Chapter 85 One person can cover the sky, where is Lou Yan's shadow?
Lou Yan's eyes immediately lit up.
He had already retreated to the back, but now he clung to Heng Qichun's arm and peeked out, just in time to see Wei Xiuzhu looking at Fu Yusheng for help.
Having been bound by the Immortal Binding Rope for too long, he could no longer circulate his spiritual power.
Fu Yusheng immediately understood, raised his hand to touch his fingers, and transferred most of his spiritual power to him.
Wei Xiuzhu showed no resistance to this, and quickly circulated his spiritual power to form a magic seal, then spread his hands towards everyone.
—A pale blue, already formed juvenile shark was jumping merrily in his palm.
Wei Xiuzhu explained, "Before I was confined by my master, I was taking care of it in the Lu Duan Gate."
"Later..." His voice trailed off, probably realizing how absurd his presence was, and he tried to salvage the situation, "Later, when our sect went out to capture demons, my senior brother was worried about me, so it went into the spirit-locking bag with me."
Barely reasonable.
If we don't delve into why Fu Yusheng was "uneasy" about him...
Prioritizing matters, Nan Yushan didn't immediately press for answers. He reached out and took the lively shark, but was immediately taken aback by the fishy smell emanating from the little creature.
He turned to Lou Yan, who was clinging to Heng Qichun's arm and craning his neck, and asked, "You asked about this baby shark, is it related to the anglerfish?"
Heng Qichun fed the shark with his blood for almost half a year before leaving it at Tianyin Palace before they went to Sixiang Mountain.
Within a few days, the shark had grown into a complete form, so Nanyushan handed it over to the disciples of Luduan Sect. Unexpectedly, Wei Xiuzhu, who had made a mistake, brought it here.
Lou Yan finally squeezed out from behind Heng Qichun, suppressing the urge to vomit as she approached the shark.
He said to the shark, "Go quickly and find your mother!"
The crowd was bewildered. They couldn't understand why Lou Yan wanted to find the shark, why she wanted the young shark to find the shark king, or why the seemingly dim-witted shark could understand Lou Yan's words, even letting out a shriek and joyfully wriggling its body before plunging into the water.
A moment later, a huge wave surged up on the water.
Two forces surged up with the water, and suddenly a flash of inspiration appeared, and demonic energy spread everywhere, forcing people to take a half step back.
Demonic energy, ghostly energy, and newly formed demonic energy converged in one place.
A moment later, the waves gradually receded back into the water, leaving only the figures of the two combatants in the air.
On one side was a black, ghostly anglerfish, which had probably fallen into demonic ways after being possessed by a ghost, and had transformed into a monster with a human body and a fish head.
Dark blue scales spread from its back to its head and face, and a huge head sat atop its neck with fangs like thorns, bulging eyes, and a flat nose. With each breath, it exhaled demonic energy, instantly turning the sky black.
On the other end are tens of thousands of merfolk.
The Mermaid Emperor Hua Jiuyao, dressed in a blue aquatic robe, exuded a captivating charm. Together with thousands of mermaids behind him, he formed a massive water-colored barrier with spiritual energy in his palm, blocking the anglerfish and demonic energy from entering.
After a moment's thought, Nan Yushan realized that the shark had held back the anglerfish for them, and couldn't help but shout, "We have no way to repay the great kindness of the Shark King!"
"Sect Leader, you flatter me!" Hua Jiuyao pushed aside the barrier and chuckled upon hearing this. "The Eighteen Realms saved my son's life, and now that this anglerfish has become a demon in the water, the Merfolk have no reason to stand idly by!"
As she spoke, the lively baby mermaid was twirling merrily beside her.
The disciples of the Eighteen Realms were in an uproar.
Unexpectedly, the reason why they couldn't find the anglerfish was because they were being held back underwater by the sharks.
"I've had a feeling for a while that there's some force in the water holding that anglerfish back." Only Lou Yan smirked smugly, seemingly enjoying the spectacle. "The fishy smell is exactly the same as that baby shark!"
Then everyone vaguely remembered that more than half a year ago, Lou Yan had swallowed a shark alive outside the Tiantai Pond.
Afterwards, Heng Qichun defied public opinion and, in order to appease the Mermaid King, did not hesitate to feed the soul of the mermaid with its own blood.
No wonder he's so sensitive to the smell of sharks.
Everyone suddenly realized what was happening, except for Heng Qichun, who patted Lou Yan on the head and then calmly shielded his little apprentice behind him.
"They can't hold on much longer!" someone shouted. The demonic energy around the anglerfish grew stronger and stronger, and it looked like it was about to break through the barrier in Hua Jiuyao's hand.
"Set up the formation!" Nanyushan said.
The disciples of the Eighteen Realms immediately raised their hands to form a hand seal, and the sound of wind whistling past their ears as the spiritual energy they unleashed cleaved straight towards the sky.
Lou Yan took a step back and stood at the edge with Fu Yusheng, who was unfamiliar with formations.
At the same time, Heng Qichun's stringless zither was thrown far away. He also raised his hands to form a hand seal, and the Lotus Mantra stirred up streams of watery spiritual energy.
He flew into the air, manipulating the stringless zither with one hand, and a sharp sound almost pierced people's eardrums.
"Royal——"
Lou Yan had actually practiced formations after becoming a demon in his previous life, but if he were to make a move now, it would likely arouse suspicion. Therefore, he could only hold Nan Xu and Wei Xiuzhu's arms on either side to prevent the two children from collapsing due to exhaustion.
The sound was deafening. He raised his eyes, his cold, wolf-like eyes peering through the sky, which was filled with demonic energy, towards the horizon.
Heng Qichun's snow-white figure stood firmly at the center of the formation.
With snow-white hair and white robes, she stood alone in the world like a lotus pedestal, the fragrance of lotus flowers spreading everywhere, urging the formation set up by thousands of disciples to directly approach the demon before her.
Immortal techniques differ, and since ancient times, it has been easier for immortals to subdue demons than to eliminate evil. No matter how determined the disciples are, people will still instinctively place their hopes on Heng Qichun.
After all, he was the last god in the human realm.
Just like now, he stands suspended in the center of the crowd, becoming the sole focal point of the formation.
Lou Yan slowly withdrew his gaze, thinking with relief: This is for the best. With Heng Qichun taking action, a demon that attracts ghosts is not worth mentioning at all.
The moment the thought crossed his mind, he felt his arm tighten.
Nan Xu and Wei Xiuzhu grabbed his arms on either side, their expressions tense as they watched the battle unfolding above.
"Oh no!" Fu Yusheng exclaimed.
Lou Yan felt a moment of panic, thinking for a moment that the two of them were playing some kind of outrageous joke. He forced himself to remain calm and looked up, only to see that the ghostly aura on the anglerfish was gathering more and more, and the demonic energy was being released, almost breaking through the sword formation formed by the disciples of the Eighteen Realms.
How could this be?
Lou Yan stared at the ghostly aura gathering behind the anglerfish, his gaze moving from its dark blue scales to its ugly fish face.
A near-terrifying thought arose in his mind—
While demons that lure ghosts into their bodies can quickly cultivate into human form, they are too prone to going astray and becoming possessed by evil spirits.
This anglerfish was clearly unable to digest the ghostly energy within its body. Although it followed its own will and became a demon, it also grew into a monster with a fish face and a human body.
Such demons cannot refine ghostly energy into their own power, making them relatively easy to kill, but if...
Lou Yan looked up.
But what if Xuanwu falls, the Four Symbols Mountain is lost, and ghostly energy overflows from the tomb of Emperor Yi, spreading throughout the Nine Provinces?
Then, demons who fall into the demonic path will be like this anglerfish in front of us, endlessly absorbing ghostly energy until they accumulate enough to fight against the entire immortal sect, and then kill all the immortals with one blow.
No wonder the number one sect in the cultivation world, Hezizhou, suffered a devastating massacre!
Seeing the ghostly energy behind the pipa fish growing stronger and stronger, almost enough for the little one to break through the sword formation in a moment, Lou Yan clenched his fists.
The air was filled with the fragrance of lotus blossoms. Heng Qichun plucked the strings of his stringless zither faster and faster. His disciples gradually found it difficult to keep up. The sword formation, which had initially formed a barrier that stretched for thousands of miles, gradually became a small barrier, and eventually grew to the size of a shield, barely managing to block the way in front of them.
Hua Jiuyao exhausted his spiritual power, abruptly withdrew his hand, and bowed, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Countless sharks plummeted straight down from the sky back onto the water's surface, creating a spectacular splash.
Suddenly, the scattered ghostly energy condensed into a thick black mist, which went straight towards the disciples of the Eighteen Realms at the edge of the sword formation. The longswords were thrown from their hands, and the disciples with shallow cultivation were caught off guard and fell to the ground.
The baby shark cried out in surprise.
Lou Yan was startled by the piercing voice and suddenly looked up. His wolf eyes gradually revealed a sinister look. His back teeth clenched tightly, his dantian throbbed, and all the meridians in his body began to circulate wildly.
Fu Yusheng seemed to sense this surging power, "Disgust..."
He had barely opened his mouth when Lou Yan knocked him unconscious with a burst of spiritual energy. The two people beside him stared at Lou Yan in astonishment, bewildered, and stammered, "Master Lou..."
Then they both fainted.
Lou Yan withdrew his hand, his palm swirling with spiritual energy, faintly revealing a hint of evil. Golden spiritual energy swirled around his fingertips, slowly rising to the clouds and circling behind the pipa fish.
It was Heng Qichun who made him unable to use the "evil-controlling spell" anymore.
A sudden, heavy thunderclap ripped across the sky.
The anglerfish seemed startled, its manipulation of ghostly energy halting for a moment. Lou Yan seized the opportunity and began chanting the incantation that could control demons faster and faster.
"boom!"
Thunder roared down again, and the anglerfish staggered, its ghostly energy flowing out even more haphazardly.
At the same time, a wisp of ghostly energy crossed the blood mist and silently gathered into Lou Yan's body.
His meridians stretched out, and every blood vessel greedily absorbed the ghostly energy from behind the anglerfish. In an instant, his dantian and meridians were filled with ghostly energy, which in turn awakened the long-dormant demonic bone.
More and more ghostly energy continued to flow into his body.
Lou Yan's joints began to make eerie creaking sounds.
Lou Yan comfortably tilted his head back, letting out an unnatural sigh.
"Well……"
At the head of the table, the anglerfish was still haphazardly manipulating ghostly energy. When it finally gathered enough strength to launch a powerful attack, it suddenly realized that all the ghostly energy it was using had been completely absorbed by someone else.
Heng Qichun seized the opportunity and poured his spiritual power into playing the stringless zither.
"Zheng—"
The sound of the zither exploded, and the lightning bolts cleaved from Nan Yushan's hand attacked from both sides, causing the enormous anglerfish to teeter precariously and fall from the clouds.
call.
All that could be heard was the whistling wind.
When Fu Yusheng woke up, he felt his head buzzing. He tried his best to open his eyes to see the scene in front of him and then recognized that the person standing in front of him was Heng Qichun.
He stood up and gave a feeble bow, then heard Heng Qichun ask him—
"What about Lou Yan?"
Fu Yusheng rubbed his forehead and turned around to look at him with a puzzled expression.
The anglerfish has been captured alive by Nanyu Mountain. The disciples are helping their injured fellow disciples heal their wounds. The Mermaid King gently strokes the head of his young son. Nan Xu and Wei Xiuzhu are still lying unconscious beside him.
Apart from that, there was only a snow-covered mountain, and there was no sign of Lou Yan.
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