Chapter 55: Mistaken Entry

Looking at the entire Fenglin Continent, there are three prosperous areas, namely the capital area centered on Xiujing, the capital area centered on Pingjing, and Ise. Xiujing and Pingjing are still okay, but Ise has been completely destroyed. It will take at least ten years to restore it to its original state.

As the core area of ​​Ise, Anno County is in a slightly better situation. It is not as uninhabited as Taki County and Wataru County for hundreds of miles.

However, this is also the sphere of influence of the Sonnong faction. In order to hide from others, Qi Xuansu chose to take the deserted mountain road. Anno County was less affected, but it does not mean that there was no impact at all. The mountains and forests are still full of yin and resentment. Few people dare to enter the mountains and forests alone.

Qi Xuansu is considered to be a skilled and courageous person. With Xiao Yin, a yin creature, following him, he thought that no ghost could threaten him. However, after Qi Xuansu entered a barren mountain, he found something wrong. The forest here was dense and foggy. Qi Xuansu, a dignified warrior with vigorous blood and qi, was also trapped in a ghost wall. After walking for several times, he was still circling in the same place.

This is a bit unusual.

Generally, there are two ways to deal with this situation. Either use force to break the trick, push all the way, open up a path when encountering mountains and wade through water when encountering water. Or use tricks. The ghost wall is also a simple formation that is adapted to local conditions, and it can be broken by the idea of ​​breaking the formation.

Qi Xuansu didn't want to make too much noise to avoid unnecessary trouble, so he decided to use a tricky method.

Isn't it just breaking the formation? I also learned it when I was in Wanxiang Dao Palace.

Qi Xuansu took out the compass given by Qi Niang and recited the formula he learned when he was a child: "The shape of the mountain is on the ground and the stars are in the sky. The star energy will affect the disaster and fortune. The true star suddenly takes its true shape, and the branches and leaves are all broken and prosperous."

Just after reciting two sentences, Qi Xuansu found that it was useless, because the compass needle was spinning wildly, indicating that the yin energy was so strong that it could reverse the yin and yang in a small range.

Xiao Yin was quite satisfied and said, "This place is good, and it feels similar to the outer periphery of the cave, much more comfortable."

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but smile bitterly. He wanted to save some trouble, but he encountered even greater trouble. If he had known this, he might as well go to a place with a lot of people.

But at this time, he couldn't see the way out or the way back, so he could only go one way to the end.

Qi Xuansu put away the compass and shouted loudly. The blood and energy surged out, like a gust of wind, shaking the trees endlessly. The blood and energy were like a blazing flame. Wherever he passed, the yin energy was directly burned out. Qi Xuansu kept punching and broke all the trees in his sight.

The so-called ghost wall is essentially an illusion, distorting cognition, making people think they are walking in a straight line, but in fact they are walking in an arc, and finally going around a big circle and returning to the original place.

Generally speaking, illusions must rely on the environment to achieve the greatest effect. The ghost wall relies on a similar environment. The main reason why ordinary people find it difficult to break the ghost wall is that they cannot break the environment. Even if they have an axe, they can only cut down a few trees a day.

Qi Xuansu is different. Cutting trees is like cutting vegetables. If you look down from above, the whole dense forest falls down at a speed visible to the naked eye. Once the sealed environment is broken, the yin energy leaks out, and the so-called ghost wall is broken.

Qi Xuansu took out the compass again and found that it had returned to normal. The disappeared mountain road appeared in front of him again, but it was dark and deep, and there was no end in sight.

Xiao Yin took the lead and went up the mountain, and Qi Xuansu had to follow.

The two continued to move forward and walked dozens of miles of mountain roads. At this time, Qi Xuansu could already vaguely sense the faint yin energy in the wind, the ground under his feet, and even the trees, flowers and plants, but he could not find the source of the yin energy. The compass in his hand began to work intermittently, and the needle often spun wildly. Qi Xuansu knew that he had come to a place with extremely heavy yin energy, and he became more vigilant and solemn.

After walking about a few miles forward, a dense forest suddenly appeared. In this early spring, this forest was lush and green, much more lush than ordinary forests in summer. The branches and leaves were dark green and almost black, which was a bit creepy. The huge tree canopy blocked all the light, and the faint mist in the forest made the forest dark, as if it was late at night, and there seemed to be ghosts swaying, which made people feel scared.

Yin Qi is originally a very Yin thing. Plants grow towards the sun. Except for a few kinds of ghost trees such as locust trees and willows, the two are incompatible. If Yin Qi can affect plants and turn them from Yang to Yin, then it means that Yin Qi is extremely strong and has begun to turn from Yin to Yang, and most of them will breed incredible fierce things. .

At this time, the sky suddenly darkened, and then there were drizzling raindrops falling. After a while, the raindrops became more and more, and the rain was continuous. Although it was not heavy, it made the Yin Qi and cold air in the mountains much heavier.

This rain is quite strange. Among the five elements, earth is the middle, wood and fire are Yang, and water and metal are Yin. Now it rains, which naturally helps to increase Yin Qi.

Seeing Qi Xuansu stop, Xiao Yin pulled his sleeve and said, "You have been to the cave, are you afraid of encountering ghosts when walking at night?"

Qi Xuansu thought about it. After all, Ise is a prosperous place, and it is also the territory of Ise Jingu. How can the big demon ghost king be entrenched under the nose of Ise Jingu? Unless it is raised by Ise Jingu.

So the two continued to move forward.

Entering the forest, because of the dense tree canopy, you can't feel the rain falling, but what comes to you is the miasma produced by the decay of fallen leaves. Qi Xuansu just punched and heard a muffled "bang", as if the sound of pulling out the cork of a wine gourd, and the surrounding miasma dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The martial artist's method is rough and simple, and very useful.

However, this forest road is a dead end, that is, a dead end. At the end there is only a half-covered dilapidated stone monument. The stele is quite old. Half of its body is buried underground. There are many thin red threads on the surrounding trees, criss-crossing like spider webs. Bells and talismans are hung on the red threads. The stele itself is also covered with talismans, densely packed, as if for The stone tablet is covered with a paper coat.

This looks like some kind of seal.

Of course Qi Xuansu would not be so full that he would take a look at the talisman and release a peerless monster. His first reaction was to leave, leave immediately, leave immediately, and never look back.

Even if there was a peerless demon, it would not be too late to deal with it after Daomen captured Ise and set up a battle array to subdue the demon. He would not try to be a hero.

However, when Qi Xuansu reached out to pull Xiao Yin, he found that the little girl was standing motionless. With his martial arts strength, he was unable to pull the little girl.

"What's wrong?" Qi Xuansu suddenly had a bad feeling.

Xiao Yin looked at the stone tablet steadily without blinking: "There are good things there."

Qi Xuansu asked: "Good... stuff? What good stuff?"

Xiao Yin licked her lips: "It's delicious."

Qi Xuansu felt a chill on his back.

This girl just looks cute, but in essence she is a peerless femininity, the kind that is strictly restricted by the Taoist sect. According to Feng Linzhou, he should be at the Ghost King level. Even if he is not now, he will definitely be in the future. He actually forgot about this and released this little ancestor from the cave of the ghost country. If he makes trouble and raises a ghost king in Ise, it will be a big trouble.

Also, Xiao Yin took the lead all the way to this place. In other words, Xiao Yin was responsible for leading the way, and he didn't think much about it at the time. Looking back now, it's probably not a coincidence that he ended up here.

The ghost's attack on the wall just now must have been a specially set up formation to prevent anyone from accidentally hitting the wall and breaking the seal. As a result, he mistakenly thought it was an evil force and forcibly broke the formation.

Why would he think it was an evil spirit? Because the Yin Qi here was too strong, he was preconceived. His initial inference was correct. This was the sphere of influence of Ise Shrine. How could there be a great demon king? Even if this seal really suppresses a big demon ghost king, its influence is limited to this forest at best and cannot affect the entire mountain, otherwise it would be called a seal.

As a result, the source of other Yin Qi is very suspicious. Don't forget that Xiao Yin itself is the fourth largest Yin object in the Ghost Kingdom Cave Heaven, and can also create Yin Qi.

Then a rough guess took shape in Qi Xuansu's mind. Xiao Yin discovered that there was a seal on this mountain, and there were "delicious" things inside, so he induced him to come here, and at the same time secretly created Yin Qi, making him mistakenly believe that it was an evil spirit. , broke the formation, Xiao Yin took the initiative to lead the way, and finally came to this stone tablet.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but glance at Xiao Yin. It's a pity that he still boasted of being an old man, but he was fooled around by this little girl who had never traveled far. In the end, he was still careless.

Xiao Yin noticed Qi Xuansu's gaze, but still stared at the stone tablet, and said in an innocent tone: "Brother, why are you staring at me? I don't taste good. If you eat it, I will get upset."

Qi Xuansu forced a smile: "I'm not your brother, you are my ancestor."

Xiao Yin said: "Then let's talk about our own affairs. I call you brother, and you call me ancestor. Brother, our ancestors want to eat delicious food, can you help them tear off these annoying red threads? That's how you show your filial piety. ”

Qi Xuansu laughed angrily: "Is this what Mr. Yin taught you?"

Xiao Yin pulled Qi Xuansu's sleeve: "You want to complain to grandpa, right? I promise you won't dare next time, just this once. Brother, please help me tear off those red threads, okay?"

Qi Xuansu pulled his sleeves and softened his tone: "How about we eat next time? After I finish the errands at hand, you can eat whatever you want."

Xiao Yin pursed her lips in displeasure: "You lied. What you wanted in your heart was to send me back to the cave of the ghost country and never let me out again."

Qi Xuansu was surprised again: "Can you read minds?"

Xiao Yin finally looked at Qi Xuansu with an innocent face: "I heard it. Who made you come so close to me? The voice in your heart is so loud. It's like shouting in my ear. I just don't want to listen." No way."

Qi Xuansu didn't care about anything else and hurriedly guarded the tomb, not daring to let Xiao Yin peek into his thoughts at will.