Chapter 24: Ying Long Gu (I) "You deserve to be scolded by me, don't...
"Stop pretending to be asleep, you idiot! You've been awake for a long time, haven't you?"
Deep in Duqing Mountain, in front of a huge rock, a white fox squatted on the ground, scratching the rock with its two front paws, leaving several deep and shallow marks.
"Hey, hey, isn't this the nine-tailed white fox, the descendant of the legendary ancient mythical beast with nine lives? You better stay away from me. I can smell your stench through two realms. Tsk, I haven't seen you for a few years. How come you've become so lame? Hahahaha."
The white fox was so angry at his sarcasm that he stamped his feet. "You're no better than me, are you? You've been sealed for three hundred years. How much mana do you have left? I'm afraid it would be difficult for you to even break free."
He said rudely, "Do you need my help?"
The white fox's ears were quiet for a moment, then a dragon's roar pierced through them: "Get as far away from me as you can!"
He licked his paws, and his body began to show signs of becoming transparent.
"Alright, you deserve my scolding. Stop getting defensive."
Bailong: “…” Get out!
"You can see that I won't live long. Before I die, I want to make a deal with you," said the white fox.
When negotiating a deal with his mortal enemy who he had been fighting for hundreds of years, Bai Long always felt that there was something fishy going on, and it was clear that the stinky fox had bad intentions.
He wanted to refuse, but the white fox continued, "I will sacrifice my soul to help you break the seal, and you will help me kill someone."
"Why should I help you with something so thankless?" Bai Long sneered. "This seal is weakening every day. One day, I'll be able to break free."
He seemed to be fighting back, but in fact he was sweating coldly.
The one who placed this seal possessed a very powerful cultivation, rarely seen in the world. If he were to break free on his own, it would take at least a thousand years.
The white fox didn't have much time to argue with him, and said bluntly: "That person has the golden Xuanhua you want."
Bai Long was startled, then narrowed his eyes.
"There's no time left. Give me a definite answer, should you or shouldn't you?"
"I shall."
"Alright!" The white fox bit its right paw, smearing blood on the stone. "Today, I offer my entire soul as a sacrifice, offering it to Yinglong without regrets, to help him break the seal. Heaven and earth are my witnesses, the sun and the moon are witnesses."
His body exploded in an instant, and countless white starlight poured into the stone. The Duqing Mountain, which had been silent for a hundred years, began to shake violently tonight.
Lime poured all over the ground and huge rocks rolled into the village, causing a series of noisy shouts and the sounds of chickens crowing and dogs barking.
Dark clouds rolled in the sky, and there was a faint sound of thunder.
A dragon roar echoed through the heavens and earth, and the sea near Penglai Island followed suit, causing huge waves.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
Zhu Ciying dreamed again of the first time she landed on Penglai Island. A demon dragon was wreaking havoc and countless creatures on the island were killed or injured.
She stood among the fleeing crowd, with no familiar brothers or sisters around her.
She looked down at the palm of her right hand and saw that what she was holding was not a sword, but a long white flute.
Zhu Ciying suddenly realized that this situation was not from her previous life.
Once again, she was alone, but still fearlessly rushed to the place where the white dragon was, fighting him to the death with her flesh and blood.
"That's enough, Aying."
Zhu Ciying heard a familiar voice and was about to look up at the person when she was pressed down by his hand.
"Second Brother." She suppressed her emotions and didn't let the tears fall.
Yun Cangyu pressed her head and grinned, revealing a small canine tooth: "Aying, you did a great job."
Her tears still fell.
"But I can't protect all of you. I have talent but it's useless..." She would rather not have it.
"But, we don't want to see you feeling stressed or burdened. Ah Ying, have a good rest. On behalf of everyone in Qingwei Sect, I hope you will be a free and happy girl in this life."
"Senior Brother!" Zhu Ciying woke up from her dream.
She felt a chill on her forehead, and raised her hand to touch it, only to come across a wet cloth.
"You're awake." Xie Rangchen was waiting nearby, bringing a bowl of medicine. "After breaking through the Nascent Soul stage, your spiritual energy hasn't yet been steadily integrated into your Dantian, causing it to run rampant through your veins and tendons, causing a high fever."
Zhu Ciying picked up the medicine bowl and drank it all in one breath.
She put down the bowl, and as soon as she had a clear view, she saw Xie Rangchen handing her a candy wrapped in white paper.
"Get rid of the bitterness."
Zhu Ciying took the candy but didn't rush to open it. Her heart had been beating wildly since she woke up, and she felt like something big was happening outside.
"Did something happen outside? I've been feeling uneasy." Zhu Ciying asked, "Where did Senior Sister and the others go?"
"I really can't hide it from you," Xie Rangchen said helplessly. "Last night, the White Dragon broke free from its seal and reappeared in the world, wreaking havoc everywhere. The seawater backflowed, and Patriarch Yu was busy refining pills and couldn't spare the time. The old Patriarch and True Man Yu Yin led a group to deploy a large island protection formation to protect Penglai. The elders of the other factions led their disciples to attack the White Dragon."
"Yun Bujin, Qu Wanqing, and Xu Feihuai have all gone to help. I don't have any spiritual power and can't help you. Master Yuyin asked me to take good care of you."
Zhu Ciying grabbed the outer shirt covering the quilt and said, "The fever has subsided. I'll go help."
Xie Rangchen turned his back to give her enough private space to put on her clothes.
"It's okay. The White Dragon has been sealed for many years and its strength is not as great as before. Besides, they have more people and should be able to withstand it. Just rest for another day."
Zhu Ciying fastened her belt and tied the red rope on her sleeve. Without having time to put on her pearl hairpin, she casually grabbed a headband and tied up her hair.
She passed by Xie Rangchen, who did not stop her. He shrugged and said, "I have no spiritual power. If you insist on going out, I can't stop you."
He found a good excuse for her.
"Thank you." Zhu Ciying pushed open the door and walked out.
Xie Rangchen felt powerless. Previously, he had used his spirit to help Zhu Ciying release the spiritual power that had been taken away by the demonic energy, helping her break through to the Nascent Soul stage. Just doing this one thing had severely damaged his body.
If he were to leave his body again before his spiritual roots recovered, his body would definitely not be able to bear it.
Even so, he still separated a part of his soul to follow her when she left, so that he could rush to save her as soon as she was in danger.
He did this because his junior sister had done so much for him. He had no way to repay her for the time being, so he could only use this method to protect her from disasters and difficulties.
*
Zhu Ciying thought that the dream she had was probably a precognitive dream.
There was a crowd of people in a street market on Penglai Island.
Everyone looked terrified, carrying their luggage and children to find a place they thought was safe to avoid the disaster.
Zhu Ciying raised his head.
The sky was gray, with occasional lightning flashing across the sky.
The backflow of seawater was blocked by the island protection formation. The collision between the two produced a huge crash, and the entire island was shaking violently.
Zhu Ciying walked against the crowd towards Duqingshan.
Everything coincides with what happened in the dream.
No one was interested in the items on the stall. Zhu Ciying placed a spirit stone and took away a good-quality imitation sword and a set of clothes.
When passing by the Dawn Terrace of the Water God Festival, she left a note and took away a photo stone.
*
Crossing the green mountains.
The white dragon swung its tail and sent more than a dozen people flying.
Qu Wanqing and Xu Feihuai flew forward together to catch Yun Bujin.
"His cultivation is higher than mine, at least he is in the middle stage of fusion." Yun Bujin wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
"What should we do? True Man Yuyin is supporting the island protection formation. Once he withdraws, Penglai Island will be submerged by the sea." Qu Wanqing said anxiously.
Xu Feihuai frowned and said, "Activate the island protection formation. No one on the island can leave, and no one else can come in. Even if we call for help, it won't work."
Yun Bujin took out the jade slip and sent a message, ready to die: "At present, there is no other way but to fight to the death."
Several elders in the fusion stage had been holding Bai Long back all night and had already exhausted their spiritual energy, leaving them unable to fight again.
After fighting with Bai Long for two moves, the disciples whose cultivation was inferior to theirs were either killed or fled. Of the vast number of people who had entered Duqing Mountain, only one in ten is left.
"Hahahaha, a hundred years have passed, and the cultivators in your world of cultivation are still a bunch of cowards." The white dragon circled in the sky, with deep contempt for them in his eyes.
Suddenly, the cry of a bird interrupted his words.
A ball of fire flew straight towards Bai Long's face, and Bai Long spit out a stream of water to block it. The moment the water and fire merged, steam burst out.
There was a small cut on Yun Bujin's fingertip, and the bleeding had stopped. His hands remained in the hand seal gesture, and his face was a little pale.
The Phoenix Seal, which can only be mastered by the direct disciples of the Yun family, consumes more spiritual energy when actually used than he imagined.
"You two go back to Yu Mansion first, I'll cover your retreat."
Qu Wanqing's eyes were red and she was determined not to go back.
Xu Feihuai had no expression on his face and stood still.
"No, the Shaoyang Sect doesn't have a rule about abandoning fellow disciples and fleeing alone when encountering danger. Isn't that death? We die together, so we won't be alone even in Fengdu Underworld."
Qu Wanqing gathered spiritual power in his hands and passed it to Yun Bujin.
Xu Feihuai did as he was told.
"You guys really are..." Yun Bujin didn't know what to say.
After a few moves, Bai Long finally showed some interest: "Phoenix Seal, quite interesting, but unfortunately it's a little weak, otherwise you could have some fun with me."
"The phoenix spreads its wings." Yun Bujin changed his magic spell.
The phoenix spread out the feathers on its tail, and each feather turned into a sharp sword blade, surrounding the white dragon.
"A mere trifle." The white dragon's eyes glared, "The dragon swings its tail."
The white dragon's scales were a rare treasure, invulnerable to swords and spears, and impervious to water and fire. The phoenix's tail feathers were simply not enough to penetrate his defenses.
His claws tore at the tail feathers, easily tearing them apart. The phoenix screamed miserably, and Yun Bujin lowered his head and spat out a mouthful of blood, half-kneeling on the ground.
"Brother, take this." Qu Wanqing immediately took out a pill to heal internal injuries and gave it to him.
Xu Feihuai drew his sword and stood in front of the two men, looking protective.
This caused Bai Long to burst into laughter again: "You overestimate your own abilities. How about I give you three moves?"
Xu Feihuai showed no sign of hesitation and immediately used the strongest killing move of the three strategies.
But to Bai Long, this was no different from tickling him. Bai Long pretended to enjoy it and even pointed to a scale on his back and said, "Oh, I've been sleeping at home for too long and haven't taken good care of my scales. The color has become a little dull."
"Tsk tsk, come here, hit it over here and help me shine. I can spare your life."
Xu Feihuai's eyes darkened. He bit his fingertips and brushed the sword. The spirit sword sucked up the blood as if it had life and turned into a blood-red sword.
Xu Feihuai shot out a sword energy towards the place where Bailong pointed. A blood-red light flashed, and Bailong felt pain, and his fingers were stained with warm and wet feeling.
He looked closely and saw that it was blood, his own blood.
Unforgivable!
"Look, you're not happy about it even though you're bleeding." Xu Feihuai said in a cold voice.
"Don't get too cocky, kid! If I'm not mistaken, your moves are powerful, but they will also consume your lifespan, right?"
Xu Feihuai didn't want to talk to him any more, but Qu Wanqing stopped him: "No, Junior Brother, if you continue like this and fail to kill Bai Long, you will die here."
"Take your brother away first."
Yun Bujin said: "You go, I'll stay."
"What are you three whispering about?" Bai Long pretended not to hear and scratched his ears. "What's there to be entangled about? Since none of you want to leave, then why don't you stay here and wait to die together?"
Yun Bujin coughed twice, holding his eyes tiredly: "Now, none of us can leave."
Three jets of water from the white dragon fell rapidly from the sky. Qu Wanqing had no doubt that if he was hit by it, he would be pierced into a string.
At the critical moment, a fiery red three-legged bird came forward to protect the three of them.
"Don't let the bug hurt my benefactor."
"Three-legged Golden Crow? You want to ruin my good things too." Bailong gritted his teeth in hatred.
"Bug! If you hadn't failed to steal my egg a hundred years ago, my son wouldn't have nearly died at birth! Today we'll settle old scores with new ones!"
The two beasts fought in the air.
Xu Feihuai was able to breathe a sigh of relief.
Qu Wanqing recovered from his shock and asked, "Why would the Three-legged Golden Crow come to help us?"
Xu Feihuai explained, "When I first entered the secret realm, I happened to fall into his cave. His child was very weak and lacked spiritual power, so it couldn't break out of its shell. I helped him, and thus we became connected."
What he didn't finish was that when the little Golden Crow hatched, it was already dead without crying or making a fuss, and it was he who saved it with his heart's blood. The Three-legged Golden Crow thanked him for his kindness and allowed him to pick spiritual plants, but he only took one spiritual plant worth 300 points, leaving the rest for the little Golden Crow to grow.
"Let's take advantage of this opportunity to find a place for our senior brother to rest." Qu Wanqing's words brought him back to reality.
Xu Feihuai carried Yun Bujin on his back, took one last look at the three-legged golden crow, then turned around and left with her.
The three-legged golden crow and the white dragon exchanged hundreds of moves, and both of them were injured.
However, when the secret realm was closing, the child of the three-legged golden crow was still inside, so he had to go back.
He lowered his head and looked around, but did not see his benefactor, so he left with peace of mind for the time being.
Bailong was able to catch his breath, and this time no one could stop him.
He knocked the old man unconscious with his tail, leaving only a few bones.
Suddenly a golden light flashed.
"Yinglong, after three hundred years, you still haven't gotten rid of your evil roots."
This sound is...
Yinglong looked in the direction of the sound, and the figure of a young man and the green lynx mask that he would never forget in his life were reflected in his golden pupils. His pupils suddenly shrank.
With hot breath coming out of his nostrils, Yinglong forced himself to suppress the scene that he had crushed in his mind and calm his uneasy mood.
"Since you have done such evil and refuse to repent, why don't you let me seal you once more?"
When Yinglong heard this, he could no longer pretend.
He descended from the clouds, his five claws dug into the mud, he arched his body, and opened his mouth to spit out a bolt of lightning.
The raging sea water was struck by lightning and stopped in mid-air.
Between heaven and earth, only his fawning voice remained:
"Sir, you're joking! Everything that flies in the sky, runs on the ground, and swims in the sea combined is not as good as me, Yinglong. I know that if I do something wrong, I must correct it in time. My character is much better than that stinky fox."
Yinglong had no other choice but to drag out his mortal enemy and whip his corpse repeatedly in order to survive.
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