Chapter 113: Stone Bridge
The Water Moon Sword was facing downward, hanging upside down in mid-air, and a bright light lit up all over its body, illuminating the distance of several zhang in a radius, which was the only light in the ancient and dim forest.
Shui Ling Yueyu's face was frosty, and with the brilliance of the Shui Yue Sword, she walked slowly in the inaccessible forest, quietly observing the surroundings with a pair of cold eyes.
That black qi seemed to have disappeared, and even the Water Moon Sword seemed to have lost its senses. But Shui Lingyue's intuition told him that in this huge forest, it must be far from being so simple as it seems, so he didn't have any thoughts of giving up, but continued to search.
But walking in such an ancient and dense forest is no easy task, with vines and trees entwined and strange trees overgrown. There are even more fallen leaves a few feet thick underfoot, and it is difficult to see a solid piece of ground. Every step you take makes people feel no steadiness in their hearts, as if if they are not careful, they will step into the air and step into the abyss.
From time to time, there were some birds and finches that suddenly flew up, and wild beasts that fled in panic made a noise, which disturbed people's attention even more.
There was no direction, no purpose in the woods, and before I knew it, it was getting dark. The already dim forest was even darker, and the further you went inside, the taller the trees became. Huge ancient trees, like giant umbrellas, looked up, overlapping branches, only a little bit of cold moonlight leaked.
There was an elusive silence all around, except for the sound of your own feet stepping on fallen leaves. Shui Lingyue walked another distance, but she always felt that a pair of eyes lurked behind the dense forest and followed her. It seems that it is squinting at itself, but whether it looks back or stops, it never finds it, because it has been in the dark.
Shui Lingyue calmed down, thought about it and thought about it, and as soon as her mind moved, she raised her hand, and the sword trick was introduced, and the Shui Yue sword was quickly returned to its sheath. At the same time, his body flickered, and he flew to an ancient tree with thick branches not far away, holding the Water Moon Sword in his hand in the lush canopy, hiding, using his eyes and ears together, calmly observing the surroundings.
Losing the light of the Water Moon Sword, the surroundings immediately fell into pitch black, and Shui Lingyue immediately integrated into the forest and became an incubator.
Quietly, quietly, there was silence all the time around, not even a hint of wind, as if everything had suddenly entered into waiting. The waiting time is always so long, but Shui Lingyue clearly feels that the other party must be somewhere not far away, just competing with himself for patience.
An hour later, sure enough, a few feet away, behind another ancient and tall tree, a black gas rose up, and even in such a dark environment, its fleeting figure could be seen, with shadows and shadows, like thick ink, dancing in the black background, like a demon with its claws waving.
I saw that the black qi tentatively flew a few steps away, but immediately dodged back. After waiting quietly for a while, he poked his head out again, but quickly hidden, and after seeing no sound, Fang boldly flew out.
At a height of a few feet above the ground, a manta ray fluttering like a deep sea, silently and impartially, it stopped directly below the big tree where Shui Lingyue was hiding.
At the moment when it looked left and right, unable to make up its mind.
Overhead, in the pitch-black canopy, the water moon sword shone brightly, turning into a sword several zhang long, falling from the sky, with the momentum of Mount Tai pressing the top, slashing down towards the defenseless black qi.
The blade of the sword did not fall, but the powerful sword flower, with boundless energy, split the fallen leaves on the ground in two, rolled up wildly, and scattered around.
The black qi immediately sensed the vision, but the sound of breaking the air was already at its peak, and it had no time to make any resistance, so it could only dodge to one side, but after all, it was still half a minute slower.
The light of the Water Moon Sword fell straight down with lightning speed, cutting off most of the black qi.
The huge sword power was still unabated, and with a loud bang, the ground below the black qi stood hard out of a deep pit, and the rapid waves of qi scattered and impacted, and the surrounding trees were blown to the ground, and the branches were churning, making a "whoosh" sound.
The black qi was hit hard by this, and did not dare to have any further counterattack, so it flew up and fled in panic, but it was obviously injured in front of it, and its speed slowed down a few points.
Shui Lingyue saw that he was about to flee again, so he didn't wait for Shui Yue's sword tricks to be old, his body flipped in mid-air, and the sword trick in his hand turned into a sword light, chasing after the black qi again.
The black qi was like a seriously injured person, stumbling through the woods, staggering from side to side, and finally flying some distance, but came to an open place in the forest.
It was a dry river that came from the deeper part of the forest, a few feet wide and a few feet narrow. In the distance, a dilapidated stone arch bridge can be seen across it. There is a clear difference in color between the upper and lower parts of the stone arch bridge, which seems to tell the story of the flood in the past. The dry river was grayish-black and stretched far into the distance, until it turned a corner farther and disappeared at the end of the forest.
When I came here, I felt that the late autumn was so bleak, with the stone arch bridge as the heart, the surrounding trees withered away, and the dead leaves and withered grass accumulated a thick layer. The autumn wind blew, reflecting the cold moonlight in the sky, forming waves of dead leaves on the ground, flowing forward, but not rolling far, gathering together again and stopping.
There was not a trace of life around, as if it were a concentration of death and withering.
Shui Lingyue stepped on the soft fallen leaves on the ground that were ankle-thick, and walked forward lightly, observing and walking forward all the way, and after a while, he came to the stone arch bridge.
In the ancient forest, under the cold moon, a cold woman, dressed in white, stood on a broken stone arch bridge with a sword, suddenly looking back, as if she was reminiscing about the past, more like walking from a painting.
The dilapidated bridge deck, glowing with cold moonlight, seems to have been forgotten for thousands of years, the bluestone layers are peeling off, the memory of countless wind and rain erosion, and several places have long since collapsed, revealing the dry riverbed below.
If it weren't for the pursuit of the enemy, no one would want to stay in such an environment for a moment longer, Shui Lingyue vigilantly observed the surroundings, slowly walked forward, and occasionally there were some bluestone fragments under his feet that could not bear the trampling and peeled off, making a slight noise, rolling down along the collapsed hole, "popping", hitting the stones in the riverbed below, being shattered, leaving a small gray trace.
In the silence of the night, in such a bleak environment, the sound seemed to be amplified several times over, echoing from under the bridge to the edge of the forest, when it met the dense foliage.
Shui Lingyue was doubly careful, lowered her head, step by step, tentatively dodging the bluestones that looked loose and swollen, and continued to walk forward slowly.
For a long time, a dream-like sound sounded softly under the bridge, thin, low, even fainter than careful breathing, making it difficult to detect.
So little care, apparently it was afraid of being discovered, and tried to hide. But the Water Moon Sword is the treasure of the immortal family, and it has long been connected with the master's mind, and for some special monsters, the induction is also very sensitive, so in the hands of Shui Lingyue, there is a faint light of brilliance, which is also slight and extremely difficult to detect, if it is not for the sword user, it should be easy to be confused with the reflected cold moonlight.
Suddenly, Shui Lingyue came to the middle of the stone arch bridge, clinging to the railing on the stone bridge, lowered her eyes slightly, looked under the bridge, and saw that under the bridge was a round smooth stone, of different sizes, the big one was comparable to the canopy, and the small one was like a fist, but they were all glowing with gray-black light, and they looked extremely smooth.
The brilliance of the Water Moon Sword continued to loom, and the closer it was to the middle of the stone arch bridge, the more intense, and the abundant spiritual power was closely connected with the master, which made people cheer up their spirits.
At this moment, with his back to Shui Lingyue's direction, a faint green smoke, like an ethereal cloud, quietly rushed up from the other side under the stone arch bridge.
The green smoke shook in mid-air for a while, re-condensed, and became a transparent figure, although the facial features were not very clear, but it could be vaguely seen that it was a Taoist priest's dress, from the waist down, but it was black and black, and there was a strange evil aura around the body.
The transparent figure stood behind Shui Lingyue and moved, and then stopped for a moment, seeing that it was not noticed, before jumping over the railing on the stone bridge again, and drifting forward a few points closer, like a real person, standing on the stone bridge.
Although Shui Lingyue had her back to the transparent figure, not to mention that Shui Yue's sword had a strong sense, she had already smelled that unpleasant fishy smell. Even so, Shui Lingyue did not move, but watched behind her with the corner of her eye, waiting for the next move of the transparent figure.
Then, the transparent figure floated forward a little closer, less than five steps behind Shui Lingyue, and stopped again. After observing quietly for a moment, and seeing that he still seemed to have not been discovered, he became more and more bold, shook from side to side twice, opened his arms, turned into two sharp demon claws, leaned forward, and pounced.
originally thought that one blow would be won, but when he heard a loud "boom", the transparent figure looked at it, but it was a large railing where Shui Lingyue was originally standing, and he was thrown down by himself and fell under the bridge.
Looking at the railing that was knocked down, there were scratches left on the bridge deck, glowing with gray-white light, which was shocking, which showed the claw of the transparent man, and the strength was so ruthless.
The transparent figure stood in place, looked at the collapse of the railing, but saw no trace of Shui Lingyue, looked down and was stunned, but heard a sound of breaking the air behind his ears, and immediately recognized that it was the sword blade sweeping over, so he bent his body and lowered his head to dodge.
Fang was about to turn around, but he saw the light flashing on his side, his face was shocked, he didn't expect Shui Lingyue's sword technique to change so quickly, it was really beyond his expectations, and he hurriedly spun his body on the spot, like a whirlwind, and flew out to the other side.
But before the transparent man could stand firm, Shui Lingyue stepped on the ground with both feet, followed and flew over, probing with his long arm, and stabbing through with a sword.
The transparent man floated out more than two feet, and after avoiding the edge of the Water Moon Sword, he raised his eyes and saw that the Water Moon Sword had been stabbed again, so he leaned out with his claws, blocked the sword, followed the step to bully, probed forward again, stretched out another sharp claw, and counterattacked at Shui Lingyue.
Shui Lingyue didn't panic, her face sank like water, her wrist flicked, and Shui Yue's sword moves changed again in an instant.
"Bang Bang Bang",
There was a continuous muffled sound, and the two exchanged several moves in the offensive and defensive transformation.
The transparent man stabilized his position for a while, and began to make one move after another in a clear manner, and the two sides started a battle on the bridge.
But seeing Shui Lingyue's light posture, the long sword is like water, the sword momentum is erratic, slow and urgent, and the strength is unpredictable, making it difficult for the opponent to judge, and the pace under his feet is unpredictable, every time he falls into a defensive position, he immediately turns to attack again.
After a few moves, a sad look appeared on the transparent person's face, obviously encountering such a powerful opponent, which made him feel bitter, but he still took advantage of the demon claws and resisted it.
Shui Lingyue gradually gained the upper hand, naturally not giving the other party any respite, the tricks became more and more changeable, and the mystery was like poetry, flowing out.
In an instant, the transparent man was hit by several swords, although it was not a vital point, but it obviously hit his confidence in confrontation. After striking a few claws, his body stepped back, his claws crossed in front of him, and he whispered a chant in his mouth, as if he was going to use some kind of magic.
How could Shui Lingyue give him a chance, at the same moment, as soon as he stepped on the railing on the stone bridge with both feet, the Shui Yue Sword in his hand turned into a light like a match, and slashed head-on.
Before he could cast his magic, the sound of breaking through the air came head-on, and the transparent man looked up in horror, facing his own front door, a cold light came straight up, but he was caught off guard, and in a hurry, he had to make a joint movement with both hands, and clamped the light of the Water Moon Sword with his outstretched claws, and retreated back again and again.
But under the urging of Shui Lingyue, the water moon sword is like a long rainbow, sharp, seeing nothing in front of him, through the pair of sharp claws, striking forward, the sword blade is less than an inch in front of the transparent person's nose, the light is dazzling, not to be forced to look at!
Seeing that he was going to be buried under the sword, the transparent face was frightened, and when he saw that the enemy could not be beaten, he had the idea of escaping, but he had become a tiger rider, and he couldn't stop the unparalleled light in front of him, and he didn't dare to let go, so he had to throw away the pawn to protect the car, and his body turned to one side, and he poked out a sharp claw and grabbed the water moon sword.
Using the power of the whole body, it can't be stopped, not to mention a sharp claw, the Water Moon Sword is unstoppable, and it passes through diagonally, and the transparent figure is eliminated from the left shoulder and arm.
When Shui Lingyue moved the sword forward, she could actually see the transparent person's face distorted when he was in pain, as if he were a real person.
The transparent figure's vanished arm did not fall to the ground, but rose between the two of them, turning into a fishy cloud of smoke, diffusing and gradually dissipating after a while.
Seeing that it was so weird, Shui Lingyue was worried that there was fraud in it, so she hurriedly put away the Shui Yue Sword, and her figure stopped.
Just for a moment, the transparent figure endured the pain, shook its body, turned into a cloud of black smoke, bypassed the railing on the bridge, and drilled under the bridge hole.
Shui Lingyue understood that the other party was a plan for the golden cicada to escape from its shell, and he wanted to escape with it. The opportunity that he had finally gotten was not easy to let go, so he stretched out his hand, raised his sword, and chased straight under the bridge.
There are three stone arches of the size under the stone bridge, the middle stone arch is the largest, the two sides are slightly smaller, even if the middle is a large stone arch, it is less than a few zhang wide, although the moonlight is bleak at this time, but the surrounding things are still recognizable.
Shui Lingyue saw that the black qi flew into the middle of the big stone arch, and she followed closely, but after searching for a long time, except for seeing some round stones and some yellow weeds, there was nothing else. The black qi seemed to have disappeared out of thin air again, and the light of the Water Moon Sword in his hand also dimmed, as if it had also lost its purpose.
Shui Lingyue couldn't help but have some doubts in her heart, could it be that the black qi would not be able to achieve some kind of stealth method, and she had lost her target when she chased it all the way, but in that ancient forest, the forest was deep and dense, and there were many hiding places, which could still be explained, but at the moment, under the stone arch bridge, it was a glance to the end, which was really suspicious.
In their doubts, they walked forward two or three zhang away, and suddenly found that behind a pile of chaotic round stones, there was a stone pit that seemed to be formed naturally, there was a person deep, the mouth of the pit was dozens of thick and thin, the surrounding was bare, there were no flowers and plants, but in the middle of the stone pit, there was a pale yellow flower, the size was like a grinding plate, full of vitality, in such a bleak late autumn, it was proudly blooming, the new and old petals were clearly visible, the old petals on the periphery stretched out, as if firmly attached to the stone pit wall, and the new leaves in the heart of the flower were delicate, like a demure woman, slim and jade standing in itγ
Shui Lingyue saw that something was strange, so she didn't step forward again, but stood at the edge of the pit for a while, and then slowly circled around the big pale yellow flower, still not finding anything unusual, and her heart was full of doubts.
Suddenly, he heard a noise not far away, and when he turned around, he saw that it was on a dry river on one side, and for some reason, some round stones were rolling as if something was about to come out from below. Shui Lingyue was shocked, knowing that something unusual had happened, she raised her hand and put the Shui Yue Sword in front of her, concentrating.
At this moment, he felt a behemoth standing up behind him, and Shui Lingyue didn't have time to turn around, only to feel that the thing pounced on him with lightning speed.
The next moment, it was dark in front of me, and the surroundings were plunged into darkness.
Shui Lingyue only felt that she had fallen into a smooth space, and her body unconsciously slid forward, up and down with the momentum, like a small boat tossed in the sea, following the waves. However, the only thing that made him feel consolation was that the Water Moon Sword, which was with him like a shadow, seemed to sense the master's situation, and the light immediately lit up.
With the light of the Water Moon Sword, Shui Lingyue looked around, but her frost-like face was a little more surprised.
I saw that the surrounding is a green channel that is less than a foot wide, I can't see what material it is, but the whole body is extremely green, and the surface is far warmer and smoother than the mutton fat jade.
I don't know how long it tossed, finally, I was thrown high, like a fish jumping over the dragon gate, rushed out of the green passage, and then my eyes lit up, and suddenly brightened.
A world of pale yellow crystal-like wonders unfolded in front of you, surrounded by transparent pale yellow objects like crystals, cold to the touch, stretching upwards one by one, and hooking back to the bottom like dragon claws at high places.
Where the dragon's claws hooked back, a small piece of the sky was revealed, glowing blue-black, scattered with cold stars, flickering, and no moonlight could be seen.
Shui Lingyue looked up at the sky, thought for a moment, stretched out her arms, rode the light, and rushed upward, in her opinion, that small piece of sky was the only way out.
But Jue rose to a height of dozens of zhang, and a loud "rumbling" sound came from above, like thunder in the clouds, Shui Lingyue knew that something was wrong, raised his eyes and took a closer look, only to see several black spots appear in the small sky, like falling meteors, falling towards himself.
Shui Lingyue was startled, so she slowed down, only to stagnate, the few black dots got closer and closer, Shui Lingyue opened her eyes, and finally saw clearly, those black dots turned out to be yellow "falling stones" the size of a hill.
In the blink of an eye, the yellow "falling stone" had reached the top of his head, Shui Lingyue dodged left and right, dodged a few pieces, and then raised his eyes, and suddenly saw countless black spots from that small piece of sky, like raindrops.
Shui Lingyue looked left and right, her mind moved, her body shook, and she hid under a curved "dragon claw". The figure stood firm, and then looked out, the "falling stones" were like rain, with a whistling sound, like a rain sword and wind knife, falling one after another with unimaginable speed and density.
Shui Lingyue couldn't help but be secretly frightened, if she dared to break up, she was afraid that she would have died under the rain and rocks. Then he broke off the idea of rushing out, but temporarily held the Water Moon Sword, and waited quietly under the protection of the "Dragon Claw".
In this way, a full hour passed, and the whistling sound outside gradually disappeared, and after confirming that the "falling stone" rain, Shui Lingyue quietly waited for a pillar of incense time, and saw that there was no movement, so she quietly flew out.
I thought that those "falling stones" had already filled the "dragon claw" space below, but Shui Lingyue looked down and saw that the bottom was as smooth as ever. Puzzled, his shoulders moved, and he fell, and came back to the bottom of the "Dragon Claw" space. After walking a few steps, I found that those "falling stones" were like raindrops falling on the ground, which had long disappeared, and some parts were still slowly settling downwards due to excessive accumulation, or they were slowly swallowed up.
Shui Lingyue looked at it for a long time, although she didn't understand the reason, she didn't pay attention to it anymore, but raised her eyes again, looked up, and saw that the small piece of sky was back to its original state, glowing blue-black, flashing with a little cold star.
Shui Lingyue's eyebrows raised, a bit of determination flashed on her frosty face, and she rose up again, and when she came to the bend of the "dragon claw", and above her head, there was a faint loud sound again, and several black dots, as fast as a gust of wind, scattered down......