Qin Sang ducked into the cave and found that it was extremely deep inside.
Judging from the traces, the cave was not formed by external force. A force exploded from inside, blowing up the cave and the entire lake.
As time goes by, traces become weathered and valuable information is erased.
Qin Sang had no way of judging whether this power came from the cave itself, or whether the intruders used some means to force their way in and caused damage.
What is certain is that this place is no longer suitable as a cave.
"What a great change!"
Qin Sang couldn't help but sigh.
It is difficult to say how much of the content recorded on the jade slips by senior Xiaoxiangzi is valuable. I am afraid that many of them are similar to this one, or have been discovered or destroyed.
If senior Xiaoxiangzi hadn't mentioned that only monks in the transformation stage could discover the secret of the Buddha's bone relics, he wouldn't have had high expectations.
Under the valley where the sky is split, day and night are blurred.
He counted with his fingers and unknowingly searched the Sky Rift Valley for more than a month.
According to the law of cloud changes in the Sky Rift Valley, the valley will open only once every ten years, and each time it lasts for as short as ten days or as long as nearly a month.
Now is the most dangerous period in the Sky Rift Valley, and most of the monks have withdrawn from the valley.
Qin Sang returned without success and was not interested in exploring the secrets of the Sky Rift Valley, so he planned to return the same way.
…
In the Sky Rift Valley.
One cliff was covered with dense vines.
It seems like giant pythons are entrenched here. It is obviously a place full of life, but because the vines are gray, it has an indescribable gloominess.
'Whizzing!'
Wisps of cold wind passed through the gaps between the vines, making a faint whistle.
There was only the sound of wind on the entire cliff, and there was no roar of animals or insects, which made this feeling even more aggravated.
At this moment, between a slightly wider stone crevice, there were actually two figures lurking under the vines. Through the gaps in the vines, they carefully peeked at the top of the cliff.
There is a man and a woman. The woman is only in the foundation building stage and has a sickly look on her face, but the man is a golden elixir master.
What made them treat it so cautiously, as if facing a formidable enemy, was a cave on the top of the cliff.
The inside of the cave is pitch black.
The cold wind brings a fishy smell.
They have been lying here, motionless, for more than ten days, resisting the stench and not daring to use secret techniques to block the smell for fear of missing the opportunity.
The woman was used to the stench. She glanced at the man next to her who was staring intently above her. Her eyes were full of tenderness, her red lips were slightly opened, and she was careful to transmit her voice, but there was worry in her tone.
"Senior brother, the Sky Rift Valley has been closed."
"The information cannot tell the flowering period of this snake shadow flower. It can only provide an approximate time. It is our bad luck that it did not bloom during the harvest period."
The man sighed, "If you miss this one, you don't know how long you will have to wait. Junior sister, your illness can't wait any longer. Refining this Snake Shadow Flower will give you a buffer time. I want to find a way to cure you for my brother, Qiong Biluo."
Miraculous medicine. Master asked me to take good care of you before he died. How can I break my promise as a brother? I must get it this time."
"But……"
The woman looked a little anxious, but was interrupted by the man.
"Junior sister has forgotten that being a brother is no longer what it used to be?"
The man pretended to be relaxed, "Brother is now a Golden Elixir monk, and the Sky Rift Valley is not as dangerous as before. Moreover, before leaving, Brother Wei specially asked someone to refine a Yang Luo umbrella. The most common thing that happens when encountering the Sky Rift Valley is
It is also capable of resisting thunder disasters..."
At this moment, a hint of fragrance suddenly appeared in the foul smell.
The stench is too strong and the fragrance is very light, making it easy to ignore.
The two of them had been lurking for many days, waiting for this moment. When they noticed something strange in the smell, the man immediately swallowed the following words and said in surprise: "I'm going to lure that hawk demon away. Junior sister remembers, one day
After drinking the tea, the Snake Shadow Flower will fully bloom and have the best medicinal effect. Remember to use secret techniques to refine it directly and do not pick it off!"
I have said this warning countless times, but the man is still worried.
What the woman felt was warmth. She stared at the man's resolute face and advised softly: "I am terminally ill. If something cannot be done, senior brother, please don't..."
"Don't say stupid things!"
The man stopped the woman categorically, and without any explanation, he suddenly rushed out, took out his sword, and stabbed it straight into the cave.
The next moment, an angry roar came from the cave, sharp and harsh.
The sword fell and flew out, its light dim.
The demonic wind followed closely behind, and the rich stench was comparable to poisonous gas, making people dizzy. In the demonic wind was a demonic beast, with a body like an eagle and a neck as slender as a snake.
It's like half a snake body embedded in the body of an eagle, very weird.
Seeing how easy it was to lure out the snake eagle, the man was secretly happy, not afraid at all, and took the initiative to fight against the snake eagle.
Unfortunately, the man had not been able to form the elixir for long, so he had no treasure at his disposal. Facing the demon elixir-stage Snake Eagle, he was initially weak by three points, and soon fell into a disadvantage.
The woman was still hiding in the crevices of the rocks, with a nervous look on her face.
The sky was filled with black demonic wind, covering the sky and the sun, and no one or the demon could be seen.
She knew in her heart that her senior brother was doing his best to lure away the snake eagle and create opportunities for her.
As time went by, the fragrance of the snake shadow flower became stronger and stronger, and it was almost time to bloom. The snake eagle could not kill the man, so its cry became sharper. It was attracted by the fragrance of the flower and returned to the cave intentionally.
But the man began to counterattack crazily, completely forgetting that he was already scarred, and desperately entangled the snake eagle.
With tears in her eyes, the woman bit her lips tightly, not daring to look up to the sky, and quickly dived into the cave.
At this critical moment, Snake Eagle made a shocking move.
The snake eagle, which was fighting fiercely with the man, suddenly seemed to be frightened and forgot to attack. The man slashed the base of its wing with a knife. It woke up as if from a dream and let out a hoarse neighing sound.
Unlike before, this time the cry was not only painful, but also full of panic, as if it had encountered its natural enemy.
Even the man could feel the fear in the snake eagle's heart.
Immediately afterwards, the snake eagle even forgot about the cave and the elixir. It flapped its wings and fled in a hurry. It didn't even have time to adjust its body and escaped crookedly.
Seeing that the snake eagle did not return to the cave, the man no longer stopped him.
But this strange sight made him suspicious, and a strong sense of ominousness arose in his heart.
What is the existence that scares the snake eagle?
The man suppressed the shock in his heart and hurriedly landed at the entrance of the cave. Seeing his junior sister concentrating on refining the Snake Shadow Flower, he turned around and looked around blankly.
The next moment, the man saw a terrifying scene that he would never forget. A chill poured into his body from the top door, and his whole body's energy and blood froze.
Deep in the Sky Rift Valley, there are many stone peaks.
At the end of the field of vision, the clouds on the horizon are a little yellowish. If you look carefully, you can see that they are actually a group of yellow clouds.
The yellow clouds were like fire, covering the sky and burning the sky, spreading towards them at an alarming speed. There was a dark mass in front of them, which turned out to be a flock of birds driven away by the yellow clouds.
It was Huang Yun who scared away the snake eagle.
"Senior brother, did you beat the snake eagle away?"
The woman had already refined the Snake Shadow Flower and was preparing to slowly absorb the medicinal power in her body once it was safe. She walked over from behind and was surprised to see the Snake Eagle disappear.
Before she finished speaking, the woman noticed that her senior brother had a strange look on her face. Following his gaze, she saw the yellow clouds approaching rapidly in the distance. Her whole body trembled, with deep fear on her face, and she murmured in despair, "Ospill clouds!"
"Let's go!"
The man grabbed the woman's arm and was about to use his body skills to escape. Unexpectedly, there was a sudden pain in his palm, and the woman forced him to break free.
"Junior sister..."
The man turned around in shock, only to see that the woman had distanced herself from him, with tears streaming down her face, but she looked at him with determination and shook her head at him.
If you take a woman with you, both of you will definitely die.
If he leaves on his own, there may be a chance of survival.
After years of searching for a cure, they just saw hope and were immediately plunged into the abyss by the cruel reality.
Suddenly, a strange voice intervened between the two of them.
"I didn't expect to meet two lovers here, but they seem to be a match."
The two of them were shocked. They followed the sound and saw a figure slowly emerging in front of the cave entrance. There was no movement. If the other party had not taken the initiative to make a sound, they would not have noticed it at all.
Any other time, the two of them would have felt frightened and wary.
At this moment, the man's eyes were filled with hope.
"Is this an insect cloud?"
The person who came was none other than Qin Sang, who was about to leave the valley.
"Senior, this kind of yellow cloud is exactly the insect cloud," the man replied, ignoring the woman's urging. "Inside the insect cloud is a kind of terrible poisonous insect called ghost insect. Countless ghost insects swallow poisonous mist, like fire and clouds.
It is one of the three most terrifying insect plagues in the Sky Rift Valley, the will-o'-the-wisp cloud. If you encounter the will-o'-the-wisp cloud, you have the only way to escape. If you are caught up by the will-o'-the-wisp cloud, you can only take the Turtle Breath Pill to fake death, and then use the Fire Smoke Pill to eliminate the poison.
There may be a glimmer of hope, but the price of these elixirs..."
The man spoke very fast, and when he finished speaking, his expression was helpless.
The veteran golden elixir stage monk could afford these two elixirs, but he had just formed elixirs and had spent almost all his wealth on the news about the Snake Shadow Flower.
"Ghost bug?"
Qin Sang was thoughtful.
As he expected, the languages of Zhongzhou and Beihai originated from the same source. Immortal cultivators with a photographic memory can easily adapt to the differences caused by this development, not to mention that there are special wisdom spells for such situations.
The important texts in the world of cultivating immortals and the ancient books unearthed in the two places are basically the same.
As far as Qin Sang knows, there are several types of spiritual insects that create insect clouds with similar shapes, but they do not include 'ghost insects'.
Qin Sang realized that this should be the name of the local monks.
The Sky Eye Butterfly can see through the insect clouds, but these are just poisonous clouds swallowed by the ghost insects. The poisonous cloud expands rapidly, and the army of ghost insects is still behind.
Wherever the poisonous cloud passes, it is not like a locust swarm passing through, gnawing away all vegetation and creatures, but the damage it brings is far greater.
When it touches the poisonous cloud, the vegetation withers and vitality disappears completely.
Countless birds and beasts fled for their lives, but in the end they could not escape the fate of being swallowed by the poisonous cloud. In an instant, their energy and blood were sucked away, leaving only a shriveled body.
The poisonous cloud is like a huge monster, devouring the life of the world and destroying all life wherever it passes.
However, Sky Rift Valley is not an ordinary place, and it will be restored to its former vitality in less than half a year.
Finally, the Tianmu Butterfly found the trace of the ghost insect deep in the poisonous cloud.
"It turns out to be a phosphorus firefly!"
Qin Sang was stunned.
This kind of spiritual insect has limited combat power and is not suitable for being a Gu insect.
If the number is small, the power will be insufficient. If the number is too large, it will bring a huge burden to the immortal cultivator, and the gain will not be worth the loss.
However, when the phosphorus firefly group reaches a certain level, the poisonous cloud will mutate, which is an existence that can make high-level immortal cultivators shy away. The larger the number, the more terrifying it becomes.
Seeing Qin Sang not saying a word, the man felt extremely anxious and opened his mouth, wanting to say something.
Qin Sang saw through his thoughts and smiled: "I'm afraid we can't escape."
The man was startled, then rushed out of the cave and looked behind him, truly understanding the feeling of despair.
Behind them, there was actually a cloud of insects. Two clouds of insects were surrounding them, making it impossible for them to escape.
At this time, Qin Sang ignored the pair of mandarin ducks and set up a few formation flags, setting up a large formation to isolate the atmosphere in the stone cave, and at the same time called for the fat silkworms.
After swallowing the poison sac of the frog fish, the fat silkworm has been sleeping soundly.
Qin Sang was previously worried that it would survive the catastrophe in the storm zone, but there is still no sign of a breakthrough.
The spiritual formation was completed in one go, and the formation flag was shrouded in a vague shadow. Qin Sang ducked in, and the figure immediately disappeared. The fat silkworm was awakened, and reluctantly spit out the poison-repelling halo and blended into the shadow.
"Come in yet!"
Qin Sang's voice reached the ears of the two of them, and it was like the sound of nature.
The two people, who were already desperate, were overjoyed and entered the formation cautiously and behaved cautiously.
"Junior Zhou Jin, she is junior junior sister Ruan Yu. Senior's life-saving grace will be deeply felt by this junior and will never be forgotten throughout my life. I will not be able to repay you by being broken into pieces."
Before the poisonous cloud arrived, he had already determined that Qin Sang could help them overcome the disaster.
Qin Sang cast a spell to build a stone wall and blocked the entrance of the cave. He glanced sideways at Ruan Yu and said with the uneasy expressions of the two of them: "The golden elixir stage is of some use. Since you want to repay me, do one thing for me.
Can."
Zhou Jin gritted his teeth and said, "Senior, please tell me. I will do my best to retaliate."
"Don't force it so hard."
Qin Sang said calmly, "The evil spirit of Guishui has invaded the heart vessels... Well, that's not right! It has already merged with the evil spirit. I am afraid that the evil spirit has entered the body when I was a fetus, leaving the root of the disease. It was a blessing in disguise that I changed my body and successfully built the foundation.
But I don’t have a few years to live. This elixir only relieves the attack for a while, and I can’t escape death.”
Qin Sang's words were cold and cruel.
The two of them were not surprised but overjoyed. They immediately knelt down and said, "Senior, help me!"
"I do have a pill recipe in my hand that can suppress evil spirits, but I am only 30% sure of eliminating the hidden danger. This medicine is not difficult to refine, and the pill recipe can be given to you, provided you do things well."
Qin Sang focused on the outside of the cave.
The insect cloud has arrived, and the poisonous cloud can actually penetrate the rocks, invade, and plunder all life, but it is firmly blocked by the fat silkworm's poison-proof armor.
After hearing this, Zhou Jin and Ruan Yu looked at each other.
They don't know whether this senior is trustworthy, but this person is the only life-saving straw they can grasp.
However, Qin Sang did not exaggerate the efficacy of the medicine, which made it a little more credible.
Ruan Yu held Zhou Jin's hand tightly, worried in her heart.
Zhou Jin no longer hesitated, "Follow your senior's orders!"
Qin Sang took out a blank jade slip and said, "Your cultivation has qualified you to leave the Northern Wilderness and travel. Go to the Nineteen Prefectures in Misty Rain to collect some information for me. The place names may change, so you can find a way to confirm it yourself..."
Before he finished speaking, Qin Sang stopped moving and let out a light sigh.
The fat silkworm that was lying lazily in his palm became excited for some reason. It turned over, shook its head and tail, and urged Qin Sang to leave the cave. There seemed to be something outside that attracted it.