Chapter 22: Roots penetrate the earth, incense is carried to all directions All the demons in Linjiangfang have been cleared out by Lin Yan. The greatest evil spirit tonight came from the bear monster. The evil spirit increases by 46 strands. “Both are monsters that have reached the Refining Essence Realm, but the cultivation of the demon tiger seems to be much better than that of the demon bear…” Lin Yan thought to himself, "But the demon tiger has lost the help of its minions, and it is old and frail. Its combat power is not stronger than that of the demon bear." He thought so, looked back and let out a breath. Originally, he had planned to show the power of his inner strength to the outside world tonight. With the help of willow branches as night lamps and the flames of incense and candles, he was able to defend the 360 steps alone, which was within the scope of what one could do at the inner strength level. However, no one expected that someone would secretly attack and kill the defenders and replace the oil in the willow branch night lamp, thus creating a larger gap in the city wall defense line.
The darkness was sweeping in like a wave, about to invade the entire Linjiangfang. He had no choice but to draw his sword to stop the flow of water and fill the gap. "Three hundred and sixty steps, barely within the range that a person at the Inner Strength Realm can defend alone." "But it has reached nearly a thousand steps. Even if you are at the peak of your inner strength, you can't hold on!" "I'm afraid I can't hide my cultivation in the Refining Essence Realm anymore." Lin Yan thought so in his heart, and said secretly: "At least, I can't hide it from this Lord Lu... It depends on whether Lord Lu is willing to keep it a secret for me." When he killed the bear monster, he sensed the breath of Mr. Lu. Moreover, the man beside Mr. Lu, although seemingly normal, is actually turbulent. If he does not restrain himself, his blood and energy will be as vast as a river. "General Han has always been arrogant and proud. He believes that Lord Lu can be trusted." "Then I will trust Mr. Lu for once. I'll trouble him to take care of the aftermath." Lin Yan couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Revealing all the cards and showing them to everyone is like taking off all the clothes. I really feel a little uneasy in my heart." "Fortunately, tonight, the evil spirit has benefited a lot, and I can make further progress." "Mr. Lu now knows that I have reached the Refining Essence Realm." "I probably never thought that after tonight, I would take another big step forward in the level of the Refining Essence Realm." Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly noticed something different. His eyes narrowed slightly and he glanced down. There are only bluestone tiles under your feet. But in a trance, he seemed to have an illusion. Beneath the earth, there seemed to be one golden stream after another flowing.
When he looked closely, he found that the ground was made of bluestone tiles again, with no changes. In an instant, Lin Yan's mind was enlightened. “Is this the power of incense?” "The roots of Liu Zun penetrate the earth." "And the temple uses the roots of Liu Zun's body to transport incense to outside the city?" Just as he was thinking this, Lin Yan heard an old but loud voice coming from the top of the city wall in front of him. That was the voice of Zhaozhou, the commander-in-chief of the city defense, in the southern area of the outer city. "The altar in the inner city has been completed. Please use the might of Lord Liu to drive away the evil spirits outside the city!" "Please hold on for a moment, it will be dawn soon." "This dark night is about to pass!" As the voice of the Zhaozhou commander-in-chief sounded. "Defend the city! Defend the city!" "Defend the city! Defend the city!" "Defend the city! Defend the city!" From both sides of the city wall, strong responses came one after another, like waves, shocking people. Lin Yan looked down and whispered, "Can Liu Zun's divine power drive away the evil spirits?" He raised his head, his eyes full of complexity. Daybreak is approaching. But outside the city, in the dark woods. But a childish voice sounded. "Grandpa, you still can't figure out which of those figures on the city wall is his real body?" At this moment, on the city wall, the light of one willow branch night lamp after another illuminated one knife-wielding figure after another. But for the evil spirits in the darkness, the light from the willow branches' night lamps not only failed to illuminate the scene on the city wall, but it was like a layer of fog covering it. Perhaps it was because the man had killed too cruelly before, and every monster and evil spirit that crossed the city wall was killed. This caused the demons in the darkness to develop an instinctive fear, and they basically bypassed the position defended by "this figure" and tried to break into the city from other locations. "nonsense!" The old voice said angrily: "Our bloodline has supernatural powers, and our eyes are full of divine light, which can see through illusions. How could we not see through him?" Then the old voice said confidently: "The section of the wall he guarded is made up of fake paper figures. There is no real body! It is expected that he has returned to the city to provide assistance after sealing the gap!"
The forest was silent in the dark night. The childish voice did not respond. "what do you mean?" The old voice said angrily: "Do you not believe in Grandpa's ability, or do you not believe in the magical power of our family's bloodline?" "My grandson just thinks that since I am still young, I can use this opportunity to try to awaken my mother's bloodline ability?" "You little brat are ignorant and don't know the mystery of our clan's bloodline magical power!" The old voice snorted and said, "If I don't let you see clearly today, will you really think that your race is better than us?" A faint light suddenly flashed through the woods. "Grandpa, are you going to confuse those two little demons and get them over the city wall to test the waters?" "Grandpa, I can tell at a glance that he is fake. I'm just testing him for you to see." Before he finished speaking, the old voice suddenly paused, and asked in astonishment: "What's going on? They are clearly bewitched by me, why don't they dare to come forward? Could it be that the man's fierce power has frightened them to such an extent?" "Is he really that fierce?" The childish voice took a breath. "No wonder the lone boat and the strange fog were scared away by him. After all, we two didn't face him head-on. It seems we still underestimated his power." The old man said in a low voice. "Oh, then these two little demons don't dare to go up, so we can't find out the truth. Grandpa, we should leave now." "Humph! This technique of confusing the gods is also inherited by our family's bloodline. How can it be an ordinary method?" Following the old voice, he shouted in a low voice. The quiet light in the forest shines brighter and brighter. Soon, two little demons jumped out of the forest, one on the left and one on the right, and headed towards the city wall. One pounced on the "paper man" position on the left. One pounced on the "paper man" position on the right. They are about a thousand steps apart. In the darkness, I climbed up the city wall, past the willow branches illuminating the night lights. Then, there was a flash of a knife. The little demon on the left had his head chopped off. The little demon on the right was pierced by a crossbow arrow and fell down from the city. "..." The old voice was silent for a moment, then said, "He just came back." There was no response from the forest.
After a moment's silence, the childish voice was heard. "Grandpa, I still think that my mother's magical powers might be a little more powerful." (End of this chapter)