a long while, she opened her eyes. The sight of those blood-stained eyes terrified Gong Qi, who turned pale and reached for her handkerchief with trembling hands.

Lang Jiuchuan propped herself up and sat up. Gong Qi quickly went to help her. As soon as she moved, blood gushed from her nose and flowed continuously, covering her body.

Gong Qi let out a scream.

"Stop howling, you won't die." Lang Jiuchuan wiped the blood from her nose with her sleeve, feeling her blood churning violently. She took out her medicine bottle from her purse, swallowed half of it, and then sat cross-legged to regulate her breathing.

Gong Qi dared not disturb them and could only stand guard from the side.

At that moment, someone else stepped forward, sizing up the two of them: "Who are you people, and what are you doing here? Oh dear, what's wrong with this young lady? Don't worry, she might die. Why don't you carry her into town to find a doctor?"

Her face was covered in blood, and her body was also stained with it. Most importantly, her little face was as white as a ghost, which was quite frightening.

Gong Qi stood beside Lang Jiuchuan, his face dark, and said, "My sister suffered internal injuries from practicing martial arts; she just needs a little rest and adjustment."

"Oh, you've gone mad from practicing qi cultivation."

Gong Qi's face darkened even more. "You're the one who's gone mad! Your whole family has gone mad!"

"Damn it, get on your way and mind your own business." To avoid disturbing Lang Jiuchuan, he adopted an arrogant and unapproachable demeanor.

The man was just an ordinary farmer. Seeing the change in his demeanor and noticing that the man's clothes were not ordinary, he didn't dare to say anything more and turned to leave. Only a few fragmented words of ungratefulness were carried by the wind.

Gong Qi didn't pay attention to that; he was more concerned about Lang Jiuchuan's situation. He looked at the stele again and traced the Dao patterns on it in his mind, and he could already see that there were two soul-suppressing talismans among them.

Soul-suppressing talismans are mostly used to suppress ghosts, but they are engraved on this monument of heroes. Are they meant to deter the wronged and evil spirits passing by, or to suppress the Fu family army?
If it really is because of the Fu family army, they are not evil spirits that would harm people, so why suppress them?

Is it because of the existence of this stele that they were unable to be reborn in the Pure Land?
Gong Qi looked at the three words "Heroes' Monument" and felt extremely annoyed. What exactly did they want to do?
Gong Qi felt as if she had stepped into a fog, unable to grasp the truth.

After Lang Jiuchuan finished circulating his qi throughout the body, he opened his eyes, pressed his chest, and felt his mind calm down before letting out a long breath.

When her soul felt like it was being blown apart, she also felt as if her heart was about to explode, so she had to force herself to calm down.

As for the Nine Heavens Soul-Suppressing Talisman, she dared not dwell on the images that appeared in her mind, fearing that her remnant soul might not be able to withstand them. But what was certain was that her backlash this time was because those images were like obsessions and inner demons, forcing her to harbor resentment.

That scene must be closely related to her past life!

No rush, don't rush.

Lang Jiuchuan silently recited a soul-stabilizing incantation to firmly fix his soul within this body.

"Are you alright?" Gong Qi noticed her movement and immediately came over and reached out to pull her.

"It's alright." Lang Jiuchuan obediently handed over his hand.

Pull it, and it clicks.

Gong Qi looked at her limp wrist, her face flushed, and her eyes round.

No, what did she see that caused her soul to be damaged and her body to become so fragile?
Lang Jiuchuan also looked at her wrist, forgetting that the tendons in her hand hadn't been reattached yet. She pretended to hold the severed hand and reattach the wrist bones.

Another click.

"All right!"

Gong Qi's lips twitched as he watched: "..."

I thought she was a weak and vulnerable innocent girl, but seeing her take over without batting an eye, what kind of girl is she? She's clearly a tough guy!
Lang Jiuchuan's face was covered in blood. He cast a cleansing spell on himself and was clean again, but his face was deathly pale.

"We're kind of like brothers in misfortune," Gong Qi sighed.

Lang Jiuchuan, too lazy to argue, asked, "What did you see?"

Gong Qi's expression turned serious, and he said, "There are soul-suppressing talismans engraved on the pillars. Also, look here, are these the array patterns of the Ten Thousand Year Tomb?"

"A millennium-old tomb?"

"Hmm, it's also called the Bewildering Chaos Array. The array patterns look somewhat similar, but can an array be formed from just one pillar?"

Lang Jiuchuan followed his finger and reached out to touch it. He felt some spiritual power of Dao intent, which was no longer overwhelming, but it was still useful. He said, "It was engraved with intention."

Gong Qi's expression was solemn.

Inscribing array patterns with one's mind is not something an ordinary person can do. Even he couldn't do it. His young master is exceptionally talented, but he can only make some small magical artifacts. He cannot inscribe array patterns on this stele with his mind.

"If this was done by your Xuan Clan, then your ancestors were far more capable than they are now." Lang Jiuchuan praised them quite frankly. Looking at the array patterns on the stele, it's no wonder the Xuan Clan is so arrogant; it's because their ancestors were all capable people.

It's a pity, things have gone downhill!
Gong Qi couldn't laugh.

The elders of the past had real skills, but the younger generation nowadays are mostly all show and no substance, the kind that would make their ancestors so angry they'd jump out of their graves.

It's so embarrassing.

Lang Jiuchuan said, “It’s not impossible for the pillars to form a formation, but the formation patterns are incomplete. It seems to be an auxiliary or deceptive formation. I see that there are soul-suppressing talismans on the pillar body, and divine talismans are engraved inside the tower on top. There is also a stone guardian stone used to suppress the white tiger. All of these are talismans used to suppress the soul. This pillar is not a formation, but rather a pillar used to suppress the formation.”