Chapter 177: Plot "It's actually very simple, transcend the underworld iron...
"It's actually very simple. To liberate the resentful souls on the Hades Iron is a great merit for Buddhist practitioners," Liaochen said with a smile.
Zhong Lingyue understood, "You must exorcise all the remaining Nether Iron. No! The devil will definitely find out, and he won't let us go!"
"So, I need your help to cover it up," Xu Hui said with a smile.
"He wants to use it to refine a sacrificial altar. Even if we cover up the appearance, it will be discovered immediately if it has no effect!" Zhong Lingyue gripped the bone sword tightly, veins popping out on the back of her hand, and shouted hoarsely, "I can't do it!"
Even if she wanted to mend her soul, this was impossible!
"The altar he wants to refine is the Southern Dipper Seven Yin Formation, which uses the seven kinds of Yin energy as its foundation. He will communicate with the Netherworld and sacrifice his spiritual roots to break the seal. This will also nourish the Netherworld Cold Flame, thus achieving the goal of successfully contracting the Netherworld Cold Flame."
"That's right," Zhong Lingyue said expressionlessly, not surprised that she knew this. "The resentful spirits and evil spirits within the Dark Iron are precisely that extremely evil Yin Qi. Combined with the natural treasures I collected earlier, which have been corroded by the Mysterious Dark Qi, the formation can be successfully activated. As for the spiritual roots..."
She paused, then spoke frankly, "The demon intends to extract your spiritual roots. While the number isn't enough, they're all of superior quality, and the Netherworld Frost Flame will surely appreciate them. Add your souls, and it'll be more than enough to feed it. That way, when I contract with the Netherworld Frost Flame, I won't be attacked by it. This is what the demon said himself."
"But it's not enough." Xu Hui said softly, "Even if our souls are pure, they can't fill the gaps of hundreds of spiritual roots. So, there's still one thing missing. He plans to draw soul threads from the Spirit River to fill this gap, right?"
This time, Zhong Lingyue was silent for even longer. "I think so too."
"But to satisfy the needs of the Netherworld Cold Flame at once, the soul threads that are slowly flowing out now are far from enough. Therefore, the devil also plans to break the seal of the Spirit River and release the evil creatures underneath!" Xu Hui frowned and concluded.
"But how can you guarantee that after the evil creature is released, it won't be you who die?" After all, the power of that soul is so strong that it is unimaginable!
Zhong Lingyue lowered her head, her voice dry, "He said that Venerable Canglan and Venerable Jingyuan will temporarily control the ancient evil creature, and we will use this time to activate the formation and extract half of his soul to feed the Netherworld Cold Flame. For the remaining half, Venerable Xuanjian will block it for us at the entrance to the mirage. If all else fails, Venerable Lianhua will also take action."
"When they are all sacrificed, we will have almost contracted the Netherworld Cold Flame. With it, it will be easy to deal with evil creatures," Zhong Lingyue gave up and confessed everything directly.
Xu Hui was speechless after hearing this. It turned out that the devil not only discovered their existence, but also planned to use their arrangements to deal with the ancient species.
Good, very thoughtful!
"But what makes you think that the Netherworld Frost Flame can definitely deal with the soul of that great evil creature? After all, it could be an ancient species, on the same level as the ancient god who is the master of the secret realm, or perhaps even more powerful."
If not, the ancient god could have destroyed it completely instead of using this slow and steady approach to consume the ancient species' soul power bit by bit.
"It's very simple," Zhong Lingyue looked up suddenly. "That ancient god tampered with the Heavenly Dao Contract. The creature suppressed beneath the Spirit River is the ancient mythical beast Qilin! It was originally an auspicious beast, but the ancient god tricked it into contracting the Netherworld Cold Flame, thus bringing an ominous aura to its auspicious aura. This way, the ancient god can plot against it without paying the price."
"The auspicious beast's contract technique was forcibly tampered with by an ancient god after spying on the laws of heaven. It's not a traditional master-servant contract, nor is it a purely symbiotic relationship. Instead, it implies the cruel law of mutual devourment based on symbiosis. When the Qilin's soul power is at its peak, it becomes the master of the Netherworld Cold Flame, able to continuously consume the cold flame's energy until the flame gradually extinguishes. However, once the Qilin's soul power weakens, especially when only half is left, the Netherworld Cold Flame will backfire, burning the Qilin's soul."
"If we can lure the auspicious beast's soul into the Four Symbols Returning to the Origin Formation and trap it, we'll have a much better chance of success!"
"At that time, it had no room to resist and could only allow you to absorb its soul power. After all, the Netherworld Cold Flame has already recognized you as its master, right?" Xu Hui asked back.
"That's right, this is the devil's entire plan," Zhong Lingyue said.
Xu Hui frowned slightly. The ancient god used a talisman array to suppress the Qilin's soul. Could it be that he wanted to consume it, wait until it reached a critical value, and then contract with the Netherworld Cold Flame, and use the tampered contract to absorb all the remaining soul power of the Qilin?
What a bold plan! What a shameless move!
However, the ancient god apparently died before his plan could succeed.
The Qilin's soul is extremely powerful. Even when it is suppressed under the talisman formation, it can still nurture a huge spiritual river. Instead, it suppresses itself tightly. I don't know whether it is fortunate or unfortunate?
This opportunity was discovered by the devil who broke in unexpectedly.
That’s the Qilin, a legendary auspicious beast that lives as long as heaven and earth, a natural god!
As long as the devil can devour its soul, even just half of it, it will be enough to touch the threshold of becoming a god. No wonder he is so crazy!
But, "How can you be sure that the devil will be willing to share this achievement with you, instead of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge and kicking you away after achieving his goal?" Xu Hui raised her eyebrows. That is the soul of a auspicious beast. Who would be willing to share it with others?
Zhong Lingyue lowered her head. "The contract to control the Netherworld Frost Flame requires a complete soul. His is a residual soul!"
She also knew how pale her words were, after all, "Now your soul is broken too!"
"...I thought he helped me fix it," at least she herself didn't notice anything unusual.
"Obviously he lied to you!" That's not called repairing, but a temporary filling, just to make it look complete.
Zhong Lingyue stopped talking, she had nothing to say!
Seeing this, Xu Hui continued to persuade him, "You don't have a chance anymore. Give up. Besides, the Netherworld Cold Flame itself is not a good thing. Do you want to stay in the Netherworld Ghost Cave, a place without sunlight, forever?"
Zhong Lingyue retorted in a hoarse voice, "But my soul and blood are in his hands, I can only obey, otherwise he can take my life with just a thought." Otherwise, why would she be controlled by others? Greed was one aspect, and on the other hand, she didn't dare to disobey.
This is a tricky problem. Soul and blood are related to the lifeline and are indeed a fatal handle.
"Then isolate him or you in another dimension before he reacts," Xu Hui thought about it. The only thing that could make the soul and blood control ineffective is the dislocation of time and space, which would make it impossible to connect.
Just like the Endless Abyss can isolate the Heavenly Dao Contract, the artificial alien space can also temporarily make the control of soul and blood ineffective.
Once the demon is eliminated, it will no longer be a problem.
"I will ask Wei Mubai to set up a barrier for you in advance to protect your safety," Xu Hui promised.
Zhong Lingyue stared at her, not knowing whether to believe her or not. After all, the two of them had been at loggerheads with each other.
"How about I be a witness?" Dust's ethereal voice echoed in the air, accompanied by laughter. "I guarantee this in the name of a Buddhist disciple."
Zhong Lingyue pursed her lips and remained silent for a while before finally speaking. "How do we do it?"
"It's very simple," Xu Hui smiled, holding out two very similar blueprints. "This one is the Southern Dipper Seven Yin Formation, and the other is the Northern Yang Guarding Formation. At first glance, the two layouts appear identical, but by cleverly reversing the strokes and using materials with diametrically opposite properties, the effects are completely reversed. The Southern Dipper Seven Yin Formation aims to infuse the target with vast amounts of Yin and evil energy, thereby shaking the seal; conversely, the Northern Yang Guarding Formation aims to completely drain all of the Yin and evil energy from the target."
The main material of the Southern Dipper Seven Yin Formation is Nether Iron, which is imbued with a powerful, sinister, and evil aura, making it very effective in disrupting the seal. At that time, both the ancient species and the Netherworld Cold Flame will be released.
The main material of the Beiyang Guarding Formation is also Nether Iron, but it is purified Nether Iron, which can quickly absorb the evil energy. This way, the Qilin has a chance to recover as an auspicious beast, and the Nether Cold Flame will be infinitely weakened, making it easier to contract.
These two formation diagrams were provided by Wei Mubai. The Southern Dipper Seven Yin Formation has existed since ancient times. It is recorded in an ancient book collected by the Wei family, but it is a fragment and half of the content is missing.
Wei Mubai was interested and tried to restore it. He succeeded, but perhaps due to his nature, the effect of the formation he restored was very different, so he named it the Beiyang Defense Formation.
It happened that in the secret realm, a cultivator accidentally discovered a batch of ancient gods' relics, which included many formation diagrams that had been lost in ancient times.
The reason why most of them were lost was that the materials needed for the formations disappeared, and the arrangement methods of the formations were very different from what they are now. Those seemingly powerful formation diagrams could not be replicated at all and had no effect on cultivators.
So they sold it along with their other gains to the Wei family in exchange for more suitable materials for their cultivation and continued their adventure.
After the Wei family received it, they sorted it into categories and gave the catalog to Wei Mubai for review.
Therefore, he also saw the complete diagram of the Southern Dipper Seven Yin Formation, which was actually only a few strokes different from the one he copied.
However, these differences require completely different materials to support the operation of the formation.
In order to lure the devil out, Venerable Lotus specially prepared the Nether Iron, which happened to be the most ideal main material.
Wei Mubai gave her the blueprints and the concealing magic weapon in advance, obviously having anticipated the subsequent development of the matter.
After hearing this, Zhong Lingyue felt a wave of powerlessness. These people were all shrewd and cunning, always thinking ahead. Their calculations and games of strategy were all about who was more clever and had the better tactics.
She suddenly felt a little relieved. She didn't lose unfairly. Even if she was reborn, her IQ would not increase.
And each of them is more cunning and scheming than the other, which is chilling.
She smiled bitterly and asked, "Do I still have the right to refuse?"
For a moment, Xu Hui even felt sympathy for her. She really became a chess piece in the game between the two sides, and she had no control over where she was moved.
But then her expression changed. "Then let's go! Before the demon returns, let's first clear out the evil spirits and vengeful spirits on the Dark Iron. As for setting up the formation, the demon will leave it to you. We'll lend you a hand so that we can complete it as soon as possible."
Zhong Lingyue curled her lips, but she was just afraid that she would do something.
In fact, she really had such an idea...
Zhong Lingyue secretly glanced at Xu Hui's back, pondering a possibility. Rather than simply obeying, she would rather... let them kill each other, and reap the benefits herself.
Her eyes flickered, and she couldn't help but feel a little confident when she thought of the treasure of Zhong Xinyue's previous life that she had obtained in advance.
Maybe, it's not impossible, isn't it?
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