Chapter 17: Man-eating tarantulas

"Could it be that there is a fierce beast attacking?" Li Ji was shocked, and hurriedly found a hidden place to hide.

The sound of "rustling" gradually approached, and I saw a black-clothed brown-haired old man flying in front of the grass and staggering towards the depths of the forest.

"The spirit beast forest is isolated from the world, and there are few people, how can anyone appear here? Look at this dress, it is not the white-clothed dragon pattern costume of Shennong Mountain Villa, it is definitely not a person in the village, so who is it? What do you want to do here?"

Li Ji was very surprised in his heart, so he followed closely to find out, but he was worried that the brown-haired old man's cultivation was extremely high, and if he followed rashly, he was afraid that he would be discovered.

When I was struggling with nothing to do, I suddenly remembered that the turtle breath pill given by my sister Xinyan had the miraculous effect of shielding the body and breath, why not try it?

Thinking of this, Li Ji took out the Turtle Breath Pill from his arms and took it, and after a while, a faint layer of smoke came out from the top of his head, and the mist gradually turned into a transparent film to wrap his whole body.

"Oh my God, it can really be invisible, it's really a miracle medicine!" Li Ji was full of surprise and secretly regretted it, and sighed, "This Turtle Breath Pill is so valuable, it's a pity to use it so easily!"

Li Ji followed the brown-haired old man all the way, at first he was worried that he would be found far away, but after following for a long time, the old man didn't seem to notice it, so he dared to get closer.

The old man gasped and coughed, his hands on his chest and his feet staggered, leaving a trail of blood where he walked, as if he was seriously injured.

After about a stick of incense, I came to a river, and the turquoise river surface was rippling with the crystal blue light of the sky, as if flashing bright eye waves, staring at the beautiful colors of the mountains and forests.

A huge crane walks alone on the riverside, with a bright red head, a slender neck, slender legs, simple and pure plumage, and an elegant and elegant body.

What an ethereal and detached, floating picture!

Looking at this blue river, the brown-haired old man's painful face seemed to have a trace of longing and smile, and his toes swept lightly, and his body flew quickly and flutteringly.

"This old man flies with his breath, like a frightening dragon, graceful like a swimming dragon, and his cultivation is so high that it is simply mysterious!" Looking at the black shadow in the distance, Li Ji secretly marveled, and then looked embarrassed, and the corners of his mouth hooked a faint wry smile, "Is this strange blue river the Tianhe that Shi Niang said in her mouth? The Tianhe is unfathomable, I don't even have spiritual power, and I have no exercises, how can I live this Tianhe?"

When I was at a loss, I suddenly saw the crane on the shore, which was leisurely stretching its neck to catch fish and shrimp among the gravel by the river, and made a chirp from time to time, the sound was extraordinary, loud and long, and it could be heard several miles away, which could be described as "the crane chirped nine gao, and the sound was heard in the wild".

Li Ji had an idea, had a plan, and tiptoed onto the crane's back.

The crane was startled, and a thrilling crane chirp resounded for nine days, spreading its wings and flying.

Li Ji, who was riding on the back of the crane, was swayed by this sudden bump and almost fell down, and in a panic, his crotch was desperately clamped, and his hands hugged its neck.

Flying on a crane is not as easy as imagined, leisurely, not only bumpy in the sky, but also difficult to control the direction.

The loud sound made by the crane flapping its wings was deafening, and Li Ji's stomach was like knocking over a five-flavor bottle, and he couldn't say that it was uncomfortable, and he couldn't help crying and laughing, and regretted it.

Fortunately, the crane circled over the Tianhe River a few times, and its restless mood gradually calmed down, and it spread its wings and flew slowly to the other side of the Tianhe.

Looking down at the Tianhe River from the air, I saw that the river water was crystal clear, full of water, tender, clear waves and blue waves, tactfully lingering.

In the blink of an eye, a huge fireball appeared on the other side of the Tianhe River, and the golden sunlight dyed the entire surface of the river golden yellow, rippling and sparkling.

Li Ji's mood suddenly brightened, refreshed, and a whimsical idea in his heart: if you can fly one day, you must see the beautiful scenery of the world!

"After crossing the Tianhe, you will arrive at the inner perimeter of the spirit beast forest, according to Shi Niang, the inner perimeter of the forest is full of terrifying high-level spirit beast families, which is extremely dangerous, it seems that you have to be careful. Li Ji looked at the black forest on the other side, and his heart trembled.

Flying across the Tianhe, the crane slowly landed on the shore, and Li Ji rolled down.

"Thank you Brother Crane for giving me a ride, Li Ji is unforgettable. Li Ji arched his hand to the crane and said.

The crane raised his head in surprise when he heard the sound, looked left and right, and saw no one, but seemed to understand Li Ji's words, nodded, flapped his white wings a few times, and flew into the clouds.

After this toss, the brown-haired old man had long since disappeared, and Li Ji looked everywhere for clues.

When you step into the black forest, you will smell a disgusting smell of rotting corpses, scattered bones along the way, and thousands of green-headed flies will linger, buzzing, like a magical sound from outside the sky shuttling through your brain, making your scalp tingle.

The sky seemed to be dyed blood-red, and the mountains and forests were scorched, black and shiny, lifeless, and only the smell of death permeated the air.

A black shadow flickered, and a trail of blood crept into the depths of the forest.

The black forest obscured the sunlight, like a dark and dead night, the whistling cool breeze swept by, accompanied by the "rustling" of dense branches and leaves, and the eyes of the beasts that appeared from time to time glowed with a terrifying green light, becoming more and more strange......

"Click" In the darkness and haze, a figure swayed. When he came out of the darkness, the faint light reflected the vicissitudes of life, a pale face, covered with wrinkles and dark brown hair, which was the old man.

He was hunched up, holding a sword decorated with colorful beads and nine-flowered jade in his hand, the cold light was pressing, the blade was like frost and snow, and he staggered and walked in the darkness with difficulty.

With a "snap", wisps of silver suddenly fell from the Black Forest, and the silver filaments floated bigger and bigger, and the wind suddenly rose, tearing everything in the darkness.

"Millennial man-eating tarantula!" the old man let out a scream of exclamation in his throat, clenching his sword and slashing at the huge silver wire net that swept in the air.

At this moment, the dead branch behind the old man suddenly hung silently upside down a huge eight-legged spider, covered with gray hair, with two huge red eyes above its head, waving strong forelimbs and grinning sharp fangs.

The man-eating tarantula stretched out a forelimb, like a claw of death, and slowly stretched out towards the old man, but he didn't know it.

The claw slowly approached......

"Watch your back!" Li Jixin raised his throat and screamed.

With a loud "boom", the old man turned around and slashed in the air, and the man-eating tarantula was caught off guard, and his forelimbs were hit by a cloud of red flames shot by the sword, and instantly turned into ashes.

The man-eating tarantula howled in pain and retreated, and the old man pressed forward with his sword step by step, and laughed a few times: "I will take the life of your demon beast today, lest you harm the world." ”

At the same time as the old man raised his sword, the man-eating tarantula suddenly moved rapidly, squirting out a stream of dark green liquid from between his teeth.

"It's not good...... the old man exclaimed, the secret way was not good, but unfortunately it was too late, the sword slashed the head of the cannibal tarantula at the same time, and the dark green liquid was sprayed all over the body.

The man-eating tarantula wailed a few times and struggled to get up on the ground, but it was not dead.

The old man was covered with dark green liquid, his face was pale, and he lay on the ground unable to move.

"Boy, why don't you come over and help!" the old man shouted at Li Ji's hiding place.

Li Ji was dumbfounded, and secretly wondered in his heart: "Is the old man calling me? He can actually see me? Could it be that the effect of the Turtle Breath Pill has failed?"

"What are you doing there? I'm poisonous, hurry up and use my Chixiao Sword to ...... this one Millennial man-eating tarantula ...... Kill!" The old man's voice grew weaker and weaker.

"Oh!" Li Ji jumped out of the hidden place and hurriedly ran over to pick up the Chixiao Sword on the ground.

This sword only felt cold and abnormal, and the sword body seemed to have a very strong mental power into the body, like a ghost crying and howling, a dragon roaring and a tiger roaring, and like the heaven and earth tilting, thunder, mountains and rivers changing color, Li Ji screamed, and was so frightened that he shook the sword to the ground.

"Huh?" The old man's pale face showed a hint of suspicion and surprise, and then he regained his composure, struggling vigorously and said, "Boy, concentrate your energy, screen out distracting thoughts, direct your thoughts to the Chixiao Sword, and strike the head of the cannibal tarantula with all your might!"

Li Ji picked up the Chixiao Sword again, took a deep breath, concentrated, and put his mind into the sword body.

I saw that the red light of the Chixiao Sword was violent, the sword body shook violently, the wind and thunder sounded, and with a "whoosh" sound, it came out of its hand, hovering in the air, and countless red sword shadows appeared, and Qi'er shot rapidly towards the thousand-year-old man-eating tarantula.

With a "boom", the head of the thousand-year-old man-eating tarantula was instantly full of holes, ** burst out, and died on the spot.

Li Ji couldn't believe that he could kill such a huge and ferocious monster, and couldn't help but stand on the spot.

"Boy, that's good!" the old man's indifferent eyes bloomed with a strange brilliance, and he said slowly, "You cut open the thousand-year-old man-eating tarantula and quickly take out the inner pill." ”

Li Ji picked up the Chixiao Sword and slashed it, the thousand-year-old man-eating tarantula had rough skin and thick flesh, like armor, and it took a lot of time to slowly dissect it.

After hollowing out the internal organs, a water crystal the size of a walnut slowly rose, emitting a purple light, and the luster emitted from the inside out, crystal dignified, round and colorful.

Li Ji was overjoyed, reached out and grabbed the crystal, held it in his palm, and suddenly felt a trace of cool air in his heart, refreshed.

His eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of a colorful fossil in the belly of the thousand-year-old man-eating tarantula, although the surface was stained with a little filth, it was still bright and moving.

Li Ji bent down to pick it up, holding the colorful fossil in his left hand and the purple crystal in his right hand, he was slightly stunned and asked, "Senior, which one in my hand is the thousand-year-old man-eating tarantula Neidan?"