Chapter 312 Jinjiang
In the abyss, the giant beast fell apart, with broken flesh and blood scattered everywhere. The moment the vitality came into contact with the ghost energy, it ignited into a raging flame.
When Yan Shixun jumped into the abyss, he had already spotted a place to land in mid-air. He chose a place that was not covered with blood and flesh, and lightly avoided the flames and landed steadily.
After slightly bending his long legs to cushion the impact, he slowly stood up and walked towards where the beast fell.
The Fengdu Yin soldiers who were originally surrounding this area immediately retreated and made way for Yan Shixun.
The soldiers were surrounded by a dark, glowing green light. They stood silent and tall in the black fog. Their true faces could not be seen, making them look even more terrifying.
But in stark contrast to their image of being able to stop children from crying at night, when Yan Shixun passed by, they looked over with curiosity, covertly and calmly.
Yan Shixun flexed his fingers hanging at his side, thought for two seconds, and then looked back in the direction of his gaze.
"I can sense that."
Yan Shixun smiled helplessly and said, "Do you have anything you want to ask me?"
The ghost soldier closest to Yan Shixun froze visibly.
The ghost soldiers around also silently took a step back, and when they looked at the ghost soldier who was caught on the spot by Yan Shixun, there was sympathy in their eyes.
He was clearly a tall and mighty ghost soldier on the battlefield, but under Yan Shixun's gaze, he inexplicably looked a bit pitiful.
So Yan Shixun took the initiative to ask him, "You want to know how Ye Li and I met?"
The ghost soldier looked at Yan Shixun in horror and shook his head desperately, indicating that he didn't want to... and didn't dare to know!
The ghost soldiers around also took a big step back in unison, fearing that they would be the next one to be caught by Yan Shixun.
Yan Shixun raised his eyebrows but did not end the topic. Instead, he took a step forward with a smile and asked, "Or do you want to ask why Ye Li and I are together?"
Ghost Soldier:!!! Help!
The rest of the ghost soldiers: Hiss—our colleagues are so miserable.
Yan Shixun touched his chin and thought: "But if this is a question, I'm afraid I can't answer it."
He recalled it carefully and found that his memory, which had always been clear and orderly, did not have a complete process that could help him remember the whole story of being with Ye Li.
Yan Shixun always felt confused when it came to his emotional memories.
He clearly remembered that Ye Li was a stranger who applied for the position of assistant director, and there were many incongruous things in his conversation, which made him wary. But later... later, he seemed to get used to the feeling of having Ye Li by his side without knowing when.
No matter when, it seemed that as long as he turned around, he would always see Ye Li smiling at him.
It is a warm and reassuring feeling.
Yan Shixun was confused and seemed to have acquiesced to this way of getting along. He even let Ye Li live in his house and later gave him another room.
If taken individually, each step of progress would seem strange to him, but when combined together in a step-by-step manner, he felt it was very normal, as if it was supposed to be this way.
He stood there and pondered for a long time before he pulled out a thread from his messy thoughts and memories.
Yan Shixun: Could it be that I was boiled like a frog in warm water...?
He was originally in a good mood and wanted to tease the particularly nervous ghost soldier in front of him, but unexpectedly, it made him recall and discover things that he had overlooked before.
So Yan Shixun nodded and said, "Actually, I don't really know how I got together with Ye Li. Otherwise, I'd better go ask him."
The ghost soldier widened his eyes in horror and looked at Yan Shixun, with only one sentence flashing through his mind.
It's over.
Yin Bing: Looks like I’m in trouble!!!
Yan Shixun quickly let the pitiful ghost soldiers go without saying anything more. He just kept the matter in mind and planned to ask Yeli about it after leaving the old Fengdu.
He smiled and raised his hand, turning around nonchalantly: "Okay, why that expression, as if I bullied you. It's just a casual chat, don't take it seriously."
The ghost soldiers stood stiffly in place, not daring to move, their eyes following Yan Shixun's back, until they saw him walk into the wreckage of the giant beast surrounded by flames, only then did they feel the suffocation slowly subside.
Almost all the ghost soldiers had the rare experience of surviving a calamity.
They breathed a sigh of relief, feeling with difficulty that they had saved their lives.
But when the Fengdu Yin soldiers looked at Yan Shixun again, their eyes were full of awe.
The future master of Fengdu... is also a tough guy.
Just a few words could make them face the difference between life and death.
This is the most thrilling experience that the Fengdu Yin soldiers have ever had in the thousand years that they have been guarding life and death and yin and yang.
And in a short period of time, it left a deep shadow on them.
It was also at this moment that, in the hearts of the Fengdu Yin soldiers, Yan Shixun, in addition to having a vague impression of the Lady of Fengdu, also deeply engraved his own deterrent majesty in the hearts of the soldiers.
General: I dare not provoke you.
If the commander and his lady start fighting one day... they should find a place to hide first.
The ghost soldiers looked at each other and felt a sense of sympathy.
Yan Shixun didn't take this matter to heart.
The Martin boots stepped on the smelly meat on the ground, and the gravel was crushed on the soles of the shoes, making a crackling sound.
The giant beast seemed to sense someone approaching. It raised its broken head, which was already dying, from the pile of flesh with difficulty and looked in the direction where the sound came from.
Having lost control over death, it seemed as if even the giant beast had become pure and kind. The only remaining piece of giant eye and flesh was weak but clear.
Just like a new born baby.
No one would have the heart to respond to such a look, as it would feel like they were hurting the baby.
Yan Shixun remained unmoved. He just raised his eyebrows and stopped not far from the giant beast with one hand in his pocket.
"If you want to beg for mercy, save your energy."
Yan Shixun stared directly at the giant eye that represented life, and said nonchalantly: "Others may not know, but you, the bearer of the ghost path, should know very well how many lives were lost in this night because of the ghost path. If a kind person came, he might be willing to listen to your explanation. But."
He sneered softly: "You met me. I have never been good at being kind. I only know that cause and effect will always come true. It seems that I will disappoint you."
The giant beast stared at Yan Shixun quietly.
It was so weak that it couldn't even move, and with the Yin soldiers surrounding it, it was destined to not cause any trouble.
But the look it gave Yan Shixun was still full of confidence.
It seems like there is still a hidden card that has not been played.
After a long time, the giant beast finally spoke.
"you……"
Its voice was hoarse and rough, and its deep voice echoed throughout the whole hell: "Do you want to kill your master with your own hands?"
Yan Shixun was stunned when he heard this, then he immediately frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
If it was any other topic, Yan Shixun would simply ignore it. He was a defeated general and there was no need to waste his energy on it.
But when it comes to Li Chengyun, even if he has doubts in his heart, he still has to be more cautious.
As for Li Chengyun... Yan Shixun didn't want to let it go even if there was a one in ten thousand chance that he would be hurt.
The giant beast was originally the embodiment of a ray of ghost and god power. After losing the power plundered from the evil spirit, it was able to return from a ghost to a level closer to ghosts and gods. As a result, it was able to see Yan Shixun's weaknesses clearly.
Not Yeli or Zhang Wubing.
But, Li Chengyun.
The giant beast looked at Yan Shixun, its eyes still filled with a pure and soft light, but the sound of its laughter came from a throat full of blood foam, as unpleasant as a broken bellows.
"If you kill me."
The beast turned its gaze away from Yan Shixun and looked far behind him, as if looking in the direction of Li Chengyun: "Li Chengyun will die with me."
At that moment, Yan Shixun felt that all the blood in his body had turned cold, and the chill spread from the top of his head all the way down, gripping his heart.
Although Li Chengyun died because of peeping into the Great Dao, the most important factor leading to his death was the old Fengdu.
But the Great Dao couldn't bear to let Li Chengyun die, and gave Li Chengyun a chance to live by virtue of the existence of old Fengdu.
His residual soul had stayed in the old Fengdu for so many years and had long been entangled with the old Fengdu and tied to this dilapidated ship that was about to sink.
If the old Fengdu completely disappears, Li Chengyun... will also die with it.
Not even a remnant soul can be left.
Yan Shixun stood there in a daze, feeling the pain in his temples unbearable. He couldn't help but raise his hand to cover his forehead, his frowning brows full of struggle.
Is it... to save the master, or to completely clean up the old Fengdu?
When Li Chengyun died, he was not by Li Chengyun's side, and he still feels guilty about this. He even regards Binhai University as a part of his pain. He has not gone back to visit it for many years, let alone mentioned it.
But now, there is an opportunity for Yan Shixun to save Li Chengyun's soul.
He wanted to catch.
But on the other side of the scale are the great beings...
The giant beast saw Yan Shixun's struggle and immediately lowered his posture. He added in a harmless manner: "You don't have to worry about me. Look at my condition. How can I accumulate strength for the next time? As long as you let me go once, I promise that I will stay far away from you and not let you see me. I will not harm any life."
"I don't want this ghost town anymore, and I don't want the name of Fengdu anymore. I just want to live."
Through the giant beast's mouth, the old Fengdu Lingzhi pitifully begged Yan Shixun to let him go, saying that he only wanted a small place to live and would never dare to ask for too much.
Yan Shixun put down his hand and looked at the giant beast with a dazed look.
Although his brows were still tightly furrowed, it was difficult to tell what he was really thinking from his face.
As the wait for an answer became longer and longer, the behemoth, who had been confident of victory, could not help but start to feel uneasy, wondering if his proposal was unattractive or if he had misjudged Yan Shixun's weaknesses?
Under the giant beast's anxious gaze, Yan Shixun slowly raised his powerful arms and stretched them towards the direction of the giant beast.
His eyes struggled from confusion to determination, and he seemed to have made his own judgment.
The beast didn't care about its broken body, and hurriedly struggled to raise its head and said to Yan Shixun: "If you kill me, it will be the same as killing your master with your own hands!"
Yan Shixun blinked slowly, his tone filled with a sense of uncertainty as if he couldn't return to reality: "I can't let you stay..."
Thousands of years ago, the old Fengdu fled from the battlefield.
Ye Li originally believed that the Great Dao would lead to the complete destruction of the old Fengdu, so he left the southwest and never looked back.
Everything seemed to fit together perfectly and there would be no room for error.
But it was this one miss that made Old Fengdu, like a rat, abandon the dignity and superiority that it once had over death, and hurriedly hid in the darkness, trying its best to escape the pursuit of the avenue.
This escape lasted for a thousand years.
It even led to the emergence of the ghost path, which almost replaced the great way.
Yan Shixun knew very well that if he let go of Old Fengdu now, with the strength of his master Li Chengyun, in a few decades or a hundred years, he would be able to accumulate enough power to support the soul, and then return to the human world, reincarnate into the cycle of reincarnation, and move on to the next life.
In the hundreds of years or even the next thousand years after the old Fengdu leaves, everything will be calm. Considering the current weakness of the old Fengdu, even if it really wants to do something, it will take a long time.
Even if there was another ghost, Yan Shixun couldn't see it at all.
Even by that time, would Haiyun Temple still exist? How would the world go...
No one will know, let alone see it with their own eyes.
Therefore, exchanging the old Fengdu for Li Chengyun became a seemingly good deal.
But what Yan Shixun was thinking about were those lives that died because of the ghost path.
If we do as the old Fengdu said, it would be like letting a tiger return to the mountain. The disaster caused by it will come back at any time and it is possible that it will make a comeback.
He should be ruthless and get rid of the old Fengdu immediately.
Can……
Yan Shixun's hands were shaking.
The ghost energy condensed in his hands, and the sharpness of the long sword emerged from the air. When he held it in his palm, it was not as firm as every time before.
Under the giant beast's increasingly frightened and panicked gaze, Yan Shixun took a few deep breaths and tried hard to calm himself down.
"To cut the grass, you must remove the roots."
Yan Shixun murmured softly, not knowing whether he was speaking to the old Fengdu or trying to convince himself: "If I let you go today, perhaps my future disciples a thousand years later will resent me, or perhaps you will do something that will harm your life... There are too many uncertain factors, I can't, I can't let you leave here."
If the captured mice are not killed immediately, they will soon slip back into the darkness and become difficult to catch.
The best choice for him should be to kill Old Fengdu, but...
Yan Shixun's hands were shaking so much that he could hardly hold the sword.
But at this moment, a gentle breath approached Yan Shixun from the side.
The warm and delicate hand grasped Yan Shixun's hand, and led him to hold the sword together.
It was like many years ago when he was still a young boy and his master taught him sword for the first time, holding the hilt of the sword with him and teaching him with a smile.
Yan Shixun suddenly came to his senses and looked to the side.
Li Chengyun smiled gently, his eyes sparkling like ripples in spring water: "Xiao Xun, you are right."
"Do you remember what I told you when I was teaching you sword skills?"
He nodded with a smile and said, "When using a sword, you must never hesitate. In your hesitation, you will miss all opportunities. You must be steady and decisive."
"Xiao Xun, what are you hesitating about?"
Li Chengyun sighed and said, "Since you can't make up your mind, let me do it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Shixun felt that Li Chengyun was holding his hand, and he swung the sword towards the giant beast.
The sword was sharp, cutting through the air and creating a buzzing sound.
The snow-white sword light flashed in Yan Shixun's eyes, causing him to squint slightly, with moisture appearing in the corners of his eyes.
"No--!!!!!"
The giant beast roared with all its might in fear, wanting to make a final desperate struggle.
However, Li Chengyun's sword was as smooth as flowing water, without any pause. In an instant, he had already pointed directly at the target. Holding Yan Shixun's hand, he sent the sword into the last eye of the giant beast.
“Puff!”
Pus and blood burst out.
The giant beast still maintained an expression of disbelief, and fell backwards with its eyes open.
"Bang!"
Dust flew everywhere and everything was torn into pieces.
It never imagined that Li Chengyun, knowing the consequences in full, would still end its last hope with his own hands without any hesitation.
The last bit of power left by Emperor Beiyin Fengdu completely dissipated between heaven and earth.
What followed was a shaking of the entire old Fengdu city.
Everyone in hell could feel the tremors beneath their feet, and the remaining evil spirits fled in panic.
Everyone looked around in confusion, not knowing what was going on.
The Fengdu ghost soldiers had received the order and immediately took action, treating all the ghosts that had been stranded in the old Fengdu for thousands of years differently according to the registration and classification of the Fengdu ghost catcher.
Those who were deeply sinful and beyond redemption were instantly reduced to ashes under the iron hooves and swords of a hundred thousand ghost soldiers in Fengdu.
The ghosts that were initially judged by the Fengdu ghost catcher to be holding grudges were protected from the earth-shattering tremors and tied with soul-locking chains in the ghost catcher's hands. They left the fallen city step by step and returned to Fengdu, waiting to be judged and to welcome their new future and life.
Some evil ghosts were wailing and screaming, trying to beg for mercy, while some ghosts were crying with joy and thanking the Fengdu ghost catcher repeatedly.
Countless ghosts bowed deeply towards the direction of Yeli.
Ye Li's tall body is like a mountain, supporting the sky and the earth, and has never collapsed.
But his gaze remained on Yan Shixun who was not far away.
Yan Shixun still maintained the posture of holding the sword, watching the giant beast quickly disappear into powder in the flames, but he was stunned and unable to recover.
He seemed to want to say something, but when he opened his mouth, not a single syllable came out.
It took him a long while to finally find his voice.
“Master…”
As soon as the words came out of my mouth, tears started to flow down my cheeks.
Li Chengyun was very calm about this, he even laughed softly: "To cut the grass, you must remove the roots. Xiaoxun, isn't this your usual style?"
He slowly let go of Yan Shixun's hand. There was a look of reluctance and concern in his slightly drooped eyes, but it was hidden by his thick eyelashes and Yan Shixun did not see it.
The strong wind blew up his white shirt, as fiercely as a white crane flapping its wings about to fly.
Li Chengyun smiled and gathered his sleeves, looking at Yan Shixun and whispered: "Xiaoxun, I am very happy to see you again and know that you are doing well and that someone loves you and accompanies you."
"Even if my soul is scattered, I can leave in peace."
Li Chengyun lowered his eyes and nodded slightly to Yan Shixun: "Thank you, Xiaoxun... You saved the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and also let me..."
There are people and home that I miss.
I don't think I told you.
In my life, I have saved countless lives and done countless important things, and it seems that each one of them deserves worldly praise.
But what I am most proud of... will always be you, Xiaoxun.
——You are the treasure that heaven and earth gave me, and you have given me a real home from now on. Because of you, I deeply love this vast world of mountains and rivers, and for this, I am willing to give everything to protect the tranquility and happiness of all lives in the world.
Even death is acceptable.
The entire city was shattered, countless pieces of earth fell, and the sky and the earth collapsed.
Li Chengyun also smiled and raised his head, falling into the abyss behind him.
"Master, Master, don't go!"
Yan Shixun rushed over immediately. He stretched out his hand desperately, trying to grab a corner of Li Chengyun's clothes, but he missed him and only grabbed a handful of air.
His eyes were red and tears could not stop flowing, falling on his chin and dripping slowly.
The black shirt was wet, leaving a smudge.
Li Chengyun just looked up at his beloved disciple with a smile while falling.
Then, he closed his eyes peacefully and allowed himself to fall into the deepest darkness.
Yan Shixun only felt that at that moment, there was a sense of emptiness in his heart.
“Master——!!!”
Ye Li stood behind Yan Shixun, sighed, put her arms around his waist, closed her eyes, and couldn't bear to watch any longer.
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