Fairy cage

After the assessment and ranking was over, Bai Goose left. Logically speaking, the Taoist disciples above the altar could also disperse.

But neither Yu Lie nor anyone else had any intention of dispersing immediately.

On the contrary, everyone was walking around on the altar, getting to know each other, talking and behaving in a harmonious manner, as if the cheating on each other during the assessment never happened.

Of course, for the people who passed the assessment, they are all winners. Basically, they tricked and killed others in the assessment, and they were not tricked and killed by others, so there was no big difference between them. of grudge.

Yu Lie mingled among them, and in addition to the Wa family dolls, he also met many kind-hearted Taoist disciples.

And it was not him who took the initiative to get acquainted with him, but a group of people from the other party who came over to talk to him on their own.

These people also have a common characteristic, that is, they all have a relationship with Yu Lie during the assessment, and they can be regarded as Taoist disciples who came out of the same bunker.

Originally in the bunker, these Taoist disciples were very fond of Yu Lie because of the pill. Now that they saw that Yu Lie had won the second place in this assessment, their attitude towards Yu Lie was undoubtedly even more enthusiastic.

For a time, a small circle of twenty or thirty people formed around Yu Lie.

Seeing this, Yu Lie simply took out some elixirs and wine from his sleeves, and generously distributed them to everyone, asking everyone to help taste and appreciate the elixirs, and hold a small meeting on Taoism.

There were so many people and the atmosphere was lively, which made the big-headed doll sitting next to Yu Lie feel interesting. He was so happy that he patted his belly. It seemed that it was rare to get together with so many people.

During the excitement, a Taoist disciple wandered back outside the circle. He was quite hesitant, but in the end he was shameless and chose to grit his teeth and come over:

"Brother Yu, this is me, Lao Deng. Congratulations to Brother Yu for winning a good ranking!"

When Yu Lie heard the words, he raised his eyes and saw a sneer old face in his eyes. The hair on the top of his head was also sparse. It was Deng Luogu who was good at drawing talismans but was stingy.

When this guy came to the field, the atmosphere of everyone's chatting immediately became quiet, and everyone looked at him.

Under the gaze of everyone, the reserved look on Old Deng Luogu's face was even more obvious. He shrank and looked nothing like a high-spirited victor who had just entered the Taoist Palace.

Deng Luogu noticed Yu Lie's playful eyes. Just when he thought Yu Lie was going to ridicule him, he heard Yu Lie chuckle:

"Brother Deng came at the right time. I remember when Brother Deng and I set up a stall together in the bunker, the entire bunker belonged to Brother Deng's exquisite talismans. Now that the assessment is over, why don't Brother Deng also take out the talisman from his bag and share it with him? Let’s appreciate it together and have some exchanges?”

Yu Lie also stood up and invited: "Brother Deng, please take a seat quickly."

Seeing that Yu Lie's attitude was not bad, Deng Luogu's expression softened quite a bit, but after hearing Yu Lie's suggestion, there was a look of pain in his eyes.

Gritting his teeth, Deng Luogu still walked into the crowd and said in a pretentious manner: "Brother Yu is saying that I need help from a big guy to show my poor talisman-drawing skills."

Talismans fell out of Deng Luogu's sleeves and were delivered to the Taoist disciples present.

When the other Taoist disciples saw this, surprise appeared on their faces: "I didn't expect that by meeting fellow Taoist fellow Taoist Yu, I would encounter such good things."

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became much more lively.

Some elixirs, wine, and charms are naturally not rare items for today's Taoist disciples, but mosquitoes are still meat no matter how small they are, so people are always happy to have benefits.

Someone else saw this, thought for a moment, and shouted: "Congratulations to Brother Yu! I also have some wine hidden away, so I will take it out and share it with everyone."

"Pindao, there are also a few exotic flowers and herbs picked in the Dragon Court world. Please give me some advice."

However, these Taoist disciples brought out relatively few things. On the one hand, they were really tight on money, and on the other hand, they did not want to overshadow the rest of the group and suppress the limelight of the rest.

As for Deng Luogu, who gave everyone a charm, although neither Yu Lie nor Deng Luogu revealed anything, the Taoist disciples present could tell at a glance that Deng Luogu was obviously apologizing to Yu Lie. , that’s why he was so obedient.

Being able to get the talisman for free is a blessing from Yu Lie.

Among the piles of white corpses.

A group of Taoist disciples were swaying and wild, calling friends and new Taoist disciples from time to time.

Yu Lie sat cross-legged among them, whispering to the big-headed doll next to him for a while, then raising his wine glass high and nodding to everyone, with a happy face on his face.

But between talking and laughing, the look in Yu Lie's eyes was still clear, even a little indifferent.

This situation and situation are all just for the occasion, and they look familiar to each other.

Such a joyful scene lasted for a long time.

When the sky was dusk and night was about to fall, everyone dispersed.

And it was not the Taoist disciples present who wanted to disperse on their own initiative, but the ghosts and gods guarding the altar who drove them away. Otherwise, as Taoist disciples, everyone is full of energy and it is normal to celebrate for three days and three nights on a whim.

When all the Taoist disciples around him were almost gone, Yu Lie stood up unsteadily and said goodbye to the big-headed doll and a certain ghost.

When the "ghost" saw Yu Lie bowing his head, he also nodded, as if he recognized Yu Lie.

When Yu Lie also disappeared on the altar, the expression of the ghost and god who was originally indifferent changed. Its body flashed, and it immediately appeared next to the big-headed doll, and said with a sigh of relief:

"Master, the assessment is over and it's time for you to return home. There are many corpses here, which is an eyesore. Later, the Taoist Palace will use the spirit summoning technique, so you have to be able to avoid them."

The big-headed doll nodded when he heard this.

This ghost is none other than the old servant Yu Lie met when he was in Blackwater Town. The other party was clearly a seventh-grade man, and he came here as a Yin Shen on purpose today. He was nominally on duty, but in reality he was waiting for the big-headed doll around the altar.

Now that the big-headed doll came back with all its beard and tail, the old servant's face was quite happy. As for the big-headed doll ranking last, he didn't take it seriously at all.

After the other party saw Yu Lie, he searched his memory and naturally recognized Yu Lie.

"It turned out to be that little Taoist boy from back then." The ghost and god sighed softly:

"This boy really has some potential. In just a few years, he has already become a member of the Taoist palace. He has also become a classmate with the young master and is highly valued by the young master. From this point of view... in addition to having potential, this boy is also quite good."

The old servant Guishen put the big-headed doll on his neck, let the other person ride on him, flew to the sky on tiptoes, and left quickly.

Facing this man's absence without permission, all the other ghosts and gods around him looked at him intently, as if they hadn't seen him at all.

………………

time flies.

The moon rose high, and the silver-white moonlight fell, spreading on the altar, forming a thick layer of white flowers.

Corpses were thrown on the surface of the altar one after another. Their filth, ugliness, and unsightliness were all buried, making them a little more holy.

Suddenly, a thunderous roar of frogs appeared.

Gua!

The immortal urn above the altar moved, forming a portal, revealing the dark void, and then a mountain-like back ridge appeared, with holes one after another on it.

These holes opened and closed, and frogs croaked in unison, making it extremely noisy.

A human face appears in the center hole.

The human face looked down at the corpses all over the altar, with an impatient look in his eyes, as if he wanted to slap down all the corpses on the altar and turn them into pulp.

This person is exactly the guru Bai Ezi and others call him.

He was busy in the world of Longting, and now he had to take time to come back to summon the souls so that he could resurrect the corpses of the Taoist disciples on the altar.

"A bunch of trash!" the human face cursed secretly, and then his cheeks puffed up, as round as an inflatable pig urine bubble, and then he opened his mouth and shouted:

"The soul is back, the soul is back!"

Phew! Phew!

On the crest around the human face, toads as big as a human head emerged from the holes one after another. These toads moved their limbs, swam in mid-air, and scurried up and down.

The densely packed toads first landed on each corpse, inserted their tongues into the mouth, teeth or nose of the Taoist corpse, and then flew up and escaped into the door opened by the immortal urn.

For a moment, it seemed as if there was a rain of toads on the altar, still upside down and back and forth.

This scene lasted for a long time, and the toads took out the light balls from behind the portal of the immortal urn, then poured down and stuffed them into the mouth of the corpse on the altar.

Almost immediately, the dead corpses opened their eyes and jumped up like corpses.

The eyes of these Taoist disciples were filled with fear, and the fear before death still remained in their eyes.

When they came back to their senses and found themselves naked, surrounded by numerous corpses, and countless toads jumping up and down, each of them looked even more horrified and their sanity collapsed.

"Ah!"

There were loud screams: "Where is this!"

"Help!"

Immediately, a cold snort sounded:

"Shut up! Leave as soon as you come back alive."

Taoist Toad's pressure fell, and the Taoist disciples who woke up immediately closed their mouths tightly, and many of them even bit their own tongues.

The more alert Taoist disciple recognized that he had returned to the Taoist palace. He had no time to rejoice and immediately ran outside in fear.

However, there were still many Taoist disciples among them. After standing up, they were still swaying around the scene like zombies. Although their bodies were revived, their eyes were empty.

This scene attracted the attention of the ghosts and gods around the altar:

"This...this time of soul summoning, why are there so many people with incomplete souls?"

There were also ghosts and gods who took inventory and were shocked: "More than half of the souls of the Taoist disciples who woke up are incomplete! There are still many people whose souls have not come back yet, but there was something wrong during the assessment?"

They subconsciously looked towards Taoist Toad, and then received an indifferent glance from him.

Immediately, these ghosts and gods restrained their consciousness, even closed their eyes, and no longer dared to talk nonsense.

Suddenly, a soft cry sounded from the scene of the soul-calling:

"Huh!"

Taoist Toad's eyes focused on a little toad holding a soul in its mouth.

The little toad's flapping movements in the air were frozen, and it looked normal on the surface.

But Taoist Toad's face immediately showed a sarcastic laugh:

"It's interesting. It seems that Pindao is very lucky today. Something dares to sneak in through Pindao's soul-calling hole!"

Zizzi!

In an instant, a black air steamed over the toad, forming a black mist that immediately swam outside.

But boom!

Huge thunder sounded around the altar, making the entire Dao Palace altar tremble, and the dragon's energy steamed and rolled, forming a golden thunderbolt.

The black energy was squirming with excitement, making the smile on Taoist Toad's face even more intense:

"Haha! Your Majesty borrowed my hand and came to my palace, but you were assigned to try to steal the luck of a poor man to become an immortal?"

Without Taoist Toad making any move, dense golden thunderbolts appeared on the Immortal Ruan Altar, immediately covering all directions.

The black air fell into it, sizzling, and roaring like crazy. It was indeed a living creature!

"Jie, Jie, Jie! Throw yourself into a trap."

A sneer appeared on Taoist Toad's face. He just watched with interest as the black mist cracked inch by inch under the force of the Dragon Qi and Golden Thunder, turning into fly ash and becoming wisps of spiritual energy in the world of mountains and seas.

However, when the black energy persisted for three breaths and the screams became more obvious, a look of suspicion still appeared on Taoist Toad's face:

"Where does this thing come from? Why does this voice sound familiar?"

Before he could identify it carefully, he saw a click, and the black mist was completely crushed by the dragon's energy, turning into dots of golden light, turning into spiritual energy, and slowly dissipating in his sight.

So Taoist Toad withdrew his suspicious gaze and began to pay attention to the souls that would be recalled from the Dragon Court world next, wanting to see if the same situation would happen again.

Among the golden lights that Taoist Toad ignored, there was a tiny golden thread that survived.

This thing seems virtual and real, like a snake and an earthworm. It is extremely small. It is not a spiritual energy, but a living thing!

Its body was in the shape of a ring, with its head connected to its tail. It fell on the altar under the golden light, and then rolled down under the altar.

Not only did this process not cause any reaction from the dragon's energy, the ghosts and gods guarding the altar also did not notice it.

There is no other reason. Although this tiny Ouroboros is dark inside, the flames burning on its body are golden, and there is a golden light all over its body.

This golden flame is quite similar to dragon energy, and it effectively avoids the rejection of dragon energy in the mountains and seas.

But this is only temporary. Once the flames on its body disappear and its inner body is exposed, it will still be hammered by the dragon's energy. Unless it is hammered until it is filled with dragon energy from the inside out, and is filled with the will of immortality, and is completely assimilated, will it be possible to survive.

And Ouroboros's current strength is also weak. It is a remnant soul among remnant souls, and it simply cannot withstand another hammer blow from the dragon energy.

Therefore, after falling off the altar, the Ouroboros loosened its teeth, looked crazy, and swam in a certain direction like a mad dog.

It smelled a familiar smell and had familiar things. It came to this terrifying world first and was accepted by this world!

As long as it is parasitic in that thing, it can avoid the rejection of this world without consuming its origin, and then it can plan calmly, grow slowly, and have the opportunity to cooperate internally and externally, and break away from the imprisonment of the old toad.

Even as the old toad said, he took away the luck of becoming an immortal!