The battle last night did not seem to affect the quiet atmosphere here. Under the leadership of the young wizard, Gui Li and Xiao Bai walked silently among the altar. Xiao Hui, who was lying on Gui Li's shoulder, seemed to It also became much quieter, as if the solemn atmosphere around it calmed it down.
After walking through the long corridor and arriving at the stone room deep inside the altar, the young wizard nodded slightly, turned around and left without saying anything to them, and disappeared into the darkness a moment later.
Only the two of them were left around. Gui Li and Xiao Bai looked at each other, and Gui Li said calmly: "Let's go in!"
Xiaobai nodded in agreement, and the two of them walked in together.
The room was still very dark, and there was still a pile of flames burning deep in the front. In front of the flames, there was still a rickety figure sitting with his back to them.
In this familiar scene, in a daze, what happened last night seemed unreal, maybe it was just a dream...
A slight cough sounded on the old man, and his back shivered violently under the firelight, breaking the silence here and bringing people back to reality.
"You are here," the great wizard said slowly in a hoarse voice after his coughing stopped, "Come here!"
Gui Li and Xiao Bai walked behind him and sat down quietly. In front of this thin old man, for some reason, they both felt like they didn't know what to say.
The great wizard seemed to sigh slightly and said: "My people were rude to you just now, don't be offended."
Gui Li nodded slightly and said, "I don't dare."
The great wizard coughed twice more, but fell silent and said nothing more. Gui Li and Xiao Bai had to wait patiently. Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, the great wizard seemed to be asleep, motionless and not reacting at all. nor.
Gui Li was getting more and more anxious. Firstly, he didn't know what the great wizard was thinking. Secondly, there was a sudden commotion last night that made him almost regret his whole life. If he missed Baguio because of him, it would be really terrible. There will be no redemption.
After waiting for a long time, I saw that the great wizard still didn't seem to speak. Xiao Bai next to me was still patient and not in a hurry, but Xiao Hui was already impatient. He has a playful nature and can't stand the solemn atmosphere here. Dong He grabbed a handful, slid to the west, and slid off Gui Li's body quietly.
Gui Li was anxious in his heart and really didn't want to delay any longer. He immediately said: "Senior, the thing I asked you for..."
Before the word "thing" could be uttered, the great wizard suddenly interrupted: "Young man, let me tell you a story!"
Gui Li was startled, and glanced at Xiao Bai next to him, but saw that she also frowned, with confusion in her eyes. It was obvious that she didn't know what the old guy was thinking. But at this moment, after all, Gui Li had something to ask for, so Gui Li had to be there. He sighed in his heart, suppressed the impatient anxiety in his heart, and said patiently: "Senior, please tell me!"
The great wizard's hoarse voice sounded faintly deep in the dark altar, as if thousands of years had passed and it was quietly turning back at this moment...
"Our southern territory is located in the south of the vast land of China. It has never been as prosperous as the Middle Earth, but it has its own unique origin..."
Gui Li nodded silently, the unique customs here in southern Xinjiang are indeed different from those in China.
"Now everyone in the world knows that here in our southern border, there are five ethnic groups living side by side and living together on this land. But in fact, a long time ago, the Miao, Li, Zhuang, Tu, and Gaoshan ethnic groups were actually
They are from the same ancient tribe, called the "Witch Clan"."
Gui Li and Xiao Bai were both stunned. Not only Gui Li had never heard of these things, but Xiao Bai had no impression of them either.
The back of the great wizard was reflected in a slightly distorted shadow by the blazing flames, which was reflected on the ground. In his voice, there was also the "crack" of wood bursting in the flames.
The voice was faint, carrying the vicissitudes of the past.
"It is said in the clan that in ancient times, the ancient witch clan operated the southern frontier and was very powerful. The clan produced strangers with profound witchcraft powers. Among them, the witch maidens who served the witch god in each generation had the most powerful witchcraft."
"The so-called witch queen is to select a virgin with the highest spiritual power from each generation of the ancient witch clan to serve the witch god in the altar, study witchcraft, and command all the witch clan members. Such days have been going on forever
Many years, many years..."
Gui Li and Xiao Bai both raised their heads slightly. They were both smart people and knew that the key point the great wizard said was about to come out. But at this moment, Xiao Hui didn't know where he had quietly touched in the darkness.
"However, in the third year after the eleventh generation of the Ancient Witch Clan's Witch Queen succeeded to the throne, a sudden change occurred in the Hundred Thousand Mountains on the southern border." The great wizard's voice was still hoarse, but his tone was
, but quietly got higher, as if the vague excitement in his heart was slowly revealed.
"In the Shiwan Mountains, a monster known as the "Beast God" actually appeared. No one knows the origin of that monster. It seems that he just appeared out of thin air in the dangerous and dangerous Shiwan Mountains."
"At the beginning, no one noticed the existence of the monster, but gradually, the ancestors of the Wu tribe felt something strange. Although the rolling mountains of Shiwanda Mountain are steep, they have lush forests and many animals. The masters of the Wu tribe
Hunters have always been able to enter for hunting. But from that time on, a vicious miasma suddenly appeared in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. If a person inhales a breath, his whole body will fester and die. What is even weirder is that the originally normal beasts have also started to
Weird changes have taken place, and some monsters have turned into beast-headed and human-like monsters. They are extremely ferocious. They kill people on sight, and then cut their bodies into pieces and eat them. It is so creepy that among the witch clan, people are panicked for a while. "
Gui Li and Xiao Bai couldn't help but look at each other again. What the great wizard said was really weird and unheard of.
The great wizard paused for a while, as if he was also immersed in the past that was lost in ancient history. After a while, he slowly continued: "At that time, the witch empress convened all the wizard leaders in the clan for discussion, and finally dispatched
A team of capable warriors, led by three wizards, went to the Shiwan Mountain to find out what strange thing happened, which caused a poisonous miasma to suddenly appear in the mountain and the animals to mutate.
But on the tenth day after this team entered the mountain, only the leading wizard with the most powerful witchcraft escaped back, and his whole body was ulcerated. Even though the witch queen tried her best to save him, it was still ineffective. In the end, he just died on his deathbed.
He said the word "beast monster" and died like this!"
"Beast monster..." Gui Li and Xiao Bai both slowly recited this name in their hearts.
"From this time on, the ancestors of the Wu clan finally knew that a monster appeared in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Later, after many investigations and the sacrifice of many warriors' lives, they gradually realized that this monster suddenly appeared in the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
He has incredible strange powers. Under his magic, the originally lush forested mountains have turned into barren mountains, the clear rivers are full of venom, and the poisonous miasma is everywhere. And the various animals in the forest,
He also used magic to transform into monsters, turning into various monsters such as bear-men, tiger-men, leopard-men, werewolves, etc. They were ferocious and cannibalistic, extremely terrifying..."
The corner of Gui Li's mouth suddenly twitched and he asked, "Is there a kind of fish-man among them?"
The great wizard's back trembled, and he was silent for a moment, as if he was thinking about something. Then he nodded slowly and said: "Yes, it is said in the clan that the ferocious barbarians in the Shiwan Mountains do have such a group of fish-men. What, could it be that you..."
Gui Li pondered for a moment, and finally said: "Yes, I have seen such a monster with a fish head and human body in the western swamp."
The great wizard's body was shaken. Finally, he couldn't bear it any longer. Huo Di turned his head. The firelight illuminated his wrinkles, like the deep growth rings carved by the years, and his voice was hoarse at this moment: "You, you are really...
Did you see these monsters?"
Gui Li was silent but affirmative, and nodded.
The great wizard's face turned pale, and he said: "It has appeared, it has finally appeared, God's will! God's will... But why did they appear in the west? At the entrance of Shiwan Mountain, there is not a monk in Fenxiang Valley.
What are you doing..."
On his old face, there was sometimes fear, sometimes confusion, and the expression kept changing, as if he was in a trance.
Gui Li reached out and patted the old man's shoulder gently.
The great wizard shuddered, as if he suddenly woke up, looked at Gui Li, his expression gradually calmed down, and then turned his head again to face the flames.
"I, let's continue talking! Anyway, if it is God's will, we mortals are powerless."
There seemed to be a hint of desolation in his voice: "After knowing about the monster Beast Monster, the people of the Witch Clan have never had a stable life for a day. And as time goes by, the beast monster's subordinates
All kinds of monsters began to gradually come outside the Hundred Thousand Mountains. In this way, news of clan members being killed continued to spread from various places, and the number of people was increasing. It really reached the point of panic. In the end, ordinary Wu clan people
They even began to abandon their homes and move to the north desperately. If this continues, the entire Wu clan will be destroyed."
"The witch queen of that generation originally wanted to find out more about this monster and then discuss how to get rid of it. But at that time, the witch clan was furious and the situation had really reached its most critical moment. She finally
I decided to summon all the wizards and warriors in the entire Witch Clan to go together to defeat this unparalleled monster and fight him to the death to save the Witch Clan."
"Unexpectedly, on the night when the Witch Empress made this decision, the beast demon led his countless demon men to suddenly rush out from the Hundred Thousand Mountains and directly attack the place where the ancient witch clan's altar was located. The witch clan's altar,
It is a place where the people of the Wu clan worship the witch god. It has always been the lifeblood of the clan and is sacred and inviolable. That night, it can be said that all the people in the Wu clan, including men, women, and even older children, rushed to the battlefield to fight against those vicious people.
Demons fight to the death!”
The great wizard's voice stopped slightly when he said this, but Gui Li and Xiao Bai each held their breath. The bloody fight in ancient times seemed to be in the surrounding darkness, in the great wizard's voice. The desolate and vicissitudes of words quietly emerged once again.
"That fierce battle is beyond our imagination. What our Miao ancestors have handed down from generation to generation is just a scale and claw depicting that war. In short, everything under our feet was stained red with blood. After the land, after countless witch warriors died with the demons with their bodies, the beast demon finally took some demons and rushed into the altar of the witch god that was guarded by the witch maiden. And outside the altar, they were still fighting..."
"It's just that the great witch god finally began to protect his people at this moment, and the witch maiden of that generation was recognized as the most powerful person in witchcraft in the past. After an earth-shattering battle, the beast monster and his few A powerful subordinate demon was finally trapped by the "Eight Ominous Mysterious Fire Array" passed down by the ancient witch god in the altar..."
"What?" Gui Li and Xiao Bai suddenly lost their voices at the same time.
The great wizard looked back at them strangely and said, "What's wrong with the "Eight Ominous Mysterious Fire Array"?"
Gui Li and Xiao Bai looked at each other, were silent for a moment, and said, "This name is quite weird."
The great wizard sighed and said: "This magic circle was passed down by the ancient witch god. It was activated with the mysterious treasure of the essence of all fires, the Xuanhuojian. It was so powerful that even the beasts and monsters with magic powers in the sky were defeated. This magic circle was trapped in it. The morale of the people of the Wu tribe was greatly shaken, but the morale of the monsters was in chaos, and they were finally driven back gradually."
"It's just that although the power of the "Eight Ominous Mysterious Fire Array" is boundless, the power of the beasts and monsters is really extraordinary. They were able to survive being burned day and night by the eight desolate fire dragons. Although they were seriously injured, they still survived and faced off against the Miko Empress. Rest. At that time, in the entire altar, because the magic circle itself was too powerful, no wizards from other tribes could come close to help. Only the witch empress supported the array with her own magic power. It was like this for three days and three nights. Afterwards, when the entire Witch Clan was about to go crazy, the beast actually broke through the formation and came out."
"However, although the beast monster escaped, it was already dying from being burned by this magic circle. It did not dare to stay for a moment longer and flew directly back to its lair in the Shiwan Mountain. When everyone rushed to the altar, the Witch Queen She was also exhausted, so tired that she almost ran out of gas and ran out of gas. But the Miko Empress was really a revered figure, but after just one day of rest, her vitality was severely weakened, but she decided to enter the Hundred Thousand Mountains alone to fight. Get rid of the beast monster. Because if we wait for the beast monster to recover, I'm afraid the end of the Witch Clan will truly come."
Xiaobai sighed softly and said: "This witch queen is really a hero among women, with a bodhisattva heart, so sacrificial for herself and others!"
The great wizard said calmly: "We here in southern Xinjiang do not believe in Bodhisattvas."
Xiaobai smiled and said nothing.
The great wizard continued: "At that time, no one among the Witch Clan agreed with what the Witch Queen did. Everyone knew that once she left, she would never come back. But the Witch Queen was determined and finally went However, they were accompanied by seven of the bravest warriors from the Wu Clan. A group of eight of them entered the extremely vicious Shiwan Mountain."
"They went through thorns and thorns along the way, killing countless monsters, and finally arrived at the ancient cave where the beast monster lived on the sixth day. At this moment, the Witch Empress made an unexpected decision. She asked the other seven people to
Waiting outside the cave, she entered the ancient cave alone.
Naturally, the seven warriors refused, but the Miko Empress was extremely determined, and bluntly stated that it would not help if they went in, and would instead be a drag on her. In the end, the seven warriors had no choice but to agree."
"After the Miko Empress entered the ancient cave, there was no news. The seven warriors waited outside the ancient cave for two days and two nights. Finally, two of them couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to rush into the ancient cave to look for the Miko Empress. However, the other five people thought
You should continue to wait and obey the orders of the Miko Queen.
The seven warriors quarreled among themselves like this, and in the end, the two warriors entered the ancient cave, and there has been no news from them since."
"In this way, until the fifth day, just when the remaining five warriors were gradually losing confidence, the miko empress miraculously staggered out of the ancient cave. At that time, the empress's whole body
It looked like he had completely lost blood, and his face was frighteningly pale. But the five warriors were so happy that they didn't notice this at all. The Miko Empress summoned the five warriors to her side and gave each of them a sparkling piece of clothing filled with strange witchcraft power.
artifacts, and told them that these five holy artifacts were made by her body after removing the beast monster. However, the beast monster was an unparalleled monster transformed by the most ferocious energy in the world. Although the body was destroyed,
, the soul remains.”
"The five warriors were shocked, and the witch goddess continued, as long as these five sacred weapons are not returned to this ancient cave, the beast monster will never be resurrected! After saying this, her body trembled continuously, and blood suddenly flowed from all her orifices.
The five warriors were shocked, and the Witch Queen used her last strength to tell them that the Witch Clan should guard these five sacred artifacts forever and never let the beasts and monsters resurrect, otherwise, it would be the end of the Witch Clan and the world. And she herself would
She must stay outside this ancient cave forever, use her soul to suppress all evildoers, and lock them in the ancient cave. After reluctantly saying this, the Witch Empress could no longer hold on, and just stood and passed away. After a while, she
His body actually faced the depths of the ancient cave and turned into a stone statue!"
The great wizard's voice gradually became deeper and deeper.
In the firelight, everyone's faces were a little strange, with an indescribable expression. After a long time, Xiaobai took a long breath and said: "What a queen! But great wizard, please tell us this story,
But for what?"
The back of the great wizard seemed to be bent by an invisible burden, and was extremely desolate. He did not answer Xiaobai's question, but kept to himself and continued: "After the five warriors cried and mourned, they returned
Among the Witch Clan, although the Witch Queen died unfortunately, the beast monster, the most powerful enemy of the Witch Clan, was finally suppressed in that ancient cave. While the people of the Witch Clan were sad, they were also somewhat happy and thankful.
, at this time, the five warriors, who had gained a high reputation after returning from the demon slaying, started fighting among themselves because of the competition for the leadership position in the witch clan. "
"The most regrettable thing is that each generation of witch queens in the witch clan is appointed by the previous generation of witch queens, but the queens of this generation did not leave any instructions, and the five warriors all forgot to ask this at that time.
Question. In this way, the Wu clan, which had always been prosperous and powerful, gradually split under the quarrels of the five warriors, and the people each supported one of them. In the end, it gradually split into the Miao, Li, Zhuang, Tu, and Miao tribes in southern Xinjiang today.
There are five tribes in Gaoshan, and the five key sacred artifacts are also controlled by each of the five tribes."
When this ancient but thrilling story finally came to an end, Gui Li took a deep breath, looked at the back of the great wizard, and said slowly: "Senior, after you said so many words, are you asking me to help find the Miao people's sacred artifacts?"