Bai Ran stood on the empty high platform, looking at the strange round stone plate in front of him, with a look of surprise on his face.
The disk was about ten feet in size and lay flat. It was engraved with some strange patterns and many seemingly profound runes and spells. At this moment, although no one was doing it here, a faint purple mist still emerged from it.
It rose into the sky and merged with the purple clouds above the village.
Bai Ran himself was quite accomplished in the formation of battles, so he immediately narrowed his eyes and studied the stone plate.
Not long after, Bai Ran's expression began to look uncertain. Sometimes he showed a look of surprise, and sometimes he frowned. His mind was completely immersed in it.
"Why, fellow Taoist, you can see something secret has come out." Just when Bai Ran's mind was empty of anything else, a strange voice suddenly came from behind him.
Bai Ran was shocked, and secretly cursed himself for being so careless that someone had penetrated his back without knowing it. If this person was not good for him, wouldn't it be dangerous?
However, when this happens, it cannot be completely blamed on Bairan's carelessness.
I was used to using my spiritual consciousness to control everything around me, but now that my spiritual consciousness has suddenly lost all its power, I naturally cannot adapt quickly.
Bai Ran was secretly wary, but turned around without showing any emotion.
In front of him, stood an old man with white hair and a long beard. This man's face was wrinkled, but his eyes were bright, and he was looking at Bai Ran with a smile.
"Your Excellency is also a cultivator of immortality?" Bai Ran could only guess hesitantly because he had lost his consciousness.
"I've brought back my son Wu Longhai. Fellow Taoist must be one of the two newly arrived monks." The old man replied with a smile.
"Five Dragon Sea?"
When Bai Ran heard this name, his heart moved. The great elder seemed to have mentioned this name. He actually had some mild interest in it.
"It turns out to be fellow Taoist Baohuanzi. My surname is Bai, and I am a casual cultivator from Luan Xinghai." Bai Ran said with a gentle expression.
"Chaos Star Sea? There used to be a fellow from Chaos Star Sea here, but unfortunately he met a powerful Yin Beast during a mission and died. However, there are not many colleagues who are proficient in the way of talismans in the world of immortality, and I think
The way fellow Taoist is so focused on this stone talisman, it seems that his attainments in this area are not low!" The old man sighed first, and then asked in a different direction.
"Stone Talisman? Do you mean this disc?" Bai Ran showed a strange expression. This time it was not that he made a deliberate expression, but it was the first time he heard the name.
"Haha! It's no wonder that fellow Taoists don't know this thing. Stone talismans, jade talismans, these things have probably been lost in other places. Only some of our sects in Wulonghai still have people who can make such ancient talismans.
." The long-bearded old man narrowed his eyes and said with slightly trembling wrinkles on his face, looking quite proud."
After hearing this, the strange color on Bai Ran's face disappeared.
"I have never heard of it. There are stone talismans and jade talismans in this world. However, Bai has been studying talismans for a while and was surprised that there were some talismans engraved on the stone plate.
. Now my Taoist friend’s words have cleared up some of my doubts. But this stone talisman seems to have the characteristics of a magic circle. Could it be that I got it wrong?" Bai Ran looked at the old man and frowned slightly.
said.
"I really didn't expect that fellow Taoist was proficient in formations and talismans at the same time. I really admire you! Fellow Taoist Bai was right. This sandalwood stone talisman is indeed different from the real stone talisman. In order to be able to borrow the power of Yin Ming,
In order to increase the power of the magic circle, we made some changes similar to the magic circle. It has the partial effectiveness of the talisman and the magic circle at the same time. Although doing so, its power is greatly reduced." The old man with a long beard looked slightly shocked at first, but then he touched his palms.
Laughed loudly.
After hearing this, Bai Ran nodded thoughtfully, but looked back at the stone plate and suddenly asked:
"I heard from the great elder that you can use the power of Yinming here, and you can use the Yinming beast crystal to combine with the magic circle to cast spells. But I didn't see any beast crystal inlaid on this stone talisman. Could it be?
There is something else strange about this stone talisman." Bai Ran flashed a hint of doubt.
"I don't know about this fellow Taoist. I guess today, fellow Taoist also saw that ferocious beast. Although most of the people in the village have practiced some martial arts, their hand-to-hand combat ability is much better than that of ordinary people outside. But if it is that powerful
The Yin beasts rushed forward. No matter how high their martial arts skills were, a single person would never be able to defeat them. Even if they could be defeated with a large number of people, the villagers would also
There are many casualties, and we simply cannot afford to injure them. In this way, borrowing the power of Yinming to cast some spells to trap the enemy has become the key to whether the village can survive. And how much Yinming Beast Crystal is stored as a consumable for spell casting?
It is also the standard to measure whether a village is strong or not." The old man said with a slight smile, but after a slight pause, he continued:
"However, these beast crystals are really hard to find! Although generally speaking, the more powerful the Yin beast is, the higher the possibility of having a beast crystal in its head, but this is not a sure thing. Sometimes it looks extremely powerful,
The skulls of the Yin beasts that we spent so much effort to kill were empty. There are also villagers like the villagers who brought you back today who only killed a few weak fire scale beasts on the way and found a small piece of beast crystal.
, this is really hard to say.”
"But in general, the village often needs to cast spells to repel enemies and carry out daily protection, so the demand for beast crystals is very high. However, the Yinming beast crystals collected throughout the year are generally only about ten pieces. It can only barely be enough.
It's just for use. Therefore, the beast crystal is usually managed separately by several elders in the village. Only when it is necessary to cast spells to drive away enemies, is it handed over to a few of us. Once the battle is over, it will be used immediately.
Take it back. As for this stone talisman, a few days' worth of it is usually poured into it to sustain daily consumption. The animal crystals are not directly embedded on it. This makes the talisman specially left behind when it was originally made.
The few inlays are a bit wasted." The long-bearded old man seemed a little dissatisfied with the village elders' approach. He lowered his body and touched the diamond-shaped grooves around the stone plate, showing a trace of self-mockery.
Bai Ran didn't respond to the other party's words, just smiled lightly and said nothing.
Although he didn't know what the other party's intention was for telling him everything, he estimated that it was probably related to a power struggle in the village or something like that, and he had no intention of living here as the village chief. Naturally, he didn't want to get involved.
It seems that once these monks cut off their path of cultivation, they became just like ordinary people and began to compete for power and gain.
Bai Ran sighed secretly, feeling that it was really sad!
When the old man saw that Bai Ran didn't take the initiative to interact, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes. But then he returned to normal and chatted with Bai Ran about other things.
"Fellow Taoist also knows that this ghost place has existed for who knows how many thousands of years. Although there are very few monks who have been sucked into it, after so many years, there are probably no monks who have perished in this land of darkness.
There are even hundreds of thousands. And I heard from people that there are even monks in the Dan formation and even the Nascent Soul stage who were trapped alive here." The old man mentioned casually.
"Has there ever been a Nascent Soul Stage monk here before?" Bai Ran was a little moved after hearing this.
"Yes. Although I don't know how many years ago it was an old relationship, this master stayed in this village for the rest of his life after he was admitted to this place. It is estimated that like the two Taoist friends, he also encountered the spiritual energy at the same time.
Erupt. Otherwise, for a person with such great supernatural powers, the ordinary strange fog will not be able to do anything to him." The old man sighed softly.
"That's possible. But this spiritual energy is really terrifying. It is estimated that only the rumored monks in the God Transformation stage are not affected by it." Bai Ran said with a wry smile.
"The Transformation Stage! Haha, fellow Taoist thought really far. However, although the Yuanying Stage senior died, he left behind some classics when he had nothing to do. Some of them were from his cultivation.
Speaking from experience. If these things were placed outside, they would be extremely precious. But now, hehe..." The long-bearded old man shook his head, showing some regret.
"Cultivating experience! Bai is really interested. Fellow Taoist, do you know where this thing is now?" After hearing this, Bai Ran showed a hint of interest.
The experience of a monk in the Nascent Soul stage was naturally no small matter. Naturally, he planned to take a look.
"Haha! Fellow Taoist's reaction is the same as when I first heard about this. But as long as I stay here for a few years, I will no longer be interested in these things. Without mana, no matter how many of these things there are,
It's just a blank stare. But if fellow Taoist is really interested,
You can go and take a look. They and other monks' relics are specially placed in a warehouse." The old man touched the wrinkles on his face and said noncommittally. Then he turned to one side and pointed to the village.
In one corner, there is a stone house that looks very dilapidated.
Bai Ran suppressed the surprise in his heart and thanked the old man calmly.
Next, after the long-bearded old man talked to Bai Ran for a few more words, he saw that Bai Ran was a little distracted, so he smiled and took the initiative to say goodbye.
Bai Ran looked at the old man's retreating back, pursed his lips, and after thinking for a moment, he shook his head and got off the stone platform.
Then he walked quickly towards the dilapidated stone house.
I met several villagers along the way and felt that Bai Ran's face was a bit unfamiliar. I looked at them curiously, but no one came up to ask me anything.
Bai Ran arrived at the destination easily.
Looking at the extremely old dark stone house in front of him, he hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and pushed slightly, but the stone door did not move at all.
Is there any mechanism in this door? Bai Ran was slightly surprised. However, he took a deep breath and used 100% of his strength with his arms.
Although he has never practiced any external martial arts, after undergoing the marrow-cleansing I Ching of Foundation Building and Pill Formation, he still has hundreds of kilograms of strength this time.
A heavy "creaking" sound came. Although very slowly, the door was finally pushed open inch by inch.
Bai Ran saw this and felt happy.
Only then did he realize that for some unknown reason, this door was more than twice as thick as an ordinary stone door. It was so heavy, no wonder he almost thought there was a mechanism on the door just now.
Bai Ran stepped into the house in a flash, and was greeted by a rotten and sinister aura.
Bai Ran's face tightened, and he quickly held his breath.
After a while, the outside air rushed in, and the atmosphere in the room gradually returned to normal.
Then he let out a breath and looked at the situation inside the house through the dim light outside the door.
This place is extremely simple. Apart from rows of stone tablets of similar sizes around it, there is just a rough stone table placed in the room.
The stone tablet was about ten feet wide and about two feet high, which was quite huge. Bai Ran couldn't help but be startled after looking at it.
And there was no book or bamboo slips on the stone table. There were only a few dull magic weapons.
The stunned look on Bai Ran's face quickly disappeared, but after thinking about it for a while, he burst into laughter.
This is not the outside world. Where can I find paper and bamboo wood? Things like jade slips cannot be used without spiritual power.
And these stone tablets are obviously the classics that record things here. On them, they must be the experiences and experiences left by the monks.
As for the magic weapons on the stone table, it seems that they are the same as his flying swords. The owner has not yet put them away, and even people and belongings have been taken into this place. Naturally, they cannot be put back into the storage bag.
Already.
As for those storage bags, Bai Ran didn't see any of them in the house. It seems that the owners have their own ways of dealing with them and they are not displayed here.
After Bai looked at the situation inside the house, he casually walked to a stone tablet and glanced at it twice.
It was covered with thick dust and so gray that it was impossible to see what was engraved on it.
After frowning, Bai Ran came forward without being too dirty, then tore off a piece of clothing and wiped it lightly.
After a while, clearly visible inscriptions appeared in front of me.
This is not a text that is circulated in the world of immortality today, but a rare ancient text. Fortunately, Bai Ran's text is relatively complicated, so it is easy to identify it.
But Bai Ran only looked at the stone tablet for a few times before losing interest.
This was just an essay written by a monk in the foundation building period, recording his life experiences. Naturally, Bai Ran was not interested in reading more. He immediately turned to other stone tablets.
There were more than twenty stone tablets in this room. When Bai Ranca saw the sixth stone tablet, he finally stopped with a look on his face. This was exactly what he was looking for, the cultivation memory left by the Yuan Ying stage monk.
Experience.
Bai Ran stood motionless in front of the stone monument. After an unknown amount of time, he finally let out a sigh of relief, with a complicated look on his face.
"It turns out that there are so many taboos about condensing Nascent Soul. It seems that if I don't know these things, even if I have the help of Jiuqu Spiritual Ginseng, the probability of my success will not be too high. I fell into this Yin Ming this time.
This land is truly a blessing and a curse!" Bai Ran murmured a few words to himself.
Although there is no specific cultivation method engraved on this stone tablet, the nameless Yuanying stage monk recorded his experience in the process from foundation building to elixir condensation to Yuanying condensation in great detail. Let Bai
However, at first glance, he was filled with surprises. With the experience and guidance of the Yuanying monks, he could avoid many detours and avoid some of the original wrong ideas of condensing the Yuanying.
After looking at the stone tablet several times to confirm that nothing was missing, Bai Ran turned around with satisfaction and looked at the remaining stone tablets.
Originally he wanted to leave, but then he thought, since he had already read less than half of it, he might as well read the rest of the stone tablets together to gain more insights.
So, Bai Ran looked at them one by one with a relaxed expression.
As expected, there was nothing useful for him on the remaining stone tablets. Even though there were some exercises formulas on them, they were incomprehensible to him who had the Xuanyin Sutra.
After a meal, Bai Ran saw the last piece.
He brushed off the dust absentmindedly, and after briefly looking at the stone tablet, an unexpected look of astonishment appeared on his face.
The stone tablet in front of me is completely different from the previous ones. It is densely covered with countless small words about the size of rice grains. The small words are far smaller than those before.
Moreover, when Bai Ran glanced at it, he saw that the writing on it was actually in two completely different styles. One was the ordinary ancient writing that he knew, and the other was the monster writing that he had seen many times before.
Bai Ran's curiosity aroused and he immediately stepped forward to observe it carefully.
After only watching a little bit, Bai Ran became slightly excited.
This stone tablet actually teaches a scripture about the demon script. It is also extremely detailed and explained every word. It must have been inscribed by a monk who knows the demon script well.
Although it is impossible for Bai Ran to master it immediately after reading it. But if he memorizes the entire text and gradually understands it in the future, it will not be difficult to truly master the demon language.
In this way, the demon clan copper piece and the animal skin book he obtained at the beginning can make it clear what the demon clan skills were recorded on them.
As for whether humans can really practice the demon clan's techniques, Bai Ran won't think too deeply about it.
Even if those skills are completely useless to him, learning these demon characters will only benefit him and not bring any harm. Who knows if they will have other uses in the future.
After all, this opportunity is really rare!
After spending a long period of time, Bai Ran relied on his photographic memory to memorize the text on both sides of the stone tablet word for word.
Then he breathed a sigh of relief and left the room. As for the magic weapons on the table, he didn't even glance at them.
After leaving the stone house, Bai Ran walked around the village a few times. When he saw some strange buildings, he would take a closer look and chat with the nearby villagers.
Fortunately, the aboriginal people in the village seemed to be relatively simple. Although they were not very enthusiastic towards him, a stranger, they did answer all questions.
Bai Ran used this to quickly figure out some common sense things about the land of darkness.
For example, since there is no such thing as iron ore here, we have to use some particularly hard Yin beast bones to make weapons.
Of course, this does not mean that these bones can be used directly as weapons materials, but they must be soaked in a liquid called "submersible water" beforehand.
As a result, these bone materials are not only stronger than before, but also have some Yin fire power. After being made into weapons, they are even more special against Yin beasts.
However, because yin fire cannot last long, these weapons will be re-soaked in "sinking water" every short period of time so that their lethality will not be reduced.
This made Bai Ran a little curious about this so-called "submerged water"!
In addition, this land of darkness has several windy days every month. During these days, icy-cold black winds blow in most areas, making it impossible for humans to go out for activities during this period.
Shrouded in these dark winds, humans will definitely turn into black ice sculptures. Only in the village, with the help of some magic shields, can the people in the village be safe and sound.
But on the contrary, on windy days, it is the time when the Yin beasts are most active. Things like today often happen, when a single or a group of Yin beasts attack the village. The people in the village are always on guard.
Fan.
Bai Ran inquired about a lot of information like this. He even had an idea and asked about the identity of the white-faced man with narrow eyes who seemed to be unkind to him.
Only then did I know that this person's surname was Feng, and he was also an outsider who had been sucked in a few years ago.
But this man didn't know what his original job was, but he had amazing martial arts and had killed powerful Yin beasts several times. He was of great contribution to the village, so he was recommended as an elder in the village at a young age.
He is responsible for teaching martial arts to the young people in the village. His prestige among young people is not low.
After Bai Ran heard these words, although he couldn't say that he felt any fear in his heart, he frowned secretly and felt that it was a bit tricky.
After wandering around the village for a while and seeing something, Bai Ran slowly walked towards his house.
As soon as he entered the door, Bai Ran heard a man's voice coming from inside the house.
"Well, what I just said is true. As long as Miss Mei is willing to marry Feng, not only will she have no worries about food in the future, but she will also not have to risk her life by leaving the village frequently. And Feng has been single for so many years.
He is not a sentimental person, but he is sincerely attracted to the girl." It was a middle-aged man named Feng who arrived at the house at some unknown time.