Chapter 21: The Stone of the Stars
A wave of heat roared out of the cave, and all three of them closed their mouths and noses.
They took a few steps forward and entered an arched gate inlaid with strange forest stones in the shape of five stars, a corner of which had been mutilated by the erosion of time.
The three of them glanced at each other.
I don't know what kind of stone is paved under my feet, it is hard and exudes a cold breath, and it is dotted with countless stars, twinkling and twinking, and the years have not affected it, walking on it, as if walking in the starry sky.
In the center of this place, there is a circular altar, which bears a resemblance to the cave paintings, and the decaying wooden frame is much broken, and all of it is reduced to ashes and dissipated when it is touched.
Perhaps at some point in the long history, this place was discovered by the locals, a strange and special scene, the starry sky flashed like the night sky, it was Ye Xiaoshi who saw it, and it was also breathtaking, and it was a wonder.
The locals worship this place as a god and sacrifice people to the living, which should be a common thing in ancient times.
Suddenly, another inexplicable whirlwind blew, with a scorching breath, sweeping towards the three of them.
Xu Changbai used the sword as a shield, and the sword qi that danced out traveled in all directions, forming an invisible shield.
He had obviously practiced the mundane martial arts method before, and looking at that body method, it was very good.
Qin Hanhu's blue eyes flashed bloody, and his right hand slapped on the ground: "Qi!" "Blood-colored runes extend outwards from the palm of the hand, forming strange discs.
A cloud of red mist floated up, surrounding the three of them, and the faces of many people flashed faintly in the red mist, and the faces of these people all showed pain, as if they wanted to get out of this red mist.
Silent roars, countless faces, that feeling of pain.
Ye Xiaoshi had never seen such a scene, her heart shook, and she took a few steps back, such a strange spell, she really couldn't imagine that it was done by Senior Brother Qin Han.
Xu Changbai didn't have any expression, he used his sword qi as a shield and walked towards the middle of the altar.
The scorching whirlwind swirled around, touching the red mist, and suddenly there was an angry roar from the unknown space: "Qi ......"
What kind of demon beast is this, the three of them can't see it, and they can only feel that there are a pair of giant eyes staring at them, as if they are staring at their prey.
As soon as Xu Changbai's feet stepped up the first step of the altar, something shattered ...... "click".
The roar of "Qi ......" became even stronger, as if it was about to rush out of the unknown space, tearing the three of them, the entire cave was shaking, and the bright earth under his feet shook like a tide, forming a wave.
A bright light floated from the center of the altar, and it was a stone the size of a human head, and the stone took the shape of a five-pointed star, somewhat like a miniature version of the five-pointed star strange stone outside the cave entrance.
The dark color can absorb all the light in the vicinity, but it emits a brilliant light itself, and in the flickering and extinguishing, it is like night and day intertwining, which is extremely special.
Xu Changbai's eyes lit up, this was the Star Stone that the door master had been looking for for decades, and the sword dance in his hand was faster, and he rushed up quickly.
An invisible pressure imprisoned him, and the dantian was held by some strange force, and the next moment, the ancient and vicissitudes of life voice sounded in his mind: "You are not the person I am waiting for, get out!" ”
Unable to distinguish the sound of joy and anger, he was torn apart by the shock, and the whole person flew upside down like a kite.
"Uncle Xu!"
Ye Xiaoshi was so anxious that she ran over, and at the same time, three defensive magic weapons flew out to protect Xu Changbai.
Her face was a little pale, and as soon as she entered this hole, she immediately felt that the aura in the dantian seemed to be being pulled by something and spreading outward.
Xu Changbai flew out upside down, stopped in mid-air, fell to the ground, and hit the ground with a sword pestle, a mouthful of blood spurted out, blood splashed the long sword, and his eyes showed a fierce color.
Getting up and about to fly up to the altar again and take away the Star Stone, Zhihai shook violently, and the old voice echoed again: "If you dare to struggle, you will destroy your vitality." ”
This kind of strong coercion is far beyond their imagination.
Qin Han controlled the blood mist and ran towards the steps, he was also stopped, but when he climbed two steps, he was pulled away by an invisible force.
The humanoid face in the blood mist was shocked, dancing wildly, his face was hideous and terrifying, and a really powerful roar came from the blood mist, as if he wanted to break through the confinement of the blood mist.
Qin Han was backlashed, spit out a few mouthfuls of blood, his spirit was exhausted to the extreme, his blue eyes were completely covered with blood, and there was a faint blankness under his eyes, and in an instant, he became hideous, and the dazed and the hideous changed from each other.
In an instant, both men were seriously injured.
"...... Qi"
In the sky above the original wooden frame, a whirlpool was taking shape, and a sharp claw stepped out of the whirlpool, the claw was vermilion, and there were flames flashing, and the claw alone was the size of a human head, flashing fiercely.
"...... Qi"
A great roar shook the cave, and the Star Stone on the altar spun like a whirlpool on a wooden frame.
A flame the thickness of an arm shot out from the heart of the claw, and went straight to Ye Xiaoshi, Ye Xiaoshi turned his back, and was bent on remembering Uncle Xu's injury, and his cultivation was not enough, so he didn't notice it.
Xu Changbai's face turned cold, the tip of the sword slammed to the ground, and the whole body flew up, pressing Ye Xiaoshi beside him under him.
The whistling flames directly penetrated Ye Xiaoshi's defensive magic weapon and burned on Xu Changbai's back, and the netherworld fire rushed into his body.
At the same time, the sea of knowledge was torn, and the old man's voice sounded: "Destroy the ......" The whole person was like falling into the eighteenth layer of hell and being burned by the flames.
The look on Xu Changbai's face instantly froze, and a thin layer of cold ice crawled up his entire body.
"Uncle Xu!" Ye Xiaoshi screamed, sadness and sadness turned into endless anger, she picked up Xu Changbai's sword, forcefully used the little spiritual energy left in the dantian, sacrificed dandelions, and flew into the air.
Facing the sharp claws at the whirlpool, he performed the Yue Nu swordsmanship, and at the same time, the water vine technique wrapped around the claws of the upper mouth and retracted vigorously.
"...... Qi"
The unknown demon beast above the whirlpool roared, as if it had been greatly hurt, and its voice was full of fear.
The claws quickly retracted, and in an instant the whirlpool was gone.
Ye Xiaoshi was stunned.
At the same time, an old voice sounded in her head: "It's been more than a thousand years, the old man has finally waited, finally waited for ......"
As the voice sounded, a black light came out from the altar, landed on Ye Xiaoshi's body, and flew to the center of the altar with her.
The altar has long been dilapidated, and only the stone of stars hanging in the middle is eye-catching.
"Say hello to the current master of the Invincible Gate for me, old man...... The old man's task is finally completed, a thousand years of time, I will finally live up to the master's trust, the inheritance of the invincible door is unbreakable, go. ”
The old man's voice was faintly sad, as if recalling the past years, Ye Xiaoshi was surprised, here...... What does it have to do with the Invincible Gate?
Is there a connection between the murals on the cave wall and the invincible gate more than 1,000 years ago?
The Stone of the Stars lit up with several black shadows, and among the black shadows was a huge blue-scaled python flying, and the green python opened its mouth to spit out black mist, shrouding the Stone of Stars.
The star stone the size of a human head suddenly became smaller, only the size of a dragon's eye, and flew into Ye Xiaoshi's palm, dripping and turning.
The Stone of the Stars converges the light, but it is even more impressive.
Ye Xiaoshi put the Star Stone into the storage bag, and the potatoes in the bag muttered: "It's actually this thing, no wonder Dou Ye feels familiar." ”
There was sadness in Maoqiu's big eyes, as if he heard the voice of the old man just now, and it made a strange note.
A whirlwind suddenly rolled up in the cave, and the scorching temperature instantly increased.
"That's it, since you ask for it. I don't have much to live for, so I'll help out. As soon as the words fell, Ye Xiaoshi suddenly felt that her ankle was grabbed by something, and when she looked down, her heart and liver trembled.
A fleshless skeleton arm was grasping her ankle, and before she could struggle, she felt dizzy, and when she opened her eyes again, she was already floating in some inexplicable space, which seemed to exist in nothingness.
Everything is red as far as the eye can see, and there is no scorching temperature, only extreme cold.
Ye Xiaoshi hugged her arms and trembled.
In the red space, the huge claws slowly condensed, and it was the one who wanted to break free from the whirlpool just now.
Ye Xiaoshi hurriedly patted the storage bag, and suddenly found that the storage bag was gone, and then felt the dantian, there was no aura at all, which was not trivial.
The unknown demon beast couldn't see its body, it could only see this giant claw, and only heard it roar: "Qi ......" and then pounced towards Ye Xiaoshi.
"Oops, what the hell is going on, what the hell is this place."
Ye Xiaoshi couldn't think about it so much, she clenched her fists: "Earth Cracking Fist." "Towards the giant claws that pounced.
She went straight through the claw without any damage, and when she looked back, it was gone.
There was a sudden pain in his right arm, and a phoenix-like figure appeared on it, which began to be the size of a palm, and then slowly shrunk to become a red mole the size of a grain of rice.
This red mole looks so natural, as if it was born with it.
Ye Xiaoshi rubbed it, this thing has grown to the skin.
"Cheng ......" The old voice sounded in Ye Xiaoshi's mind, and he was dizzy again, and he didn't know anything.
In front of the sacrificial platform.
Qin Han got up from the ground holding his chest, wiped away the blood stains on the side of his mouth, there were still some bloodshots in his blue eyes, and on his back, his clothes were torn with two big holes.
He looked at Xu Changbai, Xu Changbai was about to pick up the unconscious Ye Xiaoshi, murderous intent loomed in his blue eyes, and he said, "I hope you can keep it secret for me." ”
His voice was a little hoarse, but this time, he was a little careless. Originally, the person who saw all this had to die, but he couldn't be sure if he could win against Xu Changbai.
Xu Changbai took two steps with the unconscious Ye Xiaoshi on his back, and paused when he heard the footsteps: "If you want to kill me, accompany me at any time." ”
Qin Han's breath was suffocated: "Brother Xu said that he laughed, the door rules are strict, how dare I?" ”
"You're not the only one in this world who hides secrets." There was a sigh in Xu Changbai's voice: "I will keep it secret for you." Whether you believe it or not, if you want to kill me, I will accompany you. ”
Xu Changbai carried the unconscious Ye Xiaoshi and disappeared into the corridor. Qin Han hesitated for a moment, looked at Xu Changbai's disappearing back, finally shook his head and followed out.