The two were led onto the deck by Yao Jinqiu, and then they knelt down on the soft cushions on the deck according to Yao Jinqiu's instructions. Yao Jinqiu gave Hua Xiangwan and Xie Changji a hood each, and instructed Hua Xiangwan: "Two Taoists, when the boat leaves the city, you will cover your heads with hoods. When the river god takes you to his palace and confirms the location, send us a message and make sure to find our young lady before taking action."
"Don't worry." Hua Xiangwan responded, "We will protect your young lady."
Upon hearing this, Yao Jinqiu thanked him repeatedly before leaving.
After Yao Jinqiu left, only Hua Xiangwan and Xie Changji were left on the deck. She sat down cross-legged and discussed with Xie Changji: "Let's go one each later. Yao Guang is probably on my side. Kill the pig on your side and then come back to find me."
"good."
Xie Changji spoke.
At this moment, Hua Xiangwan suddenly realized that Xie Wushuang had never asked her how she knew there were two of them.
But after thinking about it, since it required two people for the sacrifice and they were given two hats, Xie Wushuang probably just accepted that it was not surprising to have two pigs.
As he spoke, the boat rowed out of the city. People along the way knelt down and shouted "Long Blessings to the River God".
The two of them listened quietly to the sound of the rushing river and watched the boat move out along the river in the city. After leaving the city, the surroundings became increasingly quiet. Hua Xiangwan calculated the time, covered the boat with the lid himself, and urged Xie Wushuang: "You should cover yours too, the river god will be here soon."
Xie Wushuang did not respond. He turned to look at Hua Xiangwan. After a moment, Hua Xiangwan felt something cold in her hand. She heard Xie Wushuang say, "I'll be away for a while. I'll give you the sword for self-defense."
"I can't use a sword."
Hearing this, Hua Xiangwan couldn't help but laugh. Xie Changji glanced at her hand. Her wrist was very slender, and the way she held the sword made her look like a lady from a wealthy family who had never touched a sword before.
He retracted his gaze and said, "Take it."
As he spoke, Hua Xiangwan heard the sound of sleeves rubbing against each other next to him, and guessed that he was covering himself with the veil.
After putting on the lid, the two waited for a while and then they felt the boat stop.
The surroundings became unusually quiet, and after a while, it seemed that many people came onto the deck.
Hua Xiangwan used her spiritual sense to probe over there and found that they were all black shadows. They rolled out a red carpet, held red lanterns, and knelt quietly on both sides. After a long time, someone walked up to her on the red carpet.
"My wife."
A gentle male voice sounded. The distance was too close. In order to avoid being discovered by the other party, Hua Xiangwan put away her consciousness and saw the other party extending a pale hand towards her: "I'll take you back home."
His voice sounded familiar. Hua Xiangwan felt like she had heard it before, but couldn't quite remember where it was.
She didn't know if it was the influence of the secret realm or something else.
She obediently placed her hand on the other's, and heard a woman's voice from the side: "Husband, I'm here to pick you up."
The woman's voice was exactly the same as Tao Yao's in her memory, gentle yet a little sad.
She and Xie Changji stood up together and walked forward together, led by the two people in wedding gowns in front of them.
The river ahead rolled and tumbled to both sides, as if it was split in half, revealing a staircase made of water, all the way down.
The two men led Hua Xiangwan and Xie Changji all the way down. When they reached the bottom, they led Hua Xiangwan and Xie Changji separately to different rooms.
According to Hua Xiangwan's memory, Yaoguang was actually in this man's room.
All she needs to do is kill this man, rescue Yao Guang, and she will be able to get through this difficult time. But is it that simple?
A trace of uneasiness flashed through her mind.
The man led her forward, walked into the room, and then asked her to sit down. He spoke gently: "It must have been difficult for you to get here, right?"
Hua Xiangwan didn't dare to respond casually. She sat there silently, sensing her surroundings.
The other party immediately noticed that her consciousness was outward, and gently reminded her: "Wait until I lift the hood, you can look around freely. I have waited for this day with great difficulty, Ah Wan, don't disturb me."
Hearing this, Hua Xiangwan's heart skipped a beat, and then she felt a jade ruyi reaching under her veil and slowly lifting it open.
As she did this, a familiar scent of sea water mixed with albizzia flowers wafted from not far away, and she couldn't help but raise her head to follow the other person's movements.
He was wearing a red wedding dress and a black mask with a golden lotus painted on it. There was a hint of smile in his eyes as he looked at Hua Xiangwan tenderly.
He was filled with death, with only a little bit of soul left. Hua Xiangwan stared at him blankly, and then heard him laugh: "I haven't seen you for two hundred years, and you don't recognize me?"
"Yi...Chen?"
Hua Xiangwan was in disbelief. The young man in front of him nodded slowly: "Back then, a trace of my remnant soul fell into the secret realm of Lingxu with the demon spirit. It was nourished here for a long time, and now it finally looks like something. I am very happy to feel that you have entered. In the past two hundred years," the other party stretched out his hand and placed it on Hua Xiangwan's cheek, "you seem to have changed a lot."
It's an illusion.
Hua Xiangwan reminded herself that she had to kill him.
Only by killing him can you escape from this dangerous situation.
But looking at the person in front of her, sensing the faint breath of his soul, she couldn't do anything.
What if it's true...what if it's true?
How could she, how could she, kill Shen Yichen's soul with her own hands?
She stared at the person in front of her, her breathing a little hurried. Shen Yichen looked at her tenderly, and suddenly remembered something: "Oh, I forgot, there is another acquaintance here."
As he spoke, Shen Yichen turned his head and looked at Yao Guang who was hanging in the air by the immortal rope. Yao Guang was dripping with blood. Shen Yichen's eyes were cold: "Awan, I also brought a piece of her soul in."
Hua Xiangwan was speechless. Shen Yichen opened his hand and Yaoguang fell from above. She stumbled to Hua Xiangwan, knelt on the ground, grabbed her sleeve tightly, and shouted excitedly: "Wan Daojun, save me! You and Xie Daojun must save me!"
It’s Yao Guang.
Hua Xiangwan clearly felt that this was not an illusion, but Yao Guang’s soul was here!
Is she not dead? Why did she... die?
Hua Xiangwan's memory became confused.
"Ah Wan," Shen Yichen raised a knife in his hand and gently placed it on Yao Guang's neck. He tilted his head and spoke softly, "Can I kill her?"
Hua Xiangwan didn't dare to respond. She desperately chanted the Heart Purification Mantra, trying to drive away Shen Yichen's words.
However, Yaoguang stared at her with tears in his eyes, and she felt goosebumps all over her body.
She hated her, an emotion she couldn't control even after all these years.
The Du'e Realm amplifies all emotions, whether love or hate, any emotion will become nourishment for the Du'e Realm.
Shen Yichen approached her and handed the knife to Hua Xiangwan.
"Come on," he lowered his head and put the tip of the knife against his chest, "I'll give you the knife, kill me or her."
As she spoke, Shen Yichen's face changed into that of her master, senior brother, Hu Mian...
Hua Xiangwan's hands trembled slightly, and at this moment, Yao Guang suddenly jumped up and rushed towards Shen Yichen!
Hua Xiangwan didn't hesitate at all. He turned around and chopped off Yao Guang's head with one blow.
Blood spurted out and splashed on her face, blinding her eyes. There was a loud noise around her, and she vaguely heard Xie Changji screaming, "Hua Xiangwan!!"
However, Hua Xiangwan could no longer sense anything. She could only hear the roar of beasts, the sound of fighting, and the sound of the wind. The knife in her hand turned into a broken flag. She turned around and looked at the person running towards her not far away.
Xie Changji killed Tao Yao and rushed over. The state of salvation had almost no effect on him. The moment Tao Yao lifted his veil, he cut her neck.
However, when he was halfway there, he saw Hua Xiangwan through the window in the room with a long knife in her hand. There was a man standing next to her, who raised his hand and chopped at Yao Guang!
The moment Yao Guang fell, the ground and mountains around him shook, and the scene changed along the way. When Xie Changji rushed to Hua Xiangwan, the original cave had disappeared, and was replaced by a battlefield.
Hua Xiangwan was standing not far away. She looked at him with a dead look in her eyes. Behind her was the Hehuan Palace, which was burned red by a huge fire. The ground under her feet was littered with corpses and blood. The flags on the city walls had been broken. The only flag still held was in Hua Xiangwan's hand.
The bloody flag was painted with osmanthus flowers, and it was so heavy in the rain that it hung down against the flagpole.
She held it in her hand, as if a swordsman was holding a long sword that was intertwined with his own life.
She was trapped in the realm of suffering.
Xie Changji was somewhat shocked. Hua Xiangwan was holding the Qingxin Bell in her hand and was usually mentally strong. Logically, he should be the one who was most likely to be trapped. How come Hua Xiangwan was the one who was trapped at this moment? !
Xie Changji was speechless. Hua Xiangwan looked at him, not knowing who she saw. She smiled and said softly, "I'll remember this."
She raised the palace flag and pointed at Xie Changji. Every word she spoke seemed to be stained with blood: "One day, I, Hua Xiangwan, will make you pay for your debt with blood!"
Having said that, the magic circle suddenly opened up from Hua Xiangwan's hand and rushed towards Xie Changji!
Xie Changji dodged hurriedly, and as soon as he landed, another ray of Dharma light followed!
Hua Xiangwan's strength at this moment is completely different from usual. Each of his magic arrays is extremely exquisite, and he is definitely at the peak of the Spirit Transformation Stage.
If it was Xie Wushuang himself, he would have died here long ago.
But even Xie Changji felt exhausted after dodging a few times.
After all, this is Xie Wushuang's body. If he uses a force that is beyond the tolerance of this body, he will be expelled from this body before he can fight Hua Xiangwan to the death.
More importantly, it was impossible for him to fight to the death with Hua Xiangwan.
He couldn't attack Hua Xiangwan, and Hua Xiangwan's fighting style was clearly overdrawing his physical condition.
If he continued like this, Hua Xiangwan's half-broken golden elixir would probably be completely shattered, leaving no room for recovery.
"Flowers to the evening!"
Xie Changji threw out the mind-clearing techniques one by one, but they seemed to have no effect on Hua Xiangwan.
She has been completely devoured by the Realm of Destruction. Unless she dies, she will forever be trapped in the illusion created by the Realm of Destruction.
What to do?
Countless thoughts flashed through Xie Changji's mind. Now there were only two options: kill Hua Xiangwan and get out, or...
Directly split the illusion.
Being able to split open the illusion is definitely not a force that Xie Wushuang's body can withstand.
Once he uses power close to his own, he will be away from Xie Wushuang's body for at least one night.
And can the ghost spirit...wait for him for one night?
Xie Changji dodged and thought at the same time, and caught a glimpse of the golden elixir in Hua Xiangwan's body that was beginning to turn red.
Hua Xiangwan couldn't wait for him. In a moment, her golden elixir would be completely shattered.
Xie Changji gritted his teeth, and when Hua Xiangwan cast her last magic circle, he grabbed her hand and said quickly: "Use the Soul-Locking Lamp to sense the ghost and go find it!"
After saying that, Xie Changji threw Hua Xiangwan behind him, held the long sword in his hand horizontally, and slashed fiercely at the surroundings!
That sword was filled with the sword intent of the Tribulation Crossing Period, and with the sound of a dragon's roar, it was like the water of a great river pouring down and violently crashing into the sky above the secret realm.
There was a loud bang, and cracks appeared in the sky. Hua Xiangwan paused, and she felt her mind slowly returning. But before she could fully understand what was happening, she heard Xie Wushuang shout, "Let's go!"
As he spoke, he grabbed Hua Xiangwan and rushed up with his sword.
The surroundings were shaking, the sky was cracking apart, and Xie Changji pulled Hua Xiangwan through the fallen rubble.
As he rushed forward, he told Hua Xiangwan, "Don't fight with anyone before I come back. Just find out who got the ghost spirit. Protect yourself."
As he spoke, he leaped out from the cracked sky and rushed towards a light gate. As soon as he passed through the light gate, his surroundings suddenly became weightless.
Hua Xiangwan noticed something was wrong and hurriedly took out a piece of talisman paper. He used his remaining spiritual power to activate the talisman paper. The talisman paper instantly grew larger and caught the two people, then slowly floated down.
Having resolved the biggest crisis, Hua Xiangwan breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Xie Wushuang beside him.
Xie Wushuang had already fainted and was lying beside her, holding her wrist.
Only then did she realize that his spiritual energy was disordered and his breath was weak, and she was afraid that he had been seriously injured.
"Xie Wushuang?"
Hua Xiangwan reached out and patted his face: "Wake up?"
The other party didn't say anything and seemed to have completely lost consciousness.
Hua Xiangwan was a little bit at a loss for a moment. Several streaks of light flashed across the sky. It must be that other cultivators broke through other secret realms and entered the spirit core.
She must find a safe place to house Xie Wushuang as soon as possible. As for Qi Ling...
Hua Xiangwan glanced at the dense forest below, thought for a moment, and then hurried after those monks.
Just follow these people.