At night, a heavy rain was coming.

Lightning pierced the dark sky, and violent winds and rain followed by a muffled thunder. The rain curtains were dense, and the water flow gathered, and soon it was flowing like a stream.

Fortunately, the camp site chosen by everyone was on a slope, so the rainwater would not flow into the tents. Everyone hid inside and waited for the weather to clear. However, the rainstorm seemed to be extremely long, and the thunder lingered in the sky for a long time, never leaving.

It started to rain around 8pm until late at night before gradually getting quieter.

The night was as dark as splashed ink, and a faint light lit up inside the tent, like fireflies in the rain. The mountain wind whistled in my ears, like a ghost whimpering, and the rainwater flowed like a devouring monster in the darkness.

Grinding fangs in the middle.

Everyone was inside the tent, the atmosphere was depressing, no one made a sound, and the silence was eerie.

The air became extremely humid. Logically speaking, the air in the mountain stream should become clearer, but everyone smelled a strong smell of blood and putrefaction coming from a distance.

The eerie and terrifying environment made everyone feel as if a stone had been pressed against their hearts. Everyone chose to sit cross-legged and meditate, waiting to visit the earth...

In the east of the camp, Li Qiufan closed his eyes and laid the Longquan Sword across his knees. He let the rain fall on his body and remained motionless. While running the Great Zhoutian Mind Technique, his spiritual thoughts spread out, covering a distance of a hundred meters. As long as there was any disturbance, he would

Can be noticed immediately.

At about ten o'clock, Liu Changqing actually came out and sat down not far from Li Qiufan to watch the night together.

At first we talked about taking turns to rest, but we were in a dangerous place and the danger was so uncertain that no one could sleep.

Neither of them spoke, they sat quietly in the rain.

Click!

Lightning illuminated the surrounding areas, followed by rolling thunder that exploded in the clouds.

Li Qiufan suddenly opened his eyes, grabbed the Longquan Sword, and golden light flashed across his eyes.

Something is approaching the camp!

The rain curtain that had stopped became denser again, and not far away there seemed to be two black shadows staggering towards the two of them.

Liu Changqing also noticed the other party at this time, reached into his arms and pinched a magic talisman.

Under the gaze of the two people, the black shadow gradually approached. After seeing clearly who was coming, Liu Changqing stood up in surprise.

It turned out that they were two of the nine people who left in the evening.

The hair of these two people was wet from the rain and stuck to their foreheads. When they turned on the flashlight and shined it, their faces were white with a green light, and there were stiff smiles hanging on the corners of their mouths, like corpses, which looked very strange.

"Two fellow Taoists, why are you back again? Didn't I ask you to leave?" Liu Changqing asked.

"Giggle...I'm back, I'm back..." A hoarse laugh came from one of them's throats. He did not answer the question, but repeated a sentence mechanically. He looked at Liu Changqing intently, his eyes were surprisingly wide, and he blinked.

Without even blinking.

Although Liu Changqing felt strange in his heart, he saw nothing unusual. Seeing that the rain was too heavy, he was ready to let them go to his tent to rest. But at this moment, Li Qiufan spoke with a cold face and a voice as cold as winter.

"What did you do to our companions?!"

The two people turned their heads ninety degrees, their smiles did not diminish, and they said sadly: "Companions... we are companions, we are back... we are back..."

"What's wrong with them?" Liu Changqing noticed the murderous aura in Li Qiufan and immediately became alert.

Li Qiufan drew out the Longquan Sword, the purple light pierced the night, and his energy locked onto the two of them, murderous intent condensed in his tone.

"Don't think you can get away with it by wearing their skin! Tell the truth, they are dead or alive!"

"What...what do you mean?" Liu Changqing's eyes widened. By now, he had trusted Li Qiufan very much. From his words, he had a premonition that something was wrong.

"The soul-hungry souls and the evil ghosts are taking advantage of their bodies. These two people are already dead!"

"How is that possible!!!" Liu Changqing was horrified and said in disbelief: "But I don't feel the death energy or ghost energy. Fellow Taoist, you can see that their three soul fires are still burning!"

"You can deceive others with your deceitful tricks, but you can't deceive me!" Li Qiufan shouted loudly, Longquan sword screamed and slashed directly at one of them.

The man didn't react in time, and his head was chopped off with a sword on the spot. However, the terrifying thing was that there was no flesh and blood on the place where the head was severed, it was empty, as if the man was just a piece of skin!

After Liu Changqing saw it clearly, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and froze in place with his mouth open.

A wisp of black light shot out of the skin like an arrow and shot towards Li Qiufan.

Li Qiufan indifferently used the 'Shackle Ghost Technique' to disperse the black light, and a resentful spirit appeared, which he picked up by the neck.

"Tell me, how is our companion?!" The Gang Qi turned into thousands of tiny needles, and the stinging ghosts let out a miserable roar of pain. The ghost Qi was quickly purified, and in a moment it was riddled with holes and became transparent, but

Faced with such a harsh interrogation by Li Qiufan, it smiled sinisterly and said: "They... are all dead of course. Death Town is the place under the jurisdiction of my Lord. Life and death are forbidden, and living people are taboo. You mages don't know how high the sky is.

Then become one of us!"

"puff!"

Li Qiufan used his hands hard to crush the resentful spirit, and its soul was scattered. When the other resentful spirit saw this, it immediately flew out of the skin and wanted to escape, but how could Li Qiufan, who was so angry, let it go?

It emits purple light and nails it directly into its ghost gate.

Liu Changqing murmured with a pale face: "In other words... they are all... dead...?"

Recalling that a few hours ago, everyone was cooperating with each other to kill ghosts and corpses, and defeat generals, they never expected that now they would suddenly hear the bad news. This news made Liu Changqing completely collapsed.

Li Qiufan's heart and soul were also trembling, his face was as heavy as iron, and suddenly he pointed his sword in the direction of the imperial city, with a strong breath in his mouth, and his voice was blocked by thunder.

"Listen to what's inside, wash your neck and wait. If the Taoist doesn't kill you, I swear I won't be a human being!"

The sound is like a bell, and the oath is like blood!

Li Qiufan was really angry. It was his intention to let the nine people leave. If he had not suggested it, they might not have died. He had indirectly harmed them...

Li Qiufan's eyes were red and his pupils were covered with bloodshot eyes. Nine living human lives died like this!

This gap has completely grown!

"Ouch..." A contemptuous voice came from the night rain, and then the boundless ghostly waves rolled up and rose into the sky. Even the rain curtain was forced to stop by the ghostly aura!

Li Qiufan turned a blind eye to this monstrous evil spirit, found a bag, put the two men's skins away, put them into the bag, patted them, and said softly: "Don't worry, I will avenge you!"

The whole night, Li Qiufan stood motionless...

In the early morning, it was just dawn, the heavy rain had stopped, and thick fog lingered.

Li Qiufan suddenly opened his eyes, and the strong energy penetrated his body, evaporating the water vapor, and his momentum reached its peak at this moment.

Everyone in the tent also came out, looking sad and angry, and the atmosphere was solemn.

"Next, I'll lead the way. Let's... go see the things in the imperial city!"

Li Qiufan walked in the first place with his sword, carrying a sinister aura and steady steps. Longquan Sword felt the master's emotions and let out a faint sword roar, with a cold light like snow.

"Brother... I'm afraid it won't be good if we just rush in like this..." Although Jiang Xian'er was grieving, she still had sense and instinctively felt that she had to take a long-term approach.

However, Li Qiufan didn't even look back, and his tone was decisive.

"No, just follow me, I'll take care of everything!"

As he moved forward, Li Qiufan recited a mantra in a deep voice: "Xuanzong of Heaven and Earth, the root of all qi, has been cultivating for hundreds of millions of kalpas, and has proven my magical power. Within and outside the three realms, only Tao is the only one. There is a golden light in my body, reflecting my body. I can't see it, but I can't hear it if I hear it."

If you don't hear it, it encompasses heaven and earth, nourishes all living beings, recited it thousands of times, has light in your body, guards the three realms, welcomes the five emperors, pays homage to all gods, uses thunder, makes ghosts and monsters frightened, spirits and monsters lose their form, there are thunderbolts inside, the name of the thunder god is hidden, and there is a cave.

Wisdom is clear, the five qi are full of energy, the golden light appears quickly, protecting the real person! Urgent... just like the law and order!"

Buzz!

A circle of golden light as strong as gold and stone suddenly erupted outside Li Qiufan's body, and his whole body was like a god descending to sweep away all evil spirits!

"This aura...you are a heavenly master!!!" Liu Changqing had been affected by sadness all night, and his whole body was confused and depressed. But at this moment, his whole body was shocked, and all the negative emotions in his heart were driven away, and he shouted in disbelief.

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"Brother Fan has been a heavenly master for a long time!" Fatty said proudly.

"This younger brother's behavior is actually more terrifying than I imagined..." Jiang Xian'er covered her mouth and exclaimed, her eyes filled with brilliance.

"My... Celestial Master! How could there be such a young Celestial Master? Where did this guy come from?" Yuan Zhi took a breath of cold air and felt a turmoil in his mind. Even among his disciples,

The most amazing and brilliant geniuses have not yet stepped into the realm of heavenly masters, and they are not even over twenty yet?!

"Even if you were practicing in your mother's womb, you wouldn't be so strong!"

Everyone was in awe, with shock on their faces. Only when they reached Li Qiufan's level could they truly step into the threshold of cultivation.

"Damn ghosts, you dare to kill our companions, I want to see how you can withstand the wrath of a heavenly master!"

Li Qiufan's true deeds were exposed, and everyone swept away their previous depression, became arrogant, geared up, followed behind with murderous intent, and headed straight for the imperial city.

After passing through the swamp of living corpses, the front suddenly opened up. The trees were cut down, revealing a large open space. The towering city wall was vaguely visible in the fog, lying across the front like a sleeping dragon. There was a deep river under the city wall, and the water surface was calm.

It's like it's still.

Beyond the city wall, you can still see a towering building. Judging from the top, it looks like an ancient temple. It is a surprisingly large ancient temple.

"With so many trees cut down and illegal buildings, didn't those units notice them in aerial photography?" the fat man asked.

Li Qiufan said: "It's strange to find it. This place is shrouded in Yin Qi, and even my compass has lost its effect. The drone can only take pictures of a gray fog."

When I walked to the river, I found a suspension bridge, but the steel cable controlling the suspension bridge was tied to the other side of the river. The river was very wide, so I couldn't jump across it, and I couldn't find anything like a boat, so I had to stop temporarily.

Liu Changqing opened his Heavenly Eye and looked for a while before saying, "The Yin Qi is much stronger than outside, but no ghosts can be seen. What's going on?"

Li Qiufan snorted coldly: "They are all hiding behind the city wall. If nothing else, this is the so-called 'Imperial City'. Zhou Jin and the evil creatures from Death Town should be inside. This idiot really thinks he is the emperor."
To be continued...