Chapter 384: Crossing the Mountain
Chapter 384: Crossing the Mountain
Last time, we talked about how Li Yi and Xiang Ying encountered a strange fog not long after they entered Shennongjia. He thought it was the work of Huangluxian, but it was not. So who caused this strange fog? Let's read on.
Li Yi held Xiang Ying's hand and walked in the forest for a long time, but nothing strange happened. Seeing that it was getting dark, Li Yi said, "Alas, the mountains are full of clouds and fog, and there is no way to fly the sword to find people. We can only judge the general direction on the mountain. Let's go to the mountainside first and see if we can find a cave to stay."
Just when it was getting dark, the two of them actually found a cave. Strangely enough, walking in the cave made the upper body freezing cold, but the lower body was warm as spring. Moreover, the space inside the cave was extremely large, so it was no problem to accommodate several thousand people.
Li Yi said that they would stay in this cave before Huangluxian, and then the two of them went to chop trees and collect firewood to make a fire and cook. This time Xiang Ying was fooled by Li Yi and ate the white deer meat. After eating and drinking, Li Yi took out an exquisite bed from the sack, which was covered with high-quality bedding.
Xiang Ying was surprised and asked, "Have you prepared everything in advance?"
Li Yi disapproved and said: "Of course, we agreed to go on a honeymoon, we can't not sleep well! What do you think? I'm careful, right?" The wooden bed was specially made by him, and the bed made of golden nanmu wood naturally had to be equipped with high-quality bedding.
Xiang Ying shook her head and sighed, "I really don't know what to say about you. You scare people one moment and surprise them the next."
"Okay, come up quickly, and let your husband hold you and go to sleep."
Xiang Ying rubbed her arms and said in disgust: "Still sleeping, it's disgusting to hear! Hey, we're both asleep, what if someone comes to attack us?"
Li Yi snapped his fingers, and a Buddhist barrier rose up around him. Then he said, "Now you can rest assured. Come to bed and I will tell you the story of the big bad wolf and the little white rabbit."
"Get out of here! Behave normally! Otherwise I'm going to hit you!"
"Then you have to think about it carefully. Your father has already said that if you don't obey, my beating you won't be considered domestic violence."
Xiang Ying got on the bed very reluctantly, and then the hard practice began...
The next day, the thick fog dissipated. Li Yi drew out his Bashe Knife and said, "Let's go to Shennong Peak to have a look while the fog is gone."
Xiang Ying asked in confusion: "Have you figured out how to find the Yellow Furnace Immortal?"
Li Yi shook his head and said, "I didn't expect it. Did you think of it?"
Xiang Ying shook her head.
Li Yi said helplessly: "Since there is no other way, let's just take it one step at a time. Let's go to the top of the mountain and take a look. If the Yellow Stove Immortal comes, I will take him down. If he doesn't come, I will just take a look at the scenery. This Shennongjia is the place where the Yan Emperor Shennong ascended to heaven on a crane. Maybe there will be some opportunities here."
Xiang Ying asked: "My husband, are there really immortals in this world?"
"Immortals are actually human beings too, but they are different from ordinary people like us. Immortals just live longer, have stronger abilities, and are more powerful."
"What is the style?"
Li Yi pointed at the bed and said with a smile: "In this wilderness with ice and snow, being able to sleep on such a nice bed, covered with such a nice quilt, and sleeping with such a beautiful woman, this is class!"
Xiang Ying rolled her eyes at Li Yi, meaning that my mother wouldn't let me play with idiots, and then she said nothing more. But Li Yi still held her hand and walked all the way to the highest peak of Shennongjia.
On the way, Li Yi suddenly put the Bashe Knife into the sack and said, "Be careful! Someone is coming!"
When the breeze came with the voice of Wang Luxian, "The ghost wind is bothering me every night, and the lonely soul is annoying. When the five evil spirits enter my furnace, I will refine them into elixirs to become an immortal. Young man, why is my Bashe Knife in your hands? What did you do to my good disciple?"
Li Yi asked in confusion: "Didn't I tell you yesterday? Could it be that Master Huang didn't hear it?"
At this time, a man wearing a yellow Taoist robe, a Tai Chi hat, carrying a peach wood sword on his back, holding a bronze tripod in his left hand and a banner with the words "Exorcise Ghosts" written on it in his right hand appeared in front of the two of them. Looking at his face, he could really be described as righteous and awe-inspiring.
Next to Huangluxian was a ferocious beast as tall as a man. It looked like a tiger but wasn't quite a tiger. It had a tiger face and a leopard body, with exposed fangs, a long body and a short tail. It looked more like the legendary saber-toothed tiger. This was the legendary rare beast Guoshanhuang in Shennongjia.
Li Yi asked, "I never thought that the legendary Huangguoshan was actually Master Huang's pet. Hey, didn't you join the Wu Gu Cult? Why are you still dressed as a Taoist priest?"
"It's not a pet, it's the mountain god of Shennongjia, and it's also my partner. As for the Wu Gu Cult, the heavens are going to take action against the Gu God, so I naturally can't have anything to do with the Wu Gu Cult anymore, so I withdrew a long time ago."
Li Yi shook his head and laughed, "Master Huang is really the rat on the bottom of the boat. He always knows when the boat will sink first."
"Hey, young man, what you said makes sense. I claim to be half a step ahead of heaven, and I don't get the reputation for nothing."
Li Yi raised his hand and activated the Qi-gazing Technique to observe the man and the beast, then sneered, "You are still a step ahead of heaven, what kind of mountain god is this? A monster possessed by an evil spirit can be called a mountain god? Besides, Master Huang, you look so evil that you don't look like a Taoist."
Huang Luxian was not annoyed but smiled and said: "It seems that the young man knows me very well. Besides, seeing that you are quite powerful, we should talk it out in a nice way to avoid hurting the relationship. As long as you return the Bashe Knife to me, I will not pursue the matter of you killing my beloved disciple. How about it?"
Li Yi shook his head and smiled, "No, no, no, Master Huang must have misunderstood. I came to find you not to return your knife!" After that, Li Yi telepathically told Xiang Ying, "You will deal with the mountain yellow later. This is a rare opportunity. Just treat it as a training before the battle with the monsters.
But you have to be careful, that guy is more difficult to deal with than the Bashan Ghost King. Fortunately, it has a physical body, and your martial arts skills can also come in handy. Don't forget what I told you before, when I fight with Huangluxian, I will definitely fight with all my strength, and you should avoid being affected by us."
To be honest, Li Yi now only regrets that he did not bring Mo Bai with him. If Mo Bai was here, he could assist Xiang Ying and he could be more relaxed.
Xiang Ying looked at the Huang on the other side and nodded heavily, indicating that Li Yi was ready. The latter gathered his righteousness and said, "Master Huang, let's go to another place to talk?" His words took effect instantly, bringing him and Huang Luxian to the top of the mountain.
Huang Luxian was surprised and said, "Your words are followed by your actions. You are so young and yet you are already a great scholar? I guess I haven't been around for a long time and I didn't know there was such a talent as you. However, I have never had any grudges against Confucianists or Taoists. Why did you kill my disciple and embarrass me like this?"
Li Yi summoned the body of the Martial Saint Ming Wang, activated his prime posture, and prepared to fight with all his strength. In this chapter, let's put Li Yi's battle aside for now and focus on Xiang Ying to see how she and Guo Shan Huang will fight.
The reason why this Guoshanhuang is more powerful than the Bashan Ghost King is because it is the descendant of a monster. The monster blood in its body has been awakened because of the three-legged golden crow. However, it has been possessed by an evil soul by the Huangluxian. If we judge by its combat power, Mobai is not its opponent.
And judging from yesterday's situation, this guy has mastered a natural ability similar to the ability to swallow clouds and spit out fog, which contains a method of shielding the secrets of heaven, making it impossible for the opponent to sense it, but it can accurately determine the opponent's position.
Xiang Ying was a warrior after all and only had the means of close combat, so he rushed over without saying a word. The mountain yellow jumped onto a rock and roared. This was its innate divine power. The tiger roared and the wind blew. The mountain was soon covered with thick fog. There is a saying:
Invisible and shadowless, it penetrates people's hearts, and strong wind can blow everything open. It picks up the yellow leaves from the trees and pushes out white clouds into the mountains.
Li Yi couldn't help at the moment, so Xiang Ying had to solve all the problems by herself. The biggest problem was that the danger warning of the warriors was no longer effective in this thick fog. If the battle between Li Yi and Huang Luxian spread to this side, Xiang Ying wouldn't even have the chance to discover it in advance!
At this time, the mountain cat was quietly approaching Xiang Ying, preparing to launch a sneak attack. Cats are natural hunters with their agile and swift bodies, strong claws, and sharp teeth as weapons. In addition, the Huangluxian attached a sinister and cunning evil spirit to the mountain cat, which was not as powerful as a tiger, but it was almost the same.
The mountain yellow first let out a low roar, like the sound of a V8 engine that penetrated the thick fog and reached Xiang Ying's heart. She immediately turned to the direction where the sound came from and became alert. But this was exactly the trick of the mountain yellow. It had already circled behind Xiang Ying, less than three meters away, and could launch an attack at any time.
It was not known whether it was a blessing from heaven or a simple accident, but when the mountain stork jumped up, it stepped on a rock because it used too much force, making a loud noise. Xiang Ying turned around immediately after hearing the noise, and the claws of the mountain stork were already in front of her.
Xiang Ying dodged backwards and stood up, but Guo Shan Huang had already disappeared in the thick fog. Xiang Ying immediately mobilized her Qi base and tried to disperse the thick fog like Li Yi, but she didn't know that Li Yi used the principle of high-frequency vibration to make water vapor unable to adhere to the condensation nuclei. If it can be blown away by wind alone, can it still be called a magical power?
At this time, the yellow croaker was constantly changing its position, and the low roars came one after another, like endless waves constantly hitting the reefs, which brought Xiang Ying unspeakable anxiety. For the yellow croaker, it was like teasing its prey, it wanted to play slowly and torture the little mouse slowly.
With a loud bang, a bolt of lightning struck the top of the mountain. The shock wave generated by the explosion caused an avalanche. The snow waves swept trees and rocks towards them. This was an indiscriminate attack. Xiang Ying and Guo Shanhuang had to deal with it carefully. This attack also meant that Li Yi had already started fighting.
By the time Xiang Ying jumped out of the snow, she had been washed into the valley. Although there was no thick fog here, she still couldn't find the mountain orchid. Xiang Ying thought: That guy will definitely not be killed like this, where is he hiding?
But with a loud splash, the Huang broke through the ice and jumped out of the lake, immediately shaking its body to shake off the icy water on its body.
Seeing the miserable appearance of the yellow croaker, Xiang Ying said with a smile: "You are still fishing in such a cold day? Come here and warm yourself by the fire!" After saying that, she waved the laurel wood sword, intending to swing out a flaming sword energy.
However, the Qi base that Xiang Ying injected into the Laurel Wood Sword had no reaction at all, not to mention the flame, even the Qi base was gone, and she didn't even know that the taboo of the Laurel Wood Sword was fire. Xiang Ying picked up the sword and looked at it, thinking that there was something wrong with the wooden sword, and felt that her brain was really not working well.
But in the eyes of the Huang, Xiang Ying was teasing and insulting it, just like it had done to Xiang Ying before, so it roared and rushed over.
Since it was a head-on confrontation, Xiang Ying had an advantage. Although there was a gap in size and strength, at least he would not be passive. The man and the tiger fought in the valley. It was just like:
The wind is blowing hard in the Shennong forest, with haze above and light underfoot.
The river is filled with red maple leaves, and the ground is covered with yellow grass buds.
Suddenly there was a loud thunder, and the raging waves were hazy.
Who can avoid the wrath of heaven and divine punishment? A tiger falls into the river in the snow.
There was the sound of jade shattering in the snow and ice, and the king of beasts flew out from the water.
They raised their heads and showed off their claws and fangs, and both the man and the beast were busy.
When a tiger comes to pounce on a person, it is like a mountain falling down; when a person goes to meet the tiger, he is like a mountain leaning against.
When his arms and wrists fell, they were like thunder cannons, and wherever his claws and fangs passed, a quagmire was created.
Punches and kicks were as dense as rain, and the sword was stabbed straight with deadly moves.
The filthy and fishy wind blew through the forest, and the scattered hairs fluttered in the wind.
Looking closely, the momentum is still strong; looking from afar, it looks majestic and proud.
After a hundred rounds of fighting, the Xiang family's daughter showed her heroism.
Although Xiang Ying's brain is not very good, her endurance and strong will are really amazing. After more than a hundred rounds, her breathing is still steady and her will is firm.
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