Huqi Mountain, the pool of blood deep in the ghost king's sect.
The situation of the four spirits and blood array in the blood pool is different from the previous few days. The four huge spirit beasts seem to have completely lost their spirituality, and are just lingering in the bloody water of the blood pool. And the dark red light curtain covering them also became weaker, if you don't look carefully, it's almost hard to see, you can only see the remaining traces of spiritual energy that are still being sucked away by the crouching dragon cauldron in the sky.
In contrast to the helplessness of these four spirit beasts, the entire blood pool seemed to be affected by an invisible force. On the huge surface of the water, everywhere seemed to be boiling, with bubbles popping up and bursting, bursting out. muffled sound. At the same time, the blood pool, which was basically motionless, started to rotate on its own, shooting a few streaks of strange light from the midair, shining on the blood water, causing the blood water to turbulent wherever it passed.
In the air, there is a thick smell of blood.
On Fulongding, the last remnant of the image of the ferocious statue finally turned into the same color as the whole body of the ancient cauldron at this moment. Looking at it now, the whole Fulongding is completely different, and it no longer has the simple meaning of the past. On the contrary, it is sucking After absorbing the huge spiritual power, the strange magic power in this ancient tripod seems to be slowly being stimulated.
Suspended alone in the void, the Fulongding looked down on everything, as if everything was under its feet, crawling towards it. And in the huge space, around Fulongding, there is a faint sound of wind and thunder echoing it, the sound of wind and thunder is faintly visible, if you look carefully, you can see the strange light around Fulongding that flickers on and off at the same time, It seems to be like a human's panting, which comes and goes from time to time, which is extremely strange.
An invisible force seems to be quietly cultivating in this huge space, and it seems that a god who has been sleeping for thousands of years is about to wake up.
That turbulent and strange power galloped across the blood pool like waves, hitting the surrounding stone walls recklessly.
Seeing all these strange scenes, the Ghost King and Mr. Ghost stood side by side without speaking. But obviously from the two of them, there is no trace of fear and retreat.
After a long time, the Ghost King laughed deeply, and said: "Sure enough, the seventy-ninth day has not yet arrived, and the four spirit blood array has not yet formed, yet it has such power!"
Mr. Gui didn't speak immediately, but was silent for a moment, and said: "Sect Master, the abnormal movement a few days ago was indeed caused by the four spirit blood formations. I didn't do enough to protect the formation, and I ask the suzerain to punish me."
The Ghost King waved his hand, but he didn't look at Mr. Ghost, he took a step, his gaze remained on the Fulong Cauldron, and said: "It's a trivial matter, needless to say, this formation is too powerful, not to mention you, even I don't care." Unexpectedly, it is inevitable for you to make a mistake for a while.”
Mr. Ghost hesitated for a moment, then said: "Thank you, suzerain, for your generosity, but..."
The Ghost King turned around and said, "Just what?"
Mr. Ghost met the ghost king's gaze, and suddenly his heart was shocked. He only felt that the ghost king's eyes were strangely dazzling. With his own way of life, he seemed to have the feeling that he couldn't look directly at him. A few thoughts flashed through his mind like lightning, but fortunately his face was covered by a black veil, so others couldn't see his expression, at least his accent was flat.
"As the suzerain said, the four spiritual blood formations are extremely powerful, and as the formation day approaches, this spiritual power will only become stronger and stronger, even though I have placed eighteen restrictions around the blood pool. , but to be honest, I really don't have complete confidence in my heart, especially on the last day, when the blood formation first formed, it must be an earth-shattering scene. It's really hard to say whether these restrictions I set up will be effective. Without precautions, some disciples of our sect in the mountainside outside will probably be implicated."
The ghost king smiled coldly and said, "Then what?"
Mr. Ghost choked for a moment, looked at the Ghost King, was silent for a moment, and said, "I just want to remind the suzerain that if necessary, some disciples with low abilities may be evacuated from the mountainside in advance."
The Ghost King's eyes flashed sharply, he snorted, and said, "No need."
Mr. Ghost did not speak.
The ghost king said coldly: "In this strange array of heaven and earth, the essence of the four spirits is gathered and nourished with blood energy. Only when there is blood and hostility can the door of Shura be opened. Even if some people are buried with them, it's no big deal."
Mr. Ghost nodded slowly, and said, "Yes, I understand."
The ghost king laughed, with a haughty expression, turned around, took a deep breath, and his eyes fell on Fulong Ding again. Looking at the ever-changing body of the tripod, his eyes seemed to become fascinated.
And behind him, Mr. Ghost's eyes were thoughtful, but what was more in those eyes was definitely not fanaticism, but ice-cold calmness and sobriety.
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Qingyun Mountain, Longshou Peak.
Among the seven veins of Qingyun, Longshou Peak is the second highest mountain after Tongtian Peak, tall and steep, towering toweringly. This night, the moon was dark and the wind was high. In a hidden mountain forest on the back mountain of Longshou Peak, a path meandered forward and circled in the forest.
As the cold night wind blew, two figures, one tall and one short, fell from the sky and landed on this path. They were Taoist Cangsong and Jin Ping'er.
This place is far away from the palaces and pavilions where the disciples of Longshou Peak live together in Qianshan Mountain. Usually, few people come here, especially in the dead of night. Taoist Cangsong looked sternly, looked around briefly, then looked up at the sky, and suddenly snorted.
Jin Ping'er looked at him with great interest, and said: "What's the matter, Taoist priest, you seem to be very angry?"
Taoist Cangsong said coldly: "This group of disciples are becoming more and more useless, and all the hard work of the old man was wasted."
Jin Ping'er became a little curious and asked, "What's wrong?"
Taoist Cangsong snorted, walked forward along the path, and at the same time said coldly: "This important place in the back mountain, although it looks the same as other places, but the ancestors left instructions from generation to generation, all branches Disciples need to be strictly guarded. It is only the second watch now, and there are no people in sight, what a bunch of trash!"
Jin Ping'er smiled slightly and said: "Isn't this convenient for us to do things, you should be happy."
Taoist Cangsong let out another cold snort, but it was obvious that there was no joy and joy on his face, instead his face was extremely ugly, and he strode forward.
Jin Ping'er followed behind him, and said with a smile: "Actually, you can't blame the disciples of the Qingyun Sect. As far as I know, Qingyun Sect has not opened the secret lock of Qimai Mountain Peak a few times in the past thousand years, and it was only the most recent time. Calamity of the Beast Demon, the Beast God is too strong, so I had to open it once. Whoever it is, it has not been used for such a long time, and you elders keep these things secret, ordinary disciples just think it is something It’s just an ordinary forbidden area that doesn’t even exist, so it’s normal to be lazy a few times!”
She smiled coquettishly, and said to Taoist Cangsong: "What's more, you will lead the way this way. I heard that you have presided over the affairs of Qingyun Mountain for decades, especially these precautions. Those disciples who patrol the mountain If they can’t find us, they can’t be blamed, don’t you think?”
Master Cangsong's complexion is still ugly. To him, it seems that every plant and tree on Qingyun Mountain is different from other places. Once upon a time, he was the owner of this mountain.
Is there really nothing wrong with the way you have gone
Taoist Cangsong shook his head suddenly, as if he wanted to shake off some thoughts, and strode forward.
Jin Ping'er looked at his back, and seemed to understand that Taoist's state of mind to some extent, but she was obviously not a good person with a good heart, but there was a bit of schadenfreude in her eyes, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, which made her look more beautiful and soft, and her footsteps seemed to be Lightly, Youyou followed Taoist Cangsong, and walked along the path to the depths of the back mountain of Longshou Peak.
This path is extremely deep. After winding for a long time, there is still no end in sight. However, as the road deepens, more and more weeds grow on the side of the road, gradually covering the path. Obviously, no one has walked here for a long time. so that the vegetation flourishes.
Seeing the roadside weeds gradually grow to the path, Taoist Cangsong's expression became more and more ugly, he looked a bit livid, Jin Ping'er didn't talk to him at this moment, but just followed behind, Looking at Taoist Cangsong's tall back, she suddenly had a feeling that this man might not be just a traitor who deviated from the righteous way.
But even so, who cares? Today's Taoist Cangsong, if he was discovered by his fellow sect, it would be a life-and-death situation, but ten years ago, he was still the most powerful figure in the world's number one sect, who is this? Can you imagine it
Every time there are many twists and turns in life, one does not know whether it is in the hands of mortals or determined by the will of heaven. Is there such a thing as the so-called "fate of heaven tricking people"
As Jin Ping'er walked all the way, she suddenly thought of Xiaohuan who she met not long ago, that young girl who had a relationship with her, she seemed young, and she seemed to be trapped in love too! Thinking of Xiaohuan, her expression softened, with a bit of warmth, maybe only that little girl is the only person she can treat with peace of mind!
Maybe if there is a chance in the future, it would be nice to wander the world with Xiaohuan!
A faint smile slowly emerged from the corner of Jin Ping'er's mouth, but the smile disappeared in a flash, and she stood still, because the Cangsong Taoist in front of her also stopped, let out a long breath, and listened to his tone , seemed to be mixed with a very strange feeling, and said slowly: "This is it, the secret lock of Longshou Peak of Qingyun Gate is located."
The path under his feet finally reached the end, Jin Ping'er walked forward, but was stunned for a moment, with a hint of confusion on his face, he turned to look at Taoist Cangsong, and said, "What, this is the secret lock?"
Cangsong Taoist showed no expression on his face, and just nodded lightly.
What appeared in front of the two of them was not a shining fairy artifact, nor a majestic palace. Before coming here, Jin Ping'er had thought about it countless times, but she never guessed it. The location of the legendary secret lock actually looks like this.
In front of her was an ordinary pit...
If there is a difference, it is that this pit is relatively large and deep, and it is a big pit, but looking at the weeds in this pit, the mountains and soil are crumbling, no matter how you look at it, it looks like an ordinary big pit That's all, how could it be related to the world-renowned Zhuxian Sword Formation
Jin Ping'er still couldn't accept it for a while, but Cangsong Taoist on the side had already jumped down, stood under the pit, and waved to Jin Ping'er, Jin Ping'er sighed and jumped down too.
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After jumping into the pit and stepping on the solid soil at the bottom of the pit, Jin Ping'er immediately smelled a strong smell of soil because of the soil around her. She looked up and found that the pit was actually quite deep. , I didn't feel anything from the top to bottom just now, but when I got to the bottom, I found that the edge of the pit was actually as high as a person and a half.
The soil in the pit is not as hard and easy to walk as on the trail, it is a little soft, but fortunately there has been no wind and rain in the past few days, the soil is still dry and hard, and it will not be deep and shallow, but potholes are inevitable.
Jin Ping'er followed Taoist Cangsong and walked towards the depths of the pit. The terrain here slopes inward. The further you go down, the more you look up at the surrounding trees and distant mountains, the more you feel that those things have become He grew taller, and gradually a feeling of insignificance came to his mind.
These strange emotions reverberated in Jin Ping'er's heart, which made her feel a little uncomfortable, but fortunately, although the pit was big, it was not endless, Taoist Cangsong soon stopped, and Jin Ping'er also stopped.
They were in the middle of the big pit at the moment, the surrounding soil was messy, and several piles of soil were piled together in the middle to form a small mound, on which there was a cylindrical log three feet long and one foot wide. Inserted obliquely in the soil of small mounds.
Taoist Cangsong silently stared at the old log, he didn't speak, but a strange light flashed in his eyes, after a while, he was about to step forward without saying a word.
But at this moment, Jin Ping'er suddenly called out behind him: "Daoist, wait a minute."
Taoist Cangsong turned around to look at Jin Ping'er, and said, "What's the matter?"
Jin Ping'er said: "Please allow me to see the surrounding scenery."
Taoist Cangsong was stunned and didn't speak, but Jin Ping'er looked up and turned around slowly. Although this place is already at the height of Longshou Peak, the dangerous and towering part of Longshou Peak is still abrupt and piercing, and it is much higher than here, and not only in one place.
Jin Ping'er stood in the center of the pit, and saw that there were peaks on the east, north, and west sides. Looking from the bottom of the pit, the precipitous and evil peak seemed to be inclined, like three fingers trying to close together, and he The pit is at the very center, at this moment the night is low and the sky is like ink, Jin Ping'er looks at it for a long time, and feels dizzy and the sky is about to fall.
It's just that she is not a mortal after all, after she retracted her eyes and calmed her mind, her expression was as usual, but her face was a little more relieved, and then her eyes swept across the pit, and suddenly her body floated up as if lifted by the breeze , but landed on the three-foot log, and then looked around.
Taoist Cangsong who stood aside frowned slightly, but there was already a hint of admiration in his eyes.
After a while, Jin Ping'er breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a palm stroke: "Good thoughts, good eyesight, this is the spiritual acupoint favored by which generation of ancestors of your Qingyun sect, it is truly unique, the spiritual energy of the mountain is gathered here, and even more so. The three peaks are gathered together, so that the outside does not leak out; but what is even more powerful is this thousand-year-old black wood, which seems blunt and has no edge, but it just penetrates the weakest point of the spiritual acupoint, like hitting a snake seven inches, life and death Xuanmu's astringent aura has suppressed the aura all over the mountain, it's amazing, it's amazing!" She applauded and praised, but she said it from the bottom of her heart.
Taoist Cangsong looked at her, and his expression softened unknowingly. After a while, he said lightly: "Observing the mountain weather, the one who discovered this cave was Qingyunzi, the founder of Qingyunmen sect. There is no record, some people say that it is Patriarch Qingyunzi himself, and some say that it is actually Patriarch Qingye who created the Zhuxian Sword Formation."
Jin Ping'er nodded, and said: "Actually, I didn't have a good impression of the Qingyun sect in the past, but when I saw you today, I felt that there are really amazing and brilliant figures among you patriarchs, and I am far behind. It seems that under the reputation, there are no worthless people."
Taoist Cangsong snorted, with a look of pride on his face, and said: "Qingyun sect is less than thousands of years old, how can it be compared with other small sects, as for my patriarch of Qingyun past generations, of course..." His voice suddenly dropped, and at the end, a sentence became hoarse and inaudible.
Jin Ping'er jumped down from the thousand-year-old black tree silently, for some reason, she suddenly felt a little sad in her heart, and she didn't want to see Taoist Cangsong's face at the moment.
Is this person who is deeply proud of Qingyun the chief culprit who betrayed Qingyun
How can a person be described by a simple sentence of "good and evil"
In the pit, there was a moment of silence. Taoist Cangsong's body was straight and tall when viewed from behind, but his expression seemed to be hidden in silence and shadows, making it hard to see clearly.
After a long time, Taoist Cangsong said in a low voice, "We have been delayed for a long time, let's start!"
Jin Ping'er nodded, and said: "How to do it, tell me!"
The mountain breeze blew past, the surrounding dense trees swayed with the wind, and the night fell, only to hear the sound of movement in the deep earth pit, which lasted for a long time, and suddenly stopped for a while, and after a while, only a sound was heard. There was a muffled sound, but something was thrown out of the pit and fell heavily on the path beside the pit.
Under the faint starlight, it was the thousand-year-old black wood!
After a while, there was a sound of the clothes flapping, Jin Ping'er and Taoist Cangsong jumped onto the pit together, with their way of doing things, they seemed to be a little tired, obviously they wanted to change the energy of this spiritual acupoint, even locked by the secret of heaven. The practice is not easy.
Jin Ping'er gasped for a moment, frowned and asked Taoist Cangsong: "Since we are here to destroy this secret lock, we intend that if something happens in the future, Qingyunmen can no longer use the Qimai mountain peak spirit energy to help Zhuxian Sword Formation, then we will pull out the thousand-year-old black tree." It’s fine if you don’t open it, why bother to forcefully change the place where the energy channels gather, isn’t it unnecessary?”
Taoist Cangsong shook his head, and said: "This Qingyun Mountain is a blessed place in the world, and its aura is extremely abundant. It is because of this that Patriarch Qingyunzi took a fancy to this place back then. Only pulling out the thousand-year-old black tree is just to let the aura leak out. But firstly, the spiritual energy of the earth veins is very prosperous here, and secondly, you can see that there are still three peaks gathered outside, and it is even more difficult for the spiritual energy to leak out. The only way to change the place where the energy veins converge, although it is only a slight shift, as long as the spiritual energy The converging point is away from the congregation of the three peaks, which are made in heaven and almost like iron barrels, and can be dispersed slowly by the wind of the high mountain. In the future, someone will sacrifice the Immortal Sword Formation. Although the aura of Longshou Peak here is still strong, it is already Scattered all over the mountains and plains, unable to condense, he has nothing to do."
Jin Ping'er came to her senses at this moment, nodded in agreement, and then asked: "Then Longshou Peak's secret lock has been destroyed, what about the other six veins?"
Taoist Cangsong pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said: "At best, we can only destroy the remaining Tianji locks of Luoxia Peak, Fenghui Peak, and Chaoyang Peak. I’m afraid there’s nothing I can do.”
Jin Ping'er became curious and asked, "Why is this?"
Taoist Cangsong said indifferently: "Tongtian Peak is the main vein of Qingyun, and the defense is the strictest. Let's not talk about him. The aura there is also no small matter. When the Sword Formation of Zhuxian was launched, the aura of Tongtian Peak was always used as the main one, and the aura of the six channels was supplemented. , the so-called movement of the whole body by pulling one hair, as long as there is a slight movement, my Daoxuan senior brother who knows how to understand the mystery will probably know, so he can't move."
He paused, and then said: "I know the location of the secret locks of Luoxia Peak, Fenghui Peak, and Chaoyang Peak. It's not too difficult to think about it, but I don't know the secrets of the two veins of Big Bamboo Peak and Small Bamboo Peak. The location of the lock."
Jin Ping'er wondered, "Why is that?"
Taoist Cangsong was silent for a moment, and said: "Little Bamboo Peak has always accepted only female disciples, the gates are strictly guarded, and the first Shuiyue is also very violent, and no one is allowed to enter the mountain, let alone such a big event as Tianji Lock; as for Dazhu Feng, I don't get along very well with Tian Buyi, Suru and his wife, Tian Buyi is arrogant, has few disciples and is not very capable, but he also hides it and keeps it from others."
Jin Ping'er felt a little funny when she heard it, but then she frowned and said: "Then we only broke the Four Meridian Heaven Secret Lock, will there be fewer?"
Taoist Cangsong shook his head, and said: "Otherwise, as far as I know, as long as more than half of the spiritual energy in Qingyun's seven meridians is in trouble, the restriction of Tianji lock will have no effect, because the spiritual energy of the main peak, Tongtian Peak, is too strong, and even The intention of killing and killing requires the other six channels of spiritual energy to check and balance each other to be able to perform the method, it is okay to lose one or two channels of spiritual energy, but if the four channels of spiritual energy are missing at the same time, it may be questionable whether the Immortal Execution Sword Formation can be sacrificed."
Jin Ping'er looked Taoist Cangsong carefully up and down, then smiled suddenly: "Master Daoist, you are really far-sighted, I'm afraid these things are not in your mind for a day or two!"
Taoist Cangsong's face darkened, looking at Jin Ping'er, Jin Ping'er was still smiling, and did not try to avoid his gaze at all. After a while, it was Taoist Cangsong who looked away first, turned around and left the pit without saying a word.
Jin Ping'er withdrew her gaze and landed on her feet, and saw the thousand-year-old Xuanmu lying peacefully on the side of the path, she smiled slightly, stretched out her foot and kicked Xuanmu into the weeds, and then walked towards the direction where Taoist Cangsong was leaving Also walked over.
Behind her, the mysterious and strange big pit seemed to be just an ordinary big pit as usual.
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