After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 856 Huang Long Appears Severely Injured, Ding Huanchun Is Not Dead?

Chen Yang considered it carefully for a moment.

There are only four possibilities.

The first possibility is that the system is malfunctioning.

That's almost impossible.

The second possibility is that the old tree misperceived.

This possibility is not low, after all, the old tree himself said that he was not sure.

The third possibility is that the Three-Corpse Human-Faced Tree ran to Mount Er'e and died there.

Therefore, the system will determine that it is dead.

This possibility is very high. From the night the Three Corpses-Faced Tree escaped until its death, there were two or three days.

Two or three days is enough time for him to travel from Raojiang to Emei.

But what is it doing in Emei?

Are they also here to see the old Taoist Zhang Zhixing?

What exactly are the abilities of this old Taoist Zhang Zhixing, and why do people all want to find him?
Chen Yang felt something was off.

There is one more possibility, which is also the one Chen Yang least wants to avoid.

The tree is still the Three Corpse-faced Tree, but the one that controls this tree is no longer the original tree spirit.
The true tree spirit died that night; otherwise, the system wouldn't have arbitrarily determined that the Three Corpse Divine Tree was dead.

If that's the case, and if this tree is still alive and comes to Mount Er'e again tonight, then what is the tree spirit that currently controls this tree?
At that moment, Chen Yang felt a chill run down his spine as he pondered the matter.

Ding Huanchun?

Could it be him?

Chen Yang closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and his memory returned to the night he fought Ding Huanchun.

At that time, he used his Dharma form and stabbed Ding Huanchun in the chest with a sword. With the help of the Heavenly Punishment energy enhanced by the Yi Wood Divine Thunder Token and the Peach Wood Seven Star Sword, he forcibly poured it into Ding Huanchun's body, destroying his powerful celestial body from the inside out.

The explosion was so horrific that he couldn't even get a clear view of it.

But according to the experience of the Five Thunder Immortals, under that level of explosion, even the physical body of a celestial being would be completely destroyed, let alone the primordial spirit.
Thunderous energy, imbued with the power of divine punishment, can destroy a primordial spirit upon contact. How could Ding Huanchun possibly escape?
However, there is one detail that, in retrospect, seems to have been somewhat overlooked.

That's the tree with three corpses and human faces.

Before the explosion, the Three-Corpse-Faced Tree approached Ding Huanchun. After the explosion, the Three-Corpse-Faced Tree was also seriously injured and then chose to escape.

Chen Yang was too weak to chase after it, so he had no choice but to let it escape.

Looking back now, Chen Yang is unsure whether the three corpses and the human-faced tree had any contact with Ding Huanchun before the explosion.

If so, is it possible for Ding Huanchun to use this opportunity to escape his primordial spirit in time?

It should be noted that Ding Huanchun's primordial spirit was trapped by his physical body, and only when the physical body was destroyed could his primordial spirit escape.

During his battle with Chen Yang, he was distracted by his uncle's nail-head technique and eventually gave up the fight.

Was Ding Huanchun the kind of person who would easily admit defeat and face death with equanimity?

He had indeed failed to kill himself, so he resorted to using his own power to destroy his physical body and allow his primordial spirit to escape and ascend to heaven.

Some things just can't be examined too closely, and the more Chen Yang examined them, the more likely the fourth possibility seemed.

This Ding Huanchun might still be alive.

Chen Yang rubbed his temples. The Three Corpse Divine Tree's words were keeping him awake all night; his head was buzzing.

Suppose that Ding Huanchun's primordial spirit escaped and entered the trunk of the Three Corpse-Faced Tree, using the tree trunk to escape, once again playing the trick of "golden cicada shedding its shell".

But how did the Three-Corpse Human-Faced Tree die?
Did Ding Huanchun kill him?
Not impossible.

Ding Huanchun cultivated the Three-One-Five Tooth Scripture, and his primordial spirit was already powerful. Devouring the primordial spirit of the Three Corpse Human-Faced Tree should not be difficult for him.

Moreover, this person is notoriously ruthless and insane; what wouldn't he do?
Mudd!

If that's the case, this person's cunning is truly terrifying.

……

Although it was just a guess and the probability was unknown, Chen Yang still felt a bit of a headache after thinking about it.

Of course, the truth should be known in Yuichi Moriyama's memories.

Let's wait and see what Elder Wu has to say.

There's nothing we can do but wait now.

……

-

Nothing more to say all night.

Chen Yang indeed didn't sleep all night; he couldn't sleep and spent the whole night cultivating.

While eating breakfast in the cafeteria that morning, Chen Yang told Zhou Mingyuan and the others about his guess.

After hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Chen Yang personally executed Ding Huanchun, but now he suspects that Ding Huanchun is not dead. To outsiders, this sounds somewhat absurd, and some even wonder if the boy has gone mad.

But after Chen Yang explained his reasons in detail, everyone fell silent.

While the possibility is low, its existence cannot be denied.

Zhou Mingyuan and Xuan Qing, in particular, were participants in the annihilation of the Gu God Cult. Looking back, they felt that the operation had gone too smoothly.

The bandit leader, Ding Huanchun, died rather hastily.

You should know that even the three late-stage True Realm experts working together couldn't defeat this person, so why was he ultimately killed by Chen Yang, a mere Creation Realm kid?
In other words, Chen Yang does indeed possess some extraordinary abilities, and Huang Daolin's remote nail-head technique makes this matter seem somewhat plausible.

Neither Zhou Mingyuan nor Xuan Qing witnessed Ding Huanchun's death firsthand; they only heard Chen Yang's account afterward. Therefore, given Chen Yang's cultivation level, it's somewhat unbelievable that he killed Ding Huanchun, but it's much more reasonable that he escaped.

However, this is only Chen Yang's own speculation, and there is no way to confirm it for the time being.

Xuan Jing happened to be there as well. He said, "I have Ding Huanchun's birth date and time here. If any of you know any masters of the Xuanmen who are proficient in algorithms or certain secret arts of curses, you can ask them to help you and see if this person is still alive..."

With a person's birth date and time (the "Eight Characters"), proving whether they are still alive is actually not difficult.

There are some curse-like secret techniques, such as the nail-head technique used by Huang Daolin. By using the birth date and time of the person, and paying a certain price, one can directly kill the opponent. As long as the person is alive, there will be a response when the secret technique is cast. However, if the secret technique is cast but there is no response, then the person must be dead...

This type of technique is generally considered forbidden or evil, but when it came from Xuan Jing's mouth, no one felt anything was out of place in this pure Buddhist place.

Xuan Jing brought up the topic directly. He didn't want Huang Daolin to do this again. There were many people in the world who knew this kind of curse technique, and Huang Daolin wasn't the only one.

Moreover, some experts in mathematics and fortune telling can also deduce some things from a person's birth date and time.

Zhou Mingyuan said, "Give it to me, I'll pass it on to Daoist Yunting of the Shenxiao Sect to try."

As the saying goes, one person's plan is short-sighted, but many people's plans are long-sighted. This is much more practical than Chen Yang coming up with a solution by himself.

Xuan Jing directly revealed Ding Huanchun's birth chart.

Wang Yuanchao was also present and directly copied a document, intending to upload it to the association headquarters so that the headquarters could contact these metaphysical and mathematical masters, which would be much simpler.

……

-

After breakfast, Chen Yang left Emei.

Before even reaching Jiapigou, they received a call from Wang Yuanchao. The association headquarters had sent back a message: they had consulted three mathematical masters and two cultivators proficient in forbidden curse techniques, and they had reached the same conclusion: the man was dead.

The Shenxiao Sect's Daoist Yunting also sent a reply, with the same result: the person was dead.

Therefore, considering the conclusions of both sides, we can give an authoritative result: if the birth date and time are accurate, then Ding Huanchun is indeed dead.

Chen Yang was quite surprised when he received this news.

After hanging up the phone, he parked his car by the field, leaned back in the driver's seat, closed his eyes, and pondered for a moment.

The birth date and time cannot be wrong; if they are wrong, the nail-head spell performed by the uncle on that day will not be effective.

So many mathematical masters and practitioners of forbidden arts have reached the same conclusion, so the reliability of the conclusion is self-evident.

In other words, Ding Huanchun is indeed dead.

So, what does it mean that the Three Corpse Divine Tree said it sensed the aura of the Three Corpse Human-Faced Tree on Mount Er'e?

Did the Three Corpse Divine Tree sense something wrong?

Although the Three Corpse Divine Tree's words were ambiguous and could not be confirmed, given its level of attainment, it was unlikely that it had spoken without any basis.

In other words, the tree died on Mount Er'e?

Were Li Xiu'e and her group there because of the tree? Or was there some other reason?
For a moment, Chen Yang felt his mind was filled with a thousand thoughts and too many questions, like a tangled mess that he couldn't sort out at all.

After a while, he composed himself and drove towards Jiapigou.

In any case, Ding Huanchun's death is good news.

The warm breeze from the fields blew into the car window, and Chen Yang felt much better.

……

The village road is still under construction. It has already been paved past the entrance of Chen Yang's old house and is almost at Yangliuwan.

Under the scorching sun, the newly paved asphalt road surface emitted a pungent, acrid smell.

The car traveled smoothly all the way back to the old house. The road was much wider and definitely more comfortable than the cement road.

"Chen Yang……"

After enjoying the air conditioning in the main room for a while, sure enough, less than half an hour later, Huang Can's voice came from outside. A moment later, the door to the main room was pushed open, and a head poked in.

"Hey, my sister said she saw your car, and sure enough, you're back."

Upon seeing Chen Yang, Huang Can grinned and walked in.

Chen Yang cut a piece of watermelon and handed it to him.

Huang Can took the watermelon but didn't eat it. "Well, there's something I need to tell you..."

"What is it?" Chen Yang glanced at him suspiciously.

Huang Can put down the watermelon. "That old Taoist priest Huanglong is here. He's staying at my house and says he wants to see you..."

"Who?"

Chen Yang was stunned for a moment, and his voice rose several decibels.

"Don't overreact like that."

Huang Can chuckled dryly, "He seems to have suffered some serious injuries. I let him stay in my snake pit. My sister and brother-in-law don't know about it..."

"Are you sure it's him?"

"I've met him before, how could I possibly mistake him for someone else?"

"Come on, take me to see you."

Chen Yang suddenly stood up, grabbed Huang Can, and walked outside.

He used to be afraid of seeing Huanglong Daoist, after all, this person's strength was ridiculously strong.

But now, he desperately wants to see this person.

He wanted to know whether the old Taoist priest had been involved in the events at Mount Er'e. If he had, then the old Taoist priest was a key figure and must know the whole story.

"Don't worry, he's seriously injured and can't run away."

Chen Yang ran ahead, and Huang Can chased after him.

On such a hot day, I was covered in sweat, it was unbearable.

……

Before long, they arrived at Song Kaiming's house.

Song Kaiming went to Song Erye's house to play cards early in the morning. Recently, due to the hot weather, most villagers have given up outdoor work, so there are more people playing cards when they have free time.

Only Huang Xia and the child remained at home.

Huang Can is really reckless. Doesn't he know that Huanglong Daoist is a dangerous person? He still dares to leave him in his house. What's the difference between that and leaving a landmine in the house?

Chen Yang gave Huang Can some instructions, and Huang Can understood, saying that there were some problems with the renovation of the new house and asked Huang Xia to go and take a look.

Huang Xia wasn't oblivious to the situation; she immediately guessed that Huang Can and Chen Yang wanted to discuss something. So she took off her apron and left with the child.

We arrived at Song Kaiming's backyard.

Although Huang Can said that Huanglong Daoist was seriously injured, Chen Yang did not dare to be careless. He first used the radar to probe the cellar before lifting the cellar cover and climbing down.

Huang Can also came down.

The cellar was cold and damp, with a fishy smell. Chen Yang had been here before, and it was in this cellar that he found his Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword).

The cellar was used by Song Kaiming and his wife to raise snakes. Under the dim light, snakes could be seen here and there, and traces of snakes could be seen everywhere.

For ordinary people, such a place is undoubtedly a nightmare.

Deep inside the cellar was a small room, the very place where Chen Yang had found the snake slough and the Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword).

Inside the room, an elderly man sat against the wall, his eyes closed, seemingly meditating.

His clothes were torn on his chest, revealing several gruesome wounds that had already scabbed over.

His hair was disheveled, and his breathing was steady, though slightly ashen.

On the ground in front of him was a bowl and a pair of chopsticks, breakfast that Huang Can had brought him. The bowl was already empty.

"Senior Huanglong?"

Huang Can called out softly from outside the door.

"call!"

Huanglong exhaled a breath of stale air and slowly opened his eyes.

The first thing I saw was Chen Yang standing at the door.

"Come in, do you think I'm going to eat you?" He called out immediately when he saw Chen Yang's wary expression.

He seems to have quite a strong voice.

"How did you end up like this, senior?"

Chen Yang went inside and gestured to Huang Can behind his back, indicating that he should leave first.

This is a dangerous person. If a conflict breaks out and a fight breaks out, Chen Yang may be able to protect himself, but Huang Can will definitely be caught in the crossfire.

"Heh, it's just a minor injury."

Huang Long said casually, then his gaze fell on Chen Yang, "You really have some skill to come back alive from Raojiang. I underestimated you before..."

"What is your relationship with Ding Huanchun?"

Chen Yang stopped beating around the bush and interrupted him, getting straight to the point.

Huang Long paused for a moment upon hearing this, then said, "What relationship could he have with me? It's just that he came to me back then and asked me to do him a small favor."

"Help him wash away the obsession within the Mountain Lord's body?" Chen Yang asked directly.

Upon hearing this, Huanglong Daoist looked somewhat surprised. "You know? Ding Huanchun told you?"

Chen Yang shook his head, looking directly at Huanglong Daoist. "Er'e Mountain, Daoist Zhang Zhixing told me about it."

"him?"

Huanglong Daoist had an "I see" expression on his face.

"Is the senior pretending?"

Chen Yang, no longer the submissive man he had been when facing Huanglong Daoist, directly questioned, "Daoist Zhang Zhixing is dead. Senior, you're not telling me you didn't know, are you?"

"died?"

Upon hearing this, Huanglong Daoist looked surprised. "Zhang Zhixing is dead? How did he die? When did this happen?"

Chen Yang frowned slightly, staring intently at Huanglong Daoist, trying to discern from his face whether he was acting.

"Last night, at Mount Er'e, Master Zhang's cultivation was completely drained. He was struck by the Yin Wind Palm, and his internal organs and brain were turned into pus by the palm force. Both he and his disciple were not spared..." Chen Yang's face was heavy, and he was almost gritting his teeth as he pressed for answers.

"last night?"

Huanglong Daoist was momentarily stunned upon hearing this.

Yin Wind Palm?
After a long pause, he seemed to realize something, and looked up at Chen Yang. "I understand. You think I killed them?"

Only now did he seem to realize why Chen Yang was acting this way upon meeting him; he had always been very respectful to him.

Chen Yang said, "Let's not beat around the bush. Senior, you must have been there last night, right?"

"Ah……"

Huanglong Daoist laughed out loud, "I wasn't there, you should probably ask that kid Huang Can."

"What do you mean?" Chen Yang frowned.

Huanglong Daoist said, "I came to Jiapigou the night before last, intending to find you, but you weren't there, so I came to find Huang Can instead. Since then, I've been healing here. Do you think I have a clone technique or something? How could I travel all the way to Er'e Mountain with injuries?"

Chen Yang paused upon hearing this.

Was he here the day before yesterday? And Huang Can gave him an alibi?

If that's the case, it's indeed impossible for him to have appeared at Er'e Mountain last night.

Chen Yang felt a bit confused. "But isn't the Yin Wind Palm a unique palm technique of your Heavenly Dao Sect?"

"It is true that I know this palm technique, but that does not mean that I am the one who knows this palm technique."

Huanglong Daoist shook his head, "My Heavenly Dao Sect has many disciples, many of whom are scattered elsewhere, so naturally there are quite a few who know this palm technique..."

"But the person who struck the palm possessed immense power, which confirms they are at the Dao True Realm. Besides you, senior, who else could meet this condition?"

"Young people, don't jump to conclusions before you know the truth."

Huanglong Daoist waved his hand, stopping Chen Yang from speaking, "Tell me what happened in detail, and perhaps I can analyze it for you..."

Chen Yang was filled with doubts, so he immediately told Huanglong Daoist the whole story without any hesitation.

Huanglong Daoist waited quietly for him to finish speaking, his expression changing slightly.

After a moment, Huanglong Daoist said, "I know this Li Xiulian you mentioned, and I've even met her. She's the reincarnation of a Coptis chinensis fruit from Jianmen Mountain. Although this woman is shrewd, I doubt she could come up with such a convoluted scheme..."

"What do you mean?" Chen Yang asked.

Huanglong Daoist looked up at him and asked, "Have you ever suspected that Ding Huanchun is still alive?"

Chen Yang frowned and immediately nodded. "I did have my doubts, but I killed him with my own hands that day. His celestial body was destroyed. Moreover, Daoist Yun Ting of the Divine Firmament Sect and several Xuanmen experts have calculated his fate using his birth date and time. The facts prove that he is already dead."

"No, no."

Huanglong Daoist waved his hand, "You're all oversimplifying things. I know Ding Huanchun better than any of you. He always leaves himself an escape route. Even if he wanted to kill you and dismember your body that day, he would never have acted as recklessly as you say..."

(End of this chapter)