"Hu, have we arrived?"
Seeing Hu Bayi standing still, Shirley Yang seemed to guess something and then looked at Hu Bayi.
Hu Bayi didn't speak, just nodded slightly.
In his eyes, the scene before him was not pitch black, but the blue flames of the past.
The scene of his comrades being burned to death.
Hu Bayi's heart beat very fast.
Zhang Tian sighed slightly. It seemed that this hurdle still needed Hu Bayi to overcome it himself.
"Boss."
Fatty looked at Zhang Tian.
"Don't rush, let Old Hu handle it himself."
Zhang Tian waved his hand, not letting Fatty interrupt Hu Bayi.
"Oh."
Fatty nodded, as if he understood but didn't quite understand.
Shirley Yang also retreated, standing with Zhang Tian and the others.
"Little Zhang Ye, are you trying to help Old Hu untie his knot himself?"
Wu Tianzhen spoke from the side.
He could see things quite clearly.
Zhang Tian nodded slightly.
"That's right, Hu Bayi needs to understand these things himself. If we try to help him, it might backfire."
As Zhang Tian spoke, Wu Tianzhen nodded. In the next moment, as Zhang Tian and the others were discussing, suddenly, in the darkness, a point of light emitting a dark blue glow appeared in the sky.
Looking at the blue light before him, Hu Bayi showed no fear; on the contrary, he appeared very calm.
Hu Bayi took out his peach wood sword and calmly watched the countless blue light spots attacking him.
As the light spots got closer and closer, the single light spot turned into two, then three, thirty, and finally became swarms of light spots.
The blue light spots were like stars in the sky, twinkling one by one.
They were like sparks, burning in the Milky Way of the sky.
"So beautiful."
Wang Banyue couldn't help but exclaim.
The blue insects illuminating the starry sky possessed a beauty that couldn't be expressed in words.
"The more beautiful things are, the more dangerous they are."
Wu Tianzhen said, and then, before their eyes, Hu Bayi made his move.
Countless talismans were drawn by Hu Bayi.
Fire talismans, lightning talismans, and even countless sword lights flashed.
Hu Bayi attacked the blue insects with all his might, continuously.
Attacking energies kept emanating, and countless insects were knocked down by Hu Bayi.
They were like stars falling from the sky, one by one.
Turning into beautiful shooting stars, arcs streaking across the sky and into the horizon.
Shirley Yang watched Hu Bayi under the blue meteor shower, her eyes constantly flickering.
The "shooting stars" were beautiful, but they couldn't compare to the man below.
Soon, the insects were chopped down one by one by Hu Bayi, falling to the ground.
When the insects landed on the ground, they burned a small black space on the surface.
"Boss, Fatty has never seen Old Hu so fierce before."
Fatty said from the side.
His eyes were filled with surprise and excitement.
Fatty knew that Hu Bayi was fierce, but seeing him like this today was quite rare.
After all, Hu Bayi rarely got angry.
"Everyone has emotions; Old Hu just hasn't expressed them."
"This can be considered a form of venting, and it should also help his cultivation."
As Zhang Tian spoke, Fatty rubbed his head.
"Then does Fatty have any knots to untangle? Why do I feel like I can never improve my cultivation?"
"That's something you need to answer. You don't cultivate every night; when do you plan to cultivate?"
Zhang Tian retorted. Fatty rubbed his cheeks.
"Haha, Boss, don't expose Fatty, it's too embarrassing."
Fatty laughed heartily and then rolled his eyes at Zhang Tian.
Time passed quickly.
Hu Bayi chopped for a full half hour.
By now, the ground was covered entirely in black powder.
All that was left of the dead insects.
"Phew, phew."
Hu Bayi panted heavily, a sense of relief on his face.
"If only I had this strength earlier."
"Then Xi Zi, and the others wouldn't have died. But there are no 'if's' in the world."
Hu Bayi murmured, with some regret in his heart.
He looked around. Countless talismans were scattered by him.
Hu Bayi was going to set up a formation.
According to Zhang Tian, there was a formation around Kunlun Mountain, and the souls of those who died on Kunlun Mountain would not be reincarnated.
They might remain in Kunlun Mountain forever.
So, Hu Bayi intended to use the formation to see if he could summon his former comrades back.
"This is..."
Wu Tianzhen looked at Hu Bayi's actions, his eyes filled with confusion.
"Summoning souls."
Zhang Tian said simply.
Zhang Qilin stood in a corner, looking at the insects on the ground. For some reason, a name suddenly appeared in his mind.
"Fire rank insects?"
Zhang Qilin thought to himself. He didn't speak, just stood aside and watched quietly.
Soon, Hu Bayi scattered talismans all over the ground.
Then, Hu Bayi drew several patterns on the ground.
"Eight directions spirits and ghosts, summon my divine essence."
"Myriad evils revolve, souls return to life."
"..."
Hu Bayi mumbled, and the talismans he scattered on the ground began to emit faint lights.
As the lights slowly grew,
A golden aura began to flow.
Hu Bayi felt a surge of excitement.
The speed at which he formed hand seals even increased.
However, three minutes passed, five minutes passed, and there was no movement around them.
Hu Bayi frowned slightly.
"What's going on?"
"Have they already reincarnated?"
Hu Bayi thought to himself, his brow furrowed.
Logically, souls in this place shouldn't be able to reincarnate, but Xi Zi and the others were mortals, and their souls wouldn't be preserved for long.
"Are they gone?"
Thinking this, Hu Bayi began to feel a sense of loss.
A feeling of disappointment filled him.
Zhang Tian's heart tightened as he saw this. He knew that Hu Bayi might have failed.
"It shouldn't be. Logically, the souls of the deceased should still be in their original places."
"Could it be..."
Suddenly, Zhang Tian thought of something, and his heart tightened.
Unless those souls, in an unconscious state, were drawn towards the Demon Pagoda.
Only by entering the vicinity of the Demon Pagoda would the soul-summoning technique become ineffective.
With this thought, Zhang Tian slowly walked towards Hu Bayi.
"Old Hu."
He patted Hu Bayi on the shoulder.
"It seems they have left. Let it go."
Hu Bayi said, his voice hoarse.
Although no emotion could be discerned, judging from his expression, Hu Bayi felt a sense of loss.
"Old Hu, it's not that your soul-summoning technique failed, but because they might not be here."
"It's possible that after death, they were attracted by the Demon Pagoda."
Zhang Tian said.
Hu Bayi's body trembled.
With Zhang Tian's words, it seemed to make sense.
"Are you saying they might be trapped in the Demon Pagoda?"
Hu Bayi's expression changed instantly.
Zhang Tian nodded slightly.
"I believe we will find the reason by going to the Demon Pagoda."
"However, the prerequisite is that you all must enter the space first."
Zhang Tian said. After thinking about it, Hu Bayi finally nodded.
"Alright."
After speaking, Hu Bayi looked at the corpses of the fire insects on the ground.
"Xi Zi, everyone, I have avenged you."