More than a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
But I saw a piece of land appearing on the red sea. This land was not very big, about a thousand acres. I don’t know how many thousands of years this land had been abandoned. It was vaguely visible that the broken walls built with stones had collapsed for a long time, and the only things left inside were The dilapidated house with ruined walls is solitary embedded in the red sea, just like a black spot on the sea.
Suddenly, three piercing sounds were heard in the sky, and they reached the sky above this land in a flash. The light disappeared and three figures appeared, it was Ji Liao and others.
Ji Liao's eyes swept across the land under his feet, but he saw that the place was overgrown with weeds, and the traces of human life had been gradually erased by the years.
"Amitabha." Shanzhi recited the Buddha's name when he saw this scene.
"This is the closest place to the place where the monster beast lives. Let's settle here for now." Gu Yue said.
Ji Liao couldn't help but frown slightly as he looked at this scene. He discovered that the ruins of houses hidden in the weeds were built in a ring, layer by layer, surrounding a dot in the center.
This place has been abandoned for too long, and all the houses are dilapidated, but at the center, there is a well-preserved temple that resembles a temple used for memorial purposes.
"How far is it from the place where the monsters live?" Ji Liao withdrew his gaze and looked at Gu Yue and asked.
"The demonic beast lives at the bottom of this evil sea. It's about two to three hundred miles away from here, so it's safe for us to stay here for a few days. Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Li." Gu Yue replied with a smile.
Ji Liao nodded slightly, without saying much, and flew towards the complete temple in a flash.
Shanzhi followed Ji Liao and fell down, while Gu Yue in mid-air raised her red lips and showed an intriguing smile, and followed the two of them to fly towards the temple.
This temple is not big, about the size of a mortal's ancestral temple, but the materials used are not extraordinary. The whole body is made of a black crystal stone, and the spiritual energy within it does not dissipate, so it can still stand tall after many years. Does not fall.
There is no plaque in the temple, and the wooden door has long since fallen off and collapsed on both sides.
Ji Liao landed at the door of the temple, with a small open space overgrown with weeds behind him. He glanced around and stepped in.
As soon as we entered the temple, a faint air of cold air immediately enveloped us, and the light was dimmed a lot. Even the wide open doors and windows couldn't make the place brighter or warmer.
Just as he took a step forward, Ji Liao's steps were filled with pauses.
But facing the temple gate, there was a black stone statue standing about ten feet tall.
This statue is also made of crystal clear stone, and is carved into a giant frog with a strange shape.
The frog's two front paws support its front body, showing a sitting posture, revealing a smooth belly. The opposite of the belly is the frog's back. It is seen that the frog's back is covered with fist-sized drums. The cells look disgusting, a bit worse than those of a toad.
The frog's head was raised, but its huge eyes were slightly downward, as if looking at the kneeling people below. A curved gap outlined the frog's mouth, and two long tongues as thick as arms were in the frog's mouth. The left and right sides of the frog fell down, and combined with the frog's expression at this moment, it seemed that the frog had endless evil charm, and just one look made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
Ji Liao rubbed his chin and looked at the frog sculpture for a long time before whispering softly, "A beast?"
The mantle beast is an ancient evil spirit. It looks like a frog. It has two tongues and highly toxic venom cells on its back. Its two tongues can peel off the soul of a living person. The poison spreads and all vegetation and life within a million miles are wiped out. It relies on evil energy to survive. They like to live in places with strong evil spirits, like to eat souls, and can rely on their souls to improve their cultivation. They are the most evil spirits among ancient evil spirits.
Ji Liao had read many classics recording various spiritual beasts in the secret pavilion of the Luanniao tribe. At that time, Ji Liao only glanced at the classics about the beast and did not read too much. He only remembered the image of the beast. Just a brief introduction to appearance and habits.
"Hey, fellow Taoist, you know a lot, and you actually recognize a rare ancient evil spirit like a beast?" At this time, Gu Yue and Shan Zhi also walked in and asked with a smile.
Ji Liao nodded slightly, "I have only seen the classics about this beast, and don't know much about it."
Gu Yue's beautiful eyes flickered twice and her red lips twitched, "This mandarin beast likes to eat human souls alive. It is one of the many evil spirits in the world."
Ji Liao took two steps forward and came under the sculpture of the beast. In an instant, Ji Liao immediately felt that he was being watched by the beast. He frowned, glanced at the statue in front of him, and then turned his gaze. It landed on something underneath the beast.
It was a small stone mill, with a blue-grey color. It had already been covered with a thick layer of dust, and it had obviously been untouched for a long time.
Ji Liao raised his hand and pointed, and the upper layer of the stone roller immediately moved away, and a dark red color immediately appeared on the lower surface of the stone roller.
However, between the uneven stone grinders, the ravines were filled with Yin Hong's dried blood. Because the stone grinders had not been moved for a long time, the dried blood inside was preserved.
"call..."
Ji Liao blew gently, and a misty breeze immediately spurted out of his mouth and rolled towards Shi Nian.
In an instant, the dark red color of dried blood flew up like pieces of flying catkins, and a complex and ancient spiritual text appeared on the surface of the stone mill.
"Eh? What is this?" Gu Yue's eyes lit up, and she looked at Shi Nian curiously when she reached Ji Liao's side and asked.
Ji Liao touched his chin again, thought for a while, and then said, "It seems that the people who once lived here should be the descendants of this beast, or a race that has the beast as a totem. This stone cannot be crushed." Big, in my opinion, this stone mill is used to sacrifice newborn babies to the beast."
"Does Fellow Taoist mean that the people who lived here before put newborn babies in this stone mill and used their blood to sacrifice the beast?" Gu Yue asked.
"It's not blood, it should be the soul of a newborn." Ji Liao shook his head slightly, paused and said again, "Although this beast is an evil spirit in the world, it is a soul that likes to eat cleanly. There is nothing better than a newborn in this world. The living soul is the purest and cleanest."
"Amitabha." Shanzhi on the side recited the Buddha's name when he heard this, sat down cross-legged, and recited the sutra again.
"Yeah, that's cruel enough." Gu Yue said.
"Every time there is a famine in the mortal world, it is normal to eat people alive. What does this mean?"
"Fellow Taoist is really cruel. This little girl can't see or hear this." Gu Yue said with a sigh.
"This is the world of individual cannibalism. All living beings like us are born through tribulations. I think fellow Taoist monks should have seen it clearly long ago." Ji Liao turned to look at Gu Yue aside and said, and then He asked, "Isn't the spirit-transforming monster you are talking about the beast?"
"Exactly!" Gu Yue nodded without hesitation and agreed.
Ji Liao had expected it and was not too surprised.
Shan Zhi, who was reciting sutras uprightly on the side, paused for a moment and then quickly continued to recite.
"Fellow Taoist has never said before that the spirit-transforming monster is the beast. Did he think that Shanzhi and I would escape from the battlefield?"
Gu Yue wrinkled her nose and did not deny it, "The last time we came here, someone recognized the Manga Beast and ran away. That's why we failed. Otherwise, the Spirit Manga Beast should have been killed by us last time."
Ji Liao raised his eyebrows and glanced at Shan Zhi, who was showing off his posture, "I think fellow Taoist is worrying too much."
After pausing for a while, he continued, "We have a day of repairs today, and we will set off early tomorrow morning."
After that, without waiting for Gu Yue to say anything else, he walked out. When he reached the door of the temple, Ji Liao stopped for a moment, and then his cold voice sounded again, "Whoever dares to investigate me tonight, I will let you know." He cannot see the sun of tomorrow."
And the figure disappeared.
