Chapter 39: Lingshan Territory

After Qi Xuansu and Qi Jiayao walked for a few days, the mountains undulated and became steeper, and the terrain became more complicated, but they could not fly directly over. The huge wind pillar that Qi Xuansu had seen in his dream had appeared here, connecting the sky and connecting the sky. Mountains, rocks and trees were swept into the air, destroying mountains and mountains.

Lingshan is not an isolated peak, but a mountain range that stretches for thousands of miles. Along the way, there are mostly river valleys and flatlands. At sunset, Qi Xuansu and Qi Jiaoyao came to a valley. Looking around, they saw bones everywhere, all of which were killed in battle. The ancient witch.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but ask: "Where is this place?"

Qi Jiayao replied: "The 'Thunder Pond' left by the Ancestral Master."

While they were talking, a huge thunder fell from the sky and landed several feet away from the two of them.

Qi Jiayao did not panic at all and said: "The thunderclouds here have accumulated for thousands of years and can always cause thunder to fall. It is extremely dangerous. However, Yao Zu opened a path back then. We can just follow it. It's just that Be sure to remember one thing: don’t cross the thunder pool even half a step.”

Under the guidance of Qi Jiayao, the two walked in the valley called "Leichi". As the sky got darker, Qi Xuansu could clearly see thunder falling in the distance with his naked eyes, and there were many black marks around him, presumably caused by thunder falling from the sky.

Although the space within Lingshan is solid and there are not many space cracks, it is not easy to use the "Yin Yang Gate" or walk with the wind. There are really too many dangerous places in Lingshan. If you accidentally run into something like "Thunder Pond" In such a dangerous place, I am afraid that I will encounter huge trouble.

When the blood moon disappeared, the two passed through this "thunder pond".

In the next section of the journey, there were no witches or creatures, but the air was bitingly cold and there were no people around.

This reminded Qi Xuansu of a tragic battlefield he had seen in a dream, which had completely turned into a world of ice and snow, covered with frost, countless ice sculptures, and layers of ice.

This is roughly correct.

The two continued to move forward. The weather suddenly became cold, and a few white-haired winds blew by, causing snow to fall. The snowflakes were fluttering, as big as a fist, the wind was like a knife, and the snow was like a sword, as if they were trying to cut off their ears and chop off their two ears. cheek.

Fortunately, both of them have the means to protect themselves. This little bit of coldness is nothing. If it were someone with insufficient cultivation, they would have to be frozen into an ice sculpture.

The two of them walked for half a day, and after turning around and around, a towering mountain peak reaching into the clouds came into view, with hundreds of dangerous cliffs, extremely high and dangerous. Among the misty clouds, many temples in the style of shamanism are vaguely visible. Although they don't have much of the artistic conception of the fairy family, they still have a unique atmosphere.

Probably because the direction was different, the scenery was also different, completely different from what Qi Xuansu saw in his dream.

Suddenly, many figures came out of the wind and snow, wearing Taoist crowns. Although they were dressed in Central Plains costumes, they were different from those of Qi Jiaoyao and Qi Xuansu, and had an ancient style.

Looking carefully, these people are not ancient witches, but rather Taoist priests from the Tianshi Sect.

Qi Jiaoyao said: "Don't pay attention to it, they are just the afterimages of the deceased."

As soon as the words fell, these people began to age rapidly. In the blink of an eye, only skin and bones were left. Then, like a withered yellow leaf, with just a slight touch, it broke into countless pieces, turned into ashes, and dispersed in the wind.

Qi Xuansu asked: "Fellow Daoist Qi, you said you can't go to the top of Lingshan Mountain and are blocked by restrictions. Where are these restrictions?"

"We're almost there." Qi Jiayao said, "Lingshan is very big and has only one main peak. The restrictions set by Yao Zu are limited to the main peak."

Qi Xuansu asked again: "How far is it from the main peak?"

Qi Jiayao made an estimate: "At our current speed, there is still about a day's journey. On the remaining road, there are two similar thunder pools, both left by Zu Tianshi, and Yao Zu just opened them up. The access road has not completely destroyed the Leichi.”

Qi Xuansu nodded.

Qi Jiaoyao said that he didn't know what the restriction set by Yao Zu looked like. Whether it could be broken and how to break it, he had to see it to know.

Qi Jiayao glanced at the blood moon above his head and said: "There are two places that are not affected by the blood moon. One is the main peak of Lingshan Mountain. The principle is somewhat similar to the darkness under the lamp, and the other is the place left by the ancestor Tianshi. Thunder Pond, so when we enter the Thunder Pond, we don’t have to avoid the blood moon, we can travel day and night.”

The two continued to move forward until the blood moon rose, but they still couldn't find a suitable hiding place. They entered a canyon. Suddenly, there were countless roaring sounds in the sky and the earth, and they saw countless wild beasts running under the light of the bloody moon. , filling the entire valley. If you want to continue moving forward, you have to collide head-on with the wild beasts. So many wild beasts are almost comparable to a cavalry.

Facing the herd of desolate beasts rushing towards them like a great tide, the two of them jumped up and stepped on the backs of the desolate beasts, as if they were walking on flat ground.

These desolate beasts resurrected under the moonlight did not attack Qi Xuansu and Qi Jiayao.

Seeing this situation, the two people did not leave the wild beasts, but stepped on the backs of the beasts and followed the beasts forward.

Soon, these wild beasts led the two of them to a ruins.

Strictly speaking, this is a stable, similar to today's horse farms, which is where the Wu clan raises wild beasts. Although these wild beasts have been dead for many years, they will still return to the familiar stable after resurrection.

Soon, the speed of the herd became slower and slower, and finally turned into a pace, and began to enter the animal pen in twos and threes.

Qi Xuansu and Qi Jiaoyao jumped off the beast's back and did not follow them into the animal pen. There were some buildings not far away, which should be the residence of the "horse herders". They were relatively well preserved.

Qi Jiaoyao strode into the room and saw many skeletons. They were not from the Wu clan, but from the human clan. They were sitting cross-legged on the ground. Although they had turned into dry bones, their clothes were intact. They were obviously not ordinary creatures.

Judging from the style of their clothes, these skeletons were all women, not men.

This was strange. Although the Taoist sect had no shortage of female disciples, in the era of the Tianshi Sect and the Yellow Turban Rebellion, men still dominated the mainstream. Even today, the Taoist sect is still dominated by men. In this context, where did so many female Taoists come from? It can't be the Cihang lineage.

Qi Jiaoyao carefully identified it for a while and said, "It's the Xuannv lineage."

Qi Xuansu was stunned: "Didn't the Xuannv lineage originate during the Great Qi period?"

Qi Jiaoyao said: "Strictly speaking, it is the predecessor of the Xuannv lineage. This lineage is mainly composed of women. It was considered a vassal of the Tianshi Sect back then. You can see that there is a chill here. Whether it is the Tianshi Sect or the Zhengyi Sect, they have always respected thunder magic. From the ancestors of the Tianshi, the successors of the Tianshi to the current Tianshi, they are all famous for thunder magic. When have you heard of them using Yinhan skills? Where does this cold air come from? It comes from them."

Qi Xuansu said that he remembered that Zhang Yuelu had used ice thunder before, which was obviously a variant of thunder magic combined with some Yinhan skills, so he believed it a little.

Qi Xuansu asked again: "Why didn't the Tianshi Cult help them collect the bodies?"

Qi Jiaoyao said: "How should I know? Maybe I missed it. You can see that there are snowstorms and thunder ponds nearby, which is very dangerous. This place is so remote that no one comes here except these resurrected wild beasts."

Qi Xuansu was a little surprised: "Is this your first time here too?"

Qi Jiaoyao frowned and said: "The last time I went to Lingshan, I didn't encounter these wild beasts, so I naturally didn't come here. Could it be that the guy hiding on the main peak of Lingshan is making trouble in secret? It shouldn't be. There are no traces of creation here. Maybe even the Yao family didn't find this place. What went wrong? The only difference is that you are here this time. Is it because you are unlucky that something unexpected happened?"

Qi Xuansu just pretended not to hear.

Qi Jiaoyao didn't expect Qi Xuansu to answer, and began to check around, touching here and patting there, as if she wanted to find treasures.

After a while, Qi Jiaoyao simply fumbled on these skeletons, and she really found a few Xumi objects. It seems that no one has ever been to this place, so no one has collected the bodies of these female Taoist priests.

Qi Jiaoyao felt that this trip was worthwhile, but at this moment, the skeleton she touched seemed to be awakened, and it came back to life, with flesh and blood, and restored its appearance before death, but it was unconscious.

Qi Xuansu was no longer surprised, and just sighed: "Nothing here can be dead."

Qi Jiaoyao quickly retreated to Qi Xuansu's side: "Tianyuan, let's work together to wipe out these ghosts, and I'll give you half of the things."

Qi Xuansu declined: "I suggest you return the relics and apologize to them, maybe they will let you go."

Qi Jiaoyao said angrily: "Don't forget it."

Qi Xuansu laughed: "Then you can deal with it yourself."

After that, Qi Xuansu retreated behind Qi Jiaoyao.

Qi Jiaoyao was not afraid of a few dead people. He unfolded the "Ruyi Dingguang Shield", held a long sword, and took the initiative to meet them.

To be fair, she was only one step away from the stage of creation. She was definitely not a mediocre person, and was not inferior to Zhang Yuelu at all. Although it took some effort, she still suppressed these resurrected female Taoist priests. However, Qi Jiaoyao was very measured in his attack. He did not break it, and it was still roughly preserved in its original appearance. It was a respect for the Taoist predecessors, but this respect was quite limited. When taking the Xumi object, he was not soft at all.

No merit, no reward. Qi Xuansu did not work hard, so naturally he could not get a share.

However, Qi Xuansu did not envy, but just looked at the remains of these female Taoist priests who died and came back to life, and lived and died again, and had a question: "If the ancient witch and the wild beast were resurrected because of the blood moon, then why were these female Taoist priests resurrected?"

Qi Jiaoyao was angry at Qi Xuansu's inaction, snorted coldly, and did not answer.

Qi Xuansu squatted down and carefully examined the remains. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly reached out and tore off the clothes on the skeleton.

The prototype of the corpse's longevity stone is much smaller and looks very crude.

Qi Xuansu said: "Friend Qi, you are wrong this time. Yao Zu has not only discovered this place, but also made some modifications. You only touched the Xumi objects on your waist and cuffs, but missed the real treasure."

"An elderly person passed away at home, and there are some things to deal with, so I'm a little busy these two days and don't have the mood to update. Forgive me."