Chapter 426: County Minister, Dream, Beheading
Chapter 426: County Minister, Dream, Beheading
Fu Shaoping's body was as fast as lightning. He used the art of shrinking the ground into an inch. In just a blink of an eye, he arrived in front of the peach blossom forest.
As soon as you step into the peach blossom forest, a rich spiritual energy hits you in the face.
The spiritual energy seemed to be substantial, wrapping around his body in strands. Every breath was like swallowing the purest spiritual liquid, making his meridians feel comfortable.
In the peach blossom forest, the peach blossoms are in full bloom, and the pink petals are like the most beautiful clouds in the sky floating here.
Each peach blossom emits a faint halo, and the halos are intertwined together, as if a layer of lively gauze covers the entire peach forest.
In the peach forest, there is a mysterious force flowing, which is the natural magic array.
This illusion array blends perfectly with the spiritual energy of the peach forest. Without careful investigation, it would be difficult to detect.
Fu Shaoping looked up and saw that there seemed to be countless wonderful scenes hidden in the depths of the peach forest.
Some places looked like there was a towering palace, with beautiful buildings looming under the shade of peach blossoms; some places seemed like a tranquil lake, with rippling waves on the lake and cranes dancing gracefully; but when he wanted to get closer, the scenes changed quietly, and the palace turned into a mountain shrouded in clouds and mist, and the lake turned into a lush medicinal garden.
As the breeze blew, peach blossom petals fell like snow. Under the effect of the magic array, the trajectory of the petals became elusive.
Sometimes they form gorgeous patterns, and sometimes they look like a group of nimble butterflies dancing in the air, adding a touch of mysterious beauty to this peach blossom forest full of aura and magic.
Fu Shaoping stood in the peach forest, surrounded by peach blossoms flying, spiritual energy like a tide, and the mist of the illusion surging around him. His eyes were like lightning, scanning this mysterious peach forest. He knew that in order to break this natural illusion, he had to find its core.
Fu Shaoping muttered something, formed seals with his hands, and the talismans instantly turned into countless lotus flowers, floating in the air.
Lotus flowers bloomed in the air, each emitting a soft light. They seemed to have spiritual abilities and automatically searched for the weak points in the illusion array.
As the lotus continued to fall, the mist of the illusion array began to gradually dissipate, and the originally illusory scene became blurred. Fu Shaoping seized the opportunity, flashed, and quickly passed through the flaws in the illusion array and rushed straight to the core of the illusion array.
At the core of the illusion array, he saw the fifth-stage ancient peach tree flower demon. The flower demon had a graceful figure and her petals were like brocade. Around her, there were three fifth-stage iron-armed apes. They were the flower demon's servants, guarding the peach blossom forest.
Fu Shaoping waved the magic staff in his hand without hesitation, and the totem engraved on the staff instantly came to life, turning into rays of divine light, and gathered into a huge shadow of the magic staff. The shadow of the magic staff exuded a vast divine power, as if it could suppress all evil spirits.
Seeing this, the three iron-armed monkeys roared angrily and pounced on Fu Shaoping, waving their iron arms.
The iron-armed ape on the left was the first to activate its bloodline magic. Its body instantly expanded several times, its muscles bulged, and its already thick arms became even bigger, with veins popping out, like winding dragons. It waved its giant arms, and a powerful force swept towards Fu Shaoping. Wherever this force passed, the ground was torn apart and the peach tree was uprooted.
Fu Shaoping waved the magic wand in his hand without any hurry. This magic wand was formed by the power of the totem, and the totem on the wand was shining with mysterious light. When the magic wand was waved, a golden light shot out and collided with the power. The two intersected, making a deafening roar, and the powerful impact blew the surrounding peach blossoms all over the sky.
The iron-armed ape in the middle immediately used its magical power. Two red rays shot out from its eyes. Wherever the rays passed, the peach tree was instantly ignited and turned into ashes. Fu Shaoping did not dare to neglect it and immediately performed the Daluo Vajra Seal. He quickly formed a seal with both hands, and a huge Vajra phantom appeared above his head. The Vajra put its hands together and blocked the two red rays. The rays collided with the Vajra phantom, causing a violent explosion. The powerful impact shocked Fu Shaoping and made him step back several steps.
The iron-armed ape on the right was not to be outdone. Its bloodline ability caused the surrounding space to begin to distort, forming small space vortices, trying to draw Fu Shaoping in. Fu Shaoping changed his steps, performed the art of shrinking the earth into an inch, and dodged those dangerous space vortices in a flash.
The three iron-armed monkeys saw that their attacks had failed to hurt Fu Shaoping, so they looked at each other and began to approach. Fu Shaoping's heart tightened, he knew that once they merged, their strength would increase greatly. He tried to stop them, but a powerful force surged around the iron-armed monkeys, temporarily blocking him out.
With a burst of dazzling light, the three iron-armed apes merged into a powerful fifth-level peak being. After the merger, the iron-armed ape became even larger and its aura even more terrifying. It swung its huge arms and smashed towards Fu Shaoping. This attack contained huge power. Fu Shaoping raised his magic staff to resist, but the power made his arm numb and a mouthful of blood rushed to his throat.
Fu Shaoping knew that he couldn't fight head-on, so he began to flexibly use the Star Scimitar. His body was as fast as lightning, and he quickly shuttled around the Iron Arm Ape. The Star Scimitar kept cutting wounds on the Iron Arm Ape. However, the Iron Arm Ape had thick skin and flesh, and these wounds healed quickly.
The Iron Arm Ape was enraged by Fu Shaoping's attack and launched a more violent attack. Fu Shaoping was unable to dodge and was hit by the Iron Arm Ape's attack, suffering minor injuries.
Fu Shaoping stood in the ancient and mysterious forest. The trees around him were tall and dense. The sun shone through the gaps between the branches and leaves, forming patches of light. Opposite him, the three combined iron-armed apes exuded a powerful aura, which rushed towards him like a real wave.
Fu Shaoping had a stern look on his face. He knew very well that the three combined Iron-Armed Monkeys were extremely powerful and should not be underestimated.
He slowly raised his hands, and twelve thunder swords slowly flew out from the scabbards behind him and hovered in front of him.
Each Thunder Sword flashed with a faint blue light, and the sword was engraved with ancient and mysterious runes. There seemed to be traces of electric current flowing in the runes, as if telling of the powerful force they contained.
Fu Shaoping began to form seals, his hands flying like butterflies, and streams of spiritual power surged out of his body and poured into the twelve Thunder Swords.
With the infusion of spiritual power, the runes on the Thunder Sword began to flash with dazzling light, and the electric current on the sword became more active, making a slight "sizzling" sound.
"Taiyi Sword Formation, start!"
Fu Shaoping uttered a low cry.
The twelve Thunder Swords began to move instantly, and they were arranged according to a mysterious and ancient formation.
The swords were connected by spiritual threads, which shone brightly like the Milky Way in the starry sky. Soon, a huge sword formation took shape in front of Fu Shaoping. This was the Taiyi Sword Formation.
At this moment, the three combined Iron-Armed Monkeys seemed to feel threatened. They let out low roars and stomped their huge paws heavily on the ground, causing the entire forest to tremble.
Then, they pounced towards Fu Shaoping. Their huge bodies brought up a gust of wind, and the surrounding trees were blown to and fro.
Fu Shaoping's eyes were determined. He waved his hands fiercely and shouted:
"Sword formation, attack!"
The twelve Thunder Swords in the Taiyi Sword Formation shot towards the Iron Arm Ape like arrows.
As the sword flew in the air, its speed became faster and faster, and finally it almost turned into a stream of blue light.
The Iron-Armed Ape waved its huge arms, trying to knock away the flying Thunder Sword.
However, the moment their arms touched the Thunder Sword, the evil-repelling divine thunder on the Thunder Sword was activated.
The Thunder of Repelling Evils is an extremely powerful force. It presents a purple-gold light and contains a very strong and masculine aura. The Thunder of Repelling Evils spread along the arm of the Iron Arm Monkey. Wherever it went, the Iron Arm Monkey's hair instantly stood up, and its skin was scorched, emitting a pungent smell. The Iron Arm Monkey roared in pain, and its huge body kept rolling on the spot, trying to get rid of the Thunder of Repelling Evils.
But the attack of Taiyi Sword Formation did not stop.
Under Fu Shaoping's control, the twelve Thunder Swords flexibly shuttled around the Iron Arm Ape, constantly launching attacks. Each attack would trigger the evil-repelling divine thunder, causing more and more wounds on the Iron Arm Ape's body, and the injuries became more and more serious.
The Iron Arm Monkeys began to fight back. They concentrated their strength and sprayed a stream of black flames at several of the Thunder Swords. The temperature of the black flames was so high that the air around them was twisted. However, the Thunder Swords were protected by the spiritual shields around them under the blessing of the Taiyi Sword Formation. Although the black flames were fierce, they could not cause substantial damage to the Thunder Swords.
Fu Shaoping saw the right opportunity, formed seals with his hands again, and muttered something.
The twelve Thunder Swords in the Taiyi Sword Formation suddenly gathered together to form a huge sword shadow.
The sword shadow was dozens of feet long, and the evil-repelling divine thunder on the sword was surging like a raging tide.
"Exorcise the evil divine thunder, cut!"
Fu Shaoping shouted loudly and pushed his hands forward violently.
The huge sword shadow, carrying the powerful force of the evil-repelling divine thunder, slashed towards the three combined iron-armed apes. This sword contained all of Fu Shaoping's spiritual power and was incredibly powerful.
The Iron-Armed Ape looked at the huge sword shadow in horror and wanted to dodge but it was too late.
The moment the sword shadow slashed the iron-armed ape, the evil-repelling divine thunder erupted.
The purple-gold light submerged the entire body of the Iron-Armed Ape, and the powerful force blew the Iron-Armed Ape's body into pieces.
As the smoke and dust dissipated, the three combined Iron-Armed Monkeys disappeared without a trace, leaving behind only a scorched earth and a few wisps of black smoke.
Fu Shaoping just stood still.
A flash of indifference appeared before his eyes.
next moment.
He found himself in front of a simple hut, wearing tattered coarse clothes and holding an axe for chopping wood in his hand.
He had a bewildered look on his face, his mind was in chaos, and he felt as if he had always been a woodcutter in the mountains.
Every morning, he went out with the first ray of sunshine to chop wood in the mountains.
The mountain road was rugged, and he carried a heavy bundle of firewood and traveled back and forth between his home and the mountains with difficulty.
However, despite his hard work, he received very little in return, and his family often faced the dilemma of not being able to make ends meet.
But when he returned home and saw his gentle and beautiful wife, he felt comforted.
His wife always came up to him with a smile and took the firewood from his hand. The two children also ran over happily, hugged his legs, and called him "Daddy" sweetly.
The warm scene made him temporarily forget the hardships of life.
The days passed one by one, and Fu Shaoping gradually became numb in this dull yet difficult life.
Until one day, he accidentally found a treasure mirror emitting faint light in the corner of the woodshed.
The treasure mirror was engraved with strange runes, and he suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
At this moment, the treasure mirror began to tremble slightly. As the trembling intensified, it seemed as if something in Fu Shaoping's mind was about to break free.
He began to realize that none of this seemed real.
He looked around carefully and found that although the world seemed real, there were always some places that gave off a sense of unreality, such as the water tank that would never run dry; no matter how it was used, the water was always full; and the endless meals, although simple, would never be in short supply.
His eyes fell on his wife, who was still smiling gently, but there was a hint of weirdness in his eyes.
Fu Shaoping clenched the axe in his hand and struggled in his heart.
He knew that this beautiful lady was the key to this illusion. If he didn't break it, he would be trapped here forever.
Finally, he gritted his teeth, raised the axe and chopped at his wife.
The wife's smile froze instantly, and a look of horror appeared on her face. As the axe fell, her body turned into smoke and dissipated, and everything around her began to collapse.
Fu Shaoping held the treasure mirror tightly, and the treasure mirror emitted a ray of light that enveloped him.
A flash of light passed by, and he finally escaped from the illusion and returned to the real world.
A fifth-stage late-stage flower demon was suspended in the air.
The flower demon of the fifth stage had a graceful figure, and the huge flower body swayed gently in the breeze. The petals sparkled with colorful light. Each petal was like a carefully carved jade, exuding a charming yet dangerous aura:
"You are able to leave my illusion array so quickly. You are really very powerful. But I am very curious. What is the treasure mirror in the illusion array just now?"
Fu Shaoping narrowed his eyes slightly.
This flower demon must die today!
Holding a long sword in hand, he stared at the flower demon vigilantly.
He had just escaped from the illusion set up by the flower demon and knew very well how powerful the flower demon was.
But he is not someone who will back down easily. After all, he has gone through countless hardships to cultivate to this point.
The flower demon looked at Fu Shaoping:
"Fellow Daoist, how about we stop here today? I know you have some abilities, but if you want to take my life, you are still not good enough."
"Noise!"
Fu Shaoping didn't waste any time and decided to strike first!
(End of this chapter)