After hearing what Jiang Qinian said, Qin Changzhi also began to get entangled.
Because no matter how you say it, Jiang Qinian and the others are all people from another timeline. Although they are all colleagues of the Meteorological Bureau, they don't know what they are doing, and no one can guess what they want to do.
Those who are not of my race must have different minds.
Looking at his tangled expression, Jiang Qinian probably guessed what he was thinking, so he patiently explained:
"Since you have told us so much, let me also reveal a little bit about the situation on our side.
To be honest, every time we go to the future timeline to perform a mission, we will find that the weather bureau does not exist in the parallel worlds on those timelines, but the specific cause of its demise cannot be investigated no matter what.
Therefore, your world is very special to us, so I came up with the idea of meeting your Director Zhao to see if I can find any useful information."
Hearing this, Qin Changzhi also thought about it carefully, then gritted his teeth and said:
"good!
As long as you can take us out, I will introduce you to our director!"
"A word is settled."
After that, several people stood up.
At the same time, Jiang Qinian asked them:
"Besides that nephew, which monster have you seen? What does it look like?"
"Well...we have seen that monster with similar strength to Nephew.
It looks like a cow, with white hair all over its body, like a coir raincoat, and four horns on its head..."
"AO彳音!!(y)" (later replaced by "choking")
As soon as Qin Changzhi finished speaking, Chen Yueliang said loudly.
Just when Qin Changzhi was surprised, Jiang Qinian smiled and explained:
"The monster's name is Ao Chi, and it is one of the man-eating ferocious beasts recorded in the "Book of Mountains and Seas·Western Mountains".
The beast from Sanwei Mountain looks like an ox, has a white body and four horns, and is as tall as a grasshopper. Its name is Aocheng, and it is a cannibal.
Of course, there is another record saying that Aoyin is a creature from the River Styx, so it is also called a ghost monster, but it is impossible to verify whether it is true or not, and it has never been encountered in our world.
But it’s better to be careful.”
After saying this, he thought about it carefully.
"I left a mark on Nephew Li's body, so I can sense the general direction. When the time comes, Nephew Li's life and death will only be a matter of my thoughts, so it's better for us to divide the remaining three.
If you guys can't handle Ao Chi, just leave it to me. The remaining two are probably at the limit of the physical body. Chen Yueliang and Gu Linghao are responsible for one, and you and Li Tianhong are responsible for one.
There is no requirement to kill it, as long as it can be contained.
After all, there is a practitioner with unknown strength hiding in the dark, so I have to keep an eye on him at all times."
"Okay, no problem. I have recovered somewhat from my injuries. It's more than enough for me and Li Tianhong to deal with one."
With that said, several people sneaked towards the nephew.
There were many crazy monsters wandering along the way, so a few people moved forward cautiously.
Although these monsters couldn't do anything to Jiang Qinian even if they swarmed up, one more thing would be better than one less thing. If a monster wave really happened, he would have to protect Chen Yueliang and others, and he would inevitably lose sight of one thing.
However, there are three types of monsters in this ruins.
In addition to the nephew I met at the beginning, there was also a monster with the body of a tiger and the tail of an ox, and the remaining one was a strange dark red bird that was half a man tall.
In order to test Gu Linghao's learning results in the past few days, Jiang Qinian also asked him quietly:
"Ling Hao, do you know what these two monsters are?"
Gu Linghao scratched his head, and then replied in a low voice:
"The monster with the body of a tiger and the tail of an ox should be a pig. It is recorded in the "Shan Hai Jing Nan Shan Jing" that it comes from Fuyu Mountain. It barks like a dog and it eats people.
And I really can’t see that weird bird.
I don’t know what it is, but since the evil spirit on his body is so strong, I think it must be a man-eating monster, but there are very few that match its characteristics.
So I think it should be the Luo Luo bird from "The Classic of Mountains and Seas·Western Mountains", because all powerful monsters will be recorded in detail in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, but I haven't found a corresponding bird for this strange bird.
In this case, I think there is only Luoluo Bird. After all, the records in the Classic of Mountains and Seas are very vague, so it must be the kind of monster that is not very popular."
After finishing his words, Jiang Qinian nodded.
"Okay, it seems you have studied carefully. This bird is indeed a Luoluo bird."
It would be difficult to determine the identity of this strange bird just by relying on the records in the Book of Mountains and Seas. However, he had checked the files of the Meteorological Bureau, so he naturally knew what this Luoluo bird looked like.
It was extremely rare for Gu Linghao to be able to deduce its identity through some characteristics.
But now, the four monsters controlled by the mysterious cultivator have become clear.
Nephew, Ao Chi, Luo Luo Bird and Pig.
While talking, a group of five people arrived at the deepest part of the ruins.
Looking at the giant altar built with rubble, Jiang Qinian also felt a little surprised.
There are several blood tanks around the altar, and the strong smell of blood from them can be smelled from such a distance, making Chen Yueliang and Gu Linghao feel nauseated.
"This must be the method of that cultivator. Look at the direction in which the blood tank flows. It happens to be the stone statue in the center of the altar."
Several people looked in the direction of Jiang Qinian's finger and found that there was indeed a stone statue sitting cross-legged in the center of the altar. It was about the same size as a normal person and was lifelike, as if it would come to life in the next second.
And those blood grooves are probably blessed by some magic, and the blood surging in them will become more and more vivid as it passes through those lines, as if it has been purified.
Even standing in their position, one can feel the pure and evil energy, which makes people feel very uncomfortable.
"What's this?"
Li Tianhong opened his mouth wide and stared at the altar in stunned silence. His eyebrows were filled with shock and anger, so much so that he almost couldn't help but stand up and smash the stone statue.
Seeing this, Jiang Qinian first raised his hand to suppress him, and then explained aloud:
"It should be a way of cultivation.
The blood was absorbed by the stone statue after being purified by magic, thereby increasing one's own cultivation.
If I guessed correctly, the cultivator should be hiding among the stone statues. I felt the aura of the mid-stage demigod realm in the air, which was emanating from the stone statues.
Moreover, the mark I left at the beginning is also in the stone statue, so this person should be a contractor."
"Then why did you stop me?"
Hearing this, Li Tianhong couldn't help but question.
"That was the middle stage of demigods. What level of cultivation did you have?
Are you a fool?
Can I still sit there and wait for you to kill me?
By then you won’t even be able to get into the stone statue, and you’ll probably be killed within two steps of running away. Our Captain Jiang is obviously trying to save you, but you’re questioning our Captain Jiang here!”
Before Jiang Qinian could speak, Chen Yueliang retorted with a dissatisfied look, which made Li Tianhong blush. He wanted to argue something but couldn't, and finally had to turn his head away angrily.
"Okay Tianhong, that little girl is right, don't be angry and don't even look at what time it is."
Seeing this situation, Qin Changzhi was a sensible person, so he immediately scolded him in a low voice.
Jiang Qinian waved his hand.
"Okay, I can't let him continue to practice like this. The mid-stage of demigod is the limit that I can handle. If I really let him break through to the late stage, it will be troublesome.
In this case, you don't take action yet, I will try to see if I can cut off the stone statue, and even if I fail, I can still stop his cultivation."
As soon as he finished speaking, the other people felt a black shadow flash before their eyes. When they came back to their senses, they found that Jiang Qinian had already flashed in front of the stone statue.
!
At this time, Jiang Qinian raised the long knife in his hand, and with the jade energy gathering crazily, he aimed it directly at the neck of the stone statue and chopped it off!
But before the long knife fell, the patterns on the stone statue began to squirm, and then, a huge bull's head poked out from it!
Man-eating ferocious beast——Ao Chi!
The momentum has been established, so there is no reason to retreat.
Therefore, he did not hesitate, but slightly changed the trajectory of the attack, turning around and hitting Ao Chi's head!!
Seeing this situation, Ao Chi roared angrily, and then used his huge horn to hold back the cold and awe-inspiring long sword.
Just hearing a "click", the giant horn was cut into two pieces in an instant!
Ao choked in pain, but because of the cultivator's order, he had no choice but to lift up the remaining giant horn and rush forward!
As a result, Jiang Qinian could only duck to one side.
But this was not over yet. The stone statue was indeed transformed by a cultivator. After suffering such an attack, he also realized that Jiang Qinian's strength was extraordinary, so the stones on his body began to break and fall off, and finally a figure was revealed.
Come with a rickety body.
"Who disturbed my practice?!"
A powerful force erupted from the thin body, and even the blood around it was shaken into a blood mist.
At this time, several people looked at the cultivator through the blood mist, and for a moment they felt a little scared, as if they had seen something dangerous.
Only Jiang Qinian was not affected.
At this time, after resisting Ao Chi's attack with his right arm, he hit him to the side with another elbow. Taking advantage of this gap, he also saw clearly the ancient bronze plaque hanging on the old man's chest.
"You are from the Xuangu Kingdom!"
According to the "Book of Mountains and Seas·Dahuangdong Jing":
There is Mount Zhaoyao, where the melted water flows out, and there is a country called Xuangu, which uses millet to feed four birds!
Zhaoyao Mountain, where the melted water originates, there is a country called Xuangu. The people here eat yellow rice and can drive four kinds of beasts.
One of the ancient countries in ancient times, Xuangu Kingdom!
During that period, there were many strange countries, such as Liexiang country, Ba country, Niuli country and so on.
And this Xuangu Kingdom is one of them.
But later, due to various reasons, the people of these ancient countries disappeared in the long river of history, so they did not see many of them.
I didn’t expect to meet someone here today!
Hearing this, the old man turned his head and looked at Jiang Qinian. He seemed a little surprised that he was recognized, but then he laughed sadly.
"I didn't expect that there would be someone here today who could recognize me.
Yes, yes, I am the last high priest of Xuangu Kingdom!!
If you disturb my spiritual practice today, then just be my sacrifices!"