Seeing the Black Fox King running away, Lin Xuan did not choose to chase him.

First, even if we catch up with him, we can’t kill this demon.

Secondly, in this magma underground world, there are tens of thousands of fire ghosts, grinning at him with ferocious looks!
If he left, these fire ghosts would inevitably escape, and the consequences would be unimaginable!

It was because of this concern that Lin Xuan stayed.

Looking at the broken beads in his hand, Lin Xuan was a little dazed.

When he was checking the seal just now, relying on the pervasive power of his soul, he had already noticed the problem with the stone cover.

I know that those fire ghosts roaming around Shaolin are most likely from here.

Therefore, Lin Xuan dared not take it lightly.

I have to say that the Black Fox King was quite skilled in his manipulation of the stone seal!
If he hadn't happened to have made some progress in the Buddhist Zen Seal last time, he might have really been in trouble this time...

At that moment, the Cauldron of Creation in Lin Xuan's mind trembled violently, and then the Fire Pearl left behind by the Fire Mother after her death was taken away out of thin air. The speed was so fast that Lin Xuan only felt a flash before his eyes and had no time to react at all.

Coming back to his senses, Lin Xuan could only smile helplessly:
"I've got you something good again this time..."

With Lin Xuan's knowledge and experience, how could he not see that the Fire Pearl was a good treasure? Previously, the Fire Mother wanted to use it to deal with him.

……

"Brother, I'm so glad you're okay!"

Hua Xiaolan leaped in front of the stone platform with a look of surprise on her face.

Lin Xuan nodded slightly.

This group of ghosts surrounded him, staring at him with eyes as big as soybeans and full of hatred. Lin Xuan immediately smiled and said to Hua Xiaolan:

"The Fire Mother is dead, we can't let this group of fire ghosts escape!"

"Xiao Lan, I'll be here to take care of you. It's a good opportunity to see how far you have come in cultivating your soul form."

no doubt.

Hua Xiaolan's water attribute is a natural nemesis for these fire ghosts!

It is much easier than Lin Xuan simply killing them one by one.

"Then please take a good look, Senior Brother."

The flowers are small and the heads of orchids are all the same.

As she spoke, the power of her soul and spirit surged around her body, and the azure and dark blue light enveloped her again.

at the same time.

Lin Xuan's ears twitched.

He suddenly heard the sound of a surging underground river, like thousands of waves.

The fire ghosts seemed to have sensed the potential threat and immediately became uneasy. The leading fire ghosts, who were comparable to those who had reached the perfection of the Yu Qi realm, suddenly screamed and rushed towards Hua Xiaolan.

She must be killed!

Seeing this, Lin Xuan's mind moved, and suddenly a dragon roared, and a golden dragon flew out from behind him and suppressed these fire ghosts!
In the blink of an eye, those fire ghosts were blown away!
Among them, hundreds were shot dead on the spot!
After buying enough time for Hua Xiaolan, she finished accumulating strength. Under the urging of her mental power, layers of azure halos began to ripple around her body. When the halos completely dissipated, they turned into surging river waves!

Seeing the river waves coming, thousands of fire ghosts were so scared that they screamed desperately.

He kept jumping up and down, as if trying to escape.

now.

Lin Xuan flashed and came to the wellhead, blocking the last escape route of these fire ghosts.

No matter how desperately these fire ghosts rushed towards this side, they were still difficult to break through.

At this moment, it seemed as if a towering mountain was pressing down on everyone's heads!

The river waves swept in, and the huge waves they created were like a storm. In just a few breaths, all the fire ghosts were wiped out!

"Good job, Xiaolan."

Lin Xuan landed and looked at the empty underground world. When his mind swept across it, there was no trace of fire ghost. He smiled and praised.

After killing so many fire ghosts in one breath, Hua Xiaolan's beautiful eyes became more heroic. He waved his hand and said:

"I can't compare to my senior brother. He killed the ghost mother as soon as he arrived."

"The remaining fire ghosts haven't reached the spirit-refining realm yet, and my spirit form happens to be their nemesis, so I'm lucky enough to get a bargain."

“That’s pretty good too.”

Lin Xuan knew that there were several fire ghosts here, and their cultivation was almost reaching the threshold of the spirit refining realm.

"Let's go, we should go back."

The matter of the fire ghost had been resolved, so Lin Xuan took Hua Xiaolan out of the well and went back to report.

……

The two of them stayed in the underground magma world for less than an hour in total.

After returning to Dharma Academy.

Lin Xuan told Abbot Sanzang, Master Gongjin and others about what had just happened in the underground magma world of Shaolin.

Upon learning that the fire ghosts near Shaolin were the result of collusion between the Black Fox King and the Fire Mother, they couldn't help but look resentful.

Then, they heard Lin Xuanyan speak for a while, and several people couldn't help but widen their eyes:

"what?!"

"You killed the Fire Mother?"

"This……"

"The Fire Mother was a powerful person in the Spirit Refining Realm thousands of years ago. It is said that she also has a treasure like the Fire Pearl. Lin Xuan, how did you kill the Fire Mother?"

"Um……"

Hearing this, Lin Xuan couldn't help but think of the look on Fire Mother's face when she kissed him. The corner of his mouth twitched immediately, and then he shook his head fiercely and said:

"I killed him with the Shuize Pearl given by Qiantang Dragon Lord!"

"The Water Pearl, that makes sense."

Abbot Sanzang, Gong Jin and others could clearly see that Lin Xuan seemed to be hiding something, but since he was unwilling to say it, no one wanted to ask him any more questions.

Instead, they unanimously accepted his statement.

The Shuize Pearl belongs to Qiantang Dragon King, who is also a god. With the pearl, he can kill the Fire Mother by surprise.

But no one knew how to catch them off guard.

"Xiaolan, why are you blushing?"

Suddenly.

Seeing Hua Xiaolan’s face blushing, Chen Xiaohu frowned subconsciously.

Others don’t know how the senior brother killed the Fire Mother, but how could she not understand after seeing it with her own eyes?

You know, my senior brother almost lost his innocence in order to kill the Fire Mother.

The sacrifice is huge.

She naturally had to keep it secret.

So, Hua Xiaolan found a reason for herself and left Dharma Academy first.

"Nothing, maybe I'm tired, Master, I'll go back first."

Abbot Sanzang nodded and said nothing.

Seeing that Lin Xuan and the other two were still standing there, he smiled cordially:
"Nothing, you guys go back first."

"Yes, master."

Lin Xuan and the other two nodded.

If it weren't for the fire ghost incident, they almost forgot that today was the day to return to Shaolin.

After leaving Dharma Academy and heading to the dormitory, Tang Xiaolong and Chen Xiaohu kept pestering Lin Xuan.

Based on their senses, the two felt that the senior brother must have lied...

"Brother, how did you kill the Fire Mother?"

"Didn't I tell you? I killed him with the Water Pearl."

"..."

Watching his disciples leave one after another, Abbot Sanzang was about to return to the abbot's residence.

But before he stood up, he seemed to have thought of something, and he said to Gong Jin:
"Brother, please send some more monks to visit the villages near Shaolin. I'm afraid there are still some remnants of the fire ghosts."

"Don't worry, Junior Brother."

I accepted it respectfully and calmly. …

……

Next, for a long period of time, Lin Xuan, Xiaolong and the other two stayed in Shaolin to practice.

Ever since the Fire Mother was killed last time, Lin Xuan has never heard of any fire ghosts disturbing people again.

In the blink of an eye, two months passed.

After more than two months of practice, Lin Xuan's cultivation was thoroughly consolidated at the level of perfecting the spirit!
Buddha's Pure Seal was also cultivated to perfection!
The overall strength has made great progress compared to two months ago!

In these two months, Lin Xuan went home five or six times.

All in all, he stayed at home for almost half a month.

Although Xiaolong and his two companions did not go home as often as he did, the difference was almost the same.

These days, in addition to practicing, Lin Xuan has been reading a lot of books, trying to find a way to deal with the Black Fox King's immortal body from ancient books.

But the results were minimal.

Lin Xuan could almost conclude that the secret of the Black Fox King's immortality was related to soul magic.

Once the soul is involved, one has to deal with the strong people in the spirit-refining realm in the secular world.

There are very few records of soul techniques in the world. Even though Shaolin has a large collection of secret scrolls, for Lin Xuan, it is just a glimpse into it.

"Alas, it's still not enough. It seems that I can only ask my father-in-law for help and use the imperial power..."

This day.

Lin Xuan closed a yellowed book and let out a sigh.

After making up his mind, Lin Xuan returned to Kaifeng City that day.

In the evening, accompanied by Wang Mengdi, he went to the palace and told Wang Daosen about this.

Wang Daosen was surprised to learn that Lin Xuan wanted to collect all the spiritual cultivation techniques in the world.

"Lin Xuan, this thing is not easy to find..."

Lin Xuan gave a bitter smile:
"It's hard to find, but we have to look for it. This is the only way to deal with the Black Fox King..."

"Oh, you want to deal with the Black Fox King?"

Wang Daosen was stunned and quite surprised.

He had also witnessed the immortality of the Black Fox King.

That's almost unsolvable!
Lin Xuan said bluntly:
"The secret of the Black Fox King's immortality is related to soul magic. I can only start from this aspect and see if I can crack it."

Since this matter is related to the Black Fox King, Wang Daosen cannot ignore it. He can only grit his teeth and say:
"Okay, I will report this to His Majesty, and I will send someone to notify you when there is news."

After saying this, Wang Mengdi gathered her hair, glanced at Lin Xuan, and said:
"Dad, I'll just tell Lin Xuan."

Hearing this, Wang Daosen could only shake his head helplessly, secretly sighing that girls cannot be kept when they grow up...

……

This time when he returned home, Lin Xuan stayed at home for a few days, and also took Wang Mengdi to the suburbs for a spring outing and returned to Xiawa Village.

However, when he returned to Shaolin Temple again, he learned a bolt from the blue from Chen Xiaohu!
That means Xiaolong is lost!
That’s right, Tang Xiaolong is missing!
Looking at Chen Xiaohu, who was full of anxiety, Lin Xuan asked hurriedly:

"Why did Xiaolong disappear for no reason?"

"Did you find it?"

"I searched all over Shaolin, but I couldn't find Xiaolong."

"but……"

"But what?" Lin Xuan frowned slightly.

"However, the owner of an inn at the foot of the mountain saw Xiaolong get on... a girl's carriage, and then he disappeared."

"A girl's carriage?"

When Lin Xuan heard this, he immediately thought it was ridiculous.

Tang Xiaolong is the son of Tang Fuyin, from a scholarly family with strict family traditions. How could he get into a girl's car for no reason?
unless……

Xiaolong knew that woman.

But Lin Xuan and others have a deep friendship with Xiaolong, and they are so close that they are almost wearing the same underwear. It has never been heard that he has a crush on any girl.

This is a bit intriguing...

After thinking carefully, Lin Xuan suddenly had a surprising guess in his mind, and he asked seriously:
"Xiao Hu, can the innkeeper tell me what the girl looks like?"

Chen Xiaohu thought for a moment and replied:
"I told you, that girl is very pretty, with a great figure, beautiful appearance, and pure and charming appearance, but she looks a little old."

"Xiaolong is missing. Did the master say anything?"

Lin Xuan asked calmly.

"The master said nothing after hearing this, but he has been staying in the inn for the past few days."

After hearing this, Lin Xuan finally understood what happened to Xiaolong.

In the original novel, there is an episode that talks about Abbot Sanzang’s ex-girlfriend.

If Lin Xuan guessed correctly, Tang Xiaolong met Shi Wenmu.

Shi Wenmu is Abbot Sanzang’s ex-girlfriend!
At the same time, she is also a witch.

In order to maintain her youthful beauty, she has been using witchcraft to seduce martial arts masters and go to the world of witchcraft to pick the fruit of immortality.

Many years ago, Shi Wenmu had bewitched Abbot Sanzang!

At that time, Abbot Sanzang lacked concentration and cultivation.

His mind was bewitched by the witchcraft she cast, so he had to go to the witchcraft world to pick the fruit of immortality for her.

Abbot Sanzang was lucky and really picked it for her.

Thus was gained fifty years of beautiful clarity.

Not bad.

After taking the fruit of immortality, it can only keep a person young for fifty years.

After fifty years, if one fails to continue taking the elixir of life fruit, his appearance will age rapidly.

It was estimated that nearly fifty years had passed before Shi Wenmu had to reappear in the world, come to the Central Plains, find the "destined person", and pick the fruit of immortality for him.

However, to Lin Xuan’s surprise, in the original plot, didn’t Shi Wenmu choose Elder Zhao Zhen and Elder Xuan Feng?
Why are you targeting Tang Xiaolong now?

Could it be that because they are now famous, Shi Wenmu would also "treat people according to their status"?

After all, in the world of witchcraft, the stronger you are, the more chances you have of picking the fruit of immortality.

Thinking of this, Lin Xuan's heart trembled.

Fortunately, I went home a few days ago, otherwise he would be the missing person...

……

"Brother, what should we do now?"

"Should we go to that inn and wait? Although Master told me not to let Xiaolan and I go before he left, I am really worried that Xiaolong is missing."

While Lin Xuan was daydreaming, Chen Xiaohu asked him seriously.

"Um……"

When asked this question, Lin Xuan hesitated.

The master did not allow Xiaohu and Xiaolan to go down the mountain. It was obvious that he did not want his disciples to know about his shameful past.

But Xiaolong has been captured by Shi Wenmu...

Xiaolong will definitely know by then.

Moreover, based on Lin Xuan's understanding of Xiaohu and Xiaolan, if he didn't let them go with him, they would definitely sneak down the mountain.

After thinking about it, Lin Xuan could only sigh silently in his heart:
Master, I am sorry for you...

Immediately, he smiled at Chen Xiaohu and said:
"go with!"

"Quickly call Xiaolan, let's go down the mountain and head straight to the inn."

"Okay, brother, I've been waiting for you to say this."

Chen Xiaohu nodded and responded happily.

After a while, he called Hua Xiaolan down the mountain.

So, Lin Xuan and the other two sneaked down the mountain and headed to the inn at the foot of Shaolin Mountain.

...(End of chapter)