readytorunbook Chapter 155 Another Strange Appearance
Chapter 155 Another Strange Appearance
Chapter 155 Another Strange Appearance
"...Did someone just speak?"
Liu Qingyuan stopped thinking and turned to ask the other two.
They seemed to hear someone calling out "Immortal Master," but for various reasons, the White Lotus Sect members dared not approach them, much less come up to talk to them. The three of them would not use the title "Immortal Master" among themselves. Who was speaking?
Are you hallucinating?
Yue Wuque and Shu Longqin were making a ruckus, and no one heard any of the other three. After all, the place wasn't exactly quiet, and there was a lot of background noise besides the three of them, so it was normal to mishear.
"Three immortal masters, this way!"
As expected, it wasn't a hallucination. Liu Qingyuan turned her head following the sound and the first thing she saw was... a large water vat?
This is just an ordinary water tank used for storing water. Liu Qingyuan wasn't interested in guessing why it was placed near the teleportation array; she simply considered it a common decoration.
Thinking that the water vat probably wouldn't become a spirit, he walked over. The vat was full of water, and as soon as he got close, a head suddenly popped out of the water without any ripples.
Liu Qingyuan: ?
No, your entrance was a bit too flashy.
The other party was clearly a spirit, because when he emerged from the water tank, there was not a single splash, and when he appeared in full, the water surface was completely still without any ripples.
Not only was his appearance unusual, but the person who appeared was also unusual. He looked like an ordinary young man, or perhaps a young ghost. He came out of the water still dry, and his clothes and appearance...
"...The City God?"
Shu Longqin didn't want to be Yue Wuque's backrest, so she stood up from where she was sitting and looked at the water vat that had made the sound.
The most distinctive feature of the boy who emerged from the water vat was his attire—it was the official robes of the City God. They had seen many City Gods before, but one who looked so young and had emerged from a water vat was quite a rare sight.
"Yes, I am the City God of the nearby Wu Town."
The young City God flew out of the water vat very naturally, completely unaware of how incongruous his entrance was with his identity as the City God.
Even the smallest City God is still an official, a righteous deity, and a significant figure in the hearts of mortals. Even if he appears from the bottom up, he should crawl out of the ground, similar to the Earth God. How did you come out of a water vat? What kind of official would crawl into a water vat?
"What are you doing in the water tank?"
"This place was previously sealed off by some villains using magic. Now that the magic has stopped working, the effects are still there, and the ghost messengers can't get in. Fortunately, I used to be a water ghost, so I can use water to sneak in."
This young City God, who appears fresh and refined, is none other than the former Water Ghost King Liulang. After being recommended by Mulongjun to become a minor City God because of his kindness, he still retains some of his former abilities, such as his various connections with "water" as a water ghost.
Because of the various disturbances caused by illegal intruders, the White Lotus Sect's stronghold is surrounded by barriers and magic arrays, which means that any monsters or ghost messengers that approach will be forced into a "ghost wall," and they can't even get in if they don't like something and want to cause trouble.
Having captured so many minor monsters and gathered so many people, this so-called base camp has long become the focus of everyone's attention. However, due to the various strange tricks used by the illegal transmigrators, the natives have no way to deal with this place and can only stare helplessly.
Liu Qingyuan wasn't from the world of Liaozhai. As the saying goes, you have to use magic to defeat magic. As soon as he arrived, he broke through all the barriers and restrictions. When everyone saw the door open, they rushed over.
Liu Qingyuan and the others destroyed the formation, so theoretically they should be able to enter. However, it had only been destroyed for a short time, and the previous effects were still present, so the group still couldn't get in and could only anxiously wait.
At this moment, Wang Liulang remembered some of his special abilities from the past. In addition, he had only been the City God for a short time and had not yet developed the manners of an official. Eager to try it out, he discovered that it was feasible, so he directly entered by "waterway".
"But water ghosts don't seem to have this ability."
As soon as the other party introduced him, Liu Qingyuan thought of Wang Liulang. Among the group of water ghosts who drag people into the water to find substitutes, this one who took the initiative to save people was an exception.
"Even when I was a water ghost, I was different from other water ghosts; I could leave the waters where I drowned and go to other places."
Indeed, water is more like a cage for water ghosts. The souls of the drowned are trapped in that body of water and cannot be reborn. They are either tortured or find a substitute to die for them.
Wang Liulang is an exception. When he was a water ghost, he was unrestricted and could roam freely across the rivers. Now that he has become the City God, he can still take shortcuts into the White Lotus Sect's territory by taking advantage of his inextricable connection with water.
Wang Liulang came mainly to see what had happened. Although he didn't recognize Liu Qingyuan and the others, he could guess that they were on the same side because of Ling Ziling and Ren Yunzong. He also knew that he had been told by his superiors to cooperate with the immortals from beyond the boundary. In any case, only the characteristics of the three of them matched, and the rest were all from the White Lotus Sect.
"When I came in, I saw that some places were empty. Do the immortals know why?"
Judging from the White Lotus Sect's previous actions, there shouldn't be so few people in this place. Moreover, not to mention manpower, Wang Liulang didn't find a single monster when he came in, which is seriously inconsistent with what they had observed before.
"Those have all been moved."
Liu Qingyuan pointed with his whisk at the large array beside him.
"They took both humans and demons to other places, and they probably won't be coming back."
In fact, even if something unexpected happens, he won't come back, because the unexpected event would be Liu Qingyuan's group. When the mastermind is arrested and the victims are released, he definitely won't come back.
"Don't worry, someone is there to meet them on the other side."
"Since the immortal says so, I am... curious."
Wang Liulang paused, suddenly feeling a very strange sensation. To describe it specifically, it was a sudden tightness in his chest and shortness of breath, somewhat like the feeling of being surrounded by water and unable to breathe when he fell into the water before he died.
But that makes it even stranger. He has been dead for several years and no longer needs to breathe. Whether he is a water ghost or has now been promoted to City God, the act of "breathing" is no longer necessary. The feeling of being unable to breathe should not happen to him.
After all, he had only recently become the City God, and had only worn the official hat for a few months at most. He hadn't even mastered proper cultivation yet, and among his peers, his strength was among the lowest. Unable to deal with the strange symptoms that suddenly appeared, his figure gradually shrank.
"Hey, wait!"
Seeing the boy in front of him suddenly fall down, Liu Qingyuan quickly reached out to help him up. He was grateful for the system's setting that his disguise was not considered human, which allowed him to touch Wang Liulang when he reached out, thus avoiding the awkward situation of passing through his soul.
Seeing him like this, the people present immediately understood that the enemy's operation to cut off the spiritual vein had begun. If Wang Liulang were still the water ghost he used to be, he might not be like this, but now he was a deity with a divine position, and in addition to yin energy, he naturally also had spiritual energy within him.
When spiritual energy is scarce, it's like a person lacking oxygen, especially since the body and spiritual energy are closely connected.
"here we go."
Their gazes returned to the teleportation array on the ground. Now that the enemy had made their move, it was time for them to act as well.
……
"very good!"
Seeing that the formation was proceeding smoothly, Yi Yang and the others stood on the outer perimeter, watching the concentration of spiritual energy around them slowly decrease and the sky grow darker. They knew that the plan was about to succeed.
"Those guys in the sky are probably coming soon, let's hurry up and leave."
Lan Ying looked at the gradually darkening sky. The spiritual energy of the spiritual veins was abnormal. Those gods would definitely come with their heavenly soldiers and generals. Now was the best time for them to retreat.
Within the current formation, one can see the cages imprisoning the monsters glowing, as well as the disciples Yi Yang had recruited within the formation. In the center of the formation, there is also a "Yi Yang" standing there, and the human head imprisoned in the birdcage.
The "Yi Yang" in the magic circle is a fake person. It was made of paper figures and illusions to avoid arousing suspicion from the others in the circle. According to the previous statement, Yi Yang is the main person in charge of the magic circle. If he is not in the center of the magic circle, the others will definitely find that something is wrong and the magic circle will not be able to proceed smoothly.
As for the head in the middle, it looks like the core of some kind of formation, but in reality, it serves the same purpose as the disciples that Yi Yang recruited—to be the "scapegoats" for the transmigrators.
This person has a history of rebellion and has even researched corpse refining in order to achieve immortality. Isn't it in line with the "character" that someone with so many crimes would hide in order to avoid being punished in the underworld and then make a move on the underground spiritual veins a hundred years later?
Scapegoats; the entire White Lotus Cult is their scapegoat.
"That's right, it's time to go."
Yi Yang also looked up at the sky. The effects of the formation had begun to spread. Their departure from this world would also require a process and time, and they couldn't delay too long.
Moreover, besides the gods in the heavens, there is also a group of enemies who are also transmigrators. Those guys with superhuman combat power are the most troublesome. Before they appear, it is best to leave as soon as possible.
Then, Shou Wanjie and Qingyangzi, who had never actually seen the illegal system appear, saw Yi Yang raise his hand and summon a floating, semi-transparent panel that was different in style from the one used by Liu Qingyuan, but was clearly also technologically advanced.
Having been around these illegal transmigrators for so long, this was the first time they had seen this thing that was both familiar and strange to them. Moreover, only Yi Yang had this panel in front of him, while the others were basically waiting for him to make a move. It seems that Yi Yang is indeed the system's direct contact.
Back when Shou Wanjie said he wanted to join, the so-called system check on him was just some random scan; he had never seen this panel before.
It was precisely because of the various strange and bizarre things the enemy system did at the beginning that Liu Qingyuan simply let the undercover agent go and minimize contact.
"We've been in this world for too long. If it weren't for certain guys, we should have been... Wait! The system is alarming!"
Yi Yang was just using the normal summoning panel to prepare for the final evacuation when, before he could even start, the system, which hadn't been online for a long time, suddenly started frantically alarming in his mind, practically yelling that there were enemies.
"Calling the police? But we're the only ones here!"
"..."
Upon hearing this, Shou Wanjie and Qingyangzi couldn't help but exchange glances. They were standing far away, some distance from the group of transmigrators, and the other side hadn't noticed them yet.
The system alerted us; there are two enemy spies here. Could it be that we've been discovered?
But now that things have come to this point, it doesn't matter whether he exposes himself or not. Just as Shou Wanjie raised his hand to touch his weapon, intending to send the two outsiders to their deaths before they even realized what was happening next to them, he delivered a fatal blow.
But just then, a silver light came from the horizon, its target being the area between the two sides. It was a silver spear that flew over like an arrow, landing diagonally in the ground, bringing with it a gust of wind and dust.
"It happened!"
Upon seeing the gun, the humanoid black figure on the ground seemed to remember something and immediately began to shout.
"Hurry up, those two guys are catching up!"
He was very familiar with this silver spear. In order to test how to hurt Ying during the pursuit, Yuan Wuxiang really used all eighteen martial arts skills. Ying could recognize almost any of Yuan Wuxiang's weapons.
What does this silver spear signify? It means the arrival of the Twin Heroes, of course.
Just seconds after the silver spear fell, several more sword energies descended from the sky. The shadows beneath their feet suddenly connected, rapidly expanding and rolling up from the ground, enveloping the four in darkness. The sword energies struck the black barrier, disappearing as if falling into a swamp.
In order to leave this world as soon as possible, Shadow no longer intended to hold back. After all, most attacks were nullified by him.
"Hey, it's your turn to help!"
As the black barrier faded, Yi Yang hurriedly called out to the two people watching the scene. Perhaps to solidify their undercover status, Juan Shou Tian's sword attacks included Shou Wan Jie Qing Yang Zi in their attack range, forcing the two of them to take action to defend themselves.
However, this was just right, not only clearing them of suspicion regarding the system alert earlier, but also reinforcing the "hostile" relationship they had previously established.
See, Yi Yang didn't question whether the system alarm was related to the two of them; instead, he immediately asked them to join the battle.
"Weary from watching the sunset, I gaze upon the receding sky, the towering mountains stretching to the horizon, yet there is no home to be found. We all say that the journey to Yulei is long and arduous, but we wave goodbye as we cross the Qi River."
The same content was uttered by two different voices, and two unique figures, one in gold and one in silver, descended from the sky. The light emanating from them seemed to warm the gloomy sky.
Yuan Wuxiang raised his hand, and the silver spear rose from the ground and flew back into his hand.
In the more distant sky, dark clouds pressed down little by little, accompanied by thunder. Amidst the booming sound, there seemed to be the sound of drums mixed in. Xiao Er, who had been concentrating on casting spells with his head down, felt something was wrong and couldn't help but look up at the sky.
Whether it was her imagination or not, the thick dark clouds in the sky seemed to be pressing down. Yi Yang did not reveal what they were doing with this formation, nor did he mention any abnormalities that might occur during the casting process.
But the sky was clearly an ominous sign, which made Xiao Er feel uneasy for no reason. She felt that something was wrong, so she decided to ask her master.
As one of the best students, Xiao Er was standing at the very back. She looked at "Yi Yang" in front of her and asked a question.
"Master, something's wrong in the sky, Master!"
No matter how the waiter called out, the "person" in front of her didn't respond. After calling out a few times, the person next to her got annoyed by the waiter's calls and thought that Yi Yang just didn't want to pay attention to her, so she turned her head and was about to tell the waiter to stop calling.
Then, the disciples closest to him saw that Yi Yang, who was standing in the center, suddenly burst into flames and turned into ashes in an instant. Looking at the unburnt pieces of paper floating in the air, those of them who had studied magic recognized what they were.
Standing at the center of the magic circle was just a paper figure created using illusion magic!