Entering the Lao Ye Mountain, this rocky mountain that looks like a mixed color has no vegetation at all, and countless holes have been dug out of the mountain, if you listen closely, you can hear a burst of Suosuo, as if there are countless insects into the ear, which makes people shudder.

"It's more like a nest than an altar." As the goddess sneered in her heart, she arrived at an empty hall and used hundreds of luminous rhinos instead of candles to illuminate every corner.

I saw a man wearing a white robe, masked and covering his head, only revealing a pair of dark and white eyes, sitting on a low chair, looking like a prince and nobleman, but in the eyes of the goddess, he was pretending to support the scene.

"Should I call you Lord Tianlong, or should I call you barefoot and golden-backed?" The goddess walked out of her reins, with a look of contempt.

"The goddess of Yongcui came in person, what is the matter?" The Dragon Master didn't say anything, but the voice under the mask was not like an ordinary person, and it was mixed with a sense of movement.

"You should know that the Jiuli Kingdom is at war with the Youxiong Kingdom at the moment, right?" The goddess asked, "Out of respect, we don't need you to go to the front line to personally take risks, but the military supplies that should have been sent to the front line, especially the spirit rock marrow, have been swallowed by you, what does this mean?" ”

"That's what belongs to me." The tone of the Heavenly Dragon Lord did not fluctuate, and he couldn't hear the joy, anger and sorrow: "The Rock Swallowing Lord was seriously injured by the Rock Star and fell into a deep sleep, and it was the descendant of the rock pig that I took in it, and the spirit rock marrow produced by the rock pig naturally belongs to me. ”

"That's not what was agreed in the first place." The goddess frowned and said, the star fell, more than half of the nine gods were killed and injured, and the ten witches were all destroyed, which made them lose the key arm to interfere in the world.

The so-called rock swallowing master, the original body is an ancient beast born from the southern soil, its appearance is half like a pig, half like a rhino, the descendants of the clan are called rock pigs, can swallow rock gold and iron. The feces they excrete are not extraordinary, but closer to the treasures of heaven and earth, and are widely known as spiritual rock marrow, in addition to being used to sharpen the blade and repair the armor, it can also be crushed into medicine, and the concoction can make ordinary soldiers as solid as rocks, truly invulnerable.

Although the Spirit Rock Pith is scarce, if it is used properly, it can play a corresponding role on the battlefield, just like the dragon blood lipids controlled by the Holy Valley.

"The battlefield ahead is fighting every day, and the soldiers urgently need the spiritual rock marrow to save their lives, and it is a great sin for you to swallow such critical materials alone, once the front line is in an emergency!" The goddess was also not polite, and reprimanded to her face: "I don't care what kind of personal relationship you have with the Rock Swallowing Lord in the past, if you don't hand over the Spirit Rock Marrow as soon as possible, I will arrange for people to go to the nearby villages to take care of those rock pigs instead of you!" ”

The Dragon Master said, "You are encroaching on my territory. ”

"Turf?" The goddess laughed: "You have figured out one thing, now that the entire territory of the Southern Territory is the territory of the Jiuli Kingdom, if it weren't for your past merits, where would we allow you to control the surrounding boundaries alone?" ”

"Goddess Yongcui, are you going to be my enemy?" Master Tianlong's tone was not wavering, making it impossible to guess whether he was calm or gloomy.

"How many times have I sent someone to show favor before this?" The goddess snorted coldly: "Don't forget, during the Tianxia Dynasty, it was our Yongcui Temple that sent a message in advance, so that you could temporarily lie dormant and not confront the Tianxia Dynasty Praise Officer, so that you could save your lives."

Now we are still in the Yongcui Temple, together with the Shengyu Valley, there will be an army of the Bear Kingdom to resist in the north, so that you can live happily in the south. As a result, now I want you to donate a batch of spiritual materials, but you prevaricate in every way, and even think of yourself! ”

Lord Tianlong said slowly: "My years in this land were long before the creation of the Tianxia Dynasty, let alone the Jiuli Kingdom. Countless beings depend on me for their survival and death, not on you. ”

The goddess couldn't help but laugh and said, "Isn't it just curled up in a remote corner to enjoy yourself? How long do you think these good days will last? If the front-line army is defeated and the entire southern territory is annexed by the bear country, you will be killed as a demon immediately!

For the sake of your lack of news, let me tell you one thing, Zhao Xiao, who made the star turn back at the beginning, is now in the army of the bear country. What his distant ancestor Zhao Daoxiang did in Nantu, you must still remember. ”

Lord Tianlong was silent, and the goddess continued: "You demon gods, after all, will not be able to make a climate, and they didn't kill you all at the beginning, because they felt that you still had something to use, so they gave you a chance to live, otherwise Li Chun and I could take advantage of your weakness." ”

"You came here with great fanfare this time, and you discussed with the rest of you before, it won't be just the spirit rock marrow." Lord Tianlong seemed to ease up slightly.

"It's still related to Zhao Xiao." The goddess paced back and forth and said, "Li Chun, he was on the front line, and he found that there was a bear country arranging an altar on a large scale, and it must be to reproduce Zhao Huang's actions back then. We alone are not enough to accomplish this matter, and you must obstruct it while Zhao Huang opens the altar. ”

"It's dangerous." Lord Tianlong did not immediately agree.

"What? Finally scared? The goddess said mercilessly: "This is not a request, it is an order!" If you want to protect your current territory and believers, then obediently serve the Jiuli Kingdom! ”

"No, it's not enough." Master Tianlong seemed to be dissatisfied.

"Want to bargain?" The goddess said in a word.

Lord Tianlong said bluntly: "I want you to restore the blood sacrifice of the living. ”

The goddess's expression was grim, since the marriage between Shengyu Valley and Yongcui Temple, Li Chun took the opportunity to issue many decrees, trying to rectify the situation of the demon god sacrifice everywhere in the Jiuli Kingdom, one of which is to prohibit the blood sacrifice of living people.

This decree can be promulgated only if after the fall of the star, the vitality of the Southern Earth Demon God is greatly damaged, and it is not enough to disobey. The defeat in the war with Huaxu also caused many tribes to undergo drastic changes, and many tribes complied with the law and broke away from the control of the demon gods in disguise.

No one can see that the power of the Southern Earth Demon God is long gone. And without faith and desire to nourish the soul, the demon god could not even recover quickly from the injuries of the year. With such an advance and retreat, the goddess of Yongcui Temple can already reprimand demon gods such as Lord Tianlong in a grand manner, just like a monarch to his subordinates.

However, the goddess herself also knew that although a decree had been issued prohibiting the blood sacrifice of the living, some remote tribes still maintained the old customs, and the places that were difficult to reach in the Shengyu Valley and the Yongcui Temple were not successfully rectified many times.

"Don't think I don't know, there are two big sacrifices here in Lao Ye Mountain every year, and there are still blood sacrifices for the living." The goddess said, "As for the more remote villages and tribes, if there is less of the offering, you will be satisfied with the living, even babies. We didn't pursue it before, you don't want to get an inch! ”

"It's you who have to make inches." Lord Tianlong's tone was still flat: "Since you are here, then take advantage of today's sacrifice to make a sacrifice, and you, as a great witch, must attend in person to show your sincerity." After the sacrifice, I will offer the spirit chalcy. ”

The goddess's expression was slightly cold, and she was secretly annoyed in her heart, she could still talk about the remote location and difficult to govern before, but once she personally participated in the blood sacrifice, it would be difficult to restrain these demon gods in the future.

In fact, Li Chun and the goddess didn't care much about the blood sacrifice of the living, they were already aware of these things, and many monks who fled from Middle-earth to the Jiuli Kingdom also used corpses to perform evil arts, but at least they would not make it public, and they could be regarded as maintaining some face.

However, considering the increasingly anxious situation on the front line, if this battle cannot be won, there is no need to talk about the future. As long as you repel the attack of the bear country this time, it will not be too late to slowly liquidate these demon gods in the future!

"Okay, I promise you, but only once!" The goddess thought about it for a long time, and could only agree for the time being.

……

Zhao Xiao looked at the Tianxia Tongbao in his hand, which he had just obtained from the sale of medicinal materials. Even though the market is remote, it still retains some remnants of the Tianxia Dynasty, and the local Li people, in addition to the most simple barter, still use the copper coins minted by the Tianxia Dynasty, even if the people here may not fully understand the meaning behind these copper coins.

"How? Do you know how to go back to Wuyang Village? "Yanqiu also came with a bunch of things on his back.

Zhao Xiao nodded: "I already know, I'll leave later." ”

"Are you leaving?" Yan Qiu asked, "I just heard that the Great Witch Zhu is going to attend the sacrifice, don't you come and take a look?" ”

"Sacrifice?" Zhao Xiao asked: "Isn't the sacrifice of Lao Ye Mountain twice a year?" It's not time yet, is it? ”

"I guess it's because Da Wuzhu came in person." Yan Qiu said a little excitedly: "And after each sacrifice, a feast will be set up outside the Old Man Mountain, why don't you come together?" ”

Zhao Xiao did not refuse, after waiting for a while, the altar outside the old man mountain was arranged, the big witch under the command of the old man of Tianlong came out, and the goddess of Yongcui was watching the ceremony, although it was the appearance of a young girl, her demeanor was noble and extraordinary.

The great witch made a proclamation on the altar, which was nothing more than some words of praise, and finally said that he would choose the believers present to go to the altar to participate in the sacrifice and receive the grace of God.

As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted cheers and thunder from the audience. Zhao Xiao hid in the crowd, but he vaguely noticed a hint of hidden danger.

I saw the big witch on the altar grab a handful of stones from the clay pot, throw them to the sky, the old man mountain behind is glowing, and the stones are covered with a layer of bright color, sprinkled in the crowd.

Everyone scrambled to reach out and grab it, Yan Qiu was no exception, Zhao Xiao still wanted to dissuade him, but he saw Yan Qiu firmly grasping a stone, and his body was glowing with spiritual light.

At this time, I heard the great witch say: "Those who have caught the sacred stone should go to the altar and receive the divine grace." ”

Hearing this, more than a dozen believers with colorful spiritual light on their bodies, including Yan Qiu, walked up to the altar, and they all had joyful and excited expressions on their faces, looking forward to what would happen next.

The Great Witch with the bone mask on the altar glanced back at the Yongcui Priestess, the other party bowed slightly, the Great Witch was approved, raised his hand, and dozens of strong guards quickly rushed to the altar, took down the more than ten believers, and dragged them to the stone platform covered with dried blood stains.

"Master Tianlong said that he will take you to a prosperous and rich paradise, and you will never have to suffer from illness again." The bone-faced wizard's tone was serious and a little fanatical: "Come on! The gates of Elysium are open to you! ”

After these words were settled, Yan Qiu was the first to be pushed onto the stone platform, and when he saw the strong man next to him pull out a sharp knife, no matter how ignorant he was, he finally understood his situation at this moment. He didn't expect that the so-called receiving of divine grace would actually be a living sacrifice.

"No, no! I don't want to-" Yan Qiu struggled and shouted, but the strong man on the left and right was extremely powerful, and a slap made him look like a star in his eyes and make him speechless.

Seeing that Yan Qiu was pulled off his clothes, the sharp knife was pressed against his heart, and just as he was about to see blood, a wooden staff flew out of the air, like a spear, directly through the strong man with the knife.

Such a sudden variable made the crowd burst into screams, and the bone-faced demon was furious when he saw this, and shouted: "Who is it?!" How dare you destroy the sacrifice? ”

Zhao Xiao sighed silently, jumped onto the altar, pulled out a wooden staff, and threw the strong man's body away at will.

"Since he is a god, he does not think about blessing the people and the common people, but he does murder in vain, and he takes pleasure in blood sacrifices." Zhao Huang stood with his cane: "It's so unbearable to be a god, it's just a demon." ”

"Someone! Take down this villain who offended Lord Tianlong! The bone-faced witch shouted.

The strong men on the left and right rushed out together at this time, Zhao Xiao didn't look at it, the wooden staff flew off his hands, and he knocked all the strong men on the head and broke their hands and feet, and then they all flew out like dust, so that the people under the altar screamed and fled.

"Presumptuous!" The bone-faced wizard had one arm and was about to perform a spell, when the wooden staff swirled upside down, directly shattering his head, splashing red and white filth and pouring it on the altar at will.

"This kind of living sacrifice is estimated to be more liked by Lord Tianlong, so there is no need to thank him." Before Zhao Xiao finished speaking, the wooden staff spun to block several emerald arrows.

"Oh, the goddess of Yongcui is not willing to be lonely anymore?" Zhao Xiao glanced back and saw that the Yongcui Goddess had witches and spells on the left and right, and her face was full of defense.

"Who are you?" The goddess Yongcui was not frightened by the sudden change: "Looking at your ability, it is obvious that you are an immortal cultivator with mana, could it be that you are from the Shangjing Sect of the Bear Country?" ”

"What do you think?" Zhao Xiao did not answer directly.

"As a careful spy, is it inappropriate to take risks?" The Yongcui Divine Maiden stood with her arms crossed, her expression calm: "You Shangjing Sect people are very cunning, and you have discovered the movement several times, but you have just escaped from the pursuit. It's just that it's rare to see you like you, all the way to the depths of the southern soil. Which of the Four Immortals is your master? ”

"What? Does the Goddess of Yongcui have any arrangements for me? Zhao Xiao asked.

The goddess of Yongcui smiled, but her eyes seemed to look at another dead man: "After cutting off your head, you must know who to give it to." ”

Zhao Xiaoyu raised his eyebrows slightly, and then raised his eyes to look at Lao Ye Mountain: "What about Master Tianlong?" Why don't you show up? I just killed his witch priest. ”

"What? Do you think you're not in danger right now? The goddess of Yongcui laughed: "People like you who cultivate immortals always have an arrogance in their bones, thinking that there is nowhere to go in the heavens and the earth, and they dare to break through any danger. I'd like to see what your face will look like when you die. ”

Zhao Xiao pursed his lips and looked at the Yongcui Priestess again: "I originally thought that a witch priest like you, who interprets omins and protects the sacred tree, should also be a person with a quiet heart and a loving soul. And it turned out that you were really ...... I'm disappointed! ”