Devour

Chapter 265: Monument

Yao Shuang said, "My Beiling Sword Sect has recorded that the Hellworm Queen constantly splits itself to reproduce. Even if its neck is cut off, a new one will grow. The broken part will heal on its own and turn into a new intestinal worm to survive. Over the years, it has been broken countless times by challengers, and the number of intestinal worms it has caused is difficult to estimate."

Xu Buwei said thoughtfully, "The insect mother's body is stronger than diamond, not afraid of water or fire. Even I couldn't cut it. It must have been cut by the predecessors. It was afraid that there were peerless masters among us, so it tried to test our edge and avoid us. It has become very experienced."

The monks patrolled back and forth in the air, searching for a long time but did not see the Hell Worm Queen again.

Xu Buwei said loudly: "My fellow Taoists. Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are determined by God. The journey to the secret realm is dangerous and unpredictable. Let's go our separate ways here."

Duanmu Qi, Zhen Yizhe, A Pu and Yao Shuang approached him. The five-member team had already been decided, and all of them were the best among the monks present.

As the other monks traveled along the way, they got to know each other's strength and character to some extent, and they also looked for suitable friends.

Qu Xiaoxi flew into the air on the Yelong Flying Armor, with her cloak fluttering behind her, looking like a heroic female warrior.

Seeing Cheng Bai driving the black dragon with great majesty and quick reaction, she felt like inviting him. She urged her flying armor to approach him and asked, "I am Qu Xiaoxi from the Dingling Clan. I just heard you claim to be the White Emperor from the Gentleman Clan. Can we team up with him?"

Cheng Bai refused, "I have no intention of teaming up with others. As for the two of them, they are my family generals, not temporary teammates."

"Oh... sorry to bother you." Qu Xiaoxi was a little disappointed and turned away angrily.

The monks hovered in the air for a long time and could not find any trace of the enemy, so they gradually relaxed their guard and landed near the pit to continue selecting suitable luxury silver ore. More and more people dispersed.

Cheng Bai rode the black dragon in mid-air, using his spiritual eyes to pick and choose, and urged the Four Symbols Cauldron to collect more than a hundred pieces of luxury silver ore weighing about ten thousand kilograms from the ground. He thought to himself: "If I can find enough moonstone ore and other auxiliary materials, I can refine the Heart of Thunder God."

Zhen Yizhe repeatedly observed the smoke column above the Steel City in the distance, which became increasingly thinner and thinner. He quickly used his power to transmit his voice over a thousand miles: "My fellow Taoists, night is approaching. We must withdraw from the Nine-Layered Abyss and come back tomorrow."

There is still some time before nightfall, enough time for all the monks to evacuate safely.

A Pu thought of Cheng Bai lifting up a huge hill, and thought to himself: "The young man who calls himself the White Emperor is very skillful, could he be the one who climbed the ladder of all things? There are mostly ordinary stones on the ground. I spent a long time to select only tens of thousands of pounds of ore. After refining them into luxury silver ingots, there may only be more than a hundred pounds left, which is not enough to fill the gaps in my teeth. Don't come here in vain!"

After searching for a while, Apu's eyes fell on a huge silver rock in front of him that seemed to weigh millions of pounds. He immediately exerted force with his arms and, with a "huh", was about to pull it out, but it did not move at all.

Apu couldn't believe it. With his powerful skills, he could easily push a real mountain, so how could he give up? He circled the huge rock of the Silver Mine, hugged the rock wall with his arms, and shouted "Hey, yo...", trying to pull it up.

The boulder shook slightly and began to rise slowly.

Apu suddenly realized that something was wrong. He let go of his hands, stepped back a dozen steps and looked up. The boulder was still rising from the ground. It was not caused by someone's continuous force. The lower part was getting thicker and thicker, and the height was getting more and more astonishing.

The monks around noticed the unusual scene, and they stopped to watch and gathered nearby to discuss the situation.

"What a big thing, what is this?"

"A mountain rises... No, it's too regular, like an inscription on a monument."

I saw that the mountain-like stone pillar was rising higher and higher. It was clearly a huge square stone tablet, a thousand meters high. There were words carved on it that were bigger than a bucket, and I didn't know what era it was from.

"What's written? Does anyone recognize ancient characters?" Apu shouted and asked around.

Neither the people from Mount Sumeru nor the kings from foreign lands could decipher the ancient characters in the inscription.

Cheng Bai urged the black dragon to float in the air and slowly approached. He checked the words on the stele, and the secret art of communication took effect. He translated loudly, "Where the Buzhou Mountain broke, the gully in the sky is hard to fill, the underworld wind is rampant, the demonic energy is polluting, and the creatures are mutating. The Southern Heaven Court has expelled the lower world and will never use it again! Hao Xian Zun Xuan."

Xu Buwei was extremely surprised: "It is said that the Nine-Layered Abyss is the remains of a fairy mountain that was expelled from the fairy world. Could it be that this is where it came from?"

Zhen Yizhe said: "Ghosts, demons, and insects are rampant everywhere, and the pollution is indeed serious. It's a pity to waste such a good fairy mountain."

A Pu said with a face full of longing: "Daoyou Baidi translated it as 'fracture point'. So, the Nine-Layered Abyss is only a small part of the Immortal Mountain? Who is the Immortal Lord Hao in the Southern Heaven Court? Among the thirteen great emperors from ancient times to the present, I wonder which one he is."

Xu Buwei guessed, "We are ignorant and have never heard of him. He must be the emperor of the immortal world."

Duanmu Qi agreed: "Your words make sense!"

Most of the monks just followed the sound and forgot about mining.

Cheng Bai urged the black dragonfly to rise into the air and said regretfully, "The monument records the origin of the Nine-Layered Abyss, but it has no other use. Let's go."

Most people on the ground unconsciously gathered together, gradually relaxed their vigilance, and were about to leave.

At this moment, the ground suddenly rolled, dirt and rocks flew everywhere, and giant intestinal worms emerged from the ground one after another. While launching mind-rot to impact everyone's sea of ​​consciousness, they frantically spewed toxic flames and fire arrows at the densely packed crowd.

The monks were not ordinary people who could be slaughtered at will. They were all kings of various tribes and elites of various sects, and each of them possessed unique skills. When they were suddenly attacked, they reacted immediately and used their own self-protection methods.

The scene was in chaos, with swords flashing and flames burning, poisonous gas everywhere, and in the fierce battle, some people were covered in blood, some were shouting, and some were trying desperately to escape.

Cheng Bai looked down at the battle and was secretly horrified: "The Hellworm Queen is really patient. She has been sensing everyone's movements telepathically. Maybe she can even understand what people say and seize the opportunity to ambush the target. If I were on the ground, I might be able to notice the movement in time, but unfortunately I was in the sky and didn't notice it."

Amidst the drastic changes, each person's level of cultivation and coordination was immediately apparent.

Xu Buwei, Yao Shuang, Zhen Yize and the others had suffered from soul decay, so they hurriedly swallowed the soul-nourishing pills to protect their sea of ​​consciousness. At the same time, they summoned their spirit swords, cooperated with each other and showed their strengths, some defended, some provided cover, blocked the first few rounds of attacks, and successfully broke out of the encirclement of intestinal worms.

Most of the cultivators were not so lucky. Not all of them had the spiritual elixir to use. In their dizziness, they lost sight of one thing while focusing on another. Several people died tragically on the spot, more than a dozen people were seriously injured, and there was endless wailing everywhere.

Someone got angry and took out his treasured magic weapon, shouting, "You despicable monster, you dare to plot against me, let's die together."

Swords flew everywhere, flying armor shone, treasures showed their power one after another, and some even tried to self-destruct and hurt the enemy. Feeling threatened, the Insect Queen immediately shrank back into the ground, unwilling to risk her life, leaving only several corpses on the ground.

"The Hell Worm Queen also understands guerrilla tactics. She will retreat when she gains an advantage. It seems that she knows how powerful the monks are and is unwilling to launch a swarm of insects easily. She has rich experience in combat." Cheng Bai was secretly amazed at the brief chaos on the ground.

The Phoenix Force captured that Qu Xiaoxi, who had just proposed to form a team, suffered heavy losses, and even the Yelong Flying Armor was damaged. Cheng Bai drove the black dragon to land and approached her, and asked from a distance: "You are injured, do you need help?"

Qu Xiaoxi straightened her torn cloak, glanced at him, and said calmly: "I have healing pills, it won't be a problem."

Suddenly, someone shouted, "Quickly destroy the dead body. Don't leave it behind. In the Nine-Layered Abyss, the dead body will turn into an evil ghost and harm the world."

The monks looked up and saw that it was Gou Yifan who spoke.

Just now, someone from the Zixu Sword Sect died and turned into a big-headed ghost. Many cultivators saw it and immediately realized what was happening. They all took action, using their flying swords to chop the corpses. The corpses that fell to the ground had no chance to mutate and were dismembered one by one.

Gou Yifan praised: "Fellow Taoists, you have done a great deed by eradicating this cancer." But his eyes turned to the seriously injured people.

There was a cultivator whose limbs were broken and who was seriously injured. He managed to say, "Ahem... ahem... I still have a few Blood Ginseng Pills in my treasure bag. Just one will heal me."

Gou Yifan turned around and asked, "Where is your treasure bag?"

A Pu sighed and said, "I saw clearly that his treasure bag had been burned by the intestinal worms. It exploded just now. There is nothing left."