Chapter 200: Being Cunning and Sly Is Not Just Empty Talk

A tall figure in a golden robe, his skin seemed to be as smooth as if it was carved from white jade.

A huge bronze ancient coffin, with a glass lamp on it, emitting a faint light. Behind the glass lamp, a small golden seal floated, surrounded by countless golden light spots, each of which seemed to have a figure, and several complex runes were engraved on the small seal.

A pool of yin energy, the water was dark and dark, and from time to time a ghost climbed out of the pool.

Hundreds of golden armored generals, divine soldiers, and countless white-robed believers knelt on the green jade floor like statues, and the green jade floor was covered with prohibitions, and countless thin lines extended from the knees of the generals, divine soldiers, and believers to the pool of yin energy.

Twelve smaller bronze coffins were arranged in a circle around the huge bronze ancient coffin.

A crystal clear pagoda.

Three painful and hideous heads.

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These are the fragments of images that Shi Xuan searched out from the ghost general's soul. They seem to be similar to some of the things recorded in the classics he had read in Penglai Sect, that is, the ritual of "rebirth of the residual soul"!

The so-called "rebirth of the residual soul" is a natural phenomenon between heaven and earth. Except for the worlds of reincarnation established by Taoism and Buddhism, the souls will eventually dissipate between heaven and earth after death. However, under chance, those souls that dissipate between heaven and earth may also combine with each other to regenerate a new soul. This is called the rebirth of the residual soul. A powerful person created the ritual of "rebirth of the residual soul" based on the mystery of the operation of heaven and earth.

In the orthodox Taoism, when one reaches the Yin God stage, one will not die and the soul will disappear. One can possess another body without the protection of secret treasures or secret methods. However, sometimes their Yin God will be shattered by others, leaving only some residual souls. Therefore, they need to revive through the "residual soul rebirth" ceremony. However, this ceremony is not so easy to hold. Not only is it demanding, but it cannot be performed for those whose life span has ended, and those whose residual soul has been for seven days, and so on. Moreover, the required materials are also extremely precious. At least the "Yin Pool" of the magic weapon level is not something that anyone can have.

However, the arrangement of this Dongyuan God is very different from the "residual soul rebirth" ceremony. Shi Xuan remembered that the twelve bronze coffins and the golden seal were not in the classics. And most importantly, why did Dongyuan God allow the residual soul to exist for millions of years? ! Even if it is at the Yuanshen level, it is not possible!

After thinking so much, Shi Xuan had no intention of doing anything to solve the mystery. He only wanted to leave as soon as he got the high-level magic weapon that suppressed the inner demon. If there was no way to retreat, he would break through the air and escape. This kind of dangerous thing was not something he could participate in at his level.

Suddenly, a sword light like a fire phoenix lit up in front of him. It was so beautiful and dazzling, but also so sad and desperate. After just a few breaths, the sword light disappeared, leaving Shi Xuan unable to rescue him. Shi Xuan sighed deeply in his heart. The sword cultivator named Zhou Qi might have fallen. From the memory of the ghost general, there would be a changing avatar on the portal below. He was one step closer to solving the mystery, and he was also more dangerous.

Shortly after the fire phoenix-like sword light, Shi Xuan's front changed again. The golden flying sword became extremely huge and emitted infinite golden light. These golden lights were so righteous that people could not look at them directly, and they drove away the darkness completely.

Under the suppression of the golden flying sword, Shi Xuan immediately felt the operation of the formation restriction. Just as he was about to break it with the Tai Chi diagram, the other three Jindan masters discovered the flaws in the formation very quickly and took action one after another. It was still Shi Xuan's cultivation that was not very advanced, and he was far behind these old monsters who had lived for more than 500 years.

Behind him was a red cloud, and the darkness was shrouded in it. Then the red cloud was retracted, and Hu Shan and Kaguya appeared not far behind Shi Xuan. On the left was the crying of ghosts and babies. The darkness kept expanding and contracting, and finally exploded with a bang, revealing the Ghost Crying Master inside. Five green nails flew in front of him, and above his head was a green cloud with a hideous ghost face. It seemed that his strength was fully unleashed. On the right, there was no movement at all, and only Lin Shenhe walked out of the darkness surrounded by the Yuan magnetic divine light.

The formation was broken, and the darkness in other places also quickly faded, revealing Ruan Xihao's figure, while Zhou Qi and Ye Shiliu disappeared completely, leaving no corpses or magic tools behind.

Ruan Xihao said in a panic: "Just now there was a Jindan-stage ghost, and Fellow Daoist Ye was dragged into the darkness by it."

Xuan Yizhen nodded: "Just now I was fighting with that ghost, and I could only watch Miss Zhou Qi being besieged by four ghost generals relying on the formation. She was also strong-willed, and finally burned her life to kill all the ghost generals, but unfortunately she was dragged into the darkness by the ghosts that arrived later. I wonder if that Jindan-stage ghost is the one that Fellow Daoist Guiku and Fellow Daoist Lin have encountered?"

Master Guiku said with a gloomy face, and it was hard to tell whether he was angry or shocked: "It was that ghost. I fought with it twice, and I think I would not make a mistake. I didn't expect its strength to have improved compared to decades ago!"

Hu Shan and Lin Shenhe stood silently by the side, and it was unknown whether they had fought with the Jindan-stage ghost, and Kaguya was pale, as if she was scared.

At this moment, as the darkness completely faded, the full picture of the third-floor pagoda came into everyone's sight. In a square hall, there was a golden desk in the east, south, west and north, and on it was a dazzling magic weapon, a small square banner, two golden ancient spears, a glass lamp, and an umbrella-shaped magic weapon.

Shi Xuan's pupils shrank slightly, and he immediately merged with the green lightning and fled at the speed of sword energy and thunder sound. Before coming to the Western Wilderness, Shi Xuan had read a lot of classics, and with Yan Qianying's explanation, he had a rough idea of ​​the magic tools in the way of suppressing the inner demons, such as the umbrella of the will of all people and the Qingxin glass lamp.

But Shi Xuan was fast, and someone was faster. A golden sword light rushed in front of Shi Xuan and arrived in front of the glass lamp first, and at the same time, it shattered the protective ban with a sword without stopping.

Shi Xuan couldn't catch up, so he had to chop straight behind Xuan Yizhen. Xuan Yizhen's golden sword light didn't have time to take the Qingxin glass lamp, so he was forced to turn back and strike, knocking Shi Xuan's Tianlei Fumo Sword back a few steps. The green light trembled, and Shi Xuan also appeared from the sword light.

As soon as Shi Xuan appeared, a white light flashed on his body, and the whole person disappeared in the air. Xuan Yinzhen let out a light exclamation. Although he could not judge where Shi Xuan would appear, the glass lamp not far away was what he had to take, so he turned the golden sword light and slashed towards the glass lamp.

Sure enough, a white light flashed there, and Shi Xuan appeared. He was about to take the Qingxin Glass Lamp, but the golden sword light had arrived at this time. Shi Xuan did not dare to take it head-on, and could only use Xiaoyou Qingfeng to transform into a wisp of breeze to avoid its edge. You must know that Xuan Yizhen's natal sword, Haoran Sword, is equivalent to a spiritual weapon of the third heaven. From the perspective of Taoism, it is the power of the seventh-level Taoism, which is not something Shi Xuan can resist head-on.

When dodging the golden sword light, Shi Xuan was about to use the Tai Chi diagram with all his strength, trying to slow down Xuan Yizhen for a moment so that he could have a chance to take the treasure, but at this time, a sentence came from his consciousness: "Fellow Daoist Xingzhao, don't fight hard. I have already got the Qingxin Glazed Lamp, but this thing is not what I need. I just want to use it to exchange for your help, okay?"

Shi Xuan had to stop his escape light after hearing this, and his expression was calm on the surface. If he still had a 10% chance of snatching the treasure, then to take the Qingxin Glazed Lamp from Xuan Yizhen, he could only hope that he would reveal a flaw, and then all his trump cards would explode, only then would there be a slight possibility.

"I wonder what Fellow Daoist Xuan needs my help with?" Shi Xuan communicated with Xuan Yizhen's consciousness. On the other side, Hu Shan had already taken the Wanmin Wish Umbrella, Master Guiku took two golden ancient spears, and Lin Shenhe took the Fangcun Small Banner.

Xuan Yizhen said with a smile: "Of course, it is to help me get the treasure of reincarnation. Originally, I didn't believe that Daoist Xingzhao came here specifically to suppress the magic weapon of the inner demon. I just tried to test it out. I didn't expect Daoist Xingzhao to work so hard, which made me dispel my doubts. If Daoist Xingzhao helps me get the treasure of reincarnation, I swear by my heart of Taoism that I will give this glass lamp to Daoist Xingzhao." Shi Xuan also smiled lightly and said: "That's great, thank you Daoist Xuan." Compared with these old monsters who have lived for hundreds of years, I really have many flaws in my way of dealing with things: First, exposing the things I want to get to the outside world, although it can dispel everyone's doubts and eliminate hostility, it is inevitable that people will threaten and use it; second, when I took the treasure just now, I still wanted to keep my trump card and failed to try my best. I should have used the small teleportation talisman at the beginning. In that case, even if the time to break the ban is added, Xuan Yizhen may not be faster than me. The lion fights the rabbit with all its strength, which is definitely not a white saying. However, for Shi Xuan, having such a good character and the gains in dealing with things may be more precious than getting treasures. Now he has the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan in his hand, so saving his life is not a big problem. If he makes such a mistake without a trump card in the future, he will die with regret.

After the two reached a private agreement, they returned to the center of the hall. At this time, the fourth-level Qingguang Stairs also fell down. Xuan Yizhen took the lead, followed by Master Guiku and Lin Shenhe. Ruan Xihao and Huiye followed with a dead look on their faces. The five soul-stage monks were dead, which made them regret this treasure hunt trip.

"Fellow Daoist Xingzhao, I heard that you need a high-level magic weapon to suppress the inner demon. I wonder if this Eighth Heaven Perfect Ten Thousand People's Wish Umbrella is worth it?" Hu Shan suddenly sent a divine consciousness.

Shi Xuan smiled in his heart, knowing that she and Xuan Yizhen probably had the same idea. With the mentality of having more ways and more hope, he replied with a divine sense: "I am very satisfied. I wonder what Daoist Hu wants me to do?"

"Haha, of course it is the agreement reached between Daoist Xingzhao and Daoist Xuan, but I have a little other request." Hu Shan smiled calmly, and everyone knew what the agreement was.