I don’t want to tell Xiaoli about the Taotie beast yet.
When I heard Xiao Li ask this, I said "Ah" and explained casually: "That little coffin is just a magic weapon. It's nothing. You don't have to care so much about it."
But Xiao Li still looked suspicious and asked me, "Really? But, Brother Tianyi, why did I feel uncomfortable after the little coffin appeared?"
Did Xiaoli feel uncomfortable after the red lacquer coffin appeared? Thinking of this, I frowned and pondered.
After thinking about it, I think it’s because Xiaoli’s physique was changed by the black stone.
Xiao Li was already a member of the Sky Demon Clan, so it was understandable that he felt uncomfortable after sensing the Taotie beast in the red lacquer coffin. After all, the Taotie beast came from ancient times and was once a strange beast in ancient times.
I didn't want to dwell on this issue anymore, so I said to Xiao Li, "Okay, maybe your feeling is wrong. Let's go check on Master Liu and Hong Qingzong. They were both injured just now, and we don't know how they are doing."
Xiaoli's mouth opened into an "O" shape. She wanted to say something, but she stopped talking.
Afterwards, we both went to Hong Qingzong or Liu Deshui.
Hong Qingzong was still conscious, but his body was affected by the destruction of the Yin-Yang Ruler.
When he saw me approaching him, Hong Qingzong's face showed timidity. I guess the red lacquered coffin that just appeared also frightened him.
I didn't explain, I just asked casually: "How are you?"
Hong Qingzong straightened up quickly, bowed slightly to me, and said, "Thank you, Brother Yang, for your care. I feel much better now, and my Yin De Qi has recovered a little."
I nodded, said nothing, and walked past Hong Qingzong.
Xiao Li still hated Hong Qingzong because of his plot against Jiang Jiuzhen. She glanced at Hong Qingzong coldly, snorted, and ignored him.
The two of us went to Master Liu's side and found that Liu Deshui had not woken up yet.
I took out the Qingxin Talisman from the bag, chanted a spell and burned it. As the yellow smoke from the talisman entered Liu Deshui's mouth and nose, his lips moved slightly and his eyes slowly opened.
But Liu Deshui's face was very pale. He suffered the greatest damage when the Bagua Mirror was destroyed.
Uncle Sun helped Liu Deshui up a little and gave him some water to drink.
After drinking some water and relaxing his body, Liu Deshui's face began to look a little rosy.
"Tianyi, what about... that King Zhao? Why, you guys are still..."
Liu Deshui wanted to ask, how come we survived, but the King of Zhao disappeared.
I said to him, "Master Liu, thank you for your hard work. The King of Zhao has already entered the corpse well. I chased him with my magic weapon, but I don't know if I can get rid of him. However, we are fine now, you can have a good rest."
After hearing what I said, Liu Deshui didn't ask any more questions.
With a slight nod, he was supported by Uncle Sun and leaned against the edge of the earth wall, where he sat cross-legged on the ground and began to recover the good energy in his body.
Hong Qingzong and Liu Deshui were recovering their Yin De Qi, while Xiaoli, Sun Shu and I went to the deep well of corpse Qi again.
Uncle Sun leaned his head to look into the deep well of corpse gas, frowned and cursed: "Damn it, I don't know if that zombie king Zhao Wang is dead or not? The corpse gas is so thick down here, I can't see anything."
I leaned over and looked down.
Indeed, the corpse gas below is still so strong.
Moreover, the space below the deep well of corpse gas seemed to be isolated by something, and I couldn't hear any movement below.
Strange!
I wasn't worried. Although the King of Zhao was both the Zombie King and the Ghost King, the Taotie Beast could devour everything, so it was no problem for it to deal with the corpse qi and the ghost qi.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, there was still no reaction from the bottom of the deep well of corpse gas.
Just as the three of us were about to step aside, the corpse gas in the deep well actually began to fade slowly.
Immediately afterwards, a white light emanated from the deep well of corpse gas.
The light came from the night pearl embedded in the deep well.
From my angle, I could see that on a stone wall of the deep well of corpse qi, there were actually a large number of luminous pearls embedded in it.
Those night pearls were closely packed together, and previously they were obscured by the corpse qi and could not be seen clearly, but now they could be seen clearly.
Suddenly, as if something was broken, a crisp "crack" sound came from the bottom of the deep well of corpse gas.
Immediately afterwards, the noises coming from the bottom of the deep well of corpse energy could be clearly heard.
I heard the voice of King Zhao, and it sounded like he was roaring.
From time to time, the sound of "bang bang bang" continued to be heard.
About half an incense stick of time later, painful screams were heard from the bottom of the deep well of corpse gas.
The voice was still that of King Zhao, and it really made people's scalp tingle when they heard it.
I sneered in my heart and thought, it seems that King Zhao is no match for the Taotie beast.
Not long after the painful roar, a cloud of black gas suddenly appeared at the entrance of the deep well.
The ghost energy rushed out along the exit of the deep well, and a pair of pitch-black eyeballs faintly appeared in the ghost energy.
That look is very familiar to me. It was the look of King Zhao who was forced into the deep well of corpse gas in the red lacquered coffin.
"Not good! Retreat quickly."
Seeing the evil spirit rushing outside, I hurriedly reminded them.
But Uncle Sun and Xiao Li were still slow to react.
I had no choice but to mobilize the little good energy left in my body to defend against the ghost of King Zhao.
The energy on my feet flowed, and I stood directly in front of Uncle Sun and Xiao Li. At the same time, I took out a Phantom Night Needle and shot it towards the ghost of King Zhao.
With a "whoosh", the Phantom Night Needle flew out of his hand.
What I didn’t expect was that the ghost of King Zhao suddenly dodged and jumped out of the deep well.
When I saw this, I quickly put my arms around Xiaoli and Uncle Sun's waists and led them backwards.
Afterwards, the three of us appeared a few meters away from the mouth of the corpse gas well.
And the ghost of King Zhao also stopped.
The soul was revealed, and the appearance of King Zhao slowly emerged.
However, at this moment, King Zhao's body was no longer there, and even his soul seemed a little dim.
As King Zhao's soul appeared, his vicious and ferocious black eyes stared directly at me.
He cursed viciously: "Asshole! You stinky Taoist priest, you actually let that weird thing destroy my body, damn it, damn it..."
After hearing this, I understood in my heart that it was the Taotie beast that destroyed the body of King Zhao.
Hehe, now that King Zhao’s physical body has been destroyed, King Zhao’s ghost is much easier to deal with.
As for dealing with ghosts, I have some experience.
But I also know that although King Zhao’s soul has been weakened a lot, he is still the Ghost King, so he should not be underestimated.
I injected the Yin De energy and "spirit" into the third eye of my left hand, and the third eye slowly opened. I did not take any action, guarding against the attack of King Zhao.
At this time
, from the deep well of corpse gas, a red light quickly flew out.
It's a red lacquered coffin!
After the red lacquer coffin appeared, the Taotie beast excitedly transmitted a message to me: "Master, I have destroyed the corpse of the zombie king, and I have also broken the ghost formation in the deep well. And I have swallowed all the corpse qi into my stomach."
This makes me very satisfied.
I happily praised the Taotie beast: "Yes, Taotie, you helped me a lot this time."
The Taotie beast might have absorbed too much corpse qi and kept burping.
But it still said to me respectfully: "Thank you, master, I appreciate it."
Seeing the red lacquered coffin appear with the long red tongue sticking out, King Zhao's soul began to fluctuate, and the ghostly aura on it became a little thicker.
There was anger in King Zhao's eyes and he glared at me fiercely.
Then, he shouted, "You stinky Taoist priest, I will remember what happened this time. You killed my two brothers, and now you're using your coffin to destroy my body. Just wait, I won't let you go."
After saying that, King Zhao did not come to attack us, but actually fled outside through the exit of the corpse qi deep well space.
I quickly sent a message to the Taotie beast in my mind: "Taotie, absorb the ghost energy from **'s body and destroy his soul. Don't let him run away."
The Taotie beast was busy controlling the red lacquered coffin and chasing after the soul of King Zhao.
But unexpectedly, as soon as King Zhao passed through the exit, his soul trembled and a dark ghost energy hit the earth wall at the edge of the passage.
The earth wall was already loose, and was hit hard by the ghost energy. Large pieces of gray soil rolled rapidly towards the entrance.
When I saw this scene, I thought to myself, this is not good. It is obvious that King Zhao wants to seal the spatial exit of the deep well of corpse gas and trap us all to death here.
Damn it, this move by King Zhao was so cruel and vicious!
Just as the Taotie beast controlled the red-painted coffin to rush to the exit, the dust rolled down and blocked its way.
The red-painted coffin stopped and did not continue the pursuit.
"Come back, he escaped!"
I conveyed my message to the Taotie beast, feeling helpless.
The Taotie beast controlled the red-painted coffin and returned it to my hands.
In the distance, Hong Qingzong and Master Liu, who were standing by the earth wall, also stood up.
They limped over to me, looked at the red lacquer coffin in my hand and said nothing. Then they both looked towards the sealed space exit.
"Damn it! That King Zhao actually played dirty tricks and cut off our retreat." Hong Qingzong felt aggrieved and said angrily.
Master Liu shook his head, looking helpless, and sighed: "This is all fate. Perhaps, we can only be trapped here."
I stood there communicating with the Taotie beast, and I asked it: "Taotie, can you break through the dust at the exit of the space?"
The Taotie beast transmitted a message to me, saying, "Master, it's best not to move the dirt. This earth cave is unstable to begin with. If you damage it, it might collapse completely. If that happens, we'll really be trapped here, with no way out."
Taotie Beast is right.
Helplessly, I put the red lacquered coffin away for the time being.
Hong Qingzong was still mumbling and complaining, and I was a little annoyed, so I shouted, "Okay, stop mumbling and dithering. If you can find a way out with your mouth, just keep talking."
Although Hong Qingzong was unhappy, he shut his mouth obediently when he saw my gloomy face.
Instead, Uncle Sun reminded us, "Since the exit is sealed, let's go into the corpse gas well and see if there is a way out."
That's possible.
(to be continued)
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