I saw the nightmare curled up on the ground shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye. Finally... it shrank into a black cat only the size of a palm, with shiny black hair and soft and cute squinting eyes.
"Is this the true form of the nightmare?"
Su Li made a confused sound, but Hei Lian also sighed: "I don't know, but from the looks of it, it was knocked unconscious by your poison. It should be no longer a threat. Take this opportunity to kill it."
With a stern look on her face, Su Li grabbed the nightmare on the ground. Sure enough, as Hei Lian said, its body was very fragile and as light as nothing. A little force could break its bones and kill it.
Just when Su Li was about to strike, the black cat suddenly opened his eyes, lowered his head and bit the back of Su Li's finger, leaving a very small bloody hole.
Su Li's expression changed slightly, but before he could react, the complex runes on the back of his fingers appeared from the blood hole. After the black light turned around, the entire rune shrank into the blood hole.
From this moment, Su Li immediately felt that she had established a subtle connection with the nightmare, just like she was connected with the Mirror of Samsara.
"Is this... Nightmare admitting its master?! Will this thing recognize its master? Why have I never heard of it? Could it be that your poison made it stupid?"
Heilian screamed again. This sudden appearance really went against his glorious image, but now he obviously can't care so much.
Su Li didn't speak. Even Hei Lian didn't know. How could she know what was going on? After pondering for a moment, she tried to pass a group of well-intentioned thoughts to the nightmare.
The little black cat immediately stretched out comfortably in Su Li's palm and let out a cry: "Meow~"
Su Li: "..."
Heilian: "..."
Although she didn't know what happened to the nightmare, since it had recognized its owner, it meant that there was no danger. Su Li put it on her shoulder and let it continue to sleep, then turned around and continued walking inside.
"What a pity. The ghost king just now was an illusion created by Nightmare. It is Nightmare's talent. It can show the side you want to see the most."
Hei Lian shook his head and sighed. Su Li glanced at the ring, "It's the scene you want to see the most, not me."
Heilian: "..."
Returning to the end of the cave, what you see is no longer the surprisingly large cave, but a small green cold pool that is as shallow as possible. Bits of icy mist rise up, freezing the stone surface at the top. The snow is white, and the stone walls farther away are covered with water drops and extremely damp, but there is not a single snake, insect, rat, or ant to be seen.
"It turns out to be the Blue Nether Pool. This is the cold pool that accompanies the nightmare. Although it is not as precious as the life core of the ghost king, it should be more than enough if it is used to awaken your talent."
Su Li nodded lightly, and Hei Lian remembered something again, and suddenly said:
"I understand! The nightmare can have the ghost soldier realm after birth, which is the Qi training of the human race. If this nightmare really escapes from the ghost realm, its strength will never be so low, and it will also feel close to you. Obviously no elders told him about the taboo of being a ghost, this is a ghost species that wandered out of the ghost world!"
"The so-called ghost seed is the hope of the ghost world! The master of the ghost world had a premonition that the ghost world would encounter a great disaster, so he secretly collected the seals of the pure blood descendants of all races. If the ghost world is really broken one day, these The ghost seeds will be sent to various states and regions to provide a glimmer of hope for the ghost clan."
Speaking of this, Hei Lian's words became a little more complicated: "I didn't expect that I would sleep for so long.
In the year, I can still meet a newly conceived ghost species... "
Su Li's eyes flashed, and she glanced at the nightmare sleeping soundly on her shoulder. From the moment she recognized the rune, the ghost poison in the nightmare's body had disappeared on its own. Now it was lethargic, mostly because it was not developed enough. Completely, it needs to be supplemented by sleep.
"Black Lotus, how should I collect it from Biyoutan?"
Su Li suddenly spoke, and Hei Lian came back to his senses. A suction force came out as the ring turned. At the same time, a voice came out: "The Biyou Pond is an earthly treasure, and the growth of nightmares cannot be separated from it. The two complement each other. Naturally, it cannot be put into the Qiankun Ring. I will collect this thing and transfer the energy to you. When the nightmare needs it, I will find a suitable place to release it."
Su Li didn't care that Black Lotus concealed her own space, she just nodded and asked: "I absorbed the energy, will the nightmare be affected?"
"You've just recognized your master, and you're starting to care about this guy? It almost killed you just now."
Heilian clicked his tongue twice and replied: "Of course it will affect it, but it doesn't matter. At most, it will grow slower. At worst, you can find more things containing spiritual power and fill it into the pool to compensate for it."
"That's very good."
Su Li nodded and saw that the Biyoutan has been completely absorbed by the Black Lotus Ring, and the cave has become ordinary. Maybe it won't be long before it becomes a cave for snakes and insects that like humidity.
Seeing this, she no longer hesitated and turned to leave.
At the same time, Jin Cheng was in the palace.
Fan Zisang followed Lu You helplessly and said bitterly: "Senior, we have searched the palace three times, do we want to continue?"
Lu You was also helpless in his heart, but he didn't show it. He was about to change his words and continue to prevaricate Fan Zisang. Suddenly, his expression condensed and he immediately turned around to look at the collapsed palace he had just inspected before.
"Boy, follow me!"
Fan Zisang was startled for a moment and immediately followed. It seemed that the senior had noticed something.
Lu You came to the collapsed palace, and immediately waved his hand to open up all the broken houses, revealing the original furnishings in the palace. He glanced across it, and finally settled on the pale golden bed.
"Emperor Jincheng is hiding under the bed in the palace? Why can't I see it?"
Lu You murmured in his heart, walked over and slapped the bed away. Immediately, a wave of formation shattered, revealing the stone stairs under the bed.
"There is indeed a secret passage!"
Fan Zisang was slightly happy when he saw this, thinking that he could finally leave, but on the surface he clasped his fists and complimented: "Senior has great magical powers, he is really powerful."
Lu You shook his head and walked down. He didn't have any magical powers. He just received a message from his master.
"It seems that the master has solved the matter at Liuzhai."
Lu You thought to himself, but he was not surprised. He had gradually become accustomed to Su Li's magical power. In addition, he was hit by Su Li's formation in the first meeting. It was naturally easy to find a hiding formation. "
Later, the two of them naturally saw Jin Chenghe, who was seriously injured and lying dying in the secret room. Although the injury was serious, he was only in the foundation building stage, and Lu You saved him with just a few tricks.
Jinchenghe escaped from death, so he was naturally grateful. Knowing what happened before and after, he wished he could worship Luyou as a god and beg him to stay in Jinchenghe and be the ancestor who protects the country.
However, Lu You's heart was with Su Li, so he naturally refused. Jin Chenghe could only retreat.
Secondly, after learning Fan Zisang's identity and Jin Ying's affairs, he immediately brought Concubine Ling into the palace to prepare for the canonization of the queen.
Of course, Su Li has nothing to do with the funeral. She is currently practicing on Fan Zisang's Feiyun magic weapon with her eyes closed.
The Blood Refining Mirror of Reincarnation, coupled with the subjugation of the nightmare this time, had lost too much energy and blood, which had slightly damaged her foundation, and she could not make up for it with cultivation alone.
"Although the blood crystal condensed by Black Lotus last time is pure, its power is too violent and is not suitable for warming and replenishing qi and blood. If you want to use it, you must find something to neutralize it..."
Thinking secretly, Su Li suddenly heard Jin Ying's scream of pain.
She opened her eyes and saw that it was Jin Ying who wanted to hug Nightmare secretly, but was bitten in return. Fortunately, she had warned Nightmare before, and the bite force was equivalent to that of a kitten. Jin Ying only had some skin on her hand. That’s all.
"Xiao Hei, you are so naughty!"
Jin Ying raised her fist angrily. The nightmare was naturally not frightened. When it heard the words "Xiao Hei", it rolled its eyes and continued to sleep.
Su Li couldn't help but smile when he saw this. Facts have proved that this guy was not stupid due to poison, but was actually very smart.
"Junior sister, you are still smiling."
Jin Ying pursed her lips in grievance, "Even Xiao Hei bullied me."
Fan Zisang turned around in surprise, only to see that Su Li had returned to her usual cold demeanor. He couldn't help but feel it was a pity. He had never seen his junior sister smile like this before, and he couldn't help but feel envious of Jin Ying.
It’s still easy to talk to people of the same age.
Thinking of this, he smiled and said: "This little black cat picked up by Junior Sister is quite intelligent. Take it back and raise it on the mountain. Maybe it will become a mountain guardian spirit beast in the future. Junior Sister Jin, you are not allowed to bully me." it."
Jin Ying rolled her eyes unhappily, returned the black cat to Su Li, and snorted: "Elder brother is partial! Why do you call me junior sister when you call me junior sister? You have to use your last name when you call me. I want to be the same as junior sister." !”
Fan Zisang immediately didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Junior sister is the last in the ranking, so it's natural to call you that. Since junior sister Jin doesn't want me to say my last name, I will call you second junior sister from now on."
"Ah!! No, Second Junior Sister... It sounds so stupid. Senior Brother, you are partial!!"
Jin Ying suddenly became even more angry, but Fan Zisang burst into laughter, and the laughter could be heard far away.
Jin Ying was so angry that she also laughed, revealing two little tiger teeth, which was so cute. The days spent with my senior brothers and sisters were much happier than those in the palace!
Su Li held Nightmare in her arms. Although she didn't smile openly, there was a faint smile on her lips.
"Xiao Hei, no matter how Jin Ying hugs you from now on, you are not allowed to bully her, do you hear me?"
Nightmare: "..."
Everyone laughed and laughed all the way, and time passed very quickly. However, a few days later, the gate of Huajian Sect was already in sight.
"You didn't activate the mountain protection formation?"
After passing through a thin layer of illusion barrier, Su Li clearly sensed the large array of stars dormant underground. She couldn't help but frown and then relaxed.
"It seems that the crisis in the Huajian Sect has been overcome for the time being, otherwise the sect would not be so peaceful."
At the same time as the thought flashed through, Fan Zisang had already ridden the flying clouds and landed at the top of the peak. Before he could stabilize his body, Su Li saw a strange woman stopping in front of him for a few flashes from the stone steps at the bottom of the mountain, her eyes filled with emotion. Damn, shouted in a cold voice:
"Fan Zisang, do you know your guilt?!"