Henghua: The Deduction Elder's Immortal Path
Chapter 37

Two Forms Whirlwind Spirit Boat Guard, Mysterious Talisman Heart Calming Suppresses Heavenly Devil

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Fu Heyi was unconscious and thus not controlled by the Heavenly Demon Six Desires Pearl.

Only after Heng Hua cast his spell did he slowly wake up.

Seeing Heng Hua, Fu Heyi suddenly remembered the last scene before he fell unconscious.

"You brat!"

He grabbed a Formation Gate Banner and swung it.

"You dare lay hands on me?"

Heng Hua nimbly dodged, looking bewildered. "Nineteenth Uncle, what are you doing? Haven't you broken free from the illusion technique yet?"

He grabbed Fu Heyi's hands, quickly threw away the banner, and said urgently, "You were deceived by the Heavenly Devil Illusion Realm and have only just woken up."

As he spoke, Heng Hua pointed outside.

"Look, the Water Demons are being drawn by the Devilish Qi and have already surrounded us."

Fish Demons were dense around the Spirit Boat. If not for the Spirit Boat's built-in defensive formation, it would have likely been breached already.

"Illusion technique?"

Fu Heyi recalled the events again and snorted, "Don't try to trick me. What illusion technique? You clearly brought people here and knocked me out. Wait, have we left Panlong Island now? Where's my Yellow Jade?"

"Nineteenth Uncle, do you really not remember? You left the island with us yesterday. Grandfather even told you to look after me. Yellow Jade is with Fu Liuhui and will meet us tomorrow."

Left the island yesterday? Uncle asked me to look after you?

Fu Heyi was bewildered and lost. His memory held no trace of this.

Fu Xuanxing stood at the doorway, staring blankly at Fu Heyi inside the room.

There are Fu Family members on the boat? Why haven't they shown themselves? Also, he's under an illusion technique? Didn't you just wake him up?

Because he didn't understand, Fu Xuanxing stood obediently at the doorway.

Heng Hua frowned, examining Fu Heyi. "Could it be the influence of the Heavenly Devil Illusion Realm?" He pretended to take Fu Heyi's pulse.

"No, I can't tell for sure yet. Nineteenth Uncle, let's not talk about this now. Saving people is the priority; Third Brother is still trapped in the illusion."

Heng Hua kept mentioning illusion techniques, making Fu Heyi mutter inwardly.

Is it true that I lost my memory due to an illusion technique, and mistook this brat hitting me in the "illusion realm" for reality?

Fu Heyi cast the Calming Spirit Incantation and the Illusion Breaking Method.

After several attempts, he finally confirmed that this was the real world. But his memory was clear. This brat had tricked him and knocked him out...

Fine, I'll go with him and see.

When Fu Heyi walked out of the room, he was immediately terrified by the surging Devilish Qi outside.

The Devilish Qi had spawned Black Vines that tightly wrapped around the interior of the ship's cabin. Dark Red Flowers had bloomed on the vines, releasing a cloying fragrance.

Multiple illusions appeared before his eyes. Fu Heyi quickly retreated back into the room and desperately cast spells on himself.

"What's going on? Why is the Devilish Qi so powerful?"

"We rescued two Xuanwei Sect Cultivators today. The Devilish Qi originated from an Uncontrolled Demonic Treasure they were carrying."

Heng Hua briefly explained the current situation.

"Wait, why didn't you two fall into the illusion?"

Heng Hua: "I reacted quickly and got out." After speaking, he looked at Fu Xuanxing.

Right, how did this brat escape?

Fu Xuanxing looked bewildered. "I sensed the Devilish Qi erupt and ran immediately. Illusion? I didn't feel anything."

Even now, Heng Hua used a fan for protection, and Fu Heyi took out three formation flags for defense, resisting the allure of the "Heavenly Demon Six Desires Realm." Yet Fu Xuanxing remained unaffected, standing there empty-handed.

Seeing how relaxed he was, Heng Hua mused: After the Heavenly Demon Six Desires Pearl activated, the Six Desires Demon Realm it evolved enveloped the Spirit Boat. All living beings within the Demon Realm would automatically trigger their inner seven emotions and six desires. If one couldn't maintain their true heart, they would become a puppet of the Demon Pearl. I sensed the Demon Pearl and was the first to escape. Fu Xuanxing remained on the boat and wasn't pulled in, and he's not even afraid of the Heavenly Demon Pearl now? This brat has some skill.

"Let's not worry about this for now. Let's join forces to set up a formation." Fu Heyi understood the urgency and stopped arguing with Heng Hua about the "truth."

He took a White Banner from his Qiankun Ring and handed it to Heng Hua.

"Positive and Negative Wind Armor Formation?"

"This formation is easier to set up."

Heng Hua said no more and jumped to the bow of the boat to activate the formation flag.

With a wave of the white banner, a three-zhang-tall White Immortal Gate appeared behind him.

Fu Heyi stood at the stern of the boat and summoned a three-zhang-tall Black Gate with a black flag.

Black and white faced each other, representing the principle of Yin-Yang, positive and negative.

"Rise!"

The two gates resonated, and gusts of Clear Wind echoed between them. They formed the shape of a flat boat, enveloping the entire Spirit Boat.

Bang--

A flying fish crashed into the Spirit Boat, only to be repelled by the wind barrier.

Next, more Fish Demons leaped from the water.

Fu Heyi controlled the wind barrier, systematically blocking the Fish Demons one by one.

"Is there a Foundation Establishment Monster controlling things from behind?" Fu Heyi scanned the water and saw the Carp King in the distance.

The Carp Spirit was a full zhang long, entirely dark blue. It had a golden dragon scale on its forehead, clearly a Dragon Fish on the path to becoming a dragon.

This won't be easy to deal with. My cultivation is all in formations, and this brat Heng Hua isn't a master of combat either. I still need to wake up Fu Xiangfeng.

Fu Heyi took out a stack of Heart Calming Talismans and handed them to Heng Hua and Fu Xuanxing.

"You two go rescue people. I'll maintain the formation."

Heng Hua took thirty, and shoved all the remaining Heart Calming Talismans to Fu Xuanxing. "You go to the prison cells and plaster the surroundings with talismans."

Fu Xuanxing looked at the Devilish Qi surging within the Spirit Boat.

Vines intertwined, wrapping the ship's cabin three layers deep.

"What about you? Are you going to find Big Brother Fu and the others?"

"No need."

Heng Hua used his Feather Fan to write a Heart Calming Spell in the air.

As the last stroke of the talisman's tail was completed.

"Rise."

The thirty Heart Calming Talismans in his hand flew into the air one by one, sticking to the giant Heart Calming Talisman.

"Combine!"

The Magical Power of the thirty Heart Calming Talismans activated simultaneously, greatly amplifying the power of this giant talisman.

"Talisman Combination Technique."

Heng Hua held his fan in one hand and circulated his talismans with the other, carefully pressing the giant Heart Calming Talisman down from the air.

The serene and bright Green Radiance gradually dissolved the Devilish Qi.

Vines, tentacles, and Smoke Dragons all retracted inward.

"Fu Xuanxing, now!"

Fu Xuanxing swung his Wooden Sword, shattering the vines that showed an opening, and rushed straight towards the prison cells.

He quickly affixed the Heart Calming Talismans in his hand.

The white mist was hazy as Fu Xiangfeng gazed at the Panlong Great Hall before him.

Inside the hall, he saw his younger self.

Grandfather was earnestly instructing him, then sending him off the island.

"This is the scene from when I first left Panlong Island."

Then the scene shifted, showing when Fu Henghua left the island, and Deng Lan specially sent a wooden box.

"Are they trying to provoke my inner devil? True, because of what happened today, I felt a trace of jealousy towards Little Sixth. But we are family. How could I get angry because of this?"

The Panlong Token. Fu Xiangfeng had been away for many years, and his grandfather had never given him one. However, Fu Henghua's Bowing Box definitely contained more than one Panlong Token.

But Fu Xiangfeng understood very clearly.

"Little Sixth is different from me. And his parents are dead, so he truly needs more care."

Fu Xiangfeng retaliated with a sword against the Formless Power that was subtly stirring his inner devil.

He opened his eyes and saw the Devilish Qi surging within the room. Fu Xiangfeng took a deep breath.

"Such heavy Devilish Qi!"

Fortunately, a burst of Green Light appeared outside, giving Fu Xiangfeng the chance to leap out.

Seeing Fu Xiangfeng emerge, Heng Hua asked for more Heart Calming Talismans.

Upon seeing Fu Heyi and the formation enveloping the Spirit Boat, Fu Xiangfeng was stunned for a moment, then handed the talismans to Heng Hua.

"Didn't you bring this yourself?"

"I left in a hurry, it's still in my room."

Using Heart Calming Talismans again to perform the Talisman Combination Technique.

Another giant Heart Calming Talisman pressed down, and the Devilish Qi dispersed once more.

Fu Xiangfeng drew his Lingge Sword.

"Blowing Snow."

The scattered Devilish Qi was swept up by the whirlwind and forcefully drawn out from various passages. Guided by the sword energy, it rushed towards the sky.

Then he ascended on his sword and charged directly into the fish swarm, heavily wounding the Carp Spirit controlling the Fish Demons.

"Xuanxing, come help."

"Coming right up."

After Fu Xuanxing finished pasting the Heart Calming Talismans in the prison cell, he also drew his Wooden Sword and charged into the demon horde.

Heng Shou gazed at Panlong Island, now a scorched wasteland.

He walked over silently, past rows of corpses lying on both sides. They were all familiar faces, even Fu Family Direct Descendants.

Finally, amidst the broken walls and ruins, he saw the only person still standing.

"Young Master..."

This person was different from the Fu Henghua Heng Shou remembered.

He wore a Blood Red Robe, surrounded by Heavenly Devil Aura, and in his hand, he held an Utterly Evil Demonic Artifact, refined with a Forbidden Evil Technique.

He stood on the ruins of the Panlong Great Hall, looking down upon all beings.

This was Heng Shou's greatest fear.

Fu Henghua had fallen into demonic possession.

Suddenly, a Clear Wind echoed.

"Still not waking up!"

Heng Shou's mind trembled, and he immediately broke free from the Illusion.

Xiao Yu was also trapped in an Illusion.

Before her eyes was a scene from thirty years ago.

Dark clouds gathered, and monstrous waves surged. Three Flood Dragon Kings, along with countless Water Demons, were attacking Panlong Island.

She held the unconscious Fu Henghua, anxiously watching in the distance.

That couple was burning their Magical Power, sacrificing their lives to face the Seven-Headed Demonic Serpent spewing Black Flame.

"No—"

The young girl let out a piercing scream.

Sword Light, Gale, and Flame collided, ultimately resulting in mutual destruction.

Then the scene changed. Xiao Yu saw Fu Henghua fighting Li Nanxing. Not far away, a corpse floated.

Heng Shou!

Xiao Yu's heart ached, and just as she was about to go over.

Overwhelming Primordial Copper Qi struck down, and Fu Henghua died on the spot.

Xiao Yu had grown up in the Fu Family since birth. Although she was just a maid, she considered Fu Henghua's family of three and Heng Shou as indispensable important people in her life.

Watching the four of them die, her emotions were gradually stirred by the Devilish Qi.

"Still not waking up!"

A green talisman light rose, and the Illusion shattered.

Inside the prison cell, the Cultivators were bound back-to-back. Their faces were ferocious, their eyes blood red, and they let out roars as they struggled wildly.

Xu Wenyu sat to the side. Because of the As-You-Wish Golden Circlet, he didn't need to be bound; he only needed to stay within the prison cell.

As the Devilish Qi erupted within the cell, Xu Wenyu was also pulled into an Illusion.

In the Illusion, he saw himself removing the As-You-Wish Golden Circlet and placing it on Fu Henghua. He chanted the spell repeatedly, watching the young boy writhe on the ground.

Until the Clear Wind brought Fu Henghua's voice, and the Illusion showed a crack.

Xu Wenyu suddenly felt confused.

"How did I remove the As-You-Wish Golden Circlet? And how did I put it on this kid?"

Suddenly, the boy writhing on the ground jumped up: "Bold of you, behold my Tightening Spell!"

Xu Wenyu jolted and instantly woke up.

He quickly climbed out the window.

After coming out, he saw Heng Shou and Xiao Yu had also escaped. But they ignored Xu Wenyu and rushed directly to Heng Hua's room.

Seeing Heng Hua beckoning in the air, Xu Wenyu silently flew over.

"You're not bad, actually managing to break free from the Illusion."

Xu Wenyu touched the Golden Circlet on his head.

This thing had left too deep a shadow on him.

Even in the Illusion, he didn't think he could deal with the person in front of him.

"Young Master."

Eternal Longevity and Howling Fish approached. One handed him a Heart Calming Talisman from the room, while the other gave him a Jade Flute.

Once again, he performed the Talisman Combination Technique. The third giant Heart Calming Talisman pressed down, and the Devilish Qi was confined to Zhou Xiao's room.

"Xu Wenyu, go help on the water and bring Fu Xuanxing back. Have him find Senior Zhou."

After speaking, he slowly began to play the Jade Flute.

The gentle and pleasant flute melody echoed with the Clear Wind.

Not only Zhou Xiao, but even the Fish Demons on the water gradually calmed down upon hearing the music, breaking free from the Devilish Qi's control.

"Spirit Calming Demon Subduing Sound?"

Zhou Xiao slowly opened his eyes, gazed out the window, and let out a long sigh.

He remembered when he was a child, his master had also taught him hand-in-hand.

And now...

Recalling a scene from the Illusion, the old man's expression turned somber.

"Uncle-Master."

Fu Xuanxing kicked open the room door.

Seeing the Brass Brazier on the table, he quickly formed hand seals to seal it.

Soon, wisps of firelight emerged from Zhou Xiao's room, and the Devilish Qi pervading the Spirit Boat finally vanished.

Heng Hua stared at the broken door and coldly said to Howling Fish, "Howling Fish, make a note of this. We'll charge him for repairs later."

"Yes."

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