novelden Chapter 4222 Stone Toad
Chapter 4222 Stone Toad
At this moment, we were all feeling extremely heavy-hearted. We didn't know who the other party was. Although we guessed it was Huo Qingfeng, we weren't entirely sure. Besides Huo Qingfeng, it could also be someone like Jiuju. The Japanese devils also have such formidable methods.
However, judging from his style of doing things, I am more inclined to think of Huo Qingfeng.
This old man is incredibly cunning. The Japanese are bad, but not this cunning. Among people like Jiuju, there probably isn't a top-tier feng shui master like Huo Qingfeng.
No matter what, this step must be taken. It's the last hurdle. After working hard for most of the day, we absolutely cannot give up halfway.
Immediately, our group all arrived near the ninth array eye. I didn't rush to make a move, but looked around and released Meiling, saying to her, "Meiling, I feel very uneasy. Go around and see if there's anyone nearby. Kassan shouldn't go; we don't have enough manpower here."
The spirit responded and floated away.
Right now, I'm so tormented by Huo Qingfeng that I'm paranoid and see threats everywhere.
It seems that in the future, we must be sure to nip things in the bud. Huo Qingfeng is a menace, and his harm to us is simply too great.
It's not that his methods are any better than mine; it's just that he struck first and set up the magic array in advance. If it were me, I could have set up an even more complex one.
Every feng shui master has their own unique skills, and Huo Qingfeng must have used all his most secret techniques.
We waited for a while, about twenty minutes, and then Meiling returned. She said she had floated around within a few kilometers of the area and hadn't found anyone. She just felt something was strange; the place was very quiet tonight, without any sound, not even the sound of insects.
If Meiling finds something strange, then there must be a problem. Perhaps Huo Qingfeng used some method to conceal himself, or perhaps he set up a magic array that none of us can detect, and he is hiding inside the array, but we cannot find him.
It seems we can only wait for him to show up. At least we still have the Eastern Emperor Bell, and Chilang still has the Star Banner.
These two magical artifacts can ensure that we don't lose our lives.
After hesitating for a moment, I put away the spirit and then prepared to break the ninth array eye.
This is the last key to the formation. Once it's broken, everything will be fine. But we all know that the most dangerous part is this last key. It's possible that after breaking it, we'll be in an even more dangerous situation.
Before I started breaking the formation, I whispered to Kasang, "Kasang, when I break the formation, you should disappear into the void and stay away from us. I'm worried that after this last formation eye is destroyed, another formation will be activated, trapping us here. If you stay away, we won't all be trapped inside. We can call for help. We've already informed Li Banxian beforehand, but even if he comes, he might not be able to find the place."
“Angkor, I want to be with you. We’ll live together, and we’ll die together,” Kassan said solemnly.
"What are you talking about, you idiot? We're in China, on our own territory, how could we possibly die? We've survived so many dangers abroad. I just want you to lie in ambush outside so we can coordinate an attack from the inside." I patted Kassan on the shoulder.
"Alright, Brother Wu, I'll listen to you." Kassan finally agreed and immediately vanished into the void.
With Kassan around, I feel at ease.
Then, I told the others to be on guard while I began to break the last key of the array.
Now that Yuan Kong is also injured, and there's no one to help, I took out the Yasakani no Magatama and placed it over the heads of the three of them. I'll see how much they can recover.
I was extremely careful when breaking through this last key to the formation. It was very quiet all around, and the only sound I could hear was the sound of me digging.
The three injured people were healing under the protection of the Yasakani no Magatama, while the rest of the people scattered and surrounded me in the middle.
It took me more than an hour to dig out the ceramic pipe.
It was no different from the other hidden pipes. The runes on the pipes were exactly the same. There were also blue bricks with runes engraved on them at the pipes leading to the river. Then there were stone toads, rusty iron nails, and hemp ropes soaked in dog's blood...
It was exactly the same as all the previous arrangements, nothing unusual. The more normal it looked, the more abnormal it was.
I cleared everything out, leaving only the stone toad sculpture.
The stone toad sculpture was located at the exit of the hidden pipe, pointing in the direction of Zhang Qing'an's ancestral graves.
I have a feeling that if there's a problem, it'll definitely be with this stone toad sculpture.
If, like last time, I need to use my life essence to break through this final array eye, then I will lose most of my combat power.
However, without moving the stone toad, the final key to the formation cannot be broken.
Knowing full well that there was something wrong with this stone toad, yet having no choice but to move it, Huo Qingfeng, you've planned everything perfectly.
Just as I was looking at the stone toad and hesitating, Yuan Kong, who was sitting to the side healing his wounds, suddenly opened his eyes: "Brother Wu, there must be something wrong with that toad. Why don't I do it? Anyway, I'm already injured, as long as I don't die, it's fine."
"You rest, I'll do it!" I waved to Yuan Kong, took a deep breath, stood in front of the stone toad, and wearing rubber gloves, I mustered up a lot of courage to hold the stone toad in my hand.
The next moment, I suddenly picked the stone toad up from the ground.
Without any hindrance, the stone toad was not heavy.
After I picked up the stone toad, I immediately went to observe the surroundings, but surprisingly, nothing happened.
Everyone looked at me nervously, and I looked at them too.
Before long, I suddenly felt the Qi field surge, and the Nine Turns Yellow Spring Dark Water Array on Zhang Qing'an's ancestral grave completely lost its effect. This power disappeared silently.
"It's done! The Nine Turns Yellow Springs Dark Water Formation is broken!" the slovenly Taoist priest exclaimed excitedly.
"Senior Zhang, your son and grandson's lives are safe," Brother Gu said excitedly.
Just then, a cold laugh came from somewhere. Before we could react, the surrounding Qi surged, and in the blink of an eye, countless white mists rose from beneath our feet, turning the surroundings into a white expanse.
The worst thing has finally happened, just as I expected. The stone toad on the ninth array eye is the mechanism to activate the next array. Senior Zhang Qing'an's family is fine now, but we're in trouble.