I have no idea where the extra power comes from, and I didn't expect Xinpo to react, but he still couldn't stop it!
This is nothing, the power of this strike wasn't enough; it was only because he was too old that he bled, and I didn't even hear the sound of bones breaking.
It's not that Ding Ruipu took over my body, I didn't feel any sense of domination.
It's as if that strength is inherent to me!
The sensation of being torn suddenly became extremely intense.
The ghastly things around me became especially angry, as if they were going to tear me into fragments.
New strength is difficult to generate, and Gao Tianzhu dropped it with a clang.
The excruciating pain almost made me lose consciousness, and my vision kept darkening.
For a moment, I felt regretful that I hadn't used Gao Tian Sword earlier; otherwise, I would have opened Xinbo's head.
However, reality told me that it was because of the non-edged weapon, along with Xinbo's disregard for me, and the fact that I had no idea where that inexplicable strength came from, Xinbo didn't consider that I had any hidden cards either. That led to this scene and a slight injury to him.
If it had been the Gao Tian Sword, he wouldn't have let a blade hover above his head at all.
"Come out!" Xinbo, whose eyes were filled with blood, looked like a fierce ghost crawling out of the 36 Hellish Prisons.
The melodious sound of a flute suddenly rang out, and Xinpo was holding a completely white instrument with a copper-colored top, playing it.
With his other hand, he was striking a drum hanging at his waist.
The sound of bone flutes mixed together was very strange, very clear like the music of heaven, but also made the top of my head itch, as if my soul was about to leave the body!
Once again, two black shadows appeared behind Xinpo.
They were very indistinct, with their hands raised in front as if trying to grasp something that doesn't exist in the mid-air.
Moreover, one by one, black shadows began to appear on the lotus seats.
Unknowingly, the sky had lightened.
The dawn and dusk at the Black City Temple have no distinction.
It's just that they can see those shadows, below their knees, they are all empty, and their calf muscles have vanished without a trace.
Dark skin, seemingly simple-minded, yet full of pain.
They raised their hands, aimlessly reaching out into the air.
There are still some "people" in the temple. Their backs, chests, abdomens, have no skin, only pulp and blood.
They also wander aimlessly, hands flailing randomly.
Xinbo is looking for Ding Ruipu!
The sound of footsteps began to appear, either because Xinbo loosened his or her hands and feet, or because the dawn had come.
The Black Hell Demons have arrived.
The Black Hell Demons did not communicate with Xinbo with words; just the look in Xinbo's eyes seemed to inform them of everything.
Several dozen people approached me.
One of them slashed my neck with his palm, making me black out instantly and lose consciousness.
I don't know how long it had been, but when I regained consciousness, it was an enclosed and oppressive environment.
Three walls were walls, covered with chaotic symbols. The fourth was an iron fence.
Is this... the Black Dungeon!?
This is the place where my dad is being held!
The door to the cell was guarded by numerous Black Hell Demons.
They all silently watched me, reciting scriptures, which made the narrow cage even more cramped, oppressive, and heavy on the spirit.
Furthermore.
There are also women in this cell!
Naked women were crawling beside me, with hands tugging at the hem of my clothes and my arms.
From their breathing, it can be discerned that they are all living beings.
This is the true Ming Fei.
The lotus tower before gave me a similar environment, making me feel as if the dream had become reality, but until now, the dream has truly concretized!
The atmosphere is a blend of gloomy darkness and elegant intimacy, with an even stronger sense of weight and oppression.
I sat up, ignoring the women's touches, placing my hands on my knees and making a hand seal. I closed my eyes slightly, leaving only a sliver of an opening to see the tip of my nose.
"Danzhu Zhenglun Qingjing She..."
"I wash myself with the sun, and shape myself with the moon. The true person protects me, and the jade woman assists my form... Quickly, as if according to law."
There is a realm within the Four-Regulations Heart.
Eye sees the nose, nose sees the mouth, mouth sees the heart, heart sees at ease.
One can achieve complete and utter focus without distraction.
"With the sun, I wash my body, with the moon, I refine my shape. The true person protects me... The jade woman assists my form..."
The Five Pure Chant was repeated continuously.
The naked women in my eyes instantly lost all their seductive charm. They had no actual clothing, but I could see clothes on them.
The Black Hell Demons outside, whose oppressive presence had become a different level of quiet.
Xinbo has imprisoned me.
But why has he imprisoned me?
I feel oppressed, as though I am powerless.
Does he not feel the same discomfort?
My father's body has a problem, he knows it. When he is at his wits' end, I appear, and he thinks everything is in his grasp, that he can get me.
As a result, he spent a lot of effort dealing with the after-effects left behind by A Gong Lama on the old Gong, and also learned that there was a Ding Ruipu who was not sure whether he was out of the Sheng or Yang spirits lingering in the Black City Temple.
This posed not a simple threat to him!
I feel uncomfortable, and so does he.
But he cannot do anything to me, he can only keep me safe and nurture me.
However, his time is running out, like a candle that has burned down to the last bit, ready to be extinguished at any moment!
The result is only one.
He has a way to force out Ding Ruipu, trap him, and solve the problem.
Or, he would be drained to death under this constant threat!
Ding Ruipu does not accept his arrangement and is seducing him.
To put it another way, Ding Ruipu simply does not believe Xinpo at all!
After all, Xinbo has broken his word and destroyed Lao Gong's "Faith."
Thinking about this, my heart hurts again like pins, and the waves are even more tumultuous!
Time seemed to have stopped.
I remain still, the Black Hell Demons remain still, just slowly consuming each other.
...
...
I don't know how much time has passed.
A day, two days? Or even five days?
In a completely dark environment with no action, time has become blurred.
Someone brought food.
The food brought by them was the delicious fried mouse that Lao Gong ate very happily, the black and murky broth, thick and with a strong smell, but after drinking it, it felt as though the whole body was cool.
There were also some meat dishes, which I didn't know what they were, but they tasted crisp and refreshing, giving me a sense of nourishment.
At first, my consciousness was resistant, but only my body honestly told me that it was very good for me.
Later, I stopped resisting and accepted all the food that came.
Xinpo wants to raise me well.
Only by treating myself well can I have enough energy to face any changes that may come below!
I began to study my own body.
Why did I suddenly have that mysterious force that allowed me to injure Xinbo?
I thought of the little bone that had once been integrated into me, that little remnant of Gao Tian Zhiren.
A sudden enlightenment allowed me to understand that sword technique indirectly.
Is it... the lingering protection of Gao Tian Taoist?
Just... I've been looking at my fingers, but I can't see anything strange.
One thing worth mentioning is that I'm not sure if it was Xinpo's intention or accident, but he did not take away the Gao Tian Zhu and Gao Tian Sword from me!
I also discovered a detail.
That's when I noticed a detail. It was when I looked at my own fingers that the eyes of the Black Hell Demons were all on my hands.
They were also looking at my fingers!
Some of their faces showed expressions of realization, or even a smile of relief that they had finally found what they were looking for!
I only realized why Xinbo left me a magical artifact!
He wants the Black Hell Demons to watch me all the time, also wanting to find out the root cause of why he was injured!
After that, the frequency of the Black Hell Demons bringing me food changed. It was often only when I was extremely hungry that there would be a little food, no longer those meat dishes, but only difficult-to-swallow barley porridge. Even there were no herbs in it; it was just rough barley flour, barely enough to keep me alive...
I don't know how long it had been, but I was almost too weak to move. Sitting cross-legged was like torture.
Of course, there was a small interlude.
When they changed my food, they also took those women out of the prison.
Perhaps they know that using this method will not do any harm to me.
Additionally, my backpack had long been taken away, so the only things I had on me were two magical artifacts.
I waited until I felt constant ringing in my ears, as if I were about to faint at any moment.
Finally, the Black Hell Demons opened the cell door by themselves.
Several of them placed me on a thin stretcher, lifted it high overhead, and walked through a dark passage towards the deeper parts of the Black Dungeon.
The deeper parts of the Black Dungeon are actually inside the Black City Temple.
In other words, the Black Dungeon itself is the Black City Temple.
As we passed through some doors, some of which had iron bars overhead, I could see people inside. They were struggling and looking up at me.
Some strange, sharp screams could be heard from their mouths.
I couldn't understand any of it, but I could feel a kind of anxiety.
We climbed a set of stairs.
The stairs went straight up.
When we went out, a ray of sunlight fell on my face.
After long periods without light, I feared the light source, and my eyes hurt. Even with my eyes closed, I could see a bright red.
It was as if a gaze was hovering above my head, faintly.
My heart raced, becoming the most energetic part of my body, striking against my chest.
I barely opened my eyes, and the sunlight was replaced by a hint of purple.
At this time, there is definitely no purple aura arising in the east!
The purple light lasted only a moment and then disappeared, but the gaze remained.
Ding Ruipu!
She is still here!
I thought that Xinpo had dealt with her, which is why he brought me out of the Black Dungeon and decided to take possession of my body.
But I didn't expect that he had not succeeded at all!
My heart calmed down!
We walked through the big and small Buddhist halls of the Black City Temple, across long steps.
I was brought to another place.
It was still a Buddhist hall, but the four walls were filled with terrifying and fierce statues.
Xinpo sat quietly in the central position.
Beside him were several elderly monks, who seemed to be guards. Behind Xinbo, there was a long table, and sunlight streamed in at an angle from the door, casting a scene of bloodshed on the table.
The stretcher was placed in front of Xinpo, and I couldn't sit up, so I could only tilt my head to look at him.
Xinbo can keep me locked up for at most ten to fifteen days, or maybe a little longer, up to twenty days or a month?
In addition to being very weak due to hunger, Xinbo gave me a lot of nourishing things before to lower my guard and allow me to study myself, making my foundation incredibly strong. All the damage I had done to myself through overexertion was filled in.
I am far healthier than he is!
He is truly on the brink of burning out and, if he doesn't get a breath, he will die.
