Chapter 373: Great achievements and great progress
Daze, southwest corner.
Thousands of feet under the water, there is a dead silence. As time goes by, the darkness continues to spread, getting heavier and heavier, and more and more oppressive.
Suddenly, a group of fish swam past the bottom of the water. They were colorful and intertwined, and the remaining light illuminated the whole area. Faintly, an unseen flying boat was illuminated. The fine scraps of talisman paper on the side of the boat fell from time to time and fell into the underground river below, with a sharp color falling in all directions.
A handsome young man stood on the bow of the boat. He was covered in gold and embroidered with patterns of the sun and the moon. Above the top door, a sword pill was constantly swimming around, pulling out a brilliant sword. Qi contains unstoppable sharpness.
The young man stared at the scraps of talisman paper, motionless, standing like a sculpture, his whole body was filled with the continuous movement of the power of the elixir in his body.
I don’t know when, the young man’s eyes suddenly moved. The sword pill on his door suddenly stood up and stopped on it. A circle of sword wheel halo spread out, as clear as a mirror, shining out of the dark river. I don’t know when, a bit of debris falling from the ship was dyed with a touch of bright red.
This bright red is not the beauty of rouge that is quietly developed in the waves, nor is it the autumn color of the red leaves in the forest. Joy, but a kind of strangeness that strikes people's eyebrows. It looks thrilling, and it seems that blood will flow anytime and anywhere, swallowing up everything.
Before he could make a move, footsteps sounded from inside the flying boat, and a heroic woman walked out. With her hair tied up in a bun like a high ponytail, light makeup, and bright eyes, she came to the head of the boat, stood side by side with the young man, and said, "Brother Hou, there are mutated monsters here!"< br>
"That's true." Hou Shenrong's eyes were reflected by the clear light of the sword pill on the top door, glowing with a deep feeling. He felt the bright red on the debris spread rapidly, and his expression changed, and he said: " And this time we found a great guy.”
"Yes."
Li Xiao, a female cultivator from the Li family in Huijia, had bright eyes and nodded vigorously, with a pretty face like jade.
Based on the feedback on the scraps of talisman paper, the monster nearby probably got a lot of blood from the old fairy.
If this demon itself is not weak, it will probably be quite powerful if it digests this much old demon blood.
However, Li Xiao was not afraid. Instead, he raised his slender eyebrows and said with a sharp look: "We just sent people from Doulei Academy, and we found such a secret cave for monsters, which is really good."
Hou Shenrong glanced at his companion and smiled, understanding what he meant.
Nanchuan Daze caused a stir because of the old demon's counterattack before leaving, and the sect had to intervene. They also know that this is a wise move, but they feel unhappy when they think that all the benefits of Nanchuan Daze should be taken by the family themselves, and now they need to give away part of it.
So when the children of the aristocratic families in Daze, Nanchuan heard that the people from Douleiyuan arrived in Daze, Nanchuan, they all held their breath and became cruel. They must work hard and stabilize their "records". Stabilize the people of Douleiyuan.
There is no doubt that if we can successfully capture and kill the "mutated" monsters hidden in this dark river, it will definitely be a big achievement.
Li Xiao wanted to make a big move to show off the power of the family when the people from Douleiyuan first arrived. He also had the same idea!
So the two of them stood side by side at the bow of the boat, both determined to find and kill the "mutated" monster hiding in this dark river.
However, a quarter of an hour passed and the flying boat continued to sink. The expressions of Hou Shenrong and Li Xiao gradually changed. The original excitement and joy gradually disappeared and were replaced by shock.
Because the crimson color on the debris scattered from the flying boat is spreading at an alarming speed, the scope is getting wider and wider, and it is becoming more and more monstrous. The bloody evil aura that hits the face covers everything, just at a glance , giving people nightmares again and again.
Even in the flying boat, with the defense of the flying boat's forbidden array, the two people still felt that the light in the boat was gradually fading, and they seemed to be in a deep The dark cave at the bottom of the water was shrouded in a deep darkness. His mouth and nose were filled with the smell of blood, and even his body became stiff, as if he was about to sink.
When the two of them were getting more and more uncomfortable, the sword pill on Hou Shenrong's door suddenly shook, letting out a clear sword cry, and the sword energy visible to the naked eye rippled, clanking, and temporarily dispersed and penetrated into the flying boat. of magical power.
"Let's go!"
Hou Shenrong's color changed completely. He no longer cared about looking for the "mutated" monster. Instead, he used the power of Dansha to control the flying boat, lift upward, and rush out. Underground river, go to the sky above Daze.
“Let’s go!”
Li Xiaoyu’s face was cold. On top of her head, seal scripts of different sizes appeared. They were colorful and auspicious. Under her control, Continuously break into the flying boat to increase the speed of the flying boat.
The two of them did this because they discovered that the "mutated" monster they found was more powerful than they imagined. If they met it, they would not strangle each other, but be strangled by the other side.
Even more extreme, if they can find the other party, it is likely that the other party does it deliberately, giving them a "fishing" and counter-strangling.
“I’m careless.”
Hou Shenrong and Li Xiao found that even though they tried their best to control the flying boat, the flying boat seemed to be stuck in a swamp, moving forward with difficulty, and couldn’t help but look at each other. His expression was very ugly.
I thought that Nanchuan Daze had been basically pacified. Even the last old demon’s method was just to make Nanchuan Daze their trial ground.
They can freely use various means to find "mutated" monsters in such a trial area, and carry out encirclement, suppression and hunting. Even if there is danger, it is still an ordinary disciple being injured, and the long-standing alchemy monk is completely worry-free.
It's just that the "mutated" monsters in Nanchuan Daze are more terrifying than imagined. The children of the aristocratic family tried every means to find them, but they actually dared to set up an ambush and hunt the children of the aristocratic family staying in Nanchuan Daze.
"Reacting now? It's too late!"
Before the flying boat left the underground river, a cold voice came from below, carrying a sinister and tough tone, and also contained a deep feeling. , just hearing it in the ears makes the energy in the body fluctuate, as if falling into a poisonous cave, making the whole body uncomfortable.
Hou Shenrong and Li Xiao were shocked. They looked at the sound at the same time and discovered that at some point, there was a demon standing in the sky outside the flying boat. He is extremely tall, wears a bone crown on his head, wears long blood-colored clothes, and has a stern face. There are circles of light behind him, as if there is a coiled multi-headed snake, threatening to bite people.
Hou Shenrong only took a look and saw streaks of black energy emerging from the sword pills at the top of the door, which were constantly eroding. However, his sword pills were made from the sacrifices of the great monks in the clan, and the evil spirits were difficult to penetrate, so For a while, I won’t be defiled.
"Such a monster,"
Hou Shenrong's heart was heavy. Not only was the other party's level higher than his own, but he also had a mysterious monster. Today was far less dangerous. "Two alchemy monks, children of aristocratic families."
Yu Yuan stood with his hands behind his hands, looking at the two people in the flying boat, his face was cold, but the monster in his eyes was getting more and more strange. Sheng.
In the past, if he faced these two people, he would win at most in a fight, but now after devouring some of that person's essence and blood, in his own territory, once the other party comes in, he will be unable to fly.
"I'm about to use all of your essence to sacrifice one of my magical powers."
Yu Yuan smiled gloomily, shook his body, pointed with his hand, and the forbidden magic circle on the flying boat cracked silently. Opening a gap, strands of black and green energy seemed to appear out of thin air, and incredibly strong poison emitted, corroding the surrounding area with large holes visible to the naked eye, which was shocking.
As soon as the black and blue energy appeared, it continued to swallow up the energy in all directions. The poison it carried immediately dispersed. Wherever it touched, even the side of the ship became chapped and wrinkled, looking like Very scary.
“Duh.”
Seeing this, Hou Shenrong and Li Xiao shrank their eyes, and at the same time they used Xuan Gong to resist the poison coming towards their faces.
"Ridiculous!"
Yu Yuan, the big demon, sneered. He stretched out a hand and grabbed it. The poison that originally poured into the flying boat was like adding fuel to the fire. There was a roar, Shrouded in all directions, the black and green energy immediately filled the entire flying boat.
Under such poisonous erosion, whether it is the sword energy flowing back and forth, or the mysterious light that is as graceful as the crescent moon, it is corroded and cannot be stopped.
I don’t know how long it took, only a slight sound was heard, and Yu Yuan appeared again. He stood on the bow of the flying boat that had been corroded and pitted. Hou Shenrong and Li Xiao, two disciples of the alchemy realm, were not there. No trace, no trace.
In the halo behind Yu Yuan, the shadow of the multi-headed snake seemed to expand in a circle and turned into a giant python. The patterns on the snake's body became more and more complex.
"Two."
Yu Yuan let out a deep laugh, waved his sleeves, and the water from outside came in, submerging his body.
This dark river soon returned to calm, as silent as before.
Under the water, in a dark river, Zhou Xibai, headed by a group of secret guards, was forming an encirclement, staring at a water demon inside.
The water demon is eight feet tall, has bronze skin, and has an exquisite venomous snake pierced through its particularly large ears. It is spitting out snake bites and making a hissing sound. The evil spirit was raging around him, his eyes were bloodshot, and he wanted to escape.
But every time they made a move, a silvery-white halo naturally appeared under the feet of Zhou Xibai and others. Whichever direction the water demon rushed, the halo under the feet of the secret guard blocking him became brighter than ever before, conveying stronger power.
So every time the water monster breaks through, it always returns in vain. It is also hit behind, and the injuries on the monster's body become more and more serious.
Zhou Qing stood on one side, his body filled with a deep and cold water light. After he discovered this "mutated" water demon, he handed it to Zhou Xibai and others. He seemed to be watching. , in fact, you are realizing the changes and progress of your own spiritual consciousness.
Calculating the time, it has been nearly two months since he took the Flying Palace of Douleiyuan to Nanchuan Daze. In the past two months, including this one, he has dealt with five "mutated" monsters.
Two of these five "mutated" monsters sensed the auras of Zhou Qing and others and jumped out to devour their essence. Zhou Qing found the remaining three one by one through his own means.
By dealing with these five "mutated" monsters, Zhou Qing had a preliminary judgment.
If the demons themselves have a weak foundation, they will not be able to digest the blood of the old demon for a while, which will affect their minds, so they will easily become arrogant and think that they are invincible. There is no need to find such people. Once they sense the monk's aura, they will jump out and use their "supreme magical power" to devour the monk's essence and feed the demon body back.
If the demon itself has a strong foundation and a high level of cultivation, after obtaining the blood of the old demon, not only will its mind not be affected by the powerful power in the blood essence, but it will instead regard it as its best resource. Used to purify blood and undergo transformation. Such monsters usually hide in caves in underground rivers and ditches under the water in Daze, Nanchuan, and practice in seclusion, trying to completely digest the blood of old monsters and turn themselves into dragons.
Such "mutated" monsters need to be found as quickly as possible, destroyed and killed. Because every moment they become stronger, they will cause bad changes.
Among the five that Zhou Qing dealt with, except for the two that jumped out on his own, the other three were like this. It took him a lot of effort to "dig" them out.
For Zhou Qing, after entering Nanchuan Daze, the most difficult thing to deal with the "mutated" monsters was to find the "mutated" monsters.
The second type of "mutated" demon is not weak in itself. After receiving the blood of the old demon, it has transformed and become stronger. Moreover, they are more familiar with the terrain of Daze than the monks. It would be very difficult to find them if they were to hide.
Zhou Qing was able to proactively find three "mutated" monsters in a short period of time, which is a very rare achievement.
The main reason for this result is the wonder of the Biyou Palace's true skill "Purple Green High Sage Yuanhuang Transformation Dragon Picture" that he practiced. This supreme mysterious skill has an extremely powerful effect in the water world. However, it is not comparable to ordinary Xuan Gong.
Some "mutated" monsters are hidden very deep and have restrained their energy. Even if other monks scan them with their spiritual consciousness, they may not be able to detect them even if they just look at them. But for Zhou Qing, who has practiced the "Ziqing Gaosheng Yuanhuang Dragon Transformation Diagram", he can detect any opponent who appears within the range of his spiritual consciousness.
It's just that the use of spiritual consciousness is not simple, but requires certain skills in the process, which consumes more than usual.
Zhou Qing didn't care about such a consumption. Instead, he was delighted, because in such a complex underwater environment, searching for "mutated" monsters like a needle in a haystack could stimulate his potential and be a boost to his spiritual consciousness. A rare tempering.
It has been two months now, compared to when he was just promoted to the third level of alchemy, his spiritual consciousness has made great progress. Perhaps the improvement in intensity is not particularly fast, but in terms of sensing, sensitivity, change, etc., it can be said to have improved by leaps and bounds.
The third level of cultivation of the elixir cannot just be in retreat, but requires constant use of spiritual consciousness, making progress while using it.
(End of this chapter)