Chapter 12 Disturbing a pool of autumn water
Not every spider spirit is as sexy and touching as in Journey to the West, and not every monster has a tough backstage behind it.
Xie Xiaoman faced this spider spirit, and he didn't know how long he had lived in the depths of the forest, from being born at the beginning, to growing up slowly, and then absorbing the yin qi around him and transforming into a demon, all of this took hundreds of years.
All things are equal, but in the end, they are different.
Human beings are born with minds, but animals can only slowly grow their minds after absorbing a large amount of heaven and earth aura by chance.
The spider spirit's mind is not yet fully mature, but it already has a greedy side. I don't know when it began, it was no longer satisfied with simply absorbing the aura of heaven and earth, it began to devour the living creatures around it, so that its cultivation became more and more profound.
It didn't even quite understand what cultivation meant, this devouring was just the purest and most primitive existence. Even, there is an unavoidable existence in human nature.
If its luck is good enough, the spider spirit may slowly accumulate enough aura to build its mind completely. But since it devoured the first life with aura, it was already doomed and could not become an immortal.
If you don't become an immortal, you can become a demon, and for spider spirits, there is not much difference between immortals and demons, and the distinction between good and evil is an extremely ridiculous thing.
It's just a pity that its path was interrupted by Xie Xiaoman. Still not quite comprehending what was happening in front of it, it only reacted instinctively.
At the beginning of feeling Xie Xiaoman's aura, the spider spirit was naturally excited, it had not met such a prey with such abundant aura for a long time.
But now, the spider spirit struggled in the water of the pond in all directions, and as far as the eye could see, there was a sky that it had never seen in the dense forest.
Xie Xiaoman, who had applied a magic talisman to himself, ran out of the dense forest out of breath. She feared that if the spider spirit ran back into the forest and made a large web, the battle would become a cycle of no way out.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Xie Xiaoman knew that he was thinking too much. This spider spirit can't swim, so it can't die, but it happened to be blown down by the four wind charms in the pool.
But just a moment ago, he was still playing the flute by the pool. Now, after a circle, he returned here, holding a water condensation talisman, ready to freeze the spider essence that fell into the water into thousands of pieces.
Cause and effect is so much fun.
Xie Xiaoman drew aura to his fingertips, and the talisman had not yet cast a spell, but he heard a familiar singing.
It's the fish demon!
Xie Xiaoman's heart moved, and he saw a whirlpool with a huge diameter in the pool water, and the center of the whirlpool was where the spider spirit was.
The song of the fish demon became more and more beautiful and moving, ethereal as heaven.
As if to match the song, the fish jumped out, splashing thousands of droplets, refracting the sunlight and exuding a strange and charming light.
Xie Xiaoman was almost dazzled by this light, she subconsciously stretched out her arm to block it, only to feel that the demonic aura around her was compelling.
The fish demon is only more than a meter long, the whole body is colorful, and it is very slender, and it is not like a thing in the world. If there is a heavenly realm in this world, and there is a Yao Pond in the heavenly realm, such a beautiful fish demon should only sway in the Yao Pond.
The carp swings its tail like a straight one, and its elastic trunk has a strong beauty.
It's just that while this beauty is at the same time, the spider spirit in the center of the whirlpool is dying.
The spider spirit is calling.
Xie Xiaoman had never heard such a cry, but she could almost immediately conclude that this sound was indeed made by a spider spirit.
The spider spirit's cry was piercing like long nails scratching on glass, and the eight arms that were constantly waving were sometimes entangled and sometimes stretched, showing a sense of powerlessness with all their might.
The fish demon was still singing, as if trying to appease it, as beautiful as a fairyland created by Bandari. Like a mother coaxing her child to sleep, it jumped up and lowered its head, quietly looking in the direction of the spider spirit.
So the fish demon sang a lullaby, and his body suddenly skyrocketed to seven or eight times the original size. It opened its mouth, baring its teeth, one enveloping the other, two sharp, shark-like teeth, still drenched in blood.
Swallowing the huge spider spirit into its belly, the fish demon fell to the surface of the water, only this time, the pool water was set off by its huge body, disturbing a pool of autumn water.
The song continues, melodious and gentle, like a mother's hand.
was washed by the water of the pond that was rushed to the shore to Xie Xiaoman's feet, Xie Xiaoman looked down, only to find that there were the bones of small fish in it, and the fishy smell was compelling.
There was also blood-red fish flesh that had not been completely digested, washed by this monstrous wave onto the willow branches next to it. The willow branches were swaying, but they were not emerald green, but a blood-colored liquid dripping down.
The water on the shore slowly coalesces, some seeping into the land, while others merge into streams and flow back into the pool.
The surroundings were filled with a fishy smell, as if the fragrance of birds and flowers was just a dream, and only this purgatory-like scene was real.
The water in the pond slowly calmed down.
It is like a mirror, shining on the mountains next to it, shining on the sky overhead, and also shining on a Shura field.
Xie Xiaoman was so disgusted by the smell of blood and rot around her, she couldn't believe that the fish demon who had just played a song with her was like this.
Not knowing how to think about it, Xie Xiaoman stroked his chest and retched twice, not wanting to stay longer for a moment, and turned to leave.
The fish demon jumped out of the water again at this time, and it had returned to its original appearance, slender, elegant, colorful, and beautiful like a fairy thing.
The near-perfect singing voice was still in his ears, and Xie Xiaoman suddenly laughed when he looked at its beauty.
Shaking her head, Xie Xiaoman no longer thought about escaping, she dispersed the magic talisman acting on her body, laughed and left calmly.
The demonic aura around it was like a thick fog, and the entire valley was trapped in this thick fog.
On the mountain not far away, the Yellow Mountain is still lush and green, the high altitude is already full of red leaves, but the low place is still a sea of green.
Birdsong Mountain is more secluded, and a few strong straw mushrooms emerge from the dead trees, full of vitality. In the nest, young birds with plumage poke their heads out to greet the insects passed by their mothers.
Perhaps, this is called reincarnation.
The cycle of life.
"Guo Pu," Xie Xiaoman returned home and got straight to the point, "I have something to ask you." ”
Guo Pu, who was drinking, looked at Xie Xiaoman, who was expressionless, and smiled slightly: "You already know the answer, why do you still ask me?" ”
Xie Xiaoman spoke repeatedly, but still had nothing to say, and finally had to laugh.
"That's right?" Xie Xiaoman asked, without a beginning or an end.
Guo Pu understood the meaning of the inexplicable question, and nodded with a chuckle: "That's the case." ”