Lingyu had long heard that Sanmu had spies in various places and was very well-informed, so just after he returned to Dongyao with Qianqi, he began to inquire from Sanmu whether there were masters among bird monsters similar to himself. .
As for the Eagle Owl Demon that Sanmu helped him find out, although there were various rumors about his extraordinary strength, no one had ever really seen his true face in Lushan. It is said that his situation is similar to that of Qin Mo Liuli. Both of them lived in seclusion and practiced alone in order to control their own demonic nature. No one can say for sure when and why he became a demon. So Lingyu had just left Dongyao, and Sanmu felt a little regretful.
After leaving Dongyao City, Lingyu drove Xiao Hui and ran away according to the direction marked on the map. Early the next morning, he had arrived at the foot of Guyu Mountain. He rested for a while at the foot of the mountain, rubbed his eyes that were a little dry due to not sleeping all night, and then continued to ride Xiao Hui along the winding mountain road. Unexpectedly, the road stopped when he was halfway through the winding mountain road. It broke off, and not only was there no path further forward, but it was also filled with large rocks.
He had no choice but to jump off his horse and call Xiao Hui away, choosing to fly towards the top of the mountain. The air pressure around this mountain was very strange. Flying towards the top of the mountain became more strenuous. Before reaching the destination, Lingyu already felt chest tightness and shortness of breath. His heart also ached due to lack of oxygen, and he also felt vomiting from time to time. It was coming, but he had no choice but to grit his teeth and hold on, insisting on moving up.
Later, he simply transformed into the posture of a peacock and relied on the propulsion generated by the downward flapping of his wings to fly to the top of the mountain. If it weren't for the fact that he was a peacock demon and was naturally good at wind direction, it would be impossible to climb the Lone Bird Mountain. It can be done easily.
The scenery on the top of the mountain was also very different from what he had imagined. It didn't look like a training place for outsiders, but just a platform for landing. Besides being flat, everything was bare. Not only was there no grass growing, there was no place to hide.
Lingyu couldn't help but guess that the information obtained by Sanmu was wrong, that the Eagle Owl Demon did not actually live on this mountain, or that the legendary Eagle Owl Demon did not actually exist at all. He was thinking as he walked on the platform. The air here was still thin. Fortunately, he didn't have to fly, otherwise he would definitely be completely overwhelmed.
When he walked to the center of the platform, he suddenly found a stone circular turntable. He studied the turntable several times over and over again. Although he still couldn't figure out what it was used for, he subconsciously used force to Push up the edge of the turntable. At first, the turntable did not move at all, but when he exerted all his strength, the turntable finally made a clicking sound, and then creaked and slid to one side.
A square entrance slowly appeared under the turntable, and the entrance happened to be connected to a stone staircase extending downward. Lingyu walked down the staircase without thinking. There were bottomless abyss on both sides of the stairs and there were no guardrails. Although the light in the cave was not very dim, he could barely see the situation around him. He had no way of knowing where the stairs led.
He carefully walked down the stairs. The air in the cave was much more abundant than on the platform. After his breathing became smoother, he quickly regained his strength. There was silence all around. When he looked up, he found that the circular turntable above his head had automatically turned back at some point.
Suddenly, there was a sound like a pin dropping not far below, which made him stop and listen, and his heart rose to his throat. But after he waited there for a long time, the cave became quiet and there was no other sound, so he had no choice but to continue walking down.
He only knew that he was inside Guwu Mountain, but was this huge cave formed naturally or was it created the day after tomorrow? And where is the Eagle Owl Demon? But he didn't know anything either. He couldn't help but laugh at himself: This is really a trip in a trance. I also have the energy to rush forward with passion like that stupid dragon, regardless of trivial matters.
After walking for a while, he looked around inadvertently, and saw a brown pupil the size of a pot lid staring back at him, which frightened him so much that he almost fell down the stairs.
With a bang, countless demonic fires suddenly ignited in the cave, illuminating the entire space. Only then did he see clearly the owner of that pupil. It was a huge eagle owl, and it was perched on a thick wooden pile. The wooden pile was held by two iron chains, and the other ends of the iron chains were hung on the rock walls on both sides.
The Great Horned Owl squinted its right eye and continued to stare at him for a while, then began to speak.
"A silly bird is here. What a rare visitor. I haven't seen any decent food in fifty years. Are you bringing it to my door for me to taste?"
"No..." Lingyu was shocked by the other party's figure for a moment, and denied loudly due to excessive nervousness.
"Today's young people are really becoming less and less polite. They don't tell their names first, and they run to other people's homes empty-handed!" The Great Eagle Owl shook his head, then squinted his left eye and complained to him. .
"My name is Lingyu. I'm very sorry, but I really didn't bring any gifts for you." Lingyu couldn't tell whether the great eagle owl was really angry or not, so he took a closer look at its blank face. The bird's face is not as scary as it was when I saw it just now.
"Nonsense, I can smell your fragrance. Hand over all the delicious food you brought to me, or I will eat you right away!" The Great Eagle Owl suddenly opened both eyes. , stared at Ling Yu and said.
Only then did Ling Yu remember the dry food that Sanmu asked him to bring before leaving. When the demon servant in the Amber Dragon Palace gave him the dry food, it was wrapped. He directly put the package into his luggage, without even thinking about it. Take a look at what you are carrying. Now that he thought about it, he quickly took off the bag on his shoulder, took out the package with dry food inside, and opened it to see that it was a snack filled with meat. The skin of this snack was much thicker than ordinary snacks. It must be convenient. He would not be crushed into pieces when he was on his way, but even so, he could not hide the smell of meat fillings.
As soon as the package was opened, the aroma of the snacks completely filled the air. The big horned owl drooled with greed, its eyes widened and rounded than before, and shouted: "What are you waiting for?! Give it to me quickly!"
Lingyu saw its greedy look and bravely said: "This is my only dry food. If I give it to you, I will starve! Let's do this. If you agree to be my teacher, I will give you the dry food." Here you go!”
At this moment, the Great Eagle Owl was lured out of its body by greed, and responded without thinking: "Okay, okay! Don't say I am a teacher, you can let me be your student. Hurry up and get it!"
Lingyu took out a piece of snack and threw it towards the great horned owl. The owl stretched its head forward to catch it, and swallowed it without even bothering to taste the snack. After eating together, he was still not satisfied, so he continued to shout: "Keep going!"
Lingyu fed the remaining snacks to it piece by piece. Although Sanmu asked the demon servant to bring him a lot of snacks, it was only enough for such a big eagle owl to stuff between its teeth. After he swallowed the last piece of snack, he sighed.
"Oh, why am I getting hungrier and hungrier! In any case, for such a long time, I have only had the bark and mice that came from the cave to satisfy my hunger. Today I finally got something that can be called food. Hmm. Well, it’s not just the food, it’s simply the best. This is not something that can be made in ordinary places. It seems that this guy is no ordinary person. Where did he come from? "
"I have no home for a long time... I heard from people in the Amber Dragon Palace in Dongyao that there is an eagle owl demon living on the top of the mountain. It is very powerful because it is a bird demon and its weapons are similar to mine. So I just wanted to learn from him!"
"What do you want to do after completing your studies? Does he know that although the Eagle Owl Demon is powerful, it has lost control of its demonic nature and killed the people he had always wanted to protect? That's why he hid here and never wanted to contact anyone again. ." When the Great Eagle Owl said this, his pupils became moist.
"After I finish my studies, I am going to save a friend of mine. She is very important to me. She should be the most important person to me among the people still living in the world. Now her body is condemned by the former Four Gods. Possessed, if she is not rescued within a certain period of time, she will completely lose her body. Unfortunately, with my current strength, I cannot deal with these four divine judges, so I must make myself stronger!"
Ling Yu felt that the Great Eagle Owl was deep in grief due to memories. It seemed to be touched by Ling Yu's words, and suddenly jumped up from the wooden stake and said to him: "Follow me down there, but don't let me It’s been too long!”
After saying that, he swooped down towards the bottom of the cave, and Ling Yu transformed into a peacock and flew down with him. At the bottom of the cave were a set of stone tables and chairs, a simple stove, and even a stone bed. After the Great Eagle Owl landed on the ground, it transformed into its human form. In its human form, it was a middle-aged man with short stubble on his chin. He was also very tall. Ling Yu visually estimated that he was about two meters tall. He was wearing a The brown and black feathered cloak draped down to the ground.
The man turned back to Lingyu and asked, "How's it going? Isn't this place simple?"
"It's okay!" Although Ling Yu said yes, he couldn't help but wonder why he had to live in such a place.
"Haha, I know you must be thinking why I want to live in a place like this." Seeing Ling Yu nodding silently, the man continued, "This is a kind of self-punishment, after killing someone who is very important to me. After I was born, I also thought about ending my life with death. But I understand that death is the easiest thing, because after death, I no longer have to think about the mistakes I have made, and I don’t want to forget, so I want to live alone. In a place like this, and punishing myself for it.”
"How long have you lived here?"
"Probably thousands of years ago!"
"No wonder everyone only knows about the Demon Eagle Owl, but they can't tell much about you."
"Brother, just call me Owl."
"What happened?"
"Do you want to hear what I have to say?"
"Um!"
Lingyu could feel that the Eagle Owl Demon, who had been alone here for thousands of years, wanted to find someone to talk to, and he was also very curious about why such a powerful Eagle Owl Demon wanted to live in such a place, so He thought that he might as well be a listener first. After he finished venting his troubles, he might be in the mood to teach him his special skills.