The group saw Zihu fall from the sword, all of them shouted in alarm, it was already too late to rescue her, They watched her fall to the ground, immediately surrounded by a dense crowd of evil spirits, scrambling to tear her clothes and hair, open their mouths to gnaw on her hot flesh.
Before the evil spirits in front of her could get their hands on her, the evil spirits behind her swarmed up, and the previously neatly organized group was suddenly in chaos and the evil spirits roared sternly and fought for the fresh prey. Shen Tu and Yu Lei in front seemed to have noticed something. After looking back, the whip in his hand was raised suddenly and he swung it over with a snap and in an instant it turned countless evil spirits gathered in the chaos into black ashes.
Zhong Minyan saw that the whip did not discriminate and it looked like it would hit Zihu at any time. That is a divine weapon, and so huge, if the purple fox is even a little bit grazed, He’s afraid she would die. He was so anxious that he was covered in cold sweat, gritting his teeth, not knowing whether he should go out to save, hesitating for a moment, when Yu Sifeng next to him had already crossed the crowd, dodged the huge whip, landed on the ground, sword light flashed in his hand, forcing away the surrounding evil spirits who were still reluctant, and with the other hand, grabbed the purple fox, who had already reverted to fox-like unconsciousness, and threw it upwards with a vengeance.
“Xuanji!”
He finished with a scream, she had already moved and she turned steadily in the air and the hem of her white clothes drew a beautiful arc, as if it were a great surprise, with one hand she held the unconscious fox tightly in her arms.
Seeing that she was rescued unharmed, they couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. Xuanji was looking for an opening to hide back, when she heard someone singing in a low voice overhead, the voice is clear and simple, and the more it sings, the louder it gets, as if thousands of people are singing in unison.
She looked up in amazement, only to see Shen Tu and Yu Lei stop there, one after another to untie the swords and creating the seals, the swords were glorious and un-observable, the chanting sound, is the sound of their chanting spell. The evil spirits on the ground have long been scared out of their wits, like headless flies, wandering around, as if to find a place to escape.
The two gods slowly pulled out their swords and said in a deep voice: “The Emperor of Heaven has decreed that human beings and ghosts have different paths, and this is the rightful cause of reincarnation. This is the rightful business of reincarnation. No mortal can trespass on Mount Bu Zhou, those who disobey the order will be killed without mercy!”
Xuanji saw the two of them talking loudly, their voices were so loud that they could be heard for miles, and before she could understand what they meant, Yu Sifeng behind them had already drawn a cold breath and hissed, “We’ve been discovered! Xuanji quickly hide!”
She was moved to turn around, but it was too late. The top of her head felt like a thousand pounds of inexplicable material pressed down hard, her bones moved, blood and Qi surged, her eyes were suddenly bloodshot, her ears buzzed lightly, and she involuntarily knelt on the sword.
There seemed to be many voices in her ears, someone calling her, the sound of rapid breathing, the sound of a violent heartbeat, and the sound of the wind – a ghostly cry. She reluctantly opened her eyes under the heavy pressure, looked up, only to see a sword swinging in this direction, the huge divine weapon swinging, the wind and clouds change, just the momentum will press her tp be immobilized.
Even an idiot knows what the consequences of being swung by this sword will be. Not to mention the two of them floating in the air like a broken leaf, even the three of behind them, Yu Sifeng, and even the large forest, will be turned into ashes in an instant.
She can not stay here, she has to move, have to escape, or everyone will die. But now she can only kneel in a daze on the sword, eyes bewildered at the sword swinging over, getting closer and closer.
The sword body is long and slender, translucent texture, glowing for miles, near the hilt of the sword is engraved with a few big seals of the dragons and phoenixes. She didn’t even have to look, she instinctively knew what those words were.
In the old days, the Eastern Emperor personally found two strange stones from the Milky Way, used phoenix flames to lure the deep-sea dragon, and used its scales to forge two swords to destroy and exorcise evil spirits and were given to the gods who guard the gates of the underworld. Shen Tu and Yu Lei.
Exorcism … exorcising evil spirits … when did she become a demon? The Heavens are vast and have thousands of regulations that bind all beings to death. She couldn’t make it and escaped … since she managed to escape once, what’s the matter with another escape?!
Xuanji only felt that there were boundless waves in her chest, and all kinds of complicated emotions attacked her in an instant. It was a mixture of resignation, remorse, arrogance, coldness, and conceit. …… There were numerous emotions mixed together. Bēng Yù[1] at her waist is pulsating, emitting an ear-splitting chirp, like an uncontrollable impulse, eager to unleash some kind of power.
The weight oh her body suddenly disappeared without a trace, she stood up tall, pulled out Bēng Yù, a pearl-like sound, the sword body glowed silver.
The wind was raging and the sword of Exorcism was in front of her, yet there was a pause, seeming to hesitate. She refused to give in. The sword flew up like lightning and against the Exorcising Sword it decisively drew a huge arc in the air. Bēng Yù slashed on it, with a burst of countless sparks. She only felt extremely relaxed in her hand, as if she was cutting tofu, without a trace of obstruction, suddenly she swung her sword horizontally and stopped in the air.
Looking back, she cut the huge sword into two forcibly and slammed it on the ground with a loud noise. Who knows how many evil spirits were crushed to death and there was a mess below.
Bēng Yù in her hand seems to be extremely excited, shaking violently in her hand, a long-awaited pleasure. Her palms were wet and her heart was beating extremely fast, as if to fly out and leaving only an empty chest.
Shen Tu who’s Exorcising Sword was broken only looked down and muttered, “The Ding Kun sword …… are you the general?”
Xuanji didn’t say anything, in fact she did not know what to say.
Shen Tu and Yu Lei looked at each other and said in unison, “Even if you are a general, you must not break the rules of ethics. Please go back!”
Xuanji held on to Beng Yu tightly and did not retreat in any way. She did not understand how she could be so stubborn at this moment. The other side clearly did not want to fight with her, and gave her face, not blaming her for intruding into Buzhou Mountain, and even let her go back. But she did not want to retreat at all, this stubbornness burst out from every inch of her body, clamoring, as if retreating one step would be a great shame, it would prove that she had lost from beginning to end. There was nothing she could do.
“Since the general treats the forbidden law as if it were nothing, we must forcibly expel them, even though we are weak!”
Xuanji saw that they were still drawing their swords, so she couldn’t resist the impulse to continue charging. There is a voice in her body that seems to be insufficient, she is still thirsty for …… more powerful opponents, thirsty for more battles. There should be more, more ……
The purple fox in her arms suddenly moved and fiercely struggled out of her arms, Xuanji could not grab her and was shocked, only to see her jumping from the sword, while muttering, “Keep your own life! I have not been telling the truth …… the lair of those demons …… in the northwest …… take care! Don’t die in a thousand years!”
Xuanji uttered an “ah” a sound, hurriedly leaned over to catch her but still a step too late, only to hear the sharp wind behind her ears, the whip in the hands of Yu Lei was drawn, she instinctively gave way, who knew that the whip head with a slight twist, brushed the bottom of her feet, snake like, the huge air flow will almost lift her over, like a leaf in the air, easily stabilized, only to see the whip twisting towards the purple fox and she fell rapidly. The body gradually became transparent and was rolled up by the whip, and when it was released again, it disappeared.
Xuanji was horrified. She thought she was dead and was so shocked that tears flowed down her face and she was in a hurry to get a better look, when she suddenly felt the whip turn around and hit her. She couldn’t avoid it and felt a huge force hit her. Her bones rang out as if they all shattered in an instant and the pain was immense. Immediately, her eyes went black and she was sent flying backwards by the wind.
Suddenly, someone grabbed her hand forcefully and hugged her in his arms. Xuanji’s chest was suffocated and she couldn’t move her body. She barely opened her eyes and was greeted with Yu Sifeng’s anxious and pale face.
She blinked and suddenly a big teardrop fell, she murmured, “Sifeng … Zihu is dead …”
She didn’t finish her words, only to feel a sweetness in the throat, spurting out a large mouthful of blood, all staining her cheeks and chest. Yu Sifeng’s face was like white paper, holding the back of her head and pressing her to his chest, he felt the blood coming out of her mouth, soaking through his chest, as if fire was burning, burning him.
“She’s not going to die! You won’t die either!” He whispered, and flew away from the terrible door of the netherworld with his sword, and even the courage to look back seemed to have disappeared.
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[1]: Bēng Yù is the name of Xuanji’s sword.
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