After walking along the mountain wall for more than a hundred feet, not only did the human voices become clearer, but even the originally dark bottom of the lake gradually became illuminated. It's just that this light is not ordinary white, but a ball of light yellow light.
When the two of them got close to the circle of light, they were surprised to find that on the cliff not far ahead, there were countless water plants as thin as cow hair, emitting a light yellow light, covering the entire cliff. After a brief glance, I found that this patch of water plants was at least several hundred feet in diameter.
What surprised Mu even more was that there were five blue light spots inlaid in the middle of this piece of yellow water plants. After careful observation, Mu Jingyu discovered that these five blue light spots were one at the top and the other four were arranged around, forming a faint human shape.
And five rays of blue light extended from the mountain wall, disappeared hundreds of feet away, and submerged into the dark lake water. For a moment, it was unclear where they were connected and what they were attached to.
Shen Mengdie pointed at the yellow water plants and said softly: "Brother Mu, look at those yellow water plants. Their shape and color are roughly the same as the yellow tea grass described by Brother Qin!"
Mu Jingyu nodded: "It shouldn't be wrong. However, I see that the place where the five blue rays of light disappeared seems to be bound to something! Moreover, the sound we just heard also came from that place. .”
At this moment, the voice that sounded just now came again. Mu Jingyu quickly signaled to Shen Mengdie to silence him, pulled him towards the place where the sound came from, and swam over carefully.
As the two of them got closer, the originally dark bottom of the lake finally became clear.
I saw where the five blue rays of light were connected, revealing a tall man in ragged clothes. The four blue rays at the bottom were tied to the man's limbs, while the top blue ray passed through the back of his head and was nailed to the center of his eyebrows.
The strong man was restrained by five blue lines and could only reach a hundred feet away. At this moment, he was sitting cross-legged, with a wooden table in front of him, with four or five plates and a pot of wine on it.
Although these delicacies are soaked in the lake water, they have long lost their original taste. But the strong man was not affected at all and ate with relish.
"Not bad, not bad. I have been trapped at the bottom of the lake for more than thirty years, and this is the first time I have tasted the delicious specialties of Dongji Shengzhou!" The strong man mumbled in praise while feasting.
Seven or eight feet away from the strong man, a man who was obviously shorter in stature smiled flatteringly and said: "Hey, if the immortal can eat well and drink well, I...it will be in vain for me to travel thousands of miles to fetch you all the time." Thank you for your hard work for such delicious food.”
After hearing this person's voice, Mu Jingyu and Shen Mengdiecai suddenly discovered that there was another person. After just taking a close look, everyone couldn't help but laugh out loud.
It's not that his expression is too cringe-worthy, it's the way he's dressed that makes him laugh. He was wearing a majestic general's helmet, a bright red satin robe studded with precious agate, and a pair of Liuyun Bird boots.
This outfit has all kinds of features. Coupled with his bulging eyes and wrinkled face, he looked extremely nondescript.
"Stinky toad, I think you are serious." Under the strong man's wind and lingering clouds, the table full of wine and food was eaten clean by the strong man in an instant. After touching his lips with satisfaction, he couldn't help but burp.
"Okay, I've eaten and drank enough. You can leave now. If you go to kill people, set fires, or rob property somewhere else in the future, don't forget to give me some other delicacies."
The strong man said that he was about to retreat to the bottom of the mountain wall to rest. The man known as the toad followed up and shouted: "Oh my god, don't be too busy walking away. The villain has encountered a bottleneck in his recent practice. No matter how he breaks through, it is difficult to reach the innate realm. So... Why don't you come here with delicious food and wine to ask for some advice from the immortal?"
"Is it about to reach the innate realm?" The strong man stopped and looked at the toad in disbelief: "If I remember correctly, you just broke through to the peak of Guiyuan a year ago! You are about to break through so soon. Yet?"
Not only was the strong man surprised, but Mu Jingyu and Shen Mengdie also looked at each other in disbelief.
This journey of cultivation becomes more and more difficult the further you go. Not to mention the toad spirit in front of me, it took one year to reach the realm of Kaitian from the peak of Guiyuan. Even since the establishment of each sect, there are only a few disciples who can rush from the peak of Qi Transformation to the realm of Guiyuan in just one year.
What is the origin of this toad? He has such qualifications and cultivation! Could it be possible... could it be the second North Pluto!
The Toad Spirit was modest and arrogant, pretending to be humble and smiling: "Hey, it's all because of the good teachings of the Immortal that a villain can make such progress. So... I hope that the Immortal can continue in the future. Don’t hesitate to teach me.”
After the strong man paused for a moment, he waved his hand and said, "Okay! I admire your tenacity very much. Then stretch your arm over and let me take a look at the situation."
The toad spirit was overjoyed and quickly stretched out his arm, letting the strong man hold his wrist.
"This... that... um..." The strong man's five fingers kept tapping on the toad spirit's wrist. He was hesitating to speak, making it difficult to speak.
The toad spirit was so frightened by his face that he hurriedly asked: "Shangxian, do you see what's wrong? I hope you can tell me quickly! I... Oh, that's not right, villain. Be sure to listen attentively!"
"Hey..." The strong man took back his palm and lamented: "Toad, do you know how you can transform from a nothing toad into a human form in just over twenty years? From the time you first entered Concentration, cultivate all the way to the peak of Guiyuan?"
"Hahaha, Immortal! Of course this little guy knows! It's all because..." As soon as he said this, the toad suddenly stopped and changed his tone and said, "It's all because of the Immortal's good teachings. That’s what allowed a villain to achieve this.”
The strong man's eyes flashed, and he immediately understood that the toad spirit must be hiding something important from him. It's just that he wants to hide it, and he can't expose it right away.
Then he shook his head and said: "No, no! On the one hand, uncle, my teachings are good, but more importantly, your kid lacks five elements! That's why he can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth without any scruples. In just twenty years, From a toad to the current state."
The toad spirit laughed and thought to himself: "Hmph, talking about the lack of five elements in the five elements, this is almost a lie! If I believe your nonsense, then it is really the lack of five elements in the five elements!"
But then I thought about it, even with the help of ancient artifacts, I could have achieved this level of cultivation in just over twenty years. It seems reasonable, but actually there is a lot of doubt in my heart.
After all, I still have no way of knowing what the ancient artifact is, and I still don't know whether it is the reason for it. Maybe, as this down-and-out man said, he is the reason why the five elements are lacking?
After running through several thoughts in my mind, I decided that no matter whether he was lying to me or not, I would listen first before speaking.
"What does the Immortal say about the lack of five elements? What exactly does it mean? I can't understand it for the moment. I hope the Immortal can explain it clearly."
The strong man enjoyed the toad spirit's compliments very much, and pretended to be inscrutable and said: "Hey... speaking of it, the lack of qualifications in the five elements is rare in a thousand years and rare! Once you have such a With this kind of physique, in the acquired realm, the cultivation speed is indeed hundreds or even a thousand times faster than ordinary people! But once it enters the bottleneck between innate and acquired, the cultivation speed will stagnate thousands of miles and come to a standstill. "
Seeing the toad spirit's obvious disbelief, the strong man beckoned and said, "Come over here, kid!" Then he asked mysteriously: "In the recent period, have you ever felt any numbness in your limbs while you were practicing? Numbness and stagnant Qi movement? When you want to force a breakthrough, you feel the Dantian tearing and the pain is unbearable?"
The toad spirit couldn't help but tremble, and looked at the strong man in horror: "Shangxian, this... this... how do you always know?"
"Hmph, that proves that all my guesses are correct." The strong man smiled slightly and said: "I advise you not to think about breaking through to the innate realm, but to think about how to save your life."
The strong man's last words frightened the toad spirit, and he hurriedly asked: "Save my life? What do you mean... I am in danger?"
"Of course." The strong man stood up straight, stretched and said, "Okay, I'll stop here. Whether or not you want to break through the innate realm depends entirely on your own decision. However, if you really want to do it, What kind of accident happened, don't blame me for not reminding you."
Seeing the toad spirit being frightened, Shen Mengdie could no longer hold back and chuckled softly: "Hahaha, Brother Mu, it's so ridiculous... It's so ridiculous! Doesn't that toad know? , when one’s cultivation reaches the peak of Guiyuan and impacts the realm of Xiantian Kaitian, he will naturally be washed by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth! The situation he experienced is too normal! He was actually frightened by that person, hahaha... "
Mu Jingyu was so frightened that he hurriedly covered Shen Mengdie's mouth and reprimanded in a low voice: "Xiaodie, couldn't you see it! Which senior just now had the intention to scare the toad spirit! Why did you take it seriously! Besides, that senior wanted to scare the toad spirit! Yes, we are hiding here. We don’t want the two of us to find out. Isn’t that smile of yours... isn’t it..."
Shen Mengdie immediately exclaimed, and realized it later. But the laughter just now was so loud that it attracted the attention of the strong man and the toad spirit.
"Who is hiding in the dark? Come out quickly! If you dare to hide your head and tail again, I will be rude!" The toad spirit didn't care about the strong man anymore, and hit a wave of water with both palms, rushing straight into it. The place where Xiang Mu Jingyu and Shen Mengdie were hiding.
At this point, the two of them couldn't hide it even if they wanted to. Mu Jingyu pulled Shen Mengdie, dodged the oncoming water column, and ducked to the side of the strong man.
The toad spirit stood with his hands behind his hands, and said as if he were a master: "Hmph, I thought they were some strong men, but they turned out to be two young boys. Tell me, you sneakily hide in my Territory, what’s the purpose of it!”
Shen Mengdie stuck out her tongue and reprimanded loudly: "Bah! Who do you think you are? Since you dare to call yourself the king, you also declare this place to be your territory! Aren't you afraid that the righteous factions will find out and send people to destroy you? "
The corner of Toad Spirit's mouth twitched, and he snorted coldly: "It turns out that you are a disciple of the Righteous Way. No wonder you dare to speak arrogant words! However, now that you have arrived at the bottom of my Baisha Mountain Lake, aren't you the one who decides your life and death? The various sects of the Righteous Way are powerful. , I can’t come to the rescue for a while.”
Seeing the murderous intent of the toad spirit, Mu Jingyu protected Shen Mengdie behind him. The strong man suddenly said: "Toad, I'm still standing here and not dead! How dare you act cruelly in front of me! Aren't you afraid of me..."
The toad spirit raised his head and laughed, interrupted the strong man's voice and said: "Humph! Din Nanxun, Din Nanxun, don't think that you will let me be fooled by what you just said to me! If it weren't for the fact that you are over twenty In the past year, for the sake of teaching me the techniques and helping me cultivate to the realm of Guiyuan, I would have killed you on the spot!"
Mu Jingyu screamed: "Oh! Everything you said just now was heard by the toad!"
Shen Mengdie also regretted it and said with a hint of tears: "Brother Mu, Xiaodie didn't mean it! What should I do now? What should I do now..."
At the moment, the toad's cultivation level is obviously higher than those of the two. Even if Mu Jingyu relies on the power of two artifacts, he is not afraid of the threat of the toad spirit. But now that he was at the bottom of the lake, he was about to dissipate due to the effect of avoiding the water beads. Once the toad spirit catches a flaw, even Mu Jingyu won't be able to protect himself.
