After asking Wen Siyue about the location of the wind-splitting beast's lair, Bai Ran casually left a bottle of elixir for the woman to take and refine. Wen Siyue was naturally very grateful, and she immediately went into seclusion to refine the elixir.
Bai Ran entered another secret room, preparing to study the newly acquired copper pieces.
Now he is sitting cross-legged in the secret room, carefully looking at the things in his hands.
Only one side of the copper plate had words engraved on it, while the other side showed an extremely weird picture, actually depicting a monster with three heads and six arms.
This monster's three eyes widened with anger, and its six arms were raised to the sky. I don't know what its purpose was.
After frowning for a while, Bai Ran took out the animal skin book and compared the words on the two items.
Only then did he discover that the text on the copper plate and the text on the animal skin book were mostly the same in structure, but there were some subtle differences. It was as if they came from the same source but evolved into different fonts.
Unable to discern anything from the surface, Bai Ran poured mana into the copper piece without hesitation.
As the mana was injected into the copper piece, it made a low-pitched sound and trembled automatically.
Suddenly there was a strong light, and half of the copper plate shot out a yellow beam of light, which shot onto the opposite stone wall.
A moving ancient scroll was immediately displayed.
Bai Ran felt happy at first, but when he saw it, he was stunned again.
A humanoid monster with scales all over its body and a single horn on its head first appeared in the painting. The monster's appearance was exactly the same as the three-headed and six-armed monster engraved on the back of the copper plate, but at this time it was still a head. .
Bai Ran was wondering.
After a flash of light, the monster in the painting sat cross-legged on the ground, making a strange handprint with both hands, and its whole body twisted slightly, assuming a strange posture.
Bai Ran showed a look of astonishment.
After a while, the handprints of the monster in the painting changed, its body twisted again, and it changed into a more peculiar sitting posture.
In this way, every once in a while, the humanoid monster changes its posture and handprints inexplicably, as if it is practicing some kind of skill.
After half an hour, the copper plate dimmed and the picture disappeared.
Bai Ran carefully counted and found that the monster in the painting had taken a total of thirty-six poses.
Bai Ran rubbed his nose and looked at the things in his hands, with a strange look on his face.
Although he didn't know what the text on the copper plate contained, it seemed from the picture that this object was definitely not belonging to a human monk, but actually recorded the skills of a demon cultivator.
He had never known before that high-level monsters could actually practice martial arts. Aren't monsters born with the ability to swallow spiritual energy and practice it on their own?
Judging from the fact that the practitioners of the technique are monsters that can transform into human forms, this technique is definitely not trivial.
However, when Bai Ran looked at the copper piece in his hand, his face turned into a dumbfounded expression. Even if he could understand the words on it, would he dare to practice the demon cultivator's technique?
Besides, he doesn't lack any high-level skills now! The complete set of Xuanyin Sutra is still sitting quietly in his storage bag.
Thinking about it this way, no wonder the dark-skinned monk would trade this thing out of thin air. It is completely useless!
Bai Ran felt as if he had been deceived, and felt a little depressed.
Since the words on the copper plate were the unique inheritance of the demon cultivator, no matter how many human classics he searched, he would not find any clues.
From this point of view, there is no need to bother to understand the content in the animal skin book. It is probably also some kind of demon cultivation technique.
Bai Ran took a long breath, threw the two things into the storage bag with a gloomy look, and walked out of the stone room.
Bai Ran was naturally a little disappointed when his expectations failed.
However, he quickly adjusted his mood and prepared to leave this place and go to the abyss.
The matter of the Demonic Grass is the most important thing to him, and it is directly related to whether he can advance to a higher level on the path of cultivating immortality!
After taking the five-color beads, he felt that his cultivation aptitude had been changing for the better over the years.
Nowadays, although he cannot compare with those with extraordinary talents such as "Heavenly Spiritual Root" and "Foreign Spiritual Root", in terms of absorbing spiritual energy and transforming spiritual power, he is almost as good as the Three Spiritual Root monks.
The Heaven-Building Pill is truly well-deserved! It gives Bai Ran more hope in condensing Nascent Soul on his own.
When Bai Ran came out, Wen Siyue was still refining the medicinal power in the solitary room. It was estimated that she would not be able to leave the solitary life for less than two or three months.
Bai Ran did not disturb the woman. After thinking about it, he left several magic weapons and the formula for controlling the cave formation in her bedroom, and then left the place alone.
In the sky above the island, Bai Ran looked around, and after figuring out the direction, he turned into a blue rainbow and headed towards the abyss.
Along the way, Bai Ran encountered several monsters, which he killed without any courtesy.
Occasionally, he encountered human monks, but Bai Ran ignored them and flew past them from a distance.
A month later, Bai Ran finally approached the Qiyuan sea area.
At this time, he began to restrain his aura and began to hide his whereabouts.
This place is the lair of high-level monsters, so Bai Ran is naturally extremely cautious and doesn't dare to take any chances.
Sure enough, on the road below, Bai Ran frequently encountered various monsters, but finally his concealment skills were amazing enough, and he still managed to approach the sea area here without any risk.
A few days later, Bai Ran stopped moving forward. In the air, he looked at a small island vaguely visible in the distance, with a solemn look on his face.
The eighth-level monster beast's lair that Wen Siyue mentioned is on this island.
Bai Ran didn't dare to rush in boldly. If the adult Wind Splitting Beast was in its lair on the island, he would just die.
For the same reason, he did not dare to release his spiritual consciousness and take a cursory glance at the island.
So, Bai Ran found a rock out of the water far away from the island and set up a small magic array nearby.
I was sitting there practicing meditation while patiently monitoring the direction of the island.
When he was unsure of the movements of the eighth-level monster, he did not dare to act easily.
It's a pity that Nishang Grass has no effect on attracting monsters above level eight. Otherwise, if he used this grass to attract the adult Wind Splitting Beast, he wouldn't have to work so hard.
Now I can only suffer.
Time passed day by day, Bai Ran stood on the reef, watching the island from a distance, staying there for several months.
No monsters were seen on the island.
No matter how patient Bai Ran was, she couldn't hold back her anger.
"Could it be that the adult monster is not on the island, or the Wind Splitting Beast has abandoned its lair. The island is empty." Bai Ran became a little suspicious.
Another month later, there is still no result.
In desperation, Bai Ran finally made up his mind to enter the island to see what happened.
He can't really spend several years on this rock!
In the early morning of the next day, when the sky was just getting bright, Bai Ran gathered all the spiritual energy in his body without leaking, and quietly drove the escape light and landed on the small island.
After months of secret observation on this small island, he already knew it well.
After flying to the halfway point of a rocky mountain, Bai Ran saw a dark cave entrance hidden by several huge rocks, just as Wen Siyue said beforehand, which was several feet in size.
Bai Ran's eyes narrowed slightly, and after casting several auxiliary spells on his body, his figure suddenly disappeared into thin air.
After turning invisible, Bai Ran walked in carefully and slowly released his consciousness, constantly detecting the surroundings.
This cave is very deep and goes straight down. The further you go, the more humid you feel.
After a cup of tea, Bai Ran appeared at a corner and stopped, with a trace of nervousness on his face.
Bai Ran slowly closed his eyes and scanned the front with his consciousness.
After a moment, a strange look appeared on his face.
Bai Ran pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and walked around the corner.
Suddenly, a huge natural cave appeared in front of me. It was hundreds of feet wide and more than ten feet high.
A faint green light shone on the stone walls and cave roof, and in the middle was a steaming blue pool.
Around the pool, there are some weird vegetation growing.
Bai Ran's eyes immediately fell on the grass and trees, those few inch-long black grasses, and there was a faint look of excitement in his eyes.
This is the demon companion grass he has been looking for!
Only the demon-companion grass near level eight monsters is black, while below level eight it is gray.
When he looked blankly at the pool in the middle, the joy on his face flashed away, and his expression became solemn.
If the Wind Splitting Beast was in the cave, it would most likely be under this pool. Although he had already scanned the pool with his spiritual consciousness, the pool turned out to be unfathomable. He only scanned a small part of it.
, he withdrew his consciousness in shock.
Bai Ran licked his lips and did not hesitate any longer. After a flash of figure, his person appeared at the edge of the pool. Then he patted the storage bag lightly with one hand, and a jade box appeared in his hand, and the other
His hand quickly reached towards the ground to grab the void.
Several demon-companing grasses that he had already spotted flew straight into the jade box with their roots covered with mud.
There was a "click" sound.
Bai Ran closed the jade box neatly, with a hint of joy on his face.
It's really unexpected that the demon companion grass can be obtained so easily.
However, you can't stay here for long! Bai Ran was about to turn around, and when he was flying out of here, a faint voice sounded from behind.
"You stayed nearby for so long just for these few plants. Human monks are really a bit strange!" These were the words of a strange man.
Bai Ran's expression changed drastically, and his face turned extremely ugly!
But then he forced himself to calm down. After a moment of stature, he turned around with a gloomy expression.
Where he entered, there stood a demon cultivator in green robes, looking at him with curiosity.
As soon as he saw the other person's appearance clearly, Bai Ran's mouth felt bitter for a while.
This demon has a silver crown on his head and hemp shoes on his feet. Except for his small green eyes and his horny pointed nose, the rest of his body is just like a human man.
Bai Ran's eyelids twitched wildly a few times.
How could such a monster that almost completely transformed into a human form be an eighth-level monster? Could it be the legendary ninth- or tenth-level monster?
Bai Ran's body suddenly stiffened. Although he already had the Five Elements Ring and a spirit beast bag in his hand, he didn't dare to take action rashly.
"Your Majesty, you've already noticed this." Bai Ran felt that his voice was dry and unpleasant.
But when the demon cultivator opposite heard this, his expression changed and he chuckled softly.
"Yes, I discovered it the day you first arrived. At first, I thought you were just a passing human monk, so I didn't pay much attention. Who knew that in the following days, you would actually stay on a nearby reef?
I won’t leave. This aroused Feng Mou’s interest.” The green-robed demon cultivator narrowed his eyes and said, revealing a pair of snow-white teeth.
I don't know if there was some misunderstanding, but Bai Ran felt that the other party's teeth were too sharp, and there was a faint cold light shining in his heart.
"The surname is Feng? So, the other party is really the adult Wind Splitting Beast." Bai Ran thought with her heart sinking even more.
"In that case, why didn't you take action earlier?" Bai Ran asked with a forced smile.
"I would have liked to see fellow Taoist monks earlier. However, Feng has just completed the second stage of his transformation and is in the process of stabilizing his body. It is not appropriate to forcefully go out. Now that I have just completed my solidification, I am about to leave. But I didn't expect that,
My friend actually came to my lair by himself. This really surprised Feng." Wind Splitting Beast said with a weird smile on his face.
"Second level of transformation? Could it be the ninth level that you just entered." Bai Ran's face turned a little pale, and the hand holding the Five Elements Ring was dripping with cold sweat.
"Level nine? This is how you humans classify our monster clan. Yes, the second stage of our transformation period is equivalent to what you call the ninth-level monster." This monster is an adult Split Wind Beast.
Xiu, blinked his eyes and replied casually.
Hearing the other party's frank admission, Bai Ran became silent. But after a moment, the corners of his mouth twitched into a wry smile.
If it were an eighth-level monster, he would still have a slight chance of survival at his own expense. But facing a ninth-level monster cultivator, he almost gave up the idea of leaving.
It seemed that his own downfall was really unavoidable.
Thinking of this, Bai Ran stopped talking. Suddenly he opened his mouth and sprayed out more than a dozen green lights, surrounding himself.
Then he raised one hand to take out the spirit beast bag.
But at this moment, the demon cultivator opposite made a move.
Bai Ran's eyes flashed, and with a flick of his hand, the spirit beast bag was snatched away by the opponent.
Although the dozens of flying swords protecting his body were blocked by his spirit, the opponent's speed was too fast. Before he could strike down, the opponent had already retreated to his original position.
After Bai Ran was shocked, his face turned blue.
How could he forget that the Split Wind Beast was originally a high-level monster known for its speed.
And the speed of the level 9 Wind Splitting Beast, at such a close distance, is probably almost the same as teleportation. How can he hurt the opponent?
In an instant, all kinds of messy thoughts poured out in my mind.
A strange color of blood appeared on his extremely white and livid face.
He pressed the storage bag with one hand, and a bright golden ball appeared in his hand.
Bai Ran quickly raised his hand and swallowed the ball in one gulp. Then he looked at the green-robed demon cultivator opposite and said nothing.
He had already thought about it. Before he died, he must use the evil-proof thunder to detonate the dried blue beads in his belly.
In this way, even if the other party cannot die together, it will definitely cause the other party to be severely injured.
Seeing Bai Ran's strange behavior, the Split Wind Beast showed a hint of surprise on his face. But then he smiled indifferently.
"Hey! Why are fellow Taoists so impatient? I didn't say I wanted to harm fellow Taoists!" He grabbed the spirit beast bag, tossed it around casually, and said with a strange expression on his face.
"What do you mean? Aren't you demon cultivators killing human cultivators?" Bai Ran frowned and said in a cold voice.
He didn't want to be teased by the other party before he died.
"The people who are now at war with you humans are only about the affairs of the nearby sea clan. Feng is not under their jurisdiction. I just like the Phosphorus Fire Tan here and I will settle here temporarily." The wind-splitting beast curled its mouth and shook its head.
Bai Ran was stunned!
Only then did I remember that the Split Wind Beast is a monster between a sea monster and a monster bird. It cannot be completely regarded as a sea monster. And judging from the other party's tone, it doesn't seem to be a local monster cultivator.
Did the other party really have no intention of killing him? Bai Ran's face became uncertain.
After a moment, Bai Ran took back all the flying swords in his body with a wave of his hand, and his expression softened slightly.
Since Feijian can't deal with the opponent at all, I might as well be a bachelor. If the opponent deceives me, the worst he can do is use dry blue ice beads to blow himself up.
When Bai Ran saw it, he took the magic weapon back. The split wind beast showed a satisfied look.
"I like to deal with smart humans. I'll give this back to you first." The man didn't even look at what was in the spirit beast bag and threw it back to Bai Ran.
Bai Ran raised his hand to catch it, feeling more at ease.
"Fellow Taoist, are you interested in being a guest in this real cave? This is the first time Feng has invited a human monk?" The demon cultivator stared at Bai Ran and said something that was beyond his expectation...
Although the Split Wind Beast said so politely, Bai Ran dared to refuse, so he could only nodded with a wry smile.
Seeing that Bai Ran agreed, the Split Wind Beast showed a bit of joy on his face.
Without saying anything, he raised his hand, and a cyan ball of light appeared in his hand. Then the ball of light instantly enlarged, covering Bai Ran within it.
A strange color flashed on Bai Ran's face, but he did not resist. After seeing a flash of green light, he pulled him to the side of the Wind Splitting Beast.
With a "pop" sound, the ball of light brought the two of them directly into the pool. Then they fell straight down.
Because the light ball itself emits a faint green light, Bai Ran can clearly see the nearby water world.
I don't know if it's because of the weirdness of the water in the pool, but except for a palm-sized white strange fish, there were no other fish nearby.
There are no shrimps, seaweed or anything like that.
Seeing that Bai Ran seemed to be very curious about the scenery under the pool, the split wind beast smiled lightly and said nothing.
After about a meal, the photomask stopped sinking, and after a slight shock, it flew to one side.
In the blink of an eye, a huge black stone door appeared in front of you. The white light flashed on the stone door, and it seemed that there was a restriction.
"Here we are, this is Feng's dwelling. I hope fellow Taoist won't laugh at you." The Split Wind Beast pointed at the stone door and said extremely politely.
Bai Ran forced a smile and didn't say anything.
Seeing that the light mask directly hit the stone door, the stone door opened on its own.
Suddenly, the light mask passed through a layer of white curtain, sending the two of them into a dry passage.
This passage is colorful, and the stone walls are inlaid with large longan pearls of various colors, which complement each other like daylight.
"Fellow Taoist, please!" The cracking wind beast looked at Bairan with a look of surprise, and couldn't help but feel a little proud.
These round beads are not just ordinary pearls. They were obtained by going deep into the depths of the seabed and specifically looking for psychic shellfish that have lived for thousands of years. Each has some miraculous effects of repelling water and warding off fire.
Bai Ran looked at the passage in front of him, and he really didn't want to go in, but under the gaze of the ninth-level monster beside him, he still took the first step.
The green-robed wind-splitting beast followed closely behind.
The passage is not too long, and in a blink of an eye, we arrive at a gorgeous hall decorated with corals of various colors.
In the center of the hall, there is a pure white jade table, and several chairs also carved from beautiful jade. There is an antique small tripod in each corner, with a black incense candle as thick as a finger inserted in the tripod, and there is a faint sound.