UGB Chapter 38: The Anomaly [Requesting Recommendation Votes]
Chapter 38: The Anomaly [Requesting Recommendation Votes]
"Next, it's time to exchange the remaining two!" Wei Wuji looked at Yang Jiuli and Tang Yuan.
Tang Yuan looked at Yang Jiuli, as if seeking the latter's opinion.
Immediately, on the stone island, Qin Zhixue blinked her beautiful eyes and looked at Yang Jiuli with hopeful eyes.
She knew that her life was in the hands of the young man before her.
"One hand for the person, the other for the order. I'll hand over one first!" Yang Jiuli said, looking at Wei Wuji.
To open the 'Black Abyss' Ancient Temple, three tokens must be collected.
They must keep one in hand so they can make plans.
This is the proper way to plan.
"Alright!" Wei Wuji pondered for a moment, glanced at Yang Jiuli, and then nodded.
Almost simultaneously as he spoke, Wei Wuji moved his hand, and Qin Zhixue's body was pushed towards the edge of the spirit pool by a surge of purple energy.
With a flick of his hand, Yang Jiuli sent the token flying toward Wei Wuji.
The token and Qin Zhixue almost brushed past each other.
As Qin Zhixue was pushed out, Qin Shisan immediately leaped forward towards the spiritual pool with his feet, intending to catch her.
Clearly, he was also afraid of unforeseen complications that could cost his daughter her life.
However, at this very moment...
A sudden change occurred.
Qin Shisan felt a chill run down his spine, as if there were thorns sticking out of his back.
Qin Shisan moved with the agility of a swallow, and in a few flashes, he leaped twenty meters into the Black Spirit Pool, appearing in front of Qin Zhixue.
Just then, a strange change occurred in the Black Spirit Pool.
"That is..." Qin Zhixue was shocked and looked up at the sky.
A shadow loomed over the sky.
Several willow branches, resembling spears, wriggled and then flashed, piercing directly into Qin Shisan's back.
There were also branches thorns pointing at Qin Zhixue.
"It's a tree spirit...!" As the branches pierced through, Qin Zhixue was shocked and completely stunned.
The scene before her eyes was soul-stirring and changed her perception of the world.
These branches were clearly from the enormous willow tree, which was over a hundred meters tall, located by the Lingtan Pool.
At that moment, a human face shrouded in a green mist appeared on the trunk of the willow tree.
His face was wrinkled like tree bark, giving him a slightly aged appearance, and his beard hung down, making him look quite old.
At that moment, its eyes snapped open, and it spoke in human language, "Forget all desires, sever all ties with the mortal world, enter my Pure Land, and you will never fall into hell." The voice was old and ethereal, like a spell being chanted, or like a ghost or god summoning someone, carrying a magical power.
When its eyes blinked, they carried a fluctuation of spiritual power.
This fluctuation of mental energy, combined with the incantation-like chanting, seeped into people's minds, causing Qin Zhixue to feel a momentary daze.
She felt drowsy, as if she had entered a fairyland filled with spiritual energy.
For a moment, she forgot that she was in danger.
Not only Qin Zhixue, but Qin Shisan was also slightly startled, his gaze blank for a moment.
Below, by the spirit pool, the willow branches drooped down, and suddenly, pupils emerged from their tips, looking at the people from the three major forces.
Its pupils opened, releasing a mist that permeated an area of a hundred meters in radius, accompanied by a spiritual fluctuation.
In just a moment, Tang Yuan and Yang Xuan were slightly dazed by the Spirit Pool.
Tang Yifan, Qin Jianhe, Tang Xiao, Yang Qin, and the others were all stunned, trapped in the illusion.
When this willow tree, now possessed by a spirit, cast its soul-capturing illusion, its branches, like spears, simultaneously pierced the three martial artists.
On the Lingtan Island platform, Wei Wuji's lips curled into a cold smile. With a wave of his hand, he unleashed a surge of purple energy to capture the 'Black Abyss' ancient token thrown by Yang Jiuli.
Clearly, the willow tree spirit's intervention was part of Wei Wuji's plan.
Fifteen years ago, after reaching the Grandmaster realm, Wei Wuji came to this place and encountered this willow tree that had become a spirit.
That time, the old willow tree launched a surprise attack, killing many renowned and powerful members of the Great Wei royal family.
Wei Wuji almost fell for it too.
Fortunately, thanks to his Grandmaster cultivation, he survived.
After learning that the renowned Sword Manor and Snowdrift Manor had summoned their patriarchs, Wei Wuji planned to join forces with the old tree spirit.
For him, there are no eternal enemies, only immediate interests.
Yesterday, it was Wei Wuji who informed Old Willow Tree of the existence of a Grandmaster's corpse, which prompted him to launch a surprise attack on the camp.
Because absorbing the essence and blood of a Grandmaster can strengthen the soul of the old willow tree spirit.
At the same time, the three 'Black Abyss' ancient tokens also greatly tempted the old willow tree.
The heritage there might be the key to its transformation.
Therefore, they hit it off immediately and decided to strike unexpectedly at this moment.
The current scene is exactly as Wei Wuji predicted.
"This old willow tree's bewitching illusions are getting more and more powerful!" Wei Wuji whispered as he grabbed the Black Abyss Token.
He also became more wary of the old willow tree.
However, at that moment, Wei Wuji's pupils suddenly contracted.
The purple energy emanating from his palm was about to bind Yang Jiuli's ancient 'Black Abyss' token, which was being thrown at him.
In that instant, the 'Black Abyss' ancient token flashed and flew backwards towards Yang Jiuli.
Upon closer inspection, Wei Wuji discovered that Yang Jiuli, who should have been under the spell of the willow tree spirit, still had bright and clear eyes, showing no signs of being possessed. This made Wei Wuji's heart skip a beat, and he sensed something was wrong.
He recalled that Yang Jiuli had also used a secret technique at Piaoxue Manor to make him lose his senses.
Although not as strong as the old willow tree, it still shows that the young man seems to know this kind of soul technique.
However, Wei Wuji remained relatively calm.
Even if Yang Jiuli wasn't bewitched, it wouldn't matter.
Once those around him are killed, he and the willow tree spirit can join forces to kill the young man in front of him.
but……
Before Wei Wuji could think further...
A sudden change occurred.
But then, a light shone from the coffin that Yang Qin was carrying, and the spirit of Yang Xiangru appeared.
With a flick of his hand, the sword that Yang Qin was carrying on his back was ejected from its sheath and flew into 'Yang Xiangru's' palm.
Yang Xiangru, holding a precious sword, slashed it towards the willow branch high above the cold pool.
brush!
Sword energy crisscrossed, chilling the air, freezing everything in its path.
At this moment, the branches in the air that were piercing Qin Shisan were only two inches away from him.
Just as Qin Shisan was about to fall into the trap, the branch was frozen in place.
Beside her, Qin Zhixue's blank expression lasted only a moment. Suddenly, golden light shone from between her brows, and the fourteen mantras in her mind were triggered, emitting a blazing golden light that restored her senses and pulled her out of the illusion.
As soon as she emerged from the illusion, Qin Zhixue felt an extremely cold aura sweep over her.
They could also see the spear-like, swift branches frozen in mid-air.
In that instant, Qin Zhixue was drenched in cold sweat, as if she had just escaped from the gates of hell.
Immediately, her gaze shifted, looking down towards the edge of the spiritual pool.
There, Yang Xiangru's body was suspended in mid-air, holding a sword.
In addition, Yang Jiuli also brought the 'Black Abyss' ancient token to his front.
"It's him..." Qin Zhixue's heart skipped a beat.
She knew that it was this young man who had saved her and her father.
Just then, a clanging sound rang out.
Just as those dozens of branches were piercing the warriors of the three major families, a cold aura shield suddenly appeared centered on Yang Jiuli.
The protective barrier formed by the condensed cold air completely enveloped Yang Jiuli and the forces from the three sides.