The crescent-shaped floating island is not big, but it is completely submerged in the thick clouds like milk cotton candy. People standing on it can't see their knees clearly when they look down.
Searching for clues in such an environment is itself a very difficult task, coupled with the ever-passing time limit, it makes people even more anxious.
Baroque sat on the ground, his eyes constantly turning around Ji Thrush and Ren Jianmo.
In the sitting position, his chest will be covered by clouds.
Although I know that even if the whole person is "immersed" in it, it will not suffocate, and there will be no other problems except affecting vision.
But as long as it is an individual, there will be an instinctive fear, and Baroque can't help straightening his back, keeping his mouth and nose as far away from the clouds around him as possible.
Seeing that the two of them were getting farther and farther away from him, Baroque began to regret the "injured" character he had hastily set up just now, which made him unable to move freely.
—It would be great if we could find a way to get rid of these two.
Baroque's hands hidden by his side clenched into fists, and his heart grew more and more anxious.
In fact, he was never a restless person.
If it weren't for this, Baroque wouldn't have been dormant in the Qinxue Society for ten months, just to find a chance to steal the ice hail ability.
It's just that this time, he managed to find the best time to strike, and even lost his tattooed life for it, only to get the strongest ability in his mind, but he couldn't use it to his heart's content, and he still had to worry about an inadvertent It will lead to suspicion—this feeling is even more reconciled than not stealing the ability.
Baroque forced himself to remain calm and not to show off, while staring at every move of Ji Thrush and Ren Jianmo.
He hasn't given up on the task of finding "Vatican" first.
—What I want is not only to return to the "Peach Blossom Spring" alive!
Baroque thought through gritted teeth.
…
"Here, I found a strange thing!"
Ji Thrush suddenly called out.
Ren Jianmo strode to him, and Baroque also stood up, covered his left rib, pretended to be in pain and had limited mobility, and moved closer.
Ji Thrush tried to push aside the small sea of clouds with his hands, exposing the things under his feet.
It was a carved stone disc slightly larger than a palm. It seemed to be made of some kind of mineral rock. The gray-black background was mixed with mottled dark green stripes. It was polished very flat. Most of it was embedded in the floating island, revealing The height of the ground level is only about half a centimeter.
If Ji Xiaoniao hadn't checked carefully, it would have been hard to notice such a little thing.
"This looks... like a turntable?"
Ji Thrush touched the disc cautiously, and asked uncertainly.
The stone-carved disc is divided into three layers, and each layer has some fine textures engraved on the surface. Except for the center layer, the outer two layers can be rotated slowly.
"This should be a puzzle!"
Baroque has already seen the clues.
He squatted down, bent forward, and reached out to touch it.
"wait!"
Ji Thrush suddenly raised his hand, and stopped Baroque's chest.
Ji Xiaoniao's fingers seemed to have accidentally touched his slanted chest wound, the pain was so painful that Baroque couldn't hold back, and cried out on the spot.
"Look, I told you to be careful of your wounds!"
Ji Thrush quickly supported Baroque, with a sincere apology on his face, "I'm sorry, did you touch your broken bone?"
"It's okay, it's okay... just a little pain..."
Baroque was afraid that the thrush would see the clue, so he hurriedly raised his hand to block it, and took a step back at the same time, in case the curly-haired kid was too warm-hearted.
"Let's talk about the turntable first."
He pointed to the disc carved in stone, and changed the subject.
Under the half cover of clouds and mist, only the shape and color of the disc can be seen faintly.
"As long as you turn them all to a certain angle, the lines on them will show a complete pattern."
Ji thrush nodded, with an open-minded look on his face.
Then, following Baroque's instructions, he pushed the outer two layers of the disc, turning them to the correct angle bit by bit.
The originally interrupted chaotic lines really formed a complete picture.
"this… "
Season thrush fanned the clouds covering the surface of the disc with his hands, trying to identify:
"The one on the left is a fish, and the one on the right is a bird, right?"
Indeed, although the style of painting on the stone plate can only be described as "rough", it is not much better than the graffiti of a three-year-old child. However, if you look carefully, you can still see that the above painting is a fish and a bird. The two abdomens are attached to each other and connected end to end. The posture is a bit like a yin and yang fish.
Then, in mid-air, there was a long and dull sound.
It sounded like a double bass.
Immediately afterwards, the ocean suspended above the heads of the three suddenly trembled violently.
Ji Thrush, Ren Jianmo, and Baroque looked up together, and saw layers of white waves suddenly rising from the originally calm and peaceful sea, and large streams of sea water poured down like rain curtains, drenching their heads and faces.
There was another low "hum"!
Only this time, the sound was noticeably louder and closer.
The three of them saw an astonishingly large shadow through the upside-down sea surface.
—Is this a sperm whale
At that moment, Ji Xiaoniao roared in his heart.
Indeed, what appeared before their eyes was the shadow of a huge fish.
Because of its size, when it passed over the heads of the three of them, the shadow it cast almost completely covered the small floating island at their feet.
While the sea was churning, the thrush could only see the blue-gray back of the big fish with white spots, and the relatively small and pointed head that was disproportionate to its huge body.
The sea water stirred up by the body of the fish fell like raindrops, washing away the clouds and mist covering the island, revealing the true appearance of the entire island.
When the three of them were still shocked by the sudden appearance of the big fish above their heads, there was another loud noise in the air.
It's just that it is different from the low muffled sound like a double bass in the previous two rounds, this time, the sound sounds extremely high-pitched and sharp.
"It's the sound of birds!"
Baroque cried out.
He was right.
Accompanied by one after another, with high and low tones of birdsong, the sea of clouds around the island began to surge violently.
Immediately afterwards, a huge wind pressure pushed away the layers of clouds and waves, revealing a giant golden bird.
The size of this bird is no smaller than the big fish above the heads of the three that can cover the entire small island.
It looks a bit like a golden eagle that has been magnified many times. Its fur is bright and shiny, its beak is as sharp as a hook, and its feet are covered with horny scales that are extremely hard at first glance.
Ji Thrush felt that the size of this big bird was almost as big as a small civilian airliner.
He couldn't help but gasped.
Baroque even trembled when he spoke: "This... this is the legendary Kunpeng!"
"Liezi. Tang Wen" said, there is a sea of sea in the north of Zhongbei, and Tianchi also has Yuyan. Its width is thousands of miles, its length is called Yan, and its name is Kun. There is Niaoyan, whose name is Peng, whose wings are like clouds hanging from the sky, and its body is called Yan.
And "Zhuangzi. Xiaoyaoyou" also said: "There is a fish in the north, and its name is Kun." The Kun is so big, it's unknown how many thousands of miles away it is. It turns into a bird, its name is Peng. Peng's back, I don't know how many thousands of miles away it is; it flies in anger, its wings are like clouds hanging from the sky. It is a bird, and the sea will migrate to Nanming. Nanmingzhe, Tianchi also.
During their trials in Yuanchen Palace, they encountered all kinds of monsters in the "Shan Hai Jing".
It's just that whether it's a Gu carving or a squid, compared to the bird and fish in front of me, they are completely worthless.
If they had to force a comparison, perhaps only the black flood dragon they had dealt with on the Sishui River could compare their stature with them.
The Dapeng flew to the side of the floating island, spread its wings, lifted the billowing cloud waves, and when it flapped its fan, the wind pressure swept over, driving the sea water stirred up by the big Kun, like a typhoon rainstorm, splashing on the people standing on the island. The three of them were full of faces.
Baroque was so horrified that he couldn't help taking a few steps back, while curling up his body, instinctively wanting to get farther away from the two monsters.
Back then, when Binglao and Ji Thrush were fighting the black dragon on the Sishui River, he was in the inn and only watched a vague live broadcast through the messy screen of the camera.
Although Baroque also admitted that it was a fierce battle, but hiding in a safe place and watching from a distance, and being in direct contact with such a behemoth face to face, the impact and threat of the two are completely different. on the same level.
So, when Baroque saw the Kun and Peng so close, he was scared.
— No, don't be afraid! Don't be afraid!
Baroque trembled, his two legs trembling, and he almost couldn't stand still.
He tried his best to cheer himself up in his heart, telling himself that now he has long since been reborn.
He has been recognized as the strongest ability in "Peach Blossom Spring". What Bingsha could do back then, he can do the same now!
Thinking of this, Baroque turned his gaze to Ji Thrush and Ren Jianmo standing in front of him, and secretly rejoiced that there were two more powerful figures standing in front of him.
—They are here, and they are here!
He thought comfortingly:
—No matter how bad it is, I just want to protect myself, so it should be fine!
Just when Baroque was frightened by the sudden appearance of Kunpeng, the three of them heard a third sound besides the singing of fish and birds.
Someone spoke up.
[Welcome, three guests.]
A strange voice came from mid-air.
The voice sounds indistinguishable, high-pitched but not crisp, as if someone used a poor-quality voice changer to process the sound quality, which is not good at all, or it should be called "weird".
Ji Thrush shuddered, and turned to look at Ren Jianmo beside him.
Ren Jianmo also turned his head to meet his gaze, and gently closed his head.
They heard this voice, not long after they entered the Brahma Flower Hall.
The owner of the voice calls himself "Vatican", and it is the goal they have been looking for all the way.
[I have worked hard all the way.]
The tone of "Vatican" sounded very friendly, like gossip.
[Congratulations to the three, you have entered my kingdom of God.]
Hearing this, Ji Thrush, Ren Jianmo and Baroque all had serious expressions on their faces.
[However, if you want to find me, you still have a long way to go.]
"Vatican" continued to speak to his guests.