It also took half a day to go up the mountain when I came here.
I walked down the mountain for half a day today, but I couldn't even see the shadow of the foot of the mountain.
Xia Shang was very dull all the way, and he no longer felt as free and unrestrained as when he left.
Ji Zi felt that something was wrong with Xia Shang now, and she was a little scared to be around him.
After walking for half a day, Ji Zi could no longer walk. Seeing Xia Shang still rushing on, he finally couldn't help but remind him: "Xia, can we rest for a while."
Xia Shang stopped and pointed to the ground: "Then take a rest for a while."
Jizi breathed a sigh of relief and lay down directly on the slope. Xia Shang sat beside her in silence.
After a while, Yoshiko sat up, looked around, and whispered: "Xia, why do I have a feeling that we seem to be spinning around? According to my memory, we should be able to see the foot of the mountain by this time, shouldn't we?"
It’s still the way these mountains overlap.”
"Hmm..." Xia Shang nodded simply. He had already noticed the current situation.
"What should we do?" Yoshiko was a little anxious.
"The old Taoist has arranged a formation on this mountain, so we can circle around inside, but no one from outside can get in."
"Is it the same as the formation you made in the deserted village?"
"The effects are the same, but the formations are different, and the methods of cracking them are also different. So it will be more difficult now."
"The old man actually hides it so well? I can't tell he has such a powerful ability!"
"Hmph... who knows?" Xia Shang snorted coldly, "Maybe all this was left by the ancestor of Qingshui Temple. He just took advantage of it."
"Xia, I believe you. Your formation is better than his, and you will definitely be able to find a way to get out. And, if this is really the case, maybe 04 is already looking for us, but he doesn't know there is one here.
Formation, so I haven’t been able to get in.”
"hope so."
"That……"
"You should rest first and don't interfere with my thinking."
Ji Zi quickly shut up, for fear of disturbing Xia Shang's thinking about how to break the formation.
In fact, according to Xia Shang's ability, it is not difficult to decipher the formation here. After all, he found a formation book by a truly enlightened person in the Sutra Pavilion in Zhaori Mountain.
Now Xia Shang understands the formation that can make a whole piece of heaven and earth disappear from the world.
The previous formations built based on mountains and forests were just childish.
However, this formation that should not have been an obstacle now blocked Xia Shang's path. The fundamental reason was that Xia Shang was confused.
What Xia Shang is thinking about now is not at all the formation in front of him, if it is what the old Taoist said.
Xia Shang did not admit the inner demon mentioned by the old Taoist, but he believed it in his heart.
First of all, the origin of the black beads in his body is unknown. Although he has saved his life many times, his whole body is pitch black with a cold aura, which always gives people an ominous feeling.
Secondly, after the black beads appeared, Xia Shang often behaved uncontrollably.
The most obvious thing is that when it comes to facing women, he has almost no inner control. As long as there is an opportunity and as long as the woman is willing, Xia Shang will never refuse. Otherwise, how could he have slept with Ji Zi?
Although it was harmless to women, Xia Shang could feel obvious changes in himself. He was not like this before.
Furthermore, regarding the idea of inner demons, I first heard it from Monk Cao Deng when he was dying. Before his death, Monk Cao Deng said that he was looking forward to what Xia Shang would become in the future, and that the Book of Heaven would breed inner demons.
At that time, Xia Shang didn't care at all, but after going to Shuiyue Villa, Yue Haitang specifically reminded Xia Shang to use the Heavenly Book carefully and deal with inner demons carefully. There was even Shui who was controlled by the inner demon and had to lock himself in the mountains.
The ancestor of Yueshan Villa.
That's a living example.
After that, Xia Shang put the matter of inner demons in his mind. At that time, he simply believed that only those who had practiced the Heavenly Book would have inner demons.
Later, Zhang Kui practiced the Heavenly Book and his personality became withdrawn and uncontrollable. This was the first sign of the inner demon.
Recently, my disciple Xue Lengxiang also practiced the Heavenly Book and killed more than 300 people without any psychological burden.
What is even more terrifying is the emperor, who is a monster driven mad by his inner demons. With his almost immortal strength, he can do a lot of cruel things, even his own children.
The shadow created by the inner demons on Xia Shang can be said to be deep-rooted. I still remember the moment when I took the broken sword and stabbed Lu Lu to death. Xia Shang recalled that his mind was completely blank at that time, as if his body was controlled by something.
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After listening to the old Taoist words again, Xia Shang was already doubting whether there was an inner demon in his body...
No, he should be thinking about how to deal with his inner demons.
The inner demon is like a stone weighing in his heart. If this matter is not dealt with properly, Xia Shang will not have any more thoughts to think about the formation.
First of all, Xia Shang needs to confirm whether he has inner demons and what are his inner demons?
Xia Shang thought for a long time that there was no way to verify the existence of such an ethereal thing as the inner demon.
After much deliberation, Xia Shang simply found a stone and placed it on a large smooth stone, and then began to carve the chessboard seriously.
After drawing the chessboard, Xia Shang copied the "Xianren Yin" chess game completely from his memory.
Finally, he said to Yoshiko: "No matter what happens later, don't disturb me, okay?"
Jizi was stunned: "Huh?"
"Anyway, don't interrupt my thoughts. If I go crazy and threaten you, just stay away, okay?"
"Xia, what are you going to do?"
Xia Shang did not answer, and his thoughts returned to the chess game.
Facing the chess game again, Xia Shang wanted to use the chess game to draw out his inner demons and see how terrifying his inner demons really were.
It's just that Xia Shang's idea was too simple, and when he faced the chess game for the second time, he didn't have the same state of mind as when he faced the chess game for the first time.
Because Xia Shang already knew about the chess game and the trap behind it, it was impossible to pretend not to know, and it was impossible to fall into it again.
Xia Shang stayed on the stone for more than an hour, and finally gave up.
Regarding his inner demons, Xia Shang was even a little frustrated and didn't know what to do.
After thinking for a while, Xia Shang decided to deal with the Japanese pirate incident first and then study his inner demons when he had time.
After another half an hour, Xia Shang finally calmed down.
Once the state of mind changes, the formation in front of you is no longer worth mentioning.
"Let's go." Xia Shang shouted calmly.
Jizi followed Xia Shang's footsteps.
This time it didn't look any different, I kept looking at a lower place.
But less than a quarter of an hour later, Yoshiko was pleasantly surprised to find that it was no longer a simple mountain forest, but there were some obvious signs of human activity.
"Be careful, these traces are very new, and it seems that there are more than one person..."