Chapter 57: Replacing the Ritual Weapon
How can bluestone bricks that look so strong be brittle like this? Could it be that the bricks here have turned into powder over the years?
Zuo Tianyou couldn't believe what he had just seen, and couldn't help but reach out and touch the bricks next to him.
The tentacles are cool, much like the feeling of being in a sheltered place like a well all year round, and it still feels very hard to touch.
Zuo Tianyou felt that the brick that the shopkeeper took out just now must be different from the others, and there must be something strange in it.
At this time, I saw the shopkeeper drive away the fly ash caused by the broken bricks with his hand, and once again reached out to take the bricks next to him.
Another brick was pulled out, and it was still a blood mist!
Then came the third brick, the fourth brick!
The surprise in Zuo Tianyou's heart was almost uncontrollable, and he really wanted to see what was behind the bricks.
He held up the oil lamp high, and in the blood-colored gray mist, a lifelike black dragon jumped into Zuo Tianyou's eyes, it was a black and shiny black dragon, which was carved from a black stone that I don't know what it was, the whole dragon's body twisted into two bends, the legs and claws were exceptionally strong, the dragon's head was facing straight out, with a wide mouth, and the whole body gave people a huge sense of tension, Zuo Tianyou felt that it was almost about to break out of the wall, and the huge jade wall behind it seemed to be torn apart in an instant.
Zuo Tianyou felt a cold wind "swishing" in his back, and under the gaze of the black dragon, the entire hole was suddenly filled with extreme depression.
Without any warning, Zuo Tianyou felt a chill, he turned his head away from the black dragon's eyes, and tried his best to calm the sudden panic in his heart.
At this time, the shopkeeper took out the two cards from his arms, lifted them, "clicked", and put the two black cards together tightly, the two black dragons writhed at once, the hard stone now seems to be a pool of deep water, two dragons frolicking in the water, after swimming back and forth a few times, the two dragons coiled up tightly, and one of the small tung balls contained in the dragon's mouth "coo" fell into a small hole and disappeared.
Zuo Tianyou thought to himself that the texture of this brand seemed to be the same as the black dragon on the wall, it was very heavy to hold, and it felt cold to the touch, probably made of a stone.
After spelling the black card, the shopkeeper compared it to the black dragon, and seemed to be looking for a suitable position.
Zuo Tianyou looked over along the shopkeeper's eyes, and found that there was a depression in the black dragon's open mouth, and he wouldn't find it at all if he didn't pay attention.
I saw the shopkeeper reach out to touch the depression, and the dragon slowly spit out a boxy plate in his mouth, Zuo Tianyou illuminated it with a lamp, and saw that there was a piece of black jade on the plate, but it looked bad and very dirty.
The shopkeeper picked up the black jade, stroked it back and forth with his hand a few times, and sighed, and then said to Zuo Tianyou: "Tianyou, this piece of black jade was put here by myself when you came to the inn, and nearly twenty years have passed in a blink of an eye." I didn't expect that today, this black card can be won by you, and then put it here, it's all providence!"
Zuo Tianyou didn't quite understand what the shopkeeper meant, and replied: "The shopkeeper has nurtured Tianyou for more than ten years, and there is really no need to worry about this town Gu card." ”
The shopkeeper shook his head and said: "This piece of black jade will be exhausted in a few days, the dark demon wind a few days ago is an omen, although Yao Tiancheng has the heart to help me, but he also has constraints, fortunately, you are excellent in your skills this time, win back this town Gu card, otherwise it will be a Tianji country!"
Zuo Tianyou felt that what the shopkeeper said was very vague and incomplete, but he obviously felt that this town Gu card seemed to appear in a timely manner, otherwise the consequences would be very serious. But what I don't understand is what the black card and black jade are for, and what the shopkeeper is worried about.
"Shopkeeper, what are you worried about, and what can this black card do?" asked Zuo Tianyou.
"The Zhen Gu card, also known as the town Gu demon card, is an ancient magic weapon, which has the function of suppressing demons and suppressing evil. Our inn is full of demonic energy, if we don't have this black jade and black card guard, how can we live in peace? How can we protect the entire cultivation realm from disaster?!"
"What kind of catastrophe is it?" Zuo Tianyou asked anxiously.
"This is a heavenly opportunity, and it is not yet time to say it. The strong winds of the previous days were a sign of the first appearance of demonic energy. You and I have to work together to ensure that the inn's demonic spirit does not overflow, and use magic weapons to guard the entire inn. Make Qinghuan City safe! Make Tianji Guoan!"
Zuo Tianyou suddenly remembered the night when the yellow sand was full of sky, and thought to himself, could it be that the weather that day was controlled by demonic energy? Then this demonic qi was too powerful and weird!
When Zuo Tianyou fell into deep thought, the shopkeeper seemed to say to himself: "It's a pity that the mana of this black card is far less powerful than this black jade, and I'm afraid it won't last for a few days." After speaking, he put away the black jade, put the black card into the square plate, and then pulled up one of Zuo Tianyou's arms, and said distressedly: "Bear with it." ”
Zuo Tianyou didn't expect the shopkeeper to pull his arm, and before he had time to ask, the shopkeeper's hand fell with a knife, and Zuo Tianyou's wrist was immediately scratched, and the shopkeeper picked up Zuo Tianyou's wrist, and aimed the blood flowing out at the small black hole of the black card, and dripped three drops into it.
The Zhen Gu card that was dripping with blood was full of a layer of treasure light, making the whole brand even more black and shiny, which surprised Zuo Tianyou.
Zuo Tianyou didn't care about being scratched, how could a cultivator who was refining his body care about a small wound? But he didn't know what the shopkeeper meant, so he asked, "Isn't this an ancient magic weapon, why do you need my blood to infuse it?"
"From this competition, I can see that your physique is talented, and it is no longer the situation when I took you in in the early years, and you have not felt any discomfort since you entered the cave?"
Zuo Tianyou was reminded by the shopkeeper, and then he realized that although he was wrapped in his mouth and nose, he did not smell any strange smell, and his body was normal and did not feel sad.
Zuo Tianyou nodded at the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper said: "So use your blood to enhance the mana of the Gu Suppression Brand, and leave us more time." ”
"That piece of black jade has been guarded for twenty years, so how long can this sign be guarded?" Zuo Tianyou asked.
"The strongest mana is not the Zhen Gu card, but the ancient black jade, but at present, the black jade is extremely difficult to find, so I have to use the Zhen Gu card to resist for a while, even if your blood increases the mana, but I'm afraid it won't be too long, and I'm not sure how long I can keep it now." ”
After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he had enough strength to push the square plate back into the black dragon's mouth, and turned around to leave.
Zuo Tianyou was behind him, watching the shopkeeper turn around, and also turned around and was about to walk in front, but at this moment he found that the shopkeeper's eyes were blood-red, his face was sallow, and he seemed to have a feeling of physical exhaustion.
Zuo Tianyou was so shocked that he immediately squatted down to help, and with the other hand he wanted to tear off the towel on his face, the shopkeeper held Zuo Tianyou's wrist with one hand, signaled him not to take off the handkerchief that covered his mouth and nose, and said with great difficulty: "The demon power here is too strong, hurry, go up!"