Starting with the Earth God, the path to immortality is deduced!

It's still raining.

Crackle, crackle.

It hit Zhou Yuan's face.

It was icy cold.

But it's a little cold.

It was nothing compared to the chill in his heart.

Zhou Yuan gripped the extinguished oil lamp tightly.

The knuckles turned white from excessive force.

His gaze.

He stared intently at Uncle Liu, who was already lifeless in his arms.

That guy usually looks a bit sleazy.

He liked to smoke a pipe at the entrance of the mortuary.

A middle-aged man who always greets him with a smile as "Little Zhou".

They just left like that?

"Uncle Liu..."

Zhou Yuan's voice was hoarse.

It felt like swallowing several pieces of burning charcoal.

"Don't worry."

"Whether it's some kind of Nether Dragon or Nether Worm."

"It doesn't matter whether it's the Void Religion or the Void Religion."

"As long as I, Zhou Yuan, have a breath left."

"We must wipe them out completely!"

"Slay them all, leaving no one alive!"

boom!

It seemed to sense Zhou Yuanchong's overwhelming killing intent.

The book "Strange Tales of Gods and Monsters" in his hands trembled once again.

A dark red glow.

Following Zhou Yuan's arm.

It spread to Uncle Liu's corpse.

however.

In the very next second.

A bizarre scene unfolded.

"Uncle Liu" in Zhou Yuan's arms.

The moment I came into contact with that eerie light.

It started to shrivel up.

Originally a body with flesh and blood.

Like a deflated balloon.

It collapsed rapidly.

"Old Zhou!"

"Look!"

Ma Ling'er, who was standing next to her, exclaimed in surprise.

She widened her eyes.

Pointing to Zhou Yuan's arms.

He had a look on his face as if he'd seen a ghost.

Zhou Yuan was also taken aback.

Look down.

There was no trace of Uncle Liu's body in his arms.

That was clearly a yellow talisman paper that had long been soaked and ruined by the rain!

There were also a few straws tied together to form a framework!

Besides.

There was only one letter folded into a triangle.

It lay quietly among the straw.

It hadn't gotten very wet yet.

It was obviously put in recently.

"this……"

Zhou Yuan was stunned.

Even for someone who was used to seeing strange and supernatural phenomena.

My mind is a little foggy right now.

"Paper doll substitution technique?!"

Ma Ling'er, after all, came from a prominent family.

I recognized this technique at a glance.

She wiped the rain off her face.

She was both crying and laughing.

He slapped Zhou Yuan's thigh.

"Old Zhou!"

"Uncle Liu is not dead!"

"This is a high-level technique from the Earth God lineage!"

"Scattering beans to create soldiers, paper cutting to bring forth spirits!"

"That old bastard..."

"You made me shed so many tears for nothing!"

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath.

My heart felt like it was on a roller coaster.

It soared from the bottom of the valley to the clouds in an instant.

The ecstatic joy of something lost and then found again.

It almost made him drop the oil lamp.

"It's good that he's not dead..."

"Thank goodness he's not dead!"

他颤抖着手。

Pick up that letter.

There was a faint magical seal on the letter.

They encountered Zhou Yuan's aura.

It unlocks automatically.

A familiar voice.

The words echoed directly in Zhou Yuan's mind.

She appeared somewhat weak.

But more than anything, it's a cunning and calculating shrewdness.

"You brat."

"When I saw this letter."

"Did you cry?"

"hey-hey."

"I'm an old man with a tough life."

"The King of Hell hasn't saved me a seat yet."

Hearing that smug tone...

Zhou Yuan couldn't help but laugh and curse.

"You old bastard."

Then.

Uncle Liu's voice became serious.

To make a long story short...

"This old man did get a little injured."

"The original plan was to destroy the two nodes in the south."

"As a result, we ran into a big fish."

"A branch master of the Wukong Sect."

"That guy's tough."

"His evil skills are no less than those of the Left Protector back then."

"I wasted two of my trump cards."

"It barely managed to destroy the node."

"We lured him away."

"I'm currently hiding in a safe place to heal my wounds."

"I can't go back anytime soon."

"But this trip wasn't in vain."

"I've found their hideout!"

Zhou Yuan's expression hardened.

They immediately perked up their ears.

"These arrangements in the city."

"Including that man of a thousand faces."

"It's all just a facade."

"This is to weaken the seal on Fengzhou."

"The real altar."

"At Black Wind Mountain, thirty miles outside the city!"

There is a place there called "Soul-Severing Cliff".

"The Wukong sect operated there for decades."

"That's their headquarters."

"It is also the key to reviving the Nether Dragon!"

"You brat."

"The crisis in the city has been temporarily averted."

"But as long as that altar still stands."

"Fengzhou will forever hang on the edge of a knife."

"remember."

"Do what you can."

"If things are beyond saving..."

"Let's run away with that girl Ling'er."

"Where there's life, there's hope."

"We're not afraid of running out of firewood."

The sound stopped abruptly there.

The letter turned into pulp in the rain.

Zhou Yuan slowly clenched his fist.

His eyes gleamed.

"run?"

"Uncle Liu."

"You underestimate me, Zhou Yuan."

"Now that we know where the stronghold is..."

"There's no reason to be a coward!"

He turned his head.

He looked at Ma Ling'er.

The rain gradually subsided at this point.

The eastern horizon.

A faint hint of dawn appeared.

The fighting that night.

It's finally over.

But the real battle.

just began.

"Ling'er".

"Can you still move?"

Zhou Yuan asked in a deep voice.

Ma Ling'er got up from the ground.

He patted the mud off his butt.

Pick up the demon-subduing staff that was not far away.

Carry it on your shoulder.

Although his face was pale.

Her hair was messy.

But in those big eyes...

Yet it burned with a fierce fighting spirit.

"nonsense."

"I am a descendant of the Ma family."

"What's so surprising about this?"

"Speak."

"Where to kill them?"

Zhou Yuan grinned.

He revealed a set of gleaming white teeth.

"No rush."

"Sharpening your axe won't delay your woodcutting."

"Let's take a look at our spoils first."

Done.

He closed his eyes.

His mind sank into the earth god seal within his body.

hum!

As divine thoughts unfolded.

The underground network of the entire Fengzhou city.

It clearly came to mind.

original.

Those veins in the earth, like blood vessels.

It was riddled with holes by the black evil energy.

There were blockages and festering sores everywhere.

But now.

With the destruction of several key nodes within the city.

In addition, the largest gap at the south gate was blocked.

The flow of the earth's veins.

Things have stabilized.

Although still very weak.

But that suffocating sense of oppression.

Most of them have already disappeared.

"The earth's energy is rising."

"The seal is secure."

Zhou Yuan felt much more at ease.

"It seems our actions in the city..."

"It did indeed disrupt the Wukong Sect's plans."

"This gave us some breathing room."

He slowly opened his eyes.

His gaze swept over the quiet demonic beasts around him.

at this time.

These hundreds of demonic beasts.

They were surrounding them.

Or they lie on the ground panting.

Or perhaps they were licking each other's wounds.

The red light in their eyes has faded.

Instead.

It's a deep sense of exhaustion and confusion.

The largest wild boar king.

Right now, it's lying at the feet of the rolling ball.

Hmming and whining.

Like a wronged child.

And this thing called "Gun Gun".

He was sitting casually on the back of the wild boar king.

He pulled a bamboo shoot out of nowhere.

They were munching away, crunching and munching.

He acted like an old man.

"These big guys..."

"What should we do?"

Ma Ling'er looked at the enormous number of demonic beasts.

I'm a little worried.

"Release them back into the mountains?"

"still……"

Zhou Yuan touched his chin.

A calculating glint flashed in his eyes.

"Release them?"

That's such a pity.

"This is a ready-made force."

"Since the Wukong Sect has given us such a great gift..."

"Why would we refuse?"

"But……"

Ma Ling'er scratched her head.

"They are only temporarily awake."

"The poison in my body has been cured."

"But its wild nature is untamed."

"If a fight breaks out..."

"It's very difficult to command."

"not necessarily."

Zhou Yuan smiled mysteriously.

"That was just a rough reassurance."

Give me some time.

"I want them."

"To become true divine warriors and celestial generals!"

Done.

Zhou Yuan sat cross-legged on the wet street.

My mind once again sank into the "Tales of Gods and Monsters" in my head.

Splash!

The pages of the book are turned.

I just killed those evil masters.

Especially the lead beast tamer.

Their lingering souls.

It is currently sealed within the book.

It transformed into pure Yin energy.

"Sacrifice!"

Zhou Yuan silently recited in his heart.

Black flames ignited in the book.

The remnant souls let out mournful screams.

It was instantly refined.

A massive flow of information.

It flooded into Zhou Yuan's sea of ​​consciousness.

That was about the cultivation methods of the "Scripture of Ten Thousand Beasts".

And various secret techniques for controlling Gu and taming beasts.

"Discard the dross."

"Take the essence."

"Strange Tales of Gods and Monsters".

"Deduction!"

Zhou Yuan mobilized all the Yin energy in his body.

Injected into the pages of the book.

A magnificent golden light shone forth.

The previous [Earth God Taming Technique].

At this moment.

It began a frenzied evolution.

Originally, this was a method that could only simply soothe the emotions of wild animals.

It began to become complicated and mysterious.

Countless runes arranged and combined in Zhou Yuan's mind.

Gradually, a brand new scripture was formed.

[Deduction successful!]

[Achieved advanced divine ability: Myriad Spirits Divine Control Technique!]

[The Myriad Spirits Divine Control Technique: A secret method of the Earthly Deities, using the earth's energy as a medium and the divine soul as a guide, it can communicate with all spirits, form battle formations, and command them with absolute precision, as if they were one's own limbs!]

boom!

Zhou Yuan felt a sudden clarity in his mind.

It was as if a huge door had been opened.

He suddenly opened his eyes.

Within the pupils.

A flash of earthy yellow divine light appeared.

That feeling.

It was as if he had become the master of this land.

The heartbeats and breathing of the surrounding monsters.

Even a fleeting thought.

All of this was clearly presented in his perception.

"rise!"

Zhou Yuan gave a low shout.

There was no loud shouting.

But this one word.

It seemed to resonate directly in the hearts of all the demons and beasts.

Swish!

Hundreds of demonic beasts.

Whether injured or not.

I'm still tired.

At this moment.

They all stood up in unison.

Their movements were synchronized and uniform.

It's like a well-trained army.

The way they looked at Zhou Yuan.

No longer feeling lost.

Rather, it is a sense of awe and obedience that comes from the depths of one's soul.

That was submission to the gods of this land.

"Wow!"

Ma Ling'er was startled.

The demon-subduing staff in his hand almost hit the instep.

"Old Zhou!"

"What...what kind of sorcery is this?"

"It's even more sinister than the Ma family's spirit-summoning magic!"

Zhou Yuan slowly stood up.

He patted the dust off his clothes.

A confident smile curved his lips.

"This is called divine magic."

"It's not called sorcery."

He walked up to the wild boar king.

I reached out and patted its head, which was as hard as a rock.

The wild boar king obediently lowered his head.

It emitted a low humming sound.

"Ling'er".

"You understand animal language."

"Ask them for me."

"About that Black Wind Mountain stronghold."

"How much do they know?"

Ma Ling'er came to her senses.

He nodded.

They walked up to the Wild Boar King.

He made a series of strange syllables.

That was the Ma family's secret language of spiritual communication.

The wild boar king raised its head.

He hummed and hawed at Ma Ling'er for quite a while.

It would occasionally wave its hooves.

He gestured to indicate what the name was.

Several old wolves nearby also came over.

She added in a low sob.

After a while.

Ma Ling'er turned around.

His expression was somewhat grave.

"Old Zhou."

"The situation is not very optimistic."

"Everyone says."

"That place is terrifying."

"Deep in Black Wind Mountain."

"There is a huge underground palace."

There is only one entrance.

"and."

"The place is heavily guarded."

"Besides the fact that there are many human evil sorcerers."

"There are many monsters even more powerful than them."

"It is said that..."

"There's also a flying zombie monster."

"They specifically eat human brains."

Zhou Yuan frowned slightly.

"A flying yaksha?"

"No."

"It's probably not at that level yet."

"At most, it's a flying corpse that failed to be crafted."

He analyzed the situation calmly.

"but."

"There's only one entrance..."

"This is a bit troublesome."

"It's easy to defend but difficult to attack."

Zhou Yuan paced back and forth a few steps.

Tactics were rapidly forming in his mind.

A direct assault is definitely not going to work.

Even with the help of these hundreds of demonic beasts.

They rushed into that narrow underground palace.

They would only become easy targets.

We must find a way.

Lure them out.

or……

Working together from the inside and outside!

"Ling'er".

"I have a plan."

Zhou Yuan stopped in his tracks.

A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.

"but."

"I need to get things sorted out at home first."

"Walk."

"Back to the city!"

……

Fengzhou City.

North Gate Mortuary.

This is the place with the heaviest yin energy in the whole city.

People usually dislike and hate dogs.

But at the moment.

However, it became the last line of defense for the entire Fengzhou.

Inside the lobby.

The candlelight was bright.

Gatekeeper Wang Bo.

He was currently huddled in the armchair.

He was holding a rusty wood-chopping knife in his hand.

He was shaking like a leaf.

And opposite him.

A dozen or so men dressed in coarse linen clothes stood there.

these people.

They were all "local deities" from Fengzhou City.

In other words, these were the lowest of the low, such as coffin bearers, paper sculptors, and cobblers.

On ordinary days.

They were of low status.

But at the moment.

Each of them wore a resolute expression on their face.

"Uncle Wang!"

"Just say something!"

"The whole city is now full of monsters."

"Brother Zhou and that girl from the Ma family are still working hard outside."

"Our bunch of men."

"Are we just going to cower here like a coward?"

A burly coffin bearer.

He slammed the coffin-carrying bar he was holding onto the ground.

The floor tiles trembled from the impact.

"that is!"

"Brother Zhou has always taken good care of us."

"Although we are not capable."

"But even if you bite with your teeth."

"It can even bite and kill a few evil spirits!"

Others echoed his sentiments.

The sentiment is exciting.

Uncle Wang's lips trembled.

I was just about to say something.

Sudden.

A beam of yellow light shone in from outside the door.

His figure appeared in the center of the lobby.

It was Zhou Yuan and Ma Ling'er.

"Brother Zhou!"

"It's Brother Zhou back!"

The crowd immediately cheered.

It's like finding a pillar of support.

Zhou Yuan looked at these familiar yet rough faces.

A warm feeling welled up in my heart.

This is the bottom layer of the vast world.

Perhaps they lack the extraordinary cultivation level.

They do not have noble blood.

But in the face of disaster.

They possess the most genuine passion.

"Dear uncles and brothers."

"Zhou Yuan is very polite."

Zhou Yuan clasped his hands in a fist salute.

He bowed deeply.

"No, no, no!"

"Brother Zhou, you're making us feel so bad!"

Everyone quickly moved aside.

Zhou Yuan straightened up.

His gaze swept over the crowd.

His expression was solemn.

"Now."

"The situation is urgent."

"I won't bother with any formalities."

"The crisis within the city has been temporarily averted."

"but."

"The root cause has not been eliminated."

"Me and Miss Ma."

"We must leave the city immediately."

"Go and destroy the stronghold of the Wukong Sect."

"otherwise."

"Wait until dawn."

"Or tomorrow night."

"They came back strong."

"Our Fengzhou City."

"It's really over."

Upon hearing this...

The lobby fell silent instantly.

Everyone realized the seriousness of the situation.

"Brother Zhou."

"Just tell me."

"What do you want us to do?"

"That coffin bearer asked loudly."

Zhou Yuan nodded.

He pulled out a handful of pre-drawn talismans from his pocket.

This is how he took advantage of the previous gap.

Combine the methods found in "Strange Tales of Gods and Monsters".

A hastily made "house protection and peace charm".

Although the level is not high.

But its advantage lies in its large quantity.

Moreover, it was blessed with the power of the Earth God.

It has remarkable effects against common evil spirits.

"Uncle Wang."

Zhou Yuan looked at the old man huddled in the chair.

"Although you are timid."

"But you've guarded the mortuary for so many years."

"He exudes a strong aura of malevolence."

"Ordinary wandering ghosts and spirits dare not approach."

"I'm handing this 'General's Order' to you."

Zhou Yuan placed a black wooden plaque.

He stuffed it into Uncle Wang's hand.

"Starting now."

"You lead everyone."

"Defend the mortuary."

"This is the Yin Eye of Fengzhou."

"We absolutely cannot afford to lose this position."

"in addition."

"Distribute these talismans."

"Apply it to the remaining four key points of the formation in the city."

"As long as the mortuary remains standing."

"The core of the formation must not be destroyed."

Even if some escaped the net.

"It won't cause any big waves."

Uncle Wang tremblingly accepted the wooden plaque.

Looking into Zhou Yuan's determined eyes.

Suddenly, I took a deep breath.

The old eyes were originally cloudy.

A sliver of light appeared.

"Little Zhou..."

"Go ahead without worry."

"This old man's life is in danger."

"I was found here."

"As long as I have a breath left."

"The gate to this mortuary."

"Except for you."

"Nobody's getting in!"

Zhou Yuan nodded heavily.

"good!"

"I'm leaving this place to you!"

Everything is arranged.

Zhou Yuan did not linger.

He turned and walked out of the mortuary with Ma Ling'er.

The rain outside has stopped.

The air was filled with the mixed smell of dirt and blood.

"Old Zhou."

"Are we really going to do this?"

"Just the two of us?"

Ma Ling'er looked at the empty streets.

I felt a little uneasy.

Despite the grand words just now.

But that's the headquarters of the Wukong Sect.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a dragon's den or a tiger's lair.

Zhou Yuan stopped in his tracks.

There was no direct answer.

Instead, he took out a black pill from his pocket.

This was just looted from that beast tamer.

It is called "Juyin Dan".

It is highly poisonous to living people.

But for those who cultivate the Yin and Yang spirit systems...

It is a highly nourishing food.

Especially for Zhou Yuan now.

"Ling'er".

"Protect me."

"The time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

Zhou Yuan did not hesitate at all.

He swallowed the pill directly.

"You want to break through now?!"

Ma Ling'er exclaimed in surprise.

"Are you crazy?!"

"At times like this..."

"Precisely because it is at a time like this."

"That's why we need even greater power."

Zhou Yuan sat down cross-legged.

His eyes were firm.

"Nighttime Realm"

"Not enough."

"What I want to see."

"It's not just about the night."

"besides……"

"Daytime!"

boom!

The elixir entered the stomach.

It instantly transformed into billowing yin energy.

Like the Yangtze River.

It impacted Zhou Yuan's meridians.

If it were an ordinary person...

They would have exploded and died long ago.

However, Zhou Yuan possesses the protection of the Earth God Seal.

In addition, there is the transformation of "Strange Tales of the Gods and Monsters".

These are violent, yin energies.

They were quickly tamed.

It was transformed into pure magic power.

It flooded into his mind.

Within the sea of ​​consciousness.

Originally, that blurry, indistinct little soul figure.

It began to solidify at this moment.

Facial features gradually became clear.

He looks exactly like Zhou Yuan.

This is the rudimentary form of the Yin spirit!

Zhou Yuan sensed it.

My senses are expanding wildly.

It penetrated the walls of the mortuary.

It penetrated the city walls of Fengzhou.

even……

I sensed the first rays of dawn breaking on the horizon.

pain!

The moment the soul touches that ray of morning light.

A burning pain struck.

Yin spirits belong to Yin.

It fears yang energy the most.

This is also why the Night Wanderer can only appear at night.

But Zhou Yuan did not back down.

He gritted his teeth.

He forcibly controlled the soul.

Go and greet the baptism of that first ray of morning light.

"When Yin reaches its extreme, Yang is born."

"After the worst comes the best."

"Give me……"

"change!"

Zhou Yuan roared inwardly.

The Book of Gods and Monsters has turned a new page.

Two large characters were prominently displayed above:

[Daytime Trip!]

hum!

As that ray of morning light was absorbed into the soul.

Zhou Yuan felt something deep within his originally cold soul.

A sudden warmth arose.

This warmth was faint.

But it is incredibly resilient.

It spread rapidly throughout the body.

That feeling of fearing sunlight.

Disappeared!

Instead.

It was a feeling of power I had never experienced before.

It was as if he only wanted to.

Even under the blazing sun.

It can also cause the soul to leave the body.

Explore the world!

Although it is still a long way from being a true daytime tourist destination.

But he has already reached that threshold.

This is him now.

It can already be called a "half-day tour"!

call--

Zhou Yuan let out a long breath.

Slowly open your eyes.

This moment.

In his eyes.

It was as if the sun and moon were revolving.

Radiant with light.

Even Ma Ling'er next to her.

They were all forced back two steps by this imposing aura.

"Old Zhou..."

"you……"

Ma Ling'er swallowed.

It was as if they didn't recognize Zhou Yuan anymore.

"Are you even human?"

"How long has it been?"

"Another upgrade is coming?"

Zhou Yuan stood up.

I stretched my muscles a bit.

His bones crackled like popping beans.

At this moment, he...

I felt an explosive power surging through my body.

That was a divine soul power far exceeding that of the Night Wanderer Realm.

as well as……

This land granted him authority!

"Let's go."

Zhou Yuan looked towards the direction outside the city.

at this time.

The sky was already beginning to lighten with the first hint of dawn.

But in the direction of Black Wind Mountain.

It was still shrouded in a thick, dark cloud.

It's like a giant maw waiting to devour its prey.

"It's dawn."

"We should go and call those rats who can't stand the light of day..."

"Get up."

Zhou Yuan waved his hand.

In the shadows of the south of the city.

Countless red eyes lit up.

That was a massive army of beasts, already fully prepared and ready to go.

"Ling'er".

"this time."

"We're going to go big."

Ma Ling'er looked at Zhou Yuan's tall and straight back.

Suddenly I realized...

This boy looks ordinary on ordinary days.

at this point.

It really looks like a statue...

A god walking among humans!

She tightened her grip on the demon-subduing staff.

A carefree smile curled at the corners of his mouth.

"Okay."

"Then let those bastards know."

"The sky over Fengzhou."

"What's your last name?!"

Two people and a bear.

Leading a vast and mighty herd of beasts.

In the last glimmer of darkness before dawn.

They broke out of Fengzhou City.

aims.

Heading straight for Black Wind Mountain!

Meanwhile.

Thirty miles away.

Deep in Black Wind Mountain.

Inside a gloomy and terrifying underground palace.

A black-robed figure sits upright in a pool of blood.

He suddenly opened his eyes.

In those eyes.

There is no white in the eye.

There was only endless darkness.

"Um?"

"They actually broke my Heart-Eating Gu?"

"You still dare to come knocking on our door?"

"interesting."

"That's really interesting."

The man in black robes slowly stood up.

Fresh blood in the blood pool.

It slid down his long robe.

It makes a hissing, corrosive sound.

"Fengzhou Tugong..."

"Since you're in such a hurry to die..."

"Then I..."

"Take your soul."

"To Lord Dark Dragon..."

"Sacrifice the flag!"

……