Chapter 73: Giant Dragons Gather in the Painting
Half an hour passed, and Lingxiang didn't expect that this group of outer disciples could hold on for so long.
She had been in the map of mountains and rivers before. The bizarre things in it were so bizarre that if someone did not have some courage, they would probably be scared to death.
Just when she was bored and wondering when these disciples would be scared out, she saw a fluctuation of spiritual power on the map of mountains and rivers, and soon two female disciples fell out of the map.
The two female disciples seemed to have been frightened. Their hairpins were all loose, their faces were pale, and their eyes were full of fear.
Not long after, disciples began to fall out of the formation one after another, all of them looking like they were out of their wits.
When Lingxiang saw this, she smiled in her heart: As expected.
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After the fog dissipated, the view became much wider. Everyone took the opportunity to look around, but all they saw were bushes and tall tree trunks. But the strange thing was that these tree trunks seemed to be inserted straight into the ground, without even a trace of roots.
Just as everyone was puzzled, the fog that had been blown away gradually gathered around them again.
Banxia was about to find another wind talisman to drive away the fog, but was stopped by Liu Xia.
"This is definitely not a solution. Before we entered the formation, Senior Brother Han Yang said there was a secret. This tree is so strange, I think it must be the key."
Upon hearing this, Long Qi touched a tree beside him, but found that this tree seemed different from the ones he usually saw. The bark of other trees should be rough, but although the bark of this tree looked uneven, it felt slippery to the touch, as if it was covered with pulp.
The tree next to Xinyi was even stranger. There were a lot of hairs on it, and there were many inverted branches on one side of the tree, like thorns, but there was not a single leaf.
Seeing the fog gathering, everyone had no idea what was going on.
"How about..." Lian Qiao straightened her dress and said softly, "How about climbing up a tree and taking a look? Isn't it often said that the higher you stand, the farther you can see..."
Everyone was stunned at first, then looked at each other: Right! Isn't this the most obvious solution?
So everyone discussed it and decided to let Liu Xia, who was the most agile, go up.
Liu Xia picked the nearest tree, took a deep breath and leaped up, stepping on the trunk a few times before disappearing into the mist. Everyone waited below for a long time. Just when they thought something had happened to Liu Xia up there and were about to ask Xinyi to go up and take a look, they heard a rustling sound coming from the tree. Soon, they saw Liu Xia's figure, but...
But his face was full of astonishment!
Liu Xia usually remained calm in the face of adversity, and it was rare to see him like this. Xinyi hurried forward to ask him what he had seen, but saw that his face was solemn. After a long while, he finally spoke:
"This... is a tomb..."
When everyone heard this, they were shocked.
"What...what?" Long Qi asked as if he didn't hear clearly.
"There are very few trees here," Liu Xia said, touching the tree he had just climbed. "This is the leg of a giant turtle. This is the giant turtle's tomb, not a forest."
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Although the surroundings were extremely dark, the giant dragon's eyes were as bright as the moon. It stared at Cheng Qi and the other three motionlessly, as if they were wrestling with each other.
Cheng Qi was also hesitant to act rashly. Firstly, the area surrounding him was swampy. If he stepped into the mud while escaping, even if he wasn't eaten by the giant dragon, he would surely die in the mire. Secondly, seeing that the giant dragon was just standing there in the water without moving, he thought that either it had no ill intentions or its eyesight was not good.
It seemed that the best strategy was to remain still. He held the two people beside him tightly, signaling them with his eyes not to move or make any sound.
But Awei seemed to be frightened. He was stunned for a while when the giant dragon appeared. Now he came to his senses, stood up and ran behind him while shouting.
When the giant dragon heard Awei's cry, it let out a long roar and dived into the water, swimming quickly after Awei with only its horns exposed.
Cheng Qi and several others were chasing after Awei and shouting, asking him to stop and keep quiet, but Awei seemed to have lost his mind and kept running desperately. His legs were no match for the giant dragon's swimming speed, and he was caught up by it in a flash.
The giant dragon slowly emerged from the water, opened its bloody mouth and pounced on Awei, swallowing him in one gulp. It turned its head to look at Cheng Qi and the other two who were chasing it. Seeing this, Cheng Qi hurriedly pulled the other two to a stop, not daring to make a sound.
This giant dragon was just staring at a few people without moving. I guess it has poor eyesight. But when Awei shouted, he could know where he was. It seems that he identified his prey by hearing. Now we can only hope that he will leave before we hear any sound.
Thinking of this, the three of them held their breath and concentrated, not daring to make any noise or even move, for fear that the giant dragon would notice them. They just stared at it intently, hoping that it would leave quickly.
After enduring such torture, the giant dragon lived up to expectations. It waited in the darkness for an unknown amount of time. Perhaps it felt that there was no prey left, so it slowly dived into the water and disappeared.
But even though the water surface was calm, Cheng Yu and the other two still didn't dare to move, for fear that the giant dragon was pretending to leave. After staying there for a long time and making sure that the giant dragon was really gone, they moved their numb bodies.
At this time, one of the disciples named Shuzhu hurriedly said, "The asafoetida has been eaten by the worm. What should we do?"
After hearing this, Cheng Yu thought about it. It was not easy to save his life when encountering such a monster. Moreover, it was rumored that the giant dragon was extremely ferocious. Even if he wanted to rescue it, he would be powerless. It was only because Awei was too restless. It was also his destiny to suffer such a disaster.
Thinking of this, he whispered to comfort the two of them. Another disciple named Shan Huai muttered softly, "If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have let my imagination run wild."
Cheng Qi was puzzled when he heard this and asked him what he was thinking. He only heard him say:
"Just now I was complaining about this awful trial being stuck in such a sticky place. I might as well just have a good fight with a monster."
Shuzhu on the other side said what a coincidence when he heard that. He thought so too. They looked at each other and looked at Cheng Qi. Cheng Qi was stunned. Could it be...
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The map of mountains and rivers emitted a surge of spiritual energy, and Lingxiang couldn't help but smile softly. She wondered who had been frightened out again. Just as she was thinking this, she saw the magic circle open, and a man fell out of the map of mountains and rivers with a scream.
The man fell to the ground, but was still screaming, as if he had lost his mind. This man was none other than Awei. Several Taoist children came forward and cast a spell to calm his mind.
Lingxiang was curious about what he had thought that led to this situation.
As for this map of mountains and rivers, apart from the original objects in the painting array, all the rest come from the people who enter the array themselves. Whatever they think of will appear. Lingxiang once entered the map to find Linglong, but got an illusory object.
That’s right, the secret of this map of mountains and rivers lies in the person who enters the formation. If one can understand it, he can easily crack it.
However, it is not as easy as it seems. There are not many people left in the formation, but there are only about two quarters of an hour left.
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