Chapter 188 Chu Xuanji
Suddenly, the pages of the book burst forth with a blinding purple light, engulfing the entire secret room like a tidal wave.
When the bright light faded, there was no one left in front of the table, only the evil book was strangely turning its pages on its own.
Lu Yao felt dizzy and disoriented, and when she opened her eyes again, she found herself in a blood-red world.
Beneath the dark red sky, withered ancient trees twisted into painful human figures, and black blood seeped from the cracks in the ground.
Even more strangely, this small cave was filled with evil energy, yet there was not a single evil spirit in sight.
It was as if it had been completely wiped out by some terrifying force.
She traveled upstream along the river of blood, her wooden sword trembling restlessly in its sheath.
Purple clouds churned in the sky, and a series of sharp, crackling sounds could be heard in the distance.
That was... the sound of a whip?
Lu Yao's heart skipped a beat.
Following the sound, they indeed found a familiar figure in the wasteland.
The wooden hairpin on her high bun was slightly crooked, but the red-scaled whip in her hand was wielded with impenetrable speed, and wherever the tip of the whip passed, the three-headed demons were torn apart.
"Master!" Lu Yao was stunned for a long time before she exclaimed in surprise.
Chu Xuanji flicked her wrist, and the long whip wrapped around the evil spirit's neck like a serpent, then lashed it towards the blood pool in the distance.
She turned around, her eyes widening. "Little Yao'er? How have you grown so much?"
A smile bloomed on her blood-stained face. "Come and help your master count how many evil spirits we've helped to be saved today."
Lu Yao then saw clearly that the corpses of evil spirits were piled up like mountains across the entire wasteland.
"Why is Master here?" Lu Yao hurried forward.
Chu Xuanji put the whip into her sleeve and sighed, "After we parted ways back then, I passed through Qinglan Mountain and encountered villagers being harassed by evil spirits. When I chased them to the ancient tomb, I saw this evil book hanging above the blood pool and was accidentally sucked into this world."
Just as Lu Yao was about to speak, she saw her master suddenly become radiant: "However, this place is indeed an excellent place for cultivation!"
With a flick of her wrist, the crimson whip drew a fiery trail in the air. "Every day at midnight, when the yin energy is at its peak, new evil spirits are born. I use them to test my whip techniques—"
He shook his head regretfully as he spoke, "Unfortunately, even the 7,628th one couldn't withstand the ninth move of the Crimson Scale Whip."
Lu Yao sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation. Her master was always like this, becoming completely absorbed in martial arts.
"Master, it has been eight years since we parted!"
"What?" Chu Xuanji was so shocked that she dropped her whip on the ground. "No wonder... no wonder you're taller than your teacher."
She looked Lu Yao up and down, her eyes filled with satisfaction.
"Doesn't Master want to go out?"
“This…” Chu Xuanji scratched her head, a rare hint of embarrassment on her face, “Where can you find such good training targets outside? An endless supply, I can hit them however I want…”
Lu Yao was both amused and exasperated, but said seriously, "This 'Book of Earthly Fiends and Heavenly Inversion' has now fallen into the hands of people in the capital, and some have already used it for evil purposes. The seven evil arts recorded in the book—the Yin-Yang Possession Technique, the Three Talents Reversal Formation, the Yellow Springs Mirror Technique, the Big Dipper Life Stealing Formation, the Blood Moon Soul Guiding Technique, the Netherworld Puppet Refining Method, and the Nine Netherworld Soul Locking Formation—each of them has caused great harm."
Chu Xuanji's expression gradually became solemn, and she sighed, "In that case, it is indeed time to leave. It would be best to seal or destroy such an evil thing as soon as possible."
"Exactly." Lu Yao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although her master was too easygoing, he was never ambiguous when it came to matters of principle.
The two followed the Blood River back to its source, recounting their experiences over the years along the way.
"So, Xiao Yao'er is already the Imperial Advisor?"
Chu Xuanji's eyes shone with pride.
"It's all thanks to Master's teachings back then."
Chu Xuanji waved her hand, the Crimson Scale Whip swaying lightly at her waist: "Don't be modest. Your achievements over the years are all the result of your own hard work, step by step."
She suddenly stopped and pointed to a bridge of white bones that had emerged from the river of blood ahead. "This bridge is probably the key to getting out."
Lu Yao stared at the eerie white bone bridge, lightly touched her brow with her fingertip, and her third eye opened, revealing a thick, ink-like evil aura swirling on the bridge surface.
“Master, please look,” Lu Yao pointed to the stone tablet at the bridgehead.
She took out her peach wood sword and gently traced the tip across the stone tablet. The blood-red runes began to writhe as if alive, gradually forming a new line of text: "To cross this bridge, one must dispel the seven evil spirits."
Chu Xuanji raised an eyebrow and smiled: "You certainly know how to put on airs."
With a flick of her whip, the tip of which had just touched the bridge, seven dark figures emerged from the blood river beneath the bridge, transforming into seven puppets that resembled the two of them.
“Interesting.” Lu Yao’s eyes narrowed. “This is to make us break the seven evil spirits in our hearts.”
She pointed her sword forward, "Master, the three on the left are yours."
Chu Xuanji laughed loudly, her crimson whip lashing out like a dragon emerging from the sea: "Just what I wanted!"
As the whip flashed, the three "Chu Xuanji" figures shattered.
The three puppets representing greed, anger, and ignorance vanished into black smoke.
On Lu Yao's side, the peach wood sword drew four golden streaks, annihilating the four evils of pride, envy, sloth, and greed.
As she thrust out her final sword, she suddenly turned the blade, pointing it directly at the stone tablet: "Break!"
"boom--"
The stone tablet shattered instantly, and the White Bone Bridge collapsed inch by inch.
Where the blood river surged back, a bronze door was revealed, with seven chains on the door corresponding to seven kinds of evil magic.
Chu Xuanji's long whip wrapped around the door knocker, while Lu Yao simultaneously inserted seven evil-dispelling talismans into the keyhole.
The moment the chains snapped, a blinding white light engulfed the two of them.
When he opened his eyes again, he was back in the secret chamber of the Grand Tutor's mansion.
The book "The Book of Earthly Fiends and Heavenly Inversion" was trembling violently on the table, with black blood seeping from its pages.
Lu Yao and her master exchanged a glance, then simultaneously formed a hand seal: "Heaven and Earth Profound Ancestor, the Root of All Qi—Seal!"
Golden light and whip shadows intertwined to form a net, wrapping and sealing the evil book layer by layer.
Just as Lu Yao was about to put away the evil book, she suddenly heard a whooshing sound coming from the air!
Chu Xuanji's Crimson Scale Whip moved like a dragon's tail, striking down all the hidden weapons with a series of clanging sounds.
"Grand Tutor, Chao Chengwen!" Lu Yao turned around and shouted coldly.
Yue Mingzhi stood at the entrance of the secret chamber, followed by four Taoist priests in black robes.
His handsome face was now twisted like a demon.
"Kill them! This Grand Tutor will reward you handsomely!" Chao Chengwen, now possessing Yue Mingzhi's body, shouted sternly.
Four evil cultivators, each wielding a magical weapon, rushed at them.
Chu Xuanji flicked her long whip, and the Crimson Scale Whip transformed into three afterimages, simultaneously wrapping around the necks of the three people.
Lu Yao's swordplay was light and agile; with a move called "Star River Upside Down," she aimed straight for the fourth person's heart.
In the blink of an eye, the four evil cultivators had fallen to the ground, groaning in pain.
"waste!"
Chao Chengwen's face was ferocious.
It turns out that eight years ago, after the "Book of Earthly Fiends" devoured Chu Xuanji, it was stolen from an ancient tomb by a group of tomb raiders.
However, the evil magic involved was too bizarre, and the materials required were even more horrifying.
Infant's heart's blood, Virgin's vir ...ity, Hundred-year-old zombie's tooth...
Although people in the martial arts world coveted its power, no one dared to try it easily.
Five years ago, Chao Chengwen accidentally obtained this evil book.
At that time, he was nearly seventy years old and his health was declining. He was bewitched by the "Yin-Yang Body-Seizing Technique" in the book.
He exhausted his family fortune to recruit heretical practitioners and searched far and wide for those insidious materials.
The most difficult part is finding someone whose birth date and time are completely compatible with his.
When the new top scorer Yue Mingzhi appeared, Chao Chengwen was overjoyed.
Not only are their birth charts compatible, but what's even more remarkable is their handsome appearance!
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