Chapter 65 - Resonance
The tip of the broom scraped across the smooth obsidian floor of the Guixu Sect's "square," making a monotonous and persistent sound. Uncle Chen, his back hunched, his cloudy old eyes fixed intently on every possible speck of dust.
The eternal evil spirit that was surging and roaring in the outside world was isolated by the barrier built by Chu Linyuan with the mysterious ice evil spirit. Inside the barrier was a home that had survived the disaster but was still devastated.
"I'm back home," Luo Hongyi leaned on a broken stone that was smoothed by the fierce rain. Her beautiful face was still pale after the battle, but her fingertips were deftly mixing the bottle of poison in her bag.
The rich and pure evil spirit seeped through the barrier bit by bit, and was carefully guided by her and injected into several jade bottles of strange colors. The liquid in the bottles rolled and emitted an even more dangerous and restrained aura.
"Bingtuozi's barrier won't hold for long. Those hyenas outside who smell the blood will come knocking on our door sooner or later." She curled her red lips slightly, with a cold sneer in her eyes, sweeping across the evil clouds rolling outside the barrier, as if she could penetrate the gloom and see the hideous faces of the remnants of Tianjian Sect, Danxia Sect and even Fentian Valley.
"Come one, I'll poison them! Come two, I'll poison them both!" Tie Niu replied in a muffled voice. His huge body was sitting cross-legged in a corner of the "square", gnawing on a piece of Shenyuan black iron the size of a millstone, which exuded a strong murderous aura - this was not only his dry food, but also a tonic for healing his wounds and tempering his star-like brute force.
The charred area on his back that was burned by the incinerating light column was scabbing and falling off at a speed visible to the naked eye due to the infiltration of pure evil energy and his own brutal recovery ability, revealing the tougher bronze skin underneath.
The horns on his head gleamed faintly, and every time he swallowed, it felt like the power of stars was surging under his skin.
"Second brother, are you feeling better?" Su Tang squatted beside Xie Zhao, carefully examining the hideous crack on his Jinghong Talisman Pen with her psychic eyes, her little face full of worry.
Xie Zhao leaned against a relatively clean stone, his complexion looking better than before, but the weakness of his soul and the tingling in his meridians still made him frown. The "Jade Heart Cream" that Luo Hongyi had forced down his throat had kept him alive and stabilized his foundation, but the backlash from the Burning Life Blood Talisman would take time to heal.
"I won't die..." Xie Zhao forced a weak smile, the Jinghong Talisman Pen unconsciously turning at his fingertips, a very faint golden light lingering on the tip of the pen, trying to connect with the wisps of evil spirit in the air, "It's this guy eating... There's a little air leakage..." He looked in the direction of Chu Linyuan, with a hint of questioning and determination in his eyes, "Brother, how long can the barrier hold out? We have to hurry..."
Chu Linyuan sat cross-legged in the center of the "square" facing the black iron door frame. It was the core node of the evil energy barrier and one of the most refined and violent sources of evil energy in the entire Burial God Abyss.
His eyes were slightly closed, the Frost Silence Sword resting across his knees. The icy blue blood stain on his black shirt had solidified, like a brand of black ice.
The golden dragon light that spread from the right arm to the cheek was re-lit at a slow but steady pace under the crazy infusion of pure evil energy, like a sleeping evil dragon drawing strength from the abyss.
Every breath he took caused the surrounding evil spirits to form tiny whirlpools, which were swallowed into his body, repairing his broken meridians and nourishing the dormant dragon evil.
He did not answer Xie Zhao's question, but the increasingly condensed and thicker black ice evil energy barrier around him was the best answer.
The barrier's halo swirled, like an inverted bowl of black ice, completely isolating the roiling evil spirits and potential prying eyes from the outside world.
The price is that he must continue to consume his essence, as if burning his own life to maintain this pure land.
"Senior Brother is absorbing evil energy to heal his wounds..." Su Tang's psychic eyes captured the slowly repairing veins and the reignited evil energy core in Chu Linyuan's body. Her face relaxed a little, then became tense again, "But the consumption is so great! The strength of the barrier... is slowly decreasing!" She looked at Uncle Chen, the one who had the God-Destroying Ship, who was still sweeping the floor slowly, as if cleaning up was not as important as the sky falling.
Bai Xiaolu cradled the now-refreshed Moon-Eating Rabbit and sat quietly in a "clean" area swept by Uncle Chen. The rabbit's ruby eyes curiously gazed at the tip of Uncle Chen's broom, then at the swirling evil spirits beyond the barrier, a low gurgling sound emanating from its throat. Bai Xiaolu gently stroked its back and whispered, "Rabbit, don't disturb Uncle Chen. There's a lot of evil spirits out there, but don't eat them carelessly. Senior Brother is using them."
At this moment, Chu Linyuan's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened! In his cold eyes, a sharp golden light flashed!
The Frost Sword in front of his knees moved without wind, emitting a low and longing hum!
The tassel on the hilt, stained dark red by blood, swayed violently as if blown by an invisible wind! At the same time, the golden dragon light spreading across his cheek suddenly became blazing, as if a living creature was moving within it!
"Senior Brother?" Xie Zhao was the first to notice something unusual.
Luo Hongyi stopped preparing the poison instantly and looked at Chu Linyuan vigilantly.
The iron ox stopped gnawing on the iron, its huge body tensed.
Su Tang's psychic eyes were fixed on Chu Linyuan.
Chu Linyuan didn't look at anyone, his cold gaze penetrated his own barrier, penetrated the roiling sea of evil clouds, and "nailed" it firmly into the depths of the God Burial Abyss, the core area where the evil spirit was the most violent and beating like a heart!
An intense throbbing and desire that came from his blood, his soul, the Frost Sword, and the dragon-patterned evil spirit, like an invisible chain, instantly grabbed him!
That feeling is like a ferocious beast that has been hungry for ten thousand years smelling the fattest prey, or like a lost wanderer seeing the lighthouse of home!
"There's something in the core..." Chu Linyuan's voice was hoarse, like metallic friction. Every word seemed to be exhausted, yet it contained unquestionable certainty. "Summoning... Shawen... and... Shuangji!"
Calling? Shawen? Frost Silence?
Everyone was shocked! In the core of the God Burial Abyss, besides the evil spirit source that was violent enough to shred a god, it actually contained something that could trigger Chu Linyuan's dragon pattern and his natal magic sword?
"Could it be..." Xie Zhao's mind suddenly lit up. He suddenly looked at the red tassels on Chu Linyuan's waist, then at the dark red color. A bold guess emerged, "...Brother, the source of your evil spirit seal? Or...the missing part of the Frost Silence Sword?"
He thought of Chu Linyuan's Nascent Soul disguised as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and the terrifying power that was sealed away layer by layer! Could the core of the God Burial Abyss be the sealed place? Or... the key to unlocking the seal?
Chu Linyuan didn't answer, but slowly stood up. The movement affected his internal injuries, causing him to stagger slightly, and a trace of blood once again flowed from the corner of his mouth.
But his sword-holding hand was as steady as a rock, and the desire and determination in his eyes burned like an icy flame. He had to go! That core object was crucial to him! Was it the key to unlocking the shackles of power? Or... a greater crisis?
"No!" Luo Hongyi stepped in front of Chu Linyuan, her beautiful face full of frost, "In your current physical condition, going to the core is seeking death! That place, even Uncle Chen..." She subconsciously looked at Uncle Chen who was still sweeping the floor, and swallowed the second half of the sentence.
Uncle Chen was able to annihilate the sea of stars thousands of years ago, but at this moment... will he use the Immortal Burying Sword again for Chu Linyuan?
Tie Niu's massive body also stood up, like a moving mountain, and said in a deep voice, "Big Brother! I'll go with you! I'm thick-skinned and can take a beating!"
"And me!" Su Tang gripped the image stone tightly, her psychic eyes flashing with a resolute light. "I can see through the flow of evil energy and avoid the most dangerous energy turbulence!"
White Deer, holding Rabbit, silently stood beside Tie Niu, her clear eyes expressing silent support. Moon-Eating Rabbit faced the core of the abyss, its ruby eyes flashing with desire and vigilance.
Xie Zhao struggled to stand, but his injuries caused him to stumble. He held onto a stone, tightly gripping the Jinghong Talisman Brush. His peach blossom eyes burned with the light of the talisman and unquestionable determination: "Brother! We must go together! My 'Guixu Creation Talisman' is just missing the last stroke. I need the purest source of evil spirit and... a little 'variable'! That core object may be the turning point!"
Chu Linyuan's icy gaze swept across Luo Hongyi, who was standing in front of him, then across Tie Niu, Su Tang, and Bai Xiaolu, finally landing on Xie Zhao's face, which was flushed with excitement and weakness, but full of determination. In the determined gazes of everyone, it seemed as if warmth had been injected.
Outside the barrier, the evil spirit rolled more violently, and a dull roar could be heard faintly, as if a huge monster was awakening, or... an uninvited guest was forcing a breakthrough.
Uncle Chen's broom stopped clacking at some point. He hunched his back, his cloudy old eyes slowly raised. For the first time, he looked not at the ground, but toward the heart of the pulsating evil energy of the Burial God Abyss.
That gaze pierced space, carrying with it the vicissitudes of time and a hint of... indescribable understanding. He slowly, ever so slightly, nodded.
Then, the sound of the broom rang out again. He turned around and began to sweep the rough path leading to the dark iron door frame and the core of the abyss.
The movements were still slow and stubborn, as if clearing a relatively clean path home for the child who was about to go on a long journey.
Chu Linyuan withdrew his gaze. Beneath the icy cold in his eyes, the flame of "protection" burned even more fiercely due to his companions' determination. He no longer hesitated, and pointed the Frost Silence Sword forward. His cold voice, hoarse with the pain of severe injury, was like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, severing all hesitation:
"Go to the core."
"Take back what belongs to us!"
Under his will, the black ice barrier of evil spirits cracked, leaving a gap just wide enough for one person to pass through. The violent evil spirits outside rushed in like sharks smelling blood! But they were forcibly repelled by the even more powerful dragon evil spirits that erupted from Chu Linyuan's body!
He stepped out of the barrier, his black robe rustling in the murderous wind, and the red tassels around his waist fluttered stubbornly.
Behind him, poisonous mist lingered around Luo Hongyi's fingertips, and his eyes were as sharp as an eagle.
The Iron Bull's huge body is like a mobile fortress, surging with brute force.
With the support of Tie Niu, Xie Zhao's Jinghong Fu Pen flashed with golden light, with the determination to fight to the death.
Su Tang held up the photo stone, her psychic eyes fully open.
The white deer held the moon-eating rabbit, and the rabbit's ruby eyes were fixed on the front.
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