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

Chapter 990 The Great Rift Valley Outside the Mountain, the Mist Spirit Blocks the Way!

"That's quite an idea."

Chen Yang smiled noncommittally, but he had to admit that Mo Yuan's method did have some merit.

Mo Yuan chuckled dryly and said, "But I'm afraid that the possessions in the bronze mirror will also be destroyed, and then all our efforts will be in vain."

The tribulation lightning can destroy the primordial spirit hidden in the bronze mirror, and of course it can also destroy the treasures hidden in the bronze mirror, so this action still carries a certain risk.

"There's no rush. We can study this later after we've finished dealing with what we have on hand."

Anyway, the people and things are all inside the bronze mirror, they can't escape, it's only a matter of time before they're taken out.

From Chiyan Mountain to Dong'e Mountain, there is a mountain road of more than 100 miles. Within a radius of dozens of miles around Chiyan Mountain, almost all the slightly stronger spiritual creatures have been dealt with by Shi Xiangsheng and his group. Along the way, Chen Yang and his group did not encounter any further danger.

Mo Yuan did not find any more top-quality herbs or other treasures.

One person and two beasts traversed mountains and valleys, covering sixty or seventy miles of mountain roads in an afternoon, and arrived more than thirty miles away from Dong'e Mountain before dark.

Their path was blocked by a large rift valley on the ground.

The rift valley appears to have been formed by a powerful force tearing the ground apart. It is over 200 meters wide at its widest point and over 100 meters wide at its narrowest point, stretching from north to south for over 100 miles.

The rift valley is unfathomably deep. Standing at the edge of the rift valley and looking down, all you can see is a hazy, white miasma.

By this time, it had already darkened. A mountain wind blew, making a howling sound in the valley. The miasma churned upwards, chilling to the bone.

"This ravine is so deep, even my spiritual power can't reach the bottom." Mo Yuan shook off the dew on his body, stood on the edge of the cliff, and peered down.

The water monkey retreated a little distance. "I've only heard that there's such a deep abyss outside Dong'e Mountain, but I've never been here. It's said that this rift valley was formed when this secret realm was first established, and the laws were not yet stable. The miasma inside is highly poisonous..."

Upon hearing this, Mo Yuan quickly retreated, "Why didn't you say it was poisonous earlier?"

The water monkey looked embarrassed and didn't reply.

Chen Yang looked across at the other side. "It's such a long distance, we can only fly there."

It's only about 200 meters; it's impossible to take a detour.

To bypass this rift valley by land, one would have to travel at least a hundred miles more.

Flying there is the best option.

By this time, it was completely dark. Worried about encountering danger, Chen Yang did not rush on his way. Instead, he led the two beasts back and found a hill nearby to spend the night.

Anyway, it's only about 30 miles to Dong'e Mountain. Even if we cross this ravine tonight, we won't be able to climb the mountain until tomorrow.

After traveling over mountains and valleys, both the man and the two beasts were quite tired.

On the hilltop, in a flat patch of mixed woodland, some dry firewood was gathered and a campfire was lit.

After dinner, Chen Yang took out a piece of top-grade fire jade the size of a millstone. After polishing it slightly, he took out the Crimson Sky Sword, infused it with his primordial spirit, and used his inner cultivation technique to inscribe the incantation of the Vajra Divine Mantra on the fire jade.

As the saying goes, "A skilled craftsman must first have the right tools," so make some demon-sealing talismans in advance. Don't wait until you need them to make the talismans, or it will be too late.

Mo Yuan and the water monkey simply stood guard nearby, not daring to disturb him.

Making talismans is also a delicate task, but it's slightly better than making prayer beads, as there's less psychological pressure.

After all, the making of prayer beads can be tricky; if not handled properly, they can explode.

However, the creation of talismans is also extremely taxing on mental energy and true essence.

The consumption of inscribing the complete third-order Vajra Divine Mantra was especially enormous; Chen Yang was almost taking drugs while inscribing it.

After carving a talisman and stamping it with the Mountain Lord's seal, Chen Yang felt as if half his life had been drained away.

Take the medicine quickly and meditate to recover.

Mo Yuan and the water monkey looked at the millstone-sized jade talisman engraved with scriptures. Although they were curious, they dared not approach it. Although the third-tier Vajra Divine Mantra Talisman was not activated, the aura it exuded still made them feel wary.

Especially for water monkeys, the Vajra Mantra has a great restraining effect on things like evil spirits and malevolent spirits. Since water monkeys are evil spirits, they will naturally be repelled by this mantra.

Time passed second by second, and the night grew deep. Chen Yang's slightly pale face slowly regained its color.

"call!"

A sword of energy was unleashed.

Chen Yang opened his eyes. In the darkness, his pupils reflected the flickering firelight, a glint of light flashing before disappearing.

Having just refined the Vajra Divine Mantra Talisman, my primordial spirit was overexerted. Afterwards, it recovered, and the strength of my primordial spirit actually increased by about half a grade.

Can refining talismans increase cultivation level?
Chen Yang found it strange and unexpected. He had also overexerted his primordial spirit when making prayer beads last night, but it didn't have the same effect.

Could it be related to a spell?

Chen Yang picked up the jade talisman, which was about the size of a millstone and neither round nor square, and reached out to stroke the incantation on it.

It's probably really related to this incantation. After all, it's a Buddhist divine incantation, so it's not surprising that it has the ability to help improve one's spiritual cultivation.

This fire jade is of the highest quality, containing immense fire-attribute energy sufficient to unleash the power of a third-tier incantation, making it the ideal vessel for the "Vajra Divine Mantra".

Once the incantation was completed, it was already in standby mode. It only needed Chen Yang's primordial spirit to activate it, or it needed to be impacted by other energies, especially the Yin Sha Shen Sha energy, to immediately unleash the power of the incantation.

The third-tier Vajra Divine Mantra is specifically designed to suppress those in the Dao True Realm, and naturally possesses extremely strong destructive power. When the power of the divine mantra is released, it has the ability to fix the primordial spirit and restrict movement until the energy in the jade talisman carrier is exhausted.

However, the energy stored in jade talismans is limited. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the Vajra Mantra is used to suppress evil spirits on the earth's veins or in certain energy veins, relying on a continuous source of energy to achieve long-term suppression.

Chen Yang looked at the water monkey, intending to use it for experiments.

"Woo..."

Sensing Chen Yang's unscrupulous gaze, the water monkey seemed to know what he wanted to do. Just as it was about to say something, a soft sob suddenly drifted from afar on the wind.

It sounded like the wind, or like a woman crying.

Chen Yang raised an eyebrow and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

It was in the direction of that rift valley.

Mo Yuan and the water monkey also looked over.

Under the pitch-black night sky, all you can see is darkness; what can you possibly see?
"Woooooooo..."

The sound came from afar, and this time it was much clearer.

This time, both the man and the beast listened carefully. It didn't sound like the wind; the more they listened, the more it sounded like a woman crying.

The sound was clearly audible even though it was from a great distance, and it was quite eerie to hear it late at night.

The water monkey said, "It must be some kind of mountain spirit; its cry is just as loud as mine!"

Chen Yang found it a bit ridiculous.

However, in nature, there are indeed many mountain spirits and water monsters that like to imitate human voices, especially the voices of women or children, to lure people closer to hunt them.

Legend has it that water monkeys are also among them; they like to hide underwater and lure people closer by mimicking their shadows.

However, Chen Yang had a lot of contact with these mandrills and waterskims, and their roars were very rough and fierce.

Mo Yuan said, "Master, shall we go take a look?"

Chen Yang shook his head. "We're just passing by. If it doesn't bother us, there's no need for us to make trouble for it."

Upon hearing this, Mo Yuan said nothing more.

Neither the man nor the beast paid any more attention, and they sat back down by the fire, meditating on their own.

Time passed by minute by minute.

The sound not only didn't disappear, but became more and more frequent, and it was even clearly moving closer to the area where Chen Yang and the others were.

Under the pitch-black night sky, grayish-white miasma seeped out from the rift valley, slowly approaching like flowing water.

The miasma seemed to have a mind of its own, quickly enveloping the entire mountain and then rapidly spreading upwards.

The dry branches in the fire crackled and popped as they burned. A gust of wind blew by, and the fire suddenly exploded, sending sparks flying everywhere.

The surroundings were shrouded in miasma, which grew thicker and thicker. The remaining campfire quickly went out as if it were lacking oxygen, and for a moment, it was pitch black.

Chen Yang frowned slightly, having already taken a breath-holding pill and switched directly to a state of fetal breathing.

The radar scanned the area, and Chen Yang's brows furrowed even deeper.

Surprisingly, nothing was found.

Within a radius of more than a mile, apart from the pervasive miasma, there was absolutely nothing unusual.

"Woooooooo..."

The crying continued intermittently, clearly very close.

His primordial spirit explored the area but found nothing. He only vaguely sensed that something was strange about the fog, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was so strange about it.

"Master, the miasma is poisonous and can cause hallucinations..."

Mo Yuan called out. Although it immediately blocked its breathing, its body was immersed in the miasma. The miasma actively entered its body through its seven orifices and pores. With its current cultivation level, it was unable to resist it. In just a short while, it was already feeling dizzy and hallucinating.

On the other side, the water monkey was completely unprepared and breathed freely. After the miasma entered its body, it became hallucinatory and started making silly noises. Then it stood up and started waving its arms and legs, almost like it was about to start singing and rapping.

Chen Yang quickly put the two beasts into the Azure Profound Pearl.

He wasn't afraid of hallucinations. His constitution already granted him SS-level immunity to illusions, and with the help of the breath-holding pill, the miasma couldn't harm him; at least for now, he didn't feel any discomfort.

However, he was a little confused about the current situation. Could it be that the other party had some kind of treasure or ability to conceal their aura?
But even if you conceal your presence, can you really resist my radar detection?
Radar doesn't detect scents; it directly images the objects. Unless the other side can distort the radar's force field, they can't evade detection.

However, Chen Yang could clearly sense that the radar was not distorted, and the imaging of the surrounding environment was normal, with nothing strange about it.

Apart from the endless white fog.

"Woooooooo..."

The crying grew closer.

Chen Yang's expression darkened slightly. He clearly sensed something approaching, but couldn't find it.

He immediately changed positions, used the Moon Shadow Technique to conceal his aura and hide his figure, and guarded against being ambushed.

"Shh!"

Just as he concealed his aura, a gust of wind broke through and rushed towards him.

The speed was beyond imagination.

Chen Yang instinctively turned to the side, dodging the attack.

The strong wind passed close by but did not hit him, then dissipated as if nothing had happened.

……

"Ding! SS-level spirit item [Mist Spirit] has been discovered. The encyclopedia entry is now available. You have received a reward of 10 [Heart-Questioning Pills]. The reward has been placed in the system warehouse and can be retrieved at any time."

……

"Ding, mission issued."

"Mission: Hunt SS-rank spirit creature [Mist Spirit], progress (0/1)."

Reward: 5 Yuan Shen Pearls

……

Fog Spirit?

The information that suddenly popped into Chen Yang's mind left him a little bewildered.

I quickly checked the encyclopedia.

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Illustrated Guide: Mist Spirit.

Rating: SS-level, initial stage.

Description: A consciousness born from the mist, capable of coalescing into form and launching a substantial attack; the miasma within the mist possesses potent hallucinogenic toxicity…

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Can fog give rise to sentience?
It was still a mist spirit at the early stage of the Dao True Realm.

Chen Yang was completely numb, but then he thought, if even stones can develop sentience, why can't fog develop sentience?
No wonder radar and the primordial spirit cannot detect its existence; it is the miasma itself. Where can you find it?
This vast expanse of miasma is its body, and I am currently inside it. No matter how exquisite the Moon Concealment Technique is, it probably cannot escape the keen eyes of this mist spirit.

After all, Chen Yang was only invisible, not vanished into thin air. The miasma was in contact with his body, which meant it was touching him all the time. No matter how he tried to hide, the miasma could accurately pinpoint his location.

"Shhhhh..."

Sure enough, several more gusts of wind tore through the air and rushed straight towards Chen Yang.

With the Crimson Sky Sword appearing in his hand, Chen Yang casually swung the sword a few times, dispelling the gust of wind.

At the early stage of the Dao Realm, this attack method has limited destructive power for him.

But Chen Yang didn't dare to let his guard down, as he hadn't yet found the true form of the mist spirit.

"Woooooooo..."

The crying grew louder and louder, like a female ghost, so heartbreaking that it gave people goosebumps.

Chen Yang activated his third eye and looked around.

In the pitch-black night, a large patch of eerie light flickered faintly.

The dots are not solid entities.

"To be unaffected by my illusion, you do have some skill." A mournful, shrill voice suddenly rang out.

It was a female voice. I couldn't tell her exact age, but she must have been very young. Her voice was very pleasant, but her intonation was a bit strange, which gave me a very comfortable feeling.

"What's the point of hiding your true colors? Why not just show yourself?" Chen Yang said calmly.

"Ah!"

The voice remained unmoved, merely letting out a cold laugh, and said, "Boy, you have the Round Light Mirror, don't you? Hand over the Round Light Mirror and that old bamboo, and I'll let you leave!"

"Ok?"

Chen Yang was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

I initially thought it was just a chance encounter with a mountain spirit or mist spirit, but now that this mist spirit has said such things, it must have come specifically for me.

The purpose was simple and clear: to obtain the Round Mirror and the Vajra Bamboo, clearly indicating that the goal was to rescue Shi Xiangsheng and the Vajra Bamboo.

"Are you also raised by the Stone Elephant?" Chen Yang asked.

"You're the one he raised."

Wu Ling snorted coldly, seemingly quite displeased with Chen Yang's words, "I only have a slight relationship with him and owe him some karma, so naturally I can't just stand by and watch him suffer. Whatever grudges you have, I don't care. Now hand over the Round Light Mirror and the Vajra Bamboo, and I'll let you leave, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?" Chen Yang calmly replied.

The mist spirit said, "Otherwise, you can forget about leaving this place. Although I don't know what method you used to be unaffected by my illusion, trapping you would be extremely easy for me..."

It said this with extreme confidence.
It is a mist spirit, born from the mist, and has no physical form. It is unlike ordinary spirit beasts and plants, so killing it is simply unrealistic.

But if it wants to trap people, it doesn't even need an illusion; just enveloping you in thick fog will make you lose your senses and be unable to distinguish east from west. With a little trickery, it can make you spin in circles.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang sneered, "Isn't it better to live a good life? Why do you have to rush to your death?"

"What did you say?"

Wu Ling was clearly somewhat annoyed. "Junior, do you think I'm joking with you?"

Chen Yang said, "Shi Xiangsheng is in my hands and can be manipulated at will. You are just a mere Mist Spirit, at the early stage of Dao True Realm. Who gave you the courage to swagger in front of me?"

If I'm not mistaken, after last night's events and before the bronze mirror was sealed, Shi Xiang Sheng had the opportunity to contact some beings through the bronze mirror's abilities.

This person is skilled in beast taming. He may not only have a few spirit beasts under his command. Over the past hundred years, heaven knows how many spirit beasts and plants he has befriended, and how many of them have left their spiritual imprints in the bronze mirror.
This Mist Spirit should be one of them.

It must be said that this type of spirit is indeed difficult to deal with and handle.

Its primordial consciousness exists in the form of miasma, such a large area of ​​mist, non-physical, unless you can collect it all, how else can you deal with it?

Knowing full well that even beings like Shi Xiang Sheng and Jingang Zhu had fallen to Chen Yang, it, a mere early True Realm cultivator, dared to come alone to block the road and make a scene.

This is probably why it is so fearless.

"hehe."

Feeling slighted, Wu Ling immediately sneered, "Junior, don't think that just because you can destroy Old Man Shi's Dao body with some despicable means, you're invincible. Such thinking is dangerous. I'm just giving you a friendly reminder: your methods are ineffective against me..."

Before he could finish speaking, the thick fog surged, and a giant hand suddenly slammed down towards Chen Yang.

Its momentum is powerful, like a mountain collapsing and the sea overturning.

"Shh!"

Chen Yang swung his longsword, sending a sword aura slashing towards the giant palm.

The giant palm of mist was instantly cleaved in two.

It collapsed in an instant.

"That's it?"

Chen Yang chuckled, "Although your primordial spirit can disperse into the mist and control the miasma to attack, making it difficult for your opponents to attack your physical body, this is also your weakness. The dispersion of your primordial spirit leads to the dispersion of your power. This little trick is not even enough to tickle me. You think you can trap me with this little strength? You'd better stop dreaming."

He even started commenting.

"court death."

Feeling insulted, the mist spirit snorted coldly, and the next second, the mist began to churn.

Beneath the Heavenly Eye, scattered amidst the thick fog, the scattered points of light rapidly converged, quickly coalescing into a human-shaped misty shadow.

The primordial spirits converged, and the mist took form.

A mist figure over three meters tall, condensing mist into an axe.

A giant axe suddenly formed and slashed down at Chen Yang's head.

(End of this chapter)