I will teach you how to cultivate immortality

Chapter 119 The Super-Large Shrine (15)

"You liar, you love lying even more than E'tu."

I'm too lazy to continue getting entangled with a false illusion.

Li Boyang then made a sword gesture with his right hand, actively activating his protective sword energy.

Clang!
The solemn sound of metal clashing against metal rang out.

A three-foot-long sword beam shot out, slicing through everything in Li Boyang's way.

This includes both the phantoms of the two seven-tailed foxes and the makeshift, simple altar.

Rumble…

The aftershocks of the collapse of the altar and cellar instantly stirred up a cloud of dust.

The sword light that Li Boyang actively unleashed was far more exaggerated than the passive protective sword energy, achieving the effect of clearing the area in an instant.

"It seems your illusion magic skills aren't up to par either."

"Without the blessing of this altar, you can't even maintain your own illusion..."

When the dust settled, there were no foxes left in Li Boyang's sight.

Instead, a tunnel was built that could accommodate three or four people walking side by side.

This is the original appearance of that "cellar," a super-large underground shrine without any illusionary effects to conceal it.

"So this is the truth you've been hiding?"

He stared calmly at the tunnel ahead.

Li Boyang could clearly smell the bloody odor emanating from it.

This is not just a shrine, but also the site of a living sacrifice.

"You've been in these mountains for so long, you should know what I hate the most, right?"

"Even if you claim to be an old acquaintance or friend of the Huaijiang witch, I still won't let you off the hook."

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Boyang stepped into the dark tunnel.

Illuminated by the flames above his head, Li Boyang could clearly see the entire dark tunnel even without using the third eye between his eyebrows.

Dark red bloodstains extended from the inside out all the way to the interior.

The stench from the deaths of various wild animals was overwhelming.

"Our conflict was just a misunderstanding, so why escalate it to this point?"

Just then, the true voice of the Seven-Tailed Fox came from the depths of the shrine.

"You should be able to tell that I didn't harm any of the mountain people..."

“These are just ordinary wild beasts and spirits, including a mountain monster that once attacked this village.”

"From your human perspective, I am doing this to rid the world of a scourge!"

Li Boyang continued walking forward without changing his expression, merely retorting dismissively.

“Killing is killing, no matter what reason you give it, it is all for the purpose of achieving your own goal.”

"The reason you haven't harmed the villagers of Shan'ao Village is simply because you want to hide for a little longer."

"When you are about to achieve your goal, the villagers of this village will be your final sacrifice. Do you agree with me?"

"The fox of Qingqiu? The son of Tushan?"

Before he could finish speaking, Li Boyang suddenly stopped and asked.

At this moment, he was standing in the central hall of this underground shrine.

The dying Spider Queen had closed her eyes.

Only her faint breaths remained, still telling outsiders that she was not dead.

Atop the countless spider corpses, the real seven-tailed fox warily watched the red-haired boy opposite her.

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Meanwhile, in the mountain village, Li Boyang shattered all illusions with a single sword strike.

The human-faced fish in the village sped up, trying to take all the villagers away from this dangerous place.

At that moment, one of the human-faced fish tilted its head, staring at the pregnant woman in front of it, looking troubled.

"(Human-faced fish language) You weren't drugged by the sleep aid? And you're pregnant?"

Despite the language barrier, the human-faced fish tried its best to twist its body and extend its goodwill to the wary pregnant woman opposite it.

"You...aren't you with that fox?"

The pregnant woman, clutching her eight- or nine-month-old belly tightly, seemed to have received the kindness of the human-faced fish.

They could only watch as the human-faced fish outside rustled and dragged a group of villagers out of the village.

The pregnant woman simply couldn't convince herself to trust a strange water monster.

“(Human-faced fish language) Oh dear, this is troublesome. I should have learned from the Queen how to talk to humans.”

She patted her stomach, quite annoyed.

Just as the human-faced fish was contemplating whether to report the situation to the Red Carp, the pregnant woman opposite suddenly stood up.

"Is that the son of the mountain god?"

"Are you sent by the son of the mountain god to rescue us?"

Although she had been hiding inside the house, the pregnant woman had clearly seen Li Boyang arrive.

At first, she didn't connect the red-haired boy with the "son of the mountain god".

But after seeing the human-faced fish, which, despite its clumsy behavior, was still trying its best to convey kindness to her, the pregnant woman suddenly realized what was happening.

Within this radius of a hundred miles, it is estimated that only the legendary "son of the mountain god" could have accomplished this.

“I will go with you. I believe in the son of the mountain god.”

Thinking of the high-quality rice seeds borrowed from the village, the pregnant woman stood up, supporting her pregnant belly.

"(Human-faced fish language) Huh?"

Seeing this, although they didn't understand what had happened.

But the human-faced fish quickly called out to its nearby companions.

Faced with a pregnant woman who was nearly ten months along, the human-faced fish obviously couldn't simply drag her away like they did with other villagers.

So, when this noisy group of human-faced fish brought the pregnant woman to the shore...

The red carp, which had been lurking in the middle of the stream, also noticed the only conscious woman and couldn't help but surface to look at her.

"Pregnant woman?"

Unlike her meekness and weakness in front of Li Boyang.

When the enormous body of the red carp emerged from the water, the pregnant woman was clearly startled.

Fortunately, thanks to the previous preparations, the pregnant woman was much more receptive this time and bowed respectfully in the direction of the red carp.

"Great water god, thank you so much for saving us!"

Regardless of whether the red carp was truly a water god, the pregnant woman treated it as such.

This is probably a bit of wisdom and cunning that allows the mountain people, who deal with mountain spirits and monsters year after year, to take root and survive in such places!
"You're welcome. I'm not the one who really wants to save you."

The faint voice carried a hint of inexplicable terror as the red carp returned to the water's surface.

This statement reflects Chi Yu's true thoughts; she doesn't care about mountain people or humans.

Even the seven-tailed fox, who almost drove her mad, was too preoccupied with the law of the jungle to bother pursuing the matter.

The reason Chi Yu is here is simply because Li Boyang wants to save someone, so she came along.

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(End of this chapter)