The ancient tombs in front of us are towering, and the branches of the trees are luxuriant, showing a cold and bleak feeling in this hot season. According to Uncle Shan, this dense forest is a dividing line. Once inside from here. It can be regarded as coming to the most dangerous and complex areas in the vast mountains of Xiangxi. The mountains are high and complex, and there are countless poisonous snakes, insects and ants in the grass. All kinds of miasma are floating around......

That's why we chose to meet up with Masao and the others before we entered this place. The people in their Tian Gu Miao Village are proficient in Gu art and can control snakes, insects, rats and ants, so it is safer. But now, we haven't seen Ma Xiong's men and horses when we get here.

Uncle Shan and the others hadn't said anything yet, and the golden snake kid pouted a little displeased and said, "Why haven't you come yet?" It stands to reason that Tiangu Miao Village should be much closer than our Jinjiazhai from here, but now we have all arrived. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a voice coming from the barren grass behind him: "The young patriarch of the Jin family has a big temper, is he already impatient after waiting for such a short time?" As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Xiong slowly walked out of the grass taller than a person, followed by a group of Gu magicians with strange patterns painted on their faces.

It is rumored that ordinary Gu magicians carry their Gu worms with them, while more powerful Gu magicians are able to hide their Gu worms in their bodies, forming all kinds of "Gu patterns". But what's even more powerful is back to basics. Although the Gu worm is hidden in his body, there will be no "Gu pattern".

Obviously, Ma Xiong belongs to the category that will not appear "Gu Patterns", and these Gu magicians he brought have Gu Patterns, which means that they are not weak.

The golden snake never thought that his casual complaint was actually heard by the main owner, and he was immediately embarrassed, and the expression on his face was very unnatural.

He's a fool, but he's not a fool. The other party is an elder, and his status is very high, he belongs to the second leader of Tiangu Miao Village, which is equivalent to the status of Uncle Shan in Jinjiazhai, so it doesn't hurt to talk behind some disrespectful words, but it's a little bad to be heard by others.

But fortunately, Ma Xiong is not the kind of person who cares, and the common enemy is current. Naturally, he wouldn't really say anything for this unintentional remark of the younger generations, so he waved his hand and said that he would not pursue it.

By this time, the "advance army" to the land of the bones of the Ba Snake had finally been assembled. After resting here, they were ready to enter the gloomy forest.

Ma Xiong asked his men to bring out a clay pot containing gray-black powder. Said to Uncle Shan: "This forest is not good, it is called the insect habitat forest in our Tiangu Miao Village. For some unknown reason, the number and variety of poisonous insects in this forest are very large and very dangerous. If there are some extremely talented young Gu magicians in our village, there will be elders in the village who come to the outer areas of this place to find some Gu worms for them to choose or cultivate. This time we're going to go straight through the woods, so be mentally prepared. The special insect powder of our Tiangu Miao Village here, you can apply it to your body, it has a good insect repellent effect, and it is very useful for most poisonous insects. It's just that if you encounter too powerful demonic poisonous insects, it may fail. ”

Uncle Shan nodded his thanks, and also sighed: "Yes, when I was young, I was arrogant, and I once ignored the obstacles of the elders in the clan and practiced alone in this vast mountain. I passed through this dense forest, but if it weren't for the special nature of my life corpse puppet, I guess I would have died in Huangquan long ago. As he spoke, he reached out and stroked the child-sized demon ant beside him, whose body seemed to shimmer with a black metallic sheen.

I saw a look of admiration flash in Ma Xiong's eyes, obviously with a very reverent feeling for Uncle Shan's experience when he was young. However, he said a little lightly: "Your natal corpse puppet is indeed very special, I really don't know where I got it." I vaguely feel that it should be some kind of extremely powerful legendary Gu worm when it was alive, but I can't say why. ”

Ma Xiong's eyes burned as he stared at the earthly demon ant that seemed to be made of hard black steel, and frowned slightly. Indeed, if this thing is still alive, it should belong to the Gu Magician, but it has been dead for an unknown number of years, and now it is a zombie ant, which is the thing of the corpse chaser.

The next thing is that one by one, under the guidance of these Gu magicians in the Heavenly Gu Miao Village, we carefully smeared this gray-black insect repellent powder on our bodies.

After all the preparations were ready, and after another rest, the energy was restored, and everyone was ready to enter this dark and strange jungle. According to the experienced Uncle Shan, if you don't encounter something too powerful and weird, it will take about three hours to cross this forest!

Considering that the biggest threat that may come from all kinds of poisonous insects, the entire team is divided into many "duos" by Uncle Shan and Ma Xiong. Every corpse chaser from Jinjiazhai and a Gu magician from Tiangu Miao Village formed a combination, so that they could cooperate with each other more safely.

Then the duo kept a distance of about three to five meters from each other, not too grouped, but also able to echo each other, and move forward together in this strange dense forest.

The Gu magician of the Heavenly Gu Miao Village who was assigned to me was called Ah Li, and he was also a young man, taciturn, and seemed to be far more mature than his years. His "Gu Pattern" looks like the shape of a scorpion, so he thinks that his natal Gu worm should be a scorpion.

"Hello, my name is Jiang Ming, and I am a designer of dark money." I'm still more friendly and take the initiative to greet this Gu master boy named Ah Li.

He just looked at me, nodded and didn't speak. I guess he thinks that Ma Xiong has already introduced his name to me just now, so there is no need to say it again. I was a little embarrassed, so I could only shrug my shoulders, thinking that this might be a sign of character from the Gu magicians. And Tiangu Miao Village is not quite the same as Jinjiazhai, Jinjiazhai was originally a Han people who migrated here in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, but Tiangu Miao Village is a pure Miao people, and it is normal for me, a Han person, to be a little wary.

As soon as we stepped into this dark and gloomy forest, we immediately felt the change. The temperature around seemed to drop by more than ten degrees in an instant, and it was still a little hot outside, but even in the dense forest where the sun did not see the light of day at noon, it felt a little cool, and suddenly became very quiet, as if entering a silent world, which made people feel depressed inexplicably.

This forest is really not simple! It's just that I don't know how this environment is formed, among the five veins of Taoism, the Xiangzi vein should have a comparative study of the peculiar place caused by this mountain and river topography environment, maybe you can crack this strange dense forest from the source, and spend it quickly and safely. But it's a pity that we can't find a Taoist priest here who knows the art of feng shui, so we can only rely on our own strength to break through.

Walking in it, I had the illusion of returning to the dark and rugged mountain road I walked when I was young and followed my master to Shuitang Village, Longtou Township. That was the first time I was confronted with things that ordinary people in the world could not understand and touch! Although I grew up in a money shop and knew a lot of supernatural things, nothing really happened.

After a while, we were completely in the middle of the forest, and we couldn't see the scenery anymore when we looked back. There were only tall trees standing tall all around, and low twisted trees of various strange shapes, and then bushes no more than a meter or two high on the ground. It is as if the dense forest has been divided into three layers: upper, middle and lower.

And at this time, it may be because the auditory sense has gradually become accustomed to such a quiet environment, and it no longer feels so strange. You can even hear all kinds of squirming sounds in it, which is the sound of all kinds of snakes, insects, rats and ants crawling and moving!

Walking in this dark jungle can make people see a lot of hairy goosebumps.

For example, I could see that on the trunk of the tree, there were black centipedes about half a foot long, gathered together, like strange branches arranged neatly; Occasionally, passing through a low bush, one can find that all of them are a clump of entangled poisonous snakes, making the sound of slippery bodies rubbing against each other; Or maybe suddenly a huge rat passed through in the distance, its eyes still flashing with a seeping red light!!

All in all, this dark jungle is full of all kinds of evil things, and it is definitely not a place that humans should set foot in. But there is no way, we are not only involved in it now, but we are going deeper and deeper, and we have to go through it completely.

As he was walking, all of a sudden, he heard a loud sound in the dense forest, as if something was moving quickly through the forest.

What's the situation?!

I immediately became vigilant, my muscles tensed, my fists clenched, and my whole body was full of martial arts qi and blood, like a big furnace about to explode. The martial arts qi and blood of the art of military cultivation are blazing and masculine, and compared to the relative femininity of the underworld technique, it may have a more deterrent effect on these strange things that were born in an extremely dark place.

The young man named Ah Li next to him suddenly raised his hands and pressed them on his temples at the same time, and then I saw that the poisonous scorpion-like "Gu pattern" on his face suddenly filled with fog!

That's right, it was indeed a mist rising from the "Gu lines" on his face, which was very weird. Before I could see what was going on, a white scorpion the size of a basin appeared on his head, holding two scorpion pincers and perching on its head, which was really weird!

Gu magicians are indeed a group of "weirdos", more eccentric and mysterious than corpse chasers.

Everyone looked around vigilantly, only to hear louder and louder sounds, but they didn't know what was going to happen.

It was Uncle Shan and Ma Xiong who reacted first, and found clues from this strange sound.

Ma Xiong shouted loudly: "Snake, it's the fishy smell of snakes!" Attention everyone, it's likely to be a flying snake capable of jumping from mid-air to tree trunks! ”

And Uncle Shan also shouted almost at the same time: "It's the tide of flying snakes in the dense forest!" Everyone is moving closer to me, stop the first wave first! ”

Obviously, Uncle Shan seemed to know a little more about this strange scene than Ma Xiong, an expert in playing Gu. This does not mean that Uncle Shan is much more powerful than Ma Xiong, it can only show that Uncle Shan encountered this tide of flying snakes when he was young when he was roaming this dense forest.

So, a lot of experience is really important sometimes!

For example, even if a young man suddenly obtains extremely advanced magic power by chance, he is absolutely vulnerable to fighting with that kind of old monster that he has obtained through his own cultivation. Because of experience and experience, this also plays a very important role in the supernatural world of Xuanmen spells, as well as in the world of ordinary people.

Hearing what Uncle Shan said, everyone hurriedly gathered in the direction where he was. At this moment, the noise is getting louder and louder, and I can already see that it is a mysterious situation!

Snake! A lot of snakes that I can't count!

Colourful and large and small, they flew towards us from mid-air or between tree trunks in all directions, as if a large army were surrounding a vanguard force deep into the enemy's side.

"Corpse Ant Demon Pillar, up!"

Seeing that the situation was critical, Uncle Shan roared, shaking the old bronze corpse bell with his left hand, and emitting a burst of rapid and piercing buzzing sounds. At the same time, his right hand suddenly pressed on the body of the black demon ant, and suddenly the black light flickered, and a strange aura permeated.

Seeing this, I was shocked. Because, Uncle Shan's method is obviously vaguely with a little Xuanmen Taoist spell in it, and listening to the name, it doesn't look like a Miao style of magic, but a bit like a Taoist formation.

But after thinking about it, I was relieved again, Xiangxi drove away the corpse, and it originally had an inexplicable connection with Xuanmen Taoism. At the beginning, the first generation of the ancestors of the Jin family should have been Han Taoist priests, who migrated their clansmen to live in seclusion in the vast mountains of Xiangxi, so it is not surprising that some advanced corpse chasers used strange arts and Taoist arts.

As Uncle Shan's tactics unfolded, as those massive flying snakes surrounded and attacked us, I also felt the ground begin to shake slightly and become more and more violent.

It's those zombie ants!!

In the end, we heard a series of rumbling sounds, and around us, thick black pillars with a diameter of more than three meters rose from the ground, all of which were formed by zombie ants gathered together!

Almost in the blink of an eye, a huge black pillar of zombie ants appeared around us in a circle. These pillars just blocked the path of those flying snakes. It's too late, that's fast, when all these things that Uncle Shan called "Corpse Ant Demon Pillars" just appeared, those dense flying snakes had already attacked the front.

All I heard was a creepy popping sound, and a large number of flying snakes crashed headlong into those huge black "corpse ant pillars". And those big black ants are not motionless, some flying snakes did not directly collide with them but just flew by, and then they were stretched out by a black tentacle-like thing and pulled in, and then there was a sound of devouring and biting.

Uncle Shan's zombified black big-headed ants actually have the same characteristics as termites. Even though it's already a dead corpse, it's still able to devour living things!!

At least seventy percent of those flying snakes have been stopped by this terrible "corpse ant demon pillar", and only less than thirty percent of the remaining have broken through and fallen into the area where we gathered. A "man-snake war" is inevitable.

But it left me with a new question. Judging from the strength shown by Uncle Shan, it is definitely very terrifying, can it only be the second strongest person in Jinjiazhai? Can't compare to Grandma Jinhua?

It wasn't until a short time later that I understood. Although the army of zombie ants under the control of Uncle Shan's demon ants is huge, with strong large-scale and large-scale destruction and defense, it has great drawbacks under the real one-on-one fighting method, after all, everyone has their own spell direction.

And more importantly, I did underestimate Xiaobai's toughness. As a descendant of the legendary anti-heaven spirit creature Golden Silk Flower Pupil Spirit Cat, even if the bloodline is not pure, it is also powerful and makes people sigh......

This "Corpse Ant Demon Pillar" blocked most of the flying snakes, and we need to solve the rest on our own. So under Ma Xiong's command, we began to fight those flying snakes.

At this time, it's time for corpse chasers and Gu magicians to show their powers!

I saw the sturdy man named Ah Hu, sitting on his tiger zombie, constantly running or pounced in this range. The huge tiger claws are like sharp steel knives, and when they are caught in the air or on the ground, they can directly grasp seven or eight poisonous snakes. The tiger tail like an iron rod is also powerful, and while constantly jumping in the air, the tail sweep can also directly beat many flying snakes into minced meat, falling down like a rain of meat.

Looking at the other four natal corpse puppets who are zombie corpse chasers, the manipulation methods are even more varied. Those zombies were very nimble by them, and they actually kept spinning, harvesting a large number of flying snakes like a rotary cutter.

As for the battle of the Gu magicians, it was also thrilling. Most of them directly released the natal Gu in the "Gu Pattern" and let them kill the flying snakes on their own. They themselves use some ordinary Gu worms that they carry with them to protect themselves, and they can also attack some flying snakes.

Maxiong's predecessor is indeed very powerful, I don't think he seems to have done anything, and there is nothing special about him. Just walking briskly here, the flying snakes within three meters of him fell to the ground one after another, and died directly without any external injuries!!

I don't know what his natal Gu is, it actually has such a magical and powerful power.

And I myself was surprised to find that the martial arts qi and blood had a good restraining effect on the poisonous snakes born in these dark and damp places. I put the martial arts qi and blood in the palm of my hand, condensed it into a blood-red fireball with a diameter of about half a meter, and then threw it directly.

Wherever this fireball of martial arts qi and blood transfiguration passed, the scorching aura was permeated, and the air waves were distorted as if there had been flames. As long as these flying poisonous snakes are contaminated, they seem to have been thrown into the raging fire and roasted, making a sizzling sound, emitting green smoke, which is quickly scorched and falls to the ground, exuding a strange and inexplicable smell of meat......

I was overjoyed, I didn't expect that martial arts qi and blood would actually have a damage bonus effect on these things, which was more effective than other Xuanmen spells. The whole body of martial arts qi and blood was directly released, and the whole person was like a big furnace, and a large amount of martial arts qi and blood seemed to turn into a river of flames, flowing and sweeping around. The flying snakes in the surrounding air seemed to have been burned by fire, and they kept falling down to the ground......

I have to say that in fact, a single flying snake is not very powerful, and even an ordinary person can kill one if he has a sharp knife or iron rod in his hand. But the problem is that their numbers are so large that they seem to be impossible to kill!

The "Corpse Ant Demon Pillar" that Uncle Shan cast had already blocked most of the flying snakes, and only a small part had entered the place where we had gathered. But it's this small part of the flying snake, we haven't finished killing it yet, and the ground is almost full!

This also makes me sigh, fortunately, there is a large-scale defense method similar to the Taoist formation like Uncle Shan. Otherwise, we will probably be consumed alive by these huge numbers of flying snakes.

But fortunately, due to the powerful devouring and defensive capabilities of the "Corpse Ant Demon Pillar", the flying snakes around are finally becoming fewer and fewer, and they are about to disappear......

A large number of poisonous flying snakes are surging towards us like moths to fire, and they are fiercely fighting with us. The snake corpse fell to the ground, covering it layer upon layer, showing a shocking visual effect. And it also has a fishy smell peculiar to snakes, which makes people smell a little uncomfortable......

This was the first battle we encountered on our way to the Land of the Snake's Bones, and we didn't expect it to be so tragic. Although the strength of these flying snakes is not very good, there are too many of them. If it weren't for the fact that Uncle Shan's natal corpse puppet itself belongs to casting a wide range of spells, it is estimated that we would be buried here by these snakes.

Eventually, there were no new flying snakes coming from the forest, and silence was restored. Only those "corpse ant demon pillars" continued to devour the sound of the remaining flying snakes, as well as the heavy gasps of everyone......

(To be continued.) )