Chapter 24: A Cabin in the Forest (Part II)
"For the sake of the teacher, this thing eats more people's lives, kills too much, and hurts the heavens and harmony, but your fate has come, and quickly destroy the body and collect the soul, and the talent of this thing is of great use to you. ”
Luo Xian's ears suddenly heard the voice of Master Lu Xihua, and he suddenly felt relieved that with Master by his side, he would definitely be able to kill this fang, and he was no longer nervous at the moment.
Luo preceded the Soviet front in World War II and encountered a fierce battle, which was the roar of aircraft artillery, the interweaving of bullets and bombs, not this life-and-death struggle that relied on his own skills, but the external object, and the body was too fragile.
Now it is completely different, through the practice of the Jizo Sutra and the know-how taught by the master, he has been burned by fire, and he has been reborn from death, and his physical body is no longer a burden but a Dharma body, and it is also a carrier for performing Taoist tricks.
In an instant, Luo Xian entered a state of silence.
At that moment, everything in the world fell into a stagnant motionless, as if a black and white picture, only Luo Xian was vivid, he came out of the whole world and got the only color.
Red, red fire, Luo Xian's whole person was boiling and burning, like a fire spirit, as if the jade-like bones were lifelike in the fire, and countless wonderful symbols flashed on it.
Although there is not a single muscle visible on the bones, it is sacred and solemn, giving people the feeling of a living thing.
Luo Xian's hands were slightly open, and a black-red chain was formed in his palm, which was covered with dark red stains like rust, giving people the feeling of blood and wailing.
The monster's body was huge, and after missing a blow, it locked on to Luo Xian's position again, its body twisted, and its wings fluttered, and it was about to turn around and attack again.
This time it was still gray light, and the familiar gray instantly condensed in the monster's mouth.
It was too late, it was too fast, Luo Xian shook his wrist, and the chain was like a python, winding and twisting his body, passing through the distance of more than ten meters between the two, and suddenly stabbed the monster in the neck.
The moment the monster was hit, a terrible roar came out of its mouth, and the gray light that had just condensed in its mouth immediately dissipated.
The monster was as big as a giant elephant and incredibly powerful, and its neck was struck by chains of unknown origin, and the claws on its wings immediately twisted back and forth, and they were about to pull it out of its body.
Although the monster moved fast, the chain was faster, this head was held in Luo Xian's palm, and the head that hit the monster's neck suddenly turned red, like a vine, one changed to two, two to four, four to eight, and dozens of red shadows wriggled up and down along the monster's body.
Eventually, the red light turned from virtual to solid, binding its claws and feet into a net that bound the monster solidly.
The monster was so drastically changed that a pair of yellow eyes showed a look of fear, and a beak of a bird was now bound to be sturdy, otherwise it would have begged for mercy, and then its body was crooked and fell to the ground.
Luo Xian also saw that the monster had the intention of begging for mercy, but this thing not only preyed on cattle and sheep, but also tore human beings.
A flash of flame rose from the net, and the monster struggled in the flames until it was reduced to ashes.
Luo Xian instructed the chain to cut off the monster's head in advance, and then it was retained.
Luo Xian had words in his mouth, and white light continued to fly out of the flames, throwing himself into the void and disappearing, and the flames became more and more pure.
"If you don't stop it, if you continue to practice, this monster's magical powers will be gone. Lu Xihua's words sounded in Luo Xian's ears again, and he immediately withdrew his hand, and the wind in the sky suddenly stopped, restoring the calm of dawn.
Between the venues, there was no longer any firelight, only a faint point of light floating in the air, shivering.
"That's the original spirit of the petrified chicken snake, and the petrification talent it will have is in it, you can collect it and experience it for yourself. ”
"It turns out that this monster is called a petrified chicken snake, Master, this petrified supernatural power is useful to me?"
"The so-called petrochemical, in the words of modern society, is similar to organic to inorganic, but it is by no means so shallow. You are born to control fire, you know that there are five major fires in this world, if you can master them all, the road can be expected. ”
"Please also ask Master for advice. ”
"These five fires are the fire in the wood, the fire in the stone, the fire in the air, the true fire of samadhi, and the fire in the world. ”
"The disciple still doesn't understand. ”
"Let's put it this way, fire in wood burns all visible bodies, fire in stone destroys all invisible things, fire in the air can trace the past and the future, samadhi true fire destroys the foundation of immortals, and fire in the world breaks the root of the gods. Heaven and earth, gods, people, ghosts, scales, feathers, and the vast majority of all the spirits in the world are among them, and they can't escape the calcination of these five fires, do you say it's powerful?"
Luo Xian was a little fascinated when he heard this, and he only felt that he would be able to exert his might in the future and fight the invincible opponents in the Ten Thousand Worlds, "Master, isn't this a bit too powerful, the disciple doesn't have such great ability." ”
"What the teacher is talking about is the highest achievement of fire path cultivation, you can't even count as just starting out now, what are you excited about, let's learn this wood fire first. ”
"Oh~" was hit by the master, Luo Xian immediately became honest again, but he was also secretly happy, at least he saw hope, but he didn't know that the master was so powerful and what kind of avenue he learned.
"Fire in wood burns everything tangible. The key lies in the word combustion, you have been a firefighter, and you know that combustion according to modern theory requires the support of combustibles and gases. So how to burn in a vacuum, without the help of gases, and turn all tangible bodies into ashes, you still need to think carefully about the truth. ”
"This monster's petrified supernatural ability can turn organic matter into stone, which can be said to be a very ingenious ability to change the form of matter, and you can learn from the mystery to explore the truth of fire in the wood. ”
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There is only a trace of instinct left in the original spirit of the petrified chicken snake, and the soul of the chicken snake has long been calcined clean by Luo Xian, and there is no longer any participation, coupled with the excesses of the Jizo Wish Sutra, I don't know where to reincarnate.
Luo Xian only needed to learn from it, no need to absorb it, in order not to waste, he summoned the bear spirit white crow and devoured and absorbed the original spirit of the petrified chicken snake.
Although the bear spirit is fierce, it is not a monster, and this petrified chicken snake can also be regarded as a strong person in the evolution of this world, and the natural spirit level is much higher than that of the wild bear. After the bear spirit smoked, he fell into a deep sleep, and he needed to digest it slowly, but after he woke up, the white crow spirit had a trace of petrified magical powers, and finally had some attack ability.
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After successfully killing the monster and getting its head back and hanging it on the back of the horse, Luo Xian, who returned to the crow's nest, naturally caused quite a stir among the villagers, and the guards did not dare to step forward to stop it, because, Luo Xian was nominally a demon hunter, and as we all know, he was avenging the hunter Pozlo who died a few days ago, and the client was Pozlo's son.
The news of the monster's destruction greatly stimulated the excitement of the villagers of Crow's Nest, and the whole day was celebrated, and they could go further away to graze cattle and sheep.
"Your reward is obviously not as good as the head of a petrified chicken and snake, which can be sold for a high price through merchants, because alchemists and wizards can use it to refine petrified potions, which are rare and high-grade medicines, at least a thousand gold coins a bottle. Geralt, who had just returned, heard Luo Xian boast to him about the experience of destroying a monster, and couldn't help but slap his friend with a little remark.
"Petrochemicals, what's that for?"
"When applied to a weapon, it can pass through the wounds of the enemy and enter the blood of the opponent, making it move incredibly slowly. When the time comes, the other party will become a lamb for you to slaughter, and it doesn't matter whether you take the opportunity to run away or fight back. Although this potion has a certain timeliness after being mixed with air, it is also a good thing to save lives and kill enemies, so it has always been priceless on the market, and it is difficult to see. ”
"Forget it, I gave the head of the chicken snake to the hunter's son, he is only eight years old, even if the veteran sells the head, but I think some of the money can still be used for the child, and that will be enough. ”
When Geralt heard this, his eyes showed appreciation, "That's right, although demon hunters need money, not all money has to be grabbed in their hands. Gold coins are cute, but they should go where they should go, we are not misers, we get money and hide it and don't spend it, some people need them more than us. ”
"Then again, things seem to be going well on your side, and the priest of the Eternal Flame has paid?"
"Yes, that hypocritical guy complained that I delayed him for two days, and should have gone to him sooner. He had the injured to take care of, the refugees to organize, to preach, to collect donations, and so on, and he just opened his mouth and said a lot of things, as if he was really a good person who was busy. ”
Luo Xian suddenly became interested, "You mentioned to him the smuggler who didn't die, after exposing his hypocritical surface, how was that guy's expression? Was he stunned?"
"Stunned? No, no, no, you underestimate the face of these sect priests. When I said I had let go of a narcotics dealer, he laughed and said that the story was very interesting, that he was willing to pay me to buy it, and that he hoped I would never mention it in front of anyone else. ”
Luo Xian felt that he really underestimated the shamelessness of these people, and after being exposed for his harmful actions, he could still cheekily propose hush money as if nothing happened, he was really talented.
"You took the money?"
"Why don't you take it? It's a lot of money, at least to make up for our losses in the past two days, plus the difference in the price you used to destroy the chicken snake this time. ”
"What about the news of Tamara?"
"The priest is not from Redania, but from Novi Gre, the Star of the North, so he doesn't know anything about Tamara, but he does provide information about the Witch of the Forest. ”
"What's the news?"
"Snack Trail, just find the Snack Trail to find the location of the witch. ”
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In the hotel, Luo first knocked on Geralt's door, and after getting the answer of "please come in", he pushed the door and entered, throwing out a miscellaneous book in his hand and falling on the table, thick leather paper, simple cover.
"As you might expect, the villagers don't know what a witch is, but some of them know that the Dim Sum Trail exists, and its source is in this book. I can't read your text, so I'll bring it to you and see it. ”
"Lady in the Woods?" Geralt reached for the book and read the name on it.
"The name seems to be a metaphor for the Witch of the Forest?"
"Possibly, I'll see what's written in it. ”
"Lady of the Forest":
The gods have abandoned us, and the gods of the land don't care about us, only the Lady of the Forest guards Willen.
In the dark hour, when plague and famine have robbed us of our harvest, we must turn to Madame for help. If they see fit, they will listen to our pleas and remove the tricks of fate for us.
Pray to Mrs. for help to do the following:
Find a young, innocent kid to take him to the humpback mire and find the Lady's Temple, where the Dim Sum Trail begins. Let the child walk on the path and follow the direction of the snack to let the young child walk to the kind lady. Because the lady was kind and generous, the child would never ask for anything more.
Stand before the temple of the Lady and say your request, and the Good Lady will hear. They will observe and listen to everything that happens in the territory. If you offer the right sacrifice, they will fulfill your prayers.
After reading the book, Luo Xian opened his mouth, "Are they more than one witch?"
Judging from the description in the book, it seems to be so, and their time in Willen is not short. The book mentions that the location of the dim sum trail is in a place called the humpback mire. ”
"It mentioned that if you want to have a child, you have to find a young and innocent child. Either way, I'm going to go to the humpback and see what this so-called lady in the woods is. Luo Xian seemed to be very sensitive to children, and he said this very firmly.
Geralt looked at Luo Xian carefully and nodded, "We're together." ”