Dapan Dynasty, the ancient capital of Yangjing.
The city walls are tall and stretch all the way to the sky. Soldiers are surging on the top of the city walls. At night, the capital is ablaze with lights and there are tens of thousands of tall buildings and pavilions.
However, because the emperor had passed away, the whole city was in mourning, with white cloth flags planted on the city walls. The formerly prosperous wine shops and brothels in the city were also closed, and every household had their doors shut. Only patrolling soldiers were left on the streets. The entire imperial capital was covered in white, and it looked ghostly, without the slightest hint of bustle and prosperity.
At night, two figures passed through the tightly closed city gate like two ghosts, and two Taoists dressed in white and blue stepped into Yangjing.
"Wow! What a big moon!" The Taoist priest from Fengdu looked up at the sky. The full moon that seemed bright outside just now was stained with blood here, bright red and dripping red.
This is because the evil energy in the earth veins has lost its suppression and is spreading into the sky. Only cultivators can clearly see this strange phenomenon.
Generally, the evil veins are hidden deep underground and suppressed by gods above, so such a situation will never occur. However, at this moment, Fang Xiu looked up and found that the capital of the Dapan Empire, Yangjing, was no longer suppressed by gods.
The statue of the City God of Yangjing in the City God Temple has long lost its luster, and only an empty shell of clay remains.
The entire City God Temple was empty and gloomy. It didn’t look like a City God Temple, but rather like a ghost government office.
Once the suppression of the gods is lost, the evil spirits in the earth veins will get out of control, especially in the more prosperous places, where people's hearts are complicated and ghosts are present. Ghosts and monsters will be born in large numbers and run rampant in this area without restraint.
Jia Yi retracted his gaze and looked at the entire Yangjing: "The blood moon is across the sky, and the demonic energy is rising to the sky. If it weren't for the clear words "Yangjing" on the top of the city, I would have thought I had walked into some demon country's demon cave!"
Fang Xiu looked towards the imperial palace in the center, only to see that the true dragon energy in the center had become extremely thin. If it weren’t for a strong and righteous energy that would have burned into ashes any ghosts and monsters that dared to approach.
There is also a powerful person who possesses a fourth-level magic weapon and is suppressing the overwhelming momentum within the palace. I'm afraid even the palace cannot cover up this evil aura.
Because in the city, although some powerful demons and ghosts concealed their own breath, Fang Xiu took a look and saw no less than seven or eight fourth-level masters in the city alone, not to mention the old monsters who were remotely controlling their plans outside.
Some extremely powerful monsters are hiding in this ancient capital, ready to strike, and the old guys from various sects, witch priests and warrior families are also secretly making plans.
Some came for the fetus of gods and demons, some came to destroy Da Pan, and some wanted to take advantage of the chaotic situation to fish in troubled waters.
"It's really lively. If a fight breaks out, with so many old monsters, won't the entire Yangjing be completely wiped out?"
"The dragon energy has lost 70% and the pillar of luck has become so thin. No wonder Yangjing has become like this. What's going on? The Nine Dragons Imperial Seal is not suppressed in the right position of national destiny?"
Fang Xiu had just arrived in Yangjing and didn't know that with the sudden death of the previous emperor, the Nine Dragon Imperial Seal also disappeared. The new emperor hastily succeeded to the throne with the help of a replica of the imperial seal.
Jia Yi and the Fengdu Taoist were walking on the wide street. There were many shops on both sides of the street. Every household didn't even dare to turn on the lights. In the streets and alleys, one could vaguely see some ghosts and monsters hiding in the corners, or walking dully on both sides of the road.
The two men just walked in the middle of the street. Not to mention the patrolling soldiers who occasionally passed by, even the ghosts in the corners of the street could not see them, as if they were nothing.
After midnight, as a dark cloud passed through the sky, the entire Yangjing capital suddenly became lively.
An old woman holding a lantern walked through the big locust tree beside the street. When she turned back, she saw a pair of black eye sockets with eyes dug out, which disappeared into the tree. A group of playful ghosts whizzed by, carrying an official sedan chair, and laughed wildly.
In front of the mahogany gate of a mansion in the west of the city, between two extinguished lanterns, a pale woman was hanging, swaying in the wind. She raised her head and looked at the street with her half-rotten face.
In the middle of the street, I saw a group of prisoners in shackles being whipped by several three-meter-tall evil spirits, walking away, wailing in pain accompanied by scolding.
Fang Xiu and Jia Yi passed through the center of the swarm of ghosts and monsters, and finally stopped in front of a street at the foot of the imperial city. When they got closer, the ghosts and monsters suddenly became scarce, as if they were afraid of the righteous energy that was as hot as the sun.
This is an ancient Taoist temple. It is not luxurious but it covers a large area. The walls are covered with moss and the green bricks and tiles look old. There is a plaque hanging in front of the door with three big characters "Tianshi Temple" inscribed on it.
There was a knock at the temple door, which immediately alarmed several nuns and Taoists who were sitting in meditation inside the temple. They stretched their spiritual consciousness and eyes outside, but saw nothing. It was as if there was nothing outside when their spiritual consciousness explored.
However, the copper ring on the gate of the temple was still ringing. The "dong dong dong" sound was not surprising at all, but it seemed to be ringing on their minds.
Such anomalies are considered strange to ordinary people, but to these Taoist priests from the Tianshi Sect, they are even more terrifying and unbelievable.
The lights in the temple were turned on, the doors were opened, and a group of old Taoist priests escorted a female nun out. The recent changes in Yangjing made everyone on high alert and extremely serious.
The nun's long black hair was bound by a soul-locking hairpin. Her loose Taoist robe was propped up by her tall figure. Her beautiful eyes were gleaming with divine light. Her charming face did not look like that of a nun. She walked on the blue bricks and passed through several doors. Finally, as the door opened, she could see the two people standing in front of the temple with her naked eyes.
Two Taoists who were looking at the Dapan Imperial City turned around. One of them was wearing white clothes and had a handsome figure. His long black hair was simply tied up without the Taoist crown that was common among Taoists. The other one was wearing a Bagua Taoist robe made of dragon gauze. He was a little fat and looked sharp and majestic.
When the nun saw the two, she was stunned for a moment. Several disciples of the Tianshi Sect beside her started to ask, "Who are you two?"
Several old Taoist priests from the Tianshi Sect immediately stopped the person who spoke. Looking at the appearance of Fengdu and Jia Yi, they were so scared that they could not speak. They looked at their own new generation of Tianshi, as if to confirm whether this was true.
Zhang Yusu stepped forward quickly and knelt on the ground: "Zhang Yusu greets Uncle Master Fengdu! Uncle Master Jia Yi!"
Many disciples of the Tianshi sect behind them knelt down in a rush. Although many of them were stunned just now, they came to their senses after hearing the identities of the two people standing in front of the door.
The Taoist priest from Fengdu was the first to cross the threshold and walk in: "Okay, get up, no need to be polite."
After saying that, Fengdu turned around and said to Zhang Yusu, "By the way, you must not tell anyone that we have entered Yangjing."
The gate of the temple was hastily closed. In the main hall were hung the statues of successive Heavenly Masters. In the side hall were tables and tea. After Heavenly Master Zhang Yusu welcomed the two elders in, she sat at the bottom and a long sigh of relief instantly appeared on her charming face.
"I didn't expect that the two uncles would come in person. The head master brother died suddenly, and I, who was not very good at learning, hurriedly inherited the position of Heavenly Master. It's the first time I've encountered such a big change, and I don't know what to do!"
"In Yangjing right now, among the great demons and fierce gods in the realm of immortality that have already been discovered, there are already the Blood God Boy, the Heavenly Demon Snake of the Million Mountains, the legendary Nine-tailed Demon Fox, and the figure of Ji Meng, the God of Zhangshan. And who knows how many demons are hiding in the dark."
"Moreover, the noble families that were originally loyal and dormant have also begun to change. Disciples from various sects have also entered Yangjing. Now, there are countless powerful cultivators hiding in this entire capital."
"The late emperor suddenly passed away, the Nine Dragons Imperial Seal is nowhere to be found, and the high priest of Xuanyuan Nation has also disappeared. Some time ago, the City God of Yangjing was killed in the City God Temple, and the spiritual realm was directly destroyed. It was definitely not done by an ordinary immortal realm cultivator. To this day, no one knows who did it."
"Please teach me what to do! How should our Tianshi Sect behave in Yangjing?"
Jia Yi said, "Why are you at a loss? Even if Yangjing is destroyed, it is just a change of dynasty. In this world, a thousand years have passed quickly. Who knows how many times such changes will happen!"
“Just wait and see what happens!”
Fang Xiu glanced at Zhang Yusu and said, "Whether the Great Pan continues to exist has nothing to do with us. We are traveling to the mountains and seas this time, passing through Yangjing, and then we will travel all the way to the mountains and seas and the four continents. We will not care about the mundane affairs of the changes in human nature."
Fang Xiu paused for a moment and said, "However, the two of us will not sit idly by and watch the people of Yangjing suffer."
"If I were to perish in a human disaster, it would be inevitable. But with demons wreaking havoc in this city, I will not sit idly by."
"You continue to act as usual. This time, everything happened because of the fetus of the gods and demons. Those cultivators who have entered the realm of immortality will certainly not take action until the fetus of the gods and demons is born."
"Once it comes out, it won't be something you can stop, and by then, it will be almost time for it to end."
Zhang Yusu nodded and said, "The two uncles can make the decision!"
In the backyard of the Wuyang Marquis Mansion, there was a faint light on the second floor of a large pavilion.
A candle was lit in the room, and the flickering candlelight illuminated the screens on all four sides. At this moment, in front of each screen, there was a child wearing a blood-red robe sitting.
The child had a cute round face and neatly cut shoulder-length hair. It was hard to tell whether they were boys or girls, but what was surprising was that the four children looked exactly the same.
Not to mention that it was so late at night, with a faint candle lit, and they were sitting together in blood-red robes, with blood constantly flowing down the wall behind them, and human faces constantly appearing on the wall.
In front of the paper-pasted window, ghost shadows kept rising and falling. The light of the blood moon in the sky shone in through the window. The shadows of the four extremely cute children turned into four huge and terrifying monsters.
There were constant sounds of horrible footsteps and gasps coming from outside the window, as if there were countless horrible ghosts and monsters surrounding the house, making people feel extremely terrified.
"Have you found the fetus of gods and demons?"
"Have you found the fetus of gods and demons?"
"Find the gods and demons..."
“… …”
The four boys spoke at the same time, saying exactly the same thing, and then they answered at the same time: "No... No... No..."
The voices overlapped, as if talking to oneself.
"The fetus of the god and devil must still be in Yangjing. With the changes in the earth's yin energy and the blood moon, it is extracting the earth's evil yin energy, waiting for the day to be born."
“Stop it… stop it… stop…”
"It's ours!"
The candles flickered, and the four boys in front of the screen smiled obediently, raised their heads and nodded to each other, then sat there and kept backing away, hiding in the darkness, and disappeared in a blood-red vortex.
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