Youbao Chapter 31: Heavenly Corpse Vein (3)
This speed is already extremely fast for an ordinary car.
There are many mountains here, so the car sometimes goes fast and sometimes slow, but on average, the speed is no less than 100 kilometers.
I didn't know where they were going. After more than 20 minutes, my headache became more and more severe, and the jade pendant became hotter and hotter. It felt like a piece of iron, and like a needle drilling into my brain.
The off-road vehicle continued to run on the road. I clenched my fists and gritted my teeth to persevere. Because the old Taoist priest always thought I was a burden, one of the reasons he brought me along was that I could use the Jade Pendant to the Underworld. I didn't want to be looked down upon by him, because my ancestors were from the Eight Ropes lineage, and they were the Eight Ropes respected by the world.
Forty minutes. This time, I lasted the full forty minutes.
The temperature of the jade pendant was like a melting discus, and I almost couldn't help but scream at the end. The old Taoist priest saw that I couldn't hold on any longer, so he took off the jade pendant in time.
After taking off the jade pendant, the old Taoist priest did not ask me immediately, but held the jade pendant and looked at me quietly.
I gasped for air, crouched on the ground holding my head in agony. The pain came from my brain . It felt like my entire brain was shrinking, and then suddenly expanded so much that you thought your head was going to explode. This was a pain that ordinary people couldn't endure, and even I gritted my teeth and couldn't hold back my tears.
After a long time, the headache gradually subsided, and I could smell a fishy taste in my mouth. I wiped it with my hand and found that it was bleeding.
Very good. The old Taoist priest looked at me and said: Very good.
I could sense that this was his sincere admiration, a feeling of joy that diluted the pain.
I spat a mouthful of blood on the ground, wiped the corner of my mouth, and said: I saw them going up the mountain, let's go.
The old Taoist priest looked at me for a few seconds and then nodded. Before leaving, the old Taoist priest said to me: The Eight Ropes Lineage is indeed extraordinary.
The shrinking technique always makes people feel like a dream, and soon we arrived at the mountain we saw last.
This is a very ordinary mountain, with some small peaks scattered around, not very high, about a few dozen meters, and the highest is no more than a hundred meters. The forest is lush, and a stream flows quietly down from the mountain, sparkling in the sunlight.
This is a beautiful landscape that makes people reluctant to disturb it.
Even the old Taoist priest couldn't help but say what a great place it was. To be praised like that, the place must be extraordinary.
The off-road vehicle was parked at the entrance of the mountain road. There was no one in the car, and everyone must have gone up the mountain.
Why would such a group of otherworldly people go to this mountain? To travel? To see the sights? Absolutely not.
When we climbed the mountain road, we saw some traces of grass being trampled and still fresh, which showed that the group of people had indeed come here.
We walked along the mountain road, accompanied by streams and the chirping of birds, which sounded particularly pleasant in the forest. However, the old Taoist priest and I were not in the mood to enjoy the scenery, so we ran quickly along the path.
Soon, we came to a mountain stream, where the stream flowed out, and the traces of footsteps disappeared from here.
The mountain stream was like the narrow strip of sky in Huangshan Mountain, so narrow that the sunlight could not penetrate it completely, and it looked a little dark. Looking at the slightly dark mountain stream, I looked at the old Taoist priest. He had already walked in along a narrow path.
The old Taoist priest was in front, and I was behind. There were cliffs and rocks in the mountain stream, and the road was not easy to walk on. I don’t know why the group of people wanted to go here.
In front of us, the more we walked, the darker it became, but there was a faint light coming through. We estimated that we would be able to get out soon.
The old Taoist priest didn't walk very fast. After all, he had just arrived not long ago. If he stayed somewhere, he would easily find us. Any sound here would be reflected by the mountain wall and become very loud. I tried to take light steps, but still made a treading sound.
As for the old Taoist priest, he walked around like a ghost without making any sound.
This is the gap that cannot be made up, but this is also the reason why the old Taoist priest dared to come here alone even with me, a burden.
The more skilled he is, the more courageous he is. Perhaps in his mind, the other party is just a group of ants, which can be crushed to death with the index finger or the little finger. But our purpose of coming here is not to kill people, but to pursue secrets.
A big secret that even the two major clans of Tianshi are eager to participate in.
At this moment, the old Taoist priest suddenly stopped. At this time, he was less than ten meters away from the exit of the mountain stream. A lot of light had penetrated in, and through the cracks in the rocks, he could see that outside was a world of birdsong and flowers.
The old Taoist stopped and turned to look at the hanging wall on the right. I followed his gaze and saw some strange patterns. When I got closer, I saw that they were several murals.
What we saw was the first one, or perhaps the last one, and there were several more on the way here, but it was too dark over there and we couldn’t see them at all if we didn’t pay attention.
What is this? I asked.
Paintings by ancient people, the old Taoist priest replied.
I rolled my eyes. Of course I knew that, but what did the drawing mean?
The pattern was bright and dull due to the years and wind and rain. The old Taoist priest stepped forward and gently wiped it, then retracted his left hand and moved closer. I saw from behind that the pattern was very incomplete, as if there were several people standing there, and there was nothing special about it.
It is very old and has been eroded a lot. I can only barely make out that there are three people in the painting, one on top and two on the bottom. There are some blurry lines around the person on top, as if he is looking down at the people below. Although I can see their movements clearly, I can't describe them.
After looking for a while, the old Taoist priest glanced over the incomplete mural, took a few steps back, and found another one.
This one was even more incomplete than the previous one, and still had three people. One person on top, two people on top, almost the same as before. However, the person on top was lying flat on top of the two people, while the person below was looking up.
Going back further, there is another one. On the third mural, many people appeared.
Those people formed a circle, and there was also a person in the circle, lying flat on the ground. There were white overlapping lines around him, slightly hiding his body. At this time, I noticed that there were still clouds above the picture. And above the clouds, I don't know if it was a stain or something, there was a black thing.
After looking for a while, I moved on and found the fourth and fifth paintings. However, these two paintings had been eroded to the point where they were difficult to distinguish, leaving only some blurred lines.
The old Taoist priest looked at the first three pictures again, and then stopped for a while, as if thinking. I didn't dare to disturb him, so I could only look at the murals more by myself, hoping to discover something.
However, no matter how long I watched, I couldn't see the meaning. It seemed like a group of people were just watching, and it was hard to guess what they were watching.
At this time, the old Taoist priest called me and asked me to continue moving forward.
Don't watch it anymore? I asked.
Well, I've finished reading it.
What are you drawing?
have no idea.
I really want to slap this old man twice. He watched it twice and thought about it for so long, pretending to be so elegant and posing.
Maybe it has something to do with their purpose, the old Taoist priest said again.
I was very depressed. I thought I would discover something, but even the old Taoist priest didn't understand the meaning of the murals.
Perhaps, it was just a casual doodle by the ancients, just like we sometimes like to draw a portrait or write a word when we visit the valley. It has no special meaning, just a commemoration. But is this mural really that simple? I have never thought so.
After leaving the mountain stream, I was immediately exposed to the sunshine. It was a bit dazzling. There was a valley in front of me. I was frightened as soon as I got out of it. Because the group of people I saw before were busy in the valley.
The old Taoist priest reacted quickly and pulled me back to the mountain stream.
We listened for a long time to make sure no one had noticed. The old Taoist priest and I poked our heads out of the darkness and saw the group of people standing by a pool in the valley.
Are you going to take a shower or do laundry?
No one could answer my question because the group of people were just standing there, occasionally talking to each other.
After a long while, the pool began to stir. It seemed as if something had surfaced, because I heard someone's voice was a little louder, saying: Something bad has happened here.
One of them reached out and scooped up the thing, dragging it ashore. I was horrified to find that it was half a human body, but only the waist and two legs were left.
Then, three people moved and surrounded the pool from three directions. The remaining four people also stood in four directions. What shocked people was that around these four people, four figures appeared vaguely, floating around, and dark clouds rolled out from their bodies, and a cold breath could be felt from afar.
Small Sky Wind Formation! Small Yin Formation! The old Taoist priest suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
I looked at him, with a look of seeking explanation. The old Taoist priest whispered: The Small Sky Wind Formation is the corpse formation of the Sky Wind Hall of the Walking Corpse Vein. The minimum number of people is three, and the maximum number is unlimited. It is said that in ancient times, three thousand people were used to sweep away the Penglai Fairy Island. However, this is just a legend and cannot be true. But the Sky Wind Formation is indeed extraordinary and has the power to strangle.
The corpse Yin formation of the walking corpse vein is based on women born in Yin years, Yin months, or Yin hours. They transform their bodies into virtual ones, and use the pure Yin energy in their bodies to occupy a Yin position, forming a formation. It can blow out a cold breath that freezes everything. It also contains dead air, like the Yellow Spring Qi of the corpses raised in the ground, which is difficult to expel. It is a very vicious formation.
The combination of the Sky Wind Formation and the Corpse Yin Formation doubled its power. It was just a small pond, why did they have to make such a big fuss?
Where are the zombies in the Skywind Formation? Why didn't I see them?
The old Taoist shook his head: I’m not sure, but looking at the direction they are standing, it is clearly the formation of the Tianfeng Formation.
At this moment, four people shouted softly from the other side of the pond. The cold wind blew even stronger, and the pond water seemed to be stirred, with waves rising.
The splashes grew bigger and bigger, and I could see them clearly even though I was dozens of meters away.
I don't know why, but the churning water in the pool, which should have been clear, actually reflected something black, as if something was being poured into this pool of stagnant water.
I looked at the old Taoist priest. He was staring at that place intently and didn't want to explain.
As time went by, the waves grew bigger. The shadowy corpses of the four people beside the pond also stirred the water back and forth like a gust of wind. Soon, the water formed a whirlpool, and clusters of waves rushed to the shore.
I couldn't help but wonder, are these people planning to use the wind to pump the water out?
There are many examples of dragons sucking water. If the wind is strong enough, this can be done. But with only four people, isn't it a bit difficult? What's more, the three people in charge of the small sky wind formation just stood there and had no intention of helping. Without the help of the sky wind, how could they accomplish this?
Just as I was puzzled, the water suddenly "splashed" and a huge black shadow rushed out. Before I could see what appeared in the splashing water, I felt my arm tighten and was instantly pulled away by the old Taoist priest.
A wave column hit the cliff with a bang, and scattered water splashed down on our heads. The old Taoist shouted softly, and his right hand quickly drew a few empty marks above his head: Five Elements of Heaven, command the water in all directions, retreat!
