Start from a baby to become a Taoist

Chapter 256: Danger in the Mountains!

Fortunately, the giant snake's eyes, which had just been open, were now closed, and it seemed that it had fallen into a deep sleep.

However, with the appearance of the giant snake, the aura of the blood-colored lake began to slowly rise, and countless ghostly howls emanated from it.

For a moment, the entire bamboo forest seemed like hell. A blood-red mist began to spread, and the resentful spirits of the monsters that were thrown into the blood-red lake appeared and hovered over the lake.

Just like when Xu Binghu and the others were cultivating their bodies, the beast blood would turn into resentment when they absorbed it, crushing their spirits.

But when refining the body, only the blood from the heart is used, and it is not like this lake, where all kinds of monsters are dumped into it.

Compared with the beast blood that refines the body, the resentment on this lake is simply in heaven and earth.

With the current strength of the Great Wilderness Village, just one resentful thought could probably massacre the entire village.

The resentment floating above the lake saw the jackals, wolves, tigers and leopards nearby. They were already full of resentment, and when they saw their enemy beasts, they all wanted to take revenge. Hundreds of resentful thoughts attacked them directly, accompanied by bursts of wailing, trying to defeat them on a spiritual level.

However, before these resentments could escape for long, they were sucked back into the lake by a powerful suction force.

At the same time, the blood-colored runes carved in front of the cave emitted a faint blood-colored light, which looked particularly strange in the darkness.

As the runes appeared, the red mist that had just filled the bamboo forest began to slowly condense, and finally, a blood-red rain fell in the bamboo forest.

When the monsters around the lake saw the blood-red rain, they all showed surprise on their faces, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to the giant snake.

At the same time, Xiaobai could clearly sense that the aura of these monsters was slowly increasing.

Xiaobai, who witnessed the entire ceremony, left the depths of the bamboo forest.

Now, it finally understood why poisonous snakes had entered the Great Wilderness Village and massacred the villagers before. It also understood why white snakes were now outside the Great Wilderness Village every day, and why little yellow snakes were secretly monitoring the Xu family. All of this should have been instructed by the huge, sleeping snake king.

All the dangers facing the Xu family come from the Snake King.

However, it didn't understand why the Snake King targeted the Xu family?

But no matter what, the crisis facing the Xu family and the Great Wilderness Village all stems from the Snake King. For a Snake King with such a terrifying aura to achieve this, he's probably planning something even more terrifying!
However, this matter cannot be known to the master Xu Ran.

The master is indeed supernatural, but he is too young and his strength is too weak. Letting him know will only add to his troubles. The most important thing now is to improve his strength!
When Xiaobai returned to the Xu family compound, it was already dawn. He had been nervous all night, afraid that he would be discovered by the snake king. Fortunately, the snake king was still asleep.

As soon as he returned to the yard, he saw his master, Xu Ran, floating in the air. Invisible air currents surrounded his body, controlled by his master.

As a bird of prey in the sky, Xiaobai knows very well that his master is riding the wind!
Suddenly, it was stunned and even forgot what had just happened in the deep bamboo forest.

You have to know that his master, Xu Ran, is only a one-year-and-three-month-old baby. Other babies, let alone flying in the wind, can't even walk. At most, they can just crawl on the ground and learn to speak.

As a result, his master Xu Ran has already started to control the wind.

As expected of my master, he is truly miraculous!!
Xiaobai kept praising in his heart.

Fortunately, everyone in the village is out hunting, and Xu Binghu is not at home. Otherwise, he would be scared to see a baby that can fly!

In other words, soon, a large number of people will step into the Xu family compound and come to watch!

The Xu family doesn’t have that much time now.

Xu Ran, who was riding the wind, also felt Xiaobai's presence. He looked up and asked, "Xiaobai, where did you go last night? You didn't even have dinner?"

Xiaobai loves barbecue the most. Since he started eating barbecue, he doesn’t even eat raw meat. He doesn’t act like a bird of prey at all.

Something must have happened that made Xiaobai rush out without even eating the barbecue!
After being reminded by his master, Xiaobai recalled what happened deep in the bamboo forest. Just as he was about to express it, he stopped.

The main reason is that the master Xu Ran’s current cultivation is not enough, and the snake king is still sleeping and has enough time to grow. Telling him now may backfire!

Suddenly, Xiaobai thought of a solution.

It walked slowly to Xu Ran, lowered its body, and exposed its entire back to Xu Ran.

Xu Ran pointed at Xiaobai's back and asked, "Xiaobai, is your back itchy? Do you want me to scratch it for you?"

This was the first time Xu Ran encountered such a thing.

When Xiaobai heard what his master said, he immediately shook his head.

Xu Ran was puzzled and continued to ask, "What does that mean?"

Xiaobai still showed his back to Xu Ran and squatted down with his feet, but Xu Ran still didn't know what it meant.

There was no other way, Xiaobai could only pick up Xu Ran's collar with his beak, slowly drag it to the position of his wings, and use his beak to signal him to jump on it.

Now, Xu Ran finally understood what Xiaobai meant.

"You want me to sit on your back?"

Xiaobai nodded.

Although Xiaobai's back is only about fifty centimeters long now, Xu Ran's body size is not big either, so he can just sit on it.

It wanted to bring Xu Ran to the cliff where the red fruit and the mural were discovered. After all, in addition to the Divine Eagle Technique, the mural also had a little man and nine magic swords behind him. Even if it was just on the mural, Xiaobai could already feel its horror.

If the owner learns the magical powers on the mural, perhaps he will have an unexpected trump card when facing the Snake King in the future.

Moreover, even if the mural is nearly ten thousand meters high, it might be destroyed if it is discovered by other birds of prey.

After the experience of exploring the bamboo forest last night, Xiaobai knew that the mountains were extremely mysterious. Some terrifying monsters had not appeared. Who dared to say that there were no monster king-level birds of prey in the mountains?
However, the mural was on the edge of a cliff, a thousand meters (almost ten thousand meters) above the ground, so the owner had to be brought there by himself.

Even though Xiaobai had just seen Xu Ran able to fly into the air, it was still very difficult for him to reach an altitude of nearly ten thousand meters. For safety reasons, he had to bring him up himself.

Moreover, if the Divine Eagle Technique had not made great progress yesterday, it would still be difficult to take people flying to an altitude of ten thousand meters.

Although Xu Ran didn't know what Xiaobai wanted to do, he still followed its instructions and sat on its back. It was possible that the reason why he didn't come back all night was because of this matter.

Grab the feathers on Xiaobai's back with both hands.

Xiaobai felt that his master had come up, and then a high-pitched cry was heard from the Xu family's yard. In order to let his master adapt, he slowly rose into the air.

Lian Ji, who was in the house, heard Xiao Bai's voice and came out to check. She originally wanted to ask why Xiao Bai hadn't come back all night and then help him prepare the barbecue. However, as soon as she came out, she saw her son Xu Ran sitting on Xiao Bai's back, slowly rising into the air. In a short while, he was already a hundred meters above the ground.

Lian Ji had never seen such a scene before. Worried that something might happen to Xu Ran, she quickly shouted, "Xiao Ran, Xiao Bai, what are you two doing? Come down quickly!!"

When Xu Ran heard his mother's voice, he looked down and saw the anxious expression on her face, so he hurried to explain.

"Mom, I'm fine, don't worry!"

Obviously, Xu Ran's words could not dispel Lian Ji's worries. "No, come down quickly. What if you fall?"

This is a hundred meters high. What should I do if I fall down?
No matter how extraordinary or talented Xu Ran is, he is just a baby over one year old and has a weak body. Not to mention Xu Ran, even Xu Binghu would have to lie in bed for a year if he fell from a height of 100 meters, and he might not even wake up.

But Xu Ran trusted Xiao Bai very much and shouted, "Mom, go back quickly, we will be back soon!"

After saying that, he patted Xiaobai on the back.

Xiaobai understood the meaning, and a white shadow passed by and suddenly disappeared in the sky of the village on the edge of the wilderness.

Lian Ji looked at the backs of the man and the falcon as they left, with only worry on her face.

Xu Ran sat cross-legged behind Xiaobai with his eyes closed, feeling the air currents in the sky. Holding the animal skin in his hand, he carefully comprehended the art of controlling the wind.

Xu Ran is now at an altitude of several thousand meters. The wind here is completely different from the wind on the ground. It is a very good condition for practicing the art of controlling the wind, so he simply starts practicing.

Xiaobai also slowed down to take care of his master, fearing that he would not be able to withstand the pressure and suffer physical damage.

Soon, Xiaobai brought Xu Ran to the sky above the strange mountain stream yesterday. He was just about to signal Xu Ran to look down to see if he could find out why the mountain stream was so strange.

Sudden.

"boom--"

Not far away, a sound of breaking through the air suddenly sounded, and it came straight towards Xu Ran and the others. A terrifying aura followed and suppressed them at an extremely fast speed, like a flash of lightning.

The moment Xiaobai felt this breath, he used the Divine Eagle Technique, his body instantly grew larger, and he flew to the right, avoiding the terrifying breath.

Xu Ran, who was practicing, also felt this aura and subconsciously grabbed the feathers on Xiaobai's back and asked, "What happened?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a strong wind came from behind Xu Ran, accompanied by a burst of coldness. Turning around, he saw a giant eagle with sharp eyes following Xiaobai.

Compared with Xiaobai's size, the three-meter-tall giant eagle is enough to crush him. Moreover, the aura emitted by the giant eagle is also stronger than Xiaobai's. The man and the falcon are a little embarrassed for a while.

"This giant eagle?! There's actually a bird of prey with such a powerful aura in the mountains. It looks like even Xiaobai is no match for it!!"

Xu Ran originally thought that with Xiaobai's current level of cultivation, he could roam freely in the mountains, and even if he encountered a monster that he couldn't defeat, he could escape quickly. But today, it seems that it may not be that simple.

Xiaobai barely managed to avoid the giant eagle's sneak attack and floated high in the sky carrying Xu Ran.

At this moment, the two kings of birds of prey in the mountain sky officially faced off.

The monsters in the mountains also felt the two frightening auras suddenly coming from the sky, and they all hid themselves for fear of being affected. Some brave monsters concealed their auras and observed secretly.

Xiaobai looked at the giant eagle that had just launched a sneak attack with confusion. Besides anger and vigilance, there was also a hint of bewilderment on his face.

It had never seen this monster before, and had never provoked it. Why would it attack it at this time, especially when it was carrying its master Xu Ran on its back? If it had not dodged in time, causing Xu Ran to fall off its back, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Master Xu Ran is its Achilles' heel. Once touched, it will be a scene of endless struggle!!

Suddenly, Xiaobai's breath also became cold, and his body began to grow slowly. The innate energy in his body turned into a faint white breath, surrounding him.

When the misted innate qi rose, the surrounding air currents seemed to be controlled by Xiaobai. Even Xu Ran, who was at high altitude, could not feel any resistance.

This was Xiaobai mobilizing the innate energy in his body while performing the Divine Eagle Technique. The combination of the two caused his aura to surge, and all of a sudden, he somewhat caught up with the Giant Eagle's aura, but compared to it, there was still some gap.

"This..." Xu Ran was a little surprised by Xiaobai's change, "Is this Xiaobai's innate skill?"

There is no shortage of blood inheritance among monsters and beasts. Among them, there are powerful secret techniques and innate skills that are transmitted through blood. Xiaobai is a peregrine falcon, the king of birds of prey in the sky, so it is not surprising that he has such innate skills.

Moreover, it can make Xiaobai's body size increase three times. Such a talent skill can be said to be quite abnormal.

Among the monsters, Xiaobai is not an adult yet, and compared with other adult monsters, his body is too small. But with this innate magical power, he can make up for some of the gaps, which is very good for Xiaobai.

However, the giant eagle that was looking at Xiaobai not far away saw its changes and its eyes became hot.

"Wow—"

A high-pitched and excited cry arose, and the look he gave Xiaobai was like a lustful ghost seeing a peerless beauty, unable to take his eyes off her.

"wrong!"

Feeling the giant eagle's gaze, Xu Ran immediately overturned his previous guess. It was not the innate skill that caused Xiaobai to undergo such a huge change.

"This aura doesn't belong exclusively to Xiaobai, but to a bird of prey. It should be a magical power unique to birds of prey. Could it be that Xiaobai didn't go home for a while before and encountered such an adventure?"

Xu Ran deduced the source of Xiaobai's magical power from the giant eagle's performance. In this way, everything made sense, and he also understood Xiaobai's previous actions.

The giant eagle was obviously attracted by the magical powers displayed by Xiaobai, and came to stop Xiaobai, wanting him to hand over the magical powers.

Looking at the changes in Xiaobai, his body has become huge, from the original 50 centimeters tall to a full 1.5 meters in height.

If such magical power is learned by the giant eagle in front of us, its huge body of three meters will be tripled to nine meters. Coupled with the magical power of controlling the wind, its speed will increase exponentially. The giant eagle will be completely invincible in the sky of the mountains.

Xu Ran patted Xiaobai on the back and said, "Xiaobai, be careful, this giant eagle is not easy to deal with!"

Although Xiaobai used his magical powers, his aura and size were still very different from the giant eagle in front of him.

Xiaobai nodded heavily. He knew that it was not easy to deal with him. Besides, his master Xu Ran was still with him, so he had to be on guard, which was like trying to do two things at once.

"I brought the master to this place. Even if I die, I will bring the master back safely!"

Xiaobai thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)