It's obviously a life skill, but you developed it into a magical skill

When this face appeared in the empty door, not only Shi Xiyuan, but also Zhou An felt a creepy delusion.

This face was exactly the same as that of Shi Xiyuan, but those eyes were cold and desperate, even violent and cruel.

The whole face was expressionless, but precisely because of the expressionlessness, it looked even more terrifying.

A cold aura was constantly exuding from the second teacher Xi Yuan. The fake teacher Xi Yuan held the only half door with his hand and was staring at them with a bloodthirsty gaze.

But the strange thing is that he did not step out from inside, as if the half door was a dividing line, and after stepping out, he would be struck by thunder.

The scene fell into absolute silence, no one spoke or made a sound.

Zhou An turned his head, looked at his teacher Xiyuan, and asked: "Master, do you have a brother you have never met before, or a half-brother or half-brother?"

When Shi Xiyuan heard these words, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and he almost couldn't hold it back. He gave Zhou An a fishing rod and said helplessly: "Mr. Zhou, I know you want to liven up the atmosphere, but you can't be active at this time."

The cold atmosphere echoed around him. After Shi Xiyuan finished speaking, he looked at the fake thing that was exactly the same as him, and then raised his hand.

"There is only one teacher Xi Yuan in the world, and any extra teacher must be fake."

A piece of talisman paper appeared in Shi Xiyuan's hand. After the talisman paper appeared, it quickly burned and then turned into ashes.

After the talisman paper turned into ashes and turned into ashes all over the sky, it gradually condensed in mid-air, and finally condensed into a golden awl.

Zhou An looked at it with interest and asked, "What kind of talisman is this?"

There are so many ways for Qi Practitioners to use them. With the help of talismans or other props, they can perform many bizarre spells.

Even though Zhou An has read so many books, he still doesn't recognize them all.

"This is a talisman created by me, called the Heart-Taking Talisman. Even if the person leaves, he will suffer the pain of having his heart dug out day and night until he dies." Shi Xiyuan explained.

Hearing this, Zhou An gave a thumbs up: "Master, are you sure this thing of yours is for the right way?"

The consequences of being hit by this so-called Heart Cone Talisman are really too terrifying.

Thinking about it carefully, he suffered heart-wrenching pain until death, just like the evil characters in the novels Zhou An had read before.

Master Xiyuan rolled his eyes: "Master Zhou, the art is not divided into good and evil, good and evil are only divided into people."

Zhou An smiled awkwardly. He had heard these words before, but he did not learn these things.

After all, his time is limited.

While the two were chatting, the false teacher Xi Yuan kept lying like this at the door, scanning them with that look, unable to step out.

The teacher Xi Yuan did not hesitate. With a move of his finger, the golden awl condensed from the Awl Heart Talisman turned into a bolt of lightning and pierced towards the false teacher Xi Yuan.

The teacher certainly had a feeling that his actions seemed to be killing him. In short, it was very weird.

The golden awl turned into lightning and arrived instantly, directly piercing the false teacher Xi Yuan's chest.

But the next scene made Shi Xiyuan frown tightly.

False teacher Xi Yuan also raised his index finger, and a piece of talisman paper appeared and turned into a golden awl.

The two collided with each other before another awl was about to arrive.

"boom!"

The roaring sound sounded instantly.

After the two awls collided with each other, they disappeared into nothingness, as if nothing happened just now.

"How could he know it? This should be my original creation. No one can know it except me!" Shi Xiyuan said in shock.

Zhou An touched his chin and said: "Master, do you think it is possible that he is the missing part of your talent? What did you learn? What did he learn too?"

After hearing this, Master Xiyuan thought about it, and it seemed that this was really possible.

"To be precise, he seems to be more powerful than my awl." Shi Xiyuan said.

When the two awls touched together, his awls dissipated instantly.

But the fake awl even stayed there for a while and was a little more powerful than him.

Zhou An held up the long knife and said: "Anyway, let's kill it first. I always feel that there is a shocking secret inside the nine-story tower."

With that said, Zhou An waved the long knife in his hand.

A layer of dark blue light appeared on the long knife. After the light appeared, it was carried by the water and stabbed directly towards the false teacher Xi Yuan from top to bottom.

This knife is faster than the golden awl.

False teacher Xi Yuan did not sit still and wait for death. He raised his hand and wrote on the talismans one by one in the air. In an instant, there were more than a dozen talismans condensed by Qi.

Flames, ice cones, strong winds, earth thorns...

All kinds of special effects are constantly emerging from the false teacher Xi Yuan.

There are so many attack methods, which seem a bit flashy.

When Shi Xiyuan saw this scene, his eyes widened: "These are all Taoist talismans that I practiced before!"

After the jet-black sword light arrived, it immediately collided with these attacks full of special effects.

In the blink of an eye, the roar continued.

The surrounding mud and water were shaken and trembled.

The dark green sword light was like an unstoppable spear, breaking through these attacks and stabbing the false teacher Xi Yuan hard in the chest.

False teacher Xi Yuan lowered his head and looked at the wound on his chest. Although his face was expressionless, there was more coldness in his eyes.

"I don't like the look in your eyes."

As Zhou An finished these words, the black-green sword inserted into the body of the false teacher Xi Yuan exploded instantly.

False teacher Xi Yuan was instantly turned into fragments all over the sky in the explosion.

This level of fragmentation was beyond the reach of my previous aunt.

And as the false teacher Xi Yuan turned into fragments all over the sky, a white light group suddenly appeared in mid-air.

The white light group flickered on and off, shining brightly, illuminating the dim surrounding environment.

When Master Xi Yuan saw this white light, he swallowed: "Master Zhou, I feel that he is the talent I am missing."

As soon as he finished saying this, the white ball of light actually crossed the dark half door and rushed straight towards Shi Xiyuan.

"Be careful, Master." Zhou An was about to stop him, but was rejected by Master Xi Yuan.

The light group came to the front of Shi Xiyuan and suddenly stopped, still flickering brightly and dimly.

But there was no hint of cold air.

Shi Xiyuan took a deep breath, and then moved his hand closer to the white light.

He had a feeling that as long as he got close, he would be able to make up for his shortcomings.

Zhou An looked at this scene and did not take action.

The reason is very simple. Master Xi Yuan is a veteran, so there is definitely a reason for doing this at this time.

So he read on patiently.

When Shi Xiyuan's hand came into contact with the white light group, the white light group finally started to move, spreading out like water and wrapping around Shi Xiyuan's right hand.

Then, following this right arm, it wrapped around Shi Xiyuan's whole body.

At this moment, Shi Xiyuan's whole body was covered with white light, and he could only see an outline, but there was no abnormality.

Zhou An held the long knife in his hand and looked at it calmly.

After about half a stick of incense, a long sigh came from Shi Xiyuan.

"Finally completed."

The white light gradually disappeared and was taken into the body by Shi Xiyuan.

Zhou An felt that at this moment, Shi Xiyuan's strength was gradually rising, as if he was riding a roller coaster.

The original master, Xi Yuan, was a master at the pinnacle of the psychic realm. He was only one step away from entering the all-sage realm.

But precisely because of the flaws in his talent, it was difficult to step into it. Once his talent was completed, Shi Xiyuan's strength increased rapidly, and he took that step in an instant.

On top of Shi Xiyuan's head, a faint round bead appeared, glowing with white light.

Then, Shi Xiyuan opened his mouth, and he swallowed the round bead.

And the powerful aura on Master Xiyuan gradually stabilized.

Zhou An raised his eyebrows and asked: "Master, what you swallowed just now is the inner elixir unique to the Taoist sect after it enters the All Saint Realm?"

Shi Xiyuan nodded: "I have finally taken this step. For so many years, I have been unable to enter the All Saint Realm. I thought it was because of my lack of talent. Now I have finally become a master of the All Saint Realm."

He was a little emotional.

After all, he is different from Ye Shuang. He is much older than Ye Shuang.

Now, Ye Shuang has reached the psychic realm. If he really reaches the Holy Mirror first, he probably really has no place to put his old face.

Zhou An cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, Master."

Master Xiyuan also raised his hand: "With Master Zhou's speed, it will only be a matter of time before he enters the Holy Realm. I will also have to congratulate Master Zhou when the time comes."

After entering the All Saint Realm, he was really overjoyed, especially since he felt that he could catch fish with just a flick of the fishing rod. This feeling was unprecedented.

It made him so excited that he wanted to take a swing now.

Unfortunately, the situation was different now, not when he was fishing.

After the two people exchanged business information for a while, their eyes stayed in the dark half door. The cold breath was still emanating from the darkness, making people afraid to take a step forward.

Fortunately, these two people are not ordinary people, so they were not greatly affected.

Zhou An touched his chin and said, "What is Master Master's plan?"

When this thing appeared in this place, Zhou An always felt that there was a big secret hidden in it.

He had already made a guess just now.

To put it simply, if all the talents hidden in this nine-story tower are those flawed talents, then this nine-story tower will have a big problem.

The scene just now told him that these talents have all turned into that kind of weird thing, and it is even better than the main character.

If in the future, those with defective talents accidentally come here, are attracted, and then encounter the missing part of themselves, only to be killed in return, what will be the consequences?

This is what Zhou An thought of.

Master Xiyuan was not a fool. He also thought of it. After pondering for a while, he said, "Master Zhou, what do you think?"

Since it's a discussion, let's listen to each other's ideas.

Zhou An touched his chin and circulated the Qi in his body. A golden gossip appeared in front of his eyes and was turning slowly.

Again.

When something happens, you can do some fortune-telling first, and there is nothing wrong.

When the golden gossip emerged, Zhou An immediately calculated the good or bad luck of this incident.

After a moment, there was a golden glow in front of him, which proved that there was no danger if he entered this nine-story tower, and it would also be good for him.

With the foundation of Bagua arithmetic, Zhou An was of course relieved.

He pointed to the dark door in front of him: "How about this, how about we go in and take a look?"

Teacher Xiyuan was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Then I will follow Mr. Zhou in and take a look."

To be honest, he was also very curious about what was inside the nine-story tower, so he wanted to see what secrets there were.

After the two made up their mind, they stopped staying.

Then, Zhou An took the first step and stepped into the half door without hesitation.

And Shi Xiyuan followed closely behind Zhou An.

Dozens of talismans composed of Qi floated on his body, which was very spectacular.

As soon as the two stepped inside, a cold wind hit their faces, making people's skin crawl.

Zhou An squinted his eyes, and his clairvoyance continued to spread, taking in everything around him.

Although it is very dark, the effect of clairvoyance is not hindered by the darkness.

Just now, it was blocked by the material of the nine-story tower outside, so it couldn't be seen. Now that it's inside, there is no blockage anymore.

When Zhou An saw everything around him, he raised his eyebrows slightly.

Master Xiyuan is behind Zhou An. Although he does not have clairvoyance, as a person in the industry and now having entered the Holy Realm, he will naturally not be hindered by darkness and can see things around him clearly.

This floor is the bottom floor of the nine-story tower, and the space is very wide.

But the things placed on the ground made people feel chilled all over.

One rectangular box after another, lined up in rows.

There are hundreds of them on this floor alone.

The rectangular box is made of wood and has a seal on it.

On the seal, there are writings from ancient times.

Although Zhou An couldn't understand it, with his clairvoyance, he saw what was contained in the rectangular wooden box.

——Ashes!

In each rectangular wooden box, there is a handful of ashes.

Even if time is like running water and years are like knives, these ashes still exist.

The rectangular boxes in front of me are all urns containing ashes.

Zhou An turned his head and told what he saw.

Shi Xiyuan was also very surprised. Then he seemed to see something, pointed in a direction and said, "Master Zhou, the box is open."

Zhou An looked in the direction pointed by Shi Xiyuan and found that in the corner of the pile of urns, the lid of a wooden box was opened.

The ashes inside were already empty.

Zhou An fell into silence, then seemed to think of something, turned around and said, "Master, tell me if there is a possibility that those are your ashes."

The corner of Shi Xiyuan's mouth twitched slightly: "Mr. Zhou, please tell me everything when you speak. Those should be the ashes of my defective talent. No, to be precise, they are probably the ashes of the person who once held my talent."

Neither of them are stupid, one is smarter than the other, and if they get hairy, no monkey can play with them.

Therefore, based on the scene in front of them, they have already speculated that the ashes here should be those in the industry who died one after another in ancient times.

Their talent, the defective part, was integrated into the ashes and placed here.

"But what is the purpose?" Zhou An frowned and thought.

While he was thinking this, Shi Xiyuan had already come to one of the urns and looked at it carefully.

"Master Zhou, do you think something weird will happen if we open this urn?"

After hearing this, Zhou An came to the urn, raised his long knife, and inserted it into it.

The speed was so fast that even Master Xi Yuan could not react.

The wooden box fell into pieces due to Zhou An's knife, and the ashes inside were dumped on the ground.

Shi Xiyuan was shocked. When he was about to be vigilant, he found nothing.

what's the situation?

He was a little confused as to what was going on.

Zhou An said slowly: "If those people in the defective industry don't come forward, they shouldn't be able to inspire."

Only then did Master Xiyuan suddenly realize, but he looked at Zhou An strangely: "Why is Mr. Zhou so determined and so decisive in destroying the urn?"

Zhou An thought for a while and said, "I guessed it."

These three simple words made Shi Xiyuan unable to react and was in a daze.

You just guessed what it was. You just relied on guessing and then just drew the knife, which is simply outrageous.

If you guess wrong, wouldn't you be looking for trouble for yourself?

Shi Xiyuan felt that Zhou An's method was a bit too direct.

Of course Zhou An didn't say it. He did it because he calculated it and there was no danger. After all, there was no need to explain so much.

"All in all, there is no danger at present. Even if all these urns are dismantled, nothing will appear."

Zhou An looked at the dismantled ashes scattered on the ground, and he waved his sleeves casually.

A strong gust of wind blew the ashes away.

But then, a magical scene appeared.

The ashes that had been blown away regrouped, and the rectangular urn also recovered quickly and quickly returned to its original appearance.

Seeing this situation, Zhou An smiled: "Can't it be destroyed? It's really interesting."

He swung the long sword again, and this sword brought out countless dark green sword lights.

The jet-black sword light swept across, shattering all the hundreds of urns in front of them.

The ashes scattered all over the sky, and as Zhou An waved his sleeves, they were all blown to the corner and mixed together.

Master Xiyuan was secretly stunned. Master Zhou is so skillful this time. Could it be that he was a disciple of the Kongkong Sect before?

Of course, he just complained in his heart and didn't take it seriously.

When the ashes all over the sky were waved aside by Zhou An, there was another strong wind.

Immediately afterwards, these ashes were separated independently and returned to each other in an orderly manner.

And those wooden boxes that had long been reduced to debris were instantly restored to their original state.

The scene in front of him was so weird that even Zhou An couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

He thought for a while, and then ran the Bagua arithmetic.

In front of his eyes, a golden gossip appeared.

When the gossip appeared, Zhou An immediately began to calculate the clues of these urns, but the results were not satisfactory.

Bagua arithmetic cannot calculate it at all, which means that the origin of these things is extremely large.

Zhou An thought for a while, and then didn't pay much attention to this matter. Instead, he turned his eyes and looked at a corner of this floor.

There, there is a wooden ladder that leads directly to the second level.

This tower has a total of nine floors. This is the bottom floor, and there are more above.

"Let's go and take a look." Zhou An said.

The two of them walked down the stairs directly to the second floor without hesitation.

When we arrived at the second floor, it was still the same as the first floor, filled with densely packed urns.

But on the innermost wall of this floor, there is one more thing than the one below.

A skeleton is hanging on the wall, his hands tied with iron chains, kneeling in the corner.

Although it is just a skeleton, it exudes an ancient and desolate aura, as if it was an extremely powerful person in life.

"Why is this person locked up here?" Shi Xiyuan thought after seeing this scene.

"I guess there was a conflict with the person who built this nine-story tower, so I was kept here until death." Zhou An looked at the skeleton.

After he finished speaking, he struck out a jet of dark blue sword light and landed on the chain of bones.

The roaring sound started.

But the result was unexpected.

The dark green sword light spread out, but the chain left no trace at all.

"It's a very hard material. It seems that the person who forged this chain is stronger than me." Zhou An said calmly.

With his current strength, killing the psychic realm is like entering an uninhabited realm. Even the White King who had just entered the All Saint Realm was slaughtered by him.

Therefore, the power of this sword strike cannot be competed by ordinary people in the industry.

But even the black chain couldn't be broken. In addition to proving that the material of the chain was extremely rare, more importantly, the person who forged the chain was definitely stronger than he was now.

It is inferred from this that this skeleton should be of the same level, otherwise it would not be locked by this chain.

"Keep looking up." Zhou An narrowed his eyes slightly.

There are still no clues. He just speculated again, but he can't deduce any information, so he has to keep going up.

The two of them didn't hesitate and went down the stairs again to the third floor.

There are even more abnormalities on the third floor. Compared to the second floor, there are hundreds of skeletons imprisoned here, nailed to the wall like sinners.

"It's strange. Why haven't there been so many powerful figures turned into weird ones?" Shi Xiyuan said in confusion.

Zhou An pointed at the black chain: "This thing can resolve their grievances, so as long as this thing is there, it will not become weird, but once it is separated from these bones, I am afraid that it will turn into weird in an instant." ”

Zhou An possesses the seventh-level Zhujishen. Of course, he has his own unique insights and the right to speak in the field of casting. He can tell at a glance that this black chain is not an extraordinary object and has a special function.

"It seems we have to keep walking up." Zhou An looked at the stairs.

The two of them continued to walk up. Next, there were skeletons imprisoned on each floor, and the number was getting larger and larger, and the aura emanating from them was getting stronger and stronger.

When they reached the ninth floor, they finally saw something special.

Here, there are still many skeletons, tied to the wall with chains, in a kneeling posture.

But in the last moment, there was an old man sitting cross-legged on the ground.

The old man was wearing an ordinary blue cloth coat, his eyes were closed, his chest was rising and falling slightly, and he was exuding a weak breath.

This breath is the breath of a living person.

"A living person?" Zhou An frowned and looked at the old man sitting cross-legged.

Next to him, Shi Xiyuan had more and more talismans on his body, and he became more and more alert.

Meeting a living old man in this weird nine-story tower was more exciting than meeting a weird person.

The sense of time here is very strong. Master Xi Yuan had already guessed that it definitely came from the ancient times.

And a living person meditates here, which means that this living person has lived from early times to the present day.

What kind of terrifying person would that be?

Shi Xiyuan's caution and Zhou An's calmness formed a strong contrast.

Seeing Zhou An's state, Shi Xiyuan said strangely.

"Master Zhou, it's better to be careful."

He knew that Zhou An was strong and fighting against adversity was like drinking water, but at this time, he still had to be reminded.

After all, the situation is different now.

Zhou An heard his teacher Xi Yuan's instructions, nodded, and said with a smile: "There is no need to pretend to be mysterious, you are not from that era."

This sentence was said to the old man sitting cross-legged.

After hearing this, the old man sitting cross-legged slowly opened his closed eyes, revealing an endless sense of vicissitudes of life, and sighed slightly: "As expected of you, Zhou An, how did you guess it? "

Zhou An smiled and said: "It's easy to guess, because you didn't bring me a life or death crisis, let alone that sense of oppression."

He has met people from ancient times.

When I was in the psychic space, under the black palace, I could feel it through the illusion. Whether it was the old man, the one-armed old man, or the middle-aged sculptor, the aura on their bodies was simply suffocating.

What's more, the green clothes and Mr. Yang who appeared behind them were even more terrifying.

So Zhou An concluded that the old man in front of him was not from that era.

Otherwise, after living for so many years, even a pig would not be able to bring about that sense of oppression.

"This clone of mine worked hard to escape the pursuit of various countries, and finally found this place. But before I could find this place, I met you, Zhou An. I don't know if this is fate, but you It really pissed me off.”

Although the old man was angry when he spoke, there was no expression on his face, as if he was telling an insignificant matter.

Zhou An touched his chin: "You know me, and you have murderous intentions towards me. Let me guess, are you a pervert, or are you from the Wild Dao Sect or the Wild Buddha Sect?"

"Is it important?" The old man stood up: "It's just a clone, it can't do anything to you."

"Then I've guessed it." Zhou An nodded.

The old man became interested: "You guessed it, then tell me who I am?"

Zhou comforted Chang Dao: "Either he is the leader of the Zongxing, or he is the leader of Ye Dao Sect and Ye Buddha Sect. Apart from this, I can't think of anyone else. Do you think my guess is correct?"

"On what basis did you guess?" the old man asked.

Zhou An snapped his fingers: "You just said that you hid from the eyes and ears of various countries and came in using a clone, so your status is not low, otherwise you would not be watched so closely by various countries, and you could still escape."

"With just one clone, your body should be extremely powerful."

Hearing this, the old man burst out laughing, his laughter shaking the surrounding space.

After a while, the old man's laughter slowly stopped.

One sentence came out slowly from the old man's mouth.

"I am a contemporary vertical leader. Are you satisfied with this answer?"

Zhou An raised his eyebrows, not surprised.

Just now he had already guessed almost exactly.

The teacher next to him, Xi Yuan, shouted: "It's you, what's your purpose here?"

The old man glanced at his teacher Xi Yuan indifferently: "I am talking to Zhou An, and you are not qualified to interrupt. Even if there is a national teacher behind you, what does it matter?"

Teacher Xiyuan was speechless for a moment.

The vertical leader then turned his head, looked at Zhou An, and said, "Let's talk about a deal. You can just leave and pretend you haven't seen it before. How about I leave you a life in the future?"

"Do you think it's possible?" Zhou An shook his head.

The vertical leader sighed and said: "I don't think it's possible, but you have to work hard."

After the words fell, he was about to say something, but at this moment, he was greeted by the light of a black-blue sword.

Zhou An didn't want him to continue talking.

The sword light came in an instant.

The vertical leader's brows jumped sharply, and then he waved his right hand.

The next moment, various lights appeared on his right hand, with a total of eight different colors.

The roaring sound immediately started.

Under the strong wind, Zhou An's black-green sword was shattered.

But there are dense cracks in the right hand of the manipulative leader.

"It seems that you have obtained all eight unique skills, but you still can't seem to integrate them." Zhou And said.

"Through the efforts of successive generations of vertical leaders, we have indeed obtained it." The vertical leader shook his hand. The cracks were deepening, but he did not care.

Zhou An didn't talk nonsense and waved the cyan sword light again.

But this time, the dark green sword light was densely packed, covering the entire space.

"Zhou An, is there really no room for discussion at all?" The vertical leader frowned.

Zhou An's tone was calm, and he took a step forward, the long knife following him like a shadow: "Talk, what are you talking about? If you obediently place your head in front of me, maybe I will talk to you who is dead."

When he conflicts with Zong Xing, there is bound to be no room for discussion.

He didn't believe that Zong Xing would let him go, so meeting her was a matter of life and death.

The permissive leader heard this and stopped resisting.

In fact, he only has this clone, which can be used to deal with some psychic realms, but it cannot deal with Zhou An.

He also couldn't send a powerful clone over because that would be discovered.

After the black-green sword light struck, the vertical leader turned into nothingness, leaving behind only one sentence.

"If I have the chance, I will take your head off with my own hands."

Zhou An took back the long knife and replied calmly: "Perhaps, I should be the one who uses your head to hold wine."

"Master."

Shi Xiyuan, who had been observing from the side, did not expect that he would be called upon, and subconsciously agreed.

"Let's go." Zhou An turned the long knife into a ring, put it on his hand, turned around and walked outside.

"Aren't you going to continue the investigation?" Shi Xiyuan asked.

Zhou An left his teacher Xi Yuan with a back view: "If there is no investigation, we will not investigate it. Just leave this matter to the people above to handle it."

The secrets here are almost complete, and there are no more unnecessary clues. It is better to leave it to the superiors. Maybe I can get some information from the people above.

Teacher Xiyuan thought about it and felt that this was right.

So he followed Zhou An and prepared to leave the nine-story tower.

Before leaving, Zhou An looked at the place where the heavy leader disappeared, thoughtfully.

"Something's wrong. I obviously had benefits, but now I haven't gained any benefits. Could it be that the Bagua arithmetic is wrong?"

(Please give me a monthly ticket, my aunt hasn’t appeared for a long time.)