Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Penance

The halos in Zhuo Wangsun's hands became more and more condensed, like clusters of demon flowers blooming, almost filling the entire dark room.A huge suffocating pressure filled every corner of the dark room, pulling each other.Xiangsi curled up in a corner of the dark room, her whole body was so hot that she could hardly think. Suddenly, a very light sound came from afar.The pressure on Xiangsi's body suddenly eased.A gap seemed to be torn open in the dense darkness, and a faint red light secretly penetrated from a distance.Zhuo Wangsun withdrew his strength suddenly, the halo in his hand was like seven colored water bubbles, shattered into fine dust, and the energy all over the sky disappeared without a trace.

A group of white shadows flashed in from the gap. Xiangsi couldn't help but exclaimed in shock: "Tanhua?!" The red light gradually dispelled the deep darkness.The dark room made of fine steel has been opened a line, and through the smog, one can see that the outside is already a sea of ​​flames. Tan Hua's snow-white body trembled slightly, kneeling quietly in front of Zhuo Wangsun.The blood-red mane on the horse's back fluttered like an autumn grass blooming in the night.In the center of the autumn grass is holding the longbow hidden in the bluestone. The longbow was slightly reddened by the flames, and it left a deep imprint on Tanhua's snow-white back, and even scorched a line of red mane.But Tanhua couldn't see a trace of pain, as if its most honorable mission was to find this green longbow from the burning ruins, and then open the mechanism sealed by the gods, and carry it to the owner. .

The darkroom has already been opened.There was nothing outside except the dazzling firelight.Zhuo Wangsun slowly released his true energy and checked the surroundings, only to find that this dark room has more than one floor! The most powerful battle formation in Le Shenglun Palace, the Nine Layers Fumosuo, refers to this.There are nine organs in total, which are absolutely difficult to break through from the inside, and can be opened from the outside by stepping on the totem on the ground.And every time the door of the next floor is opened, the mechanism behind it will automatically close. Therefore, once the secret room is opened, trying to enter it from the outside is tantamount to seeking a dead end.

However, Tanhua was not afraid of flames and death, so he carried this bow without arrows in front of him. What was his intention? The flames became more and more intense, and the hot smoke was like an iron chain, tightly entwining Acacia's throat.She couldn't help lowering her head and coughing, after a while, she seemed to feel a blur in front of her eyes, the Tanhua horse had come to her at some point, and Zhuo Wangsun immediately stretched out her hand to her. Xiangsi was startled, and subconsciously reached out to him.She only felt a tightness on her wrist, and her whole body almost flew up, and landed gently on the horse's back.

Zhuo Wangsun put her in front of him, and said in a deep voice, "Bend down!" Acacia couldn't help but lowered her head and hugged the horse's head.Zhuo Wangsun was on the horse, and slowly drew the dark bow.The magic string demon bow is like a full moon, but he doesn't have an arrow in his hand, only a colorful halo flowing slowly in the shadow of the fire. The sound of burning all around and the sound of falling wood and falling rocks came and went, but the secret room was terribly silent.Tanhua Ma also seemed to be unable to bear the endless chill, and his body trembled slightly.Feeling the strange atmosphere, Xiangsi was about to raise her head when a drop of warm liquid fell gently on her forehead, and then another drop.

Shocked, Xiangsi stretched out her hand, but the palm of her hand was bright red.She suddenly understood that he finally used the blood curse of the Blue Bird Clan! Xiangsi hissed: "Don't!" She didn't have time to raise her head, only to hear a very heavy hollow sound from the bowstring in Zhuo Wangsun's hand - although there was only one string, it was like the sound of silk and bamboo in the sky, and the sound of the world-destroying demon split Nine Heavens Cloud Barrier, piercing the ground!The flowing Huaguang has already swirled out of his hands. The surrounding air seemed to be evacuated in an instant, and the halo pierced into the vast sea of ​​flames with a huge howl.

The sky and the earth shook, and the sky was full of light and shadow. A huge roar rumbled along the gap that was torn apart in time and space.The nine overlapping peaks in front of them seemed to be broken into pieces in an instant, dancing wildly in the air with the anger to swallow the world.Wave after wave of heat, neighing and rolling, seemed to annihilate everything!And a ray of sunlight has torn open the boundless fire curtain and cast light on the center of the secret room. The cool air blows through the gap of the flames, driving away the pain of suffocation.Xiangsi cheered up, "Successful!" Just as she was overjoyed, another huge backlash, like a mountain collapsing and heaven and earth splitting, rushed straight at the two of them viciously!

Xiangsi only felt that there were trillions of red suns in front of her eyes, in an unknown space, about to sink and float, suddenly emitting the most intense heat and light together, rotating, exploding, destroying, and reborn.She was stunned by the strange sight in front of her, and even forgot to avoid it. Suddenly, Zhuo Wangsun yelled, pressed her tightly on the horse's back, held Shiva's bow in the other hand, and greeted her at the most prosperous place of brilliance! All the colorful wonders disappeared immediately, and all the colors finally turned into a vast white, and they could no longer distinguish each other.Xiangsi closed her eyes tightly, and felt that all the senses in her body seemed to be pulled away, but she didn't feel any pain.She no longer looked at it, but seemed to be able to faintly feel everything around her through an unknowable force.

In an instant, the longbow seemed to have acquired a lively life, turning into a golden mad dragon, whistling and circling, intertwined with dazzling white light.Suddenly there was a violent impact!The golden light shattered little by little, dropped out of the hand, then swirled and fell into the depths of the white light, scattered into a cloud of shining dust, and evaporated without a trace.And the white light also dimmed in this violent impact.The remaining power exploding all around was like a stormy sea, pressing down heavily, and Tan Hua let out a mournful wail, as if he was going to be torn to pieces by this surging force!

There was a loud bang, like thunder cracking in the sky, rumbling endlessly.Xiangsi felt that her imaginary eyes were instantly blurred by a cloud of blood mist.In the surrounding air, a thick bloody smell instantly diffused. Unexpectedly, he actually used this bow of Shiva to block the counterattack force of the Blue Bird Blood Curse! She turned her head in surprise, only to see Zhuo Wangsun's whole body soaked in blood, and even his eyes seemed to be crimson from the blood and fire. Xiangsi said in surprise, "You..." Zhuo Wangsun didn't look at her, he pulled the horse's mane violently, Tan Hua raised his head and let out a long cry, leaped high from the dark room like the speed of the wind, and rushed into the sea of ​​fire outside.

Xiangsi leaned on the horse, holding onto the mane tightly.Her pale face was buried in the row of blood-red horse mane, and it was also dyed a bright red.She couldn't help raising her head, and saw that his blood-stained green shirt seemed to spread out huge wings, separating her from the scorching air, falling rocks, and sparks, allowing her to curl up quietly in this place. In a small space. She looked up at him, worry and anxiety gradually subsided.Yep, that's what this guy is, taking everything into his hands no matter the situation.So, what is there to worry about?The blush on Acacia's cheeks became more intense, and an indescribable tenderness seemed to turn into substance, enveloping her heavily.For many years, she has been following him by his side, and she has already surpassed her master and servant in love, even a physical relationship.However, even in the most intimate moments, she would call him sir.And in his heart, she never understood whether he was a subordinate or a lover.It's just that in this short moment, she felt like a newlywed, shy and happy.She hugged Tan Hua's neck tightly, with a bright smile on her face, but her mood flew further and further away. The flames and red shadows around were constantly changing, Tan Hua jumped up again and again, and then fell lightly again and again. I don't know how far he ran, and I don't know when this sea of ​​flames will end. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew by, which made people feel refreshed.Tan Hua's footsteps also slowed down.Xiangsi looked up, and they had already reached the half of Shiva statue! The damaged statue of Shiva still maintains a flying posture. Behind him is boundless flames, but on the half a mile of land, there is a circle of paradise after the catastrophe. The grass has not yet withered, and the gentle breeze blows gently. , it seems that the raging flames retreated because of the majesty of the gods. A man in a white robe, Ling Feng, was standing on the other side of the statue. Xiangsi couldn't help but said in astonishment: "It's you?" The man turned his head slowly, his blue long hair fluttering in the wind, the divine light in his eyes was like the dancing flames behind him, and the longbow on his back flowed brilliantly—if this is not Di Jia, who is it? He stared at Acacia with an inexplicable expression.Xiangsi didn't know why, but she didn't dare to look into his eyes, so she lowered her eyelids. Zhuo Wangsun carried her off the horse, lightly buckled the horse's head, and signaled the white horse to run away.Tanhua ran two steps forward, hesitated again, seemed to be between Zhuo Wangsun and Dijia, unable to choose whether to stay or not, so it let out a long cry, and knelt down at the feet of Shiva statue between the two. Zhuo Wangsun stood in the flickering flames, and the raging flames dyed his green robe with a layer of gold.The stone statue of Shiva has long been dilapidated. He held the hand of lovesickness and stood on the side of the afterimage, while the Tanhua horse trembled and knelt beside the two of them. The boundless flames became the most intense and vivid background, and they surrounded them in awe. .The dazzling sunlight at noon dyed this picture with a strong sense of holiness. It seems that thousands of years ago, in the world of gods, he stood in front of the gods and Buddhas in the sky, driving the sky full of flames, and using endless power of destruction To complete the final liberation of all living beings in the three thousand worlds. Zhuo Wangsun stared at Dijia and said calmly: "Do we still have to fight?" The crimson flames in Dijia's eyes gradually faded, and he said: "No need." He looked up at the damaged stone statue, sighed, and said: "The horse knows the old master, and Tanhua can find you, which proves that the person it recognizes is also you. " Zhuo Wangsun said: "But you could have prevented it from coming." Di Jia smiled lightly, but his face suddenly became solemn, and he said word by word: "I don't need to." He took a step forward, and his white robe fluttered in the flames like water waves, and his blue hair that reached the ground was slightly raised. It's like a demon king coming to the world, not to be watched. He came in front of Tanhua, took its rein, Tanhua let out a soft cry, got up and followed behind him obediently. Di Jia stood in front of Acacia, with a faint smile on his face.Under the mutual reflection of the sun and fire, his smile hides the charm of evil spirits, and looks as dazzling and moving as the rising sun. Xiangsi looked into his deep red eyes, and a thousand thoughts came to her heart for a moment.The sparkling light in her eyes flowed silently, and she murmured: "I..." Di Jia smiled and shook his head, did not let her continue, and handed the rein to her hand: "From now on, you will be the owner of the Tanhua horse." Acacia was stunned and speechless. Di Jia turned to look at the vast sea of ​​flames, and said: "Unexpectedly, this arrow shattered the statue of Shiva, triggering monstrous flames... In less than three days, the entire Le Shenglun Palace will be destroyed in the sea of ​​fire. Shenglun Palace is the source of the four holy springs. It is said that if it is destroyed by war, the springs of the four holy springs will be dried up by the flames and buried under ashes, then the four rivers in the world will also dry up at the same time." If this legend is true, then the four rivers that will dry up will be the Yangtze River in China, the Indus River in Kashmir, the Sutlej River in India, and the holy river common to Nepal and India—the Ganges! These rivers are all nourishing a great civilization. If they really dry up from then on, the disaster that will be brought may be as great as the catastrophe of the world.Once this is the case, who can bear this sin, and who can watch thousands of sentient beings bathed in God's care, enduring hunger, sickness, and even death in the drought? A look of horror appeared on Xiangsi's face: "Is this legend true or false?" Dijia shook his head and said, "I don't know. If it is true, it will cost tens of thousands of lives; even if it is false, the entire Tibetan area will be affected by several years of drought." Xiangsi said, "Then what should we do?" Dijia sighed and said: "The fire in Le Shenglun Palace can only be extinguished by the fifth holy spring. However, the spring of the fifth holy spring has been sealed by ice thousands of years ago. Only Shiva who has awakened his power Great God, you can shoot through the ice of the fifth holy spring." He turned to face the afterimage of Shiva.On the afterimage, half of the divine arrow is still preserved.The head of the arrow has been submerged into the bluestone, but the half-inch golden tail is still shining brightly in the air, even the flames in the sky can't cover it. Di Jia held the arrow feather, closed his eyes slightly, and sank his wrist downward.There was only a very light sound as if it came from the ground, and countless tiny cracks appeared in the afterimage of Shiva, and it spread in all directions.Xiangsi was about to tell him to be careful, when he pulled out the dazzling golden arrow and held it in his hand. The cracked afterimage of Shiva did not completely collapse, but still stood alone.Under the light of the golden arrow, Dijia's face looked extremely solemn.He took off the long bow on his back, handed it to Zhuo Wangsun together with the golden arrow, and said: "It is your mission to shoot the fifth holy spring." Zhuo Wangsun didn't pick it up for a while. Xiangsi murmured: "You said let him go?" Di Jia looked up at the blue sky, and said: "My current strength is not enough to shoot the holy spring. What's more, I want to stay here to support the hub of Le Shenglun Palace, so that it will not collapse immediately. But I There is not much time to last, within two hours, you must rush to the holy spring and shoot the seal away." Xiangsi seemed to understand something, tremblingly said: "Then you..." Dijia smiled lightly: "I did not admit defeat." He turned to Zhuo Wangsun and said: "I will now give you all the power of Shiva. Divine bow, golden arrow, and sandalwood. However, it does not mean that, I won't take it back in the future..." He glanced at Acacia again, and said: "As for Pavanti, her fate is chosen by herself, and I can only respect it. And you must cherish it." "These are the clothes she wore when she came, please take them with you too." Besides the bow and arrow, there was also a small package.Among the ruins of the fire, he actually left these for her. Zhuo Wangsun didn't answer, but gently took the bow, arrow and package from Di Jia's hand. Dijia sighed, turned to face the half-remnant image of Shiva, and said: "Whether you succeed or not, you don't have to come back to me." Xiangsi's voice was choked with sobs, and said, "Why?" Di Jia said: "Because I don't miss this place any more. Maybe I will turn into a robbery, maybe I will go to the secular world to wander asceticly. In short, I will use other methods to complete my enlightenment—whether in this life or in the next life. Maybe, you are not the Pavanti I was looking for, and this chance is not for me. My chance is still somewhere far away, waiting for me to find it." He looked at the place deep in the sky. The most distant white cloud, the mind seems to have melted into the vast sky, the vast snow peak. Acacia looked at him silently. With the supreme majesty of Shiva's arrow, the legendary Poxun broke the seals of the gods on the Leshenglun Palace and entered this Shiva's paradise.Then, in order to awaken himself as the God of Destruction, he did not hesitate to use bloody sacrifices to dye the snow-capped mountains red.Whether it is a person or a thing; no matter whether it has been sinful or innocent, the lives of all living beings are like Utan, blooming in his hands and then withering.However, when Jin Jian faced her heart, he hesitated. This hesitation made him lose his last chance.However, he has no regrets, nor has he conceded defeat.He just calmly handed over the bow, arrow, sandalwood, and all the power of Shiva he had obtained to the victor, and then wandered alone in the world, looking for his own opportunities. Xiangsi hesitated for a long time, but only said two words: "Take care..." Dijia smiled lightly and said: "Go." At that moment, the faint red in his eyes faded away from the image of gods and demons, and looked so pure under the clear sunlight, but that faint smile was forever engraved in this sunlight Among the white clouds. What Xiangsi wanted to say, Zhuo Wangsun had already pulled her onto the horse. The fire was still burning, and Tanhua screamed in the flames, as if saying a final farewell to the former owner. Zhuo Wangsun pulled the reins, and the sandalwood, like white clouds coming out of the mountain, floated into the depths of the flames. Acacia couldn't help but look back, half of the afterimage of Shiva was still dancing wildly. On the side of the idol, Tiga's figure was dragged out of a long golden shadow by the dazzling sunlight, and gradually became blurred, as if since the opening of the world, he have been standing here. The flames and thick smoke finally blurred her eyes, and she didn't look back anymore. On the silent snow peak, a icy spring hung upside down like a heavenly gentleman, and she was in sight from afar.