Dongxuan Spiritual Realm

Chapter 61 Nine-headed Mirror

Yang Qisheng not only asked about the route to Chu Hanfeng's bedroom, but also asked about the overall framework structure of the tomb, what each floor was used for, what was in each tomb, and which road led to where.

Although he is not very old, he is an "old hand" and has seen all kinds of tricks from all walks of life, including those of the carriage and boat inns and porters.

Therefore, he asked very detailed questions, and Shi Wenyan answered them very sincerely. It can be said that she answered every question and knew everything.

He did not find any flaws in Shi Wenyan's words, but he pieced together a three-dimensional model of the entire general's tomb in his mind.

He also specifically inquired about Chu Hanfeng's life and past, and what magic he had practiced, and then asked about Shi Wenyan's Three Corpses Taoism.

While asking, he compared it with the Three Corpses Method recorded in the sixteenth volume of the Lingbao Sutra.

Shi Wenyan did not show any impatience from beginning to end, and she was indeed asking for help in a serious manner.

Finally, Yang Qisheng asked, "How powerful is Chu Hanfeng? Why don't you seek revenge on him yourself?"

Shi Wenyan sighed upon hearing this, and remained silent for a moment before answering sadly, "My whole heart was with him at the time, but he took advantage of my unpreparedness and used a secret method to take away the three worms from my upper corpse and imprisoned me. If I had gone to find him, not only would I not be able to avenge myself, but he would have also captured my soul, nailed my corpse, and tortured me."

"What a despicable fellow!" Yang Qisheng cursed out loud, then said to Shi Wenyan, "Fellow Daoist, please rest assured. We are here to slay demons and monsters. We will definitely destroy the demon corpse completely!"

Shi Wenyan smiled with satisfaction: "Then I would like to congratulate the two Taoist friends on their good news. If you can truly destroy it and restore my freedom, we in the Three Corpses Sect will always remember your kindness. In the future, if you need us for anything, even if we are thousands of miles apart, we will go immediately and do our best!"

"Okay! Please wait here for a moment, fellow Taoist. We'll be right back!"

After Yang Qisheng finished speaking, he pulled Liu Hanzhang out, walked a few steps, stopped, turned back and said to Shi Wenyan:

"I suddenly remembered something. When we came here this time, although the elders didn't explicitly tell us what was in the tomb, they did tell us something."

Yang Qisheng pointed at the bronze mirror in Shi Wenyan's hand and said, "This treasure is called the Nine-Headed Mirror. It is said that there is a secret method in the Three Corpse Dao that can lead the nine kinds of corpse insects in the human body to the tailbone acupoint, and then cultivate them. After they have sucked the blood and essence from the human body, they are placed in the mirror and finally refined into a nine-headed insect that becomes a spirit.

The occupant of the General's Tomb was a general from five hundred years ago, proficient in the Three Corpses Dao. This time, he was resurrected and given another five hundred years of cultivation, five hundred Yin and five hundred Yang, combined to achieve immortality. Now that Yin has returned to Yang, he has gained True Yang. To completely destroy him, we must fight poison with poison. First, we must find this Nine-Headed Mirror."

Liu Hanzhang was a little dazed listening to this.

Before he was accepted as a disciple by Master Wuwang, he was a very simple farm boy. He ran barefoot in the fields all year round, planting seeds, cutting grass, feeding chickens, and doing all kinds of farm work.

During the three years of observation before entering the sect, although he began to practice magic, he did not run away and continued to work with his parents in the village.

He used to be very dark-skinned, but after being taken to the mountain by Wuwang Zhenren at the age of fifteen, he gradually became fair-skinned thanks to the Feng Shui of Taiyi Palace.

In short, his life in the past had always been simple. Although he was very smart and could learn all kinds of magic spells quickly, he had too little experience and was confused about the situation now.

He could see that Yang Qisheng didn't believe Shi Wenyan's words and kept testing her, but this Nine-Headed Mirror sounded a bit made up, as if it was a trick.

He wasn't sure whether Yang Qisheng believed Shi Wenyan's words. In short, he was half-believing and half-doubting, and he didn't know what Yang Qisheng wanted the mirror that looked so evil at first glance for.

Yang Qisheng's description of the nine-headed mirror was also recorded in the "Lingbao Duren Jing". Shi Wenyan did not know these details. The mirror accompanied her in this tomb. Five hundred years later, a young man from Taiyi Palace called out its name and origin. It must be that Guizang Zhenren did explain it back then.

She believed Yang Qisheng's words and asked hesitantly, "Is this what Master Guizang left behind specifically?"

Yang Qisheng shook his head in a pretentious manner: "My uncle never mentioned anything about Master to us."

Seeing Shi Wenyan hesitate, he continued, "Why, fellow Daoist, don't you want to eliminate Chu Hanfeng?"

Shi Wenyan said, "In fact, Chu Hanfeng has already mastered the entire Three Corpses Dharma and has become a Three Corpses incarnation. This mirror can no longer harm him."

"Anyway, Master specifically instructed me to come in and find this mirror first, and then use the Five Elements Sword Energy of our Taiyi Palace to destroy him."

"Taiyi Palace actually has such a secret technique? Okay, then I will lend this mirror to you two fellow Taoists!"

Shi Wenyan really sent the mirror over through the air. Yang Qisheng reached out to catch it, and then took Liu Hanzhang out.

When they got outside, the two of them took Jing Han, who had stopped crying.

Yang Qisheng already knew how to get into the tomb. He counted the steps and when he reached a specific location, he gently pushed a brick with his right hand, and the wall cracked, revealing another passage.

After turning into several passages, we finally arrived at a stone chamber.

"Junior Brother Yang, do you think what Shi Wenyan said is true or false?" Liu Hanzhang couldn't help but ask.

"It doesn't matter whether it's real or fake. It's unimportant." Yang Qisheng was careful not to let the mirror reflect anyone from the front, especially to avoid being reflected from the inside. He raised the mirror and looked at the nine worm reliefs on the back. They were crescent worms, circumferential worms, white worms, flesh worms, lung worms, stomach worms, diaphragm worms, red worms, and dung worms. They were all of different lengths and thicknesses, entangled with each other, their mouths wide open, looking very ferocious.

"Not important? Then what should we do now? Kill Chu Hanfeng?"

Yang Qisheng asked, "Brother Pei and the others came in before us. If they entered the left passage, they would have reached the left auricle, and if they entered the right passage, they would have entered the right auricle. If no one had told them the way to go, they would have ended up here."

Liu Hanzhang said, "They came in first, maybe they've already passed by."

"There are two roads going forward. One leads to Shi Wenyan's bedroom, and the other leads to Chu Hanfeng's bedroom. We came from Shi Wenyan's side, so they can only go to Chu Hanfeng's side."

"Then let's go and meet up with Junior Brother Pei and the others."

"Seal this mirror first!" Yang Qisheng said, "This Nine-Headed Mirror is the Three Corpse Dao's most precious treasure. Regardless of whether what Shi Wenyan said is true or false, or whether we are enemies or friends, we must seal it first. This item has been cultivated by the Three Corpse Dao's successive masters, so outsiders cannot use it. They can cast a spell to reclaim it at any time. Fortunately, there is a method to temporarily seal it in the "Spiritual Treasures to Save People Sutra", but my skills are not enough, so I need you to help me."

He handed over the mirror and explained the sealing method.

Liu Hanzhang condensed the white sword energy at his fingertips and drew talismans on the mirror.

The sword energy condensed into a talisman, and the strokes were wrapped in strong electric currents, crackling and flashing, and green light immediately emerged from the mirror.

There seemed to be another world inside the mirror. Insects, some long, some short, some red, some white, crawled from the depths of the mirror world to the surface of the mirror, densely packed, opened their mouths at Liu Hanzhang, and let out silent roars.

Liu Hanzhang has solid skills and a firm mind. Even when the nine insects are stirring the three corpses and nine insects in his body from a distance, he can still stabilize his body and mind and remain unshakable.

He drew the nine talismans in one breath, clapped his hands, and after a flash of lightning, the green light retreated.

The entire bronze mirror returned to its normal appearance, and using it to reflect a person was no different from using any other ordinary mirror.

Liu Hanzhang wiped the sweat from his forehead, handed the mirror back, and said with a slight breath: "Can this thing really restrain Chu Hanfeng?"

"Maybe, but I don't know how to use it, and I can't use it." Yang Qisheng put the mirror into his Qiankun bag, "Let's go, let's go find Chu Hanfeng."

They had just opened the stone door when three sword lights flew out of the passage. They were all from their own sect and belonged to Pei Lingyu and his group.

The two sides met and recounted their experiences.

When the two sides compared the accounts, they both knew there was a problem.

Yang Qisheng suggested: "No matter what problems they have, we are here today to destroy the corpse demon. Let's combine our forces first, destroy Chu Hanfeng, and then turn back to destroy Shi Wenyan."

Xue Yan couldn't help but say, "But what if one of them is telling the truth? What if Chu Hanfeng was really harmed by Shi Wenyan?"

Liu Hanzhang also said: "It is also possible that Shi Wenyan was harmed by Chu Hanfeng."

"It doesn't matter." Yang Qisheng said, "They are already demon corpses. What is a demon corpse? The people are clearly dead, and they use magic to force their souls to remain in their bodies. They are not truly resurrected, they are just demon corpses."

Xue Yan was dissatisfied: "Even if it is a demon corpse, there are good and bad ones, right?"

"If a demon corpse wants to maintain its human form, it must constantly suck human blood. The Blood Corpse Saint just said it herself, bathing in the blood of more than nine people every day to practice."

Yang Qisheng told them, "This is completely consistent with what's described in the Lingbao Sutra. Regardless of whether they are good or bad, their corpses must be destroyed first. The good ones will be sent to reincarnation, while the bad ones will have their body and soul destroyed. This is called the Way of Corpse Salvation."

As a former operator of Sanjiang Wulin, Yang Qisheng's first thought in solving problems is to control the situation as soon as possible. Once the situation is stable, he can take his time to deal with it. Once the situation collapses, he will have to reshuffle.

There are still hundreds of thousands of zombies under this ancient tomb, which may be summoned out by the demon corpse couple at any time. Once thousands of zombies come out of the cave, it will cause a catastrophe on earth.

After discussing it, they felt that what Yang Qisheng said made sense. After all, this couple had killed countless people in their lifetime.

However, as a demon corpse, according to the orthodox theory of Xuanmen, it cannot exist forever. The corpse will inevitably continue to decay and lose vitality. In order to maintain the body, it must use the essence and blood of living people.

Yang Qisheng suggested that everyone go together to kill Chu Hanfeng first, because he guessed that since Shi Wenyan and Chu Hanfeng were enemies and neither could kill the other, they must be evenly matched.

He took Shi Wenyan's Nine-Headed Mirror and weakened her strength, so he should go and weaken Chu Hanfeng.

But Pei Lingyu disagreed. He thought that the troops should continue to split into two groups and advance simultaneously. They would go to kill Shi Wenyan, while Liu Hanzhang and Yang Qisheng would go to kill Chu Hanfeng.

He was still arrogant, and had a competitive streak in mind: "Brother Liu, your cultivation and magical power are one realm higher than ours, and Brother Yang has the Ten Thousand Swords Gourd passed down by my master. Let's compete to see who can destroy the demon corpse first. The side that wins first can then aid the side that wins later. When we return to the palace, we can also claim credit for the first achievement in front of our uncle and master."

(End of this chapter)