Start from a baby to become a Taoist

Chapter 298: Mountain Ghost, Mantis Demon
The mountains stretch for thousands of miles. Stepping into them, it feels like being in a vast ocean. The rolling mountains are like a sleeping dragon, lying on the earth. Its huge body is looming in the mist, revealing endless majesty and mystery.

Xu Ran sat on the back of the peregrine falcon and stepped into the mountains again.

Under the vast sky of the mountains, even with Xu Ran, the peregrine falcon still cut through the azure sky like a gem like a white lightning. It spread its wings, and its streamlined body was like a peerless arrow forged by a master craftsman. Without any drag, it soared above the towering mountain top like a challenger at an astonishing speed.

"Whoohoo-"

The strong wind that was constantly flowing rapidly in the sky seemed to have accepted the challenge of the peregrine falcon.

The strong wind rushed against the peregrine falcon's body, whistling past like a galloping horse, as if to completely defeat the proud challenger, and make it surrender under the sky of the mountain.

The Peregrine Falcon, which mastered the magical powers of [Wind Control Technique], [Divine Eagle Technique], and [Kunpeng Essence and Blood], did not panic at all even when facing the powerful gale. Everything was in vain.

Its eyes, twinkling like cold stars, were fixed on the misty and looming mountain stream below.

The peregrine falcon seemed to have found its target and rushed downwards at lightning speed.

In an instant, the speed of the peregrine falcon seemed to exceed the barriers of time and space, and it flew straight through the mountains, like a sharp knife, piercing straight into the destination that had been decided long ago.

The surrounding scene seemed as if time was accelerated and rapidly moving backwards. The towering mountain was soon left behind. In just a breath of time, the white figure that was originally under the sky had now entered the mountains covered with dense forests.

When it was about to approach the ground, it spread its broad and powerful wings like a beast waking up from sleep. In the sunlight, the feathers under its wings sparkled with a dazzling light of light gold. If you look closely, it seems that there is a rune naturally engraved under each feather. These runes are connected together, which is mysterious and profound.

The peregrine falcon's wings are more than one meter long. The moment they open, they are like a lawn mower. Wherever they go, branches and leaves fly. Countless branches and leaves flutter in the air currents. No giant tree can escape.

Xu Ran has been sitting on the back of the peregrine falcon. From under the blue sky to the mountain streams, the strong wind is like surging waves, whistling in his ears without a break, hitting his eardrums. Until now, however, he still looks calm and composed.

The violent wind that could turn any monster into a bloody mess did not leave any trace or scar on Xu Ran's body.

"Hey!"

Xu Ran, who looked like a little kid, jumped down from the back of the peregrine falcon. His seemingly tender body actually left a shallow footprint on the ground the moment he landed. His body, like a porcelain doll, was always proving how extraordinary Xu Ran was at that moment.

"There hasn't been any change in this place!"

This mountain stream was the one Xu Ran and You Falcon had used to hone their Wind Control Techniques. Coming here again, it felt like a lifetime ago.

At that time, they could not even withstand the strong winds in the mountain stream, and needed to constantly use their innate energy to repair their bodies in order to barely hold on.

But now, everything is different.

"what?"

Suddenly, Xu Ran looked at the cave ravaged by the strong wind and felt something was wrong. He stared at that direction with puzzled eyes and walked slowly.

"What about the fierce wind in this mountain stream?"

At this time, Xu Ran had already reached the entrance of the mountain stream. Unexpectedly, there was a change here. The strong wind that they used for cultivation had disappeared at this moment.

Peregrine Falcon also came to Xu Ran and stood at the entrance of the mountain stream. The familiar sound of raging wind did not appear.

What's going on? Why is it gone?
At this time, it had several question marks on its head and didn't know what had happened, but it didn't believe in evil and still stretched its wings in.

There was no feeling of a violent wind.

It really disappeared.

Although, with the cultivation level of one man and one falcon, they no longer needed to practice in the mountain stream, this was the most suitable place for cultivation that they had found at the beginning. Moreover, they had not figured out why this mountain stream was so strange, and now it disappeared for no reason, which made them even more confused.

"It doesn't matter!" Xu Ran patted Peregrine Falcon's body and said, "We don't need to use the mountain stream to practice now. If it's gone, it's gone!"

Having said that, I'm still a little curious, but I don't have any clues now, so I can only suppress my curiosity.

Peregrine Falcon also understood this and nodded.

"Since that's the case, let's go deep into the mountains and find some monsters to practice with first!"

Speaking of practicing, the Peregrine Falcon is no longer sleepy.

As a bird of prey, it is naturally belligerent. Later, it obtained the [Kunpeng bloodline], and the belligerent gene in its bones was once again strengthened. It was eager to find someone to fight every day. However, because too many things happened during this period, it encountered two strong enemies in succession and suffered a lot of injuries.

As for sparring with Master Xu Ran, isn't that pure masochism?
Although it is aggressive, it is not a masochist!

Xu Ran sat on the back of the Peregrine again and flew towards the depths of the mountains.

As soon as we took off, we saw that in the dense forest where giant trees originally stood, a large area of ​​bright light appeared. Moreover, there was also an area that looked like it had been burned, and it was extremely dark.

"Huh?" Xu Ran was extremely confused when he saw this. "Xiaobai, go there!"

Xu Ran pointed the direction to the peregrine falcon.

"Wow!"

The peregrine falcon let out a long cry and flew towards the direction Xu Ran pointed. After a while, it arrived.

When he landed again, an indescribable stench hit his nose, making Xu Ran feel a little nauseous in an instant.

"What happened here?" Xu Ran pinched his fingers together, and a wisp of innate energy surged out of his body, surrounding his body, and the foul smell dissipated instantly.

Look around.

In this dark forest, apart from the unbearable stench in the air, there are only pools of black ashes on the ground, and no one knows what they are.

Immediately, Xu Ran closed his eyes, and wisps of innate energy appeared at his fingertips. In an instant, a whistling sound that struck the depths of his soul came out of nowhere.

A pair of ferocious tiger eyes appeared in Xu Ran's spiritual ocean without warning.

The tiger's eyes were like two balls of hellfire, emitting endless black aura and carrying endless violent aura. In the pupils, there was endless resentment and evil spirit, as deep as a black hole. The resentment seemed to devour everything around it.

The pair of tiger eyes hung above Xu Ran's spiritual ocean, level with the pocket flying sword. The size of the tiger eyes was exactly the same as the pocket flying sword.

Xu Ran subconsciously met Tiger's gaze.

Instantly, a chill like an icy snake began at his feet, rapidly crawling up his spine, and the biting cold instantly swept through his entire body. But it lasted only a moment before the pocket flying sword burst into an endless golden light, illuminating Xu Ran like the warm sun.

Suddenly, all the innate energy in the spiritual ocean attacked the uninvited guest. In an instant, it turned to ashes, as if it had never existed.

"call!"

Suddenly, Xu Ran opened his eyes with golden light, and the scene in front of him made him extremely puzzled.

I saw countless burnt souls, like lonely ghosts, floating in the dark forest, with no way out.

"Why are there so many souls here? And are all of them burnt?"

As he spoke, Xu Ran turned his gaze to the two most conspicuous souls among these black souls.

Among them, one was ten meters tall, and its entire body seemed to be made of rock.

The other one was extremely thin, like a little mouse.

Two souls, one big and one small, are at the forefront of these black souls.

Xu Ran was just about to go forward and check out what was so special about these two souls.

"call out--"

All of a sudden.

A dark green figure suddenly rushed out from the side, like a ghost, at an extremely fast speed, and attacked the two souls, one big and one small.

This dark green figure is sturdy and tall, at least two meters tall. Its shell seems to be cast from dark green fine iron. The two giant sickles in front of its body are a strange green color, and the barbs on them still have blood-red raw flesh remaining, revealing a chilling light under the refraction of sunlight. On top of the triangular head, two slender tentacles are like agile whips, waving wantonly in the air.

Upon closer inspection, the figure that suddenly appeared was a giant mantis demon.

It was so fast and appeared suddenly that it came in front of the two souls. The moment the two tentacles on its head inserted into the black souls, a faint green light burst out from its body. The two black souls were as if drained and were sucked into the mantis demon's body by the tentacles.

After doing all this, the mantis demon felt extremely comfortable. He looked at Xu Ran and Peregrine Falcon, and a faint green light emanated from his tiny eyes.

"I just had a soul feast, and now I have a human flesh feast. Today's luck is really good!"

Suddenly, streams of dark green spiritual energy gushed out from his body and spread out in all directions like ripples. These dark green ripples carried an aura that could tremble the soul.

"Oh?" Xu Ran was a little curious. "I didn't expect to encounter a monster with such strong mental power here. It's really rare!"

Generally speaking, monsters only cultivate their physical bodies, relying on their invincible physical strength and their inherent bloodline talents to be invincible.

Spiritual power is extremely difficult for monsters to cultivate.

"That's not right!" After thinking for a moment, Xu Ran said, "You are only minoring in the soul, and your main focus is still the body!"

The mantis demon's speed just now was extremely fast, like a flash of lightning. Such a speed is impossible for a demon beast that mainly cultivates the soul.

"You don't need to know about this. You just need to know that from now on, you will become my blood food, and I will have a feast!"

The Mantid said bluntly, impatiently.

There was a cruel look in its tiny eyes, and through them, one seemed to be able to see the horrific scene that would happen to Xu Ran and the Peregrine Falcon next.

Peregrine Falcon was about to take a step forward to stop the mantis demon outside, but Dan saw Xu Ran's gesture. Seeing this, he put away his restless heart and slowly retreated to the back.

The cultivation level of this mantis demon seems to be comparable to that of a white ape. It is extremely fast, and its means of attack is nothing more than the sickle in front of it that emits a sharp cold light. But no matter what, such a demon beast is nothing more than a piece of cake for Xu Ran. However, this time, he doesn't understand what his master Xu Ran is going to do.

However, since it is the master's order, it must execute it as a spiritual pet, and nothing will go wrong anyway.

Seeing the retreating peregrine falcon, the mantis demon couldn't help but taunt, "Human, it looks like your spirit pet is about to desert. That step back is truly embarrassing!"

In the eyes of the mantis, the peregrine falcon retreated, preparing to escape.

Otherwise, do you want to leave a baby who looks no more than one year old to face it?

Immediately, the mantis demon swung the two sickles in front of it towards the peregrine falcon, drawing an 'X'. The next moment, two dark green lights rose up and attacked the peregrine falcon.

When the 'X' was about to approach the Peregrine Falcon, it disappeared instantly, and appeared behind the Peregrine Falcon the next moment, then expanded and enlarged. The big 'X' completely blocked the Peregrine Falcon's retreat.

"I told you two are my blood food today, how could I let you escape?"

The mantid laughed loudly, looking at the man and the falcon with eyes full of desire for food.

Peregrine's face was expressionless.

Xu Ran saw the mantis demon's method and nodded, saying, "Interesting, this is a spiritual method, right?!"

"If you want to escape from your cage, unless your opponent's soul is stronger than yours, you will be trapped in it for the rest of your life!"

Xu Ran saw through the trick at a glance.

For a moment, the Mantis's eyes were dull, and he looked at the tiny human in disbelief.

"You can actually see through my tricks?!"

If a powerful demon or human with the same level of cultivation as it can see through its methods, then that's acceptable. After all, its strength and experience are there.

However, the human in front of him was just a baby, probably not even weaned from milk, but he could actually recognize its methods, which really shattered its worldview.

"Hmph!" The mantis demon sneered, "So what if you figured it out? Not to mention that your spirit pet is trapped by me. Even if it wasn't, it's not a powerful demon. How can it stop me?"

After saying that, his eyes fixed, and endless chill instantly swept across the entire black dense forest. The dark green figure, which was originally only two meters tall, now doubled in size and was now four meters tall. The wings that had never appeared before were now half-opened. The wings were as thin as cicada wings, and mysterious and dark runes were faintly engraved on them.

A faint green aura emanated from his entire body, making people shudder.

(End of this chapter)