XIAO SHUXIANG'S
360 - Sealing the Ninth Gate
Knowing that what Lan Guan Zhi had thrown before was a map of the Southern Continent made Xiao Qing Yan instantly understand, he was asked by the young man to immediately do a seal against the land in this place.
"Be careful Lan Xiao..!"
Xiao Qing Yan held firmly onto the Moon Tiger's fine feathers, he sometimes closed his eyes as Lan Xiao carried him flying at high speed.
Not only that, the Moon Tiger he was riding was trying to avoid the lunge from the reddish thin smoke that emerged from the red soil.
GRAAAO..!
A shock wind was instantly created as Lan Xiao growled strongly. The wind hit dozens of thin reddish smoke until some of them disappeared and the land affected by the attack just now suffered severe damage.
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Currently, it could be said that the red soil beneath Lan Xiao flashed a lot of reddish smoke tips.
If only a glance, the smoke is completely harmless, even looks like ordinary smoke, but the color is different.
Unfortunately, what is considered harmless is actually so terrible. That smoke was capable of perforating one's body, even a GrandMaster level cultivator if not careful.
Graao..!
"Lan Xiao, you go straight. Stay that way," Xiao Qing Yan asked the Moon Tiger to be careful, he also sometimes gave directions when lightning strikes came.
BLAARS..!
Lan Xiao was so evasive. Even in a flying state he was still so agile, as if the sky had become his playground.
BLAARS..!
Elsewhere, the Mad Beggar's body was slowly getting down, he needed a foothold if he wanted to dart up again.
Actually, the user of Power In the Air is only able to make the body light. In one glance, a warrior seemed to be able to float in the air, but in fact it was only a matter of time.
The condition of the swordsman who uses Power In the Air does appear to float, but it only lasts a few minutes before finally being pulled back in the gravity of the earth. Unlike a cultivator who can challenge gravity to the point of being able to hover for as long as he wants.
However, to get around so that warriors like the Mad Beggar Boy could take longer in the air - then they did a lot of movement, and certainly not a wasted movement.
In the condition of the Mad Beggar Boy, he kept moving to avoid various lightning strikes. He would occasionally fend off the lightning with his black bamboo stick.
"I'm getting scared.. Is this really gonna work?" The Crazy Beggar Boy looked down. The longer, the closer he got to the red-colored ground.
There was a look full of anxiety that appeared on the Crazy Beggar Boy. This is indeed because in addition to the land below which can kill living things when stepped on itself is also worried about the thin smoke that seems to emerge from the land.
Although the smoke was within Xiao Shuxiang's control, he was still not calm.
Feeling almost completely close, he immediately used his black bamboo stick as a foothold. One end of his staff was seen coming into contact with the red ground of the Southern Continent.
On the other hand, Xiao Shuxiang continued to play his White Jade Flute. The tone that came out of his flute was not the tone of the song 'Funness', this was different.
Lan Guan Zhi also thought so when he heard the voice of his friend's flute. Xiao Shuxiang played a high-pitched song, impressed with the pressing and sharp.
Xiao Shuxiang noticed Lan Guan Zhi's gaze, he then turned his head and blinked one eye without stopping his activities of blowing the flute.
A slight sign from Xiao Shuxiang made Lan Guan Zhi blink, the next second he nodded slowly as he understood the meaning of the blink of an eye. He immediately darted down to save the Crazy Beggar Boy.
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The Mad Beggar Boy gasped as Lan Guan Zhi shot towards him, he immediately reached out and was quickly grabbed by the all-white dressed young man. The other Crazy Beggar Boy's hand grabbed back his bamboo stick.
The wink of Xiao Shuxiang's eyes earlier was indeed a sign for Lan Guan Zhi to save the Mad Beggar Boy. Although he did not like the perverted young man, but he still intended to help him.
"Lan'Er Gege's.. Shuxiang seemed to be able to deal with those red fumes. Let's help me get over that one up there,"
"All right,"
Lan Guan Zhi carried the Crazy Beggar Boy towards the thick clouds above him, a place where flashes of lightning were created. The two work together to eliminate the cloud.
Xiao Shuxiang helped, just in his own way. He controlled the reddish fumes below him to shoot up and hit the lightning strike. The power of his attack created a spark that was so vast, as well as a thunderous sound.
Far away elsewhere, Lan Xiao and Xiao Qing Yan had discovered a ruin that was once the Blue Lotus City, this location was the center where Xiao Qing Yan had to do the seal.
"Bottom down there..!"
Nyawm!
Lan Xiao could see it, there was a black-colored circle 10 meters in diameter, it was surrounded by a kind of red-colored living root. Slowly, he brought Xiao Qing Yan down.
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The roots are about the size of a tree trunk with a pointed tip. When observed more carefully - the roots appear to squirm and the texture is similar to the abdominal wall of an animal.
Xiao Qing Yan immediately pulled out his katana, Lan Xiao also prepared. Both could feel that they were approaching danger.
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Xiao Qing Yan boldly jumped down from Lan Xiao's back. His right hand held the katana firmly.
Nyawm!
Lan Xiao exclaimed, he was like calling Xiao Qing Yan. He darted down while growling strongly. A burst of wind at high speed came out from the Moon Tiger's mouth.
The creeping life root was eyeing Xiao Qing Yan and Lan Xiao, she obviously did not want to allow the two creatures to get close to her.
Xiao Qing Yan's eyes flashed, his face so resolute. He swung his katana strongly and slashed at the huge creeping root.
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The sound of Xiao Qing Yan's sword was so loud when it hit the root. He then banged his body in the air and swung his sword again.
"What plant is this? The skin is pliable, similar to meat, but throbbing and.. This was slimy," Xiao Qing Yan felt astonishment, yet she did not lose focus at all.
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Xiao Qing Yan's feet treaded on the black-colored floor, he did so spontaneously. Thank goodness his life energy was not absorbed.
New..! GRAAAO..!!
Lan Xiao again growled towards that creeping root. He walked around Xiao Qing Yan and as if said, 'just focus on doing the seal and let me protect you'.
GRAAAO..!
Lan Xiao's grunts were next at the same time as his body slowly grew bigger and bigger. The circular pattern that appeared all over his body was glowing, the edge of the Moon Tiger's mouth turned black, that second his teeth turned sharp.
"Lan Xiao, I'll leave the rest to you.." Xiao Qing Yan sheathed back he said and began to focus on forming the seal.
Doing the Devil Locking Seal required high concentration and Xiao Qing Yan had to sever all of his senses. His mind should be calm and most importantly - he should not doubt himself.
"I don't know what happened on this land. I don't have much memory, even my childhood was spent in a chunk of ice. The only thing I know.. My shoulders bear the future of this place,"
Xiao Qing Yan started to bite his right thumb until it spit out blood, he did that on the fingers on both of his hands. He began drawing patterns using both hands.
".. My body stopped growing at 10 years old, I should be two hundred years old or longer. Unfortunately, too long locked up in a chunk of ice and also being the Queen's bitch's slave - a lot of information I don't know about this world. But now, it's not a problem.."
His sense of taste began to disappear along with his sense of smell. But he continued to draw complex-looking patterns with no hindrance at all.
His sense of hearing then disappeared, Xiao Qing Yan so could not hear Lan Xiao's growl that looked solemn against the huge creeping root.
".. This blood binds me to you, my,
Blood that can't make me a stranger in your place,
The same blood, make me your protector.."
Xiao Qing Yan's eyes blurred, but he was still so focused on moving both of his hands to draw a pattern on the black floor. Slowly, light spots began to appear one by one on the periphery of the circle.
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Lan Xiao realized it, he was impressed especially when the spot started to dart and form a pattern that when viewed from above-similar to a peacock developing its tail.
The creeping roots that had previously attacked Lan Xiao were now increasingly aggressive. Their attacks were wild and extremely fast, yet this could still be overcome by him.
GRAAAO..!!
It was not only Lan Xiao's growl that was so powerful, even once the flick of his tail was able to slash through the large roots. Lan Xiao did not even try to resist his strength.
Xiao Qing Yan had never been afraid of death, even when it came to sacrificing his life to recover the Continent he lived in.. He would gladly do that.
Blurry eyes yet still radiate ambition will hope never be extinguished. Xiao Qing Yan looked solemn.
Actually, not just himself. But Xiao Shuxiang, the Mad Beggar Boy, and Lan Guan Zhi were too. The three young men were both serious about what they were working on.
The Crazy Beggar Boy and Lan Guan Zhi put away the thick blackish-red clouds above them. The entire Southern Continent was completely covered by those clouds, both of which had to go the extra mile.
If asked who was the most tired, of course they were all, including Xiao Shuxiang. The young man dressed in all black should focus on three things.
First were the tones he played with his White Jade Flute. Once the tone is wrong, then the reddish fumes under it will go wild again.
The second is of course how to control the smoke while still being aware of lightning strikes on it.
The third is none other than making the reddish smoke attack the lightning strike that leads to his two friends.
To the Mad Beggar Boy, he was seen darting with a black bamboo stick that swung strongly. This time, in one swing.. He was able to get rid of thick clouds as far as 20 meters.
Lan Guan Zhi himself shot from the opposite direction, he used Shanghai to get rid of the blackish-red cloud in two swings.
Several times he passed by the Crazy Beggar Boy. This was indeed the strategy they used for the bamboo stick young man to have a foothold to continue to be able to float in the air.
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The way to do that was the Mad Beggar Boy treading slowly on Lan Guan Zhi's sword blade or using the forehead-clad tip of the young man's clothes as a foothold from his feet or hands.
When Xiao Qing Yan had finished with the seal.. At the same time all the red smoke that came out from the land of the Southern Continent slowly thinned and then disappeared.
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"Did the Black Cat manage to do it?" Xiao Shuxiang stopped blowing the flute and focused on looking at the red ground beneath him.
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"Lan'Er Gege..!" The Crazy Beggar Boy exclaimed, his eyes seemingly round as he watched the collection of blackish-red clouds in front of him slowly fade away.
He just wanted to praise Xiao Qing Yan for successfully performing the seal, but what happened next made the Mad Beggar Unknowingly hold his breath.
Lan Guan Zhi immediately grabbed onto the waist of the Mad Beggar Boy so as not to float down, he also co- gazed towards the bottom-place where the young man beside him set his sights on.
The red ground beneath them seemed to shake, before it slowly faded and returned to its usual ground color.
Xiao Shuxiang, the Mad Beggar Boy, and Lan Guan Zhi noticed a peacock-shaped pattern with an expanding tail on the ground. It's just that the pattern lasted not too long.
"Is this done..?" The Mad Beggar Boy asked as he no longer saw the face with the creepy grin on the red ground, he heard Xiao Shuxiang's voice saying that this possibility was indeed over.
"I'll check it out. You guys stay there," Xiao Shuxiang slowly floated down, he hesitated a little to set his foot on the ground, but then he kept doing that.
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Xiao Shuxiang exhaled a sigh of relief, his life energy was not sucked in. Finally, the land of the Southern Continent returned to its original state.
Lan Guan Zhi brought the Crazy Beggar Boy down and joined Xiao Shuxiang. The three of them were now in front of the Ninth World Gate.
Not long after, Lan Xiao was seen carrying Xiao Qing Yan on his back. The Moon Tiger shot out at high speed and finally stepped on the ground, where his three friends were.
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"Black Cat, you're alive, right? Your face looks pale," Xiao Shuxiang frowned when he saw the condition of Xiao Qing Yan who was still on Lan Xiao's back.
Nyawn~ nyan~
"really? But I see you've also worked hard, you two have done your best" Xiao Shuxiang stroked the head of the Moon Tiger quietly in front of him, this made Lan Xiao let out a snoring sound while wagging his tail.
Xiao Qing Yan could not yet hear Xiao Shuxiang's voice, but the clarity of his eyes started to return again. When he noticed the movement of the lips of the black-clothed young man - he felt a little understood what the young man said.
"I've done my job.. Huh.. Huh.. Now it's your turn," Xiao Qing Yan gasped for breath, she was not willing to come down from Lan Xiao's back yet, this was because her body felt limp.
Xiao Shuxiang naturally did not forget his duty. He began to approach the Ninth World Gate and did his job of sealing the gate.
Since this was the last gate, Xiao Shuxiang joined in using the movement of the demon locking seal by forming a pattern on the gate of that world.
Finally, the Ninth World Gate slowly disappeared, the task given by the Blind Grandfather The Author of the Book of Breathing Heaven and Earth had been fulfilled.
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Xiao Shuxiang just wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, but suddenly the ground he was treading back shook. This made her and her friends instantly shocked.
"There,"
The brief greeting from Lan Guan Zhi made his companions turn their head in the direction where his eyes were fixed on.
Xiao Shuxiang frowned, he looked at the small black dots in the distance who knew what they were. Crazy Beggar Boy himself used Energy In Vision to see more clearly the small spot.
Lan Guan Zhi and Xiao Shuxiang only sensed that something was approaching towards them, in contrast to the Mad Beggar Boy.
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"Lan'Er Gege's.. I'm not gonna hide this from you guys. There are.. I wasn't even able to count their numbers, but there were many monstrous-faced, red-bodied creatures running here..!"
The Mad Beggar Boy immediately hugged Lan Guan Zhi from behind, he said seeing such a creature while on Lan Xiao's back. "..They lived underground, but now they rise to the surface. Geez! We have to get to Lan'Er Gege, let's go..!"
Xiao Shuxiang kicked the fatigued ass of the Mad Beggar Boy, "Although you are afraid, but at least don't hug Lan Zhi..! You're a 'Broker', so behave like a 'Broker'."
"Do you think warriors should not be afraid? Swordsmen like me are also just human beings. And stop giving me that annoying look, your face looks creepy, "Crazy Beggar boy swung his lips, he hid behind Lan Guan Zhi.
Xiao Shuxiang had just wanted to kick back the butt of the Mad Beggar Boy, but Lan Xiao's growl made him undo the intention. He began to look around and found that the previously small spot was now starting to look bigger.
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Just as the Mad Beggar Boy had said, a creature that was like running fast towards them could not be counted. But clearly, they all had bodies as tall as 10-12-year-olds with whole bodies including red faces.
Xiao Shuxiang, "What is that? Mountain people?"
"You think there's a human with a red, plontos-headed body, with two horns on the forehead like that?! They are clearly demons! Look at it well!"
Although the tone of voice of the Mad Beggar Boy seemed to snap, but when researched better.. His voice seemed to tremble. Right now, he was clearly frightened.
Xiao Qing Yan tried to swallow his saliva, yet it was so difficult. The point of sweat due to running out of blood makes it look like it almost fell in one touch. He was trying to see what kind of creature Xiao Shuxiang was arguing with the Mad Beggar Boy.
Lan Guan Zhi, "Continent.. Who's not really dead,"
"Mn? Ah, true. So this was what Yi Wen said. It is these little creatures that inhabit this continent.. They were like demon children," Xiao Shuxiang snorted then shook his head slowly.
Crazy Beggar Boy, "It seems so. You better greet your sisters and tell them not to attack us. If it's your fellow brothers, they'll definitely listen to you,"
Xiao Shuxiang flinched, he glanced sharply at the Mad Beggar Boy and then snapped at the young man. He did not want to be equated with any creature, including 'Devil'. He was much more handsome than that monstrous creature.
Nyawn~ nyan!
"Did you hear that?" Xiao Qing Yan stared dejectedly at Xiao Shuxiang and the Crazy Beggar Boy, ".. Lan Xiao said it. You two shouldn't argue. Look, they're getting closer. So focus and do something!"
Xiao Qing Yan again gasped for breath, he felt unsure of being able to fight. The condition of his body is not at all possible to perform attacks on opponents.
"We'd better get out of here. Take out your Moving Mirror and let's go home soon. You agree, don't you, Lan'Er Gege?"
"Can't,"
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"Why?!" The Mad Beggar Boy no longer wanted to be here. He was tired of fighting and those creatures were also not ordinary creatures, they looked powerful and could be troublesome.
"Crazy Beggar, not only are you exhausted. But we can't just leave this place, they all have to be cleared up first,"
Nyawm!
Lan Xiao agreed with Xiao Shuxiang's words, Lan Guan Zhi did too. It's just that the Crazy Beggar Boy said that if they fought with the current conditions, it actually made them meet death.
".. You should know when to attack and when to retreat. Before they really get here, we have to leave. Be wise and listen to me, come on..!" The Mad Beggar Boy pulled Lan Guan Zhi and invited his other friends to leave this place.
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