Huqi Mountain, where the main hall of the Ghost King Sect is located.
"Squeak, squeak!" Xiao Hui's familiar cry rang out in the deep passage, and Gui Li's figure walked out from the shadows. On his shoulder, Xiao Hui took a few sips of the big wine bag.
, and then cleverly tied the mouth of the wine bag and hung it down. There was a slender rope on the big wine bag, which was tied to the monkey like a sleeve, so it was not afraid of falling.
Gui Li had no expression on his face and walked forward. He saw that the direction was the Ice Stone Room where Baguio was. Xiao Hui seemed a little sleepy, lying on his shoulder and yawning. Huqi Mountain was desolate, and there wasn't much.
Ye Guo, after Xiao Hui returned here, most of the time he could only go to the Ghost King Sect's cellar to steal some drinks to drink. After not seeing him for a few days, he seemed to have gained some weight.
Gui Li walked slowly, but rarely encountered ordinary disciples of the Ghost King Sect along the way. He frowned slightly. In the past few days, many disciples of the Ghost King Sect had been gathered together, and were led out of the mountain by the Ghost King himself a few days ago.
As for where he was going, he didn’t know, and the strange thing was that he, the deputy sect leader, didn’t know about this seemingly very important matter. And You Ji, Mr. Ghost, who had followed the Ghost King for many years, including Cangsong Taoist who had just joined the Ghost King Sect,
As well as many of the elite members of the Ghost King Sect that he knew, they all stayed in Huqi Mountain.
The Ghost King so mysteriously brought a weak master with less than half the strength of the Ghost King Sect, although there were many in number, where exactly was he going? Ghost Li was also a little confused. However, Mr. Ghost, You Ji and others were all
Remaining silent, Gui Li naturally didn't talk much, and what he was most concerned about was not where the Ghost King was going or how important this matter was. In his opinion, Baguio always came first.
And now, he quickly arrived in front of the Ice Stone Chamber.
There was no one at the door, and You Ji was not here either. The place where I usually saw this mysterious woman most often was the Ice Stone Chamber, but this time around, the atmosphere in the Ghost King Sect seemed to be very wrong, and she came here less frequently.
Gui Li stood at the door for a while, composed himself, then opened the door and walked in. As soon as he entered the door, he saw a white and slender figure standing next to Baguio. Gui Li was startled.
I thought it was You Ji, but then I realized that You Ji always wore black clothes and this was not her. Sure enough, when the woman in front heard the sound of the stone door and turned around to look, her face was not covered with black gauze.
But it's Xiaobai.
Gui Li was slightly surprised. Ever since the great wizard failed to cast the "Soul-Calling" spell, he sadly left Huqi Mountain and returned here. He has not seen Xiao Bai again. Although he could tell from the scenes where the Ghost King and Xiao Bai met in those few days.
, I knew to some extent that Xiaobai and the Ghost King were old acquaintances, but I had no intention of asking about it.
At this moment, when Xiaobai saw Gui Li, his face was slightly startled, and then he showed a faint smile and said, "It's you."
After all, Gui Li had a relationship with Xiaobai, and Xiaobai had given him some guidance on rescuing Baguio. He was still a little grateful in his heart, so he nodded and said, "Hello." At this time, he lay on his back.
The monkey on Gui Li's shoulder, Xiao Hui, also squeaked at Xiao Bai happily.
Xiao Bai smiled at Xiao Hui, then looked at Gui Li and said, "Are you here to see Baguio?"
Gui Li slowly walked up, and Baguio's beautiful and peaceful face appeared in front of him again. His voice gradually became lower and he said: "Yes."
Xiaobai watched quietly as the man sat down next to Baguio, and then looked at the body lying motionless on the cold ice stone platform. She sighed softly, shook her head, and retreated quietly.
In the stone room, only Gui Li was left facing Baguio.
I don’t know how much time passed before the heavy stone door opened again. Gui Li slowly walked out of the ice stone chamber. He looked a little more haggard. He had just walked out of the stone chamber and suddenly, after taking a few steps, he suddenly
Stopping, on the passage not far from the stone chamber, the white figure of the nine-tailed fox was still standing there patiently.
Xiaobai looked at his appearance, sighed, and said, "You must be sad to see Baguio like that. It's really hard for you."
Gui Li shook his head numbly and said: "I'm fine."
Xiaobai walked up to him, patted his shoulder, and whispered: "Don't be discouraged, there is always hope."
Gui Li shuddered, turned to look at her, and opened his mouth slightly, but when Xiao Bai saw his expression, he already smiled bitterly and said: "Don't ask me, I don't know what to do now?"
Gui Li's face suddenly darkened, and he turned around silently. Just as he was about to take a step, there was a sudden buzz in his mind, and he felt the sky and the earth spinning. Instantly, his whole body became cold, and the cold energy in his body's energy suddenly rose up. Gui Li's surprise was no small matter.
, the cold breath that was causing trouble in his body at the moment was the demonic power of the Blood-devouring Pearl that he was very familiar with. However, in the past, especially after he had made great progress in practicing the three volumes of the Heavenly Book and the True Dharma, this cold breath had gradually gradually
I was restrained by him and stopped causing mischief. I don't know what happened today, but it suddenly broke out like this.
In less than a moment, under Xiao Bai's shocked eyes, all the blood on Gui Li's face disappeared, and it looked as if it was covered with a layer of frost. Moreover, within three feet of his body, a strange feeling gradually emanated from his body.
It was shrouded in dark green light, and there was a faint smell of fierce blood-eating in it.
Xiao Bai's face changed color, and he just stretched out his hand to help Gui Li, but as soon as his hand touched the dark green light, he immediately felt a force of demon-sucking power rushing towards him from the strange light. Xiao Bai frowned and took three steps back.
Only then did he avoid this demonic force. Xiao Hui, who was originally lying on Gui Li's shoulder, also realized something was wrong at this moment. He jumped away from Gui Li early and fell behind Xiao Bai. He opened his three eyes and stared blankly.
Owner.
A look of pain appeared on Gui Li's face, his cuffs suddenly moved, a cold breath flashed through, and the soul-eating magic wand slipped out. It did not fall to the ground, but floated in front of him, turning slowly, as if using
Strange and cold eyes stared at the man who had owned him for many years.
The flickering dark green light was stretching and contracting, and the air was filled with a strange atmosphere. Xiaobai's face was pale and his brows were furrowed, but this blood-devouring demonic power actually emanated from Gui Li's body. Even if he wanted to help Gui Li,
, except for this sudden demonic power, but the source is in Gui Li's own body, how can he do it? For a moment, Xiao Bai was at a loss.
Just when Gui Li's face became paler and paler, and he looked as if he couldn't even breathe, suddenly, a warm red light of pure sunlight shot out from his chest, which immediately counteracted a lot of the cold demonic power.
Li's expression changed, and he managed to sit down. His face instantly flashed with golden and blue light. Under the simultaneous urging of the two true methods of righteousness and righteousness in his body, the pure yang fire of "Xuan Huo Jian" became more and more powerful, gradually turning this cold and cold
The breath was suppressed, but by the time Gui Li fully recovered, it was already half an hour later.
At this moment, Gui Li's whole body was completely soaked. When he opened his eyes, what he saw was Xiao Bai's caring eyes.
Gui Li smiled bitterly, but said nothing, and slowly stood up. Xiao Bai looked at him and whispered: "Is it the blood-devouring bead?"
Gui Li picked up the soul-eating magic wand that had fallen to the ground at some point, took a deep look, and then put it back into his sleeve again.
The corners of Xiaobai's eyes twitched, and he suddenly took a step forward and said: "Don't think that others won't know if you don't tell them. Now the evil power of the Blood-devouring Bead has begun to bite back on you. In the past ten years, the energy, essence, and blood in your body have already...
Because you have been living with this evil thing day and night, it has become cold and vicious. Now you can escape death by chance. It's just that you are lucky and have obtained one of the only magic weapons in the world that can compete with the Blood-devouring Bead.
.But..." Her face seemed a little desolate, and even her voice became vicissitudes of life, "But, are you sure you can escape a few times? Will you be able to escape next time?"
Gui Li had been standing there with no expression on his haggard face, listening quietly to Xiao Bai's words. After a while, he whispered softly: "I'm not sure, but what can I do?"
Little Bai bit his lip with his white teeth and said angrily: "Don't pretend to be stupid with me, don't you know? Now you can only throw away this evil thing immediately, and then you take the Xuanhuo Jian to a Zhiyang place and use the earthly fire to urge it."
Using the mysterious fire to identify the pure yang entering the body is your only way to survive!"
Gui Li looked at Xiao Bai for a while and suddenly smiled. The smile seemed a bit incredibly innocent, just like the simple young man from Qingyun ten years ago.
Then, he slowly turned around, as if he had lost all strength, and walked slowly holding on to the wall. Xiao Hui immediately ran towards his master, and jumped onto Gui Li's shoulder.
Xiaobai stared blankly at that figure who was firm yet fragile at the same time, and suddenly said loudly: "Do you want to die? You just want to die in your heart, right?"
Gui Li paused for a moment, but did not look back or speak. After a moment, he continued to walk forward.
Xiaobai's voice came loudly from behind him: "Do you want to die? Stop dreaming! You owe so many people in this world that you haven't paid off yet, so you just want to die. It's impossible! You won't listen.
What I said is, okay, you are great, then I will go by myself, I will find the true secret of the 'Eight Ominous Mysterious Fire Array', and let you save yourself. Remember it for me, Baguio is still lying there
In the ice stone chamber, before she wakes up, you can't help but die even if you want to!..."
"I can't help you, I can't help you, I can't help you..." In the long passage, a faint echo came from the distance. Gui Li's face was pale, and his body slowly straightened up, but in the end he still didn't turn around to take another look.
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Dense forests, quiet valleys, and the morning in the Viper Valley were originally a quiet and peaceful place. But at this moment, the ground gradually trembled, the fishy smell became heavier and heavier, and the countless poisonous snakes that originally gathered and swam at the edge of the valley suddenly disappeared.
As if they vaguely sensed something, all these animals hid.
A sheet of black smoke appeared in the distance of the valley and quickly rushed towards the direction of the Viper Valley. A thick and choking smell came from the air, and the increasingly louder roars gradually converged into an overwhelming roar!
Getting closer!
"Roar ah ah ah ah..."
Astonishingly, there were countless monsters, such as evil ghosts and evil souls rushing out from the Nine Nether Underworld, with blood-red eyes, sharp fangs, and sharp roars, rushing towards them. All kinds of strange monsters and beasts gathered into an unstoppable surge.
In the face of this ferocious torrent, no one can stop or survive. Even the forest trees on both sides of the road were quickly swallowed up by the torrent amidst the loud roar.
Without hesitation or pause, this torrent rushed directly into the Valley of Poisonous Snakes, like a black tide rushing into the green ocean in an instant. In every corner of the forest, frightened poisonous snakes were constantly being thrown out, struggling desperately in the torrent.
, but without exception, they were instantly submerged. Even the poisonous colored mist in the forest could not stop this terrifying torrent of beast monsters. A dozen beast monsters rushing at the front fell to the ground and died, but more
Countless beast monsters rushed over unstoppably, stepping on the corpses of their companions. The powerful hurricane blew away the colorful poisonous mist in an instant and floated into the sky above the forest.
In the torrent of black beast monsters, there were four or five powerful monster beasts that looked dozens of times larger than ordinary monsters. They rushed forward with their men baring their teeth and claws. And at the entrance of the Viper Valley, there were still countless monsters.
Monsters keep coming.
The entire Viper Valley seems to be trembling at this moment. Everything looks like the doomsday scene of this world.
At the other end of the Viper Valley, the Ghost King standing on a high place took a deep breath. Although he had seen the power of the beast monster, the scene in front of him still changed his color. He calmed down, pondered for a moment, and then looked towards the Viper Valley.
Looking at the forest in the north, under the early morning sun, there is a faint reflection of light in the forest.
A sneer slowly appeared on the corner of the Ghost King's mouth: One day, you will all know who is the winner in the end?
He roared in his heart, and the look on his face gradually became hardened. Baguio is gone, so let's use the world to make up for it!
He slowly turned around, and in the dense forest behind him were the disciples of the Ghost King Sect. They stood densely packed in the forest, with high fighting spirit. The Ghost King looked at the people in front of him, and countless eyes were fixed on his face.
At that moment, who knew his mood?
The slowly raised arm seemed to become heavier. The distant roars and the gradually rising screams of panic seemed to be transmitted here. The Ghost King's expression suddenly changed again, and then he lifted the raised arm heavily.
Wave down.
The arm is like a knife, like a sharp blade cutting into the world, cutting off the last warmth and tearing apart the dreams we once had. The sound the arm makes in the wind seems like a broken bone piercing the chest!
Countless people, behind his majestic figure, let out passionate shouts, raised their sharp knives and rushed down the mountain. Their clothes were flying, the wind was blowing, and the trees in the forest were swaying, as if they were dancing wildly for this. The Ghost King stood in the crowd.
In the current, like a hard and cold rock, he turned around and looked at the forest to the north. There was also a commotion in the forest, which gradually spread.
The Ghost King laughed. He suddenly laughed loudly in the sea of people who were going to die. The laughter was so harsh, but no one dared to ask him a word. Only the sun that had just risen in the morning still carried a faint warmth.
I want to pounce on this crazy world!
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Seven days later, entrusted by Master Daoxuan, Master Puhong, Yun Yilan and other righteous leaders, a group of righteous disciples who set out from Qingyun Mountain arrived in the southwest. Because the matter was so important, the three major sects all sent their own
The most effective disciples, as if by coincidence, these people have already known each other for a long time.
Xiao Yicai, Lin Jingyu and Lu Xueqi from Qingyun Sect, Faxiang and Fashan from Tianyin Temple, Li Xun and Yan Hong from Fenxiang Valley, a group of seven people, set out from Qingyun Mountain, and were cautious along the way, walking day and night, trying their best to
Avoid conflicts with the beast monsters on the road, and rush to the southwest at full speed, hoping to find out why a large number of beast monsters suddenly converged on this place.
When these righteous disciples first set out on the road, although they knew that the trip was extremely dangerous, no one had any intention of shrinking back for the sake of the common people in the world. But by the seventh day after their trip, everyone's expressions had changed.
Pale, silent all day and night, including Xiao Yicai, who was best at talking, Fa Xiang behind Dingli, and even Li Xun, who had wanted to talk to Lu Xueqi along the way, all fell silent.
After a journey of thousands of miles, the further south you go, the more tragic the situation becomes. Either the entire villages and cities are littered with corpses and bones, or one village after another is deserted and the fertile fields have turned into scorched earth. No one knows that these beast monsters
Why is it still set on fire? Why is it so cruel and bloodthirsty? It’s like no one knows when this catastrophe will end.
The faint chirping of ghosts seems to echo forever in the wilderness of the south, telling the sad and tragic past.
After entering the southwest region, the group of people became more cautious, but they were faced with a huge trouble at this moment. First of all, they could not find the local residents at all. All the people either fled to the north before the beast monster came, or they died tragically.
In this catastrophe, these righteous disciples had no way to ask the locals about the movements of these beast monsters. On the other hand, most of the beast monsters could not understand the human language, even if they took the risk to capture a few beast monsters.
Monsters came over, but most of the people they asked were roaring and struggling. How could they ask for anything?
In desperation, after discussion, the group of people finally had no choice but to follow Xiao Yicai's suggestion and take risks to follow the beast monsters secretly. Wherever the beast monsters gathered, they would go there to see what these beast monsters were going to do. In this way, they followed in the southwest.
For three days and three nights, they were almost discovered several times by some beast monsters with keen senses, smells and hearings. Fortunately, Xiao Yicai, Fa Xiang, Lin Jingyu, etc. were all extremely smart people. Every time, at the critical moment of life and death, there were
They managed to escape without any danger. But despite this, they still gained nothing.
Just when they began to lose heart, by an accident, they discovered a crazy disciple of the Demon Cult in a forest where the beast monster was passing by. After careful questioning or patient coaxing, they gradually...
Knowing that the Beast Monster's large-scale entry into the southwest turned out to be a battle with the Demon Sect, and the result of the battle was that the Beast Monster won a complete victory. Almost all the three major factions of the Demon Sect, who were once arrogant, were here.
The entire army was wiped out in this battle.
This news immediately shocked everyone, and among the crowd, Lu Xueqi, who was standing farthest away, looked particularly pale!
Looking at this poor man who huddled up in a ball and kept muttering "monster, monster" in his mouth, and who suddenly trembled all over and screamed in fear from time to time, the hearts of the Seven Righteous People were cast with a heavy shadow.
Xiao Yicai coughed, looked at Faxiang, and said: "Brother Faxiang, we have a general understanding of the situation now. What do you think we should do?"
The Dharma Minister frowned, glanced at the poor man huddled on the ground, sighed, and said: "Amitabha, it's a sin, it's a sin." After a pause, the Dharma Minister slowly said, "Everyone, in fact, we are on this trip.
The purpose is now generally known, and the young monk thinks it is better for us to go back to the mountain first and report the current situation to a few teachers."
"No!"
Suddenly, a cold voice came from the side, and everyone was stunned. The speaker was actually Lu Xueqi, the most taciturn person along the way. The Dharma Prime Minister was a little surprised and said: "Junior Sister Lu, do you have any other opinions? Please tell me."
Lu Xueqi's face was still very pale, but her voice was extremely calm, and she said calmly: "Everything we know now is from the mouth of this demon sect disciple who has been frightened crazy. Moreover, when he spoke just now, he was confused.
After over and over again, many places are based on our own guesses. If we just think that we have completed the tasks ordered by the division commanders, I think it is inappropriate."
The Faxiang fell silent, and everyone looked at each other. After a moment, the Faxiang nodded and said, "Yes, what Junior Sister Lu said is indeed reasonable. The young monk was too impatient just now."
Xiao Yicai pondered for a moment and said: "What Junior Sister Lu said makes some sense, but we have been investigating the southwest day and night these days, but we have no clue at all. Are we going to continue to investigate like this in the future?"
The corner of Lu Xueqi's mouth moved, but she didn't say anything. Obviously, she couldn't think of any good solution to the current dilemma. But at this moment, Li Xun, who had been looking at Lu Xueqi from time to time, suddenly took a step forward and said
: "I have a way, which may have some hope."
Everyone was surprised. Even Lu Xueqi glanced at Li Xun a few more times. Fa Xiang said happily: "Seriously, please tell me, Senior Brother Li."
Li Xun took a deep breath to prevent himself from looking at Lu Xueqi's eyes, and said: "I listened carefully to what this madman said just now, and I heard him mention a place name several times called 'Viper Valley'. I wonder if you guys paid attention.
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Xiao Yicai nodded and said: "Yes, I noticed it too. I have heard about this Poisonous Snake Valley before. Legend has it that it is a valley deep in the mountains in the southwest, where countless poisonous snakes gather, and there is a highly poisonous miasma in the forest.
, the middleman died immediately, no one has ever dared to enter this forest. After many years, no one knows the specific location of this valley anymore."
Lin Jingyu suddenly said: "Senior Brother Li, does he think that the battle between the beast monster and the demon sect is taking place in the legendary Viper Valley?"
Li Xun nodded and said decisively: "Yes, from my inference, the decisive battle took place in the Poisonous Snake Valley. What's more, I think this Poisonous Snake Valley may be the headquarters of one of the three major sects of the Demon Sect. As long as
If we can find it, we can naturally find out whether what this lunatic said is true?"
Yan Hong, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "But senior brother, many days have passed. Let's not say whether we can find the Viper Valley at this moment. Even if we find it, the scene there may not remain the same..."
Li Xun said coldly: "Junior sister, have you forgotten that those cruel beast monsters will indeed set fire to eat people, but after setting fires, there will be ruins. The beast monsters eat people, but they will not eat bones!"
Everyone's expressions changed. Yan Hong turned even pale after hearing this, and suddenly felt nauseated and vomited. Apparently, all the tragic things they had seen along the way had gradually reached the psychological limit of this woman.
Li Xun sighed and stopped talking. Fa Xiang and Fa Shan recited the Buddha's name in a low voice at the same time. Xiao Yicai shook his head, walked over to Yan Hong, and comforted her in a low voice. When Yan Hong's expression gradually calmed down, he turned around.
He slowly walked over to the demon sect disciple who was still shivering on the ground and squatted down.
"Do you know where the Poisonous Snake Valley is?" Xiao Yicai tried his best to make his voice softer, sounding a bit gentle, but the demon sect disciple shook his body, buried his head lower, and said nothing.
Xiao Yicai asked three more times, but the demon sect disciple seemed to be deaf and had no response at all.
Xiao Yicai stood up slowly and looked at everyone. No one spoke. Xiao Yicai sighed and said, "What should I do?"
Li Xun, who was standing aside, frowned and suddenly strode up to the demon sect disciple, picked him up and asked loudly: "Where are those monsters killing people?"
The demon sect disciple's body was shaken violently. An expression of extreme fear suddenly appeared on his face. He opened his mouth wide, and a moment later he let out a sharp scream. But Li Xun, with a heart of stone, held on tightly and shouted loudly:
"Where are those monsters killing and eating people?"
"ah!……"
The demon sect disciples who were deeply in fear were trembling all over, their teeth were chattering, and their eyes were full of fear, but their heads were looking towards the north involuntarily. Li Xun's eyes were focused and he said anxiously: "To the north, isn't it?
?”
The demon sect disciple suddenly tilted his head and his whole body went limp. Everyone was shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to check, only to see that the man's pupils were dilated. When he probed the end of his nose, he was no longer breathing. He was actually dead.
Li Xun slowly put down the man's body, stood up, and faced the north. Everyone followed his gaze and saw that in the distance of the forest, even though it was a clear day, there seemed to be a blood-colored cloud covering it. (Unfinished)