I didn't know if it was a coincidence or not, but when I turned to look at Professor Liang, he also turned to look at me. Our eyes met.
When our eyes met, I suddenly had a strange feeling. I was secretly observing him to find out his secret. However, from his eyes, I felt as if my secret had been seen through.
I felt a little guilty and quickly moved my eyes away. At this moment, the armed policemen had placed the directional bombs around the terracotta statue. Before they were about to detonate, Han Wennan called them and reminded them to step back so that they could control it from a distance.
Compared to Professor Liang, I knew him better. Of course, he didn't know that there was something strange about the terracotta statue. It was just that this place was deep inside the cave, and he was always cautious.
Different from his cautiousness, the armed policemen were ignorant and fearless. They didn't look scared at all. However, because of Han Wennan's identity, they reluctantly took a few steps back and pressed the button to detonate the bomb.
Directional explosions were different from ordinary explosions. The power of the explosives was concentrated on the wall of the mountain, which created a small sound.
After a muffled explosion, the mountain wall shattered, and a big hole was created around the terracotta statue.
After experiencing Chen Yangting's encounter with an evil spirit yesterday, Han Wennan, I, and the others' nerves were completely tense at this moment. We gathered all our Dao Qi and stared at the big hole around the terracotta figurines with extreme vigilance.
After waiting for half a minute, the terracotta statue and the big hole around it didn't show any abnormalities. Han Wennan and I exchanged looks. We stopped the armed policemen who wanted to check the situation. When we were about to go there, Chen Yangting suddenly pulled us back. He shook his head and said, "You two stay back and be on guard. I'm going to check it out first. Yesterday, I guessed it was around this time that he was affected. I want to see what the evil spirit is."
Chen Yangting was a member of the Metaphysics world and the Hall Master of the Celestial Master Mansion, but he had encountered an evil spirit. If this news spread out, it would be really embarrassing. I could understand why Chen Yangting wanted to find out the truth.
However, he had been affected yesterday, so why was he so confident today?
I immediately stopped. With these two fools helping me, I didn't need to take risks.
Han Wennan hesitated for a moment, but before he could make a decision, Chen Yangting had already walked over.
Although Chen Yangting was confident, he was not stupid enough to pull the terracotta out. Instead, he took out a red talisman and threw it in front of the terracotta after receiving the Qi of the Way.
A burst of flames ignited and then instantly extinguished. The scarlet talisman had already turned into ashes and scattered on the ground.
At the same time, a surging Qi of the Way gushed out, and a figure wearing a horned crown, a robe, and a three-foot-long sword appeared in front of the terracotta figurine. He reached out to grab the terracotta figurine and pulled it out.
I wasn't very familiar with the scarlet talismans, so I couldn't see any clues from the talismans. However, as soon as I saw the silhouette, I immediately recognized Chen Yangting's talisman.
This was an energy shield talisman. To be precise, it was the Jia Wu Lightning Chasing Talisman.
This Lightning Chasing Talisman had nothing to do with Heavenly Thunder. It was only because of the Jia Wu God worshiped by the Daoists that the Jia Wu God was known as the Thunder Chasing General.
After the terracotta figurine fell out, I didn't have time to see if there was a soft tube connected to it. Instead, I saw a wisp of black air coming out of the black hole, shooting toward the Thunder Chasing General.
Chen Yangting's eyes brightened, and he immediately threw out the second talisman he had prepared. This talisman turned into a barrier. It didn't directly go toward the black air, but rather, it blocked the Thunder Chasing General's back.
The Jia Wu Lightning Chasing General was just a phantom summoned by the talisman. The black air was extremely fast, and when it hit the Thunder Chasing General, it pierced through his body and hit the barrier behind him.
This time, it was not so easy to pass through. Although that Barrier Talisman was a talisman that I had never heard of, its power was not ordinary. It was like a flexible spider web that completely wrapped the black gas, making it unable to rush out for a while.
At the same time, Chen Yangting lifted his foot and took a step forward. He had already prepared the Heavenly Footwork Technique. He put his right index finger and middle finger together, holding a small talisman between them. He then pointed his fingers at the black air.
As his finger moved forward, the talisman between his fingers had already turned into ashes. When his finger touched the black gas, a bright lightning bolt suddenly fell from the dark sky of the cave. It pierced the black gas at a speed invisible to the naked eye.
The black air was also extraordinary. At this moment, it had already broken through the barrier and was about to charge toward Chen Yangting. Unfortunately, the lightning bolt had already struck. No matter how fast the black air was, it couldn't be faster than the lightning bolt. After being struck, it turned into a wisp of black smoke and disappeared.
From the time Chen Yangting had used the first Jia Wu Lightning Chasing Talisman until now, it had only been ten seconds. During this time, he had used three talismans in a row, each more powerful than the previous one. The power of Mount Longhu's talismans was vividly displayed.
Although I had been cursing him for being a fool, I couldn't help but be impressed by his strength at this moment.
And I clearly realized that my current strength was far from his opponent. I could only keep the hatred of Tong Tong in my heart, and I didn't dare to easily take revenge in a short period of time.
At this moment, Han Wennan suddenly spoke. He seemed to be a little hesitant as he asked Chen Yangting, "Fellow Daoist Chen, this black air … Is it just a restriction?"
Chen Yangting turned around and nodded with a solemn expression. "It should be a restriction, but its power is really too great. Even if there is one such restriction in every ten terracotta figures, it's enough to be shocking on the whole."
He was right. Because of this black air, he had used three talismans in a row, and the last one was a talisman that drew out the lightning bolt. Although its power was far less than the talisman that drew three lightning bolts in a row, this power was enough to reach the late stage of Glorious Consciousness, or even perfect Glorious Consciousness. It was only one or two steps away from the Celestial Master Realm.
Such a powerful power had only dealt with a black air. No wonder Chen Yangting had been caught off guard yesterday.
As for the restriction that the two of them mentioned, I didn't find it strange. No matter where this place was, each terracotta figure contained a witch's corpse, and the soft tube contained liquid similar to the True Dragon's Saliva. All of these determined that this place was extraordinary. It was normal to have a powerful restriction protecting it.
The two of them were silent for a while. This time, Han Wennan didn't deliberately delay the time. Instead, he turned to Professor Liang and asked, "Professor, there are still many terracotta figures in front. Do we still need to take more terracotta figures out to study?"
Professor Liang nodded without hesitation. He pointed at a few terracotta figures in front of him and answered, "Of course, and we need a lot of them. These few are different, so it's best to take all of them out."
Han Wennan and the others didn't suspect anything. They only thought that there were some differences in these terracotta figures that Professor Liang had pointed out deliberately.
Only I knew that the terracotta figures he pointed out contained witch Qi.
The aura of the True Dragon's Vein and the witch Qi were getting thicker, and the terracotta figures with witch Qi were getting denser.
At this moment, I didn't care how Professor Liang had recognized the terracotta figures with witch Qi. Han Wennan had informed the Han family about the True Dragon's Vein. Today would be my last chance. With my power, I couldn't deal with the black air restriction. I could only rely on Han Wennan and Chen Yangting to take out enough terracotta figures and let the snake spirit absorb as much of the liquid as possible.
Professor Liang's words made me happy.
Han Wennan nodded and didn't say anything else. He needed to take out a lot of terracotta figures, which was good for him. He could stall everyone here and delay the exposure of the True Dragon's Vein.
I had already determined that the terracotta was not dangerous. The next step was to cut off the soft tube and transport it out. Only I had a long sword instrument on me. Moreover, I had other hidden intentions. Naturally, I would not pass on this task. I walked forward and carefully used my shaman Qi to send the snake spirit out. Only then did I gather my Dao Qi on the Green Hillock Sword and cut off the soft tube at the bottom of the terracotta's feet.
The snake spirit was cunning. I had told him about the situation here. As soon as the soft tube was cut, he went to the opening and greedily swallowed the liquid inside. Then, he didn't linger and returned to my body.
With the witchcraft energy and his ethereal body, no one had noticed him.
Moreover, at this moment, Han Wennan, Chen Yangting, and I were all looking at the soft tube that was connected to the mountain wall.
Yesterday, when we had cut the soft tube, it had retreated as if it was a living creature. We were all startled. Today, of course, we wanted to see it clearly.
However, the soft tube was very fast. After it was cut, it retreated as fast as lightning. Although we were all looking at it, we couldn't tell if it was a living creature or not.
After a short rest, we went to the second terracotta figure that Professor Liang had pointed at.
After the explosion, Han Wennan proactively went to take the terracotta figure and let Chen Yangting rest to recover his Dao energy.
I stood behind her and looked at Han Wennan with a surprised expression.
Even though I had always thought highly of him, his actions still made me secretly shocked. It must be known that Chen Yangting had the cultivation of Glory of Knowledge late stage and it wasn't easy for him to deal with the black gas restriction. He had just reached Glory of Knowledge not long ago and he actually dared to take the initiative to handle this matter.
I didn't know about the others, but at the very least, I didn't have the confidence to deal with this restriction.
Han Wennan's method was different from Chen Yangting's. He didn't use talismans, but used two magic tools at the same time. The leaf magic tool blocked the attack, and the copper ball that he saw yesterday hit the target, directly dispersing the black gas.
This bronze ball artifact was obviously an artifact that he had never used before, but its power was really terrifying. It had the same effect as Chen Yangting's Heavenly Thunder Talisman. To be precise, it should be stronger than the Heavenly Thunder Talisman. After all, Chen Yangting's power was slightly stronger, and Han Wennan could use a lower cultivation to release the same power. This bronze ball artifact was naturally stronger than the Heavenly Thunder Talisman.
Holding the Green Mound Sword, I walked forward to cut the soft tube. I couldn't help but feel a sense of loss.
Ever since I had known Han Wennan, although he had always been the number one of the young generation in the Metaphysics world, whether it was during the Young Phoenix Gathering or after, my performance was the true number one. I had always suppressed the others, including Han Wennan. But now, it seemed that Han Wennan had walked ahead of me.
This was related to their family background. At the same time, it was also related to my Dao energy and witchcraft energy that I cultivated.
Dao energy had encountered a heavenly barrier, and I couldn't recognize it, while witchcraft energy couldn't be cultivated.
I looked at the darkness in front of the cave, feeling the thickening witchcraft energy in front of me. I didn't feel good.