Ancestor Above

Chapter 379

379 Possessed (7k)

The eight trigrams instrument disc in Lu mingheng’s hand could trace back the local spirit Qi change trend for a long time.

He had been worried before that the spiritual Qi in the valley was very special. It was a problem whether the eight trigrams instrument could be traced back.

After trying it out, he found that this was not a big deal. The eight trigrams disc could be traced back. After all, no matter what, void spiritual energy was still a type of spiritual energy and nothing else.

However, he also encountered another problem.

It was true that they could trace it back. However, this thing that was suspected to be Void Spirit Qi had a corrosive-or rather, an annihilating effect-but the patellas were only targeted at things like humans or living things. At this time, any object that reacted with the void Spirit Qi would be annihilated.

In fact, the void Spirit Qi floating in the air was annihilating the surrounding environment at all times. There were no living things growing here because of this. As for the rocks and soil that formed the valley, it was because they had been immersed in a large amount of void spiritual energy over a long period of time and had been assimilated into a similar attribute, so they did not ‘melt’ continuously.

In this Valley, even the air was very thin.

In this case, the eight trigrams disc needed to trace the change in spiritual energy in the past, so it had to have a large amount of contact and reaction with the void spiritual energy. This made it easy for the eight trigrams disc to be destroyed by the void spiritual energy before it could complete its mission.

Lu mingheng had prepared several Eight Trigrams instrument discs, but if one was damaged, the progress that had been traced back would not be inherited by the next one, so it was meaningless.

He could only pour in more of his spiritual energy to protect the structure of the eight trigrams disc. Before the void spiritual energy damaged the disc, it would destroy his spiritual energy.

This had indeed ensured that the eight trigrams disc could work normally, but the consumption of his spiritual power had also increased to a very large extent.

He could only clench his teeth and endure.

However, he was still very calm.

He was carefully calculating his own ability to support himself. If he couldn’t, he wouldn’t be stupid enough to insist on it. If he gave up on one hand, he could return and complete his preparations. There was no need to be a hotheaded brat and carry the burden here.

However, the situation this time was better than he had imagined. Before his body’s condition reached the bottom line that he had set, the eight trigrams disc had already completed the tracing of the changes in the spiritual energy in the past five years.

Logically speaking, this Eight Trigrams disc could be traced back to 15 years at most. However, in the current environment, five years was his limit.

He didn’t hesitate and immediately left.

After quickly leaving the valley, the spiritual power in his body was less than 20% of what it was at its peak. Furthermore, the void Spirit Qi had invaded his body through all means, causing damage to his body and meridians.

But he was not in a hurry to rest.

He took two pills to recover his spiritual power and qi and blood, which could help him stabilize his condition.

Then, he retreated and left the periphery of the valley.

He didn’t run too far, and instead came to a nearby town.

This small town should be an ordinary town under the jurisdiction of Hu Han County. It did not have a spirit vein, so naturally, there were no traces of any activities.

After Lu mingheng entered, he looked for a house and did not disturb the owner. He only made some arrangements in an empty house, then took out a spirit stone and began to meditate.

He was prepared to rest here for a while and leave when he was almost fully recovered. The camouflage he had set up in the room could also ensure that mortals couldn’t find him. Even if they saw him, they would just pretend they didn’t see him.

After resting for a while and recovering a little, he took out the eight trigrams disc and used his spiritual awareness to explore it. He began to read the contents.

To be honest, he was a little nervous. The eight trigrams instrument was located in the ghost Face God Valley, and it could only trace back to the situation in the past five years. It would be fine if they found any abnormal changes, but if they didn’t, it could only prove that Chen Man didn’t make a breakthrough in the valley in the past five years.

It was possible that he had completed the breakthrough earlier, or he did not hold the breakthrough ceremony in the ghost Face God Valley. He couldn’t make any judgment just because of this.

However, after using his divine sense to analyze the information recorded on the eight trigrams instrument, Lu mingheng finally received a piece of information that made him very excited.

The eight trigrams disc clearly recorded that four years ago, there was a very violent spiritual Qi fluctuation in the valley. A large amount of spiritual Qi gathered in the center of the valley and was quickly consumed.

This still couldn’t fully explain that Chen Man had broken through to the Dharma stage, but at least it was a very strong piece of evidence.

He thought for a moment and sent out a Messenger flying sword.

Of course, the flying sword was not sent directly to the Yan Kingdom. Although the messenger flying sword was fast and made little noise, there was a risk of being intercepted while it was still in the process of flying.

This Feng feijian was sent to the South, where there would be a Jinyiwei stop. It would continue to make a few more contacts in the Yan Kingdom, and finally, it would be sent to the Yan Kingdom through other channels.

Furthermore, the contents of the flying Messenger sword were also encrypted. The flying Messenger sword contained a very special spirit energy aura, which had to match with the aura of the secret technique he left in Yan city in order to decipher the message inside.

However, even with such a double protection, it was still impossible for the messenger flying sword to reach Yan city successfully.

Therefore, he put in a few more.

As for the porcelain bottle that had collected the spiritual Qi in the valley, it was impossible to bring it back to the Yan Kingdom by means of the messenger flying sword. He could only think of a way later to transport it back to the country through certain channels.

After these things were done, he could finally recover his physical condition.

When he’d left a ‘kui in the valley, he’d only had a little more than ten percent of spirit power left, and because of the invasion of Void Spirit Qi, his meridians had been in disorder.

He had only rested for a short while, but he had only managed to adjust his chaotic realm energy. He didn’t even have the chance to replenish the spiritual energy he had consumed earlier.

It wasn’t too appropriate for them to continue their journey like this. This place seemed to be safe, so it would be better to recover the consumed spiritual power to a certain level before continuing to move.

It was almost noon when he arrived at the town. Nothing much happened in the afternoon. However, when it was midnight, his spiritual mind suddenly moved. He sensed an aura that made him feel very disgusted at the other end of the town.

That was a person who had joined the devil.

Being possessed by the devil was a proper term. Whether it was a cultivator, a mortal, or even some beasts, they could be invaded and infected by the devil Qi, turning into a devil or a monster.

Those who had joined the devil were basically already dead. It was just an evil thought that was controlling the possessed’s body.

Until now, the entire cultivation world had yet to come to a consensus on the origin of the so-called ‘demonic Qi’ or ‘evil thoughts’.

However, the matter of joining the devil was really annoying to the entire cultivation world. If an ordinary mortal was possessed by the devil, they could destroy a village or even a town if they were not aware of it. Moreover, after they had devoured a large amount of flesh and blood, the speed at which their strength had increased was simply incomprehensible.

Of course, it was easier to deal with these newly-appeared possessed people.

Under normal circumstances, if Lu mingheng encountered a possessed person, there was no doubt that he would take action to get rid of them. It was the same even in Wei country.

Whether it was a demonic cultivator or a demonic cultivator, everyone had the right to kill them. This was the consensus of the cultivation world.

Of course, great Wei was now an enemy country. If there was a large-scale demonic uprising in the Wei Kingdom, it would be a blow to the Wei Kingdom. As for how serious it would be, it would depend on the extent of the demonic uprising. But no matter what, as a Yan person, this kind of thing should be something to be happy to see.

But then again, how could a demonic uprising happen so easily?

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If there was only one devilized person, he wouldn’t be able to cause any trouble in the Wei country. Casually getting rid of it was nothing to do with helping the enemy.

However, this was not an Ordinary Time.

Lu mingheng actually didn’t want to see a tragedy in the world. If he didn’t interfere, even a possessed person would be a disaster if no cultivators visited this ordinary town. But now, he had important matters to attend to and really didn’t want to be involved in such matters.

After hesitating for a moment, he decided not to care.

If a possessed person wanted to destroy a town, it would still take some time for it to develop. If they were discovered after killing or devouring a few people, it would not be impossible for the town’s rulers to eliminate this threat if they were decisive and ordered the strong men to lead the soldiers.

Let’s just wait and see the good fortune of these mortals. He was prepared to stay for two more days and then leave. Whatever happens here is none of my business.

However, the changes in the situation were always unexpected.

At midnight, he sensed the first possessed person, and then more appeared in the second half of the night. Before dawn, the number of possessed people had reached 13.

Even the family he was in had a devilized person.

The male master of this house had been invaded by demonic Qi about an hour before dawn.

In Ming Heng’s perception, this man suddenly sat up from the bed. His dark red eyes stared straight ahead for a while, then turned to his wife sleeping beside him, as if he wanted to swallow her alive.

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Lu mingheng opened his eyes and left his shallow state of cultivation.

He sighed slightly. Now, no matter how optimistic he was, he knew that something big had happened.

Of course, this had nothing to do with his own safety. Even if all the people in the town had become possessed, they would not be able to do anything to him.

But from the looks of it, there were signs of a demonic uprising.

One possessed person was fine, but a group of possessed people was terrifying. Not to mention whether the number of possessed would continue to increase, just the 13 of them in the town right now was not a problem that mortals could solve. And if they were to massacre the entire town in a day or two, then there would probably be 13 demon dwellers at the peak of the Qi cultivating stage or even the foundation building stage.

Of course, this still wasn’t a big deal. However, if the numbers increased and spread like a plague, the situation would become very terrifying.

She didn’t know if she should be happy or not.

But at least for now, he had casually killed the man who had been possessed by the devil.

“I’ll borrow your house for one day to save the lives of your wife, children, and parents. Of course, this is only for this one time.”

After killing the possessed master, he had no intention of staying here any longer.

To put it bluntly, the demonic uprising that was happening in the Wei Kingdom had nothing to do with him, and he didn’t intend to get involved.

After a day’s rest, his condition had recovered quite a bit. This had a lot to do with the effects of the medicinal pill. He calculated in his heart that he should be quite far away from the ghost Face God Valley, and there was no need to be so careful.

After taking flight, he quickly left the town and quickly flew over the sky of another town.

Here, he slowed down a little. To his surprise, he discovered that demonic chaos had also occurred here. Moreover, the situation in this town was even more serious than the previous one. There were at least 200 to 300 possessed people here, and the whole town could be considered to have been destroyed. The remaining people gathered in two large courtyards in the town, guarding against the walls. Some young and strong martial artists were holding weapons and fighting against the possessed people outside, but from time to time, someone would be killed.

In the air, Lu mingheng shook his head. This small town was finished. These mortals couldn’t fight against so many devilized people, not to mention that he saw more than a dozen of them who had reached the Qi refining level, and even one of them had entered the foundation building level.

Devoured beings that were possessed would increase their strength extremely quickly, but the one before Lu mingheng’s eyes was still so fast that it surprised him.

If it had devoured a lot of cultivators, it would have been fine. However, the people it devoured were all ordinary people in the town, and they were divided among two to three hundred possessed people. In a town with less than ten thousand people, it was possible to eat something at the foundation building level.

Was this the demonic uprising?

From the looks of it, it was not just a matter of one or two small towns.

If it was a large-scale demonic uprising, it was necessary to collect the corresponding information.

He then went to the two nearby towns and found traces of demonic chaos. The degree of chaos was different. Some towns had been destroyed, and only demonic people were reveling inside. Some of them were like the small town he had been in before, where traces of possessed people had just appeared.

However, Lu mingheng was already certain that a demonic uprising was about to break out in the southern part of Wei country. It had now entered the initial stage and it seemed that it was not going to be contained. He also saw a small team from a cultivation family in a small town. They seemed to have received some news and came to deal with the problem. In the end, there was a foundation building demon in the town, so the whole team was wiped out without a doubt. Instead, they became excellent nourishment for the demon and gave birth to a new foundation building demon.

The outbreak of the demonic chaos was already a foregone conclusion. It just depended on the extent and scale of the demonic chaos.

Lu mingheng had a faint feeling that this would not be a small matter.

He thought for a moment and headed toward Hu Han County.

If even the county city had fallen, then this matter might even develop into an incident that would affect the Three Kingdoms of Qi, Wei, and Yan.

When he was near Hu Han County, he could feel that the city was filled with a deathly aura.

For a county-level administrative unit like this, the county should at least have a level two or even level three man-made or natural spirit vein. Moreover, there were usually protective arrays in the county.

However, the protective spell formation of Hu Han County seemed to have been destroyed.

After thinking for a moment, Lu mingheng flew up.

Since the defensive array was in a state of being broken, there was no way to restrict flying. Then, he could investigate the situation in the county from a distance. After getting a general understanding of the current situation, he could leave.

However, as he got closer, the situation didn’t seem right.

There were many bedeviled people in the county town, but there were also many cultivators who were still alive. There was even a foundation building cultivator. However, there was no battle between the two sides. They were even mixed together.

“It’s a little strange, Yingluo.”

He decided to take a closer look.

For the time being, he had not sensed any devilized cultivators or cultivators above the initial enlightenment stage in a County. With his strength, even if he was not in his Wanhao state, he should not have encountered any danger that he could not deal with.

After going down for some distance, Lu mingheng finally understood the situation in Hu Han County-on the square in the center of the city, more than three hundred cultivators, including the foundation building cultivator, stood there in a daze. At their feet, there were many human internal organs and a large amount of blood, covering the entire square.

The large number of possessed cultivators surrounding them didn’t attack the cultivators, but just watched silently.

After a while, a possessed person walked up and cut open the stomach of a human cultivator. He dug out all the internal organs and laid them on the ground.

Then, the demonic power that shrouded the entire square became even stronger.

After a while, another devilized person went up and did the same thing, which further strengthened the power of the evil spirit.

At the same time, the strength of all the possessed people present had a small increase.

“This is a live Suan ni offering?” This word popped up in his mind.

If all the cultivators were sacrificed alive, the strength of the hundreds of demons present would be raised to a very high level.

His body turned cold. The disgusting scene in front of him made him, who was no longer a nestling, feel a sense of discomfort both mentally and physically.

The influence of the demonic uprising that had already begun to break out in Wei country had been raised by several levels in his heart.

what a tragedy, ” Lu mingheng sighed in his heart.

This was actually a good thing for the Yan Kingdom. The larger the scale of the demonic uprising, the more energy it would take from Wei.

However, as a cultivator, seeing such a tragedy with his own eyes still made him feel a little sad.

Previously, he had thought of saving the people in the town, but now it seemed that it was useless. He could save her for a moment, but how could he save her for a lifetime? If it wasn’t for the old and young of that family, they would have already been dead and devoured by the possessed.

Lu mingheng sighed. He had already gathered enough information. Later on, he would probably let his Jinyiwei spies pay close attention to the situation in dizhou and closely follow the development of the demonic uprising.

Just as he was thinking about his future work arrangements, he suddenly felt an early warning in his heart.

He summoned the Starlight Jade suppression plate and held it behind his back.

In an instant, he felt a heavy blow coming.

His body was instantly sent flying, but fortunately, the Jade suppression plate was there to protect him, so he didn’t die.

In midair, he adjusted his posture, turned around, and saw the person who had attacked him.

It was a man wearing a gray robe and a grimacing mask. His entire body was surrounded by demonic Qi.

Judging from his attire and appearance, if Lu mingheng didn’t know that Chen Man was here, then he would have wasted his duty as a Jinyiwei.

Who wouldn’t be scared when they saw ghost-faced God Chen Man, who was almost 80% sure that he had advanced to the materialization realm?

Of course, this was definitely not Chen man’s main body.

Chen man’s most famous ability was that he could create many clones. No one knew how many doppelgangers he could create. These doppelgangers were all working for Chen Man. His main body was hidden in the valley-perhaps the one in the valley was also a clone-and he controlled everything.

The one who had attacked him just now should be one of Chen man’s Qiming clones. Otherwise, Lu mingheng would not have been able to block it.

An initial enlightenment clone was also the weakest of Chen man’s clones.

However, what caught Lu mingheng’s attention the most was the strong demonic Qi that surrounded this Chen man’s clone.

“Chen Man, you’ve actually joined the devil?”

“You’re right, but you won’t have the chance to tell anyone else.” Chen Man said as he continued to attack.

Even though this person’s clone was only at the initial stage of the initial stage of the initial enlightenment realm, Lu mingheng still had a hard time dealing with it.

He had only recovered for less than a day, so it was not enough to support him in a battle that was too intense.

Furthermore, although the power level of Chen man’s clone was not high, it was still a clone of a Dharma adept. Its rich combat experience and far-sighted combat style made Lu mingheng suffer.

In a very short time, he fell into a disadvantageous position.

This Chen man’s clone seemed to be of the metal attribute. The sharp white blade brought with it a nauseating demonic Qi. It was casually summoned by the other party, and one after another, it slashed toward Lu mingheng.

Lu mingheng could only rely on the Starlight Jade suppression plate to resist.

it’s a very special defensive magic tool. The material is a little special. I’ll study it carefully after you die. Chen man’s tone was as calm as ever.

Lu mingheng was in despair, but he was still calm.

His rationality told him that in his current state, the chances of him escaping alive were very small. However, he didn’t intend to wait for death. The battle had to continue.

This shield was a high-quality item that his family had specially forged for him before he left his family for the Wei Kingdom. Although it had the common name of the Jade suppression plate, the defensive effect of this item should be considered top-notch among level three magic tools.

If not for that, he would have died in a few moves under Chen man’s clone’s sharp sword techniques.

Although his defense was temporarily fine, his Ling power was being heavily suppressed and was being consumed. His already incomplete state had now become even worse.

“I can’t just take the beating like this, sob sob”

With such a thought in mind, he tried to counterattack at the risk of getting injured.

Lu mingheng was a cultivator with fire and wood double spiritual roots. In terms of spiritual roots, it was very suitable for the ‘infinite flame technique’ that the ancestors of the family had cultivated in the past. His attainments in this cultivation method were indeed quite good.

The most outstanding aspect of the infinite flame technique was its destructive power.

It wasn’t as if he didn’t have a chance to turn defeat into victory.

Perhaps the public didn’t know, but Lu mingheng had been gathering information on Chen Man for a long time. He had a rough understanding of his clone.

There was no problem with the strength of these clones. They were equivalent to the corresponding level of the clones. However, no matter what level the clone was at, the main body was still very weak in the same level. Moreover, his clone’s soul was incomplete, so he could not use the magic weapon smoothly. Therefore, his equipment standard would be very poor.

With the consciousness of a Dharma stage expert, the offensive suppression that his clone could display at the level of the initial enlightenment stage was very terrifying. Lu mingheng could be considered as one of the better fighters among those of the same level. He also had the Starlight Jade suppression plate, which was a very high-quality top-tier level three defensive magic tool. However, he was still beaten to the point where he could barely fight back.

However, as long as he could fight back, with the attack power of the infinite flame technique, he might really have a chance to turn the defeat into victory.

Taking advantage of the series of attacks from Chen man’s clone, Lu mingheng blocked them all with the Jade suppression plate. Then, he pushed this defensive magic tool outward. Starlight suddenly dazzled, and the shield instantly became many times larger than before.

Lu mingheng wanted to use this method to temporarily block Chen man’s attack angle.

Then, he squeezed out all the remaining spiritual Qi in his body and turned it into the fire and wood attributes.

‘Extinguish the fire’!

This was the most powerful attack that Lu mingheng had mastered at the moment. He did not have the Crimson eyes of his clan’s ancestor, Lu Qing. As such, he could not directly ignite the ‘extinguishing nightmare flame’ where his gaze could reach. He could only condense it into a fireball and direct it toward Chen man’s clone.

The moment the three fireballs appeared, the Jade suppression plate that he had pushed out earlier was sent flying.

Without his full support, it was impossible for the magical equipment to resist for long.

But the time he had bought was enough.

Lu mingheng’s eyes were fixed on the three big fireballs that were shot out.

With the power of ‘extinguishing fire’, Chen man’s clone might not be able to take even one hit.

“Tsk, you dare to counterattack, not bad.” Chen man’s business came over, and it was still calm.

It was nothing special. It was just an initial enlightenment clone. Even if it really died, would it make him feel heartache?

Moreover, he might not even die.

A few white demonic sword Qi shot out from his hand and slashed at the fireballs.

The loud explosion and the fireworks filled Lu mingheng’s vision.

None of the three fireballs hit their target directly, but when the fireballs were destroyed by the sword Qi, they were clearly not far from the demon-faced God.

Would the aftershock of the might be able to kill this clone?

As the smoke and fire dissipated, a figure with some charred marks but not to the extent of being finished was revealed. Lu mingheng’s slightly expectant eyes dimmed.

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7.2k. The debt was paid off.