"found it."

On the hillside, Gu Chengshu looked extremely pale.

The time spent searching for the demon corpse this time was longer than that of Misty Fantasy City and Baihua Palace combined.

"where?"

Xiao Yu immediately used his spiritual power to simulate the five hundred miles of mountains, rivers and terrain surrounding the Temple of War for Gu Chengshu, waiting for her to point it out immediately.

"...Senior, can you expand it further?"

Gu Chengshu didn't see what she was pointing to on the topographic map, "The spiritual veins from the Temple of War to the outside world have all been cut off. The place I'm looking for is very far away."

"Okay...! Look again."

Xiao Yu paused for a moment, and the map slowly expanded outwards.

The War God Temple was the first to discover the shrinkage of the spiritual veins of the Western World. Although I had heard of the previous head Xue’s handling method, I didn’t expect that he could do it so thoroughly.

Cutting off the branch veins and leaving only the main vein where the War Temple is located seems to be good, but the damage to the spiritual veins is also extremely huge.

"Senior, there is a corpse beside the demon corpse."

What?

Wu Shang and Feng Lan, who were listening to their words, could not help but frown.

"Is it also a demon corpse?"

"Probably not. The corpse was pinned down by the demon corpse." At this point, Gu Chengshu couldn't help but swallowed. "It was also locked tightly, so the demon corpse didn't seem to be able to crawl so smoothly."

"..."

"..."

There was some silence.

Xiao Yu and Wu Shang looked at each other, both making some guesses.

Fellow cultivator Xue Gong, the previous head of the Temple of War, also has a fiery and irritable temperament. Cultivator Xue cooperates with Yue Gui to bring a large number of corpse puppets to attack the city, and he is on the front line.

In order to control the number of zombies, he entered Forbidden Mountain several times.

At that time, like him, there were many physical training monks who went in and out of Forbidden Mountain. The real illusion came from that time.

But at that time, everyone had no time and no way to calm down and think carefully about Forbidden Mountain.

If Gu Chengshu hadn't said it, even now, Xiao Yu wouldn't be able to associate Xue Gong's disappearance with the spiritual veins and the demon corpse.

Suddenly one day, Xue Gong disappeared, the soul lamp was extinguished, and even though his daughter traced his bloodline, the bones of the head of the sect were not found.

"it's here!"

Gu Chengshu looked at the newly appeared map and pointed to a rising mountain peak.

"This is Niutoushan."

Corresponding to it is another angular peak.

"Let's go!"

As the leader of the alliance, Xiao Yu has of course met Xue Gong.

He is an extremely forthright man. At first glance, he doesn't look like a leader who likes to have the final say in everything.

After getting along for a long time, Xiao Yu knew that he was a rough-and-tumble person, and his disappearance...

Looking at Leader Xiao who was silently walking forward, Gu Chengshu, who was being led by his master, couldn't help but ask, "Master, that corpse..."

"How do you feel about the spiritual veins of the Temple of War compared to the Misty City?"

Wu Shang did not answer directly, but asked another question.

"It should be...better."

The sect formations in Misty Fantasy City can certainly block the spirit-absorbing speed of demon corpses, but judging from the spiritual veins seen today, the spiritual veins of the entire inner gate of the Temple of War, although slightly dimmer, are better than those in Misty Fantasy City.

That's 10% or 20% better.

"The previous head of the Temple of War was named Xue Gong."

Wu Shang sighed, "He is a very powerful and good person. He first discovered that the spiritual veins of the Western World were shrinking. In order to verify, he dug out a few sections and sent his disciples to observe the spiritual veins day and night.

Then, he made a decision that no one could have imagined, and he cut off all the branches outside the Temple of War."

Amazing!

Also named Xue?

When she arrived at the Temple of War, it was impossible for Gu Chengshu not to miss her long-lost mother.

Her mother's surname is Xue, and her status in the Temple of War is not low.

But the current head of the Temple of War was named Yu, and she had seen him in Misty Fantasy City, and his name was Yu Yongxu.

"Forbidden Mountain is the closest to the War Temple. The War Temple has always had certain control over it. In order to control the number of zombies, Head Xue personally entered the Forbidden Mountain several times.

There have always been stories about real illusions.

Head Xue also mentioned it to others, but one day, he disappeared and the soul fire went out."

Having said this, Wu Shang was once again grateful that his young disciple gave him great trust and asked him for help first when he discovered that something was wrong with his spiritual veins.

"When Head Xue fell, he was in the late Nascent Soul stage."

Wu Shang said again: "Cheng Shu, if you encounter something strange in the future and you are unsure of your decision, or if you think it is very dangerous, don't go in alone. Call your master, or your master and sister, we will be by your side."

"Um!"

Gu Chengshu nodded.

They have arrived.

Next, she will point out the specific location to them.

After a while, they dug out the spiritual veins,

This time, everyone was more experienced, and Hedgehog and Tuan Tuan jumped down on their own without the master's greeting.

"start!"

It has been more than 160 years since Xue Gong's death, and no traces of his past can be found. However, unlike Misty City and Baihua Palace, they cannot see the demonic corpses there until their spiritual veins are severed.

But here...he could vaguely see it.

Xiao Yu was very heartbroken.

If he could have paid attention to the true illusion of Forbidden Mountain earlier, he would not have wasted so many years and let Head Xue die here in vain.

Over the years, each of them has worked hard, but the most correct direction has not been found, and life and death...

Boom~

The spiritual veins were intercepted, the earth shook slightly, and this corner of Niutou Mountain was about to collapse. Feng Lan quickly took action, "The divine wind is silent, the four qi are clear and clear, settle!"

The rock that was loose and about to roll down instantly froze, and then squeezed in.

Without spiritual power and no one to rely on, Gu Chengshu relaxed and used the faint starlight to look at the headless demon corpse and the bones locked under it.

Based on the barely visible roaring dragon head on the cassock, she felt that this was Xue Gong, the former head of the Temple of War.

There was also a similar dragon head on the cassock of Master Yu.

"Brother Xue, I'm late."

Xiao Yu wanted to break away the demon corpse's hands and feet that were tight on Xue Gong, "Cheng Shu, come here and help!"

"……oh!"

His spiritual energy had not yet recovered, and Gu Chengshu didn't know what he could do to help.

However, Alliance Leader Xiao said so and she passed.

"Help me support Master Xue, his body...can't be hurt!"

Even if he crushed the body of the demon corpse into powder.

"..."

Gu Chengshu was supporting him at the side, preventing the late Head Xue from being crushed by the demon corpse again.

However, before they officially started, a different sound came from the fracture of the spiritual vein.

Wu Shang released the soul-collecting black bowl early, ready to deal with the evil spirits brought by the hedgehog at any time.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he helped collect two of them, he heard the faint sound of running water.

The fracture of the almost useless vein is changing and seems to have been greatly nourished.

this?

"Leader, Feng Lan, come quickly!"

Wu Shang ignored the hedgehog and Tuantuan. He flicked his sleeves and sent them both back to the ground. He grabbed them with his hands and said, "Quickly, set up a spirit gathering formation."
To be continued...