Slender willows sway in the breeze

Chapter 240 I'll give you a big gift

Ji Su immediately realized that this might be related to that demon general.

He quickly ordered the soldiers to be isolated and summoned the country's top doctors and monks to try to find a solution.

However, after examining the patients, the doctors and monks all shook their heads.

They stated that the soldiers appeared to have been corrupted by a powerful evil force that they were unable to heal with their current abilities.

Ji Su was extremely anxious. He knew that if this problem wasn't resolved quickly, it would not only affect the morale of the army but could also lead to greater chaos.

Just then, a soldier rushed over and reported, "General, a mysterious passage has been discovered underground in the training ground, which seems to lead to a distant place."

Ji Su's heart skipped a beat. Could this be related to the symptoms that the soldiers had shown?

He immediately led an elite team to explore the passage further.

The passageway was pitch black and filled with a damp and putrid smell.

The group proceeded cautiously, their magical artifacts emitting a faint light that illuminated the path ahead.

Suddenly, a stone gate appeared ahead, covered with ancient runes.

Ji Su carefully examined the runes and found that they were somewhat similar to the runes on the altar that sealed the demon general.

Ji Su said in a low voice, "It seems there must be some secret hidden here."

He tried to use his spiritual power to touch the runes, attempting to open the stone door.

However, as soon as he made contact, he felt a powerful force rebound back, which made his arm go numb.

Just when everyone was at a loss, a cultivator suddenly said, "General, I have seen similar runes in ancient books. It is said that to open this kind of stone door, a special kind of blood is needed as a medium."

Upon hearing this, Ji Su's eyes lit up: "What kind of special blood?"

The cultivator hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "General, do you remember the resident alchemist that Yougu Palace sent to the Great Yu royal family many years ago?"

Ji Su: "..."

"The resident alchemist is changed every three years, which one are you referring to?"

"It's the one who married Mo Linhou, I think it's Master Liu Dan."

Upon hearing this, Ji Su was well aware of the situation.

According to intelligence reports, she possesses the bloodline of the Southern Ming Fire, which can purify the demonic energy of the Netherworld. Furthermore, she is a cultivator of the Five Elements.

It is indeed special.

Not to mention that she is now a disciple of Yougu Palace and will not care about the struggle between various countries, she is originally from Dayu Kingdom and is now married to Molin Marquis. Why would they help them?

Just then, a crisp cracking sound came from outside the passage.

Everyone turned to look, and saw a broken Taixu Mirror floating in mid-air. Reflected in the mirror was Liu Sijun's anxious face: "General Ji, quickly lead the soldiers away from here! This is a blood sacrifice array set up by Tianxu Palace!"

Before the words were even finished, the crystal ball suddenly burst forth with a blinding red light.

Ji Su's Xuanming Bone Whip automatically unsheathed, and twelve blood-red chains appeared on the whip, connecting him to the crystal ball.

He was horrified to discover that his own life essence was uncontrollably flowing into the crystal ball along the chains, and that the black patterns on the isolated soldiers were exactly the same as the runes on the surface of the crystal ball.

"Oh no, we've fallen for their trap!"

Ji Su bit his tongue and spat out his blood, attempting to sever his connection with the crystal ball.

However, the phantom of the Heavenly Ruins Palace Master suddenly appeared in the crystal ball, his voice carrying a twisted laugh: "General Ji, I have seen clearly your grudges with the Mo Lin Army." Liu Sijun's fragment of the Taixu Mirror suddenly burst forth with Nanming Li Fire, forming a barrier in the passage to block the red light.

Her voice came from the mirror: "General Ji, use your Xuanming Bone Whip to attack the array's core!"

Ji Su suddenly woke up. His Xuanming Bone Whip was forged from Netherworld Cold Iron, and it was now translucent under the red light.

He infused his life essence into the whip, and the twelve chains suddenly reversed their direction, wrapping around the crystal ball.

The crystal ball emitted a piercing shriek and sprayed out black viscous liquid. After landing, the liquid transformed into countless tiny blood-red runes, which spread along the passage towards the ground.

"Stop these runes immediately!" Liu Sijun's voice trembled. "They're draining the soldiers' life force!"

Ji Su brandished the Xuanming Bone Whip, freezing the approaching runes.

However, with so many runes, his spiritual power quickly became depleted.

Just then, Liu Sijun suddenly appeared at the entrance of the passage. She held half of a demon-suppressing talisman in her hand, and the two characters "He Chen" on the talisman were particularly dazzling in the red light.

"Southern Ming Fire, Purify!"

Liu Sijun inserted the talisman into the ground, and a wall of fire shot into the sky, devouring all the blood-red runes.

The crystal ball trembled violently within the wall of fire, and the illusory figure of the Heavenly Ruins Palace Master roared in fury: "Liu Sijun, how dare you disrupt my blood sacrifice!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ji Su pierced the core of the crystal ball with the Xuanming Bone Whip.

The crystal ball shattered with a crisp sound, and a book exuding a ghostly demonic aura fell from it—the complete "Nine Netherworld Demon Refining Record".

"This is..." Liu Sijun's Mirror of Emptiness suddenly reflected the phantom of Palace Master Fengze. "He Chen, quickly use the Demon-Suppressing Talisman to absorb the demonic energy!"

Xu Hechen's voice came from the mirror: "Jun'er, use your Southern Ming Fire to ignite the scriptures!"

Liu Sijun understood and affixed the demon-suppressing talisman to the title page of the book.

The Southern Bright Fire burned along the talisman, and lines of golden characters appeared on the pages: "To break the Nine Netherworld Fire, the Southern Bright Fire must be used as a catalyst, and the essence blood of the Ink Scale must be used as a medium."

Just then, the ground suddenly shook violently.

Ji Su was horrified to discover that his Xuanming Bone Whip was absorbing the crystal ball fragments, and the phantom of the Heavenly Ruins Palace Master appeared on the whip.

Upon seeing this, Liu Sijun immediately injected the Demon-Suppressing Talisman into Ji Su's body. The talisman was imprinted on Ji Su's chest and formed the two characters "He Chen," temporarily suppressing the demonic energy.

"General Ji, come with me quickly!" Liu Sijun pulled Ji Su towards the exit of the passage. "The Heavenly Ruins Palace's target is your Xuanming Bone Whip; it can connect to the Nine Netherworld Springs!"

When they rushed out of the tunnel, the training ground was covered with blood-red runes.

The isolated soldiers were suspended in the air, their nascent souls being extracted by runes and injected into a space underground.

Liu Sijun threw the Demon-Suppressing Talisman into the air, and the talisman burst out with golden light, forming a huge "Demon-Suppressing" character, purifying all the runes.

"Jun'er!"

Gu Changzhou's voice came from the horizon.

He arrived riding a phantom of a black unicorn, the blood-red patterns on his Xuan Tie sword standing out starkly against the demonic aura. "The demonic generals of Tianxu Palace are reviving in the Nine Netherworld Springs; we must..."

Gu Changzhou's words were interrupted by a sudden burst of black flames.

In the direction of the Nine Netherworld Spring, the phantom of the Heavenly Ruins Palace Master stood on Qin Yongsheng's corpse, holding the Xuanming Bone Whip in his hand, the blood-red chains on the whip connecting to the earth veins of the entire Fenglei Kingdom.

"Gu Changzhou, I have a great gift for you!"

The Heavenly Ruins Palace Master brandished the Xuanming Bone Whip, and suddenly, the Nine Netherworld Flames appeared in the sky above the Wind and Thunder Kingdom.