The forest leaves soaked in flames were like clear glass, sweeping high into the sky with the surging hurricane.
The night sky of the entire forest was a shocking fiery red, as if the sea of fire were upside down. The Pegasus spread its wings and roared with great pressure, and then suddenly fell like a meteor from the sky.
At this moment, Ji Ning thought he was going to die.
He frantically mobilized his spiritual energy, his aura gradually rising to the extreme, and his body was shrouded in starlight, but it was still difficult to resist the huge pressure.
This Pegasus with rare bloodline is still outstanding even among the monster beasts in the second stage.
The first stage is Willow Bones, and the second stage is Upper Realm.
The gap between this was insurmountable. Even if Ji Ning had a sword in his hand and used the earth-level sword technique Mulin Style, he would still be unable to resist.
Because this Pegasus also didn't hold back, he fell angrily, threatening an irresistible force!
Ji Ning's eyes widened. At this critical moment, he suddenly remembered that he might be able to find something harder to withstand the impact, such as the immortal corpse of a saint.
But even if he held that thing above his head, wouldn't he still be crushed to pieces?
There was no time to think too much.
Ji Ning's thoughts moved, and in the next moment, the saint's corpse covered in starlight was held in his hand, and just when he was about to lift it above his head to withstand the thunderous blow of the horse.
In mid-air, a light yellow halo suddenly flashed across. It seemed to be a small pale yellow bell, which was held in the palm of someone's hand.
And the person dragging the ancient bell is Qi Lan!
Ji Ning's pupils were slightly condensed, and he saw Qi Lan dressed in hunting clothes, with a solemn expression. The pale yellow ancient clock in his right hand was vibrating crazily, making a heart-shaking buzzing sound, and then suddenly left the palm of his hand in an instant, and his figure increased several times. , like a hill, blocking the moonlight and flames in the night sky, directly covering the ground first!
"Boom!"
The bell buzzed, and the pale yellow aura instantly enveloped Ji Ning's body.
The iron hooves of the Pegasus from the outside world came down with unimaginable power and hit the pale yellow ancient bell. The attack like a mountain toppled failed to shatter the ancient bell, but instead set off a huge earthquake. The sound waves spread in all directions, blowing down all the trees in the surrounding valleys!
The flames flying all over the sky like glass suddenly disappeared after a moment of peak power.
The Pegasus closest to the ancient bell was naturally the first to withstand the sound wave. Starting from his iron hooves to the spread out white and flawless wings, they all trembled so hard that they let out a sad cry. Call.
The cry echoed through the forest, even drowning out the bells for a time.
Dozens of miles away, people who had been sleeping soundly heard the noise here, and woke up from their dreams. They raised their heads in astonishment and looked at the sky.
"what happened?"
"I don't know, but listening to the sound, it seems that there are monks fighting with the big demon, and the sound waves caused have spread here."
"Hey, isn't that the direction of the ruins? Do we want to go take a look?"
"A monster with such power must not be weak. Maybe some important treasure will be born!"
In the camp, a young man said in surprise that he was one of the people who followed Jiang Liuhai during the day.
Jiang Liuhai, wearing plain clothes, walked out of the tent and said with a frown:
"It's ridiculous. You don't even think about how many monsters would be attracted by such a big movement. Now it's unclear whether we can even stay in our camp!"
"Yeah, it's not safe here. Maybe we have to evacuate."
Xue Zhongjing frowned and looked at the night sky in the distance. After thinking for a long time, he turned around and said:
"The situation is urgent tonight. Everyone, don't sleep. Wake them up and be alert at all times. If you find a large number of monsters approaching, evacuate immediately!"
"receive!"
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"Report...report to the leader!"
"Qi Lan, and the new kid, disappeared!"
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Meanwhile, on the other side.
Just as the great Pegasus demon was gathering demon energy angrily, he launched his most powerful attack.
On the ground, the huge pale yellow ancient clock suddenly shrank, turned into a fleeting stream of light, and suddenly flew away into the distance.
It was so fast, it was as if it had never happened before.
The Pegasus demon was startled for a moment, then stared at the ravine-ridden ground with his eyes bathed in flames.
I saw that the center of the ancient clock, which was in a mess before, was completely gone from the shadow of the two humans.
All that was left was a deep hole in the ground.
I don’t know where it continues.
boom--!
The Pegasus demon was so angry that it roared, fluttered its wings and flew into the air, spreading the flames on its body wantonly.
The woods for several miles around burned, the fiery breath billowed hundreds of feet, and the soil turned into smoke. Even the wild horse monsters of his own race were not spared. They were all buried in the sea of fire, without the slightest ability to resist. .
And as this great Pegasus demon, there are two people he wants to kill the most.
Ji Ning and Qi Lan.
At this moment, he was not affected in any way. He was several miles away, with his back to the sea of fire, and the Pegasus demon that was as eye-catching as the sun in mid-air, supporting each other and escaping into a forest.
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After escaping from the fire, I felt a little cold.
In the beautiful mountains under the moon, behind a remote hillside, Ji Ning and Qi Lan were lying here panting, looking miserable.
"are you OK?"
Ji Ning sat up and looked at Qi Lan beside him with a pale face. The latter's appearance at the moment was several times more messy than him. His clothes were burned into tatters, and his arms and legs were covered in pitch black. was burned, and blood overflowed from the corners of his mouth.
Even his knife, which shone with golden light and seemed to be of extraordinary quality, was now covered with a layer of dark fire rust.
"Thank you just now."
"Without you, I might be dead."
"There's nothing to thank. I'm saving myself."
"After you die, I will still sacrifice the Cang Gu Bell, otherwise I won't be able to escape from the nose of that Pegasus."
Qi Lan said with a pale face, took out a pill from his pocket and drank it.
He originally thought that the mysterious boy in front of him would have a solution, because the latter actually surrendered the second-stage paper man himself.
Compared to the horse, the paper man was no less powerful.
And Ji Ning's performance did shock him a little. Facing the iron hooves as heavy as a mountain, the former was able to withstand the willow bone realm's physical body, and even the starlight that gathered on his body in the end, and the powerful blood energy fluctuations, continuously... His silver bones were ashamed, and even though he was tens of meters away, he felt great pressure.
But, just as Ji Ning thought, it was not enough.
Qi Lan also knew that it was not enough, so he took action.
"But when you finally escaped, you still took me with you. If you guessed correctly, that thing should be a talisman refined by the Taoist sect?"
Ji Ning stood up and walked to Qi Lan. He followed the example of the portraits hung in Taoist temples, bowed his head to the ground, and bowed to the young man in front of him with an extremely serious expression.
Talisman seals are as valuable as elixirs.
Although he has never owned a talisman and has not been a practitioner for a long time, this does not mean that he is a person without any knowledge.
A talisman that could transport the two of them from underground to a location several miles away in a very short period of time must not be of low quality.
At the very least, it must be something above the second stage.
He spent all his spiritual stones and might not be able to buy one, but Qi Lan used it for him.
"Not to mention thank you. In the face of life and death, you and I are fighting together. How could I leave you there to die in vain?"
After taking the elixir, Qi Lan's complexion improved a little. He waved his hand to Ji Ning in front of him to express his gratitude.
For a moment, Ji Ning felt that the embarrassed figure of the young man in front of him looked extremely tall at this moment.
"If you feel sorry for it, then I'll lend it to you."
But at this moment, Qi Lan suddenly added something.
"Uh, okay."
The tall image was shattered. Ji Ning scratched his head and nodded decisively.
This thing should be returned, after all, no one's money is blown away by the strong wind.
Qi Lan turned his face away, his face twitching slightly, not knowing what he was thinking.
He really wanted to act cool just now. He saved his life without having to thank him at the snap of his fingers. He had the demeanor of a knight-errant.
This is how I lived before.
But it's different now.
The family is in decline.
The price of the talisman and seal script is too expensive.
He was so expensive and so destitute that he might have to follow the team in the deep mountains and forests and hunt monsters for three months desperately before he could earn one.
It's better to borrow it.
"Please rest assured, Fellow Daoist Qi. After I get out, I will do my best to prepare spiritual stones and strive to pay back what I owe you as soon as possible."
Ji Ningbi solemnly promised.
Regardless of whether he owed it or not, he owed Qi Lan his life. After all, without the pale yellow ancient clock, he might have been crushed by now.
"By the way, can I ask you a question?"
Thinking of the pale yellow ancient clock, Ji Ning felt itchy and couldn't help but speak curiously.
At that moment, Qi Lan held up the small clock with one hand and flew into the air with a graceful figure, but it was firmly engraved in his heart.
It was at this moment that he realized that this seemingly simple knight-errant boy actually had such a terrifying magic weapon in his body.
Qi Lan, what is his identity?
"Is that what you want to ask?"
When Qi Lan heard this, there was not much surprise on his face. When he turned his right hand, the small clock with a light yellow halo appeared in his hand.
However, the little clock at this moment no longer has a halo, and its surface is still a little damaged. It was obviously injured by the Pegasus and needs time to recover.
Ji Ning was startled and knew that the other party had misunderstood. He did not want to ask about this magic weapon, but wanted to ask about the other party's identity.
But Qi Lan didn't give him a chance to speak again. He looked at the clock in his hand and said lightly:
"This object is called Cang Gu Bell. It is a five-stage magic weapon. As long as you recognize the owner and inject spiritual energy into it, you can freely control the size, suppress the enemy, or use it as a life-saving means. It is good s Choice."
"My great ancestor once suppressed many big demons with this bell, so he can't help but look a bit broken now. Otherwise, with that second-stage little demon, even if I don't have enough cultivation, he can't hurt Cang Cang. It’s as good as ancient clocks.”
Qi Lan said, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his right hand quietly touched the golden knife on his waist.
The reason why he spoke in such detail and even emphasized that it was a five-stage magic weapon was because he wanted to see Ji Ning's reaction.
There was no friendship between him and Ji Ning.
Even just now, the two of them were fighting together, but it was a last resort in the face of disaster. Although he also wanted to be like in the storybook, and hit it off with some friends in the world, he still had to be on guard against others.
Who knows if this guy with a sincere expression in front of him, who promises to repay him if he goes out, will take advantage of him and steal his things behind his back?
Therefore, while Qi Lan was talking, he had been secretly watching Ji Ning's eyes.
As long as there is something wrong, as long as he feels the slightest hint of danger, he will attack with thunderous force!
But unexpectedly, apart from surprise, there was no emotion in Ji Ning's eyes, not even envy.
The boy just nodded, stared at the Canggu clock sincerely, smiled slightly and said:
"This magic weapon is indeed good, but you misunderstood me."
"Being able to carry a magic weapon of this level with you when you go out, it seems that Brother Qi's identity is not simple. What I'm curious about is, why does a genius like you appear in this adventure group?"
Ji Ning glanced at Qi Lan's left hand without leaving any trace, knowing that he was wary of him, and that he was pretending to be dying to deliberately test him, but he did not expose it and continued to ask.
"Unlike me, you didn't join this team after the Xuantian Mansion ban was promulgated. You were in the adventure group from the beginning, or you originally planned to enter this dangerous Xiushan."
"Holding a fifth-stage heavy treasure, the sword is not ordinary, and the combat power is also first-class. If someone like you comes here for the spiritual stone on the wanted order, I will never believe it."
"So I want to ask, why did you enter this beautiful mountain?"
Ji Ning looked at Qi Lan seriously.
He really wants to know the truth.
He thought he was just going to kill the owner of a gambling house in the mortal world, but what happened now has completely exceeded his expectations.
An ordinary Jiang Chuan was actually able to be linked to the practitioners of Xantian Mansion. Even the governor personally issued a wanted notice, and he did not hesitate to offend powerful people in the world and force them to search for him, or to look for him. Those two things in your hands.
Bone order, and gold paper.
And if those outside adventure teams were chasing him for money, then people like Qi Lan, who were obviously not ordinary practitioners, were also here, and they were not willing to risk their lives. What was the reason for that?
Hearing this, Qi Lan looked at Ji Ning with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
The two looked at each other with incomparable calm in their eyes.
"You know more than I thought."
Qi Lan smiled faintly, released the hand holding the knife from behind, and slowly stood up from the ground.
Although his clothes were still so tattered, his aura and demeanor seemed to have returned to their usual sharpness. Just standing there gave him an inexplicable power.
"I'm here for those two things."
"In other words, I am here for Longtan Peak."
As Ji Ning listened, his breathing gradually became rapid.
Longtan Peak, he heard about this place again!
"What on earth is going to happen there!"
he asked.
Hearing this, Qi Lan turned his head with a faint smile and narrowed his eyes at Ji Ning:
"I can tell you, but before that, you have to tell me."
"Who are you?"
