Chapter 43: Will-o'-the-wisps all over the mountain
Xiang Zuohu took advantage of Liu Li's unpreparedness and killed him. This scene was clearly seen by You Fang on the mountain ridge. The little blue light was the purest Yin Qi condensed to the extreme. It was like a kind of energy that almost everyone could see.
Something that everyone has heard of but rarely seen with their own eyes - will-o'-the-wisps.
In cemeteries at night, especially in mass graves with a strong gloomy atmosphere, people can often see flickering blue flames, which are called will-o'-the-wisps among the people. Modern people try to explain it from a scientific point of view.
There is a view that they are phosphorus fires. Human bones contain phosphorus. After decay and decomposition, phosphine will be formed under the action of water and alkali in the soil. Phosphine has a very low ignition point and can spontaneously ignite in the air.
This view sounds very reasonable, but there are many things that cannot be explained, and it has not been confirmed so far. It is just a hypothesis and speculation. There are also some more mysterious phenomena. Will-o'-wisps generally appear on cloudy and rainy days, and the Yin Qi is suppressed.
It is difficult to disperse when gathering together. Moreover, they are easily attracted by anger. If a living person walks by, they will float behind the person. If you look back, you will be frightened half to death if you are timid.
Professor Wu Pingdong once had an idea to use experiments to confirm what will-o'-the-wisps are, by collecting samples for spectral analysis and other means, but has not been successful. Because this kind of thing cannot be seen by running to the cemetery.
There is no telling when it will appear, and it is too difficult to collect samples. Even if you see it, it will be difficult to collect it.
The dots of blue light in the gloomy airflow that converged towards Zuohu resembled will-o'-the-wisps, but were much scarier than ordinary will-o'-the-wisps. You Fang's spiritual sense naturally had a sense of extreme danger. You must not get involved with this thing, or be caught by this dense blue light.
If it falls on the body, the whole person will probably be instantly penetrated by the purest and most concentrated Yin Qi. If exposed to the mountain air, it will be corrupted into dregs in the blink of an eye like Liu Li's two secret books, and no amount of life can be saved.
The six-pole flag planted next to Zuohu should be a formation. You Fang has never seen it before, but seeing this formation, he can guess that it is the Yin Gathering Formation mentioned in the Feng Shui book. He saw it in the book
The Yin Gathering Formation is much more complicated than this, but a master like Xiang Zuohu has already reduced complexity to simplicity and is eclectic. He can do it by simply placing a six-pole flag.
With the help of the formation, all the Yin Qi within the reach of the spiritual consciousness is gathered. Once the Yin Qi in the center is withdrawn, a "Yin Qi vacuum" with unbalanced Yin and Yang will be formed on the periphery. The Yin Qi in the mountains and fields on all sides will naturally gather here, and then return to this place again.
Being gathered together, the scope of operation is far beyond the reach of spiritual consciousness. This is the amplification effect of the formation on the power of spiritual consciousness.
The second function of the formation is to condense the gathered yin energy into a pure form, and then use spiritual consciousness to guide the attacker. The third function of the formation is to protect the caster himself, so that such rich and pure yin energy will flow to Zuohu
He didn't dare to get involved directly. The area surrounded by six flagpoles was a protective zone. The Yin Qi gathered around the flagpoles and shot towards Liu Li. In the three feet between the two of them, the power reached its peak, and even
There was a little bit of blue light.
If Xiang Zuohu was demonstrating the operation of the formation, it would be a rare learning opportunity for You Fang. It was the first time for him to see someone activate the Feng Shui formation on the spot, and it was a rare expert like Xiang Zuohu.
But at this moment, Liu Li was suddenly attacked when he turned around. You Fang was shocked and could only shout: "Be careful——!"
Liu Li turned around and asked, seemingly distracted, but the old man seemed to have already expected what Xiang Zuohu would do, and had been waiting for him to take action. Xiang Zuohu launched the magic circle, and the old man waved out his right hand behind his back, and his figure
He spun around in a circle, and the bayonet in his hand formed a strange sword.
The old man's movements were very funny. If you had seen it in normal times, you might have laughed out loud. This circle of knives does not look like any set of martial arts moves, but like holding a pair of chopsticks and scooping out noodles from a large circular pot.
And this invisible noodle is still very long, no matter how you fish it, you can keep getting it! As he moves, something strange happens, the little bits of blue light seem to rush into a vortex and disperse in all directions, as if they are being boiled in a big pot.
It didn't touch the old man at all.
When the knife flower appeared, You Fang suddenly felt that the solid mountain ridge under his feet seemed to be like soft noodles. He stood unsteadily and leaned back a few steps. Fortunately, he leaned on the tree and did not roll down the mountain. The old man stirred up the environment.
The earth energy in his body caused You Fang's illusion, and his mind also responded incorrectly to his body's control. You Fang had learned this trick during his first fight with Liu Li on the outskirts of Qingxian County.
Seeing that Liu Li was prepared and his sneak attack on Zuo Hu was unsuccessful, he suddenly stamped his feet, held the slender bone spurs in his hands in front of his face and waved them rhythmically. His movements looked like a band conductor on the stage, and his posture was very cool and rhythmic.
It's very rhythmic, but the expression on his face is extremely ferocious and has no sense of art.
The gathering gloomy torrents no longer shoot straight, but are like strange waves that rise and fall, circling left and right, and condense into bursts of blue light from time to time, like huge waves that silently hit Liu Li, and the vegetation within three feet snaps.
Everything in the space decayed and turned into mud, and the land also showed a strange deep black color with almost no reflection. The flat land looked like a bottomless abyss.
Liu Li's movements also changed. He held the compass steadily with his left hand and held the military thorn in his right hand, pointing at the ground in front of him and circling left and right. He was still mumbling words. He looked like a Taoist priest who practiced exorcism, but his hand was not a mahogany sword.
But it was a cold bayonet. Strangely enough, no matter how fierce and sinister Xiang Zuohu's attack was, it was calmly resolved. Waves of blue light followed the force of his knife and disappeared into the ground, but Liu Li's expression became more and more serious.
Getting more and more solemn.
I don't know how the two masters who were fighting felt about each other, but Yu Fang, who was watching the battle on the distant mountain ridge, couldn't bear it. Seeing Xiang Zuohu's attack, the chill that filled his bones almost penetrated his bones, and he felt as if he was being buried alive.
, the cold mud has covered his neck, his body is still sinking, and his consciousness is dizzy in fear. Seeing Liu Li's parry, I feel that my internal organs are being pulled, and the five senses of the body are also deformed and twisted.
It's good to say that I resisted with all my strength and didn't turn into a pile of mud.
Damn, is he so powerful just by looking at it? At this moment, You Fang wished that he had no spiritual sense at all, or even facial features, and was just an ignorant and desireless stupid pig. Although the fight between two masters was exciting and rare, You Fang didn't dare to
When I continued reading, I closed my eyes to calm down my mind, and tried my best to restrain my spiritual senses from sensing anything. I leaned against the tree softly to feel better.
He had just closed his eyes when Liu Li spoke, and his voice could be heard clearly from afar: "Little wanderer, are you feeling uncomfortable? If you can bear it, just try to look at him as much as possible. Songhegu Xiangjia
He is good at Feng Shui formations, and the sect leader, Mr. Zuo Hu, is a first-class master of formations. It’s a pity that I have to kill him today. This opportunity to observe is too rare. It’s too late to take a look!”
This old man never takes advantage of his words, and he never forgets to hurt others in such a fierce fight. You Fang didn't dare to open his eyes, but he also consciously "cooperated" with Liu Li, struggling and shouting: "There's nothing good to see, just today
I came from the Eight Great Places and experienced the thousand-year-old formation where heaven and man are in harmony. With this bowl of water at the bottom, a few flags are nothing. If you have the ability to insert them into the Eight Great Places, let’s see whether it’s his broken flag pole or the Buddha’s stupa.
sharp?"
Liu Li actually had the intention to teach him a lesson, and scolded him: "Boy, it's wrong for you to speak like this. Don't forget that he is still a living person! There is always an end to one person's strength. How many can he hit with a body full of iron?"
Nail? The beauty of the Feng Shui formation is that it is a kind of spiritual pivot and spiritual guide at the same time. It uses it to move the energy of the mountains and rivers for my own use. It has the effect of moving a thousand pounds with four ounces. You should learn how to move the four ounces on the opposite side.
of!"
You Fang: "Four taels, I think it's 2 taels, right? We have a saying in the countryside that a dog can't carry two taels of oil on its head..." He was already out of breath when he shouted this, and he was also believing what he said.
Talking nonsense.
Xiang Zuohu's nose was almost crooked with anger. The two were clearly fighting equally, but Liu Li was on the defensive and had no upper hand. Instead, he took advantage of a brat and didn't take him seriously.
He finally couldn't help but shouted: "Liu Li, as a contemporary Earth Master, don't you know how to tell the weather? It's going to be night, and the Yin Qi between heaven and earth will become heavier and heavier, and my Yin Gathering
The formation has been activated. No matter how powerful you are, can you still fight against the reincarnation of heaven and earth? Stop struggling in vain!"
Hearing this sentence, You Fang was also shocked. Even though he had just started his career, he also understood the Feng Shui and the local atmosphere. If this fight continued, Liu Li would not take advantage, at least in terms of weather and timing. If the two masters were now evenly matched, Liu Li would
Li definitely can't hold on for long. He does want to help, but how can he intervene now if he doesn't even dare to open his eyes?
Liu Li shouted: "Xiang Zuohu, you underestimate a generation of earth masters! ...Young boy, open your eyes and see how I break the formation!"
Hearing the words, You Fang couldn't help but open his eyes. He felt a blur in front of his eyes, and he couldn't tell whether it was discomfort or fear, because his body seemed to have disappeared with the change of scenery, leaving only his spiritual sense and facial features empty. What he saw was still this.
He could not tell whether it was day or night, or whether it was spring, summer or autumn or winter. Liu Li and Xiang Zuohu were still standing in the valley fighting each other. He could see clearly. Liu Li had stopped standing still.
Now, holding a compass and pointing a bayonet at the sky is like a statue.
The scenery around the old man seems to be changing rapidly. The alternation of day and night, the reincarnation of spring, summer, autumn and winter are not actual occurrences but "mental images" of spiritual perception. They coincide with the reality of the night valley, which makes people suddenly distinguish.
I can't distinguish between dreams and reality. Why does this illusion happen? The old man is using the mind-disc technique - the real mind-disc technique! The spiritual sense that invaded You Fang made him feel it.
The old man was not inspecting the topography or geomantic omen. The cycle of spring, summer, autumn and winter itself was the cycle of life on earth. This land had been carrying it for hundreds of millions of years, leaving an indelible mark. He considered it with his heart.
The magic "awakens" the annual rings of the years and the vitality that circulates between the heaven and the earth. The gloomy cold current gathered by the Yin Gathering Formation is still there, but it cannot compete with the vitality of the heaven and earth. The heart disk is spinning to the extreme, and Liu Li shouts and stabs the bayonet in his hand.
With one wave, everything came to an abrupt end.
Just two clicks were heard, and two of the six flagpoles beside Xiang Zuohu were inexplicably broken, and the formation was broken. The gathering Yin Qi still accumulated in the valley for a while, but it no longer converged to attack Liu Li. Dots floating in the air
The strange blue light slowly dissipated, but it could not dissipate in a short time.
However, my reaction was faster than that of a rabbit. As soon as the Yin Gathering Formation was broken, before the will-o'-the-wisps dissipated, I took the compass and jumped as far as I could, holding a bayonet and rushing towards Xiang Zuohu. His movements were very interesting and he assassinated Hu Xuyuan.
With his demeanor, the tip of the knife trembled slightly as if it was emitting an invisible force. The will-o'-the-wisps floating around him parted like waves and then closed behind him.
Liu Li wanted to go up and stab someone directly. As soon as the formation broke through the heart and the magic was closed, You Fang felt that his body was "back" again. His head was so dizzy that he didn't even want to open his eyes. He bit the tip of his tongue and tried his best to wake up.
, holding Qin Yu in hand, he also rushed down the mountain ridge.
The mind-panning technique that the old man used just now is no small matter. Even though You Fang has just started, he knows that the consumption is huge. No matter how powerful Liu Li is, he will feel weak. If he doesn't help at this time, how long will he wait? There are still ghost fires floating in the valley.
You Fang also released his spiritual sense to disturb the yin energy and separate the will-o'-the-wisps, but he rushed too fast, and a few blue lights rubbed onto his body. The amount was small and the power was not very great. There were only a few pieces of cloth running around on his shirt.
It was swept down by the wind, turned yellow and gradually rotted when it fell to the ground.
No matter how fast the swimmer on the mountain ridge is, he is not as fast as Liu Li who is three feet away. He and Xiang Zuohu have already exchanged hands. The military spurs and bone spurs are waving left and right but rarely collide. The two of them are wandering around and turning around.
The magic speed was as fast as a shadow. You Fang, who was running from a distance, could see clearly that Xiang Zuohu's kung fu was not weak, at least not inferior to his own, and even stronger than Liu Li's.
Qin Yu rushed forward and waved, about to attack Zuo Hu together with Liu Li, but his feet slipped like an ice skating, and the surrounding air seemed to push him in an invisible flow, keeping him from shaking to the ground.
This happened several times after swiping his sword, and he couldn't get close to the fighting group between the two.
Liu Li and Xiang Zuohu were not only fighting with each other, but also fighting with their lives, using all the means at their disposal. Not only did they wield knives, but they also used their spiritual consciousness to entangle each other to launch spiritual attacks. Occasionally, they used their earth energy to defeat the enemy when they had some spare energy.
It is difficult for you to get in when they are entangled like this.
After trying three times, he simply stopped rushing up. He held the sword in his right hand and held his wrist in his left hand. Holding the stake, he stabilized his body, gathered his mind and circulated his inner energy. He stopped his spiritual sense and concentrated all his energy and energy on the tip of the sword. He stared at You Douzhong intently.
Xiang Zuohu. He did not participate in the fight, but was always ready to support Liu Li's attack. As soon as Xiang Zuohu showed a flaw, he would go up and strike with a sword.
He really stood firm like this, holding the sword and walking slowly step by step, closely following the figures of the two masters You Dou. I don't know when the moonlight shone on the mountain ridge, and Qin Yu's sword made a faint whistle again.
, like a woman's longing moan. Whether his posture is a bluff or not, it still looks like a beast about to pounce. It can scare people even if it can't bite them, and it can scare people even if it doesn't scare them.
Xiang Zuohu couldn't help but be secretly frightened. Of course he knew the reputation of the earth masters of the past generations, but the contemporary earth master Liu Li suffered a severe injury sixty-four years ago, and his skills were greatly reduced. He has been unable to return to his peak state for so many years, and now I'm afraid there aren't many left.
With his years of longevity, he should be even worse than before. And since he had set up the Yin Gathering Formation in advance to take advantage of the right time and place, he should be 70% sure that he could defeat Liu Li, and maybe even capture him alive.
He was still thinking proudly in his heart just now. If he could capture Liu Li, he would be able to force him to ask the secrets of the heart chart taught by earth masters of all ages. The heart chart technique is a profound and mysterious secret of Feng Shui.
It was even more extraordinary, and it was what he had dreamed of. If he could succeed without anyone noticing, Hu Xuyuan's death would be worth it. Anyway, he would kill the boy of unknown origin to silence him, and avenge his apprentice.
Unexpectedly, the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse, and Liu Li actually broke his best Yin Gathering Formation. At that time, he felt a pity. It would be difficult to stop Liu Li from escaping today, and there would be so much trouble and disaster in the future. If the news spread,
When he returned to Xiang's house, it was difficult for him to explain. Unexpectedly, Liu Li's reaction surprised him even more. Instead of running away, he came up to fight him with a knife.
The behavior of uncle-nephew master-disciple Xiang Zuohu and Hu Xuyuan today made the old man anxious! Besides, Liu Li can escape, what should You Fang do?
When they got close to each other, Xiang Zuohu was surprised again. Liu Li's energy to break the formation naturally consumed a lot, but the cost of running the array was also considerable. The fight with the secret technique of Feng Shui just now consumed not only physical strength, but also more
It was a competition of cultivation skills. Liu Li's skills were much more profound than he originally expected, and his spiritual consciousness was also rich and long. At this moment, they were fighting in close quarters. The spiritual consciousness was entangled one by one, and Liu Li's fists, feet, and weapons turned out to be...
Don’t suffer, it’s too difficult!
What's more, there is a young man watching eagerly from the side, and the evil blade in his hand is really powerful. After fighting Liu Li to this extent, he is already at the end of his strength. Sooner or later, he will not be able to stop the man's attack, so he can only find an opportunity to get rid of him first. But.
After Liu Li switched from defense to offense, he struck out with every ruthless move as if he was risking his life, leaving him no chance to take action against the young man.
There is no way to go on like this. He might end up here today, so he has to get out quickly. After all, it is important to save his own life first. Let’s talk about any trouble later. Thinking of this, Xiangzuo Hu’s movement speeded up suddenly, and he circled Liu
Li turned around half a circle and walked away quickly, waving the long bone spurs in his hands rapidly, making a series of trills similar to flute playing, causing the night air in the mountain to harmonize, and the strange power forced Liu Li not to pursue him.
Xiang Zuohu used the secret technique of Feng Shui again, and besides the formation, it was a trick to suppress the bottom of the box. He did not seek to hurt anyone, just to escape. Liu Li did not force himself to attack, but stomped his feet like crazy, and the big
Drink all over: "Do it!"
There was no one else here, so of course the old man asked You Fang to take action. The moment Liu Li stamped his feet, You Fang felt not that the earth was shaking, but that the ground under his feet was so solid and solid and irresistibly heavy. You Fang's spiritual sense
, the entangled consciousness of the two masters, the night air caused by the sound of the flute, and even Qin Yu's soft chant were "sealed". I don't know how the old man stamped out this kick. Everyone present including Liu Li himself
All the secrets of Feng Shui "failed" at this moment.
While Liu Li was stamping his feet, Xiang Zuohu just jumped out from the diagonal stab on the left side of You Fang. You Fang had already prepared his attack, and without thinking at this moment, he came like the wind and swung his sword straight towards Zuo Hu's right side.
neck.
Xiang Zuohu's kung fu is of course superior to that of You Fang. He has a state of "response to every touch". Without looking at it, he swung the bone spurs outward with his right hand. The sound of the sword bones hitting each other was extremely dull. The impact force not only exploded in the soldiers.
At the point where the blades touched, all the muscles and bones in the body were impacted by the internal energy. You Fang flew backwards more than three meters away. After landing, he kicked, kicked, and stepped back a few steps before he stood up. His internal organs were churning and he couldn't vomit blood!
In his ears, he seemed to hear Qin Yu making a cry that sounded like pain.
Panting for a moment, he stroked his chest and looked around, but Xiang Zuohu didn't move away. His body seemed to be frozen and still maintained the posture of swinging outwards. Only his head hung down. The moonlight shone on his face, and his expression was exactly like that of Hu Xuyuan before he died.
He stared at his chest with wide eyes, his face full of horror, disbelief, and deep reluctance. He opened his mouth but could not speak. He only made a gurgling sound in his throat, and blood foam gushed out from the corner of his mouth.
.
A section of the knife tip was exposed on his chest, and the blood-stained coldness radiated under the moonlight. Xiang Zuohu's life was also passing away. There was a person behind him, as if hidden in the shadow of the moonlight.
Liu Li, the bayonet in his hand had completely disappeared into the back of Xiang Zuohu's heart, leaving only a section of his hand wrapped in coarse cloth.
The wind stopped, and even the insects in the valley stopped chirping. Apart from his own breathing, You Fang could hardly hear any other sounds. In the silence, Liu Li spoke to Xiang Zuohu, his voice low and slightly
exhausted--
"You were wrong from the beginning. You should not have used the Feng Shui formation you thought you were best at to fight me. You wanted to deceive me into being old and injured, and I had no descendants in my life, but I am a contemporary earth master after all.
It is simply an insult to bully me with the secret technique of Feng Shui! You are the best at it in this life, and I am far better than you. Even if you set up a magic circle to take advantage of the right time and place. - Mr. Zuo Hu, if you ask for this, you will die.
It’s time to rest in peace!”
Xiang Zuohu made an inarticulate sound, his arm went limp, the bone spur fell to the ground, and his already drooped head drooped without support. He died, still standing and hanging on Liu Li's bayonet.
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Liu Li was still talking to the dead man, but it was impossible for Xiang Zuohu to hear what he said next. It was more like he was talking to You Fang who was standing aside——
"Mr. Zuo Hu, your kung fu is amazing. There is no chance of defeating me. From the beginning, you should have fought me in close quarters, and your consciousnesses will disappear. As long as you dare to fight hard, there is nothing I can do. In the end, I may not be yours."
Opponent! Why waste all your energy by seeking the far side at the expense of the near?...Little wanderer, don’t you think so?"
Liu Lizheng was speaking to the dead man with "serious words and sincere words". Suddenly he called You Fang, which shocked him and quickly replied: "He is no match for the seniors. No matter how good his kung fu is, he is too far behind! ...
...Senior, are you okay?"
Liu Li snorted coldly: "Look, it's me who's in trouble."
You Fang: "Of course not, senior. How can something happen to you?...What happened tonight?...Forget it, we'll talk about this later. What should we do now?"
Liu Li was very dissatisfied and asked: "It's not like you have never killed anyone before, so why are you still asking me? Of course, you need to clean up the trouble and do whatever you want!"