We continued walking, crossed the city wall, and came to various buildings covered by yellow sand.
I have to admit that this is a very grand ancient site. The architectural patterns listed behind the city wall are all kinds of strange. Most of them are built in the shape of arc-shaped pagodas. Secondly, in the ancient city, there are one-eyed stone sculptures one after another.
, which is quite surprising.
These stone sculptures have been buried under the wind and sand for thousands of years. Their appearance has been vicissitudes of life and has been extremely corroded and mottled, but they have generally retained their newly created shapes and are lifelike.
The human-shaped statue is like a clay doll, and its body proportions and size are not much different from those of ordinary people. Only the position of the eyes makes people feel a bit weird.
All doll statues have only one eye, and the wider the forehead, the more prominent it is, somewhat similar to the shape of an ape.
I scanned these dolls one by one, feeling quite surprised, and murmured, "It's strange, why do these clay statues only have one eye... Could they be aliens?"
"Ha!" My words were met with sneers from Qu Lingzhi. The woman had a straight face and raised her chin slightly, with the expression of a city person looking at a poor relative in the countryside, "It's true that you are ignorant.
These one-eyed men are the totems of the gods worshiped by Loulan. Legend has it that thousands of years ago, a huge catastrophe broke out between heaven and earth. It was these one-eyed men who appeared at that time and helped the Loulan people fight off the evil spirits in the abyss."
I didn't care about the contempt in her words, but I was full of doubts about this legend. I quickly asked, wait, what do you mean by the catastrophe?
Qu Lingshi coughed and said indifferently, "Since the beginning of the world, our world has experienced three apocalyptic catastrophes."
The first catastrophe was the dragon and phoenix catastrophe that created the world, and was the initial catastrophe in the prehistoric universe.
The second catastrophe was known as the Twilight of the Gods, and also led to the advent of the Age of Ending Dharma.
As for the third catastrophe, it involved the rumored ancestor of Li Wu—the god of war Chi You, who was known as the leader of Jiuli.
According to historical records, in ancient times, the two emperors Yan and Huang formed an alliance and competed with Chiyou for the Weishui River, which then triggered a melee between gods and demons.
No one knows the specific details of this world-destroying battle, but it is said that that battle led to the fall of the gods and also created the world structure of contemporary practitioners.
I nodded and said that I had heard about these stories, but what does this have to do with the Eye of the Witch?
Qu Lingshi glanced at me and said thoughtfully, "You really don't know?"
I smiled bitterly and said, "What, are you trying to laugh at my short-sightedness again?" She shook her head and said, "I didn't mean that. I just felt a little confused. As a descendant of the Lin family, you don't understand the past of your ancestors. It doesn't make sense."
?
I'm speechless.
Qu Lingshi looked at me again and said, "Then do you know about the Heavenly Tomb?"
I shook my head and said I didn't know.
"Sure enough..." Qu Ling used his hand to hold his forehead, showing an expression of pain, and then laughed, saying that you are like this, how dare you say that you are from the Lin family? You don't even know the secrets of your own family, it's really ridiculous
Extremely.
I endured it again and again, but I couldn't bear it anymore, so I said with a tiger face, "Then you should tell me, what is the tomb in the sky?"
"The Heavenly Tomb is..."
Qu Lingshi spoke slowly and was about to speak, but in the middle of the sentence, he suddenly glanced at his small mouth, showing a very playful expression, playing with his chin with his hand, and said, "You really want to know, beg me? You just need to
If you ask me, I will tell you.
"You..." I was extremely pained and said with a dark face, "If you don't want to talk, forget it, I'm too lazy to talk nonsense to you."
"Haha, actually, many practitioners know these secrets, but they just don't want to tell them."
Qu Lingshi continued to whet my appetite, saying that the topic of the Celestial Tomb is taboo in the eyes of all practitioners. You are not qualified to inquire about it based on your level. Apart from this young lady, I am afraid that no one will be willing to share it with you.
I was about to refute, suddenly, but I heard the sound of breaking through the air from behind. My expression changed, and I hurriedly looked back. What jumped into my eyes was a fat, fat face full of hatred and aggrievedness.
.
It was the yellow-robed ghost. This guy was leading a group of Fire Worshipers and quickly surrounded us. As he ran, he roared, "Damn it, you are here. It's a good thing that the sandstorm just now didn't kill you."
luck!"
Oops!
When I first saw this person, my expression changed drastically. Qu Lingshi quickly pulled me and said, "No, people from the Zoroastrian Cult have also broken into this restricted area. They are so numerous. Let's find a place to hide!"
Before he finished speaking, the yellow-robed ghost gave a sharp shout and struck a move at the men beside him. Immediately, a dozen menacing members of the Zoroastrian Cult quickly attacked.
"Walk!"
Qu Lingshi slapped me on the shoulder with his palm, and at the same time, he sprayed out a cloud of poisonous needles, like pear blossoms sputtering, and aimed at the retreating soldiers.
"Ah..." Several of the Zoroastrian cultists who rushed in front were unable to dodge and were hit in the face by poisonous needles. They immediately screamed and fell to the ground. But at the same time, the yellow-robed ghost was already holding a steel shovel backwards and was furious.
Come on, "Witch, let's see where you run away this time!"
As he spoke, he waved the weapon, accompanied by a sharp sound as the strong wind blew through the air.
I have to say that this guy's physical fitness is really top-notch. He was beaten by me before, and after fighting all night, he still has enough energy to lead a team of people to chase us.
However, Qu Lingshi was not someone to be trifled with. He immediately stood up, smiled contemptuously, crossed his fingers, pressed his palm against his face, and shouted coldly, "Yellow-robed ghost, you are in such a state that you can't stop me."
Do you want this girl?"
The yellow-robed ghost jumped two meters away and deflected Qu Lingshi's blow. His face was trembling, and he said with a ferocious smile, "The Saint of the Guangfuhui, you have such a great reputation, I will definitely not be able to keep you, but
Don’t even think about how many brothers I have in the Zoroastrians!"
After saying this, the yellow-robed ghost immediately waved his hands, roaring with strong wind inside his body, and forced Qu Lingshi back with a punch. Then he took out a small fireworks tube, pulled out the fuse, and let it go towards the sky.
The signal soared into the sky and turned into a flaming cloud. Qu Lingshang's expression suddenly changed. He screamed and flew back, saying to me, "Go away quickly, they have already sent reinforcements!"
"Haha, I can't leave..."
As soon as I finished speaking, I felt the sand beneath my feet shake, and there was some inexplicable vibration. Then a figure in green robe flashed out from under the sand, waving both hands towards my and Qu Lingshi's lower abdomens respectively.
Catch.
This man's face is like a withered ghost, and his shape is skeletal, but his ten fingers are half as long as ordinary people. Their ten fingers are sharp, like steel knives with eagle claws, carrying extremely cold wind, and the force penetrates them, enough to tear steel!
What a master!
My eyes flashed, and I hurriedly turned the sharp knife, aiming at the withered claw and slashing it down. At the same time, Qu Lingshi also jumped away, and formed a seal with his ten fingers, aiming at this person and pressing it.
This guy didn't take it hard. Seeing that Qu Ling was not easy to deal with, he retracted his hands and concentrated on grabbing me.
Persimmons need to be picked softly. This green-robed ghost must have regarded me as a follower of Qu Lingshi, with one claw on his chest and a fierce attack.
I was holding back a surge of anger in my heart, thinking, "What the hell? Why do everyone treat me like a nobody?"
Am I that easy to handle?
When I saw those claws coming towards me, I was not in a hurry. I took a slow step to avoid the opponent's sharp edge. Then I formed a Great Wheel Vajra Seal, visualized the heavens, and channeled the power of the void to fight with him on a hard bridge and a hard horse.