Chapter 40

As the疯狂之气 emanated from Bai Shi's body, a more powerful pressure suddenly burst forth within the entire cave. The eruption of this pressure caused the cave to instantly emit a series of powerful forceful sounds. These sounds broke through the energy restraints, collided with the cave walls, and produced a series of intense explosions!

Amidst these intense explosions, the entire cave trembled, and Bai Shi suddenly raised his hands. A powerful force immediately surged from his palms! His eyes were filled with a fierce desire to kill, and a murderous aura rose from his body, causing his blood to boil. When he stood up, he firmly grasped the Dragon Chant Sword hovering above his head!

The moment Bai Shi gripped the Dragon Chant Sword, it immediately emitted a blinding green light. This green light enveloped Bai Shi, making his face look like that of a ghost from hell. His eyes still emitted a ghostly green glow, and the green threads around his body continued to spread. The Dragon Chant Sword in his hand trembled slightly.

In this trembling, a thick force rapidly poured into his body, and a will from the Dragon Chant Sword resonated in Bai Shi's consciousness, penetrating his mind!

It seemed that in this instant, under the green mist, the entire cave was filled with invisible energy waves. As these energy waves spread out when Bai Shi involuntarily took a step, they created ripples like waves, and the rumbling sounds echoed.

Bai Shi's eyes glowed with a ghostly green light, like ghost fire. His face was cold and stern, and his black hair stood up on its own. He tightly gripped the Dragon Chant Sword, and his mind was filled with bloody scenes.

The desire to kill seemed to dominate his entire consciousness. It was as if he was about to step out of the cave to engage in an unprecedented battle!

However, just as he was about to take another step, he suddenly noticed Su Xuan lying on the ground. At this moment, when he looked at this person, he felt a sense of familiarity, but this feeling made his body slightly stiffen. His gaze focused, and the green flames in his eyes dimmed.

At this moment, his consciousness finally showed a slight fluctuation. This fluctuation reduced the scenes of killing in his mind, and his face became less stern. The green threads around his body also slowly dissipated!

"Good thoughts, good thoughts..."

Just as Bai Shi suddenly stopped and looked at Su Xuan, Dong Chenzi's words echoed in his mind. These words seemed to repel the will of the Dragon Chant Sword, causing Bai Shi's head to ache severely!

The pain instantly spread throughout his body, making him suddenly scream and clutch his head, rolling on the ground. The spilled wine on the ground soaked his clothes, and the smell of the wine made him look at Su Xuan again. This time, his consciousness finally cleared up.

"Su... Xuan..." In the midst of the intense pain, Bai Shi's voice trembled. The two words he uttered brought back memories of his time with Su Xuan, filled with innocence and naivety.

At this moment, his soul seemed to return to its former innocence, and the green threads slowly disappeared. As these green threads dissipated, a red mist began to seep from the depths of his soul. This mist, like threads, spread from his soul and, upon touching the void, flew out of the cave like a ghost, finally dissipating in the void!

Although Bai Shi had gradually returned to himself, the pain in his body did not lessen. However, with his consciousness clear, he suddenly remembered Xi Chenzi's words.

"Evil thoughts... arise from an unsettled mind, and a calm mind... prevents evil from entering..."

Lying on the ground, Bai Shi did not roll around as before. Instead, he opened his eyes, and as the green glow in his eyes slowly faded, he gazed into the void, watching the energy slowly undulate. In this almost transparent energy, what he needed was to focus his mind and break free from the control of the Dragon Chant Sword's will.

Focusing on something, in a certain moment, Bai Shi vaguely saw butterflies dancing in the void. These butterflies increased in number, flying in the air like leaves about to fall.

As these butterflies arrived, a woman's face slowly appeared in Bai Shi's vision!

"Mom..."

With the appearance of this woman's face, the pain in Bai Shi's body seemed to dissipate in an instant. Tears streamed down his cheeks, tears of longing, not transparent but like drops of blood.

As they slid down his face and touched the Dragon Chant Sword, the sword suddenly emitted a clear sound. This sound made the green glow on the sword seem to come alive, losing its sinister aura and becoming vibrant. A piercing green light shot out from the tip of the sword.

The emission of this green light seemed to break through the illusion in front of Bai Shi. As the illusion suddenly dissipated, Bai Shi suddenly stood up, his eyes filled with anxiety, trying to trace the previous illusion. But at this moment, what appeared in his vision was Su Xuan still sleeping, the gradually disappearing green glow in the cave, and the powerful force emanating from Bai Shi's own soul!

Taking a deep breath, as the cave gradually calmed down, Bai Shi, holding the Dragon Chant Sword, heard the rumbling sound from outside. This rumbling echoed through the heavens and earth, making the ground tremble, and causing Bai Shi to frown in confusion as he stepped out of the cave and saw the scene in the sky.

Under the vast sky, dark clouds gathered, and the rumbling echoed. Below the dark clouds, the four masters of the Dao Chen Mountains' four villages extended their palms, which emitted strange forces. These forces surrounded several sword spirits. Under this siege, the sword spirits were flying frantically, emitting strange glows. These glows transformed into ghostly figures, opening their mouths and howling, as if trying to break free from the energy restraints.

At this moment, the people in Xingcheng City also saw the scene above the Dao Chen Mountains.

Some people who were plowing the fields looked up at the sky, and their expressions changed dramatically. After a moment of shock, they dropped their tools and ran home.

Some believers in gods and Buddhas burned incense and prayed at their doors, begging the heavens to protect them from disaster.

Almost instantly, the disciples of these villages, the people of Xingcheng City, and Dao Chen Town all looked on with shock and complex expressions, their faces trembling rapidly.

Of course, there were some people who remained relatively calm, but this calm was relative.

One person, holding a large saber, whose blade's cold light did not diminish in the darkness, stood on a tall tower. As he gazed at the sky, a hint of confusion appeared on his face. In this moment, as his robe fluttered, an invisible energy wave emanated from his body.

This person was Xiao Yishen, the leader of the Demon Blade Sect!

Another person, an old man with white hair, stroked his beard with one hand and held a black iron staff with the other. The black staff seemed to isolate the void and the darkness, appearing particularly different when gripped by the old man.

This person was Qi Huanglao, the master of the Northern Staff Village!

Compared to these two, the person in a not-so-conspicuous teahouse was even calmer. The teahouse was empty, with no customers. Although it was a two-story building, the wooden tables inside were mostly unoccupied. Only on the second floor, by the window, sat a person in a straw raincoat, holding a cup of hot tea and looking up at the sky.

He wore a dark bamboo hat that covered his eyes, but it could not hide the smile on his lips.

The smile was sinister and seemed to mock. It gave people an inexplicable sense of unease. From the wrinkles on his lips, it was not hard to tell that this person was an elderly man.

At the same time, in the sky, Bei Chenzi and Nan Chenzi's faces showed a mix of seriousness and pain. This pain made them look at Xi Chenzi simultaneously and say in a deep voice, "Brother... we can't hold on much longer!"

Xi Chenzi's expression also changed, showing the pain of exerting his spiritual energy. This pain came from the effort to suppress the powerful sword spirits. In response to Bei Chenzi and Nan Chenzi's words, he suddenly raised his palm, and a loud rumbling sound echoed as a large amount of spiritual energy surged from his palm, reinforcing the energy barrier.

But this was only a momentary resistance. In the next instant, a loud explosion sounded within the energy barrier, shaking the mountains and causing Xi Chenzi, Dong Chenzi, Bei Chenzi, and Nan Chenzi to be thrown out of the air.

"Haha... with your few people's strength, you want to suppress these sword spirits? Truly overestimating yourselves!"

In the teahouse, the mysterious old man watched this scene with a sarcastic tone.

"Oh no!"

Xi Chenzi, who had been thrown out, stood in the air, not having time to tend to his pain. He transformed into a long rainbow and rushed towards the sword spirits again!

Just as he was about to touch the sword spirits, a loud rumbling sound echoed, and a powerful pressure instantly spread across the sky. In the dark clouds, a giant hand appeared, as if descending from the heavens!