Chapter 15: The Demon Lair in the Cave
At the end of the walk, a steep mountain wall appeared in front of me.
The mountain wall is 100 zhang high, vertical and steep, the strange rocks are craggy, and the mountain pine that grows sparsely pulled, adds vitality slightly.
Under an old pine tree, Li Yuanzhao found a cave.
The cave is two people high and one zhang wide, and it is very spacious.
The moonlight shone obliquely through the entrance of the cave, hazy and hazy, adding to the strange and strange situation.
Landing outside the cave, the demonic aura immediately rushed to the face, mixed with a strong smell of blood, which was disgusting.
Sure enough, it's a demon's lair!
Li Yuanzhao observed the surroundings for a while, then pinched his sword and entered, and went straight to the tiger's den in Longtan.
That is to say, he is skilled and bold, so he doesn't have to worry too much, if he is an ordinary monk, he will not dare to break into the cave rashly.
In case you fall into the trap of demons, your life is difficult to protect!
Li Yuanzhao walked dozens of feet deeper, because there was no moonlight, and the cave became darker and darker.
He had no choice but to cast a spell to make the Five Elements Creation Sword emit golden light and use it as a torch.
However, after a long walk, a faint light suddenly appeared on the top of the cave, and if you look closely, it is the moonlight shining in through the cracks on the top of the mountain, making the cave brighter.
With the light continuing to go deeper, the demonic energy in the cave became heavier and heavier.
Although Li Yuanzhao has a thorough swordsmanship, he also has to be careful to prevent the demon from capsizing in the gutter.
The strange thing is that although the cave is full of demonic aura, after walking for a long time, he did not encounter any danger.
It looks like just a normal cave.
Not even snakes, insects, rats and ants.
Rushing!
After walking a short distance, there was a clear sound of water flowing in my ears.
Strange, there is a river in this cave?
Li Yuanzhao quickened his pace and rushed forward, and sure enough, he saw a river ten zhang away.
It is said to be a river, but it is actually a spring stream in the mountains.
The stream comes from the top of the mountain, flows from the rock peaks, and flows into the cave to form a stream of water that flows deep along the low-lying ground.
The whole cave also turned to the east.
The road is a lot harder.
Because the river covers most of the cave, only the narrow high places on both sides are left to walk, and the ground is slippery due to the long-term splashing of water, and if you are not careful, you will fall into the river.
Li Yuanzhao was naturally not frightened, and he still walked as light as a swallow, and his steps were steady.
At the same time, the eyes and ears listen to all directions, observe all the movements in the cave, and respond at any time.
Don't say it, something is wrong!
There was nothing else in the cave but the gurgling of water.
As far as Li Yuanzhao's eyes could see, he saw a vague black shadow in the river, and one appeared not far away, as if there was some monster hidden under the water.
Is there a little demon?
Li Yuanzhao simply made a light body method, flew to the river, the soles of his feet were only one foot away from the surface of the river, and floated in the air.
Take a closer look, and there is something wrong in the river.
That black shadow is not a demon, let alone a fish, but a person!
A skinny strange man, whose flesh and blood had been sucked dry by something, was left with only a piece of skin draped over a bone rack, no different from a dried corpse.
The face, in particular, was as shriveled as old tree bark, with its teeth turned out, and its eye sockets sunken, as if carved out of dead wood.
"Shhh
Li Yuanzhao was slightly startled and continued to check.
Not far away, I saw another dried corpse.
The tragedy is exactly the same.
Moving on, there will be discoveries every few feet away, and there are dozens of them.
Judging from the figure and clothing, there are men and women, old and young.
And they are all mortals who have no cultivation.
"Demons are in trouble, and lives are in misery!"
Li Yuanzhao sighed, thinking that he must kill this demon, otherwise it would be a great sin to let it harm the world!
If there is anger in the heart, it will naturally move faster.
He connected the dots on his toes and tread water in the air.
One step out of ten feet.
"Strange!"
While hurrying, Li Yuanzhao had been observing the dried corpses at the bottom of the river, but found another strange thing.
These innocent mortals were sucked dry of flesh by demons, and died a miserable death, but also a simple death.
From the corpse, Li Yuanzhao actually sensed a trace of vitality, as if these people had always left their last breath and never died.
It's too evil!
Could it be that the demons did it on purpose?
Or, is it some special power?
"Save ...... Fate!"
"Help!"
Just as he was thinking, a cry for help suddenly came into his ears, which shocked Li Yuanzhao.
Listen closely, the cry came from the depths of the cave, intermittent and weak.
Li Yuan couldn't take care of anything else, so he hurriedly stepped into the water, jumped up continuously, and floated out dozens of feet in the blink of an eye.
The further you go, the clearer the cries for help become.
After a while, I finally reached the deepest part of the cave.
The strange river also came to an end, and the water poured into the crevices of the rocks in all directions and disappeared.
Further on, the cave suddenly spacious, forming a boxy cave.
Here, the demonic aura is extremely heavy.
It must be the place where the blood ghost immortal hides on weekdays.
"Save ...... Fate!"
A weak cry for help came from above the cave.
Li Yuanzhao looked up and saw that the top of the cave was densely entangled with countless black branches and vines, and a young man was wrapped in the vines, struggling desperately, shouting for help.
Swish!
Li Yuan took out his sword and split the branches and vines in an instant.
The man fell like mud.
Fortunately, Li Yuanzhao cast a spell early, used his true qi to form a barrier, and caught it, otherwise he would have to fall to his death.
On closer inspection, this man was a young man in his twenties, with a thin and bloodless face, his eyes were dry as stones, and his body was dry and thin.
Although he was alive, he was also angry and weak.
"Multi-...... Thank you!"
The man thanked him, raised his finger tremblingly, and pointed to the middle finger of the cave.
As if to tell something.
Li Yuanzhao threw out the Creation Sword and floated slowly, the golden light emitted gradually illuminating the cave.
The top and the four walls of the cave are covered with black branches and vines, one by one, one layer after another, innumerable, densely packed, like a large nest of snakes.
Wrapped in the branches and vines, living people were mostly unconscious, their faces were pale, and their bodies were as thin as firewood.
It's not hard to guess that they are all victims captured by the Blood Ghost Immortal.
The Blood Demon Immortal imprisoned them here, sucking flesh and blood every day, and practicing evil arts, so these people were weak and dying.
When the flesh was sucked up, it was thrown into the river outside, as Li Yuanzhao had seen before.
Those dried corpses are what happened to them.
"Save ...... Fate!"
"Help me, I...... I'm so uncomfortable!"
Screaming and wailing, like hell.
How desperate!
Fortunately, they were lucky to catch up with Li Yuanzhao to eliminate the demon.
"Slash!"
Li Yuanzhao's mind moved, and the Creation Sword instantly differentiated, shooting out countless golden sword qi, illuminating the dim cave mansion brightly.
At the same time, the sword qi slashed at the branches and vines, forming a devastating momentum.
In the blink of an eye, most of the vines were wiped out.
Li Yuanzhao rescued everyone one by one, and a rough count showed that there were almost twenty or thirty people.
Unfortunately, five of them have already lost their breath, and only a dozen of them still have their breath.
"Quick!
Li Yuanzhao took off the rarely used white gourd on his waist, pulled out the stopper, and poured out a handful of cyan pills.
Then he gave the pills to everyone and told them to take them.
This is the "Jingyuan Dan" of Shushan, which is refined by taking 7749 kinds of elixirs, not to mention the ability to bring the dead back to life, and has a miraculous effect on any external and internal injuries, which is extraordinary.