Volume 1: Zhao Shanhe Chapter 82: Forbidden Heaven and Earth
In the meeting hall of the Three Swordsmen Association, the three heads of the association, as well as the leader of the Zhenshan Sect and the chief escort officer of the Yuanshan Escort Bureau, were all sitting upright with serious expressions on their faces.
On the row of seats on the left, Ji Yuan, Zhao Yuansong and Shen Lang suddenly appeared here.
Apparently after thinking for a while, he agreed to Xu Liuqing's proposal, accepted the Zhenshan Sect's 'apology', and then assumed the responsibility of solving the two second-level demons in the county government.
But even without the "apology" from the Zhenshan Sect, it seems that these few people have no other choice. Even if it is just for their own wealth and life, they can only bite the bullet and agree.
Not to mention that this move also affects tens of thousands of people in the city!
Regardless of whether they admit it or not, the lives of the people in Qianyu City are indeed in the hands of everyone in this hall.
At this time, in front of Ji Yuan and others, there was a so-called 'apology' from the Zhenshan Sect.
On a nanmu table, in addition to a thick stack of silver notes worth fifty thousand taels of silver, there were also seven hundred taels of gold, as well as two heavy weapons and a magical weapon.
Originally, the sect leader of the Zhenshan Sect planned to replace these three important and magical artifacts with some mundane treasures, that is, ancient antiques, rare stones and other objects.
After all, the difficulty and value of making a heavy weapon are not as high as those of a magical weapon of the same quality, but it is still extremely precious.
Not to mention that the value of a magic weapon is enough to match the banknote worth tens of thousands of taels of silver, and two or three heavy weapons are equivalent to one magic weapon.
However, under Ji Yuan's strong request, the Zhenshan Sect had to take back the mundane treasures they had prepared. Despite a burst of physical pain, they could only take out two heavy weapons and one magic weapon.
Even the Yuanshan Escort Bureau is the same. The Three Swordsmen Club does not accept mundane treasures at all, but also asks for the spiritual objects of practitioners.
Although the two sects were reluctant to give up, they could only grit their teeth and take it out. In any case, it was because they were careless and underestimated the enemy. Otherwise, it is impossible to say that all the places occupied by demons in the county would have been cleared.
If the county town falls in the end, almost all the people from the two factions will be wiped out. Otherwise, if the court investigates, they will inevitably bear part of the responsibility.
If it weren't for the worry about the imperial court, these people wouldn't be bleeding so much and leave them to you to take care of them. At worst, they would all be buried here together.
Just after seeing the three people in front of him, the leader of the Zhenshan Sect kept his brows furrowed. Although he didn't say anything, everything in his heart was already reflected on his face.
Zhao Yuansong, who has a second-level cultivation, naturally has nothing to say, but a young Taoist priest in the middle stage of the Enlightenment, plus a Confucian scholar of the same level, is really not enough.
In the eyes of this sect leader, just the demonic people outside the county government office are enough to give these people a headache, not to mention that there are demons wearing armor and hard scales inside the county government office.
And two second-level beings.
Even with the help of Xu Liuqing and dozens of disciples of the Three Swordsmen Society, I am afraid that before seeing the second-level demon sitting in charge, they will have suffered heavy losses and will never be able to fight again.
As a result, not only the things they took out at this time were in vain, but even their own lives were in danger.
"The situation in the county government is roughly like this. I wonder if Master Zhao Xian is confident?"
Although he was murmuring in his heart, the leader of the Zhenshan Sect still told the people in front of him about the situation in the county government in detail.
Although the previous operation ended in failure, the Zhenshan Sect still figured out a lot of the opponent's true and false facts. In addition to the number of people controlled by the outside, the number of possessed people, and the strength of the dozen or so policemen.
The most important among them is naturally the methods displayed by Yuan Yongcheng and Sun Youfang.
The former is a Confucian scholar who fell into demonic ways, and the latter must have practiced demonic arts for decades, and his demonic aura has already penetrated deep into his bones.
One of them is a martial artist, with a pair of iron fists that can be said to be domineering and unparalleled, while the other has an endless supply of magic methods and is best at influencing the minds of others.
The ancestor of Zhenshan Sect suffered a secret loss from Sun Youfang, which caused him to be unable to concentrate when facing the enemy. Yuan Yongcheng seized the opportunity and severely damaged him.
Otherwise, with the physique of a second-level martial artist, there is no way he would have been defeated so easily, and he would have almost lost his ability to heal.
Facing the question from the leader of the Zhenshan Sect, Zhao Yuansong subconsciously looked to his side. It seemed that the backbone of their group was not him, a second-level monk.
At this time, Ji Yuan had a thoughtful look on his face and naturally took over the conversation: "People who are possessed by demons are easy to deal with. Whether it is Buddhist mantras or Confucian saints' articles, they can be suppressed easily."
"The dozen or so detectives who have been transformed into demon soldiers only need to stick a Haoran Demon-Slaying Talisman on their weapons to break through scales as strong as gold and iron."
Only the two second-level demons were the most difficult to deal with. Even though he had some coping methods in his mind, he did not dare to say that he would be able to succeed at this time.
There seems to be only a thin line between the first realm and the second realm, but in fact, it is an earth-shaking change for both warriors and monks.
Once the Gang Qi and mana are generated in the body, not only every move contains great power, but also many magical means can be performed.
"Since Taoist Master Ji is confident, let's set off early."
The first person to speak at the meeting of the Three Swordsmen Association was a middle-aged man in his late fifties.
He mused: "The Three Swordsmen Association will also be dispatched later and do their best to take down the City God's Temple."
Now it is a life and death situation, and no one can hide their secrets, otherwise what awaits them is not just death, but they may also be turned into demons, or their souls may be imprisoned, and there will be no chance of reincarnation.
So under the complicated eyes of some people, Ji Yuan nodded in agreement, then waved his sleeves and robes, and put away all the belongings on the table. He threw a heavy weapon to Shen Lang, while he took the magic weapon.
As for the last heavy weapon, Zhao Yuansong handed it over to Jiang He. In this way, all of them were holding heavy weapons and magic weapons.
This is also the reason why Ji Yuan insists that he only needs these things. In the current situation, no matter how much gold and silver treasures are, it is useless, and it is far less practical than having a magic weapon in hand.
When they walked out of the meeting hall, several people waiting outside immediately came forward. Among them, Jiang He took the heavy weapon and was very satisfied and fond of the long stick.
"If there is nothing to prepare, we will set off immediately?"
Xu Liuqing came to the side of everyone and asked simply.
At this time, dozens of men in black robes had gathered silently outside the meeting hall. They were all disciples of Xu Liuqing, and they were all martial artists with superb martial arts skills.
Hearing this, Ji Yuan was about to nod, but suddenly there was a throbbing in his heart, as if a great danger was coming.
He suddenly turned around and looked around, but saw no movement around him. However, the expressions of the people around him changed slightly, and they seemed to feel something unusual.
Buzz!!!
After a few breaths, a buzzing sound came from the distance, and soon five light pillars were seen rising into the sky, occupying five directions in the city, and connected into one in a very short period of time.
Black and gray colors filled the entire sky, blocking the brilliance of the scorching sun, and the county suddenly fell into darkness. Although it was not so dark that you could not see your fingers, it was still comparable to after sunset.
"Damn it! Someone has sealed this world with a formation!"
Zhao Yuansong exclaimed, and the expression on his face immediately became uncertain.
Everyone looked to the sky. At this time, a layer of black and gray light curtain was attached to the sky above the entire county, as if a large bowl was holding Qianyu City upside down.
As time went by, wisps of demonic and demonic energy continued to fall from the light curtain, and soon spread throughout every corner of the city.
Even the headquarters of the Three Swordsmen Association where everyone was staying was in the same situation. The air was filled with traces of demonic energy, trying to invade the bodies of all living things.
The other people in the lobby, after feeling the change, also walked out one after another, looking at the changes that took place in the world with gloomy faces.
No one thought that after the formations were laid out on the city wall, the people who secretly arranged the layout felt that it was not enough, and actually opened the formations directly, sealing off the entire county where the world is located!
In this way, they have truly become a turtle in a urn, and they can no longer take any chances.
Everyone knows that the other party is doing this, and it is obviously impossible to let everyone in the city go. Such a demonic formation is by no means as simple as sealing off the world.
While everyone was thinking about the thoughts of the person who secretly planned the situation, and how to deal with such a situation, several members of the Three Swordsmen Association rushed in from outside in a state of embarrassment.
Before one of them could stand still, he hurriedly shouted: "Meet the leader! The people outside are crazy!"
At this time, in Qianyu City, as countless demonic and demonic energies fell from the light curtain in the sky, many people suddenly fell into madness.
Their eyes were red like madmen, and they started to smash everything around them without any explanation. Finally, they pounced on the people on the side, either slashing with sharp blades or biting with their teeth.
These crazy people, every time they kill one person, the demonic aura in their bodies will become stronger, and the blood red in their eyes will become deeper.
Among them were several gang members with good martial arts skills. After killing twenty or thirty people with weapons in hand, their aura suddenly rose, and they actually broke through to the early stage of the flesh realm!
Suddenly, the entire Qianyu City fell into chaos. Crazy people were everywhere. They were madly attacking the sober people. Even when there were no normal people in an area, they would start fighting each other.
In less than a quarter of an hour, at least thousands of people were in trouble. Some of them were still preparing lunch at home when they were hacked to death by the intruding demons.
Yes, these crazy people have now become demons, with demonic aura surging in their bodies. Every time they kill someone, they become stronger. Those who kill many people even have an aura comparable to that of a martial artist or monk of the first level.
It has only been a quarter of an hour since the great formation that sealed the world here appeared, but there are already ten to twenty thousand more demons in the county!
"Everyone, please spread out and form a team of ten to kill all the demons in this area!"
The leader of the Three Swordsmen Association, after learning about the situation outside the house, decisively ordered: "Remember not to hold back, otherwise you will be the ones who die!"
A group of members of the Three Swordsmen Association took the order, and under the leadership of their respective hall masters and leaders, they dispersed into the entire district and began to eliminate the people who had become possessed by demons.
There were many familiar faces among them, so they really couldn't kill them, so they hesitated and were surrounded by demons from all directions, and then they were torn into pieces.
These possessed people have lost all reason, their minds have been affected by the spirit of demons, and they have become madmen who only know how to kill.
At the same time, a disciple of the famous Zhenshan Sect and the Yuanshan Escort Company left the residence of the Three Swordsmen Association together, and cooperated with some disciples of the Three Swordsmen Association who had no martial arts skills to gather all the people who had not been affected by the demonic energy.
Here it is.
In less than half a stick of incense, the entire mansion was already crowded with people. Each of them looked frightened. Even though they were in a safe place, they still could not calm down the panic in their hearts for a long time.
"If this continues, I'm afraid someone will become possessed on the spot!"
Ji Yuan stood outside the lobby, looked down at the people around him, and then said with a solemn expression.
Under the influence of demonic energy, those who are weak-minded or have malicious intentions are most likely to fall into the devil's path and become a demon who only knows how to kill.
At this time, the entire Three Blades Society mansion was filled with a thick layer of fear. The people who were lucky enough to escape temporarily were on the verge of collapse.
"We must find a way to isolate the demonic energy!"
Xu Liuqing looked up at the sky, his face turned ashen.
Although he is not a local, he has settled here again for nearly ten years. Now the people who are suffering are the people around him who were familiar with him in the past.
"Amitabha, let the young monk give it a try."
Huixin clasped her hands together, sat down on the edge of the stone steps, faced a crowd of frightened and anxious people, and began to recite Buddhist scriptures in a low voice.
In a moment, a faint layer of Buddha's light flowed out of his body. Although he chanted sutras in a low voice, the sound was like morning bells and evening drums, ringing in everyone's ears and echoing for a long time. This chapter has been completed!