ragginovel Chapter 21: The Three Beasts in the Painting
Chapter 21: The Three Beasts in the Painting
He Jingyu strode into the hall, with Li Wu following behind.
The hall was brightly lit, illuminating every corner, and Li Wu watched these people warily.
"Since we don't know which sect's disciple he is, it's best not to act rashly."
Regardless of what trump cards these powerful families have, even if they win, don't forget that their elders are still outside the secret realm.
Foundation Establishment cultivators, and even Purple Mansion True Persons, are keeping a close eye on every move within the secret realm.
"Brother Li?!"
Suddenly, a surprised voice came from the side.
"Ning Miao, it's you."
Li Wu wore a smile on his face, but in his heart he was thinking:
"It seems these people are members of the Qi family."
The presence of a familiar face brought Li Wu a sense of relief.
Judging from what Qi Yu said earlier, Ning Miao now holds a high position in the Qi family, so protecting the two of them shouldn't be a problem.
Qi Chengheng glanced between the two of them and asked with a smile:
"Does Junior Sister Ning know this fellow Daoist?"
Ning Miao nodded slightly and replied:
"He was a very good older brother to me."
Li Wushun cupped his hands and said:
"Li Wu greets fellow Daoists."
He Jingyu was the same.
Qi Chengheng nodded slightly. Although his tone was polite, he could not hide the arrogance in his eyes.
"Since he is Junior Sister Ning's brother, let's share the treasures in the hall together."
"Haha, no, no, I wouldn't dare." Li Wuqian laughed twice and waved his hands repeatedly.
"We had no intention of entering this place. Since you fellow Daoists have already taken the lead, we naturally cannot take a share."
Li Wupao is too busy to even think about staying here and sharing the treasure with them.
Qi Chengheng stared intently at Li Wu and chuckled softly:
"Brother Li, there's no need for further words. This hall is sealed by a restriction that we cannot break. We can only try to force it open, but we have tried for a long time and are still not quite there yet."
"I observe that you two fellow Daoists are at the late stage of Qi Refining and cultivate the Dao of Thunder, which is why I sincerely extend this invitation."
Upon hearing this, the other Qi family disciples were the first to be stunned.
Although the restrictions here are troublesome, they are definitely not to the point that they cannot break them, not to mention that they also have [Restriction-Breaking Talismans], so why do they have to invite two strangers together?
However, Qi Chengheng was the eldest among them, so even though they had doubts, they didn't ask him.
Li Wu and He Jingyu exchanged a glance and transmitted their voices:
"It seems we can't leave."
"Let's agree first and then talk about it."
Li Wu had no choice but to nod and say:
"What should we do?"
Qi Chengheng turned around, looked at a mural with intricate patterns, and said:
"Let's use our magic together to break the mural, and the restriction will naturally be lifted."
"Let's begin then."
Immediately, everyone stopped wasting time and worked together to unleash their strongest spells.
Li Wu gripped the halberd in his hand, his spiritual energy surging within him. Strands of silvery-white electric arcs shot out like silver snakes, converging from the halberd handle to the blade.
He swung the halberd out with a sudden, powerful strike.
Mixed in with the cold wind, firelight, and sword energy.
Rumble!
The main hall swayed, and the murals immediately rippled.
In an instant, the scenery in the painting seemed to come alive, with a halo of light flowing around it, and then beams of light shot out from the painting.
Qi Chengheng, whose spiritual sense was the sharpest, was the first to notice something was wrong and shouted sharply:
"Something's wrong, everyone be careful!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he unleashed a sword strike, the azure sword energy surging forth like flowing water, carrying the meaning of an endless stream.
It instantly shattered several beams of spiritual light.
Upon realizing something was wrong, Li Wu immediately rushed out of the hall.
Among these people, he was the fastest in terms of speed, having cultivated the [Divine Thunder] technique.
In the blink of an eye, they arrived at the door.
"Brother Li, watch out behind you!"
After freezing several beams of spiritual light, Ning Miao quickly reminded Li Wu.
Li Wu turned around and saw three beams of light transforming into a tiger, a crane, and a deer, rushing towards him.
These three beasts are one of the features depicted on the mural.
"Damn it! Why does he have to chase after me?" Li Wu cursed under his breath.
He immediately took out two talismans, which transformed into a large, golden shield in front of him. At the same time, his halberd, crackling with lightning, slammed down.
"roar!"
The tiger, crane, and deer seemed to be of one mind. The spirit tiger tore apart the golden shield, the spirit deer blocked the lightning, and the spirit crane twisted and turned, circling behind Li Wu.
"Brother Li, I'm here to help you!"
Ning Miao was anxious and was about to help when Qi Chengheng stopped her:
"Junior Sister Ning, do not act rashly, lest the restriction undergo further changes."
His gaze was fixed on the silvery-white arcs of electricity surrounding Li Wu, and he pondered in his heart:
"So this is the [Divine Thunder] technique? I'd like to see how capable it really is."
Li Wu also noticed the movement over there, but he had no time to worry about anything else. His spiritual sense locked onto the three beasts, and he thought to himself:
"These three beasts seem to be of the same mind; we must not be careless."
After thinking it over, he didn't hold back. He patted his storage bag, and a formation plate immediately appeared in his hand.
Then, he put ten spirit stones into the opening on the array plate and infused them with spiritual power.
In an instant, the formation unfolded, thunderclouds gathered, lightning flashed, and thunder roared.
Li Wufei arrived beneath the thunderclouds, locked his spiritual sense onto the three beasts, and then moved his mind.
"boom!"
A bolt of lightning struck down instantly, and the spirit tiger and spirit deer, unable to dodge in time, took the full force of the blow.
"roar!"
The spirit tiger crouched down, roaring repeatedly, its body scattering fragments of spiritual light, and its spirit gradually became dazed.
"Yo yo!"
The mournful cries of the deer never ceased.
The crane, however, used its agile wings to escape outside the range of the formation.
Where are you going?
Li Wu was truly enraged; how could he possibly let the spirit crane escape?
Then his figure suddenly shot out, and sparks of electricity scattered in mid-air. His figure appeared in front of the crane, his halberd was wrapped by lightning snakes, and the halberd blade turned into a snake head, opening its blood-red maw.
"Boom... Sizzle..."
"Hey!"
Thunder poured into the spirit crane's body, accompanied by a long, mournful cry. The spirit crane's spiritual light dimmed and gradually disappeared.
After the crane was dealt with, the tiger and deer, which had been suppressed by the lightning array, were no longer a threat and were dealt with by Li Wuzhu using his halberd.
Then, he put away the array plate.
"Clap clap clap!"
At this moment, Qi Chengheng walked over, his face full of flattery, and said:
"Fellow Daoist Li, you've dealt with three spirit beasts so easily. Your mastery of the Divine Thunder technique is truly remarkable."
Li Wu glanced at him, then said with a calm expression:
"It's all thanks to the power of the formation."
But in his heart he thought to himself:
"This person could easily have dealt with the three spirit beasts, but he insisted on sitting idly by and even stopped Ning Miao from helping me."
"Are you trying to use a spirit beast to get rid of me, or are you trying to find out my true strength?"
Li Wu recalled the man's actions and a sense of unease rose in his heart:
"This person seems quite interested in me... I'd better leave as soon as possible."
After thinking for a moment, Li Wu spoke:
"Fellow Daoist Qi, now that the restriction has been broken, where is the spiritual object?"
"Nature is in the painting."
As Qi Chengheng spoke, he made a hand seal.
The remaining scenes from the mural transformed into streaks of light that flew out and landed on the ground.