Chapter 141

When Ji Tang and Su Jinzhou returned to Xuan Gua Palace, the Palace Master Ying Daolin and a group of elders, as well as the elders of Su Xuan Sect, all came to greet them with greetings.

Ji Tang immediately noticed the obvious slap mark on Ying Daolin's face and asked, "Did he get beaten?"

Zou Chu said in a rough voice: "No mercy!"

A smile flashed in Jitang's eyes, "Alright, we've beaten him up enough, it's time for us to leave."

Ying Daolin quickly stepped forward and said, "Yanzun, this was all my idea and has nothing to do with the disciples of Xuan Gua Palace! I would like to ask Yanzun and Xianzun to help break the other formations within the Xuan Gua Palace!"

"My life is worthless, but the people in towns and villages are innocent, and so are the disciples of Xuan Gua Palace. They shouldn't have died in this catastrophe!"

Ji Tang waved his hand, "Otherwise, my brother and I would have come here for nothing? Everything has been resolved. You can take a break and go help other cultivation sects."

Ying Daolin was completely bewildered. "Solved?"

Within the Xuan Gua Palace, there are four large formations, including the Soul-Fixing and Soul-Sacrificing Formation in Yongquan Town.

Nightmare Lord and Immortal Lord were only out for such a short time, yet they managed to break all the formations on all sides?

"This, this..." Ying Daolin was shocked and had a clearer understanding of the strength of the two masters.

He was always worried, fearing that he would not be able to protect the many disciples of Xuan Gua Palace and the people in towns and villages during his time in power.

So when he first heard the Nightmare Lord's casual words "solved", he was still in a trance and did not react.

He was well aware of the power of the formation. The fact that "only those who had reached the Tribulation Crossing Stage could construct the formation" alone was enough to make one's hair stand on end.

He thought that the Nightmare Lord and the Immortal Lord went out to break the Soul-Fixing and Spirit-Sacrificing Formation in Yongquan Town, but he never imagined that the two Lords broke all the four large formations within the Xuan Gua Palace.

Not only that, Nightmare Lord told them to help other sects of cultivation instead of clearing out the remaining black-clad forces.

What does this mean? The black forces have been completely eradicated.

Ying Daolin was overwhelmed with emotions, and in the end he could only say one sentence: "Ying Daolin would like to thank Lord Yan, Lord Xian, and all the fellow Taoists of Suxuan Sect. From now on, Xuan Gua Palace will be Suxuan Sect's most steadfast ally, and this oath will never be broken!"

Zou Chu hummed from behind Ji Tang, "You're so shameless after getting the advantage!"

Now that Suxuan Sect has two supreme masters, Immortal Lord and Nightmare Lord, in charge, its strength has been greatly improved compared to before, but not everyone can form an alliance with Suxuan Sect and become its ally.

Ji Tang smiled, but there was something else behind his words, "Palace Master Ying is quite determined."

Ying Daolin licked Zhang Lao's face and said righteously, "Xuan Gua Palace will definitely become a great help to Su Xuan Sect, and we will definitely not let the two of you down!"

Ji Tang stopped talking to him about this and changed the subject, "I saw that the people of Yongquan Town chose to hold ghost marriage ceremonies during the day. Is this the custom of Yongquan Town?"

Ying Daolin smiled bitterly upon hearing this and said, "That's not the case. According to custom, ghost marriages should be performed at night. But ever since the Soul-Fixing and Soul-Sacrificing Formation began absorbing living souls, the townspeople have been dying one after another, and many young men and women have not escaped this calamity. Alas! So many people have died that ghost marriages can no longer be performed at night, which is why the phenomenon of holding ghost marriages during the day has begun."

He shook his head and sighed, "Furthermore, the souls of the common people are unstable, each one lifeless, so even the steps of a ghost marriage are omitted. In addition to the ghost matchmaker and matchmaking, they also combine the wedding ceremony and the joint burial of bones together. A ghost marriage is extremely laborious."

Ying Daolin is telling the truth now.

Lang Yu's earlier statement that "it's sparsely populated on weekdays and few people set foot here" now sounds even more ironic.

Ji Tang was silent for a moment before he said to everyone in Su Xuan Sect, "Let's go."

At Yanzun's command, Su Xuanzong immediately reorganized and followed.

Ying Daolin and others saluted behind them for a long time until the figures of Su Xuanzong and his group disappeared into the clouds.

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Two years later, almost all the large formations that could be detected on the Jiuzhou Continent were broken by Ji Tang and Su Jinzhou.

During this period, the two fought against the Black Lord several times, but failed to completely drive him out of the world of cultivation.

There must be some undiscovered large formations on the Kyushu continent.

In addition to joining forces to eliminate the black-clad forces and traitors in the world of cultivation, various sects and schools are also constantly exploring and searching.

Only by completely breaking these nine formations can we prevent these large formations from forming the final overall formation.

Once the overall formation is formed, it will be enough to destroy the entire cultivation world - everyone understands this deeply, so they have been united as one in the past two years, and the results are indeed good.

But Jitang still had doubts in her heart, and these doubts always made her uneasy.

Judging from the situation, most of the nine formations in various places on the Kyushu Continent have been broken, and the overall formation will definitely not be successfully constructed.

But based on her understanding of the Black Lord, he would never let it go. However, in the several battles they had, Ji Tang had never seen the Black Lord panic or anxious. Instead, he looked calm and composed, as if everything was under control.

It was obvious that he could only appear with the help of his clone, and was also limited by the laws of nature. Seeing that his plan was about to fail, why didn't he make a backup plan and let the cultivation world take action?

"We're here." Su Jinzhou's voice called Jitang's attention back.

She looked up at the forest filled with white mist in the distance, and flew in with Su Jinzhou.

The white fog is a foggy maze set up by the Nightmare Clan.

Several figures gradually emerged from the impenetrable white mist. The leader was even more hurried. He rushed out of the mist and in just a few steps arrived in front of Ji Tang and Su Jinzhou.

As soon as the two men landed and put away their swords, the man knelt down and saluted.

"Greetings to Lord Nightmare and Lord Immortal!"

The speaker was the current leader of the Nightmare Clan, Rao Jin.

There are also nine formations within the Nightmare Clan. In order to invite the two Lords, Rao Jinwei sent almost all the elders of the clan. They searched all over the nine states before finally catching up with the two Lords.

Ji Tang separated his nightmare energy and lifted the man up, "Go in and talk."

Rao Jin immediately waved away the white mist and led the two people in.

When Ji Tang saw the totem that lit up on the back of his hand when he waved away the white fog, he immediately knew that the key to the fog maze was in Rao Jin.

The fog maze also falls into the category of illusion. Since it is an illusion, there must be a medium, and Rao Jin is the medium for opening and closing the fog maze.

They walked all the way into the Nightmare Clan, and wherever they passed, all the Nightmare Clan members knelt down to pay their respects.

The Nightmare Clan places great importance on bloodlines. Their manner of performing rituals is not like that of cultivators, but more like that of ordinary humans. When facing the head of their clan, they kneel down in reverent and solemn obeisance.

Jitang hasn't returned to the Nightmare Clan for a long time. After many years, there have been few changes here.

She could have directly broken the nine formations and left, but the elder who was looking for her went to great lengths to persuade Jitang and the others to settle down in the Nightmare Clan.

This reflects the elder's own opinion, as well as Rao Jin's.

Rao Jin sent the two of them to the two-story wooden house where Jitang lived.

He tried his best to keep the two of them, also for the sake of the Nightmare Clan.

Now, because of the Nine Formations, people from all sects and schools in the world of cultivation can see Ji Tang, but her clan members cannot. If this continues, who knows what new troubles will happen in the world of cultivation, so it is wise to keep Ji Tang and Su Jinzhou.

"Your Excellency, we have already conducted several attempts to break the formation. The formation will not be activated in the short term. There is no rush to break the formation. We can take our time."

How could Ji Tang not know his little tricks? She didn't point them out, but just said, "My place hasn't been occupied for a long time, and it's still so clean and tidy. You're thoughtful."

Rao Jin: "There are clansmen coming here to clean up every day, so you two can rest assured to stay here. If you have any instructions, you can message me directly." He held the communication stone in both hands and handed it to Ji Tang.

Jitang accepted it and said, "Okay, go back."

Only then did Rao Jin bow and leave.

"After such a long time, this is the first time I have truly stepped into your territory." Su Jinzhou stepped on the wooden board, making a continuous creaking sound.

No one has lived here for too long. The house supports the people, and the people also support the house. Even though the members of the Nightmare Clan come to clean it every day, the wooden house has been empty for so long that many parts have become mottled and loose.

Jitang smiled and took him to see the entire wooden house.

Every place held her beautiful memories, and she recounted them leisurely, with Su Jinzhou listening attentively. After they had toured the entire wooden house, Ji Tang pulled him to the open-air garden on the second floor and pointed to the distance, "That's a sea of crabapple blossoms. Except for the four-season begonias, the others haven't bloomed yet."

Su Jinzhou asked, "Is that the place you said your uncle and aunt often played with you when you were a child?"

Jitang nodded.

The two of them looked silently at the sea of flowers. At this time of year, the sea of flowers was mostly green. Although it was not as magnificent as the crabapple blossoms, it was still full of vitality.

An old man appeared in their sight. He seemed to be deliberately running towards them and slowly saluted the two of them.

After Jitang gestured, he turned and came to the first floor of the wooden house. The old man knocked on the door and came in without letting them wait long.

He saluted again, "My name is Yuxi, and I'm honored to meet you two Lords."

Ji Tang observed him for a moment, "Yu?"

Su Jinzhou's gaze swept between the two of them.

Yu Xi: "Yes, I have some blood connection with Yu Qian's ancestor."

Su Jinzhou frowned slightly, "Yu Qian, is it Ah Qian?"

Ji Tang gave an affirmative answer, but Su Jinzhou's expression suddenly turned cold.

Yu Xi hunched his shoulders because of the cold. The Immortal Master's eyes were so cold that they were almost solidified. He felt that his skin was eroded by a layer of ice, and it would soon penetrate into his bones.

He suppressed his fear and discomfort and whispered, "I am a descendant of the side branch of Yu Qian's ancestor. I come to see you two today because I have something to present."

He took something out of his storage bag and raised his hands above his head.

Ji Tang hooked his hand and sucked the things he presented to him.

Yu Xi then said, "This is a secret method. Through the blood exchange method, the blood of two people can be exchanged."

Su Jinzhou took the secret technique from Ji Tang's hand, took a few glances at it, and then said coldly, "This is just a low-level evil technique. What kind of secret technique is it? I think it's similar to the methods of evil cultivators."

Yu Xi shuddered again. "This is something we discovered a long time ago in the secret room of our ancestor Yu Qian. It has been passed down from our ancestors since they discovered it. We thought about it for a long time and decided to present it to the Nightmare Lord."

"The clan leader has already explained to us the entire story of the battle in the Nightmare Valley. We know how despicable the actions of our ancestor Yu Qian were, but we never imagined he would be so audacious as to contemplate a bloodline swap... We want to make amends, but with our limited strength, we can't do anything for Nightmare Lord. We can only present this source of evil to Nightmare Lord and let him deal with it."

Jitang looked at him again.

This time she looked for a long time, and Yu Xi's head almost dropped to the ground.

Ji Tang said slowly, "Are you afraid that I will vent my anger on you?" She waved her hand, "I won't take my anger out on the younger generation. You can go back."

Yu Xi finally felt alive again. He kept bowing, and the sweat on his head dripped onto the wooden board as he moved. "Thank you, Lord Nightmare!"

Before leaving, he wiped the sweat off the wooden board.

The moment the wooden door closed, Jitang leaned back into the soft cushion.

She looked lazy and said, "Brother, it's lonely up there! They're all terrified of me. The more they act like this, the more I can't relax. I can only act so high and mighty in front of others. It's exhausting!"

As she spoke, she kicked off her shoes and swung her legs back and forth.

Seeing her like this, Su Jinzhou's smile grew wider. "If they saw you like this, they wouldn't dare to breathe."

Ji Tang turned sideways and put his arm on the tea table between them, "Why?"

Su Jinzhou also approached the tea table, leaning on it with one arm, and scratching Jitang's chin with his other hand. "After seeing the lovely side of Nightmare Lord, can they still walk out of this room alive?"

Ji Tang lowered his head and was about to bite him, "You are the Immortal Lord of Mingyue Qingfeng, what horrible things are you saying?"

Su Jinzhou teased her like a cat, pulling his hand away just as she was about to bite him. He then said, "Haven't you heard the latest rumors? They're calling me both good and evil."

Jitang grabbed his hand and pulled it towards him, "Are you afraid of me?"

Su Jinzhou let her pull him over, and the two of them got closer, the scent of wood and the faint fragrance of flowers blending together.

Su Jinzhou lowered his voice: "I think I'll be as scary as you soon."

Ji Tang met his smiling eyes and held his hand tightly.

The bright sunshine fell on the two of them, warming up the ambiguous atmosphere.

Su Jinzhou's gaze began to move slowly downwards, and with every movement, Ji Tang's heart beat faster.

Her chest felt numb, and this indescribable numbness quickly spread to her limbs and bones, rushing through her throat and making her throat itchy.

She seemed a little tipsy, and felt that everything in front of her was playing in slow motion, torturing her and making her unbearable.

She closed her eyes and pecked Su Jinzhou on the lips.

Su Jinzhou opened his eyes wide in surprise and saw that the person in front of him had already stepped back and sat upright.

He straightened slightly following her movements, "Too fast."

Ji Tang didn't look at him, "It's you, Senior Brother, who are too slow."

Since she didn't look at him, she naturally couldn't see the color of his eyes gradually darkening.

Just because Su Jinzhou doesn't take the initiative doesn't mean he can tolerate it.

"Jitang."

"ah?"

"come over."

Ji Tang not only did not go over, but also leaned to the other side, "Why? I'm sitting here very well."

Su Jinzhou nodded seemingly in compromise, but his words were blunt, "Okay, I'll go over then."