In the dark jungle, a tall tower appeared. The tower is conical in shape, with square sides and becomes narrower as it goes up. When it reaches the top, it becomes a platform with a stone house on it. The body of the tower is mottled, and many fallen feldspars are scattered around, like bones.
The reason why this tower can be seen in the dark night is because it is a tower of light. Countless streams of light flew out from the tower and headed toward the sky, pulling out colorful silk threads that connected the dark dome and the light tower, just like the Milky Way in the sky inverted, connecting the world and the heaven.
Wu Gen opened his mouth and looked at this scene that appeared out of thin air in surprise. Such a magnificent and eerie light tower appeared silently in the forest, making people wonder if it was another mirage.
The wails of wild beasts in the forest became louder, one after another, and gradually became synchronized. The mournful sound lingered in the forest, carried by the wind, like a long sad song.
Millions of ghosts, all stained with blood and tears, mourning for thousands of years, just like hearing the cry of the end.
Everyone was awakened and stood beside Wu Gen, silently looking at the light tower in front of them. This is a ruin that has been sleeping in the vast jungle for countless years. The ability to build such a majestic building shows the prosperity of civilization and the strength of manpower.
Sadness is like water, gradually filling my heart. The desolate tower is like a tomb, which buries the rise and fall of many people. That endless stream of light is not a lonely soul guarding this place.
Everyone stood like this until dew wetted their clothes, mist rose in the forest, and dark blue appeared on the sky. Then the light tower gradually dimmed and was hidden in the dense forest again.
Heaving a sigh of relief, Wu Gen and others did not feel tired at all although they had not slept all night. After making a simple fire to dry their clothes, they roasted yesterday's anaconda meat. They looked at each other, but without saying a word, they walked towards the place where the light tower appeared.
When walking in the forest, the biggest enemy is none other than the ubiquitous branches and vines, which are densely packed and intertwined with each other, almost forming an airtight network. Every step takes a lot of effort. Sometimes Wu Gen felt that the six of him were like flies in a big net, waiting for predators to ambush at any time.
The vines in front of him became tighter and tighter. Wu Gen waved the knife in his hand vigorously, and even used the Mind Sutra and Heart Technique. I thought that when I was under the Baiyun Waterfall, I could push back the waterfall by more than ten feet against the current, but now, with the sword energy released, three feet is the ultimate. If the sword was like this, I'm afraid it would be exhausted after dozens of cuts. In the end, we can only move forward with difficulty like ordinary people.
The deeper you go, the tougher and stronger the vines become, like a dozen beef tendons and steel wires intertwined together, making it more difficult to cut. Wu Gen's face was a little pale, Shui Congyue was biting his lips, Baoxiang was breathing heavily, and Qihe was silent. The three of them were cutting vines all the way, and they were exhausted to the extreme.
No matter how high the realm is, no matter how strong the force is, it is wasted in this simple repetitive action. Qiaoban and Feng'er had to be wary of wild beasts, poisonous ants, exotic weeds, and miasma that might appear in the forest at any time. The six of them were tortured to the point of numbness.
Only the holly bird followed the few people ignorantly, coughing and spitting out a few sparks from time to time. After eating a red scale, the bird's feathers, which turned from yellow to green, were also stained with a layer of light red. Sometimes it would accidentally emit small flames. Along the way, it did not learn the ability to fly, but it did Added a fire-breathing skill. Now, the holly bird was completely responsible for lighting the fire during breaks.
Wu Gen felt golden flowers flying in front of his eyes, which was a sign that his energy and blood were about to be exhausted. While lamenting, he casually slashed forward, but there was no rebound force under his hand like before, as if the slash was empty.
Without losing any strength, his body fell forward.
As soon as his eyes lit up, the dense vines disappeared, and an open space appeared in front of him.
After getting up, Wu Gen froze in place before he could get excited. Several other people entered through the gap made by Wu Gen, but they also stood still.
In the open space, there stands a towering stone tower. The body of the tower is dark, but mixed with green. There are vines coming out of the tower and tightly wrapping around the stones on the tower. Like countless giant pythons, they strangled the wide stone tower.
A desolate and decadent atmosphere came. The dilapidated tower body, crumbling stones, and covered moss all told everyone that in front of them was the light tower that several people had seen at night. However, in the daytime, thousands of people saw it. Thousands of streams of light disappeared, and the stone tower revealed its true appearance.
After a long time, the bridge attendant finally said, "What a tall tower. How many people and years would it take to build such a tower?"
"Take a rest for a moment. We will go up to the tower to explore later." Wu Gen took the lead and sat on the ground. He was so tired that he couldn't even lift the broken knife. After casually replenishing some food, the group guessed the origin of this tower.
Baoxiang and Qiaoban were arguing in a lively manner, arguing about how many treasures could be dug out of the tower. Wu Gen comforted the holly bird. For some reason, when it arrived here, the bird became a little afraid and buried its head in Wu Gen's arms and refused to reach out.
Feng'er suddenly said: "This tower is very evil, a lot of people must have died." Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and looked at the tower again. They are all people with good cultivation. After savoring it carefully, it turns out that the whole tower is filled with evil spirits, jumping like black flames. It is still so strong after all these years. The evil spirit soared into the sky, and not a single cloud could be seen above the tower.
"Let's go. Go up and have a look." Wu Gen swallowed the last piece of anaconda meat in his hand. No matter how strong the evil spirit is, it's not like those present have never seen blood, so they can't be blocked by this invisible thing.
When they reached the bottom of the tower, everyone realized how big the tower was. The base of the square tower is three hundred feet long on one side alone, and is made of huge stones. There are long steps on all sides, leading directly to the top of the tower.
On the surrounding bases, there are ferocious patterns carved one after another, which are lifelike. After many years, they still seem to be about to jump out and choose people to devour. But the ones who appeared the most were tall, one-eyed people.
Taking one step forward, Wu Gen stepped on the first step. As soon as his feet landed on the stone surface covered with thick dust, Wu Gen's face changed. His eyes turned red, and there was blood everywhere. The red blood energy kept attacking his mind, and a violent and murderous intention came. Time, I just think about drawing my sword and fighting randomly to get rid of the murderous intention in my heart.
Taking a deep breath and suppressing the irritation in his heart, Wu Gen's eyes gradually became clear. The evil aura was so strong that it could directly affect the soul. "Be careful, these evil spirits can mess up people's minds." Wu Gen warned, and quickly caught the holly bird that was showing signs of going berserk.
When everyone heard this, they all stepped carefully, and as expected, they were all shocked. "What a strong murderous aura." Qi He lamented, "If you stay here for a long time, you will inevitably lose your mind and become a weapon that only knows how to kill."
Shui Congyue sneered and said: "Strong makes you strong. Evil cannot suppress good, but it is a good place to sharpen your character. If you can survive it, your character will be more tenacious, better than a hundred battles on the battlefield, and your cultivation will not be better." Go further. If you can't survive, don't hold on, so as not to harm others." He said and walked up first.
After hearing these words, no one will shrink back. They are all people with strong determination. How can they fall behind others and move up one after another.
Wu Gen lamented in his heart that this guy Shui Congyue had forced everyone to have no way out with just one sentence. After noticing the abnormality just now, I originally thought that one or two people would go up to explore. This would be good, no one would be left behind, and even the bridge crew would be climbing up in a daze.
In desperation, Wu Gen had no choice but to walk at the end, always on guard against someone losing control so that he could be rescued in time. As for himself, Wu Gen is still confident. He has walked through ghosts and monsters, gone through fights, and has a curtain and a slim-waisted slave. How can such evil spirits confuse him.
Walking on the steps, the moss and dust covering the surface are rubbed away, revealing the original appearance of the stone steps. There is a layer of hard dark black soil on the steps, covering the texture of the stone and the pattern on it.
Wu Gen gently twisted a little and put it under his nose, and an unspeakable smell came. This is not soil, but blood stains. There are countless layers of blood stains mixed with soil, so that many years later, they still remain here, turning into a sand-like existence.
After brushing off this layer of blood stains, the pattern of the steps was revealed. They were skeletons one by one, one next to the other, making the entire tower look like a Beijing sight.
The further you go up, the more murderous the tower becomes. After walking halfway up the steps, the holly bird in his arms could no longer control itself, biting and kicking violently. In desperation, Wu Gen had no choice but to knock it out.
As we climbed all the way, we found that there were no stone chambers or houses in the entire tower, it was just a solid stone platform. After waiting for the middle position, four stone houses appeared, located on the four sides of the tower.
When he reached this place, Qiao Ban could no longer hold on, his eyes were bloodshot, and his mouth kept roaring, like a wild beast.
Wu Gen and Shui Congyue looked at each other and helped him to a stone house to rest. If the situation worsened, he would have no choice but to knock him unconscious.
The furnishings in the stone house are extremely simple, not even a table or chair. Everyone ignored the dust and dirt around them and sat on the ground, closing their eyes and regulating their breath to calm down the murderous intention in their hearts. Others were doing better, including the bridge class, who no longer looked like a human being. He lay on the ground and kept roaring, grinning at the people next to him.
Wu Gen sighed and quietly walked behind Qiao Ban, preparing to knock him down. As soon as he stretched out his hand, Qiao Ban seemed to feel the threat and grabbed Wu Gen's hand. The force was so strong that Wu Gen could not resist it. Unexpectedly, this bridge team usually seems weak in force, but it has a lot of strength inside.
Caught off guard, Wu Gen was thrown to the stone wall on one side. With a bang, a hole was knocked out of the wall. Baoxiang was shocked when he saw this, and quickly joined forces with Qihe to restrain Qiaoban.
Ouch, Wu Gen sat on the ground and yelled. Although Qiao Ban had thrown himself against the wall just now, with his own cultivation level, it was not a big deal. Just when he was wondering why a hole could be made with just a slight touch, something fell from the hole and hit him on the head.
Picking up the dropped object, Wu Gen looked puzzled as to what it was. In front of him is an object that looks like gold but not gold, and looks like stone but not stone. It is only about a foot long and shaped like a long snake. The mouth of the snake is forward, and the snake's body is coiled in a circle with a dim crystal embedded in the middle. The snake's tail hangs down, just enough to be held in the hand.
Wu Gen was fiddling around and didn't know what he touched. A light flashed from Shekou, and a small hole appeared on the wall opposite, and smoke curled up from the hole.
For a moment, everyone was stunned. What kind of magic weapon was this?
"Quick, show me." The voice of the bridge manager came, and he raised his head with all his strength, his expression was excited, the blood in his eyes was gone, and he had obviously regained his clarity.
