Chapter 16: Illusion
A month passed quickly, and on this day, the outstanding disciples of the younger generation of the Nuling Palace were all gathered in the square in front of the Zihua Palace, bustling and full of people, and there were as many as fifty or sixty people at a glance.
Among the many female spirit palace disciples, the age distribution is uneven. The younger ones include young men in their early twenties such as Luo Banxia, Xu Lei, Sun Zhi, etc., as well as middle-aged men in their forties, and even more, some old men in their sixties. The people present are all disciples who have cultivated to reach the Earth Spirit Dao in the Female Spirit Palace, so it seems that there is a great difference in personal qualifications, and there are many disciples who are not young but have not yet reached the Earth Spirit Dao have not come here, and it really fulfills Master Yanyue's words, and some disciples are difficult to successfully break through the realm of the Earth Dao in their lifetimes.
Luo Banxia and the three of them were in the corner of the crowd at this time, and Sun Zhi greeted back and forth with a smile on his face: "Senior Sister Zuo Lan of Zhongzhu Peak, hello, hello, congratulations on reaching the Earth Spirit Dao." Hey, isn't this Senior Sister Gouyun, congratulations. Ouch, where, where, I've just arrived, just arrived. "I'm busy before and after, it seems that although this guy looks obscene, he has a thick skin and good popularity. It's just that the people Sun Zhi chatted with were all female disciples, and he didn't care about male disciples.
Luo Banxia also stood quietly beside him, waiting for Master Yanwu's arrival. Suddenly, a figure walked in the distance in front of him, the man was dressed in white like snow, his skin was like congealed fat, and he looked extremely beautiful in the sunlight, attracting the attention of a group of male disciples. Luo Banxia secretly said in his heart: "Is it her?"
At this moment, a voice like a bronze bell sounded from the steps of the square, and Master Yanwu, dressed in a pale yellow robe, with the muscles on his body coiled up, was slowly walking towards everyone. There were also two disciples beside him, one of whom Luo Banxia also recognized, it was Yan Liang who received him when he first arrived at the Women's Spirit Palace.
At this time, Master Yanwu walked to the crowd and stopped, and asked Yan Liang beside him, "Count the number of people, it seems that they are all together." ”
Yan Liang carefully calculated and said to Master Yanwu: "Uncle Shi, there are a total of sixty-seven disciples who have entered the country this time, and all of them have arrived, please instruct Uncle Shi." ”
Master Yanwu nodded with satisfaction, and said aloud to all the disciples: "I won't talk nonsense, I believe that your master has already introduced the situation in the Demon Suppression Illusion Realm to you. I only emphasize one point, after entering the Demon Suppression Illusion, you can only hunt on the first and second floors, and you must not enter the area above the third floor, and the time to hunt demon beasts is up to two days, and after two days, no matter whether you find a suitable demon beast or not, you must exit the illusion, do you understand!"
"Understood. The disciples suddenly agreed.
Master Yanwu didn't say much, and immediately took out a silver disc from his bosom, which had complex and changeable texture patterns, different shades, and looked ravines in the sun. Master Yanwu waved his right hand, and silently recited the mantra in his mouth, and a pattern of a yin-yang fish lit up on the disc. The pattern is getting bigger and bigger, and in a blink of an eye, it has become a yin-yang fish gate that can accommodate one person to pass through, Master Yanwu opened his eyes angrily at this time, quickly bit the fingers of his right hand, and a drop of blood fell on the disc, and the gate was golden and bright, and the yin-yang fish pattern slowly opened to both sides in rotation, shining a dazzling golden light from the door, making people not see it from the outside.
All the disciples sighed at the wonder of the illusion, and Master Yanwu waved his hand and said aloud to everyone: "Everyone passes in turn, hurry up and start." ”
All the disciples received their orders. The first to pass was the middle pillar peak of the brothers, then the left peak, and finally the right peak. Luo Banxia was a little nervous and excited, watching the senior brothers and sisters step into the gate of the Yin-Yang Fish one by one and then disappear, until the white figure also disappeared into the crowd. He took a long breath, and after about ten minutes, it was finally his turn, tightened the wooden sword in his hand, and strode towards the yin and yang fish.
Luo Banxia only felt that the sky was spinning, colorful light was shining all around, and after a few breaths, he was already in an unfamiliar environment.
It was a vast forest, and the sun in the sky was not the crimson red we had seen before, but emitted an eerie blue glow. Above the forest sky, covered with a faint white light mask, seemed to envelop the entire forest. The air in the forest is very fresh, and the smell of trees mixed with earth is just like the usual forest. Luo Banxia stepped on the ground, looked left and right, and Sun Zhi and Xu Lei, who had come in earlier, also greeted him. Behind the three of them, there was the same Yin-Yang Fish Gate that he saw outside the Zihua Palace, and at this time, disciples came out of the door one after another. There weren't many disciples present, and after they came out, the disciples also took action on their own to find the demon beast, as long as they returned here within the specified time.
Luo Banxia glanced at Sun Zhi and Xu Lei and said, "Let's go, let's go inside first and see if there is anything we find." ”
The two of them answered, and the three of them walked towards the interior of the forest together. This forest area is huge, and at the beginning, there were some disciples who walked with the three of him, and after walking for about half an hour, there were no other disciples around, so the three of them walked together.
Sun Zhi laughed softly: "It's been a long time, why haven't I seen a single monster." But it's also quite amazing, looking at such a small disc from the outside, I can't imagine that the space inside is so large. ”
Xu Lei glared at him and said lightly: "What a fuss, how can the space in the magic weapon be comparable to the space we see with the naked eye." ”
While the two of them were talking, a black light suddenly came from the side, and a sharp voice suddenly appeared. The three of them were all shocked, but their perceptions and reactions were extremely acute after years of cultivation, and at that moment, the figure was divided, and an area was vacated, avoiding the blow of the black light.
A hissing sound sounded, and there was already a giant python where the three of them were standing just now. The python was more than six or seven feet long, and the scarlet snake letter swallowed quickly, and suddenly opened its bloody mouth, and a fishy smell mixed with green mist rushed to its face.
Generally, monsters and beasts feed on human flesh and blood, so the relationship between the two has been incompatible for thousands of years. Sun Zhi snorted: "It's really unlucky, what do you say." Luo Banxia hurriedly shouted: "Everyone be careful, this mist is poisonous, quickly hold your breath and fight quickly." "The three of them have been cultivating together for many years, and they have already had a tacit understanding, and the figures have been divided into three directions to attack the giant snake, Xu Lei is in the head of the snake, Luo Banxia is in the middle of the snake, and Sun Zhi is attacking its tail.
As the saying goes, the snake hits seven inches, which means that it will attack about three-tenths of the way from the snake's head, which is also where the snake's heart is located. It's just that this giant python is too huge, and Luo Banxia can't find the exact location for a while. In the roar, the poisonous mist had been avoided by the three of them, and the python opened its mouth and bit towards Xu Lei, and its tail was thrown out like a whip, and it also twitched towards Sun Zhiji.
Xu Lei didn't dodge or dodge, he shouted, and the fierce white light lit up, and he hit the snake's head. The two intersected, emitting a violent roar, Xu Lei's mountain-like body stood still, and no matter how the giant python struggled, it couldn't move an inch. On the other side, Sun Zhi did not choose to touch hard, his body flew over, he fought flexibly, dodged the python's fierce tail whip, and looked for an opportunity.
Luo Banxia also shot at the python at the same time, and layers of ripples appeared on the wooden sword, and then a sword shadow void formed, slashing towards the snake body. This python is also fierce and abnormal, and it can't be avoided, but instead of retreating, it advances, and its body twists towards Luo Banxia. Under the slash of the sword shadow, I saw scales flying sideways and blood splattering, but that huge body also made Luo Banxia's body retreat sharply, fighting for a respite.
The giant snake was in pain, and when he saw that he couldn't please him, he wanted to retreat. The serpent was also shrewd, and when the ambush failed, he turned around and left, and everything happened so fast that the situation changed dramatically in only a minute or two. The green gas in the big mouth was spitting, and the smoke was filled for a while, Luo Banxia and the three of them were afraid of the poisonous mist, and they didn't get closer, and the giant snake turned into a black light at this time and fled towards the depths of the forest.
Luo Banxia shouted: "Where to go!" The figure flashed, and the air was torn apart in a few breaths, and the person had already arrived in front of the giant snake, and it was the secret magic that disappeared. Luo Banxia cultivated the secret method taught by Xiao Kongqing, and in terms of body method alone, no one was invincible among disciples of the same age. The wooden sword was raised, and in an instant, three sword shadows slashed down, sealing the way of the giant snake. At this time, Xu Lei and Sun Zhi had also arrived, and the two swords were one, and they bombarded down, hitting the back of the giant snake. With a roar, the ground cracked, and the giant python was shaken up by the huge force, and there was nowhere to hide in the air. Luo Banxia saw the position, the long sword was like a rainbow, and as soon as the sword passed through, the giant python swung a few times, and he was killed instantly.
From being attacked by the giant snake to ending the life of the giant snake with Luo Banxia's sword, all this was only done between lightning and fire, and the actions of the three of them were smooth and smooth in one go. Falling to the ground, Luo Banxia couldn't help but say with a straight face: "We have to be more careful in the next action, there is a lot of danger here, and there may be a demon beast coming out again." ”
Xu Lei and Sun Zhi nodded at the same time, Sun Zhi looked at the dead big snake and said, "You see how the cultivation of this big snake is, whether it is suitable for refining materials." Xu Lei groaned slightly, and said: "In terms of cultivation alone, it is not too weak, the reason why I was able to win so easily just now is actually due to the joint efforts of the three of us." Why, do you want the demon spirit of this big serpent?"
Sun Zhi thought about it, then looked at Luo Banxia and said, "I have some ideas." What do you think of Banxia? ”
Luo Banxia nodded and said, "It's okay, then you can take the demon spirit of this big snake first, and then there is a more suitable one." ”
Sun Zhi nodded, sat beside the big snake, and ran the female spirit palace technique towards the snake's head. Master Yan Yue taught them the method of ingesting demon spirits, and at that moment, Sun Zhi followed what Master taught, and after a while, a blue-black crystal condensed.
All the demons and monsters in the world will have demon spirits in their bodies, and the demon spirits are like Neidan, and the essence of demon beast cultivation will gather here. The other sects don't pay much attention to this, only the female spirit palace has a peculiar method of forging swords, and has studied the technique of killing demons and taking spirits.
It didn't take much effort for the demon spirit to be absorbed. Sun Zhi put the blue-black crystal in his arms, got up and patted his buttocks with satisfaction, and was about to beckon the two to leave, when he suddenly saw Luo Banxia's face was pale, and his right hand was tightly holding the wooden sword, with a solemn expression.
Sun Zhi couldn't help but be stunned, and asked curiously, "Banxia, what's wrong." After a while, Xu Lei also sensed that something was wrong, and made a silent gesture to Sun Zhi, and immediately became vigilant. Sun Zhi scratched his head, still not understanding what was happening. Suddenly, I saw a strong wind, the sky quickly darkened, and there were countless sounds of rustling around me. Sun Zhi looked around in surprise, only to see that at some point, countless faint green "lanterns" suddenly lit up in the surrounding bushes.