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Chapter 376: Taize Lake [I]

The sound squeezed out from deep in the throat, like rusty metal rubbing together, with a sticky, wet sound. Each word was deliberately stretched out, and was pronounced stiffly and with difficulty.

At the same time, a fishy wind blew down on one's head.

The young man's Adam's apple rolled, as if he realized something, and his face turned pale in an instant.

His neck was as stiff as a rusty machine. He slowly raised it and looked in the direction of the fishy wind.

What he saw was a huge snake head hanging down, looking down at him.

The snake's head was ferocious, its scales shone with a cold luster, and turbid mucus hung on its curved fangs, dripping down one drop at a time.

When it fell to the ground, it made a slight hissing sound of corrosion.

The ground turned black.

Obviously, the toxicity contained in it is extremely terrifying.

At this moment, the pair of scarlet snake eyes were staring at him quietly. It was obvious that the one speaking was the giant snake that was tightly wrapped around him.

The young man looked at the snake's body. The white spots on the black scales moved like eyes blinking as the snake's body squirmed, making him dizzy.

"…This is actually…a…monster?"

At this time, the young man finally reacted. He gritted his teeth and a fishy-sweet feeling filled his mouth.

Then he looked away, his heart filled with horror.

"My king, I want to live, please... I have an eighty-year-old mother and... uh..."

Before he could finish his words, he felt the snake that was originally wrapped around him suddenly tighten.

In an instant, his face turned red and the rest of his words were held back.

"Stop talking nonsense. I'll ask you questions now and you answer them. If I find out that you dare to lie to me, you know the consequences!"

Hu Qi opened his mouth slightly and uttered cold words.

Compared to his previous awkwardness, his speech is now much more fluent and his progress is amazing.

Ever since he condensed his demonic power.

He has entered the first class of monsters.

It is equivalent to refining the transverse bone, and being able to speak human language.

As for why he knew the language of this world, it was thanks to the Primordial Demon Refining Scroll within the rune spirit seed. The information previously fed back contained information about the language of this world.

"Yes, my king, please feel free to ask. As long as I know, please don't be impulsive."

The young man forced a smile and spoke.

He was not completely ignorant of monsters, as he had once heard the beautiful story of a scholar's encounter with a fox monster.

Or it could be about the yellow-skinned man asking for a title, or various monsters harming people.

However, he used to think that it was just a fictional story made up by scholars, but now he knows that monsters really exist in this world.

"Where is this place? How far is the nearest city from here..."

Hu Qi continued to ask.

At this moment, although his voice was still low and hoarse, it no longer had that strange accent.

"This place is called Lushan, named after the many wild deer in the mountain. I come from Duanteng Village, 20 miles away from the foot of the mountain. The nearest city to this place is Taihu County, 100 miles away..."

The young man told out everything he knew quickly, like pouring beans, for fear that if he was any slower he would anger the other party and get him killed.

From the young man's narration, Hu Qi had a general understanding of the area where he was.

This place is located in a place called Daye Dynasty.

The nearest city is Taihu County, a hundred miles away.

However, this young man was just a hunter who had only been to Taihu County once and did not know much.

As for immortal cultivators, such things are unheard of.

If I have to say something, I have only heard it through word of mouth from the elderly and in the stories told by storytellers in the city's teahouses.

After a while, I got the answer I wanted.

A 'click' sound.

The black snake's body tightened slightly, and the sound of bones cracking was heard instantly.

Before the young man could beg for mercy, blood oozed out of his pores and his body collapsed.

A pair of eyes stared at Hu Qi.

"you……"

He opened his mouth and wanted to ask Hu Qi why he wanted to kill him when he had clearly answered his questions obediently.

But as soon as he uttered a word, a large amount of blood foam gushed out from his mouth and nose, which was extremely horrifying.

"When did I promise to let you go?"

Hu Qi spoke.

Hear the words.

The young man opened his mouth, but his injuries were too severe and he couldn't hold on and lost his voice completely.

for.

Hu Qi just took a glance and then looked away.

Swallowing a person is always a bit disgusting, especially since the other person is just an ordinary person with too much filth on his body, and eating him might make you feel sick.

Perhaps if it were a cultivator, he would be interested.

shook his head.

Hu Qi's body moved, making slight noises as it rolled over branches.

Soon, he came to the rock and took a look at Ah Huang lying on the ground.

Ah Huang looked very miserable, with many scales falling off. However, perhaps because of the nourishment of spiritual energy, his body was much larger than that of ordinary snakes, so he was not in any danger of life.

At this time, a red snake head emerged from the water nearby. It was Ah Hong.

Before, Hu Qi quickly found this place by following the aura emitted by the two people, but Ah Hong was slow and only arrived now.

After the two snakes arrived, Hu Qi led them away along the mountain stream.

According to the young man, if you walk down along the mountain stream, you can find the village and even go to Taihu County.

In ancient times, it was not as easy to get water as in modern cities where there is running water supply.

Generally, villages and towns are not built too far away from water sources.

and.

Crops cannot grow without water.

Being close to water sources facilitates irrigation, ensures water supply to farmland and increases grain production.

……

time flies.

The dim setting sun hangs in the west, echoing the slender crescent opposite.

As it grew dark, a village appeared ahead.

There are about forty or fifty households, and wisps of smoke rise from the village.

The sound of dogs barking could be faintly heard coming from inside.

Hu Qi just took a look and didn't stay for long.

He learned some information about this world from the Taichu Demon Refining Talisman, but it was too general and he needed more detailed information.

It would be best to get a method of cultivation in this world, whether it is for demons or humans.

So, there is no point in going to such a small village.

The destination of his trip was Taize Lake, eighty miles away.

According to the young man, Taize Lake has a vast area and numerous tributaries.

It even spread throughout the Daye Dynasty.

It is extremely famous.

With such a huge area, there must be monsters there.

Now that he has condensed his demonic power, he can also try to make contact with the natives of this world.

However, Hu Qi was not in a hurry to travel, and he stopped and walked along the way.

Hunt and breathe from time to time.

With his current size and talent for water control, his hunting targets are no longer limited to fish and shrimp in the water.

Roe deer and hares on land also became his meals, and the food was greatly improved.

……

The lead-gray clouds slowly descended like a huge curtain, quietly stitching the wilderness and the sky together.

Fine raindrops as fine as cow hair fell down.

The raindrops fell on the ground covered with fallen leaves, quickly soaking the layers of dead leaves, making a slight "rustling" sound.

Not far away, a winding river was flowing rapidly under the rain.

Carrying dead branches and rotten leaves, it moves forward.

Next to it, on a withered and bent branch.

There were several jackdaws standing on it, motionless, and from a distance they looked like stone sculptures.

There is loneliness between heaven and earth.

Suddenly.

A few jackdaws that were originally perched on the branches seemed to be frightened and flapped their wings that were wet by the rain.

After flying low in the sky, it uttered a few lonely cries and then disappeared into the misty rain.

A few seconds later.

In the rain and fog in the distance, two figures were running towards this place, one in front and one behind.

Both are extremely fast.

In just a few breaths, it became clearer and clearer.

puff!
at this time.

The man behind him raised his hand, and a flash of fire suddenly appeared, directly hitting the hunched figure in the front.

Suddenly, a low roar like that of a wild beast sounded.

--Roar!

When the firelight and the rain and fog dissipated slightly, the outline of the figure in the front gradually became clear. It turned out to be a tall, hunched, hairy monkey monster. To be more precise, it was a mountain monster.

Its head was huge and deformed, with a flat forehead that tilted backwards, and two eyes as big as copper bells, flashing a bloodthirsty red light.

It was a strange blue-black color, with sharp fangs sticking out from the corners of its mouth.

It was wearing a tattered human linen coat, which rustled in the wind and rain.

If you don't pay attention, it's easy to mistake it for a person.

However, at this moment he looked rather miserable, with all his hair burnt black.

It feels like it's been roasted by fire.

"Damn you, old Taoist priest, don't go too far."

It looked at the figure behind it.

His face was ferocious.

He actually opened his mouth and spoke.

The man behind him was a thin and experienced Taoist priest.

He was wearing a Taoist robe that had been washed so much that it looked bleached.

There were many pockmarks on his old face, his cheekbones were slightly protruding, and his eyes were sunken.

A look full of sinister and greedy eyes looked at Shankui's body.

Hear what Shankui said.

He snorted coldly.

"Bullying? You kidnapped Mr. Li's daughter and harmed a decent woman. You deserve to be killed!

Although my cultivation is limited, I have the responsibility to eliminate demons and defend the way.

Let me meet you today.

I will turn you into ashes and bring peace to the people!"

While talking.

The old Taoist put his index finger into his mouth without hesitation and bit it hard, and bright red blood gushed out instantly.

With skillful movements, he smeared the blood from his fingertips on the ancient peach wood sword in his other hand.

In an instant, a strange scene happened.

A flame burned fiercely from the sword. The flame was a strange blue-green color, and the flame jumped wildly as if it had life.

The raindrops fell and hit the burning sword flame, but they were like a drop in the ocean, without causing any effect on the flame.

Do it all.

The old Taoist with the pockmarked face looked a little pale, and his body swayed, obviously he was exhausted.

"Bullshit! I am clearly in love with that girl!"

Shankui's eyes were red.

"Shut up! You sinful beast, you are still here, talking eloquently and trying to make excuses! Today, I will enforce justice on behalf of heaven and send you to the west. Die now!"

The old Taoist with the pockmarked face snorted coldly.

He held a burning peach wood sword in his hand, and his aura suddenly changed, with determination and ruthlessness revealed in his eyes.

A sword stabbed straight at the mountain monster in front of him.

"You're looking for death! Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

See this.

Feel the threat from the peach wood sword.

Shankui roared.

The ferocity in his body was completely aroused, and he no longer simply ran away.

The figure rushed straight towards the old Taoist.

pity.

In terms of strength.

This mountain monster is no match for the experienced man in front of him.

In addition, the mountain monster itself was seriously injured.

Just a few rounds.

The old Taoist stabbed him through the heart with a sword, and he fell to the ground with a look of unwillingness and resentment on his face.

——Hoo ho!
Upon seeing this, the pockmarked old Taoist drew out his sword, staggered a step, and slammed the sword into the ground.

Panting heavily.

It took him a lot of effort to kill this mountain monster.

His true energy was almost exhausted, and the talismans on his body were also completely consumed.

Fortunately, he had previously spent a large amount of money to purchase this mid-grade magic weapon, a century-old peach wood sword.

Otherwise, if we face this mountain monster, we may not be able to kill it.

As long as the blood and soul are extracted from his body and refined into spirit pills, it will help him to make further progress in his practice.

Think about this.

He was ready to take action.

At this time.

A sudden gust of evil wind blew behind me.

He didn't have time to react.

A black shadow fell on him with a bang.

Bang!
next moment.

The air vibrates.

Rain was pouring down all around.

An oval-shaped golden light shield flashed above the body of the old Taoist with the pockmarked face.

Then, like a mirror, it shattered with a loud bang.

at the same time.

The last yellow paper talisman that was originally stuck on the clothes spontaneously combusted without fire and turned into ashes.

"Hmm, kind of interesting?"

At this time, a low and hoarse voice sounded.

I saw.

A huge black snake, standing upright and as big as a house, was looking down at him with its scarlet eyes wide open.

Feel the terrifying aura emanating from the black snake.

The Taoist priest's face turned pale as paper in an instant.

Without too much time to think, he circulated the last bit of true energy in his body, leaped out and ran away.

however.

He had just taken two steps when the puddles under his feet began to wriggle as if alive.

In the blink of an eye, it turned into two thick ropes and tightly wrapped around his feet at lightning speed.

This time.

The old Taoist with the pockmarked face lost his balance, fell forward, and fell heavily on the muddy ground.

See this scene.

The pockmarked Taoist's expression became horrified and distorted.

Is it magic! ?

Could it be that the black snake in front of me is a great demon at the Dao base level?
Think about this.

He no longer had the slightest desire to resist.

"Don't kill me, I can give you whatever you want..."

The old Taoist with the pockmarked face trembled as he looked at the black snake's big mouth that could easily swallow him.

This performance surprised Black Snake, or Hu Qi.

I originally thought that the other party was a righteous person who hated the demons and was upright and incorruptible, so it would be difficult to pry open his mouth.

But I didn't expect it to be so simple.

……

After a stick of incense.

The pockmarked Taoist priest turned into a cold corpse and was thrown aside at random.

And Hu Qi obtained a lot of information.

For example, the strength division of the extraordinary people in this world.

Among them, whether they are immortal cultivators or demons, they are ranked from low to high.

They are divided into three major realms: Qi training, Dao foundation, and Ning Yuan.

The Qi training state is divided into three small realms: initial feeling, gathering Qi, and opening meridians.

First feeling: sensing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, embarking on the path of cultivating immortals.

Gathering Qi: Gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and transforming it into one's own Qi. Immortal practitioners call it true Qi, while the demon clan calls it demon power.

Tongmai: Circulate and accumulate enough true Qi (demonic power) to penetrate the eight extraordinary meridians of the body.

As for the situation of the two major realms, Daoji and Ningyuan.

And after these realms, are there other realm divisions?

The old Taoist with pockmarked face didn't know either.

After all, to put it bluntly, the old Taoist with the pockmarked face in front of him is only in the late stage of Qi Gathering.

Barely touching the threshold of opening the meridians.

His strength is at the lowest level among the immortal cultivators.

Moreover, he has no sect or school and is just a casual cultivator.

(End of this chapter)