With the unanimous consent of his senior brothers and sisters, You Ziji couldn't wait to take out a Samadhi True Fire and threw it into the puddle. Such a pure Samadhi True Fire was the best nemesis of the strange fish at the moment. The flame seemed to have entered a frying pan. , once ignited, it was out of control. Not only the corpses, blood and strange fish, but also the water evaporated. The sand around the puddle melted a lot, the edge expanded several times, and the pit became deeper.
The puddle dried up quickly, but when the flames receded, water began to seep into the cracks in the sand. It was estimated that in about half a day, there would be a puddle filled with water again.
I thought that there was a connecting channel between the puddle and the river, but now it seems that is not the case. So how did the strange fish breed here? Is this sandbank their spawning ground?
The four of them continued to search for clues nearby with doubts, only to find something strange on the incense table. The incense burned out but never went out. After all, Yao Yi got started earlier and saw more classics. She said: "If I guessed correctly, this should be a ceremony simulating the sacrifice of an evil god."
Ji Wenyi was shocked when he heard this. He knew how terrifying the followers of the evil god were. If it were really them, Jianping City would inevitably experience a catastrophe, and the Ji family would not be spared.
Things about evil gods are taboo among people in the world, but You Ziji is obviously not among them. He can be regarded as the person closest to evil gods among the four people here. He came to the incense table, put his nose up and smelled it, and sure enough, there was a smell of the evil god's altar. The smell was sweet and thick, making him sick but wanting to inhale more. Fortunately, this place only imitated the rituals performed at the Evil God Altar and was not the real thing. You Ziji easily cut off all the distracting thoughts that emerged in his mind.
"Senior Sister is right. This is indeed related to the Evil God Altar, but it's just not that strong in my senses."
There are not many disciples of Xuanming Dao, so the general experience of each disciple before going to the mountain is spread everywhere. Since You Ziji said this as a person who has personally experienced the Evil God Altar, there is absolutely nothing wrong with it.
Zhang Xingwen said: "Why use such a crude thing to imitate the ritual? Wouldn't it be better to just use the real evil god's sacrificial weapon?"
This is also a problem for Ji Wenyi and You Ziji. Their understanding of the Evil God Altar is still very superficial.
Yao Yi explained: "Although everyone in the world says that the followers of the evil god are going to make a comeback, the six major sects and even the Tianfu have not shown too much fierceness. Just because the sacrificial vessels only appear in the altar of the evil god, and there is no altar of the evil god, those believers can only Like a rat in the gutter, he hides and hides, but his methods are not up to standard."
"So it must be a conspiracy by the followers of the evil god. They used these prisoners as sacrifices to start the ceremony. They must have some intention. Let's kill their people. Once the other party reacts, I'm afraid a disaster will be triggered in advance! We will go back now Tell Master Hao and senior Shan Zong to take precautions as soon as possible."
"Junior brother is right, let's go back now."
The four of them were about to go back home, but Yao Yi suddenly asked: "Why are those corpses missing?"
Zhang Xingwen and You Ziji hurriedly investigated.
Zhang Xingwen said in shock: "This corpse was swallowed by the sand."
After the words fell, You Ziji also saw a corpse buried in the sand. The sand on the surface was still shaking, swallowing the corpse with only one arm left.
Zhang Xingwen was the first to notice, and he immediately took action, jumped to the corpse, stabilized his body, and grabbed the corpse's only ankle that was exposed to the sand. He tried hard to lift it, but encountered great resistance. With a "pop", only one foot was pulled off, and the rest disappeared into the sand.
"There's someone down there!"
You Ziji arrived in front of the corpse he found a step later. When he heard Zhang Xingwen's reminder, he understood in his heart, grabbed the arm of the corpse, used his magical power, and combined with the whole body's true energy to shake, he used a huge force to It is transmitted to the bottom of the sand, causing the sand to vibrate. You Ziji used his strength to turn over and twist, and pulled out the corpse and the creatures underneath.
But they found that there was a person underneath, it was clearly the strange fish, but it was bigger than the one they captured, and the muscles on its limbs were bulging. If it hadn't been for You Ziji's surprise attack and his cleverness, he would never have been dragged out.
Although the strange fish was stunned, it quickly reacted and stared at You Ziji with a pair of dead fish eyes that sent shivers down his spine. You Ziji secretly thought that something was wrong, there was no need for him to fight with this strange fish that looked so powerful. He tapped his foot lightly and retreated suddenly.
The strange fish kicked its legs hard and jumped directly into the air. As the fish's tail swung, its body shape was erratic, and it was able to change directions in the air and keep locking the evading You Ziji.
You Ziji suddenly froze, then turned around and struck out with a palm towards the lower body of the strange fish. He had no protection at all and was trading injuries for injuries. The monster fish's fist is as big as a sandbag, and its strength is obviously comparable to that of a Xuanjing monk. Once it hits, You Ziji's head will definitely explode easily. The strange fish is tall and has long arms, and its fists are coming faster, but You Ziji is still not afraid or hiding, and faces him head-on.
"Chi!"
Two sounds of breaking through the air sounded, causing You Ziji's hair to twitch. It was Yao Yi and Ji Wenyi's flying swords that came to support. A golden sword met his fist and wrapped it softly in an instant. The impact of the flying swords and the strange fish The strength of their arms competed with each other, forcing the fist to move out of position. You Ziji took the opportunity of Xingmai to cooperate with the magical power of force, and hit the strange fish under the navel with all his strength. The force penetrated the skin and rushed directly into the strange fish's internal organs. The strange fish didn't move at all, but all the power of You Ziji's palm had been poured into its body. But what shocked You Ziji was that the power actually reversed. He quickly withdrew his palm, but it was too late and was knocked away by his own palm power. When I went out, my arms felt numb. Fortunately, he released his strength in time and rolled twice on the sand before being injured.
Yao Yi's sword followed You Ziji's hand and pierced into the mouth of the strange fish. The sword energy on it was twisted, trying to explode the head of the strange fish. Unexpectedly, there was not even half a ounce of meat on the head of the fish, except for the skin. Only bones as strong as steel remain. The sword made a "clanging" sound in it, and was bitten directly by the strange fish. Yao Yi used the sword technique, and the tail of the sword rushed out of the water, using three consecutive levels of force to push the strange fish out. The fourth level directly broke free from the restraints, breaking several of the fish's teeth.
The strange fish became unstable and fell onto the sand, rolling down the deep pit that it had just stepped on. At this time, many strange fish hidden in the sand had gathered there.
But he saw one of the fat and wide strange fish lying in the middle of the strange fish, chewing blood food in its mouth. It was not the missing body. Its belly was bulging, as if it was about to burst. The tough fish skin was stretched until it was translucent, and there were densely packed unknown black spots inside, making it look like it was about to be pregnant. It turns out that this evil god ritual is to support her, and the power of the evil god contained in it is probably an important condition for the birth of life.
The four people immediately guessed that the strange fish was the queen of the entire group. If they could kill it to prevent their reproduction, they could initially curb the development of the strange fish group.
Yao Yi said: "The fish head is so hard, we can't underestimate it."
You Ziji said: "Although I hit the weak point of the strange fish just now, his protection is too strong and I can't penetrate it with my palm power."
Zhang Xingwen didn't do anything, so he could see clearly from the side, and said: "The strange fish just now is more powerful than the one we took away, but according to my observation, there are only a few in the entire group, which can be regarded as a rare general level. .”
Ji Wenyi said: "Junior brother doesn't have a sharp weapon in his hand and it's hard to use it. Let me peel off his fish skin."
Having said that, Ji Wenyi took the lead and the strange fish general who had just climbed up felt unwilling to do so and charged back crazily. Although Ji Wenyi held a sword in his hand, the hardness of the golden sword could not be said to be a sharp weapon.
The strange fish continued to charge with its giant fist, but Ji Wenyi was not afraid at all. Just now, a few people chose to confront him head-on in order to test his strength. Otherwise, they could have easily avoided such an unstructured and random attack. Ji Wenyi dodged left and right, and every time he moved, the golden sword would stab the strange fish's abdomen. However, the fish's skin was really thick, leaving only a few white scratches. But as his strength became stronger and stronger, the shape of the sword began to change, and finally it turned directly into a golden ball sword pill with sword energy lingering on it. Although it had no edge, the sword energy was extremely powerful. In addition, Ji Wenyi's profound cultivation , every previous attack was accompanied by a lot of strength, and it accumulated and exploded at this moment, splitting its abdomen instantly, the internal organs in the body fell to the ground, and the smell of blood wafted out, allowing many strange fish nearby to smell it, and they all became violent stand up.
Looking behind them, many strange fish had already surrounded them, blocking their way. Fortunately, they were well prepared. Yao Yi used his sword skills to divert water, and You Ziji had already taken the Qi-rejuvenation pill that he had prepared. He spread his palms out, and his whole body was filled with fighting spirit. Then Zhang Xingwen shouted: "Junior brother, take advantage of the victory to pursue and kill the Fish King."
The four of them took action at the same time. You Ziji emptied his palms, releasing all the energy and fighting spirit in his body in an instant, forming a giant palm print. Its power was so strong and condensed that the strange fish surrounding Ji Wenyi were stunned. The weak ones will be shot away directly.
Zhang Xingwen directly opened the star map and fired dozens of beams of light sword energy at the same time, all of which hit the belly of the fish, sweeping away the obstacles in front of him in an instant. Ji Wenyi immediately followed and turned into a golden stream of light, heading straight for the queen among the fish.
At this time, because the queen was at the critical moment of giving birth, she was surrounded by the kind of strange fish generals who had just guarded her. They formed a wall of flesh to block the front. At this moment, Yao Yi activated the nine-level water flow, which continuously impacted the flesh wall. The extremely powerful sword energy contained in it caused wounds on the strange fish's body, exposing the fat inside. Once again, a gap was created for Ji Wenyi.
Ji Wenyi raised his golden sword, the red light flashing on it, and was about to thrust out. The strange fish queen made a shrill and shrill cry to protect herself. The sound directly penetrated within ten miles from the front and rear, frightening the birds and beasts in the mountains by the river, not to mention Ji Wenyi, who was facing the source of the sound. Fortunately, The canopy on his body protected itself, and instantly generated precious energy to wrap Ji Wenyi in it, helping him pierce the golden sword into the queen's belly.
At this time, the strange fish queen was too weak, her skin was easily punctured, and then shriveled up in an instant. There didn't seem to be as many fish eggs in it as it seemed at first. It may be that the mysterious power generated by the evil god's ritual was given by this sword. Once released, those fish eggs will become dead eggs.
Ji Wenyi saw that the matter was done and there were strange fish around him. He wanted to retreat, so he left with his sword again. How could the strange fish tolerate it? They immediately surrounded and suppressed it crazily. At this moment, the support from outside the battle circle did not seem to arrive at the right time.
It turned out that although the scream of the strange fish queen was blocked by the canopy of treasure, You Ziji and the others did not have similar magic weapons to protect themselves. The three of them were shocked by the scream and their eyes were filled with stars. Only Zhang Xingwen opened the star map. , the sword energy permeating the whole body can make his condition slightly better, but it can no longer help Ji Wenyi.
Fortunately, Ji Wenyi had a canopy in his hand, and the strange fish could not get close to him. He rushed all the way, and ran out in a daze. Thinking of the pursuers behind him, Ji Wenyi did not dare to waste a moment, and immediately To leave the island.
He and Zhang Xingwen, who had regained their composure, took the others and ran away in a hurry. Fortunately, the strange fish couldn't fly, and it didn't seem like it was going to chase them.
As the strange fish queen screamed, more and more strange fish were led back to the sandbank, and slowly there were thousands of strange fish gathered. There were so many monsters in the waters of the Meo River. I don’t know how many people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait died because of the trouble caused by these monsters.
The sandbank was surrounded by strange fish on three levels inside and three outside. The closer to the inner circle, the stronger the strength. There were nearly a hundred general-level strange fish guarding the queen. They all fell down beside the queen, seeming to be leading the people in the tribe to perform some kind of ritual.
The queen's figure became thinner and thinner, but strangely, the embryonic fish eggs that were supposed to be dead seemed to still be alive. Under the queen's transparent skin, one can see lines of energy being extracted from various parts of the queen's body and slowly injected into the abdomen. This process lasts from morning to dusk.
Although its abdomen is still dry, the black spots in it are very dense. They gradually become active. Amidst the silent shouts of the fish general and other strange fish, the abdomen of the strange fish queen suddenly swells and explodes, and countless black spots spurt out. , the moment it was exposed to space, it grew rapidly, and a moment later turned into an adult monster fish, crowding the entire sandbank, and continued to give birth to new monster fish until the queen's body was completely drained into a body Bones.
All the strange fish are the descendants of the strange fish queen. They wail silently to bid farewell to the queen, and decide to avenge her, heading straight for Jianping City.
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Bao Shan was still busy on the treasure ship. He seemed to have remembered the origin of these strange fish. Although they were not evil beasts created by the evil god, the existence of these strange fish was indeed related to the power of the evil god.
There are relevant records of these fish in Xuanming Dao, and their names are Wukang fish. They are fish that have been mutated by the evil power of evil gods. This Wukang fish has always existed in the world since the evil god was born. However, when the power of the followers of the evil god languishes, they also lose the opportunity to obtain evil power. The Wukang fish will degenerate into ordinary fish, but their mutated hands and feet will still exist.
As a result, it becomes a luxury for monks in the world to exterminate them all. On the eve of every battle between good and evil, the followers of the evil god will become the vanguard of the evil god's forces due to their activity. And whenever the battle between good and evil comes to an end, they will quickly die and degenerate, hiding in the mountains and rivers without a trace.
This time, traces of it were found in Jianping City, which means that there are followers of the evil god who want to cause trouble here. Thinking of this, Bao Shan couldn't help but recall what his senior brother Chang Yunbai had done. Wasn't it sealing or directly destroying the altar of the evil god that was about to be resurrected in Beihuang? In the Seven Gates of Longzhou, the battle between good and evil has already begun. It became a consensus, but I didn't expect it to come so quickly, and it was even a little strange.
Bao Shan was horrified and thought to himself: "Could it be that the Evil God Altar has been opened nearby? Otherwise, how would the Evil God believers have the ability to get so much evil power to create Wukang Fish?"
After much thought, he decided that he must report this matter to his master and contact Shan Zong to ensure the safety of the people. At the same time, he also needs to send a letter to the second senior brother. If he can convince the Luoyan Clan that he can also help from the Cao Gang, that would be a sure thing. He jumped from the treasure ship, and in the eyes of ordinary people, it was like a person suddenly appeared in the sky, which was really surprising. Fortunately, under the pressure of the treasure ship, no one has gone to this place.
Hao Lianfeng was still drinking. It was Ji Zibai who had the worst cultivation level and also had a foundation-building cultivation level. Although he was a little older, it was not a problem to stay up for a few nights.
The three of them exchanged glasses and watched Bao Shan walk in. When Xu Zi came to see Bao Shan, who was introverted and full of spiritual energy, but was a master at the same level as him, he couldn't help but marvel at the qualifications of a disciple of Xuan Ming Dao.
He quickly greeted: "It's Nephew Bao, right? Master Hao was always praising you last night. Come on, come on, have a drink with us."
Hao Lianfeng said nothing and only drank, but was still choked by Ji Zibai, "Brother Xu, don't be too enthusiastic. Master Hao has a very strict upbringing and is very mean to his disciples. Don't let Nephew Bao Xian get addicted to talking for a while, but he wants to Go back and be punished and suffer.”
Hao Lianfeng said angrily: "You old guy, you are done. Even if you don't provoke me, I won't say anything when my disciple drinks. Shan'er, come over and have a few drinks with your two uncles."
Bao Shan shook his head and said, "No need."
Hao Lianfeng glared, "What? Not giving face to the two uncles?"
Bao Shan was obviously very happy to see Hao Lianfeng acting drunk even though he was not drunk, but he didn't know whether to disturb the interest of these old friends by telling him about Wukang Yu.
Ji Zibai just spread his hands and said to Xu Zilai, "Look, he's bullying his apprentice again."
Xu Zilai didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he didn't know whether it was wrong or right to invite Bao Shan.
Hao Lianfeng knew his disciple well, and when he saw that he was hesitant to speak, he meant that he had something to say. Now that he was one of his own, there was no need to see anyone else, so he said seriously: "What do you have to say?"
When Bao Shan saw his master asking about it, he didn't hide it and said, "Junior brothers and sisters went out to play last night and brought back a corpse for my disciple."
The three old men were stunned when they heard this, and Ji Zibai couldn't help but ask: "How could your generation of disciples of Xuan Ming Dao be so cruel? You are running around with corpses, so don't lead my grandson into harm's way."
Hao Lianfeng smiled and said: "Huh, if any of our disciples except your grandson has been to Jianping City, it must have been your grandson who led them out."
Bao Shan ignored the bickering between the two and continued: "That is the body of a strange fish with four limbs. If the disciple guessed correctly, it should be the Wukang fish."
Hao Lianfeng frowned and remained silent, seeming to be thinking about something.
Xu Zilai was a casual cultivator and did not have a serious teacher, so he did not know some details of the battle between good and evil. However, Ji Zibai knew a lot. He asked in surprise: "Could it be the Wukangyu that often breaks out before the evil god resurrects?"
"Exactly, I guess there must be followers of the evil god wandering around, so Wukang Fish was born."
Hao Lianfeng said: "A few Wukang fish are nothing. We can inform Shanzong to find an opportunity to eradicate them. I just don't know how big they are. Where are the four little ones? Where did they find the Wukang fish? I I want to go and have a look.”
Bao Shan said: "The four of them went out again. Maybe they can come back at noon."
"There's no rush. You should go to Shan Sect first and let us know. Once you know the location, you won't have to bother fellow Shan Sect and fellow Daoist Xu to go and see it together."
Bao Shan said: "Do you need to send a message to our sect? Maybe we can ask the Cao Gang to cooperate with us."
Ji Zibai immediately said: "No!"
Master Hao Lianfeng didn't know why, so he asked, "Why not?"
"The Caobang often does business on the water. If there is Wukang fish, they should be the first to know about it. They have not informed us of these merchants now, which proves that they have selfish motives and it is not wise to cooperate with them."
Hao Lianfeng nodded and said: "That's true. Feiyan Clan is a mixed bag, with good and bad disciples, but it may not be easy to communicate. The situation is still unclear, so try not to contact them, but the news must be disclosed to avoid hurting others."
Ji Zibai said: "Then leave this matter to me. I can still talk to them. Peers should look down on each other. This also applies to big sects like you. I have seen how many twists and turns there are. It's inevitable. Trouble, let’s go in the name of the Ji family.”
"Then it's up to you."
After a few words, the group of people finalized their plans and actions. Suddenly, a somewhat confused voice sounded. It was Xu Zilai who had been unable to get in the conversation. He asked, "Wait a minute, what is Wukang Fish? Can anyone tell me about it?"
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The four of You Ziji struggled to escape back to the river. Zhang Xingwen could no longer hold on and fell to the shore. Although he was the least affected among the three, after the fierce battle just now and the death-defying speed, he began to see stars in his eyes. After placing Yao Yi gently on the ground, he collapsed directly to the ground.
Ji Wenyi's hands and feet were also a little weak, mainly because the situation just now was too dangerous. Without the protection of the canopy, he would not be able to get out of the siege. He put You Ziji down and found a place to sit down and catch his breath.
The two were silent for a long time, just trying their best to restore their physical energy. No one knew when the pursuers would catch up.
And You Ziji and Yao Yi gradually woke up. After all, Yao Yi is already a cultivator at the pinnacle of the Xuan Realm. The distance between communicating with the world is just a matter of realization. Perhaps after solving the formation diagram, he can directly reach the limit of the Xuan Realm. Although she was still a little dazed, her condition was better than Zhang Xingwen. She sat cross-legged and began to run the exercises to sort out the energy in her body that had been disturbed by the strange fish queen.
Zhang Xingwen also had a good rest. Seeing Yao Yi meditating and practicing Qigong, he also began to collect the energy in his body.
