I Killed Gods and Demons in Song Dynasty

Chapter 131 Longhu Mountain

Holding Xu Liang's hand, Li Qingyun secretly communicated with the pupil pattern on his arm, and silently said in his heart:

"The real reason why Xu Liang fell into a coma..."

After breaking through his innate state, the information he obtained with the help of divination became clearer. It was no longer just a single picture, but a three-dimensional scene that blended the five senses of sight, hearing, and taste.

With the sacrifice of Qi and blood, and with the help of the power of the gods, immersive scenes immediately appeared in Li Qingyun's mind...

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In a dark little room, the corners were filled with messy ornaments and bones, and the air was filled with a strong scent of herbs.

The surrounding walls were hung with wall curtains made of animal fur, covered with strange patterns and symbols. At first glance, they seemed to be alive, wriggling gently, as if telling some ancient taboo.

In the center of the room, there was a rough wooden altar, which was filled with candles of different colors. The candlelight flickered, casting swaying shadows.

Next to the altar, a shaman figure wearing tattered animal skins and with disheveled hair was chanting obscure and mysterious spells in a low voice.

In his hand he held a staff decorated with feathers and bells, which he gently shook to the rhythm of the spell, making strange sounds.

On the altar, there was a little man made of cloth, straw and animal bones, with a few strands of messy hair wrapped around him. His appearance and figure were very similar to Xu Liang.

Next to the little doll was a container made of a human skull, filled with a sticky scarlet liquid. The ripples on the surface seemed to form some strange symbols.

As the chanting became more rapid, the candle flames flickered more and more wildly.

Suddenly, the shaman inserted two fingers into the skull container, dipped the red liquid and kept smearing it on Xu Liang's doll, dyeing its entire face blood red.

Then he took out a long iron nail and stabbed it into the puppet's head.

At that moment, a strong sense of ominousness and misfortune emerged in the whole house, as if all the sufferings were gathered at one point, and then through some mysterious connection in the dark, all poured into Xu Liang's fate...

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After finishing the divination, Li Qingyun opened his eyes, and a hint of uneasiness flashed in his eyes.

He didn't know much about various evil rituals, but he could guess that the divination picture was some kind of curse from a witch.

If an ordinary cultivator was faced with a vicious curse of this magnitude, he would have died suddenly and inexplicably long ago. It was only because Xu Liang was so powerful and had strong innate true qi protecting his body that he was able to hold on until now and save his life.

If the curse cannot be lifted in time, his condition will only become more and more serious, and he will die in pain before long. Even his remaining spirit will continue to suffer and be unable to enter the spirit world.

So Li Qingyun turned around and asked:
"Who did Third Brother offend? Why did he receive such a severe curse?"

His eyes turned to Lu Zhen. Among all the people in Kaifeng Prefecture, the one who knew the most about the uncertain fate and spirits was obviously the spiritual practitioner "Fen Zidu".

Lu Zhen had long known that Li Qingyun had many special features, so he was not surprised that he could tell at a glance that Xu Liang was cursed. He slowly replied in his usual ethereal voice:

"I don't know. I only know that Third Brother was ordered by Lord Bao to carry out a mission, and he became like this after he came back."

Li Qingyun asked:
"Is there any way to lift the curse?"

Lu Zhen shook his head slightly sadly:
"Not yet. The curse on my third brother is quite powerful. Perhaps there are some special techniques or magic weapons that can suppress or transfer the curse. But if you want to remove it, you must find the person who cast the curse and destroy the medium he used to cast the curse."

This answer was within Li Qingyun's expectations. If Kaifeng Prefecture really had a solution now, these people would not be standing here helplessly. They would have gone around looking for clues long ago.

I only heard Lu Zhen continue:

"There are many strange things about this matter. Lord Bao has checked on Third Brother's condition. With the ability of the person who cast the curse, it would not be difficult to kill him directly, but the other party chose the extremely special 'Nightmare Curse'.

“This is a delayed spell that makes the curse only take effect at a specific time, so there is no sign of it happening at other times.

“I don’t know why he did this.

"Of course, when we work in Kaifeng Prefecture, we will definitely offend many people in the underworld, and it is common for enemies to hold grudges and retaliate against us. However, the strange spell that Third Brother was hit by this time does not seem to be a personal grudge, otherwise the other party would have more effective and more painful methods to torture him, but they did not use them."

Li Qingyun nodded upon hearing this, and then said:

"Also, I heard that this kind of vicious curse requires the flesh and blood of the target. How did the guy who cast the curse get the flesh and blood of the third brother?"

Lu Zhen was slightly stunned, as if he had never thought about this question before, and said with some hesitation:
"This... maybe Third Brother accidentally let someone get his hair, nails, or something like that."

Li Qingyun looked at him, shook his head slightly, but said nothing.

If this kind of mistake happened to Bai Yunrui or Ai Hu, he would not be too surprised, but Xu Liang would never make such a low-level mistake.

Although the White-Eyebrowed Hero is usually cheerful and unruly, he is extremely intelligent and thoughtful. Getting flesh and blood from him that can serve as a medium for the curse is probably not much easier than killing him directly.

But now that things have come to this, there is no point in thinking about these things. The most urgent priority right now is to rescue Xu Liang.

According to Li Qingyun's personality, he didn't want to take risks, but Brother Xu San was an upright and kind person. He was not only his guide to Kaifeng Prefecture, but also took good care of him.

You must always repay the favors you owe to others.

However, it was not easy for him to find out who cast the curse.

Li Qingyun is now a third-level "manipulator", and his cultivation has also broken through the innate realm. The power of his various magical powers has reached unprecedented heights.

But even so, he was unable to divine all the information. Although he figured out the location of the curse, he could not see the shaman's face clearly. This shows that the other party has quite powerful means, which can conceal the secrets and interfere with prying eyes to a certain extent.

This is exactly the characteristic of witches and shamans. Although their frontal combat capability is very weak, they have all kinds of strange methods and various ways of hiding, making their traces difficult to find. They are especially good at attacking people from behind.

Judging from the effect of the other party's interference with divination, his cultivation level is definitely not low. It is very likely that his realm is higher than his, and he is a "spellcaster" of the fifth realm.

In the absence of more clues, if you want to catch the person who cast the curse, you can only risk going to the small house mentioned in the divination to find out the truth. However, if you do this, you will most likely fall into the opponent's trap and the situation will be quite passive.

Just as he was silent and thinking about his ideas, someone outside suddenly said:

"Wulian Tianzun, I heard that someone was cursed, so I came to check it out. Please make way." Before he finished speaking, a Taoist priest with a whisk in his hand and a sword on his back walked in from the door, gently separated the people in the room, and came straight to Xu Liang's bed.

Li Qingyun looked up and saw that the man was wearing a green Taoist robe and a Taoist hat. He walked calmly, with an upright posture. He had picturesque features and was very handsome. Although he looked over 40 years old, he was still a very handsome man.

His eyes gleamed fiercely, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised. He seemed to be smiling, but there was an indescribable arrogance in him.

Lu Zhen didn't know who the scholar was, so he stopped him with his hand and asked:
"Kaifeng Prefecture is a restricted area and is not accessible to outsiders. May I ask what your name is, Immortal Master?"

The Taoist snorted coldly and said:

"I am Zhang Shouzhen, a disciple of the Heavenly Master of Mount Longhu. I am a distinguished guest invited by your Governor Bao. Why can't I come to this place?"

Lu Zhen was shocked when he heard this:
"Are you a high-level mage from Mount Longhu? A disciple of the Heavenly Master?"

The Taoist looked at Lu Zhen with contempt and said nothing. He simply stepped over the obstruction, as if answering such a question was a very boring thing.

He came to Xu Liang and saw Li Qingyun sitting in front of the window. He then swept towards him lightly with his whisk, as if trying to drive him away like a fly.

Li Qingyun only felt a gentle and powerful force coming at him, and the Nine Revolutions Yuan Gong started to work instinctively, stabilizing his body and not moving at all.

Zhang Shouzhen wanted to use his whisk to gently push the young man in front of him away, showing off his Taoist skills, but when he saw that the other party was as steady as a rock, he couldn't help but frowned, looked at Li Qingyun carefully and said:
"Hmm? How come I didn't know that Kaifeng Prefecture had another Xiantian Realm warrior? Little friend, what's your name, and who is your master? Tell me about it, maybe you have some connection with me."

Li Qingyun was pushed by Zhang Shouzhen for no apparent reason. He was disgusted by the Taoist priest's arrogant attitude, which made him feel like a senior. However, he had something important to do, so he didn't want to argue with him. He just replied calmly:
"My name is Li Qingyun, and I don't have a master."

Having said this, he stood up, quietly stepped aside, lowered his head with his hands down, his eyes on his nose, his nose on his heart, and said no more.

When Zhang Shouzhen heard that Li Qingyun had no master, his attitude turned cold and he casually praised him:
"The kid is so young, but he has reached this level. He has great talent."

Then he stopped looking at him.

If a junior who is only in the fourth realm was a disciple of a famous sect, he might be able to establish a relationship with him, but since the other party has no identity or background, he would not be able to enter his eyes at all.

Zhang Shouzhen sat beside the bed, looked at Xu Liang's condition, and suddenly stretched out his right hand to hold his shoulder. At the same time, his left hand performed one mysterious spell after another, using the Taoist method of "Purification Mantra" to explore his soul.

After a moment, he snorted heavily and cursed:

"Humph, you Liao dog, you actually challenged my Central Plains heroes. You are so bold, do you think that my Song Dynasty has no one?"

After hearing this, Lu Zhen came over and asked:
"Master, do you know who murdered my third brother?"

Zhang Shouzhen was still angry and said coldly:
"The 'Nightmare Curse' that he was hit with is the signature skill of Liao dog Xiao Woli. How could I not know about it?"

Lu Zhen asked:
"Does the Immortal have any way to save him?"

Zhang Shouzhen waved the whisk in his hand and snorted:
"Of course, as long as we find Xiao Wuli and kill him, the curse will naturally be lifted."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhen felt a little discouraged. Everyone knows that killing the person who cast the curse is the most effective way to lift it. Isn't it the same as saying nothing?

The witches and shamans are not strong in frontal combat and often hide in the dark and use spells to hurt people. Compared to killing them, finding their hiding place is the most difficult.

Nevertheless, he still asked respectfully:
"Master, is there a way to find out where the person who cast the curse is hiding?"

Zhang Shouzhen smiled proudly:
"Of course, since he is determined to provoke the heroes of the Central Plains, how could he really avoid a fight? It's just that you are of low ability and are not worthy of him to show up. When this person cast the curse, he used the method of 'Nightmare Soul' to leave a mark in Xu Liang's soul. All the clues are in his nightmare. You are a spiritual practitioner, so you should understand what I mean."

Lu Zhen didn't care about the contempt in the other party's tone, nodded and said:

"Senior, what you mean is that the person who cast the curse used the nightmare method to leave clues to his hiding place?

"I see. No wonder the other party wanted to use this special spell to hurt Third Brother Xu. It turned out that this was a way to challenge him! But I have carefully examined Third Brother Xu's spirit and soul, but found nothing.

Zhang Shouzhen sneered:
"You are just a mere 'psychic', how can you see these subtle changes?"

"But don't worry. I came to Bianliang City to slay demons and monsters. I will use the 'Yin Shen' method to enter Xu Liang's soul and find out the whereabouts of Xiao Wuli."

Lu Zhen bowed deeply:
"In this case, please, Immortal, save my third brother's life!"

Zhang Shouzhen put away the whisk, gently stroked the "baihui point" on Xu Liang's head with his left hand, his eyes shining.

Li Qingyun was watching coldly from the side, when he suddenly felt an invisible mysterious wave. Immediately afterwards, a phantom walked out of the body of the high-level mage from Longhu Mountain.

This shadow looked exactly like Zhang Shouzhen, as if it was his clone, but its eyes were dim and its figure was blurry, giving people a vague feeling.

This is exactly the "Yin God" cultivated in the fifth realm of Taoism!
The next moment, this "Yin God" suddenly entered Xu Liang's body...

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In the boudoir of the inner courtyard of Yun Mansion.

Mrs. Yun, Su Yue'e, is pregnant and pays great attention to taking care of her health. She is taking a nap in her room at the moment.

Suddenly, her heart was touched, and she felt a strange force pulling her into a strange world.

Su Yue'e opened her eyes and found herself in an endless desert.

There was a dead silence here, which seemed to have no end. The ground was covered with thick yellow sand. Strong winds whistled past, stirring up clouds of dust that covered the sky and blocked out the sun.

The sky was a strange blood-red color, as if dyed with the blood of countless resentful souls.

Su Yue'e was shocked and subconsciously reached for her waist, but her weapon was gone.

At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of her and said:
"I have a mission for you..."

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(End of this chapter)