Chapter 204 Nightmare Town (8)
Dongfang Qi was deeply moved by the old turtle's words. He bowed solemnly to the old turtle and said, "Zhang County Magistrate has a heart of justice. Dongfang Qi admires him!"
The old turtle was surprised: "Your last name is Dongfang? I remember that was the surname of the Qi State. Could it be that you are a member of the Qi royal family?"
"That's right." Dongfang Qi never had any grudges against humans and monsters in his heart, and he really admired the old turtle, so he didn't hide it at this moment.
The old turtle greeted Dongfang politely - although he was a demon, his behavior and manners were completely like those of a great scholar.
"So you didn't really want to embarrass the people here just now, right?"
The old turtle suddenly appeared just now because he saw Lin Qingyue attacking the ghosts in the town and came out to stop her.
Lin Qingyue said, "You are a demon, and even after death, you become a ghost that is more powerful than ordinary ghosts. With your ability, you can easily refine the ghosts here into nutrients for yourself, and then cultivate a demon body again. But you haven't done so in all these years. This shows that you are not a wicked person, so I just used a little trick to force you to show up."
Dongfang Qi seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly said to Lin Qingyue, "When we entered Wu'an County, did you notice those strange-looking archways?"
Lin Qingyue nodded. "I noticed it. It's a very vicious formation. The six archways stand together like an open coffin, devouring the yang energy of the travelers."
Dongfang Qi said, "So, you're saying, could the person who set up this formation be the one who trapped these souls in Nightmare Town?"
Lin Qingyue said, "I need to take a closer look to confirm."
After she finished speaking, she tiptoed up into the sky and looked down at the surrounding terrain.
After a moment, the crimson umbrella suddenly blossomed like a lotus, and she spun around and floated down, like a red glow held by flowing clouds.
"How?" Dongfang Qi asked.
Lin Qingyue said, "As you expected, the two complement each other, forming a massive feng shui formation. I originally thought this formation was used by some powerful individuals to change their fortunes, but when combined with the formation of Nightmare Town, it's not just about changing one individual's fortune, but the entire nation's fortune."
"They used Wu'an as a gateway to secretly steal Feng's fortune to Guifang. The small town of Nightmare, nestled between the two nations, was the core of the formation. By sacrificing the entire town's population to activate the core, they could continuously steal Feng's fortune."
"What? You're saying that all the people in Ping'an Town died overnight, and were actually sacrificed?" The old turtle was shocked and angry. "I spent more than ten years to revitalize the economy of Ping'an Town and even the entire Long County, so that the people can live a good life... How could they? How dare they!"
Lin Qingyue smiled faintly: "Why not? A city or a town is everything to you, but to some people, it is just a sacrifice that can be sacrificed at any time."
Just like those immortal cultivators back then, who slaughtered an entire country for their own selfish desires without even blinking an eye.
Dongfang Qi asked Lin Qingyue, "I remember you told me about formations before. Generally speaking, the power near the center of the formation is the strongest. After the townspeople here were sacrificed, they became ghosts and were unable to leave. After enduring endless torment, they were absorbed by the center of the formation and their souls were shattered. However, over the years, it seems that there hasn't been a single ghost missing in this area?"
Lin Qingyue nodded. "Based on the strength of this formation, all the ghosts in the town will be destroyed within three years. The core of the formation will also become even stronger due to absorbing enough Yin Qi. However, nothing in this world is absolute."
She turned her eyes to the old turtle and said, "If I'm not mistaken, you should be the accident."
"I... was an accident? What does that mean?" The old turtle was puzzled.
Lin Qingyue explained, "The number of people who offer sacrifices is fixed, neither too many nor too few. Even after your death, you must still be concerned about the people here, so your spirit has come here. And since you were a prominent figure in this area during your lifetime, your spirit naturally protects the souls of the dead here after your death."
"Thus, your arrival and the protective power emanating from you formed an invisible barrier, preventing the thousands of innocent ghosts in the town from being devoured by the array's core."
The old turtle thought carefully and said, "Oh, I remember now. After the flood, I was worried about the plague. Ping'an Town was the hardest hit area, and it was adjacent to a large river to the north. I was always worried and wanted to come and visit. That's probably why my soul drifted here after my death. It was a coincidence."
Lin Qingyue, who saw through all this, found it extremely ironic.
A monster who had lived as a human being, extremely kind and righteous. Even though he was deserted by his friends and family, even though he was unjustly killed, he did not harbor much resentment, and even after his death, his heroic spirit still protected the people of this area.
But some people in this world harbor evil intentions and are unkind and unjust.
The old turtle knelt solemnly and pleaded with Lin Qingyue and Dongfang Qi, "For the past ten years, I have been in a state of confusion. Now, having met you two, I have finally been enlightened and understand everything. You two must both possess great power. I beg you to help liberate the millions of wronged souls here, and prevent passersby from being attacked by evil spirits."
Dongfang Qi said to Lin Qingyue, "We need to be cautious about this matter. The Guiyuan Sect has become the largest sect in Guifang Country, and what happened here is very likely their doing. If you rashly disrupt their formation, you'll probably alert them."
"Alerting the enemy?" Lin Qingyue sneered, "So what?"
Dongfang Qi said, "What I mean is, why don't we wait until we have a clear understanding of the situation of Guiyuan Sect? We will pass by here on our way back to the city, so we can deal with it then."
He had indeed considered everything carefully. Anyway, the old turtle ghost here could still provide some protection, so nothing would go wrong in the short term.
But what he didn't know was that the Guiyuan Sect was most likely the remnant of the three thousand years of immortal cultivation.
Lin Qingyue was certainly not afraid during her time of undefeated victories, but now her cultivation had only just recovered to 30%. And the opponent's strength was unknown, what if...
Lin Qingyue had already died once, and didn't care about life or death at all. She had already made up her mind to perish together with everyone else.
Therefore, she could not guarantee that she would come back.
At this moment, she still looked arrogant and didn't care about anyone: "What if I alert the enemy? Do I really think I'm afraid of them? If they come looking for me, I will kill them all at once, so I don't have to look for them one by one."
Dongfang Qi knew her temper, so he simply stopped trying to persuade her. He just asked the old turtle about the name and background of the county magistrate at that time.
The person who set up this vicious formation is also related to the county magistrate back then. Rather than alerting the snake, it is better to find it and kill it first, and put an end to it.
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