Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 226 Birds of a feather flock together
The mountain was quiet at night, without even the sound of the wind.

If it weren't for the scorched earth under his feet, Wei Xi would have thought he had walked into the wrong place.

She followed Shen Fu closely, with Yu Jin standing beside her, muttering to himself.

Wei Xi probably had an idea in mind to solve the problem, but some details needed to be confirmed.

As for saving people, it depends on luck.

Fortunately, Shen Fu was very sensible and had no objection to Wei Xi's arrangement.

Not only that, Shen Fu, who was well-read in the Wanjian Sect, took advantage of this time to educate several people about the Swallowing Sky Beast.

"The Qing-Swallowing Beast is a water-attributed demonic beast, unrivaled on the sea. 'Sea-Suppressing Qing-Swallowing Beast' is the name given to our sect after it was subdued."

"How did the senior separate the monsters?" Wei Xi asked a question that concerned him.

Shen Fu continued walking, "I don't know the details, but I heard that the senior was very good at swordsmanship and had a deep understanding of magic arrays."

"The predecessors of that era were far superior to today's world of immortal cultivation, which is short of talent." Shen Fu's voice was a little lost. "Now we can't even maintain a seal..."

"No, no!" Yu Jin shook his head and cried strangely, "All things grow and decline, how many can be saved by the path of immortal cultivation? Life lies in the vast world, fellow Taoist, there is no need to lose heart!"

It was rare for Wei Xi to feel that what the charlatan said made some sense.

Of course, Wei Xi's inner thoughts were even more unpleasant: No matter how powerful those old bones are, can they really crawl out of the coffin? This mess will have to be cleaned up by future generations.

Wei Xi sneered at the so-called powerful predecessors: strength or not, it is all compared with people of the same generation. If the cultivators of the same batch are not outstanding themselves, why do they need to compare with people of five thousand years ago?

Lingyin made a creaking sound and was about to open her mouth when Wei Xi pinched her pointed mouth.

Ignoring Lingyin's resentful look, Wei Xi continued to listen to the information.

"That white bone beast nest we passed by on our way up the mountain," Wang Xin, keenly aware that he had heard something he shouldn't, quickly changed the subject. "Isn't that the lair of the Qing-Swallowing Beast?"

"Yes," Shen Fu perked up and stuffed two pills into his mouth, "but it's not the most important one. The one halfway up the mountain is the dining hall for the Qing-Swallowing Beast."

"According to ancient records, the Qing-Swallowing Beast was born in the deep sea. At midnight on the 18th day of the lunar calendar, a corpse from the deep sea surfaced. The Qing-Swallowing Beast ripped open the chest of the corpse and became the overlord of the ocean."

"The Qing-Swallowing Beast has many tricks, the most difficult of which is [Swallow]. Regardless of life or death, it swallows them into its stomach and transforms according to its needs."

"I know this isn't the belly of the Qing-Swallowing Beast," Wei Xi followed up Shen Fu's question and asked, "Could it be that the Qing-Swallowing Beast can transform outside?"

"Yes and no," Shen Fu was not surprised that the clever Wei Xi could think of this. "This is the trial ground, and the Qing-Swallowing Beast can't escape for the time being. But the trial ground is indeed affected by it. We have found some remaining monsters in the town, and they are probably swallowed by it."

Judging from Shen Fu's tone, these monsters have most likely been shattered into pieces.

"The Qing-Swallowing Beast controls the place where all rivers converge. Legend has it that underground rivers carry yin energy and flow into the ocean, all of which enter the Qing-Swallowing Beast's belly. Its breathing ebbs and flows, and its snoring causes storms at sea."

"So it's homesick."

Wei Xi gestured for everyone to turn their gaze towards the top of the mountain where the head was severed.

A deep blue lake appeared before everyone's eyes.

The Qing-Swallowing Beast had been entrenched here before.

There is no ocean in the trial field. This is probably the closest place to home that the monsters can find.

"No wonder it has such a bad temper," Qin Feng complained to himself, "A monster that lives in the sea is trapped in a place like this, without even a drop of water to see."

"No wonder they chose this place as their home..."

There was a problem. The mountain was bare. Several people scraped the soil clean but found nothing useful.

The five people's gazes converged, and the lake water gently lapped against the shore.

After all, there was no telling how long the commotion in Taotie Town would last, so Shen Fu took a deep breath and led the way down. Not long after, the rope Wei Xi was holding gave the agreed-upon signal.

In an emergency, Wei Xi and his companions had to act decisively and did not bother to leave anyone behind to help them. They went into the water one after another.

Everyone had made up their minds: if this trip failed, they would probably stay in the trial field and become corpses in the stomach of the Qing-Swallowing Beast.

As soon as Wei Xifu entered the water, he felt a chill all over his body. Fortunately, there was nothing strange in the lake. It was like a basin of water raised by nature and placed on a mountain without a head.

Fortunately, several of them knew how to swim, and after using the talismans, they followed Shen Fuyou into a secret tunnel.

Wei Xi became suspicious: the tunnel they were walking through was too small to accommodate a monster of that size compared to the size of the Qing-Swallowing Beast.

Wei Xi even found some traces of artificial excavation on the rock wall of the tunnel.

Wei Xi knew that the Qing-Swallowing Beast had a good appetite, but he didn't expect it to accept anything.

You're really amazing, you even swallowed the buildings together.

Wei Xi knew nothing about architectural regulations, and it was not known whether these remaining things were transformed by monsters.

The lake is very deep and visibility is low.

The dark lake water, the blurred outlines, and the currents caused by teammates make people feel indescribably depressed, and panic slowly squeezes their hearts.

Wei Xi didn't look around. It was rare for her to pretend to be confused. As long as she couldn't see anything, nothing strange would pop up.

After swimming in the tunnel for about half a minute, I finally broke free from the confines of the lake water.

Wei Xi shook his head and released Lingyin from the protective circle of the talisman.

"Is this the lair of the Qing-Swallowing Beast?" Qin Feng asked as he looked at the narrow cave in front of him.

"This is a path that fellow Daoists from the Zhenhai Sect risked their lives to carve out." Not daring to use his spiritual power rashly, Shen Fu explained while twisting his clothes: "A group of disciples from the Zhenhai Sect... dug out this path..."

Wei Xi felt sad when he heard this, and everyone was silent.

With Shen Fu leading the way, the team soon arrived at the center of the beast's nest.

In the dark and damp underground cave, water seeps down regularly from the top of the cave, forming puddles over the years.

In the center of the cave is an altar exactly the same as the one in Taotie Town, with the unlucky guys from various sects covered in blood lying on it.

Shen Fu immediately went over to rescue him, but was grabbed by Wei Xi.

Shen Fu, who was eager to save people, was about to ask when Wei Xi covered his mouth.

Following Wei Xi's gaze, Shen Fu saw a circle of shallow water surrounding the altar, soaking ears of various shapes.

Wei Xi finally found the last piece of the puzzle in Zheng Duo's intelligence: Don't talk too much.

Not only the mutilated limbs, but also the masks on the faces of the people on the altar became clearer.

The masks, which were originally of different styles, revealed their true appearance after being stained by blood.

There are two types of masks on the altar: one is a full-face mask with a white background and no decoration; the other is an animal face with pointed horns and a texture that looks like bronze.

The rest of the details can only be discovered if you get closer.

There were clearly some carvings on the altar, and that was what Wei Xi wanted to see.

　This chapter is a supplement to yesterday's, and there will be another update today.

　　
　
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