Volume 3: Qiongzhou ? Wu Xing Volume Chapter 25: The Night of Chongyang, Transformation and Awakening from Hibernation

  The two of them met, and became even more tense, with sweat dripping down, drop by drop!

  "Wu Gou Uncle, this is strange. When the Fire Beast touched my wooden sword, it didn't dare to grab me! Why is that?" Chu Jiu asked Wu Gou Elder.

  Wu Gou couldn't understand, seeing that Chu Jiu's body was now surrounded by a golden aura, as if protected by an invisible wind. This was the "Xuan Qing Liu Yang Huan" emitting a auspicious light energy, protecting Chu Jiu. He hastily asked with surprise and delight: "Chu Jiu young hero, what is on your body? Why do you have such a radiant glow protecting you?" Although he was a senior elder of the demonic sect, he didn't recognize the "Soul Flying Spirit Scattering, Xuan Qing Liu Yang Huan"!

  Chu Jiu smiled and casually said, "This is a protective item given to me by my seniors before I left the mountain!" Wu Gou was a senior of the demonic sect, and Chu Jiu didn't intentionally hide it from him. However, he couldn't reveal the name of the Diancang Sect's treasure, which had been passed down for over a hundred years: "Soul Flying Spirit Scattering, Xuan Qing Liu Yang Huan". After all, the distinction between good and evil was deeply rooted in his heart for seventeen years.

  However, he was even more puzzled in his heart and thought: "Wu Gou Da Shu, as the elder of the Demon Sect, doesn't know 'Hun Fei Pu San, Xuan Qing Liu Yang Huan', so why does Seventh Uncle recognize it?" After a hundred years or so, it appeared in Jianghu, how did Seventh Uncle recognize it at a glance? Who is Seventh Uncle after all?

  Wu Gou didn't ask much, he wasn't a talkative person to begin with. Now he just wanted the two of them to leave as soon as possible. The two of them felt their way back to the rope and saw that the Fire Beast was still crouching far away. Wu Gou climbed up the rope, feeling a surge of joy in his heart, and continued to climb upwards.

  Just over a hundred feet up the path, Wu Gou heard someone shouting from below: "Senior, be careful!" Wu Gou hastily turned his head and saw that the fat Fire Beast was flying towards him from mid-air. The thin wings between its six legs were now fully spread out, just like wings, and it could really fly!

  Wu Gou's elder was flustered, but he quickly regained his composure and bowed his head, making a "thousand jin drop" move, and landed back on the ground. However, the Fire Beast continued to pounce down, its shadow following closely behind, and it seemed about to knock Wu Gou's elder to the ground.

  On the ninth day, a great shock occurred. Hastily operating true energy, "Cang Yang Xuan Qing Qi" poured into the sword, and one move of "Slanting Sun Sword Technique"'s ultimate skill "Endless Falling Wood" directly attacked the sharp head of Fei Yi Huo Shou.

  That skull was also covered in scales, and from the beginning of the ninth day, if one were to stab its head, it's likely that it wouldn't be able to recover. Even if a sword move changed midway, quickly rising to meet it, the sword tip flashing unpredictably, it would only be aimed at the eyes of the Fire Beast. This change in the sword was natural, and had already become the "Slanting Sun Sword Method"'s "Unending Long River" stance!

  As expected, the fat Fire Beast seemed to be extremely afraid of Chujiu's Tianxuan Fragmented Wood Sword. Moreover, its eyes were also its weak point, and being hit by Chujiu's lucky guess made it hastily dodge to the side. Its thin wings fluttered rapidly, and incredibly, it was able to turn around in mid-air with unparalleled agility. Those wings were truly remarkable, not inferior to those of birds.

  And with this turn, that one long tail full of thick snake scales was very powerful, bringing a "whooshing" wind sound, swiftly sweeping towards the ninth hour!

  This sweep is at least a thousand pounds, and on the ninth day, it cannot be resisted. It can only flash by in a hurry, retreat to one side, if it is swept by its tail, I'm afraid the bones will break, and the consequences will be severe.

  That fatty Fire Beast saw an opportunity and no longer cared about the initial nine, its head turned left, its left front foot probed again, it had already reached Wu Gou's waist, and was about to probe into the black sandalwood box.

  As expected, its target was not the two of them, but indeed the black sandalwood box in Wu Gou's hands. What exactly was inside that box? Chu Jiu couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine!

  Wu Gou's elder had no choice but to dodge, his back against the wall of the pit, and saw that the two hind legs of the fat Fire Beast were also about to step on him!

  He would have to abandon the ebony box in order to escape, but the object inside the ebony box was a sacred artifact of the Holy Church, more important than his own life! How could he bear to abandon it, and even more so, how dare he abandon it?!

  He had given up all hope, and the only thing he could do was to take a risk, break through the siege, and shout loudly: "You bastard, you're looking for death!" He suddenly opened the box, and what was inside naturally appeared.

  At the beginning of the ninth, behind Wu Gou's long body, the object in the box was blocked by Wu Gou's body, so Qiūjiǔ couldn't see what it was. However, Qiūjiǔ only felt a chill suddenly spreading from the crack in the ground, just for an instant!

  That fat Huǒshòu beast suddenly opened its mouth and let out a "hiss... hiss" sound, continuously letting out a mournful cry, but then it rolled to the ground, seemingly extremely frightened. This time, however, it didn't look back, using all six legs and four wings at once, fearfully rolling away into the darkness.

  I didn't expect that the object hidden in this ebony box would be so formidable, it seems to be the nemesis of this strange and fierce Fire Beast!

  Wu Hook's old soldier had a narrow escape, although he succeeded, but also walked through the Ghost Gate. He wiped the sweat from his face and saw that the fire was about to burn out under the mountain wall, so he said: "Xiao Jiu little brother, let's hurry up!"

  Then, the two of them, one in front and one behind, still frightened, grabbed the rope and quickly climbed up towards the top of the cliff.

  It's much harder to climb up than to slide down, but after more than half a time, the two of them still climbed up smoothly. Looking around, the sky was already in the middle of the moon, but it wasn't very bright. Today is September 9th, Chongyang Festival!

  Lady Wan Dao is anxiously waiting upstairs, pacing back and forth at the edge of the cliff. Normally, it would take only one and a half hours to dig up the treasure and bring it up, but now two hours have passed, so why haven't her husband and the young man Chu Jiu come up yet?

  What happened in that crack in the ground, it was absolutely invisible and inaudible!

  Lin Meng'er didn't say a word, but her heart was also filled with anxiety!

  Now, Madame Wan Dao saw her husband finally come up, and what she held in her chest was that black sandalwood box. She was also very excited, hurriedly came forward to take over the box, softly said: "Finally after sixteen years, it's back in the daylight! Our sixteen years were worth it too!" The last half sentence was directed at her husband.

  Nalan Jing'er hadn't seen Chujiu for half a double hour, but she was worried about him. Although she had just asked and understood that Madame Wanyan's condition was not life-threatening, now seeing Chujiu come up safely, she hurried to her brother's side to wipe the dirt off his face.

  On the ninth day, I listened to what Madame Wan Dao said with rapt attention, but didn't quite understand. Why did she want to bury this precious box in a desolate and remote place where no human footprints could be seen?

  Madam Wan Dao saw that Chu Jiu and Lin Ming'er didn't understand, so she stroked the box with a smile: "You two don't know, this black sandalwood box was buried here by us sixteen years ago on the night of the Double Ninth Festival when our Holy Sect retreated from the Central Plains under the guidance of a superior!"

  Lin Meng'er asked: "Auntie, why are you buried here?"

  "This heaven and earth, yin and yang energy, is unique and unmatched in the world. Our treasure must be placed in this underground yin, next to flowing water to absorb the essence of heaven and earth!" Madame Wan Dao said with a smile, looking at Lin Meng Er.

  The Double Ninth Festival is also a bit more refined, and it wasn't until then that I understood why the ninth day of the ninth month was called "Chongyang". The two nines are both extreme yang numbers, making it the most prosperous day in autumn. However, it requires burial 2 meters underground, because according to the heavenly timing, there is a folk saying: "On the second day of the second month, the dragon raises its head." Before and after the second day of the second lunar month is one of the 64 solar terms - Jingzhe, where the dragon that has been hibernating during the winter is awakened by the rumbling spring thunder and raises its head. Therefore, it is also called "Dragon Head Festival", and the folk custom is to burn incense and worship the Dragon God by rivers and streams.

  On the ninth day, I thought again that the Devil Sect must have had a mastermind guiding them. In the extremely yang number of "Chongyang", they buried treasures and moved the five elements in the heavenly timing to benefit from water, changing direction and turning into earthy benefits. The mysterious and yellow technique of this mastermind is probably not inferior to Mr. Chu Qi's!

  He just didn't understand that this small ebony box, what kind of treasure is inside, actually made the two great elders of the demonic sect "Wu Gou Si Tie, out of hand see blood, Wan Dao Ru Jin, Dan Zhan Jing Xin!" Wu Gou Long Lao and Wan Dao Fu Ren guarded for 16 years!

  And earlier, at the bottom of the crack in the ground, how come the fierce Huǒ Shòu beast suddenly fled automatically after appearing in the box?

  However, on the ninth day, I understood that the person who set up the "Three Lines Eight Trigrams Like Mind Array" was not kind-hearted, nor was it beyond his power, but rather he didn't have a good five elements.

  That person is indeed worried about the treasure in this heavenly pit, and does not dare to add earthy moisture, but rather uses wood energy to disperse it, so that the earth is not too wet. The metal nature is convergent, and warmed by fire energy, so that the metal is not too convergent. Such mysterious changes! Therefore, the "Three Lines Eight Trigrams Formation" is not perfect, and is inferior to the "Five Elements Eight Trigrams Formation".

  That person, if he completes this formation, the formation will indeed be twice as powerful, but in reality, there is a reversal of the black sandalwood box's contents on the ground, and by the flowing water, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth.