Chapter 782: Sacrifice

After listening to Li Yang's narration, Zhang Shouyi's face became extremely solemn.

He was silent for a moment, then slowly said:

"Junior brother, the trouble you encountered this time is not small."

"The evil demons of the Poison Dragon Cult dared to be so rampant in the capital!"

Li Yang nodded: "Yes, their methods are indeed outrageous... But what I am most worried about now is this."

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, we in Taiqing Temple had fought against the evil sect that used this evil magic in the early years."

"But I didn't expect that it would appear again after so many years."

Li Yang hurriedly asked: "Brother, do you 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 can check it out and see if I can find any useful information."

Li Yang's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Oh? That's great, let's go and see it now."

Zhang Shouyi stretched out his hand to stop him: "Don't worry, it's getting late now. If you are not 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. "

"Why don't 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.

The next morning, Li Yang and Zhang Shouyi came to the library.

Before leaving Taiqing Temple, this was where Li Yang stayed most often.

This library was built on the back mountain of Taiqing Temple, surrounded by rich spiritual energy, and it was a place where important books were stored.

After entering the library, the two began to search carefully for the whereabouts of "Xuanmen Secret Records".

After searching for a while, Zhang Shouyi finally found this ancient book on a long-dusty bookshelf.

He carefully took it down 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 break 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 evil technique in the world... To break this curse, you need to use the purest and most kind power to correspond to it."

"However, this power is hard to find and 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.

"Oh no! Oh no!" A young Taoist ran in in a panic.

"Brother Zhang, Brother Li, something happened down the mountain!"

Li Yang and Zhang Shouyi looked at each other and immediately followed the Taoist priest out of 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 elderly man cried.

"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 a lot of young people, 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 a solemn look in each other's eyes.

There is no doubt that this is the person from the Poison Dragon Sect!

"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 meaningless reckless actions will only bring counterproductive effects."

"Since the people of the Poison Dragon Sect dare to arrest people blatantly, they must have something to rely on."

"If we act rashly, I am afraid we will 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 can use this."

Zhang Shouyi was a little surprised: "You mean..."

Li Yang nodded: "Yes, just use it to "

"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, "But, isn't it too risky to do this?"

"Besides, we don't know much about this kind of evil magic. If something goes wrong..."

"Li Yang interrupted and said, "If you do too much evil, you will perish."

"Every minute of delay may cause more innocent people to suffer."

"Besides..." He paused, "I have already 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 down the mountain now."

Along the way, the two were thinking about how to deal with the evil demons who came back.

"Junior brother, do you have any plans?" Zhang Shouyi asked.

Li Yang pondered for a moment and slowly spoke:

"For now, we can sneak into the village first to see what those poisonous dragon believers are doing."

"Then we can decide whether to take action directly or rescue the captured villagers first, depending on the situation."

Zhang Shouyi nodded: "Okay, let's do as you say."

The two of them soon came to the vicinity of the village and sneaked in carefully.

As soon as they entered the village, they smelled a strange fragrance, and the air was filled with an unsettling atmosphere.

The village was quiet, and no one could be seen.

Li Yang and Zhang Shouyi looked at each other and saw a solemn look in each other's eyes.

Just then, they suddenly heard a low chanting sound not far away.

The two 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 standing in a circle with a strange altar in the middle.

On the altar lay several unconscious young people, who were obviously the captured villagers.

A tall man in a black robe stood in front of the altar, holding a tattered book in his hand and muttering something.