"Is there anything wrong with this monk?"
Compared to Ling Ning's surprise, Xia Shiqing was confused. She had never seen the expression on the demonic monk's face when he committed a murder, and she thought he was just an eminent monk.
Ling Ning pondered slightly and told the story about the massacre of "Jialan Temple" on the Fairy Dust Continent, as well as what he saw with his own eyes as the demonic monk killed many people. Finally, he concluded: "Maybe the murder in Jialan Temple has nothing to do with him, but this guy is definitely not a 'good monk'."
Xia Shiqing naturally trusted him. She nodded and noticed the big transparent snake crawling uneasily back and forth under the high platform. She wondered: "Look at that big snake, why is it just anxious under the high platform but not coming up?"
Ling Ning thought for a while and said, "I don't know. Maybe there is some kind of restriction on this high platform, so they don't dare to come up."
The two of them turned their attention to the demon monk Yi Nian. Although they didn't know what he was doing, they still had a bad feeling in their hearts. This demonic monk has a solemn face and a lotus on his head with the vague shadow of the Buddha. It is hard to believe that he is doing something bad. If he was really sealing the monster, and the two of them rashly interrupted it, they would probably suffer the same if the monster escaped. But if he doesn't stop him, once he tames the monsters, he might turn against them again.
The two looked at each other, as if they were asking each other, "What should I do?"
Just when he was hesitating, a weak voice suddenly sounded in Ling Ning's ear. The voice seemed vague and he couldn't hear it clearly for a while, so he couldn't help but ask: "Shiqing, what did you just say?"
Xia Shiqing asked in confusion: "What?"
"You...what did you just transmit to me? I didn't hear it clearly."
"Shall I send a message to you? No."
"Eh?" Ling Ning was slightly stunned. The vague voice sounded in his ears again. This time he heard it clearly. The voice said: "Let me out."
"Let me out?" Ling Ning repeated unconsciously.
"What did you say?" Xia Shiqing cast a doubtful look at him.
"I didn't say it, it was the voice saying 'let me out'."
"Did you hear something? Why didn't I hear it?"
"Didn't you hear it? This sound seems to be there but not at all... Listen carefully..."
The two were silent for a moment, and Xia Shiqing shook her head, obviously finding nothing.
"But I clearly heard that sound, why couldn't you hear it?" Ling Ning looked around, trying to find the source of the sound. But there are only three of them on the high platform. Obviously it cannot be the demon monk. Could it be...
The two of them locked their eyes on the huge "earth dragon" in front of them. They saw that the eyes of this earth dragon were closed tightly, but its eyes kept moving, as if it wanted to open its eyes but couldn't. appearance.
Ling Ning activated his pupil technique, and a majestic white air appeared in his field of vision, as if countless white clouds had gathered together. These clouds are wrapped in layers of countless golden filaments, like a huge cocoon. The golden filaments were floating out of the demon monk's mouth as the demon monk muttered words, like spider webs in the wind wrapping around a giant cocoon.
Ling Ning noticed that the wrapped cloud-like energy body seemed to be very different from the colorful true essence, but he couldn't tell what the difference was for the moment. He immediately thought that if this earth dragon was one of the immortals, then this white cloud-like energy body might be the "natural force" mentioned by the palace owner. With his limited eyesight, he should not be able to see this kind of energy, but such a large group of natural energy gathered together in front of him. Perhaps it was because of this that some subtle changes occurred, and he was able to see it.
Just as he was thinking, the clouds in front of him suddenly fluctuated, and the voice of "let me out" came to his ears again. Only then did he confirm that the owner of this voice was the earth dragon in front of him.
"Shiqing, this big guy in front of me is asking for help. It's telling me to let me out. What do you think we should do?"
"Are you...are you sure?"
"I'm sure, although I don't know what this monk is doing, but... I always feel something is wrong..."
Xia Shiqing looked into his eyes and seemed to understand his thoughts, "So you want to save this big guy?"
Ling Ning nodded, "Maybe this will put us in crisis, but... I don't know why I still want to do this."
Xia Shiqing nodded, "In that case, I'll listen to you."
Ling Ning was slightly taken aback when she saw how happy she was, "You... won't you try to dissuade me?"
Xia Shiqing shook her head, "I believe you."
Although there were only four words, Ling Ning felt a warmth. He smiled at Xia Shiqing, and then walked towards the demon monk: "I don't care what you are doing, you have to stop immediately, otherwise don't blame me for being rude..."
"Don't come over here. The young monk is using all his strength to subdue this monster. If you interrupt me, we will all die!" A burst of golden light surged across the face of the monster monk at a thought, and he sent a message to the two of them with his spiritual thoughts.
Ling Ning obviously would not stop because of these words. He said calmly: "Why don't you let such a powerful monster out to open our eyes? Since you can conquer it, what do so many of us have to fear? What a big deal. Just conquer it again!"
As he said that, he reached out and wanted to pat Yi Nian on the top of his head. He didn't mean to hurt him, it was just a casual pat. Unexpectedly, before his palm could touch him, a dark claw suddenly shot out from Yi Nian's chest and grabbed him on the chest! Then the claws suddenly extended!
Ling Ning didn't react in time, he only felt a pain in his chest, and then a huge force pushed his body back, and the wind whirred in his ears.
"boom!"
In just an instant, Ling Ning's body was pushed hundreds of meters and hit the hard rock wall hard! He only felt his whole body shake, and a mouthful of blood spurted out uncontrollably. The dark claws on his chest were like irons that were imprinted into his skin. The blood kept pouring out. If he hadn't been physically strong, this blow would have penetrated his chest!
"Xiao Ning!" Xia Shiqing exclaimed, drew out her long sword and slashed towards the devil's claw!
"Whoa!" The claws were cut off with a sound, and the moment they hit the ground, they melted like ink and splashed all over the floor.
This kind of weird Taoism was unheard of. Xia Shiqing had rich experience in facing the enemy, so she naturally knew how to take advantage of the victory and pursue it. She didn't have time to see Ling Ning's condition, so she stabbed the demon monk Yi Nian in the chest without hesitation!
Seeing that the sword was about to touch the skin, his eyes suddenly opened with golden light!
Xia Shiqing subconsciously reached out to cover her eyes, and the long sword in her hand paused slightly! In this brief moment, the black water on the ground came to life and turned into millions of dots of ink, rushing toward her!
Xia Shiqing heard the sound of water in her ears, and with a thought in her mind, she quickly made a few hand seals with one hand, and shouted: "Spiritual wood, double wall!" Two green trees suddenly "grew" out, one on the left and one on the right, as if they were clasping their hands together. She protects it in the palm of her hand.
Xia Shiqing's vision went dark, and she could only hear a dense "ta-ta-ta-ta" sound in her ears, as if countless hailstones were hitting her head and face. The sound suddenly disappeared after a moment. She knew that she could not leave time for the enemy to attack. After the attack was over, she suddenly opened the closed wooden wall. She was about to rush out to attack but found that the black water was stuck to the wooden wall like glue. The wooden wall was stuck and couldn't be opened! Moreover, the black water is still shrinking, and the wooden wall makes a harsh "creep" sound, as if it will shatter in the next second.
Xia Shiqing was slightly surprised and thrust her long sword towards the black water, hoping to open a gap. Unexpectedly, as soon as the long sword touched the black water, the black water seemed to be alive and flew towards her hand along the long sword! She knew nothing about the black water, so she naturally refused to touch it easily, so she could only let go of the sword.
"Snapped!"
As the long sword fell to the ground, black water also fell to the ground and splashed countless water splashes. Xia Shiqing could not avoid being splashed all over!
Ling Ning worked hard to regain consciousness. The numbness in her limbs gradually dissipated, but her waist was in great pain. He knew this was because his back injury had worsened. Looking at Xia Shiqing from a distance, I saw that she was wrapped in a ball of black water, and she didn't know whether she was alive or dead. The black water under the pupil technique had unknown properties, but it exuded an unknown evil aura! He was afraid that Xia Shiqing would make a mistake, so he was so anxious that he immediately made his fingerprints regardless of his injuries!
"Spiritual Wood·Wood Dragon Technique!"
The wooden dragon burst out from behind him, carrying his vest and flying toward the platform a hundred meters away. At the same time, the stone sword in his hand turned into broken stars!
"Broken Star·Star Drop!"
Capture the thief first and capture the king! Ling Ning aimed at the demon monk and with a thought, the long sword turned into a cold star and shot out!
The demon monk opened his eyes and stared at the roaring "Broken Star". The moment the long sword flew towards him, his eyes widened and he roared! A giant golden palm as tall as a person appeared in the golden light. The giant palm clenched its fist and punched the Broken Star in the brilliant golden light!
"Bang!" The two huge forces collided together and ended up deadlocked!
Ling Ning was in the air and his whole body erupted with blazing Qingluan demon fire. He rushed towards the demon monk like a rocket and took his head straight away!
Seeing that it was approaching, the black water surrounding Xia Shiqing suddenly moved into action, turning into a spear and stabbing Ling Ning! Ling Ning took a deep breath and used all his strength to activate the Divine Transformation Art. Under the high-speed movement of the true energy in his body, the demonic fire exploded, forming a huge fireball! The begonia red demonic fire burned like a pool of ink, turning into a deep purple that was close to black!
"Poof!" The moment the black water collided with Ling Ning, the black water was boiling and white steam filled the air instantly!
Ling Ning's body fell to the ground, and he unconsciously fell forward because of the severe pain in his waist. He was about to fall to the ground, but someone grabbed his arm and supported him. He looked up and saw that it was Xia Shiqing.
"Shi Qing, are you okay?" Ling Ning breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she seemed fine.
Xia Shiqing smiled slightly to show that it was okay, and she pressed her lips lightly as if to remind him to listen.
Ling Ning came back to her senses and began to use her pupil technique to alert her surroundings in case the enemy suddenly attacked while taking advantage of the white steam. With Xia Shiqing's help, he took a few steps forward and arrived at Yaoneng Yinian's original position. He saw a pool of blood on the ground but no trace of him. He was just about to decide whether to pursue or not, when suddenly there was a "rumbling, booming" sound from above. When he looked up, he saw that it was the giant cocoon wrapped in layers of countless golden threads that was beginning to collapse! It's like something is about to break out of the cocoon!
"Pah, pah, pah..." As the golden threads kept breaking, the white cloud-like energy body inside began to expand, as if it was about to explode at any time!
"Ouch!" The earth dragon also let out a deafening cry like a dragon's roar. This cry was not the relief after being freed from the trap, but was full of pain!
"No! The earth dragon can no longer control the energy in its body, and it is about to explode!" Ling Ning Tongshu saw clearly and hurriedly came to a conclusion.
"What?" Although Xia Shiqing could also feel a huge energy gathering above her, although the earth dragon in her field of vision showed pain, it had no intention of exploding.
Ling Ning didn't know how to describe it, but he knew that if this energy was allowed to explode, both of them might be buried here today. The only way now is to use his own power to control and suppress this energy. He is not afraid in his heart. After all, there is still a trump card in his body - the Palace Master.
Thinking of this, he gently pushed away Xia Shiqing's support, and stretched his true energy forward through the air with his palms, catching up with the majestic energy body that was about to get out of control! At the moment of contact, powerful power surged into his body, like a flood that burst a dam! Ling Ning's whole body was shaken and blood spurted out! Now he was being sucked in as if he was being electrocuted. The energy from the bursting of the embankment could not help but pour into his body, and it was running rampant in his body. Even the Divine Transformation Art could not guide him to calm it down!
Xia Shiqing was startled and was about to go up to help him, but was stopped by Ling Ning: "Don't come over!" Seeing his demeanor, Xia Shiqing had to stop her movements.
Ling Ning felt that all the internal organs in his body were about to be shattered, and the sea of Qi in his Dantian was filled instantly. Seeing that his body began to swell, and he was about to explode and die, he suddenly heard a voice in his mind. It sounded: "You brat, you don't want to die!"
Ling Ning had known that she would appear, so he replied in his mind: "Palace Master, you have finally appeared! Help me, why can't my spirit form lead this energy out of the body..."
"Idiot, this is the 'power of nature'. Only an immortal can control it! You can't bear it without an immortal body... Stop talking nonsense and give me control of your body!"
Ling Ning had exactly what she wanted, and her consciousness slowly sneaked into the "source space", leaving her body to the palace master.
The palace master controlled his body, and Ling Mo made an impressive appearance! He turned to Xia Shiqing and shouted: "Hey, cut me on the left and right shoulder blades on my back, quick!"
Xia Shiqing felt as if the person in front of her suddenly changed, with a different temperament. Even the tone of his words revealed an irresistible majesty.
She couldn't figure it out for a moment and asked: "Are you talking about making two incisions on your left and right shoulder blades?"
"Yes, hurry up!"
Although she didn't know why she did this, she still chose to believe it. She pulled out her long sword and slashed two holes in his back with two slashes. Before the blood could flow out, a majestic energy suddenly spurted out like a flood, and the powerful air flow pushed her to the ground.
Xia Shiqing saw two white lights spurting out from the two openings on Ling Ning's back, like two sword blades soaring into the sky! It's like a pair of straight wings spread out! She didn't know the situation, but she also knew that Ling Ning must be thinking of ways to evacuate these energy bodies.
"Ouch!"
As the earth dragon roared, Ling Mo also used all his strength!
"Shinto·Sixteen·Star Shift!"
The wings suddenly enlarged dozens of times, almost filling half of the cave! The dazzling white light illuminated the entire cave in an instant, and the intense light made it difficult to open one's eyes!
Ling Ning, who was in the source space, could naturally feel everything outside. He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he seemed to be in a white space. He didn't know where this place was, so he just instinctively walked forward. As he moved, the scenery around him began to change rapidly. The sun, moon, stars, mountains and rivers, people coming and going... Finally, time and scenery were frozen! He lowered his head, and below was a tall bronze altar. In the center of the altar stood two people, to be precise, two women with human heads and snake bodies.
The woman facing him was bathed in a divine light, and her face could not be seen clearly. She raised her bright crown high as if she was holding a grand ceremony! Under the altar, countless tribesmen with human heads and snake bodies stood densely and neatly, cheering and jumping for joy!
The woman with her back to him knelt on the ground. As the woman holding the crown high solemnly put the crown on her head, she stood up and faced the tribesmen. All the tribesmen knelt on the ground and kowtowed!
The woman wearing the crown smiled. She looked absolutely beautiful and her smile was particularly touching. At this moment, she was enjoying her own glory!
As soon as the scene turned, all the clansmen under the altar disappeared. The woman wearing a crown faced the empty cave. Her face was not lonely, but one of perseverance and expectation.
The scene changed again. The cave was occupied by snakes of all sizes. They kept "butting their heads" to the woman wearing a crown on the altar, as if worshiping their queen. But the determination on the woman's face disappeared, replaced by indifference. Her eyes stared blankly ahead, not knowing what she was thinking.
The gears of time began to turn, the cave beneath my feet changed rapidly, and the bronze altar was visibly rusty. A voice sounded in his ears, and it was the same voice as "let me out" before.
"I accepted my fate and became the new king. In the endless years, a lonely king, carrying her mission alone."
Ling Ning looked around, but saw no one. He pondered slightly, as if thinking about the meaning of this sentence. After a brief silence, he said: "Who are you?"
"I am the guardian of the continent."
"Earth Dragon Immortal?"
The voice didn't answer, but Ling Ning knew that this was the other party's acquiescence.
"Where are you? Why don't you show up?"
"I am right in front of you, but you can't see it."
"In front of me?" Ling Ning was puzzled, "Why can't I see you?"
"Can you see the wind?"
"Are you the wind?"
"I am not the wind, but I am also the wind."
Ling Ning was puzzled at first, but then he seemed to realize something. The so-called immortals, according to the palace owner's previous meaning, are immortals who can control the power of nature. Naturally, they can also hide themselves in nature. Just like the wind, he can feel the wind but cannot see it. This mysterious and mysterious truth can only be understood.
"What did that monk want to do to you just now?"
"I was deceived. I wanted to use his power to cut off the cause and effect, but failed. He wanted to refine me, but by the time I found out, it was already too late."
Earth Dragon Immortal's words were a bit jerky, but they were not incomprehensible. According to Ling Ning's interpretation, Earth Dragon Immortal has been the guardian of the continent for too long and it no longer wants to continue. But due to some "law", it cannot leave the mainland. I don’t know how the demon monk deceived it. Maybe it wanted to use Buddhism to cut off the cause and effect of fate, so it believed the lies of one thought. The thin golden lines grew little by little, like a frog boiling in warm water. By the time it wanted to resist, it was already too late.
"You... why are you showing me these? Do you want something?"
"If you get the Buddha's treasure and bring it to me, I will cut off the destiny of cause and effect and regain my freedom."
"Can the Buddha help you achieve freedom? But...but why should I help you? In other words, what are the benefits of helping you?"
"I will recognize you as the master of Xuanyuan Sword."
Hearing the words "Xuanyuan Sword", Ling Ning's heart suddenly twitched. As an ancient artifact, the best sword in the world, no one can resist its temptation!
"How should I trust you?"
At this time, a golden object floated towards him. He reached out to take it and found that it was a scale, which seemed to be from the Earth Dragon Immortal.
"This thing can help you enter the Xuanyuan Secret Realm, so you should take care of yourself."
Ling Ning stared at the heavy scale in his hand and said, "Then how will I find you after I get the Buddha treasure? Or should I come here?"
"When you get the Buddha's treasure, I will know it and come to look for you."
A white light surged in front of Ling Ning's eyes. When he came to his senses, he stood on the bronze altar again. However, Earth Dragon Immortal's huge body suddenly disappeared.
"Xiao Ning! Are you okay?" Xia Shiqing was overjoyed when she saw him appearing "completely" in front of her eyes.
Ling Ning felt peaceful inside her body. Even her waist injury no longer hurt. She seemed to be more energetic than before the injury.
"It's okay. I'm a blessing in disguise this time. All my injuries are healed!"
"Really?" Even after hearing what he said, Xia Shiqing still checked him. In the end, as he said, his injuries were indeed healed.
"Why did this earth dragon suddenly disappear?" Faced with Xia Shiqing's doubts, Ling Ning quickly explained what he had just experienced. He took out the golden scales and muttered: "I don't know how to use this thing."
"Maybe we'll know when the opportunity comes. Rather than this, what should we do? Should we leave here?"
"Of course I want to leave, but do I want to go back the same way?"
While the two were talking, the large transparent snake that had brought them suddenly crawled in front of them and kowtowed to them frequently, as if to thank them. Then it crawled forward a few meters, looked back at them and spit out the message, as if it wanted them to follow. The two people immediately understood that the big snake was going to lead them out of the cave, and hurriedly followed it.
After the Earth Dragon Immortal disappeared, all the snakes in the cave recovered their demeanor and left one after another. Under the leadership of the transparent snake, the snakes retreated. They continued to move upward along a small cave. After an unknown amount of time, they finally came out of the cave and saw the long-lost sky.
At this time, the sky was full of stars, and the two people's experience actually took a whole day. They looked around, only to find that they were in a wide sinkhole, and not far away there was still a bottomless stream. The sinkhole is a hundred meters away from the ground, so the two of them can naturally climb up the rock wall with their skills.
The big snake kowtowed to them a few more times, and then spat out a message, as if saying goodbye. The two of them also waved and watched the big snake's body disappear into the dark cave.
Ling Ning was about to speak when suddenly a layer of black energy appeared on Xia Shiqing's face, and then her delicate body fell backwards!
