I was bewildered. I carefully recalled that before Zhang Kanwen hid in the room, he had performed the ritual on Wang Li to help him pass the half-year mark. Although the demon had descended and the ritual had failed, Zhang Kanwen had said that the demon didn't have enough power. The next ritual would definitely succeed. Everything was normal. Why did he suddenly have such a strange appearance?
I couldn't figure it out even after thinking for a long time. I followed him downstairs. I wanted to ask him again, but Zhang Kanwen had already called Xie Chenghua and the others to go out to eat.
When they returned, Zhang Kanwen's expression didn't change. He was happily chatting with Liu Chuande and Xie Chenghua. Everything seemed to have returned to normal.
I hesitated, but I didn't ask him again.
The next few days were peaceful. Zhang Kanwen continued to help Wang Li consolidate his foundation and prepare for the next ritual. I also started to recall the steps that Yan Nantian had used to capture Xiang Liu. I was preparing to help the snake spirit swallow Xiang Liu's blood.
To prevent any mistakes, I wrote down all the steps that Yan Nantian had used that day. After confirming everything, I arranged for Xie Chenghua and Liu Chuande to help me prepare all the materials that I needed to paralyze Xiang Liu.
The unknown fungi and the snake spirit had already been found, and the five newborn mice were easy to find. These were not a problem. However, in addition to this, they also needed five obsidian stones with different attributes of the five elements. This was not something that could be found easily.
Fortunately, I had gotten third place in the Metaphysics Society's competition and obtained ten pieces of bright stones. Many things had happened and I had encountered many dangers. However, I had kept the ten stones with me and hadn't lost them.
All ten of them had fire properties, so I naturally couldn't use them directly. However, Ye Pianpian had told me that in the Metaphysics world, stones with different properties could be exchanged.
The blazing stones I had were from the Fire God Temple. They were of excellent quality. It wouldn't be difficult to find someone to exchange them for stones with other properties.
However, my current identity was sensitive, so it wasn't suitable for me to show my face in the Metaphysics world. I had to leave this matter to Xie Chenghua and the others.
I called Xie Chenghua over and told him about it. Then, I gave him the four blazing stones.
Receiving the Fire Obsidian Stone, Xie Chenghua's face was lifeless. After a long time, he hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, no, this thing is too precious. I can't, you can't give it to me …"
Xie Chenghua was probably too emotional that he started to speak incoherently. After he calmed down, I asked him about it and found out that he knew where to exchange for these items. It was just that the four pieces of Firestone Stone were too valuable. It would be too eye-catching to take them out all at once.
Moreover, he had only just attained the cultivation of Glory of Knowledge. Treasuring a jade ring would become a crime. Once he was targeted by someone with ulterior motives, the consequences would be unimaginable.
So in the end, he said that it would be best for me to do it myself. He could accompany me, but he couldn't go alone.
After understanding this, I hesitated for a moment. With my current situation, I definitely couldn't reveal myself in public. Even if I used the Ink Changing Bead, Han Wennan and the Han Family's Celestial Master had already seen my appearance after I had changed my appearance. There would definitely be traces left behind.
In the end, I had no choice but to find Zhang Kanwen and tell him the reason.
Zhang Kanwen didn't mind and nodded without hesitation. He took the four pieces of Firestone Stone and left with Xie Chenghua.
Zhang Kanwen was at the later stages of Glory of Knowledge, close to the complete stage of Glory of Knowledge. His power was extraordinary and there were few who could be his match under the Celestial Master Realm.
With him around, there would naturally be no worries. After a night, Zhang Kanwen returned with Xie Chenghua the next morning.
After we met, he threw me a cloth bag. I opened it and saw that there were four pieces of Firestone Stone inside.
After everything was prepared, I would send Xiao Jin to transform in the middle of the month. After that, I returned to the Fengshui Metaphysics Shop and told Tong Tong to call the Snake Spirit over. I returned to my room and carefully took out the black cloth bag that contained Xiang Liu and the various materials that I had prepared earlier.
After a while, Tong Tong walked in with the Snake Spirit. These few days, because I didn't let the Snake Spirit consume Xiang Liu's blood, this fellow threw a tantrum with me. After entering the room, he floated in midair and looked at the ceiling with a scowling face. He asked impatiently, "Why are you looking for your Grandpa Snake Spirit?"
Tong Tong wasn't happy with his attitude. He glared at him and raised his hand, ready to beat him up.
I raised my hand to stop Tong Tong. I smiled at the snake spirit and said, "Help me feed these to these mice."
Just as I said that, the Snake Spirit snorted coldly without thinking, "I won't do it!
Don't expect Grandpa Snake Spirit to help you anymore. Let me tell you, from today onwards … Eh, no, what did you say?
Feed them to the mice? "
After a while, it lowered its head to look at the baby mice and the obsidian stones in front of me. Then, it became completely excited. It extended its tail and coiled around my neck. It stuck out its tongue and kissed me on the cheek. Then, it became excited and said incoherently, "Brother Zhou, Big Brother, y-you … I knew that you wouldn't be so shameless … No, no, I mean, Brother Zhou, you're too kind. Don't worry, this little snake will follow your lead from now on. If you tell me to go east, I won't go west. If you tell me to beat a dog, I won't chase a chicken!"
If you tell me to go east, I won't go west. If you tell me to beat a dog, I won't chase a chicken! "I angrily pushed him to the side and pointed at the pile of materials in front of me." I won't let you beat a dog or chase a chicken. Hurry up and feed these things to these mice. After they've consumed Xiang Liu's blood, we'll head to the Dragon's Gate. "
"Alright!"
The Snake Spirit was full of energy. He flew to the ground and carefully picked up the young mice, placing them next to the unknown fungus.
Just like the last time, the young mice seemed to have smelled something delicious. They lowered their heads and crouched on the fungus, crazily devouring it.
I heaved a sigh of relief. I had thought that Yan Nantian had used some secret technique to make the young mice so greedy.
But now, it seemed that the young mice had been tempted by the fungus. It wasn't because Yan Nantian had used some secret technique.
The Snake Spirit was also there that day. He understood Yan Nantian's every move better than I did. Shortly after, the young mice had swallowed all the fungus and the obsidian stones. They all turned into balls with their bellies on the ground. Their legs couldn't reach the ground anymore.
I waited for a few minutes. When the fire was ready, I carefully opened the black bag with Xiang Liu's body. The mouth of the bag was facing the young mice.
I held my breath and stared at the opening of the bag. At first, there was no movement. Around half a minute later, I felt a slight wind blowing in my hand. Before I could react, the five young mice disappeared. At the same time, I felt the weight of the bag in my hand. I immediately reacted and lifted the bag to see what was inside.
Inside the bag was the remains of Xiang Liu's limbs that Chen Yangting had cut off from the mountain wall that day. The young mice were next to the limbs. Besides them, there was a thin thing that looked like a gray earthworm. It was crawling on the bodies of the young mice. One end of the worm was exposed, while the other end was stuck inside the young mouse's body.
I immediately recognized it. It was Xiang Liu's real body.
Yan Nantian wasn't sure how long this method could anesthetize Xiang Liu. Of course, I couldn't be careless. I didn't have time to check and grabbed the Snake Spirit. I directly threw him into the bag and asked him to suck Xiang Liu's blood.
The Snake Spirit knew the severity of the situation. He didn't say anything and directly bit the gray earthworm Xiang Liu. He greedily swallowed his blood.
Xiang Liu's body was really small. Let alone sucking his blood, it wouldn't take more than a few seconds to swallow him. However, it was strange that after the Snake Spirit had bitten the Xiang Liu, it had been swallowing him for more than ten minutes.
Then, I saw Xiang Liu's body move. It looked like he was about to wake up. I hurried to pull his tail and pull him out of the bag.
The Snake Spirit also reacted. When I pulled his mouth, it loosened its mouth and let me pull him out of the bag.
After he was completely out of the bag, I hurried to tighten it to prevent Xiang Liu from running away.