Chapter 782: Sacrifice
After listening to Li Yang's narration, Zhang Shouyi's face became extremely solemn.
He was silent for a moment, and then slowly said:
"Junior brother, the trouble you encountered this time is really serious."
"The evil heretics of the Poison Dragon Cult dared to be so rampant in the capital!"
Li Yang nodded: "Yes, their methods are indeed outrageous... However, this is what I am most worried about now."
As he said, he took out the black jade pendant from his arms and carefully placed it on the table.
Zhang Shouyi came closer to observe, and his brows furrowed even tighter: "Is this... the container of the Nine Nether Soul Separation Curse?"
Li Yang was a little surprised: "Brother, you actually know this thing?"
Zhang Shouyi smiled bitterly: "Not only do I know, our Taiqing Temple has fought against the evil cult that used this evil magic a long time ago."
"But I didn't expect that it would appear again after so many years."
Li Yang hurriedly asked: "Then does Brother know how to break this evil magic?"
Zhang Shouyi shook his head: "I don't know the specific method of breaking it, but..."
He paused and continued: "I remember there is an ancient book in the library of the temple, It is called "Xuanmen Secret Records", which seems to mention similar evil magic. "
"I will go and look for some relevant information."
Li Yang's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Oh? That's great, let's go and see it now."
Zhang Shouyi stopped him with his hand: "Don't worry, it's late now. If you are in a hurry, you might as well wait until tomorrow morning."
"Besides, you have just experienced a long journey, and you should have a good rest."
"In this case, you stay in the temple for one night, and we will go to the library to check it out tomorrow morning."
Li Yang thought about it and felt that it made sense, so he nodded and agreed to go.
The next morning, Li Yang and Zhang Shouyi came to the library.
Before leaving Taiqing Temple, this was the place where Li Yang often stayed.
This library was built on the back mountain of Taiqing Temple, surrounded by rich spiritual energy, and was a place where important books were stored.
After entering the library, Zhang Shouyi began to carefully search for the whereabouts of "Xuanmen Secret Records".
After searching for a while, Zhang Shouyi finally found this ancient book on a dusty bookshelf.
He carefully took it out and read it with Li Yang.
The book really recorded information about the Nine Nether Soul Separation Curse, but the content was not much.
It roughly described the origin and basic principles of this evil technique, but there were only a few words about how to crack it.
"Brother, look here." Li Yang pointed to a passage in the book and said.
"The Nine Nether Soul Separation Curse is the most evil and wicked technique in the world... To break this curse, you need to use the purest and most kind power to counter it."
"But this power is hard to find, and it is rare in the world..."
Zhang Shouyi frowned and thought: "The purest and most kind power... This is really difficult to deal with."
Just when the two were at a loss, they suddenly heard a noise coming from outside.
"It's done! It's done!" A young Taoist priest ran in in a panic.
"Brother Zhang, Brother Li, the mountain is over!"
Li Yang and Zhang Shouyi looked at each other and immediately followed the Taoist priest to the library.
When they arrived at the mountain gate, they saw a large group of villagers gathered there, all with terrified expressions on their faces.
"Master Zhang, Master Li, you have to save us!" An old man cried out.
"What happened?" Zhang Shouyi asked in a deep voice.
The old man wiped his tears and said tremblingly: "Last night...last night a group of black-robed immortals suddenly came to the village."
"They...they took away the young man, and...killed the villagers who tried to resist..."
Li Yang's heart sank, and he immediately asked: "Black-robed immortals? What are the characteristics of those people?"
The old man recalled and said: "They all have a strange fragrance on their bodies, and...and they all wear stone masks on their faces."
"Yes...yes, there are such patterns on their masks and robes."
As he said, he stretched out his hand slightly and gestured.
Li Yang and Zhang Shouyi looked at each other, and saw solemnity in each other's eyes.
There is no doubt that this is the Poison Dragon Cult!
"Brother, we can't wait any longer. It is best to get rid of them as soon as possible." Li Yang said in a low voice.
Zhang Shouyi nodded: "Indeed, but it is meaningless to act rashly, which will only bring counterproductive effects."
"Since the members of the Poison Dragon Cult dare to arrest you blatantly, they must have something to rely on."
"If we act rashly, we may suffer a great loss."
Li Yang thought for a moment and suddenly thought of something: "Brother, I have an idea."
He took out the black jade pendant from his arms and said softly: "We will use this to help."
Zhang Shouyi was a little surprised: "You mean..."
Li Yang nodded: "Yes, it is to use it to deal with "
"Since they like to play with this kind of evil magic...then we will give them a taste of their own medicine."
"Zhang Shouyi frowned and said, "Yes, is it too risky to do this?"
"Besides, we know this kind of evil magic too well. If something goes wrong..."
"Li Yang interrupted and said, "If you do too much evil, you will be killed."
"Every minute of delay will cause more innocent people to suffer."
"Besides..." He paused, "I have mastered some methods of using this jade pendant."
Zhang Shouyi looked at Li Yang in surprise: "What did you say? How could you..."
Li Yang shook his head: "This is a long story. I will tell you slowly after the matter is resolved."
"Now, we have to act quickly."
Zhang Shouyi was silent for a moment, and finally nodded and agreed: "Okay, then do as you say."
"I... will go to prepare some magic tools and talismans first, just in case."
"Wait for me here, I will be back soon."
After that, Zhang Shouyi hurried away.
Li Yang began to comfort the panicked villagers, telling them that Taiqing Temple would definitely help them solve this trouble.
Not long after, Zhang Shouyi came back with a big bag of things.
"Let's go, we will go to the mountain now."
Along the way, the two were thinking about how to deal with the evil demons who came back.
"Brother, do you have any plans?" Zhang Shouyi asked.
Li Yang pondered for a moment and slowly spoke:
"Now, let's sneak into the village first to see what those poison dragon believers are doing."
"Then we will decide whether to take action directly or rescue the captured villagers first, depending on the situation."
Zhang Shouyi nodded: "Okay, I'll do as you say."
The two of them soon came to the vicinity of the village and sneaked into it carefully.
As soon as they entered the village, they smelled a strange fragrance, and the air was filled with an uneasy atmosphere.
The village was quiet, and a figure was seen.
Li Yang and Zhang Shouyi looked at each other, and they saw solemnity in each other's eyes.
Just then, they suddenly heard a low chanting sound coming from a distance.
The two of them quietly approached the source of the sound and found that it was a dilapidated ancestral hall.
Through the windows of the ancestral hall, they saw more than a dozen people in black robes gathered inside.
These people were gathered in a circle, with a strange altar in the middle.
On the altar were several young people who had just woken up from coma, and they were obviously the villagers who had been captured.
A tall man in a black robe stood in front of the altar, holding a tattered book in his hand and muttering something.
