Mortal Bones

Three months later.

Early morning.

"For three whole months, your cicada-singing move still hasn't reached the level of a hundred cicadas singing together. I am really disappointed in you. If you don't improve next month, I won't test my sword with you again."

When Xu Taiping withdrew from the sword domain, the sword ghost in the sword domain roared with dissatisfaction.

"I know, I know, see you next month."

Xu Taiping waved his hand weakly at the sword ghost.

This is the fifth month since he came back from Yunmengze, and it is also the fourth time he has come out of the sword domain alive.

Although it is the same as three months ago, there is no place on his body that doesn't hurt, and his soul is on the verge of collapse.

But compared to two months ago, his current state can be described by the four words "calm and composed".

And the relationship between him and the sword ghost has also undergone a subtle change in these three months.

First of all, the sword ghost must still want him to die, but after seeing Duan Tianya's demon-slaying sword, he now really wants to know the subsequent moves of the demon-slaying sword, so he is reluctant to let Xu Taiping die.

Wanting to kill Xu Taiping and escape from the seal is instinct.

Wanting to see more moves of the Demon Slayer Sword is obsession.

Now Xu Taiping is in the Sword Domain, being tortured while practicing sword, which is the result of the instinct and obsession of the Sword Ghost.

"Keep the balance between the two, and you can survive."

This is the conclusion Xu Taiping has come to in the past few months.

In order to do this, he always hides something every time he practices sword with the Sword Ghost, so that he can arouse the interest of the Sword Ghost the next time he enters the Sword Domain, so that he won't torture himself to death right away.

Just like this time.

"Old ghost, the hundred cicadas chirping, in fact, I have mastered it."

Xu Taiping spread out the palm of his left hand and grinned at the ghost-sealing talisman that appeared.

Then, he pulled out the spring tiger from his waist with a "swoosh", and while supporting himself on one foot, he held the sword high with both hands.

"Zhi Zhi Zhi!——"

The piercing sound of cicadas suddenly exploded.

This scene was like the scene of summer cicadas suddenly chirping in the forest when passing through the mountains on a summer night.

"Boom!..."

Amid the chirping of cicadas, a violent killing intent suddenly surged out of the ghost-sealing talisman in Xu Taiping's palm.

Xu Taiping smiled happily.

He seemed to be able to hear the roar and curse of the knife ghost in the ghost-sealing talisman.

"Old ghost, don't worry. Next time we meet, I will definitely let you taste my style of a hundred cicadas chirping."

After saying this, he clenched his palm hard, and the killing aura overflowing from his palm disappeared.

Now he has become more and more proficient in the mastery of the ghost-sealing talisman.

As long as it is not a full moon night, he can completely seal the breath in the ghost-sealing talisman.

Of course, the price is the accelerated loss of blood and qi.

As for defeating the knife ghost, he had given up long ago.

He has only practiced the knife for three or four years. How can he compare with a monster who has practiced the knife for hundreds or even thousands of years.

What's more, this monster's brain is a little abnormal.

After these two encounters, he found that the knife ghost seemed to be awake, but in fact he was still in a state of chaos.

His thoughts and ideas must be stimulated by the outside world.

For example, when he entered the knife domain for the second time, if he had not brought the Broken Water Knife, and the Broken Water Knife had the breath of Duan Tianya, the knife ghost would not have thought of Duan Tianya's two knife intentions at all.

This is why he just used the sound of a hundred cicadas to stimulate the knife ghost.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss..."

After moving his body to the table with difficulty, Xu Taiping couldn't help but gasp in pain.

Tonight in the knife domain, because he deliberately hid the sound of a hundred cicadas, he only injured the knife ghost three times, and then was tortured by the knife ghost for a whole night.

"Gulong!..."

He skillfully opened a pack of Eight Treasures Powder, took out a Qi-Preserving Pill and a Qi-Enhancing Pill, and then drank them all with the diluted Longdan Wine.

These pills contributed greatly to his ability to stick with the knife ghost for so long.

Without them, he probably wouldn't have made it to the second entry into the Sword Domain, let alone the opportunity to tease the Sword Ghost like today.

"But thanks to the Sword Ghost, otherwise, the Demon Slayer Sword's move of "Cicada Singing" would probably take three or four years to achieve the sound of hundreds of cicadas."

Looking back at the scenes of sword practice in the past few months, Xu Taiping felt a little emotional.

In the past three months, in addition to going to the Moon Lake to practice sword every day and refining Qi to improve his cultivation step by step, he spent most of his time on the Demon Slayer Sword. It can no longer be said to be hard work, but should be called desperate.

But there is no way, the Sword Ghost is chasing after him and slashing him. If his sword skills are not improved, he will inevitably suffer the pain of skinning and slow slicing when he enters the Sword Domain next month.

It's okay once or twice, but no one can bear it so many times in a row.

"Calculate the time, Sister Lingyue should wake up in the next few days, right?"

After his blood and qi recovered a little, Xu Taiping put down the wine gourd and muttered softly.

According to the instructions in the letter, Fairy Lingyue will sleep for half a year this time, so if she can wake up, it should be within one or two days.

Although he now has a way to deal with the knife ghost, this method is not a long-term solution after all.

After all, no matter how hard he works, he can't make progress in the Demon Slaying Knife every month.

Especially after the move of Hundred Cicadas Singing Together, if he wants to continue to stimulate the knife ghost, he can only practice new moves, but new moves can't be mastered in one or two months.

So he still had to ask Sister Lingyue how to further seal the knife ghost, at least to make the full moon night come less frequently.

Once every six months is fine.

In addition, he also had many things he wanted to ask Fairy Lingyue about the ruins of the fairy palace in Taixuanmen, and he had been holding it in his heart for a long time.

Of course, apart from these, he also missed Sister Lingyue a little.

"I hope that the injury did not affect Sister Lingyue. As long as she is fine, it doesn't matter if she comes out later. I can at least hold on for another six months."

After replenishing the lost blood and qi, Xu Taiping stretched and stood up.

After washing up, he still had to go to Laoyuetan to practice sword.

"If Sister Lingyue is really injured, that old ghost, you and I will never stop until we die."

When he thought of this, Xu Taiping's eyes rarely revealed a strong murderous intent.

"Taiping."

Before Xu Taiping put down his outstretched hand, a familiar voice suddenly came from the direction of the courtyard of Qiyuexuan.

Hearing this voice, Xu Taiping was stunned at first, and then smiled happily.

"Sister Lingyue!"

After quickly responding, he didn't even bother to wash up, opened the door and ran quickly towards the courtyard of Qiyuexuan.