ebookland Chapter 192 Multiple Paths to Success
Chapter 192 Multiple Paths to Success
Da da da!
The rapid sound of horses' hooves echoed along the official road.
Seated on the horses were men dressed in tight-fitting clothes. Their uniform attire, bright eyes, and slightly protruding temples clearly indicated that they were all accomplished martial artists.
When these people reached the fork in the road, they automatically split into two groups and headed in two different directions, each seemingly with a very clear purpose.
Soon, one of the groups arrived at the destination first.
A village at the foot of a mountain.
At the village entrance, several villagers dressed in tattered hemp clothing stood there, and when they saw the crowd riding horses toward them, a look of relief appeared on their faces.
"Which one is the village chief of Huangliu Village?!"
The group stopped at the village entrance, and the leader immediately shouted at the villagers.
"I am... may I ask if you are the esteemed figures of the Myriad Manifestations Sect?"
Among the villagers, an old man with gray hair stepped forward shakily and asked the group a question.
"Indeed! I am the Hall Master of the Myriad Manifestations Sect!"
The group dismounted, took the reins, and approached the old man, then asked:
"So you're saying there are traces of evil spirits here?"
The old man's eyes flashed with fear, and then he quickly said:
"Sir, it is true. A few days ago, a stranger passed through our village, but ever since he left, people have been going missing in Huangliu Village every day, and most of them are young and strong. If this continues, Huangliu Village will have no one to carry on its legacy!"
Wu Xi listened to the village chief's words, then frowned and looked at the village in front of him. He found that there were not many people walking on the village roads, and every household had their doors tightly closed. Only a few brave people were peeking out from the half-open door cracks.
Clearly, something had happened in the village.
"Come on, take me to see the house that person lived in."
Wu Xi waved his hand and immediately led the group to follow the village chief into the village.
The village chief led everyone along the path in the center of the village until they reached a house, then said to Wu Xi:
"Sir, this is the room."
Upon hearing this, Wu Xi immediately gave a hand gesture to the people behind him. Then, the group took out talismans from their pockets, held them in their palms, and slowly approached the hut.
Although the stranger had left, it might have been a smokescreen. He might have circled back and was hiding somewhere in the house, or even in the tunnel.
Just as Wu Xi reached the door, she suddenly noticed that a ring on her wrist was vibrating violently.
"Damn it! Retreat!!"
Wu Xi roared and then retreated rapidly. At the same time, the tightly closed wooden door suddenly burst open, and a dark figure shot out from it.
"Gah gah gah, you lot..."
“Swish swish!!”
Before the strange figure could finish speaking, several evil-dispelling talismans suddenly flew out of the air and collided with the dark figure instantly.
"Boom!! Boom!! Boom!!"
A series of huge explosions rang out, and the shockwaves in front of the small house kicked up plumes of dust, making it impossible for everyone to open their eyes.
Seeing this, Wu Xi and the others were not surprised at all. Another talisman for warding off evil spirits slipped from their sleeves and they held it tightly in their hands, fearing that a second dark figure would rush out of the small house.
But after the smoke and dust had completely cleared, no second dark figure emerged. Only then did they relax slightly, draw their longswords and sabers from their waists, and move forward in an arc.
On the ground lay a charred corpse, and Wu Xi and the others breathed a slight sigh of relief upon seeing this.
"The evil-dispelling talisman given by the Elephant Lord is indeed powerful; this external evil couldn't even withstand one round."
Upon seeing this, one of the gang members immediately laughed and said...
"Shh, continue."
Wu Xi waved his hand and led everyone into the house.
After everyone entered the house, Wu Xi did not find any other external evil spirits, but she did find several shriveled corpses under the bed in the bedroom.
It was obvious that these corpses were those of the villagers who had gone missing in recent days. However, the villagers did not expect that this so-called outsider would secretly return after leaving and use this place as a base to continuously kidnap villagers to cultivate evil spirits.
As for the statue, Wu Xi didn't find it either. He guessed that someone who dared to hide here alone to refine evil energy would at most bring some fragments of evil energy, and it was impossible for them to bring a complete statue.
Otherwise, Huangliu Village would have been sealed off by the blood sacrifice of the statues long ago, and there would have been no way for anyone to send messages to the outside world.
The village elder stood there silently the whole time, only cautiously asking when he saw Wu Xi and the others come out again:
"May I ask, sir, what is this...?"
"solved."
Wu Xi glanced at the old man and then spoke.
"Thank you so much, sir! You are truly a second parent to Huangliu Village. On behalf of all the villagers of Huangliu Village, I thank you!"
Upon hearing this, the village chief immediately knelt down on the ground with a thud and said to Wu Xi.
"If you want to thank someone, thank our Lord Elephant. Otherwise, you poor, remote places can only slowly wait to die!"
Wu Xi said coldly, showing no kindness despite the village chief's kneeling.
In fact, these warriors generally disliked such villages. If it weren't for Ding Yi's request, they wouldn't have traveled all the way here to resolve any potential external evils lurking in these villages.
"May I ask, sir, what is the name of the Lord?"
"Li Baozheng, the Baozheng who protects the peace of this region!!"
Wu Xi said something indifferently, then led everyone to remount their horses and gallop out of the village.
On the other side, at the Gate of All Things.
Ding Yi was sitting in his study with his hands behind his back, looking at a huge map on the desk in front of him. Suddenly, he raised an eyebrow as a notification popped up in front of him.
[You have slain the demon of Jinggu Palace, your lifespan increased by 9 years and 23 days.]
"Hmm? Another one solved?"
Ding Yi looked at the prompt in front of him, and then some doubts arose in his mind:
"Why is the lifespan granted by these gods reduced so much? Is it because I didn't directly intervene, or is it because I've already entered the Yuanqiao realm, thus reducing the lifespan of lower-level gods?"
After thinking for a moment, Ding Yi shook his head again.
Regardless, this widespread expansion greatly increased the speed at which he gained lifespan, which was also his first purpose in controlling the Myriad Manifestations Sect.
In just half a month, he had gained more than a hundred years of life through this kind of wide-net, concentrated attack decapitation operation. In addition, he obtained three god statues from Liu Xun, which also made his lifespan successfully exceed 200 years!
At that moment, Ding Yi picked up a wooden statue of a deity from the table in front of him and began to caress it in his hands.
With such a long lifespan, the most important thing is naturally to improve one's cultivation level.
Aside from taking drugs, the fastest way for him to improve his cultivation was by absorbing evil energy.
However, since there is no malevolent energy, we can simply strengthen it to produce one.
To avoid being discovered when entering the city, he would absorb the statues he received from Liu Xun every month on the way.
Of course, this had no impact on him. With lifespan, he had everything; all things were under his control.
Thinking of this, Ding Yi picked up a pen and wrote the words "Can be converted into a jade-colored statue to absorb the full amount" directly on the statue.
The next moment, a line of text appeared before Ding Yi's eyes:
"Currently available for enhancement, with a required lifespan of 72 years. Enhance?"
Yes!
Ding Yi didn't hesitate and immediately chose yes.
Then, the idol in his hand was gradually enveloped in a ball of light and trembled slightly in his palm.
A few breaths later, the light dissipated, and the wooden statue in Ding Yi's hand transformed into a transparent, jade-colored deity statue with a glassy sheen.
Moreover, the appearance of this statue seemed to bear a faint resemblance to Ding Yi, which left Ding Yi somewhat puzzled.