Extra Chapter 3: A Dream of the Past (Part 2)
The gong had just struck at three in the morning, and it was the dead of night. The town was utterly silent, with only the occasional barking of dogs or the meowing of a frightened cat to be heard, and no other sounds.
But at this moment, in the cemetery at the back mountain, two people were looking for something, with light steps and calm expressions. These two people were none other than Lingxiang and Xinyi.
Lingxiang's words were indeed correct. As a disciple of the sect, it was indeed not appropriate for her to interfere in matters of training. However, when several people were ready to leave, she deliberately kept herself behind. Xinyi couldn't figure this out all the way.
Lingxiang ordered Xinyi to dig the grave, but she herself was actually cracking pine seeds on the side. The crackling sound echoed in the cemetery, which sounded extremely weird.
Finally, Xinyi couldn't help it. He straightened up and looked at Lingxiang. Just as he was about to speak, Lingxiang raised her hand to stop him.
"The reason I left you behind is because you have the highest level of cultivation, and I wanted to keep you as a backup. The way Cheng Yu described the Saint's death during the day was very concerning, but in the dead of night, do you have the heart to leave a weak woman like me alone in a cemetery?"
In the final analysis, it still needs a coolie.
Xinyi rolled her eyes and continued digging the soil, but at this moment, she found something wrong with the help of the light. The soil of the grave, which was originally red, became darker and darker as she dug, and the black soil was more like sand than soil.
He was just about to reach out and pinch a handful to check, but Lingxiang stopped him sternly and only reminded him to be careful and continue digging.
In just a moment, a body was dug out. Lingxiang looked at the body and couldn't help but frown.
When Cheng Yu said it earlier, it was not difficult to guess that the saint died of poisoning. Now it seems that it is not that simple.
If it were just a normal poisoning, the ground where the body was buried wouldn't be in such a state. Furthermore, the body, though dead for a long time, showed no signs of decay, and its nails were unusually sharp, its lips curled up, and its teeth exposed.
"It's a corpse!" Lingxiang was horrified. She looked at Xinyi, who understood what she meant and quickly started looking for the graves of the other three saints.
Looking at the corpse before her, Lingxiang couldn't help but feel relieved. Fortunately, it takes a hundred days for a corpse to transform, so it's still not too late to discover it now. If it had turned into a corpse demon, Longqiao Town would have been in trouble.
It seems that Su Tong is not a simple person. I wonder what her mother taught her back then.
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Lingxiang was concentrating on acupuncture for Madam Cheng when she suddenly smiled and said, "Just now I felt that the fairy lady looked familiar, but for a moment I couldn't remember who she was. Now that I see her again, I remember. More than ten years ago, my husband was seriously ill, and a fairy lady also came at that time. Your features and eyebrows look quite similar to hers."
Fairy? Lingxiang was puzzled, but she didn't show it on her face.
"We are all cultivators, and we are all kind-hearted. It's not surprising that we have some similarities in appearance."
After hearing Lingxiang's words, Madam Cheng shook her head. "That immortal lady is no ordinary woman. Although she's a cultivator, her demeanor is extraordinary, and she's extremely skilled in medicine. My husband's life was hanging by a thread, but she only needed a pill to pull him back from the brink of death."
Pills? Could it be that the diaotou has some kind of cultivation? Or...
Lingxiang seemed to suddenly remember something and hurriedly took out a scroll from her Qiankun bag.
"The fairy lady my lady is talking about, is she the one in the painting?" Lingxiang said as she unfolded the painting, and it turned out to be the Fairy Tumi.
Madam Cheng nodded, but Lingxiang couldn't help but frown. She quickly took out Tumi's notes from her waist and after searching for a while, she finally found a paragraph on one of the pages:
"On the 37th day of the twelfth month, I passed by Longqiao and took refuge at Zhiguan. I happened to see the spiritual star Riding the Wind, so I approached and asked about it. I learned that the leader of the escort, Cheng Nan, had been ill for over a month, with no cure, and his condition was very strange. I observed his dark complexion and the haze under his eyes, a sign of yang deficiency. I treated him with Yuanyang supplemented with Eucommia and wolfberry, and he recovered in three days.
During this time, I caught a snake with white stripes and red eyes, and it was full of spiritual energy. It was used to treat Cheng Gong's illness, and its spiritual intelligence had already awakened, and it had taken on the form of a snake. I couldn't bear to bury it, so I nurtured its spirit, helped it transform into a human form, and taught it the principles of morality. However, I was busy with other matters and couldn't keep it. I was afraid it would go astray and cause trouble in the future, so I bound it with a spirit bond and named it Su Tong.
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The reason why Cheng Biaotou fell ill was because of Su Tong. At that time, Su Tong already had demonic nature, but was unable to transform. It is believed that she used her magic to attract Cheng Biaotou to her.
However, humans and demons have different paths. Cheng Biaotou was enjoying the romance, but he had no idea that his sweetheart just wanted to use his yang energy to improve her own cultivation.
My mother is really bold in using medicine. Ordinary people are not allowed to take Yuanyang Dan, but with the help of Eucommia ulmoides and wolfberry, the poison of the elixir can be neutralized. Moreover, Eucommia ulmoides and wolfberry both have the effect of replenishing yang, which is just right for Cheng Biaotou's condition.
Looking at the corpse in front of her, Lingxiang sighed. Although it was disrespectful, the corpse could only be burned with pure spiritual fire. However, she was a little worried, wondering how Long Qi and the others were doing now...
In Su Tong's cave, Long Qi and his men split into two groups. He and Zhao Wuyang formed a group and met the believers on duty. Although they were just ordinary people, they were extremely persistent.
It’s not that these believers have high cultivation levels. Several people wanted to knock them out with a palm, but for some reason, they remained awake and were not affected by any external force at all.
Ordinary people were unable to use heavy force and were unable to knock the man unconscious, so they were caught in a dilemma for a while.
Especially among them, there were even those escorts from Chengfeng Escort Agency. They seemed to be in a nightmare. No matter how Cheng Qi called out, they still held their weapons.
Besides, the escorts are skilled in martial arts, making it even more troublesome to deal with them.
Just when Zhao Wuyang was about to be defeated and Long Qi was about to lose his patience, Cheng Yu blocked them and broke the Thunder Stick in his hand into two halves with a twist of his hands.
This Thunder Stick is the magic weapon that Cheng Yu found in Xuancang Cave. As its name suggests, the stick is like rolling thunder when it is swung, deafening.
However, what is even more powerful is that this stick can be divided into two or three sections. When used as two sections, hitting each other can dispel the hallucination technique.
Under Cheng Yu's knocking, the escorts and civilians all woke up, but before they could say anything more, they fainted again.
"You had this method but didn't try it out earlier. We have wasted so much effort." Long Qi complained as he put away Long Yuan.
Cheng Yu didn't say much, but simply leaned over to check on the unconscious escort and the common people. After a long moment, he sighed, "This scene must have alarmed the Immortal Su Tong. I'm sure someone will find this place soon."
After hearing what he said, Long Qi remembered that they had sneaked in quietly. When Cheng Qi hit the cave with his stick, the whole cave was rumbling with a sound that even a deaf person could feel the vibration.
Now we have to deal with future enemies, and I don’t know if Liu Xia and the others are safe.
Banxia followed the instructions of King Wen's Eight Trigrams and was relatively safe, but she felt a sense of unease. Normally, Liu Xia looked disdainful, but lately, for some reason, she'd been staring at her relentlessly, making her feel uneasy.
She thought about it carefully and felt that she had not done anything to offend him, but Liu Xia's straight eyes made her unsure. Could it be that he had bad intentions towards her?
Just as Banxia was trembling with fear, trying not to leave any trace while being wary of Liu Xia behind her, Liu Xia suddenly covered her mouth and pulled her into his arms.
Now Banxia was shocked and her eyes were as big as bells. Her limbs kicked and kicked wildly and she kept whimpering.
At this time, Liu Xia leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Don't move! Don't get caught."
Only then did Banxia realize that there was a hall in front of them. She had only focused her attention on the things behind her and had forgotten what was in front of her.
It is quite rare to have such a hall in a stone cave. However, there are only some simple objects placed in the hall, and there are no other decorations. It looks very plain.
Banxia carefully examined the room for a long time but found nothing. Just as she was about to step in, Liu Xia stopped her again. Liu Xia pointed to a dark corner in the hall, and Banxia saw that there was a person sitting on the stone seat in the dark.
The man's face was hidden in the darkness and could not be seen clearly. One could only see that he was wearing a plain robe and had long black hair. He looked like an immortal. Now he was supporting himself with his hands, as if he was asleep.
The two men were careful not to disturb the people sitting there, but suddenly there was a thunder explosion behind them, and the whole cave shook.
Just as Banxia was muttering about what that reckless Long Qi had done again, the person sitting on the seat actually moved.
I saw that person's black hair moving slightly, his face was still hidden in the dark, but his eyes were shining, so red that it was frightening. Even in the darkness, they could be seen clearly, which made people feel cold.
Banxia and Liu Xia didn't dare to breathe, but the person sitting there seemed to have noticed their presence. Without even saying hello, he just snapped his fingers and cast a spell.
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"The other three are the same as this woman." Xinyi hurriedly found Lingxiang and said.
Hearing what Xinyi said, Lingxiang immediately frowned. Seeing her like this, Xinyi hurriedly asked what was wrong.
"It's said that there are many kinds of dragons. It's also God's mercy that has given many creatures the opportunity to cultivate and become saints. But there is only one kind that even the laws of nature don't allow, and that is the snake."
"If a snake wants to become a dragon, it must go through many hardships. It takes a thousand years to become a python, five hundred years to become an anaconda, and then a dragon, before it can finally escape and become a dragon."
"But every time it changes, it will encounter a thunder tribulation. If it cannot avoid it, it will die and its soul will be scattered."
Xinyi frowned upon hearing this. He knew that if a person wanted to become a saint, he would have to go through trials and tribulations in the end, but he never thought that snakes would have such a rough journey.
"But why is this happening?"
Lingxiang sighed, a look of pity on her face: "Do you still remember the ancestor of the Long family who was demoted to a wisp of dust in the Long family tomb?"
Xinyi nodded when she heard that. The old senior was indeed very impressive, but what did that have to do with this matter?
Seeing Xinyi looking at her doubtfully, Lingxiang sighed softly, "I've read in 'Sea Mirage' that only sinners are reincarnated as snakes. Therefore, Heaven is generally unforgiving towards the snake clan."
"However, there is a method that can allow them to avoid every thunder tribulation. That is to transform into a snake, and then from a snake into a dragon. This way, they can cross two fatal thunder tribulations, and the risk is much smaller."
"But if it transforms into a viper, it will be extremely dark and its poison is extremely fierce. I heard that even if it is a god, it will be extremely difficult to escape if it bites it..."
Looking at Lingxiang's solemn expression, Xinyi felt something was wrong: "You mean..."
Lingxiang turned her head to look at the woman who had already turned into a corpse in the tomb, her brows furrowed as always: "I hope I am worrying too much." Then she took out a small porcelain bottle and a paper bag from her Qiankun bag and handed them to Xinyi.
"The bottle contains anti-poison pills, and the paper contains realgar powder. You are fast, so hurry and find them. I hope you can still make it in time." As he said this, he took out a piece of talisman paper from his arms, which turned out to be a sub-talisman.
But corpse demons were no ordinary creatures, and Xinyi was uneasy about leaving her alone. Just as Lingxiang was about to twiddle her fingers, he stopped her and said, "There's a corpse in the tomb just now, and its eyes have already opened. I think it's only been a corpse demon for the past two days. Can you handle it alone?"
Lingxiang smiled and said, "Do you think that my title of Elder Fucang is for nothing?" Then she activated the Zifu.
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The magic came with such force that Banxia couldn't dodge it, and it was about to hit her. At that moment, a strong force pulled her back, and then she saw the place where she had been standing explode.
Liu Xia was so frightened that his forehead was covered in cold sweat. If he had not pulled it away in time, it would have been the little girl Banxia who would have been torn into pieces.
Before the two could react with surprise, they heard the man say, "Where did you, a jerk, dare to trespass into my cave?"
It turned out to be a woman. Liu Xia and Banxia looked at each other. So, this person must be the legendary immortal Su Tong.
Judging from the magic just now, this person's cultivation must be quite high. The two of them alone would definitely not be his match.
Thinking of this, Liu Xia pulled Banxia up and was about to leave, but who would have thought that he was surrounded by a group of people in white clothes with their eyes covered by white cloth.
"You disturbed my meditation and you still want to run away?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw those people in white clothes coming forward waving weapons.
Liu Xia and Ban Xia each fought back, but found that these men in white didn't seem to have much kung fu and were easy to deal with. But for some reason, they could never defeat them. Every time they repelled them, they could get up again, as if they were born insensitive to pain.
For a while, the two of them were caught in a bitter battle. At this time, when Banxia dodged one person, she saw a man in white with his eyes covered by a white cloth. He looked exactly like the immortal Sutong, except that his eyes were wide open and he didn't even blink.
If I'm not mistaken, the reason these people acted like this must be because they were controlled by the Immortal Su Tong.
While dodging the attack from the newcomers, Banxia quietly prepared the fire talisman and dodged closer to Liu Xia, hiding her movements with Liu Xia's figure. When Liu Xia dodged past, she threw the fire talisman in her hand to the immortal Sutong.
However, Fairy Su Tong caught the talisman with just a light squeeze. There was a crackling sound in her hand, and the talisman paper turned into ashes in an instant.
"With your limited cultivation level, you dare to challenge me? You are overestimating yourself!" As he said that, he jumped up and went straight to Banxia.
Banxia only had time to see a white shadow passing by before her body was tightly wrapped in white cloth and she couldn't move at all.
The Sutong fairy stared at Banxia with her scarlet eyes. Banxia saw clearly that they were not human eyes. The pupils in her eyes were as thin as raw rice paper.
Seeing this, Liu Xia hurried forward to rescue him, but the man in white was clinging to him and he couldn't escape.
Immortal Su Tong's eyes glowed red as she moved closer and closer to Ban Xia...
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