The Night Watchman of Siheyuan

Tianpeng Rebirth: The Battle of Buddhism and Taoism

Chapter 38: Stone Gate Opens, Mysterious Shadow

Everyone looked at the huge Shadow Cult symbol on the stone gate, and a chill ran down their spine. The Shadow Cult symbol appeared here. Did they already have a head start and explored this ruin? Or did this symbol have some other meaning?

"The symbol of the Shadow Cult is here. It seems that things are becoming more complicated." Yang Jian frowned, tightly gripping the three-pointed, double-edged sword, and stared at the stone gate vigilantly.

Ao Bing walked forward and carefully observed the stone door, and found that in addition to the Shadow Cult symbol, there were also some small runes on the stone door. He tried to inject his magic power into these runes, and the runes lit up slightly, but the stone door did not move at all.

"It seems that we need to find other ways to open this stone door." Ao Bing said.

At this time, Xifeng noticed that there was a concave circular hole on the walls on both sides of the stone gate, and the size of the hole was exactly the same as the Spirit Source Holy Pearl. "Perhaps this Spirit Source Holy Pearl can play a key role." Xifeng said.

Feng Yao nodded, took out the Spirit Source Holy Pearl, and placed it in the holes on both sides. As soon as the Spirit Source Holy Pearl was placed, the runes around the holes lit up, and the light spread along the wall, finally converging on the Shadow Cult symbol on the stone door.

As the light grew stronger, the stone door slowly opened, and a smell of decay came in. Behind the door was a spacious hall, in the center of which stood a huge stone platform, on top of which stood a crystal coffin emitting a faint glow.

Everyone walked into the hall carefully, always alert to the dangers that might appear around them. Just as they approached the stone platform, several shadows suddenly appeared in the corner of the hall. The shadows moved quickly, so fast that before everyone could react, they pounced on them.

Yang Jian reacted quickly, his heavenly eyes opened instantly, and he saw the black shadows clearly. These black shadows looked like humans, but they had no facial features, their bodies were as black as ink, and they held black sharp blades in their hands.

"Everyone be careful, these black shadows have bad intentions!" Yang Jian shouted and rushed towards the black shadows first. As he swung the three-pointed, double-edged sword, a golden blade energy was slashed out. The black shadow was hit by the blade energy and his body paused slightly, but he quickly recovered and continued to pounce on the crowd.

Bajie wielded his nine-toothed rake and engaged in close combat with the shadow. Every time the rake fell, it would bring up a puff of black mist, but the shadow seemed tireless and kept attacking.

Ao Bing cast a dragon spell, and ice spikes protruded from the ground and pierced the black shadow. Although the ice spikes could temporarily block the black shadow's movement, they could not cause fatal damage to it.

Feng Yao used the light of the Holy Spirit Pearl to illuminate the black shadow, and the black shadow's movements became slower under the light. Xi Feng took advantage of this opportunity to control the water vapor in the hall, forming a series of water whips, which whipped the black shadow.

However, there were so many shadows that the crowd gradually became overwhelmed. During the fierce battle, Bajie was not careful and was scratched on the arm by the sharp blade of a shadow.

"Damn it! What on earth are these black shadows? Why are they so troublesome!" Bajie said gritting his teeth, covering his injured arm and continuing to fight.

Just as everyone was in a bitter battle, Yang Jian suddenly discovered that the black shadow seemed to be afraid of the crystal coffin. Whenever it got close to the crystal coffin, the black shadow's actions became more panicked.

"Everyone, move towards the crystal coffin. These dark shadows seem to be afraid to get close to the crystal coffin!" Yang Jian shouted.

Hearing this, everyone moved towards the crystal coffin while resisting the attack of the black shadow. When they approached the crystal coffin, the black shadow did not approach easily, but just wandered around, making low roars.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but they knew that these shadows would not let them go easily. What secrets were hidden in the crystal coffin, and why did the shadows fear them? All of this was waiting for them to uncover...

Chapter 39: The Secret in the Coffin and the Appearance of a Phantom

Everyone gathered around the crystal coffin, watching the shadows lingering around warily, and at the same time they were full of curiosity about the secrets in the crystal coffin. Yang Jian approached the crystal coffin, trying to see clearly what was inside through the glimmering crystal. In the crystal coffin lay a man in ancient clothes, with a handsome face but a strange paleness. On the man's chest, there was a black crystal embedded, which exuded a gloomy atmosphere similar to the symbol of the Shadow Cult.

"Who is this man? Why is there such a strange crystal on his chest?" Ao Bing asked puzzledly.

At this moment, some runes suddenly appeared on the crystal coffin. The runes flickered with a faint light and gradually pieced together into an ancient text. Feng Yao was proficient in many ancient texts. After carefully identifying them, she slowly said: "It is recorded here that this person is called Youying. He was a powerful evil cultivator in ancient times. He tried to rule the three realms with taboos. In the end, he was sealed here by many immortals and gods. The crystal on his chest seems to be the core of his power and the key to unlocking many of the ruins.