Chapter 65 Are you a demon cultivator?
"That's easy." Wang Zhi smiled and said, "There is a Foundation Establishment Stage demon snake lurking in that dangerous place. I can't do anything to it alone, but if we two work together, we will have a chance of winning. Then you go get the mica stone, and the demon snake's corpse and inner elixir will be mine. How do you think?"
Ruan Xing pretended to think for a moment, then agreed, "I'll do as you say, brother. What's your name?"
"Haha, fellow Taoist is really straightforward. I'm Qin Lei. Let's go and talk while we walk."
Wang Zhi leaned over and put his arm around her shoulders enthusiastically. Ruan Xing thought this posture was too weird and quickly broke free. Wang Zhi didn't care.
Well, even the name is fake, what else is real?
Now Ruan Xing was even more curious about what was in the Hanshan Secret Realm that was worth all his effort.
After paying for the tickets and receiving the wooden plaques, the two passed through the light gate and arrived at a dense forest.
Wang Zhi took out a compass and began to identify the direction, while Ruan Xing quietly looked around.
Although it looked very much like the Hanshan Secret Realm, Ruan Xing was sure that there was absolutely no such place on the map.
There is only one vertical mountain in the Hanshan Secret Realm. Although the tree crowns are stacked layer upon layer in the dense forest, Ruan Xing can still see outside through the gaps. In the distance, there are continuous green mountains, which make the ground under his feet look like a basin.
"Friend Qin, why is this place not shown on the map?" Ruan Xing looked up innocently and puzzled.
Wang Zhi paused for a moment, then said nonchalantly, "I don't know either. It's probably due to some new changes in the secret realm over the past thirty years. When we get out, we can talk to the Xuanbing Sect disciples outside and ask them to update the map."
"That's it."
Ruan Xing nodded, stuck a talisman on his body, and rushed in the direction Wang Zhi said.
The Blackwater Lake was calm. Wang Zhi took out the water-avoiding talisman and handed it to Ruan Xing. "That place is in an underwater cave. You can't use your spiritual sense in the water, and visibility is not high. Daoist friend, you must follow me closely."
"Don't worry." Ruan Xing put on a water-repellent talisman and jumped into the water.
Soon they arrived at the cave, and Wang Zhi took out the night pearl and walked in front.
In front of the underground river, Wang Zhi pointed to the other side and said, "Daoyou, the mica stone is on the other side. I will go over there first to lead the demon snake out and bring it to the cave entrance. I will set up a formation at the entrance to trap the demon snake. Daoyou, after you get the mica stone, come back quickly to help me subdue the demon snake."
"Fellow Daoist, aren't you afraid that I will hide after taking the mica stone and wait until you and the demon snake are both defeated before coming out to pick the fruit?"
Wang Zhi's ordinary face was as clear as a spring. He looked at Ruan Xing sincerely and said, "You are so young but you think more than me. I am really ashamed. But since I took the initiative to invite you, I should do the most dangerous part. Besides, I believe in my judgment. You are not that kind of person."
Ruan Xing seemed deeply touched, and said with some embarrassment: "Since Brother Dao trusts me so much, I should also trust Brother Dao. Why don't I do the dangerous part? I don't have the Night Pearl, so I can't see the situation on the other side clearly, and I don't know the exact location of the mica stone. If I can't find it after searching for a long time, wouldn't it be a waste of time and put Brother Dao in more danger? If I go to lure away the demon snake, Brother Dao will definitely be able to take out the mica stone to help me as soon as possible. It won't be too late for us to distribute it after killing the demon snake."
Wang Zhi was a little surprised and tried to persuade him, "The demon snake is in the middle stage of foundation building. I dare to act like this because I have a trap. If you get hurt while leading the demon snake away, won't I feel guilty?"
"Don't worry, brother. Since I'm confident about it, who doesn't have a few trump cards?" Ruan Xing said righteously.
Seeing that Ruan Xing was determined to lure away the demon snake, Wang Zhi hesitated for a moment and agreed, "Well, fellow Taoist, you better be careful."
This kid actually agreed to this?
Ruan Xing couldn't guess what he was planning, so he smiled and said, "Brother Dao, just leave it to me. I'm going now."
Ruan Xing raised his flying sword to the top of the underground river. Before he landed, there was movement in the river. Ruan Xing was ready and waited for the demon snake to come out of the water, then he threw down more than a dozen first-grade talismans.
However, the huge black snake head broke out of the water and rushed towards not Ruan Xing who was almost reaching the other side, but Wang Zhi who was standing at the exit of the cave.
Wang Zhi raised his flying sword in panic and shouted, "Daoyou, what's going on!"
Damn it, I was just about to ask you what was going on.
Ruan Xing was speechless, but she still threw out the talisman in her hand, trying to draw back the hatred of the snake.
The demon snake had thick skin and flesh. The power of the first-grade talisman was not enough to tear its skin and flesh, but it also left a series of gray marks. The demon snake chased Wang Zhi even more fiercely in pain.
Wang Zhi had no choice but to rush into the cave and shouted, "The plan has changed. We must act according to circumstances! Daoist friend, I will lure the demon snake out of the cave first, and you go get the mica stone!"
Wang Zhi and the demon snake ran towards the cave entrance together, but Ruan Xing did not listen to him. Instead, he urged the flying sword to follow closely behind, and whispered: "Sword, go to the other side and find the stone with a different shape and twist it down."
Jian Lai took the order and left silently.
Ruan Xingze chased them to the entrance of the cave, took out the earth escape talisman, passed directly through the underground, and appeared behind Wang Zhi.
At that time, Wang Zhi just took out the formation plate and trapped the demon snake.
Wang Zhi turned around and saw Ruan Xing, and asked in surprise: "Daoyou, why are you here? Didn't you say you would go get the mica stone first and then come back?"
Seeing that Wang Zhi was still acting, Ruan Xing said calmly, "I've thought about it carefully. It's too dangerous for you to delay the demon snake by yourself. Why don't we subdue the demon snake together first, and then go get the mica stone."
"What you said makes sense." Wang Zhi nodded in agreement. "My formation can only trap the demon snake for a short time. It can't escape now. It's a good time for you and me to use it. Come over here and help me deal with the demon snake."
"Okay." Ruan Xing nodded and walked to Wang Zhi's side. Facing the demon snake that was suppressed by the formation and unable to move, he started to make sword moves.
The next moment, the two attacked at the same time.
However, they were not aimed at the snake, but at each other.
Two second-grade talismans met in the air, and after a brief entanglement, they released a huge dust storm.
Ruan Xing was prepared and took a few steps back without being affected at all.
The black smoke and dust that rose all over the sky dissipated, Wang Zhi put down the sleeves that were covering his face and brushed off the dust on his front.
Ruan Xing narrowed his eyes slightly, and his clothes seemed to be a defensive robe.
The formation that trapped the demon snake seemed to be a little loose. The demon snake opened its mouth and hissed sharply, and impatiently swung its tail and hit the stone wall.
Wang Zhi raised his head and fixed his gaze on Ruan Xing, chuckling, "I underestimated you. How did you find out?"
"Because you don't look like a good person." Ruan Xing raised the sword and pointed it at him, "Where exactly is this place? What exactly is your purpose?"
"Shh, this is a secret, I can't tell you." Wang Zhi took out another formation plate from the storage bag.
Ruan Xing didn't know how to use or the principle behind the formation, but she knew that she couldn't let the other party set up the formation easily, so she immediately stepped forward and attacked with sword gestures.
The white magic sword is filled with surging spiritual power, and the sword light is as real as substance.
But Wang Zhi was not in a hurry. He jumped lightly and Ruan Xing could no longer reach him.
He grasped the protruding stalactites on the top of the cave with one hand and waved the formation plate with the other hand, with a relaxed look on his face, "Why don't you just stay here obediently?"
"If I stay, who will get the mica stone for you? After you kill me, you can go outside and trick someone else for you?" Ruan Xing's hands did not stop. She flew several times but was dodged by Wang Zhi every time. Wang Zhi's hand was like a suction cup, and he walked on the top of the rock wall as if it were flat ground. Ruan Xing simply made a hand gesture and controlled the flying sword to shoot out like a meteor.
It’s not that she doesn’t want to climb up the rock wall to fight, but there is no fulcrum on the rock wall, and she will be very passive if she goes up. Don’t forget that Wang Zhi still has a third-grade thunder and fire talisman in his hand that he has not used.
If she was hit at close range, although the leather armor with talismans engraved on it could barely protect her, she would definitely be seriously injured and lose the ability to resist.
Therefore, no matter how she attacked, Ruan Xing carefully controlled Wang Zhi to stay between the demon snake and her, and did not let herself fall into a situation where she had nowhere to hide.
Seeing that Ruan Xing refused to take the bait no matter what, Wang Zhi felt bored. He could not set up the formation with one hand faster than Ruan Xing could dismantle it, so he jumped down and was about to say something when suddenly, the earth shook.
Wang Zhi's expression suddenly changed. "What's going on?"
"Uh, maybe I took out the mica stone?" Ruan Xing stood firm while shaking, took a breath to recover his spiritual power, and scratched his head.
Wang Zhi was a little confused, and seemed to be bewildered. "You are here... and there is another you inside... clone technique? Twins? You, who are you?"
"I'm a good person." Ruan Xing waved the sword, watching Wang Zhi imagine it himself, and was naturally happy without explanation, "Think about it carefully, she will come out to help me as soon as she gets the mica stone. If you can tell her the truth, there may be a chance for cooperation." Wang Zhi didn't say anything. The water in the underground river had risen. The white mucus on the cave floor mixed with the black river water, and had already submerged the soles of his feet. Ruan Xing followed his gaze and looked at her feet, then lifted her feet to let him see her clean shoe uppers, "What are you looking at? I didn't use your water-repellent charm."
She used her own, and it hasn't expired yet.
Wang Zhi sighed heavily, "You've discovered this, are you really a child? Or are you some old freak who likes to maintain a childlike appearance?"
"Bah! You are the monster." Ruan Xing cursed and said impatiently, "Are you going to tell me or not?"
Wang Zhi said dejectedly: "You have seen through all my calculations, so is there any point in struggling? I just hope that you can keep your promise, and we can put aside our past grudges and work together again."
"It all depends on your performance." Ruan Xing looked at the ground. The water was slowly rising. She didn't know when the snake would escape, nor did she know what would happen after the water was full. She could only see if Wang Zhi would tell the truth in this situation.
"Okay, actually I found this place because of the legend of Hanshan Secret Realm. When Hanshan Immortal Lord died in the Guixu Period, the spiritual charm left by his remains formed this secret realm. Everyone thought that Hanshan Immortal Lord's weapon during his lifetime, the stone stick that turned into Hanshan Peak, was the foundation of the secret realm, but some people think it is not. They say that the real foundation is-"
Ruan Xing was listening attentively when suddenly, a delicate and small magic weapon emitting black light jumped out from Wang Zhi's sleeve and attacked Ruan Xing's chest with all of Wang Zhi's magic power.
The leather armor that Ruan Xing wore under his clothes made a fragile whimpering sound. The faint white light was blocked for only a moment before it shattered like glass. Before Ruan Xing could react, Wang Zhi immediately activated the magic weapon again and pierced Ruan Xing's chest without hesitation.
There was a leaky hole in her chest, and blood kept gushing out of Ruan Xing's mouth and nose. She fell to the ground. The water-repellent talisman lost its effect because of this blow, and black water flowed through the hole in her chest, carrying away the dark blood.
"You are... a demon cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage..." The black water rose higher and higher. Ruan Xing opened his mouth with difficulty to speak, and the black water rushed in one after another.
"I'm so sorry." Wang Zhi looked at me with pity, and slowly put away the blood-staining thorn that he had just used for a sneak attack. "I didn't want to leave any traces of the magic power of the demon cultivator here... It's really troublesome."
Ruan Xing felt that her body had lost temperature. The severe pain and the biting cold of the black water made her tremble all over, and she gradually closed her eyes weakly.
The simulation ends.
Ruan Xing rubbed his chest with some fear, as if there was still a lingering sense of emptiness there.
No wonder Wang Zhi was like Doraemon, constantly taking out various talismans and formation plates from his storage bag. He brought a sword but except for the sword-wielding technique, he almost never used it.
It turns out that he is a demon cultivator.
And he is a demon cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage!
What the hell is this!
There is no chance of winning.
Originally, in the simulation just now, Ruan Xing thought that as long as she could guard against the third-grade thunder and fire talisman, with the demon snake lurking behind her, she still had a chance to fight the opponent.
I didn't expect that the other party was not at the ninth level of Qi training at all.
When he attacked her for the last time, the fluctuation of magic power on his body was definitely in the late stage of foundation building. He was three small realms higher and yet he attacked her by surprise. He was indeed a demon cultivator, insidious and cunning, a piece of shit.
However, Jian Lai's ghost escape priority seemed to have something. When he entered Yunyang City, he was not discovered by the city protection barrier. He was not discovered by the secret realm when he followed her. He was not discovered when he traveled with the magic cultivator in the late foundation building stage.
It’s really a great tool for evading ticket fees... It has saved Ruan Xing a lot of ticket money along the way.
But in fact, the Yin energy condensed by Jian Lai was not even at the Qi training stage. At most, he was a mortal in the acquired realm. When she was in the acquired realm, she was able to predict the location of Jian Lai's escape technique through simulation and kill him.
So... the golden finger "Ghost Record of the Netherworld" that originally belonged to the heroine, couldn't be a top-grade heavenly martial art.
This was like she had picked up a treasure. Although she could not cultivate it herself, after she re-refined the puppet essence for Jianlai and let Jianlai practice the techniques therein, Jianlai would not only be 'Jianlai' in name but a real killer weapon.
However, the problem at hand was still the Hanshan Secret Realm. All her current simulations were only for one day, and she didn't know what would happen after one day. If that demon cultivator was really good at causing trouble, she might as well not go and just go home...
Moreover, she could only obtain memories from the real-life simulation. She could not get back the things and achievements she had gained in the simulation. It was a pure loss.
Never mind, try twice more!
Let’s see what this evil cultivator is up to. If there is any benefit, she will use text simulation to take advantage of it.
The real-life simulation begins.
One hour later, we arrived at the entrance of Hanshan Secret Realm.
Ruan Xing directly grabbed Wang Zhi who was looking for his target in the crowd and said, "Daoyou, we are destined to be together!"
A quarter of an hour later, the two of them appeared at the Black Water Lake. Wang Zhi said, "Daoyou, I don't know how you knew I needed help, but I still want to remind you that this place is extremely dangerous and it is difficult to use spiritual consciousness..."
"Stop! I understand, don't worry." Ruan Xing put on a water-repellent talisman and jumped into the water.
Wang Zhi quickly followed, "Hey, wait, I haven't finished yet!"
……
"Fellow Daoist, go with peace of mind. I will definitely bring back the magic weapon you lost!"
"Okay, our reward..."
"Just give it as you see fit, go!"
Wang Zhi had a look of doubt on his face. Who was deceiving whom? Why was she so positive? She took the bait even before the bait was laid?
Ruan Xing pushed him impatiently, and Wang Zhi led the snake away in a daze.
However, Ruan Xing did not go to the other side of the river, but instead looked at the flowing underground river in deep thought.
Wang Zhi's goal is to open the mechanism on the other side of the river. Once the mechanism is opened, this place will collapse and the water level will rise.
Did Wang Zhi go to such great lengths just to destroy the topography of Hanshan Secret Realm? Of course not. Who would do something that has no benefit? Then where did the water come from?
Although things in the world of immortal cultivation are not scientific, Ruan Xing feels that water cannot come out of thin air. Either the mechanism opens the valve above and the water leaks out, or the mechanism opens the pump below and the water is pumped up.
Whether it is above or below, the underground river can connect to it, so people should also be able to communicate through the underground river, right?
The two simulation opportunities that Ruan Xing had booked before would be used here. She planned to go once up and once down.
After checking the effectiveness of the water-repellent talisman, Ruan Xing went upstream along the river bank. When he reached a place where there was no road, he jumped into the river and swam upstream.
There were some turbulent places in the middle, so Ruan Xing held the hilt of the sword and used the sword-controlling technique to give it a forward momentum. Although there was some resistance and if it was not controlled well it would hit the rocks in the river, it was still able to move forward steadily.
very good.
As for Wang Zhi, he was still staring at the snake monster at the entrance of the cave.
No matter what he does, just wait as long as you want.
Ruan Xing encouraged himself and continued swimming upwards for nearly half an hour. The effect of the water-repellent talisman was almost over, and he finally found a place to stay.
She put the water-repellent talisman on again, feeling that this height should have far exceeded the height on the shore of the Blackwater Lake, but it was still pitch black here, and there was a constant flow of water. The only feeling was that the road was getting narrower and narrower.
Some of the gaps were difficult even for a skinny six-year-old like her to pass through.
I don’t know how long it took. During this time, Ruan Xing changed two water-repellent talismans. When he passed through a gap again, he suddenly felt a bright light in front of his eyes.
Ruan Xing's eyes found it difficult to adapt to the light after not seeing it for a long time. She closed her eyes for a while before opening them to look around.
The black water was icy cold, but Ruan Xing used the water-repellent talisman all the way. The water-repellent talisman covered the body with a thin layer of air film, which not only prevented the body from coming into contact with water and kept it dry, but also provided oxygen for breathing, just like a compressed oxygen cylinder without an outer shell. Therefore, Ruan Xing did not actually feel cold.
Depending on the length of time you dive, a water-repellent talisman can last from forty minutes to an hour and a half.
But now she unconsciously used her spiritual power to resist the cold.
It was all white all around.
Thanks to felling for the monthly ticket~
Thanks to Jibei Bingxue for the monthly ticket~
5200 words! Even the updates are in the shape of loving you!
My thoughts were flowing smoothly today, so I challenged myself to code an extra 1,000 characters. Maybe I can challenge myself to add more characters this month, haha!
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