Chen Gong shook his head and replied, "There is no winning or losing. ”

On the evening of the third day, the moon was fuller, and the heavens and the earth were as bright as day, and the silver light was spreading, and the moon was like frost.

This time, the whistling sound caused by the mountain wind in the mountain forest became louder and louder, and from time to time I heard strange laughter and faint sword roar in the forest, and outside the Linjian Village in the distance, there were naturally more people watching, and the people from several villages under the mountain, regardless of men, women, and children, almost all came to watch.

I saw a dark red long sword in the sky, flickering, sometimes in front, sometimes behind, sometimes dragging out a long tail, sometimes shining with the brilliance of the sky.

The clouds and mist in the forest rolled up a few feet high, and a huge ape flew and pounced in the fog, moving mountains and rocks.

This battle had just ended, and the sky had not yet fully lit up, so Zhong Shanxue rushed over.

Chen Gong saw a little dodge in her eyes, his heart sank slightly, and sure enough, he heard her say: "The patriarch asked me to ask you, how sure are you that you can be defeated?"

Chen Gong didn't answer, that ape essence mana is profound, it is not just formed a demon pill at all, at least it has reached the formation of the pill stage for nearly a hundred years, if it is not for the lack of any powerful magic weapon, and there are no spells, with Chen Gong's current cultivation in the foundation building period, it is impossible to fight it for so long.

Zhong Shanxue saw that Chen Gong didn't speak, and she already knew it in her heart, and said: "The patriarch said, if you recover from your injuries, please leave by yourself." ”

After saying this, she stared at Chen Gong, but she couldn't see the slightest change from Chen Gong's face, but she knew that her last sentence must have made Chen Gong extremely uncomfortable.

She knew that Chen Gong was bent on getting rid of the monster in the mountain that was a disaster, but she tried her best for three consecutive days, but she couldn't do it, if she was the patriarch, even if she had scruples, she would know gratitude, and she would never let him leave.

Chen Gong closed his eyes, sighed secretly in his heart, and said in a somewhat low voice: "Okay." ”

He knew what the people under the mountain were worried about, but he wanted to kill this ape spirit before, even if he tried his best, he couldn't do it, after all, he was a whole realm away from this monkey demon, and this monkey demon had the advantage of the home field, and it would probably be useless to fight any longer.

When Zhong Shanxue left the mountain temple, Chen Gong used his own previous ragged robe to wrap the red flame sword that had long been unsheathed, stood in front of the mountain temple, looked at the mountains and forests with swaying branches and leaves in the distance, felt the mountain wind with more and more demonic energy, sighed in his heart, turned around and was about to leave.

Suddenly, a faint smoke rose from the mountain temple, gradually becoming thicker, causing Chen Gong to stop and frown.

The fog rose and enveloped the statue of the mountain god, and then out of the fog came an old man, holding a dark wooden staff one man high, and his clothes were exactly the same as those carved on the statue of the mountain god, his hair was pale, and his body was dry and thin, as if a gust of wind could blow him down.

The old man looked at Chen Gong and shouted, "Young Master Chen, go slowly." ”

Chen Gong stood quietly in front of the temple, his eyes showed a look of surprise, the old man saw Chen Gong looking at him, and said, "Chen Gongzi, why are you in such a hurry?"

"If I don't leave, what can I do if I stay here?" Chen Gong felt a special aura from the old man's body, neither the true yuan mana on the cultivator's body, nor the evil qi and demonic power on the goblin's body, but the feeling of seeing the heavens, earth, mountains, rivers, grass and trees.

This made Chen Gong suddenly think of the gods between heaven and earth, only the gods of mountains and rivers in this world would have this kind of natural heaven and earth breath. This aura is different from the city god who led the soul to besiege Gu Xiaomen at the beginning, the city god has more popularity, and obviously his status and strength among the gods are stronger than the old man in front of him who is suspected to be a mountain god.

"There are apes in this mountain that are causing trouble, is Chen Gongzi really watching it cause trouble in the township?" the old man asked.

Chen Gong looked back at the mountain forest and said, "I heard that the mountain gods here were all killed by this ape spirit back then, and my cultivation is still shallow, but I have only cultivated in the foundation building period, so how can I get the monster who has finished the demon pill." ”

The old man in the mountain temple was slightly stunned, and then sighed, but he didn't speak immediately.

Chen Gong looked up at the sky, the moon had sunk in the west, and it was about to dawn, he didn't want to meet the villagers under the mountain anymore, after all, his mana was not good, and he didn't kill this ape spirit, he still didn't feel very good in his heart, and he just wanted to leave here as soon as possible while the night was dark.

At this moment, a voice came from the mountain temple behind him: "Chen Gongzi, if possible, are you willing to protect this side of the water and soil?"

Chen Gong stopped, looked back, and saw that the old man was standing in front of the door of the mountain temple, and his body, which seemed to be able to be blown away by a gust of wind, actually had a thick and condensed feeling at this time.

"If I really have such ability, I am naturally willing to protect the water and soil on this side. Chen Gong replied, he didn't lie about it, after all, if the cause and effect here were not finished, it would also be a big hindrance to his cultivation.

"Chen Gongzi walks slowly, I think you should also know who I am. I just want to ask you, would you like to accept the mountain god talisman here and protect this mountain forest. The old man spoke.

Chen Gong stopped again, staring at the old man, and the old man continued: "The old man is the mountain god under the Heavenly Sword Peak, he was injured by a vicious tiger a hundred years ago, and only recovered a little bit fifty years ago, but he didn't want the monkey demon in this mountain to make trouble and be defeated by it again, and today, I'm afraid he will never be able to recover again." The old man has been living in the world all these years, unable to protect these mountain people, and now seeing that Chen Gongzi has the heart to protect this mountain forest, he wants to pass on the position of this mountain god to you, Chen Gongzi also please see this Linjian Village, accept this talisman. ”

Chen Gong couldn't help but think of a book he had read in the Ancient Xiaomen Scripture Pavilion, which recorded that when the Void Immortal Continent first opened, there were ancient gods who divided the gods of the world and set the level of the gods, all of which were based on the edicts. Chen Gong has always felt that this kind of speech is too strange, as a cultivator, he naturally knows that the so-called immortals are just powerful people, but no matter how powerful they are, how can they be like the Jade Emperor of the Heavenly Court and divide the gods of the world?

But now listening to the old man's words, Chen Gong couldn't help but be a little shaken by the credibility of this statement, but he also knew that there were many restrictions after being subject to the divine position, and said: "After all, what I cultivate is the Immortal Dao, and I am not willing to enter the Divine Dao, and I am limited by the Divine Talisman. ”

Seeing that Chen Gong was about to leave again, the old man in the mountain temple said quickly: "The old man still has a word, Chen Gongzi will listen to it and make a decision." Although this god will limit the gods, it can live with heaven and earth, and cultivating immortals is just seeking immortality. What's more, this immortal path is extremely difficult to cultivate today, why should Chen Gongzi give up the near and far?"

Chen Gong shook his head and said, "Although the Immortal Dao is difficult, the body and mind are free, and although the Divine Dao is easy, it is subject to lifelong control. The Tao is different, and it is really difficult to follow fate. ”

Seeing that Chen Gong was very determined, the old man seemed to have a trace of anger, shook his head and said: "It is said that people who practice swordsmanship must be affectionate and sexual, but today it seems that they are just the same indifferent and unsympathetic people. ”

This sentence really hit the key point of Chen Gong. Since he became sensible, he has done his best to defend his relatives and friends, as well as those who have kindness to him, at all costs. For enemies and opponents, especially those who want to hurt their relatives and friends, they are absolutely ruthless.

Is his own persistence just because of the difference between the Immortal Dao and the Divine Dao, and he wants to be abandoned by himself? Although his cultivation has suffered a great loss and his strength is not good, his original nature has not changed. So he couldn't take a step out for a long time, he didn't know what was going on with his walk, he wanted to eliminate harm for the people in the village, but it brought them trouble, maybe not only trouble, but also a disaster.

At this moment, two people approached in the distance, one of them dressed as a mountain hunter, and the other dressed as a wizard.

From afar, Chen Gong heard the man dressed as Orion say: "Alas, I don't know which mountain the cultivator is on, after being carried to the mountain temple by Father Zhong, he healed his injuries but did not leave, and he wanted to provoke the ape spirit under the Sword Peak that day." At that time, I don't know how many Taoist immortal masters who practiced in the mountains wanted to subdue it, but in the end, they all failed, every time they said that it was a demon subjugation, and as soon as these cultivators left, it was all up to a few villages and towns around us to bear the wrath of the ape spirit. ”

The wizard was obviously in charge of the sacrifice in the village, and nodded when he heard this: "Yes, five years ago, there was a monk who claimed to be the Fahua Miaoyin Gate, who said that his magic power was boundless and his magical powers were vast, and he threatened to accept the monkey demon, but he was slapped to death by the monkey demon in just a few rounds, not to mention that he lost his life, and also provoked the monkey demon to be angry, and finally let us sacrifice four children to calm down." ”

The sorcerer's words seemed to resonate with the hunter, and he sighed and said: "Three years ago, it was not the same, someone who claimed to be a monk from the good law mountain passed by, saying that he saw the demon in the mountain angry, so he cast a spell and fought with the ape spirit for a day, and when he saw that he couldn't collect the demon, he walked away, ignoring our bitter pleading, and as a result, this time he sacrificed six children, which can be regarded as calming the anger of the monkey demon." ”

Although the sorcerer was in charge of the sacrifice, he was also in a bad mood when he saw the children of the villagers being sent to the fire pit, and shook his head and said: "These cultivators, one by one, regard their own lives as more important than anything else, and when they encounter incapable monsters, they escape faster than rabbits one by one. I see, I don't know how many children we have to prepare for the sacrifice this time. ”

The two of them sighed continuously, and one of them saw Chen Gong in front of the mountain temple, and there was a faint resentment in his eyes, and then the two of them kept silent and staggered with Chen Gong.

After the two of them walked away, Chen Gongcai heard the Orion say again: "Looking at his appearance, most of them are ready to leave." The patriarch really expected it well, and asked me to invite you yesterday to be unmoved by the sacrifice ceremony. It's just that I don't know how many people will have to sacrifice this time, but Father Zhong and Zhong Shanxue, who rescued that person, will definitely not survive. ”

Chen Gong's heart trembled, and when he turned to look, he saw that the two of them had already walked far away, but the voice of the voice was intermittent and difficult to hear.