
"Be careful! Good, pay attention to the right time to pass the painting. My brother soon! 300 More meters!" dongfang Xing exclaimed to his comrades.
Dongfang Xing saw Meng Zhi approaching him from the direction of Master Fu's house. Everyone including Meimei and Master Xu had already arrived there.
"Everything is ready" said Meng Zhi.
"How's the tool?" whispered Dongfang Xing deliberately took advantage of the opportunity when his comrades focused on Xiaoman.
"Lumayan. But it won't last long. I will talk to Master Mu and Master Yi to find a solution," Meng Zhi said using her spiritual energy.
His spiritual energy ripples were undetectable by Dongfang Xing's comrades due to the distance between them, after all their attention was on Xiaoman.
Dongfang Xing nodded. In this precarious state, despite not being able to last for long, Dongfang Xing chose to bet on the magic tool that was in Master Xu's house.
There have been many casualties on the part of Master Xu and Dongfang Xing. They were so badly injured that they could not get up again and seemed to need a long recovery.
That is how the abyssal element works in both directions, it attacks the soul and body of its victim.
Dongfang Xing heard Meng Zhi for a while before finally approaching and receiving a painting from one of his comrades. Meng Zhi remained observing as she chased after Dongfang Xing.
Not far in front of some people were standing waiting in front of the gate that had been opened wide. Mr. Fu's House.
The men approached Dongfang Xing to help Dongfang Xing lead Xiaoman to Mr. Fu's yard.
In the middle of the yard, lay a cube frame with intricate details made of iron.
The walls of Mr. Fu's house were smashed to pieces as Xiaoman passed by as well as the ground where she stood.
Xiaoman looked furious as some people ganged at her while the painting of the Baize was in front of her eyes.
Xiaoman tried to reach for the painting and destroy Dongfang Xing who had 'stealed' the Baize painting from it.
Wush.
Suddenly the black horns sticking out of Xiaoman's body extended and managed to injure those who were off guard.
"Ukh," a few people said.
Dongfang Xing frowned as his group suffered more and more injuries, now their situation was as bad as Mr. Xu's battered group.
Some of the people in Mr. Xu's group had even shown symptoms of contamination that were quite severe.
And Xiaoman who had transformed, as time went on, became more and more adept at using the aura as well as the black-colored horns that had abyssal characteristics.
Motivated to destroy the people who had angered her, Xiaoman was able to adapt to her abyssal body quickly.
Fortunately, Mr. Xu's house was not far from Xiaoman's house. After a few minutes of struggling very hard to direct Xiaoman to the iron cube that was in the middle of the yard, there was finally a glimmer of hope in the eyes of Meng Zhi, Meimei, Dongfang Xing, and there was a glimmer of hope in the eyes of Meng Zhi, Master Xu and the others.
When a councilman from Dongfang Xing's group stayed a few steps away from the iron cube, he threw the painting of the Baize towards the iron cube.
Xiaoman immediately followed the painting of the Baize being trapped by the iron cube. The iron cube shone very brightly, the patterns on its iron surface seemed to be alive and had a mind of its own.
The interlocking iron skeletons were now separated, their movements propagating like the roots of a plant forming a funnel whose mouth was pointed towards Xiaoman and the painting of Baize.
The iron skeletons were like 'eating' Xiaoman and the Baize painting then formed a ball, where Xiaoman who was holding the Baize painting was at the center.
Crunching sounds were heard throughout Xiaoman's imprisonment. After the iron ball finally shrank to limit Xiaoman's movement, the magic tool was finally silent.
No movement, no more noise. The magic tool remained unmoved as Xioman shook with her body.
Sparks of fire appeared as his horns rubbed against the iron skeleton. The sound of Xiaoman's horn rubbing against the iron skeleton made everyone grieve.
"Kurassaghh!" Xiaoman screamed in frustration. Making his abyssal aura peak and begin to 'melted' the iron skeleton.
"Judging from its corrosive power, this magic tool might only be able to last for 3 days or even less!" said Master Xu with a look of horror.
Master Xu looked at Dongfang Xing who could only reply to him with a helpless look.
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"You hear? He didn't want to pay me when he lost the bet!"
"No want! You cheated!"
"Haish, knowing he's never willing to pay if you lose a bet, you're still betting with him,"
"HAHAHA"
Mu Lian unintentionally heard the conversation of the people walking past her in the hallway. Even so, Mu Lian continued to stare out the window and look for four figures who had now been absent from the inn all day.
Early in the morning, even the sun had yet to rise, Meimei and Meng Zhi had already left the inn to assume the roles of Xi Rou and Ting Xuan.
At the same time, Ling Zizhou followed Master Yi somewhere leaving Mu Lian and Mu Haocun at the inn.
Mu Lian glanced towards Mu Haocun's tightly closed room. Along with Ling Zizhou and Master Yi gone, Mu Haocun advised Mu Lian to stand guard in front of his room.
No one can enter the room including Mu Lian. If there was someone who had bad intentions for him, just activate the bracelet given by Mu Haocun.
Whether or not the function of the bracelet was, Mu Lian accepted and wore it just in case. Seeing the seriousness in the way Mu Haocun spoke, Mu Lian could only follow Mu Haocun's words.
Mu Lian stood in front of the open window, her attention divided on Mu Haocun's room which was behind her and the scenery outside which was in front of her.
Breeze through the window, fortunately the rooms were tightly closed so that no one complained that Mu Lian was still opening the window even though it was very late at night.
Mu Lian did not know how long he stood, but when she saw the figures of Meimei, Meng Zhi, Ling Zizhou and Master Yi walking towards the inn, she was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.
Mu Lian could also hear the movements inside Mu Haocun's room. As Mu Lian gazed towards the room, the door of the room opened and Mu Haocun had Mu Lian pick up the four people who had just come.
Mu Lian rushed towards the grounds and greeted Meimei, Meng Zhi, Ling Zizhou and Master Yi in front of the inn gate.
Lodging is open for 24 hours to make it easier for travelers who arrive at night or in the early hours to find lodging. Therefore the gate of the inn was never closed.
"May jiejie, Senior Meng, are you all right?" mu Lian said as she felt an aura familiar to her. As Mu Lian remembered this disgusting aura was an abyssal aura.
Meimei and Meng Zhi had opened their disguises. Their faces looked very tangled and they walked on in a shunt.
"We're fine," Meimei said sounding exhausted.
"What's fine, look at your miserable condition!" ling Zizhou said. Master Yi just sighed.
Mu Lian did not say anything more and urged the four of them to go to Mu Haocun's room.
Inside Mu Haocun's room, Mu Lian heard everything that was happening at the border of the end of the world. But before, Mu Lian helped Meimei and Meng Zhi carry out the purification using the spell paper given by Mu Haocun.
Mu Lian looked at the same tiredness she saw on Meimei and Meng Zhi as she looked at Mu Haocun. With a view asking for an explanation, Mu Lian did a purification towards Meimei and Meng Zhi.
"Fufu grandfather was just tired from making the long trip to the capital. Age has eaten grandfather's joints so grandfather can't be as healthy as he used to be" Mu Haocun said.
"Grandfather! That's not our deal! If I help Mei jiejie and Senior Meng, grandfather will tell you why grandfather is all day in the room right?!" mu Lian said with a look of disbelief.
"So, if you say you don't want to tell me, you don't want to help Mei'er and Ah Zhi?" mu Haocun said with one eyebrow raised.
"Pulse. That's not what I meant. I was just curious when I felt grandfather's spiritual energy suddenly feel like fine threads in the air," Mu Lian said with a suspicious look. Master Yi smiled with a look of 'What factory' to Mu Haocun.
"Ehem, regarding Mr. Xiaoman's matter. If the council has found that Mr. Xiaoman has transformed, tell me that you met a traveler who can cure the symptoms due to exposure to the abyssal aura," mu Haocun said to Meimei and Meng Zhi trying to change the subject.
"Mast-ahem, Ah Cun if we say so, wouldn't your and Master Yi's existences be scattered?" said Meng Zhi who suddenly changed Mu Haocun's nickname after being stared at by Mu Haocun.
Since the events of the impostor disguised as Mu Haocun, Meng Zhi is forced to change her way of summoning Mu Haocun.
"Me and Mu Lian will cover our faces with cloth while Ah Yi will not come with us to the government building," mu Haocun said confidently that he and Mu Lian would definitely be summoned to the government building.
"Hey old man! Just be careful if anything happens to Lian'er!" ling Zizhou said as he snorted.
"Lian'er got hurt under my watch? Pshaw! Just take care of yourself, the one who was almost caught infiltrating and dismantling the disguise," Mu Haocun said as he shook his head. Master Yi struck the back of Ling Zizhou's head as a rebuke for his recklessness.
If it was true that anyone had managed to injure Mu Lian in front of Mu Haocun's nose, then no one would be able to defeat the person.
From Mu Haocun's story, it turns out that Ling Zizhou and Master Yi oversaw the smooth operation of disguises as well as the infiltration of Meimei and Meng Zhi but due to their carelessness, they were almost caught.
According to Mu Haocun's estimation, the council must have difficulty in treating people exposed to abyssal aura.
And sure enough, two days later, after the truth that the extremely troublesome creature was Xiaoman was revealed, Mu Haocun and Mu Lian were summoned to the government building.
On the road that looked lonely, Mu Lian was told to wear a white cloth given by Mu Haocun.
Mu Haocun said that the cloth is a magical tool that can hide the identity of its users.
Anti-slip, anti-storm. Want to move as actively as possible, the cloth will not slip from Mu Lian's head. Cultivators under the soul formation would have difficulty identifying the person behind this cloth.
With the cloth covering his head, people could only see Mu Lian's lips alone, Mu Lian followed Mu Haocun to the government building.
Meimei and Meng Zhi had already put on their disguises and accompanied Mu Lian and Mu Haocun.
"Welcome, sir and miss traveller. My name is Qiu Cu. Thank you, you want to come to fulfill our call even though your schedule is very tight.
You'll all leave the capital the next day, won't you?" qiu Cu said in a respectful tone yet still with his charisma. Dongfang Xing seemed to be standing a few steps behind him.
It seemed like Qiu Cu was a high-ranking council looking at the respect of the other councils around him.
"True.we will continue our journey tomorrow. But hearing that someone needed our help, we were willing to take the time" Mu Haocun said without introducing himself.
In the eyes of the observer, Mu Haocun's attitude was definitely considered disrespectful because Qiu Cu who had quite a high rank only introduced himself whereas Mu Haocun did not.
However, all that was there could only grit their teeth as it really needed someone capable of curing the symptoms due to being exposed to the abyssal aura that their peers were experiencing.
Without long into pleasantries, Qiu Cu brought Mu Lian and Mu Haocun to the building on the left wing.
The building looks smaller than the other buildings in the complex.
There is a board that says Health Unit at the gate.
Mu Lian walked through the grounds and the hallways were very empty even though time still showed the hours of work of these councils.
Qiu Cu said that the entire building was being isolated so that no one could enter without permission.
Mu Lian finally understood why the ones who had accompanied Mu Lian and Mu Haocun to this building were only a handful of councils.
Including Dongfang Xing, someone who had been recognized and had exclusive access to the 9th floor of the library, there were only four people who escorted.
"We put the patients in separate rooms based on the severity of their symptoms," Qiu Cu said as he walked into the first room.
This person could still sit on his bed and look like a normal person. Mu Haocun did not say anything and directly did the purification using the incantation paper he had.
Qiu Cu and the other two councils were shocked to see the matter that had made them dizzy over the past two days was finished in a mere instant.
With a friendlier and more respectful attitude, Qiu Cu brought Mu Lian and Mu Haocun to the next patients.
What made Dongfang Xing, Qiu Cu and the other two councils even more shocked was when they brought Mu Lian and Mu Haocun to a patient who had very severe symptoms, which was very bad, Mu Haocun handed over the purification process to Mu Lian, which Mu Lian did very well.
The black smoke that filled the entire room of patients with very severe symptoms disappeared without a trace. Injuries infected by the black smoke began to show healing.
Previously, the patient had been given life pills, internal pills, to body pills, but the healing process was inhibited by the abyssal aura that had poisoned the patient's body system.
Making the patient's injuries worse especially with the corrosive nature of the abyssal aura.
"Huhu, thanks, thanks!" said the patient. He had not slept all night because of the pain caused by external wounds and internal injuries.
Just by exerting his spiritual energy to activate some incantation papers, Mu Lian managed to carry out the purification.
Both Qiu Cu and Dongfang Xing considered that Mu Lian had only come to accompany Mu Haocun as a disciple who was learning how to do purification.
The white cloth covering Mu Lian's head resembled the cloth covering Mu Haocun's head so Qiu Cu and Dongfang Xing considered Mu Lian to be Mu Haocun's disciple. The same is expected with the other two councils.
But it turned out that Mu Lian was not only an apprentice who was studying under Mu Haocun but a genius disciple who had spiritual energy that was no less powerful than his teacher.
Their existence was able to shake the world of cultivators. Who exactly was this wandering teacher and disciple Qiu Cu thought.