Chapter 219 Cold wave, totem replacement
With the furnace, the efficiency of smelting spiritual ore has more than doubled, and a large number of talisman embryos are gradually forged.
During this period, Chu Zheng passed on the most basic types of formation patterns to the weapon casters of the Wangshan tribe.
This is the silent influence of moisturizing things, paving the way for future magic circles.
Since the speed of refining talisman soldiers has greatly increased, Lie took the time to go to the market alone and exchanged for a large amount of blood food and elixirs.
Chu Zheng had less and less time to return to his tribe. He was accustomed to activities in the wilderness, searching for relics and treasures, and then studying the bone books he had obtained from the market.
These bone books record the history of a certain tribe in Dongyuan Realm. The records are very general, but some of the information in them is very precious to Chu Zheng, including the method of carving totems. .
Totems are the representation of all things in the world, and animal spirits are only one of them. Their essence is still a power originating from the heavens and the earth, and there are traces to follow.
With the repair panel in hand, he is not afraid to try at all. However, before that, he still needs to make some preparations. His current cultivation level cannot support him to explore new totems, and it will take some time and effort. To study hard.
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More than a year has passed in the blink of an eye.
One of the three great suns in the sky disappeared without knowing when. This was the prelude to the coming cold wave.
In at most half a year, the three big suns in the sky will all disappear, and a cold wave will follow.
The low-level wild beasts that were commonly seen nearby have all disappeared without a trace. They have returned to their underground caves, preparing to enter a long hibernation period to reduce their own energy loss.
The heat in the air gradually began to dissipate, and the wind no longer carried the intense heat, but became more gentle.
The atmosphere between heaven and earth has quietly changed. Everyone in the Wangshan tribe has become extremely serious, and they have gradually begun to move underground.
Until now, Chu Zheng knew that the entire Wangshan tribe had been hollowed out for thousands of feet underground. The tunnels were intricate and spread out like a spider web. Many stone chambers had been opened, and spiritual springs were led down and stored. Lots of elixirs.
For some tribesmen who are still in their childhood and youth, under the cold wave environment, those stone palace wooden houses on the surface cannot survive at all and can only be moved underground.
Moreover, if it is exposed on the surface, it can easily be smelled by some apex predators, which may cause disaster.
Even some large tribes have to hide underground under the cold wave environment, otherwise they will easily be attacked by wild beasts and encounter catastrophe.
Under Lie's dissuasion, Chu Zheng stopped going out and stayed in a stone room underground in the Wangshan tribe, concentrating on retreat.
As his cultivation level improved, he became more and more aware of the existence of destiny. Practicing Qi in Dongyuan Realm was completely different from when he was in Cangyun Realm.
The destiny did not have much influence on him, but it also did not give him a lot of help. The destiny of the Dongyuan Realm was extremely scattered, drifting around, and there was no trace of the existence of the Taoism.
Strictly speaking, the way of totem is not a complete path of spiritual practice. It is more like covering the human race with a layer of spiritual beings from heaven and earth, thereby absorbing the power of this world from the totem. .
Power is totemic and does not belong to the human race itself.
Chu Zheng even doubted whether the power of the totem could survive after leaving this world.
Such a path is undoubtedly good for the entire world. After death, everything returns to heaven and earth and will not have any impact on the world.
But for practitioners, the meaning of this may have to be considered.
However, in terms of this method of independent cultivation that relies entirely on totems, it is difficult to call these Dongyuan people as cultivators.
Before the problem of racial survival is solved, these totem monks may not have the energy to think about this.
For more than a year, the innate energy in the child's body has not been exhausted. Coupled with the nourishment of a large number of elixirs, Chu Zheng's cultivation has steadily entered the realm of spiritual transformation and is about to become a jade bone.
The growth of cultivation has made Chu Zheng's body grow a lot, his appetite has become much larger, and he can digest more animal blood.
Drinking a large amount of animal blood every day has caused an astonishing transformation in his body. His strength has exceeded 200,000 kilograms. Even if he does not rely on energy refining, he can now kill second-level Huang. Beast, it takes no effort at all.
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The sun and moon cannot be seen underground, and time cannot be distinguished. Chu Zheng can only record time by using this place where the Great Zhoutian rotates.
Being underground and unable to see the sun caused some trouble for his practice and slowed down a lot.
After entering the underground palace, about half a year later, Chu Zheng cultivated into a jade bone.
It has been more than two years since he came to Dongyuan Realm. This growth rate is not too slow.
Buzz -
Lie pushed open the door and stepped into the stone room. He shaved off his beard and looked much younger. He was only in his thirties, and his body was like a god made of gold steel. Ta, his face looked a little solemn at this moment:
"Zhengchu, follow me."
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the depths of the underground palace.
Chu Zheng was slightly confused and stood up to follow.
While walking in the corridor, he quickly noticed something was wrong.
It turns out that the temperature underground is very high, and the heat from smelting the spiritual ore cannot dissipate in a short time. It gathers here and is not ventilated, just like a steamer.
After taking just a few steps, I was sweating profusely and couldn't stop the loss of water.
Now, the surrounding temperature has returned to normal temperature, even a little chilly, and there is a layer of frost on the walls of the corridor.
"Uncle Lie, where are you going?"
Seeing that Lie had been immersed in moving forward, Chu Zheng couldn't help but feel a little confused.
"Just follow me."
Lie did not give a clear answer, turned left and right, and entered the deepest part of the underground palace.
Soon, the two of them entered a hall supported by a dome.
The hall is brightly lit and warm as spring, and the wizard is waiting in the hall with Ying.
In front of Wu, there was a jade case with some unknown medicinal powders, clay pots, daggers, and the totem stone slab he brought back.
[Totem Slate: From the Red Bear Tribe, engraved with the method of carving a first-class totem. The totem has magical powers: drawing spirit, great strength, moving mountains, avoiding water and fire, and being indestructible. 】
The totem that comes with five magical powers is already a first-class powerful totem.
Chu Zheng looked at Wu and had some guesses in his mind.
“After the last time I was in danger, I injured my lifeline. I had never planned to take the risk of changing the totem. Who could have expected that I would be able to recover as before.”
Lie spoke in a deep voice, then walked slowly to the witch, took off the animal skin on his upper body, showing his broad back, and sat on the ground, motionless as a mountain:
"Zhengchu, I brought you here today just to make you look good. "Look, you are still young. If you change the totem rashly, it will easily affect your life and hurt your future. I will help you first this time."
Hearing this, Chu Zheng breathed slightly, and now he has no idea about the totem. The understanding of the Tao is no longer as vague as before. Although the totem of the brand can be replaced, it is extremely dangerous and is equivalent to passing through the gate of hell.
Especially for the witch, it is the first time to carve a totem of such a high level, and there are great risks.
More importantly, Wu's physical condition was already quite bad.
Carving high-level totems is extremely energy-consuming. Now that Wu Shouyuan is approaching, I don't know if I can last until the end. "Look, Ying, I may only be able to draw this once in my life. This time, I will carve it into the depths of my mind and imprint it on my soul." Wu said in a deep voice.
Ying stood aside, her face tensed, and she nodded heavily.
During this period, Ying's pressure has been increasing visibly. At such a young age, her brows were always furrowed, and her bright smile in the past was gone.
At this moment, she did not dare to look away at all, and she did not even look at Chu Zheng.
Wu put aside the crutch in his hand and picked up the short knife on the jade table. A silvery white light suddenly appeared on the blade:
"Be patient."
As the blade gradually approached Lie On his back, the totem of a strange beast that looked like a dragon seemed to sense the crisis and began to swim around and struggle.
Gu——
The blade of the knife penetrated the flesh, making a soft sound, and drew a silvery knife mark without any trace of blood.
Lie groaned, sweat pouring down his face. It was obvious that this was not a simple stab wound, and even his endurance was somewhat unbearable.
Under the pressure of the blade, the alien beast totem quickly retreated to Lie's shoulder.
Wu Seizes a fleeting opportunity, and in a flash of thunder, he raises his sword and marks out an area, completely cutting off the totem's escape route.
嗗——
With a snap of his fingers, Wu Bian took action again and tore off a whole piece of flesh on Lie's shoulder.
The totem that had been with Lie for hundreds of years was stripped away from his body.
The next moment, Lie's whole body began to twitch, and streams of blood spurted out from the knife edge and seven orifices. Even though he gritted his teeth and closed his lips tightly, he still couldn't stop the spurting out. Essence and blood.
His vitality was passing away at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Chu Zheng was horrified as he watched from the sidelines. He was determined to step forward to save Lie's life, but looking at the calm look on Wu's face, he did not dare to disturb him rashly.
Ying's eyes were red, but she didn't dare to blink. She memorized every move of Wu and reflected them all in the depths of her mind.
Wu grabbed the clay pot and poured out stream after stream of fragrant spiritual liquid. Zilie's head fell down, and the spurting of blood and essence was quickly stopped.
Immediately, she took the medicinal powder and applied it evenly on Lie's body. The scars left by the previous knife soon began to close up.
She didn't waste any time to breathe. She opened her eyebrows with a short knife, and with the little blood seeping out from it, she began to carve mysterious runes on Lie's back.
Chu Zheng felt a chill in his heart, and he noticed an extremely terrifying spiritual thought, rising from the old and decaying body, like a vast ocean, the depth of which could not be guessed.
The runes drawn by Wu had no regular pattern, but after falling on Lie's back, they began to intertwine and intertwine on their own initiative, gradually forming a pattern.
A huge giant bear gradually condensed into shape.
At this time, Wu's movements became very slow, as if he deliberately slowed down his pace so that Ying'er could see clearly.
But this was undoubtedly an extremely heavy load for her. She was sweating profusely, mixed with the blood gushing from her eyebrows, making her look ferocious and terrifying.
Half an hour later, a complete giant bear took shape.
Lie lowered his head and passed out.
Wu staggered and retreated uncontrollably. It was obvious that he had lost all his strength and could not stabilize his figure at all.
Ying Fei stepped forward and supported her, her eyes full of anxiety: "Wu..."
Chu Zheng hurriedly stepped forward and checked Lie's condition. Fortunately, she was only fine. Excessive blood loss is not life-threatening. Rest quietly and there will be no serious problems in the future.
The totem under the brand is already in operation at this moment, absorbing the spiritual energy of the surrounding heaven and earth to restore his injuries.
Chu Zheng Jiang Lie's injuries were mostly repaired. He raised his head and glanced at Wu, and his heart suddenly sank.
[Luan: A great witch in the realm of divine connection, the power of his soul is greatly damaged, his life source is exhausted, he has no way to recover, and it cannot be repaired. 】
This is the failure of the soul. Even if it is to repair the panel, there is nothing you can do at this moment.
Wu Wu's life is coming to an end, and her body has already entered the underworld, relying solely on the support of her powerful soul to stay in the world.
She was already in her twilight years, but she had forcibly carved such a powerful totem. If her obsession hadn't left her, she would have died on the spot.
There is no way to make up for the loss of life span by repairing the panel. He already knew this when he first met Geng Yiyang.
"Ho...ho..."
In the hall, Wu's heavy breathing echoed. She calmed down for a moment and looked at Ying aside, with hope in her eyes: "Do you remember everything?"
“I’ve written it all down, not a single moment has been missed.”
Ying nodded repeatedly. She had already recorded some of the scenes just now in her soul, and could look them up at any time.
This is the benefit brought by the powerful soul unique to witches, which is the photographic memory.
"Remember to read it often in the future. What you don't understand now, you will understand in the future."
Wu breathed a sigh of relief, sat down on the ground weakly, staring at the void in front of him, his eyes unfocused. , a moment of trance.
After a while, she turned her head and looked at Chu Zheng: "Zhengchu, you go back first."
Chu Zheng hesitated slightly, nodded and said:
"Okay, Take care of yourself ”
Until Chu Zheng's back disappeared into the palace, Wu turned his head and looked at Ying:
"Go and wake up your father."
Ying trotted to Lie's side and spent a little while. , just woke it up.
The moment he opened his eyes, a divine light suddenly flashed in Lie's eyes, and the totem behind him shone slightly, with a layer of bloody light, and was completely activated.
He can already feel the power of the totem behind him, which is dozens of times stronger than the totem he had before.
"Lie."
Hearing Wu's call, Lie suppressed the shock in his heart and looked up.
"About Zhengchu... I have something to tell you."
Wu took a deep breath, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes:
"I have always been It feels familiar. It wasn’t until I carved a totem for you that my soul was turbulent and I remembered a lot...
"This child is very special. I have seen the same person before..."
"The same person?" Lie was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "What does this mean?"
"Nearly a thousand years ago, I saw a person who was full of ominous aura. He gave me the feeling that he was very similar to Zhengchu..."
Wu's expression became more solemn: "Those are evil ghosts from a foreign land, not creatures from the Dongyuan Realm."
(End of Chapter)