Yuan Ming played with the fiery red spirit stone and shook his head regretfully.
Because of the different spiritual powers contained within, spiritual stones can be roughly divided into five categories: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. This spiritual stone is obviously a fire attribute spiritual stone. The Nine Yuan Jue that I practice is a wood attribute technique, and I cannot absorb it.
Spiritual power to assist cultivation.
Yuan Ming put the spirit stone back into the black pouch, took out the book, and opened it with great interest.
Since this book is hidden in a black pouch, it must not be an ordinary book.
The pages of these books are not paper, but a soft white silk, which can last longer than paper pages.
He turned to the first page, and four large characters came into view: Blackwood Notes.
"Heimu? This name looks so familiar...could it be Master Heimu from Huoliantang that Chen Wan mentioned?" Yuan Ming suddenly remembered what Chen Wan had said to him, paused flipping through the book, and continued to search for the corpse.
Quickly, he found a nameplate on his chest with two small characters "黑木" written on it.
"It is indeed Master Heimu." Yuan Ming's eyes were filled with joy.
Kuroki is known as one of the most talented weapon refiners in Biluo Cave for hundreds of years, and the value of the letters he left behind is definitely not low.
I just didn't expect that such a legendary master of weapon refining would die here without any reason.
Just as he was about to continue opening the black wooden notebook, Huo Gan'er, who was playing in the house, suddenly flew over and jumped on Yuan Ming's shoulders, squeaking eagerly and full of panic.
Yuan Ming frowned, and immediately put away the black wooden notebook. Green light flashed in his palm, and there was already a herring sword, and he scanned the surroundings with sharp eyes.
However, as time passed, nothing unusual appeared around.
Yuan Ming did not dare to relax at all, and walked outside quietly.
Along the way, Huo Chan'er's spiritual sense was fulfilled many times. It was really extremely sharp. He could sense the breath of fire chalcedony through two stone walls. It definitely cannot be ignored.
Just when he reached the door of the stone chamber, Huo Greed suddenly screamed again. Almost at the same time, a yellow shadow jumped out from the rock under his feet, and a long claw clawed at his calf like lightning.
Yuan Ming did not expect that the enemy would emerge from the ground, and hurriedly dodged to the side. The herring sword counterattacked reflexively and struck Huang Ying's chest.
Huang Ying's movement was extremely weird. He evaded the slash of the herring sword with a slight sway. His body hit the stone wall next to him, melted in without any hindrance, and disappeared without a trace.
Yuan Ming staggered, a long gash was cut on his right leg, and a lot of blood oozed out.
Although he tried his best to avoid it just now, he was still scratched by Huang Ying's claws. Fortunately, the wound was not deep and did not affect his movement.
"Able to easily penetrate the stone wall...could that thing just now be an earthly demon?" He thought to himself.
He has seen records of earth-moving monsters in the classics. They have the ability to burrow into the ground and can travel freely through earth and rock. They can be said to be both offensive and defensive. They are especially difficult to deal with in today's environment.
It is said that earthly monsters can only appear deep in the Shiwan Mountains. How could they be found in the area of Qianlu Lake?
Yuan Ming didn't care about dealing with his injuries and immediately ran outside.
Huo Greedy'er squatted on his shoulder, looking around uneasily.
"Yeah, why did you forget to use its power?" Yuan Ming suddenly came up with an idea and pinched the wood stabbing technique with his hand.
At this moment, Huo Greedy'er screamed again and looked behind him.
Yuan Ming's right hand, which was making the secret, immediately pointed back, in the same direction as Huo Chan'er was looking.
There was a trace of yellow light on the wall at the rear left, and half of the yellow shadow monster emerged.
At this moment, a green light flashed on the stone wall under it, and a sharp wooden thorn appeared out of thin air and pierced the yellow shadow monster's belly.
This yellow shadow monster belongs to earth, and wood overcomes earth. The wood thorn technique easily broke through its body defense and tore out a large wound.
The demon screamed, and most of the yellow light on its body dissipated, revealing its true form.
This is a monster with a big head and a thin body. Its body is khaki, its skin is extremely smooth, and its four claws are long and thin. It is a bit funny despite its ugliness.
"It is indeed an underground demon!" Yuan Ming whispered and pointed out the secret again.
Two wooden thorns came out and stabbed the Earth Demon's body crosswise.
The Earthly Demon shrank its body, dodged the pursuit of two wooden thorns, and sank into the stone wall before disappearing.
Yuan Ming's face was stern, without the excitement of a successful attack, and he continued to run outside.
According to records in the classics, the earth-moving demon is extremely vengeful. Although the wood stabbing technique just injured it, it may not have hurt its vitals. The demon may still be lingering nearby, and you must leave immediately.
During the rest of the journey, the earthly demons did not attack again, and Yuan Ming soon came outside with a slightly relaxed look on his face.
The earth-walking demon can escape and travel through the ground. The more closed the environment, the more advantageous it is. Now that it is in the open space outside, the attack range of this demon is greatly reduced, so it is naturally less dangerous.
Huo Gan'er got into Yuan Ming's arms, raised his head and whispered a few times, his body was trembling, and his expression was filled with fear.
"Look how scared you little guy is. But then again, first there was the four-eyed golden ape, then the black giant crow, and now there's another earthly demon. It's really best to leave early!" Yuan Ming gently stroked Huo Greed's head.
The fluff in my heart also made me want to give up.
Although this island surrounded by thick fog is full of dangers, it also highlights its mystery. Especially the appearance of Kuroki's corpse makes him have the urge to find out. Unfortunately, his strength is still too weak, so he can only wait for the opportunity in the future.
talk later.
He returned along the original path along the cold stream and soon returned to the black pine forest before.
Yuan Ming hesitated for a moment and had no intention of returning the same way.
If he followed the previous path, he would probably encounter the black giant crow and the four-eyed golden ape again. He didn't want to have any unnecessary entanglements with these two guys, so he would avoid them if he could.
Yuan Ming carefully recalled the situation after entering the island, and reluctantly judged that this black pine forest should be at the edge of the island. Walking in the opposite direction of the cold stream, he should be able to reach the edge of the island.
He followed his own judgment. The black pine forest gradually became sparse, the sound of rushing water came, and he soon reached the lake.
Yuan Ming's face relaxed, and he immediately released the fur-clothing technique, found a dry place to sit down, and while running the Nine Yuan Jue to restore his mana, he considered a way to escape.
He still had a rope on him, so it was not difficult to build another raft. The trouble was the black water monster that could send out thunder and lightning attacks. He always felt that the water monster was still wandering near the island, waiting for him.
At this moment, Yuan Ming suddenly opened his eyes and looked at a pine tree next to him.
But it was empty there, nothing.
"It shouldn't be, I just felt something there..." Yuan Ming murmured to himself, suddenly thinking of a possibility.
"Silver Cat, is that you?" He stood up and asked.
There was silence nearby, no response.
"I know you are nearby, can you show up and meet me?" Yuan Ming cleared his throat and said in a sincere tone.
Although I don't know why, the silver cat has been following me mysteriously, and it should be there now. This cat has extraordinary magical powers. If I can help him, it will be much easier to leave this place.
Apart from the sound of water and wind, there was still no other movement.
Yuan Ming smiled bitterly, knowing that this was the response that Silver Cat was unwilling to help, so he did not continue calling, sat down again, and continued to run the Nine Yuan Jue to restore mana.
After a while, he stood up and used his herring sword, cut off a few black pine trees, cut branches and tied ropes, and soon built a new raft.
Yuan Ming did not put the wood chips into the water, but put them into a black storage bag, then raised the incense burner and flew into the sky, rising as high as possible, and then flew away with all his strength.
The wind roared in his ears, and a trace was drawn in the white mist, which quickly flew away for seven or eight miles.
When he arrived here, Yuan Ming's face turned pale, and he slowly fell downwards, stopping a few feet above the lake.
He took out the raft from the black storage bag, gently put it into the lake water, and then floated down, gasping slightly.
After flying so far, Yuan Ming had very little mana left in his body, and his body was extremely weak. He wished he could fall down and take a nap, but now was not the time to rest.
He managed to cheer up, took out a pole, carefully propped up the raft, and drove forward quickly.
This is the escape strategy that Yuan Ming came up with after much thought. He first uses the incense burner to fly as far as possible, and then uses the raft to escape.
If it were before, this method would not work. The storage bag given to him by the Third Cave Master could not hold a wooden raft at all. He only came up with this escape strategy after he got the storage bag from Master Blackwood.
This method was very risky. If the black water monster saw through it, he would have almost no power to resist, but he had no other option but to take a risk.
Yuan Ming quickly pushed up the raft, his heart racing, always paying attention to the movements around him.
Time passed little by little, but the black water monster never appeared. His tense heartstrings gradually relaxed, and he continued to move for more than ten miles to make sure that the black water monster would not appear. Then he stopped the raft and sat down cross-legged to recover his mana.
As soon as his mana was restored, Yuan Ming immediately put the raft into his storage bag and continued to use the incense burner to fly away.
After half the day, it was completely dark.
Somewhere on the shore of Qianlu Lake, a wooden raft came quickly and slowly docked.
"It's finally out." Yuan Ming jumped ashore and let out a sigh of relief.
This search for the Bishui Stone was originally thought to be an easy task, but I didn't expect so many complications to arise.
Yuan Ming shook his head and left quickly.
A few dozen feet away from Yuan Ming, in the lake, a round black object protruded, as big as a millstone, smooth, and with two huge green eyes. It looked like the head of some aquatic creature. In the surrounding lake,
Several black tentacles loomed, and they were paddling hard to reach the shore quickly.
If Yuan Ming were here, he would definitely be able to recognize it at a glance. This thing is the black water monster that was chasing him earlier.
It's just that the eyes of the black water monster no longer have the fierce light, and there is a sense of confusion, as if someone has controlled the mind.
On the black head, squatting is a small silver figure, but it is a silver cat.
The black water monster quickly swam to the shore. The silver cat jumped lightly and landed silently on the shore. Its heterochromatic eyes shone brightly in the night as it looked towards the direction Yuan Ming left.
The black water monster's body trembled, and the misty color in its eyes suddenly disappeared. It glanced at the silver cat in horror, then immediately got into the water and disappeared.