Chapter 64: Divine Beast
Demonic energy is born from the accumulation of evil thoughts, invisible and formless, but it is like a black fog that can swallow everything, corrode and assimilate other creatures with its evil nature. Where the demonic energy is, life is decayed and desires are born. Things that originally have life will be eroded into a state between death and survival. This seemingly decay is not the real end of life, but the essence is changed by the hostility of the demonic energy. Under the influence of the demonic energy, those deep inside of the heart are about remnants.
The desire for violence, killing, possession, and sin will be infinitely amplified. If you are unable to control yourself, you will only be gradually controlled by the demonic energy and involuntarily become puppets controlled by the demonic energy. You will begin to look for demonic spirits everywhere to cultivate the demonic path. Those monsters or monsters who have not obtained demonic spirits for a long time will gradually be damaged and corrupted, and in the end there is only a thick black air left, wandering in the world, bringing the demonic energy to more places, and harming more people.
In fact, not all people will be controlled by the demonic energy. Only those who are extremely distorted inside and who are already controlled by evil and cannot extricate themselves will be easily eroded by the demonic energy and make themselves more uncontrollable.
Therefore, the demonic energy was not harmful at all. It was just a unique aura emitted by the demon clan. However, for those who were dark and evil in their hearts, the demonic energy was the best catalytic potion, allowing them to do evil unscrupulously.
However, for the Nine-tailed Fox Demon, the demonic energy is extremely dangerous. Because the magic that the Nine-tailed Fox Demon is good at is related to human thinking, and the Nine-tailed Fox Demon has the unique ability to inherit the memories of his ancestors, they have extremely sensitive thinking since they were born and stored in a very rich memory. Once those evil thoughts that even they themselves did not realize were further stimulated by the demonic energy, the consequences would be unimaginable. For the Nine-tailed Fox Demon, being the demon clan is the supreme honor, and they would never let go of their pride and become the demon clan.
Ruyuan and I crossed the abyss of thought again. Just like before, Ruyuan was not affected by the barrier. Although I had some speculations about this, I was still not sure.
I stopped again at the edge of the crack of the Abyss of Thought. This time, I deliberately suppressed the fluctuations of my emotions with a stronger will, but despite this, I was still unconsciously affected by the deep and endless darkness. When I looked involuntarily like the depths of the crack, I always felt a force that wanted to drag me in. The breath that spread from the crack was still cold and wet, but it made people feel extremely pure. So the feelings in my heart were pulled out again. But suddenly, I was shocked by my sudden thought: I actually felt that as long as I jumped down from here, I could return to the beauty I hoped to get! It seemed that a thought began to arise, reminding me that there was another world under the abyss of this endless abyss, where all my inner thoughts could be realized.
I suddenly woke up, turned to look at Ruyuan, who had been looking at me with surprise, but my palms were unconsciously oozing cold sweat. How could I want to jump from here? When I looked at the depths of the darkness again, I couldn't help but take a breath of air. From this moment on, I felt that this abyss of thought was much more terrifying than I thought.
"Let's go." I stepped back, trying to stay away from the abyss that started to shudder me, and urged Ruyuan to leave quickly.
We followed the original path back to the stone tablet with the forbidden area of Ganoderma lucidum with the pattern of Yazi. The plants around us still emitted wisps of spiritual energy, which was very different from the place where the Nine-tailed Fox Clan is now. But for some reason, I have not yet completely recovered from my imagination of Sizhiyuan.
"Yinluo, here..." Ruyuan reminded me in a low voice.
Only then did I notice that we were already standing in front of the huge stone tablet.
"Please invite the ancient divine beast Yazi to appear!"
As soon as I finished speaking, I felt a powerful spiritual power fluctuation around me, and the stone tablet trembled slightly. This powerful force seemed to be enough to shake the earth, but after careful feeling, I found that everything had not moved at all.
"What do you call me?"
The thick and heavy voice sounded in my ears. I took a deep breath and watched Yazi's huge body gradually appear in front of Ruyuan and me.
"I'm here to tell you that you have dereliction of duty." I looked at Ya Zi, and from its fiery eyes, angered flames could burn at any time. But I did not avoid it, but looked at it directly.
I heard Ya Zi growl dullly, and I suddenly felt that the ground under my feet trembled. This time it was a real tremor, and a powerful force penetrated my entire body.
"Don't talk nonsense!" Yazi roared.
"You said that Shennong sent you to guard the Goddess' tomb, but now you let the demonic energy spread around the Goddess' tomb and pretend to ignore it. Isn't it a dereliction of duty?" I still looked at it directly, although my heart had already been overturned.
"presumptuous!"
I felt a sensation of dizziness coming to my face, and Yazi's anger suddenly rose, and a scorching force of flame immediately swept across the surrounding land and plants, even the soles of my feet seemed to be anxious. Although I wanted to stimulate it with words, I never thought it would be so angry. If it really wanted to destroy us, I was afraid that Ruyuan and I would not have the power to fight back. At this moment, I could only suppress my inner fear and communicate with it in another way.
"God of Yazi, please calm down! We are just a little demon, and it is not worth your anger. We came here this time just thinking that you have been guarding the tomb of the goddess of God. Are you just letting the goddess ghost be disturbed by this demonic energy?"
As the words fell, the flames of Yazi's anger disappeared, so I continued: "I heard that the ancient god Shennong has always cherished all living things and will never bear to see any miserable things in life. Although the Nine-tailed Fox clan accidentally offended the goddess's ghost, the crime is not enough to destroy the clan. You set up the entire Nine-tailed Fox clan in this Ganoderma lucidum forbidden area, but now the barrier has gradually been eroded by demonic energy. If you ignore it, there will be a lot of death energy around the tomb of the goddess. Wouldn't it be a blasphemy of the goddess?"
Yazi listened silently, still breathing heavily in his nose, but the anger gradually subsided. Several ravines broke out on its forehead, as if thinking, but it seemed to be hesitating.
"Great God Yazi..."
"The affairs of the tomb of the Goddess are not interfering with, and my guardianship responsibilities are not understood. The Nine-tailed Fox Clan violates the majesty of the Goddess, and it is not as small as you think. I advise you not to get involved. As for you, the Nine-tailed Fox Monster, you cannot limit your actions from the barrier. I will no longer pursue it and leave quickly!"
My mind suddenly exploded, and I was confused by what Ya Zi said. Even if it would get angry or stop it, I really didn't expect it to say so. Suddenly, a feeling came to me: Perhaps, the secret in the Ganoderma lucidum forbidden area is not as simple as we see, and the misunderstanding between the Nine-tailed Fox Clan and the Goddess is also too many details that we don't know. Judging from Ya Zi's words, it seems that it has always known the growth of demonic energy in the Ganoderma lucidum forbidden area, but why can it ignore it?
What's even more amazing is that the inexplicable curiosity once again invaded my thoughts, making me want to find out the things that clearly have nothing to do with me. Or maybe because I was almost lost in the abyss of thought twice before, the power that I was deeply dragged on me, as if in the abyss that could not be seen, there was a secret deep in my heart hidden in the deep abyss, calling me to uncover the veil of darkness.
At this moment, the brocade belt containing the fragments of jade Ruyi in my arms suddenly became slightly hot, as if it was a sign of premonition, and was also urging me to do what I thought.
"Since the great god Yazi can sit idly, I can only find out the truth according to my own inference. Since I have agreed to find the root of the demonic energy, I will not give up easily. Anyway, I may not have much time left. If I can really save the life of a clan, my life will be worth it."
After saying that, I winked at Ruyuan, changed and prepared to go back in the direction I had just arrived.
"You stop!"
Unexpectedly, when Yazi roared, I felt a tremor under my feet, and then a hot feeling of anxiety spread throughout my body along the soles of my feet, making my heart unconsciously tight. In a panic, I looked up and hurriedly took back and took ordinary steps. In the meantime, Yazi's huge body was already standing in front of Ruyuan and me.
"Leave quickly!" Yazi shouted sternly.
"We came from the barrier of the Nine-tailed Fox Clan. Now we just want to go back and at least give the clan leader an explanation."
"Don't get angry with me!" Ya Zi roared again, and I only felt the burning sensation on the soles of my feet suddenly increased a little.
I don’t know why Yazi suddenly became so violent, as if anger was about to break out, and that deep uneasiness spread in my heart again. But at this point, Ruyuan and I have no other choice. Could it be that we really don’t know whether to leave the Ganoderma lucidum forbidden area? Maybe after we leave, Yazi will set a barrier for the entire Ganoderma lucidum forbidden area, and it would be impossible to come back again.
Therefore, in my current situation, Ruyuan and I have only one way to go.
"The great god said before that as long as we do not harm every grass and tree in the forest, we will not interfere with our actions. Now we are so forced, I really can't understand. Please let the great god go. Since the great god told us not to interfere in the forbidden area of Ganoderma lucidum, we have to go back and give the Nine-tailed Fox Clan leader a reply."
Before I finished speaking, there was a strong wind around me, and the land under my feet was so hot that it could not stand. Ruyuan and I had to hang in the air to barely avoid the flame-like heat wave that kept rising upwards.
The roar of Yazi even resounded throughout the Ganoderma lucidum forbidden area. The deafening loud noise filled my entire ears, and huge pressure was pressing into my body through my ears.
The sharp claws of Yazi's front feet were waving in the air, and the sharp edge flashed a terrifying fierce light from his fingertips. Every time those feet hit the ground, I felt that the heat waves that were rushing from the ground were higher than a little. I can be sure that Yazi's anger had reached its peak, and it was accumulating all its anger, waiting to give me and Ruyuan a fatal blow. In front of it, we were like ants, and we could only break into pieces when we fell together.
My heart beat violently in my chest. I deeply felt the power of the ancient divine beast that we could not resist. Ru Yuan fled in a panic. The rising heat waves were like flames. If you were not careful, you would leave a red burn mark on her originally flawless skin. I saw her keep saying something in my direction, but I only saw her mouth open and close, but I couldn't hear what she was saying, because the roar of Yazi had already covered all the sounds.
"Fire...fire..." Only this clear thought was left in my mind. The burning feeling of my whole body had greatly consumed my energy. In this case, even if I used all my magic, it seemed that it was just a moth to the fire.
Moths to the fire... Water can fight the fire...
"water!"
I suddenly shouted at Ruyuan. Although I was not sure if she could hear it, this could be said to be the only chance. If Ya Zi had finished his energy, Ruyuan and I would have no chance of life at all.
Fortunately, Ruyuan seemed to think of me too. When I activated my spiritual power to pull out the white silk in my sleeve, Ruyuan also condensed the golden spiritual power, melting into the same line as the white silk, and then quickly rushed back and suddenly changed direction to bypass the stone tablet. Behind the stone tablet was the entrance of the cave that gathered the turbulent river water.
The entrance of the cave was originally connected to the outside world and the Ganoderma lucidum forbidden area. The reason why the river cannot flow in was naturally because there was a barrier at the entrance of the cave. I don’t know who set it up, and I don’t know how strong it is. If it was led by the divine power of the Great God Shennong, the people who can open it in the three realms would not exist at all. So, now I only hope to tear apart a gap in this barrier, even if it is only a moment, the surging river water can gush in. This is the only chance for Ruyuan and I to escape!
Ruyuan and I both used ten levels of spiritual power, and I secretly activated the power of the Cang Rong Sword. All the spiritual power gathered into a stream and hit the invisible barrier. Suddenly, a huge impact made the barrier appear, and a strong light made me unable to open my eyes. Even the roar of Ya Zi shook, my heart beat faster, and I knew that we had succeeded.
And at the same time, at this critical moment, no matter whether Ruyuan could hear it or not, I shouted:
"Dive into the water quickly!"
This is our only hope. If we miss this moment, the barrier will be repaired and closed on its own. Then Ruyuan and I will inevitably die under the sharp claws of Yazi.
As soon as I finished speaking, I was caught in it by a powerful force, and then my whole body became cold. Yazi's figure disappeared, and the heat around me also disappeared. I lost my balance and was carried up and down by the force.
I was already in the huge waves that poured into the barrier, surging straight towards the depths of the Ganoderma lucidum forbidden area. And the end of this water flow was naturally only one place: the boundless abyss of thought that was submerged by darkness...
Chapter completed!