Chapter 646: Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart
Chapter 646: Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart
"A Divine Incarnation?"
Hu Ma looked at Long Jing Senior, his eyes beneath the salt-and-pepper mane seemed to hold a simmering volcano, his heart filled with a myriad of emotions.
In this fleeting moment, words failed to express the complexity within.
Logically, he should have been on high alert, cautious of this being a scheme, questioning if this person had truly betrayed or if his words were merely a deception.
But as he gazed into his eyes, seeing the smoldering malevolence in their depths, his doubts gradually faded. Who would completely trust a stranger after just a few words?
Perhaps a Reincarnate could.
Moreover, Hu Ma believed that everything could be feigned, but the faint smile on Long Jing's face as he spoke of old times, the complex gaze, and the decades of suppressed hatred, like a volcano ready to erupt, were beyond disguise.
Everything he said was true.
This wasn't a traitor who had betrayed the Reincarnate and needed to be killed.
This was a vengeful spirit who should have died but refused to, waiting to exact revenge...
So, meeting Long Jing's gaze, Hu Ma slowly smiled, nodded, and said, "Brother, we all want to witness the prowess of a Reincarnate like you!"
"Of course!"
Long Jing Senior understood Hu Ma's predicament, so if he had any more doubts, he would explain.
But after a moment of contemplation, Hu Ma spoke, and his smile transformed from one of despondency to one of genuine sincerity.
"Then take a good look!"
He waved his wide sleeves and turned towards the door, simultaneously laughing, "I may have lost my Dao virtue, but I can't quite gauge the extent of your abilities."
"However, since you were sent by all the Reincarnates to kill me, it's not just your courage that stands out. Your skills must also be among the most exceptional in this generation of Reincarnates, right? How far have you walked on the bridge?"
"This..."
Hu Ma, who had been eagerly anticipating following Long Jing Senior, was momentarily stunned by his words. He paused and whispered, "I... I've opened three court gates."
"Hmm?"
Long Jing Senior looked at Hu Ma with clear surprise, then smiled and said, "That's quite impressive."
"But if you've been entrusted with such a crucial task, why do you only have the skill to enter the court?"
"I can see that you're a Year Guardian, and your prowess is formidable up close. But here in the Netherworld, your martial arts don't hold the same advantage. How can they compare to the evil spirits in the Netherworld who are nourished by techniques that nurture the divine soul?"
"Moreover, if my guess is correct, there should be someone from the Zhou family in this City of the Wrongly Dead."
"..."
"It's just a coincidence."
Hu Ma could only sigh and say, "And although the others haven't come, their eyes are watching..."
"Senior, what do you need us to do?"
"..."
"I just need a trustworthy person by my side to lend a helping hand."
Long Jing Senior didn't ask further, only smiled and said, "Without my Dao virtue and with my Life Spirit Temple destroyed, I'm indeed a useless person. I need someone to protect me."
"That's why I'm waiting here for a Reincarnate, and the one who appears before me will surely be someone whose character and abilities are both up to the task."
"From our conversation, it was clear that you were confident you could kill me or take me away."
"With that confidence, helping me won't be a problem."
"Of course..."
"..."
He paused again, unable to resist, and said, "You haven't crossed the bridge yet, which I didn't expect..."
"?"
Hu Ma was speechless. What's wrong with not crossing the bridge? It's not a crime to not cross it...
"Let's go!"
Long Jing Senior also stopped talking and went into the courtyard. He looked up and said, "First, pull down that lantern!"
"The lantern?"
Hu Ma also looked up and saw the lantern floating in the air above the small courtyard. A thin hemp rope was tied to a pillar in the middle of the courtyard, holding the lantern that seemed ready to fly away at any moment.
The lantern emitted a dim white light, ordinary in appearance, merely serving to illuminate, but in the eerie half-space of the City of the Wrongly Dead, it exuded an uncanny sense of eeriness.
"If this lantern is shattered or released, the surrounding ambush will immediately strike."
Long Jing Senior calmly explained, "They've already sealed off the City of the Wrongly Dead. All that's left is capturing you. It was my idea to turn this courtyard into a Four Pillar Soul Locking Formation using Feng Shui Curse Techniques."
"The lantern is the switch or talisman. Once you pull it down, this place will instantly become an Extreme Malevolent Ground, putting you in a Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart Formation."
"Such a malevolent ground is hard to find in the mortal realm. But with the ten meridians of the Nobleman Zhang Family as a foundation and this courtyard crafted with the Purple Great Guardian as the base, it's easily achievable..."
"And it's not just my small courtyard; throughout the city, there are all sorts of century-old malevolent formations that can kill invisibly."
"You can understand that here, you will easily encounter the Nobleman Zhang Family's most formidable skill."
"..."
Hu Ma knew this was a learning opportunity, so he listened carefully. After the elder finished speaking, he also went to the pillar and followed the hemp rope, slowly pulling the lantern that was floating in mid-air down. Holding it in his hand, he asked Long Jing, "And then?"
Elder Long Jing thought for a moment and said, "I remember that the Year Guardian has a technique called the True Yang Arrow. Do you know it?"
Hu Ma was speechless and said, "Elder, I am, after all, a Year Guardian..."
"Just knowing it is fine."
Long Jing said, "Blow out the lantern, the harder the better."
Hu Ma nodded, holding the lantern and secretly channeling his energy. Suddenly, a True Yang Arrow burst forth from his mouth.
Previously, he had the strength of sixty years of cultivation, and now with the Four Pillar Dao Virtue, he had the strength of sixty-one years. Moreover, with his Unreleased Primordial Yang body, this True Yang Arrow was unleashed.
In an instant, it was like spitting out a mouthful of blazing flames. In the eerie netherworld, within the City of the Wrongly Dead, it was as bright as the sun, piercing the eyes. In a flash, the lantern went out, and as the light disappeared, the surroundings became pitch-black.
In a daze, Hu Ma felt his hair stand on end. All around him, the walls and roofs had vanished, leaving only this small courtyard and countless corridors and alleys stretching in all directions, leading to this small courtyard.
As the lantern dimmed, all the roads and alleys suddenly transformed into countless arrows.
They shot straight towards his heart.
The more arrows there were, the more powerful they became, and in an instant, he felt like he was being pierced by a thousand arrows.
The Thousand Arrows Piercing Heart Formation.
If this were in the human realm, living in such a residence for a long time would bring endless misfortune. One would encounter all sorts of painful and sorrowful events, leading to a life of hardship and misfortune.
But in the netherworld, these arrows became substantial, directly injuring divine souls.
"Alright, stand behind me."
Just as Hu Ma was feeling a bit startled, the voice of Elder Long Jing sounded beside him.
Hu Ma immediately discarded the lantern and, with a swift movement, appeared behind him. His actions were so swift and smooth that even Long Jing was a bit surprised.
However, he merely chuckled, lifted his wide sleeves, and gently bit the tip of his finger. Then, on the stone pillar where the hemp rope was tied, he quickly wrote a few words: "Arrow Comes, Stele Blocks, Bow Opens, String Breaks."
Then, he lightly raised his hand and patted the stele.
"Boom!"
Elder Long Jing's movements were calm and unhurried, slow and gentle.
But as he moved, the surroundings suddenly produced a completely opposite, earth-shattering sound.
All around, the countless corridors, like arrows, shot towards him, filled with surging malevolent energy, especially terrifying. But the reason arrows were shot was because there was a bow.
The more ferocious the arrows, the more taut the bow. These arrows converged towards the center, all relying on the energy veins and arrangements within the residence. But just because he wrote those few words, this Thousand Arrows Piercing Heart Formation instantly changed.
Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!
Suddenly, countless holes appeared on the stone pillar, making one's scalp tingle.
But Hu Ma and Elder Long Jing, standing next to the stone pillar, were unaffected. In the next moment, with this mansion as the center, a series of crashing and collapsing sounds echoed from all around, along with the cries of evil spirits.
Hu Ma's heart pounded as he looked around. He could even see, in the distance, countless towering statues, staring fixedly in this direction, which suddenly collapsed at that moment.
Within them were countless unprepared evil spirits, paper figure attendants, and wronged souls from the City of the Wrongly Dead, all ready to pounce.
It was as if heaven and earth were collapsing, with wailing cries and towering, majestic structures, all suddenly reduced to ruins.
"Oh..."
Hu Ma was no stranger to such scenes, but he was still startled by the commotion.
Such a large place, even if the Year Guardians wanted to dismantle it, it would take at least half a day...
"Alright."
Elder Long Jing acted as if it was just a small matter and said calmly, "This harmful mansion has been destroyed."
"Now that we've taken care of this, things will be much easier."
"..."
Hu Ma's heart trembled as he asked, "Elder, where are we going?"
Elder Long Jing smiled and said, "Of course, to the Spirit Summoning Platform."
Hu Ma was surprised, "But you said that the platform was for revealing demons..."
"Of course."
Elder Long Jing smiled and said, "Using the ten energy veins of the Nobleman Zhang Family in the human realm as a foundation, connecting the Earthly Vein and Yellow Springs Yin Pulse, and with the power of the Meng Family's Seventy-Two Route Imperial Guardian, they were able to create this netherworld mirror of the human realm, an extraordinary treasure that can influence the entire human world, right?"
"And then..."
He smiled as he slowly spoke, "If it weren't for the Nobleman Zhang Family, who spared no treasure and personally created such a wonderful thing, how could I have borrowed it to cast the curse technique I've been preparing for twenty years?"
(End of Chapter)
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