After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 878 Returning to the Village to Explore the Mountains, Evil Creatures in the Mountains?

"According to the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Jishi Mountain was formed by the accumulation of stones during the time of Yu the Great's flood control efforts. It is the source of the rivers and is located in the Kunlun Mountains, at the border of Western Xinjiang and Qinghai Province..."

……

The association's internal database is quite extensive, and the information was found in no time.

Information that can't be found elsewhere can be found with a simple search in the database.

"There really is such a mountain? In the Kunlun Mountains?"

Chen Yang raised an eyebrow. If he hadn't found this mountain, that would have been fine, but now that it actually exists, it seems to have quite a background.

Wang Yuanchao immediately brought up the map, which quickly showed the exact location of Jishi Mountain.

Located on the southern slopes of the Kunlun Mountains, not far from Sichuan.

Kunlun has been the subject of countless legends throughout history and various ancient texts, and it has always been a mysterious and enigmatic mountain.

Wang Yuanchao said, "It seems that Li Xiulian may not be speaking without reason. This so-called Venerable Master may actually be a real person. Since ancient times, the earth vein energy of Kunlun Mountain has been absolutely top-notch. Countless cultivators have lived in seclusion here, and the number of caves on Kunlun Mountain is beyond imagination..."

“But we don’t have any more information about Li Xiulian. Moreover, it’s clear that she hasn’t kept anything from us. She may really be unaware of the identity of this so-called Venerable One!” Chen Yang said.

Wang Yuanchao nodded.

Since Li Xiulian has brought this matter up, there is no need to hide it. If she intended to hide it, there would be even less reason for her to say it.

He turned to look at Chen Yang and saw him pinching his chin, frowning, seemingly lost in thought.

"What are you thinking?" Wang Yuanchao asked.

Chen Yang said, "I always feel that the title 'Lord' is a bit strange. In my memory, it seems to only refer to the Stone Lord in the Eight-Sided Mountain Underground Palace, you know..."

Wang Yuanchao paused for a moment, then shook his head. "It shouldn't be that bad. That person back then is recorded in the classics; he died after a defeat. The person who killed him must have been no ordinary person. If that person were still alive, wouldn't he have remained inactive for so many years..."

Chen Yang frowned.

At this moment, he began to have some doubts.

Is it possible that the Stone Venerable Master, who once stirred up a huge storm in Shu, is still alive?
Although historical records state that he died, are historical records infallible?
Most importantly, the Three Corpse Divine Trees all possess the method for cultivating a second primordial spirit. Moreover, according to the Three Corpse Divine Trees, this technique was passed down by the Stone Venerable Master. There is no reason why this being has not cultivated a second primordial spirit.

If even Ding Huanchun managed to survive time and time again, could this Stone Venerable Master also survive?
Furthermore, some time ago, after Woyun Zhenren escaped from the underground palace of Bamian Mountain, he rushed to the Western Frontier without stopping.

What was he doing in western Xinjiang?
Could it be that they are going to Kunlun, to Jishi Mountain, to find this being?
You should know that back then, Master Woyun and that Master Shi were mortal enemies!

The more Chen Yang thought about it, the more likely it seemed!

Of course, these are all just his guesses, and the truth is uncertain.

We need to ask the Three Corpse Divine Tree properly!
……

Chen Yang didn't dwell on the matter too much.

Wang Yuanchao said, "No matter what, I will report this matter to my superiors. They will probably send someone to Jishishan to investigate. If this person really exists and is connected with Ding Huanchun, it will definitely be extremely dangerous. Don't rush off to take the risk..."

"Am I that stupid?"

Knowing there are tigers in the mountains, why would someone still venture into the tiger's den?

Chen Yang shook his head. It's better to leave such risky things to someone else.

……

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After leaving the association building, Chen Yang immediately inquired about the Three Corpse Divine Tree.

Could the so-called Venerable One mentioned by Li Xiulian be the Stone Venerable One from the underground palace of Bamian Mountain?

After all, when Chen Yang heard the title "Lord," his first thought was of this person.

Is it possible that this person, who lived 170 or 180 years ago, is still alive?

After listening, the Three Corpse Divine Tree gave Chen Yang a negative answer.

"Back then, all of us spirit beasts and plants under the Stone Lord's throne had his mark on us. He could use the mark to imprison us, but after his death, the mark disappeared..."

“If he were still alive, the mark he left in my body back then wouldn’t have disappeared, and I should be able to sense his presence. Moreover, it’s impossible for him not to return to the underground palace for so many years. There was still a considerable amount of power stored up in the Eight-Sided Mountain Underground Palace back then. If he were alive, even if only his primordial spirit survived, he could come back to us and make a comeback…”

……

It spoke with absolute certainty, concluding that the person was definitely dead long ago, completely and utterly dead.

However, Chen Yang remained skeptical, believing that some things should not be said too absolutely.

There is no further information available at the moment, only a random remark from Li Xiulian.

Let's wait for the authorities to send someone to verify the facts.

Before Ding Huanchun revealed his secret, he sent Li Xiulian to Jishishan to find someone. The purpose was probably to deliver a message. He may have already anticipated that he would not be able to leave, which is why he made this arrangement.

Fortunately, Li Xiulian has now been arrested, so the possibility of her sending messages is no longer relevant.

Chen Yang temporarily put this matter out of his mind.

……

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Chen Yang waited for two more days in Emei, but the eight-winged centipede still didn't wake up, and he was starting to lose patience.

Old Zhou and the others discussed philosophy every day, but he couldn't find anything else to do besides practicing swordsmanship, so he returned to Jiapigou.

Anyway, once Elder Centipede wakes up, he can find it himself.

As for the trip to Jinjia Mountain mentioned by Huanglong Daoist, they are gathered together every day to discuss the Dao, so they can't take care of it for the time being. It's not too late to arrange a time when they finish their discussion.

Even now, Chen Yang still has some doubts. What is so special about Jinjia Mountain? What did Huanglong Daoist see in him, and why did he insist on sending him all the way?

It's unlikely they were after his cultivation level. Although Chen Yang performed exceptionally well that night at Mount Si'e, everyone now knows he was on drugs and his actual cultivation level is still only at the Creation Realm.

Moreover, Huanglong Daoist asked for his help before going to Si'e Mountain, which means that Huanglong Daoist had already planned for Chen Yang to make the trip to Jinjia Mountain.

So, what is this old Taoist priest up to?
Chen Yang couldn't understand it, but if Huang Long could persuade Old Zhou to come along, and he could bring the eight-winged centipede with him, he wouldn't be afraid of making the trip.

……

Chen Yang returned to town first and spent an afternoon with Huang Ying.

Huang Ying had a little more free time during this period, spending most of it on cultivation, and even the updates to her novel slowed down considerably.

Huang Daolin and Chen Yang both left her a lot of pills, especially Huang Daolin who left her a lot of Heart Refining Pills. Her mental state improved by an extraordinary speed, and her Myriad Tribulations Dao Body Technique also progressed rapidly. With the addition of Jade Bone Pills and other pills given by Chen Yang, she also made rapid progress after entering the Spirit Realm.

The only thing lacking is combat experience.

She had no combat experience, but that didn't matter. Chen Yang acted as her sparring partner, and the two of them fought in the dormitory with the door closed for an entire afternoon. Chen Yang only returned to the village after dinner.

The village was as peaceful as ever, with the sounds of roosters crowing, dogs barking, and wisps of smoke rising from chimneys.

In the few days since Chen Yang left, the village seems to have remained unchanged. The only visible change is that the village road has been repaired.

The story of the stone coffin being unearthed in Yangliuwan circulated in the village for several days, but as the coffin disappeared, the matter gradually faded away.

Everyone was busy, and they could only chat about it briefly over tea or after meals. The village didn't pursue the matter further. The stone coffin was gone, and that was that. Whether it was stolen or for some other reason, it saved them some trouble.

After arriving home, Chen Yang called Huang Can, only to find that the guy was still in Luoshan, having fallen into a whirlwind romance and unable to return.

I originally wanted to ask him about the two brothers from the Bai family in Dongshan, but he didn't come back, so it seems unlikely that he would know anything.

As darkness fell, Chen Yang, still feeling uneasy, took Black Tiger up the mountain.

How can you allow others to sleep peacefully on the side of the couch?
The two from the Bai family are dead, but Chen Yang needs to find out how they died.

After all, this is Qishan Mountain. If any ferocious creatures appear on the mountain, it will definitely attract attention.

If these spirits in the mountains are benevolent, Chen Yang can ignore them. But if they are malevolent, they could be very dangerous if they were not dealt with in time and were to come down the mountain.

……

"Wang, wang..."

Black Tiger ran around happily and barked twice. Soon, all the unleashed dogs in the village gathered around.

As the king of dogs, it held an absolute dominant position in the village's dog community.

More than ten dogs surrounded Black Tiger and ran up the mountain.

The spectacle was quite impressive, leaving Chen Yang somewhat amused and exasperated. He decided to keep his distance to avoid being mistaken for a dog thief.

The moon is bright and the stars are few; the night in the mountains is both quiet and lively.

As darkness falls, the nightlife of many creatures is just beginning. With the hottest days of summer over and autumn fast approaching, insects are making the most of their last moments, roaring and releasing their hormones to attract mates and embark on a journey of love.

Through the Mountain Seal, Chen Yang contacted Elder Huai and confirmed that the Bai brothers had not passed through Old Ghost Forest that day.

In other words, they most likely didn't go to the Dragon Tractor; Huang Can had pointed them in the opposite direction that day.

The direction of Goupayan in Huangjia Village is also high mountains and dense forests, but it is not a deep mountain.

After reaching the mountaintop, Chen Yang followed the path and made his way towards Huangjia Village.

The radar was deployed, providing real-time monitoring of an area of ​​more than a mile around. Black Tiger, leading his pack of dogs, sniffed around, searching for any remaining scents in the air.

Stone valley slope.

Not far past Zizhu Peak, they arrived at Shigupo. Chen Yang had been to this place several times before; it was here that he had killed the group of spiders left behind by Ding Huanchun.

The geology here is unique, with weathered shale everywhere and very little vegetation.

"Susususu..."

After passing through the rocky slope, they entered a mixed forest. The sound of leaves rustling came from the forest, and then Chen Yang saw a shadowy figure rapidly approaching him.

"Wang Wang..."

The dogs immediately began barking towards the shadows.

"Black Tiger."

Chen Yang barked. "Woof!"

Upon receiving the order, Black Tiger roared, and the pack of dogs whimpered for a moment before quickly falling silent.

The pack of dogs watched the dark figure warily.

In the blink of an eye, the dark figure had arrived in front of Chen Yang.

Under the dim moonlight, Chen Yang could clearly see the shape of the dark figure.

A tree, a camellia tree.

Chen Yang didn't seem surprised at all. Before going up the mountain, he had already made contact with the camellia tree through the Mountain Seal.

This old tree often wanders around Qishan Mountain. It has been granted a title by the mountain deity and has some special abilities. It can communicate with any plant in the mountain that has a little bit of spirituality, and it has the ability to mobilize any plant.

Although Qishan Mountain is quite large, as long as the camellia trees are willing, they can detect even the slightest disturbance.

"follow me!"

Camellia Tree was also decisive, without any unnecessary words. After meeting up with Chen Yang, she turned around and headed towards Dog Climbing Rock.

Chen Yang followed closely behind.

Before long, we arrived at the foot of Dog Climb Rock.

Below the cliff was a flat area, and on the flat area was a campfire that had already burned out.

There was a pit not far away that used to be filled with water, but recently, due to the dry weather, the water in the pit had dried up, and you could see a group of tadpoles stirring up the muddy water.

Beside the puddle, there were scattered bones of small animals that had been eaten.

The camellia tree said, "They must have encountered this accident here. In the woods over there, there weren't many signs of a struggle. It's clear that what attacked them was quite powerful. As for whether it was a person or some other spiritual creature, I don't know. There aren't any spiritual plants around here, so I have no way of verifying..."

Chen Yang entered the woods.

He scanned the area with his mental power. The forest was covered with a layer of fallen leaves, with a small patch of it looking messy and stained with blood.

This should be the crime scene.

But as the camellia tree said, there were few signs of a struggle, and it was impossible to determine what attacked them.

However, it is certain that the entity that attacked them was indeed quite powerful.

The two cultivators, both at the mid-stage of the Spirit Realm, were almost effortlessly killed and seriously injured. Even a late-stage Spirit Realm cultivator, even with a surprise attack, would find it difficult to achieve this.

"Old Hua, you didn't do this, did you?" Chen Yang asked abruptly.

After Chen Yang transplanted this camellia tree from Goose Back Mountain, it was always elusive, and no one knew what it was doing all day long.

Although Chen Yang only asked the question casually, he actually had some doubts in his heart.

The spirits on the mountain have been cleared away by Chen Yang countless times, so how could this happen again?

The camellia tree paused for a moment upon hearing this, then said unhappily, "Why would I bother with them for no reason? Besides, if I were the one who did it, do you think I would let them leave alive?"

It is true.

Although this camellia tree was injured by Li Changsheng before, it has now recovered. With its strength, it should be able to deal with two mid-stage Spirit Realm cultivators without leaving any survivors.

"It was just a joke, why are you getting so worked up?"

Chen Yang chuckled dryly and quickly called over Black Tiger, instructing it to sniff around the scene to see if it could detect the killer's scent.

Several days have passed since the incident, and there might not be any trace of the virus left at the scene, so Chen Yang didn't hold out much hope.

He left the woods and looked down the mountain. Not far away was the Tuanjie Reservoir, and below the reservoir was Huangjia Village. It wasn't far from here to Huangjia Village.

The Bai brothers, living so close to the village, didn't know to just go down the mountain and instead stayed overnight on the mountain – they were courting death.

"Wang..."

Black Tiger emerged from the forest, whimpered at Chen Yang, and buried its head, indicating its helplessness.

Chen Yang wasn't surprised, after all, so many days had passed, the murderer couldn't possibly have stayed in the same place waiting.

He deployed the radar and searched the surrounding area, but found nothing of value.

They immediately turned back.

"Old Hua, please keep a close eye on things during this time. If anything unusual happens, please let me know immediately," Chen Yang said to the camellia tree.

"Ah."

The camellia tree responded, "It's probably some passing spirit or cultivator. These are the hardest to investigate. Ever since what happened with Li Changsheng, I've rarely seen anything of any significant importance while wandering the mountains..."

……

Chen Yang hadn't gone far when he suddenly stopped.

I turned around and looked in the direction of Dog Climbing Rock.

"Wang!"

Black Tiger, perhaps having discovered something, barked in the direction of Dog Climbing Rock when it saw Chen Yang looking at the rock.

The dogs joined in, barking loudly, and for a moment, the scene was quite lively.

"What's wrong?" the camellia tree asked.

Chen Yang frowned slightly. "It feels like something is watching me."

"Really?" Camellia Tree asked, somewhat surprised.

"Have."

Chen Yang uttered a single word with certainty.

"Black Tiger, keep your brothers here and don't come any closer."

Chen Yang left a message, then strode off and quickly ran towards Dog Climbing Rock.

He activated the Moon Concealment Technique, concealed his aura, and hid his figure in the darkness.

Before long, we arrived at the bottom of Dog Climb Rock.

Chen Yang extended the radar and saw a dark figure crouching on the top of Dog Climbing Rock.

A toad.

It looked as big as a soy sauce vat, covered in a scaly, weeping moonlight into the sky.

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"Ding, mission issued."

"Mission: Hunt the S-rank spirit beast [Fire Cloud Toad], mission progress (0/1)."

"Reward: 1 Spirit Pill".

-

A system message suddenly appeared in Chen Yang's mind.

Fire Cloud Toad?

Chen Yang was slightly taken aback. It was actually this thing?

In that instant, he couldn't help but think of the Fire Cloud Toad from Tiger Leap Cliff, which had taken Chen Yang a great deal of effort to eliminate back then.

The one from back then was only in the Spirit Realm, and it was much smaller than the one on the cliff now.

Could it be that this is just a couple with the one on the cliff?
The wife died, but the husband was found?

Chen Yang thought to himself that this was the thought.

This thing is extremely poisonous. He killed the previous Fire Cloud Toad in the Spirit Realm without hesitation. Now that another one in the Creation Realm has appeared, the poison on its body will only be more potent and the harm will only be greater.

He immediately concealed himself and quietly crept up to the top of the cliff.

The fiery cloud toad on the cliff top was intently absorbing the moonlight, completely unaware of Chen Yang's arrival.

Its body was as large as a calf, and its entire body was crimson red; it was at the early stage of the Creation Realm.

Ugly and disgusting.

Without a word, Chen Yang immediately unleashed a sword aura, shooting directly towards the Fire Cloud Toad.

They simply killed him.

"Keng!"

The Fire Cloud Toad instinctively sensed danger, but it was too late to react.

With a clang, a crisp bell rang from the Fire Cloud Toad's body, followed by an energy ripple that instantly annihilated Chen Yang's sword energy.

"Cuck!"

The Fire Cloud Toad let out a strange cry before it realized what was happening, turned around, and looked in the direction where Chen Yang was hiding.

"what?"

Chen Yang looked bewildered, his gaze falling on the Fire Cloud Toad.

A golden bell was hanging around its neck.

"Is it owned by someone?"

Chen Yang frowned slightly, his heart skipped a beat.

"Young man, what do you mean by this?"

Just then, a voice drifted quietly from the edge of the forest on the cliff top.

(End of this chapter)