"The result, without a doubt, was that summer … all of you died at Chongjiu Elementary School." As Tsukamoto narrated, he pasted the talismans that he had prepared on the four walls of the room.
"Then … how did you get involved in this?" An Yueqin asked.
"Simple, the police invited me," Tsukamoto replied. "After all, all of you are living humans, and you have all kinds of social connections. Someone would have reported you missing for too long. Furthermore, all six of your names had been specially reported to the government, so … on the fourth day after you disappeared, someone came to find me … "
"In other words, you've already been here six years ago, and you've already made contact with us?" Xiao Tan asked.
"Yes," Tsukamoto replied. "At the time, all of you had not been 'lost' here for too long, and you remember everything that happened when you were alive. Furthermore … all of you have recovered the memories that you lost when you were young.
"That day … I acted with your help and guidance, so everything went smoothly. Even the magic circle was drawn.
"However … just as we were about to activate the magic circle to destroy it, 'it' came.
"Logically speaking, while 'it' is sealed, it can deal with normal people like you. However, with a Yin Yang Master like me here, 'it' can't do anything. However … 'it' has been forced into a desperate situation, and it has no choice but to stake everything on this one throw.
"'It' sacrificed its liver, spleen, and lungs as the price to forcefully activate its power and pull a part of my soul out of my body.
"If a Yin Yang Master's soul is damaged, it will greatly affect his cultivation, and I was unable to find a solution.
Helpless, I could only give up on the ritual and escape on my own. I promised all of you that … when I recovered, I would come back to save all of you. "
At this point, Tsukamoto shook his head. "However, I did not expect that … I would have to wait for six years, so when I saw you, I said, 'Sorry, I'm late.'"
After he said that, everyone was silent for a moment.
"Then …" Xiao Ling asked, "Your soul … is fine now?"
"No, it is not," Tsukamoto replied coldly. "Don't you feel that I have been a bit too 'calm'?"
Now that he put it that way, that was indeed the case …
"Hmm … Indeed. He's so calm that he reminds me of another person," Phantom Dawn said with narrowed eyes.
"Actually, this is not my original personality." Tsukamoto continued, "It's because I've lost a part of my soul …" He paused. "No matter how much time has passed, the part of my soul that has been taken away can't be replaced. So, in the past six years, I haven't been looking for a way to repair my soul … Instead, I've been practicing Taoist magic that can still exert power in an incomplete state." At this point, his eyes became unusually determined. "Today … we must succeed. As long as we destroy 'it', everything will be set right. Not only will I be able to recover … all of you and all of the lost souls trapped here by 'it' will be freed."
…
At the same time, in the Illusory Realm of Yang.
"It's here." Shota Tsukamoto led Brother Jue and Ruo Yu out of the school. They came to a small mountain path outside and stopped in front of a red torii. "After passing through that torii, we can return to the 'Yin' side."
"Do you want to come with us?" Ruo Yu raised her head to look at the torii in front of them before turning back to ask.
"Of course," Tsukamoto replied. "You won't be able to escape with your own power."
"That is strange …" At this time, Feng Bujue also turned around to look at Tsukamoto. "Since you knew that we could pass through this torii, why didn't you come to us earlier?"
"Do you think I didn't want to …" Tsukamoto replied. "In the past six years, I have traveled to another illusory realm more than once, but it was useless. 'It' would quickly find me and send me back … Moreover, every time I traveled, it would cause me great harm." He sighed. "Right now, my power is already very weak. If I do as you say, it's very likely that I'll be controlled by 'it' before I even meet you."
"Oh …" Brother Jue went along with what Tsukamoto said. "So, you used the last of your power to lead us here. We would first contact you, and then follow us."
"Yes." Tsukamoto nodded.
"Hmm …" Feng Bujue pondered for a few seconds. "Then … let's not waste any time. Let's go."
After saying that, the three of them passed through the torii in front of them.
At that moment, the light suddenly dimmed, and the temperature dropped.
In the blink of an eye, the three of them were trapped in darkness.
Pa!
The next second, Feng Bujue calmly turned on the flashlight in his hand.
Then, the first floor corridor of the "Night Version" of Chongu Elementary School appeared in front of them.
"Oh … So this is where we will be after the teleportation …" Brother Jue immediately looked back. At this time, behind them was the shrine. But …
"Eh? Where did that puppet go? "The moment their eyes met, Feng Bujue discovered that the puppet in the shrine was no longer there.
"Of course, 'it' has transformed into my appearance and is moving around …" Tsukamoto's face was very pale at this time. He leaned against the wall and looked like he was about to lose his balance.
It seemed that … what he said earlier about "transmigrating would cause great harm to me" seemed to be true.
"Come, let me help you walk." Feng Bujue still looked methodical. He took two steps forward and stretched out an arm … to steady Tsukamoto. "Where should we go next?"
"They must be in the warehouse on the second floor …" Tsukamoto replied. "The spell formation to break the seal is there. It was formed by 'it' using the blood of all the people who died here … I have tried to destroy the spell formation more than once, but I was stopped by 'it' every time … Moreover, every time I saw the spell formation, I noticed that it was more complete …" He panted heavily, his face pale. "If 'it' tricked your companions into the spell formation and started the ritual, then all four of them would become sacrifices … In the real world, they would immediately die of blood loss … Their blood would 'restore' its' three organs. At that time, 'it' would have enough power to break my master's seal."
Hearing this, Feng Bujue immediately looked up and exchanged glances with Ruo Yu.
Ruo Yu understood what he meant. She immediately turned on her flashlight and led the way. Feng Bujue supported Tsukamoto and followed as quickly as possible.
The three of them … went to the warehouse on the second floor …
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