Chapter 98 Black Bird Fierce Phoenix, Scarlet Blood King Zhi
Just entering the cave entrance, clouds rolled in and out, covering and pressing down like a tsunami. It was obvious that this was not the first time for Zuo Shuting and the three evils of Xuanyang Mountain. After experiencing this scene, they each used their magical weapons to resist, as did the four late-stage Qi-training monks who followed them.
What Zuo Shuting sacrificed was a green flag, and what the three evil spirits of Xuanyang Mountain sacrificed were three flying hooks, which were obviously practiced in the art of combined attacks.
As for the four Qi-training monks, they are the Flying Swordsmen. The lower the level of cultivation, the less work they have to do. The same goes for the higher level of monks. It seems that they are building foundation, condensing evil, and refining. The monks in the Gang realm are in various shapes and styles, each showing their own methods.
“Roar!”
The cloud formation seemed to have been touched by some kind of secret change. There was a terrifying sound of roaring beasts among the rolling clouds, and a terrifying aura came from it, as if there was an ancient giant beast inside, which was vast and ferocious.
Immediately afterwards, a huge dragon-like cloud beast jumped out. It could control clouds and waves, which greatly increased the power of the cloud formation. As its body moved and changed, it gradually Zuo Shuting and the three evil men in Xuanyang Mountain suppressed her to the death.
"Mr. Lu Da, please take action quickly. With the combined efforts of the five of us, we will definitely be able to break this formation."
Zuo Shuting and others were blocked last time. Here, two members of the Zuo family even had to die to escape.
But it was because someone from the Zuo family died last time that Zuo Shuting became afraid and refused to participate in this matter again without inviting people to help her.
Although the three villains of Xuanyang Mountain were reluctant to share the benefits, the last time the three of them protected their disciples and escaped unharmed, two members of the Zuo family who were in the late stage of Qi training died, so they couldn't stop them anymore.
It’s just that this hidden imperial mausoleum of the former dynasty is very rare. The three villains of Xuanyang Mountain refused to let Zuo Shuting find those friends who had a wide circle of friends. The last four of them targeted Lu Cheng, who had just moved into Daoyuan. , I just say that he has some magic power, but has no backing friends, and his own interests will not be too overstated if he is brought in.
"Mr. Lu Da, please take action quickly, the little girl can't hold it anymore!"
No matter how much Zuo Shuting screamed and begged softly, Lu Cheng would not take it easy. He took action, but secretly sighed in his heart:
"As expected, he is a monk from a small family. He only knows how to break formations with brute force. How can he rashly activate them when encountering formation restrictions?"< br>
But at this time, it was indeed because of Zuo Shuting and the others' actions that Lu Cheng was able to fully observe the changes in the entire Yunjin formation.
He closed his eyes slightly and spread his consciousness.
The clear heart of the sword will not strengthen the strength of the divine consciousness, nor will it expand the range of the divine consciousness, but it is an extremely powerful ability.
Externally, like a blind man regaining his sight, he has developed an astonishing, precognitive ability to perceive. It is difficult to escape from his own perception of all dangers in the outside world.
Internally, just like a paralyzed patient regaining consciousness, he can perceive the state and changes of every part of his body in detail, and he can perceive the blending and flow of blood and mana in detail, even if it is not fully Mobilizing all the potential of the physical body and magic power, the coordination and accuracy of the movements, and the perfect coordination of all the muscles and magic power in the body, are no longer comparable to those before.
Like a god looking down, he sees everything.
Speaking of mystery, it is actually the changes brought about when a monk's mind is condensed and sublimated to a certain height. The top monks in the world will more or less enter this state, and even have other more powerful abilities.
For example, when there was a real-life sword fight in Zixia Mountain, and when he asked Teacher Chi Shenzi for advice on Quelong Peak, Lu Cheng was sure that Teacher Chi Shenzi at least mastered:
Sword Qi Thunder sound, the heart of the sword is clear, the sword can be refined into silk, the sword's intention becomes powerful, and the human sword can become one. The elder Gu Taixu, the elder of the Xiantian sect who fought against him, must also have various unique skills corresponding to it, otherwise he would have been long gone. It has been cut in two by one sword.
The consciousness spread, and Lu Cheng looked down at the completely activated Yunjin formation.
As time goes by, Zuo Shuting and the three evil men of Xuanyang Mountain have been yelling and cursing in their hearts. However, they can't catch their breath at this time and curse loudly. At the same time, they have begun to prepare in their hearts, just like last time, they pushed out before their mana is exhausted. A few juniors went out to resist the formation to prevent themselves from being severely damaged by the formation.
At this moment, Lu Cheng, who had been standing nearby to watch the excitement, suddenly drew his sword:
"Qiang!"
"Roar!"
The cloud-forbidden flying dragon was flying when it was suddenly sliced open by a sword as blazing as a rainbow, breaking it in two with one sword.
But this kind of injury has no effect on this kind of cloud dragon. As long as it takes a little time, it can quickly heal its body and return to its original state.
But after the crimson sword light slashed away the cloud dragon, the remaining force of the rainbow flew over, cutting open a large sea of clouds, revealing the formation pattern wall stone behind the clouds.
"That's the Yunjin restriction. Break it. If you break it, you can break it with this formation!"
Zuo Shuting exclaimed in shock.
At this moment, she finally understood that this fellow Daoist Lu knew how to change the formation, instead of just sitting idly by.
But what she could think of, how could the formations arranged by her predecessors not be thought of?
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
The cloud ropes turned into reality and spread out to form a network formation. Lu Cheng's red flame flying sword seemed to be Like falling into a trap.
"Photograph!"
At this moment, a steel ring flew out from beside Lu Cheng, spinning in the air and rising in the wind, facing the direction of the formation wall for several rounds. Rotate.
The Great Technique of Seizing Heaven and Transforming Spirits is probably the nemesis of most rigid, sophisticated, formulas, and restrictions in this world.
At the most critical moment when mana transmission is running, taking away a burst of mana, even if it is not much, is enough to make the spell and restriction unsustainable.
As soon as this technique is used, the layered cloud network suddenly appears to collapse.
"Qiang!"
The Red Flame Flying Sword burst out with sword fire, and from the bottom of its sword light, a sword with a round edge suddenly flew out. The earth sword hides its edge, and uses fire to generate earth. .
when.
Just like a snake striking seven inches, the Hidden Edge of the Earth Sword was deeply nailed into a node of the formation wall. The entire Cloud Forbidden Formation shook for a while, and then slowly collapsed and dispersed in all directions.
“This is an extremely clever fourth-level formation. If it hadn’t been maintained for thousands of years, and if the earth’s veins were deflected due to the changing times, all of us would have died in this formation.”
It seems that once the formation is deployed, there is no need to manage it, but in fact, the more sophisticated the formation, the more maintenance it requires.
Because the mountains, rivers, earth veins and even the stars in the sky seem to be eternal, but in fact they are slowly changing. There must be a difference in the changes between the earth vein nodes a thousand years ago and the earth vein nodes a thousand years later. If you encounter a large-scale Events such as earthquakes and changes in the earth's crust can destroy even a fifth-level formation overnight. Of course, a skilled formation master can determine the plate stratigraphic area, and it is relatively easier to retain formations in such plate areas.
But Chang'an is not an area of this kind.
“I didn’t expect that you are also proficient in the formation. This time, you are able to break the formation. Mr. Lu, you really deserve the first credit.”
Lu Cheng used two swords to break open the ancient tomb. Although the three villains of Xuanyang Mountain were still angry, they couldn't say anything. In addition, their mana had been greatly depleted before, so they each swallowed pills and found a secluded place to meditate and recover.
Zuo Shuting, on the other hand, kept talking nice words and began to make insinuations about Lu Cheng's background.
Before, Lu Cheng only told her that he was a wandering Xuanmen cultivator. Zuo Shuting believed it at that time, but after seeing the scene where Lu Cheng's two swords broke through the formation just now, she was confused. Some shakes.
"When people travel around the world, they must always have some means of self-protection. Otherwise, they will be eaten by dragons, tigers, etc. wherever they go, but the sky will not respond and the earth will not respond. Fellow Taoist Zuo is still not going. After gathering your breath, you still have enough magic power?”
“ Alas, Shuting's magic power is weak. Even if she regains all her magic power, she may not be able to protect herself. The last time she broke the formation, two of my nephews died in the formation." When she said this, Zuo Shuting looked miserable. Weeping, she is already beautiful, and her moving expression at this moment is very pitiful.
But Zuo Shuting looked sideways and saw that the young Taoist in front of her looked as usual.
I knew in my heart that this person was cruel, and he quickly restrained his attitude from just now.
"After Mr. Da enters the ancient tomb, he should also pay attention to the three Taoist friends in Xuanyang Mountain. Although the little girl has interacted with them several times, she has vaguely heard of their bad reputation."
Two hours later, everyone's magic power was restored and they continued to explore the ancient tomb.
Once the protective formation was broken, defenses such as the Dragon Breaking Stone could no longer stop the monks present. After breaking the Dragon Breaking Stone, the nine of them each used poison-avoiding charms and then entered the tomb together.
After entering from the Broken Dragon Stone, what you see is the tall and broad mausoleum. Take a few steps forward, and there are even bronze oil lamps on both sides that are bright without fire, reflecting the surroundings more clearly.
The green masonry floor has bronze guard statues standing on both sides holding soldiers.
“During the Yin Yue Dynasty, the world believed that life in the underworld was a short transition, and only the world after death was long and eternal. Therefore, the Yin Yue Dynasty invested a lot of manpower and material resources to build the tombs of the superiors, and they believed that , the earth will one day be swallowed up by the underworld, and at that time, they will also revive and return.”
"So, these oil lamps and guards are not prepared for us, but for the person behind the door who is waiting for resurrection after death."
The tomb is full of poisonous miasma that can kill mortals, but the immortal cultivators But you can move forward without hindrance.
“Because we firmly believe that we can resurrect after death, every mausoleum of a superior person during the Yinyue Dynasty was built like a small underground palace, with a garden of elixirs, a Buddhist scriptures pavilion, and a Dharma library inside. Rooms and the like, but a thousand years have passed, and we don’t know how many things are still useful to us.”
Zuo Shuting is obviously not the first time to explore this type of ancient tomb, and everyone is flying with their weapons, while she is. Talk about it.
“Don’t fight over any spiritual objects you see. The spiritual objects in such an ancient tomb from the previous dynasty that has never been discovered and opened by anyone are enough for us to share.”
During the flight, Lu Cheng noticed the murals on the blue stone walls on both sides.
In the dim ancient tomb, those murals seemed to be looming in the faint light:
The content of the murals is a sacrificial ceremony in ancient times. The characters in the paintings have solemn movements and gorgeous clothes. And complex, holding the sacrifice in hand, kneeling devoutly before the ancestor statues on the altar. Behind the statue is a huge golden bird. Its image is fierce, full of mystery and power, and it seems to be the incarnation of the ancestors and gods.
On the altar, a wizard in black robes was presiding over the sacrificial ceremony.
As the ceremony progressed, each of the sacrifices was thrown into the fire one by one. The firelight reflected the faces of the people on the mural. Their expressions were either pious or fearful, but every movement revealed a trace of respect and fear.
Because the sacrifice of objects and property is just the beginning, what those ancestors really want is the flesh and blood and lives of their descendants...
Finally, a painted golden bird fell from the sky, and it lowered its head , swallowing the river of blood wantonly, enjoying the blood sacrifices of countless creatures.
“The Yin Yue Dynasty seems to believe that the powerful monsters are the manifestation of their ancestors’ spirits. They only replace the ancestors’ spirits to pastor and guard the earth. It is no wonder that such a continuous blood sacrifice of living beings will be overturned.”
When he walked to the corner of the alleyway, Lu Cheng still couldn't help but stare at the mural:
"Judging from the formations here, even if they were ignorant a thousand years ago, the Yinyue Dynasty has developed to the point where they can deploy fourth-level formations and may even have Jindan Zhenren. Then how can they still regard monsters as their ancestors? ? Or is this dynasty really related to a certain Signed some kind of contract with a powerful monster? "
A civilization that has developed to the point where it can deploy fourth-level formations still thinks that monsters are the manifestation of ancestral spirits, but if it is Yin The Moon Dynasty reached a blood sacrifice with a certain monster, but it makes sense.
It is difficult for monsters to cultivate, but their lifespan is far longer than that of immortal cultivators. It makes perfect sense for the Yinyue Dynasty to worship powerful monsters in order to seek eternal prosperity.
But even so, the birth of the fierce phoenix thousands of years ago still destroyed this brutal and bloody previous dynasty.
Li Tang has been in the world for thousands of years, no matter how well he has done, but at least he conquered the Western Regions in the west, opened up the southern border, and conquered the wasteland in the north, laying down a large territory for the human race and establishing long-term stability and prosperity. Just because of this, he can enjoy the support of the world for thousands of years, which can be said to be worthy of his position.
After twists and turns, led by Zuo Shuting, who was holding a compass, the group finally arrived at the center of the underground palace.
Five steps to the first floor, ten steps to the pavilion.
Immortal cultivators are not only capable of destruction, but also have much stronger construction capabilities than mortals. If mortals want to build such a magnificent underground palace, they may need the strength of the entire country to complete it. However, such an underground palace, But it is just the tomb of a former royal family.
“This is the Sutra Pavilion. The ancient books of the previous dynasties are of little use to us. They can only be used to expand our knowledge and increase our knowledge. We should not take such things privately. Everyone should copy them. Take some back," Zuo Shuting suggested.
“Okay.”
"Okay."
The three evil spirits of Xuanyang Mountain and Lu Cheng all responded.
The ancient books of the previous dynasties in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion were printed by everyone and included in the jade slips.
Then I found the magic weapon library and alchemy room. The magic weapon library was slightly better. Although most of the magic weapons could no longer be used normally, and most of the magic weapon grades were not very high, there were many materials. It can still be used, and you can make a small profit by selling it to monks who are interested in collecting it.
There was really nothing in the alchemy room. Although there were rows of elixirs, they could no longer be taken. In the end, the huge black iron elixir furnace was taken away by Hua Fa Taoist, but this But it wasn't much of a gain. The furnace was already half-used and could only be taken back to melt the materials.
"The magic weapon and elixir may be damaged, but the high-quality elixirs in this elixir garden are more valuable as they age!" Taoist Zuo Ji looked relaxed, showing greed.
This exploration of the ancient tomb this time, except for being blocked by the Cloud Forbidden Array at the beginning, can be said to have been a smooth journey.
Everyone present, including the four juniors who followed Zuo Shuting and the Three Fiends of Xuanyang Mountain, probably already have 20,000 to 30,000 spirit stones in the Qiankun Bag. Of course, after going out, these Most of the income will be taken away by the elders, but the rest is not as good as their hard work accumulated over the past few years or even ten years.
Zuo Shuting, the three villains of Lu Cheng and Xuanyang Mountain gained more from this trip.
According to the layout of the underground palace mausoleum, we found the elixir garden that occupies a large area. Unlike other places, there is still a small formation protecting it, but it is not as powerful and sophisticated as the Yunjin magic formation outside.
Taoist Zuo Ji, Taoist Bai Yang, and Taoist Hua Fa looked at each other, then stood up one after another to make way for Lu Cheng.
Lu Cheng smiled when he saw this, but didn't say anything more. Instead, he stepped forward and closed his eyes to start sensing the formation. Although the sword's heart was bright and clear, it did not enhance the strength of the consciousness, but it could strengthen the control of the consciousness.
But during this process, the three evil men of Xuanyang Mountain looked at each other, then looked at the back of the young Taoist, and raised their palms slightly.
"Everyone, the underground palace mausoleum has not been fully explored, and there may be a strong forbidden law in the main tomb. Are the three Taoists planning to risk their lives to break into it?"
Left Shuting did not speak, but conveyed her thoughts with her spiritual consciousness. Under her gaze, the three murderers of Xuanyang Mountain suppressed their desire to take action.
"Unsheath."
At this time, Lu Cheng had already seen the flow of Qi in the small array in front of him. The two flying swords of Chiyan Zangfeng were unsheathed one after another, and they were nailed to the nodes where the Qi was running.
I saw a few bright and dark flickers in the small formation, and then suddenly collapsed.
After the formation broke down, everything in the elixir garden was revealed. Due to thousands of years of neglect, most of the original herbs in the elixir garden had died, and they were only growing in the center. With a blood-colored Ganoderma lucidum:
Extreme yin produces extreme yang. No one thought that in this thousand-year-old ancient tomb, such a thousand-year-old spiritual grass with extremely strong yang energy was actually growing.
"No, I'm afraid it's not just a thousand years. The herbs in this elixir garden have been specially arranged to grow this red blood mushroom. This is not an accident, but a gift that has been prepared for a thousand years. It seems that The princess here is really loved. Although she cannot enter the imperial mausoleum, her father still left her a Red Blood Zhizhi King!"
The Red Blood Zhizhi King looks bright red and looks like a flower! Huge flowers, half a person tall, are the most precious of the blood mushrooms. It grows deep underground and requires a lot of nutrients to support its growth. It is one of the elixirs coveted by practitioners because it is the main ingredient in several life-extending elixirs.
The price is high in the market, and there is no market for it.
Seeing this fifth-level elixir with at least a thousand years of fire and worth at least hundreds of thousands of spiritual stones, the three Taoists Zuo Ji, Bai Yang, and Hua Fa looked at each other, with a flash of regret in their eyes: What if just now? Take action, and these precious medicines will fall into the pockets of the three of them.
At this moment, the joy in Lu Cheng's eyes instantly faded, and his body was suddenly wrapped in a sword light and wandered into the sky.
Zuo Shuting and the three evil men of Xuanyang Mountain were stunned for a moment, and then turned around suddenly. They saw a female cultivator in bright red silk clothes appearing behind them.
It’s just that its body is translucent, and mortals may not be able to see it in the dark underground tomb. However, Zuo Shuting and the three villains of Xuanyang Mountain are all immortal cultivators, and they have perfect eyes, so how can they not see it? Something unusual?
“You?!”
The female disciple who was following Taoist Bai Yang suddenly stabbed Taoist Bai Yang in the waist with the dagger he was wearing.
Taoist Baiyang was caught off guard and suddenly waved his sleeves, forceful mana surged out, swinging the female disciple away, and then with a finger of his hand, a black flying hook rolled up, and the female disciple was beheaded. , along with the bloody light, a gray mist suddenly spurted out from her neck, throwing it at the translucent female cultivator in red.
"Be careful and use thunder and fire spells. This is a spirit ghost. After breaking the formation, it was attracted by the scent of blood mushroom."
At this time, Zuo Shuting and the other two Taoists also He had suddenly left his tribe and disciples because he could not be sure whether they had just been deceived by ghosts.
After the illusion enters the heart, it is not merciful at all.
What's more, these four people can't be said to be kind to their own clansmen and disciples. The female disciple of Taoist Baiyang just now is still half of his concubine. Cut it off without mercy.
At this time, the female cultivator or spirit ghost in red waved her sleeves, and black and gray lightning appeared above everyone's heads:
The ability to master the Yin Thunder method shows that the female ghost's magical power is already quite high, and in the environment of strong Yin Qi, her power is even more powerful.
Boom, boom, boom.
The Yin thunder bombarded and fell, and everyone used magic weapons and sword light to resist it. The opponent's magic power was not weak and they had geographical advantages.
It was quite difficult for Zuo Shuting and the three evil spirits of Xuanyang Mountain to block them, especially Taoist Baiyang. He was seriously injured. At this time, as soon as he violently activated his magic power, a large amount of blood overflowed from his abdomen.
At the same time, a member of the Zuo family and two Xuanyang Mountain disciples gathered together in order to protect themselves. However, before the two Xuanyang Mountain disciples could react, their bodies were struck by themselves. The long sword that came from behind was torn apart.
"Hahahaha..."
The Zuo family member, whose pupils were covered in black, laughed wildly and rushed towards Zuo Shuting and the three evil men of Xuanyang Mountain who were struggling to resist the thunder.
Seeing this, the four people's expressions suddenly changed and they flew away.
Bang.
Flesh turns into swords, and swords turn into blood.
The Zuo family monk was completely shattered into pieces and exploded. For a moment, the sky was filled with bloody swords piercing the sky, and their power was like a rainbow.
Even the four foundation-building monks were able to avoid and defend themselves in a panic.
At this time, Lu Cheng had already roughly judged the cultivation level of the female ghost in red in front of him: the ninth level of foundation building. It may be that there is a lack of Gangsha here, so she has been trapped for a long time, and she has never been able to learn skills. You can go further.
Of course, ghost cultivation is entangled with obsessions, and the difficulty of breaking through is much higher than that of human immortal cultivators. She may not be able to complete the step of succeeding in Xuan Gong even if she is given another thousand years.
At this time, Zuo Shuting and the three evil spirits of Xuanyang Mountain have gradually adapted to the ghost cultivator's magic methods and gradually stabilized their formation.
(End of this chapter)