Chapter 1010 Let Me Do It
The flames devoured the remaining flowers and leaves. The whole valley seemed to have just experienced a volcanic eruption, with a thick layer of ash. The shallowest part could cover the knees of an ordinary adult. The people in the valley were all covered in dust, like clay sculptures in a deserted temple.
The sun was shining brightly, the sky was clear, and except for the bare mountains around, it seemed as if nothing had happened.
They escaped another disaster. No one cheered, and no one moved. Everyone still stood in their original position, looking at the light in the middle. Shouque had to consume her Dharma body to deal with the disaster of the five elements in the last period of time. This was a spell that could only advance but not retreat. She had lost her ability to feel the outside world and had no idea that the battle was over. She was still constantly stimulating the remaining power.
"Why didn't Miss Shouque stop?" Fu Lin asked softly, realizing that something was wrong.
Mu Xingqiu had just stopped writing talismans. His complexion was extremely pale. He gasped several times and said weakly, "Let everyone stand still and don't move."
The people around him immediately passed the message to each other and stabilized the formation. Some people who wanted to move did not move. They stood there to dust off and asked each other why. Most people did not fully understand why Shouque continued to glow, and even thought it was a good phenomenon.
Mu Xingqiu looked up and saw that Zhao Chuye had disappeared. There were still some scattered flowers and leaves in the sky, dancing in the wind, but they were not threatening.
He waded through the ash layer on the ground and approached the earth platform. His weak eyes could not penetrate the light and could not see the situation inside. "Shouque, do you hear me? The battle is over, stop the spell."
Shouque could not hear anything.
"She is still maintaining the formation." Fu Lin pointed to the ground and said. The thick ash slowly moved along the feet of the crowd. The invisible channel formed by the formation still existed. "We have to do something to wake her up."
Fu Lin was one of the few people who understood that Shouque was in danger.
After Mu Xingqiu's sensitivity to magic decreased, she was much stronger than ordinary people. She could not only see the ash moving, but also directly feel the existence of magic. Shouque could not even notice that the external attack had disappeared. She was obviously in an extreme state and could not be awakened by ordinary means.
This was much more complicated than defeating a strong enemy. Mu Xingqiu's magic power was insufficient and he only knew a few magic spells. At this time, he felt helpless. "Is there a talisman that can send information directly to the other party's mind?"
Mu Xingqiu was one of the two people in the world who were best at mind illusion, but now he had to rely on the talismans of mortals.
"Yes." Fu Lin replied immediately, "There are at least ten similar talismans, each with its own advantages and disadvantages... I know a 'ghost talk talisman', which is used by talisman masters... That's not important, it's written like this."
Fu Lin knelt on the ground, used his finger as a pen, and wrote the ghost talk talisman on the ash. He didn't have Mu Xingqiu's ability, just wrote a look, without any magic.
This talisman was not complicated, and Mu Xingqiu learned it quickly. He had already consumed too much blood, and he bit his fingers several times before squeezing out a little more. He took a deep breath, raised his hand and wrote the talisman on Shouque's light.
The talisman was completed, and the red pattern floated above the dazzling light. After a moment, it flowed to the ground like molten iron and condensed into a drop of blood again.
"Oh no, Miss Shouque's magic is too strong and burned the talisman." Fu Lin said regretfully.
The magic power stimulated by Shouque is too strong, and ordinary talismans can't pass it at all.
Mu Xingqiu felt dizzy, which was a symptom of excessive blood loss. He thought for a while, "Someone has to take the position of array master from her, maybe she can be awakened."
But looking around, they were all mortals. It was impossible to seize control of the array from a disciple of the Mind Department. Mu Xingqiu's three inner pills had not yet returned to normal, so it was also impossible.
"Let me do it." Fu Lin volunteered. He knew that he was not strong enough, but he could not bear to watch Shouque burn his Dharma body and die step by step.
His head was getting heavier and heavier. Mu Xingqiu stomped his feet hard, forcing himself to stay awake, but a cloud of dust was raised. "It won't work if you are the only one."
Fu Lin was stunned. There was only one master of the formation. It would be useless even if there were more people.
"The Heaven-Standing Talisman, I will integrate it into the blood... Let everyone have the Pure Green Fire Talisman around them, I want to try again..."
Mu Xingqiu's words were a bit confusing, but Fu Lin understood them. If it were normal, he would question it first, but now he was only worried that there was not enough time. He nodded, turned around and offered a declaration talisman, amplified his voice, and said to everyone in the valley: "Miss Shouque has cast too much magic, and the current situation is very critical. General Mu wants to cast a spell to save her. Please cooperate. First, keep your position and don't move. Second, no matter what happens, what you see, or what you feel, don't move. Miss Shouque saved everyone, it's time for us to save her, understand?"
"Understood!" Everyone replied in unison, and all raised the statues in their hands again, even the youngest child was quiet.
"General Mu has taught everyone the way of the weak in the past two days. From now on, everyone will regard themselves as the master of the formation, let Miss Shouque feel everyone's power, and maybe she can be awakened." Fu Lin glanced at Mu Xingqiu and asked if what he said was accurate.
Mu Xingqiu couldn't say anything better, so he nodded and returned to his original position.
"I just want to use it." Mu Xingqiu said that the Vajra Body Talisman can temporarily enhance the physique of the person offering the talisman, and is one of the necessary talismans for the army. Huangfu Yanghao improved it to make the effect more obvious.
Without further delay, Mu Xingqiu bit his finger again, moved his fingers together, and wrote the Talisman of Upholding the Heaven and the Earth on his body. When the pattern of the Talisman penetrated into his body, he wrote the Vajra Talisman on his chest. He wrote and offered sacrifices as he went. One line was enough. No amount of more will enhance the effect.
A little starlight appeared on everyone's forehead, which was conveyed to them by the talisman standing in the sky. Everyone felt exhausted, their limbs were full of strength, and there was no problem in another big battle.
However, it is still not easy to compete for the position of leader of the formation. Most people are used to being followers and protected ones, and suddenly they have to be the leader. It is difficult to change their minds. Even if they have made a decision in their hearts, when it comes to casting the spell, they still I can't help but be more humble.
Mu Xingqiu could hear Fu Lin's encouragement and everyone's chanting mantras, but his mind was spinning slower and slower. It took him a while to understand the meaning of each sentence. The Vajra Talisman was ineffective for him, he thought. He was vying for the position of the leader of the formation, but it turned out that he had difficulty even casting spells. Suddenly his vision went dark and he fell down.
It was pitch black, and Mu Xingqiu felt that this pitch of darkness looked familiar. He didn't like this feeling, as if he was back in a cage again. He called his name over and over again, and finally light appeared in front of his eyes. He opened his eyes and woke up.
He was actually lying on a bed, and in a wooden house. The vegetation for hundreds of miles around the valley had been destroyed. Where could the wooden house come from?
Mu Xingqiu sat up and was surprised to find that the mana in his meridians was slightly more, but the inner elixir showed no sign of recovery. He immediately understood that every time the leader of the Way of the Weak casts a spell, part of the mana will be lost into other parts of the body. In the human body, he has shared the power of defense.
"Shou Que..." Mu Xingqiu raised his head and saw another person in the room. It was not Shou Que or Fu Lin, but Shi Hanyuan, a Taoist priest he had met a few days ago.
"Sorry, I'm late." Shi Hanyuan said. As a Taoist priest who had reached the realm of obeying the sun, his apology was unusual.
Mu Xingqiu just hummed in confusion. From the beginning to the end, he never thought about waiting for someone to rescue him, "Where is this?"
"You are still in the valley. I used magic to build some houses. All of you are too tired and need a good rest."
"Where's the defense?"
"She's okay, you can go see her later."
Mu Xingqiu breathed a sigh of relief. Knowing this was enough. He sat blankly for a while and asked, "What are you doing here?"
"Looking for babies born from the roots of the womb, that's what I'm doing. I'm late."
Mu Xingqiu remembered that when Zuo Liuying assigned tasks to everyone, he told Shi Hanyuan to collect as many abnormal babies as possible to lay the foundation for rebuilding the Taoist tradition.
There were indeed some newborn babies in the valley.
"If you come early, can you defeat Zhao Chuye?" Mu Xingqiu didn't know much about the difference in strength between the two.
"You've overtaken me." Shi Hanyuan smiled, "Before he took refuge in Kun Chaos and I was still in the Rimang realm, I could defeat him. When he obtained the Patriarch Tower and had the help of the Five Elements Tribulation, I had no guarantee of victory. So I have to pay tribute to you. It’s really no small miracle that you can defeat Zhao Chuye.”
"The Tao Fire Attack is coming, right?" Mu Xingqiu was not very excited about this victory. It just allowed many mortals to live a little longer to face the final challenge.
"There are still three quarters to three, which is probably around midnight." Shi Hanyuan's judgment on Kun Chaos' spell was more accurate, "I will stay and deal with the Dao Fire Technique with you."
This was naturally a good thing, but Mu Xingqiu still couldn't get excited. What surged in his heart was not indifference, but confusion, "Why? Why did Kun Chaos create the Five Elements Catastrophe to kill so many people? Why did Zhao Chuye say Just change, first from a mortal protector to a bystander, and then from opposing Kun Chaos to joining forces? "
"I can only give you a little guess for the first question. Kun Chao realized that he was not the only super powerful person in the world. The foreshadowing spell he cast before could have been used in many ways, but he decided to use it to create the Five Elements Calamity. Probably I want to drain the water out of the pond and let the big fish out.”
"Is it that simple?"
"It's hard to guess Kun Chaos thoughts. I've tried my best." Shi Hanyuan smiled again, "As for the second question, can you ask Zhao Chuye directly?"
"Did you catch him?"
"He was much less courageous than before. When he ran away, he panicked and didn't choose the route. He didn't check the situation in advance. I happened to catch him."
The Five Elements Tribulation has been completely consumed, and the panicked Zhao Chuye is no match for Shi Hanyuan.
Mu Xingqiu still felt tired, but he had no more questions to ask now, but Shi Hanyuan refused to let him rest, "In terms of being unpredictable, Zuo Liuying is probably the only person who can compare with Kun Chaos. Who is he?" No one knows what we want to do, we can only do our own thing. What I want to tell you is that you and I are not the only ones who are protecting all sentient beings. Although the whole world is collapsing, there are still many people standing up. They may be the big fish that Kun Chaos hopes to see, and they are also the forces that we need to unite with. Only by working together can we block the power of Dao Fire and save more mortals. "
"How sure are you?" Mu Xingqiu asked.
"About 50% to 60%." Shi Hanyuan told the truth. Taoist priests were not safe in the face of Dao Fire attacks, let alone ordinary mortals.
"Then I'll do it." Mu Xingxingqiu struggled to move his legs to the bed and looked up at Shi Hanyuan. Since he was involved in this matter, he had to follow through.