Weird collapse, chasing husband crematorium

"Ugh!"

The blue-purple flames instantly swept across the dead man's body. The piercing pain made him fall to the ground, twitching and rolling around, trying to extinguish the netherworld fire that was burning his soul.

"Your Highness, save me!"

"help me!"

The dead warrior let out a tragic wail and stretched out his hands, which were burned by the Nether Fire until only bones were left, towards Changle. The Nether Fire devoured the flesh and blood, like a maggot on the tarsal bone, refusing to leave. Even if the flesh and blood disappeared, it would still burn the bones to ashes.

"Mingyue, he didn't look back just now, put out the fire quickly!"

Changle shouted, the one who looked back just now was only the fourth brother, and the fourth brother attacked the assassin next to him, so the person being burned by the flames now must not be a demon.

"No living person will be burned by this fire."

Li Mo's face looked very bad. He tightened his grip on the strange pistol and fired three shots at the dead man rolling on the ground.

Every time a bullet hit him, a Lycoris radiata with a rich floral fragrance appeared, elegant and mysterious.

The bullets of the strange pistol will only burn the strange things. If he were a normal person, it would not cause much damage at all, and not even a spark would appear.

Li Mo clearly saw the Ghost Soldier grab his wrist.

The fact that he was not attracted by the light and turned back proved that he was not a ghost before, but after looking into the eyes and making contact with the fourth brother who had turned into a ghost, the strange pistol reacted to him.

It's that mural.

Li Mo recalled the strange portrait in the wing room.

There is one in his room, and naturally there is one in other people's rooms as well.

He just broke into Changle's room and attracted all the assassins except "Old Four".

There were only three assassins who came at that time, and the fourth one did not come.

So, the fourth brother had died a long time ago, and the ones who followed him were all living people disguised as ghost murals.

He must have fallen asleep early, his limbs touched the wall, and he was killed and replaced by the ghost mural.

One of the killing patterns of ghost murals is that they are against the wall, but from another perspective, the wall is just a medium. The ghost murals are hung on the wall and in contact with the wall. Once people come into contact with the wall, they indirectly come into contact with the ghost murals through the medium of the wall.

This gave the ghost mural a channel to kill people.

The original rules for killing in the ghost murals were: body contact with the wall, consciousness asleep, night, and within sight. The condition of being against the wall was especially important.

Now, for people who are killed and replaced by ghost murals, the killing rule will be triggered as long as they meet the conditions of contact + eye contact or are within the field of vision.

There is no need for consciousness to fall asleep anymore.

As for the night, it remains to be seen. It is impossible to verify whether they are eye-to-eye or within the field of vision. We can only wait for an opportunity to try it again in the future.

"Mingyue! Be careful!" Changle shouted.

Li Mo turned his head and squinted his eyes, only to find that the fourth brother whose head had been blown off had completely recovered, without a single wound visible.

Having been exposed, it no longer disguised itself, revealing a ferocious smile. The corners of its mouth split to its ears, and its jaw fell to the ground without the support of the skeleton.

Weirdness can't be killed.

Obviously, the fourth one painted by the ghost mural is a monster, not a derivative.

As for the other dead man who was touched, due to the prolonged burning of the four stages of netherworld fire, only his skeleton was left, and there was no sign of recovery.

He was looked at and touched, and he did not become weird, but became a derivative of weirdness.

So he would be burned to death in the sea of fire. Perhaps, for a warrior, this way of death was not cruel.

"go!"

"Eh? Let's go?"

Changle was stunned when he heard Mingyue's order to evacuate.

Mingyue is so strong, why is he trying to escape? Wouldn't it be better to just suppress him with force?

Li Mo picked up the two unconscious assassins and immediately turned around, called the shocked Changle, and ran to his own room.

The door was tightly closed, and Li Mo moved a table to block the door.

It's not clear whether this will help, but it's better than doing nothing.

"Huh...is it safe?"

Changle slumped to the ground and breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Mo replied calmly: "Probably. As long as he doesn't come in, we'll be safe."

"Don't be idle. Go lock the windows. If you can't lock them, just keep an eye on them. If a demon comes, shoot it."

Li Mo handed the strange pistol to Changle.

Changle obediently walked to the window, and at the same time she smelled the stench of a corpse in the house.

Every corner of the room was covered in traces of black blood. A bloody human head had been corroded beyond recognition, its mouth opened hideously, and its throat kept moving, as if it was still alive and swallowing.

Changle swallowed and consciously didn't ask any more questions.

But my mind couldn't help but recall the scene of the head being restored just now.

The head had been smashed into pieces, yet it could still recover as before. This is unheard of...

Changle asked curiously, "You're so powerful, why did you run away? Wouldn't it be better to just kill it?"

Li Mo said calmly, "They can't be killed. For such a deformed being, no matter how thoroughly it is destroyed, it will recover... Have you ever seen a demon being killed by someone?"

Changle: "Not really. Killing monsters is easy, and killing possessed warriors is also very simple."

"But as for real demons, I've only seen cases of them being killed in books."

Li Mo instantly became interested and asked hurriedly, "Who? How was he killed? What kind of demon was he killed?"

Faced with Li Mo's sudden enthusiasm, Changle was a little uncomfortable.

"It must be the Red Kite Immortal, who has slain countless demons that have plagued the human world. Some of them resemble wild beasts, while others are peerless geniuses from the past."

"Beasts can be killed by warriors working together, though it comes at a heavy price. Generally speaking, no more than 10% of the team survives each expedition."

"Those peerless geniuses who have gone astray are truly bizarre. They seem to have practiced the same healing technique. No matter how fierce the attack or how damaged their bodies become, they will heal at an extremely fast speed."

"The martial arts world has no way to deal with them, so we have to call in the Red Kite Immortal."

"Fortunately, there is the Red Kite Immortal, who can eradicate them with a single wave of his hand, bringing peace to the human world for a thousand years."

Changle talked eloquently. She was well-read and remembered many books that recorded past history.

She herself also had some ways to learn some truths hidden by history, such as the fact that the Red Kite Immortal did not eliminate them when they were possessed by demons, but took them to Taixu Mountain and sealed them away.

"Eradication? I'm afraid that's just the version that the emperor and the public would like to see, a lie made up to appease people's hearts. They didn't die, so how was it resolved? I don't need to listen to false history." Li Mo looked at Changle indifferently.

Changle spread his hands and said helplessly, "Okay, okay, Mingyue, you are really smart. You can see at a glance that the history books are exaggerated."

"In fact, those people didn't die. Instead, they were taken to Taixu Mountain by the Red Kite Immortal. We haven't heard from them since then."

"But everyone, including me, believes that now that the Red Kite Immortal has taken action, those geniuses who have gone astray will naturally be properly dealt with by the Immortal."

"As for how to deal with them, or whether they are still alive, no one knows."

"Perhaps, if you and I go to see the Immortal in three days, we can solve this mystery."

Changle's confession gave Li Mo a new guess.

Could it be that the ghosts of Mount Taixu were none other than the so-called peerless geniuses who had been corrupted? Their habits, consciousness, and bodies in death had transformed into something strange, wandering Mount Taixu after the hour of Xu.

Put all the weirdness of the past 50,000 years on one mountain. No wonder no one can leave alive...

Li Mo: "What are the specific identities and names of those geniuses?"

Changle: "Is this your attitude when asking for help?"

Li Mo: "Speak."

Changle: "...Alas, should I call it fortunate or unfortunate? Imperial families throughout the ages have known these secrets, but some are no longer verifiable, and some are even based on folk rumors, so don't trust them."

Li Mo: "Go on."

Changle: "Even if I tell you, you might not believe me. Forget it. I'll just tell you everything I know."

"According to rumors, the first people the Red Kite Immortal dealt with were Fuxi and Nuwa, two legendary ancestors... Of course, I know this sounds strange, but someone happened to record it."

"The Red Kite Immortal repeatedly skinned and pulled out the tendons of the two ancestors for several years..."

Li Mo: "...Continue."

Changle: "You don't really believe it, do you? I just stumbled upon this information from a small family that's been passed down through generations. The Red Kite Immortal is the guardian of Shenzhou and has no conflict with the two ancestors. I'm afraid this information is just sensationalism, deliberately fabricated by the alien race to shake the people's hearts and destroy the trust between the ordinary people and the immortals."

Li Mo: "That's not important. Keep talking. Tell us everything you know about this incident, whether it's true or not."

Changle looked at Mingyue strangely. She didn't expect that Mingyue would care so much about her casual mention.

However, these horrific and distorted legends do make people concerned about their authenticity.

No matter how stupid the aliens are, they should not vilify the saint in the hearts of the people of China, the Immortal Chiyuan, into such an ugly demon.

The two ancestors Fuxi and Nuwa only exist in legends, and no one can prove that they really exist.

The Red Kite Immortal really exists in reality.

Changle: "Well, you already know about Fuxi and Nuwa, so the next one is the famous Taixu Seven Swords."

Chapter 18 A kind of despair, a kind of terror

"The Taixu Sword Sect was founded by the Immortal Chiyuan. Their signature technique is Taixu Sword Qi, and they are universally recognized as the supreme martial artist. Chiyuan's seven disciples, known as the Seven Swords of Taixu, are six women and one man, each wielding a Xuanyuan Sword. Each of these seven swords possesses exceptional talent, having been granted the Taixu Sword Qi. Entering the martial arts world at a young age, they stirred up a great stir, leaving behind countless anecdotes."

"However, according to the royal family's spies, the later years of the Seven Swords of Taixu were unknown. They fell into the devil's way and were killed by the Red Kite Immortal on the Tianqiong Peak of Taixu Mountain."

"There has been no news since then, and the Seven Swords have disappeared from the martial arts world."

"Especially Qin Suyi's husband, Li Shen, the Prince of Sichuan. He had been searching for years in vain. He wanted to climb to the top of Taixu Mountain, but after hearing about the dangerous path to heaven, he had no choice but to give up and return to inherit the family business."

Changle spoke very carefully. He raised his head while speaking, and his pupils brightened a lot.

There are many taboos in the palace, and reading is one of her few hobbies.

However, Li Mo noticed the contradiction. In essence, the seven disciples of Taixu were just ordinary people. No matter how thoroughly they mastered Honkai, they would not be able to prolong their lives, let alone live forever like Hua.

The seven Taixu disciples I met when I reached the summit were in their prime. It's hard to say whether they were possessed by demons, but they were definitely not in their old age.

There must be some mysterious interference in reality.

But if the weirdness had contaminated them early on, why could they still maintain that half-human, half-ghost state?

Since Changle knew the ending of the Seven Swords of Taixu, why didn't he have any doubts?

I feel that what the spy said is all false and cannot be taken as true.

Did the Seven Swordsmen of Taixu obtain the immortal's magic and live as long as the heavens? Or did she simply not realize this?

Just like...

In the slaughterhouse, Jiang Wanru and the others didn't know that they were dead.

When Jiang Wanru said "They are already dead", the seven human skins realized their own death and immediately fell silent.

Some people killed by ghosts can continue to live as they are before they realize their death, until they realize the fact that they are dead through certain information or certain habits.

Only then will they truly die.

If you are not aware of your own death, then you can continue to live on in this world.

This form of existence is not unique. Some people can deceive themselves into thinking they are alive even if they know they are dead as long as they follow certain rules.

Li Mo didn't know which type Changle was, or maybe he was just thinking too much.

It’s hard to say whether Changle is actually a normal person.

After all, Li Mo himself didn't know enough about this era to put himself in their shoes and guess what they were thinking.

It is not impossible for the seven disciples under the immortal to remain in immortal form forever with the immortal.

But from Li Mo's point of view, this is impossible. Chi Yuan is a fusion warrior of the previous civilization. With the assistance of Shenyin, he naturally does not worry about the age problem.

However, without the assistance of instruments and equipment from previous civilizations, it would be impossible to create a second case like this.

"Did I say something wrong? You look a little strange." Changle looked at Li Mo strangely as he took a few steps back.

Li Mo paused, then immediately denied it: "Let me see how the demon outside is doing now."