Chapter 174: Chance and Coincidence Xu Hui paused, then nodded slowly,...
Xu Hui paused, then nodded slowly. After a moment, she was sure the demon had gone far away and wouldn't be coming back for a while. Then she was pulled into another dimension. Looking up, she saw Wei Mubai's gentle and concerned eyes. "Are you okay?"
Xu Hui shook her head. It was just a bit of pressure. A few pills would heal the injury. Pointing at Mingshan, she asked, "How do we do this?"
Wei Mubai waved his hand and threw out a puppet that looked almost exactly like Xu Hui. If it weren't for the slightly stiff expression, she would have almost thought it was her twin sister.
She couldn't help but wonder, "Why are you doing this?"
"I originally wanted to be captured in your place." Although he knew Xu Hui would be fine, he still didn't want her to stay under the devil's nose and suffer.
But he also knew that compared to using puppets, Xu Hui would rather do it himself.
"Replacing me?" That doesn't seem like it! After all, it's a puppet, and you can tell the real from the fake at a glance.
However, the next second, as a ray of spiritual light penetrated the puppet's body, she came to life, her expression and movements were exactly the same as Xu Hui's.
Wei Mubai even simulated the demonic energy surrounding it, a completely demonized version of Xu Huibenhui.
The puppet Xu Hui came near the dark iron with the spiritual sword. Because the spiritual sword could not withstand the demonic energy, he only used the sword intent to cut the dark iron from a distance.
"Wow, there's even sword intent," Xu Hui couldn't help but admire Wei Mubai's good craftsmanship, "How did you do that?" It was exactly the same as her sword intent aura.
"This is my sword intent," Wei Mubai said with a low smile. When he taught her, he also learned the "Qiankun Sword Art".
He understood the sword intent earlier than Xu Hui, but the sword intent can only be understood but not expressed in words. Since he couldn't teach Xu Hui, he didn't tell her.
Xu Hui opened her mouth and said, okay, she didn’t understand the world of geniuses.
With the blessing of sword intent, the dark iron was not so sharp anymore, and a large piece was successfully cut off. The swarming black energy of the skeleton seemed not to be afraid of the threat, and rushed towards the puppet.
The puppet cleverly dodged backwards and ran a long distance. When the fog could no longer catch up and gradually dissipated, it moved forward again.
Using this method, she cut it again, but after a long time, it would still be affected.
Xu Hui just stood in the safe space, watching the puppet version of "herself" go crazy, as if she had mania, jumping and barking like a mad dog.
Tsk, it’s disgusting!
She secretly rubbed and pinched the soft flesh on Wei Mubai's waist, twisted it, and said viciously, "I suspect you are deliberately making fun of me!"
This is certainly not a normal reaction of a puppet. Puppets have no souls, are not afraid of being torn by skeletons, and have no emotions. How could they suffer from bipolar disorder? This is all controlled by Wei Mubai.
Wei Mubai remained calm, not feeling any pain at all. Instead, he gently held her hand and rubbed it, "Don't be angry. This is a simulation of Zhong Lingyue's reaction yesterday."
Xu Hui curled her lips and said unhappily, "I'm better than her, so I should react more gently."
“Then be gentle,” Wei Mubai coaxed softly, and indeed the puppet switched from mad dog mode to crazy devil dance mode.
The surrounding glaciers were cut into pieces by the raging sword intent, snowflakes and ice cubes flew everywhere, and the scene was in chaos, but at least there was no jumping and screaming, and Xu Hui was reluctantly satisfied.
This state lasted for half an hour, and the puppet finally stopped and continued to cut the dark iron.
Xu Hui watched it cut off piece after piece without hesitation and couldn't help but wonder, "Shouldn't we delay for a while?"
Whether it is setting up the formation or investigating the truth, it will take a lot of time. Just cut all the Nether Iron and let the devil take it away?
"No need, we have the formation plate, and it won't take much time to set up the formation. On the contrary, the arrangement of the sacrificial formation is more complicated. We only have ten days left in the mirage, and we can't stay long." Wei Mubai explained.
Besides, he didn't want Xu Hui to come into contact with the dark iron again and again, which would affect her character.
"Oh," Xu Hui understood and gave him the formation plate and the supplies given by Lei Xiao.
The two waited for another half a day. All the puppets were cut and ran away to go crazy again and again. The surrounding glaciers were severely damaged by them. In short, it was a mess.
While the devil had not returned yet, Wei Mubai took back the puppet, while Xu Hui pretended to be dejected and sat exhausted on a pile of ice.
She looked numb, as if she had suffered horrific torture, her three souls and seven spirits had been lost, and she looked extremely devastated.
Originally, Wei Mubai didn't plan to exchange her back, but Xu Hui insisted, "Who knows if the demon can discover the existence of the puppet, so let's not take the risk. Besides, I still need to break the Five Yin Seven Stars Formation, and the puppet may not be able to do it well."
There are about four connection points of the Five Yin Seven Stars Formation within the formation, which is just right for the four of them.
After all, it is a formation. Even if you know the specific weak points, you still need to respond flexibly when breaking the formation. Puppets cannot adapt to changes.
After careful consideration, Wei Mubai reluctantly gave up the idea. "One day later, I will be able to restore the complete formation diagram. The day after tomorrow, you can ask Fellow Daoist Haitang to come and get it. You are not allowed to come out again."
Xu Hui understood his intention. He wanted her to pretend to be sick so as to avoid doing hard labor for Zhong Lingyue.
Anyway, the Dark Iron Mountain has been cut into pieces, so it’s just a matter of dragging it out a few more times. If Zhong Lingyue wants to be lazy and push this hard task to her, the devil will also get impatient and we can continue playing hide-and-seek tomorrow.
After the two of them finished discussing, Xu Hui went back to pretend to be a puppet. After enduring the torture, her stiff puppet appearance became even more realistic and impeccable.
In short, when the devil and Zhong Lingyue returned, they were surprised to see this scene, but they did not suspect anything.
Xu Hui was even more surprised. She stared at Zhong Lingyue with her tired eyes, looking her up and down.
She was surprisingly unharmed, and her severely torn soul seemed to have been completely repaired and intact.
No! This is so unusual!
Xu Hui's heart was filled with alarm and she reacted immediately. She turned around and ran away, wishing she could get away from this place of trouble as soon as possible.
Zhong Lingyue wanted to chase after her, but was stopped by the demon, "Don't worry about her, transport the Dark Iron back first!"
"But what if she runs away?" Zhong Lingyue was unwilling to give up and wanted to catch Xu Hui back to continue doing hard labor.
"She won't run away," the demon sneered, his eyes filled with disdain. "If she really wanted to escape, she would have already taken the opportunity to slip away. She's had so many chances before, and now that she's fallen into the demon world, it's even more impossible for her to escape."
"Don't you think her behavior is very strange? Faced with such a terrifying existence as Nether Iron, she completed the cutting work without hesitation. Is there no trick?" Zhong Lingyue frowned, full of doubts. The danger of Nether Iron is well known. Xu Hui's behavior is really abnormal, which makes her doubt the motive behind it.
"Humph, she's just coveting the Netherworld Frost Flame," the demon coldly revealed Xu Hui's thoughts, as if everything was under control. "The reason she stayed is probably because of the Netherworld Frost Flame. She wanted to replace you by using someone else as a substitute, so that she can continue to survive after breaking the contract with Wei Mubai. Oh, what a greedy and stupid human being!"
"You mean, she is also in a hurry to complete the sacrifice in order to seize the Netherworld Cold Flame?" Zhong Lingyue still had doubts in her heart, but couldn't figure out what was wrong.
"What else?" the demon asked, his tone tinged with sarcasm. "Hurry up and get to work. When you return, you'll naturally see her."
Sure enough, when Zhong Lingyue returned to the palace, although she did not see Xu Hui, the devil confirmed that she had returned.
At this moment, Zhong Lingyue completely believed the devil's judgment, and a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth. "Human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant. Xu Hui, ah Xu Hui, you are still too greedy after all."
The next day, when Zhong Lingyue tried to find Xu Hui to work with her again, she couldn't find her. She asked the demon, but he interrupted her impatiently, "It's just a small matter, you can handle it yourself, don't waste my time here!"
Although Zhong Lingyue was dissatisfied, she did not dare to show it. She could only go out indignantly, secretly vowing to find an opportunity to teach Xu Hui a lesson.
After she left, Haitang disappeared immediately. After being summoned back by Mu Yuan, she took the formation diagram drawn by Wei Mubai and returned to them.
Four key locations were clearly marked on the formation diagram. "Fellow Daoist Wei specifically instructed us to wait until the Big Dipper reaches its highest point in the sky to ensure a successful strike. That's when the starlight is at its brightest and most powerful. The greater the resistance, the greater the destructive force of the strike. We must use the power of the Seven Star Formation to counterbalance the Five Yin Formation and successfully break free."
Lei Xiao quickly calculated and frowned, "It's already the end of June. Do we have to wait another half month?"
"No need," the other person shook his head and explained, "This is the interior of a mirage, where reality and illusion intertwine. Fellow Daoist Wei has skillfully adjusted the positions of the stars using the rotating disk. In just half an hour, the stars will be adjusted to their full potential, ushering in the brightest moment of the stars!"
"That means we have to get to the right location within half an hour!" Lei Xiao made a quick decision, quickly picked up the blueprint and calculated the direction, then strode forward in the designated direction. "Let's go!"
His attainments in formations were also quite profound. With the guidance of the formation diagram, he quickly found the right location and properly arranged the three people.
"There is still a quarter of an hour left, everyone must calculate the time well!" Lei Xiao reminded.
The three of them nodded, held their breath, and silently mobilized all the spiritual power in their bodies, waiting for the right moment to attack with all their strength!
Finally, the time has come.
The four of them took a deep breath almost at the same time, and suddenly poured the spiritual power that had been accumulated in their bodies for a long time into the magic weapons that had been prepared long ago.
Driven by spiritual power, the magic weapon emits a dazzling light, like the brightest star in the night sky, echoing with the stars in the distance, forming a magnificent and shocking picture.
In Xu Hui's hand was an exquisite jade ruyi. With the infusion of spiritual power, brilliant light flowed on the surface of the jade ruyi, like a vivid dragon circling in the air.
The dragon's body was engraved with complicated runes, and at this moment it was madly absorbing the spiritual power in Xu Hui's body, with its dragon head aimed at the connection point.
"Three, two, one!" She counted silently in her heart. When the time was up, she jumped up immediately. The spirit dragon turned into a stream of light, and with the sound of whistling wind, it burst out with the power to destroy the world and slammed into the connection point.
boom--
A strong vibration suddenly broke out in the originally calm air, as if the heaven and earth were shaking at this moment.
The connection point of the Five Yin and Seven Star Formation collapsed directly under the attack of the four people, and the two formations were temporarily uncoupled. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xu Hui and Lei Xiao each took one to counterattack the Five Yin Formation and the Seven Star Formation.
Bang--
After a series of earthquakes, the two formations disintegrated at the same time, revealing the palace's original appearance.
Xu Hui's face showed relaxation, and the joy of success had not yet spread. In an instant, her expression suddenly changed, and a look of pain instantly crept onto her cheeks.
The meridians in the body seemed unable to withstand the tremendous pressure and began to break apart bit by bit, and the Nascent Soul, which was not strong enough to begin with, also gradually disintegrated.
This is the serious backlash caused by forcibly running spiritual power after the realm is suppressed!
Without thinking, Xu Hui immediately rushed to the palace gate, but ran into Zhong Lingyue who was dragging the dark iron back.
The skeleton mist rushed towards her, almost drowning her.
A strong sense of despair rose in Xu Hui's heart. She never thought that despite all her precautions, she would still fail miserably here.
"What kind of luck is this!" Xu Hui wailed in her heart.
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