"Boom—"

The thunder brought the approach of dark clouds in the distance, like the footsteps of giants, trembling the entire mountaintop.

On Cangxian Mountain at night, Qiu Shaohu, who was black and large, was like a shadow in the dark night, almost completely integrated with the darkness. The hem of the robe swayed slightly in the night breeze, and it could not carry any wind sound.

Only the lens of the clairvoyant mirror in his hand still reflected the yellow-brown light of his eyes, staring at the location of the Lingchuan Sect in the distance.

The mountains and white flags, like the resting place of the dead, the magnificent buildings, have also become like eerie tombstones at this time, no different from the previous days.

The trap box was behind him, he lightly touched the side, and the handle of a Yanling knife popped out from below, he pulled it out with his backhand, and at the same time took out a self-made long-arm crossbow from the other side of the trap box, and aimed at the place of Lingchuan Sect with one hand, and the arrow reflected silver light on the crossbow.

Wangshan aimed, the trigger was pulled, and the crossbow bolt flew out with a touch of silver, and a long steel wire was attached to the shaft. With a click, the arrow shot firmly into the building on the opposite side of the mountain, and a long bridge was built across the other side with a long line.

After a long period of preparation, now that the token is in hand, Qiu Shaohu is determined to go to the Lingchuan Sect to find out.

Before this, he had already used the method of the twelve palaces of Qimen Dunjia to predict this trip. The result is a "desperate palace", absolutely angry, the beginning of all things, and there will be some gains.

A hook popped out of the trapbox behind him and fastened to the rope, like a cable car zipline, speeding along the wire towards the opposite side of the mountain. The sweep of the air swept away Qiu Shaohu's wolfskin coat, revealing the armor made of the hard scales of the ray.

Before he reached the opposite side, Qiu Shaohu in mid-air felt a gust of wind blowing, and in the dark air, there was a faint little black mist-like thing, which lasted in mid-air for a long time. A disturbing feeling, I can't tell whether I heard a noisy sound or smelled a confused smell, but I felt that the surroundings, between the open mountain streams, seemed to become extraordinarily closed, as if surrounded by countless phantoms, enclosing everything impenetrable.

Qiu Shaohu's body emitted a mist-like shimmer, and the brilliance enveloped his body, and all kinds of palpitating feelings faded away, making people feel a little at ease. Qiu Shaohu breathed a sigh of relief, he took out the star map fragment from the compass this time and took it with him, and had a premonition that it should play a role with its power, and sure enough, he helped himself at the beginning.

At this time, the tightrope had reached the end, Qiu Shaohu turned over and jumped down, landed silently with the trap box like a cat, and quickly dodged and hid next to another pillar. In the middle of the pillar is the gate of the Lingchuan Sect, and the handwriting of the two signs on it is still vivid, the left is "good as water", and the right is "the wall stands a thousand thousand".

It's just that right next to the handwriting, the black stains are also constantly wriggling, and I can't guess how many black rune worms are clinging to it.

Qiu Shaohu took out the small package from his side, and after opening it, the baby's heart appeared in front of him, and the blood-red color was still beating.

Qiu Shaohu frowned slightly, he thought that this token would have some changes after coming here, but there was still no movement.

Maybe it's not the right time to use it?

Qiu Shaohu was puzzled, and tentatively walked towards a more inward position.

The Lingchuan Sect is built along the mountain, and the mountain path is already quite thoughtful, and the brick ladder paved with bluestone is already covered with green moss. In other places, potholes appeared, and on the cliff on one side, a drop of water dripped down the stone wall to this position, converging into a pool of clear water.

It is almost conceivable that in the past, how many children of the Lingchuan Sect would go up the stairs in the early morning and walk into the top hall to do morning classes, and the sound of reciting scriptures resounded throughout the valley.

And now, in addition to those gloomy white flags, only the sound of the whistling wind remains, which is still interpreting the flow of time.

Qiu Shaohu couldn't help but be a little curious, so he walked to the side of one of the white flags, reached out and touched it. The whole body is just ordinary linen, just bleached with plain water, without any special features. Looking at the surface, there are no special symbols or inscriptions.

The people of the resting place left these here, it seems, simply to symbolize the decorative function of their visit, but in this way, is it not superfluous?

Qiu Shaohu's eyes narrowed slightly, he couldn't see anything unusual from the banner, but he only felt something wrong on the flagpole.

The flagpole is made of poplar wood, and the surface is coated with brown lacquer, but there are some sunken marks on the smooth lines, which does not seem to be deliberately left, but it does not look like an unintentional move.

Qiu Shaohu grabbed the flagpole and pulled it out at once.

At the moment when he pulled it out, he suddenly became alert, Qiu Shaohu held the knife in front of him and quickly retreated.

From where the flagpole was originally inserted, it was densely packed with countless reptiles. Unlike the previous black insects, this time it has eight legs and resembles a spider, but it also has a large mouth similar to that of a beetle and the claw of a scorpion.

Qiu Shaohu's right hand probed another switch of the trap box behind him, and the realgar wine immediately fell on his hand in case of an accident.

But the insects paid no attention to him, crawled out and slowly moved in the other direction, as if guided by something.

All the insects crawled out, and the holes in the ground where the flagpole was originally planted were naturally empty. Qiu Shaohu leaned over and found that the hole was much deeper than he had imagined.

The position of the flagpole is only the first layer of it, and you can feel that the further you go in, the more complicated the direction of the interior becomes, as if you want to drill through the entire ground. And those bugs, I don't know where they crawled out.

Qiu Shaohu closed his eyes, sensing the position of the depths of these holes in the Zodiac Palace. Since I can't go down and see for myself, I can only try to explore in this way.

Then, his brow furrowed.

At the end of these holes, the connected houses are "sick palaces", which belong to the declining signs.

But whether it is the Lingchuan Sect or those insects, they are far from declining, why is there a sick place here?

After reading this, Qiu Shaohu immediately followed the swarm again, wanting to see where they were going in the end.

The insects weren't fast, they made their way along the existing brick path, bypassing a few wings, and soon came to the end of a corner. Qiu Shaohu saw them gathering there, slowly stacking into the shape of a small knoll, but he didn't know what they were doing.

I couldn't help but have some doubts in my heart, but I noticed another situation, Qiu Shaohu's amber eyes, and the pupils couldn't help but shrink suddenly.

He immediately poured out realgar wine, dispersing a handful of insects on the ground, and sure enough, he saw fresh blood stains appear in the place where they had gathered. The blood hasn't even dried up yet, it was spilled not so long ago. The more bugs gather, the more visible the blood becomes.

In the end, the pungent smell of realgar wine drove away all the insects, and on the ground where they had been stacked wildly, a severed arm appeared.

Qiu Shaohu suddenly became alert, the people who originally thought that the resting place had already left, but it was obvious that there were other people here who had just come not long ago.

Who the hell is it?

A resting place to go and return?

Or do you want to go to the first and soothe the gods and supervise them?

Qiu Shaohu realized that he had thought about the problem simply, and at this time he was ready to go to a hidden place to carefully explore where to go next.

He turned around, his body stiffening slightly.

In the night, a figure was already waiting for him.

The shadow of a short, withered man, with a large knife in his hand, more than twice as large as his entire body.

"I felt the smell of 'primers', and sure enough, it was here." The other person's voice is inaudible and emotional, as if he is stating something that should be taken for granted.

Qiu Shaohu's figure swayed slightly, but he still didn't move.

The other party's realm and skill are not inferior to themselves, although it is not clear what will happen if they really do it, but it is still prudent.

Besides, Qiu Shaohu could feel that for some reason, the other party was not hostile.

"Are the current worshippers so ignorant of the rules?" The other party still said without emotion: "Who is your 'guide'?" ”

Guide?

What is that?

Listen to the other person, it should be someone he knows and he thinks I should know.

Qiu Shaohu thought quickly, and finally spoke: "The old way of the final pool. ”

"I see." It seems that because Qiu Shaohu met his words, the other party's emotions relaxed a little, "Since it's him, it's not strange." He didn't have a proper shape all day, and now he doesn't know where he is going, and the same goes for the worshippers he is looking for. ”

Qiu Shaohu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the other party was indeed a person from the resting place, so his answer was not wrong.

What do you mean by "worshippers" and "guides"?

"Since the primers are in your hands, you and I are here. It's okay if the guide doesn't arrive. The thin man motioned for Qiu Shaohu to follow him, and Qiu Shaohu guessed as he walked, could it be that the "primer" that the other party said was the baby heart?

And why did the resting place suddenly go and return today?

The other party seemed to have a good understanding of the surrounding environment, and his steps were fast, and he soon came to the front of the main hall in the middle.

The main hall of the Lingchuan Sect, in order to accommodate all the disciples to practice and meditate again, is built quite large, and the huge eaves and arches can be seen from any angle day and night, and can be shocked by its majestic momentum.

However, at this time, in the four corners of the main hall, several bonfires were burning, and wood and bluestone were still being added to the bonfire.

And the location of these bonfires, Qiu Shaohu found that they were all in line with the "fetal palace", which was a sign that the origin was trying to take shape.

There were already a few people around the campfires, all of them from the resting place, and it looked like they were preparing some strange ritual.

"Did I tell you?" Seeing that Qiu Shaohu didn't react, he continued: "When the predetermined moment comes, you, as an offeror, only need to present primers, and you can start your pilgrimage path and enter the realm of rest. Remember, though, not to be disrespectful. The previous worshipper was cut off by me because he was not respectful enough. ”

The big knife in his hand was still stained with blood on the tip.

I see!

Qiu Shaohu suddenly realized.

They got it wrong from the start.

The baby's heart is not actually a token used to enter here, but a vote of the person who joins in the resting place.

Whoever obtains it is an offering, and becomes a ready object to join the resting place. Then there is a "guide" who has already joined the resting place as a guarantee and introduction, and under the guidance of the "guide", he offers tribute to the object of their sacrifice, completes the predetermined ritual, and finally joins them and becomes a new part of the resting place.