364: The Heavenly Dog Chases the Moon and the Small Dog Searches the Mountain (asking for monthly tickets)

"Thump"

"Thump"

"Thump"

As dusk fell, in Qingshan County, outside the city, snow flew across the sky, covering the mountains in white, and atop the city wall, a gate tower with upturned eaves was blanketed by the wind and snow.

At this moment, footsteps sounded below the tower, and a guard in thin white armor shouted,

"Time's up!"

"It's time to close the city gates!"

As his voice fell, a response quickly came, "Beat the drum."

Soon after,

"Boom"

"Boom"

"Boom"

"..."

Muffled drumbeats echoed from within the city gate tower, drifting with the wind and snow, reverberating inside and outside the city walls.

The sound of the evening drum signified the arrival of dusk, the imminent closing of the city gates, and the end of a day's busy work, allowing all citizens to rest.

As the drumbeats spread, the heavy city gates creaked shut, pushed by several city guards. The streets quickly became empty and desolate, leaving only the lights of countless homes flickering on, both inside and outside the city.

It was dark!

In Jiazi Alley, within a small bamboo courtyard, a pair of light golden pupils looked up from under the eaves at the dim sky, where snow filled the air, and not a single star could be seen.

"Rise!"

He moved his feet, his figure soaring skyward, clothes fluttering, straight into the high sky, arriving above the center of Qingshan County.

Immediately following, Chen Yuan raised his hand and grabbed downwards. A massive, expanding bronze seal, thousands of meters deep beneath Qingshan County, vibrated. The next second, the seal disappeared from underground and reappeared above Chen Yuan's head, over ten zhang in size, radiating a brilliant green light.

Below it were engraved inscriptions inlaid with gold: "Right Monarch, Left Jiannan. Soldiers armed, by Heaven's decree, thus dare to act."

The This General meaning of the inscription was that this seal was bestowed by the Emperor upon the Zhenmo General of Jiannan Road, to exercise military authority, by Heaven's decree.

Chen Yuan then followed this method to suppress the Devil Gu today, using the great seal to act as an imperial decree.

He formed a sword-finger seal and touched it to his brow, his third eye slowly opening. Then, a golden light emanated from his fingertip, and the sword-finger became a brush, drawing a Dragon and Phoenix in the Void Realm before him.

After completing it in one go, he flicked his sleeve, and countless dense golden characters in the Void Realm merged into the bronze great seal above his head, floating erratically.

The bronze great seal suddenly spun rapidly, humming loudly, and around its body, a clear breeze spontaneously arose, quickly expanding to form a wind vortex.

The surrounding wind and snow, under the gentle breeze, quickly melted like spring rain, turning into drops of water and falling.

Seeing this, Chen Yuan raised his hand and slapped, sending the great seal directly into the thick clouds to stir up the wind and clouds. Soon, it was visible that the night sky above him gradually began to drift with light wind and drizzle, and at the same time, the snowfall became smaller and smaller, and this change rapidly spread outwards.

Golden light flickered in Chen Yuan's eyes as he waited patiently. He could clearly perceive the thick clouds in the sky being blown away by the clear breeze stirred up by the bronze great seal.

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the fine drizzle gradually stopped, and only a few scattered snowflakes drifted down from above. The dark night sky also slowly revealed a deep blue hue.

Suddenly, a ray of heavenly light descended!

Only to see in the eastern sky, a crescent moon peeked out from behind the clouds.

Seeing this scene, the divine light in Chen Yuan's eyes intensified, and at that very moment, a black shadow beneath his feet surged upwards, reaching Chen Yuan's side in a few breaths.

The other party's pair of eerie green demonic eyes looked at the moon above, showing an eager expression.

It was none other than the Celestial Dog!

"Woof, my Lord, I'm about to unleash my Divine Ability!"

The Celestial Dog let out a howl and rushed towards the crescent moon above. Under the moonlight, this demon howled and revealed its monstrous true form, forty zhang tall, its pair of green demonic eyes rapidly turning bone-white, and its black fur quickly turning white.

At this moment, the moon gradually emerged from the clouds, and the Celestial Dog, galloping, transformed into a white light in the moonlight. Then, with a whoosh, it shot directly towards the moon disk peeking out from the clouds, disappearing into the moon's shadow.

This process lasted for about ten breaths of time.

Soon,

"Howl!"

A clear, distant howl.

The clouds completely parted, and upon the high-hanging moon disk in the sky, a black dog's shadow was silhouetted, howling up at the sky.

With this roar, white moonlight poured down onto the human world from the moon disk. This moonlight fell around Qingshan County, both inside and out, condensing on the ground into hundreds of white slender dogs.

After these white slender dogs appeared, a black flame flickered in their eyes, and within the flame, a distorted figure wearing a silver mask emerged.

"Woof!"

These demonic dogs, formed from moonlight, sniffed madly with their noses, then transformed into streaks of white light, rushing through streets and alleys, running over rooftops and walls, or burrowing into the earth.

Soon, these white streams of light, transformed from demonic dogs, spread out like lightning towards the surroundings of Qingshan County.

High in the sky, the light golden radiance in Chen Yuan's eyes condensed into golden dots, and his gaze, following these white streams of light, surveyed all directions with a chilling intensity.

Half a stick of incense later, the tracks of these demonic dogs had spread throughout Qingshan County, but they found nothing, showing no abnormalities.

"That Human Demon isn't in Qingshan County?"

Chen Yuan immediately realized this. Could it be that his suppression of the Devil Gu had frightened him away?

Immediately afterwards, the Celestial Dog's voice also sounded in his ear, "My Lord, my Divine Ability didn't detect any aura; the target is not within the city."

Chen Yuan's eyes were cold, and he shouted, "Head to Langdang Mountain!"

"Alright!"

The Celestial Dog responded with a hoarse cry, then let out a roar, "Celestial Dog Chasing the Moon!"

Only to see above the firmament, with a howl, the moon disk, mostly hidden in the clouds, suddenly intensified, scattering the concealing clouds.

Following that, this bright moon actually "moved", breaking through the outer clouds, flying directly out of Qingshan County, towards the mountains outside, with its moonlight shining down.

A black Celestial Dog then followed, pacing the heavens within the moon disk!

Seeing this, Chen Yuan swayed his feet, transforming into a brilliant golden light, traveling alone under the moon.

Thus, one man and one dog flew directly out of Qingshan County, while within Qingshan County, the commotion in the sky had already startled the populace.

The Phoenix stopped, the snow ceased, and the common people saw a moon fly away from above their Qingshan County. The entire city heard the sound of a dog barking, and they couldn't help but be amazed.

Outside the city, the Celestial Dog chased the moon, and the slender dogs searched the mountains. Chen Yuan followed behind, surveying the Langdang Mountain area. After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, a hundred li from the city, in the wilderness,

"Woof woof woof!"

In the mountain forest below, suddenly, a burst of frantic barking.

In the northwest direction, several white demonic dogs sniffed with their noses and barked towards that direction.

"My Lord, that person's aura has been found, in the northwest direction, about sixty li away!"

The Celestial Dog's invigorated voice sounded.

Immediately following, the demonic dogs in the mountains, as if receiving a signal, all chased in a fan shape towards the northwest direction.

At the same time, from the bright moon in the sky, a black shadow surged down, arriving beside Chen Yuan, and that bright moon also completed its "mission," re-submerging into the clouds.

"Lead the way!" Chen Yuan's expression brightened, and a fierce gleam flickered in his eyes.

After a good deal of effort, he finally found the Human Demon's tracks.

The blood in his body surged like a river, and he could barely suppress the killing intent within it.

The northwest direction was just right; the troops he had mobilized should be waiting outside Langdang Mountain for the next order. He had already sensed the location of the Contracted Demons he had sent out, remaining stationary over two hundred li away.

That Human Demon didn't know what he was planning. If it was just that Human Demon from the Place of becoming a Saint, Chen Yuan definitely wouldn't give him a second chance to escape this time. However, thinking of what Li familys Wu Zang said in the Demon Subduing Pagoda, Chen Yuan felt it was safer to be cautious.

Thinking this, his consciousness sank, and he tapped a few glowing points, sending out his voice.

"Transmit This General's order: the troops are to advance into Langdang Mountain!"

After speaking, Chen Yuan's consciousness returned, and he watched the Celestial Dog leading the way into the distance, then shot off on his own feet.

At this moment, seventy li to the northwest, in the Langdang Mountain area, amidst a cluster of pillar-like mountains that pierced the sky like sharp swords, lay a valley over a hundred zhang deep.

Currently, above the valley, a massive Yin and Yang fish, covering several li, was slowly moving, obscuring the entire area above the valley.

Further down, on the rock walls around the valley, massive pure black Formation Flags were planted, seventy-two in total. These black flags flapped in the wind and snow, stirring up gusts of cold wind, accompanied by wailing ghosts and howling wolves.

It was clearly visible that above the valley, countless souls were densely packed, wandering among them, their shrill, piercing cries echoing through the valley, a demonic sound that pierced the ears.

And directly beneath the Yin and Yang fish, in a pit about twenty zhang in diameter, seemingly blasted out casually, it was a vivid red, with a strong smell of blood.

A pool of blood had appeared!

Beside the blood pool, the Human Demon from the Place of becoming a Saint was holding a small jade bottle, pouring its contents into the blood pool. Blood gushed out like a fountain, flowing into it.

Although the small bottle was only about a foot high, the blood within seemed endless, filled with a rich essence of blood.

It was clearly the scent of human blood! (End of Chapter)