One Qi Chaoyang

Chapter 248: Xiaoye Temple
The fights between practitioners are never just one-on-one combat.

Unless there is a huge disparity in strength in a one-on-one fight, a Jindan cultivator can fight from morning to night, even for several days and nights.

It’s like a battle between two armies, where the opponent always uses the right tactics to win, but the opponent must use a surprise attack to achieve victory.

Someone once said that when two armies are at war, one side must make sure that the other side has more troops than the other.

With 100,000 soldiers each deployed in a vast and complex terrain, the most important thing they should know is where the enemy's main force is, and then use their own main force to keep an eye on the enemy's main force. If they fail to do so and are deceived by the enemy's widespread military flags and false camps, then the result is that their main force will be dragged here, while the enemy's main force will steal their own small forces.

The originally evenly matched military structure has changed, and the two sides are now at a disadvantage in terms of military strength.

In this three-on-three situation, Yang Sui and the bronze-masked man were the first to take action. The other two were on guard and looked at the other two opposite them.

The bronze-masked man made use of the characteristics of his magic spells and magic weapons. When fighting with Yang Sui, he seemed to be on guard all the time, but he was secretly accumulating magical power to allow his magic to finally take shape. At the moment of formation, Ye Xing, who had been watching all this in secret, immediately cooperated.

Inside, Ye Xing had been trying his best to shield the five senses of Xun Lanyin and the other two, so that Xun Lanyin, Ma Sanhu and Yang Sui did not notice the accumulation of the bronze masked man's sound spell for a while.

His concealment is not a complete concealment, but rather hiding it in darkness.

Only when the spell took effect did he suddenly release Xun Lanyin's hearing, allowing her to hear the sound more clearly. The power of the spell would be instantly amplified at this moment.

But Xun Lanyin seemed to be prepared. The Xuanyin Pearl in her hand instantly turned into a vast ocean of nothingness to protect herself, blocking the sound killing, and taking the opportunity to "capture the soul" and counterattack.

But Ye Xing was careless for a moment and broke free in a hurry. Before he could calm down, Ma Sanhu's sword had arrived.

Ma Sanhu understood that a one-on-one fight would not work, and he had to seize the opportunity to fight two against one.

The sword technique is soul-chasing and is good at killing those invisible enemies.

As soon as his sword flew out, Ye Xing already felt the danger of death.

He knew very well that although his body was intangible and hidden in the darkness, he was still sensed by the other party. It must be because he had just revealed his aura.

He threw a black scroll from his sleeve, which quickly unfolded. On it were lifelike portraits of different shapes and sizes.

There are figures that look like scholars, studying hard at their desks under lamps, there are peddlers carrying goods walking in the alleys, there are monks sitting cross-legged in secret rooms, and there is an official wearing official uniform sitting in the yamen.

The scholar-looking man in the painting suddenly stood up as if awakened, then jumped towards his window and actually jumped out of the painting in an instant. As soon as he came out, a sword light flashed, and the scholar let out a scream and disappeared.

Ye Xing was secretly surprised at the ferocity of the sword light, and secretly felt sorry that one of his clones was killed like this. Of course, he was also somewhat fortunate, because if he had not reacted quickly, he would have died by now.

Ma Sanhu's sword attracted the Golden Tiger. The Golden Tiger could not block the sword, so it punched Ma Sanhu.

This is the Chengguan Mansion, and there is a circular corridor between the two people.

However, he raised his hand and took a step forward, and the moment he threw a punch, he was already in front of Ma Sanhu in just one step.

Ma Sanhu was also surprised. He was distracted by controlling the sword while blocking a punch in front of him. He swung the whisk in his hand and hit the fist. His magic power collided and he immediately felt a huge force surging.

The magic power in Jinhu's fist was hidden but not revealed. One could only feel the heavy force of the fist. One could tell the huge power on the fist as soon as he touched it. His whisk was knocked flying by the punch, but he took the opportunity to retreat. There was a faint sword light on his body.

As he stepped back, it was like flying a sword, breaking through the darkness, and he was already in the sky in one step. However, the golden tiger punched him again, and still with one step, he was already in front of Ma Sanhu. This punch was still powerful and the magic power was contained without being revealed. There was no excitement in it, and there was no murderous intent either.

The ninth-ranked killer in the Dark Temple, a Jindan cultivator, did not reveal the slightest aura when killing people, and his punches were simple and unpretentious.

But it was precisely because of this that Ma Sanhu was unable to dodge for a moment. There was an indescribable mystery in his footwork. It was clearly just one step, but it was able to cross the void and come directly in front of Ma Sanhu.

At this time, Ma Sanhu's sword had already killed one of Ye Xing's clones. He felt that he failed to kill anyone, but he was helpless because he was entangled by this golden tiger. The other party was a golden elixir cultivator in his prime. Both his magic power and fighting experience were at their peak, while Ma Sanhu was just a newly promoted golden elixir, and he needed to cheer up.

He waved the whisk in his hand, and his body turned out like a drifting leaf. He was a sword practitioner, and in the mortal world, swordsmanship required agility, and to be agile in swordsmanship, one needed agility in body movement, so he used the method of controlling the sword and his body to perform a dragon whirlwind step and circled around.

At the same time, he swung his sleeves, and sword light from his sleeves rolled towards Jin Hu's eyes like the wind.

Jin Hu lowered his head and took the blow with his skull. The sword light landed on his bald head but did not leave any mark. However, the opponent took another step forward and the fist in his hand changed from the previous thrusting punch to a horizontal punch, swinging down like an iron rod.

However, at this moment, Ma Sanhu had already stretched out his hand to grab the sword that flew back to him. His body crouched in the air and flipped outwards. The sword in his hand slashed out from the bottom to the top.

"Hey!"

The sound of sword suddenly rose.

This was the sound of the sword cutting through the void. Jin Hu immediately retracted his fist that was about to swing forward, and then stood in the void looking at Ma Sanhu.

With a sword in his hand, Ma Sanhu's temperament changed drastically. He held a whisk in his left hand and a sword upside down in his right hand, standing in the air, and became sharp in an instant.

"You are a good swordsman." Jin Hu spoke, his voice still sincere, as was his expression.

"But I will beat you to death." Jin Hu said again, with the same tone as always.

There was a fierce light flashing in Ma Sanhu's eyes. He hadn't been so angry as he was today for a long time.

"I want to see how you kill me." As Ma Sanhu finished speaking, he had already stabbed forward with a sword. The opponent was good at close combat and had a strong body, so Ma Sanhu also fought against him with close combat swordsmanship, which was also his specialty.

In the blink of an eye, one could see the rolling sword lights and heavy fist shadows, fighting in the dark sky, and no one was willing to back down.

On the other side, Yang Sui saw that the bronze-masked man actually cast a spell to sneak attack Xun Lanyin while fighting with him, which made him feel ashamed and angry.

Suddenly he leaped into the sky, raised the sword in his hand, pointed the tip of the sword at the sky, and chanted a spell.

"The brilliant red flames illuminate the heavens. I will lead them with my sword to kill!"

As he chanted his spell, the tip of the sword seemed to pierce the sky. A ball of sword light fell from outside and landed on the tip of the sword. Then it became brighter and flashed in the dark sky. The sword fell, and the brilliant golden sunlight turned into a huge sword and fell downwards.

As this piece of sunlight appeared, the entire darkness was divided into two halves by the sunlight.

In the consciousness of the bronze-masked man, the sword image condensed by the sunlight in the sky was reflected, and his body seemed to be burning, so he immediately suppressed it with his magic power.

At the same time, Xun Lanyin felt her breathing become smoother. This feeling could only mean that the darkness had been blocking her five senses. Without any hesitation, she waved the Xuanyuan Sheshui Flag in her hand towards the man in the bronze mask and said, "She!"

In the family temple behind Xun Lanyin, there were twinkling stars, and the illusory starlight was diffused in the darkness. As her spell sounded, the whole sky suddenly condensed, and the bronze mask only felt that the blood in the body was drilling out of the pores.

The soul is also stuck to and pulled out by the invisible force.

He calmed his mind and focused his attention on defending himself. The sword light of the sun that fell from the sky submerged the large shield formed by the bronze gong in his hand and fell on him.

A gravitational pressure, the sunlight, which was obviously weightless, seemed particularly heavy. The house under his feet collapsed instantly, and he fell with it, but he was still standing, standing in the ruins that instantly caught fire.

At this moment, the burning feeling in his body could no longer be suppressed, and his body began to burn.

So, without saying anything, he reached out and struck the gong, making a shocking and piercing sound. At this sound, the magic power that was holding him began to tremble, and he seized the opportunity.

He stretched out his hand and quickly wrote a word in the air, while saying: "Solution!"

Not only did the magic power of "capturing the soul" that trapped him suddenly dissipate, but the flames of the Red Flame Sword Curse on his body also quickly dissipated.

It felt like a twisted rope that quickly loosened, and magic power was something that was made up of will, the yang energy in the body, and the essence of heaven and earth. It was like a twisted rope that now seemed to be untied and quickly dispersed, and the spells formed by magic power naturally dissipated quickly.

"I know you, you can't hide anymore." Yang Sui suddenly said with a laugh.

The bronze-faced man looked at him deeply, and his body seemed to fall apart, dispersing into a wisp of smoke and disappearing into the void.

This darkness that seemed to be able to swallow everything was also dissipating quickly, and lights could be seen appearing before our eyes.

Xun Lanyin looked at the sky and waved her hand. The stars in the sky gathered into her hands and turned into a dark gem.

A faint glow appeared on her body, and then she went up into the sky and disappeared.

Her Xuanyuan Sheshen Flag detected a trace of the other party's breath, and now she could clearly feel where the other party was escaping.

Ye Xing fled all the way to a place three hundred miles away, where there was a small town with a small temple, which was where he lived.

The name of this temple is Xiaoye Temple. Anyone who has an extraordinary mind and often has nightmares will not have nightmares again after coming here to worship. Some people may even fall asleep while burning incense here because they haven't had a good night's sleep for a long time.

However, everyone knows that one should not go to this small night temple too often, as going there too often will make one mentally exhausted and want to sleep all day.

Once, a Taoist priest passed by here and looked at the Xiaoye Temple for a while. He said, "There is a powerful demon in the temple. Please do not go in to burn incense and worship."

The next day, everyone found him kneeling in front of the statue in Xiaoye Temple.

Therefore, everyone has a little more fear of Xiaoye Temple. However, when someone has sleep trouble, they will still go to Xiaoye Temple to worship first.

There are many ways to worship, both meat and vegetarian are acceptable.

The so-called meat and vegetables refer to that some people only bring incense and fruits, some bring chicken or meat, and some people even if they don’t have chicken, they will bring mouse meat or cat meat, and after the worship, they can be effective.

However, if you go empty-handed, not only will it not work, you will also be haunted by nightmares.

A ray of sunlight from the sky fell on the city, dispelling the chill that had accumulated last night. Although the city was not big, it was stable and peaceful.

After daybreak, the smell of fireworks quickly emerged.

White smoke rose from the chimneys of every household, blending into one mass over the city, then dissipated in the wind or went up into the sky.

Xiaoye Temple is not on the main street, but in an alley. The temple gate faces west, also towards the alley. There is a small open space in front, and a row of bricks is paved on the dirt road.

Someone came to Xiaoye Temple carrying something.

She was a woman in her forties with a weather-beaten face. She lived nearby.

Worshiping the Jingye God in the Xiaoye Temple has become her daily routine. She used to be haunted by nightmares, but after worshiping the Jingye God, she has been peaceful every night and never has dreams anymore.

Every three days, she would come here to worship.

At this time, there were three yellow incense sticks and three mice that she had put in last night in her bamboo basket, all of which were used for sacrifice.

Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, she seemed to see a woman. This woman was very special, with a black robe, a red crown, and a pair of phoenix eyes, like a goddess.

But when she wanted to chase and look again, she saw nothing, and the desire to search in her consciousness quickly dissipated.

She was a little dazed, feeling that she had overlooked something, and had a uncomfortable feeling in her mind. She thought to herself that she would worship the God Jingye well later.

She entered the alley, came to the temple, and walked before the statue. She first knelt down and worshiped the statue, then lifted the floral cloth on the bamboo basket next to her. The moment she lifted it, her eyes changed.

Because a small black triangular flag was taken out from under the floral cloth. The moment it was taken out, the woman waved the flag and pointed it at the statue, and uttered a crude but mysterious spell: "Capture the God!"

The God Jingye on the statue seemed to be caught off guard and was greatly surprised. A black shadow was pulled out from the statue.

"Ah! You actually chased me here and plotted against me." The black shadow's half body was still in the statue, and it seemed that he was holding the statue with his hands.

Almost at the same time, a ray of light flashed on the water, and a woman in a dark black Taoist robe and a red crown appeared. As soon as she appeared, she had a small fan in her hand. The fan was emerald green with a gold edge, and the handle was also golden with a ruby pendant. She waved the fan in her hand, and a gust of wind blew out and fell on the black shadow.

The black shadow felt as if his body was cut by a knife and was blown away by the wind.

"Ah, you forced me to do this. I must eat your soul to relieve the hatred in my heart." The black shadow said loudly.

As he was speaking, a scroll flew out and unfolded.

There are several portraits on the scroll, one of which is a scholar whose face has faded to pale.

The figures in the painting suddenly seemed to wake up, jumped out of the painting, and then turned into thick human-shaped black smoke, rushing towards the female Taoist at the door.

(End of this chapter)