The Blade-Wielding Legend-Chapter 1216 - 637: A Close Call (Part 2)

A stream of yin energy whistled in, and the surrounding temperature suddenly dropped.

Frost condensed on the ground, and Li Yan's mind went numb from the cold.

"Roar!"

With a loud roar, the coffin lid popped up again.

Before Li Yan could react, a pair of icy hands suddenly seized his throat.

Feeling intense pain in his neck, Li Yan let out a low shout and simultaneously grabbed the opponent's wrist. Two Soul-breaking Flying Blades whistled out, directly severing both of the opponent's arms.

At the same time, chains clattered in his ears.

The demon was unwilling, but had already been locked by the Netherworld General. Around him, the Yin Wind intensified, and Li Yan heard angry and desperate screams in his ears.

In just a single breath, the darkness rapidly dispersed.

Along with it, the demonic qi inside the old zombie also vanished.

As the yin soldiers departed, the darkness quickly disappeared, leaving the cave in dead silence.

Crack!

Li Yan tore away the severed hands, and the bruises and fractured bones on his neck quickly healed.

He spat harshly on the ground, looking towards the coffin.

Up close, this thing was even more terrifying. Its skin was blackish-green, covered in folds, and seemed to have been dead for a long time, yet the flesh continued to grow, becoming neither human nor ghost.

It turns out to be an old yin person...

"Old yin person" is different from zombies.

Zombies are corpses that cause trouble after death.

While "old yin person" is different from "living people", it refers to someone whose soul remains within the body after death.

In the folk culture, there are some elderly people who live for a long time, their temperament becomes strange, they always like to stay in dark rooms, gradually fearing light and craving blood, continuing to eat, drink, and defecate, but the body begins to decay.

The weaker ones will suffer the pain of the body's decay day and night, going mad until the body collapses.

Those who understand the mystery will hide in the mountains and practice in yin places, gradually turning into evil spirits.

The mad old witches in the Wushan Goddess Palace have become "old yin people".

Disinclined to look at that revolting face, Li Yan quickly surveyed the scene, taking the only bamboo slip from beside it.

After stuffing it into his chest, he turned his head to look around.

Inside the cave, there was a mess everywhere, with yellowish collapsed paper figures scattered all over.

Many coffins had cracked open, and the faces of the people inside were whiter as paint, their bodies covered in frost, evidently unlucky to be possessed by paper figures and taken away together by Yin Department Soldiers.

Beside one coffin, Zhao Lvzi was kneeling on the ground.

He had already fainted, both wrists slit, blood flowing.

The coffin was covered in talismans drawn with handprints dipped in blood.

Obviously, Zhao Lvzi didn't hesitate to expend essence blood to protect the person inside the coffin.

Li Yan had already guessed who was in the coffin, his face turning dark as he approached, kicking the coffin lid away.

Whoosh

A figure accompanied by Yin Wind attacked him.

It was the once charming shopkeeper at Fenglai Inn in Chang'an City, Feng Feiyan.

At this moment, her face was bluish-purple, her eyes blood-red, with a paper figure plastered on her back.

Originally having practiced martial arts, Feng Feiyan was also targeted by the paper figure and used as a puppet.

To prevent being taken away by yin soldiers, Zhao Lvzi also sealed her in Guanzhong.

Faced with the attacking Feng Feiyan, Li Yan's expression did not change, he abruptly lifted his hand, grabbing her neck and hanging her in midair.

Crash~

The dense Three Talents Demon Suppression Coin on the arm guard "Thousand Thoughts" trembled simultaneously.

Massive yin energy directly sent the paper figure on her back flying.

Before it hit the ground, it was pinned in midair by the Soul-breaking Flying Blades and tore apart.

With Feng Feiyan's neck in hand, a trace of killing intent flashed in Li Yan's eyes.

He knew Zhao Lvzi's character clearly.

This Feng Feiyan was originally a schemer and even a spy of the Captain Bureau, perhaps it was this woman's incitement that led Zhao Lvzi to leave Guanzhong and encounter these calamities.

"No..."

A weak voice came from the ground, Zhao Lvzi had already awakened.

Feeling Li Yan's killing intent, his face turned pale, and his eyes pleaded.

What is all this...

Li Yan was annoyed inside, but no longer acted, placing Feng Feiyan back on the ground.

Though Zhao Lvzi was sincere, he was also clever, knowing what Li Yan was thinking, he shook his head weakly and said, "Brother Li, it's not related to my wife. If not for her risking her life to save me, I would have died in Guanzhong."

"Hmm?"

Li Yan was somewhat surprised, about to inquire, but suddenly lifted his head, a chill rising on his back.

He could feel the terrifying Qi outside rising sharply.

Bringing with it boundless resentment and twisted Astral Bane energy.

It's the Six Kingdoms demon army that absorbed the Evil Spirit!

These things were originally suppressed within the Fake Yin Bureau Six Palaces.

Xu Fu deliberately left a flaw, Wang Xuanmo left paper figures and subordinates to guard, only to be destroyed by Yin Department Soldiers.

The current Fake Yin Bureau can no longer suppress the Demon Army of the Six Kingdoms.

Meanwhile, the cave trembled, with rocks and earth falling chaotically.

"Let's get out first!"

Li Yan, without another word, directly pulled out an Armored Horse, tied it to his leg, and quickly began chanting spells.

Whoosh!

A Grass Spirit Paper Man soared into the air.

As Li Yan chanted, the Yin Wind howled, and a massive dark shadow merged with the paper man.

Called for this time was the "Giant Sky Warrior Executioner, Marshal Meng".

Among the eight generals of the inner altar, he possessed the greatest strength.

With Marshal Meng's Divine Power bestowed upon him, Li Yan felt a surge of immense strength rising from his feet, swelling his arm muscles, and significantly enhancing his power.

"Nuogao! Six Jia Nine Chapters, Heavenly Circle and Earthly Square, Four Seasons and Five Elements, Sun and Moon Light..."

As the North Emperor Divine Travel Spell was cast, a gale howled around them.

Li Yan did not explain and directly grabbed the arms of the two companions, stepped forward with his left foot, and enveloped them in the wind, charging out of the cave.

There are varying levels of Armored Horse techniques; originally, with his Dao, he could only carry one person. But with the added Divine Power from Marshal Meng, carrying two while using the Divine Movement Skill was effortlessly manageable.

Upon exiting the cave, the outside had indeed changed.

Stacks of coffins lay haphazardly around, their lids shattered, all containing pale-faced figures in black robes.

These demons were Wang Xuanmo's subordinates, practitioners of the "Corpse Coffin Longevity Technique."

They manipulated Papermen, causing disturbances, with their Divine Souls also led into the Netherworld.

And surrounding them, the Fake Luofeng Six Palaces suppressing the Six Kingdoms' Demon Army was also rumbling continuously, with bricks and debris collapsing.

Cracks appeared on the stone stele standing outside the palace gate.

"Go!"

Li Yan merely glanced and then grabbed the two companions, sprinting down the mountain.

With the Armored Horse's enhancement, his speed was astonishing.

The wind howled, and in no time, they reached the foot of the mountain.

The Netherworld Road at the mountain's base was equally on the verge of collapsing.

The wronged souls of the Six Kingdoms' magicians within the Yin Fog had now reverted to their true forms, with blood-red Sha Qi surging all over, frenziedly pounding against the stone walls of the Netherworld Road, while the beams made of spirit wood from the Three Emperors Mausoleum visibly decayed.

Faced with this situation, Li Yan was struck by a dilemma.

To leave, they had to pass through the Netherworld Road, but given this predicament, it seemed fighting their way out was the only option.

The Divine Movement Skill was unusable and couldn't carry his two exhausted companions.

"Brother Li, you should go on," Zhao Lvzi said, panting heavily. "Don't worry about us..."

"What nonsense are you saying!"

Li Yan cursed, ready to carve a bloody path.

Buzz!

Just then, a sound came from across the Netherworld River.

Yin Jiuge appeared, thumb pressed against the root of the unnamed finger, the other three fingers standing vertically.

This was the "Taishan Seal", symbolizing Taishan Lord suppressing ghosts;

He took three Yu Steps, turning and reversing, aligning with the Qin's count in Water Virtue.

Simultaneously, the old man grabbed a handful of Five-Colored Soil from the pouch at his waist, casting it skyward, and shouted loudly:

"By Hou Tu we swear, Li Mountain for tomb! Five colors prevail, Yellow Springs are sealed—!"

This was the Netherworld Sect's "Five Sacrifices Exorcism Technique", secret from the Qin Palace.

As recorded in the Qin Bamboo·Daily Book, "Five Sacrifices" refer to door, household, well, kitchen, and central beam.

The Netherworld Sect traces back to the Qin Palace's Secret Blessings, naturally familiar with this technique.

This technique, considered the official orthodoxy of the Qin Dynasty, was no lesser than today's Mystical Sect orthodoxy.

As the Five-Colored Soil fell from the sky, the dust soared, incense Qi rose, and the previously violent Netherworld Road suddenly quieted down.

Li Yan, without hesitation, sprung up, jumping onto the beams at the Netherworld Road's top, made from the collapsing Three Emperors Mausoleum's spirit wood, directly passing over the heads of the Six Kingdoms' magicians' wronged souls.

Through the Netherworld Road, he then rode the waves, arriving at the opposite bank of the Netherworld River.

"Quick, go!"

At this moment, Yin Jiuge's face was entirely bruised, and his nose was bleeding profusely.

Evidently, using the Qin Palace's Secret Technique had taken a considerable toll.

Li Yan dragged Zhao Lvzi and his other companion, while Yin Jiuge employed the Escape Technique, madly running towards the exit.

Behind them, a swarm of Five-Colored Corpse Spiders chased aggressively.

These monsters were hidden inside ceramic coffins, appearing as rows of coffins pursuing them.

Just as they exited the cave, Lv San and others came up to them.

"Move!"

Wu Ba roared, hoisting the Tiger-Squat Cannon.

As Li Yan and the others leaped to the side, he ignited the fuse aimed at the cave entrance.

Boom! A tremendous explosion.

Amid flying sand and stones, the underground palace began to slowly collapse...