A common tavern that connects all fantasy worlds

Chapter 40 Breaking Dawn

After Yan Chixia, Jiushu, Simu, and Xiahou swordsman also chased from several directions, and stood in front of the same open space, on the side of the small river.

Looking at it from a close distance, the dryad grandma not only has an ugly voice, but also looks ugly.A tall hunchback protruded from the back of the bloated body, the soles of the feet seemed to be swollen like feet, and the nails on both hands were so long that they even curled up. Tongue, while howling, spit out large balls of black blood.All in all, it was like a nest of huge maggots being stuffed into human skin.

Its trembling hands were constantly dancing in front of its body, forcibly tearing off the flesh and blood on the surface of its tongue, causing the pain to the bone.Its neighing sound was exasperated, and it was a little slurred. The tone of its voice changed from male to female, which made people feel disgusted when they heard it:

"...Yan Chixia, you and I have already agreed that well water will not violate river water, why are you using this strange fire to deal with me today! If you retreat now, I can still let you live!"

Yan Chixia laughed, and cursed: "Damn old witch, you were the one who broke the rules and entered Lanruo Temple before being injured by our flames, and you dare to talk here! It's useless to talk, we'll see the truth!" "

The dryad's grandma laughed strangely in anger: "Okay, okay, grandma, I gave you face so I didn't deal with you. Don't think that I'm afraid of you! Extreme demon world!"

After it roared loudly, the ground around it exploded in several places with a bang, and twisted branches protruded from the ground like snakes. Even Yan Chixia had to avoid the sharp edge for a while, and jumped to another big tree nearby. On the top of the tree, he pulled out a six-inch long capless gold nail from his waist, and after borrowing the law, Qian Kun called out "The golden cone breaks the sky, hit!" and threw it at the incarnation of the tree demon grandma.

Dazzling light burst out from the tip of the golden nail, facing the middle of the dryad's head, and nailed it in like piercing the bark of a tree.The tree demon roared in pain, turned around, turned into its true form, and was about to slip back to the mass grave along its roots.

Uncle Jiu pulled his four eyes back and shouted in his ear, "Now!"

The four eyes quickly bit the middle finger of the right hand, chanted a mantra with the finger, pointed to the middle of the open space, and shouted: "Hurry up like a law!"

A more violent explosion sounded from the ground than before, and the rising flames released huge energy and a large cloud of black smoke almost instantly, covering the entire bamboo forest.

Within a few seconds, the tree demon grandma burst out from the ground screaming and flaming all over her body.

"No! No! Burn me to death! Black Mountain old demon, Black Mountain old demon, help me!"

Unfortunately, nothing was able to save it this time.The "special formula" buried here is twice as much as the one in the burning Lanruo Temple. The viscous colloidal fuel and the mana of the talisman made the flames cover its entire body in an instant, and soon It burned through this filthy body, and burned its thousands of years of Taoism and the essence of its body to ashes little by little.

Yan Chixia, Uncle Jiu and the others stopped and looked back at the billowing black smoke rising over there, as well as the tree demon lying motionless on the ground with flames still on his body.Without the support of cultivation, it could no longer maintain that ugly human form, and gradually revealed its true colors, turning into a black locust tree trunk, which was slowly burned by the inescapable karmic fire until it was not even slag. left.

"I don't know if Scholar Ning has found Nie Xiaoqian's ashes. Let's wait for him to come back and leave here together." Yan Chixia said, although he wiped out the dryad grandma, he felt a little panicked for no reason.

As the saying goes, "The rain is about to come and the wind fills the building", when his cultivation level reaches his level, he can sense the traction of energy in the dark, and he has a bit of foresight about the future.

At this moment, his brows were sweating, his heart was restless, and he made it clear that the matter was not over yet, so of course he didn't dare to let go.

Uncle Jiu also felt the same way. Seeing that the dryad's grandmother had been burnt out, and there was a choking smell in the air, he agreed, "Let's go find him right away, and go back to Guobei County."

It's a pity that it's still a bit late to say this.

Just when the moonlight was half covered by the thick smoke and the dark wind was blowing behind the temple, the surrounding darkness suddenly seemed to come alive, the earth shook, the mountains and rivers shifted, and the evil spirit a thousand times bigger than the tree demon's grandmother came out. show up.

"Oops, it's the old demon of Montenegro!" Yan Chixia shouted, just as Qiankun called out the flying sword from the sword box to take a few people out of this place, when she saw the burning gate of Lanruo Temple being smashed horizontally Come over and quickly dodge to avoid it.

Take a closer look, is it more than just a gate?The entire Lanruo Temple was lifted up, and the burning planks and blackened stones were falling from a height of tens of feet, falling downward like a rain of meteors and fire.The moon-star-sparse sky has been covered by dark clouds, and the surrounding situation can only be seen clearly by relying on the unburned napalm; the rocks and soil within a few miles around are rising, forming a cloud that blocks the sky and the sun. demon body.

Except for Xiahou Swordsman, everyone present could understand what "City of Death" represented; and after Yan Chixia explained it to them, they also understood what kind of monster "Black Mountain Old Demon" was.

The underworld, that is, the underworld in ancient Chinese legends, is the place where ghosts live, as opposed to the "Yangjian" where people live.All things are divided into yin and yang, so there are not only human souls in the underworld, but also vegetation, birds, animals, mountains and rivers.The paper figurines and horses burned by relatives must be useful!

The body of the Black Mountain old demon is exactly a mountain peak that has been cultivated for 1 years in the underworld city of vain death.

Restricted by the "rules" that this world relies on, as a monster in the underworld, the stronger it is, the less likely it will come to the world in its real body; from what a few people have seen, it is known that it is just borrowed from the original earth. Existing villages and towns buildings, mountain soil and rocks can appear.

But even this incarnation outside the body was already full of ferocious flames, and when it appeared, the ground was shaken, so that people didn't even have a foothold.The huge body covers the sun and the moon. I'm afraid it's not as big as a mountain. The flames that burned the dryad's grandmother are just fireflies that can be extinguished by waving...

Yan Chixia gave the Diamond Sutra to Scholar Ning to carry with him, and told him to make ghosts follow him when he moved the ashes. At this time, facing the old Montenegro demon, there was no other effective means, only to sit cross-legged on the constantly shaking On the ground, he concentrated on manipulating the flying sword, and reserved a small place where several people could barely stand in the gradually rolled-up soil.

The four eyes were chanting mantras, drawing talismans, and casting spells. Unfortunately, until the mana was exhausted, they couldn't stop the old black mountain demon. Instead, he fell to the ground exhausted and scolded: "How can his mother beat him?" ! Unless the gods come down to earth in person, it is impossible to move mountains and fill seas!"

Uncle Jiu also looked up at Yan Chixia, only to see the bearded man raised his eyes in the flickering fire and said:

"Brother Dao...begging for others is better than asking for oneself."

He suddenly remembered that when he was preparing to exorcise demons during the day, he took the time to read the "Sword Art" given to him by Brother Yan Dao.

At that time, he still thought, no wonder Brother Yan said that this sword technique is the same when read by one person... It turns out that this sword technique is like the "part affects the whole" written by Ichab. It can be said that what kind of person will practice what kind of sword.

But there is also a prerequisite for this, that is, the will of the swordsman must be pure, firm, and passionate.The "image" that you don't even believe in yourself, of course, can't fool the whole world.

If you want to practice this sword technique, you have to figure out who I think I am, what my power will bring to the world, and how I will face the world.

Reminded by Yan Chixia at this time, Uncle Jiu also suddenly remembered this sword technique, he couldn't help talking to himself from the bottom of his heart, what do I...why do I want, and what do I want to believe?

He thought of Chunhong's face, Lisa standing in the mist in the forest, and Ichab's science.

Even closer is Guobei County, which is like a purgatory in this world. Only numb or greedy people are left in the eyes, as well as Ning Caichen, Nie Xiaoqian, Yan Chixia, and Xiahou Swordsman.

The dead city occupied by monsters, Mrs. Fantaso who killed her own sister, and the knight who sharpened her teeth.

The spirit-absorbing dryad, the controlled female ghost, and the "Report of the League of Nations Investigation Team" that I read in the newspapers of the provincial capital before coming here.

What is a human, and what is a ghost?Is there really such a thing as "heavenly retribution" in the world, or is everything just a primitive and disorderly collision between people's hearts?

"Brother Yan Dao..."

Uncle Jiu suddenly spoke, not caring about his deep and dry voice: "I want to know which 'road' I want to take. If this world is like a long night without light, I will be a torch; if the sunrise will come eventually , then I will be the morning star.”

It doesn't matter whether you believe in God or not, as long as you believe in it, there are always people in this world who have had enough of the darkness, and there are always people who long for the dawn; he is one of these people.

In his soul, there is a light that has established a connection with some deep essence of this world, and even all worlds.The sword technique that Yan Chixia gave him was silently running in his consciousness, forging this connection into a sword.

The whole body of the sword was pure white, but there seemed to be colorful rays of light circulating inside the sword embryo; the sword light coming out of the body was cutting through the boundless darkness, reaching from the ground to the sky.

"The sword is done, it's really done!" Yan Chixia laughed loudly, and asked again: "What's the name of your sword?"

Uncle Jiu closed his eyes, feeling that his whole body was being pulled by the sword. There was a mysterious feeling telling him that once he took out the sword, his vitality, yang energy and magic power would be quickly consumed and then burned It will be his body and spirit.

But he didn't care about these, but finally stretched his brows, and said to the people next to him in a low voice: "Dawn rises, heaven and earth reconcile, sweep away the evil atmosphere, and avoid treacherous evil. Let's call this sword 'Yuguang'."

Chapter 41 Who to share

Yan Chixia felt that she would never forget this sword again.

"Yuguang" seems to appear directly from Lin Daoxiong's spiritual thoughts. When I saw it at a close distance, I was stimulated by the dazzling light and burst into tears. I thought to myself, the light of this sword will not disturb the surrounding Is everything on fire?

He had never been to a tavern, so he didn't know what the future would look like hundreds or thousands of years later, otherwise he would have said that this sword light was like a supernova that was exploding.

The brilliance of the sword light soared straight into the sky, turning into a sharp torch directly above several people, and when it touched the top of the cloud, it triggered a series of lightning bolts.Beside the few people who fell on the ground, its afterglow spread out layers of lotus-shaped light spots in all directions, and the golden petals ranged from four to eight and finally to thousands of pieces, spreading from where they stood to several inside and outside.

It was as if the dawn had driven out the darkness, the monster mist around, the dark clouds overhead, and the rocks and soil looming in the shadows were all instantly blown away by the light.There was the sound of something cracking in the distance, followed by rolling thunder, rumbling, as if mixed with some inaudible noises.

"My eyes... my eyes!"

Needless to say, this must be the old demon of Montenegro.

This time it was only its incarnation outside the body that came to the world, but this light seemed to penetrate the barrier between the worlds, and directly shone on his altar and true body in the city of death.Its subordinates screamed and wanted to escape from the envelop of the sword light, but they seemed to see a thick thick eyebrow that was so thick that they joined together, and the eyes opened under the eyebrow.

Uncle Jiu opened his eyes, turned towards the direction of the Black Mountain old demon, and swung the middle and middle fingers of his left hand down like a sword.

The sword energy rushed straight from the top of the sky to the ground, cut along the incarnation of the Black Mountain old demon to its body, and then pierced through him, blooming countless silver-white sharp edges in the city of death.

But in a short while, the shaking between the heaven and the earth has stopped, and the upturned and thrown high earth and rocks near Guobei County fell like raindrops, and the old black mountain demon seemed to have never existed, and the yin and yang worlds were separated again.

Swordsman Xiahou seemed to have been injured a little bit. He knelt on the ground with his sword leaning on his sword, and said with a lost soul, "Is this also a sword technique? What kind of sword technique is this?"

"If you don't have that talent, don't ask. Swords in the world are different from this kind of sword..." Yan Chixia sighed, stood up, and looked east: "The sun is out."

After this night of tossing, the long night finally passed.People in Guobei County went out one after another. Even though they may kill or be killed again in the new day, all kinds of life on this land are still growing wildly and vigorously like weeds.

Looking to the other side, Shusheng Ning also raised his head from the mud and spit out a few mouthfuls.

Although he was quite frightened...but the Diamond Sutra in his arms and Xiaoqian's protection still prevented him from any actual harm. After all, the tree demon grandmother and the old black mountain demon were killed before he could notice.Even Xiaoqian's ashes urn in his hand was in good condition, not even a crumb fell out.

Uncle Jiu also saw that side, smiled at Shusheng Ning, finally felt relieved, spat blood on the ground, and fell straight back.

The junior brother next to him quickly supported him with four eyes, and shouted anxiously: "Senior brother, senior brother!"

Yan Chixia also hurried forward, rolled Jiushu's eyelids, listened to his heartbeat, grabbed his wrist to feel his pulse, and said, "I'm exhausted...Brother Lin Dao's cultivation is not enough, this sword almost exhausted me." Exhausted all his energy, energy, and spirit. Quickly bring water, I have a elixir here, and he must take it as soon as possible!"

The four eyes looked around quickly, but the river behind Lanruo Temple was completely covered by the soil turned up by the old black mountain demon, and it might have changed its course, so I don't know where it is.

"Damn old demon, where did you get the river!"

He knelt on the ground and stretched out his hand to dig around, but where could he dig it out?Thinking of the way his senior brother treated him, and the experiences the two had grown up together, he almost burst into tears.

Ning Caichen, with one foot deep and one shallow, finally came here, knelt beside Simu, and shouted at him: "Don't worry, Taoist priest, look behind!"

Looking back quickly with four eyes, in the distance, I saw a place that should have been Lanruo Temple, a door stood alone in the middle of the green smoke that had not dissipated under the sun.

"This door is still there, this door is still there during the day!"

Si Mu hurriedly stood up and pulled Ning Caichen close, and hurriedly ran towards the door.

In the tavern, Xue Li's employees were staring out the window blankly.

I don't know how long it has been, anyway, since everyone came to this tavern, there has been darkness outside the window.But today, the color of the sun shone in through the window, casting golden light on the floor.

When Amelia stretched out her hand, trying to feel the pain of the sun shining on her body, she suddenly remembered that her hand was no longer the original flesh and blood; Max went to the bar and turned off the light, but the tavern was still so bright , and even the shape of fine dust under the window lattice can be seen clearly.

Xue Li explained to him the setting of this tavern in detail.Now that there is more sunshine here, it must be that another guest's problem has been solved...

Just as a few people were thinking about it, the door of the tavern was pushed open, Ning Shusheng and Simu Daochang ran in, and hurriedly urged: "Water, fill us with some water!"

Uncle Jiu slept very deeply this time, but he didn't feel completely rested.

When he woke up, he found himself leaning on a chair in that tavern, beside him were his junior, Shusheng Ning, and the bearded Yan Chixia.There is no pain in any part of my body. It feels like when I practiced for a day when I was a child, and at night my master whipped me with a cane because I got into trouble.

"Brother, how are you?"

The four eyes wearing glasses leaned over first and asked.

"I...it's fine." Uncle Jiu tried, trying to prop himself up with his hands, but then found that he had no strength in his body.

He knew very well why he fell into this situation. That kind of swordsmanship should have exceeded the limit of what he could control... Although he relied on his willpower to forcefully slay the old black mountain demon, he was exhausted immediately.

"Brother Lin Dao, it's my fault." Yan Chixia also stretched out her hand, helped him to sit upright on the chair, and solemnly apologized, "I really didn't expect that sword technique to be so fierce, even if it was me, I would have to fight again." It takes more than a hundred years of cultivation to get a glimpse of the door...but I have given you the panacea, you only need to rest for a month, and you will recover slowly."

"...Where's Xiaoqian?" Uncle Jiu sat up straight, took a few deep breaths, felt some strength in his body, turned his head to Shusheng Ning and asked.

"It's still in the golden pagoda. She said, I don't know if I want to reincarnate..." Ning Caichen said, took out a porcelain altar from the bookcase, and put it on the table in the tavern with care.

Yan Chixia nodded, and sighed, "Hey, it's no wonder. In our world, being a human is not necessarily better than being a ghost...Even if you are reincarnated, you will not be able to escape the sea of ​​suffering."

Uncle Jiu raised his trembling hand to rub his eyebrows, and said with difficulty, "Even so, we should continue to look forward... Scholar Ning, you can take the golden pagoda back to the country for a good burial. Pay attention to safety, don't be as ignorant and reckless as you were in Guobei County."

"Uncle Nine, I will naturally return to my hometown, and I won't take any risks." Ning Caichen nodded in response.

At this moment, Xue Li, the owner of the bar, also came over from the bar. Hearing his words, he immediately persuaded: "Uncle Jiu, don't worry about it. Yan Chixia will act with Ning Shusheng for the time being. Send him back to his hometown, and they will be fine."

"Since you said so, boss..." Uncle Jiu said.

He didn't know when Boss Xue met Yan Chixia, probably when he was in a coma?However, brother Yan Dao is the most trustworthy person, and he has a life-and-death friendship with Ning Shusheng, and he will escort him, so the two brothers and sisters can rest assured.

"...Simu, help me up, let's go back."

Uncle Nine said.

"Okay, senior brother. After you go back, you can rest for a few days, and leave the business of Yizhuang to me for the time being." The four-eyed priest helped Uncle Jiu, who was weak in limbs, and said so to him.

"It's fine to rest for a few days, but it can't be too long....I want to go to Maoshan!" Uncle Jiu answered, turning his head and waving goodbye to Scholar Ning.

Apart from Taoism, he usually doesn't read much other books. He is not as interested in dialogue novels, comic strips and Cantonese opera as his younger brother Simu.But even he has heard the famous line of Tang Dynasty poets: A confidant in the sea is like a neighbor at the end of the world.

Ning Caichen didn't show any expression of reluctance either, he knew that there was this tavern, and the two of them could meet again anytime; it was another person, and when they met, they didn't know when it would be.

Back outside Guobei County, Ning Caichen also led a horse, and formally saluted and bid farewell to Xiahou Swordsman.

The Xiahou swordsman, who usually shows no pretense to people, returned the salute quite face-saving, but he didn't say much to him, instead he said to Yan Chixia who was riding on another horse:

"When I improve my swordsmanship in the future, I will come to you again!"

Yan Chixia looked bored, he didn't expect that Xiahou swordsman would still be so stubborn after being bombarded by all kinds of gods and monsters last night.

"Don't come to me, I don't have time!"

"...It's up to you!"

"...Bastard, if I say I don't want to see you, you won't be able to find me!"

"I still found you when you hid in Lanruo Temple, and it's the same when you hid in this scholar's hometown. Even if you hid in the city of death, I will go find you after I die!"

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Ning Caichen shook his head and laughed, he really didn't know whether the relationship between these two people was good or not.

Yan Chixia, who was riding on the horse, was so enraged by Xiahou swordsman, she snorted coldly: "It's not speculative, scholar, let's go!"

Swordsman Xiahou also sneered and pulled his horse away, and ran in the other direction first.Even if you can't beat you in a sword fight, can you beat the horse and leave?

Yan Chixia looked as if she had eaten a fly, her face turned red and purple, and she shouted, "This stubborn donkey is really pissing me off!"

Chapter 42 Qushui Liushang

"Ah... I really miss this 'city' where the smell of human and animal feces is in the air."