Chapter 261: Thyme
Under the hazy moonlight, the breeze is gentle.
A rich mellow fragrance slowly spreads out, diffusing between the mountains, spreading into the depths of caves and canyons, and drifting farther and farther.
Hong Yuan sat cross-legged on the top of the mountain, waiting patiently.
In the antique purple smoke stove, five thyme flowers shine brightly, exuding a strong fragrance. This smell is very peculiar, and when inhaled into the body, it feels like drinking alcohol, and the more you smell it, the more fragrant it becomes. It didn't take long for the sound of a strange snake and a large number of reptiles such as poisonous snakes, arrow frogs and centipedes emerged from the darkness in greater numbers.
Hong Yuan sat motionless, ignoring any changes around him like an old monk entering the meditation, but kept pressing his hands on the purple smoke furnace, silently reciting the mental method to urge this Dan furnace and control the temperature of the purple smoke furnace.
The wind was not strong, the temperature of the furnace gradually increased, the fragrance became stronger, and more demon beasts and reptiles rushed over.
Thyme, a pill fragrant Baili, this is a kind of excellent pill given to Hong Yuan by Bao Chihu, and it is also a highly poisonous pill. The wonder of this elixir is not that the elixir itself is really poisonous, but in its unique and rich fragrance, the more you smell it, the more fragrant it becomes, and you are unconsciously attracted by this smell. Especially for monsters that are active in the wild, there is a fatal temptation.
Originally, this elixir was used in conjunction with traps, and it was a trick for Bao Chihu to arrange various traps to kill the array. Hong Yuan was ingenious and used it elsewhere.
More and more poisonous insects and demon beasts came out of the darkness, but when they reached ten meters away, they all stopped, hesitating one by one, instinctively sensing danger. This danger did not come from Hong Yuan, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, Hong Yuan had already gathered the power fluctuations in his body and disguised himself as a cultivator with mediocre cultivation. For many poisonous insects and monsters, the danger comes from inside the purple smoke furnace.
"Little ones, those who wish to take the bait, come. ”
Hong Yuan muttered, gently opened the lid of the purple smoke stove, and threw another thyme into it.
The fragrance that permeated the air was even stronger, and an arrow frog finally couldn't hold it back, inhaled a puff of strange fragrance, and then jumped over, without even looking at Hong Yuan, his body jumped high and jumped directly onto the lid of the purple smoke stove, and was about to open his mouth wide to devour the delicious fragrance, when a mouth suddenly appeared in front of him, and he took it in his mouth.
In the purple smoke furnace, a rapid squeak quickly sounded, which was the sound of the scorpion's tail trembling at high speed.
In the antique Dan furnace, in addition to the delicious and fragrant Dan Yao Baili, there is also a fierce beast. The Scorpion King had been lurking inside for a long time, waiting for many reptile monsters to send him to the door.
For demon beasts, the best cultivation is to kill, devouring the power and blood essence of all demon beasts, and the Scorpion King is the same, even extremely strong, and the desire for the blood and qi of demon beasts is still above the Blood Bat King. For it, killing and devouring is the best path to metamorphosis and progression, and the only way to regain its sanity and vitality one day and regain its scorpion god of war. Since being subdued by Hong Yuan, this guy is like a bottomless pit, with an endless desire for demon beast qi and blood.
The monster beasts and reptiles were in a commotion, and they felt the danger in the purple smoke furnace more clearly. Although the Scorpion King was far from recovering its vitality, the power engraved in its blood and soul by the Scorpion God of War made it exude an invisible and extraordinary coercion, forming an innate suppression of all demon beasts.
Hong Yuan had expected it, and continued to sit still, flicking his fingers lightly, and another incense hundred miles was thrown into the purple smoke furnace, and the smell was even stronger. Smelling the strong fragrance, the restless demon beasts became fanatical again, and soon, some people rushed up without fear of death.
This time, it was a venomous snake that boldly rushed forward, not large in size, but covered with black scales on its body, and a poisonous tooth on one side of its mouth, which was a highly venomous tin viper. Compared with the arrow frog just now, this iron viper was much more powerful and more cautious, first coiling its body on the purple smoke stove and inhaling the rich fragrance, and then slowly trying to probe into it. The body had only been in for a short time, and suddenly the body sank, and then it was instantly dragged in.
The antique purple smoke stove shook, and the two demon beasts fought to the death inside, although the iron viper was powerful, it was obviously still a cut behind the scorpion king. Soon, the purple smoke stove returned to calm.
Hong Yuan once again invested in an incense hundred miles, and the furnace temperature began to rise, and the fragrance became stronger and stronger.
The demon beasts were very vigilant, but Hong Yuan grasped the weakness of being tempted by Xiang Baili, so he didn't worry that they would not be fooled. If there is no demon beast fooled, it means that the fragrance is not strong enough, and more fragrant miles need to be invested. If you don't move one at a time, then put two at once, or even more.
Hong Yuan was like a fisherman, attracting all the monsters and reptiles around him. Under his control, the purple smoke furnace originally used for alchemy turned into a disguised blood cage, helping the Scorpion King quickly improve his skills.
More and more demon beasts jumped into the trap, sometimes rushing up one by one, sometimes even rushing up together, the result was the same, they never came out after entering the purple smoke furnace. Slowly, the temperature of the purple smoke furnace became higher and higher, and the Scorpion King became more and more crazy. Originally, he just stayed in the purple smoke furnace and waited for the rabbit, and after devouring a large amount of demon beast qi and blood, he became fanatical, and rushed out of the purple smoke furnace to actively hunt the demon beasts gathered on the top of the mountain.
Attracted by the strange fragrance, the demon beasts who were reluctant to leave knowing the danger finally became completely rioted and fled for their lives in a hurry. Some of the demon beasts were very fast, and quickly fled to the foot of the mountain, only to find that the entire mountain peak was blocked. I don't know when, dense scorpions appeared at the foot of the mountain, and more scorpions were still coming from the direction of Night Dragon City, surrounding the entire mountain. As a result, all the demon beasts that had nowhere to escape turned into the delicacy of the Scorpion King.
On the top of the mountain, Hong Yuan sat still, but his divine thoughts were focused on the Scorpion King, and he clearly sensed that the qi and blood in the latter's body were becoming more and more full, and his body was also expanding little by little. Under the hazy moonlight, the corpses of the demon beasts could be seen everywhere, and overnight, tens of thousands of demon beasts were hunted by the Scorpion King, and a pair of horn whiskers became more and more like two sharp iron tongs, turning into a pair of horn pincers. Suddenly, if you cut it hard, a hard stone will break in half, sharper than two treasure knives. The only regret is that they hunted some ordinary low-level demon beasts, and they didn't catch any powerful goods.
After a long time, when he looked up and saw that the sky was about to dawn, Hong Yuan Mingjin withdrew his troops and quietly returned to the camp. Before the bed was warm, there was a sudden cry of the fat man Liang Laosan killing a pig outside. This guy may have drunk too much last night, and he couldn't hold back his relief, and he was so scared that he went back.
"Dead fatty, what's wrong?"
Zou Haiyan rushed out with a sharp sword in her hand, and without waiting for Liang Laosan to answer, she looked down and saw the corpses of demon beasts and reptiles all over the ground inside and outside the camp, and she also screamed loudly. Many young men and women got up and rushed out, looking at the terrifying scene and were equally shocked, only Hong Yuan was still asleep.
"What's going on, why did so many monsters suddenly die?"
"Snake, ah...... Watch out for the snake underneath your feet!"
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People screamed again and again, and found that many monsters and reptiles had died in the camp, and there were even more outside the camp, and the road was almost paved with a layer of corpses of monsters and reptiles. Someone accidentally stepped on a bunch of centipedes and quickly jumped to the side, only to find that he had stepped on several dead snakes and screamed in fright.
"Hey, what about that uncle? can't it be ......"
In the crowd, Zou Haiyan was the first to calm down, looked around and couldn't see Hong Yuan's figure, and felt bad in his heart, worried about whether Hong Yuan was dragged away by some powerful demon beast, gritted his teeth and stepped on the corpses of many demon beasts and reptiles and rushed to Hong Yuan's tent. Nervous, Zou Haiyan pulled open the curtain hard, only to find that Hong Yuan was still asleep.
"Uncle, when is it, ...... you" Zou Haiyan breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and was a little annoyed, she didn't expect that there were still people sleeping at this time, which made her worry in vain.
"Miss Swallow, what's the matter? It's not dawn yet, and we're about to go? Can't we let people sleep a little longer?"
Hong Yuan sat up in a daze, pulled the quilt over his lower body, and looked like he was worried that Zou Haiyan would take advantage of him without pants.
"Uncle, have you been sleeping in the tent? Did you hear anything?" asked Zou Haiyan, feeling faintly wrong in her heart. The traps inside and outside the camp are all good, and when you wake up, there are monster corpses all over the ground, which feels strange no matter how you think about it.
"No, I didn't hear anything. ”
Hong Yuan shook his head, trying his best to remember, and said to himself: "In the first half of the night, I seem to have heard something......"
"What did you hear?" Zou Haiyan hurriedly asked.
Hong Yuan was suddenly a little embarrassed, and stopped talking, "Actually, it's nothing, it's Liang Laosan's fat man, he ......"
"Dead fat?"
Zou Haiyan frowned, "Uncle, what's wrong with Liang Laosan?"
"Then I really said it?" asked Hong Yuan.
Zou Haiyan was anxious, "Say, uncle, say it quickly!"
"Actually, it's really nothing. In the first half of the night, I seemed to hear Liang Laosan whispering a few words, saying that it was cold in the bed, if there was a ...... , with the swallow girl, you help warm the quilt, then it will be comfortable. Under Zou Haiyan's questioning, Hong Yuan said in a hurry, looking forced and helpless, "Miss Yanzi, don't take it to heart, maybe it's just Liang Laosan's dream words, it shouldn't be true." ”
Hong Yuan comforted Zou Haiyan, but it was obvious that his comfort was useless.
Zou Haiyan was so angry that she was about to go away, stomped her feet and rushed out, "Dead fatty, come over to me!"
Outside the tent, there was a sound of killing pigs quickly, and Liang Laosan was beaten violently in a daze, wailing and begging for mercy loudly while hiding.
Inside the tent, Hong Yuan smiled evilly, and a little trick diverted Zou Haiyan's attention. The people of the dragon hunting team were busy persuading, and no one thought much about what was going on with the demon beast corpses all over the ground.
"The further you go in, the more treacherous the terrain becomes, what kind of powerful demon beasts will there be in the depths of the Ghost Ridge Mountain Range?"
Hong Yuan lay down leisurely, closed his eyes and recuperated, secretly planning his next action. Mixing with Zou Haiyan and other young people, the speed is a lot slower, but slow also has the advantage of being slow, and he can calmly prepare for the action of exploring the Night Demon Stone Forest and help the Scorpion King to break through the bottleneck. If you're lucky, you might be able to meet some powerful monsters and take them as war pets.
Unable to break through the bottleneck and open the treasures of the Quartet, Hong Yuan turned his attention to the war pet army, and the more war pets under his command, the better. If you can collect the super demon beasts of the Hong Python and Zhu Wuji levels before entering the Night Demon Stone Forest, the combat effectiveness of the War Pet Legion will undoubtedly be greatly improved!