purgatory artist

27 The Long Night
The animal skins laid on the ground are very soft and warm, making it comfortable to sit on.

Along the way, I finally had time to rest.

Liu Ping first took stock of his belongings.

broken fan,

portable submachine gun,

pistol,

double barrel shotgun,

A string of copper coins used in the secular world,

Two ordinary Buddhist scriptures,

A few bigu pills.

——It is really poor.

What can still be taken out and sold here are the two Taoism classics.

But now I am not very familiar with the world, it is best to wait until later.

Copper coins—

Liu Ping took out a handful of copper coins, pondered for a while, and threw them on the table.

Ding Ling Dang!

The copper coins bounced back and forth on the table, and none of them fell down in the end, and all remained upright.

The secrets of the living world have also been obscured!

Liu Ping waved his hand and put away the coins.

Cover the sky.

This kind of thing is by no means what he can spy on now.

Well, there's only one thing left—

Liu Ping closed his eyes and began to adjust his breath.

Qi refining environment is really not enough.

He must be promoted to the Foundation Establishment Realm as soon as possible.

The monks in the Foundation Establishment Realm are not only strong in combat, but also have a lot of spiritual power.

As long as the foundation building period is reached, making talismans will not be so difficult, unlike Qi refining monks, who are so tired that they have to rest for several hours just after making a few talismans.

and also.

In the process of building a foundation, it is possible to produce supernatural powers.

Supernatural!
In many cases, monks fight to the end, relying on magical powers to attack, and only then can they come back.

Liu Ping took a deep breath, and circulated the spiritual power in his body for the last time, concentrating it in his dantian.

He began to attack the foundation establishment realm!

At some point, the aura gathered behind his head, surging back and forth like a tide, and gradually became clear and tangible.

Time passed slowly.

All the spiritual powers are ready-made to form a pool of spring water, emitting a brilliant light, appearing and disappearing behind Liu Ping's back.

A full moon came out of the clear spring, reflecting on his shoulders.

Emmanuel sees!

This means that the practitioner's Qi Refining Realm has reached a perfect state.

Liu Ping was about to start a breakthrough, but he saw lines of small characters popping up in the void:

"This sequence has noticed that you are advancing to the foundation establishment stage."

"caution!"

"When you explore Dark Fog Town, this sequence has already completed the detection of the town."

"A strange fluctuation appeared in the north of Dark Mist Town."

"If you can check the details, it will help you understand the current world, and when you build your foundation, this sequence will also give you some help."

"—Maybe you can awaken extremely rare supernatural powers!"

Liu Ping read it quickly and fell into deep thought.

Sequence has never deceived itself...

Last time, I helped Sequence touch the resurrected Wang Cheng, Sequence gave himself the reward of the mysterious ability: a person who has no part in the show.

In fact, Sequence's investigation of Wang Cheng also helped him better grasp the situation at that time.

Then go there.

Liu Ping silently accepted the formula, allowing the tide of spiritual power on his body to return to calm.

"Sequence, since I woke up, I feel that the danger is getting closer and closer. What kind of funds do you need to open it?" He asked.

Two lines of small characters appeared quickly:

"This sequence must be hidden. This has nothing to do with funding. Otherwise, if it is discovered, you and I will be finished."

"Please rest assured, even if this sequence is not activated, there are ways to help you."

Liu Ping shook his head.

The fire in the fireplace flickered suddenly and became dimmer.

At the same time, several steps emerged out of thin air and appeared in the corner of the room.

——This is the ladder leading to the outside world.

Looking at these stone steps, Liu Ping suddenly recalled what Old K said:

"The source of power for this magic house comes from the magic fire in the fireplace, which will automatically go out tomorrow morning. In addition, as long as you extinguish the magic fire, the way out will be opened."

Just as he was thinking, the fire in the fireplace dimmed for a few minutes.

There are a few more steps, longer and longer, extending toward the outside of the hut——

That is the passage leading to the ground of Darkmist Town.

Liu Ping's heart skipped a beat.

According to Old K, the pile of magic flames will not be extinguished until tomorrow morning, and the passage will be opened again.

Why is it going off now?
Liu Ping calculated back and forth in his mind, and found that he had practiced for about two hours after entering the safe house.

It is said that it should be Zi Shi at this time.

Using the time calculation in Dark Fog Town, it should be twelve midnight.

——Why is the passage about to be opened?
He stood up, walked to the end of the stone steps, and put his ear to the wall to listen.

A muffled sound sounded.

Like someone screaming, or like the howling of the wind, or the sound of houses collapsing, or something roaring.

All kinds of sounds are constantly changing and mixed together, making it impossible to distinguish carefully.

Boom!
Suddenly, the entire magic hut shook.

Liu Pingfei retreated into the hut, holding a double-barreled shotgun in his hand.

What is going on?
He took out two holy bullets and loaded them, and pointed the shotgun at the entrance of the safe house.

This kind of gun is powerful, and the sacred bullets are very lethal to the existence of the dead world, so it is the right time to use it.

Liu Ping listened carefully to the movement outside.

Dead silence.

Suddenly, Liu Ping felt something in his heart, and slowly raised his head, looking at the ceiling.

Fine dust fluttered down from the ceiling.

... something is wrong.

Liu Ping looked towards the fireplace, only to see that the flame inside became increasingly dimmer, as if it would go out at any moment.

The passage leading to the ground extends again——

There are still about seven or eight meters to reach the ground.

Suddenly, countless sounds penetrated the ceiling and filled the entire safe house:
"help me!"

"Help!"

"No, please kill me."

"Who can save me, I don't want to die—"

Countless wailing sounds sounded, and the ground seemed to have turned into a creepy hell.

Liu Ping listened for a few breaths, then walked quickly to the fireplace.

Although I don't understand the power of magic, the elements of the five elements should be connected with the energy studied by magic.

After all, in addition to magic, spiritual power can also drive the magic mount, but it is more laborious.

Thinking of this, Liu Ping put his hand on the fireplace.

"Sequence, help me analyze this fireplace." He said.

Almost instantly, lines of small characters appeared in the void:

"Notice."

"This fireplace is a powerful fire protection magic circle. As long as you keep adding fire treasures, it will keep burning."

"In addition, if you use various side effects of the flame system, you can also make it burn blazingly again."

Liu Ping squeezed a spirit fire formula and released a round of flames.

These flames fell into the fireplace, instantly making the fire brighter.

Liu Ping turned his head to look.

I saw that the passage leading to the outside retracted several meters.

effective!
It's a pity that the fire light only lit up for a few breaths, and then became dim again.

Two lines of small characters floated in the void:

"Spiritual power and magic power are incompatible, so you have to continuously release the Five Elements Fire Technique to keep the flame going."

"With your spiritual power, you can't do this."

Liu Ping said:
"Then open the piggy bank, pick out the fire-type spirit stones, and pour them in for me."

"No problem." Sequence replied.

slam-la-

Fiery red spirit stones continuously emerged from the void and fell to the ground.

Immediately, the temperature in the entire room rose a little bit, and the flame in the fireplace also stabilized.

——These spirit stones contain rich fire elements.

Liu Ping grabbed a handful of spirit stones, threw them into the fireplace, and murmured: "It's okay to pay, then just pay."

In the fireplace, a flame was burning.

The passage leading to the outside world slowly retracted, and all kinds of faint sounds were also isolated from the outside.

Liu Ping sat in the spirit stone, silently waiting for the time to pass.

Whenever the fire light dimmed, he grabbed a handful of fire stones and threw them into the fireplace.

Long night.

There was no more movement from outside.

Liu Ping remained vigilant, grabbing a handful of spirit stones and throwing them into the fireplace from time to time.

He kept on like this until it was dawn.

At daybreak, the dead world no longer coincides with the real world.

Liu Ping got up slowly, put all the remaining spirit stones back into the piggy bank, and turned to look at the fireplace.

The flame in the fireplace struggled a few times and was quickly extinguished.

Immediately afterwards, a diagonally upward step appeared at the edge of the room.

It was quiet outside.

Liu Ping waited quietly for a few breaths.

—— Still no one came to check on the situation.

strangeness……

It stands to reason that the night watchman should come to find him.

Holding the spiritual fan, Liu Ping walked out of the safe house along the steps and returned to the ground.

He looked around and suddenly froze.

On the ground, all buildings have collapsed.

The stable crackled behind him, as if something in the void was being destroyed.

Wave after wave of invisible ripples spread out, passing through the ruins like a wind, blowing huge gray smoke and dust.

A line of small characters floated in the void:

"Attention: The safe house has been completely destroyed."

Liu Ping glanced at it, feeling a little lucky.

——If this safe house was any weaker, I might have to be exposed in the middle of the night.

Liu Ping jumped onto a tall wooden pillar and looked into Dark Mist Town.

No living beings were seen.

The whole world is in chaos.

He jumped down and walked around the town.

Still no signs of life.

Finally, he stood still among the ruins and sighed softly: "What kind of era is this..."

Dark Mist Town was destroyed.

(End of this chapter)