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

Chapter 872 Lu Lingfeng goes offline, Li Xiulian is taken into custody!
Yun Ting glanced at the three captured people; at least he had captured a few alive.

Yu Huaizhen jumped off the cliff and came to the Coptis chinensis plant, directly merging several sword energies into the soil.

The Coptis chinensis plant was bound by the red rope and lost its ability to move. It had no way to escape and its primordial spirit was directly destroyed by Yu Huaizhen.

"puff!"

On the cliff, Li Xiulian, who was bound with iron chains, turned pale and coughed up blood.

Her second primordial spirit was destroyed, and her mind was severely damaged.

She glared at Yu Huaizhen with a venomous look, but Yu Huaizhen ignored her and quickly pulled up the Coptis chinensis plant.

“That red rope belongs to young friend Chen Yang. Fellow Daoist Yu, you can return it to him yourself when we get back,” said Daoist Yun Ting.

Yu Huaizhen nodded slightly.

He put the red rope away and looked up to meet Li Xiulian's resentful gaze.

It was just the destruction of her second primordial spirit; that's nothing compared to what happened. This woman caused her great-grandson such a terrible fate; this karma is not something that can be easily resolved.

Everyone silently mourned for this woman.

Yu Huaizhen is a kind-hearted person, but when a kind-hearted person gets angry, he's no human being.

If this woman falls into his hands, she'll probably suffer terribly.

……

Before long, Xuanjing and Xuanqing led Deng Yulian up the mountain.

Hyun Jung was dragging a charred corpse in her hands.

Without a doubt, it's Lu Lingfeng.

If you look closely, you can see a large centipede perched on the head of the charred corpse.

Upon witnessing this scene, Nie Jiu Si and Hong Wu Tong turned deathly pale.

Even Lu Lingfeng is dead?

Just half an hour ago, they were all chatting and laughing together, and Lu Lingfeng had promised them many benefits after joining the Shennong Sect.

Now, however, this person has become a corpse, and it is clearly cooked.

Both of them were relieved that they had realized the situation in time and surrendered.

"Dead?" Zhou Mingyuan asked.

"died!"

Xuan Jing nodded. "No one killed him; he was struck down by divine retribution!"

"Mercy, mercy!"

Xuanqing chanted a Buddhist prayer, "This person has committed countless sins..."

……

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Mount Da'e, Wang Yuanchao's villa.

"How did it get like this? Where is everyone else?"

Wang Yuanchao helped Chen Yang into the house. Seeing that he was dirty and wet, he quickly asked the servant to prepare hot water for him to take a bath.

He knew there would be an operation tonight, and he had been anxiously waiting for the results since evening.

He had no way of getting firsthand information; all he could do was wait. Outside, thunder and rain raged, and every minute and every second was agonizing.

Just now, seeing Chen Yang return in this state, Wang Yuanchao couldn't help but feel a sense of foreboding, thinking that Chen Yang had escaped back.

Now that Chen Yang has escaped, what about the others?
Wang Yuanchao felt a chill run down his spine. So many experts were involved in this operation; if something were to happen to them, it would be a complete disaster.

Chen Yang leaned back on the sofa and weakly gave a brief explanation of the situation.

When Wang Yuanchao learned the result from Chen Yang, he visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

They helped Chen Yang into the room, took off his clothes, and threw him into the bathtub.

Enveloped in warm water, Chen Yang finally regained some body temperature.

Once you start soaking in the water, you don't want to get out.

I fell asleep without realizing it, and woke up late at night.

The extreme weakness had disappeared, and my strength was gradually returning.

The warm water in the bathtub had cooled down, so Chen Yang quickly washed himself and changed into clean clothes.

I lay down on the bed and checked the time; it was past one in the morning.

"call!"

He breathed a long sigh of relief.

The rain outside the window had stopped, and the surroundings were very quiet, a quietness that made Chen Yang feel a little empty.

"Old Zhou and the others should be back by now, right?"

Thinking this to himself, Chen Yang immediately checked his physical condition.

The period of weakness caused by the Dao Zhen Dan had passed, and during the time he was asleep, the backlash energy from the Mountain-Driving Whip had been automatically refined by his body.

The meridians are torn, but not seriously. With the nourishment of true essence, they will recover in no time. Consider it as the backlash energy helping to widen the meridians.

After Chen Yang refined these backlash energies, the fifth lightning meridian was already mostly open, with only thirteen acupoints remaining unopened.

This Five Thunder Escape Technique is truly difficult to master.

Chen Yang couldn't help but sigh. It was only five lightning meridians. He had been struck by lightning countless times and had expended so much energy, yet he still couldn't connect all five meridians and form a great cycle.

After the Great Circulation is formed, the thunder energy in the Thunder Vein can circulate freely, directly converting true essence into thunder energy, and it is endless.

Unlike now, where the lightning energy in the lightning veins is all externally stored and used up.

Still need to work harder.

Chen Yang circulated his true energy and healed his injuries for a while.

Feeling a bit better, I opened the system panel again to check the results of the Battle of Mount Si'e.

It has to be said that the Dao Zhen Dan was really effective. Even now, he still wants to relive the power and state of mind he experienced back then.

However, after the effects of the drug wore off, the feeling at that time, especially the state of mind, was completely intangible.

All he knew was that it was a feeling of being in control of everything, and he dared to charge at even something as powerful as a mountain serpent.

-

Name: Chen Yang

Physical strength: 52595.

Mental power: 55002/55122.

Yuan Shen: 19050.

Experience points: 115800/2000000.

-

Looking at the values ​​displayed on the system panel, everything returned to normal after the effects of the medicine wore off. He was originally quite satisfied with his current strength, but after experiencing the power of the late stage of the Dao True Realm, he was no longer satisfied with the status quo.

That's a tenfold difference.

How long will it take for me to finish this methodical cultivation?

I checked my haul.

The battle at Mount Si'e did not yield many results.

The Three-Corpse Human-Faced Tree was already dead; its body was now controlled by Ding Huanchun's second primordial spirit. Therefore, Chen Yang would receive no reward for killing it.

The Coptis chinensis plant caught on the mountaintop was the same; it only gave you a reward in the encyclopedia: 5 Heart-Questioning Pills.

The mountain serpent did give Chen Yang quite a few things: 10 Heart-Questioning Pills and 5 Sword-Sacrificing Stones.

So, Chen Yang took stock of his gains.

Leaving aside the experience points, I gained a total of 15 Heart-Questioning Pills, 5 Sword Offering Stones, 1 Mountain Serpent Inner Core, 1 Mountain Serpent Corpse in the late Dao True Realm, and 1 Remains of a Three-Corpse Human-Faced Tree in the late Dao True Realm...

This is quite a harvest.

Most importantly, this time, Ding Huanchun was eliminated, thus fundamentally removing this major enemy.

For this reason alone, all other rewards seem insignificant.

At this moment, Chen Yang felt his mind was completely clear, and his state of mind subtly improved.

Adhering to the principle that good things should not be kept overnight, Chen Yang swallowed all 15 Heart-Questioning Pills directly.

This pill can improve one's mental state. Although the improvement is small, it adds up. Now that he has experienced the power of the Dao True Realm, he is eager to complete the breakthrough as soon as possible.

He also used the five sacrificial stones to feed the sword spirit of the mountain-suppressing sword.

He could sense the sword spirit's growth, but he didn't know exactly how much it had grown.

He didn't understand the training system of the sword spirit, but he knew that with his feeding, it would only get stronger.

The inner core of the mountain serpent can be kept; it can be used to replenish one's own energy when necessary, or for alchemy.

The flesh of the mountain serpent and the remains of the Three-Corpse Human-Faced Tree are both excellent materials for refining weapons and alchemy.

Also, find an opportunity to try and extract some of the Three Corpse Divine Water from the remains of the Three Corpse Human-Faced Tree, making the most of it.

……

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Silent all night.

After a night of recuperation, Chen Yang's internal injuries were mostly healed. Taking the Heart-Questioning Pill also significantly improved his mental state. However, it seemed there was still a long way to go before he could break through to the Dao True Realm. At Baoguo Temple, the rain had stopped and the sky had cleared.

Last night's battle left everyone quite exhausted, and they didn't get up until very late.

Chen Yang arrived at the association building. He had heard that several people had been captured alive the night before, and he had to come and see for himself.

Three people were captured alive.

Li Xiulian, Hong Wutong, Nie Jiusi.

The three were detained separately.

Chen Yang wasn't interested in the other two; he just wanted to meet Li Xiulian.

Coincidentally, Yu Huaizhen also arrived.

He also came to see Li Xiulian. The main reason Yu Huaizhen participated in this operation was because of Li Xiulian.

Yu Huaizhen took out the red rope and returned it to Chen Yang, explaining the situation in the process.

He had already cut down the Coptis chinensis plant, and Li Xiulian's second primordial spirit was destroyed. Yu Huaizhen finally felt relieved.

However, we still need to ask Li Xiulian about many things that happened back then.

Wang Yuanchao led them to the second basement level and into one of the rooms.

The room was separated by a wall with doors and windows, and the person was locked inside.

As you can see, a ragged woman sits in the corner, her face turned to one side. Her hands and feet are chained, and she is motionless, looking utterly hopeless.

"Li Xiulian!"

Wang Yuanchao sat down at the table, turned on the machine, and shouted into the microphone on the table.

However, the woman in the cell did not react at all, as if she were dead.

Wang Yuanchao frowned slightly, then shouted a few more times, increasing the volume.

The other party still ignored them.

Helpless, Wang Yuanchao looked at the two people beside him.

“Ah, Ku.”

Yu Huaizhen took the microphone and called out a name.

Upon hearing this title, the woman in the cell was visibly moved.

She slowly turned her head and looked at the three people outside the thick glass window.

It's hard to say what was mixed in that look.

Doubt, confusion, anger, hatred, despair?
A mix of emotions welled up within Chen Yang. He only remembered seeing that same look in the eyes of one of his roommates who had just broken up with his girlfriend back in college.

Seeing that she had reacted, Yu Huaizhen then said, "Do you still remember Yu Sheng from Qingshen Mountain?"

"The rest of my life?"

Upon hearing this name, Li Xiulian paused slightly, then a faint smile appeared on her face. "Old Daoist, you want to ask about the matter of Feng Lingzi's inheritance back then, right?"

Yu Huaizhen frowned slightly; her attitude clearly indicated that she wouldn't say anything nice.

Li Xiulian spoke in a very low voice, as if talking to herself, "Back then, after I was reborn through Dao Fruit cultivation, I cultivated in seclusion for several years, but my cultivation did not make much progress. Before my rebirth, I was at least a late-stage Dao True Realm cultivator. Even with the blessing of my primordial spirit, adapting to the new body and the new cultivation system, it took me several years to barely reach the late-stage Spirit Realm, and I couldn't even enter the Creation Realm..."

"Then one day, a friend came to me and told me that Feng Lingzi of the Qing Shen Sect had died, and before he died, he imparted his cultivation to a disciple named Yu Sheng..."

"Life is full of surprises. Who would have thought that I would run into him during a trip? He said his name was Yu Sheng, his Taoist name was Jing Chen, and he came from Qing Shen. Haha, if you don't accept what's given by heaven, you'll suffer the consequences. He delivered himself to my door..."

……

Hearing Li Xiulian say these words calmly, Yu Huaizhen's face turned ashen, and his fists clenched tightly.

If it weren't for the wall, he might have already rushed in and killed the woman on the spot.

"Do you know how Jingchen has lived these past years? You've ruined him, leaving him like a walking corpse, living in a daze every day..."

"How he lives is none of my business."

Li Xiulian interrupted Yu Huaizhen calmly, "He himself had improper thoughts about me. From beginning to end, it was all wishful thinking on his part. Do you really think that a spiritual plant like me can develop feelings for you humans? Or do you want to see guilt and remorse for the rest of your life in me? Haha, you shouldn't be called Yu Huaizhen, you should be called Yu Tianzhen..."

"Asshole..."

Yu Huaizhen was so angry at his words that she slammed her fist heavily on the table.

"Ha ha……"

Inside the wall, Li Xiulian clutched her stomach and laughed heartily, as if she had heard the funniest joke in the world.

She was clearly trying to provoke Yu Huaizhen. Even though she was already a prisoner, she still tried to harm people outside through her words.

Yu Huaizhen's beard was all crooked with anger.

It's unbelievable that his great-grandson, Yu Sheng, would fall for such a person.

This woman may be beautiful on the outside, but her heart is like a venomous snake.

"Vicious woman!"

Yu Huaizhen squeezed out two words through gritted teeth, his anger rising as he looked at Li Xiulian's arrogant laughter.

"Senior, please calm down and let me handle this."

Seeing that Yu Huaizhen looked like he was about to explode, Chen Yang quickly patted him on the shoulder and held the microphone in front of him.

"Li Xiulian," Chen Yang called out.

Inside the cell, Li Xiulian was still laughing, laughing so hard she was doubled over, like a madwoman.

Your brother is dead!

Chen Yang said it calmly.

That sentence seemed to hit a nerve, and Li Xiulian's laughter stopped abruptly.

The smile on her face suddenly froze, and her eyes, through the thick glass, stared straight at Chen Yang as if she were looking at a dead man.

"Keep laughing, why aren't you laughing anymore?"

Chen Yang knew how to hit people's sore spots, and directly mocked Li Xiulian in return.

"You deserve to die."

Li Xiulian was enraged, as if she wanted to kill someone. She suddenly lunged at the window, as fierce as a crazed zombie.

However, with her primordial spirit and acupoints sealed, she was unable to exert any strength and was instantly pulled back by the iron chains on the wall.

Looking at her like this, Chen Yang couldn't help but shake his head. "Even the most hateful person has a pitiable side. You're quite foolish, woman. You still don't understand that it wasn't us who killed your brother. That Three-Corpse Human-Faced Tree was destroyed by Ding Huanchun long ago..."

"You are talking nonsense."

Li Xiulian snorted angrily, refusing to believe Chen Yang's words.

Chen Yang shook his head. "Are you really stupid or just pretending? You're already a prisoner, what's the point of me making up lies to deceive you?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiulian paused slightly.

Indeed, she is now in prison, so what's the point of Chen Yang making up such lies to deceive her?
Chen Yang said, "Back in Raojiang, your brother risked his life to save Ding Huanchun, using the tree trunk to show him where to entrust his primordial spirit. But not long after, the Three Corpse Human-Faced Tree died. Ding Huanchun cultivated the Three-One-Five Tooth Scripture, and his primordial spirit was powerful. He must have taken the opportunity to devour its primordial spirit..."

“Nonsense! How could you possibly know these things?” Li Xiulian said.

"Some things are hard to explain to you."

Chen Yang shook his head, "Let Elder Tree tell you, there's a connection between the Three Corpse Divine Trees..."

"Old Tree?" Li Xiulian was somewhat taken aback.

At this moment, a surge of primordial energy emerged from the Mountain Demon Seal on Chen Yang's neck and probed into the prison cell.

Upon contact with the Three Corpse Divine Tree, Li Xiulian remained rooted to the spot.

A moment later, the Three Corpse Divine Tree withdrew its primordial spirit, and Li Xiulian sat on the ground in a daze, her face already deathly pale.

Perhaps what the Three Corpse Tree told her was too far-fetched in terms of his worldview.

Chen Yang said, "Don't you think about it carefully? Why did he choose Ding Sijiang specifically when he wanted to use the Dao Fruit Reincarnation Technique? It's because Ding Sijiang is his grandson, and the affinity between them, both physically and spiritually, is the highest among direct blood relatives..."

"Your brother is pitiful too. He followed Ding Huanchun for so long, only to be betrayed by him in the end. Not only did he take over its body, but he also took advantage of your feelings for it. The key is that he even deceived you. Is that Ding guy such a good disguise? You didn't even know that someone else had been replaced..."

Upon hearing these words, Li Xiulian shook her head repeatedly, feeling as if the sky had fallen, clearly unable to believe it was true.

"Where is he? I want to see him," Li Xiulian suddenly said.

Chen Yang shook his head. "Dead. This time, utterly dead."

Li Xiulian paused, realizing that there was no way to verify the truth, meaning that Chen Yang could still lie to her.

This woman has become obsessed with her own ideas; as the saying goes, those involved are often confused while bystanders see things clearly, so it will probably be very difficult to pull her back.

"Whether you believe it or not is your business, it doesn't prevent you from being convicted. It's just a pity for your brother, who died under mysterious circumstances, and a pity for you, who hated the wrong person..."

Chen Yang shook his head.

She stopped talking and gave her time to process it.

After a long while, Li Xiulian finally raised her head and asked, "Where is my brother's Dharma body now?"

"What do you want to do?"

"I want to see him."

Li Xiulian wore an expression of utter despair; in a short moment, her entire worldview had crumbled.

Before yesterday, she was still dreaming of finally being able to live happily ever after with her brother, but now she realized that it was actually a nightmare.

Here comes our weakness.

I still can’t handle you, my demo?
Chen Yang's eyes flickered slightly, then he nodded. "Okay, but from now on, you have to answer whatever we ask you. You can't hide anything, otherwise, I can't guarantee how we'll deal with your brother's Dharma body..."

(End of this chapter)