The Blade-Wielding Legend

With every clash, Li Yan felt a strong, chilling evil force trying to invade him through the Thunder Rope.

Meanwhile, the Hook Paper in his arms began to heat up slightly.

Li Yan frowned, a guess forming in his mind.

"Shen Sanyou! Wake up!"

Li Yan shouted amidst the thunderous roars, trying to awaken the other party.

But the only response he got was more frenzied howling and even sharper claw storms.

He couldn’t delay any longer!

Li Yan’s eyes turned sharp as he pushed the Thunder God Transformation to its limit. The Soul-hooking Thunder Rope seemed like an Immortal Ribbon, suddenly spreading open and then quickly weaving into a net of thunder, covering the frenziedly charging Night Crying Man!

"Zzzlaaa——!!!"

The ear-piercing crackle of electricity erupted, accompanied by the harsh sizzle of black smoke being burned fiercely.

The charging Night Crying Man was forcibly halted, and the violent Thunder Power instantly entangled his limbs and torso!

The Night Crying Man’s body trembled violently, letting out a painful roar as he struggled desperately.

"Capture!"

Finally, with a wretched howl, the tumbling black smoke was finally dispersed by the Thunder Astral, driven away by more than half.

As the black smoke cleared, the figure of the Night Crying Man was revealed.

The white robe he wore was charred and shattered in many places, the exposed skin left with burn marks from the lightning.

However, the madness in his eyes had diminished somewhat, and a meaningless "heh heh" sound came from his mouth...

......

"What kind of evil technique is this?"

Sha Lifei murmured, and the others were also perturbed.

Li Yan touched the Hook Paper, his expression gloomy, "Do you remember that incident at West Lake?"

Wang Daoxuan suddenly understood, "That fake Lady Bai?"

A few months ago, while passing through Hangzhou, a commotion erupted at West Lake.

People spread rumors that "Lady Bai" was manifesting at Leifeng Pagoda with songs and visions, prompting widespread incense burning and kneeling in reverence.

Upon investigation, Li Yan and others uncovered an earth-shattering secret.

The so-called "Lady Bai" was not the snake immortal of folklore.

Although she claimed to be Bai Suzhen, she was actually a creation of the Jianmu Organization, a descendant line of Xu Fu, using the demonic Qi of "Demon God Wang Yuzhen" as a seed, combined with Japanese evil arts, "Human God Birth Method," forcefully amalgamating the spirits of numerous Jiangnan geisha with grievances, fabricated at the Curse Altar outside Leifeng Pagoda into an artificial Shikigami!

The strange green hair between her brows was proof of her non-human existence.

After escaping, due to her core grievances stemming from geisha, and hearing the popular tale of the White Snake, she became sentimental about her identity, stirring her obsession.

She blended into Hangzhou City, using the magically infused song "Water Overflows Jinshan" to disturb people’s hearts, trapping those with weak minds in an Illusion Realm.

She was later tracked by Li Yan to a cliff outside the city. After recounting her origin, she vanished in the moonlight.

Wang Daoxuan once said, Leifeng Pagoda had been burned down by Fang La’s army during the Northern Song Dynasty and had no connection to the White Snake legend, making such spiritual manifestations baseless nonsense.

Subsequent investigations revealed that although a few ill-intentioned individuals faced backlash and died from her superpower, most of the bewildered commoners were merely trapped in an Illusion Realm and later awakened. This "Bai Suzhen" seemed humane, not resorting to mass slaughter.

The Hangzhou Government eventually used this lead to trace and destroy several pirate informant bases.

At this moment, looking at the completely deranged Night Crying Man before him, Li Yan’s heart sank to the bottom.

He spoke gravely, "Indeed, it’s likely the same kind of technique! Those Jianmu bastards used evil magic and demonic Qi to alter him, just like that ’Bai Suzhen’ in Hangzhou. The only mystery is why he lost control."

"Can he still be saved?" Wang Daoxuan asked solemnly.

"Hard to say," Li Yan crouched down, carefully checking the Night Crying Man’s breath, his brow furrowed, "The root lies in that demonic Qi transformation. Without finding a solution, he could lose control again at any time. The most urgent task is to find the source information of his transformation."

He recalled how the Hangzhou "Bai Suzhen" also claimed to be controlled by pirates, but escaped due to a backlash, retaining some consciousness, though her essence was still a twisted product of demonic Qi and resentment. Rescuing him might not be easy.

Speaking, he lifted his head to look into the depths of the gorge.

"Let’s stabilize him first." Wang Daoxuan immediately took out the red rope and several specially crafted Soul Suppressing Nails he carried with him.

Everyone worked together quickly to nail a makeshift coffin using wooden boards found on site, carefully placing the unconscious Night Crying Man inside.

By sealing the coffin with Soul Suppressing Nails, Wang Daoxuan also took out a vermillion pen to swiftly draw layers of calming and spirit-recalling runes on both the inside and outside of the coffin.

With the completion of the talisman, the restless and uneasy aura within the coffin seemed to calm slightly.

After settling the Night Crying Man, the group began to carefully search this Asura Gorge.

Besides the corpses dressed in Xuan Sacrificial Officer, Captain Bureau, and Wudang attire, and numerous Damen remains, there were many pirate corpses mixed in.

Sha Lifei, with sharp eyes, quickly found an oilcloth-wrapped package from the embrace of a man clearly disguised as a small pirate leader.

Opening it, inside were several notes written in coded language, and a document with a special seal.

Kong Shangzhao, proficient in Japanese, leaned in to identify the contents, his face growing increasingly grim.

"Bastards! These demons!"

Kong Shangzhao couldn’t help but curse, "The note says they’re ordered to escort a special ’cargo’ code-named ’Mourning Ghost’ to Liuqiu for transfer. This ’Mourning Ghost’ is a ’powerful embryo’ bestowed by the ’Divine Lord’, extremely unstable, requiring special sealing for transport... The document states that several such ’embryos’ are being secretly sent to the Korean front battlefield for practical testing!"

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped involuntarily!

Jianmu Organization’s method of creating artificial Demon Gods has succeeded.

And the Korean battlefield is clearly their slaughterhouse for large-scale testing of these terrifying "humanoid weapons"!

Just then, Long Yan’er’s low voice came from nearby: "She’s still alive!"

Following the sound, the group saw Long Yan’er had found Lu Nv in the gaps of the pile of corpses beside a wooden stake, still faintly breathing.

She was severely injured, with the shattered sea snail pendant deeply embedded in her flesh, barely breathing.

Long Yan’er quickly fed her a life-saving elixir and used Gu Technique to stabilize her heart.

After a long time, Lu Nv finally opened her eyes with difficulty, her gaze scattered, full of fear and pain.

Under Wang Daoxuan’s gentle guidance, she haltingly recounted the massacre that had occurred in this gorge a few days prior.

They were being pursued by the court, leaving them nowhere to turn.

The pirates contacted them, pretending to offer shelter, but with malicious intent.

Lu Nv’s group boarded the island, intending to question the pirates’ betrayal and why they led them to this dead-end?

The pirates, seeing them exhausted, suddenly turned hostile and viciously attacked!

The narrow valley quickly turned into a bloody slaughterhouse.

The Damen, though brave and fierce, were soon trapped by the pirates who had long prepared and also wielded Evil Technique.

Seeing her people fall one by one, and herself gravely wounded, Lu Nv was devastated.

In despair, she used her last bit of strength to trigger the secret treasure — the life-binding sea snail she had carried for years.

The sea snail was not an attacking Magic Artifact, but a medium for the Dan Family to communicate with the wind and waves and pray for peace.

She fiercely smashed it against the temporary magic platform imprisoning the Night Crying Man!

Lu Nv’s intent was mutual destruction, not understanding the magic platform’s mystery, only wanting to disrupt the pirate’s setup.

However, the shattering sea snail unexpectedly shook the Night Crying Man’s seal.

What followed was a massacre.

The out-of-control Night Crying Man transformed into a true ghost, indiscriminately attacking enemies and allies!

The entire gorge soon became a dead zone, later arrivals all perished within.

"...He...he killed everyone..."

Lu Nv’s voice carried deep-seated fear and confusion, "...only me...for some reason...when he saw me...or perhaps...it was the aura of the sea snail on me...he paused...didn’t kill me..."

She gazed at the simple coffin, eyes full of bewilderment and fear.

Li Yan’s heart stirred.

He vaguely guessed this could be the key to awakening the Night Crying Man.

But now, obviously, there was a more pressing matter.

Thinking of this, Li Yan looked at the Wudang disciples beside him, who were sorrowfully gathering their fellow members’ corpses, "Everyone, this is of grave importance. Once you finish gathering the corpses, immediately return to the Divine State and report this matter."

"If the court sends troops to Japan, they must first suppress the Korean chaos; if unaware, there will surely be heavy losses!"

The leading Wudang disciple was stunned, "Young Hero Li won’t go back with us?"

Li Yan glanced at the coffin on the ground, feeling the increasingly unstable aura of the Night Crying Man inside, and said solemnly:

"We don’t have much time, we must directly infiltrate Japan and find the rescue method!"

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