The area around the lake is not completely empty.
On the four cliffs, there were twelve figures shrouded in spiritual light, their positions corresponding to the twelve Earthly Branches, surrounding the lake.
Each of them held a golden chain tightly in their hands.
The chain connects to the depths of the lake.
The night was as dark as ink. In the dead silence, the sound of chains occasionally exploded. The originally calm surface of the lake would suddenly tremble, as if some huge creature was struggling in the lake.
"What?"
Among the twelve figures.
An old man in a black robe glanced towards Chen Huaian and Li Qingran, with surprise and confusion suddenly revealed on his face.
"Ninth level of Qi training and Yang Soul's emergence from the Pure Land?"
Chen Huai'an didn't say anything.
Because he hasn't figured out how to fool people.
Moreover, the aura of these twelve figures is similar to Li Qingran.
Even above Li Qingran.
For the safety of Li Qingran and himself, he had to be careful with his words.
Compared to those who meet immortals on the road.
The inharmonious feeling on these twelve old monks was gone, but they now had an air of decay and obsolescence, as if they were a group of antiques just dug out of a grave.
BLAH——!
The chain trembled violently again.
The old man's face was gloomy. He withdrew his gaze and focused his attention on the lake.
"Forget it, since you can come here, whether it's strength or luck, it should be your chance... When the formation opens later, you can transfer spiritual energy at the secondary formation center, and then I can give you some points for suppressing this dragon!"
So there is a dragon locked at the bottom of the lake?
Chen Huai'an touched his chest.
The dragon soul's throbbing has reached its peak.
Obviously, the dragon being trapped by the twelve Jindan Dayuanman at this moment has a lot to do with the dragon soul - the dragon is asking him for help.
He could hear the dragon roaring in pain beneath the lake.
The majestic dragon, from the name, should be able to suppress others.
But at this moment, he was locked up by 12 Jindan Dayuanman.
It feels like a tiger in troubled times being bullied by a dog...
"Master, do you want to take action?"
Li Qingran moved his lips and gestured in front of his neck.
“No hurry.”
Chen Huai'an also responded to Li Qingran using lip language.
덿If you can't do it, just do it.
And the situation is still unclear.
Let’s first take a look at what’s going on with this big formation.
"Senior." Chen Huai'an bowed to the twelve monks in the air and pretended to be humble and asked, "May I ask where the deputy array center is located?"
The old man glanced at Chen Huaian and said, "Didn't your sect elders tell you? Humph! You are really getting more and more lazy!"
He raised his hand and pointed to a cave by the lake.
"You guys should just go there, the other places are full!"
"Thank you, senior."
Chen Huaian gave Li Qingran a look.
The two of them briefly explored it, and after making sure there was no danger, they entered the inconspicuous cave together.
More than ten immortals have gathered in the cave.
They were surrounding a circular bronze disk that had not yet been activated.
Among them was a familiar face.
"Governor Chen!"
In front of the battle array, Wang Shouyi's eyes lit up when he saw him coming.
Chen Huaian's face suddenly darkened when he heard the title, and he quickly glanced at Li Qingran beside him. Fortunately, Li Qingran's attention was on the array, and he didn't seem to notice.
"Ah, it turns out to be Brother Wang, what a fate!" Chen Huai'an bowed, and when Wang Shouyi approached, he lowered his voice and said, "Just call me by my real name. Calling me Governor Chen is a bit too distant. Are we that distant?"
"Okay, Brother Chen." Wang Shouyi readily followed suit, showing his two rows of white teeth, and turned to introduce the other Ascendants:
"This is the senior I met in the Demon Slayer Division. If it weren't for Senior Chen's help, I, Wang, would have died a long time ago. From now on, you must respect Senior Chen as much as you respect me!"
"Senior Chen!" Behind Wang Shouyi, a group of immortals immediately bowed and shouted.
Chen Huai'an: "..."
This terrible world should just explode.
Do you want to play? Huh? Is that right?
He turned his head and saw Li Qingran blinking at him, her eyes full of curiosity and inquiry.
If you are a romantic, you will know at this moment that the girl has fallen in love with you.
After all, a girl's fall begins with exploration and curiosity.
But unfortunately, Chen Huai'an is not a romantic.
He is very panicked now.
"Okay, stop doing this."
Chen Huai'an quickly changed the subject: "Brother Wang, you are a disciple of Kunlun Fairy Palace, do you know what's going on with these twelve old men outside?"
“Brother Chen, you asked the right person.” Wang Shouyi smacked his lips and organized his words: “These twelve are elders from various hidden sects. Each of them has lived for hundreds or thousands of years, and they have recently left the sects with the explosion of spiritual energy.
Their goal is to hunt the dragon.
The goal of ordinary ascended immortals is to kill demons and evil spirits.
"These monsters are all subordinates of Jiaolong. Jiaolong is not easy to kill. The twelve elders cannot be disturbed in their battle formation. In order to avoid being besieged by monsters, they held this monster hunting meeting."
Chen Huai'an suddenly understood what was going on.
No wonder the reward is given away for free.
It's all hard labor after half a month.
"Did this dragon do anything bad?" Chen Huaian asked again.
"I've never heard of this before."
Wang Shouyi shook his head and said firmly:
"But demons and evil spirits are all harm. Just because they don't harm us now doesn't mean they won't harm us in the future. It's better to eliminate them all. Otherwise, we can control them. This way, we can minimize the potential safety risks."
The immortals behind Wang Shouyi nodded one after another.
Obviously, they all agree with Wang Shouyi's point of view.
In other words, this is already a mainstream view.
Chen Huai'an thought of the beautiful-legged Xiaoqing and the black cat Baji in the shelter.
Also the coquettish Nine-Turn Linglan.
They were all considered monsters, but they didn't look like they were any harm.
Prejudice is a huge obstacle in society.
Chen Huaian nodded, but did not argue with Wang Shouyi about whether the dragon was evil or not, and whether it should be killed.
Wang Shouyi was an immortal from Kunlun Palace, and it was Kunlun Palace that brought him in to practice.
Regardless of his status or the grace of education, Wang Shouyi must be a firm supporter of the theory.
Yes...
Today he had to go against Wang Shouyi's ways.
The aura of the dragon soul is peaceful. If the Jiaolong is the remaining part of the dragon soul, then the Jiaolong will never be evil.
Just like Zhu Yu was rescued under the guidance of Jiaolong but never hurt.
Chen Huai'an walked to the cave entrance and looked out over the entire lake and the opposite shore.
He noticed that in addition to the hole he was currently in, there were eleven other holes that were clearly dug out, which, like the twelve shadows above, corresponded to the twelve Earthly Branches, and were obviously the other centers of the formation.
Wang Shouyi is good, he likes him very much.
If Wang Shouyi's defensive formation was disturbed, it would inevitably bring trouble to Wang Shouyi.
Then we can move the other eleven formations.
He turned around and looked at Wang Shouyi.
There was a mixture of red light and purple energy on Wang Shouyi's head, the same level as Lin Lingling's, and it was obvious that he was a man of great wealth and fortune.
However, he was still shrouded in gray mist, but it was thinner than that of other ascended immortals.
What is this gray mist?
Forget it, let’s ignore it for now.
Go find other formations to deal with the trouble first.
With this thought in mind, he took Li Qingran and prepared to leave the cave.
Just after taking two steps, Wang Shouyi's voice came from behind:
"Brother Chen, the battle is about to begin. Where are you and your sister-in-law going?"
Chen Huaian staggered and nearly fell to the ground.
Li Qingran beside her lowered her head and pinched the hem of her skirt, her pretty face turning red at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Ahem, don't worry about it."
Chen Huai'an coughed lightly and said, "I'm going out to get some fresh air!"
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