The giant beast seemed to know that something was wrong, and roared loudly, blowing out a stream of cold wind from its mouth.
The arrows flying in the face were blown by the wind, not only swaying here and there, but also instantly covered with a layer of crystal black ice. They fell one after another without touching the body of the giant beast.
As for the heavier spears and the like, although they pierced the huge body of the giant beast, their lethality was greatly reduced by the strong wind, and they only barely caused some skin injuries. Instead, they stimulated the beast to become even more violent.
I saw this beast being furious, its eyes suddenly flashing with blood, and then there was a "bang" sound, and some of the hard hairs on its neck stood up one by one, making it look extremely terrifying.
Bai Ran saw the scene on the roof and was stunned. Before he understood the intention of this beast, he saw the huge beast lowered its head, and its hair that was standing on end instantly turned into countless black lights, shooting towards the stone wall.
Everyone on the wall seemed to have known that this beast had this trick. Although everyone looked nervous, they still shouted and neatly raised various large shields in their hands.
The sound of "crack, crackle, crackle" came from the shield like a shower.
Although the black light penetrated several inches deep into the shield, most of it was finally blocked. However, there were also some people who lacked protection and were directly penetrated by the black light. They immediately turned back and fell down the stone wall, not knowing whether they were alive or dead.
Others had no time to worry about the life and death of these people, and under a loud command from one person, another batch of spears and arrows were shot out, but most of them were also blown away by the evil wind of the giant beast.
However, this beast seems to only have a piece of hard hair on its neck that can shoot out. Although it screamed and screamed when it was stabbed, it just struggled desperately to get up. There was no other way to fight back.
But the tentacles transformed by the purple mist firmly trapped his feet, and he would not relax for a moment at all.
After repeating the long-range attacks five or six times in a row, the evil wind in the giant beast's mouth finally weakened rapidly and no longer had the power it started with.
At this time, the number of bows, arrows and spears on the stone wall suddenly increased, and the giant beast was pierced densely like a hedgehog.
Under this situation, the beast seemed not to be seriously injured, and it was still roaring with great energy. It kept waving the huge black stick in its hand, making craters on the nearby ground.
Seeing this, Bai Ran couldn't help but feel slightly frightened by the beast's rough skin, thick flesh and strength.
The people in the village seem to have their own methods of dealing with this beast.
Immediately, a group of strong and burly men quickly ran up the stone wall.
They carried no weapons except a few giant spears three to four feet long under their ribs. As soon as these people climbed onto the wall, they immediately raised their spears, made a few gestures, and pointed them at the huge beast.
The body was thrown hard.
The sound of "whoosh" and "whoosh" shot through the air made Bai Ran behind him change his expression slightly.
These people all had strong internal strength. They threw these giant spears as easily as grass and grass. Their force was as fierce as a strong crossbow.
Immediately, blood flowers the size of a bowl bloomed all over the giant beast's body, and all the giant spears were inserted into the beast's body, nailing it to the ground alive, and the original fierce flames disappeared.
.
There were loud cheers on the stone wall, and everyone looked relieved. At this time, the purple mist wrapped around the feet of the giant beast finally dissipated and disappeared.
Some people hurriedly lowered the wooden door in excitement, holding swords and preparing to go out to kill the beast, while others began to rescue their injured companions.
But before the wooden door was completely lowered, the giant beast, which had lowered its head, suddenly looked up to the sky and roared like a flashback. Then, with a strong wave of one arm, the giant stick of more than ten feet was thrown out violently.
The giant stick flew far into the sky, flew straight to the center of the village, and fell down with an astonishing momentum.
Those below were women and children who rushed out happily when they saw that the giant beast was about to die. Seeing that seven or eight villagers were about to be smashed into meat, the others' expressions changed greatly and they screamed in surprise.
But at this moment, a figure flashed and flew straight towards the fallen giant tree. After a low roar, the person waved his hands and hit the middle part of the giant stick hard.
There was a loud noise, and the black wood flew out diagonally, landing in an empty space with no one around.
The man landed lightly on the ground, moving gracefully and freely. It was the somewhat stern white-faced middle-aged man.
The rescued male and female villagers breathed a huge sigh of relief, and immediately surrounded this person with grateful faces and thanked him profusely. But this person just waved his hand indifferently and returned to his original position.
However, a strange color flashed across Bai Ran's face. This was because after the man saved the person, he inadvertently looked towards him and gave him a cold look.
Although I didn't know what he meant, it was obvious that he didn't like it.
Bai Ran frowned, and while he was still wondering what was wrong, the wooden door had been lowered, and dozens of young and strong men rushed out of the village, killing the giant beast that could not afford to be seriously injured.
But these people didn't give up yet. Someone used a long white knife to split the head of the giant beast. Then after a bloody groping, he suddenly raised one hand, and a green crystal the size of a thumb appeared in his hand.
.The man shouted in surprise, and the nearby bystanders became excited after a commotion.
Seeing this scene, Bai Ran blinked his eyes and suddenly felt that the green crystal stone seemed familiar, as if he had seen it there before.
He lowered his head in confusion and thought about it for a while, then an idea flashed in his mind and he suddenly started thinking about it.
In the inner hall of Xutian Temple, all the puppet remains he obtained seemed to have a similar green crystal. Could it be that they were really the same thing? Bai Ran murmured a little!
But after Bai Ran looked at it for a while, he jumped out of the stone house without saying a word.
The fat old man and several elders had re-entered the hall. He still had a lot of questions and wanted to ask them clearly.
Mei Ning saw Bai Ran returning to the hall, and walked in with her head lowered. After seeing the giant beast fighting just now, she seemed to know the danger here, and a trace of sadness appeared on her face.
When Bai Ran walked in, the old man and several other elders sat back in their original seats.
Seeing Bai Ran walk in, the old man smiled. Just when he was about to say something, a tall and strong man walked in quickly, holding the green crystal in his hand.
"Great Elder! This is the Yinming beast crystal inside the head of Haughty Cunning. Please take a look at it." The strong man put the crystal on the stone table in front of the old man and said respectfully.
"Thank you for your hard work again this time.= Taking advantage of the eruption of the Jue Ling Qi, Xin Shi and the others brought back some fish and shrimp. After a while, everyone will get some more, which is considered a consolation." The old man was happy to see this crystal stone.
said.
"Thank you, elders!" The strong man suddenly showed a look of surprise, and with this order he left the hall with satisfaction.
Bai Ran stayed aside and watched coldly.
"The monsters you two saw just now are the cunning Yin beasts unique to this place. It must have surprised you two! Although this Yin Netherland is only a hundred miles in size, there are monster beasts, humans and all kinds of creatures living there.
All kinds of underworld beasts." The old man carefully took the green crystal into his arms, then turned his head and said seriously to Bai Ran.
"Are there any monsters here?" Bai Ran was a little surprised.
"Of course, whenever the space here is torn apart, no matter what the monks or monsters are, they will be treated equally and will not be let go." The old man showed a wry smile, but after a pause, he continued.
"The demonic beasts here can't use magic either. But their demonic bodies that have been tempered for thousands of times are extremely powerful. We humans and the underworld beasts can't provoke them. Fortunately, they usually only stay in a few fixed places, so underworld.
They feed on beasts and never go out easily. The threat to us humans is not great. But these Yin beasts are different. They were born on their own based on the Yin and Underworld energy here, and they are born to like to devour people.
Human flesh and blood. Almost every once in a while, powerful underworld beasts will come to human villages. Although most of them will be repelled by the people in the village, occasionally smaller villages will be defeated and the entire village will be devoured.
It's a clean thing. On the contrary, we killed such a ferocious beast today, but not long after, the same one was born again from the place where the Yin energy condensed. These Yin beasts are simply inexhaustible."
"From what you said, there is not just one human village here. Are there several others?" Bai Ran was silent for a while and asked slowly.
"Of course there are. Although not too many, there are about seven or eight places. They are distributed throughout the land of the underworld. Because the food here is very scarce. Except for a few limited pieces of land that can grow some edible coarse grains, the rest of the ground
Because the Yin Qi is too heavy, no grass can grow at all. And most of the Yin beasts here contain highly toxic substances in their bodies. Although the stomachs of those monster beasts don't care about these things, we humans
They are bound to die if they are sticky! Except for a few special species, even if the rest of the underworld beasts are killed, we cannot eat them. These harsh conditions combined together determine that the number of human beings surviving is fixed.
Everyone must be useful if they want to survive here, otherwise they will have to drive out of the village and let it fend for itself!" When the old man said the next words, his tone became a little cold.
Your Excellency calls this the land of the underworld. Does this have anything to do with the rumored realm of the underworld? Where is this place? The magic power in our body is banned. Is there a way to restore it to the original state? The most important thing is, below
I don't want to stay here, I want to go back outside. I want to ask the elders to point out a clear way out." Bai Ran frowned, and then asked with a long breath.
"Go back? If it were really easy to go back, would we people still stay here and live this kind of precarious life every day? You know, most people here live in this land of darkness as soon as they are born. Only a very small number of people.
It's the same as you and me, it's the strange mist
Breathed in here. Most outsiders were devoured by those evil beasts as soon as they entered this place. Only the lucky ones survived for various reasons and escaped to the village. Our relatives and friends, the same
They are all outside." The old man shook his head and said with a sigh.
After hearing these words, Bai Ran was speechless for a moment!
"As for what exactly this place is, is it related to the realm of the underworld? Who knows? However, many seniors who came here before us have made speculations in this regard. One is similar to what fellow Taoist said,
I think this should be a space crack where the Yin world and the human world meet. That’s why there is such a strong Yin energy here, but it cannot form too powerful a Yin beast.”
"The other kind of people think that there is no underworld in this world at all, it's just some monks spreading rumors. They think that this should be the belly of the legendary monster - Rahu. Only in the legend can it swallow the sun and the moon, and can
Shuttle through the air instantly
This monster can explain that strange fog will appear in different sea areas, and this place will only be connected to the outside world every few years. You must know that the legendary Rahu monster also likes to hide in the depths of the seabed, and for a long time
I only eat once every time."
"The Rahu monster? How is it possible! This monster is even more unreliable than the underworld. I don't think such a beast really exists in our generation." Upon hearing the old man's hypothesis, Bai Ran's face changed drastically.
"Yes. When I first heard this statement, I was as shocked as fellow Taoist. But I have to say that although this conjecture is very absurd, it is indeed somewhat possible. If it is true that space cracks are always open, it should be
At a certain point in the outside world, it is a fixed opening. But in fact, every time the land of darkness is connected to the outside world, the people sucked in come from several different places.
sea area. Among them, these people have never even heard of the names of other sea areas. For example, the following are from the small island of Nanzhou in the Great Jin Dynasty Bay. And other monks, some are from Wulong Sea, and some are from Wulong Sea.
They come from the coast of Tiansha Continent, and some come from the Sea of Chaos Stars. Before everyone got to know each other, most of them didn't know where the sea area they were talking about was." The old man said leisurely.
"The Great Jin Dynasty! Are you a monk from the Jin Kingdom?" Bai Ran showed a hint of surprise. This was exactly the name of the super empire that he had heard of when he was in Tiannan.
"Does Fellow Taoist also come from our Jin Dynasty?" The old man's eyes suddenly lit up.
"That's not true. But Bai has heard someone talk about it. I know it's a huge country! I've always wanted to go there, but it's a pity that I don't have the chance to go." Bai Ran shook his head and said.
"That's it! It's a pity. I really hope I still have a chance to go back!" The old man showed a bit of disappointment.
"Hey! Only if you Taoist friends go to our Dajin, you will know what the real world of cultivating immortals is. As far as I know, although there are many other areas where cultivators come and go in this world, none of them can compare with our Dajin.
With such a scale and prosperity, it is no exaggeration to say that our country of Jin is the holy land of monks in this world." When he talked about his hometown, the old man beamed with joy.
Bai Ran rubbed his nose. Although he had a wry smile on his face, he was moved by what the other person said.
"Haha, what I said is a bit off topic. Fellow Taoist asked here just now if there is a way to restore mana and magical powers. I can tell you clearly that as long as you stay in this dark place, don't imagine that your previous magical powers can come back.
In addition to the Yin Ming Qi, there is also something we call the Soul Qi. They are usually deep in the ground.
In the lungs. But it will erupt from the depths of the ground at regular intervals and fill the entire space. As long as a monk is within their scope of influence, all magical powers will be lost. This is inexplicable. You guys
Being sucked in this time, isn't it just a coincidence that the crack opened and the spiritual energy erupted at the same time?" the old man said with a slight smile.
Hearing the old man mention this matter, Bai Ran felt depressed for a while.
If he hadn't encountered such an unlucky thing, he wouldn't have been sucked into this place by a mere ghost mist. He would have run away to where he was at ease.
"After entering this place, is there really no hope of getting out? I still don't believe it!" Bai Ran was silent for a while and said unwillingly.
"You can't say that. The method of getting out is laid out openly. But someone must be able to do it!" The old man twirled his beard and said calmly.
"What method?" Bai Ran was delighted and asked hurriedly.
Next to her, Mei Ning, who was looking red and white after hearing the old man's previous words, couldn't help but feel refreshed.
"This..." The old man did not reply immediately, but showed a trace of hesitation and thought.
"What, is there any inconvenience, fellow Taoist?" Bai Ran's expression changed, showing a strange expression.
"Don't get me wrong, there is nothing to hide! Although I hope that there will be one or two more monks in the village, I will not make things difficult for you two. I am just afraid that the two Taoist friends will go out and be eager to do so.
You risked your life in vain!" The old man saw the changes in the expressions on Bai Ran and Mei Ning's faces, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said with profound meaning.
After hearing this, Bai Ran was startled for a moment, but then he chuckled.
"Don't worry. Although Bai looks young, he is also a monk who has been cultivating for many years. He will not act recklessly. If it is really impossible to do, I will never die rashly. However, Bai still wants to hear what fellow Taoist has to say first.
The way to escape mentioned is to see where the difficulty lies." Bai Ran asked solemnly after his smile faded.
"Since fellow Taoists have said so, I won't hide it anymore." The fat old man thought about it for a while and agreed.
...After a long while, Bai Ran walked out of the hall expressionlessly, and stood at the door looking up into the distance, wondering what he was thinking about.
"Brother Bai, what are we going to do? Do you really want to climb that Storm Mountain?" Mei Ning stood behind Bai Ran and asked with her red lips biting. At this time, her face was extremely pale.
She was completely desperate for the way to escape that the old man told her, thinking that it would be impossible to achieve this condition.
"I haven't thought about it yet, but I have to try it anyway." Bai Ran looked at the sky and said calmly.
When Mei Ning heard this, her expression changed. Just when she was about to say something more, she suddenly heard footsteps approaching the two of them.
A dark-skinned boy, fifteen or sixteen years old, walked over curiously.
"You two are newcomers. I followed the elder's order to take you to your residence. Because you two are newcomers, food is free for the first three days. But you will have to go on a mission later.
Otherwise, you will have to leave the village and make a living on your own." The young man stared at his dark eyes and said skillfully.
"Okay, you lead the way!" He said noncommittally.
The young man nodded, stopped talking nonsense, and led the two of them directly to a corner of the village.
After a while, the young man brought the two of them to a fairly neat stone house.
When Mei Ning saw that there was only a stone bed in the house that could barely accommodate two people, her face suddenly turned red.
"Why is there only one bed here?" the woman asked hesitantly to the boy.
"When a man and a woman are together, don't they just sleep on the same bed?" The young man blinked, but felt strangely.
After hearing this, Mei Ning's face turned even redder. Although she wanted to explain something, she couldn't speak for the moment.
"We'll sleep separately. Just bring us a stone bed." Bai Ran looked around at the outer room, then turned back to the young man and said calmly.
The young man curled his lips, and although he was a little reluctant, he agreed and walked out.
"You should take a rest first. I'll go look around other parts of the village first!" Bai Ran said to the woman unwillingly as soon as the young man went out.
There was a trace of confusion on Mei Ning's jade face, but then she nodded silently without saying anything.
Bai Ran walked out of the house without hesitation, looked around for a moment, and then strode towards the thin and high stone platform in the middle.
He is quite interested in the method of controlling the power of the underworld.
There were no people guarding the stone platform, so Bai Ran approached the stone platform easily.
Because the stone platform is extremely high, the steps built on one side of the stone platform are terrifyingly steep.
After Bai Ran circled the stone platform several times, he climbed up easily.