Chapter 719 Encountering a Demon
The long-lost winter snow in the human world seems like a world away.
The warm sun in winter is not as harsh as it used to be. Balian has now reached the realm of Soul Tribulation. Although he is a corpse demon, the winter sun is not as poisonous as it used to be. body.
The skin will not ulcerate if exposed to the sun for a short period of time.
But with the slight sun falling on my body, I still feel a faint tingling sensation from needles.
Bai Lian held up his glazed umbrella and left the valley with his sword. Looking around, he saw the Dachuan Mountains, which turned out to be an uninhabited frontier wasteland.
After flying for a while, Balian finally saw the human town.
This is the country of mortals. Balian didn’t want to cause too much commotion, so he found a secret mountain forest near the town to land.
After all, it has only been more than a year since Balian woke up as a corpse demon, and he does not know the terrain distribution of the four seas. Although he is in the human world now, he does not know where he has landed.
You have to pretend to be a mortal and go into the city to ask for directions before you know how to get back to Kongcang Mountain.
As soon as his feet touched the ground, the Qiu Shui Sword hadn't even had time to put it into its sheath, and the flying disc was still lingering around Balian...
At this moment, a burst of messy footsteps and fierce sounds suddenly came from not far away. Yelling.
"Quick, quick, quick! You guys surround me. If the prey you finally found asks you to let go, I want you to look good!"
At first glance, it seems like A common winter hunt in the mountains and forests.
The rapid sound of crossbows, the clanging of swords, and the sound of horse hooves crushing the snow and mud from far to near startled a few jackdaws perched in the old trees.
Several gusts of strong wind hit, mixed with the sound of sharp arrows piercing the air, passing diagonally by Baili'an's side.
Immediately afterwards, I heard something suddenly hit by an arrow diagonally above my body, and a few bright red crystal blood beads sprinkled on the white snow, and then fell heavily to the ground.
Listening to the noise, the 'prey' seems to be still alive, not hitting the vital point, and struggling desperately in the snow.
Two more arrows came through the air.
Bailian lowered his eyebrows, and the Qiu Shui Sword fell steadily in his hand. The sword edge fell, and the speeding arrow was cut off under the Qiu Shui Sword.
Smelling the faint scent of blood in the air.
Obviously, this is not the ordinary rich man in the city hunting wild beasts in winter.
There was a touch of evil spirit in the smell of blood.
Bailian followed the blood trail and saw a green-clothed demon with an arrow in his arm in the red-stained slush.
The little demon is dressed as a girl, with the childish look on his face still intact. He is wearing a small green dress. Although his appearance is delicate and beautiful, there are faint cyan demon lines on his cheeks. You can tell at a glance that he is a demon. The vegetation demon spirit that has just become a spirit.
"Who?! How dare you ruin my master's good deeds!"
Several young men with strong bows, quivers on their backs, and hunting knives on their waists quickly gathered around on horseback.
The leader is a young man dressed as a young man in brocade. He is wearing a sky blue exquisite robe with simple family crest patterns embroidered with silver thread. The whole person reveals a majestic spirit. Son.
The robe has hand guards on the legs, a silver armor belt, and a soft sword with a golden snake head around the waist. The sapphires between the wrist guards sparkle, and it looks very noble.
Although Bailian doesn’t know which force the family crest on his body comes from, looking at the style of this young man, from beginning to end, he is probably not worth Bailian’s Bi Shuishui Jade. A high-grade spiritual stone is valuable.
He should be a cultivation disciple from a second-rate sect in the capital of the world.
On the other hand, if we look at the direct disciples of the Tianxi Sword Sect or the Taixuan Sect’s Cangwu Palace, although they all have noble status and extraordinary cultivation, they are also quite simple in their behavior and dress.
Why are these unfashionable forces eager to wear several outfits on one body?
The blue-robed young man rode a tall horse and came to Balian with a whip in hand. He glanced at the Qiushui Sword in Balian's hand
Seeing that it was just a magic weapon, If the treasure was not up to standard, he would look arrogant and contemptuous.
He pulled the reins hard, and the powerful horse neighed and raised its majestic front hooves, almost crushing Bai Lian's head.
In the fierce wind, Balian's broken hair danced lightly on his forehead. He slowly raised his eyebrows. Under the warm sunshine, his eyes were clear and black, as clean and thorough as a clear stream.
He did not retreat or dodge, and did not even intend to draw his sword. He just looked at the horse lightly.
"唏伦!!!" The majestic horse's front hooves curved sharply, and its hind hooves also retreated continuously. It was throbbing, as if it was intimidated by something, and it knelt down heavily. Again, I didn't dare to get up.
The young master on the horse did not expect this to happen. He had raised this horse since he was a child, and his violent personality only obeyed him.
Who could have imagined that after such an incident, the young master, who had no ability to react, was thrown out and fell to the snow like a rolling ball. He was dizzy and the fall was very heavy.
"Young Master!"
"Young Master!"
"Young Master!"
Several followers saw this and quickly got off their horses to help him.
"Get out! Get out of here!" The disgraced young man covered his red forehead and angrily pushed away the entourage who came to help him.
He looked at Bai Lian with sinister eyes and said arrogantly: "I am Pei Yunzhao, the capital of the Taisui Academy of Zeguo. I have been ordered by the dean to collect demons again. Who are you?! How dare you obstruct the actions of my Taisui Academy? ”
Bailian has read the records of the Secretariat of the State of Tianxia, and he has some understanding of the affairs of the State of Ze.
Zeguo has thirty-six counties, and each county has a monastery, which is responsible for recruiting talented monks from all over the world.
The Tai Sui Courtyard is one of the thirty-six courtyards.
This Pei Yunzhao spoke righteously and came to subdue the demon, but Bailian interfered, so he was guilty first.
No matter what, even if he has a good reputation as a teacher, he will ruthlessly attack others if he disagrees with him and use his power to suppress others.
If the person standing there just now was not Bailian, but an ordinary monk, he would have died under the trampling of his specially tamed horse's hooves.
It can be seen that this person is not a good person.
Looking back at the demon he said should be surrendered, the demon marks on his body have not yet had time to transform. Although the demonic aura is difficult to conceal, the scent of vegetation on his body is clear, and there is no hint of murderous intent. It's not a harmful monster either.
Thinking of it, it was just a demon whose spiritual energy had just begun to grow and was ready to take shape.
Bai Li'an said: "The master of Kongcang Mountain, Si Chen."
"Kongcang Mountain?" Pei Yunzhao sneered and said, "Kongcang Mountain is close to the endless sea, so it is an endless sea. When did the Lord’s Mountain have a mountain lord like you?”
If you can’t tell the origin, then it can only be a casual cultivator.
Most of the casual cultivators in the world love to repay themselves for being part of the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Alliance.
If they were really casual cultivators of the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Alliance, Pei Yunzhao would still have to weigh things up. Who knows what kind of mountain these small fish and shrimp cultivators are leaning against.
But the man in front of him didn’t say that he was from the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Alliance, so it seemed like he was just a kid with no background.
Bailian heard him announce his home address and guessed that he should have fallen into the territory of Zeguo.
Zeguo is located in the southern continent of Tianyao. It is extremely far away from Tianxi Sword Sect and Kongcang Mountain. Even if you fly with a sword, it will take more than half a month to go back.
After several battles in the demon world, Balian was extremely exhausted at this moment. Hearing that he was in the Southern Continent at the moment, he was not in a hurry to hit the road. After solving the current trivial matter, it would be good to go to the city to rest for a day.
Seeing that the capital city man who was born in Tai Suiyuan did not seem to be a reasonable person, Balian did not waste any time trying to reason with him.
The glazed umbrella is lightly unfolded, and as the umbrella surface slides, the white tiger pattern traces out wisps of gold.
With a long roar, the cold and white silver snow on the ground began to burn.
The flames of Biyou had no temperature at all, and were even colder than the wind and snow. Pei Yunzhao and several followers around him were immediately horrified, feeling a bone-piercing chill, but they just looked at Biyou's The flames burned, and there was a terrible illusion of a scorched soul.
Pei Yunzhao's face changed in shock, and his lips turned pale instantly. He trembled and said, "Yin... Yin fire? This is... this is the Yin spirit ghost tiger in Zhongyou!"
Yin spirit ghost tiger 1 Appearing, the group of people backed away ten feet away like snakes and scorpions, looking at Bailian with extremely ugly expressions.
The frightened and fearful eyes were filled with deep unkindness.
Seeing this, Bailian thought to himself that although the people of the Zhongyou Dynasty did not belong to the demonic path, they still seemed to be disliked by others in this human continent.
The girl rescued by Balian was a little bamboo demon.
This little bamboo demon lived for three hundred years before reaching the state of the first demon. It escaped the bites of the beasts and the devouring termites, and has been practicing diligently to this day.
She relied on absorbing the wind spirits of heaven and earth and rootless dew to feed herself, and finally made some small achievements, but she almost died in the hands of these humans.
By the Shishi River, Bailian pulled out the arrow from the little demon's arm and simply treated the injury.
There were not many wounds on her body, just an arrow wound, but it was very deep and damaged the bones.
Bailian is not a doctor, and he has squandered the healing elixir collected from Ning Feiyan’s Chaomu Palace. If he wants to heal her, he still has to find a real doctor to do it. She looked.
"Brother, you are not human, are you?" The little bamboo demon covered her injured arm. There was no joy of rebirth on her face, only sadness and emptiness that were extremely inconsistent with her young age.
Bailian was no stranger to such a look. He threw down the blood-stained arrow cluster in his hand: "How can you tell that I am not a human being?"
He is the one who has overcome the tribulation. The immortal may not be able to see the true form of Balian's corpse demon. He doesn't think that a little demon who has just transformed can see anything.
Sure enough.
The little bamboo demon said this: "Because no human being is willing to help save the demons. For human monks, demons like us are just grindstones on the road of cultivation, and they are the 'merit' that accumulates fame. and 'results'"
She looked at Balian: "Brother, are you also a demon?"
Balian could not deny her statement: "As you said, I am not a human being, but I am not a human either. Demon.”
For this reply Answer, the little demon didn't seem to be surprised: "That's right, brother, if you were a demon, you would have killed those hateful human monks just now."
Hearing what this meant, the little bamboo demon seemed to He has a deep hatred for human beings and is extremely hostile.
Bailian shook his head and said: "I don't have the habit of killing people, so let's not chat for now. Your wound is very deep and the arm bone has been penetrated. If it is not treated, the arm will probably... Necrosis, you come into the city with me first, and I’ll find a doctor for you.”
After hearing this, the little bamboo demon didn't show much emotion on her face. She covered her arms and did not stand up. She looked straight at the Qiushui sword on Bailian's waist and suddenly said: "Brother, your The sword is not possessed yet, right?"
"Hmm." Balian didn't know why she asked this.
Little Bamboo Demon Lian's face was pale and thin, probably because of the pain of the wound. She sweated a lot, the corners of her eyes were wet, and her eye sockets were red. Her petite body was shaky, but her eyes showed a look of death. stubborn.
She said: "Brother, if I volunteer to be the spirit in your sword and give this life to you, can you help me avenge myself?"
Bailian was startled. , took a deep look at the little demon, then smiled lightly and said: "I'm sorry, this sword means a lot to me, and I have no intention of possessing a spirit."
The little bamboo demon said anxiously: "If you have other spirit swords, I can also..."
"No need." Balian interrupted: "I don't think I need a sword spirit."
The little bamboo demon's expression dimmed little by little, and his gray eyes filled with a bit of despair and death.
Bailian glanced at her and said: "Now, do you want to follow me into the city to heal?"
The little bamboo demon raised his head, smiled miserably at him, and said: "Human There is no place for demons to gain a foothold in the city. The date for the Tianxi Sword Sect to recruit disciples is approaching. The more remote the small town, the more monks will gather
Their purpose is to subdue various demon clans in the mountains and swamps, force them to submit, and refine them into sword spirits, just because they hope to be looked upon differently by the examiners of the Tianxi Sword Sect. Now if you take me into the city, I'm afraid I won't be able to find the doctor because the city is full of monster hunters. ”
Hearing this, Bailian was shocked.
The Tianxi Sword Sect is truly worthy of being one of the leaders of hundreds of immortal sects. As the leader of the three righteous sects in the world, a Simply open the sect and recruit disciples , actually caused the monks all over the world to go crazy.
Even the border town of Zeguo in the southern continent was so disturbed that it was difficult to calm down.
The demons in the world are not the demons in the world.
The demons of the Demon Realm can still rely on their own strength to dominate the Demon Realm territory with their strength.
In the world of human beings, although the Immortal Realm does not suppress the demon clan deeply, a long time ago, the Immortal Lord Zhu Zhan promulgated a Heavenly Rain Law.
A thunderous rain and dew fell for ten days and became immortal.
There is no place in the world that is not covered by the rain. All monsters are born in the heavy rain, falling under the seal of the Dharma, and being born as weapons.
At this point, every generation of descendants of the demon clan will have an immortal seal left at birth.
That seal is both grace and calamity.
If the demon is willing to become a spirit for the weapon and accompany its owner to practice Taoism for a lifetime, the day when the owner of the weapon becomes an immortal will be the time when the spirit of the weapon attains Taoism.
Although it is a means to imprison the demon clan, it is also a contract with peaceful means.
If a demon becomes a weapon spirit, it must be willing to let go of the physical body and transform the spirit into the weapon.
The original intention of Immortal Lord Zhu Zhan may be to hope that the two races of humans and demons can coexist peacefully and achieve the great wish of the six realms of unity.
Little did they know that as soon as this order came out, the weak humans seemed to have suddenly found a shortcut to become stronger, and they seemed to be crazy about the demon spirits.
Overtly or covertly, there is always no shortage of cruel, coercive and despicable means to force demons into submission.
Since ancient times, there have been countless demons and spirits, and there are many people who have achieved enlightenment.
Even now, demons and immortals are enough to occupy a place in the Heavenly Realm of the Qing Dynasty.
But the relationship between monsters and humans in the human world is far from as harmonious as in heaven.
At least, at this moment, the hatred towards humans in the eyes of the little bamboo demon is very real.
Bailian stood up and extended a palm to the little demon, saying: "If you follow me into the city, even if the city is full of demon hunters, no one will be able to hurt you again."
The little bamboo demon looked at the palm that was delivered to him. It was pale and slender, with a bit of bookishness.
The moment she was in a trance, she slowly stretched out her hand and put her little hand stained with blood and slush into his palm. She felt as if she had found a place to return to. The illusion of warmth.
(End of this chapter)