Chapter 338: Encountering a Mountain Ghost in the Forest
"Disappointed?" When the Yongcui Priestess heard this, she laughed instead of being angry: "What is my heart, I'm afraid it's not your turn to judge, right?" ”
Zhao Xiao still said to himself: "It is really not surprising that this kind of remote and wild land, uncivilized, still retains the blood sacrifice of living people. I also understand that if you want to change the customs of witches, it is not an overnight effort, let alone a thunderous method.
Previously, I heard that the Jiuli Kingdom abolished the blood sacrifice of the living, and I thought that the high priest and the great witch Zhu were also enlightened people, but today is not a coincidence, but let me witness the scene of you, the goddess of Yongcui, letting the blood sacrifice be indulged. ”
The Yongcui Priestess felt that the person in front of her was a little weird, his words and deeds were not quite like a disciple from the Immortal Cultivation Sect, and her attitude of judging herself made her even more disliked.
"I'm curious, when you came to Lao Ye Mountain in person, you must have wanted to discuss important matters with that Tianlong Master." Zhao Huang took back the wooden staff and looked at Lao Ye Mountain: "If the Yongcui Goddess needs to come forward in person, it must be a major matter related to the survival of the Jiuli Kingdom." ”
Yongcui Goddess's face was slightly gloomy, she didn't want to continue talking, and motioned to the left and right: "Do it." ”
A group of witches and blessings each cast their own spells, and the emerald green leaves turned into Dao arrows, containing enough sharp rays to penetrate the iron armor, and at the same time, the ground soil surged, and countless thick rhizomes broke through the soil, entangled Zhao Xiao's limbs, so that he could not get out.
But Zhao Xiao still looked as usual, with a wooden staff in his hand, which blocked all the leaf arrows, and the root system of his entanglement loosened by itself.
Seeing this, the Yongcui Divine Maiden noticed that the other party's magic use was somewhat similar to her own, and immediately asked, "You are not from the Shangjing Sect!" What exactly is the origin? ”
"But it's a bold guess." Zhao Xiao held his staff and pointed at the distance, breaking the ground rhizome and being manipulated, and counterattacked towards the Yongcui Temple and the Wuzhu, forcing the other party to quickly resist and respond.
At this time, Lao Ye Mountain made a dull sound, like playing an ancient pottery, and the strange music penetrated into the bones. Yan Qiu on the side had no ability to protect himself, and when he heard this music, his hands and feet were weak, and he involuntarily fell to the ground.
"The sound that shocks the soul is inaudible to ordinary people." Zhao Xiao tapped several acupuncture points on Yan Qiu's body with a wooden staff, and the true qi flowed in, causing his limbs to recover their strength.
"This ...... What the hell are you ......" Yan Qiu's mind was frightened by the changes, and he was already at a loss.
Zhao Xiao didn't explain much, stared at Lao Ye Mountain, a sound of screaming approached, and countless centipedes poured out like a tide, such a terrifying formation, making people feel their scalp tingle just by looking at it.
For example, among the tide insects, a centipede with a foot of six or seven zhang long, the feet and limbs are ochre, the back is golden, and the two tentacles are like a long whip shaking. This kind of alien can no longer be described as a worm.
"This is the Celestial Dragon Master?" Zhao Huang looked the same as usual in the face of thousands of centipedes, but he just lightly flicked his staff, and the blue light was like a cover to protect the believers on the altar who had not yet fled.
The Yongcui Divine Maiden's face was slightly gloomy, she knew very well that if it weren't for the profound cultivation of the person who came, with the lazy temperament of the Heavenly Dragon Master, it would be impossible for her to take the initiative.
"I see, it turned out to be a Gu worm." Zhao Huang also knew a little bit about Gu techniques, and quickly saw through the origin of this Tianlong master, and said directly in front of everyone: "In addition to being born special, he is also nourished by Gu techniques and medicines, and eats flesh and blood, so as to break through the heaven limit of things." Seeing you like this, surely your master is long dead. ”
"You're Zhao Xiao."
A strange voice sounded around the giant centipede, and the Heavenly Dragon Master was not human, so it was not convenient to talk and talk.
"Zhao Xiao?!" The goddess of Yongcui immediately exclaimed, and her face changed greatly.
"What? Didn't expect me to be here? Zhao Huang glanced at the Yongcui Goddess and looked at the giant centipede again: "It must have been the fight back then, so that you can remember my breath." But seeing that you are still in good health, you are not injured under the fall of the star? ”
Lord Tianlong didn't answer, shaking two tentacles, like a command flag for soldiers and horses, and thousands of centipedes circled around him, trapping Zhao Xiao and the others inside.
On the other hand, the goddess of Yongcui, after learning Zhao Xiao's identity, her mind was in turmoil for a while, and she couldn't understand why Zhao Huang appeared here anyway.
"Are you wondering why I'm here?" Zhao Xiao's words seemed to break through the heart of the goddess, and he said: "It's better to think about it, why are you here?" ”
The Goddess of Yongcui came to the depths of the southern earth to meet and discuss with several demon gods, mainly in the hope that they would assist in the frontline war. Li Chun once said that there was another mystery in the reversal of the star back then, and it could not be reproduced, if Zhao Huang opened the altar to practice the law, let the southern earth demon god take action to contain it, Li Chun could see the change in qi and hit Zhao Huang in one fell swoop.
However, Zhao Xiao seemed to be able to see through people's hearts: "You are planning to let the Southern Earth Demon God deal with me again, but have you ever thought that I am not comparable to the past, just like Li Chun is advancing by leaps and bounds." Although he only borrowed the Eternal Green Divine Tree, he was able to take a total number of heaven and earth qi. ”
Hearing this, the face of the goddess Yongcui suddenly turned pale, because outsiders almost didn't know the reason why Li Chun had worked hard over the years, even if they guessed that it was related to their own marriage, but no one could understand the mystery.
But Zhao Xiao is different, he can be described as in one sentence. At this time, the goddess of Yongcui suddenly had a whim, which was a sign when the divine tree descended to warn Ye Shu.
"Don't you want the Southern Earth Demon God to make a move? Then I'll just come and get rid of the demons. Zhao Huang paused his cane, and the nine-colored brilliance around him gradually condensed, shining outward, like a tide centipede, it was immediately destroyed by a small half, turning into a little bit of rotten scum.
The Dragon Master let out a strange trembling sound, the two tentacles shook rapidly, the demon wind howled in all directions, the treacherous mist surged, and a purple and black mist shrouded the heavens and the earth, approaching Zhao Xiao.
Zhao Xiao smiled faintly, but the wooden staff in his hand quietly "sank" into the ground, leaving no trace.
"That's not right!" When the Yongcui Priestess saw this, she immediately felt strange, and then the nine rays of light in the distance rushed to the sky angrily, dispersing the demonic wind and mist, and the entire altar was torn apart by countless vines that broke out of the ground, and a huge formation trapped the Heavenly Dragon Lord and the Yongcui Divine Maiden inside.
"Originally, I didn't plan to do this, but who told you, the Eternal Emerald Goddess, to come here in person?" Zhao Huang stood on top of the thick vines, and the enlightened nine-gate array was magnificently listed in mid-air, and the nine-colored light turned into a rain edge, ruthlessly sprinkled, and a group of centipedes were cut into pieces.
After all, the Dragon Lord has become the demon god of the climate, and the nine gates are cut down, and they only ignite sparks at the starting point of the explosion of the golden-veined iron back, and they can't hurt their roots.
As for the Yongcui Divine Maiden, although her mind is undecided, she can still use her talisman spell in time to resist the Heavenly Descending Blade.
Seeing that Zhao Huang ordered the vine wood under him to send Yan Qiu and other believers out of the formation, the Yongcui Goddess also had a plan in her heart, and said with a smile: "You have laid out such a formation, not only trapping us, but also trapping yourself!" ”
"Oh, really?" Zhao Xiao's expression was calm: "Then you might as well give it a try and see how long you can last?" ”
Although the Yongcui Divine Maiden was flustered at the beginning because of Zhao Xiao's appearance here, she had calmed down at this moment, and secretly said in her heart: "Zhao Huang is here, which means that there is a Xiong Country on the front line to arrange all the tricks, he is just here to deal with a few demon gods, and when he sees me here, he tries to take it in one fell swoop." ”
Thinking of this, the goddess of Yongcui took out a branch, which was a branch from the sacred tree, condensing the pure vitality, once waved, the green light was like a rainbow, like a flood to Zhao Xiao.
With a bang, impartially, Zhao Xiao took it all and shattered his bones on the spot.
With a hit, the Yongcui Priestess first smiled, but then noticed something unusual, and in the light and dust, a paper man spell burned to ashes, and the ashes drifted away.
"Doppelganger?!" The Yongcui Priestess exclaimed again, and at the same time hurriedly looked left and right, lest Zhao Xiao sneak attack from elsewhere.
"No need to look for it." Zhao Xiao's voice echoed in the formation: "Although I have already found the direction of the portal, I still want to thank you for sacrificing this branch." This treasure was activated, and the sacred tree echoed at the same time, and the enchantment outside the Yongcui Temple was flawed. ”
"You-" The Yongcui Priestess instantly realized when she heard this, her eyes were red, and she cried out as if she was in a madness: "Zhao Xiao, I'm going to kill you!" ”
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Zhao Xiao slowly opened his eyes, and in front of him was an impermeable jungle, with dense fog lingering and insects chirping.
As the Yongcui Priestess launched the branches of the Divine Tree, the jungle branches and leaves in front of Zhao Huang shook slightly, he seized the opportunity to sacrifice the Great Ming Treasure Mirror, the light was direct, and the inconspicuous flaws on the original enchantment were quickly magnified, and as the mirror light penetrated, the enchantment around the periphery of the Yongcui Temple was torn open a gap, allowing Zhao Xiao to step in.
Looking at a sacred tree in the distance, which is taller than a mountain, the trunk of which is as thick as a pillar of the sky, is breathtaking. The magnificent canopy of the trees is comparable to that of a town, and with great eyesight, you can indeed see many spirits and birds perching among the branches and leaves of the treetops.
"The goddess took the initiative to leave the Yongcui Temple, but it saved me a lot of effort." Zhao Xiao smiled secretly in his heart.
From the very beginning, Zhao Huang who appeared in the depths of the southern soil was just a clone, and in order to ensure that the clone walked without hindrance, Zhao Xiao pinned part of his mana on the Yushu Treasure Staff and handed it over to the avatar to carry it.
Thinking that at the beginning, Jiang Yingke had threatened to take away the cultivation mana belonging to the Xuanpu Hall inheritance on Zhao Xiao's body, but he originally thought it was a threatening word. However, with the recent improvement of cultivation, Zhao Huang suddenly felt that some of the cultivation mana in his body might really be able to be differentiated separately.
Therefore, on the way south to Jiuli Kingdom, Zhao Huang cultivated as he walked. It's just that he hasn't completely cultivated into a single incarnation with complete mana, and he still wants to borrow the Yushu Treasure Staff to entrust his mana, because this magic weapon is the most suitable for the Xuanpu Hall Immortal Method.
As for the doppelganger seen by others, it was still only transformed from a paper man charm, so it was naturally vulnerable.
Zhao Xiao let the clone go to the depths of the southern soil, and initially did have the intention of dealing with the demon god. Originally, it was planned that making some movements in the depths of the southern soil might lead the goddess out of the Yongcui Temple, so that she could break into the inner part and cut down the sacred tree later.
As a result, the goddess took the initiative to leave the Yongcui Temple, and even happened to appear in front of the clone, so Zhao Huang was naturally not polite, and immediately decided to use the jade tree scepter to lay down the enlightened nine-gate array, trapping the goddess and a demon god in it.
As for whether he could kill the two of them on the spot, Zhao Xiao didn't care at all, even if it was just to be trapped for a moment, it was enough.
When Zhao Huang crossed the barrier, the Yongcui Divine Tree sensed it, and immediately shone brightly, and the spirits that inhabited it swarmed towards Zhao Huang as if ordered to do so.
"It seems that although the goddess is gone, this place is not completely defenseless." Zhao Xiao was not surprised by this, and pointed out that the Zichen Xuanwei Sword was impressively started, the Daming Treasure Mirror hung high above his head, and the Nine Heavens Cloud Platform spread out with his steps.
I heard a few roars of tigers and leopards, hundreds of tigers and leopards rushed from afar, some of them were carrying young girls on their backs, their posture was graceful and vigorous, they did not wear any clothes, only covered their private parts with thick leaves, and some of them wore flower crowns on their heads, and a large area of skin was naked.
These women who straddle tigers and leopards are all beautiful, and what distinguishes them from mortals is a pair of long pointed ears. saw them open their bows and arrows, and before Zhao Xiao could speak, a rain of arrows broke through the air.
Zhao Xiao walked without hurrying, and the arrows approached in front of him, and he was naturally frozen by the talisman cloud qi. Taking the opportunity to take a closer look, unlike the iron arrows in the outside world, the arrows shot by these women resembled new shoots that had just emerged from the branches, green and fresh, implying the effectiveness of breaking the armor.
In addition, the arrows shot by these women were extremely accurate, although they were blocked by the Nine Heavens Cloud Platform, Zhao Xiao could sense that the arrows came in the wind after leaving the string, and they were all shot towards the vital weak points. This is not an immortal technique, but more like a special talent.
"You are...... Mountain ghosts? Zhao Huang remembered that the notes of his predecessors had mentioned that there were occasional beautiful women riding tigers and leopards in the mountains and forests of southern Kunlun, collecting lanzhi, wearing dill, and singing songs that were obscure and difficult to understand, but had a unique charm.
Legend has it that mountain ghosts can identify herbs and command birds and beasts, but almost no one has ever seen them in the past, and a few legends are difficult to distinguish between true and false. However, Zhao Xiao saw it with his own eyes at this moment, and he knew that what his predecessors said was true.
"I see." Zhao Xiao's mind instantly understood: "The Yongcui Divine Tree is also a visitor from outside the sky, but it is not just a tree, but a group of races that live with the tree. The sacred tree took root and turned into a blessed land, and the races in it were able to live in peace. ”
Hundreds of mountain ghosts rode across tigers and leopards, and fired arrows around Zhao Huang again and again, their movements were vigorous and fast, and ordinary people couldn't even catch up with the naked eye, and if they were ordinary soldiers and horses, even if they put on armor and raised shields, I am afraid they would have been shot into hedgehogs long ago.
But this was not enough to resist Zhao Xiao at all, and he did not fight back, allowing the arrows to rain like raindrops outside the cloud barrier for a moment, and just continued to walk in the direction of the tree trunk.
Halfway through, the ground shook slightly, and several figures in the distance slowly approached, looking like humanoids, but they were trees that had roughly turned into human shapes, walking towards Zhao Xiao with heavy and slow steps.
"Treants?" Zhao Xiao sensed the aura of these humanoid trees, which was somewhat similar to the grass and tree spirits he had seen in the past, but it was plausible.
Without further words, one of the tree spirits swung its arm and slammed it down, as the ground rhizome sprang out, trying to restrain it.
Zhao Xiao was too lazy to entangle with it, his body moved, and he effortlessly avoided a few tree spirits, and the cirrus clouds spread out, turning into qi forbiddenness, binding them in place, and the confinement was tighter than the root and stem entanglement.
The figure accelerated suddenly, and Zhao Xiao left a group of mountain ghosts and wood guests behind him, turning into a streamer and heading straight for the trunk.