"It's just a deal, cough cough..." A wooden couch appeared on the ground. The old and sick master lay on the couch and coughed violently a few times. Then he stretched out his hand to Zhou Yi and called out weakly, "Disciple, come to Master quickly."
Zhou Yi was about to step forward but was stopped by Jun Muzhi.
Seeing this, Lao Bing Zhenren chuckled and said, "My dear disciple, what are you afraid of? Master won't eat you."
Although his help in breaking the formation surprised everyone, Jun Muzhi still stared at him warily, and said respectfully: "We were hit by a secret technique. Although we escaped from Tiancan Sect before, we never thought of harming Master. We only ask Master to spare our lives. I am willing to find a way to extract the Dique sword energy and present it to Master."
Nanzhu also stepped forward and said: "Penglai is willing to guarantee for my brother, please show mercy, if anything happens to my brother, Penglai will never sit idly by."
"Yan Sen is dead, so my sword energy is useless," Lao Bing Zhenren waved his hand and threw out two pills, "Take the antidote."
Zhou Yi took it in his hand, and Jun Muzhi was stunned: "This is..."
"You are too cunning, kid," Lao Bing Zhenren shook his head, propped himself up and called Zhou Yi, "You should come over now, right?"
Zhou Yi swallowed the pill expressionlessly, threw another pill to Jun Muzhi, then strode to the front of the couch and knelt down, still without saying a word.
Seeing the old and sick master reaching out his hand, Jun Muzhi hurried over and knelt down: "Master!"
"From today on, you are the new leader," Lao Bing Zhenren touched Zhou Yi's head, took out an iron mirror, raised his eyes and said to Gu Pinglin, "This position is not easy to sit in. My disciple is too stubborn, and the one next to him is too smart. Leader Gu can't just sit there and watch."
Gu Pinglin said: "Don't worry, Master."
The old and sick immortal said "hmm", gave the iron mirror to Zhou Yi, and slowly lay back on the couch, returning to his dying appearance.
Master Lu said, "I never thought that the Tiancan Sect would betray their promise."
The old and sick man did not argue, but just laughed.
"You are wrong," Gu Pinglin said, "It is true that the Tiancan Sect keeps its word, but you chose the wrong partner. You can use Yan Sen as bait to lure the real person to cooperate, so how do you know that I can't?"
"It was all your arrangement." Master Lu suddenly realized.
Gu Pinglin said, "Long before you, I reached a cooperation with the real person on the condition of Yan Sen's life. The real person entered your camp and gained your trust for today. Now I have brought Yan Sen here and I will use you to help the real person get revenge. The conditions have been met, so of course the real person must fulfill the agreement."
Master Lu asked, "Did you guess that I would seek cooperation with Tiancan Sect?"
"Your purpose has been exposed. As long as other sects are not stupid, they will not seek the skin of a tiger. It is not difficult for me to guess that you are looking for Tiancan Sect," Gu Pinglin said, "Although I am not completely sure, at this time, I don't mind one more promise."
"The cultivation world has nothing to do with me. I will help whoever helps me kill Yan Sen," the old and sick immortal waved his hand to let Zhou Yi and Jun Muzhi stand up, and said while looking at the sky, "Ahem... I am old, and it is time for me to give up my position, ahem..."
The ghost array was still there, but its power was weakening, and the ghost thorns did not fire again, perhaps because the soul-locking array had been broken. Master Lu knew that he was powerless to save the situation, so he did not intend to waste his energy. At the speed at which the Yin Qi dissipated, the ghost array would soon disappear. Everyone was exhausted, and since the soul-locking array had been broken, no one wanted to waste their energy, and they all recovered their true Qi.
Duan Qingming walked to the pool of blood and mud: "Soul Sword Style, not weak."
"You just said it was bad." Cheng Yi said.
"Even if it's not good, it's still worth appreciating." Duan Qingming said.
Master Wei Feng praised: "Sword Demon Yan Sen is worthy of his reputation."
Master Lu also said with emotion: "Yes, you were able to break the formation thanks to Yan Sen. Master Gu is making the best use of everything."
Gu Pinglin said, "If it weren't for Senior Yan, it would be difficult for us to contend with the array. If we couldn't induce you to use your clever words, we wouldn't have the opportunity to let the two Miss Zhous stimulate your inner demons." He nodded approvingly to the Zhou sisters, "The two girls have done a great job this time."
The Zhou sisters never expected that they would be credited for their scolding. They were so excited that their faces turned red: "How dare we take credit for it! It was all thanks to Master Gu's careful planning."
Gu Pinglin shook his head and said, "Master Lu is smart and cautious. If he hadn't been affected by his inner demons, he would never have ignored the movements around him, and the real master wouldn't have succeeded so easily."
Lure Yan Sen to kill him using the ghost formation, thus meeting the condition of the Old and Sick Master, and then join forces with Yan Sen to attack the ghost formation, lure Lu Zhiren to use clever words, and then use the Zhou sisters to break the clever words, distract Master Lu, and then use himself to lure away Wen Lao, Ji Shi and others who were next to the soul-locking formation, to cover the Old and Sick Master in breaking the formation.
One thing leads to another, and everything fits just right.
Master Lu finally sighed: "I lost this round, so I let you take this one..."
"Yes, two places." Gu Pinglin raised his eyes.
As he was speaking, a strange phenomenon appeared in the sky again. It seemed as if a white vortex appeared, and a faint golden light could be seen spreading, tearing apart the veil of yin energy, and the dark sky gradually became brighter.
Mo Tianshu was suspicious and looked around: "It seems to be the direction of the Demon Realm?"
"We have successfully broken the formation at Tianjing Mountain." Men and women laughed, the Demon Realm was restored, and the heroic spirit of the former overlord Wei Fengshi reappeared.
Everyone already knew that Han Ying Shuangjian and the others had gone to the Demon Realm's Tianjing Mountain, but most of the top fighters were here, and no one expected that they would succeed so quickly. Bu Shuihan was surprised and delighted, and didn't quite dare to believe it: "Did they succeed?"
Yang Zhao said excitedly: "It seems so!"
On the contrary, the faces of the elders in Wanfa Sect were all extremely ugly.
"How is it possible!" The head of the Ji family couldn't help but said, "Zhou Qiu and the others didn't go, and the remaining remnants of the Duyin Land shouldn't be able to break through the formation so quickly. Master Lu..."
Master Lu did not answer.
Yao Feng, who was silent at the side, said: "It is true that most of our fighting power is here, but you forgot that there is also the Yao family outside the mountain."
Gu Pinglin said: "I am not strong enough to attack three places, and you are also not strong enough to defend three places. In just three months, you have subdued many people, but it is not difficult for the inner elixir to protect itself in the first place, and more people escaped. If you were not short of fighting power, why would you let so many people come to sacrifice the formation? Therefore, Changming Mountain and Tianjing Mountain cannot have ghost formations of the same power. You are sure that Master Weifeng did not get to Tianjing Mountain so quickly, and you have confirmed that Master Zhou and others went to Changming Mountain. You will definitely invest the remaining fighting power in Changming Mountain. The defense of Tianjing Mountain is the weakest."
He laughed twice. "Even so, I am not sure I can take over Tianjing Mountain, but it will be different if the Yao family is willing to come forward. The Yao family came into the world to practice. If the Taoism is going to be destroyed, they can only enter the world. I said that you are doomed to fail in Qianyang Mountain. Your purpose is exposed. I will have more friends and you will have more enemies. You have the advantage of location, and I have the advantage of people. The advantage of location is not as good as the advantage of people."
Qi Wan'er laughed as she sheathed the Jade Emperor Sword: "Now only Changming Mountain is left. Now that the Demon Realm has been restored, how many people are willing to follow you, Lu Zhiren? Can you still compete with us?"
"It's not difficult to break Changming Mountain," Li Moqing said calmly, "When Lord Zhou went to Changming Mountain, he actually set up a teleportation array along the way. If we break it in Duyindi, we can use the teleportation array to rush over. We will be faster than you, and you will definitely lose."
Yun He shouted: "Lu Zhiren, now that Duyindi has been destroyed, is there still a place for you in the cultivation world?"
Most of the black air in the ghost array dissipated, and the figures of You Liancheng and others appeared, and it was no longer possible to hide. Everyone was completely relieved and overjoyed.
Suddenly, the skull laughed. Master Lu said, "I lost, but the ghost path has a place to stay, so your victory is not complete."
"How dare you speak nonsense at this time!" Master Shutu ignored his injuries and said, "I advise you to die quickly!"
Gu Pinglin frowned and looked at the sky, stopping everyone: "The speed at which this Yin Qi dissipates..."
"You have a backup plan, how do you know I don't?" Master Lu said in a lighter tone, "If the operation fails, the ghosts will be surrounded and killed. Since I foresaw the consequences, of course I had to find a place to hide early, so I used the Four Spirits Swallowing the Sun Formation as a cover and set up other traps. You only want to break the Soul Locking Formation, how could you pay attention to these things."
There will always be a lonely and shady place left in the cultivation world.
"Damn it!" Yun He said hatefully and wanted to take action.
Gu Pinglin didn't feel too sorry: "Yin Yang is innocent. I look forward to seeing more exciting ghost arts. Your new place of residence must be good."
"At least the Ghost Path can gain a foothold and no longer have to hide," Master Lu said, "I also look forward to the opportunity to fight again. Everyone, retreat."
The matter was done, and the crowd was unwilling to give in. Seeing that Wen Lao and the others had retreated one after another, Yun He, Yang Zhao, and Qi Wan'er rode their swords and wanted to kill them: "Don't run away!"
Master Lu said calmly, "You are at the end of your strength, and you still want to fight? I advise you to save your strength and defeat me. Does that mean that Dao Sect and Demon Realm are really friends?"
Qi Wan'er and Yang Zhao were startled and looked back quickly, only to find that the situation in the ghost formation had changed unknowingly. The Taoists and the demons were separated into two sides, clearly divided, while the Tiancan Sect formed its own camp. All three parties were about to exhaust their strength and were on guard against each other.
"We are still suspicious of each other at a time like this!" Qi Wan'er threw the Jade Emperor Sword to the ground, and the tip of the sword sank into the stone slab.
"Let's go." Aunt Ji's voice came.
A woman said "hmm".
The gentle voice sounded very familiar, and everyone looked at Nanzhu at the same time.
Nanzhu's face turned pale: "Ji Qiniang, I'm fine! You're fine!"
Ji Qiniang was pregnant, and breaking the formation was so dangerous, so everyone naturally did not allow her to come with them. Nanzhu asked Yang Gu to escort her to the Sword King Pavilion on Mount Baitou. No one expected her to appear here. Judging from the situation, she took the initiative to follow the Ji family. Now that Master Lu has failed, there is solid evidence that the Ji family is colluding with the Wanfa Sect. It is difficult for them to gain a foothold in the cultivation world, so they can only follow the Wanfa Sect.
Seeing this, Qi Wan'er hurriedly said, "I'm afraid Madam Nan was forced. Brother Nan, calm down first!"
Yue Feihua also advised: "Madam Nan is already pregnant, you..."
"It's better not to have this bastard born of Ji!" Nanzhu waved her hand to interrupt her and said coldly, "Where's Yanggu?"
"She is not dead." Ji Qinnan said calmly.
Nanzhu sneered: "That's good."
"You are a smart person who makes decisions when necessary," said Master Lu, speaking from outside the formation. "Before I leave, I will give you a great gift."
Several black air masses appeared, like air eyes. The thin negative energy in the air suddenly rushed towards this side frantically and was completely absorbed!
The ghost formation relies on Yin energy to operate and will also dissipate with the Yin energy. The crowd relied on this and did not continue to act. However, they did not expect Master Lu to do this. The remaining Yin energy was absorbed and turned into formation power. The sky outside became brighter and brighter, while the inside of the ghost formation was the opposite. It became darker and darker, and it was almost impossible to see the people on the opposite side.
"Brother Gu, be careful!" Li Moqing warned.
Yang Zhao shouted: "Come here!"
Everyone knew that this must be Master Lu's final killing move. Li Moqing, Qi Wan'er, Yang Zhao and others all moved towards Gu Pinglin, but many people did not move.
Gu Pinglin had expected this result and stopped them immediately: "I'm fine, everyone be careful!"
A shrill cry rang out in the formation, and countless ghost faces stretched out from all directions like flying shuttles. Looking closely, each face had a hideous look, and it was clearly the cultivators who had sacrificed the formation before! Behind the ghost faces, there was a long black aura, and they rushed straight to Nanzhu!
Everyone thought that Master Lu would hate Gu Pinglin deeply after his failure, but they never expected that he would choose Nanzhu. He must have known that it would not be easy to attack Gu Pinglin, and seeing that Nanzhu was so angry and distracted because of Ji Qinnan, he temporarily chose him. Penglai Island is far away in the East China Sea, and once the East China Sea is in chaos, Guidao will have an opportunity.
"Retreat!" Gu Pinglin shouted.
Nanzhu came back to his senses in time and remained calm. At this moment, the black air behind him had formed a ghost web and there was no room for retreat. Gu Pinglin's reminder seemed ridiculous. He hesitated for a moment, but did not dare to retreat. He used the Divine Will Flute to disperse the weakest black air and dodged into the gap.
Gu Pinglin secretly practiced the Creation Technique, but stopped when he saw this.
"I told you to retreat." Duan Qingming sighed.
Nanzhu escaped from the ghost net and was about to breathe a sigh of relief when several black thorns came towards him! When Master Lu chose him, he had already calculated his actions. It was also because Nanzhu was suspicious by nature and did not listen to Gu Pinglin's advice, so he fell into the trap.
"Master Nandao!" Qi Wan'er rushed to rescue.
"Qiniang!"
With the last blow, the power of the formation was exhausted and the sky above became bright.
Nanzhu supported the woman in front of her and saw that her eyes were closed and her body was pierced by ghost thorns in several places. Blood was gushing out. Nanzhu's face was full of shock and she didn't react at all.
“Miss Ji!” Qi Wan’er hurried over, but when she got closer, she realized she had said something wrong, so she changed her words to “Madam Nan”. She frantically took out the pills, and seeing that Nan Zhu was still in a daze, she couldn’t help but call him, “Brother Nan? Island Master Nan!”
Master Lu and the others had all gone, only the second son of the Ji family, Ji Chengfang, and Aunt Ji San were still there. Aunt Ji San grabbed Ji Qiniang and held her in her arms, tears streaming down her face: "Qiniang! Qiniang! You silly child!"
Qi Wan'er was anxious: "Duan Liu! Come and see her!"
Duan Qingming walked over, took a look, and shook his head.
"You didn't even look carefully, how come..." Qi Wan'er urged, "Look again!"
Duan Qingming said: "It's useless."
Qi Wan'er opened her mouth and fell silent.
Many people present showed their dismay. Duan Zheng sighed, "Ji Shi is abominable. I never thought that Madam Nan would be so affectionate and righteous."
"I am an old loser. I hate people with feelings and righteousness the most," the old sick master patted the edge of the couch, "Well, the matter is finally settled. Let's go, let's go!"
Two Tiancan Sect practitioners lifted the wooden couch and were about to leave.
Zhou Yi didn't move, Jun Muzhi instead called out to him hesitantly: "Master!"
"Hey, my dear disciple, are you still reluctant to leave me?" The old and sick master panted with a smile.
Jun Muzhi looked at Zhou Yi, and seeing that he didn't say anything, he said awkwardly: "Master just broke the Soul Locking Formation, ruining the Wanfa Sect's plan. I'm afraid Master Lu will deal with you."
"You hated me yesterday, and today you are worried about my death. You won't live long in Tiancan Sect like this. Yan Sen is already dead, why should I be afraid of death?" The Old and Sick Immortal patted the wooden couch, and two disciples carried the couch and left.
"It's time for us to leave now," Master Wei Feng said after his blood and energy were restored. "Master Gu, we'll see you someday."
It looked like he was in a hurry to rush back to the Demon Realm to reorganize his forces. The Palace Master of Feijian Palace, Yu Wuxue, hurriedly asked, "Is the Demon Lord leaving now? Where is the Soul Locking Formation at Changming Mountain?"
A strange laugh sounded, and Master Wei Feng disappeared into the red cloud: "Changming Mountain is in the Dao Sect area, what does it have to do with the Demon Realm? Continue to cooperate with me, are you assured?"
Mo Beidou and others left afterwards.
"This old demon is so smart!" Yun He said angrily, "According to what he said, Changming Mountain will become our business?"
Yue Feihua sighed: "Forget it, if he is not here this time, it will be difficult to accomplish... Miss Ji woke up."
Seeing his sister wake up, Ji Chengfang didn't care about others and held her wrist with tears in his eyes: "Qiniang, it was my second brother who harmed you! I should have stopped the elders from sending you to Penglai!"
Ji Qiniang calmed down and looked better: "It's none of your business, just leave."
When Ji Chengfang saw this, he knew that she was experiencing a last burst of energy, and he became even more sad.
Nanzhu had been standing there in a daze, and only then did he react. He suddenly pushed everyone aside, his eyes reddened: "Qiniang... Qiniang, what's wrong with you?" He half-knelt down and tried to grab Ji Qiniang's hand. Because he was too flustered, he repeated it twice before shaking and holding it: "What are you doing! I don't hate you in my heart. You are so good. I like you. I just hate the Ji family!"
Ji Qiniang shook her head when she heard this: "Whether I am good or not is up to you, and you have the final say. In fact, I thought at the beginning that maybe you would mind when you sober up."
She wanted to pull her hand back, but Nanzhu refused to let go. She held her hand against her heart and wanted to hug her again: "But you still guided me to practice the mind method and made me sober. I shouldn't have ignored you. It's all my fault. I was too confused!"
Ji Qiniang looked at him for a moment and said, "I don't blame you. I was wishful thinking when I was young, and I was forced to marry into Penglai. Seeing how you treated me, I couldn't help but persuade myself to believe that you were not treating me well because of your tricks. Who knew I was wishful thinking again."
"Don't say anymore!" Nanzhu was grief-stricken.
Ji Qiniang turned to Qi Wan'er and said, "Master Qi Thirteen, if I had left the Ji family and worked with you to create new moves, would you be willing?"
Qi Wan'er hesitated slightly and nodded.
The hesitation at that moment had revealed his true thoughts. After decades, the innocent and impulsive young man still hadn't learned to hide his true thoughts. He was as sincere as ever. Ji Qiniang laughed, with a faint light in her eyes: "Thank you for your comfort, you are so kind, I knew you were so kind at first sight."
Qi Wan'er was embarrassed: "I'm not..." and didn't say anything else.
"In this world, giving may not be rewarded, but if you don't dare to give, you will get even less," Ji Qiniang said, "Don't worry, if I could start over, I would not marry into Penglai, and I would not bother you again." She turned back to look at Nanzhu, "Master Nandao, the Ji family is sorry for you, but when you asked for marriage, didn't you want to use the Ji family to deal with Lord Liuyu? It's just that you are willing to accept me, give me face, and take care of me for decades. I am very grateful in my heart and don't want you to die, so I betrayed my family to repay your acceptance and love. It is your efforts that saved you."
"I understand, it's my fault," Nanzhu finally hugged her tightly, his eyes red, "I don't know what's good for me, I hurt you and our child!" He stood up, slapped himself hard, and burst into tears: "I was wrong, you... you can scold me, you can hit me..."
Ji Qiniang said, "You are right. Lord Pingcang is your great benefactor. You should avenge him. I only regret that I didn't have the courage to give up my family life. I was afraid of the difficulties I would face after giving it up. I relied on Ji and Penglai blindly. When the time came, I couldn't change anything. I couldn't even decide where to go. I regret that I couldn't walk the path I wanted to walk and chase the people I wanted to chase like Miss Qi."
She said softly, "You don't have to be sad. There will be other women who will give birth to your children in the future. It's true that the Ji family caused chaos in Penglai, but they also helped you get rid of Liu Yu Gong Guo Feng. If you think my life-saving grace is redundant, then let my second brother and third aunt go. If you think it's not worth it, it's up to you."
"I promise you everything! I won't blame Ji anymore, Qinnan!" Nanzhu hugged her and cried bitterly.
However, no matter how he shouted, those clear and beautiful eyes finally closed, and such an intelligent woman died just like that.