Chapter 17: Xiongguan and the Blood Sacrifice

In the dimly lit cabin, I sat at the table, my forehead covered with fine cold sweat.

From that cliff back to the hut, it only took more than half an hour to walk, and at the speed of Chen Chengyi and me.

But in this more than half an hour, even the cold wind of the dungeon couldn't dry the cold sweat on my body, dry and wet, wet and dry, until now sitting at the table, I still can't get back to my senses.

The roaring river of blood, the ancient formation like a bronze chain, and Chen Chengyi's words kept echoing in my mind.

"What do you think of this dungeon? In my opinion, this is a huge cage that holds numerous demons, as well as ancient monsters that you don't know. In the ancient times, not all the monsters really disappeared from this world, so one such cage was needed to imprison them in exchange for a peaceful life for humans. ”

"Since it's a cage, you have to rely on it to keep these demons and monsters in check. Otherwise, who do you think would be willing to live underground? ”

"No, do you think it's really the cultivators outside who can suppress the real riot in the dungeon? Maybe with the power of the whole world, it seems that it can. Have you ever thought about how much turmoil that would cause and even involve ordinary people in the war? In fact, in this dungeon, haven't you found that only ordinary monsters can go out and do that trade? When the strength reaches a certain point, it will be restricted, and you will not be able to get out of this dungeon. What is the reason? It is because of the great array you see on this cliff, the Xiongguan Lock Yuan Array formed by the ancient great witch with his own flesh and blood, and even sacrificed part of his soul, which is the reason why these demons and monsters are really trapped underground. ”

"The Snow Mountain has been maintaining this great array for generations, but how can the demons and monsters in the dungeon be willing to be trapped underground for generations? The core of this great array is that dozens of ancient wizards have stripped their souls, and for this reason, the great demon who has been truly sealed in the dungeon has come up with a way to defile this great array with resentment and grievances. ”

"Of course, how does an ordinary soul compare to the soul of an ancient witch? This also involves complex formations. ”

"However, in the end, these things were solved by them, and they began to sacrifice blood! In the beginning, it took hundreds of years to slaughter millions of slaves in the dungeon, who were the basis of the blood sacrifice. Then there are some of the lowest level of demons, for the demons they can't use the method of slaughter, but in the end it is the bottom, find some reasons and excuses, kill is kill, this process took thousands of years, but also killed millions of low-level demons, they built the second layer of the foundation for destroying Xiongguan Suoyuan Town. ”

"Yes, it's a heinous blood crime! Millions of lives are not something that can be brought away with a simple sentence. Don't blame the Snow Mountain Pulse for not stopping it, in fact, they spent a long time planning this matter, and the Snow Mountain Pulse alone couldn't stop it. Moreover, it is very difficult for the Snow Mountain to detect these actions, after all, the admonition to the dungeon left from ancient times is only to suppress it underground, and will not interfere with what happened in it? The history of the Snow Mountain is not long compared to ancient times, that is, the ancestor of the Kaipai took over this important task. Therefore, it was not until the initial formation of the blood river that we discovered the plot of the dungeon monsters, but this could not be stopped, and we could only continue to delay time. ”

"Of course, the blood sacrifice is not so simple, with these low-level foundations, high-level blood and unjust souls are also needed as an introduction, and finally cause the blood river. The rest is not to be discussed, because the absolute upper echelons of the dungeon have already prepared their own preparations and plans for how to sacrifice. The key point is that the nobles and nobles, in the structure of the dungeon, the nobles and nobles are in the middle and middle and upper levels, which is the force that can shake the stability of the dungeon, and the higher status also makes their desire for life on the ground not so strong, and even many people don't know what life on the ground is like at all. Do you think it's realistic to slaughter them? Tell them the truth, and who willingly be sacrificed? What's more, the sea of people at this level has formed a fine and dense network of relationships, and moving one may cause ten, hundreds, or hundreds of dissatisfaction and various ideas. ”

"You're right, so the fighting arena came into being, and with all kinds of operations, the nobles and nobles also entered the fighting arena. But the strength of the nobles is destined to die not much, and it is mainly the nobles who die, not to mention that the fighting arena cannot stipulate that it must be a battle of life and death. So what to do? The resentment and blood of the nobility are also very important. As a result, there is the existence of 'knives', and these 'knives' are those with outstanding strength and potential, which are deliberately cultivated by the absolute top and placed in the fighting arena. They don't know what they're doing, and their only task is to kill, layer upon layer, until they kill the nobles. One 'knife', ten nobles, this is a task assigned by the absolute top. After the accumulation of time, the sacrifice of the nobles and nobles was almost completed. ”

"And in the end, the higher the strength of the nobles is needed to sacrifice, and at this time, the cultivation and need of the 'knife' has become the most important thing for the absolute high-level. According to the results of my investigation, you were chosen as the 'knife' from the beginning, and the old man you met in the work and rest area has no other skills, but you have a natural instinct to 'smell' the strength of a demon. Think about your various experiences, right? ”

"You're killing unscrupulously in the arena, but unfortunately I can't remind you too much. I can only ask Boss Zhang to hint at you. It's a pity that you still broke out after all, and you killed a high-ranking nobleman like Hu Xingsan, which is equivalent to pushing the big array one step further. Because the more high-ranking the nobles, the less they need, and even they themselves are reluctant to use the conspiracy to send him into the fighting arena, not because of your words."

"Moreover, I also had to make a move that day, if you kill a few sons, this blood sacrifice array will be activated immediately. This is something that neither I, nor the demons of the dungeon, want to see. I don't want to see it, naturally you can understand, the demons in the dungeon don't want to see it, the first is because those sons have some time, they will become the mainstay of the dungeon, not to mention that they also have their own sacrifice methods, and second, the demons in the dungeon want to sacrifice perfectly, not only breaking the Xiongguan Zhenyuan Great Array in one fell swoop, but also in short, the big array can't be activated in this situation anyway. ”

"You ask me if there's a way to destroy the bloodstained array? No, there is no way to do it anymore, this is a large array of so many lives piled up, it has taken shape, and it cannot be destroyed at all. All I could do was stall for time. This is something that has been said before. As for what to do in the future? Heaven and earth always have an opportunity, and this opportunity is uncertain, either good or completely explosive. In short, Ye Zhengling, you have to spare your life, just like I didn't want to live in pain back then, but I must also live. Because you are Nie Yan, you are a heaven-sent child born from heaven and earth thousands of years ago, and it is also a trace of opportunity composition. You will eventually step up and be in the middle of the storm as an opportunity. ”

That's all Chen Chengyi told me.

I remembered my experience in the dungeon, and sure enough, I was used as a 'knife' by those sons, because I didn't know it, I was inadvertently pushing for the final completion of the big array.

If it weren't for the grievances between Jiu'er and me, according to Feng Liu's plan, my 'knife' didn't know how much credit I would have to contribute to the big array, thinking of the roaring river of blood, my heart was afraid for a while, what kind of power was that? Think about the demons in the dungeon pouring out, what is the result? At the last moment of this great array, I actually became a pusher

Thinking of this, my cold sweat can't stop, if this is really the case, what can I do to stop it? Myself? Emperor Tong? The power of the demon hunters of the current hundreds of people? In the face of this torrent, all this is too ridiculous, right?

And what made me even more uneasy was that Chen Chengyi actually told me that I was also a trace of opportunity, but why should I? Now, even if I try my best, I can't kill the Nine Great Princes, let alone those big demons?

I also think of the demons on the ground, and the mysterious world of mountains and seas? As the last battle of Nie Yan's life, the more than forty big demons he faced? What the hell am I relying on? Why am I an opportunity?

I looked at the candle flame on the table and was in a mess, my mind was in a mess, it's not that I don't want to carry everything, but isn't it too funny to ask an ant if he wants to carry a mountain?

At this time, Chen Chengyi sat down next to me, and when he saw my soulless appearance, he asked me, "What are you thinking?" ”

I looked at Chen Chengyi: "You're not worried?" ”

"I'm worried! There was a big war that left a huge hole in the snow-capped mountain vein, and it was about to break out. And the big array of this dungeon, as well as the suppression of the ghost city, are all carried by the snow mountain. How can I not worry? What's more, there are some remnants of the last war and conditions that have not been completely cleared. When Chen Chengyi said this, he was very serious, but he was also very calm, anyway, I couldn't see that he had any pressure.

"Yes, you have so much to worry about, but you have the strength, right? I don't have enough strength and I'm worried. "I always thought that I couldn't see through Chen Chengyi, if I said that he was older, he was only more than ten years older than me, and I always believed that there were some old monsters in this world, they were the real powers, why are these heavy responsibilities on us?

"When I'm your age, my strength may not be as good as yours." Chen Chengyi said softly: "But how fortunate I am to inherit a trace of power that should not belong to the world. Of course, it is not only me who inherits this power, but also others. But in terms of talent, I am fortunate to be destined to gain more power with this trace of strength. ”

"How do you know that in the year of the full outbreak, you won't be in the same position as me?" Chen Chengyi suddenly asked me like this.