Chapter 298 Reunion
At the moment when this pen was completed, my mood was suddenly turbulent.
For a moment, Li Mingqing stood in the side hall of Cuiyu, gritting her teeth and holding the bloody sword blade on her chest; for a moment, she stood back in front of the painting, staring coldly at the suffocating girl in front of her.
I don't know how many times this scene went back and forth. The two states of mind were intertwined. Finally, it was Li Mingqing who took the first step to completely break through her heart. She gritted her teeth and hissed and pulled out the sword blade from her chest. Shen Yao and Shen Yao were in front of her. Yi Chengxin's image was still changing, and Li Mingqing struggled to penetrate her throat.
After she was nailed to the wall, the face was finally fixed to Yi Chengxin's appearance under the dripping blood.
The mood disappeared, and the fourth heart candle burned steadily in the chest.
Li Mingqing gritted her teeth and pressed the dagger in her hand, while Yi Chengxin was nailed to the wooden pillar in the courtyard. The hellish scroll was still clearly spread around the two of them.
The girl in front of him didn't know when her eyes were completely dark, and countless drops of sweat fell from her face. Li Mingqing clearly felt that she was being forced into a desperate situation.
——Is this what you believe in? Everyone you look forward to and cherish is what they are in the painting because of it.
Yi Chengxin gasped for breath, blood squeezed out of her throat. Gradually, she lowered her head and remained motionless.
The wind and snow in the courtyard were silent. For a long time, Li Mingqing slowly relaxed the dagger in his hand.
Then she suddenly froze, and the girl's low voice sounded again.
"Yes." She said with a smile, "This is the fate we have to bear."
The girl suddenly raised her head, and what dispelled the darkness in her eyes was not the flames, but a pair of bright red-gold vertical pupils!
She grasped the sharp blade in her throat.
Li Mingqing's heart and lungs suddenly tightened in front of the pair of dragon eyes. She immediately let go of the dagger in her hand and quickly left the yard before the red gold really pressed her.
The mood suddenly collapsed.
The two of them returned to the fluorescent ancestral land at the same time, and the real reality finally arrived. As if they had experienced a big dream, in the entire space, there were only the hoarse breathing of the two girls.
Li Mingqing supported the ground with her hands, sweat dripping from her forehead. This unfamiliar state of mind really made her feel as if she was exhausted, and a feeling of dizziness wrapped around her head.
Li Mingqing has always been restrained by her mind and cannot reach her body, while Yi Chengxin, even though she possesses the power of the Heart Candle, is already a little sluggish and tired after repeated mental struggles.
But that’s all.
Li Ming was sweating more and more, but in the center of the formation, the breathing of another girl had calmed down again.
A faint voice came over: "How dare you cultivate the Five Poison Heart Candle?"
Li Mingqing raised his eyes and stared at her with his white eyes.
"Sister is as reckless as ever." Yi Chengxin's eyes revealed some sarcasm, and Li Pingqing suddenly felt like she had been penetrated.
She panted hard, feeling the limits of her body.
Since ancient times, dragon-born people have cultivated the "Five Poison Heart Candles", and they have all prepared them since childhood. Each heart candle has been carefully carved and countless preparations have been made before they can finally penetrate it in one fell swoop and achieve the five hearts.
However, Li Mingqing did not have time to see its practice, nor did she have time to care. When she came to this step, she had only just understood her candle sword, and her understanding of the "five poisons" was still vague.
But even if she drank poison to quench her thirst, she still had to come in.
"Sister, are you scared?" Li Mingqing forced a smile, tried to support herself and straightened her waist, and leaned back against the wall again.
"The [Quail Head] technique prepared by my sister really caught me off guard. I was able to master this technique within a few moments of entering the country. I really didn't expect it. It's a pity. Even if I told my sister about the poison in my heart, she couldn't find out and defeat it." That’s the way it is, isn’t it?”
Li Mingqing gasped. She was waiting for Yi Chengxin to say a few more words, but the girl seemed to have seen through her.
"When I carved the Zhu Sword Heart Poison in front of you, I never thought that I would be defeated by Xin Xue Xin Du." Yi Chengxin looked at her indifferently, "Even if you really cultivated the Five Poison Heart Candle, you would only die a little Slow down, let alone put yourself on the edge of the cliff now."
"Although my sister is about to fall off by herself, I still give her a little push just in case."
Li Mingqing finally regained some control over her body at this time. She looked at Yi Chengxin and whispered: "The first four candles were all helped by my sister. If my sister pushes me again, maybe I can complete it. "
"Well, maybe." Yi Chengxin looked at her coldly, "But I've already finished it first."
She looked directly into Li Mingqing's eyes, her pupils like the abyss of the starry sky.
Under such a gaze, Li Mingqing's mind, which had been invaded several times, suddenly felt the tremor of being looked down on and almost curled up into a ball.
She struggled to move her eyes behind the girl, and saw that all ten small mirrors had fallen into darkness.
Three hundred years of heart candle cultivation have all been restored to one body.
Like a shellless snail exposed in front of a sharp beak, all the darkness of Li Mingqing's mood was exposed in the girl's eyes.
As she just said, whether you have the [Quail Head] Immortal Power or are mentally strong and talented, it has always been impossible to surpass her in the art of mind.
This generation of Zhaozi, who has been trained by the Tongmai Dragonborn for thirty years, has already reached the pinnacle of "Heart Candle" cultivation. After entering the ancestral land of his clan, he has become a spiritual warlock who will lead the face of Zhaozi.
Li Mingqing had been struggling to hold on, but now the counterattack he had constructed with all his heart failed to cause any visible damage to the opponent.
Then the offensive that could destroy everything finally arrived.
Yi Chengxin looked at the girl under the wall. After being taught three hundred years of cultivation, she clearly saw the girl's fifth heart candle.
Or rather, candle embryo.
Unlike the other four bright candle flames, this one is hidden very deep and is shrouded in mist, so the upper and lower yin and yang are not yet clear.
Indeed, as she just said, even without this push, a girl who recklessly touches the "Five Poison Heart Candle" will fall into the abyss.
Yi Chengxin hit the candle embryo without mercy.
Like a sharp beak piercing the softest heart.
Without any resistance, the girl's body suddenly stiffened, as if she had been struck by a sword.
The cultivation of the Five Poisons was hindered, and the [Quail Head] trance was ineffective. Li Mingqing's mental state really had no power to resist. She was a complete victim of the chopping block at this time.
It was no longer a test of sword and poison. The chaotic storm seized her heart in an instant. It was completely different from before. She couldn't see clearly what she wanted to insist on and what she wanted to fight against - the "Five Poison Heart Candle" was Waiting for the strength of this heart candle, but before the girl saw it, it had already been detonated.
The last of the five poisons, love, burned the hottest poison flame in the girl's heart.
All kinds of suffocating memories clouded her mind at the same time.
For a moment, she saw Pei Ye walking out of the Cuiyu Hall with a sword in his hand and blood bathed in it. Behind him was the hill-like corpses of the Cuiyu disciples. The next moment, she was wearing Cuiyu uniforms and holding the lost Cuiyu sword. The young man couldn't believe it. As she looked back, a sword from behind penetrated his heart; in a moment of confusion, the young man and his disciple rushed towards her with hatred at the same time.
confusion.
This was the most incomprehensible state of mind. Before the girl could see the spear and shield clearly, they had already emitted the coldest poisonous light. She didn't know what to hold on to, and everything was pointing towards her most vulnerable position. Where to stab.
Every time before, she knew why she had to give up something else, but this time she didn't know where these pictures came from, nor why the relationship between Pei Ye and Cuiyu became the one that enveloped her heart. A fog.
It wasn't that Yi Chengxin forced it on her. The heart candle could only come from the depths of her heart. It was not so much that Yi Chengxin penetrated her with a poisoned sword, but rather that it ignited the most hazy depths of her heart. A handful of wet firewood and thick smoke covered everything. Now she was not facing Yi Chengxin, but the "Five Poison Heart Candle" questioning her.
And she couldn't even see the problem clearly.
Under the heavy pressure of the candle sword with three hundred years of cultivation, Li Mingqing trembled all over and broke out in cold sweat. The pain of the four mental exercises just now combined was not as severe as this time. She was not completely immersed in her state of mind, because her state of mind was constantly being broken and reorganized. In fact, the girl could no longer distinguish between reality and mental training. For many moments, she thought that those unacceptable things had really happened.
It is a sign that the mind is about to collapse.
Yi Chengxin sat upright in the formation, looking at the girl who was about to go crazy indifferently. The Five Poison Candles connect Li Mingqing's entire mind and body into a solid whole, so before it is completed, the collapse of one candle is the collapse of the five candles, and the collapse of the five candles is the collapse of the entire human mind. .
The girl's heartstrings were still stretched tenaciously at this time, but they were already trembling uncontrollably. Maybe in a moment, maybe in a few breaths, the girl's consciousness would collapse.
The light spots in the sky are getting brighter and denser, and the aura of the high desert is echoing throughout the space. On the flat stone ground, the purple buds that have been sprouting from the beginning have now grown to the size of a palm at a speed visible to the naked eye. Big, the tip of the bamboo shoot is as sharp as a sharp spear point.
Li Mingqing had indeed fallen into a desperate situation, but in such a helpless state of resistance, she looked at Yi Chengxin palely and tremblingly, and murmured vaguely: "I never thought about it." I will defeat you in the mental battle."
The "click" sound was the crisp sound of something being folded gently.
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The gate of the ancient house.
Pei Ye lowered his body, and the horse swept like a black dragon. He thought it was one of the most famous horses in a hundred. With the support of his master's true energy, he galloped up the mountain without any drag on his hoofs and legs.
When he was approaching the gate, he jumped up with his sword in hand and passed over the courtyard wall like a startled shadow, leaving only the lone horse stopped in front of the gate.
It was the first time for the young man to come to this Dragonborn ancestral land. All the high-profile events in front of him were for this house with hidden secrets. He should have been cautious and peeled them out one by one like a doctor, but at this time he didn't care at all. He went straight to the back of the courtyard with his sword, but the few people who tried to stop him had their throats cut with his snow sword.
All the way to the back hall of the sacrificial temple, it seemed that the hole leading directly to the Nine Netherworld was exposed on the floor. Chihuo opened the way in front, and the young man swept down again without losing any speed.
Along the long and deep corridor, his speed did not slow down at all. He saw the mutated corpse left in the stone chamber and the broken cage. Then there was another section of the corridor. The purple bamboo mentioned by Black Cat was getting denser and denser. The cold white mist gradually made everything blurry.
Until the front suddenly opened, and a huge cave was revealed in front of him.
He really entered the secret realm by mistake. Zizhu, Youhuo, and white mist were hidden in the deep underground where no sunlight could be seen. Pei Ye raised his eyes and saw several corpses in green clothes and sharp claws lying on the ground. Their hearts were still beating and their breathing was slow. It is running, but has fallen asleep forever.
This strange sight made the young man feel nervous again. He gritted his teeth and ran through the bamboo forest. When he came to the altar, the black cat and Liuli were already waiting here.
On the stone wall, the Lost Emerald Sword slanted into it made him freeze on the spot.
"Where is she?" the young man said hoarsely.
The black cat glanced to the side, where a huge gate nearly three feet high was standing.
But it seems that it is not an accessible door, but a decoration carved on the stone wall - it is completely cast to death by the dragon-breaking stone weighing tens of thousands of kilograms. The intricate carvings on the stone door will make no matter who looks at it. I feel like this is a place that can be opened up.
"This is the formation of China Unicom." Black Cat clicked on the huge fire symbol on the stone wall, "The fire is the source. After lighting this symbol, the mysterious energy will flow towards the formation pattern on the stone door, and then it can be opened. This door."
"Li Mingqing saw through this. She didn't know how to close it, so she directly penetrated the center of the formation with her sword, destroying the entrance." Black Cat continued, "But she failed to stop Yi Chengxin from closing the stone gate. Once you enter, you will follow behind."
"." Pei Ye pursed his lips. He walked to the altar, took hold of the hilt of Shi Cui's sword and pulled it out, "How long has she been in there?"
"About two-quarters of an hour, I guess."
Pei Ye looked at the tall stone door. It was cold and silent, and no sound came from inside.
He resisted the urge to knock and shout, and whispered: "Can't we get in?"
Black Cat shook his head: "We haven't found a way yet."
"..." Pei Ye felt his throat was a little tight and said hoarsely, "Who is Yi Chengxin?"
"There is no martial arts realm." Black Cat said, "But she is the current Zhaozi of the Fengzhao clan. Judging from the current news, she masters a spiritual technique called "Heart Candle"."
".The art of the mind?"
"The Dragonborn's Secret Technique."
Pei Ye was speechless for a moment.
He has only seen three types of mental methods so far.
[Quail Head] The Immortal Lord summons spirits, [Liu Li] cuts the heart, and the Heart Amber magic weapon.
Pei Ye didn't know what "Heart Candle" was, but he knew how one side won or lost the battle.
It's nothing more than "knowing the enemy" and "being good at it".
The girl has never been exposed to any spiritual arts, and all the mysteries of the Zhushi Sect are completely unfamiliar to her. What she is good at is Zhenqi and swordsmanship.
However, now the Lost Cui Sword is inserted here, and it is not even stained with the opponent's blood.
He was glad that the girl finally found the real enemy and was not pierced by a dagger from behind. However, the girl's methods were clearly reflected in the other party's eyes, and the other girl was completely ignorant of everything about him.
In a dangerous fight, this is a fatal situation.
Pei Ye tried to put herself in Yi Chengxin's position, but felt that there were a hundred ways to take away this reckless girl's life.
Unable to control his restless mind, he stood motionless in front of the altar with his sword pressed, his brain spinning crazily and his limbs tense and rigid.
This stone gate cannot be opened by blasting, even if the energy of the woman far away in Kongtong is used, but it is obvious that there is only such a portal here, why do these people in Tsing Yi set up such an impregnable blockade for it in order to block it.
"We can only try to repair it after Chi Huo recovers." Black Cat said softly, "But it will take a long time."
Pei Ye's face was sullen and silent, his palms a little wet and greasy. He touched the hem of his clothes, but suddenly he touched a round hard object.
It's not the Bronze Bird Talisman, but Zhang He's round pendant.
Black Cat's eyes immediately focused: "Take it out."
Pei Ye was startled for a moment, then took out the pendant. Although he didn't feel its pulsation, the fine and complex lines did reveal tiny bits of white fluorescence.
".Why does it light up?"
"There are formations around it that are connected to it." The black cat stretched out its paw and pressed it gently, "What kind of pendant is this?"
"It's the magic weapon that I asked you about that was captured from Huansi Tower." Pei Ye said, "It took out the letter from a completely sealed copper wall -"
At this point, Black Cat had not yet spoken, and Pei Ye's words had stalled.
He stared at the pendant sharply: "It can..."
The black cat said nothing, its blue eyes fixed on the small full moon pendant, and the thread of fire as thin as hair snaked under its claws.
Pei Ye immediately felt that the chi fire source that had just recovered in his belly was flowing towards it. At the same time, the magic weapon in front of him was being slowly peeled off with an exquisite technique - those complicated formations were being peeled off by the chi fire. One by one, it penetrated, and then like an orange vein being peeled off from an orange petal, the pattern spread out in the air with precision.
Pei Li was breathing hard. It was the first time he saw the black cat looking so labored and solemn when controlling the chi fire. Slowly, the entire formation was peeled off by it.
The path is actually more than ten feet long.
"What's this?"
"Yuke's Formation."
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"This pendant does not use Shuiyang Jade, but uses array patterns to outline the mysterious energy, simulating its characteristics."
"Isn't this right?"
"Excellent." Black Cat said, "If this thing can be allocated to eight lives in the Huanshu Tower, then combined with the soul-stealing beads, Shaolong Huanshu Tower should have a person who can rely on the attainments of the gods in the weapon path. "
Pei Ye frowned.
"Thankfully, we can drive this formation without the need for Shuiyang Yuke." Black Cat slowly spread the formation pattern on the ground, and the two of them stood in the formation, using the mysterious energy of glazed glass to move towards the center of the formation. , in an instant, Yingbai suddenly rose into the sky.
The firefly-like light spots flowed into a river reaching the sky, and they were like silver ribbons hanging upside down from the sky.
Pei Ye suddenly realized that he had experienced a similar feeling. The real world was distorted and disappeared, and a connection was established between the sky and the dark. This is the world of mysterious energy, where there are only here and the other side.
He could feel the indescribable position and raised his hand to connect there.
The bright white light dispersed into spots of light, and the chi fire on the ground disappeared.
They are already within the stone gate.
There was no fighting, no talking, and complete silence filled the entire space.
A wisp of bloody smell penetrated into the nostrils, but before that,
There was no preparation and no need to go through the corridor. They appeared directly in the formation. In the huge and unobstructed space, everything came into view directly.
The girl's body fell to the ground.
A purple bamboo shoot sliced into her throat, and a few strands of blood flowed down her thin white neck and into her collar.
Li Mingqing crossed her legs and closed her eyes, sitting very close to it. Her face was pale and her body was trembling. Ancient scriptures carved all over the wall surrounded her.