Chapter 77 Chapter 77 Just treat them like fungi, right?
"Is this also a record of the witch clan's magic?" Ning Yanhu took a closer look.
She remembered that Bai Lu had other silk books from the Wu clan. Bai Lu had been studying ancient culture. If he said it was something from the Wu clan, then it should be correct.
"So those ghosts can control the evil cultivators in turn because they have also practiced the witch clan's art of communicating with the dead, not just because of their large numbers?" Pei Zhaoting speculated.
Bai Lu thought about the silk book she had obtained in Liuxian Gorge. Why did the silk book appear outside Jintingzhou? Was it simply left behind by the Wu Clan in the past? And what about the silk book she had brought with her?
While thinking, Yan Wuji said another thing he was going to say as evidence: "The reason why I am so sure is that before and after the change, my subordinates and I have seen the ghost kings interacting with some strange beasts. Judging from their appearance and abilities, they must be the twelve beasts of the Wu clan. I think they should be sent by the Wu clan to supervise the battle situation."
"Those are the twelve mythical beasts domesticated by the ancient witch clan in the legend. They can drive away and eat ghosts, and can also walk in the underworld. After the witch clan went into hiding, the twelve beasts have never appeared in the world again." Huo Xuexiang explained to Bai Lu calmly.
Yan Wuji seemed to feel that words were not enough, so he took out a magical instrument to record images and showed them the video as proof.
Bai Lu didn't expect there was video evidence, so she hurried forward to watch it. However, in the video evidence, both the Ghost King and the Nuo beast were blurry, with only a rough outline of their bodies.
The ghost king was blurry because it was the shadow they had just chopped off. Of course, the facial features of a shadow could not be captured, and the Nuo beast was also vague. Bai Lu looked at Yan Wuji disappointedly: What's the picture quality? Was it taken with a landline?
Bai Lu was the only one who could express her disappointment through words. Everyone else tried to control their emotions, which made Yan Wuji feel a little embarrassed. As the Demon Lord, he had not experienced such a situation for a long time.
Yan Wuji said: "Well, the fact that it is blurry further proves that this is the Nuo beast, because the Nuo beast walks between yin and yang, and it is difficult for human magic tools to illuminate it."
Although the Nuo beast is not the only one with this characteristic, with Yan Wuji's testimony and what happened here and now, it is most likely the Nuo beast.
Bai Lu asked in confusion, "What is the Wu Clan trying to do? Fight for world domination? Then why did they avoid the world in the first place?"
At this time, the usually silent Cheng Yunjun spoke a few words with difficulty. As a member of the Wood Clan who had lived for a long time, he naturally knew a lot: "To be honest, the Wu Clan's retreat from the world was also a helpless move. The Wu Clan has always been small in number. After the human race gradually rose, the Wu Clan's skills were strange and easily frightened, so naturally they did not interact much. Later, they simply hid the sacred mountain and practiced on their own."
Bai Lu had also heard the senior sister mention this once or twice. The witch clan was good at the netherworld methods that connected heaven and earth. Some evil cultivators also studied some of their techniques, which later became the netherworld ghost method.
Bai Lu remembered that the wood was originally used by the witch clan to kill ghosts. Since it can enslave and kill ghosts, it is normal for ordinary people to be afraid of it. People with different beliefs cannot work together.
It’s different now. The witch clan really used their ability to communicate with the underworld to move the entire underworld here. Are they trying to create a new world that is more suitable for the witch clan to survive?
“Then Sect Master Yan, do you know where the witch clan cast the spell to summon the Netherworld?” Huo Xuexiang asked another key question.
This is one of the biggest tasks of their trip. The most urgent task is to break the magic of the underworld and end the current confrontation between humans and ghosts.
Even if the culprit is wrong, what needs to be done is the same, except that the opponent has changed from a demon cultivator to a mysterious witch clan, which makes it even more difficult. No matter how difficult it is, it must be done.
"I guess it is not in Jintingzhou, but perhaps in the Wu clan's own place." Yan Wuji was not very sure. Although he had explored for a long time, he still had not figured out the entire Jintingzhou, otherwise he would not be trapped.
However, Yan Wuji discovered that only the Nuo beast appeared from the Wu Clan to pass on the message, so the Wu Clan’s real body should be hiding deeper.
Bai Lu put her hands behind her back and said mysteriously, "The Wu Clan's own place... can't be in Lingshan? Lingshan is vast and ethereal. Ling means Wu. Legend has it that in ancient times it was west of Fengju Mountain, where the sun and moon rose and set."
The familiar monks looked at Bai Lu with unfamiliar eyes, as if they had seen a ghost.
You Yue even reached out his hand and pushed Bai Lu: "Has he taken over someone else's body?"
Bai Lu dared to say that he would not admit it even if he quoted from classics.
That's so rude. Bai Lu said gloomily, "I've been studying in Xuanshan for so long, so what's wrong with being more knowledgeable? Senior Brother You is just jealous of me!"
Ning Yanhu knew that Bai Lu had probably studied alone, so he was not surprised. He just praised: "Bai Lu has a good memory. He is indeed a brilliant talent."
Bai Luchong smiled at Senior Sister and said, "My master said that the Wu Clan probably used some magic to cover up the sacred mountain, just like the secret realm."
You Yue pondered: "If they really cast a spell in Lingshan, or used a similar method to cover the place where they cast the spell, wouldn't it be difficult for us to find them?"
This is indeed a difficult problem. We can't even find the culprit, so how can we solve the current problem?
Huo Xuexiang thought for a moment and asked, "Does the Nuo beast only interact with the Ghost King?"
Yan Wuji nodded and said, "It should be. There are eight ghost kings in total. I have witnessed them three or four times, all with the ghost kings. My subordinates have also seen them, and they are becoming more and more frequent. So I guess they have the responsibility of delivering battle reports. Most of these Nuo beasts came from the original side of the Painted Bone Pond. It is impossible to track them further away because they are too fast. But I think they are probably coming from the direction of Lingshan."
"The ghost king died tragically, and the Nuo beast should also be concerned about it." Huo Xuexiang said.
Everyone's mind moved. What Huo Xuexiang meant was to use the Ghost King's corpse to lure the Nuo beast on the path it must pass?
You Yue thought of the ghost king who had just died and became a little anxious. "It seems that the ghost king just now has no body. Can we still use it to catch the Nuo beast?"
"Although there is no corpse, there are still some traces left. We can try to see if the Nuo beast will come to check. If not, we can wait for other ghost kings." Ning Yanhu remembered that there were some burn marks on the ground just now.
The shadow disappeared without a body, leaving only traces of its existence.
Upon hearing this, Yan Wuji felt some hope in his heart.
Jintingzhou fell these days, and he wanted to reverse the situation at first, until he found out that the entire underworld had been moved here, and it might even be the witch clan that was controlling it.
Now that the righteous group has found this place, if there is still a chance of a comeback, it will fall on them.
"There is no time to lose. If you want to use this to find clues about the Nuo beast, you should do it as soon as possible." Yan Wuji said in a deep voice, "Although my Tianyan Sect is full of wounded and disabled generals, they can also attract the attention of ghosts and monsters here and share the burden with you."
He turned his head and said, "Changming, you go with Sword Master."
Yan Changming said without hesitation: "No, I am also from Tianyan Sect, I want to stay."
"Now that Jintingzhou has fallen and is in imminent danger, if you care about Tianyan Sect, you should go and investigate the Wu Clan." Yan Wuji said slowly, "We are just diverting attention. The Wu Clan will have a harder time dealing with it. I asked you to go because I want you to shoulder the responsibility for Tianyan Sect."
Yan Changming had never experienced such a situation since he was a child, and he even took the initiative to go to Huanhuazhou to find some challenges. Now, after hearing what Yan Wuji said, he was silent for a moment, nodded and said, "I understand."
"Master Yan is very wise. Let's go out and make arrangements first. Yan Changming, you come over later." Ning Yanhu asked everyone to give some space to Yan Changming and his son.
Yan Wuji nodded, "Thank you."
"Then we'll go out first." Bai Lu said to Yan Changming, and then looked at Yan Wuji deeply. He now had some respect for Yan Wuji. The demon cultivators had been fighting hard in Jintingzhou for a long time earlier than at the border.
Alas, Bai Lu slowly gave up on grabbing Yan Wuji's ID... It would be nice for everyone to just stand on their own and become the Demon Lord together. Ziwei Demon Lord also sounds good.
Bai Lu made up her mind, and said to Yan Wuji with regret and righteousness: "Sect Master Yan, you must take care of yourself. You are also a good demon lord!"
Yan Wuji felt that it was a bit absurd, and he didn't know where the other party's rich emotions came from, but it seemed that he was a disciple of Xuanshan. He said inexplicably: "...Thank you?"
Everyone filed out, and Yan Wuji could faintly hear him asking his son curiously, "Are you familiar with that Xuanshan disciple? What does he mean?"
Yan Changming: "Uh... Dad, it's just... Before, I thought you were cold-blooded and heartless, and he really wanted to be the Demon Lord, so I told him to do whatever he wanted..."
Yan Wuji: “??!”
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The crowd did not stay in Tianyan Sect for long before going out again. On the remaining battlefield in front of them, they gathered around the traces of Yingmei's disappearance to discuss the matter.
"We can move this whole piece away and use it as a nest in the Painted Bone Pond." Bai Lu looked at Cheng Yunjun, "Cousin, is that ok?"
Cheng Yunjun nodded, and a large number of tree roots stretched into the ground, surrounding an entire piece of land. The entire area was dug out and smoothed with the soil next to it.
Bai Lu watched with great interest, just as interesting as people applying cement...
"What are you daydreaming about?" You Yue poked Bai Lu, "Tell me, do you want to hide yourself later?"
Although they have the Hidden Mountain Seal, everyone knows from Shadow Phantom that it is not very safe and there is a risk of being discovered.
"So I still have to rely on physical hiding." Bai Lu said, and felt that Shen Yuntian had struck a small thunder on his head. This made him think of his friends, and he suddenly got an inspiration, "Hey, how about learning Cai Qing, which is a combination of physics and magic."
Ning Yanhu thought of his junior sister's unique skill: "...You mean, bury yourself?"
"Yes, yes, we can hide underground. If we really catch the Nuo beast, it will go to find other ghost kings or return to the witch tribe. We can follow it from below without showing its head." Bai Lu said excitedly. The more she thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. "Cai Qing relies on this to hide from people."
"We don't know the earth escape technique..." You Yue muttered. When he mentioned those people from Xuanshan, he recalled the not-so-pleasant memories of the trial in Hongchen.
Cheng Yunjun said, "I will."
Isn't it just relying on the roots to move? Not only can he do it, but he also has a great sense of direction, and he won't emit black smoke like Meng Caiqing.
"With so many of us, the hole we need to dig will be too big, and it will be very inconvenient to move around..."
"I have a way. I have a way."
As we were deciding on a solution, Yan Changming came out with a bump on his head and a depressed look on his face.
You Yue asked maliciously: "How did you get hurt?"
"It was the ghosts who fought before." Yan Changming even found the time to change his weapon, picking up a more gorgeous gun, and said coldly, "Are you leaving now?"
You Yue asked: "Your father beat me, right? Your father was really cruel."
Yan Changming said indifferently: "Are you going or not? I'm going to fish for the Nuo beast."
Bai Lu also chased after him: "Ah? Why did your father beat you?"
Yan Changming: “…………”
…
By the Painted Bone Pond, Yingmei's "corpse" was placed again here to bait a bait to fish for Nuo beasts.
Underground, Cheng Yunjun used tree roots to expand a large cave that could accommodate three people. Only he, Huo Xuexiang, and Bai Lu, the master and disciple, were there. They then covered it with the Hidden Mountain Seal and waited here for the Nuo beast to take the bait.
As for the rest of us…
Bai Lu was holding a basket woven from vines, which contained many tiny people. At first glance, they looked like the fungus people of their Wood Clan, but upon closer inspection, they were all righteous monks.
This is the solution Bai Lu came up with to facilitate movement and save space while not hindering everyone's spellcasting: shrinking people into an inch.
Bai Lu used this trick to fly Jin Sunzhi's kite wildly on the Red Dust Trial Ground.
Now, dozens of people were crowded in one basket. It was not shoulder to shoulder, but it was full. I couldn't help but chatter:
"How did I become a mushroom..."
"Youyue, can you move a little over there? It's very crowded and I have no place to put my gun."
"No, you ask Bai Lu to hold it steady. If it tilts, I will come over. You also know that you have no place to put your gun. Put away such a long thing."
"For every one I say, you say five. I'm too lazy to stay with you." Yan Changming said as he was about to go somewhere else. It was a bit difficult to squeeze in with so many people. Everyone looked at him with complaints.
"Master Yan, can you please stop crowding?"
And Bai Lu's hands were slightly unsteady, and everyone was jolted again, "Sorry!"
Yan Changming simply shouted: "Bai Lu, change the place for me!"
"Oh oh." Bai Lu carefully reached into the basket, picked up Yan Changming from the pile of little people, and stuffed him into another corner.
Yan Changming's clothes on the back were pulled tight and he was caught in public. Everyone else looked up at him. Only then did he feel that it was a bit inappropriate for him to ask Bai Lu for help.
Yan Changming said dejectedly: "It would be better if the Nuo beast came, otherwise all this suffering would be in vain."
Bai Lu planted a flower mirror underground to monitor the scene above at any time, but they had been squatting here for a long time and there was really no movement, which made them a little suspicious.
It's not that the meetings are quite frequent, Nuo Beast wouldn't be lazy.
"No hurry." Huo Xuexiang said, "Nuo beasts like to appear at night."
So that's it. Bai Lu just sat there calmly. It was not suitable for meditation at this time. She had to pay attention to the movements on the ground.
He secretly glanced at Huo Xuexiang, who was carefully sensing the atmosphere around him, ready to respond at any time.
Bai Lu had something important in mind that he wanted to explore, and given his personality, it was difficult for him to stop once he had an idea.
Just now in Tianyan Sect, Bai Lu had been trying to avoid hiding behind Huo Xuexiang, feeling a little embarrassed. But it was simply impossible for him to stay away from Huo Xuexiang and behave himself, and his mood kept changing.
"Master..." Bai Lu was about to take action, but just as she said a word, she felt a group of eyes staring at her in her arms.
He lowered his head, and the little Taoist friends all looked up, waiting for him to finish as if they were watching a movie.
Bai Lu: “…”
It's okay, it's okay, stay calm!
"Hmm?" Huo Xuexiang tilted his head in confusion.
Bai Lu: "Master, you have worked hard."
Huo Xuexiang: "...Not bad."
Others: “?”
It's weird. I call you Master just to be polite.
The monks in the basket continued to regulate their breathing in silence. Bai Lu swallowed all the little movements. Under normal circumstances, he would probably start playing with his master's hands, but even though they were sitting next to each other at this time, he was embarrassed to play with them on his head in front of everyone.
Bored, Bai Lu reached out and fiddled with the person in the basket.
You Yue, who was regulating his breathing, felt himself being lifted up: "?"
Bai Lu explained: "I want to rearrange you according to your size."
You Yue: “…”
What's the reason? Why do they have to rearrange them according to their height? It's so incomprehensible, but Bai Lu has already finished, and You Yue can only close his eyes again.
After a while, You Yue felt like he was flying again: "What's this again? Why, I'm not the tallest anymore?"
Bai Lu: "No, I think it's neater to arrange them by clothing color."
You Yue: “…”
Others: “…”
Just treat them as fungi, right?
Bai Lu had a lot of fun, putting all her worries aside for the time being. She decorated the basket with small flowers and made a swing with vines and wood blocks and hung it in the basket.
He also took out a palm-sized chair from the space, stuffed it to Ning Yanhu, and said excitedly: "Senior Sister, sit down."
"Wow, thank you." Ning Yanhu leaned back in the chair. The size was quite suitable.
"Why does she have it and we don't?"
"No, I should ask why Bailu has such a small chair. Is it a normal chair that has been shrunk?"
"There is only one. This is actually not a chair. It is an ornament I make. It can also be used to place decorations." Bai Lu explained.
Seeing You Yue's dissatisfied look, he took down his mini kite and said, "The chair is gone. Why don't you play with this? Don't break it. Return it to me later."
You Yue held the kite: "..."
I was speechless for a moment. Why did he want a kite?
This went on until midnight, when Bai Lu got tired of playing.
And because there were too many people, he was too embarrassed to say anything, so he could only take over from Cheng Yunjun and continue staring at the surveillance camera.
I don’t know how long I watched, but something thin flashed across the screen. Bai Lu touched her face and thought: Is that a flying insect?
After another flash, the thin thing appeared in the mirror again. It was a long white thread, vibrating slightly in the air.
What is this? Bai Lu held the flower plate of the flower mirror and looked closer.
The next moment, the white filament moved, and a tiger face covered with lines suddenly occupied the entire field of view of the magnifying glass!
The tiger opened its mouth slightly and exhaled, its fangs flashing with cold light, and its cold orange eyes looked ferocious, as if they could penetrate the space and stare straight at Bai Lu.
And those so-called filaments are exactly the tiger's whiskers.
Bai Lu was shocked. The tiger was silent, but its eyes were so fierce that it made people feel cold. It appeared so suddenly that he could not help but touch his chest.
Fortunately, it’s just a beast...
But it’s too scary, it’s like it can see me.
Bai Lu's eyes flickered. Fortunately, the tiger sniffed a few times and then retreated, revealing its entire strong body and...
No, Bai Lu looked carefully, what was on the tiger's back? Why was there a pair of wings?
Bai Lu searched in her mind, but couldn't remember what species it was. She tickled Huo Xuexiang and said, "Master, what kind of tiger has wings on its back?"
“What did you say?” Before Huo Xuexiang could do anything, all the monks in the basket jumped up, “A tiger body with wings on its ribs, isn’t that Qiongqi, one of the twelve beasts of the Great Nuo!”
Nuo beast?!
Bai Lu covered her mouth and sat up instantly, pulling the flower plate of the flower mirror down a little to make it easier for the monks in the basket to see.
Everyone looked up at the huge screen to them, and saw Qiongqi approaching the trace of Yingmei, sniffing a few times, and looking around, as if thinking about what happened here.
As it looked around, its gaze met the flower mirror again, as if it was looking directly at the people on the other side.
Bai Lu's heart skipped a beat. Why was she looking again? Would she notice?
Then catch it and torture it directly?
Huo Xuexiang also put his hand on the sword.
But the Nuo beast's gaze shifted away again, and it circled around the shadow's traces for a few times. It let out a long howl, and then ran wildly in one direction.
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