One person: Orochi, starting with Feng Baobao's Eight Heroes.

He glanced at the ever-growing ape phantom, then at Chen Qi who was already engaged in combat with Shanqi, and suddenly smiled.

"interesting."

With a flick of his Taoist robe, thirty-six talismans shot into the air.

"The profound origin of heaven and earth, the root of all vital energy—"

Amidst the burning golden light of the talisman, Wugensheng's figure suddenly became ethereal.

When he steadied himself again, he was already standing on the tip of the mind-monkey phantom's nose, his Taoist robe fluttering in the wind.

"You impudent monkey, do you recognize your grandfather?"

Chapter 237 Chilling

The movements of the phantom image of the mind monkey clearly paused for a moment.

In the inner world, the ape-like creature that was chasing Tsuchimikado Gekko suddenly sneezed.

It rubbed its nose in confusion, a gesture that made it look inexplicably silly.

But the next second it turned ferocious again, because it discovered that its prey had taken the opportunity to escape hundreds of feet away.

"run?"

The monkey opened its blood-red maw and leaped into the air with a push of its hind legs.

As it stretched its body in the air, several illusory talismans suddenly flashed among its golden fur—the very tricks that Wugensheng used in the outside world.

Tsuchimikado Moonlight watched in despair as the giant claw drew ever closer.

He had been forced to the edge of the inner landscape, with the boiling sea of ​​cause and effect behind him.

Just as he was preparing to fight to the death, Shanqi's voice suddenly rang in his ears.

"Moonlight! Jump to the northeast position!"

Without hesitation, he jumped.

Strangely, the body, which should have fallen into the Sea of ​​Cause and Effect, passed through some kind of membrane, and the scene before its eyes suddenly changed—it was still an interior scene, but the sky was blood red and the ground was covered with white bones.

Even more terrifying, in the distance stood a giant ape statue that looked exactly like the Heart Monkey, only completely black.

"Is this... the depths of Chen Qi's inner demons?"

Tsuchimikado felt a chill run down his spine under the moonlight.

He suddenly understood Shanqi's plan—to use the opportunity of the Guiyuan Formation's reversal to send them into Chen Qi's most secret mental prison.

Shanqi's figure appeared not far away. Only eighteen beads remained on his prayer beads, but each one shone with an eerie purple light.

"The source of the Jia Shen Rebellion...is indeed here..."

He frantically stroked the ground.

"Moonlight Lord, look at the carvings on these bones... don't they resemble the Yin Seals of your country?"

Tsuchimikado Moonlight looked down closely and suddenly his whole body trembled violently.

Those weren't markings at all, but countless tiny runes, originating from the "Yomi Hirasaka" technique passed down in his family!

"Sixty years ago...during the Taiping Rebellion..."

Shanqi's voice became faint.

"The seeds you planted on the land of China... have sprouted..."

The roar of the ape came from afar, and the entire space began to collapse.

Tsuchimikado Tsukikage was horrified to discover that his feet were melting into the bone-white ground.

Shanqi, however, opened his arms to welcome the collapse, his face filled with the fervor of a martyr.

"Chen Qi thought he was uncovering the truth... but he was actually... the final key..."

In the real world, the moment Chen Qi's hand pierced Shan Qi's chest, the old man suddenly revealed a strange smile.

There was no splatter of blood, only countless glowing threads that flowed from the wound and wrapped around Chen Qi's arm.

"late..."

Shanqi's lips moved, but his voice seemed to come from underground.

"The Returning Origin Formation is complete... Your restless mind... has devoured too much history..."

Chen Qi tried to pull his hand away, but found that the threads had already seeped into his skin.

Even more terrifying, he could clearly sense that the mind within the inner world was mutating.

Its originally golden fur gradually turned jet black, and its pupils split into two.

From afar came Wugensheng's heart-wrenching screams.

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"Chen Qi! Disconnect! This monkey is going to—"

Before the words were finished, a crisp cracking sound rang out between heaven and earth.

Whether in reality or indoors, everyone had the same image in their minds.

An invisible barrier that had stood for millennia has been broken.

Shanqi's body suddenly turned to ashes.

Chen Qi staggered backward and discovered that countless tiny black runes had appeared on his arm, spreading toward his heart at a visible speed.

He looked up at the location of the earthquake—where stood a figure that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

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The pitch-black ape stared at him silently, its pupils reflecting the image of a collapsing galaxy.

When it opened its mouth, its voice simultaneously contained the voices of Chen Qi, Wugensheng, Shanqi, and Tsuchimikado Gekko.

"What are the Eight Extraordinary Techniques... We've found the source..."

On the battlefield shrouded in blood mist, the Heart Monkey Grand Master licked the blood from the corner of his mouth, a cruel pleasure flickering in his golden vertical pupils.

It had just swallowed its third Manchu bannerman, and the man's screams still echoed between its fangs.

"Not enough, far from enough..."

A low growl rolled from the monkey's throat, and the lightning chains wrapped around its body twisted.

It suddenly turned its head and locked its gaze on the trembling boy behind Shanqi—Shanqi's most beloved grandson.

"grandfather!"

The boy retreated in terror, but tripped over the corpse on the ground.

Shanqi's expression changed drastically, and six large bronze coins slipped from his sleeve into his palm.

"How dare you, you beast!"

Shanqi shouted, and the Qimen Dunjia formation beneath his feet suddenly lit up.

Chapter 238 Lifting the Returning Origin Array

The eight gates of Qian, Kan, Gen, Zhen, Xun, Li, Kun, and Dui rotated, and he stepped into the "Surprise Gate" position, throwing out six large coins in mid-air.

Ding Ding Ding-!

The copper coins arranged themselves in the air to form a six-line hexagram, from which bursts of intense firelight erupted, transforming into a firebird with a wingspan of three zhang (approximately 10 meters).

The firebird let out a long cry and pounced on the Heart Monkey with the force of burning the sky.

"Little tricks."

The monkey grinned maliciously, but his expression changed slightly the moment the firebird got close.

The flames concealed sixty-four hexagrams, each precisely locking down its escape route.

boom--!

The blast wave overturned everyone within a ten-foot radius of "590".

The monkey was blasted back three steps, its golden fur on its chest charred black.

It looked down at the wound, and for the first time, surprise appeared in its eyes.

"That old man is interesting."

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Shanqi made a hand seal, and the Qimen formation under his feet rapidly expanded.

"Eight Gates Transport, Xun Wind Borrows the Path!"

The five people who were bound by the Heart Monkey Chains suddenly disappeared and appeared at the edge of the formation the next moment.

"Return to Formation! Prepare to dispel the Return to Origin Formation!"

Shanqi shouted hoarsely, his back already soaked with cold sweat.

This move, "Fire Wind Cauldron," consumed thirty percent of his essence and blood, and now his internal organs are burning.

Suddenly, a golden lightning bolt struck the boy.

The elder's eyes were wide with rage.

"stop!"

Six large coins flew out again, this time forming the "Thunder over Water" hexagram in the air.

The lightning bolts collided with the golden chains, but it was as if they had vanished into thin air.

The monkey's claws had already gripped the boy's shoulders.

"Do not--!"

The screams of the old man and the cries of his grandson rang out at the same time.

The monkey deliberately slowed down its movements, stuffing the boy into his mouth inch by inch right in front of him.

The sound of bones cracking was clearly audible, and blood dripped from the corner of the monkey's mouth.

"tasty."

The monkey licked its paws and suddenly frowned.

"what?"

It discovered that Shanqi's grief and indignation were actually diminishing.

The old man, who should have been on the verge of collapse, instead displayed an eerie calmness in his eyes.

The monkey instinctively felt uneasy and immediately activated its demonic power.

"Wandering thoughts abound!"

An invisible spiritual fluctuation swept across the entire venue.

Suddenly, the Manchu bannermen began to fight each other, some kneeling and weeping, others laughing wildly.

High Priest Aoki turned his staff around and thrust it towards his own throat, while Tsuchimikado Moonlight frantically tore at his face.

Only Shanqi stood still, his eyes as clear as ever.

"That's all you have?"

He pulled out a third set of copper coins from his sleeve; this time, it was six purple gold coins.

"I mastered the Book of Changes at the age of seven and was proficient in Qimen Dunjia at twelve. Your little tricks of bewitching the mind..."

Before the words were even finished, the restless mind had already leaped into the air and pounced.

The "Mountain Heaven Great Accumulation" hexagram, formed by purple coins, was shattered by a single claw as soon as it took shape.

Shanqi coughed up blood and flew backward, but made a hand seal the moment he landed.

"Eight Gates Transport, Rest Gate Reincarnation!"

The monkey pounced on empty air, and turned around in a rage, only to see Shanqi standing beside Tsuchimikado Moonlight.

This Japanese Onmyoji is cutting his own neck with a short sword; half of his face has already been torn off.