The sewer is dark, damp, and filled with a lot of smelly sludge.
My master and I prepared flashlights, and when we shone the lights on the ground, we found quite a few footprints.
Those footprints were from adults, and there was smelly muddy water in the prints, which seemed to have been left not long ago. Moreover, the footprints were deep and shallow, and very messy, indicating that they were not from one person.
When I just entered the sewer, I told him how I came here by accident. When my master Jiang Jiuzhen heard me say that there was a black iron chain attacking me, his face turned ugly.
"It seems to be correct. The restraints have been loosened and someone has been here. It is very likely that they are members of the Sky Demon Clan... Let's go in quickly, Tianyi."
My master Jiang Jiuzhen urged urgently.
I hurriedly followed him into the sewer.
After walking for more than ten minutes, a wall appeared in front of us.
I remember there was an opening at the bottom of the wall, which was used for drainage. But at this time, the drainage opening had completely broken, and the bricks were scattered all over the ground.
A large hole as tall as a person appeared in the wall.
My heart was also beating fast. I thought to myself that there was a high probability that the Demon Emperor of the Sky Demon Clan had been released from the ban and escaped.
Sure enough, when my master and I arrived there, we saw a deep pit in front of us. There was foul smelling water in the pit, and all kinds of debris were floating in the water.
A broken black iron chain hung over the edge of the pit.
Seeing this scene, my master Jiang Jiuzhen's pupils shrank, and he sighed helplessly: "Alas! I am still too late. It seems that the remaining soul of the Demon Emperor has been rescued by the members of the Heavenly Demon Clan. I didn't expect that I didn't do this well. I really failed my friend's trust."
According to what my master said, although he knew that the remaining soul of the Demon Emperor was imprisoned here, he was not the one who specifically guarded this place, but was entrusted by someone to do so.
This makes me wonder. Who knows the things of the ancient times and stays behind to guard the remaining soul of the Demon Emperor? !
My master Jiang Jiuzhen went to the puddle and pulled a black iron chain out of the puddle.
The black chain was wet, but when the light shone on it, one could see tiny lines on it.
Those lines are neither ghost lines nor underworld lines, but a kind of Tao lines.
Stroking the lines on the black chain, my master Jiang Jiuzhen slowly said, "This is the 'Soul Locking Chain', which is specially used to restrain the souls of monsters. According to my friend, in order to refine such a soul-locking chain and trap the remaining soul of the Demon Emperor Mosala, nine of the ten elders of their Taoist sect died."
"Alas! I didn't expect that after so many years, this soul-locking chain still couldn't completely imprison the remaining soul of the Demon Emperor Mosala. However, it's good that the remaining soul of the Demon Emperor has escaped, and the souls of the nine dead Taoist elders should also be free again."
After saying that, my master Jiang Jiuzhen bent over and gently placed the soul-locking chain on the ground.
He then took out three incense sticks from his cloth bag and inserted them in front of the soul-locking chain.
After lighting the incense, my master Jiang Jiuzhen began to chant the Heart Purification Mantra.
As the talismans were burned and the incantation was chanted, the half of the soul-locking chain actually began to tremble slowly, and the trembling speed became faster and faster.
I was greatly surprised.
Could it be that there is really a soul inside the Soul Locking Chain? If so, when I accidentally broke into this sewer, the Soul Locking Chain attacked me because it was afraid that I would destroy the restriction that sealed the Demon Emperor.
And all this is because there is a soul inside the soul-locking chain controlling it.
"All things return to one, the souls and spirits gather naturally!"
My master Jiang Jiuzhen shouted loudly, pointed his right hand like a sword, and pointed at the soul-locking chain on the ground.
As a stream of Yin De energy descended, the soul-locking chain actually slowly quieted down.
But within a moment, there were a few muffled "puff puff" sounds, and as the stinky water flew everywhere, several more soul-locking chains flew out from the dirty water nearby.
The flying soul-locking chains emitted a shiny black glow on their surfaces.
Soon, they flew towards my master Jiang Jiuzhen and fell together with a "clatter".
I counted carefully, and found that there were eight links of the soul-locking chain flying over.
If you add the previous one, there will be nine in total.
When I got this number, I couldn't help but feel a pinch in my heart, because, just now my master said that nine Taoist elders died in the process of refining the Soul Locking Chain. So, there are really nine elders' souls in the Soul Locking Chain.
However, the soul-locking chain has been broken, and it is impossible to reconnect it.
As my master Jiang Jiuzhen continued to chant the spell, the black color on the surface of the Soul-Locking Chain slowly disappeared, and the light also slowly faded.
It took only five or six minutes, and white gas began to come out from the soul-locking chain at the beginning.
Then a human-shaped soul, wrapped in white mist, slowly emerged.
Generally speaking, souls have no independent consciousness.
But this person's soul can condense into a human form, which is truly extraordinary.
Souls are different from ghosts. Souls are scattered. In the beginning, ghosts needed to cultivate their soul bodies in order to preserve their souls.
"Who are you?"
What’s even more bizarre is that the soul actually spoke.
My master Jiang Jiu** clasped his fists and said, "The senior and I are from different worlds. I am now a Taoist priest who catches ghosts."
"Ghost-catching Taoist priest? What is that?"
Obviously, the spirit didn't know the identity of the ghost-catching Taoist priest. But the profession of ghost-catching Taoist priests appeared many years ago, and he didn't even know about it. That means that the era he lived in was very far away from the modern times, maybe it was the ancient times.
Afterwards, my master Jiang Jiuzhen took great pains to explain something to this soul.
Not long after, eight white clouds emerged from the other soul-locking chains, and the souls of eight old men appeared.
Like the previous soul, the souls of these eight old men were also wrapped in white mist.
After much effort, my master Jiang Jiuzhen finally explained the matter clearly. The spirits of the eight elders on the side were also listening.
Soon, the old man's spirit asked, "So, this is no longer the ancient times, but a new world without spiritual energy?"
My master replied, "Yes, that's right."
"Doesn't that mean we are already dead?"
My master replied: "That's right. Senior, you are only left with your souls."
An old man suddenly asked, "Where is the Demon Emperor Mosuluo? Isn't his soul sealed by the Soul Locking Chain?"
My master also explained it honestly.
The souls of the nine old men looked at each other, and there was an expression of disbelief on the old faces condensed from the souls.
But they couldn't help but believe it, this was the truth. There was no spiritual energy in the air at all.
Seeing that the nine old men's spirits were silent, my master Jiang Jiuzhen smiled and said, "Seniors, you are dead now. Only your spirits are left. So I want to send you away and into the underworld."
"The underworld?"
An old man's spirit reacted and subconsciously asked, "Does the underworld still exist?"
My master replied, “Yes, Senior, the underworld is still there.”
It seems that the underworld exists for a longer period of time.
The nine old men's spirits looked at each other and said in unison, "Okay, then I'll trouble you, Taoist ghost catcher, to send us to the underworld."
My master nodded and said, "Several
Seniors, please wait a moment, I will open the Yin-Yang Road for you."
As my master Jiang Jiuzhen chanted the spell and shook the soul-capturing bell, the Yin-Yang Road opened on the west side of the sewer.
The Yin-Yang Road appears.
My master called me, "Tianyi, come over here and see these seniors off."
I obediently went before the nine old men's spirits and bowed to them.
The nine old men stared at me, and suddenly one of them spoke with a laugh, "Little kid, you are pretty good. The world has changed, but I can sense pure Yang blood and spiritual energy in you..."
As soon as this old man finished speaking, the gazes of the other old men’s souls all focused on me.
For a moment, the nine old men stared at me with burning eyes like weasels seeing a chicken.
My master Jiang Jiuzhen saw this scene and stood aside with a sly smile in his eyes.
Being stared at by nine souls, I felt very uncomfortable. I grinned awkwardly and said, "Nine seniors, if you have nothing to do, please enter the Yin-Yang Road. After entering the Yin-Yang Road, you can be reincarnated as a human. There is no dead energy in you, so you should be able to pass the 'Resurrection Cliff' soon."
The so-called Resurrection Cliff is actually the last stop in the underworld. When ghosts go there, they can see Meng Po. And after drinking Meng Po soup, their souls can be reincarnated.
But what was unexpected was that an old man smiled and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, we will go to the underworld later. But little kid, you have a really good talent. Hehe, I, Jin Ding Zhenren, want to teach you my Taoist skills and cultivation methods. I wonder if you are willing, little kid?"
Before the old man finished speaking, a soul came up from the side and said loudly: "Little kid, I think you are gifted and have great potential. So I decided to teach you my Taoist skills and cultivation methods. You should know that I, Yinxu Zhenren, was a well-known figure in ancient times."
For a moment, the souls of these nine old men rushed towards me, almost confusing me.
When I asked my master Jiang Jiuzhen for help, he smiled at me mysteriously.
Seeing him smile like that, I felt resentful in my heart, thinking that there was a high probability that my master Jiang Jiu really wanted me to attract the attention of these nine elders on purpose.
"Little kid, although I am only a soul now, the Taoist magic and cultivation methods are all imprinted in my soul. If I go to the underworld and lose my memory, these things of mine will no longer exist. Alas! My lifelong reputation as Juechen Zhenren is in vain. Little kid, you should learn my Taoist magic and cultivation methods. I beg you!"
The nine old men's spirits chattered away and said all sorts of things.
But the general meaning is that they want me to learn their Taoism and cultivation methods. Because I have spiritual energy and pure yang blood, I am very suitable for Taoism.
After thinking about it, I asked the nine elders' spirits how to teach me the way of cultivation. They said they would pass on their soul memories to me, and it wouldn't take a long time.
Damn it, after thinking about it, I felt that I wasn’t at a disadvantage, so I nodded and agreed.
Unexpectedly, after the souls and memories of the nine elders were left in me, my head became dizzy, as if countless bees were buzzing around.
I couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the ground, passing out.
In my dream, those old men were still roaring in my ears, asking me to learn their Taoism and methods of cultivation, which made me very annoyed.
"Stop, stop, stop, I've had enough! I don't want to learn anymore!"
I yelled and sat up straight from the bed.
That’s right, it’s **, the apartment ** where I rent.
"Tianyi, are you awake? How do you feel?"
My master Jiang Jiuzhen walked slowly in from outside the bedroom.
(to be continued)
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