57 Life and Death
The ripples on the stream had subsided, and a face appeared in the mirror-smooth reflection.
Hua Lang looked at the water surface. It was obviously crystal clear, but he could not see the bottom of the stream. This was the real passage connecting the two worlds - "Ghost Abyss".
Shan Yue looked at the dark sky and said, "You don't know where this is, do you? Are you really the city lord's man?"
Shan Yue's voice drew Hua Lang's attention back. She looked at Shan Yue, who was frowning, and suddenly thought of something. She quickly whispered, "Of course I'm also the city lord's man. I have an important mission right now. Shan Yue, use your spiritual energy to help me save this person."
Although Guiyuan was right behind her and she couldn't stay here for long, it was impossible for her to find a second cultivator easily at the moment. She didn't care about Shan Yue secretly joining the demon clan. Hua Lang urgently needed the spiritual energy from him to save her life.
Shan Yue asked in confusion, "Where did he come from? He doesn't look like a demon cultivator. Why should I save him?"
Hua Lang knew that this child was not as easy to deceive as her appearance, but she quickly thought of what the evil cultivator had just said.
The demon demon was clearly not one of the City Lord's subordinates he'd mentioned. Thinking of this, Hua Lang deliberately threatened, "Stop talking nonsense and save him. He's far more valuable than you are. You haven't found the group of people the City Lord personally requested yet, have you? He just fell into an illusion. Save him, and I'll find them for you."
A trace of guilt crossed Shan Yue's face. He fluttered his eyelashes and reluctantly stretched out his hand, "I know, I know. Ghost Abyss is only this big. They definitely won't get lost..."
The ground seemed to begin to shake. Hua Lang felt uneasy and urged, "Faster!"
"Don't rush me. I haven't learned anything in the world of immortal cultivation... Besides, even if he dies, with the city lord taking action, there is no need to worry about not being able to find that group of people." Shan Yue said this, but the spiritual energy at his fingertips did not stop.
How could Hua Lang not urge him? If she couldn't escape with Xie Hanjing before the city lord showed up, her lie would definitely be exposed. At that time, both a single moon and a tide of monsters would attack her!
Soon, a stream of water came from nowhere and covered Xie Hanjing's wound.
"What is this?"
Aside from the broken sword, the rest of the wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. Hua Lang knew that the spiritual energy in Xie Hanjing's body was gathering on its own. She hurriedly stopped Shan Yue, who was curious and wanted to touch him, and said, "Don't move. I'll go find someone for you. You stay here and wait for the city lord. I'll be back later."
After saying that, Hua Lang supported Xie Hanjing and walked out pretending to be calm.
Shan Yue looked at their backs and blinked in confusion. "That's weird. If you were looking for someone, why did you take him with you? Besides, he shouldn't be able to leave now..."
Suddenly, the quiet stream gurgled and countless tiny bubbles emerged. Shan Yue, who wanted to catch up with the two, realized something and immediately put what had just happened behind him.
As for Hua Lang, she could only retreat step by step in just half an incense stick of time.
From all directions, there is a tide of demons coming here, without a single gap!
In the blink of an eye, the demonic tide was right before their eyes! As if sensing the movement in the depths of the Ghost Abyss, the densely packed demonic beasts had already lost their minds and pressed towards the two of them.
Hua Lang held the sword to resist, but how could the strength of her one hand defeat thousands of monsters? The moment she lost her strength, she was hit by the monster in front of her. When she flew out, she opened her five fingers, trying to catch Xie Hanjing, but in the end she failed.
Xie Hanjing's trace was instantly obliterated by the monster.
Hua Lang fell heavily on a dead tree and rolled to the ground. She quickly turned over and got up, but no matter how fast she was, she could not resist the monster.
Countless sharp claws, emitting a fishy smell, pounced towards him and appeared in front of him in an instant!
A flash of blood suddenly passed by, piercing through several monsters in front of her.
Before Hua Lang could come to her senses, a sticky hand grabbed her and the two of them quickly retreated towards the Ghost Abyss.
"Xie Hanjing, where are we going..."
Hua Lang dodged the whistling wind and turned her head to see the two people's clasped hands, all blood red.
Why is there so much blood?
"Mei Kuai told us to go in this direction. There are monsters in other directions." Xie Hanjing's tone was no different, as if it was not him who had just pulled out the broken sword from his body to fight.
Sure enough, the long-lost lump of coal was lying on his shoulder.
Hua Lang naturally knew that there were no monsters in this direction only, because in front of her was the Ghost Abyss from which she had just escaped with great difficulty!
"You're back again!" Shan Yue turned around and smiled sweetly.
Xie Hanjing pulled Hua Lang and stopped.
Hua Lang shifted his gaze away from Shan Yue and looked behind him. A ball of black, rolling demonic energy was forming, accompanied by a howling gale. The stream began to boil, the dense forest trembled constantly, and the roar of beasts became louder and louder!
The current situation is like an encirclement and suppression, with no way out.
"Ding Dong." The stream began to flow again, but no one cared about it. Along with a faint yawn, a demonic energy so huge that the top could not be seen completely emerged from the Ghost Abyss!
"City Lord!" Shan Yue seemed to be not afraid of this horrible situation at all. He simply left Hua Lang behind and ran towards the thick demonic energy.
"Good boy, it's you."
Surprisingly, the evil spirit dissipated immediately, and a very pretty woman walked onto the shore. She stretched, then looked at Shan Yue who was kneeling in front of her, pinched his face lovingly, and asked, "You said you had a gift for me, what is it?"
Shan Yue obediently raised her head and let her pinch her face, her tone full of anticipation, "The City Lord will know soon!"
"Okay, I'm really looking forward to your gift." The Great Demon raised his eyes to look at Hua Lang and Xie Hanjing, and finally asked, "Who are those two? Are they... your gift to friends?"
Shan Yue was stunned and pointed at Hua Lang and said, "City Lord, isn't she yours?"
"She does have my aura on her," the Great Demon looked Hua Lang up and down, trying to recall, "but she is not mine. This aura must have been given to her by me when I saw she was cute when she was young."
Shan Yue twitched the corners of his mouth. Although he was chosen by Murong Jun because of his cute appearance when he passed by Qinglai, he still felt a little embarrassed when he heard that she had been so casual in her behavior for many years.
His identity was exposed, and the demonic tide came again. Hua Lang grabbed Xie Hanjing and was ready to fight to the death.
Unexpectedly, the demon spoke kindly the next second, "Since we've been destined to meet, why don't you join my Xifeng City?"
Hua Lang was caught off guard by her sudden recruitment. Before he could respond, Shan Yue was the first to exclaim in surprise, "No, no, City Lord, you can't accept them!"
The demon looked at Shan Yue and asked in a good-tempered manner, "Why is that?"
Hua Lang also became worried. Although she had no intention of practicing magic, now that she had a chance to get away with it with this trick, she must not let Shan Yue ruin it.
Just as Hua Lang was about to speak, Xie Hanjing turned his head and whispered, "Master, someone is coming. Wait a moment."
Shan Yue muttered, "How many more good children does the City Lord want? There are so many demon cultivators following the City Lord."
The Great Demon thought of those ugly, flesh-eating, blood-devouring demon cultivators and couldn't help but frown. He corrected them, "They are not my children."
Seeing Murong Jun's displeasure, Shan Yue cleverly changed the subject, "As long as the City Lord doesn't like them, that's good. Shan Yue will always be with you! Is there anything else you want to do today?"
The Great Demon's eyes occasionally glanced at Hua Lang and Xie Hanjing. She said absentmindedly, "...I'm waiting for your gift."
The demon beasts that followed the Great Demon were already very close. Hua Lang wanted to turn around, but Xie Hanjing still held her tightly, "Master, don't worry."
Seeing that monsters were pouring out from all sides of the stream, although she didn't know what Xie Hanjing was waiting for, based on the number of monsters, there was absolutely no way the two of them could get out.
Shan Yue, who was still kneeling on the ground, pressed his hands on the ground, as if sensing something. Facing Murong Jun's curious gaze, Shan Yue stood up after a moment. He clapped his hands and said, "My gift has finally arrived!"
As soon as the words fell, the ground was instantly covered with dazzling white light, the sky was also illuminated by talismans, and the majestic spiritual power intertwined into a net. The stream instantly froze and froze. The huge barrier spread rapidly in all directions with Guiyuan as the center, until it enclosed the demonic tide, and then the barrier began to close!
In the blink of an eye, accompanied by a bright white light, the roar of the monsters, which was almost deafening, resounded throughout the world!
Hua Lang was startled by this sudden change. In a flash, she turned around and looked behind her.
The spiritual energy illuminated the sky and the earth, and the monsters were all frozen. She saw countless figures at a glance. They were holding weapons and rushed into the bodies of the monsters without hesitation!
This is not suppression at all, this is clearly a thorough demon-slaying campaign!
"Is this the gift you gave me?" The great demon at the center of the formation was also unable to move. She looked at Shan Yue with an unclear expression.
After confirming that the formation was complete, Shan Yue's expression relaxed. He said, "Why, the City Lord doesn't like it? This is a great gift from our Jin family, which we have gone through so much trouble to present."
Even though Murong Jun was restrained by the formation, Shan Yue did not overestimate his own abilities and try to kill her. He glanced at Murong Jun with fear, then ran to Hua Lang and Xie Hanjing and said, "Since you are not on the side of the devil, then come with me!"
As the two took a step forward, demonic energy instantly corroded the ground where they had been standing. The demon's voice was devoid of the anger of betrayal, "Another Zhongzhou person..."
After saying that, she actually laughed.
Hua Lang was being pulled by Xie Hanjing. When she heard the clear laughter, she suddenly felt that it sounded familiar. She turned around and found that the figure of the big demon had been surrounded by the demonic energy again and could not be seen clearly.
Shan Yue was faster than the other two. He bypassed the monsters one by one and shouted behind him, "Where are you guys? Hurry up! If we don't activate the formation, it will be too late!"
Upon hearing this, Xie Hanjing directly picked up Hua Lang, and the two of them stepped on the back of the monster and moved forward. Their speed was indeed much faster!
Hua Lang raised his eyebrows and saw that the monks who were attacking the monsters had retreated outside the barrier. Although Hua Lang did not recognize the formation under his feet, from Shan Yue's tone, he guessed that this formation should be able to severely damage the demon tide.
The cultivators at the front of the barrier were Cangluan’s disciples. They recognized Xie Hanjing at a glance, “It’s Senior Brother! Senior Brother, come here quickly!”
Just as they were about to break out of the formation, suddenly, a deafening "bang" sound was heard!
A demonic energy like a sharp blade rushed out from the ground. Xie Hanjing was quick-witted and quick-handed. He rolled on the ground with Hua Lang and avoided the attack!
But when the two stood up again, they saw a bottomless crack winding along the edge of the formation. As demonic energy emerged from it, the chasm widened in an instant, making it almost impossible to see the people on the other side!
The white light of the formation became brighter and brighter. Shan Yue was half a step ahead of them and just avoided the evil spirit. Everyone stood outside the barrier. The sky was filled with black air and they could hardly see the two people opposite them.
"W-What's going on?"
"It's over, the demon must have broken free from the barrier..."
"Then what should we do? Senior brother is still across the way."
"Shut up, everyone," Shan Yue interrupted everyone. He glanced at the other side and saw that the demonic energy was getting stronger. He said firmly, "Activate the formation now!"
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