Searching for the best path, starting from Renjia Town

Chapter 227 Hidden dangers
"What did you say!"

Li Kunshan's eyes widened suddenly, and he grabbed Shi Jian tightly.

Does he know how to deal with Yue Qiluo?
Shi Jian remained calm and said something indifferently.

"I'm barely alive right now, so you'd better not use so much force on me."

"..."

Li Kunshan came to his senses, slowly released his grip, and looked at Shi Jian with a serious expression.

"Is what you just said true?"

“That demoness kidnapped me, wanting to steal the Zhengyi Dharma. How could I possibly submit? Humph, although she used all sorts of cruel torture on me, I didn’t utter a single word.”

Shi Jian gave a light snort and then continued.

"When she couldn't get any information from me, the demoness used a soul-searching technique to forcibly probe my soul's memories. That's how she learned the method of setting up the formation and how to use the Myriad Laws Altar to absorb the evil energy of the Blood Demon."

"is that so."

Li Kunshan looked at Shi Jian with a hint of suspicion in his eyes.

Yue Qiluo's ability to use the Wanfa Zongtan clearly indicates that she is familiar with the Zhengyi Dharma, a fact that everyone understands.

Shi Jian was right next to Yue Qiluo, so it was natural to think that it was Shi Jian who revealed the method.

In other words, Shi Jian is a traitor to Zheng Yi!
At this point, Shi Jian's statement might well be an attempt to clear his name.

"Believe it or not."

Shi Jian did not argue, maintaining an air of innocence, and continued speaking.

"But that demoness underestimated me, thinking that I could be at her mercy just because I had lost my cultivation. She forcibly searched my memories and fell into my trap!"

"Ambush? What exactly happened?"

"It's nothing more than a self-deceptive trick. What that demoness obtained was actually a method with hidden dangers."

"so."

Li Kunshan looked surprised and pondered to himself.

The so-called "self-deception" is actually a form of self-hypnosis.

In other words, Shi Jian used self-hypnosis to give Yue Qiluo the altered method.

The hidden dangers within this method are the means to deal with Yue Qiluo!

"I really didn't expect that."

Looking at Shi Jian again, Li Kunshan couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

He impulsively saved Shi Jian, and in doing so, he found a way to deal with Yue Qiluo.

Isn't this a bit too deliberate?

It was indeed deliberate; according to common sense, Li Kunshan would never have saved Shi Jian. But at that moment, a strong desire suddenly welled up in his heart.

It was as if some unseen force was guiding him.

"Heaven's mandate has been bestowed upon him; he will be successful in everything he does."

Destiny?

Li Kunshan blinked, wondering if it was the effect of the [Destiny] attribute.

"wrong."

Putting all that aside for now, the key issue is right now. Li Kunshan suddenly became alert again, looking at Shi Jian with a gloomy expression.

"Yue Qiluo also comes from the Xuanmen sect and has a high level of cultivation. She is not so easily fooled."

"Therefore, 99% of my memories are correct, except for one thing that has been altered."

"Only one thing..."

Li Kunshan frowned again and gave a soft snort.

"If it's just a little bit, how much of an effect can it have?"

"Hmph, little do they know that a thousand-mile dike can be destroyed by an ant hole, and a small mistake can lead to a huge disaster."

"Alright, enough talk, what exactly is the method!"

Li Kunshan could easily understand the reasoning behind this; he was merely using words to provoke Shi Jian.

Shi Jian wasn't provoked; instead, he lost his composure.

After all, the situation is now extremely critical.

"Although my cultivation level has increased rapidly, my mental capacity has not kept up."

Shi Jian shook his head with a slight hint of disdain, and then explained.

"The demoness combined demonic arts with the Zhengyi school of Buddhism to set up a magic array, and then used the Wanfa Zongtan (Altar of Ten Thousand Laws) to absorb the blood demon's evil energy. However, there is a limit to this; if she absorbs it too quickly, she will be devoured by the blood demon's evil energy and die!"

"It's that simple?"

"if not."

"..."

Li Kunshan remained silent for a moment, his eyes fixed on Shi Jian, but he couldn't see anything wrong.

Given the current situation, no one can stop Yue Qiluo. Therefore, Shi Jian really has no need to go to the trouble of deliberately giving Zheng Yi a wrong method.

Moreover, although Shi Jian made a serious mistake, he still considered himself a disciple of the Zhengyi sect and the senior disciple of the Maoshan sect, so emotionally he was still on their side.

"How can we make Yue Qiluo absorb the Blood Demon's evil energy faster?!"

In reality, Li Kunshan has no other options at the moment and can only choose to trust Shi Jian and try anything as a last resort.

"That's your problem."

Shi Jian gave a soft snort and turned his head slightly.

"So you don't have any concrete ideas!"

Li Kunshan stared wide-eyed, speechless.

All we know is that Yue Qiluo will suffer a backlash if she absorbs too quickly. But what's the use of that? Yue Qiluo isn't stupid. If she can't absorb it all, how could she possibly speed things up?

To illustrate, even a fool wouldn't choke to death from eating too fast.

"Ignorant brat! That vixen is not easy to deal with. If you make it too obvious, won't you expose yourself?"

Shi Jian glared at him, speaking in a lecturing tone.

Li Kunshan frowned, but did not refute.

Shi Jian is right. Yue Qiluo comes from a Xuanmen sect and has cultivated for over a hundred years. She is indeed not so easy to fool.

To be able to do that, Shi Jian is already very impressive.

It must be said, Shi Jian truly lives up to his name; he is indeed a remarkable person.

As for Zheng Yi, knowing how to kill Yue Qiluo was already a great joy.

The problem now is how to make Yue Qiluo suddenly accelerate the absorption of evil energy, so that she would be backfired by the power of the Blood Demon.

After a moment's hesitation, Li Kunshan asked a question.

"Does Yue Qiluo know that if she absorbs the evil energy of the Blood Demon too quickly, she won't be able to handle it?"

"Probably don't know."

"should?"

"I'll just leave the potential problems unresolved; how would I know if she sees through them!"

"Then let's just pretend she doesn't know!"

Li Kunshan's expression was serious as he spoke in a deep voice.

If Yue Qiluo hadn't known about this hidden danger, and had put in some effort, she might have actually been able to entice her to quickly absorb the evil energy of the Blood Demon.

If Yue Qiluo already knew, she would definitely not have done this, and Li Kunshan would not have wasted his efforts.

"How do we do it?"

Immediately afterwards, Li Kunshan frowned again.

You can't force a cow to drink water if it doesn't want to, let alone Yue Qiluo.

If one had the ability to force the Blood Demon's evil energy into Yue Qiluo's stomach, then there would be no need for any underhanded tricks; one could simply crush Yue Qiluo.

Therefore, the only option is to use strategy to trick Yue Qiluo into speeding up herself.

How to lure them in?

After frowning for a long time, he looked at Yue Qiluo, who was absorbing the evil energy of the Blood Demon on the altar of the Myriad Laws Sect. His eyes were wide open and his face was fierce, like a dog guarding its food, as if he was afraid that someone would take it from her.

"Rob……"

Li Kunshan was slightly taken aback, then suddenly opened his eyes wide.

Got an idea!

"Try it!"

It's not exactly a brilliant idea, but since there's no other way at the moment, we might as well give it a try.

Thinking of this, Li Kunshan took a deep breath and turned to Shi Jian again.

"What kind of formation did Yue Qiluo use, and how did she manage to absorb the evil energy of the Blood Demon?"

"how could I know."

How could you not know!

Li Kunshan stared wide-eyed and questioned him.

"Didn't Yue Qiluo search your memories before setting up the magic array?"

"This magic array does indeed contain a part of the orthodox innate Bagua array, but it also incorporates the witch's own evil magic array, which I was unaware of."

"Yue Qiluo's own evil magic formation?"

Li Kunshan stared intently at the Wanfazong Altar, his eyes unblinking.

Shi Jian didn't know, but Li Kunshan might!
After killing Yue Qiluo, Li Kunshan found her secret manual, which contained Yue Qiluo's various evil arts.

Besides the cultivation method that enhances Yin attributes, there are also many magic arrays. "I understand!"

After looking at it for a moment, Li Kunshan's eyes lit up.

It's a Soul-Devouring Array!

The so-called Soul-Devouring Array is somewhat similar to the Soul-Locking Array in Yue Qiluo's lair. The difference is that the Soul-Locking Array is used to seal the soul, while the Soul-Devouring Array is an evil array that directly devours souls from all directions.

Yue Qiluo used the Innate Eight Trigrams Formation to enclose the Soul Devouring Formation, with the assistance of the Myriad Laws Altar, to achieve her goal of absorbing the Blood Demon's evil energy.

Although he had never practiced it, Li Kunshan thought that he could learn from others' experiences, so he carefully studied Yue Qiluo's secret manual.

So I have some knowledge of the Soul Devouring Array!
"Why are you studying this formation?"

While pondering, Shi Jian couldn't help but ask a question.

Li Kunshan simply rolled his eyes at him and offered no explanation.

He had his reasons for replicating this formation.

"but……"

Immediately afterwards, Li Kunshan frowned slightly.

Even if he sets up an array, without the Wanfa Sect Altar, he cannot completely suppress it, and he cannot absorb the blood demon's evil energy.

We can't exactly go and discuss with Yue Qiluo about splitting the Wanfa Sect Altar in half between the two of us.

"We'll have to make some sacrifices."

Upon opening the personal page, the eye falls on the entry for "Cultivating Demonic Spirit in the Heart of the Dao".

Nurturing demonic seeds with a Daoist heart will eventually yield Daoist fruit.

Li Kunshan has only planted the demonic seed so far; it will take time for the fruit of his cultivation to develop.

Killing the goose that lays the golden eggs—at this point, Li Kunshan could also forcibly remove the demonic seed.

Although it has not yet grown into a Dao Fruit, as a golden attribute, if the Demon Seed is released, it should be able to attract the evil energy of the Blood Demon, thus replacing the Myriad Laws Altar to some extent.

However, this would not only destroy all the previous efforts to cultivate demonic powers, but also render the entry for "Cultivating Demonic Power in the Dao Heart" obsolete.

"Try it!"

But given the current situation, Li Kunshan can't worry about all that anymore.

Although there are many uncertainties, we can only give it a try.

"Gentlemen, I have a way to deal with her!"

After careful consideration, Li Kunshan gave a shout to the Zheng Yi group.

"Ok?"

"what did he say?"

"There is a way!"

Everyone was shocked to hear this.

They rushed over and surrounded Li Kunshan.

"any solution!"

"Can they really deal with that female demon?!"

"You're not trying to make us happy, are you?"

"Everyone, please be patient."

Seeing the excited crowd, Li Kunshan smiled and continued.

"I'm not entirely sure if it will work."

"Not very confident? What do you mean by not very confident!"

Everyone frowned instantly, their faces showing displeasure.

If you're not confident, wouldn't it be a waste of time and energy?

"Nothing is ever completely certain."

At this moment, Zhang Jingqing spoke, her voice deep and resonant.

"As long as there is hope, we should try. Especially now, even if there is only a 10% chance, we should try our best!"

"Correct!"

"The cult leader is right!"

Everyone nodded quickly, then looked at Li Kunshan again.

"Kid, tell me what to do!"

"Don't rush, let's go somewhere else."

Looking at Yue Qiluo on the altar of the Myriad Laws Sect, Li Kunshan sneered twice, then turned and left.

The others paused for a moment, then quickly followed.

In just a moment, everyone had left.

"What is he up to?!"

On the altar of the Myriad Laws Sect, Yue Qiluo frowned as she watched the Zhengyi group suddenly leave.

Especially just now, she clearly heard Li Kunshan shout to everyone that he had a way to deal with her.

They all suddenly left at this moment; could it be that they really intend to use some kind of magic to deal with her?

"How could that be! It's just a bluff!"

After a moment's hesitation, Yue Qiluo let out a cold snort.

She pondered repeatedly, but couldn't think of any other way Zheng Yi could deal with her.

Zhang Jingqing and the others were already seriously injured. At this moment, who could still resist the power of the Blood Demon? As long as she completely absorbed the evil energy of the Blood Demon, she would become the new Blood Demon.

At that time, who in the world will be able to threaten him!

It seems that this was just an excuse to escape, claiming that he had a way to fight her.

Hurrah~!

Although she thought this way, Li Kunshan's words and reaction made Yue Qiluo feel quite uneasy.

Immediately afterwards, he intensified the activation of the magic array to accelerate the absorption of evil energy.

As long as she absorbs the Blood Demon's evil energy quickly, she won't have to be afraid even if Li Kunshan has some other methods.

"Humph."

Ten miles away from the Wanfa Sect Altar, watching the evil energy in the air surge down at a sudden increase in speed, Li Kunshan was not afraid at all, but instead let out a cold laugh.

Then, he turned to the crowd and began to speak.

"Now, we need to set up a magic circle."

"Magic circle?"

The group exchanged bewildered glances, then urged Li Kunshan on.

"Time is of the essence. Tell me what kind of magic array you need!"

"First, we need to set up a pre-heaven Bagua formation."

"The Primordial Eight Trigrams Formation, isn't that simple?"

Everyone looked indifferent. Let alone these high-ranking cultivators, any random mage could set it up.

Although it is relatively basic, the Pre-Heaven Bagua Formation contains the changes of the Bagua and has endless wonderful uses.

The higher one's level of cultivation, the greater one's power.

"In addition to the Innate Eight Trigrams Formation, we also need a Soul Devouring Formation."

Li Kunshan then added a sentence and explained.

"These two formations need to be used together."

"Soul-Devouring Array?"

"What kind of magic array is that?"

Everyone frowned; it didn't sound like a legitimate formation.

At this point, however, one cannot concern oneself with whether it is righteous or evil.

In fact, the people of Zhengyi Middle School are not old-fashioned; many of them are quite adaptable.

"How to arrange it?"

But the key issue is that they don't know how to use the Soul-Devouring Array.

"Well, I know that."

Li Kunshan smiled, a little embarrassed.

But he didn't care about avoiding the topic anymore and immediately explained how to set up the Soul Devouring Array.

"so."

Everyone nodded, then looked at Li Kunshan with a puzzled expression.

How could a disciple of the righteous path know such evil magic?
"never mind."

Time is of the essence; these trivial matters can be asked later.

"let's start!"

Immediately afterwards, everyone divided the work and cooperated.

One group set up the Innate Eight Trigrams Formation, another group set up the Soul Devouring Formation, and a third group was responsible for merging the two formations together.

"I hope it works."

Li Kunshan was unfamiliar with the formations, so he didn't need Li Kunshan's help at this time.

He stood aside for the moment, looking towards the Wanfazong Altar with a serious expression.

(End of this chapter)