The temple fell into an extreme silence, leaving me alone.
No, there is still a corpse on the ground...
The blood smell spread out, and I felt weak all over, sweating profusely.
"Master... Run away..." Old Gong poked out half his head.
I quickly gathered up the scattered magical artifacts on the ground and put them back into my backpack.
"What is a 'shengxuegui'?" I whispered, asking.
"This place can't be stayed in for long... Let's run... We have to leave the village..." Old Gong's voice trembled.
"We can't leave the village!" I furrowed my brow.
The reason why the villagers went into the water is related to that 'Mr. Person'! Solving him will completely eradicate the issue!
Now if I go back to Si Gui Mountain, I'm sure to be troubled by the real person known as Ming Jing.
Even I feel that even He You Tian doesn't know the real situation of this village, and maybe Ming Jing knows a little bit.
This trial must be completed, and Ming Jing Ren probably knows the bottom line of this place, which is why he forced me to come here!
"He let the spirits fly apart..."
"Alas... We can't leave the village..." Old Gong's eyes were rolling around, suddenly he said: "Go up the mountain! Go up the mountain!"
He immediately showed me the direction, and I quickly left the temple, following the slope path to the mountain direction at a fast pace.
The two Taoist survivors fled in the direction of leaving the village, so I walked in the opposite direction, not afraid to encounter that Yinyang Zun.
However, as I walked, I still felt something was off.
As I passed by those houses, I felt as if there were eyes watching me from the windows or through the doorways.
I quickly looked over, but saw nothing...
Old Gong just became more and more shaken, asking me to walk faster...
I had no choice but to give it all I had, running as fast as I could!
Finally, I passed through Niu Tiao Village and entered a dense forest...
The forest outside the village is older and thicker, with almost no moonlight penetrating.
The feeling of Niu Tiao Village is gentle, even if everyone in the village had become ghosts, even if the Yinyang Master appeared and disappeared like a ghost, it remained gentle.
The dense forest on the mountain outside the village is cold, making one's whole body shiver.
Thin gas roots were hanging down from the trees, as if ghosts were constantly touching shoulders and backs.
A faint wailing sound, resembling wind but also like whispers from someone.
Finally, Old Gong completely emerged from the bag, pulling his neck and gasping for breath.
"Soul..."
"Scared a ghost..."
"Is the 'Shengxuegui' so terrifying? You were not this scared even when you saw Wei Youming." I took a breath and still felt some spasms in my calf muscles.
"Wind and water can nurture people, as well as suppress ghosts. But there is a kind of ghost that can fix the wind and water."
"The 'Shengxuegui' is like that," Old Gong said with a very expressive face, "Master, do you know what it means to fix the wind and water?"
He opened his eyes wide and looked at me.
"I don't know," I shook my head.
"Um... What about the 'Shengzhong,' do you know that?" Old Gong quickly said again.
I furrowed my brow and replied that I knew.
"That's one of the ways to fix the wind and water," he explained, "When building roads or houses, a 'Shengzhong' is needed to stabilize the wind and water, forming an array's eye."
"The ghostly thing just now was the 'Shengzhong' of Niu Tiao Village! A 'Shengxuegui'!"
"The village's wind and water are all under his control, and the vitality listens to him. He ruthlessly broke apart those two ghosts and ate them."
"Shi... Karma Ghost... Click, gone!"
"GHOST INSTITUTE CHIEF is also a karma ghost, but if he were in his hospital, I'd still be afraid... Afraid of being eaten to the bone. He's not in the hospital, so he'll be eaten by me."
"The wind and water of this village have problems, allowing the Yinyang Master to become a 'Shengzhong' in order to calm it down. However, after calming down, there are still problems. The entire village is gone, and the Yinyang Master's ghostly presence is still loitering around the village, assimilating everyone who appears."
"Master, you won't be able to complete this trial… To completely remove him, he must be dug out! Dug out, and it breaks the wind and water!"
"He won't let you dig him out, and if pushed too far, he'll eat you!"
Old Gong's mouth was even wider, and his eyeballs showed fear.
"Little Zhuozi brought in those few people to distract his attention. Otherwise, Master, even without drinking the soup or eating the meat, we would have been at the bottom of the pool in line."
After Old Gong finished speaking, he breathed heavily, saying no more.
For a moment, I didn't know how to start talking.
Old Gong has said this, what else can be done?
I have no doubt that if we go back into the village, Old Gong wouldn't dare to show his head.
Moreover, the risk factor is too high...
Should I surrender to Ming Jing Ren?
Not to mention that I haven't obtained the method of making the four-prism mirror from him yet. Even if I fail in my experience, I lose the qualification to compete for it. Who knows what kind of scheme he would come up with, falling behind will make it difficult to compete again.
Trying my best to calm my breath, I just managed to come back to my senses and quickly took out my phone from my pocket.
The signal here is poor, only one bar left.
Ming Jing Ren is afraid that He You Tian will become my ally.
In fact, He You Tian is definitely not the biggest card, but Mao San.
The person in the midst of the matter is blind to the situation, and I almost overlooked that I could still inquire about the situation from Mao San.
I dialed the number right away, but the signal was poor and I didn't manage to make the call. I kept walking in the dense forest, stopping every few steps to check the signal.
Finally, the call was able to go through.
"Huh?" Mao You San's voice, deep and resonant, echoed in my ears.
My mind was more calm, without any unnecessary pleasantries, I went straight to the point.
"The 'Shengxuegui'... the Yinyang Master? It's really rare to see, it shouldn't be like that. No master should give a village an unnecessary 'Shengzhong'."
Mao San was lost in thought, muttering, "That must mean there's someone or something in the village that makes him have to protect it with his life."
"And, the meat soup... after drinking it, they were all assimilated..."
"After Wu Zhongkuan was eaten, it was clear that it wasn't effective. That old Gong's brain is full of women, and even such a simple idea can't be remembered?"
"The mouth of the cave must have spawned a creature, either a snake or a cow, which was eaten by the villagers."
"It was because the villagers committed such a great disaster that they were pressed into the bottom of the river and completely assimilated with the vitality."
"To deal with the 'Shengxuegui,' you have to dig him out and add a spell. However, before digging him out, you have to catch his weak point, making him unable to attack you. His weak point..."
Mao San's voice trailed off, as if he was in deep thought.
Old Gong's head was next to my ear, and he opened his mouth wide, his face turning from blue to red, as if ashamed.
This quiet lasted for a few minutes, and Mao San slowly said, "You have to go down the river, not from the village. You have to go from the village outside, otherwise, he will discover you."
"You have to go down the river, not from within the village, otherwise, he'll find you. Go to the bottom of the river and see who is the most special among the villagers."
"Pull out the person related to him."
My face twitched slightly.
Mao San's words are quite simple, but the rushing water of the Xiamen River, who can stand their ground?
At this point, Mao San seemed to know what I was thinking and laughed, saying: "Before learning Daoist arts, you were a 'Shi Jiu Liu' of the funeral lineage, and you won't forget how to dive down into the water, will you?"
