Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

Lin Ze knew that it was not a good idea to fight this powerful evil creature head-on, so he took a deep breath and tried to calm his restless heart. He closed his eyes, concentrated his mind, and tried to guide the special spiritual power hidden deep in the technique.

At this moment, a magical scene happened! A dazzling golden halo suddenly appeared around Lin Ze's body, like a golden sun rising. This halo exuded a powerful and mysterious aura that made people dare not look directly at it.

Then, Lin Ze opened his eyes, and a trace of determination flashed in his eyes. He flashed and rushed towards the evil creature like a flash of lightning. This time, he actually passed through the evil creature's seemingly indestructible defense without any hindrance, and accurately hit its most vulnerable core part.

After being hit so hard, the evil creature howled miserably and struggled in agony. It tried to escape from here, but how could Lin Ze let go of this great opportunity? He quickly formed seals with his hands and muttered something, as if chanting some ancient and mysterious spell.

As Lin Ze's chanting began, a series of glittering sealing runes flew out from his hands, tightly enveloping the evil creature like a large net. These runes intertwined and entangled with each other, forming an airtight cage that trapped the evil creature tightly.

Finally, when the last rune landed steadily on the evil creature, the whole valley was shaken. The evil creature, which was still struggling frantically, instantly became quiet and was completely sealed in place, unable to move at all. At the same time, the dense dark clouds over the valley seemed to have received an order and gradually dissipated, revealing a blue sky.

Lin Ze looked at the evil creature that had been successfully sealed in front of him and breathed a long sigh of relief.

However, he knew very well that this thrilling battle was just the beginning.

In the days to come, he still has a long way to go. He needs to continue to explore the mysteries of the martial arts in depth and improve his own strength in order to better protect the peace of this continent.

Just as Lin Ze breathed a sigh of relief, he heard the sound of hurried horse hooves in the distance.

He turned around and saw a group of knights in black rushing towards him.

The leader was actually the chief guard of the City Lord's Mansion.

"Young Master Lin, I have long heard of your great name! Seeing you today, I find that your reputation is well-deserved. I heard that there is an evil creature causing trouble here, causing people to panic. The city lord is worried and has specially sent us to check the situation. I never thought that you have already subdued this evil creature. It is really admirable!" The captain of the guards dismounted from his horse, walked quickly to Lin Ze, clasped his hands together, and said respectfully.

Lin Ze raised his lips slightly, nodded slightly, and responded: "You are too kind. This evil thing is indeed very powerful. I spent a lot of effort to seal it. But even so, there is no guarantee that it will not have any more accidents in the future, so it still needs to be properly dealt with as soon as possible."

After a brief and tense discussion, everyone finally unanimously decided to move the evil creature to a special dungeon under the City Lord's Mansion that was specially designed to hold such dangerous creatures. So, the group carefully escorted the sealed evil creature and slowly set out on the road to the City Lord's Mansion.

Along the way, the atmosphere was particularly solemn, and everyone had a tense face, not daring to relax at all. Lin Ze, who was walking at the front of the team, kept frowning, with a vague sense of foreboding in his heart. For some reason, from the beginning, he felt a vague, creepy and uneasy atmosphere surrounding the entire team like a shadow.

As they got closer and closer to the City Lord's Mansion, the evil creature that was originally lying quietly on the stretcher suddenly began to tremble violently, as if it had been strongly stimulated. At the same time, the runes covering it for sealing also began to flicker and flicker, appearing and disappearing, as if it could collapse and dissipate at any time.

"Not good! Someone must be secretly destroying this seal!" Lin Ze's heart tightened and he shouted loudly. Before he finished speaking, several black shadows suddenly jumped out of the crowd and rushed towards the evil creature like ghosts. Judging from their posture, they obviously wanted to take the opportunity to release the evil creature completely.

Seeing this, Lin Ze jumped up without hesitation, and rushed towards the group of black shadows like lightning, and instantly engaged them, launching a thrilling and fierce battle. For a moment, the swords and shadows crisscrossed, and the energy overflowed. Both sides went back and forth, neither giving in.

After a tough battle, Lin Ze finally gained the upper hand and successfully repelled the group of black shadows with his superb martial arts and extraordinary courage. However, under questioning, he was surprised to find that these black shadows were all hired by a mysterious force, and their only purpose of this action was to try every means to release the evil creature and disrupt the peace of the world.

After finally getting rid of these uninvited guests, Lin Ze took a deep breath and looked at the black bodies lying on the ground. His face became more gloomy. He knew very well that although the crisis was temporarily resolved this time, the mastermind behind the scenes had not yet really appeared. The huge conspiracy hidden in the darkness might have just revealed the tip of the iceberg. Thinking of this, Lin Ze secretly clenched his fists and secretly vowed to redouble his efforts in cultivation and improve his own strength as soon as possible so that he could cope with the many challenges that might be faced next...

Lin Ze led everyone to speed up and rush to the City Lord's Mansion. Once they arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, they immediately placed the evil creature deep in the dungeon and reinforced it with several layers of seals.

Lin Ze did not stop, he began to search for clues about the mysterious force. He posted notices in the city, looking for any suspicious people or witnesses of unusual events. A few days later, a child came to tell him that he saw some black-robed people haunting the abandoned old house on the edge of the city.

Lin Ze went to the ancient house alone to investigate. As soon as he entered the ancient house, a gloomy atmosphere hit him. He walked forward cautiously, and suddenly several hidden weapons were shot out from the dark. Lin Ze easily dodged and fought back. During the fight, a voice rang out: "You can't stop our plan." Lin Ze shouted angrily: "What are you trying to do?" But the other party stopped talking and just kept attacking.

Lin Ze exerted all his strength and gradually pushed the enemy back. At this time, he found strange symbols engraved on the wall, which seemed to be an evil ritual formation. Just as he was studying it, the attacker behind him attacked again. Lin Ze dodged sideways and stabbed the attacker's throat with a backhanded sword. He knew that he was one step closer to uncovering the conspiracy, but danger was also approaching quietly.