Chapter 81: The Altar Movement and the Straight Man Being Forced into Being "Elegant"
The Altar Movement and the Forced "Elegance" of Straight Men
Deep within the chasm, an ancient black altar slowly rose from a dense, sinister aura, emitting a chilling, eerie glow. Its design echoed those found at the Tomb of Ten Thousand Demons and the ruins of the Emerald Dream, clearly connected to a long-forgotten, grand secret. The offering at the altar's center was unclear, but the powerful, sinister energy emanating from it filled everyone with a flutter of fear and alarm.
On the other side of the river, Bai Zhi's face was replaced by greed, and she screamed an order to the remaining disciples around her: "Hurry! Find a way to get through! That must be an ancient treasure!" She seemed to have completely forgotten that she had just wanted to break the bridge and let everyone die together.
Unfortunately, the only suspension bridge had already completely collapsed due to her own "efforts" and the earthquake just now, leaving only a few broken chains swaying miserably in the wind.
"Can't get through? Then destroy it! No one can get it!" Bai Zhi was jealous and resentful when she saw this, and she actually ordered her disciples to condense their magic and try to attack the altar from a distance!
"Crazy woman!" Li Jiuyou cursed and subconsciously wanted to swing his sword to intercept, but the rift was wide and the demonic fire was out of reach.
Jiang Xuelan's eyes darkened, and he unsheathed his Frost Silence Sword with a clang. The icy blue aura of his sword pierced the chasm, accurately crushing the scattered immortal attacks. "Bai Zhi, if you continue to be stubborn, don't blame me for being merciless." His voice echoed across the chasm, colder than the chill wind in the valley.
Li Jiuyou could feel Jiang Xuelan's pure disgust towards Bai Zhi's destructive behavior and his calmness in maintaining the overall situation. This strangely calmed the irritability in his heart caused by Bai Zhi, and he even felt a little... secretly happy?
"Senior Brother! You attacked me again and again for that monster!" Bai Zhi was so angry that her whole body was shaking, tears welling up in her eyes. She looked pitiful, but the words she said became more and more paranoid.
Li Jiuyou became furious when he heard this and was about to retort, but his expression suddenly changed!
An extremely strange urge suddenly surged into my heart without warning! It was an urge... to *recite poetry*?!
It's all this damn **distance pollution**! It will be triggered if you get close to the fairyland (this rift valley was once an ancient battlefield, and there's a lot of residual fairy aura)!
He tried desperately to suppress it, but his mouth seemed to have its own thoughts, and he blurted out to Bai Zhi on the other side of the rift valley:
"Tsk! That woman over there is so noisy, like... like... the sound of a frog diving into water!"
Everyone: “…………”
The world seemed quiet for a moment.
Even Bai Zhi, who was preparing her next wave of attack on the other side, was stunned. Then her face twisted with anger: "You...you vulgar monster! How dare you...how dare you insult me like this?!"
Jiang Xuelan raised his hand expressionlessly and pressed his solar plexus. He could clearly sense Li Jiuyou's immense embarrassment at the moment he recited the poem, his intense desire to die on the spot, and the overwhelming sense of social doom that followed the verse's utterance... This made the corners of his frozen mouth twitch imperceptibly.
"Poof—" Che quickly covered his mouth, his shoulders shaking.
Man Gu's honest face turned red and he lowered his head and coughed violently.
Xingtong laughed so hard that she almost slipped off a rock. "Oh my goodness~ Your Majesty the Demon King~ Such a great literary talent~ Really... Hahahaha... Frog diving into the water~ So apt! So apt!"
Xuanjia retracted his head into his shell, and the shell vibrated slightly, making a muffled "cluck" sound.
Li Jiuyou: "..." His red-gold eyes were almost bloodshot, his ears were red and burning, and he wanted to jump into the rift valley immediately! This damn distance pollution! This damn heart-breaking contract! This damn ice-faced man must be laughing at him!
"What are you looking at!" He shouted at Jiang Xuelan in anger, "I'm happy with it! What do you care?"
Jiang Xuelan glanced at him calmly, her tone steady and calm: "Well, the frog jumping into the water is very... artistic."
Li Jiuyou: "..." He felt like a knife was stabbed in the chest.
At this moment when social death and comedy are both happening at the same time, the altar deep in the rift changes again!
The ancient runes on the altar's surface lit up one by one, emitting a suction force that began to frantically devour the surrounding evil energy and... the fog in the canyon! The thick gray-white fog surged towards the altar like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, and the vision quickly became clear.
At the same time, the obscure offering at the center of the altar revealed its true form—it wasn't some magical weapon, but a giant egg, pitch black and covered in strange red lines. The eggshell undulated slightly, as if something was breathing within, emitting a disturbing breath of life and even more refined power from the Heretic God!
"What is that?" Man Gu clenched the bone stick.
"It doesn't look... like a good thing." A Che said in a low voice, shrinking behind Jiang Xuelan.
After swallowing a large amount of fog and evil spirits, the undulations of the giant egg became more obvious, and the red lines on the surface became more vivid, as if it would burst at any time!
As the fog dissipated, the cliffs on either side of the rift became clearly visible. Everyone then discovered that, not far from them, on the cliff face on their side, there was a narrow cave entrance hidden by vines and rubble. The edge of the cave showed signs of artificial excavation, seemingly leading into the mountain's interior!
The bronze key in Jiang Xuelan's hand became slightly warm again and pointed at the cave entrance!
"There's a road there!" Jiang Xuelan pointed out immediately.
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