Chapter 801: Persistence
When he heard that the ape spirit was a disaster in the township, he was furious in his heart, and wanted to kill this monkey demon to repay the life-saving grace of the Zhong family's father and daughter, and then leave, but he tried his best to fight for three days, but he couldn't kill it, so he had no choice but to leave, and he only thought that he would return here after his strength was enough, but he didn't expect his behavior to bring so much trouble to the people under the mountain.
In the night, Chen Gong's eyes, which had always been calm and indifferent, had changed. Even if you know that the ape occupies the advantage of the home field of the mountains and forests, you can't help it at all, but there are things that can't be simply measured between doing and not doing.
The sky was already twilight, and suddenly there was a thunderous sound from above the mountain forest, like a landslide and the ground cracked, and there was an extremely rampant shout, which made Chen Gong's gaze more and more cold.
From the distant Linjian Village, more than a hundred people slowly gathered, all with sad expressions and a little fear. They looked at the fog rising from the windless mountain and were afraid, but they had to walk towards the temple at the foot of the mountain step by step, but two of them were tied, it was Father Zhong and Zhong Shanxue.
Although the group was sad and afraid, they simply ignored Chen Gong's existence. Especially the tied up father Zhong seemed to have been prepared, but the depths of his eyes showed a trace of sadness, looking at his daughter Zhong Shanxue, he regretted in his heart that he didn't throw Chen Gong in the mountains at that time, so that he affected the entire Linjian Village, and his daughter was about to lose her life.
Among these people, it was Zhong Shanxue's expression that was the calmest, when she asked Chen Gong three times in a row who won and who lost in the battle between Chen Gong and the ape spirit, she knew that if Chen Gong lost, she and her father would definitely be sacrificed by the villagers, but Chen Gong focused on fighting and cultivating, and actually didn't see her strangeness, maybe every time she asked and left, the time was too short.
When everyone walked to the small square in front of the mountain temple, the whole scene became extremely quiet, probably accustomed to such sacrifices.
The sorcerer who presided over the sacrificial ceremony came, and the three animals and six animals, and the incense burner were laid down in many places, and more than 100 people fell to their knees, and the sorcerer danced and danced in front of him, chanting the sacrificial words in his mouth.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang, as if the entire Heavenly Sword Peak was shaking, and a huge ape rushed out of the mountain mist and rose into the air, and the dense forest branches and leaves rolled together with the mist, and then the ape dived into the mist again.
The people in front of the mountain temple hurriedly bowed down, and one by one they recited the sacrificial text, obviously very familiar with the sacrificial procedures.
The sun rose slowly, and the sorcerer shouted to the sky, "Sacrifice to the mountain god!"
The three animals were driven into the misty mountain forest, and Father Zhong and Zhong Shanxue also walked into the water, they didn't say anything, because they did this to appease the anger of the monkey demon in the mountain, and to save the lives of the entire Linjian Village.
The two of them walked towards the mountain forest step by step, and the people in front of the temple square at the foot of the mountain were all silent, no one made a sound, and there were a few children standing beside their parents, they were also going to sacrifice when the anger of the ape spirit was not calmed, but they didn't know it themselves, and looked curiously at the Zhong family father and daughter who had reached the edge of the fog.
Three animals and six animals, chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cows and dogs, struggled in the fog, they also felt the threat of death, and their chirping and roaring were a little sad.
Behind the animals were two silent people, one old and one young, a man and a woman. The sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl among them glanced back, and that gaze fell on Chen Gong's eyes, seeing her attachment to life.
In front of them, the mist suddenly formed a huge tornado, and the three animals were swallowed into it in an instant, and then a huge monkey head appeared above the mist, its eyes flashing with golden light, the size of a lantern, and the eyes were full of coldness.
The demonic aura was pervasive, and everyone standing in the square felt a fishy wind surging, their shoulders were heavy, and they fell to their knees in unison.
The ape spirit's big mouth is like a cave, and as soon as it sucks it, the Zhong family's father and daughter will be swallowed into their mouths.
Everything happened in silent silence, and the children in front of the mountain temple were covered one by one.
A little farther away from the mountain temple, the sun was shining in the sky, and the mist was dispersed at the top of the temple, and there was a gray-haired old man faintly in it. The villagers in front of the mountain temple didn't know that he had appeared every time they sacrificed to the ape spirit in the mountain before, and as a mountain god, he watched the people he should protect go to sacrifice to the monster.
At this moment, a sharp whistle suddenly sounded in the ears of the people of Linjian Village, and a long sword dragging a piercing blood light soared into the sky, shining brightly under the sun, and the murderous aura was awe-inspiring.
Before everyone could look up at the sky, the sword had already stabbed at the ape spirit in the mountains.
The sword dragged out an extremely long phantom and flashed down from the sky. The ape spirit seemed to believe that Chen Gong would retreat in the face of difficulties, so he was not well prepared, and could only hastily spew out a golden ray, and at the same time dived towards the mountain, but the Red Flame Sword deftly drew an arc to avoid the golden ray, and stabbed like lightning in the mist, the mist rolled, and the Red Flame Sword flipped over, avoiding the mist demonic energy that rolled over.
A piercing scream sounded in the mountains, this scream was accompanied by a strong demonic aura, and at the same time, the original white fog was actually dyed with a cloud of blood, at this moment, a person stepped into the air, his feet borrowed between the trees, lifted the father and daughter of the Zhong family, turned over and returned to the front of the mountain temple.
Everyone looked at this person who injured the ape demon, their hearts were extremely complicated, of course they hoped that he could kill the ape spirit, but everyone knew that he had fought with the ape spirit for a few days, and he couldn't win at all, and now although he injured the ape spirit, everyone thought about the more serious consequences, and their hearts instantly swelled with fear and worry.
Chen Gong didn't look at them, he just wiped away a little blood from the tip of the sword in his hand, and the cultivator's keen sense made him feel the complicated gaze of everyone behind him, but everyone couldn't see his face, and could only hear him say, "I will kill the ape spirit before leaving!"
Everyone didn't say anything, a trace of anger flashed in the patriarch's eyes, and he stepped forward, wanting to say something, but he glanced at the misty mountains and forests again, and finally just sighed and left with everyone.
In the patriarch's heart, Chen Gong couldn't kill the ape spirit, and he could see it from the night three days ago, but he didn't know when he would delay it this time, but one thing was for sure, when he left again, Linjian Village would suffer more anger from the ape spirit, but deep in his heart, he still hoped that Chen Gong could really kill the ape spirit, so even if there was a trace of anger in his heart, he didn't speak in the end.
Anyway, they are all sacrifices, so what's the difference between an earlier and a little later, it's just an extra life or two. The patriarch thought helplessly in his heart.
Everyone left, Daddy Zhong pulled Zhong Shanxue away, but Zhong Shanxue didn't leave, she stood beside Chen Gong and saw the heavy murderous aura in the depths of Chen Gong's eyes, although Chen Gong tried his best to restrain it, she was still able to catch it.
Zhong Shanxue suddenly spoke: "You can't kill the ape spirit." ”
At this time, she experienced a life and death ordeal, as if she had transformed, and her expression was so calm, as if after Chen Gong's failure, it would not be her who lost her life.
Chen Gong didn't seem to feel Zhong Shanxue's calmness, he was silently looking at the mountains and forests, the red flame sword in his hand reflected the light in the sun, and after a long time, he said, "I will cultivate here." ”
Chen Gong's words, Zhong Shanxue knew what they meant, and she was a little surprised by Chen Gong's resoluteness.
The ape spirit was probably injured, and it didn't appear for several days, and no one else knew where the ape spirit was injured, but Chen Gong knew that he had stabbed it in the eye, and the defense there was the weakest, so he was hit by himself.
During this time, no one in Linjian Village dared to go into the mountains to hunt, and everyone was looking at Chen Gong to see when he walked away after his patience wore out. But to their surprise, Chen Gong really seemed to plan to stay here for a long time, sitting day and night in the small square in front of the mountain temple, meditating and meditating, from time to time touching the sword with his hand, looking focused.
Although the people in Linjian Village didn't understand the cultivation path of cultivators, they knew that there were many cultivators in this world, and the demon spirits were even more numerous, so when they saw Chen Gong's appearance, they knew that he was cultivating.
Sun and rain, day and night, Chen Gong sat there, and did not enter the mountain temple again, everyone could see that his mind was resolute, but it was a little different from the previous monks who could not defeat the ape spirit and left.
Chen Gong didn't enter the mountain temple because there was a mountain god in the mountain temple, he didn't know it before, so he lived in it, but now he knows, no matter how dilapidated the temple is, it is the domain of the gods, and it is the territory of the mountain god, so he is not willing to go inside.
Another bright moon rose into the sky, and the white mist rose in the mountain temple, and the mountain god appeared in the temple, still holding a dark wooden staff in his hand, with gray hair, and looked even weaker than before.
"Chen Gongzi, if you accept the mountain god talisman and get the position of the mountain god, you will definitely be able to cure the ape spirit in the mountain. The mountain god spoke.
But Chen Gong sat quietly, without the slightest movement, and the mountain god had to sigh and shake his head, and returned to his idol.
In the eyes of the people in Linjian Village, Chen Gong really planned to live here for a long time, but the ape spirit that had not shown his head for a long time appeared again, the demonic aura was rolling, and the mountains were filled with thick fog.
The people of Linjian Village, who were always paying attention to Chen Gong, panicked one by one, but fortunately, Chen Gong was sitting in front of the mountain temple, and he didn't retreat at all, but the Red Flame Sword in his hand became brighter and brighter, as if he already had life, and he was struggling to get rid of Chen Gong's control.
Time passed little by little, between the dark red sword light, Chen Gong's hand was covered up clearly, and finally at the peak of the light, he got rid of Chen Gong's hand at once, and rose to the sky with a sword roar, the sword was particularly dazzling in the dark sky, and the void was flipped, like a dragon, full of murderous aura.
The sword light was dazzling, slashing down from the sky, like a match, as fast as lightning.
Chen Gong could already feel that his body was still the same as before, but he didn't know why he had become so weak, and his cultivation realm was only comparable to the middle stage of foundation building, which was naturally much worse than the ape spirit in the mountain. But apart from some natural instincts, this ape spirit doesn't know any spells, let alone any magic weapons, so fighting with Chen Gong can be regarded as half a catty and eight taels.
This ape spirit roared again and again in the mountains, making a deafening roar, but because it would only urge the demonic energy, it fought with brute force, and after being restrained by the Red Flame Sword, there was no good means, so there was no way to take Chen Gong all the time. For several days in a row, the mountains and forests were full of demonic fog and ape roaring.