Chapter 44, the demonic spirit lingers in the ghost cavalry
In a cave in Xiaohu Qi Mountain, Shangguan Yun carefully looked at the jade slip left by the silver wing, and learned from the jade slip that the jade sword handed over to him by Tianhu was called "Thousand Feathers", which is said to be the Snow Eagle Clan, which lasted a hundred years and worked hard to collect a thousand feathers of the Snow Divine Eagle before it was carefully refined. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
Therefore, unlike ordinary flying swords, in addition to being able to perform a set of "Tianxiang Sword Technique", this Thousand Feather Sword also comes with a special attack skill, that is, "Thousand Feather Sword Formation." But this skill must have the blood of the Snowy Eagle Clan, and it can only be used after dripping blood to recognize the master, which makes Shangguan Yun a big headache.
The exercises left in the jade slip, Shangguan Yun can master another set of body techniques, the name is "Ling Feng Duel", in addition to improving speed and agility like ordinary body methods, it can also use the power of the wind to greatly reduce the consumption of spiritual power.
The time cannot be calculated in the remnant tower of the lock demon, and Shangguan Yun doesn't know how long he has been on this little fox mountain, he only knows that he has completely mastered the "Ling Feng Decision", and the first three styles in the six-style "Tianxiang Sword Technique" are also proficient, and the last three styles are impossible to master with his current strength.
"It's time to go to the third floor. β
Shangguan Yun then went to find the ghost and the book ghost, and during this time he was busy pondering the jade slip left by Yinyi, and he never contacted him.
The book ghost and the ghost lived in the cave next door, and at this time, the two of them didn't know what they were muttering, and when they saw Shangguan Yun coming in, they suddenly stopped talking.
"Are you ready?", the ghost asked Shangguan Yun.
"Well, I wonder if the big brother of the book ghost has ever found a way to subdue the demon?"
The book ghost sighed, then shook his head, "I found a few methods, but they can't be used in this lock demon remnant tower." β
"Why is this?", Shangguan Yun asked in surprise.
"I found some magic tricks left by Shu Mountain, but most of them need to rely on the qi of heaven and earth, so they are useless in this remnant tower. β
"I see!" Shangguan Yun nodded with some disappointment.
"If you don't give me any more time, I'll look again and see if there's anything I can do. The bookghost said softly.
"No need, I'm afraid that if I stay here for a long time, my already weak strength will become weaker. Shangguan Yun smiled bitterly and shook his head, he could already feel that for such a long time, his strength in the ninth layer of qi gathering had not improved at all, and there were already some faint signs of loosening.
"Actually, the two of us have been discussing one thing. The ghost looked at Shangguan Yun hesitantly.
"My brother has something to say. β
"Oh, that's right, although we don't know how you persuaded Tianhu, but since she is willing to let you go, maybe she can help you again, I don't know if you can go to Tianhu and talk to her, borrow her demon soldiers, it will be much easier. β
"No!" Shangguan Yun said categorically, "There is no need to mention this matter again. β
The ghost and the book ghost glanced at each other and sighed softly.
"Two old men, I have something to discuss. Shangguan Yun hugged his fists at the two.
"You're leaving?", the book ghost interrupted Shangguan Yun's words.
"Yes!"
"Don't want us to follow?", the ghost asked.
"Yes!", Shangguan Yun nodded vigorously.
"Don't mention this again!", the two old ghosts said in unison.
Shangguan Yunleng paused for a moment, then said with a wry smile, "Then let's go." β
"Do you want to talk to Sky Fox?"
"No, she'll know. β
Ten miles outside Huqi Mountain, there is a small hill similar to a tomb, the hill is about five or six zhang high, and there is a big stone like a sword handle on the hill, which is inserted into the hill. The book ghost told Shangguan Yun that this big stone was originally a divine sword used to suppress demons, but after the collapse of the lock demon tower, as the years passed, the spiritual power of the divine sword gradually disappeared, and finally turned into this big stone.
There was a swarthy cave under the hill, and there were hundreds of demon soldiers guarding the cave entrance, Shangguan Yun understood at a glance that this cave was undoubtedly the entrance to the third layer.
Seeing Shangguan Yun and the three approaching, the demon soldiers did not stop them, and took the initiative to open the fence outside the cave entrance, thinking that Tianhu had already explained and let them enter and exit.
The three of them no longer hesitated, and then walked into the cave together, the light in the cave was very dim, Shangguan Yun then sacrificed a Danhuo, floating in front of the three of them about a zhang, and then saw the situation in the cave clearly.
This is a two-zhang wide staircase road, the steps are carved with white marble, and on both sides are neat stone walls, and there are some runes faintly engraved on the stone walls, but due to the age, those nicks have long been blurred, and many places have been missing.
The book ghost suddenly sighed, "I was here a long time ago", but closed his mouth halfway through the sentence, as if thinking of something unpleasant.
After a while, the book ghost continued, "At that time, this place was full of light, but those brilliant runes were used to suppress us demons and monsters. He smiled wryly, "But, it's really beautiful!"
Shangguan Yun and the ghost both grinned, and the tension of the three of them immediately eased.
"Why is it so quiet here?", Shangguan Yun asked a little strangely. The three of them had been walking for a long time, and the steps under their feet had disappeared into a straight stone path, which should have reached the third level, but they didn't encounter anything.
"I know that. The ghost smiled.
"The ghost king Jueli was a general before his death, and after his death, he summoned the old department to get a ghost army, but there was no battle to fight here, so he led a group of ghost troops to practice every day, and sometimes divided his ghost army into two groups and attacked each other. β
"Not to mention, he also likes to catch other demons and monsters, and when the audience watches them practice, it is estimated that they are practicing now. β
"Oh, so you've seen them practice?", Shangguan Yun asked with interest.
"I've seen it, I've also gone up and practiced. ", said the ghost faintly.
"What's going on?", Shangguan Yun became more and more curious.
The ghost just shook his head and stopped talking, and the book ghost next to him was happy.
"What else can it be, when he first came in, he wanted to go to the ghost king to be a military advisor, but the ghost king didn't plan to ask for any military advisors at all, and directly incorporated him into the ghost army, his thin arms and legs, he couldn't even hold a big knife, and after a few days as a ghost soldier, he was kicked out. β
"Brother Scholar, isn't this authentic for you to do this!", the ghost pretended to be angry, and the calligrapher kept silent.
"Hey, I really want to see what the ghost army is doing when I say that. β
"The third floor is very small, and you'll be able to see it when you go inside. β
The three of them talked and laughed, and the original nervousness disappeared completely, and they walked much more briskly, and after a while, they saw the exit, a huge stone doorway.
Walking out of the doorway, Shangguan Yun suddenly felt that the scene in front of him was very familiar, and after carefully studying it for a long time, he recognized that this was clearly the valley when he met the naΓ―ve that day, so to speak, the dense fog and countless demon scenes he saw that day were actually the movements of the ghost army during the drill, and the so-called darkness should just be an illusion to fool himself.
Thinking that he had been slapped again, Shangguan Yun smiled helplessly. Soon he figured it out, this heaven and earth is actually the shape of a gourd, and the remaining three-story lock demon tower is the big head of the gourd, and the village where they are innocent is the small head of the gourd, although he is not sure yet, but Shangguan Yun feels that it should not be too much different from what he thinks.
In the open space of the valley, there were rows of military tents, and a high fence outside the commander enclosed a camp. Sure enough, as the ghost and the book ghost said, at this moment, the flags were waving outside the camp, the war drums were roaring, the two groups of ghost armies were fighting hard, and there were many demons and monsters gathered in the open space next to them to watch.
Looking from a distance, you can see that there is a zigzag step road on the opposite hillside, and at the end of the road is a gossip-shaped white marble platform, which is being protected by a layer of golden light curtain, making Shangguan Yun faintly feel that maybe it is the place where Tianzhen took him that night.
"That's where the Tianhu body sleeps", the ghost's reminder proved Shangguan Yun's guess.
"The ghost king Jueli's lair is there. The book ghost pointed to the huge military tent under the opposite staircase and said to Shangguan Yun, "If you want to climb the platform on the opposite side, you must pass through there." β
"Well, can't you fly over directly?", although Shangguan Yun felt that he might not be able to fly here, he couldn't help but ask.
"The repressive power of this layer is no different from that of other places, but there is an irresistible rule, that is, no one can fly in any way, but can only go down into the valley and walk through. β
The ghost's answer once again proved Shangguan Yun's guess.
"Then let's go down. Shangguan Yun walked towards the valley, and the two book ghosts also walked behind him.
As soon as the three of them went down to the bottom of the valley, a horn suddenly sounded from the military tent, and the two groups of ghost troops who were fighting stopped their drills and quickly lined up into a neat military formation. A group of men and horses immediately flew out of the military formation, all of them were dressed in black armor, showing only two eyes, and mounted ghost cavalry with a skeleton horse with a single horn, about five hundred people, and instantly surrounded the three of them.
What was strange was that after those ghost cavalry surrounded Shangguan Yun and the others, they just stayed there quietly and did not attack, like puppets on standby. When you look closely, these ghost cavalry standing on a wooden basis have more black demonic aura than the puppets. The black demonic aura was swirling around the bodies of every ghost cavalryman, making their eyebrows even more invisible, but it made the pair of red eyes even more terrifying, giving people a very strange feeling.
The valley, where the drums of war were originally noisy, became dead and silent in an instant.
Shangguan Yun and the three of them were silent, but secretly prepared for defense, and after a while, the ghost cavalry in front of them suddenly scattered to both sides, making way for a road, and a skeleton horse that was obviously much taller, carrying an equally tall figure, walked slowly along this road.
In the dead silence, the sound of the skeleton horse's hooves was particularly crisp, unhurried, each sound was like a drumbeat, and it seemed to be trampled on people's hearts, which made people feel a little like crazy.