parentshiftbook Chapter 168: Unexpected Change, Fallen City
Chapter 168: Unexpected Change, Fallen City
Outside the secret chamber, sensing this sudden surge of power...
Dao Yuanzi and the other two were all shocked!
"This fluctuation should be considered a success."
He stroked his white beard, his face showing amazement.
"It actually succeeded?! That's unbelievable!"
Mo Tianhe also stood up abruptly, his face filled with shock.
Several days ago, Xu Rulin traveled to the capital alone and took out a strange secret technique called the Divine Mandate Demon-Locking Method.
The strangeness of this secret technique was something they had never heard of before.
It is a secret technique specifically created to target demons and monsters. It can bind demons and monsters and refine them into the user through a secret array!
It is similar in principle to the Demon Slayer.
However, it greatly mitigates the drawback that the demon slayer will eventually be devoured by the demon sealed within their body.
According to the teachings, once a demon is refined into one's body, the refined demon will die completely and will have no chance of being reborn.
The martial artist who refines the energy will also gain powerful demonic energy, which will mix with their blood and qi, allowing them to rapidly increase their strength.
Moreover, and most importantly, a demon slayer can only seal one demon, while the divine method of sealing demons can be used multiple times in a short period of time.
Although it will cause absolute damage to one's vital essence and greatly reduce lifespan, it is currently the best path of resistance for the warriors of the Great Wei.
Just like Xu Rulin, after refining a demon in the Essence Blood Realm, his own strength increased by leaps and bounds, reaching the late stage of the Essence Blood Realm!
It only takes half a month to completely integrate the demonic power with the blood and qi in the body, and then lock the demon again!
And next time, it will be a demon at the Marrow Marrow Realm...
This bizarre method,
Even Dao Yuanzi, having received instruction from Wang Tian, had learned a great deal about the outside world.
I've never heard of it before.
Perhaps even Wang Tian himself did not expect that such a secret method would exist in the former territory of Wei and Zhao.
click-
As the door to the secret room opened, the three of them saw Xu Rulin, who no longer resembled a human.
Chu Hanwei frowned slightly, and unconsciously tightened her grip on the long sword in her hand.
He said coldly, "Are you a human or a demon?"
At this moment, Xu Rulin was completely unrecognizable as human; he was filled with a demonic aura.
If you met him on the battlefield, no one would ever think he was human.
Upon hearing the question, Xu Rulin's face, mostly covered by white bone, remained expressionless.
He opened his mouth somewhat stiffly, as if unaccustomed to it:
"I, Xu Rulin! The Demon Slayer!"
Upon hearing this, all three were moved.
Dao Yuanzi sighed, "How much time do you have left?"
Xu Rulin replied, "It's been less than ten years, yet I can still lock away demons."
The secret technique is powerful, but it comes at the cost of one's life.
This demon-locking ritual cost him over a hundred years of his lifespan.
"Since that's the case, then let's reveal the secret technique and call upon all martial artists to slay the demon!"
There is no turning back now.
Dao Yuanzi had never considered retreating. His aged, cloudy eyes cleared, and a subtle yet profound power emanated from his body.
Inspiring and uplifting!
……
"Has the secret of heaven changed?"
In the south, dark clouds loomed over the city.
In the center of the demon army, a black vortex that blots out the sky is slowly moving forward.
Inside the vortex, a palace is formed.
The Demon Lord stood below the palace, his left hand slightly raised in front of his chest, his five fingers constantly flicking.
Suddenly sensing something, his expression became slightly serious.
"Who is it? Now that the tide has turned, who can change it?"
His expression was inscrutable, and the image of Zhang Ping appeared in his mind.
Among the former territories of Wei and Zhao, the only person he couldn't see through was this young man.
If there is any change, it can only be due to this person.
As the Demon Lord remained silent, below the palace, a blue ox idly flicked its tail, with fresh herbs placed near its mouth.
One roll of beef tongue is enough to swallow a large mouthful.
The blue ox glanced at its owner beside it, then continued grazing with its head down.
……
The situation has reached winter.
The situation collapsed even faster than Zhang Ping had imagined.
On the third day after receiving the news, he left the Southern Prince's Mansion with his entourage and headed north.
Along the way, all I saw were martial artists with their families.
As for ordinary people, most did not head north; some chose to sail east to find secluded islands to escape the world.
Others sought refuge from the torments at the edge of the Western Poison Forest.
Some people, resigned to their fate, simply stayed in their hometowns and refused to leave.
Even if demons don't come, I'll still live a life of drinking; when demons do arrive, I'll simply give up this physical body and let my soul return to heaven and earth.
Heavy snow in the north.
The corpses along the way were frozen stiff.
A large procession marched across the vast white land.
They left the northernmost prefecture of the Great Wei and entered the desolate Northern Plains.
After traversing the northern plains from south to north, following the route on the map, you enter a gray forest valley.
The valley was filled with strange beasts never seen before, but they weren't particularly strong, except for their poison, which was a bit of a nuisance.
Zhang Ping solved each problem one by one, and finally arrived at a new city built a hundred miles away from the gap.
A city in ruins.
The city was filled with haphazardly constructed wooden huts, where people from all corners of the Great Wei gathered.
step, step,
As the carriage entered the dilapidated city, the sound of galloping horses suddenly rose from the rear of the caravan.
A servant from the Chu King's residence brought news from the Great Wei.
Chu Batian summoned Zhang Ping over.
The two families traveled together from the Southern Prince's Mansion to here, a journey that took them more than half a year.
The distance was much farther than Zhang Ping had expected.
The main problem is that once he enters Kitahara, finding his way becomes difficult, and most of the time he has to find it himself.
Even so, it still took a lot of time.
Over the course of six months, the family retainers sent by Chu Batian would send news from the Great Wei every so often.
He couldn't persuade Chu Hanwei and could only watch helplessly as his daughter tried every possible way to save the Great Wei.
Today's news is somewhat unusual.
"The demonic offensive has been blocked?" Zhang Ping exclaimed in surprise!
He looked at Chu Batian with disbelief.
"Could there be a problem with the information? Is someone blocking the Demon Lord?"
Chu Batian shook his head. "The information is correct."
"Although there is no definite news, according to the enshrined monk, it seems that Senior Dao Yuanzi of the Demon Extermination Division has made a breakthrough."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Ping raised an eyebrow.
Under the seal of heaven and earth, it is impossible to break through to the Divine Power Realm, so why is there still a breakthrough?
Half-step into divine power? No, that's not right...
After thinking for a long time without any results, Zhang Ping stopped thinking about it.
After returning, he found Nangong Feiyan.
"If anything unexpected happens in Fallen Valley after I leave, you can enter the crevice in advance and leave the old territory of Wei and Zhao."
"Afterwards, I will go back to find you."
Upon hearing this, Nangong Feiyan glanced at Zhang Ping again.
"Are you really planning to go back?"
After spending more than half a year together, she roughly knew Zhang Ping's abilities and also understood that he was a family man.
Choosing to go back at this time was truly unexpected for her.
Zhang Ping shook his head and did not answer.
My reasons for returning are twofold: first, to try and help the Great Wei; and second, to spy on the power within the Demon Lord.
His power growth rate has slowed down, and he's stuck on the edge of the Divine Power Realm.
They had absolutely no idea about the so-called spiritual transformation.
Next, we will head to the Great Domain of Ten Thousand Spirits. What lies beyond is completely unfamiliar.
Since the ancient demonic corpse was able to attract Wang Tian from the Xuan Tian Sect, it must be a power of the Divine Power Realm.
If one can imprint it, one will have a foothold after entering the Great Domain of Myriad Spirits.