Chapter 117: The Boring Wait on the Isle of the Dead
Leaving Lu Chen here, Han Wudao left directly.
The old woman is probably the elder of purgatory, but what kind of identity she has is unknown.
Lu Chen once tried to ask, but the old woman was always unwilling to answer a word, so she just sat cross-legged and did not move. And every midnight, the old woman will go out once and go to the old vines and trees in front of the ancient village to investigate. And what she is doing this, Lu Chen also doesn't know.
The sky was dark, the clouds were gloomy, and the air always had an oppressive atmosphere.
The atmosphere here, like the name of Purgatory, is a little breathless.
In this way, there is nothing else to do, only to practice.
However, Lu Chen's life abyss has a vast blood and energy, paving a blood-red river, which is vast and surging, but it cannot break through further. If the broken knife is lost, it is impossible to know what will happen to the subsequent practice. After all, after the Yuyuan Realm, there are the Four Imperial Realms, and the limbs of the hands and feet are penetrated and the avenues are waved, and then the breakthrough needs to be comprehended to understand the heaven and the earth.
The same is true for refining the body.
However, the cultivation method of the Blood Heaven Great Sage is very different from any kind of cultivation in this world, which is to purely cultivate the blood qi and condense the essence of the blood, in order to seek a peerless physical body. The Four Imperial Realms are special, and they are a watershed for monks to move towards a higher and deeper realm, and if they take the wrong path, it will be extremely difficult to go back again.
It will definitely not simply break through the shackles of limbs and continue to condense the essence and blood. Otherwise, in the Four Imperial Realms, the Blood Heaven Great Sage would be much weaker than the people in the world.
"Exactly... What should I do..."
Lu Chen couldn't understand even if he wanted to break his head, so he could only do his best, and he didn't dare to break through at will.
He has the ability to directly break through the shackles and enter the Four Imperial Realms, but he is afraid that he has taken the wrong path and cannot turn back.
After a month and a half, dark clouds gathered, and heavy rain was about to come.
"Today, the old body will send you to the island of the dead. ”
The old woman finally took the initiative to find Lu Chen.
The latter was sitting cross-legged in front of the low house and practicing, and when he heard this, he was slightly surprised. After all, the old woman said before that she would have to wait until "everyone gathers" before she would send him to the so-called island of the dead. But in the past half a month, the old woman has not done anything, and no one has come, so what is the so-called "human Qi", which is confusing.
"The contact point, not only here, the news has already arrived, and the people are all together. ”
The old woman explained, and then said no more.
She flipped out a pitch-black wooden plaque in her hand, and a majestic aura was injected into it, and a huge crack was immediately torn in the space in front of her.
Crossing the void, there is a path of the void that spreads out, tearing through the space and there is a huge rift. And how far you cross the void, you can tell one or two by the crack. The crack in front of him was huge, and it was the first time Lu Chen had seen it, and he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
"You just have to go in, and if you have any doubts, go, someone will explain. ”
The old woman glanced at Lu Chen coldly, then put away the wooden card, turned around and went back to the house.
With such an indifferent attitude, he is not afraid of Lu Chen's temporary remorse.
But with the purgatory's style of acting, since it is decided, there is no room for retreat. Probably the old woman has some other means, or is sure that Lu Chen will not refuse, so this is the case. But there are too many suspicious things in it, but Lu Chen never hesitated, and only stepped into it with full of confusion.
Light and shadow are intertwined, and it takes a certain amount of time to cross the void.
Lu Chen didn't know how long he had been walking in this boundless vastness, as the old woman said, it would take at least half an hour to do it. It is impossible to guess how far this trip across the void has been, and the so-called Isle of the Dead has never been heard of.
Su Jiaqi Book Pavilion has a collection of thousands of books, and Lu Chen has also turned over most of them, but he has never seen a dead man's island.
"Purgatory, it's really mysterious..."
Lu Chen sighed lightly and waited with peace of mind.
The Void Road crossed for a long time, and when I was finally able to see the end, I stepped out, and there was a cool and salty cold wind blowing in my face. The sound of the uproar was endless, the wind was not stopping, the dark clouds covered the sky, and when I looked up, I saw that it was like the ancient village, gray and unbearable.
Under the shroud of some inexplicable qi, people can't help but feel cold.
"This is the Isle of the Dead? It doesn't look that scary. ”
"It took nearly half an hour to cross the void, where is this, how far away can it be?"
There were voices all around, and Lu Chen also turned his head to look.
All the void cracks gradually healed, and the stirring qi set off a fierce wind. And here it is, it is a desolate beach, with mountains lying in front of it, as if a human figure has fallen, and in front of the head there is a lake, the clear water is red, like a pool of blood, and there is a hidden oppressive ominous qi. The ancient trees on the mountain are knotted, as if primitive, and there are poisonous insects and leeches under the rocks, which are dangerous and hidden. Behind you, there are huge waves, the wind and tsunami are churning, the reef is craggy and haunted, and the white waves are piled up and overlapped, which is spectacular.
However, Lu Chen's concern was not what the scenery was here.
One hundred.
Counting him, a whole hundred people, all of them are the younger generation, and their age should not exceed twenty, most of them are only thirteen or fourteen years old, or even younger, mixed with men and women. Among them, there are even many people who have not even cultivated, their faces are immature, they have no scheming, and they do not know that purgatory is not so easy to join.
Eliminated by life and death.
Lu Chen narrowed his eyes, he still remembered that Han Wudao had said that if he wanted to join Purgatory, he had to go through life and death elimination. And life and death are eliminated, and the survival rate is only one hundred. Now it can be seen that there are hundreds of people here together, and the meaning of the so-called life and death elimination can probably be guessed.
These 100 people are fighting each other, and only one person can survive, and then they can be regarded as truly joining purgatory.
But... Is that really the case?
It shouldn't be that simple.
Lu Chen had looked around him and already knew very well that most of these people did not have any cultivation, or were in the initial stage of cultivation, and they were much weaker than him. If the elimination of life and death is really just a fight against each other, then the situation is now very clear, and Lu Chen is bound to be the one who survives.
It shouldn't be that simple.
Otherwise, his existence is the end of the world for others.
"Hey, look at the man's mask..."
Someone noticed Lu Chen, who was standing on the edge and never said a word, the dog-faced mask was too eye-catching, and it also attracted many people to come to inquire and investigate. However, Lu Chen was always indifferent and ignored it, many people touched their noses, scolded secretly, and no one tried to get close.
They are familiar with each other, take care of each other, and some people are enlivening the atmosphere here.
If placed in an ordinary place, such a character can probably be regarded as a leader. Obviously, he has now become the leader of everyone except Lu Chen, although he only has such signs, it is enough for Lu Chen to be a little wary of him.
Yuyuan Realm.
This person is also a cultivator of the Yuyuan Realm, dressed in cloth, and he doesn't seem to have any brilliance, but he quickly became familiar with everyone and won the favor of most people.
A group is formed so easily and quickly.
Or two.
Ninety-nine people, and Lu Chen's one-person group.
Although the man had also tried to talk to Lu Chen, hoping to get to know Lu Chen and help each other, Lu Chen never paid attention to it. In this way, there are also many complaining voices, treating Lu Chen as an anomaly.
But Lu Chen clearly saw that there was a cold light flickering in the man's eyes, which was very faint.
The city is quite deep.
He probably also knew some things about the entrance to purgatory, and like Lu Chen, he knew that only one of the hundred people would survive in the end. The other ninety-eight people have become his subordinates in the vague world, after all, everyone is the only one, and in a few words between the group, Lu Chen is placed on the opposite side.
Even someone tried to come forward to find trouble with Lu Chen, but this person arranged it, probably to see how Lu Chen would react to this.
Lu Chen naturally wouldn't let him down, and with just one kick, he kicked the little monk who was on the stage and threw a dog to eat.
But because of this, the voice of complaining is louder.
"Didn't you say that someone would come to pick us up when we arrived on this island of the dead? Why haven't we seen anyone yet?"
After waiting for a long time, someone began to get impatient and chattered.
It's been a long day.
Lu Chen shook his head slightly, looking at the sky, but he could only see a gray patch.
Just like in the ancient village, there is no sun rising and moon setting, and you can't tell the time by everything around you. In a trance, something that should have existed seems to be slowly weakening and fading, making people more depressed and even have a tendency to go crazy.
The atmosphere is getting more and more dull, and the depression is more obvious.
Lu Chen narrowed his eyes and turned his head to look at the large group gathered.
They have said for too long, they have said everything they can say, and there is nothing left to pass the time. The passage of time was imperceptible, and even the length of waiting could not be noticed, and more people began to become agitated and their emotions became a little uncontrollable.
"Could it be that the person who received us is asleep, right?
Someone started to propose, and the majority immediately agreed.
There are also people who oppose it, thinking that they should continue to wait, after all, there are countless poisonous insects and leeches on the mountain ahead, and they are dangerous and hidden, and unpredictable things will happen if you take one wrong step.
Arguments, quarrels, and cracks soon arose in the original group.
Another Imperial Yuan Realm monk couldn't stop it.
His name is Lu He, and he introduced himself before because he knew each other, and Lu Chen also deliberately remembered this name.
Probably Lu He also noticed a slight problem, and there was a deep light flashing in his eyes. And he seemed to feel Lu Chen's gaze, so he turned his head to look.
The four eyes met, Lu Chen could see the vigilance and hidden killing intent in his eyes, and Lu He could see the indifference and calmness in Lu Chen's eyes.
"It's... Surprising test. ”
Lu He opened his mouth, but did not make a sound, only lip shape.
Lu Chen naturally understood it, but he was still the same as before, and he didn't do anything. He sat down on the spot and went straight into the cultivation state, completely ignoring everything around him. Arguments, quarrels, groups, splits... A loose organization that is only temporarily condensed, and there is nothing to worry about.