Chapter 387 Bronze Box
At the same time, Lin Xuan and Murong Xuan each used their own methods to protect themselves.
Lin Xuan was holding a peach wood sword in her hand. The sword body was not wood color, but instead had a black and red glow.
Even someone who doesn't know much can tell that this is an extremely powerful magical weapon.
Looking at Murong Xuan again, he had an eight-diagram mirror hanging around his neck and a compass in his hand. He didn't look like a warrior at all, but more like a charlatan.
Professor Xu stared in amazement as the three charlatans entered the tomb. For some reason, he felt a chill in his back.
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Huo Qinghuang held the talisman fire in front of him, and the golden flames illuminated the damp cave walls.
The walls of the cave were covered with strange runes, and you could vaguely see traces of dried blood.
She suddenly reached out to stop Lin Xuan and Murong Xuan who were about to follow in: "Wait, there's something wrong with the cave wall."
Under the light of the fire, dense dark red lines appeared on the seemingly ordinary stone wall, wriggling slightly like blood vessels.
Lin Xuan took a deep breath: "This is... a blood sacrifice rune?!"
She grew up in Sanqing Palace. Although she had never formally become a disciple, she had read many of the ancient books treasured in Sanqing Palace and knew the origin of this rune.
"more than."
Huo Qinghuang touched the stone wall with her fingertips, and the runes immediately twisted like a frightened snake.
"Someone is feeding these runes with human blood."
Lin Xuan's face turned pale: "Those archaeologists..."
"Save people first."
Huo Qinghuang said in a deep voice: "Follow me closely and don't touch anything."
It is said that saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. She doesn't want any pagoda, just some merits...
She glanced into the void, as if she saw the invisible and formless way of heaven through numerous obstacles.
"Let's go."
Huo Qinghuang said calmly, turned around and strode forward.
Lin Xuan and Murong Xuan looked at each other, both with embarrassed expressions, and a little relieved.
After all, the two of them were children of famous families, but in front of Huo Qinghuang, a wild girl, they were like rookies and could not help but follow her orders.
As the three of them moved forward, the air in the cave became increasingly cold and thin.
Faintly, you could hear some strange noises, like someone crying softly, or the roar of some wild beast.
Lin Xuan tightly gripped the peach wood sword, feeling somewhat uneasy.
"The atmosphere is not right, are there really any zongzi?"
Murong Xuan raised his eyebrow and snorted coldly: "What are you afraid of? Even if there really are zongzi, the three of us can handle it."
Although he said this, there was a hint of vigilance in his eyes.
Suddenly, a faint groaning sound came from the front, accompanied by a strong smell of blood, which made the faces of the three people change drastically in an instant.
"Walk!"
Murong Xuan claimed to be the only man among the three, and he rushed ahead.
The next moment, the scene before him almost made him crush the compass in his hand.
The other students who arrived earlier were nailed to the stone wall, with blood oozing from their wrists, flowing along the grooves on the wall into the depths of the cave.
The strangest thing is that they all had strange smiles on their faces, as if they were having a sweet dream.
When I got closer, I saw that they were pale, breathing weakly, and their bodies were covered with strange black lines, as if they were eroded by some evil force.
Huo Qinghuang squatted down and carefully checked their injuries.
"They have been invaded by poisonous insects and their condition is critical."
"It should be the Illusion Heart Gu!" Murong Xuan exclaimed, "Their minds have been controlled!"
Huo Qinghuang was about to rescue him when he suddenly stopped.
She looked down and saw a thin layer of blood on the ground with tiny black insect eggs floating in the water.
“Stand back!”
She suddenly threw out a handful of talisman paper, flames burst out instantly, and the blood made a "hissing" sound in the talisman fire. The insect eggs were quickly burned to ashes.
But at this moment, Lin Xuan suddenly pointed to the depths of the cave: "There is someone there!"
Huo Qinghuang and Murong Xuan looked in the direction she pointed, and saw a thin man kneeling in front of a stone platform with a bronze box on it.
The man held something in his hands and muttered something.
"It's Professor Zhang!"
Murong Xuan recognized the other professor who was leading the archaeological team, "What is he doing?"
Huo Qinghuang's pupils shrank: "He is sacrificing his own soul! Stop him!"
The three of them didn't have time to think and immediately rushed towards Professor Zhang.
Murong Xuan was the closest, and he leaped at an extremely fast speed and arrived behind Professor Zhang first.
He stretched out his hand to pull Professor Zhang, but just as his hand was about to touch Professor Zhang, a powerful backlash force knocked him away.
"Murong Xuan!"
Lin Xuan exclaimed and swung the peach wood sword in her hand, trying to cut off the strange aura surrounding Professor Zhang.
Murong Xuan adjusted his body in the air, rolled over after landing, quickly stood up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes full of anger.
"What on earth is going on?"
Huo Qinghuang frowned and carefully examined the bronze box on the stone platform.
A beam of faint green light shone out from the bronze box and shone on Professor Zhang's forehead.
Professor Zhang's body was shaking slightly, and his facial expression was distorted, as if he was in great pain, but the mantra he chanted never stopped.
"snort!"
She snorted coldly and punched out directly.
"boom!"
Her punch seemed ordinary, but it was packed with powerful force. The wind from her fist was whistling as it rushed straight towards the bronze box.
The force of the fist collided with the strange force around the box, making a deafening roar. The entire tomb was shaking, and gravel kept falling from the top of the cave.
The dark green light flickered violently under the impact of the fist, and the light was distorted and deformed, as if it was being tightly grasped by an invisible big hand.
Professor Zhang's chanting of the incantation paused, his body shook even more violently, and the pain on his face became more intense.
Lin Xuan took advantage of this gap, rushed forward waving the peach wood sword, emitting a black and red light, and slashed towards the bronze box.
However, just as the peach wood sword was about to touch the box, a black smoke suddenly rushed out of the box and instantly enveloped the peach wood sword.
Countless hideous faces seemed to emerge from the smoke, with their fangs and claws bared, trying to devour the peach wood sword.
Lin Xuan felt his hand sink, and the peach wood sword seemed to be pulled by a powerful force and almost slipped out of his hand.
Seeing this, Murong Xuan immediately raised the Bagua mirror in front of his chest and chanted: "The sky and the earth are boundless, Qiankun borrows the law!"
Golden rays of light instantly shot out from the Bagua mirror, interweaving and confronting the black smoke.
Wherever the golden light went, the black smoke gradually dissipated and the ghost face shattered.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Huo Qinghuang stepped forward again, quickly forming seals with his hands, and a wisp of invisible energy instantly rushed straight towards the bronze box!
“Buzz…”
The bronze box seemed to be shocked and made a buzzing sound.
"The seal of the evil god is broken!"
Huo Qinghuang's eyes narrowed, and a fist-sized golden seal flew out from her hand and hit the bronze box directly.
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