Chapter 317 Self-immolation
Lin Shan was stunned, looking at the mighty man riding a blue bird in front of him in disbelief, his face full of shock.
The moment before, this evil cultivator of the devil was still powerful, but he was killed by this person in the blink of an eye. Such a huge impact made Lin Shan simply couldn't believe his eyes.
Looking at the evil cultivator of the devil who was dead, he swallowed hard and stood up and said: "Thank you for your help, Lin is grateful."
Ye Chunyang glanced at this person slightly, and did not answer. Instead, he looked at the body of the evil cultivator of the devil, showing a bit of weirdness, then sneered, and his figure suddenly disappeared.
Lin Shan was shocked again, not knowing what this person meant, and just watched quietly for a while.
But the scene he saw next made him unbelievable. He saw Ye Chunyang's figure flashed, and suddenly appeared next to the body of the evil cultivator of the devil, stepping on the latter's head.
With a "puff", the corpse of the evil cultivator turned into black gas and disappeared in an instant.
"This?"
Lin Shan's face changed again and again, and he looked at Ye Chunyang with a look of surprise. But the other party did not speak, but tilted his head to look somewhere, and flicked his fingers, and several black shadows jumped out from his fingertips and shot straight into the forest.
Not long after, Lin Shan saw a group of hideous ghosts flashing in the night sky, making shrill howls, which added a bit of weirdness compared to the magic skills of the evil cultivator.
Lin Shan could not tell what kind of magic this was, let alone why this person did this.
Just when he was extremely surprised, he suddenly heard a sharp scream from the forest, and then Ye Chunyang casually cast a spell, and a black shadow was detained not far away.
"This evil cultivator of the evil path is not dead!" Seeing this black shadow, Lin Shan was slightly surprised.
This black shadow has no entity, just a group of evil spirits, but the face that is faintly revealed in it is the evil cultivator of the demonic way who was just killed.
Lin Shan was shocked and looked at Ye Chunyang immediately, but saw that the other party was calm and had obviously expected it.
"You...how could you find me?"
The black shadow struggled in the imprisonment of the ghost, but this ghost was not an ordinary spell, but a magical ghost formation. How could he easily break free? On the contrary, the more he exerted force, the tighter the spell was imprisoned, and the evil spirit on his body continued to decrease.
"Who can be fooled by the evil art of changing shape and body?"
Ye Chunyang glanced at this evil cultivator, sneered at the corner of his mouth, and said disdainfully.
But although he said so, Ye Chunyang was also a little shocked in his heart. When he killed this demon with a sword just now, he also thought that the other party had died. If it were not for his powerful spiritual consciousness, it would be difficult to find that the other party still had such a technique of changing shape and body.
This kind of magic has always been a side door, and it is not common in the magic path. This is because this technique requires one's own blood and qi as a medium to attach the consciousness to certain objects, making it a temporary incarnation of oneself, hiding and escaping at the critical moment.
This method sounds very mysterious, but in fact the practice method is extremely vicious. It requires a large amount of blood to be collected and integrated into oneself, and one's bloodline to be tempered and powerful, otherwise even if this technique is empty, it cannot be performed. I think this evil cultivator's purpose of killing people and collecting blood here is probably this.
"Daoyou, spare my life! You and I have no grudges in the past, and no hatred in the present, why do you have to kill us all?"
The voice of the evil cultivator of the magic path was filled with fear. This time he had used all his skills, but he still couldn't resist the power of this person's move. Now his life is in the hands of the other party, and he can't help but tremble.
Ye Chunyang said expressionlessly: "I never like to leave troubles behind when I do things. I don't know how many innocent lives have been lost in the hands of a vicious evil cultivator like you. How can I forgive you for such crimes?"
He thought he was not a gentleman, but he couldn't bear to see the demons killing innocent people. If he hadn't seen this before, it would be fine. Now that he had encountered it, he would never let this evil go.
But when he looked at the demon, a little doubt flashed across his eyes. He didn't rush to kill the other party, but urged the soul-refining technique to invade the other party's mind with his consciousness, wanting to read something.
"You actually usurped my memory!"
The demon's evil cultivator's expression suddenly changed.
The demon realized something, and an incomparable fear rose on his face. He let out a sharp scream, gritted his teeth, and recited an obscure spell. Suddenly, a blazing green fire ignited on his body, and his soul turned into green smoke and dissipated in an instant.
Ye Chunyang was surprised. This kind of fire was not unfamiliar to him. When he met the old ancestor Wuhen in the mortal world, he also died in this fire. The difference was that the old ancestor Wuhen triggered the forbidden spell because of leaking secrets, while this demon took the initiative to trigger the spell to burn himself. It was obvious that he had a big secret and was afraid that he would usurp it.
But what made this demon keep the secret at the cost of self-immolation?
Moreover, the green fire triggered by this demon was exactly the same as the flame that killed the old ancestor Wuhen. Could it be that this demon had something to do with the Wutian Sect?
When this demon performed the shape-shifting and body-changing technique just now, Ye Chunyang noticed something strange.
Ordinary demon cultivators would not know such unconventional magic, but he knew that even if he questioned, this demon might not be willing to tell him. It would be easier to use the soul-searching technique in the soul-refining technique to find out.
Although the soul-searching technique would be backfired if it was used many times, at this time this evil cultivator only had a soul left, and his consciousness was much weaker than that of a normal person, so Ye Chunyang naturally did not worry about this drawback.
However, he had never expected that this evil cultivator had been cast under a forbidden spell, and that he would trigger the spell to self-immolate at this critical moment, which caught him off guard.
"What is the relationship between Shadow... and Wutianmen?"
Ye Chunyang frowned slightly. Although this evil cultivator of the demonic way cast a spell to burn himself, he did not gain nothing. Through the reading just now, he also obtained some incomplete information. He knew that this demon was a disciple of an organization called "Shadow". He was ordered to wipe out some sects nearby. However, this person was injured and left alone during a mission. He came to the vicinity of Mingyue Temple and took blood here to recover.
When reading this, the evil cultivator of the demonic way had already cast a spell to burn himself. Ye Chunyang could not get more. As for who this person was on the orders of and what purpose he had, he did not know.
However, judging from the spell cast by this demon, it is obvious that the person who planted the forbidden spell in his body was the same person as the ancestor Wuhen. From this point of view, this "Shadow" organization is probably closely related to Wutianmen.
Based on the information obtained, after thinking for a while, Ye Chunyang had guessed about 70% of the origin of this demon, and his heart was secretly solemn.
If this person is really a subordinate of Wutianmen, there must be a big conspiracy to wipe out many sects here.
"Your Excellency has exorcised the demon for my Mingyue Temple. I wonder which peak of the sect you are from. From now on, if you have any instructions, I will obey them."
Just as he was thinking secretly, Lin Shan on the other side woke up in shock and bowed to him to express his gratitude.
At this moment, even if Lin Shan was stupid, he could roughly guess the origin of this person. In the matter of Mingyue Temple being killed and blood taken by the evil cultivators of the demonic sect, Lin Shan only sent the news to the sect, except for the yellow-robed monk who was killed. Since the yellow-robed monk was dead, there would be no one else who could come here at this time except the masters of the sect.
"You have quite good eyesight."
Ye Chunyang was not surprised that the master of Mingyue Temple recognized his identity: "I am Ye Xiaobao from Tianji Peak. I received the news that you asked for help from the sect in the Wuzang Hall, so I took on this mission."
Lin Shan secretly said, "As expected." When he heard that the other party was actually a disciple of one of the seven main peaks, his face was even more awed. He bowed and said, "So you are my senior brother from Tianji Peak. I will never forget your life-saving grace. I wonder if you are willing to come to the temple to have a chat. Let me offer you a little wine to express my gratitude."
"No need. I came here to exchange treasures in the Wuzang Hall. The matter of exorcising demons is just a matter of convenience. You don't have to care too much." Ye Chunyang waved his hand and rejected this person.
Originally, he came down the mountain only to get the Thunder Spirit Stone. Now that the mission has been completed, there is no need to delay any longer.
As he spoke, he flew up to Xiaoqing and flew away.
Seeing that this senior brother left so easily, Lin Shan couldn't help but smack his lips and smiled bitterly.
It was rare for a main peak disciple to come to Mingyue Temple. He wanted to invite this person to the temple to have a gathering and build some friendship with him. Maybe he would feel more relaxed when he returned to the sect in the future. However, this person left without giving him a chance to speak, leaving him speechless for a while.
After this incident, Mingyue Temple's strength was greatly damaged. It would take a long time to recover, and his return to the sect would probably be shelved again and again...
Thinking of all these, Lin Shan was even more depressed. In the end, he shook his head and sighed, and returned to the Taoist temple alone.
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After leaving Mingyue Temple, Ye Chunyang did not return to Tianqimen, but rode Xiaoqing to another direction.
But after flying for only a few miles, he drove the beast to stop with a slight flash of his eyes, took out a shape-changing pill and swallowed it.
"Crack" and "Crack" sounded, and his appearance changed drastically, from the original harmless round face to a cold and stern face, with a strong evil spirit spreading from his body, and his eyes were faintly scarlet. At first glance, he looked like a crazy demon who practiced evil skills.
If Lin Shan was here, he would be shocked to death to see his appearance, because he was transformed into the appearance of the evil demon cultivator just now.
"I didn't expect that the magic skills I learned in Huaxue Sect back then would come in handy at this time."
Ye Chunyang murmured softly, smiling.
After checking, he put Xiaoqing back into the spirit beast bag and chose to fly with the treasure.
When reading the memory of the evil demon cultivator, he vaguely detected that the "Shadow" organization would gather in a secret base nearby soon.
This person originally planned to meet with others after recovering from his injuries, but he didn't expect to die in Mingyue Temple.
From the information obtained from the evil cultivator's memory, Ye Chunyang guessed that the "Shadow" organization must be doing something secret, and it is most likely related to Wu Tianmen.
Recalling the information he had previously obtained from the old ancestor Wuhen in the northwest, Wu Tianmen must be brewing some unknown conspiracy, and he was going to find out a little bit.
After all, Wu Tianmen has been pursuing him relentlessly. If he can take this opportunity to find out some secrets, he may be able to grasp the opponent's lifeline, and then he can take the initiative and make the opponent afraid to act rashly.
Having stayed in Huaxuemen for a period of time, Ye Chunyang is also very familiar with the magic skills. This time, he should not be discovered by pretending to be real.