Chen Luo discovered he could scavenge the minds of the dead.
So he went to a graveyard and scavenge the brain of a deceased Great Emperor, figuring he’d borrow it for a bit.
While other...
Boom boom boom!!
A hurried knock on the door interrupted Chen Luo's practice.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, this is bad. The water in the 'River of Rebirth' is out of control again. The entire backyard has been swallowed up."
The head of the Wu family looked anxious.
He never expected that the problem that was solved during the day would get out of control at night. Now the whole yard is surrounded by black water. If it weren't for the formation control, their Wu family would probably have been submerged.
squeak!
Chen Luo walked out of the room with Zhao Qi. As soon as he went out, he felt something was wrong. The entire Wu family became extremely cold, and the backyard was shrouded in fog. The stench of the river filled the entire yard, and a woman's singing could be heard faintly.
Cold and sad.
"What's going on?"
The doors of the rooms next to them also opened one after another, and Li Hongxiu, Yang Ding and the other two also heard the sound. However, the faces of the three of them were not good. Just now, they found that their spiritual sense had lost its function. Not only that, the spiritual energy of the outside world also changed. A strange force enveloped this place, making it impossible for them to escape.
"There's something wrong with this fog!"
"A supreme immortal weapon."
Cold sweat broke out on the bald old man's forehead, and he vaguely guessed something.
Their behavior during the day attracted the attention of the Zhang family, a royal clan. This family, which was already on the verge of collapse, seemed to have found an outlet to vent its anger, and poured all the excess "River of Rebirth" in the family into it.
"The Sky-Breaking Talisman has lost its effect."
Yang Ding held a half-burned talisman in his hand, and his face turned very ugly.
"To the backyard."
Chen Luo looked up at the thick fog in front of him. In his external brain, the brain of Miss Zhang, who had just been acquired during the day, quickly became active.
'The water of the River of Rebirth is flowing back. If the gap is not blocked, the river will flood everything.'
Miss Zhang's brain has an obsession about her mother. Chen Luo did not find any useful information in it. Fortunately, the brain's instinct was still there, and when he saw the mist, he recognized its nature at the first time.
Heavy fog is the beginning of the erosion of the River of Rebirth.
Then came heavy rain.
Finally the dam burst!
The Zhang family, the imperial clan, had gone through these three steps countless times. Every member of the Zhang family remembered them clearly.
"I'll lead the way."
The head of the Wu family took out a lamp-shaped magic weapon and led the way.
The fire illuminated the surroundings, casting a three-meter-wide orange halo that just wrapped up the few people.
The jade path that I had walked on during the day had now completely lost its color. The grayish-white bricks made a ceramic-like sound when I stepped on them. The plants around the yard drooped on the ground, lifeless. Only the fruit tree covered with palms was still swaying.
Looking through the thick fog, it looked like a bone claw reaching out from the underworld.
"The formation has failed"
The head of the Wu family squatted down, picked up a dead vine with his hand, and his face became extremely gloomy.
The plants in the yard were planted by the Great Immortal Zhuxie, and they have the ability to kill evil and avoid evil. With the Wu family's formation, even a second-level True Immortal would have to shed a layer of skin if he came in. But now none of these spiritual plants are left, they are dead, the formation on the wall has lost its color, and the stone with the formation pattern engraved in the corner is now like a weathered wall, constantly falling off.
"The fog is closing in on us."
Watching the fog becoming thicker and thicker, Yang Ding took out two pills from his sleeve, crushed them with his fingers, and scattered them around.
The medicine powder scattered, and after touching the mist, it actually made a corrosive sound.
call out!
Li Hongxiu took out a hairpin and made a stroke forward.
The gathered fog was split in the middle by a hairpin, revealing the fog-covered scene inside.
Several people seized the opportunity and rushed into the courtyard.
The bald old man was at the back, and just as he was about to rush into the courtyard, a hand suddenly emerged from the thick fog behind him and grabbed his shoulder. A cold breath spread along his shoulder, forcibly interrupting his half-activated magical power.
'Bad'
The bald old man's face changed, and he subconsciously wanted to activate the magic weapon on his body.
Snap!
In his horrified expression, the life-saving magic weapon he received from the Immortal Court shattered in the middle like glass. Jade and stone scattered, and a thick fog quickly swept over, submerging everything.
Patriarch Wu brought Chen Luo and others into the inner courtyard.
After passing through the garden gate, the few people found that the yard had completely changed. The farmyard in the daytime looked like a devil's cave at this moment. The house and the courtyard wall were covered with plants that looked like black hair, and even the gaps between the floor tiles had black hair extending out.
These black hairs swayed slowly as if in water.
“Why is the change so big?”
A trace of anxiety flashed across the face of the head of the Wu family. He knew better than anyone what this situation meant. The top-grade immortal weapon of the Zhang family of the imperial clan had further eroded the Wu family. If this situation was not handled properly, the entire Zhuxie Island would be submerged.
The power of immortal spirits flowed, and the oil lamp held in the hand of the head of the Wu family suddenly lit up.
The flames expanded their range several times, burning the mist and the surrounding black hair into ashes. The smell of burning mixed with steam spread in all directions.
"Where is Daoist Yu?"
Yang Ding suddenly asked. Everyone turned around and found that the bald old man who had been following them had disappeared without a trace.
The whole yard was silent. An envoy from the immortal court who had survived a great calamity suddenly disappeared inexplicably.
"Control the source first!"
Patriarch Wu had more experience than anyone else and knew the most important thing at the moment. Chen Luo was also observing the fog, and he saw more than the others. Several sensitive brains kept transmitting the sound of water to him.
'River water?'
After retracting his spiritual consciousness, Chen Luo touched the Soul Burial Banner inside his sleeve with his right hand.
This magical weapon is Chen Luo's biggest confidence. Although it is not as good as the top-grade magical weapon of the Zhang family, it can still protect him. After all, the main body of the Zhang family's "Rebirth River" is still on the family side, and this side is just a tributary extending from the Rebirth River.
Bang!
The head of the Wu family waved his hand and sent out a ray of fairy light, which knocked open the door that was entangled with black hair.
The wick of the oil lamp flew in from the door, instantly illuminating the scene inside the house. This house, which had only been entered by a few people during the day, had completely changed at this moment.
The ground was covered with black hair, which seemed alive, filling the entire room. The ground, walls, and everywhere were covered with wriggling black hair. The wooden bed where Wu Ling slept during the day was now completely covered with black hair, which was tangled together like a monster that was ready to eat anyone it could.
"Dad? Why are you here so late?"
In front of the red dressing table, a woman in a bright red wedding gown turned around. This woman was the head of the woman who was taken away during the day, Zhang Yunwei, the legitimate daughter of the Zhang family.
The wooden comb in her hand was still combing her hair. Every time she combed it, the black hair on the ground would spread out in a circle.
"Monster! Hand over my son now."
Patriarch Wu looked at the scene in front of him with bloodshot eyes.
"What are you talking about, Dad? My husband is a member of our Zhang family. Isn't this what you have always wanted?" Zhang Yunwei stopped what she was doing and a gentle smile appeared on her face.
“Die!!”
The head of the Wu family shouted loudly, and then he put one hand on the oil lamp.
boom!!
The flame in the oil lamp exploded like the scorching sun, and the flames spread, enveloping everyone in the room.
After three breaths, the flames dissipated.
Most of the black hair that was wriggling in the house disappeared, and the ground that was covered by the black hair was exposed again. The mahogany dressing table was burned to charcoal, and the bronze mirror on it fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
A red light flashed, and Zhang Yunwei's figure appeared in the room again.
She had no injuries on her body and still had a gentle smile on her face. But in the eyes of Patriarch Wu, this smile was like an unbreakable curse.
"You crazy woman"
The head of the Wu family panted, not knowing whether he was stimulated by Zhang Yunwei's words or driven to the brink of madness by the "River of Rebirth". Li Hongxiu and Yang Ding also took out their magic weapons and retreated to the door. If anything went wrong, they would activate the magic weapons and run away.
"I'll do it."
A hand was placed on the Wu family head's shoulder, suppressing his emotions. (End of this chapter)