Changle Palace, in the Demon Sealing Palace.
Zhang Yao got up from the futon and came to the left side of the hall.
The entire wall here is covered with exquisite Buddhist murals, depicting various scenes of saving all sentient beings, the bright Buddha world, and Bodhisattvas and Arhats.
"Buzz!"
Zhang Yao took off the good deeds talisman from his waist, shook it slightly, and a golden text immediately appeared on the mural:
Two hundred and thirty-five thousand.
"A mere two hundred and thirty thousand good deeds are just the beginning..."
Zhang Yao sighed.
He had been in Changle Mountain for more than seven years and had only accumulated 70,000 good deeds. The main reason was that he had no chance to suppress the evil demon.
Although the many foreign Jindan monks in Mani have a harmonious relationship with each other, they are still divided into several small circles internally because of conflicts of interest and cliques are inevitable.
And Zhang Yao is destined to be unable to join any small circle because he is too strong.
Several golden elixir monks have gathered together and formed a fixed combination in order to share the benefits brought by the birth of golden elixir-level Yin demons in each other's demon caves, adhering to the principle that the wealth will not flow to outsiders.
But Zhang Yao, a powerful monk with the ability to independently suppress the golden elixir and evil demons, does not have the conditions to integrate into a small group, and there is no need to integrate.
"Don't be in a hurry, take your time."
Zhang Yao calmed down, took back his good deeds, and sat down on the futon again.
For two hours, he used his magic power to refine the turbid energy that had been leaked and accumulated before he stood up again and walked towards the Demon Suppressing Well.
It's time to explore the secrets of this devil's cave.
"boom!"
Zhang Yao's body burst into magical flames, turning into a bright meteor and falling into the unfathomable Demon Suppressing Well.
After crossing the short metal shaft, for just a blink of an eye, we have arrived at the underground world, where the endless turbid air flows endlessly and begins again and again.
Just like before, the turbid air immediately became as motionless as a deep pool of stagnant water after it came within three feet of Zhang Yao's body, as if it was frightened by some invisible force.
"What is the reason for this?"
Zhang Yao began to think seriously in his heart.
Not only has this phenomenon never been encountered by other Golden Elixir monks, but even the many Golden Body Arhats in Mani Temple have not even mentioned it at all.
The lack of disclosure on the surface means that either the special reaction of this turbid air is not known even to Mani Temple, or it is a matter of great importance and everyone who knows is tight-lipped.
Which one it is, he can't tell yet, but Zhang Yao doesn't feel that he is anything special, at least there is no fundamental difference between him and the other golden elixir ancestors who practice orthodox qi refining.
Not to mention him, even demonic cultivators who use turbid air to practice will still be infected by the turbid air and lose their mind when they reach the realm of such a demon cave.
In the final analysis, a demon cultivator must first be a monk. The foundation of a demon cultivator's practice is still spiritual energy, but he can only use turbid energy to a certain extent.
"If it's not because of me, it must be because of something I'm carrying..."
Having deduced this level, Zhang Yao began to sort out the magic weapons, spiritual objects, rare treasures, etc. on his body, trying to select special items and take them out one by one to verify the abnormal reaction of the turbid qi.
Treasures from heaven and earth such as Fengxi Orichalcum, Purple Yao True Gold, Taiyin Drops of Dew, more than a dozen different third-level spiritual objects, and magic weapons with various effects and zodiac signs...
After Zhang Yao tried for half a quarter of an hour, he took out a piece of light yellow irregular crystal from the storage bag:
"Boom!"
The turbid earth energy around him was directly pushed out with a loud bang, leaving a blank area of 10 feet in radius.
At the outermost edge of this blank area, the earth's turbid air became particularly quiet, forming a sharp contrast with the earth's turbid air on the periphery, passively acting as a barrier.
"Earth Soul Crystal?"
Zhang Yao was shocked.
He didn't expect that it was the earth soul crystals stored in his storage bag that caused the abnormality of the earth's turbid air.
"Earth soul crystal, earth's turbid aura...could there be any connection between the two?"
Zhang Yao looked at the earth soul crystal in his hand, and then looked at the turbid earth energy around him, with a look of thought flashing in his eyes.
Earth soul crystals come from mysterious earth vein nodes.
Thinking back to the past, he was still a young monk in the Qi refining stage with limited vision and knowledge. He entered the earth vein node and took a quick walk around, and then came out with the earth soul crystal. He didn't see much at all.
In the blink of an eye, more than a hundred years have passed, and he has become the famous ancestor of Jindan, and his horizons and knowledge have increased countless times.
Judging from his current knowledge, the earth vein nodes and earth soul crystals are probably related to the barren belt that separates the Central Plains land and divides the spiritual energy levels.
If this inference is true, then the eighth achievement of the Earth Meridian Node was established by the group of ancient sages who survived the great destruction of the ancient times, and this establishment process is closely related to the demon clan.
As for the turbid Qi of the earth, Zhang Yao's understanding was far from deep enough.
Everything in the heaven and earth is the beginning of Qi, and Qi is divided into clear and turbid Qi. The clear Qi rises to form in the sky, while the turbid Qi sinks and gathers on the earth. Pure Qi is immortal, and turbid Qi is demon. This is the recognized result of the division of clear and turbid Qi.
Apart from some well-known common sense, Zhang Yao basically knew nothing about how turbid qi moved, its specific attributes and mysteries.
But if you don’t know enough, it’s very difficult to draw effective inferences.
"Could it be that the earth soul crystal is composed of the earth's turbid air?"
Such thoughts flashed through Zhang Yao's mind subconsciously.
But after he thought about it, he doubted this conclusion. After all, the material of the earth soul crystal can block and suppress the vitality, and the turbid energy does not seem to have such characteristics.
"boom!"
Zhang Yao tried to capture a wisp of the earth's turbid air for verification, but as soon as the magic power and the turbid air collided, the two reacted violently, and eventually they were both annihilated.
He also tried using a long stick to reach into the turbid air, and indirectly use the long stick to transfer the vitality, but until the vitality dissipated and the turbidity did not show any special reaction.
Finally, he tried to use the earth soul crystal to contact the turbid air, but after the position of the earth soul crystal changed, the surrounding turbid air immediately retreated, and there was no possibility of contact between the two.
"This is a bit difficult..."
Zhang Yao was quite helpless, but there was nothing he could do.
The Earth Soul Crystal was too precious, and he was reluctant to use some destructive methods. But in this special situation, it was basically impossible to verify anything.
The only thing that is certain at present is that the earth soul crystal has a very stable repulsive effect on the earth's turbid air, and can avoid the infection of the turbid air, which is equivalent to a talisman.
"Forget it, if you don't understand it, let it go for now."
"At least with the protection of the Earth Soul Crystal, I can explore this devil's cave with confidence and boldness!"
Thinking of this, Zhang Yao suppressed his thoughts of exploration for the time being. He held the Delusion-breaking Lamp in one hand and the Earth Soul Crystal in the other, and began to explore the underground world connected to the Demon Suppressing Well.
The underground world is vast and boundless. Fortunately, you won't lose your way. You only need to look above your head and see the golden ring to know the location of the mouth of the Demon Suppression Well, and then determine your own direction.
Looking from below:
The mouth of the Demon Suppressing Well is obviously only about half a foot long, but like the sun in the underground world, it maintains a nearly fixed size, like a golden disk.
"boom!"
Zhang Yao disliked walking too slowly, so he simply took control of the escape light and began to fly through the air, as if he was traveling through a sea of mud and rocks.
No matter how fast he is, the Earth Soul Crystal can directly expel the turbid air immediately, providing him with great convenience.
Apart from Mani Temple, who built the demon cave and knew the properties of turbid air very well, Zhang Yao was probably the only one who dared to explore the demon cave so unscrupulously.
"There isn't even a demon here..."
"Is it the effect of Mani Temple's formation, or is it the fact that the other Yin Demons were wiped out before and after the birth of the Jindan-level Yin Demon?"
While Zhang Yaofei was escaping, he was still observing various places in the Demon Cave, and a trace of doubt arose in his heart.
The turbid gas transforms into Yin demons, some are strong and some are weak. The weakest ones can only harm some ordinary people. There are also powerful Yin demons equivalent to the Qi refining stage and the foundation building stage.
A small number of foundation-building monks from outside, as well as Buddhist monks from various places, perform demon-killing operations on daily basis, killing demon cultivators and these evil spirits, as well as some monks who are possessed by demons and crazy.
But here comes the problem:
Under the suppression and restraint of the twenty-four demon caves, a small amount of demon energy leaked can give birth to various levels of evil spirits to harm the world.
But in the endless demon cave where the turbidity is billowing, there is not even a Yin Demon. Only occasionally a Golden Elixir-level Yin Demon will be born.
"This also seems a bit abnormal and goes against common sense."
"Can the formation built by the Patriarch of Mani Temple suppress the transformation of this endless demonic energy? Even the True Monarch of God Transformation may not be able to do it..."
Zhang Yao pondered for a long time, but couldn't think of any clues, so he could only continue to fly forward and explore.
"ah……"
After flying for thousands of miles, Zhang Yao's ears faintly caught a faint cry.
"Um?"
Zhang Yao suddenly perked up, turned around and flew towards the direction of the sound.
As the distance quickly approached, the screams heard in Zhang Yao's ears also increased significantly, and he could hear clearly - the screams turned out to be wailing!
And this is not a single wailing sound, but thousands of wailing sounds gathered together, containing the shrillness, rage, anger, resentment... Just hearing it from a distance is enough to make anyone's hair stand on end and shudder.
"What's going on?"
Zhang Yao's expression changed, and he subconsciously increased the amount of mana he poured into the Lantern of Delusion, and at the same time, he was ready to retreat at any time.
Exploring the magic cave in Changle Mountain carries a certain risk of offending Mani Temple, because Zhang Yao doesn't know whether Mani Temple's monitoring methods can monitor the movements of the demon cave at all times.
But without understanding his own special reaction to turbid air and the secret behind it, he really couldn't sleep or eat well, so he took this action.
Now that the problem has been clarified, if there is any danger lurking in this devil's cave, he would rather go back home and give up exploration than put himself in a dangerous situation.
"Let's take a look first. If things change, retreat immediately!"
"If the consequences are really serious, the worst I can do is run out of Mani Kingdom and give up the treasure prime minister on the list of good deeds."
After Zhang Yao made a decision in his mind, he no longer hesitated and cautiously flew towards the source of the sound.
The closer he got, the more piercing the screams became. If Zhang Yao hadn't been as determined as iron, he would have been tortured to an unbearable level.
"Well……"
Zhang Yao frowned, resisting the stimulation of the wailing sound, and continued to fly towards the center.
As he continued to fly forward, the wailing sound had turned into an all-pervasive torrent. If a monk with a lower cultivation level came over, his mind might even collapse on the spot.
Wait until it has flown another distance:
Suddenly, the vast turbid air disappeared completely, and when the vision suddenly opened up, a shocking scene appeared.
"Ahhhh..."
Countless ghosts were trapped half-body on the black land, men, women, old and young, tall, short, fat and thin... They were densely packed together, like twisted dead branches and trunks, their bodies were dark, their expressions were painful and crazy, and they were wailing like crazy.
Looking around, there are endless wailing ghosts stretching to the horizon, with no end visible at a glance, and it is even impossible to judge the number of ghosts.
What is presented in front of you is a living scene of evil ghosts and hell.
"this……"
Zhang Yao looked shocked.
"Are these demons transformed from turbid air? No... these are souls! The souls of living people!"
After Zhang Yao judged the true identity of these ghosts, his heart suddenly shook violently.
All intelligent creatures have souls, but the souls of monsters and monks are particularly powerful, especially after opening up the sea of consciousness and being able to exist almost independently.
With a glance of his spiritual mind, he judged that these ghosts were very weak and far from being called 'sacred souls', but they were by no means Yin demons transformed from turbid air, but actual souls of living people!
"How come there are so many mortal souls in this demon cave?"
"Just judging by the naked eye, there are at least hundreds of millions of ghosts here, maybe even more..."
Thoughts flashed in Zhang Yao's mind, and he immediately realized that he had discovered a huge secret.
He didn't dare to waste time, and his spiritual mind swept around for observation, and soon made a new discovery:
On this black land, there are tiny black incantations scattered all over, arranged according to the spirit pattern formation veins. It is obviously a powerful and unparalleled formation, and it is related to the formation that shapes the entire demon cave. close.
Not only that:
These black spells are like chains, deeply rooted in the body of every ghost, constantly stimulating and torturing these ghosts.
Every moment, there are ghosts who cannot bear the torture and die in pain and wailing, but at the same time, there is a steady stream of black ghosts emerging on the black land.
Zhang Yao estimated that every moment, dozens or hundreds of ghosts became new sacrifices on this black land.
"These mortal souls probably come from the area near Changle Mountain!"
Zhang Yao realized this immediately.
If we take the twenty-four demon points as the center, the Kingdom of Mani can be divided into twenty-four pieces, each piece being about the same size.
These mortal souls are most likely to come from the area represented by Changle Mountain, and there are probably similar things in the other demon caves.
"What exactly is this place?"
Zhang Yao's thoughts surged in his mind:
"Could it be that the founder of Mani Temple imitated the description of Buddhist allusions and created the 'hell' acquired the day after tomorrow? And hid it in the devil's cave?"
(End of chapter)
