"Huh? Ningning and the others are going to challenge Shadow Demon?"
Lin Qian came over after hearing the news, holding a big white rabbit in her arms: "If I remember correctly, Shadow Demon should be at the Nascent Soul stage, right? Can a group of them, a group of Little Golden Cores, do it?"
"That little girl seems determined to win."
Tian Xianzi leaned on a wooden chair, his eyes moving away from the mysterious mirror, and he was looking at something far away. When he said this, he suddenly chuckled: "The battle of Qiongshan...I still remember it clearly."
Lin Qian nodded and raised her eyebrows: "After all, Elder Tianxian is also one of the people who set up the formation."
At that time, war was imminent and people were suffering everywhere in the world. In order to subdue the Shadow Demon as quickly as possible, the elders of the major sects set up the Thousand Lights Returning to the Origin Formation in Qiongshan, assisted by the vertical and horizontal sword energy, and the two finally intersected and severely damaged it.
The place where the Shadow Demon lives is dead and gloomy. In order to prevent the aura from spreading to the human world, the head of Kunshan incorporated the entire Qiongshan into the Mustard Seed Realm and stored it in the Demon Refining Tower. If there is any regret...
Lin Qian turned her head to look at the mysterious mirror. In the picture, Ningning was leaning against a tall and straight mountain wall, staring intently at the thoughts and spirits left by the soldiers.
The intense yearning for the deceased can be contained by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, re-projecting the fragments of memories over and over again. That untouchable shadow is called "mind spirit".
So many soldiers died in Qiongshan that their strong mental power remained in the closed space of the Demon Refining Tower, unable to dissipate or weaken. Naturally, it formed many phantoms that sometimes appeared in the heavy snow.
Lin Qian's eyes dimmed slightly and she said nothing more.
The only regret in the Battle of Qiongshan was the ordinary people who risked their lives to help. They were unable to resist the overwhelming demonic tide and were almost wiped out.
That memory was too distant, and she thought she would gradually forget it, but now when she thinks back on it, it is still vivid in her mind.
Both the cultivation world and the orthodox army suffered heavy casualties. The team called "Jiansha" was composed of civilians from all over the place.
Among them were men and women, butchers, scholars, martial artists and doctors. I heard that there were even several prostitutes who were so tired that they complained all day and all night long.
At that time, the death energy in Qiongshan was surging, and it had to be taken to the Demon Refining Tower as soon as possible. However, the elders were exhausted and did not even have a chance to collect the bodies of the soldiers.
Lin Qian drooped her eyelashes and looked quietly at the picture in the mysterious mirror.
I don’t know if they can succeed today.
"Qiongshan didn't look like this back then, did it?"
After a long silence, she spoke again: "Qiong Mountain is like jade, and the top of the mountain is the best place to watch the sunset and sunrise."
Ji Yunkai propped his chin with his hand and yawned: "The rampage of demonic energy is inevitable."
He spoke absentmindedly, with a mocking smile on his face. "That ugly thing called Shadow Demon cannot stand the light of day, so it wants to prevent others from seeing it. I remember it has the ability to swallow up the sky and block out the sun. The stronger its will to fight, the darker it will be, and the colder it will be. When the battle is fierce, the cold will penetrate our bones... It won't be good weather for those kids."
"I have 100% confidence in Ningning."
Tian Xianzi grinned and said, "How about we make a bet?"
"No."
Ji Yunkai stuffed a piece of red date candy into his mouth and raised his crescent-shaped eyebrows: "I'm afraid no one here wants to see her fail."
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Inside the Demon Refining Tower, He Zhizhou shivered as the temperature got lower and lower.
After agreeing on the battle plan with Ning Ning, Xu Ye and Zhou Zhao gathered together to discuss for a long time, and finally came to the conclusion:
Although I couldn't figure it out and didn't understand it, based on Ningning's serious description, this method seemed to be quite useful.
Of course, the premise is that her "serious description" is true.
"Why, are you still looking at the spirits left by those soldiers?"
Seeing that she was absorbed in reading, He Zhizhou walked over to Ningning with some curiosity and asked, "The reason you are determined to defeat the Shadow Demon is because of that letter, right?"
Ningning put her hands behind her back and leaned against the mountain wall, frowning because of the biting cold.
"The score from killing it is of course an important factor. We can't just be free workers."
She leaned her head against the stone wall and said calmly, "I just feel that if those demon-slaying soldiers gave up their lives and everything, only to end up becoming the very thing they hate the most..."
"How should I put it?"
Ning Ning said: "It's hard to feel comfortable being neither a fairy nor a hero."
He Zhizhou smiled.
It was rare for him to restrain his expression. At this moment, his dark eyes quietly settled down, and his handsome eyebrows and eyes reflected the color of snow: "The war between immortals and demons was so tragic back then, and there were probably countless good people who did not have a good ending."
Neither of them had ever experienced that time and could only get a glimpse of the past through the mouths of others.
I have heard the old lyrics about rivers of blood and fields of bones countless times, but it was not until I saw the scenery of Qiongshan with my own eyes today that I felt the cruelty and despair for the first time.
"No wonder the world has such a big prejudice against the demons."
He Zhizhou sighed: "We are sworn enemies."
Ningning was blinded by the wind and snow, and somehow, she suddenly thought of Pei Ji.
He was born at the end of the war between immortals and demons, when people's hatred towards demon cultivators was the strongest.
During such a long childhood, how did he spend day after day with a bloodline that was despised by everyone?
She didn't dare to think deeply about it. Just thinking about it superficially would make her subconsciously feel stuffy in her heart.
"Okay—"
Ning Ning put her scattered and messy thoughts behind her, stood up, and raised her voice slightly: "Are you ready?"
“Ready!”
Xu Ye rubbed his hands together, his eyes shining: "If Senior Sister Su knew that I defeated the Shadow Demon... hehe, hehehe."
The look in Zhou Zhao's eyes when he glanced at him clearly showed "no future" and he looked at Ningning very seriously.
"I don't want any honor from this battle. I would like to give all the credit to you - but please keep the secret on the ice well, my dear mother."
...As a result, you even called her "respected mother" without hesitation. You are even more useless than Xu Ye! She is a young girl and she doesn't want such a big and strong son!
"This confrontation is very dangerous. Everyone, be careful and don't fight too long."
It seems that these teammates are not very reliable. Ning Ning held his forehead and said, "If we are defeated, we will run away immediately. Teammates are birds of the same forest. When disaster strikes, they all fly away."
This sentence is very vivid. Due to the strong sense of immersion, He Zhizhou already felt that he had been defeated miserably by Shadow Fiend and had to flee in panic.
"No matter what the result is, I will do my best."
Ning Ning stretched out her right palm, two dimples on her cheeks as she smiled: "Let's work together and take down the 50th floor."
He Zhizhou's blood boiled, and he put his hand on the back of her hand: "Go! Our journey is to the stars and the sea!"
Xu Ye took a deep breath: "Senior Sister, I, I can do it!"
Zhou Zhao finally placed his hand over his head and said, "For my respected father and mother, I wish you both a long life."
Ningning: ...
So stop shouting!
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The Shadow Demon has the power to devour light and heat. The place where it resides is as dark as night. In the spreading death fog and demonic energy, one can only feel deep cold and suffocation.
"Although we can rely on the Turtle Breathing Pill to temporarily avoid the attacks of those bone puppets," He Zhizhou poked his head in and lowered his voice, "but once the Shadow Demon is alerted, it can also control the bone puppets to launch a fierce attack on us."
Zhou Zhao blew a strand of black hair that fell down, and with a determined look, he raised his thumb and pointed at his chest twice: "The strength of the Wanjian Sect is absolutely beyond doubt - Xu Ye and I can definitely stop them."
To them, the Shadow Fiends and the Bone Puppets that look like a mountain of corpses are both huge threats.
After some discussion, it was decided that Ning Ning and Zhou Zhao, who had the highest cultivation levels present, would deal with the Shadow Demon and Bone Puppet respectively, while He Zhizhou and Xu Ye would assist them in this task.
Facing that huge dark shadow towering into the sky, it would be a lie to say I wasn't nervous. Ning Ning took a deep breath, barely calming her pounding heart, and looked at the three people beside her one by one: "Let's start."
Zhou Zhao fully implemented the erratic chauvinism in his heart and insisted on taking the lead and walking in the front. Ningning followed behind him, concentrating and holding her breath, quietly passing through the bone puppets that were as surging and dense as the waves.
The heavy snow fell like goose feathers, and even in such a dark environment, it still reflected an unusually bleak white.
As for the two steep mountains next to the Shadow Demon, they were covered with snowflakes and looked like two white ghosts, floating silently in the thick night.
There was no noise around, only the terrible howling of the wind that kept passing by her ears. Being surrounded by bone puppets and in a life-threatening situation, Ningning was inexplicably reminded of the whimpering of a seriously ill person before his death.
The Shadow Demon's huge shadow was ready to move, as if it had sensed something, and it squirmed and let out a low groan.
——Immediately, a cold wind blew up, and after a very short silence, the bone puppets on the mountain moved in response!
The mighty army rushed over, Zhou Zhao twitched his mouth with a frown on his face and drew his sword from his waist.
In an instant, sword light spread out, like a knife blade tearing through the endless darkness.
"Just leave these guys to us."
There was a smile between his words. The sword energy was as fierce as fire, emitting billowing hot air, and he forcefully repelled several bone puppets that tried to approach: "I'll leave the Shadow Demon in the hands of the two of you."
Ningning hastily responded with a "OK" and drew her sword. Amid the clanging sound of the sword blade colliding with bones, she and He Zhizhou flew forward quickly.
They came here with the help of the Turtle Breath Pill and were very close to the Shadow Demon. The surging bone tide behind them was blocked by the two people from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect. Ning Ning no longer had any worries, and the sword energy around him became even stronger.
The shadow demon was particularly sensitive to breath. Its huge body struggled to turn towards her direction. The giant shadow, as turbid as mud, moved suddenly, and several slender shadows broke free from the chains and rushed towards her!
Those shadows were like poisonous snakes spitting out their tongues, filled with suffocating and gloomy demonic aura. When they passed the mountainside, they stirred up continuous snow waves, mixed with strong winds and flying sand.
Ningning gathered all her spiritual energy into the sword, and when she drew her sword to block, the black shadow was instantly cut down by the snow-white sword light.
The evil demon half hanging in the air was shaking violently like a madman, and the chains made clear noises as it struggled. Ningning clenched her teeth and shivered.
"The Shadow Demon is angry."
Ji Yunkai said: "The temperature will get lower and lower... If we can't defeat them soon, I'm afraid they will all freeze to death in the Monster Refining Tower."
What he said is true.
The moment the Shadow Demon roared, the temperature above Qiongshan Mountain dropped drastically. Dense snowflakes almost filled the entire sky, dotted with eerie white in the vast darkness.
It wouldn't be long before the temperature dropped below what she could bear.
——But it’s not enough.
"Strange, what is she going to do?"
Qu Feiqing from the Neon Island next door also came to join in the fun. Seeing this, she frowned and said, "From the way she's doing it, it seems like she's been passively blocking. This won't be good."
Tian Xianzi touched his chin: "She should be waiting."
"What are you waiting for?"
Even the elder of the Wanjian Sect couldn't help but interrupt and ask, "Wait until the snow covers the mountain and it's so cold that people can freeze to death?"
Ji Yunkai was lying on the table, watching intently. Hearing this, he chuckled, "Maybe it's true."
Inside the Demon Refining Tower, Ning Ning was still fighting against layers of dark shadows, but He Zhizhou, who was supposed to be by her side, was nowhere to be seen.
He Zhizhou had said before that this monster had no physical body and it was difficult to kill it using ordinary methods. Now it seems to be true. Even if the outstretched shadow is cut into pieces one by one, it can always quickly produce new shadows to fill it.
It's really difficult.
It was getting colder and colder around her, and she could feel her lips trembling unconsciously. A demonic aura like a strong wind came rushing over, like a hurricane thousands of feet high, and lifted her into the air.
Suddenly, He Zhizhou's voice rang in my ears: "Ningning!"
She was so cold that her voice was hoarse as never before. She drew her sword at the sound and took a deep breath, "I know!"
The snow is flying all over the sky and the night is dark.
In the boundless darkness, Ningning gathered his energy and concentrated his mind. His vast spiritual power was unstoppable. The sword light suddenly increased, and in just a moment, it set off a surge of white light like waves.
——The long sword hummed like a dragon's roar, and with the force of wind-blown sails and horses, it gathered into several ice walls in the blizzard. Ice waves rose into the sky, sword shadows were like rainbows, and the slender girl swung her sword.
A huge sword suddenly appeared in the snowy sky behind her.
The second and third ones followed.
Zhen Xiao rarely spoke out: "Ten Thousand Swords Technique. Could it be that she wants to..."
In the mirror, three long swords were already suspended in midair, the sword lights shining like stars. Ning Ning held her breath and frowned, and the Star Mark Sword drew a subtle arc -
The three giant swords suddenly burst out with a dazzling force, and at the end of the sky, several white rays that looked like a galaxy condensed again!
"This is……"
Lin Qian was stunned: "Ten Thousand Swords Art and Sword Light Differentiation?! With her level of cultivation, it would be very difficult for her to use just one of them, how could she——"
"She's fighting with all her might."
Tian Xianzi restrained his expression and said, "But it's still not enough."
The differentiation of sword light requires the method of separation and splitting of light. Sword shadows are heavy and white light is everywhere. However, even so, it is still not enough to deal with the Shadow Demon.
The temperature has reached the limit of its tolerance.
Ning Ning swallowed the sweet taste rising in her throat and said in a hoarse voice: "He Zhizhou!"
As soon as the voice fell, a loud noise without any warning sounded in the mysterious mirror——
The two snow-capped mountains next to the Shadow Demon were hit by huge force, and snowflakes fell in an instant.
"It's He Zhizhou."
Qu Feiqing's heart was also lifted: "In his hand... it seems that he is holding a wind talisman."
Just now, He Zhizhou attacked the mountain with sword energy, but it did not cause a violent avalanche like he did when he dealt with the bone demon before.
Because there was a wind talisman on the sword, the falling snow all flew into the air and swirled in the strong wind.
To everyone's surprise, an extremely strange scene formed on Mount Qiongshan.
The temperature continued to drop, and the heavy snow falling from the sky almost filled the entire space. Everything was white as far as the eye could see, but if you looked closely, you would see tiny snowflakes flying in the strong wind.
The entire field of vision was pure white.
Suddenly, a ray of light pierced through the layers of mist and snowflakes, like a sharp sword, piercing through the chaotic dark tide.
The second, the third...
Countless chaotic sword lights poured down and pierced into the huge body of the Shadow Demon, and between the snow waves -
“Huh.”
Even Tian Xianzi was slightly stunned, and all his attention was attracted by the picture in the mysterious mirror: "What's going on?"
The elders naturally did not understand what "diffuse reflection of light" meant.
Why is snow white?
It is not because of the so-called "forgetting one's original color", but because snowflakes are made up of many crystal grains, making it difficult for light to penetrate and can only be reflected. When it reflects light of all colors, it naturally becomes the purest white.
Therefore, on a snowy day, the sky is equivalent to a large number of floating reflectors, with incident and outgoing light in all directions and angles, just like mirrors, diffusely reflecting light in all directions.
When the temperature drops suddenly and the air is filled with snowflakes, that is when diffuse reflection is strongest.
Similarly, the heavy dark clouds in the sky that blocked the sunlight intensified the reflection of light, condensing the sword light into a small area of heaven and earth.
——The power that Shadow Fiend used to restrain his opponent ended up being his own weakness.
Then there was heavy snow, a cold current surged, the sword energy was surging, and white light was shining brightly.
The snowflakes in the entire sky were covered with a layer of gentle white, and then the light gradually spread to the dim and lightless mountain tops, the vast snowfields, and the horizon swallowed by dark clouds.
Tiny white lights rose from the girl's sword in a string, and for a moment it seemed as if it were daytime above the Qiongshan Mountain.
I haven't seen the daytime for too many years.
Ningning concentrated secretly, and the spirits of the soldiers she saw in the snow before coming here suddenly emerged in her mind.
They still retained their appearance when they were alive, with different ages and identities, but they put on military uniforms together on Qionshan Mountain and had long conversations while holding jars of wine.
"I was born without any ambitions. I have lived for more than 30 years and am still just a pig butcher."
A burly man said, "I live at the foot of this mountain. I have a son and a daughter at home. They are chubby and very cute. I am not afraid of you laughing at me. Actually, I came here with selfish motives. Those two naughty kids listen to chivalrous stories all day long. I have been a coward all my life. If someone asks them what kind of person their father is - should I say he kills pigs? No, it's embarrassing."
He took a sip of wine as he spoke. It was hard to tell what he was thinking. "Now it's good! They can proudly pat their chests and say, hey, my dad is a hero!"
"I, I'm just a student. I passed the exam to become a scholar two years ago."
The weak young man next to the man took over the conversation: "Actually, I don't like studying. I just want to join the army. I came here today just to do something for the world...even though it seems to be useless."
Someone started to make a noise: "Does the scholar have a wife?"
The man's face turned red. "Not yet. I, I, I...I plan to go to her house and propose marriage in person after the war."
"I heard she was his childhood sweetheart!"
The man next to him laughed and said, "The scholar also wrote a letter to that girl - hey, can you read it to us?"
So the young man scratched his head, took out a letter from his pocket, poured a mouthful of courage-boosting wine, and choked and coughed.
He said: "Miss Ye, although we grew up together next door, I have never spoken to you. You always say that I am timid, but everything I said today is true, please don't laugh at me.
You would never imagine that someone has secretly liked you for many years. Every time I see you, I can't help blushing. ”
He was originally reading with a red face and a smile.
As I laughed, tears couldn't help falling and I was choked with sobs and couldn't speak anymore.
Ningning knew what he would say next.
He will talk about the moon in the sky, the fragrance of flowers in front of the house, and that girl was like the first swallow that landed on his window in spring. He liked her so much.
He would also talk about how big the world is and how mortals are like mayflies in the ocean. Please forgive him for leaving without saying goodbye, as he is afraid we may never meet again.
This timid young man had been cowardly all his life, but at the end of his life, he finally became brave.
If the girl really heard it, she would definitely laugh and joke: "Oh, so corny."
But this group of soldiers were destined to have no chance of survival.
This love letter will never reach the girl's hands.
"Tell me," someone asked, "what we did in Qiongshan today, will other people know about it? In the future... will anyone remember our names?"
"That's all in the future and has nothing to do with us."
The black-clothed girl laughed out loud and wiped the sword-killing token in her hand: "The battle at Qiongshan is worthy of the heaven and earth, and worthy of my heart. That is enough. How can this great world be a place for demons to wreak havoc?"
Be true to heaven and earth, and be true to your heart.
Ningning lowered her eyes and saw the mighty bone puppet and surging demonic energy.
How did those people who were so ambitious back then become like this?
How could it become like this?
The snow shone brightly, and the bone puppets suddenly stopped moving. They looked upward with their empty eyes, with no emotion visible.
The Shadow Demon struggled and roared violently, and his cultivation level dropped sharply.
Middle stage of Nascent Soul.
The second level of Nascent Soul.
Then,
Critical point.
The time is now!
Ning Ning's pupils suddenly shrank, and in an instant, sword lights suddenly appeared, and nine floating lightsabers surrounded her -
In the bright light as broad as day, it suddenly pierced into the body of the evil demon!
There were waves of wailing and the smell of death. The huge black shadow twisted into a ball in extreme pain, and its shape gradually faded and turned into fleeting green smoke.
The bone puppets looked up blankly, and the turbid demonic energy in their eyes dissipated silently.
They - they are finally no longer dead creatures driven by evil spirits.
The dark clouds covering the entire sky rolled endlessly, and the bright sword energy like water drew out a brilliant nebula as beautiful as the Milky Way.
A familiar voice rang in her ears, and on the top of a distant mountain, through the hazy snow fog, she saw several translucent figures.
It is the soul that remains here.
The tall and thin young man made a trumpet shape with his hands and summoned up his courage to shout: "I-I want to marry Miss Ye!"
The woman next to him put her hands on her hips and said in a clear voice: "I want to save the people and become a hero!"
Someone laughed: "You're just a little girl, how can you be a hero? Hey, why are you hitting people?"
Then the sounds became more and more chaotic, as snowflakes fluttered down. Ningning listened attentively, but everything around her gradually became blurred and unclear.
Suddenly, a warm goose yellow color spread out from the clouds. She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, took a long breath, and looked up.
The snow was still falling, but much lighter than before.
At the end of the long night, there is sunlight that cuts through the entire sky.
"Look, the sun is coming out!"
On the top of the mountain, the girl who wanted to be a hero shouted:
“The sunrise in Qiongshan is so beautiful!”
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