Chapter 98

Seeing that the head was smashed so easily, Liu Danchen and I became more confident!

Suddenly, the thunder and lightning in the Nine Heavens Mysterious Thunder Formation intensified. Thirteen heads had no way to avoid it and crashed into the barrier at the edge of the formation. However, the thunder and lightning seemed to have consciousness, shattering them one by one.

Looking at the rubble scattered across the ground within the formation, it seemed we had won this battle. The lightning dissipated, and the two formations ceased their activity.

Liu Danchen sat on the ground excitedly, looking up to the sky and laughing. I also breathed a sigh of relief. Hard work pays off. I didn't expect that the Nine Heavens Mysterious Thunder Formation was so powerful.

But then, his laughter stopped abruptly.

We saw that the rubble on the ground began to shake, then gathered together to form a larger human head. This large head was as big as a human, and we both immediately became alert.

We were unprepared for this sudden scene. The large head simply glanced at us, then a cloud of bloody mist erupted, transforming into the original seven heads before rolling away through the gate.

Liu Danchen and I looked at each other, wondering why they left.

"Are they immortal?" I said.

"It was all for nothing." Liu Danchen said.

"That's right, if it were so easy to kill them, there would be no need for the Heavenly Master to risk his life to set up the Seven Star Locking God Formation." We still think things are simple.

"What do they mean now?"

"have no idea."

Liu Danchen and I continued to guard the yard, fearing they would suddenly return. But our efforts were unnecessary, as they did not reappear throughout the entire night.

After a long night, I tried to catch up on some sleep during the day to regain my energy, but I woke up after only a short nap. It was impossible to sleep soundly. Now I feel like we are just four pigs in a pen, and how long we can survive depends entirely on the pen's mood.

"Let's hold on for two more days. If we don't go back for a long time, Master will definitely come to check on us. Then we may be saved!" said Liu Danchen.

"But last night we set up the Nine Heavens Mysterious Thunder Formation and still couldn't destroy them. How can we protect ourselves?"

"It's a pity that I don't have the ability to set up the Seven Star God Locking Formation yet."

Just as we were discussing countermeasures, Old Man Liu suddenly came over, and his next words gave us hope of survival.

"I suddenly remembered that my grandfather seemed to have said that there was something buried underground in the center of our village. It was used by the Heavenly Master to deal with the mountain god."

"What?" Liu Danchen said.

I didn't expect that he would say that there is something that can deal with evil spirits. I was also shocked.

"When I saw you guys dealing with them last night, I remembered my grandfather told me this."

"What are you waiting for? Go find it quickly," I said.

The four of us found shovels and walked to the center of the village. After a closer look, we found that this place was really unique. The houses here were not arranged in a neat row like in ordinary villages, but were spread out in a staggered manner.

If it weren't for Old Man Liu, one might think that the layout of this village was poor at first glance, but considering his words, one would find that there is order in the chaos.

"Let's go to a higher place and take a look," I suggested.

"Let's go." Liu Danchen obviously agreed with what I said.

Our group walked to the highest point of the village, and the first thing that caught our eyes was the seven places where human heads were sealed, including Zou Zhen's uncle's house. Now all of them have been broken open, and all 49 heads have come out, but we can't see where they are.

Overall, the village appears disorganized, but if you look at it row by row, you can see some clues.

"This is a broken up Nine-Grid Diagram." I could tell.

"That's right. First, use seven Three-Element Demon Sealing Formations to seal its body, and then use the Seven-Star God Locking Formation to trap its soul. If my guess is correct, this should be the largest formation in the entire village."

"You mean?" I looked at him in shock.

"Nine Palaces God-Destroying Formation!" Even Liu Danchen himself was shocked.

The Nine Palaces God-Destroying Formation, the only person who can set up this kind of formation is probably the Heavenly Master.

"Then why could such a powerful formation be broken so easily?" Liu Danchen muttered to himself.

When I heard his words, I was also very confused. The formation was within the formation, and it was arranged by the Heavenly Master himself. It stands to reason that with so much thought put into it, it would not be easily broken.

Then we found the answer.

According to the theory of Nine Palaces, we started digging in the center of the village. After digging down to about a person's height, Liu Wazi's shovel made a clang sound and hit something hard.

We hurriedly looked towards him and saw a stone slab appear under his shovel.

Liu Danchen stepped forward and carefully peeled off the dirt on the stone slab with his hands. It looked like a sarcophagus. The four of us dug it out. It took a lot of effort to lift it to the ground.

When it was unearthed, it didn't look like a sarcophagus. It was surrounded by auspicious clouds, and a sword was carved on the lid. Liu Danchen and I were very familiar with this sword; it was the same Heavenly Master Sword from the Heavenly Master Hall.

"Could it be that this stone box contains the Heavenly Master Sword?" I asked.

Together, we opened the stone box, revealing two wooden boxes: one long and one smaller, square. Liu Danchen eagerly took out the long box. His hands trembled as he carefully opened it. The first thing that appeared was a piece of yellow silk, and within the silk lay a sword.

It is the Tianshi Sword!

"Isn't the Tianshi Sword in the Tianshi Temple?" Seeing that this was really the Tianshi Sword, I was shocked beyond words.

Liu Danchen took the Tianshi Sword in his hand and slowly pulled it out. Although he didn't know how long the Tianshi Sword had been buried underground, when the sword was pulled out, he saw that it was covered with rust.

"I remember my master said that eight hundred years ago, a Heavenly Master in our Heavenly Master Mansion killed a god, causing the Heavenly Master Sword to be damaged. Later, a new Heavenly Master Sword was cast and has been enshrined in the Heavenly Master Hall." Liu Danchen said.

His meaning was obvious: the damaged Heavenly Master Sword must be this one. The location of the godslaying was this village.

There was also a small wooden box inside the stone box. I took it out and opened it carefully. Inside was a jade plaque with words engraved on it. It was written in traditional Chinese characters and was very small:

I am the eighth-generation heir of the Tianshi Temple. I was ordered to go to Yangshou Mountain to suppress the evil. I have long observed the magical stone, which has been able to communicate with spirits and devour countless lives. Unfortunately, my profound skills are not yet complete, and my strength is insufficient. I can only suppress it with the Tianshi Sword, waiting for those who come later.

This sentence means, "I am the eighth-generation heir of the Tianshi Mansion. I came to Yangshou Mountain by order of the imperial court to eliminate disasters. I see that the huge rocks here have long possessed spiritual consciousness and have killed countless lives. Unfortunately, I lack the ability to do so. I can only suppress them with the Tianshi Sword and wait for the next one."

Seeing this, the origin of the Tianshi Sword in Liu Danchen's hand was confirmed. This was the core of the Nine Palaces God-killing Formation left by the Tianshi.

I then turned the jade token over and looked at the other side. The words on this side shocked me even more.