Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 125 Chasing Troops
It was the coldest time of winter, with leaden clouds covering the sky, biting northerly winds, and snow already covering the tops of the mountains.

Bao Ren was sitting cross-legged on a large rock at the highest point. Suddenly, he felt something in his heart. He opened his eyes and looked up into the sky. He saw a handsome man in a white robe with gentle eyes and eyebrows appearing out of thin air.

The man in white robe walked steadily to him as if there were stairs under his feet, stood on the snow with a smile, and politely clasped his fists to Bao Ren and said, "Excuse me, are you Taoist Master Bao?"

"Yes, old Taoist." Bao Ren nodded, looked at this guy who was easy to be liked by others and said, "Are you here to arrest me?"

"Yes, I am Diwuwei. I am the leader of the Chongguang Clan of the Gouchen Siling Guangwei in the Daliang Inner Court Administration Office." Diwuwei introduced himself in a serious manner: "Actually, my target of this trip is not the Taoist priest, but since I have met him, I cannot let him go."

"Why is that?"

"Yes, why?" The Fifth Dimension scratched his head and finally remembered:

"Oh, yes, you stole the Three-Life Stone from Lingyin Temple. I must arrest you and bring you to justice to appease the anger of the monks."

"Are you, the Daliang court, willing to be the lackeys of Buddhism? Helping foreign evil monks to harm your own people?!" Bao Ren said angrily.

"I do have different opinions, but I am a nobody and can only follow orders." The Fifth Dimension said gently, "Excuse me, Master, do you want to fight with me or just follow me? It's up to you."

"Nonsense! If I could surrender, would you still need to seal my memory?" Bao Ren spat, stood up and said, "Come on, let me experience your great magical power!"

"The elders please go first." The Fifth Dimension stretched out his hand and said seriously.

"I won't be polite! The wind is blowing!" Bao Ren said as he swung his whisk, and hundreds of wind blades whistled and surrounded the fifth dimension.

The wind blade was extremely sharp, and any grass, trees, or rocks that came into contact with it would be shattered into dust.

The Fifth Dimension took a leisurely step to avoid it, as if he was strolling in the garden, and said with a smile: "What a nice breeze, so cool!"

"Then I'll make you feel cold all over!" Bao Ren shouted, and his whisk turned into a streak of light pointing to the sky: "The north wind is cold, and the rain and snow are heavy!"

The fierce north wind blew sand and rocks from the top of the mountain, breaking trees and snapping them. The dense leaden clouds above also dropped heavy snow. In an instant, the top of the mountain was covered with snow and wind, and it was so white that you couldn't see your hand in front of you.

"Master, you are so clever in making good use of the weather and the location!" Although the Fifth Dimension's vision was blocked by the wind and snow, he still couldn't stop praising.

Unexpectedly, Bao Ren had already hidden himself in the strong wind, and fell in front of him, pressing his hand directly on his chest.

"Strong winds reveal strong grass, cold winter reveals withered grass!"

The fierce and extremely cold wind blew all over the Fifth Dimension's body, freezing him instantly. The exposed skin was covered with white frost.

The Taoist priest used all his strength again and smashed it to pieces with a whisk!

After casting this set of high-level spells, Bao Ren was already out of breath, and he had lost seven out of ten of his strength. But he knew that only by taking advantage of the opponent's initial underestimation and testing him, and fighting with all his strength, would he have a chance to defeat the strong with the weak.

If you delay for too long, you will definitely lose...

"Good, great." He was about to stand up straight when he heard the fifth dimension's sincere voice of praise in his ears.

Bao Ren swung his whisk in horror and hit the fifth dimension who was applauding, but it was like hitting an ice sculpture, shattering it into countless ice cubes.

Only then did he realize that he had been under an illusion. Shocked, Bao Ren no longer bothered to use magic, but mobilized all his energy, punched and kicked with the wind, and swung his whisk fiercely, fighting hand-to-hand with the Fifth Dimension, who was not good at physical skills.

Unexpectedly, the Fifth Dimension stopped using magic and fought him hand to hand, without dodging or evading, and took all of Bao Ren's moves. Obviously, the gap between the Sixth and Seventh Apertures was deeper than he expected. But Bao Ren also had a killing move that was useless. Taking advantage of the opportunity of close combat, he suddenly opened his mouth and spurted out an inconspicuous colorless flame.

Bao Ren always made the other side think that he was a master of using wind, but in fact, his best skill was using fire.

To refine the inner elixir, wind is only auxiliary and fire is the main force!

The Fifth Dimension was caught off guard and was indeed caught in the trap. Although he retreated quickly, he was still stained by the colorless fire. He quickly teleported away and slapped the flames on his arms. But he couldn't extinguish them...

His skin and flesh were burned through, and his bones were exposed. Diwuwei quickly took out a pill and swallowed it, and he recovered instantly.

"..." Bao Ren felt a surge of despair in his heart. He saw that the other party had just eaten the Yushu Pill. How could he fight him if he used this thing as a healing medicine?
The fifth dimension was also shocked and asked: "Samadhi True Fire, are you practicing inner alchemy?"

"Nonsense, who would have such a strong internal fire if they didn't practice inner alchemy?" Now that he was recognized, Bao Ren would not deny it. But he had already made up his mind to perish together with his enemies, because the imperial court would definitely kill all those who practiced inner alchemy.

After saying that, he regrouped, burned all the spiritual fluid in his body, and resolutely launched an attack on the fifth dimension.

The fifth dimension no longer held back and fought him with all his might.

Bao Ren no longer had a chance. He was knocked down by the Fifth Dimension again and again, and got up again and again. He was bruised and swollen, and his whole body was covered with wounds, but he still attacked tenaciously.

The Fifth Dimension suddenly realized that he was destroying himself. He quickly slapped his palm, and a golden word "Ding" shot out from his palm and hit Bao Ren.

Bao Ren was unable to move for a moment, and the Fifth Dimension approached him and pressed down on Bao Ren's lower dantian. His expression changed and he said, "You have already broken the tripod? You want to destroy everything together? Why bother?"

"I will die for a just cause and have no regrets!" Bao Ren's eyes were blazing with fire. With the terrifying power released by the shattered cauldron, he actually broke free from the fifth dimension's immobilization technique and grabbed his hand.

The Fifth Dimension couldn't break free no matter what he did, so he smiled bitterly and said, "Alright, alright, let's not die together. I'm afraid of you, can't I just let you go?"

"Too late!" Bao Ren said, and then there was a deafening explosion, which broke the leaden clouds on the top of the mountain into a big circle.

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In the mountains and forests dozens of miles away, a red leopard was carrying Ren Yuan and A Yao, while A Yao was holding a civet cat, and they were speeding all the way.

Even though they ran away separately, how could Ren Yuan and his senior sister be separated?
Both of them had already sensed that there were pursuers behind them. Ren Yuan was very depressed. He had gone through so much trouble to obtain and refine the Three Life Stone, but in the blink of an eye, he was about to be caught up by the people of the Gou Chen Division...

Damn God, if you want to make people despair, there is no need to give them hope first! Isn't this just playing tricks on people? !
The senior sister sensed his emotions, reached out and held his hand, leaned her cold cheek against his, and whispered: "With Yuan treating me like this, A Yao will die without regrets."

Ren Yuan was about to speak when he suddenly felt his whole body stiffen. It turned out that his senior sister had put a talisman on him.

Then A Yao told Chi Bao, "Take A Yuan and run south!"

After saying this, she turned over, got off the leopard, pulled out the hairpin from behind her head, and swung it, turning it into a long bone sword. She was about to stop the pursuers for Ren Yuan.

Unexpectedly, the enemy did not show up. Instead, a light pink mist filled the air, carrying a drowsy sweetness.

By the time A Yao realized that there was something fishy about the fog, he had already inhaled too much powder fog, his head was dizzy, and the bone sword in his hand fell to the ground.

As she fell asleep, she suddenly saw a fiery red figure rushing towards her from a distance. She couldn't help but curse, "Idiot."

(End of this chapter)