Start from a baby to become a Taoist

Chapter 322 Phantom
Of course... at this stage, Xu Ran's biggest concern is not how to get out of this strange valley... nor how to escape...

But how to get the soul of the Peregrine Falcon back!!!

This is the most important thing!!!

He knew that this ordinary person in front of him with no cultivation was too ordinary. Xu Ran could kill him completely with just a breath.

But what about the soul of the peregrine falcon? Where can we find it?
Therefore, I cannot kill the person in front of me for the time being. I can only listen to what he says first and make plans after finding the soul of the peregrine falcon.

"Can you help Xiaobai find his soul?" Xu Ran asked.

just now……

This is the issue he cares about most. According to him, it seems that the soul of the peregrine falcon can be found. As long as the soul of the peregrine falcon is found, the rest of the things will be easy.

"Haha!" The man grinned, then waved his hand, and suddenly a faint wave appeared on his body and surrounded him.

This breath is quite strange, as if it came from hell, or descended from heaven, like one good and one evil, like light and darkness.

But the most important thing is that even though there are strange fluctuations appearing on his body, he still does not have any cultivation.

Even so, Xu Ran did not relax at all. After all, vigilance was the most necessary condition for long-term survival.

Xu Ran stared at the scene in front of him in surprise. The dreamy spatial fluctuations rose from around the man's body.

"Ouch!"

"hiss!"

"Wow!"

"Roar!"

At the moment when the dreamlike spatial fluctuations arose, the roars of several kinds of monsters suddenly rang out in the valley.

豺狼、猛虎、蛇妖、猛禽.
One after another, phantoms of monsters appeared around the man's body.

Seeing this, Xu Ran's eyes widened and he exclaimed, "Xiaobai!"

That’s right, among the phantoms of the monsters surrounding his body, the bird of prey that made a sharp cry was a peregrine falcon.

Moreover, the appearance of that peregrine falcon was somewhat different from the current peregrine falcon. It looked like it had performed the [Divine Eagle Technique] and activated the [Kunpeng Bloodline].

Its massive body blocked out the entire valley, and light could only be shone through its sparse feathers, making it difficult to see what was in front of them.

Now, Xu Ran was completely certain that the soul of the Peregrine Falcon was in his body. Even though he had no cultivation and no ability to resist, Xiaobai was the greatest weapon in his hands.

Who knows, if he kills it, will Xiaobai's soul be liberated, or will it vanish along with him?
All of this is uncertain, and Xu Ran doesn't dare to take the risk. After all, the soul is too important to the peregrine falcon, or to any living creature.

Losing your soul is like losing the whole world, and you can only become a walking corpse.

"call!"

After a while, Xu Ran let out a long breath, his body and mind became a little calmer, his eyes shining with golden light, and he looked at the man again.

"The souls of all the creatures that have appeared in the valley before, whether they are resurrected from the dead or have always existed, are all in you, right?!"

The phantoms of monsters that appeared around his body were, without exception, all those that had appeared in the valley before.

I thought that if Xu Ran killed and annihilated them completely, they would disappear completely, but now it seems that all their souls have been absorbed by this person.

Besides, who knew if anyone had ever entered this valley before them.

If I have been here before, would my soul have been absorbed as well?

What is the purpose of absorbing the souls of these creatures, humans, and monsters?
Why is it that a person who can store such a huge soul in his body does not have any fluctuations in cultivation?

Xu Ran is not in a hurry to solve the remaining problems and find the truth, but the last problem may be a way to find his weakness, or it may be a way to save the peregrine falcon.

He did not answer Xu Ran's words, but just closed his eyes and let the phantoms in his body continue to emerge. After a while, the entire valley was filled with the phantoms of monsters emerging from his body.

Xu Ran frowned slightly when he saw this scene.

"So many phantoms? How many people have actually been to this valley?"

Xu Ran was surprised.

The aura emitted by each of these phantoms is no weaker than that of the snake-like bone monster that appeared before, and is even stronger.

Although Xu Ran had never been to other places since he was born, he didn't know the cultivation situation in other places.

But in this mountain, the cultivation level of the snake-shaped bone monster is enough to allow it to establish a presence in the depths of the mountain and become the overlord. The white ape that appeared in the village on the edge of the wilderness and was attracted by Xu Ran's [Innate Saint Body] was no match for these snake-shaped bone monsters.

At this moment, each of the phantoms that appeared in the valley could become a great monster in the mountains.

"Could it be that the reason why there are so few powerful monsters in the mountains now is because they have all come here?"

Suddenly, a bold idea came to Xu Ran's mind.

Why are there no cultivation methods passed down in this mountain? Why were there only ordinary beasts on the outskirts of the mountain in the beginning?

Why are there several places in the mountains that do not match their domain? There may even be ancient secret realms that require the mastery of [Immortal Swordsmanship] to open.

Why would the Snake King, such a powerful monster, appear in the mountains?

All these things that go against common sense may have answers at this moment.

As for why there are no powerful human beings preaching here, it may be because all the powerful monsters in the mountains have disappeared, resulting in no major events happening here. No powerful human beings pay attention to this place, and over time, it has become a remote area without a cultivation system.

However, these thoughts only appeared in Xu Ran's mind for a moment, and there were still many things he had not thought about in detail.

"Ouch!"

"hiss!"

"Wow!"

"Roar!"

While Xu Ran was thinking briefly, the phantom of the monster surrounding his body suddenly roared again. In an instant, the roar echoed throughout the entire valley.

The sounds of countless monsters mixed together, like the whispers of an ancient demon god. At the same time, these whispers spread far and wide, carrying all kinds of fluctuations, echoing in the valley. Every time they echoed, they would collide with the rocks in the valley, producing violent shock sounds.

"Boom!" "Boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

All of a sudden.

Something unexpected happened suddenly, and the valley, which was originally extremely noisy, became quiet in an instant. Dark clouds gathered in the sky, the sky and the earth changed color, and the earth shook.

The originally solid mountain walls on both sides were now as fragile as paper. Huge rocks, packed with tremendous force, rolled down like a raging mudslide. Every time they hit the ground, they raised smoke and dust that covered the sky. They fell into cracks like a bottomless abyss, and the sound of falling rocks could not be heard for a long time.

The roar of rocks falling from the mountain was deafening, echoing throughout the entire valley. Wherever they passed, sturdy trees were uprooted and green branches and leaves were ruthlessly broken. The huge crack like an abyss was widened again at this moment, and lines of the earth appeared on the ground. In a blink of an eye, the originally peaceful valley was ruthlessly torn into a messy and desolate ruin.

At this time, Xu Ran, relying on the [Wind Control Technique] and his sensitivity to the wind, accurately avoided the rocks falling from the mountains on both sides, and watched everything happening in front of him with a calm face.

Now, his sight was not on the strange man, but on the body of the peregrine falcon.

Although it has no soul at this moment, it still has the [Kunpeng bloodline] in its body, and before its soul was lost, it had been floating in the air.

Coupled with the instinct of the [Kunpeng bloodline] in its body, it can also accurately avoid the rocks falling from the sky.

Seeing that the peregrine falcon was fine, Xu Ran let out a long sigh and then turned his gaze to the strange man again.

It was obvious that the sudden and drastic changes in the valley were due to the constantly roaring shadow of the monster on his body.

The huge waves caused by the roar completely destroyed the valley.

"What are you doing? Won't there be other problems if you destroy this valley?" Xu Ran asked doubtfully.

After all, although he had experienced many things in the valley and overcome many difficulties, he still had no idea what this valley was like.

This strange human in front of him obviously knew the secret. Even if he made the valley like this, he might have his own intentions.

"coming soon!"

The man did not look back at Xu Ran, but just let the phantom in his body gush out. But even so, Xu Ran could hear the excitement in his tone.

That excitement seemed to contain endless years, with a sense of sadness, antiquity and vicissitudes.

At the same time, Xu Ran also began to be alert.

Is it coming? What is coming? Is it another strange creature?
At the same time, following the strange man's gaze, he found that he was staring intently at the direction below the ground. His eyes were full of fanaticism, which was completely different from his gentle appearance at the beginning. At this moment, he was like a fanatical believer, as if he was about to see some unparalleled miracle in the next moment.

that's the truth.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a sound of collapse that shook the heavens and the earth rang out in the broken valley. The surrounding land began to collapse continuously, as if it was dissolved, and fell into the abyss.

Looking down, the pitch-black abyss seemed like an endless black hole that could swallow everything.

Even though Xu Ran was suspended in the air at the moment, the feeling of weightlessness below was indeed lingering around his body, as if he would fall down even if he was suspended in the air. Suddenly, a desperate and dead silence came.

What’s strange is that there is still a piece of land under the feet of that strange man, and there is no supporting land under this land.

It's like a small boat, left alone on the sea, with a feeling of loneliness and solitude.

"It's really here!"

The strange man stood on that small piece of land, as if he didn't feel any discomfort at all, as if he was still standing on flat ground. However, the fanaticism in his eyes did not diminish, but became stronger.

"Wow!"

"Wow!"

"Wow!"

Just as Xu Ran followed the strange man's gaze, the sound of shaking leaves suddenly rang out.

Look in the direction of the sound.

I saw.

A nine-story tower stands like a ray of hope in the landless abyss, and the surrounding darkness seems to swallow it up completely.

It is like a resolute giant, standing upright and proudly in the world, unaffected by any foul air.

"What is this nine-story tower?" Xu Ran's eyes immediately shone with golden light at the sudden appearance of this strange object, wanting to see its structure clearly.

His eyes, shimmering with golden light, kept scanning the surface of the nine-story tower. Every brick and stone carried the vicissitudes of time. The deep and shallow scratches were evidence of erosion by wind and rain, and the years had left an indelible mark on it.

Every object and every carving on the exterior of the giant tower exudes a mysterious aura.

This mysterious aura seems to be a whisper from ancient times, as if telling the world about the magnificent glory and legends of the past, and as if hiding a shocking secret that has been buried for a long time and is enough to subvert cognition.

The strange man looked at the giant tower that suddenly appeared with fanatical eyes, and even danced with joy. He kept jumping on the land where he physically stood, ignoring the abyss below. In his eyes, there was only the nine-story giant tower in front of him.

Looking down along the huge exterior of the nine-story tower, a colorful door comes into view. Above this colorful door, mysterious and delicate runes are suspended. Each rune contains an incomprehensible fluctuation.

"This is... space fluctuation!!"

After feeling it carefully, Xu Ran was a little surprised. There was actually space fluctuation here. Does that mean that this colorful door is the entrance to the nine-story tower?

Although Xu Ran does not have any spatial magical powers, it does not prevent him from being knowledgeable and experienced. He can recognize the aura of spatial fluctuations at a glance.

In this mountain, Xu Ran had only felt spatial fluctuations twice.

The first time was on the stone wall with the [Immortal Sword Technique] attached. There was an illusory passage with endless spatial fluctuations in it. The rest was this time.

"Oh?! You also know about spatial fluctuations?!"

While Xu Ran was thinking, he suddenly heard the voice of that strange man. Looking over, his fanatical eyes had not dissipated, but had returned to some normality.

His gaze was also fixed on the colorful door at the bottom, as if it contained endless secrets.

"Aren't you trying to find the soul of the peregrine falcon? It's right inside!"

(End of this chapter)