Shichiro and I came to Giant Waterfall City, openly and secretly inquiring about the news of the Maoshan Dao Society. City Lord Wei had a cold attitude and refused to reveal any useful information to me, while Lu Yu and the One-Horned Ghost King reported a completely different situation to me. Looks like things aren't going well!

I continued to ask the One-Horned Ghost King, "Which entrance does Dao cultivation mainly come down from?" ”

The One-Horned Ghost King replied: "There are three natural caves and five streams that go down below the ground, and as the waterways increase, the caves branch out, and there are hundreds of trails that lead to the Giant Waterfall City." But there are only about six or seven ways that one can walk, and those paths are corrected one by one. ”

"With so many entrances and so many roads, it's really not easy to block."

"Mighty Waterfall City thinks the same way, they only plan to seal off the six or seven best paths. But the people of the Maoshan Dao Society also sensed the intention of the Giant Waterfall City, and as soon as it was blocked, they sent people to open it up again, and then continued to explore. In this way, as if they were given a hint, they can find the entrance to the Giant Waterfall City by going down the blocked intersection! ”

"What stupid!" I couldn't help but scold, "Why are the people of Giant Waterfall City so stupid, if they want to block it, they should also pick the road that they haven't walked to block it in advance, and it can't be seen that it is artificially blocked!" ”

The one-horned ghost king also grinned a lot, and said: "Hehe, they are actually not too stupid, and now they are also very good at learning, deliberately picking some wrong intersections or dead ends to block, luring the people of Maoshan Dao to take the fork in the road, in vain." ”

I couldn't help but laugh: "Okay, that's a remedy!" ”

I'm almost done asking about business, and it's time for me to ask about personal matters. I said, "After the Yin Vein Passage in Giant Waterfall City is closed, how can the Yin Cultivator who is stranded in the Yang Realm come down?" ”

Lu Yu was in charge of inquiring about this matter, and he said, "There is no way to come down." There are also some Yin cultivators in the Giant Waterfall City who are still stranded on the ground in the Yang City, and there is no way to even pass the news. ”

I frowned and said, "Then isn't my master among these people?" If they are discovered by the people of the Maoshan Taoist Association, even if they dare not persecute them in the yang world, they will inevitably be angry with them! ”

Qilang also interjected at this time: "Senior Father Feng is highly respected, and the Maoshan Dao Society will not dare to do anything to him." Lord Zhai doesn't have to worry too much. ”

I thought about it, but I shook my head and said, "No, I still have to find a way to go to the yang world to pick up my master back!" ”

"How to get there?"

"Drill the hole and go up!"

Qilang, Lu Yu, and the One-Horned Ghost King glared at each other and said, "Hong Kong Lord, do you mean to learn the method of Taoist cultivation?" ”

"That's right!" I smiled and pointed to the one-horned ghost king, and said, "However, I am different from them, they are headless flies running around, but I have a guide to lead the way." Besides, ghost handsome, don't you want to go and see the base of the Maoshan Dao Association in person? In case they really fight with Giant Waterfall City in the future, we can also sell a favor to City Lord Wei, which will also be good for us. ”

Qilang nodded when he heard this, and said, "Well, what the Hong Kong lord said is also quite reasonable. Then the three of us should go with you and take care of each other. ”

That night, we were led by the One-Horned Ghost King, and his men took us to the outlet of an underground stream outside the city. Because it is outside the city, the location is remote, but there are no guards from the Great Waterfall City, but it will take a lot of work to get in.

Fortunately, Qilang and the One-Horned Ghost King are both big ghost cultivators, and after getting in, they forced their efforts to temporarily cut off the water flow, so that Lu Yu and I had the opportunity to get in too.

This underground stream has a small amount of water, and it zigzags all the way up along the large and small caves. The water flows downward, and in this sense, you should be able to reach the ground by walking upstream, but if you don't know the way, you may not be able to get around this labyrinthine cave for a year.

The one-horned ghost king has already drilled back and forth in this hole a few times, so he is naturally familiar with the road. He even figured out a few routes for the daily patrols of the guards of the Giant Waterfall City in the cave and several major cave entrances that were heavily guarded, and led us around in advance. In such sensitive times, it is best not to have unnecessary misunderstandings with them.

As for whether you will meet the people of the Maoshan Taoist Association, it is difficult to say. However, although there are few of us, only two people and two ghosts, our strength is very strong, especially in these narrow caves, once we start to move, we have the advantage of being able to do it, even if we encounter a small group of Dao Cultivator Pathfinder Team, we can not be afraid at all.

After a day's walk upwards, we were out of the sphere of influence of Waterfall City and into the wilderness. The terrain here is more rugged, with narrow entrances and cramped tunnels that make it difficult to trek.

But it was in such tunnels that we began to find some empty cans and cigarette butts and other debris discarded in the corners, as well as traces of smoke and fire on the walls and ceilings of the caves. This is not like Yin cultivation or ghost cultivation, Yin cultivation is generally illuminated with ghost fire or fluorescent stone, and ghost cultivation is not needed at all, only Taoist cultivation that is not suitable for the dim environment of the underground will light the torch. Obviously, the Taoist cultivators of the Maoshan Daoist Association have indeed come to this area to explore, and may not have left yet.

After another day of walking, there were more and more signs of activity left behind by the Taoist cultivators in the cave, especially the corpses of a small group of nail cockroaches.

The nail toad is a water leech that lives in underground streams and is named for its sharp mouthparts that resemble nails. Usually, the nail toad clings to the current on the shore, and once there is a creature in the water or on the shore, it will attack it in groups, shooting at the prey like a large number of nails, nailing the whole body.

Once nailed by the nail toad, it is difficult for both humans and animals to pull it out, if the force is too strong, the soft part of the nail toad left on the outside of the skin will break, and the nail head in front will remain in the body of the prey, and keep drilling into it, so that you are worse than dead. At the same time, the wound will continue to expand and deepen, and it will be difficult to stop the bleeding.

Therefore, experienced Yin cultivators will not be able to resist pulling it out. If the number of hits is large, use the ghost fire to burn the small section of the nail toad left on the outside of the skin. The most feared thing about the nail toad is the ghost fire, and when it feels painful, it will come out, but because it will twist and fall in the flesh, this process is also extremely painful for people. If only a few are nailed, many people would rather let them suck their blood to their fill, and they will fall off and become a round lump.

In a cave along the river, we saw such a scene: the ground was full of flattened nail and toad corpses, and the ground was covered with blood, while the cave walls and stalagmites were "painted" with blood flowers, which were obviously formed by blood splattering on them, and the whole cave was like a blood cave!

The one-horned ghost king stretched out his hand to wipe a blood stain from the stalagmite, put it in his mouth and licked it, his eyes lit up and said: "It's human blood, it tastes good!" ”

Lu Yu said: "With so much blood, it's not just one person, right?" ”

Shichiro sniffed around with only his nose, and said, "I smelled five body odors, and there were at least five people who were injured, and one of them was bleeding a lot, and I am afraid that he would not survive." ”

I also learned the art of tracking when I was in the Yin Army, and I knew how to judge the number of enemies based on the traces left on the ground. I carefully counted the large and small footprints on the ground, as well as a small number of shovel prints, combined with the speculation of Shichiro and the One-Horned Ghost King, and finally concluded: "This should be a pathfinder team composed of a small group of Dao cultivators, the number of people is about ten, and everyone has a shovel in their hands. There are no traces of smoke on the walls or ceilings of the caves, indicating that they did not have torches, and were probably carrying flashlights or wearing miner's lamps. ”

"When they walked into the cave, the nail python suddenly jumped out of the water and attacked them. The five people who walked in the front were immediately hit, especially the first and second people who were responsible for opening the way, and almost all their bodies were covered with nails. The first person was quite calm, and stopped after pulling out a few nail toads, while the second person kept pulling and pulling, but after the nail toad broke, his wounds kept spurting blood, so most of the dense blood flowers on this cave wall were contributed by him. ”

"This group of Dao cultivators should be the first time to encounter such a weird and difficult underground creature as a nail python, and they don't know how to deal with it, so they can only shoot with a shovel and step on it with their feet, so they can barely wipe out this group of nail pythons. As for the casualties, we'll find clear a little further on. ”

As I spoke, I walked forward. There was also some blood in the next cavern, and there was a long mark on the ground, as if something heavy had been placed on the ground and dragged along.

I pointed to the seal and said, "They were frightened away and had to go back the way they came." The person who spurted the most blood died on the spot and was dragged back by the others. ”

"The first person has a lot of tricks, can he still survive and not die?" The One-Horned Ghost King shook his head violently in disbelief.

"Keep going and you'll find out."

Three more caves were forward, and suddenly the corpses of dozens of nail toads appeared, also splashing a large patch of blood on the ground. There are many other messy footprints, but the trail of drag ends here.

I laughed, "It's useless. The first person who opened the way finally couldn't hold it anymore, and the nail cockroaches were full of blood, fell from him one after another, and were trampled on and flattened, and exploded to the ground. The man had lost so much blood that he must have hung up. ”

"But why are there no traces of dragging?" Lu Yu asked.

I pointed to another place and said, "You can see that there are two lines of footprints here that are particularly clear, and the marks are deeper than others. It should be inconvenient to drag the corpse and disrespect the deceased, so two people each carried a deceased and went back the same way. ”

"The analysis is very detailed!" Shichiro couldn't help but applaud and praised, "The Hong Kong lord's eyesight is really good!" ”

I shrugged my shoulders, disappreciated, and said, "It's all a little clever, and it's not worth such praise from the ghost handsome." However, these Dao cultivators didn't understand the environment of the underworld at all, and they definitely suffered more than this. ”

"Well deserved!" The One-Horned Ghost King snorted, "The more these guys die, the better!" ”