Chapter 139

Surrounded by darkness, Hongjun was caught off guard and fell into a pool of water.

"I don't know how to swim …" Hongjun was soaked in cold water and immediately said nervously. Li Jinglong's strong arm grabbed him tightly, and with a kick of the water, he swam towards the shore.

In the darkness, the wails of flood dragons could be heard everywhere, and the water was overwhelming. Li Jinglong immediately thought that this should be the Dragon Transformation Pool that Qiu Yongsi mentioned.

The magic on the Mountain and River Brush disappeared, and the flood dragons in the abyss were deceived. For a moment, they were furious, but did not dare to approach the Dragon Transformation Pool. Immediately, a small commotion occurred, and they actually bit each other in the air, tearing at each other, and dragon blood sprayed down from the sky. Li Jinglong grabbed Hongjun's arm tightly and covered his mouth. The two bowed, and along the Dragon Transformation Pool, they tiptoed away.

Hongjun handed the Mountain and River Brush to Li Jinglong, and Li Jinglong kept it in his arms. After leaving, he returned it to Qiu Yongsi. After his eyes adjusted to the light, he realized that it was not completely dark here.

"What is this place?" Hongjun said, "I thought it was all stone."

The dark abyss was shrouded in a faint light, and in the light, a ruined battlefield appeared. This battlefield was extremely vast, and the ground was covered with long halberds, scattered arrows, longbows, and rusty iron swords.

Li Jinglong picked up a sword, which was so rusty that it was rotten. With a flick of his finger, it would break.

"It's the remains of a battlefield." Li Jinglong answered.

"Who in Hangzhou would fight here?" Hongjun asked curiously.

"They must have used some kind of magic to move it here." Li Jinglong said, "Didn't you notice? The space array here is very similar to the one that Xie Yu used. "

Hongjun picked up a big arrow and looked at the arrowhead. Li Jinglong said, "This is an arrow used to shoot flood dragons."

Hongjun understood. This looked a little like the remains of the battlefield between the humans and the flood dragons.

Light appeared in the distance. Li Jinglong took Hongjun to the place where there was light. Gradually, blue veins of the earth appeared under their feet.

"Earth vein!" Hongjun exclaimed.

They had once seen the location of the earth vein in Luoyang. The earth vein extended in all directions like blood vessels. Li Jinglong said, "Be careful, don't step on it."

The energy of the Earth Vein became denser and denser. When the light was brighter, an altar appeared in the distance. The two of them stopped and looked at the altar.

It was a door propped up by stone pillars. The door stood in this deserted corner of the abyss. Inside the door, there were many forms of ancient weapons made of stone. Sabers, swords, axes, halberds, dagger-axes … There was an altar in the center.

Li Jinglong glanced at it and said, "It's not here. Look further away."

There was an extremely dark pillar of light in the distance. That should be the formation that led to the top of the abyss.

Hongjun didn't know why, but he felt that this place was a little strange. He stood on the other side of the altar and said, "Wait, Jinglong."

Li Jinglong: "?"

"Come here and take a look." Hongjun waved at him. Li Jinglong came to his side and the two of them stood side by side.

"Doesn't this look like Di Renjie's notebook … that …"

"Door!" Li Jinglong suddenly said.

The stone door was the symbol they had seen before, and the stone weapons standing in the door were the lines in the door!

Li Jinglong quickly walked up and looked at the altar. The altar was covered in dust. Hongjun wiped away the dust with his hand. There were six symbols carved on the altar.

In addition to the eye, slope, moon, and river that they had studied before, there was also a circle. There were strange water patterns in the circle.

Li Jinglong: "…"

Hongjun: "…"

"So that's how these symbols came to be." Hongjun said to himself, "But who carved them here?"

Li Jinglong said, "Compared to this, I'm more concerned about … where are the artifacts?!"

Hongjun: "…"

There was a crack in the center of the altar. There seemed to be some kind of weapon stuck in the crack. Around the crack, there were scratches that were obviously new.

"Someone took it away not long ago." Li Jinglong said, "Guess who this person is?"

Hongjun suddenly trembled and said, "Xie Yu?!"

In a flash, a thought suddenly flashed through Hongjun's mind and he was instantly stunned.

Li Jinglong muttered to himself for a while and said with a bitter smile, "Tell me, is this good news or bad news? One of the six artifacts is actually in Xie Yu's hands. "

"No …" Hongjun remembered when he, Xuan Ming, and Qiu Yongsi flew out of the eighth layer. At that moment, he clearly saw a weak flash of light in the abyss.

"I know where it is!" Hongjun said, "Let's go!"

He took Li Jinglong's hand and ran towards the light pillar in the distance. His heart was about to jump out. If he guessed correctly, what he saw on the dragon's back must be a magic artifact from the abyss!

Li Jinglong suddenly understood as he ran and said, "You're guessing that the reason why Xie Yu destroyed the array here is …"

Hongjun said, "It's not a guess. I saw it with my own eyes!"

The two stopped in front of a shallow pond. The pond was full of water from the Dragon Transformation Pool. In the dark sky, the flood dragons avoided this place. Hongjun rolled up his trousers and waded through the water barefoot with Li Jinglong. In the middle of the pond, there was a huge flat pit. Inside the pit was a huge array that had been carved out. The array was just as Qiu Yongsi said. It was divided into two rings and had already become dislocated. One could still vaguely see that the flow of energy was blocked. The array's rune circuits used the ley lines as its energy source and flickered between light and dark.

On one side of the array, there was a thick, curved magic artifact. The array's energy was wreaking havoc around it and was extremely unstable. It was obvious that Xie Yu had first used this magic artifact to destroy a part of the array. Then, he pulled the inner and outer rings, causing them to become dislocated before leaving it here.

"Demon Binding Rope!" Li Jinglong shouted.

The two did not care about the array and hurriedly jumped down. Hongjun reached out to grab it, but Li Jinglong stopped him and said, "Wait."

The Demon Binding Rope seemed to be made of metal. It was firmly embedded in the ground and had already become one with the ley line array. The surrounding energy was wreaking havoc. It was much more ferocious than the ley lines of Luoyang in the past. As soon as it approached, it released electric light and shot towards the two.

"You can do it." Hongjun encouraged Li Jinglong and said, "Put in more effort!"

Li Jinglong actually became nervous and said, "I … … I don't know … … Di Gong also did not say how to obtain this magic artifact."

"The Sword of Wisdom has already acknowledged you." Hongjun said, "Go!"

Li Jinglong composed himself and looked at Hongjun. Hongjun nodded.

Li Jinglong walked forward. Hongjun's hand emitted a five-colored divine light, ready to help Li Jinglong resist the energy impact of the ley lines. Li Jinglong muttered to himself for a moment. He took a deep breath and knelt down on one knee. His right hand reached for the Demon Binding Rope embedded in the stone.

"This junior prays for the Immovable Wisdom King … … to bestow upon me a magic artifact." Li Jinglong said in a low voice. Then he stretched out his hand and pressed it on the Demon Binding Rope. In an instant, the ley line energy surged wildly. It followed Li Jinglong's hand and spread to his entire body!

Li Jinglong let out a wild roar. His primordial spirit almost left his body. A blue spirit body appeared behind him. Hongjun shouted, "Jinglong! Hold on! "

Lightning flashed around Li Jinglong's body. His entire body turned into a phantom spirit. He gritted his teeth and tried to pull the Demon Binding Rope. However, he could not move it no matter how hard he tried. He exerted his strength again. Then, the Demon Binding Rope shook with a golden light and bounced him away!

Hongjun rushed forward and hugged Li Jinglong. The two of them fell to the ground. Li Jinglong's hand could not stop trembling. He gasped for breath and his eyes were filled with fear.

"How can this be?" Hongjun said in disbelief.

"I'll try again." Li Jinglong said to himself. Hongjun hurriedly said, "Wait! Don't! "

The Demon Binding Rope's rejection of Li Jinglong was unexpected. However, he was absolutely unwilling to give up. He pounced forward and grabbed the Demon Binding Rope.

"Give it to me … …" Li Jinglong gritted his teeth. "What do you mean by this?!"

"Let go!" Hongjun roared. The Earth Vein True Fire was almost burning Li Jinglong's primordial spirit. If this continued, it would be dangerous!

The Demon Binding Rope flicked again. The golden light bounced Li Jinglong away. Li Jinglong fell to the ground and fell silent.

Hongjun: "… …"

Li Jinglong panted for a moment and looked at Hongjun. This was the first time Hongjun had seen that look in his eyes since he met him.

"It doesn't recognize me." Li Jinglong said.

Hongjun: "No … … this is impossible. It should be related to the Earth Vein."

Li Jinglong finally said, "The Immovable Wisdom King's artifact … … it doesn't recognize me."

Hongjun frowned and said, "This … … how can this be? Think about what went wrong? "

Li Jinglong was silent for a long time. Then, he said, "There's no need to think about it. The same goes for the Sword of Wisdom. It has never treated me as its master. To me, it has always been just an ordinary weapon."

"What?!" Hongjun couldn't believe it.

Li Jinglong looked at Hongjun with confusion and helplessness in his eyes.

"But you can clearly reach Divine Bestowal!" Hongjun said.

"That's the Heart Lamp." Li Jinglong replied, "Every time I use the Sword of Wisdom, I'm just injecting the power of the Heart Lamp into the sword. In fact, when I subdue demons and demons, I use the power of the Heart Lamp. The Immovable Wisdom King has never taken care of me."

"No, no, no … …" Hongjun said, "This is too ridiculous … … Let me think … … You've transformed into golden armor … …"

"That's Randeng's armor." Li Jinglong said, "If I really had the power of the Heart Lamp and the Immovable Wisdom King, the Sword of Wisdom would have other uses other than killing enemies … … But look."

Li Jinglong pulled out the Sword of Wisdom from his back and gestured to Hongjun. Hongjun remembered that from the Nine-Tailed Fox to the Battle Corpse Ghost King and then to Xie Yu, the Sword of Wisdom did not play much of a role in every battle against a strong enemy. More importantly, it was a medium for Li Jinglong to release the Heart Lamp.

Hongjun looked at Li Jinglong and said, "What … … What should we do?"

Li Jinglong spread out his hands and smiled helplessly.

Hongjun never thought that Li Jinglong, who had held the Sword of Wisdom for so long and was also the leader of the Exorcism Division, had never obtained the recognition of the Immovable Wisdom King and had the power to control magic artifacts! However, it made sense when he thought about it. If he had the Heart Lamp and the True Power of the Immovable Wisdom King, Li Jinglong's magic power would definitely not be so little.

This had completely overturned Hongjun's understanding. However, when the two of them faced each other, Hongjun felt that Li Jinglong had always been uneasy.

"You've felt it long ago." Hongjun said.

Li Jinglong nodded helplessly and said, "Isn't this a little self-deceiving?"

Hongjun said, "Then … … actually … … you can't be considered the successor of the Immovable Wisdom King."

"Yes." Li Jinglong said.

Hongjun said, "But you have the Heart Lamp. That's not wrong."

Li Jinglong replied, "That's true."

Hongjun said, "That's enough. Anyway, we can't let one person take all the advantages in the world, right?"

When Li Jinglong heard this, he suddenly couldn't help laughing.

Hongjun sat across from him on the ground and said, "Actually, I like Randeng more than the Immovable Wisdom King."

"Don't be like this." Li Jinglong didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Really!" Hongjun said seriously.

He really didn't like the Immovable Wisdom King. After all, the scene of him almost dying miserably in the golden flames still made him have an innate fear of the Wisdom Sword.

Li Jinglong said, "But no matter what, we have to take it out. Otherwise, this array can't be repaired. I'll try again."

Li Jinglong took a deep breath, but Hongjun said, "Let me do it."

Li Jinglong wanted to stop him, but Hongjun said, "I have the protection of the Five-colored Divine Light. Take out the Demon Binding Rope first, then bring it back and slowly think of a way."

Li Jinglong was very worried, but Hongjun said, "Don't be afraid. I'll let go if I can't hold on."

As he spoke, Hongjun activated the Five-colored Divine Light to protect his body. He stretched out his hand towards the earth vein. The energy of the earth vein shot out with a hum and shot towards Hongjun. However, it flowed rapidly around the divine light barrier, as if it was flowing through a cover and was once again directed towards the ground.

"Be careful!" Li Jinglong said worriedly from the side.

Hongjun first touched the Demon Binding Rope embedded in the stone with his finger. There was no reaction. He said, "It's okay …"

Then, he grabbed the Demon Binding Rope. Then, with a hum, golden light shot out and sent him flying from the ground. He fell out with the Demon Binding Rope.

"Hongjun!" Li Jinglong hurriedly picked him up. Hongjun felt that in that instant, all the meridians in his body had suffered an incomparably fierce blow. It was as if his meridians had been blasted through.

"Here …" Hongjun struggled to get up and handed the Demon Binding Rope to Li Jinglong. Li Jinglong held it in a daze.

"Done?" Hongjun asked.

Li Jinglong didn't say anything. He just nodded.

Hongjun asked again, "Do we still need the remaining four magic treasures when we go out?"

Li Jinglong thought about it and felt very helpless. In the end, he said, "Find them. We still need to find a suitable person and give the Sword of Wisdom and the remaining magic treasures to him."

Although Li Jinglong was normally obsessed with martial arts and couldn't recover from such a blow, he was still open-minded. No matter how unwilling he was, it was useless. What didn't belong to him didn't belong to him. With Hongjun's comfort, he gradually became more open-minded. He said, "Let's calibrate the array first."

Hongjun unfolded the parchment that Qiu Yongsi gave him and studied the direction of the array's flow. Li Jinglong was rather confused. Hongjun looked up at him and smiled.

Li Jinglong frowned.

"I really think that this is pretty good," Hongjun answered.

Li Jinglong said helplessly, "Okay, I know. If it's not, then it's not. If it's not, then it's not. In life, we have to be open-minded."

As they spoke, the two walked into the array and looked up at the horizon. Li Jinglong indicated that Hongjun stood in the inner circle while he stood in the outer circle. He said, "Let's begin."

The two raised their hands and released their transcendence energy.

Li Jinglong's entire body emitted a white light that connected with the earth veins. Hongjun's Jasper Peacock Plume bloomed with splendor. The five-colored divine light was like a fantasy colored glaze. It shone with tens of thousands of rays and connected with the energy of the earth veins.

Li Jinglong said, "Pay attention to the direction of my rotation …"

Hongjun faced the pillar of light and looked at Li Jinglong outside. Li Jinglong's long hair fluttered in the wind. In the abundant energy of the earth veins, he was like a divine and dignified young heavenly general. At this time, his heart was slightly moved. Was it because the Acalanatha's magic tool thought that he already had the Mind's Lamp in his body, so it was unwilling to recognize him as its master?

This thought only flashed through his mind. Following a loud noise from the ground, the outer layer of the array began to rotate. Hongjun spread his hands by his side and closed his eyes, guiding the energy back to its original position.

Following the rotation of the inner and outer circles, the destructive energy of the array gradually calmed down. With a series of loud noises, the entire abyss seemed to have undergone a strange displacement.

On the ninth floor, the pagoda within the pagoda had been completely destroyed. Qiu Yongsi and Ashina Chong stood on the platform and felt the world around them begin to rotate!

"They're calibrating." Qiu Yongsi said, "Later, help me guard the surroundings."

Ashina Chong said, "Where is the attack coming from?"

Ashina Chong saw that there were no signs of abnormalities. The flood dragons had all fled and the ninth floor was empty. Where would the attack come from?

"It's everywhere. You'll know in a moment." Qiu Yongsi said, "I'm starting!"

Then, Qiu Yongsi floated up into the air. He formed a seal with both hands and began to chant. His right hand drew one blue rune after another in the air. As soon as the rune was formed, it began to scatter.

Immediately after, there was a dragon's roar. Ye Ming's ashes fused with the dragon's soul and flew around the platform at the top of the pagoda. Qiu Yongsi activated the array around him and buzzed.

Ashina Chong: "Wait — wait — what — is — this? Qiu — Yong — Si! You … explain … it clearly … "

The flow of time changed strangely. Countless cracks appeared in the sky, and light shone from the cracks. In the ninth level, thousands of glowing dragon souls suddenly appeared and rushed toward the formation!

Ashina Chong: "…"

Ashina Chong cast a spell and summoned Bahram, the God of War. A fire whip appeared in his hand, and he turned around and lashed out at the air! The first flaming whip lashed out at the flood dragon soul rushing toward Qiu Yongsi. Using pure energy against pure energy, the flood dragon soul was sent flying!

The ninth floor was filled with a large number of dead flood dragon souls. Normally, no one would be able to interfere. However, the moment Ye Ming's soul fused with his ashes, the rules of the Dragon-Subduing Pagoda changed. The dead souls began to attack the formation!

Ashina Qiong did her best to protect the array formation. The flow of time became extremely fast in an instant, then returned to normal in an instant, then slowed down at times. Ashina Qiong had no idea how fast her whip would be in the next moment, so she could only grit her teeth and endure.

"Can you hurry up?" Ashina Chong shouted.

"Hurry up!" Qiu Yongsi shouted. "Don't shout. I can't be distracted!"