Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 299 The Gate Opens
As Xiao Ran finished his words, endless black water gushed out from the roots of the ghost locust tree and quickly covered the entire Taoist temple.

The corpses on the ground in the Taoist temple would immediately decay as soon as they came into contact with the black water, and in the blink of an eye they would become part of the black water. The horrible corpse gas would rise, and black waves would occasionally surge up, like a huge mouth of the abyss, swallowing up all the negative energy in the Taoist temple.

"Um!!"

At this moment, in the teahouse outside the Taoist temple, the Yinshan Taoist was seen lying on a rocking chair, rocking in one hand and holding a fan in the other. There was a white ceramic lotus next to his hand, and inside the lotus was the shadow of the entire Taoist temple.

Suddenly, the Taoist from Yinshan opened his eyes, with a flash of surprise in his eyes. He looked back and saw that on the originally white lotus, there were actually some black spots of ink.

"Huh??"

Seeing this, the Taoist of Yinshan showed a look of surprise on his face. He immediately sat up straight and took the lotus in his hand. The expression on his face was one of surprise, joy, sadness and hatred, as complicated as a crooked facial mask.

"This kid is really...hiss!!!"

Throughout my life, I have seen many talented people, but in the end, I have never been able to truly accept a disciple.

Seeing that he had just woken up from the last suicide, he casually accepted him as a disciple, intending to use him as a vessel for alchemy, but he didn't expect that this kid was so smart.

"How long has he learned the art of aversion? How dare he use himself to avert aversion?"

The old Taoist priest was also surprised by Xiao Ran's behavior. Being able to do this, in the field of witchcraft, can be regarded as a reward from the ancestors.

When I was young, I couldn't do this.

This was what made the old Taoist priest happy, but the next moment he thought of the ghost pill on Xiao Ran's waist, and suddenly he felt a surge of hatred in his heart.

"It's bad, it's bad, the bad thing is how could this ghost pill be on you!!"

The old Taoist priest stood up and paced back and forth in the tea stall.

He wanted Gui Dan, but now he also wanted this disciple a little bit.

It's like you grab a baby and prepare to use it as a cushion to upgrade other babies, only to find that this baby's attributes are surprisingly good and it also has advanced skills.

But this baby was born to be a cushion.

It is really tasteless to eat, but a pity to throw away.

"You foxes, you foxes, you are really causing trouble for your master."

Taoist Yinshan weighed the pros and cons for a moment, and finally his face suddenly turned cold: "Forget it, Master is sorry for you in this life, Master will make it up to you in the next life, and then we will continue the fate of master and disciple, and Master will definitely protect you for the rest of your life."

As soon as he said this, a fierce look appeared in the eyes of Yinshan Taoist, and his expression suddenly turned cold: "With your magic of defeating the enemy, you dare to fight me!"

As he spoke, the Yinshan Taoist was seen holding the lotus in one hand, forming a seal with his right hand, then taking three silver needles from his hair and inserting them directly into the lotus.

"Bang bang bang!!"

As the three silver needles fell into the lotus, three stone pillars rose from the ground in the Taoist temple. The black stone pillars were like magic needles, fixed in the shape of a Chinese character "品" around the ghost locust tree.

For a moment, the yin energy that was blocked by the corpse energy formed in the middle of the three stone pillars and swirled left and right, gradually giving rise to a gust of yin wind that rushed straight into the sky.

"Tick tock..."

Soon, light blue rain fell from the sky.

Each raindrop was as big as a baby's fist. It fell heavily on the ground with a crisp sound. In the blink of an eye, the rain became heavier and heavier, smashing Xiao Ran's corpse pool into pieces.

"Old Taoist priest! He's quite a thief!"

Xiao Ran was hiding in a tree hole. He noticed the changes outside and cursed in his heart that this old thief was insidious. Seeing that he was no match for the enemy on the ground because there were many corpses in the Taoist temple and the interference of corpse qi, he simply gathered the qi into rain and turned the yin qi into pure yin water.

The drops fell down, not only to smash into the tree hole to continue to be absorbed by the corpse pill, but also to smash the corpse gas accumulated on the ground and then wash it away completely.

But Xiao Ran was not panicked. As the saying goes, when enemies come, we will fight them with soldiers; when water comes, we will block it with earth.

Knowing that the key to this art of exorcism lies in the word "change", Xiao Ran had a strategy in mind to deal with it.

"If it rains, I'll hold an umbrella."

As Xiao Ran had a thought, endless corpse energy began to penetrate into the ghost locust tree.

Under the cover of black liquid, the ghost locust tree seemed to be covered with a layer of black shell that spread directly from the roots to the branches.

Pairs of pale hands were spread out on the branches, holding hands to form a large net. Human head fruits slowly ripened on the treetops, opening their mouths wide. Rich corpse gas came out of the mouths of these human head fruits from time to time, like a sky curtain, turning the entire ghost locust tree into a corpse tree made up of countless corpses.

Xiao Ran's move shocked Yinshan Taoist.

"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful." The Taoist of Yinshan clapped his hands. It had been a long time since anyone had competed with him in the art of witchcraft.

What's more important is that Xiao Ran, this kid, has already surpassed most people in his art of exorcism. Just relying on this corpse tree, I'm afraid that if it were in other places, few people would be able to defeat him.

It combines attack and defense, and cuts off the supply of his own Yin energy.

“Hahahaha.” After a burst of laughter and praise, the Yinshan Taoist restrained his smile and seemed to start to be serious.

He opened his palm and placed the ceramic lotus flat on it.

"Fox, although you know how to change the magic, you don't know how to use it further. It's just a form in vain. Let me, your master, teach you."

As the Yinshan Taoist finished speaking, the heavy rain outside gradually stopped.

The entire Taoist temple suddenly became eerily quiet.

When Xiao Ran listened to the voice of the Yinshan Taoist, he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

But he couldn't understand what the Yinshan Taoist said for a while. While he was cautious and alert, he also wanted to see what tricks this old man could play.

So Xiao Ran stuck his head out and looked outside the tree hole. The Taoist temple was eerily quiet.

Even the two stone lions that were transformed from fleshy things were standing by, motionless. "Is this old Taoist trying to scare me?"

Just when Xiao Ran was feeling doubtful.

But I heard a faint sound in my ears.

No one knew where the sound came from, but it was getting louder and louder, like a mouse gnawing at food.

"not good!"

Suddenly, Xiao Ran's face changed, and he leaped up to jump out of the tree hole. As soon as he jumped out of the tree hole with his front foot, he saw a crack at the bottom of the tree hole, and countless white ants crawled out of it.

These ants gushed out like a fountain from a broken hole, and in just a short moment, they had eaten up the ghost locust tree completely.

As soon as Xiao Ran looked back, the huge locust tree could no longer hold its weight and collapsed.

"Foxes!"

The voice of the Taoist priest from Yinshan came: "I wanted to leave a coffin for you, but now I can't."

"Old man! If you don't kill me this time, sooner or later I will kill you!"

Xiao Ran raised his head and raised his ring finger towards the sky.

"Hahaha, I believe you, so I absolutely cannot keep you this time."

The Taoist of Yinshan stroked his long beard. He couldn't help but believe what he said. This kid was making rapid progress and his skills were increasing.

The greatest skill of a corpse catcher is to become the king by relying on corpses. The more corpses there are, the faster he will improve. But this guy is an exception. I haven't seen him make any progress with corpses, but he has an endless supply of methods.

It has only been a short time since the last time, but he has already mastered the art of exorcism.

He would have to cut himself to escape the cause and effect, and it would take at least five or six years before he could wake up. After five or six years, who knows who would call whom "master" when they meet next time.

It was precisely this point that made Yinshan Taoist determined to kill this kid.

Taoist Yinshan stopped talking nonsense, knowing full well that he could not give this kid a chance to breathe. He grasped the ceramic lotus with his big hand, and a ball of green fire appeared in his palm.

Suddenly, the Taoist temple in the distance was filled with negative energy.

Countless ants quickly submerged Xiao Ran, then turned into silver liquid and madly rushed into Xiao Ran's lower back.

"cold!!"

Xiao Ran was really at his wit's end this time. The chill that came from his lower back made him shiver uncontrollably.

Taoism says that one should cultivate both nature and life.

The physical body and one's essence, energy and spirit are the foundation of human beings.

But now Xiao Ran's situation has changed drastically. As the ghost pill on his waist gradually takes shape, the bone-chilling cold makes Xiao Ran feel as if even his consciousness is about to be frozen.

Just when Xiao Ran was becoming conscious, a sudden surge of heat came over him.

The temperature is not high, but it seems like a warmth coming from the soles of the feet and slowly spreading throughout the body.

"This is……"

Feeling this warm sensation, Xiao Ran suddenly became energetic and slowly sank down along the heat. Even though more Yin energy flowed into his body, he did not feel cold.

It was not until his palm touched a stone that Xiao Ran realized what was going on.

"Tarzan Stone?"

Xiao Ran was a little confused for a moment.

Originally, I used this thing to ward off evil and as a talisman.

After waiting for a long time, this thing didn't react at all, and it also disappeared into the ground. Why did it pop up at this time? ?

It's an inch.

I really didn't expect that the Taoist priest Yinshan would show up.

If he had known earlier, he would have kept this thing to save his life, and he wouldn't be in such a passive situation.

However, everything has a cause and an effect, and everything has a predetermined destiny.

If not for this, Xiao Ran would find it difficult to re-learn the art of Yan Sheng in such a short period of time.

It may not be a bad thing to recover what you have lost at this time.

Xiao Ran couldn't care less at the moment. Since the Taishan Stone failed to successfully activate the aura, he should take it back as soon as possible. This stone could protect him and also save his life.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran grabbed the Taishan stone with both hands and pulled it upwards with force.

All I heard was a "buzzing" sound from under the stone.

Xiao Ran's expression changed slightly: "What's that sound? Why does it sound like someone's door is behind me?"

Xiao Ran, who didn't believe it, pulled it down hard again.

"Om~"

As Xiao Ran pulled upwards, the crack in the ground in front of him grew larger and larger. Under the torn ground, a rusty door gradually emerged...

(End of this chapter)