Chapter 12: The Death of the Crane Maiden
Jian Lin skillfully hugged the Demon Venerable's waist and hung on him like a koala, not delaying the Demon Venerable's movements.
The Demon Venerable's cultivation was profound, and he saw that in a few ups and downs, the two of them had flown to the small mountain peak on the south side.
In the dense forest in the middle of the night in the demon world, it is destined not to be peaceful, and it is full of spiritual power, which is a very suitable place for cultivation.
But as they descended into the forest, the surroundings became quieter and quieter, revealing an unusual and dangerous aura.
The Demon Venerable chased all the way according to the impression, and they soon found the group of blackbirds of the Demon Emperor Guard in the back mountain.
I saw a lake not far away, and the moonlight sprinkled on the surface of the lake, like a beautiful jade mirror, reflecting the divine light.
Demon Venerable stepped on the branch and quietly approached, a breeze blew, blowing the leaves rattling, Jian Lin was still enjoying the beautiful scenery, and suddenly smelled a strong smell of blood.
Her eyes widened, and she immediately had a bad conjecture, this level, it must be more than just being injured, and there is a high probability that a demon will die.
The Demon Venerable glanced down at her, signaling her to be prepared, and he stood on tiptoe and skimmed the branches of the tree again, and the corpse of a white bird suddenly appeared in his sight.
It was a crane, with its elegantly slender neck hanging down, its body nailed to the trunk of a tree by a sharp arrow, its blood-soaked snow-white feathers, and it looked like a black mass in the dark night.
Jian Lin bit his lip tightly and didn't dare to breathe, for fear of making a little noise.
The Demon Venerable lay silently when a painful groan suddenly came from the diagonal front, and the sound of a sharp weapon entering his body.
Jian Lin knew that a silent massacre was taking place in the dark, she clenched her fists, the blood rushed to her brain, and the sound of her heartbeat broke her eardrums, but in fact she didn't dare to make any moves.
Because she is too weak, she rushes out just to die.
The Demon Venerable is a profound cultivator, but she is not qualified to be morally kidnapped, so let him save the victim side.
In the midst of all kinds of thoughts, the sound of startled birds arose, accompanied by the sound of leaves breaking and shaking, the group of black birds rushed into the air, the heavy smell of blood spread, they circled for a while, and suddenly rose up and disappeared into the night sky.
Demon Venerable waited cautiously for a while, and after making sure that there was no sound, he jumped off the branch and landed on the ground with Jian Lin, and the two slowly walked towards the lake side by side.
Peeling back the weeds and shrubs, the scene in front of him was extremely impactful, Jian Lin covered his mouth and slowed down for a few seconds before holding on.
The bright moon hung high, the silver moonlight sprinkled on the earth, only to see from the edge of the forest to the lake, many white cranes died, they were lying quietly on the ground, the picture was so tragic that Jian Lin could not describe it in words.
Demon Venerable raised his steps and walked inside to see if there was any survivorship, Jian Lin stabilized his mind and followed him in to check.
"Their golden pills have all been dissected," the Demon Venerable whispered as he looked at it, "It seems that it is a race, the Demon Emperor is really ruthless, and he knows how to cut grass and eradicate roots." ”
Jian Lin listened numbly, not knowing how to feel, she told herself that this place was like an animal world, following the natural law of the jungle.
On the other hand, after passing through the Tiger Demon Village, Jian Lin believed that once the monster began to cultivate and had spiritual intelligence, it would no longer be an animal, and she felt the same and could not accept such a tragic death.
Demon Venerable walked in the front, suddenly paused, and raised his voice and said, "Jian Lin, there is a ...... by the lake It seems that there is still life, you go and take a look. ”
Demon Venerable has always liked to call her, Jian Lin didn't think much about it, and immediately raised his steps and ran to the lake, and when he looked closer, he found that something was wrong.
I saw a slender and beautiful girl lying by the lake, her clothes wide open, a long wound from her chest to her abdomen, and blood soaked all over her body.
She is not completely dead, there is still a glimmer of life, with tears in her eyes, she looks at Jian Lin sadly, her lips tremble, as if she wants to say something.
Jian Lin rushed in front of her, and found that there were not only wounds on her body, but the most serious thing was that there was nothing in it, she only had a shell left, it turned out that this was the so-called Caesarean Jindan.
Jian Lin gritted her teeth and sorted out her clothes, and then she was at a loss, not knowing what else to do, she held the girl's cold fingers, and her heart was full of panic.
Demon Venerable walked over quietly, half-squatted down to check carefully, and whispered after half a sound, "There is no way, her cultivation is very high, it is about the Yuan Infant Stage, and those people used extremely cruel means in order to take away the Jindan......"
The girl's cultivation is very high, so after losing Jin Dan and being seriously injured and bleeding so much, she still survived and did not die completely.
Demon Venerable lowered his head, looked into her eyes, and said solemnly, "I will bury your people, don't worry, I'll give you a ride." ”
After speaking, a dagger condensed from the palm of his hand and plunged straight into the girl's heart.
The girl's body stiffened and slowly closed her eyes.
Jian Lin kept holding the girl's cold fingers, she stared at the girl's beautiful face, A fresh life disappeared in front of her eyes, her heart was shocked, and she couldn't come back to her senses for a long time.
The Demon Venerable didn't say anything to comfort her, lit the torch, walked to a high ground not far away, and began to dig a grave to prepare to bury the crane clan.
Jian Lin walked over indifferently, stared at the Demon Venerable and dug it himself, and couldn't help asking, "Young Master, why don't you dig with spells?" ”
With the ability of the Demon Venerable, dig with a spell, and it will be enough to snap your fingers.
The Demon Venerable kept moving, and said slowly, "Digging with your own hands is a kind of respect for the deceased, you come over together, after burying them, you will get peace." ”
Jian Lin thought about it seriously, felt that what the other party said made sense, and jumped down to help Mozun do it together.
The two of them were busy for most of the day, digging a huge pit and carrying the bodies of the dead cranes one by one, Jian Lin found that all the cranes were fluttering, presumably only a shell remained.
In the end, the two of them went to the dead girl, Jian Lin squatted down, carefully tidied up her clothes, put her among the clansmen, and prayed silently in their hearts that they would still be able to meet again in the next life.
When Jian Lin stood up, a hairpin fell from her, she was stunned, and reacted that it should be a crane girl, and when she hugged her just now, she may have hung it on her clothes.
The ghost picked it up and put the hairpin on her head with her backhand, and she couldn't tell why, but she was firmly telling her that she was wearing it for the crane girl, don't forget tonight's events, don't forget her.
After burying the crane clan, Jian Lin went to the lake to wash away the blood and mud, not wanting to use spells to clean it up at all, the icy lake water could make her calm and sanity.
Witnessing a tragedy, both of them were silent, and when they returned to the carriage, they hurried desperately to a small town before sunrise to find an inn to rest.
On this day, Jian Lin didn't want to sleep at all, he concentrated on cultivation, although his mind was chaotic and he couldn't get calm, he still earned 60 points.
When night falls, continue on the road, compared to the previous two days, today the road is much more lively, from time to time there are monsters passing by, practice, battle, and vendors come to peddle all kinds of strange gadgets and so on.
Jian Lin saw it in his eyes, infected by the happy atmosphere, the expression on his face was finally not so heavy, and he wanted to talk to the people around him.
"Young Master," Jian Lin suddenly spoke up and asked from the bottom of his heart, "Why did you say that the Demon Emperor was digging so many golden pills?" ”
Demon Venerable waved the whip in his hand, concentrated on driving the car, and replied casually, "In the Demon Realm, the fastest way to cultivate is to devour the Golden Pill, there is no why, they have always been like this. ”
"But I heard that the Demon Emperor has entered the stage of transforming into a god, and devouring a few golden pills, how can it be of any help to him? And if you do such a cruel thing, when you ascend, the thunder tribulation must be more ruthless, and it won't be worth the loss. Jian Lin analyzed carefully, she just couldn't figure it out.
"What you said makes sense," the Demon Venerable still said in that uncaring tone, "If it weren't for wanting to devour the Golden Pill, it would probably be a personal revenge, after all, the so-called demon beasts and spirit beasts have always been incompatible, and the immortal crane belongs to the range of spirit beasts, maybe the Demon Emperor didn't like them, so he asked his subordinates to clean them up." ”
Jian Lin frowned, very dissatisfied with Demon Venerable's answer.
"Young Master, what is the difference between a spirit beast and a demon beast," Jian Lin asked excitedly, "For example, in the human world, what is the difference between the Immortal Sect Spiritual Cultivation and the Demon Sect Demon Cultivation?" ”
This is a question that Jian Lin can't figure out, the more she understands this world, the more questions she has, about similar questions, it is not written in the original text, the system can't give her an answer, she can only ask the Demon Venerable.
"Spirit beasts are precious and rare, their talents are extremely high, and they are easy to cultivate, while demon beasts are not easy to cultivate, and they rarely get breakthroughs, and they are at the bottom of the demon world, this is the difference," Demon Venerable earnestly taught, "As for spiritual cultivation and demon cultivation, walking with the sky is spiritual cultivation, and walking against the sky is demon cultivation." ”
Demon Venerable paused, and then said, "You yourself are a ready-made example, you have the best spiritual root, worship the immortal sect to practice, that is spiritual cultivation. Your aura is gradually fading, if you follow the way of heaven, you should accept your fate and become a mortal, but you are unwilling, you have to go against the sky, that is the demon cultivation. ”
Jian Lin understood, but still didn't understand, and continued to ask, "According to this statement, don't you have any talent, young master, and the spiritual root is inferior?" ”
Demon Venerable tilted his head and flicked a knife in the eye, obviously feeling that her question was a little offended.
Jian Lin looked stubborn and didn't back down at all, she just wanted to know and want to understand.
"I really don't have any talent, my five spiritual roots are all waste." The Demon Venerable said slowly, with an expression that you are satisfied with now.
Jian Lin was indeed surprised, what does it mean that the five spirit roots are all waste? It means that the Demon Venerable is very likely to be a sick and weak body, not even comparable to ordinary mortals, and he can now achieve the position of the Demon Venerable, which is really enthusiastic and inspirational.
Jian Lin's eyes flashed, and she didn't dare to ask more questions in the end, but she still had a lot of questions that she couldn't understand.
For example, just because he went against the sky, he had to be judged to be a demon cultivator, spurned by all cultivators, and defined as a villain by the original book, which is really unreasonable!
If it is defined by her, the immortals and demons should be distinguished according to the degree of evil, and all evil thoughts are done, even if the five spiritual roots are all immortals, they are still demons and big devils.
The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and suddenly smelled the smell of steamed meat buns, Jian Lin was stunned for a moment, thinking that he had traveled back.
She immediately followed the smell to look for it, only to see that not far ahead, there was a small stall on the side of the road, a bright oil lamp was hanging high, and the steaming white gas was curling up, and a pair of brothers were busy behind the stall, and soon they took out a drawer of steamed buns, put them on the bottom of the steamer, skillfully changed positions, and put the ripe buns out.
Jian Lin couldn't help but ask, is this really in the demon world?