42: Cataclysmic disaster! Li Xuanxiao in despair! The Mountain God descends!
A Yin wind blew, and the yellow talismans on the coffin fluttered.
"The Venerables of the Ten Directions and all Heavens, their number is like sand and dust..."
Li Xuanxiao held his long sword and chanted scripture for deliverance, attempting to dissolve the Evil Qi within the coffin.
The noise inside the coffin gradually subsided, and wisps of black Qi flew out of the coffin, dissolved by the surrounding azure light.
It worked!
Joy sparked in Li Xuanxiao's heart, and he sped up the chanting of the scripture.
When the villagers behind him saw this, they were overjoyed.
We're saved! We're truly saved!
The Yin Evil Qi continuously emerged from the coffin, and was continuously dissolved by the great formation.
The movements inside the coffin completely vanished, and it lay quietly by the riverbank.
Beads of sweat formed on Li Xuanxiao's forehead.
The magic formation had been set up too hastily; it mainly relied on his magic power to activate, which placed a considerable burden on him.
Fortunately, the effect was excellent. At the current speed, all the Evil Qi in the coffin would be dissolved!
As time passed.
More and more Evil Qi was being dissolved.
A look of relief appeared on Li Xuanxiao's slightly weary face.
It's almost over!
Just at this moment.
"Bang!"
A loud noise rang out from the coffin.
Immediately after.
A shrill scream entered Li Xuanxiao's ears.
Streams of Yin Evil Qi surged out from beneath Jiangning Village, transforming into a black torrent that slammed into the great formation!
"Boom!"
The azure light trembled, and the magic formation shook violently, nearly shattering instantly.
At the same time.
The yellow talismans on the coffin began to burn, turning into ash in an instant.
"Bang!"
Without the suppression of the yellow talismans, the coffin lid was violently flung open. Two hands rested on the edge of the coffin, and the female corpse within, moving stiffly, slowly sat up.
The female corpse twisted her head, and her neck made a clicking sound.
She opened her eyes, looked at Li Xuanxiao, and a cold, sinister smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"This place is actually a Land of Yin!"
Li Xuanxiao saw Jiangning Village engulfed by Yin Qi behind him, and instantly understood why the female corpse had chosen this location.
I fell for the trap!
That female corpse was deliberately feigning weakness just now to exhaust his magic power!
"Prodigy, how dare you!"
Li Xuanxiao's eyes widened in fury, and he thrust his long sword straight out!
The female corpse opened her mouth, and her laughter echoed.
"Dead Daoist, you dare try to harm my child? You deserve death!"
A smile was on her lips, but blood tears streamed from her eyes. She then suddenly leaped out of the coffin, pouncing on Li Xuanxiao and engaging him in battle.
At the same time, she waved a hand toward Jiangning Village.
A wisp of blood thread, like lightning, rushed into the village, bound a villager, and dragged him directly to the female corpse.
Right in front of Li Xuanxiao, the female corpse smiled hideously and bit directly into the villager's neck.
In an instant, the villager turned into a dried corpse, all his vital essence and blood sucked dry by the female corpse!
"Damn it!"
Li Xuanxiao was furious, and his sword light scattered as he tried to kill the female corpse.
But most of his magic power had just been consumed.
At this point, he could only barely fight the female corpse to a draw.
However, the female corpse was continuously grabbing villagers and absorbing their vital essence and blood, increasing her strength bit by bit, causing him to gradually fall into a disadvantage.
"Oh no! If this continues, the Yin fetus in her belly will be born!"
Li Xuanxiao was burning with anxiety, yet helpless.
At this moment.
The villagers were enveloped in Yin Qi and couldn't distinguish directions at all.
Some tried to rush out but encountered a ghost wall, forcing them back to their starting point.
But staying put wasn't safe either, as people were constantly being entangled by blood threads and dragged away!
For a time, the villagers fell into despair.
Even the Daoist Master, who possessed magic power, was tied down. What hope did they have left?
Only the vague and ethereal gods and Buddhas could slightly calm their hearts.
May the Bodhisattva protect us... May the Buddha protect us... May the Heavens protect us... Various prayers and chants rang out.
They were mostly women, children, and the elderly. The men tightly gripped their long knives, protecting their families.
The gods and Buddhas of the Heavens did not hear the villagers' cries.
Blood threads continued to emerge from the rolling Yin Qi, dragging the villagers away.
A quick-witted hunter slashed down with a knife, but it had no effect on the blood thread.
Instead, it enraged the blood thread, and he himself was dragged away.
"Father!"
A young hunter's eyes were splitting with rage, and he reached out, trying to grab the hunter.
But he was tightly held back by others.
Fear and despair spread through the crowd.
Facing the demonic evil, even the battle-hardened hunters couldn't help but lose hope.
If they couldn't get out, they could only wait for death!
The frantic prayers grew louder.
At the village entrance.
Li Xuanxiao heard the villagers' voices, and the expression in his eyes was complex.
The female corpse before him was growing stronger and stronger.
He was quickly becoming unable to cope.
Screams approached from far away, as several more villagers were seized by the blood threads.
Li Xuanxiao watched helplessly, unable to fend for himself, let alone intervene.
Within the Yin Qi.
Even the strongest hunters had fallen into despair.
Watching the people around them dwindle, deep despair flooded their hearts, and the long knives in their hands dropped to the ground.
One hunter knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face, uttering his plea with helplessness, piety, and reverence!
Hunters generally did not believe in gods and Buddhas.
If forced to name the existence they were most willing to worship in their hearts, there was only one... the Mountain God!
In their most critical and desperate moment, the hunters recalled a legend that had circulated in the mountains for the past six months.
The legend said that the Mountain God had a spirit, and He would protect the people of the mountain.
When called upon with the most sincere wishes, the Mountain God would appear!
There were once several hunters who had been saved by the Mountain God!
The rumors were vague, making it impossible to distinguish truth from falsehood.
But in their current predicament, it was the villagers' final hope.
Hunter after hunter knelt down, and their families followed suit.
They called out to the Mountain God, begging for His help... My life is over.
Li Xuanxiao, whose temples were streaked with gray, sighed.
He had no regrets. Since the day he began cultivating, he had sworn an oath: not to seek eternal life, but only to slay demons and eliminate evil!
Even if he died, he would die on the path of slaying demons and eliminating evil!
Dying in the mouth of a demon was more exhilarating than dying alone in a desolate Immortal Cave!
Thinking of this.
Li Xuanxiao laughed heartily, mobilized the last bit of magic power remaining in his body, and began his final, unreserved struggle!
A moment later.
With a "bang."
Li Xuanxiao was sent flying by a palm strike from the female corpse. He spat out fresh blood, his face was deathly pale, and his aura weakened.
At this moment, the villagers' cries fell upon his ears.
"Where could there be a Mountain God..."
A deep sense of helplessness arose in Li Xuanxiao's heart.
The villagers were ignorant; they didn't know that the Mountain God of the Great Mountain had his Divine Soul destroyed and was completely Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering many years ago.
Now... even if they shouted until their throats were raw, they couldn't summon the Mountain God!
"I guess it still depends on this old man..."
He used his long sword to support his body, preparing for a final stand.
Before he finished speaking.
"Rumble!"
A loud explosion sounded from the sky above!
Immediately after.
Before Li Xuanxiao could react.
A dazzling flash of lightning split apart the Yin Qi covering the village, striking directly onto the female corpse who was slowly walking toward him!
Heavenly light poured in through the rift, illuminating Li Xuanxiao, who was stunned on the ground, and the hundreds of villagers kneeling in prayer!
Li Xuanxiao raised his head to look at the entity bathed in light, his eyes immediately widening as a mixture of horror and shock spontaneously arose!
He opened his mouth wide and blurted out:
"...The Mountain God!"