dragon hunter

Chapter 442 Abandoned Taoist Temple
With a solemn expression, I stared at the five bronze pillars erected in the Taoist temple.

Because of the age, the bronze pillars are covered with green rust, but it can be seen vaguely that each bronze pillar is carved with a giant dragon rising upwards.

I have seen the shape of this kind of bronze pillars in the Broken Xiangjing, and they have a very special name, called the trapped dragon pillars.

Of course, it is impossible to really trap a giant dragon under the bronze pillar, because the trapped dragon stake is used to seal off the dragon's veins.

"It's really unimaginable that someone built a Taoist temple here to absorb the dragon's veins." I muttered to myself.

"What do you mean, is there anything special about these bronze pillars?" Ghost Detective Xu asked puzzledly.

"These bronze pillars are called trapped dragon piles, which can seal off the energy of the dragon veins underneath. Several trapped dragon piles form a formation, which can absorb the energy of the dragon veins." I explained in a deep voice.

"Dragon vein luck? Can't eat, can't drink, what's the use?" Fatty Wang asked with blinking eyes.

"If I'm not mistaken, the Taoist priests in this Taoist temple wanted to use the dragon's veins to cultivate, but something happened, and they all died here." I looked around the environment.

This Taoist temple has a large area, and a row of wing rooms are built behind it. Although it is dilapidated now, it can vaguely see the scenery of the past.

"Look, someone has written on the wall here." The ghost detective walked quickly to the side.

I originally wanted to study those few trapped dragon piles, but when I heard this and looked sideways, I saw that on the stone wall beside me, someone wrote a dark red word "Huang" with paint or blood.

"Huang?" Fatty Wang scratched his head with a puzzled expression on his face, "What do you mean?"

"It was written in blood." Ghost Detective Xu stood beside the stone wall with a dignified voice.

I looked at the dark red handwriting silently, maybe the person who wrote it was too hasty at that time, the handwriting was a little scrawled, crooked, and looked a little gloomy.

A dark cloud floated across the sky, the surrounding light suddenly dimmed, and a gust of wind blew by, making me feel a little cold.

"Do you feel that this Taoist temple has suddenly become a little gloomy?" Fatty Wang shivered, holding his arms.

"Everyone, be careful, don't separate if you have something to do." I looked around and walked towards the few dragon stakes in front of me.

The trapped dragon pile is covered with green patina and is about three meters high. After approaching, a simple and heavy atmosphere blows over us.

In the center of several trapped dragon stakes, there is a round stone altar, which was used to absorb the luck of the dragon veins back then.

On the altar, there were still a few bright yellow futons, but they were covered with dust and even cracked.

As soon as I stepped into the range of the trapped dragon pile, my expression suddenly changed, and I took a few steps back in surprise.

"What's wrong?" Ghost Detective Xu asked with vigilance and concern.

"It's such a strong rotten breath, the dragon veins here may have changed." I looked extremely dignified.

Time has passed, and I don't expect the formation formed by the trapped dragon piles to still be effective, but no matter whether the formation is still effective, there shouldn't be such a strong rotten atmosphere in it.

Maybe when I stepped into the formation just now and touched something, a layer of black mist faintly appeared on the altar.

"Fatty's eyelids are twitching so badly, will something bad happen?" Fatty Wang shrank his neck and muttered very crow-mouthed.

The sky was inexplicably gloomy, and the surrounding atmosphere was a bit oppressive. There was the sound of cuckoo birds in the distance, getting closer and closer.

There was the sound of fluttering wings above my head, I raised my head nervously, and saw a flock of black-feathered crows flying past, croaking.

"It's really unlucky to see a group of crows in the wilderness." Fatty Wang spat on the ground.

"There is a figure emerging from the altar." Ghost Detective Xu said hurriedly.

I focused my gaze and saw a few translucent figures looming on the altar shrouded in black mist.

Those figures were wearing old Taoist robes, their faces were pale and dazed.

"Desolation! Desolation! Desolation!"

Those figures shouted the word "Huang" and walked towards us, their eyes were out of focus, as if they didn't see us.

"Sister, the Taoist temple is haunted by ghosts, let's evacuate quickly." Fatty Wang said in a panic.

I stared at those translucent figures, feeling a little nervous, because I couldn't feel any breath from them.

Ghost detective Xu bent down, picked up a piece of gravel, and threw it tentatively.

The small stone crossed a parabola, passed through the translucent figure, and landed directly on the altar behind.

"Could it be an illusion?" Ghost Detective Xu asked hesitantly.

"Whether he is an illusion or not, the fat man always feels that there is something terrible hidden in this Taoist temple, let's retreat quickly." Fatty Wang kept retreating.

I frowned slightly, and stood where I was, without moving.

This is not the core area of ​​the dragon vein, but because of the trapped dragon pile, a part of the dragon vein's energy will also be intercepted.

We came here this time to obtain the spirit of the dragon veins, but this Taoist temple that was not established in a certain age has cast a shadow over our plan. If I don't figure out the origin of this Taoist temple, I will always feel uneasy.

"Huang!" The hollow voice was getting closer and closer, and those figures in Taoist robes walked straight.

"Those guys are coming, don't stand there stupidly." Fatty Wang rushed over and gave me a hand.

I gritted my teeth, took out some yellow talisman papers, and threw them towards the figure in front of me.

The burning talisman passed directly through the translucent figure, and went out after touching the black mist.

Those Taoist priests' phantoms, their empty and numb eyes finally gained focus, and they looked straight at me.

The pale complexion gradually became ferocious, and those figures suddenly accelerated and rushed over.

My scalp was numb, and I subconsciously took a few steps back. These phantoms had strange origins. Until now, I still don't know what kind of evil they are.

"It's over, Fatty, take a step first." Fatty Wang screamed strangely, turned and ran.

I was half a beat slow in reacting, and when I was touched by the arm of a phantom, I suddenly felt a cold and icy breath pouring into my body, and half of my body was cold.

"What the hell?" My expression changed, and in desperation, I could only bite my tongue hard and spit out a mouthful of pure Yang blood first.

The blood mist sprayed on the phantom of the Taoist priest in front of him. The other party's face was distorted, and he let out a scream, and his body suddenly darkened a little.

"Old Xu, you retreat first, this thing is very tight, don't let them touch it." I said hurriedly.

Ghost Detective Xu acted resolutely, knowing that he couldn't deal with this kind of evil, so he turned around and ran away in order not to hold me back.

I waved the jade sword tentatively, and the green fluorescent light drew an arc, and the Taoist phantom who was about to surround me seemed to have scruples about the emerald green dagger in my hand, and stood still for a while.

The tentative counterattack just now bought me time to retreat. Before those Taoist phantoms could react, I quickly retreated.

"It's over, the back road is blocked."

Fatty Wang behind him suddenly uttered a strange cry, and ran back crying.

"Surprised, why are you so sick?" I finally got rid of the phantom of the Taoist priest, and I was almost taken aback by Fatty Wang's scream.

"You...you look outside the door." Fatty Wang stammered and pointed to the door of the Taoist temple.

I ran forward, keeping an eye out for the phantom of the Taoist priest behind me, whether they were chasing me.

Hearing Fatty Wang's voice, he raised his head and looked towards the entrance of the Taoist temple, his heart almost jumped out.

At some point, a few more figures appeared at the entrance of the Taoist temple. The shabby robes on their bodies looked so familiar, and they turned out to be those dead bones sitting cross-legged.

"Fatty Master said earlier that this Taoist temple is weird, but you didn't listen, is it better now?" Fatty Wang complained and almost cried.

"What are you afraid of? Soldiers come to block you, water comes to soil." I gripped the Gouyu sword tightly and rushed forward sullenly.

"Those phantoms behind him have been chasing after him, what should we do?" Ghost Detective Xu looked behind him from time to time.

"They want to die by themselves, so no one else is to blame." My hands quickly formed seals, intending to use the most powerful earth fire seal to completely eliminate those lingering Taoist phantoms.

The dead bones that appeared at the door were dressed in tattered robes, and their movements were stiff.

"Huang!" A hoarse voice like sawing wood came from the frontmost withered bone mouth.

"His grandma's, what does Huang mean?" Fatty Wang was overly nervous, with a neurotic expression.

"Don't worry about it so much, just go out and talk." I folded my hands together and completed the ground fire seal.

A wall of fire appeared behind him, and the flames billowed. With the improvement of his cultivation, the power of the earth fire seal became stronger and stronger.

I looked back and saw the Taoist phantom rushing in the front, caught off guard, rushed into the burning range of the flames, and was instantly burned to ashes.

The rest of the phantom remained silent, probably because they realized the danger of Lie Yan (raging flames), and finally stood where they were.

At this moment, I didn't care about eliminating the phantom of the Taoist priest behind me. I held the Gouyu sword tightly, roared, and rushed straight to the nearest dry bone.

The Gouyu sword slashed behind the opponent, and with a crisp sound, the withered arm was cut in two by the sword.

Victory in the first battle gave me great confidence. Although we are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, the individual strength of these evil creatures is not strong.

Because I was holding back, Fatty Wang and Ghost Tan Xu both escaped from the Taoist temple in time.

I stumbled all the way, trying to break through the siege of dead bones, but these evil creatures seemed to be eyeing me, chasing me like maggots attached to bones.

Anxiety flashed in my eyes, the phantom of the Taoist priest behind me was temporarily blocked by a wall of fire, and the evil thing threw the mouse, but there was no way to come over within the time.

But the earth fire seal has a time limit, and the flame will go out in a short time, and then I will be attacked from front and back.

In order not to get myself into trouble, I clenched my back molars and planned to break out from the front.

After turning over a dead bone, I stumbled and finally ran out of the Taoist temple.

The moment I stepped out of the Taoist temple, the dark clouds in the sky receded and the golden sun shone down.

The withered bones, who were aggressive just now, suddenly slowed down under the sunlight, and finally stood quietly in the shadow, and sat down cross-legged.

The fire wall in the Taoist temple was extinguished at this moment, but the phantoms of the Taoist priests did not chase them out.

(End of this chapter)