Chapter 9 One Mountain Cannot Tolerate Two Tigers
This "immortal" summoned by Ding Lingxiu pretended to give a divine will: she affirmed like Old Man Lin that Ding Lingxiu was the person she was waiting for, and asked Old Man Lin to hand over this demon knife to Ding Lingxiu, and she also promised Old Man Lin that even if there was no such demon knife in the future, she would still be blessed by Old Man Lin's family.
Old man Lin gladly accepted and knelt on the ground to thank Dade. However, after saying this, this "immortal" also asked Niu Niu to go up the mountain with Ding Lingxiu and others to lead the way for them. Old man Lin naturally didn't dare to refuse this, so he agreed resignedly.
In this way, Ding Lingxiu successfully persuaded Old Man Lin to get the Snow Maiden Blade. Early the next morning, the group rushed to Lion Peak with this Snow Maiden Blade and Niu Niu.
On the way, Xia Xianyao couldn't help it, so she quietly asked Ding Lingxiu:
"Hey, Wuxin, to be honest, how did you get it last night, and you actually invited such a fake immortal to bluff this old hunter?"
Ding Lingxiu smiled mysteriously and replied quietly:
"It's actually quite simple, I created a fake image of a woman with an illusion charm, and injected some of my own blood into its body, allowing her to make sounds according to my consciousness. Although it didn't last long, it was enough to fool an old man. Fortunately, Old Man Lin was too nervous at the time to remember the appearance and voice of this so-called 'immortal', so he took the bait so lightly! ”
"Cut, it turns out that it's that hateful illusion talisman again, and this palace thought you had subdued some new demon!" Xia Xianyao said.
"Hey, hey!"
"Brother and sister, what are you two gods talking about? Watch your step! Niu Niu suddenly broke over and said sharply.
Ding Lingxiu was stunned for a moment, and then noticed that he and Xia Xianyao had already come to the edge of a deep pit under their feet, thanks to Niu Niu's timely reminder, otherwise the two of them would definitely fall into the deep pit.
"Damn, why is there such a deep pit all of a sudden! I'm scared to death. Xia Xianyao couldn't help but exclaim.
Ding Lingxiu looked at the pit and muttered:
"Presumably this pit should be a robbery hole, I heard what Uncle Lin said last night, there are only two kinds of people who come to this Lion Peak, one is to catch the fire front workshop or other demons hidden in the mountains and forests, and the other should be a tomb robber like Scar Li!"
Niu Niu nodded and said:
"Yes, there have been a lot of tomb robbers on this mountain in recent years, so there will always be many such potholes inexplicably, and if you are not careful, it is easy to fall down!"
Ding Lingxiu touched Niu Niu's little brain melon and said:
"Hehe, it's okay, fortunately, we still have a quirky guide like you, with you, we are much more relieved."
"Well, actually, I don't want to come either, but since that fairy ...... last night Sister Fairy has said it, I have no choice but to come with you. When it came to the immortal last night, Niu Niu still had some lingering palpitations, it seemed that his fear of the Snow Maiden's blade was far greater than Ding Lingxiu had imagined.
The group followed Niu Niu along the path to the sinkhole and yurt that he and Zhang Qiang passed through when they escaped from Cao Yu Village last time, and according to Niu Niu, from there they could find a secret passage to the interior of Lion Peak, and a few of them could directly go to Guò Secret Road and ascend Lion Peak.
On the way, Ding Lingxiu and others met a few climbers that Zhang Qiang had said before. However, after Ding Lingxiu's confirmation, it was found that these guys were not demons, but the kind of low-level slaves similar to the Dead Apostles created by Yan Mengxue.
This kind of slave is usually called "running wall" by the old gourds, and the so-called "running wall" refers to some high-level demons who use their own demonic energy to control people or animals, they are partially demonized, and can be controlled by these high-level demons, and are loyal to them.
When the master needs them, they can be on call, desperate to do anything for the master, and when necessary, even if the master orders them to give their lives, they will not hesitate at all, and will really rush to the front like cannon fodder. For demon hunters, these people or animals accused of being demonized are like moving walls to protect their owners when the demon hunters fight demons, so they are called "running walls" by demon hunters.
However, although these climbers are also "running the wall", it is very strange, because according to Zhang Qiang's previous description, these climbers should have been hit by that blue ball of light, and they would suddenly become such a strange snake-like monster, and after they died, they would escape from their bodies with such blue balls of light.
Since it is a blue ball of light, one thing is certain, this will definitely not be the demonic aura of the Fire Front Fang. That is to say, in addition to the fire front fang, there is at least one high-level demon on this lion peak who can also control zhì "running the wall".
Moreover, Ding Lingxiu Tong Guò observed the blue light balls that flew out of several dead climbers on the road and found that this guy who controlled these climbers was very likely to be an ice attribute demon, because on these demons, he could clearly feel the coldness.
Thinking of this, Ding Lingxiu patted Niu Niu's shoulder and asked:
"Niu Niu, in this mountain, have you heard any rumors about monsters that can control the cold?"
Niu Niu thought seriously for a while, and replied hesitantly:
"This shouldn't be, it's just that there have been mountain fires in the mountains recently, but I haven't heard anything about the cold demons and monsters, but these climbers have been there for a long time, according to grandpa, it should have been when he was young, he heard about the legend of climbing in the mountains, and after these guys died, the blue light balls that came out of them, can faintly feel a little cold, and that's all, I shouldn't know about the rest......"
"Oh!" Ding Lingxiu was a little disappointed, but he still believed his speculation.
Judging by the current situation, Ding Lingxiu believes that the whole thing is more likely to be like this:
This mountain was supposed to be inhabited by an ice-attribute demon, which controlled the ecological balance of this Lion Peak, and created a large number of climbers to serve itself. In Lion Peak, it can be regarded as the king of the mountain, self-sufficient. However, the sudden appearance of the Fire Front Fang broke the peace here, and this ice-type demon was probably coerced by the Fire Front Fang, and was driven out of his cultivation territory by the Fire Front Fang, and may even have been seriously injured by the Fire Front Fang.
But it is not to be outdone, and has been secretly plotting to resist, waiting for an opportunity, wanting to regain its territory in one fell swoop and eliminate the fire front fang. Therefore, the "beautiful fairy" in the mouth of the old man Lin is very likely to be this ice-attribute demon, and after picking up the snow girl blade abandoned by Scar Li, it handed it over to the old man Lin for safekeeping. It was because she believed that if there was a demon hunter who wanted to go to the fire front fang, he would definitely come to the old hunter's house to inquire about the information, and at that time, when the demon hunter saw the snow girl blade in the old hunter's house, if he could recognize this ice attribute demon knife, he would definitely find a way to borrow the knife.
In this way, this ice attribute demon will be able to find a helper, and she can choose to use this demon hunter, or cooperate with this demon hunter to defeat the fire front fang together. If this demon hunter can't see the power of this ice attribute demon knife, then there is no need for this ice attribute demon to cooperate with it, because if this demon hunter who doesn't have any eyesight, he won't be the opponent of Huo Qianfang at all, and naturally there is no value in cooperation or use.
Of course, it is a bit fantastical for the demon to talk about cooperation with the demon hunter, so it is more likely that she will use this demon hunter to secretly help him defeat the fire front fang.
Thinking of this, Ding Lingxiu asked Rinpoche if he wanted this Snow Maiden Blade and held it in his hand.
"What? Is there something wrong with this knife? Rinpoche asked.
"Of course, I now suspect that the top of this knife should be marked by some demon with demonic energy, I think it won't be long before this guy will appear!" Ding Lingxiu stroked the cold short blade and observed it carefully.
Rinpoche nodded and said:
"It seems that our thoughts should be the same, when I heard the old man say, I had this guess, but I didn't expect the two of us to coincide again." Rinpoche said.
"Yes, heroes see the same thing." Ding Lingxiu said.
"Hey, what did you two say? Looking at a broken knife grunt? Xia Xianyao walked over.
"Go, go, go up, I can't communicate with the employees of IQ Co., Ltd." Ding Lingxiu waved his hand.
Xia Xianyao immediately pinched it with one hand, and Ding Lingxiu wailed in pain:
"Alas, I'll go! Sister Xian Yao spares her life, don't, I didn't say you ......"
"Say, what are you two talking about sneaking around here?" Xia Xianyao asked.
"I just want to see if there are other demons on this knife, but maybe because this Snow Maiden Blade is an ice attribute demon knife, and this demon qi hidden in the knife is also an ice attribute, so I haven't found anything yet. It's really ......," Ding explained.
Xia Xianyao let go of her hand and asked puzzledly:
"Why? Why do you think there are other demons on this? Could it be from the fire front fang? ”
Ding Lingxiu looked at Xia Xianyao speechlessly, and he didn't bother to explain to her. Ding Lingxiu returned the Snow Maiden's blade to Rinpoche, and although he didn't find anything on the blade, Ding Lingxiu seemed to be able to feel that it wouldn't be long before the demon would take the initiative to find them.
While Ding Lingxiu and the others were still studying the knife, Zhang Qiang, who was walking in front, began to wave at Ding Lingxiu and them, and he pointed to the place behind him and shouted:
"Hey, look, that's the sinkhole where Niuniu and I last passed, and the yurt is there."
The few people walked a few steps quickly, followed the reputation, and sure enough, they found the deep pit and the yurt on the cliff not far away.
"Look, the pit on the other side of the yurt is the pit we came out of, but we can't go back to that place from here, and that's where we almost fell off a cliff, and then we came across a giant crawler and countless blue balls of light."
Ding Lingxiu secretly thought that those blue balls of light should be the scattered demonic energy of this ice attribute demon, but this huge climber, he still wanted to see it with his own eyes, because this climber must have a clue to this ice attribute demon.
While thinking about it, the demon seeking compass in Ding Lingxiu's hand suddenly changed the flickering light, and the faint white light on the demon seeking compass had turned into yellow light, which indicated that they should be facing the direction of a ghost-level demon now, and the yellow light on this pointer was still flashing at a high frequency, indicating that this demon was approaching at high speed.
Ding Lingxiu was shocked, he didn't expect this guy to appear so suddenly, so he said to everyone:
"Oh no, there's a demon coming, everyone get ready to fight!" R1058