To be honest, facing the mountain that had begun to become unusual, Wen He felt her legs shaking a little. She was nervous and scared, but she was even more afraid that the dozen or so metaphysical disciples on the mountain might not be able to come down.
After taking a deep breath, Wen He picked up the thick wooden stick at her feet and quickly recalled all the formations in the jade card in her mind. Fortunately, Wen He was not so good in other aspects, but her memory and learning ability were still good, especially in terms of memory. It can even be said that she has the ability to remember everything she sees. In the past ten days, she has clearly memorized all the formations in the jade card in her mind.
As soon as he thought of it, the thick wooden stick in Wen He's hand started moving, and with an extremely fast speed, he formed a formation, which was the God-guiding Formation.
Unlike advanced formations like the God-Summoning Formation, although it has the words "ask the gods" in it, it is just a simple guidance formation. Zhang Daxian and his group also used the "guiding formation" to ask for directions and go up the mountain.
In just a short while, the white mist in front of him changed rapidly, and suddenly divided Wen He into three paths.
How could there be three? Could it be that the team in Dashan had split into three? Wen He was a little confused and a little anxious at the moment. For a moment, she didn't know what to do. It wasn't until she remembered Ah Shan's words that she calmed down a little and asked Dashan about it.
There was no response at first. It was only after I asked for the third time that Dashan began to respond.
The white fog began to change again. At this moment, two of the three forks in the road disappeared, leaving only the one on the far right. Without hesitation, Wen He rushed directly through the right path.
At this time, the situation on Zhang Daxian's side became extremely serious. After Senior Qian and his group left, Chen Xiu and several metaphysical disciples had already hurriedly set up the Yellow Talisman Formation. Based on the previous experience of the young disciple who was invaded by evil spirits in just twenty minutes, Chen Xiu and his group did not dare to be careless at all.
Especially Shen Xiu, what he lacked in strength he made up for in money. After all, the Shen family didn't have much, but they had a lot of money. This time he brought a bunch of yellow talismans with him. Before he left, Shen's mother was still worried and stuffed another bunch of yellow talismans into him. Now, Shen Xiu wanted to take out all the yellow talismans on him and seal them around.
This wave of operations left everyone stunned for a while, thinking that this disciple of the Shen family was also a ruthless person. Although they carried a lot of yellow talismans on them, every time they consumed one, it would cost a lot of money. How could they be as ruthless as Shen Xiu, who used the yellow talismans as if they were free of charge.
But it must be said that to some extent, Chen Xiu's desperate use of the yellow talisman as if it were free of charge gave them a great sense of security. They thought that everything should be fine for now, and they could hold on until Senior Qian and the others came back, right?
It was indeed okay at the beginning. The densely packed yellow talisman array all around did block the evil energy coming from all directions.
However, it didn't take long before the outermost yellow talisman began to turn black.
This is... devouring. The Yin Qi outside is devouring the outermost layer of yellow talismans! Once the outermost layer of yellow talismans is completely devoured, then this yellow talisman formation will be destroyed.
Thinking of this, the expressions of Chen Xiu and his group changed drastically. After looking at each other, they no longer hesitated. They did not care whether it would hurt to consume a large number of yellow talismans. Saving their lives was the most important thing. They took out all the yellow talismans on their bodies to fill the yellow talisman paper that was swallowed by the Yin Qi.
However, it was obvious that this method did not work. As time passed, the amount of yellow talisman paper he carried on his body was greatly reduced, but the current situation remained unchanged. If he continued like this, it was only a matter of time before the yellow talisman formation was broken through.
Zhang Daxian gritted his teeth and took out all the few yellow talismans he had on him.
If he hadn't been injured and unable to drive the big copper bell to suppress the Yin Qi, they wouldn't be in such a mess now. After all, those who stayed behind were young disciples who wanted to use this mission to find opportunities to break through their cultivation realm. Their strength was not that high. Even if Zhang Daxian wanted to lend them the big copper bell to drive it, they couldn't.
There is no way around it. Spiritual weapons recognize their masters. If someone other than the master wants to drive them, then they must possess extremely strong spiritual energy.
Seeing this, Zhang Daxian had no choice but to take out all his yellow talismans to help suppress the situation, but this was still a waste of time. After a while, not only did Zhang Daxian's yellow talismans run out, but even Chen Xiu, who had the most yellow talismans, said with a grim expression that he didn't have many yellow talismans left.
At that moment, a corner of the Yellow Talisman Formation was about to be breached, right in Zhang Daxian's direction. Seeing the Yin Qi about to invade the formation, it was too late to call for help. Yellow Talisman, Yellow Talisman, where was the Yellow Talisman on him? Until his fingertips, in a panic, touched the slightly rough texture of the talisman paper, Zhang Daxian had no time to think about it, and he didn't know what kind of yellow talisman paper he had touched. He simply pulled it out and filled the gap.
However, what Zhang Daxian never expected was that the moment the gap was filled, the entire Yellow Talisman Formation actually emitted a clear sound. In an instant, the surroundings suddenly became quiet. The Yellow Talisman Formation was stabilized, but it was only relying on a single Yellow Talisman. What kind of high-level Yellow Talisman was this?!
At this moment, the others couldn't help but look at Zhang Daxian in surprise. However, Zhang Daxian in their sight had an expression even more shocked than theirs. It seemed that he had never expected that the yellow talisman he threw out would have such an effect!
The yellow talisman paper with that kind of feel was not the one he usually used, but... it was given to him by the girl Wen He earlier today.
Suddenly, Zhang Daxian shuddered, not knowing what he was thinking about. His hands couldn't help shaking a little, and he suddenly took out all the remaining less than twenty yellow talismans, placed them in front of himself, and flattened them out.
When Zhang Daxian saw clearly what kind of formation was drawn on the inferior yellow talisman paper, his face suddenly became extremely painful. It was not the wound that hurt at this moment, but the pain in his flesh. Zhang Daxian felt that he was already a very Buddhist practitioner, but at this moment, he wanted to pull out the person who drew the yellow talisman and scold him harshly!
What a waste of treasures! What's drawn on it is actually a high-level exorcism array, a high-level exorcism array that consumed a huge amount of spiritual energy to condense!
For an exorcism array like this, that cultivator didn't actually use high-quality yellow talisman paper, but rather such low-quality yellow talisman paper! Isn't this a waste of precious materials or something?!
Moreover, he used it before he even saw it clearly! Just now, he was afraid that he couldn't resist the Yin Qi, so he threw out three in one breath. Ah, such a high-level yellow talisman, one is enough! And there is no need to waste so many yellow talismans before!
That's all pure silver! Zhang Daxian felt so heartbroken that he almost suffocated!
So, when Wen He took great pains to rush to the location of Zhang Daxian, before he could say anything, he was severely scolded by the stern-faced Zhang Daxian. If Zhang Daxian had not lost too much blood, he would probably have jumped up and grabbed Wen He's ears to scold him.
First, Qi Wenhe knew it was so dangerous but still insisted on coming forward. Second, why didn't Qi Wenhe tell him that he had given him such a valuable high-level exorcism yellow talisman, which made him feel so painful that he almost suffocated.
As for the first point, Wen He was understandably scolded. He had long anticipated that he might be scolded. But as for the second point, he felt a little aggrieved and couldn't help but protest quietly, "That's not the case. Although those yellow talisman papers are very expensive, costing over a hundred yuan per sheet, I drew the formations on them myself. It didn't cost much, just some money for the cinnabar..."
However, just as Wen He finished muttering this, he felt that Zhang Daxian's face became even darker. It was obvious that he did not believe that these yellow talismans were drawn by Wen He himself. He also sternly reprimanded Wen He that he should not tell lies at such a young age. If they were given by his master, he should just say that it was given by his master.
How old was Wen He? At first glance, she looked like a young girl in her early twenties. How could she possibly possess such profound spiritual energy and cultivation to wield such a high-level formation? Furthermore, Zhang Daxian clearly remembered that it wasn't long ago that this little girl had just learned about Yin Qi! This made it even more impossible!
Of course, under the current circumstances, Zhang Daxian didn't believe it, and Wen He didn't want to argue with him. What's more, the most important thing now was to bring everyone down the mountain.
Although Zhang Daxian was injured, his injuries were not particularly serious, and Zhang Daxian was conscious. Seeing this, Wen He immediately took out all the disinfectant, bandages, and other things from his backpack.
At this moment, this wave of operations actually made the six people in the formation stunned, until a young disciple finally couldn't help but ask, "Um, why... do you bring so many things?"
"Why can't we bring these things?" Wen He was puzzled at this moment, and subconsciously replied, "I'm worried about getting injured or infected. What if I get injured without these? It will be difficult to bandage the wound."
Wen He's response was as matter of course, but it left everyone present silent.
What Wen He said was indeed not wrong, but it was more applicable to ordinary people. After all, they were people of metaphysics. If they thought about it a little, they would know that if a person of metaphysics was really injured, it usually could not be solved with disinfectant or something. Is this girl really... a person of metaphysics?
Someone finally couldn't help asking again. This question made Wen He blush for a moment. If she said it, she didn't even think that she was from this world, but if she said it wasn't, she did have some connection with the world of metaphysics.
In the end, it was Zhang Daxian who spoke up to resolve the issue, saying that Wen He was a young disciple who had just come into contact with the world of metaphysics and might not be familiar with it very well, so he asked everyone to understand.
Of course, there is nothing to forgive or not. Everyone just couldn't help asking out of curiosity. It is commendable that he ran up alone knowing that the situation was dangerous. What else can be blamed?
What's more, the disinfectant that Wen He brought with him can really come in handy at this moment. After all, Zhang Daxian's current condition is that he was injured by a sharp weapon and lost too much blood.
However, Wen He was obviously not very good at bandaging wounds, and Zhang Daxian's wound looked a bit scary, which made her hands tremble when she moved.
At this moment, a pair of big hands took over the work in Wen He's hands, smiled at Wen He, and then helped Zhang Daxian bandage up neatly. After a while, Zhang Daxian's spirit recovered a lot. Then he cheered up a little and performed a ritual on the spot to restore his spiritual energy.
The disciple of the metaphysical school who reached out to take over Wen He's work was none other than the Shen family disciple who stood out in the crowd. Noticing that Wen He's attention seemed to still be on him, he politely nodded and introduced himself briefly, "Hello, I'm Shen Xiu. It's our first meeting. Thanks to the yellow talisman you gave to Master Zhang, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to hold on."
Chen Xiu introduced himself, and the other four disciples also introduced themselves one after another, so that they could meet each other, and Wen He also simply said his name.
However, when Wen He heard everyone thanking the yellow talisman for its power, she couldn't help but sigh again at how powerful the master named Shen Yan was. She remembered very clearly that this exorcism formation was repeatedly complained by the master Shen, saying that the formation was complicated and time-consuming to draw, but the effect was mediocre.
And that young man named Shen Xiu nearby, is he the disciple of that master? If the Shen family's genes are truly good, then perhaps that master Shen Yan is actually that good-looking? Just like he said, even a succubus would be paralyzed at the sight of him.
While Zhang Daxian was recovering his spiritual energy, Wen He couldn't help himself and approached Chen Xiu, lowering his voice and asking, "That... your Master Shen, Chen Yan, is he very good-looking? Is he so good-looking... that even a thousand-year-old succubus would be unable to move when he stood out?"
Is this girl the little fangirl of the former head of the Shen family? But why is this little fangirl so strange? According to common sense, shouldn't she be more concerned about strength or achievements? Why is she suddenly concerned about appearance? However, Wen He's question really made Shen Xiu think of the sleeping Shen Yan he had seen some time ago.
It has to be said that he thought his appearance was already quite outstanding in the Shen family, but he did not expect that the former head of their Shen family, Shen Yan, was more outstanding than him in many aspects, and his facial features and complexion were far superior.
If Shen Xiu was a piece of meticulously crafted jade, then Shen Yan was a natural treasure crafted by heaven, a far cry from the other's in terms of temperament. Furthermore, even in deep sleep, Shen Yan's aura was still astonishing. His sharp brows and a face that gave off a certain air of indifference made him seem incredibly majestic, enough to take one's breath away.
Just from that one glance, Chen Xiu seemed to know what a brilliant person the other person must have been back then.
Therefore, in response to Wen He's question, Chen Xiu nodded and admitted without much thought, "Senior Shen is indeed outstanding, but it is rumored that he is also a serious person who never smiles. I think that statements like what you just said, such as 'As soon as he stands out, the thousand-year-old succubus will be unable to move,' are probably inappropriate. Senior Shen is more inclined to the statement that 'As soon as he stands out, no matter how powerful the demon is, he dare not offend.' Just saying the succubus is too perfunctory. Although Senior Shen is good-looking, he is more powerful. He doesn't like others to use such narcissistic statements about him."
“…” Wen He was silent, very sure that such narcissistic words were clearly spoken by the Senior Shen you mentioned.
Moreover, seeing that Shen Xiu in front of her was obviously admiring Senior Shen infinitely, Wen He was even more silent and entangled. She couldn't help but think that when she returned the jade token and ancient books to the Shen family one day, Shen Xiu would realize that Senior Shen of their Shen family was actually such a sinister person. Would his idol image collapse and he would cry to death?
But at this moment, Wen He had no time to think about it, because Zhang Daxian had already responded. Although his face was still a little pale, he looked much better than before. He called the younger generations over to ask for their thoughts.
Now they have the high-level yellow exorcism talisman on hand, so they can go deeper into the interior. After all, Zhang Daxian is still worried about the situation on Senior Qian's side, and maybe they can still help.
"We can't go deeper into the mountains right now, but we have to get everyone out first. I'm sure Senior Qian thinks the same. After all, for us disciples of metaphysics, those yin objects are a great tonic. If we don't stop them at the source, the consequences will be disastrous. The worst thing is that there's no signal in the mountains, and we can't contact the metaphysics headquarters..."
"If it's about notifying the outside world, I sent a message to the administrator of the Metaphysics Forum before I came here, but I don't know if it will have any effect..."
As Wen He spoke, he recounted everything the noodle shop owner had said to him after he arrived in Lin Town, his findings on the forum's "Random Cultivators" section, and Ah Shan's revelation that the mountain's seal had been broken. Of course, Wen He concealed Ah Shan's identity as the former mountain deity, simply covering it up with the claim that someone from his sect had told him the mountain's seal had been broken.
When Zhang Daxian learned that seven or eight disciples of the metaphysical world might have sacrificed their lives before the bounty order was issued and no one had discovered it, his face turned even uglier and he couldn't help cursing angrily, saying that he had already asked the metaphysical world to pay more attention to the problem of independent cultivators.
After all, compared to the orthodox disciples of the metaphysical world, the independent cultivators who changed their ways were more dangerous. The magic they practiced was not only imperfect and half-baked, but also lacked constraints. The metaphysical world did not care, so it was only a matter of time before something went wrong. However, they did not expect that at this moment, the accident would be such a big deal. Moreover, those seven or eight independent cultivators probably could not come back.
"The seal of the mountain won't be broken for no reason. Even if there is a gap, it will only expand the area of the gap little by little. It won't be completely broken all at once like it is now. The only explanation is... those seven or eight independent cultivators have become a great tonic for those Yin creatures, so the Yin creatures inside can break through the seal and escape all at once. No wonder the Yin creatures here are so unusual. Thinking about the war more than 80 years ago, it is estimated that it is even more severe. This time it is really bad. I am afraid that they can't wait for the reinforcements..."
"Wait, Master Zhang, the seal you're talking about isn't it..."
Chen Xiu's face turned pale, and he couldn't help but ask anxiously, "Is it true? Did our previous patriarch of the Shen family really place a great seal over eighty years ago? For the past eighty years, our Shen family has speculated on this possibility. We have speculated why all the great demons and powerful Yin creatures disappeared after the previous patriarch of the Shen family disappeared over eighty years ago. We have already thought of the possibility of a great seal. But after all these years, there has been no discovery, no trace of any seal. Even my mother came to these mountains last year. At that time, there was no white fog here, and everything was normal. At that time, my mother seemed to hear a voice telling her to go deeper into the mountains, but she still found nothing."
It turns out that the person from the powerful family that Ashan mentioned is Chen Xiu's mother. Wen He couldn't help but look at Chen Xiu a few more times.
Clearly, upon learning that there was a seal within the mountain, and that the current phenomenon was most likely due to the seal being broken, Shen Xiu felt particularly remorseful. Clearly, he felt that the Shen family was largely responsible for this. After all, it was the Shen family who had sealed it, and for over eighty years, none of their disciples had been able to discover the seal's location!
Can the Shen family be blamed for this? No, after all, the Shen family's descendants' cultivation was limited there. They were not capable enough to discover it, so how can the Shen family be blamed?
Even if it was any other head of the Xuanmen family, he might not be able to discover the seal of the mountain. After all, in the ranking of masters in the metaphysical world, that man had already left everyone behind when he was in his early twenties. His strength is such that no one in the metaphysical world can surpass it even now!
But the situation did not allow them to hesitate any longer. The most urgent task now was to get Old Qian and the others out to prevent them from becoming supplements for those evil creatures. That would be really troublesome. Now, it was less than half an hour since Old Qian left, so he should not have gone very far.
Chen Xiu and the others didn't have many yellow talismans left. If the six of them put them together, they probably only had about a hundred or so left. Zhang Daxian gave each of them two high-level exorcism yellow talismans that Wen He had given him for self-defense, and then told them to mobilize all the self-defense magic tools they had. Although this would quickly deplete their spiritual energy, it was better than being invaded by the Yin energy without paying attention. If they really couldn't hold on any longer, he would send someone else to defend.
But this is not what Zhang Daxian is most worried about. The most worrying thing is the mountains here. The white fog makes it extremely difficult for them to find the way, let alone find people.
Moreover, he did not have many guiding talismans in his hand, only two or three. The rest, Zhang Daxian had given all to the team ahead who needed the talismans more.
"It would be great if there was some way to find the direction of Mr. Qian and the others right away. After all, time is running out... Wait, no, I suddenly remembered something. He girl, how did you get up here? Didn't you give me all your yellow talismans? Do you still have any guiding talismans on you?"
"Guide talisman? I don't have it anymore. I came up here by drawing a formation and asked Dashan. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to find your location."
"The mountain? You mean..."
"Yes, it's the mountain. It can guide us through the white mist."
Having said that, Wen He didn't think much about it. He just lowered his head to pick up the wooden stick that was convenient for him, and began to draw on the ground very naturally. His movements were much easier than when he drew the formation in front of the villagers.
After all, in Wen He's subconscious mind, the disciples of the metaphysics world are all powerful figures. Even a loser like her can easily draw a formation, so the disciples of the metaphysics world must be able to do it as well.
Perhaps, apart from the formation in the opening card, Yu's other formations were not special. This was just a common formation for asking the gods for guidance, nothing special. If there was any special feature, it was probably the step of asking Dashan. After all, because of Ah Shan, she had come into contact with Dashan before, while Zhang Daxian and the others had not.
So, Wen He drew the God-guiding formation as smoothly as flowing water and clouds. At the moment the formation was completed, Dashan successfully understood Wen He's thoughts. The white mist suddenly pushed away the yin energy, revealing a broad road. At the other end of the road, there seemed to be the rustling sound of ginkgo leaves mixed with other leaves, which was obviously guiding the direction for Wen He and his companions to move forward.
All these movements were completed in one go, taking less than three minutes. That's not even mentioning the time spent on asking the gods. Just drawing the formation, from holding the stick to the formation, took less than a minute! Less than a minute!
Suddenly, everyone present was completely stunned, unable to utter a word.
This, this, this... So, it's actually possible to draw a formation this way? According to the normal process, shouldn't one wash hands, burn incense, and concentrate for a moment, only then, when one's spiritual energy is sufficient, can one draw the talisman? And wouldn't the higher the quality of the yellow talisman paper, the higher the success rate? But even with this, even a highly skilled formation master can't guarantee a successful formation every time!
And now, Wen He just used a wooden stick to draw a random pattern and it turned into a formation?!
And...is this really a divine guidance formation? How come it's the same formation? At best, they'd just use a few fallen leaves to guide you. At best, they'd just use a few more leaves to make the directions clearer. How could it be like this, where the mountain directly cleared the way for her?! And there's even a rustling sound guiding the way, as if they were afraid Wen He wouldn't know the way?!
At that moment, the silence was almost suffocating. After a long moment, a young disciple finally couldn't help but speak with a trembling voice, asking Master Zhang, "Master Zhang, that... that girl is really new to the world of metaphysics? How come she's even better at drawing formations than me, who's studied metaphysics for nearly ten years? And, and... is her spiritual power that abundant? Not only can she draw formations with her bare hands, but she does it so effortlessly in one go. This spiritual energy is probably not much different from that of Senior Qian and the others, right? No matter how you look at it, she doesn't look like she's new to the world of metaphysics!!"
However, the expression on Zhang Daxian's face was even more complicated. As the one who brought Wen He into the industry, no one was more shocked than him at this moment.
However, all his words could only be reduced to one sentence in the end: "I don't know... I only know that about a month ago, when I first met that girl, she barely knew what Yin Qi looked like..."
The author has something to say: Tomorrow's chapter will try to be a little thicker~ Yesterday's chapter has been merged here~
Let me talk about the male lead, I'm afraid you've picked the wrong CP: Wen He x Chen Yan~
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