Chapter 270 Chapter 270 I said, I'm a little revealing
The pressure during this period, the repeated requests for help and the repeated failures, have resulted in continuous sacrifices and deaths in the town.
From being full of anticipation at the beginning, to starting to doubt, and finally to panic, everything happened so quickly in just one month that many people had no time to react and could only passively follow their emotions.
So it only takes a little provocation and these people's emotions will go astray.
They desperately want to find a real solution to the problem, even if it means sacrificing half of their life savings, rather than continue living in fear.
The Xuanyun Sect had failed before, including when they heard that the mountain that Wu Yi worshipped was not the main force of the Xuanyun Sect. Now they were even more skeptical.
In addition, Changgu Town is a place where mortals gather. Over the past few decades, the population has basically changed. Most young people today do not agree with the statues that were erected long ago, and they complain about the neglect of Changgu Town. Most of the older generation just sigh, and many things in the past have disappeared and been lost.
Since then, this group of people never asked again, and never learned about the situation of the cultivators who had protected Changgu Town for a long time. They did know that most of the cultivators who had helped their town died in a rebellion, and only one was left, who was expelled by the Xuanyun Sect, but that was all. After all, he was just a mortal, struggling in the world of immortal cultivation. Under Cheng Hanqiu's deliberate neglect, Changgu Town had recovered for a long time like other towns, until now.
In this generation, not many people even remember the names of these monks.
"Folk folks, folks."
The mayor's family has been passed down from generation to generation, and they are able to keep the situation under control here.
He was also old and extended his hand to greet everyone.
"Everyone, calm down. The Immortal Master still has us in his heart. And the one from the Wu family is already an elder among us, even an ancestor to some of the younger generations. She is always thinking about us. We in Changgu Town have always been honest and simple, and we are grateful for the help we get. Tell me, can we have such an attitude when someone comes to help us solve a problem?"
"That's true."
"Our problems here are already very serious. Few people are willing to come to our side to solve the problem. But as soon as they heard about us, they left. This attitude is really not right."
"Then, should we take all the resources in the town out and hand them over to the nearby immortal sect?"
"How about we wait a bit? After all, there are still many things our ancestors left us, and many of them we don't understand. If we take them out without permission, I wonder if it will affect the Feng Shui of Changgu Town."
"Everyone is dying, what's the point of Feng Shui?"
"Then how do you know that we are still alive and not all dead because of our ancestors' protection?"
After a few words back and forth, the man choked and finally fell silent.
The mayor was satisfied. He turned around and saw the cloud boat approaching. There was a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
"Okay, folks, if you're okay, go home and reinforce your homes, and keep an eye on your women and children. The town will work hard to talk to the immortal and will definitely give you a clear solution."
"Okay, I believe the mayor."
"With the mayor's words, I feel a little relieved."
The crowd retreated slightly, and the man who was hiding in the crowd and setting the pace was about to succeed, but was interrupted by the people from Xuanyun Sect. With a gloomy look in his eyes, he quickly retreated with the crowd.
Cheng Hanqiu cast a spell when he got off the cloud boat.
The talisman changed and covered Cheng Hanqiu's face.
Prevent mortals from prying eyes.
He held the tidied little cub in one hand and got off the cloud boat with the two disciples behind him. The cloud boat instantly turned into an object like a paper boat and flew back to Cheng Hanqiu's hand, and was put away by Cheng Hanqiu.
In the eyes of the mayor, Cheng Hanqiu's face was blurry and unclear, but the cub in his arms looked smart and smart, and very smart.
The mayor was puzzled.
Changgu Town is facing a powerful enemy at the moment. It is unknown how long the evil cultivator in the dark will continue to cause trouble, and the other party's true purpose is unknown. The immortal sect has sent people several times but failed to eliminate this evil cultivator. Why did they bring a five or six-year-old child to such a dangerous place?
"Master, what's your name?"
"Procedure."
Cheng Hanqiu said this lightly, hugged little Yan Ning, and looked around.
"I have something to tell Wu Yi. I'll go check it out first."
Without waiting for the mayor to speak, Cheng Hanqiu disappeared with Xiao Yan Ning in his arms.
Wu Yi and Zhan Tianyu stepped forward.
Wu Yi said, "Mayor, can you take me to see my cousin?"
"Of course, of course, please come this way——"
The mayor reacted and spoke quickly.
The daytime passed quickly.
In broad daylight, the evil cultivators did not show up in broad daylight.
In the evening, several people gathered together in the room arranged by cousin Wu Yi to share their discoveries of the day.
Little Yan Ning was eating shrimp with her cheeks puffed out and listening with her little head tilted.
"The situation in Hase Town is also very strange. It seems that there is nothing wrong, but it always gives me a sense of oppression."
Zhan Tianyu shook his shoulders.
"The helpers I found are much slower than us. They won't arrive until tomorrow night."
"My cousin also said that this demon cultivator is very strange. He just wanders outside the town. Some people have seen him before, but nothing happened. I heard that in the sky-high demonic energy, the previous cultivators were defeated, and some were even thrown out with their tendons and bones pulled out. The method was extremely cruel. But just looking at the shadow, the other party seems to be a tall and slender young man."
Wu Yi also frowned.
"Also, Changgu Town has always been very peaceful and united. But recently, I don't know if it's because of this demonic cultivator, the whole town has started to become restless. Do you know that small immortal sect next door? It seems to be called Changsheng Sect. It's not among the seven major immortal sects, but it's very close to here. There is also an old ancestor in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. He said that if all the resources of Changgu Town are handed over to him, he will come to protect Changgu Town and solve the problems. If we don't arrive today, then this afternoon, all the items left behind by Master and the cultivators who once protected Changgu Town will be sent to Changsheng Sect."
Putting aside other things, although this kind of emotion is not difficult to understand, it is still very strange that he can be so agitated.
Cheng Hanqiu just listened and thought for a moment with his eyes narrowed.
"There is indeed a strong presence of demonic cultivators outside the town, and he has killed more than one person. But simply saying that the other party is a demonic cultivator doesn't seem right. He doesn't seem like the demonic cultivator I've seen before."
"Master, what should we do tomorrow?"
"You guys continue to search for clues in the town, and also find out who is the person who has been pulling strings with the Changsheng Sect. I'll take Ningning to the Changsheng Sect tomorrow to take a look."
It's dangerous outside, so Cheng Hanqiu naturally wouldn't let Xiao Yan Ning leave his sight.
It's a little troublesome here, but with the defensive magic weapon he carries, it's not difficult to protect a small cub safely.
"good."
The two men responded one after the other.
When you go out to meditate, be alert at all times.
Little Yan Ning was held by her father and placed on the soft couch.
The little guy rolled over, blinked his big eyes, hesitated for a moment, and spoke softly to Cheng Hanqiu.
"Ningning feels very strange——"
"What?"
"The atmosphere outside the city is a bit strange. It doesn't seem to have any malicious intent."
Xiao Yan Ning scratched her head.
He hugged the quilt limply.
He felt as if someone was looking at him with a smile for a while when he passed by.
But it’s probably just an illusion…?
Cheng Hanqiu raised his hand and touched Xiao Yanning's head. The man's strange purple-red eyes narrowed slightly. He had obviously noticed something was wrong.
"What are you worried about? Daddy is here."
Only then did Xiao Yan Ning nod.
She curled up beside Cheng Hanqiu and fell asleep.
Cheng Hanqiu looked at Xiao Yanning falling asleep, then frowned fiercely and looked towards the outside of the city with great displeasure.
Xiao Yanning's feeling was not an illusion.
He did feel that someone was spying on him secretly, but after searching carefully, he could not find the source of the other party. It was as if the other party had no entity and seemed to be everywhere.
And the way that guy looked at the little guy—
Cheng Hanqiu really didn't like it.
He thought a little angrily - I really want to dig out that guy's eyes.
The Heavenly Dao on the horizon seemed to have also noticed Cheng Hanqiu's extremely unhappy mood.
Carefully leaning on the edge of the cloud, I looked over.
It seemed to have discovered something important and was a little anxious.
Thunder and lightning rolled on the edge of the golden clouds.
Finally, Tiandao looked over again.
Then he noticed little Yan Ning's obedient sleeping face lying on her side.
Well-behaved, cute and lovely——
This is the little cutie he picked up——
Cough, cough, cough.
Tiandao was startled and became serious again.
This is the variable he brought back!
The next morning, the master and the disciple separated again.
Cheng Hanqiu went to Changsheng Gate.
Along the way, that strange feeling followed him like a shadow, making him extremely uncomfortable.
It's a rainy day today.
There was almost no light in the sky, thunderclouds were rolling, and a drizzle was coming, washing away everything around.
It was damp and dark, not to mention that eerie feeling.
And finally waited until the Gate of Eternal Life.
Cheng Hanqiu reached out and covered the cub's eyes.
A talisman paper glowed beside him.
The next moment, everything that seemed peaceful before my eyes was shattered.
Inside the Changsheng Gate, corpses were everywhere, and those monks were killed one after another.
On the terrified face, there was a scar that seemed to be sucking away the brain marrow and consciousness.
Cheng Hanqiu's face darkened.
He had seen this happen before.
When he was still able to hold a sword and travel around, there was once such a demon general who harmed the four directions, but was finally destroyed by them.
——Nightmare.
In that battle, one of his senior brothers had died. In an instant, countless memories flooded into his mind, causing Cheng Hanqiu's breathing to quicken. The dark and twisted voice in his heart had been suppressed for decades, but it finally became louder and louder.
At this moment, Xiao Yanning hugged Cheng Hanqiu's neck somewhat uneasily.
"Daddy?"
The tender and clear voice of a child instantly pulled Cheng Hanqiu back to his senses. He let out a long breath, picked up the cub, and turned to leave.
With a serious face, he sent messages again to several peak masters he was familiar with, and at the same time contacted familiar cultivators from other immortal sects whom he had not contacted for many years.
Because the whereabouts of those missing people in Changgu Town are still unknown.
The demonic energy outside was too deceptive, and the way some monks died completely misled them.
If it's a nightmare, then this is a serious matter.
Let's not talk about how the nightmare demon that should have been reduced to ashes came back to wreak havoc on the world, let's talk about the evil spirit surrounding Changgu Town besides the nightmare demon - it's not a good thing either.
Although Cheng Hanqiu's cultivation level is still there, the means he can use are mostly ordinary magic weapons and some talismans.
Although those talismans have the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator, Cheng Hanqiu is really unsure whether they can be effective against a demon cultivator of this level.
Not to mention——
He also brought little Yan Ning with him.
Cheng Hanqiu carried the little guy back to Changgu Town.
It's already afternoon.
The sky grew darker.
But there was a commotion at the gate of Changgu Town.
"Mayor, although we have the help of the immortals of Xuanyun Sect, we can see from previous events that those who are causing trouble in Changgu Town are not good people. We should solve the problem as soon as possible. We have also discussed it and decided that these things are a burden to keep here anyway. Why not hand them over to the immortals of Changsheng Sect and let them solve it together."
"Yeah yeah--"
"The sky is getting cloudy again, and we are really unsure about what will happen."
"Yes, we discussed it for a long time and felt that Xiao Meng was right."
this……
The mayor looked hesitantly at Wu Yi and Zhan Tianyu who were stopping them.
"Wait a moment, our master has already gone to the Changsheng Gate."
Wu Yi stood at the town gate and spoke seriously.
"Please wait a moment."
Wu Yi also looked at the items they were pulling and frowned involuntarily.
The items on the ox cart included yellow paper that was about to break, spiritual stone instruments that had already dimmed, and several formation stones that looked like they had been knocked off by force. This was simply nonsense.
These formation stones might have still been useful before they were knocked down. They must have been left by her master.
But when the people over there heard Wu Yi say this, and then looked at the alchemy furnace in Wu Yi's hand, their expressions changed slightly. They wanted to say something, but they saw a figure coming from the horizon in the distance. It was Cheng Hanqiu who had returned with little Yan Ning in his arms.
The man's expression suddenly changed.
The next moment.
The evil energy outside the city seemed to be suddenly aroused by something, and instantly enveloped the two people in the air.
"Master?!"
Wu Yi and Zhan Tianyu hadn't reacted yet when they saw this scene and shouted subconsciously.
The person on the other side hurriedly said again.
"That demon is here again, hurry up and stop trying to stop us! The sooner we get to the Changsheng Gate, the sooner we can have more protection—"
But a sound transmission note fell lightly.
Cheng Hanqiu's voice was cold and calm, but it was heard clearly by those around him.
"The Changsheng Sect was destroyed. It was probably the Nightmare Demon who did it. Don't go out."
"What?!"
The townspeople who were still harboring good wishes froze in expression and spoke uncontrollably.
"What's the meaning?"
Meanwhile, the guy who had been hiding in the crowd changed his expression. He stared at Wu Yi, who was holding the alchemy furnace and looked weak and vulnerable.
...Dan Xiu.
Thinking this, he took a step forward among the panicked crowd.
And the other side.
Cheng Hanqiu and Xiao Yanning were directly surrounded by the black air.
Cheng Hanqiu threw out several talismans in succession, and with a bang, the black air around him dissipated a lot.
The black energy began to slowly condense again.
Cheng Hanqiu didn't say anything, but just applied layer after layer of protection on Xiao Yanning, squinted his eyes, and waved the talisman paper in all directions.
The generation of black gas gradually slowed down.
Finally, the person behind the scenes couldn't hold it in any longer.
"Brother, you're going too far."
It was a clear male voice.
With a bit of complaint.
"Do you know how long it took me to gather all this power?"
A shadow slowly appeared in front of the two of them.
It was a shadow. The young man had a handsome face, a cheerful and resolute expression, and was wearing a conjured black Taoist robe. Only his pupils were blood red. He looked at Cheng Hanqiu and the cub in Cheng Hanqiu's arms with a smile, and shook his head gently.
"I am truly unworthy of your generous gift."
"Ghost cultivator...?"
Cheng Hanqiu saw clearly who was playing tricks here. He raised his eyebrows in surprise and also felt that the Taoist robe on the other party looked familiar. It seemed like the disciple uniform of Xuanyun Sect Jianfeng from decades ago.
"You're the one playing tricks here?"
"Hey, whether you're a ghost cultivator or not, why are you saying it so harshly?"
The man put his hands into his wide cuffs and chuckled.
"I do have a real body, but it's a little revealing. I'm afraid it might scare you, so I'm meeting you in this pose."
This person was surrounded by a thick aura of death.
There was also a kind of inexplicable evil that surrounded him, but it was not twisted and malicious, but rather resembled the aura of a normal cultivator.
Apart from the feeling of being a ghost cultivator, the person in front of him did look like a normal cultivator.
After all, on the road to cultivating immortals, there is one thing that is indeed true: going against the will of heaven is more or less the law of the jungle. You are pursuing the supreme path, but when you are full of compassion, who knows what someone may be thinking of doing to you behind your back and snatching your opportunity. Therefore, the hands of cultivators who have achieved some success are more or less stained with blood.
However, this kind of momentum is different from that of the bloodthirsty and murderous demon cultivators who rely on this method to practice.
Cheng Hanqiu had quickly deduced why those dead monks were seen being thrown out of the black air in such a tragic manner.
Obviously, the ghost cultivator in front of him is not particularly high in cultivation, but since he has become a ghost cultivator, he naturally has his own unique characteristics. He upholds the banner of justice, kills people, and can also get his opportunities by the way. Even if those cultivators see the clues, most of them will choose to attack him.
Cheng Hanqiu didn't want to bother with him.
"Since you're not a demonic cultivator who's causing harm to others, I have no interest in you, nor do I care about how you cultivate. Do you want me to use the talisman paper to carve a path for you, or do you make way for me yourself?"
"Don't be so impatient."
The man spoke slowly with a smile.
"I haven't asked for your name yet. I don't remember anything about my past. I only remember that my name is Zhu Jingfeng, and I've been practicing nearby since I regained consciousness."
He looked at Cheng Hanqiu.
"That monster is really frustrating me. I can't defeat it, and I can't deal with it. The townspeople can't leave because I'm guarding them, and they can't do anything inside the town either. So they're just thinking about how to destroy the things that once protected this place."
"If that's the case, then you should naturally understand the importance of my leaving right now."
Cheng Hanqiu frowned and spoke in an irritable tone.
"But the other party has more or less got a hold of me."
Zhu Jingfeng smiled.
"From the moment you arrived here, I noticed that the robes you were wearing were very similar to mine. Your Excellency just heard it, and I had no other choice but to come looking for you. I want to know where my resentment comes from, what my identity is, and what relationship I have with you."
Zhu Jingfeng's brows and eyes were slightly gloomy at this moment.
He has been practicing here since he became conscious, and has been trapped by resentment. Everything he sees now is naturally an act.
He had no intention of destroying the Nightmare Demon. Anyway, the Nightmare Demon was not a good person in the eyes of these mortals and monks. However, he was still not happy that the Nightmare Demon wanted to destroy the town directly.
You have to know that he relies on this small town for cultivation most of the time. In addition, the people in this town are pretty good. He has observed that there is nothing that causes resentment from heaven or man. When he really sees something happen in this town, to be honest, he doesn't know where his conscience comes from, and he actually feels a dull pain.
At this moment, for Zhu Jingfeng, the outside was still blocked. He was suddenly provoked by the Nightmare Demon and reacted immediately, although he was not willing to be tricked by the Nightmare Demon to stop this guy.
But indeed, this is also his best chance to get news. Who knows whether this monk can still have an intact body after facing the nightmare demon.
After all, the tendons and veins in this guy's body...
As a ghost cultivator, Zhu Jingfeng was very knowledgeable about this aspect. He could see that this cultivator had a high level of cultivation, a strong sense of combat, and a strong reaction ability, not to mention the other party's temperament.
They are not comparable to those annoying monks.
But the tendons and veins that should be destroyed are destroyed, and the ones that should be damaged are damaged, which really gives people the feeling of a hero in his twilight years.
But the little guy in his arms made him quite curious.
There is always a special feeling that is hard to explain, as if I have some connection with him.
"It seems that there is no agreement."
The talisman in Cheng Hanqiu's hand suddenly rose.
Rushing out from all directions, countless talismans flew towards Zhu Jingfeng's ghost.
Zhu Jingfeng was surprised for a moment, and then quickly retreated.
He didn't expect that this guy, whose meridians seemed to be completely destroyed and whose spiritual power seemed to be less than 30% of it, could still manipulate so many talismans.
It is indeed very troublesome.
He dodged with some annoyance.
"No, it's just a few questions. Besides, those townspeople won't die so easily—"
"There's a nightmare in there!"
Cheng Hanqiu said sternly.
"I can't tell—you have quite a sense of justice."
It was somewhat different from his first impression.
Zhu Jingfeng dodged in a hurry, but still failed to avoid it.
A piece of talisman paper directly hit Zhu Jingfeng's ghost.
His figure swayed twice and was about to disappear.
Before disappearing, he did not forget to speak.
"Why don't you tell me about the cub in your arms?"
Little Yan Ning had been quietly curled up in her father's arms, not causing any trouble for her father, and acting as a well-behaved and cute little pendant. When she heard the voice, she turned her head to look over and blinked her big eyes.
"How strange, I also have a subtle feeling of familiarity with this cub—"
The ghosts disappeared, but the sounds remained.
The ground suddenly made a crackling sound, and something broke out of the ground.
The first thing to crawl out of the ground was snow-white—fingers?
"Maybe he's related to me."
Zhu Jingfeng was dancing wildly on Cheng Hanqiu's bottom line with a smile on his face.
A vein popped up on Cheng Hanqiu's forehead.
Immediately afterwards, the eerie white skeleton crawled out.
He scratched his head embarrassedly.
"Look, it's not that I won't show you. I've already told you that I have a physical body, it's just a little explicit."
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