It was already late autumn, and the yellow leaves on the trees were scattered all over the place in the breeze, and many of the colorful flowers that once bloomed had also fallen to dust.

At night, the moon rises.

The village surrounded by mountains is dimly lit.

The moonlight shines like a piece of silver light on Luochuan. On a night when the water is deep and cold, even the bright moonlight cannot shine through the water in the deep night.

The cold air rising from the water disappeared into the dark air.

Every night, this small village leaning on the mountains is always quiet.

For many years, the people here have been accustomed to such a quiet and peaceful life, with no stealing or robbing, and they do not close their homes at night.

The wind blew the ripe rice in the field, turning it into a "rustling" sound.

The ears of rice have turned golden in the sunlight during the day. It is now the harvest season, and in a few days people will cut off their heads. Harvesting is actually a kind of beheading action.

The sound of the wind gradually subsided, and the mist on the dense water surface became heavier. Apart from the sound of crickets, there were the occasional croaking of frogs. At this time, most people had turned off the lights and fell asleep.

In this bone-chilling night, suddenly, ripples appeared on the silent river surface.

Road after road, circle from near to far.

It seems that there is an unknown object that is constantly ejecting where the water meets the air, and each time it ejects, it stirs up a wave of water.

In the moonlight, only a black shadow was seen flashing. In the blink of an eye, it had already crossed the river and stopped on the other side of the river.

Just in front of the ruined temple, the man in black did not move or even turn around. He just looked at the almost completely ruined temple seriously, as if he was worshiping devoutly.

Not long after, the man in black took steps towards the ruined temple step by step.

At this time, there was silence between heaven and earth, and the man in black seemed to be walking quietly from the darkness, and then walked step by step towards another darkness.

The darkness has no boundaries and will gradually fade away only when we wait for the dawn.

The door of the ruined temple is in a state of dilapidation, but it is very suitable for this ruined temple.

A few rays of moonlight filtered in through the doors and windows of the ruined temple, and the scene inside the temple could be slightly seen. It was not very spacious inside.

There is a high platform in front of the temple gate. On the top of the high platform sits a huge stone statue with a ferocious face. It has been covered with dust because no one has cleaned it all year round. There is an incense burner in front of the stone statue, and the incense ashes are everywhere on the table. On both sides are

The apricot-yellow curtains are painted with various charms.

The man in black was wrapped tightly in black clothes. Except for his eyes, his entire face was covered with black gauze. But the eyes that were exposed were so bright, like stars shining in the sky.

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The hands behind his back were gently placed on his chest, holding a black object tightly in his hands. He didn't know what it was.

Every step he takes, his movements and posture reveal a natural bearing, which seems to be the domineering nature naturally revealed due to extreme self-confidence. It is not like a person wearing black clothes who suddenly appears in the middle of the night and wants to do something mysterious.

It was more like walking into a glorious palace with his head held high. Even if the next second was a life and death battle, his magnanimity would not be affected in the slightest.

After scanning the temple with star-like eyes, the man in black suddenly stretched out his hands to tightly grasp the stone platform at the feet of the huge stone statue. No matter how hard he exerted his force, the huge stone statue moved back a few feet.

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And underneath the stone statue, a pitch-black black hole with no bottom appeared.

This black hole seems darker than the night outside, as if the bottom is connected to the endless hell. If the person standing in front of this black hole is a little timid, then the next moment a pair of sinful hands will really stretch out and strangle them.

your neck.

But the man in black is not a timid person. On the contrary, the moment he saw the black hole, his star-like eyes flashed with a joy that was not in line with his demeanor, or it could be said to be a kind of fanaticism.

The man in black carefully took out a dark black plate from his waist. The black plate was exactly the black thing he had been holding in his hand. He held the black plate horizontally in the palm of his hand and saw that the black plate was a neat hexagon.

There is a very strange-looking pattern on each corner, and in the center of each pattern, which is also the very center of the black plate, is an extremely ferocious skull engraved on it.

The man in black stared for a moment, then stretched out a hand in the black plate. A burst of scarlet blood was faintly visible in the moonlight. The man in black frowned slightly, and blood seeped out from between his fingers, but this kind of

The pain was obviously not his concern.

The blood slowly flowed out, and it actually flowed to the ferocious skull head on.

While drinking blood, the skull suddenly seemed to become a living thing. After absorbing the blood of the man in black, the originally lifeless skull began to gradually become fuller and fuller.

There seemed to be a slight smile on the skull's ferocious face.

At the same time, the blood on the hands of the man in black flowed faster. This blood-sucking skeleton was so greedy.

At this time, a layer of blood-red mist gradually rose up in the ruined temple because of this strange bloody sacrifice. The man in black did not take his hand out of the black plate, nor did he blink slightly because of the pain. He just watched calmly.

The ferocious skull in front of me couldn't help but flash a hint of disgust in its eyes.

The blood slowly stopped. After absorbing enough blood, the skull did not swell any more. The black eyes were staring at the man in black, and the corners of his mouth moved slightly. This was not the case for the man in black.

There was a sneer in his eyes.

The man in black ignored him, but stretched out his hand to hold it up. The hexagonal black disk flew steadily along an arc and landed just above the black hole under the stone statue.

Suddenly, blood flowed like a river on the hexagonal black plate.

Soon, with the skull as the center, the patterns on each corner began to rotate rapidly.

A beam of red light shot out from under the plate, which just covered the black hole under the stone statue. The blood sucked by the skeleton on the black plate gradually flowed out, rolling and flowing on the black plate, like a big river.

Imprisoned in the center of the black disk.

Gradually, the blood flowed faster and faster, as if it was about to boil at any time.

The man in black stared at the black hole with his eyes and said to himself: "What a return of the God of Death. Even if you were unparalleled in the world, did you ever think that you would end up like this? If you could have been born two hundred years earlier, I really want to

Let me compete with you to see if you are really as extraordinary as the legend says."

After saying that, there was a deep feeling of regret in his eyes.

Just when the man in black was talking to himself, the hexagonal black disk began to tremble rapidly, as if he was frightened, and he actually wanted to escape. But for some reason, the blood mist shot out from under the black disk seemed to be

What is so grasping is that even if it shakes rapidly, it cannot be separated from it.

At this time, there was a black gas in the black hole that slowly rose along with the blood-red mist, and gradually began to cover the blood mist.

The man in black's originally frowning eyebrows gradually relaxed, and he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "He really didn't lie to me!"

As he watched this strange change, the enthusiasm in his eyes was gradually replaced by a deep sense of vicissitudes.

"I must save you, even if it costs me everything!" the man in black said to himself through gritted teeth.

Just when this bloody sacrifice was about to be completed, a loud "bang" suddenly broke the silence in the temple.

The man in black was concentrating on the sacrifice that was about to be completed in front of him, but he didn't notice anyone appearing, and he couldn't help but be surprised.

The moonlight shone like water into the ruined temple. The man in black turned around and saw an old man with a white beard and eyebrows standing in front of the ruined temple door, leaning on a black and gold crutch. The old man's broad sleeves made him look a little old even though he was already old.

He is hunchbacked, but he still looks tall.

This old man was exactly the same old man who talked to Luobei during the day.

The old man's voice was like a bell, and he shouted to the man in black: "I didn't expect you still found me!"

Then he saw at a glance the hexagonal black plate with blood shining into the sky.

The old man frowned and said: "The hexagonal blood dripping plate! I didn't expect that you would find such a forbidden object that has been missing for many years. You are really thoughtful!"

Seeing that the sacrifice was about to be completed and the thick black energy was about to absorb all the blood mist, the old man did not say anything more. At this time, there was no more time for him to understand the origin and purpose of the man in black.

His big sleeves were flying, and the crutch in his hand shot towards the blood dripping plate like a black and golden dragon.

The man in black probably saw that the old man's cultivation was extraordinary, so he did not catch his sharp move. The cane shot towards the blood plate without any delay, and the skeleton in the black plate seemed to know how powerful it was, and could not help but tremble.

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The man in black made a seal with one hand, and the airflow in the ruined temple suddenly trembled, as if there was an invisible force tearing the air apart. The air moved without wind, and it actually changed the trajectory of the cane shooting towards the blood dripping plate.

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Even if it's just a slight change, it's enough to deviate from the goal.

After this move, the man in black's eyes dimmed. Obviously, this magical move caused a considerable loss of his energy. However, seeing that the spell on the blood dripping plate had not yet been completed, he waved his palms, and a burst of scorching energy came out.

It enveloped the old man like a huge wave.

When the old man saw this, he raised his palm, a green light flashed, and a strong Taoist Qi covered the incoming heat wave, and he grabbed the blood plate with his other hand.

He knew that the man in black was very nervous about the spell cast by the blood dripping plate, so he grabbed the blood dripping plate and forced him to use more tricks.

The scorching energy actually collapsed inch by inch in the face of the old man's strong energy. The man in black was obviously unable to stop the old man, and in the blink of an eye, the blood dripping plate fell into the old man's hand.

When the man in black saw the old man getting the blood drip tray, his heart trembled, and his eyes completely dimmed.

He suddenly raised his head and closed his eyes.

The old man could not help but look at the man in black. Judging from his demeanor, he did not look like one of those disgusting people, but more like a very proud knight-errant.

The man in black didn't care what the old man thought. The moment he opened his eyes, there was a determination to die. Obviously, the spell cast by the hexagonal blood dripping plate was extremely important to him.

, so much so that even though he knows that his cultivation is no match for the old man, he still wants to fight to the death.

Even if there is only a glimmer of hope...

Not even a glimmer of hope...

so what……
To be continued...