Chapter 561
As the medicinal power of the elixir spread in Nangong Wan's body, her complexion gradually regained its rosy color and her breathing became stable. Fu Shaoping watched Nangong Wan's condition gradually improve, and the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. He sat by Nangong Wan's bed, holding her hand tightly, as if he was afraid that she would leave him again.
Under the effect of the Yuling Pill, Nangong Wan's injuries gradually healed. She opened her eyes and saw Fu Shaoping standing by her side, her eyes full of emotion and love. She gently held Fu Shaoping's hand and said, "Thank you, Shaoping. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have..."
Fu Shaoping looked at her gently and said, "Silly, don't say these words. We are partners fighting side by side and the most important people to each other. No matter what happens, I will not let anything happen to you."
#Explore the Witch God Temple Boundary and Spiritual Medicine Garden
After Fu Shaoping placed Nangong Wan, who had just recovered from his serious injury, in a safe and quiet place for recuperation, he was always thinking about the secrets that might be hidden in the Witch God Temple. Recalling the three female ghosts who were lurking here and doing evil, he firmly believed that the Witch God Temple was not as simple as it seemed on the surface, and there must be unknown mysteries hidden. So, he resolutely stepped into the Witch God Temple filled with mysterious atmosphere again.
When Fu Shaoping went deeper into the Wushen Temple, a layer of impenetrable yet indestructible barrier appeared before his eyes. This barrier exuded a cold light, and vaguely outlined complex and mysterious patterns, as if telling an ancient and long-standing story. Fu Shaoping tried to reach out and touch the barrier, but a powerful and unfamiliar force instantly rebounded back, shaking his arm numb, and his heart was startled. He knew very well that this barrier was definitely not an ordinary thing.
From then on, Fu Shaoping embarked on a long journey of studying the enchantment. He first searched carefully around the Wushen Temple, hoping to find clues related to the enchantment. He did not miss any corner, and carefully examined every ancient stone tablet and every vague mark on the wall. Finally, he found a dilapidated ancient book in a hidden corner of the temple. The paper of the ancient book had turned yellow and brittle, and the handwriting on it was a little unclear, but with his profound knowledge and keen insight, he still found some words about the enchantment.
In order to gain a deeper understanding of the working principle of the barrier, Fu Shaoping began to study hard in seclusion. He consulted a large number of books on formations and barriers in his collection, and verified the clues he got from ancient books with the knowledge in the books. He studied day and night, constantly building models of the barrier in his mind and simulating its operation process. Every thought and attempt was like groping forward in the dark, full of unknowns and challenges.
In the process of studying the specific layout of the barrier, Fu Shaoping encountered many difficulties. The layout of this barrier is unique and complex, which is very different from what he has seen before. Its node distribution seems to be irregular, but it seems to hide some profound logic. Fu Shaoping tried to interpret these nodes in different ways. He drew a huge array diagram on the ground, used stones to represent nodes, and constantly adjusted their positions and connections with each other. Sometimes, he felt that he had found the key, but when he studied it further, he found himself in a new dilemma.
In this way, several years passed by like a flash of lightning. During these long years, Fu Shaoping experienced countless failures and setbacks, but he never gave up. He constantly summed up his experience and lessons and adjusted his research direction. Finally, on a full moon night, when the moonlight shone on his formation diagram, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, like a flash of lightning breaking through the dark night sky. He finally understood the operating principle of the barrier and the secret of the specific formation.
Fu Shaoping knew that the process of breaking the formation was full of dangers and that there could be no mistakes. He first set up a small auxiliary formation outside the barrier. This formation was called the "Gathering Spirits and Attracting Lightning Formation". Its function was to gather the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth and transform it into lightning power to provide additional assistance for breaking the formation. He quickly formed seals with both hands, and runes flew out from his fingertips and merged into the formation on the ground. The formation flashed with a faint light and began to operate slowly.
Then, Fu Shaoping took out his own carefully crafted magic weapon, the array-breaking compass. This compass was made of a variety of rare materials, and was engraved with mysterious runes and array patterns, which could sense the weak points of the barrier. He held the compass in his hand and walked slowly around the barrier, his eyes fixed on the movement of the compass pointer. Following the guidance of the pointer, he found a key node of the barrier.
This node was hidden in a thick darkness, and there was a frightening atmosphere around it. Fu Shaoping took a deep breath, circulated the spiritual power in his body, and condensed it into a sharp spiritual sword. He shouted and swung the sword at the node. However, when the spiritual sword touched the node, it was like hitting a hard wall and was bounced back. At the same time, a strong recoil force caused a sharp pain in his arm.
Fu Shaoping was not discouraged, he knew this was just the beginning of breaking the formation. He carefully observed the spiritual power fluctuations around the node and found that there seemed to be some connection between this node and several other nodes. He quickly analyzed these connections in his mind and decided to use the method of "using softness to overcome hardness". He put away the spiritual power sword and instead condensed a soft spiritual power ball, slowly approaching the node. When the spiritual power ball touched the node, he carefully controlled the output of spiritual power, trying to disrupt the spiritual power balance of the node.
At this moment, the barrier suddenly trembled violently, and powerful spiritual power waves spread from the nodes. Fu Shaoping knew that his actions had alerted the barrier, and he had to speed up. He danced with both hands quickly, while controlling the spirit gathering and lightning array. A thick lightning bolt fell from the sky and struck the node fiercely. Under the bombardment of lightning, the light of the node began to flicker, and a crack appeared.
Fu Shaoping seized this opportunity and once again condensed his spiritual power, turning it into countless tiny spiritual power threads, which were wrapped around the node. He pulled hard, trying to pull the node out of the barrier. However, the power of the barrier was so strong that the node only shook slightly and was not pulled out. At this time, the spiritual power around the barrier became more violent, like an enraged beast, ready to devour Fu Shaoping at any time.
Fu Shaoping gritted his teeth and decided to go all out. He poured all his spiritual power into the formation-breaking compass, which emitted a dazzling light, forming a powerful spiritual power vortex. He controlled the vortex to sweep towards the node, and constantly adjusted the direction and strength of the vortex, trying to completely destroy the node.
Under the impact of the powerful spiritual vortex, the node finally couldn't bear the burden and exploded with a "boom". As the node exploded, a huge gap appeared in the barrier. Fu Shaoping didn't hesitate at all. He took advantage of the opportunity when the barrier power weakened and quickly used his body skills to rush into the gap.
As soon as he entered the gap, Fu Shaoping felt a strong rebound force coming at him, trying to push him out of the barrier again. He gritted his teeth and used his spiritual power to resist this force. At the same time, he continued to look for other key nodes inside the barrier, preparing to further expand the results of the battle. Inside the barrier, Fu Shaoping found several nodes hidden deeper. These nodes are connected to each other to form a complex spiritual power network. He knew that only by destroying all these nodes could the barrier be completely broken. He approached one of the nodes cautiously, and suddenly, sharp spiritual power thorns shot out from around the node and attacked him. Fu Shaoping quickly dodged sideways and swung out a spiritual power shield to block some of the spiritual power thorns.
While dodging the attacks, he looked for opportunities to attack the nodes. Finally, he found an opportunity and condensed a powerful spiritual beam and shot it at the node. Under the attack of the spiritual beam, the light of the node gradually dimmed. He took advantage of the victory and attacked several other nodes in succession. After a fierce battle, all the key nodes were destroyed.
As the last node was broken, the light on the barrier disappeared completely. With a "bang", the barrier shattered and turned into countless tiny points of light that dissipated in the air.
After the barrier was broken, what appeared before Fu Shaoping's eyes was a magnificent spiritual medicine garden.
Exotic flowers and plants bloomed in the garden, colorful lights intertwined, and the air was filled with a rich and mysterious medicinal fragrance. However, behind this seemingly peaceful and harmonious scene, a huge crisis was hidden. A green-faced white fox in the late stage of transformation was guarding the center of the spiritual medicine garden with a covetous look, its eyes flashing with a dark green light, as if it could see through every thought of Fu Shaoping.
Fu Shaoping took a deep breath, and a mixture of nervousness and excitement surged in his heart. He knew that the green-faced white fox in front of him was very powerful, possessing illusions and ten magical powers, and this battle would be extremely difficult. But in order to explore the secrets of the Witch God Temple and to obtain the precious medicinal materials in the Spirit Medicine Garden, he had no intention of retreating.
"Hmph, you little human, how dare you trespass into my territory? Today I will make sure you never return!" The green-faced white fox let out a sharp roar, and the sound cut through the silent air like a sharp blade.
Fu Shaoping's eyes were firm, he tightly grasped the weapon in his hand, and responded coldly: "Since I dared to come here, I didn't intend to return empty-handed. If you know what's good for you, just get out of the way, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless!"
As soon as the voice fell, the green-faced white fox flashed and disappeared in an instant. Fu Shaoping was shocked. He knew that the green-faced white fox was performing an illusion to try to disturb his vision. He quickly activated his spiritual power, opened his spiritual consciousness, and carefully sensed every movement around him. Suddenly, he felt a strong breath coming from behind him, and turned around quickly, only to see a green light coming towards him. He dodged to the side, and the light brushed his shoulder and left a deep mark on the ground.
"Is this your illusion? Nothing special!" Fu Shaoping sneered, and quickly formed seals with his hands, performing the Daluo Vajra Seal. A huge golden Buddha seal flew out of his hands, and with a powerful force, it smashed towards the green-faced white fox. Seeing this, the green-faced white fox muttered something, and a green barrier appeared in front of it. The golden Buddha seal hit the barrier, making a violent roar, and the green barrier trembled slightly, but it was not broken.
The green-faced white fox took the opportunity to display its magical power. Ten illusory figures suddenly appeared around its body, each of which exuded a powerful spiritual power fluctuation. These ten figures rushed towards Fu Shaoping at the same time, and the speed was so fast that it was dazzling. Fu Shaoping's heart trembled. He knew that this was one of the ten magical powers of the green-faced white fox - the art of clone. He did not dare to be careless, and quickly displayed the Qiankun Niuan Palm, waving his palms, bringing up a series of sharp palm winds, and hit the pounced figures. The palm wind collided with the figures, making a crackling sound. Some figures were scattered by the palm wind, but there were still a few figures that broke through the palm wind and approached Fu Shaoping.
Seeing this, Fu Shaoping hurriedly used the Prison Heaven Ice Seal. He waved his hands, and countless ice cubes rose from the ground, tightly wrapping those figures. However, the Green-faced White Fox's clone technique was indeed powerful. The figures wrapped in ice cubes instantly turned into a cloud of smoke and disappeared without a trace. At the same time, the Green-faced White Fox's true body appeared above Fu Shaoping's head, its claws flashing with cold light, grabbing Fu Shaoping.
Fu Shaoping felt a strong pressure coming from above his head, and he quickly used the Star Scimitar. A bright knife light shot out from his hand and slashed at the claws of the green-faced white fox. The knife light collided with the claws, making a harsh friction sound, and the claws of the green-faced white fox were scratched by the knife light, leaving a bloody mark. It was in pain, and quickly retracted its claws and stepped back a few steps.
"You have some skills, but it's far from enough!" The green-faced white fox roared and used his magical power again. A black flame spurted out of its mouth, and the air was burned and twisted wherever the flame passed. Fu Shaoping felt a hot breath coming towards him, and he quickly used the twelve Thunder Swords to form the Taiyi Sword Formation. The twelve Thunder Swords quickly rotated around him, forming a huge sword formation that blocked the black flames outside.
However, the green-faced white fox's magical powers were endless. It used a magical power called "space distortion" and the surrounding space instantly became distorted. Fu Shaoping felt as if he was in a huge vortex, and his body was spinning uncontrollably. He was startled and quickly used his spiritual power to try to stabilize his body. At this moment, the green-faced white fox took the opportunity to attack, and its body turned into a green lightning and rushed towards Fu Shaoping.
Under the influence of the space distortion, Fu Shaoping's movements became very slow. He watched the green-faced white fox rushing towards him, and he was very anxious. At this critical moment, he suddenly thought of his innate spiritual treasure, the broken sword. He quickly took out the broken sword and injected spiritual power into it. The broken sword emitted a dazzling light and instantly broke through the shackles of the space distortion. Fu Shaoping took the opportunity to perform the flying demon body protection, and a layer of golden light enveloped his body, forming a solid shield.
(End of this chapter)