I was anxious and angry.
"Nonsense! This old fool, Lao Cao, has lived for a long time, why is he still so ignorant? I have a relationship with him, and he suddenly disappeared. I have to find him even if I risk my life. . He thinks this is very noble. Can he cut off his relationship with me? It’s really annoying."
I am indeed angry and worried about Lao Cao.
Zhang Hui smiled bitterly.
"Senior Cao probably really doesn't want to implicate you. This village is really weird and evil. Those strong men in black are really powerful, and this village seems to be shrouded in some kind of formation, and attacks against the villagers will be blocked. Formation defense. Senior Cao himself probably has some secret skills from the coffin bearer lineage, so he got involved, but he didn't dare to act rashly. What's more, little brother, you are still so young and a private cultivator, so you must have cultivated... …”
He didn't finish his words, but I understood what he meant.
According to common sense, my strength should not be too strong. At least under normal circumstances, he is completely incomparable to an inner disciple of Longhu Mountain like Zhang Hui!
Even his cultivation state in the middle stage of [Condensing Qi into Reality] was so miserable. He became a prisoner in a few rounds of head-on fighting, let alone me?
I was not in a hurry to argue or show off my strength, I just said firmly.
"I understand that there is great terror between life and death! We should not make unnecessary sacrifices. But as the soul of all things, humans have things to do and things not to do. Lao Cao and I have a close relationship. How can I watch him die? ? There must be another way to destroy this so-called [Coffin God Village]!"
Seeing how determined I was, Zhang Hui sighed and didn't try to persuade me any further. Instead, he continued to talk about Lao Cao's situation.
"Brother Wu, in that gloomy cave before, Senior Cao said that he would sacrifice his life for righteousness, and asked me if I would be willing to help him before he died. As a disciple of Longhu Mountain, I take it as my duty to conquer demons. It was naturally good to contribute to the elimination of evil spirits before death. So I agreed. So, Senior Cao gave me a small black wooden sign and hid it on my body, saying that when these villagers sacrificed it to the so-called ancestors, It can work.”
My mind moved and I had some vague guesses, so I asked.
"What does it look like?"
Zhang Hui replied.
"Because when I was talking to Senior Cao, I had always been sealed face down in the coffin, so I never saw it. I heard from him that it should be about the size of half a palm, with the four words "raise the coffin and make a fortune" engraved on the front."
really!
I smiled bitterly.
"That thing I have seen is a coffin-carrying order from the Cao family in eastern Sichuan. It is made of the dark wood of golden nan. There are two pieces in total. One of them has the four words "lift the coffin and make a fortune" engraved on the front. The other piece has the four characters [avoid strangers] on it, and below it are four small mosquito-like characters [Cao's Family of Sichuan East]."
In the past, these two pieces of [Coffin Carrying Order] were never left by Cao Cao, one on the left and one on the right tied around his waist. It is said that it has been passed down for hundreds of years.
Now he gave one piece to Zhang Hui, probably because he wanted to "shade" the mastermind behind this village, and he probably really planned to not leave alive.
After listening to my explanation, Zhang Hui sighed.
"That's it! It seems to be some kind of amazing magic weapon. I used to look down on private cultivators, and I'm really ashamed. It's an honor to cooperate with Senior Cao this time."
I stared at him.
"Lao Cao won't die, and neither will you. If you want to destroy this village, you don't necessarily have to sacrifice your own life. Brother Zhang, wait a minute. I have to find a way to see Lao Cao in the cave full of coffins. Cao."
Zhang Hui said somewhat helplessly.
"Brother Wu, after I was defeated, I was almost dragged in and out. I couldn't see it at all. So I don't know the specific route to get there."
I looked back at Heizi, who was standing guard not far away with a serious look on his face, and waved to him.
"Xiao Heizi, come here first."
It immediately came over wagging its tail.
I pointed at Zhang Hui.
"Smell it, can you find the place where Brother Zhang has been through the smell?"
It immediately moved forward, and I quickly warned.
"Heizi, be careful. Don't touch the altar. This thing is evil. Be careful."
From a distance, Heizi smelled Zhang Hui's scent carefully, then looked at me and nodded vigorously and waggled his tail.
"That's great!"
I was overjoyed.
As expected, the reason why Heizi couldn't smell Lao Cao's scent and whereabouts was because he deliberately hid his whereabouts. Even the village chief and the patrol team of strong men in black in this [Coffin God Village] couldn't find him, and neither could Heizi.
But Zhang Hui was different... He didn't hide his scent or whereabouts, and Heizi was of course able to locate where he had been in the village and the route he took.
Zhang Hui sighed upon seeing this.
"So there is such a spiritual black dog and good demon? No wonder, brother Wu, you are so confident that you can find the underground cave. But you must be careful! In fact, I am really worried. With your cultivation level, I am afraid..."
Zhang Hui reminded him again.
I understood that he didn't mean to look down on me, but was really worried about me.
In fact, Zhang Hui himself was ready to die with Lao Cao. He is indeed a good person and a standard disciple of Longhu Mountain.
It's just like what Lao Cao said, he has been in the mountains for a long time, has experienced less bloodshed, and lacks that kind of ruthlessness...
In order to reassure Zhang Hui, I looked at him and said seriously.
"Brother Zhang, thank you for your kindness. How should I put it? It may not be easy to explain. My situation is quite special. You may feel at ease."
As I said that, I opened my palms and looked up, and a faint wisp of transparent energy rose up.
Zhang Hui felt this breath and his eyes suddenly widened.
Extremely surprised.
"You, you, you... how is this, this, this... possible? The feeling of this true Qi is... the later stage of [Condensing Qi into Reality]! How old are you? You are only in your early twenties at most, right? You have already reached this level. This realm. Wait, that’s not right!”
Zhang Hui's eyes grew bigger and bigger.
"No...even if you are at the peak of [Condensation Energy Transformation], it is impossible for you to have such a surging and vast feeling. You, brother Wu, where did you come from? Impossible, you absolutely cannot be a folk cultivator ! Even in Longhu Mountain, at your age and reaching the late stage of [Condensation Energy Transformation into Reality], you are still amazingly talented."
I touched the tip of my nose, thinking that if I could tell Zhang Hui, my true combat power... I could basically fight head-on with a monk in the early stage of [Eating Air Realm] and win, and I would not be weak in a mid-stage fight with [Eating Air Realm]. How many.
Will his mentality collapse?
Forget it, no need to explain too much.
So I answered with a smile on my face.
"Brother Zhang, don't worry about these details. It's a long story about the specifics of my cultivation. After we successfully leave this [Coffin God Village], I will explain it to you. As long as you know, my strength is at least Above the later stage of [Condensation Energy Transformation]. Are you more at ease?"
There was still shock in his voice.
"I hope that's the case... After all, if you can survive, who would want to die? It's just that there is no other way. But Brother Wu, you still have to be careful and don't be careless."
"Brother Zhang, don't worry. Please continue to wait here for the time being. I'll go find Lao Cao first and ask for the truth about this [Coffin God Village]."
"Okay. Maybe, brother Wu, you can really create miracles."
Zhang Hui seemed to have regained some confidence in living.
I nodded to him and turned to leave. Let Heizi lead the way by following the scent left by Zhang Hui, while he followed behind it.
While I was vigilantly observing the surrounding situation, I was communicating with Xiao Yuan through telekinesis and told it what I already knew about the situation. He also asked it if it knew what the hell the so-called [Coffin God Village] was?
After hearing this, the silly bird was also amazed. But he said that he had never heard of the term "Coffin God Village" and complained that I should not think of it as "one hundred thousand whys"...
I was so angry that I really wanted to grab this fat bird in my arms and squeeze it hard!
"Okay, I won't fight with you anymore. I'll go to the underground cave to find Lao Cao. Silly bird, you and Brother Li go to the altar in the center of the village to help watch over Zhang Hui. If anything happens, please contact us in time."
"I know, I know, Mr. Wu is so annoying. I want you to teach me?"
Madoka is still so mean.
I have to say that there are benefits to this [Coffin God Village] completely "imitating" normal people's lives. At this late hour, there was really no one outside. Make it easier for Heizi and I to move!
Soon, we arrived at the courtyard of a majestic-looking wooden building deep in the village.
We've arrived...
