For many years, no one cared about this magma underground.

Unexpectedly, a soul thought would intrude at this moment, and the Fire Mother's amber eyes showed ripples for the first time.

It sensed this soul thought carefully.

The next moment, his eyes suddenly widened, and he raised his head, staring outside.

It was not sure if it was an illusion, but it suddenly felt that the soul's aura was so distant and yet familiar.

It seems so distant. The last time I faced this breath seemed like a thousand years ago.

But just based on this ray of light that penetrated into the underground world, it instantly recognized the origin of this soul!

So, it is extremely familiar!
"Black Fox King!"

The Fire Mother suddenly let out a roar in a weird effeminate tone that made people's scalps numb.

It can be considered a response.

……

Outside.

The soul consciousness of the Black Fox King suddenly captured this fierce roar. His face suddenly changed and he was stunned for a moment.

"It's not a fire demon, it's a fire mother..."

Did the Fire Demon fall?
While thinking, the Black Fox King controlled the soul and conveyed this idea.

After a while.

The Fire Mother responded again.

Now, the Black Fox King understood everything.

It turned out that when the Fire Demon fled with injuries, he had witnessed himself being sealed by the three great monks. In order to survive, he had to choose to take the Fire Mother with him and flee from the Central Plains.

On the way to escape.

After all, I was a step slow.

He was discovered by Shaolin and eventually died tragically at the hands of the three great Shaolin monks.

At that time, the three great Shaolin monks wanted to kill the Fire Mother together.

Unfortunately, the Fire Mother was already pregnant at that time.

Adhering to the compassionate good intentions of monks, the three Shaolin monks did not kill it, but brought it back to Shaolin and handed it over to the Shaolin abbot for decision.

In the end, the Shaolin abbot chose to let her go.

Seal it underground in Shaolin and let it fend for itself!

In the second year after the Fire Demon died, the Fire Mother gave birth to five children.

One died young.

Only four left.

The four children were two boys and two girls. When they grew up, they reproduced on their own.

They began to have children, generation after generation, and then they rested and recuperated over the years.

At present, the population of the Fire Demon clan has reached tens of thousands!

Let’s live together in this underground world!

"How could there be such a number of people in the tribe?"

When hearing this number, the Black Fox King was immediately surprised!
Fire ghosts are different from mortals.

Almost all adult fire ghosts have reached the Qi Yuan realm!
With a little practice, it is very easy to break through the Qi Control Realm.

Only the realm of spirit refining is a threshold that is not easy to break through.

The Black Fox King remembered the Fire Demon from that year, and his cultivation had already reached perfection in spiritual cultivation!
Moreover, fire ghosts are born difficult to deal with. Not only are they naughty, they are also extremely irritable and simply do not obey discipline.

Right now, the Fire Mother has so many fire ghosts. If she really releases them all, the Black Fox King can hardly imagine how much trouble it will bring to the Central Plains!

I'm afraid that Shaolin Temple can be destroyed overnight!
The fire ghost has several innate abilities.

One is swallowing fire, the other is spitting fire.

But there is also a fatal flaw, which is that it will die when it comes into contact with water!
Unless it is a fire ghost in the Yuqi realm, it may be immune.

The only way to truly be free from worries is to break through to the Spirit Refining Realm and become like a normal person.

Thinking of this, the Black Fox King could not help but instigate, and his soul sent out a tempting voice:

"Fire Mother, you and the king are quite familiar with each other. Have you ever thought about avenging your husband one day?"

"You have so many people under your control. If you let them go, Shaolin and even the entire world will be doomed!"

The words fell.

The Fire Mother immediately showed hatred on her face, and a surge of resentment lingered in this underground world:

"revenge?"

"I have been seeking revenge for a long time. Those bald asses killed my husband and imprisoned me here for a thousand years. Sometimes I have to eat my children and grandchildren to survive. I have had enough of this life!"

"But, can you, the Black Fox King, really break the seal outside this door?"

Listening to this extremely resentful voice, the Black Fox King was extremely satisfied!
He smiled and said:

"Don't worry, this seal will definitely break within a few months!"

"Don't forget how I got out."

Not long after, the Black Fox King's eyes turned and he smiled:
"Also, I heard that the Fire Mother was promiscuous, but now Shaolin has a handsome young man, I guarantee you will be satisfied!"

The Black Fox King remembers.

There is a Fire Pearl on the Fire Mother's body.

This Fire Pearl is quite powerful.

Hold it in your mouth, and just blow a breath of hot air into the person's mouth, directly into the stomach, and that person will instantly turn into a fire ghost!
If Lin Xuan were to be struck by this kind of anger, he would probably turn into a fire ghost.

By then, this rare young genius would probably become their puppet, at their mercy!

Thinking of this, the Black Fox King really couldn't wait to see this scene.

"Black Fox King, what is the boy's name?"

The Fire Mother became interested, giggled, licked her tongue, and smiled coquettishly.

Simultaneously.

It heard the hatred towards Lin Xuan in the Black Fox King's words, and became more vigilant for no reason.

The Black Fox King must have ulterior motives for mentioning this person for no reason!

If things go wrong, he might end up killing someone with a borrowed knife!
"This man's name is Lin Xuan, and he is a disciple of Shaolin's abbot, Sanzang Fangzhang."

"that's it?"

"I don't believe it!"

Knowing that the Fire Mother was not so easy to deceive, the Black Fox King spoke the truth:
"This Lin Xuan is less than twenty years old, but he is already a strong man in the spirit refining realm, and he has two major spirits and masters a very powerful Buddhist magical power."

Upon hearing this, the Fire Mother was shocked and no longer had the contempt she had before.

"what?!"

"A strong man in the Spirit Refining Realm, who also possesses two great Primordial Spirits, Black Fox King, are you kidding me?"

"How could this king joke with the Fire Mother? It is indeed true."

"I can't deal with such a person. Please find someone else to help me!"

"Doesn't the Fire Mother have the Fire Pearl? All we need is..."

"That requires you to be able to trap him, unless you, the Black Fox King, are so powerful that you can subdue him!"

The Fire Pearl is very powerful. Just by exhaling a breath of Fire Pearl, you can turn the opponent into a fire ghost.

The Fire Mother remembered that when the Fire Demon used this item, he ruined countless girls...

It’s a pity that his star was destroyed by three Shaolin monks!
But in order to turn the opponent into a fire ghost, this fire energy must go directly to the opponent's dantian.

Otherwise, it will be ineffective even if you spit it into your mouth.

It could be heard that the Fire Mother was somewhat tempted, but she was too afraid of Lin Xuan, so she refused to agree.

The Black Fox King thought about it and could only appease him:
"As long as the Fire Demon is willing to try, I will find a way!"

The Fire Mother was too lazy to listen to the Black Fox King's empty promises and sneered:
"Black Fox King, you should break the seal first."

"Okay, we can't talk anymore. Some of the old guys in Shaolin are not all dead yet!"

"If they really find out, I really won't be able to get out."

Done.

It took the initiative to cut off the connection with the remnant soul.

at the same time.

The Black Fox King collected the remnant soul and left the tunnel contentedly.

He came here tonight just to prove one thing.

That is whether the Fire Demon is trapped underground in Shaolin!

Now, although the Fire Demon is gone, it is enough to keep the Fire Mother.

I have to say, the thousands of fire ghosts it bred were really a pleasant surprise!

Once released, I'm afraid it will be enough to expose the truth.

No matter what, there seemed to be no harm in this matter for him.

However, it was the Fire Mother's words that forced the Black Fox King to take it seriously.

How to capture Lin Xuan so that he can be filled with the energy of the Fire Demon and become a Fire Ghost? This is a difficult problem...

……

After the Lantern Festival, the atmosphere of the New Year begins to fade a little.

Grandma Hua, Yun'er's family, and Chen Xiaohu's entire family played in Kaifeng Prefecture for several days before returning.

After these people left, Lin Xuan returned to his previous practice.

Lin Xuan still had no good way to break the Black Fox King's soul-splitting and spirit-shattering technique.

At present, only by continuous practice can we see hope.

Before leaving.

Lin Xuan, Tang Xiaolong and the other two agreed to return to Shaolin on the day of Jingzhe.

More than twenty days passed in a flash.

During these days, Lin Xuan's cultivation successfully reached the perfection of the Spirit Refining Realm!

In terms of cultivation, he had completely left Abbot Sanzang and Master Gongjin behind.

For some reason, ever since he broke through the soul refining stage, whenever Lin Xuan practiced in the Cauldron of Creation, he always felt that his practice speed was quite fast and his soul power increased almost every day.

Although it was only inch by inch, it was still very impressive after many years. More importantly, in the Eight Seals of the Great Power of Acala, Lin Xuan had already perfected the Buddha's Wrath Seal, the Great Seal of the Buddha's Zen Seal, the Small Seal of the Buddha's Purity Seal, and was even about to master the Buddha's Appearance Seal.

With the Buddha's Pure Seal on his body, Lin Xuan is almost immune to most mental attacks from now on!
The Buddha's heart remains the same, no longer contaminated by dust, always pure and peaceful.

Lin Xuan's study of the Buddha's Seal allowed him to display more of the majestic appearance of a bodhisattva when he used this magical power.

……

It is the day of Jingzhe.

Lin Xuan and Tang Xiaolong each rode a horse and went to Shaolin together.

On the way, the two discussed matters of spiritual practice while enjoying the early spring scenery in the suburbs.

But the two of them had just started on the official path for a short time.

Lin Xuan suddenly saw thick smoke rising from a village not far away, as if a big fire had broken out.

"Brother, there's a fire in the village!"

"What a big fire!"

Tang Xiaolong pointed in that direction and said.

Lin Xuan frowned, somewhat puzzled:
"It's early spring, and there's still frost on the ground. How could there be such a big fire?"

Think of this.

Lin Xuan immediately opened his third eye and looked towards the village.

Looking closely, he was shocked to find that on some roof tiles, a group of monkeys came from nowhere and were running around, climbing up and down, pushing down beams from time to time and smashing them down, scaring some people so much that they jumped up and down and tried to avoid them in a dangerous way.

When he turned around and looked at the group of monkeys, he was angry, but he could do nothing about them!

The bolder ones would pounce directly at people and scratch their faces in the blink of an eye, leaving them covered in blood.

Seeing this, Lin Xuan's face was full of disgust and anger.

What a domineering and savage monkey!
This reminded him of the bad behavior of monkeys in a famous mountain in Sichuan in his previous life!

and many more!

That doesn't look like a monkey!
Suddenly, Lin Xuan saw something again and felt confused.

Those monkeys could actually jump freely in the sea of ​​fire and were not hurt by the flames at all.

What's even more bizarre is that it can swallow the flames into its stomach and then spit them out somewhere else. In just a few breaths, it can set the place on fire.

This...is this still a monkey?

Lin Xuanfu took another closer look at the monkeys and discovered that they had no hair at all!

Able to control fire and shaped like a child?

In an instant, Lin Xuan thought of something and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

It's a fire ghost!
The first volume of "The Book of Power" records such a monster, the fire ghost.

It is said that this kind of fire ghost came to the human world from hell.

He is cunning and very evil by nature.

Like to play tricks on people and hurt people!
Once it appears in the world, it will bring disaster to the human world!
Lin Xuan remembered that in the original book, weren't these monsters imprisoned underground in Shaolin?
In the original plot, it was the Demon Queen, also known as the Fire Mother, who pretended to be a child crying and tricked Hua Xiaolan, who was cleaning the sewer, into opening the seal.

Lin Xuan and his friends had long since quit the job of cleaning sewers.

Moreover, after going through so many twists and turns and hardships, Hua Xiaolan is no longer the innocent girl she used to be.

Right now, the appearance of the fire ghost is really strange!
Did he run away by himself?

Or did the Black Fox King release them?

……

No matter what the reason was, Lin Xuan felt that he should solve the current trouble first.

He said to Tang Xiaolong anxiously:
"Xiaolong, the village over there has been attacked by fire ghosts, let's hurry over there!"

After saying this, he leaped into the air and flew away like a swallow flying through the clouds. In the blink of an eye, he was off the horse.

Seeing his senior brother’s fast speed, Tang Xiaolong could only smile helplessly.

He tiptoed, used his lightness skills, and followed.

……

In less than a hundred breaths, Lin Xuan arrived at the village.

Seeing those rebellious fire ghosts, Lin Xuan said nothing, looked at the stream beside the village, and raised his hands.

Under the stimulation of true Qi.

The stream water boiled, and with a splash, a ten-foot-high column of water rushed up.

Lin Xuan grabbed the water waves with his hands, and with a thought, the water waves split into countless arrows in the blink of an eye and shot towards the fire ghosts!

The fire ghost, which was originally doing whatever it wanted, seemed to sense the arrival of danger. Its hair suddenly stood on end and it started squeaking and screaming as it desperately ran away.

But no matter how fast these fire ghosts run, they can't catch up with those arrows!

In just a blink of an eye, water arrows broke through the air at such a speed as lightning, directly piercing through the bodies of these fire ghosts.

The fire ghosts let out a scream, then disappeared without a trace.

at the same time.

The huge fires gradually died out the moment the fire ghosts died.

Immediately, Lin Xuan blasted out several palms, and the wind from his palms whistled like a rushing river, extinguishing the flames in an instant. !
Seeing that these demons were finally dead and the fire was extinguished, the people nearby breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he came to Lin Xuan, thanked him profusely, and said gratefully:
"Little hero, thanks to you. If it weren't for you, our village would be in trouble!"

Lin Xuan looked at the enthusiastic and simple folks, waved his hand and said:
"Thank you, fellow villagers."

"I am a Shaolin disciple, this is what I should do."

After a pause, he asked:
"By the way, when did these monsters come? Are you the only village nearby that was invaded?"

An elderly man thought for a moment and said:
"Just came this morning."

"It seems that only Tongji Village has been invaded by these monsters. I haven't heard of other villages being invaded by these monsters."

Only Tongji Village was attacked by the fire ghost, which means that the fire ghost outbreak was still small-scale and the situation is still under control.

But no matter what, Lin Xuan felt that he should rush back to Shaolin immediately, report the matter to Abbot Sanzang, and find out the reason.

We can't just leave it alone.

Otherwise, if the fire ghost really wreaks havoc in the Central Plains, we will be in trouble.

After all, it is clearly recorded in the first volume of "The Book of Power" that every time these monsters appear in the world, they will bring disaster to the world!
He wants to nip the disaster in the bud!
After comforting the villagers, Lin Xuan told them how to deal with the fire ghost:

"These monsters are afraid of water. Next time, every household should prepare some water in the house. If the monster comes again, just throw water on it."

"I have something else to do, so I won't stay here long."

After saying that, Lin Xuan said goodbye to his fellow villagers.

Before leaving, he left some silver to the village head as a donation to help everyone rebuild their homes.

When Tang Xiaolong arrived, Lin Xuan had already dealt with the fire ghost.

Tang Xiaolong had never seen these cunning arsonist monsters before.

Seeing that his senior brother had given away some of his wealth, he also expressed his gratitude slightly.

Afterwards, the two returned to the official road, and Tang Xiaolong couldn't help but ask:
"Brother, where do those monsters come from? They look like children, but their arms and legs are long and thin, a bit like apes."

"That's a fire ghost!"

"Fire ghost?"

Lin Xuan explained, "According to the Book of Power, fire ghosts are monsters from hell who love to play tricks on people and have the power of arson. Every time they appear, they will definitely bring disaster. The only effective way to deal with these fire ghosts is to use water attacks."

"Of course, it can be solved by force, but... that would be much more troublesome."

"That's it."

Tang Xiaolong nodded, seeming to understand.

Lin Xuan's expression gradually became serious. He said:
"Let's go back to the temple."

"We must tell Master and Uncle Master about the appearance of the Fire Ghost."

Hearing this, Tang Xiaolong kicked his horse's belly, and the two of them galloped towards Shaolin.

……

It's late afternoon.

Outside the newly renovated mountain gate of Shaolin Temple, Lin Xuan and Tang Xiaolong hurried over.

The young monk guarding the mountain gate greeted the two men skillfully and helped them lead the horses.

"Two senior brothers, you're back just in time."

"The abbot and the elders are currently in the Dharma Hall. I wonder what they are discussing?"

"understood."

Lin Xuan nodded slightly.

After walking through the Heavenly King Hall with Tang Xiaolong, we headed straight to the Dharma Courtyard.

……

Shaolin, Dharma Temple.

In a main hall.

At this moment, the atmosphere is somewhat dull and depressing.

Gongjin tapped the table with his strong and powerful fingers, pondering:

"Junior brother, I saw the seal underground with my own eyes, and it has never been loosened. Could those fire ghosts causing chaos in the outside world be one of the ones in here?"

Sitting next to him was Abbot Sanzang.

Hearing this, he shook his head and said firmly:
"I don't think so."

"The Fire Ghost hasn't appeared in the world for hundreds of years, but now it has appeared in several villages around Shaolin. It is very likely that it escaped from the underground of Shaolin!"

"It can be sealed..."

Gongjin still holds his own opinion.

Abbot Sanzang thought for a moment and said seriously:
"That seal was placed by the three divine monks back then. After so much time has passed, the runes may have aged and the golden juice may have faded."

"So, I decided to go and see for myself."

The words fell.

His proposal was rejected by Elder Longchuan:

"No!"

"Fire ghosts are cunning. It is said that there is a ghost in the ground..." (End of this chapter)