Killing God - Chapter 216

Chapter 216 Stone Statue
To the current Shen Shi, five spirit crystals couldn’t be counted as much, but they couldn’t be counted as little. At least, they hadn’t reached the point of carelessness. It was fake to say that he wasn’t angry after being tricked out of five spirit crystals by this inexplicable Xiangshi. However, Shen Shi didn’t have much intention of going out to forcefully retrieve them. Perhaps it was because the Xiangshi could somehow tell that his parents weren’t complete, and even though he said it carelessly, he still pointed out Shen Tai’s current location.

Of course, it was impossible to find his father by relying on this, but on the other hand, it seemed to prove that his father should at least still be alive. This news or hope had comforted Shen Shi’s worries for many years, so he didn’t have the mood to pester this Xiangshi anymore.

After taking Xiao Hei away from the Xiangshi, Shen Shi traveled all the way to the Gao Ling Mountain. He hurried slowly and arrived three days later at the deep valley where the rumor had it that the tomb was born.

The past three days had been quite smooth, Nothing unexpected happened, Of course, this was also because Shen Shi carefully avoided the crowd. In this desolate mountain and wilderness, there was always lawlessness. When cultivators met, although it was not to the point where they would fight and plunder when they met, dangers were everywhere. If possible, all cultivators would subconsciously keep a distance from strangers.

This time, the number of cultivators who coveted the treasures of the tomb and entered the Gaoling Mountain Range should be quite large, However, in the vast mountain range that stretched for tens of thousands of kilometers, this number of people was extremely small. At least during the past few days, Shen Shi had not encountered a gathering of cultivators. He had only encountered a few waves of cultivators by chance, some traveling alone, some in groups. However, at a very far distance, both sides had intentionally or unintentionally staggered.

On the day he first entered the mountain, Shen Shi had never encountered the Xiangshi and the Xu Clan’s group of people, including the few Mountain Bear Hall cultivators who had followed him. It was not surprising that Gaoling Mountain was so large that they would not meet again. It was just that Shen Shi would occasionally think of the sudden exclamation of a young girl coming from behind the mountain path when they parted that day. He didn’t know what was going on behind them, but Shen Shi didn’t have the mood to meddle in that matter.

Rumor has it that the deep valley of the tomb lies beneath a towering peak deep in the Gaoling Mountains, It was originally a natural valley, The only narrow mountain path leading to the outside world was firmly blocked by several huge rocks. In addition, the vegetation and vines had grown up over the years, covering all traces of the only path. Thus, countless years had passed, but no one had discovered that there was actually such a quiet valley beneath this majestic mountain peak.

As Shen Shi approached the entrance to the nameless valley, He could still see the boulders that had fallen to the side of the mountain path. There were even a lot of grass-roots debris on the surface of the rocks, indicating that this place was originally covered with vegetation. However, the sudden earthquake six months ago had changed everything here, reappearing this secret valley that had been sealed in dust for many years.

When they arrived at the nameless valley, the number of cultivators had obviously increased. Although there were occasional conflicts, most of the scenes that Shen Shi had seen along the way were peaceful. After all, everyone’s main purpose in coming here was to search for treasures. Now that they had not seen the treasures yet, they were fighting to the death outside the tomb. Wasn’t their brains broken?

These days, how many simple-minded fools could cultivate the Xiao Cheng Immortal Dao with a body full of Dao Cultivation?

The mountain path leading to the valley was not very spacious. Both sides of the mountain path were hard, towering, monstrous rock walls. The boulders that were originally there had already rolled outside. Crushed rock residues could be seen everywhere. There were still obvious cracks on the ground and the stone walls on both sides, indicating the destructive power of the earthquake.

Shen Shi carefully walked towards the depths of the valley. There were cultivators at the front and back, but everyone still kept a distance from each other. When he reached the middle of the mountain path, The top of his head darkened. Shen Shi looked up and discovered that there was actually a huge rock hanging in the air between the two rock walls above. It was caught by the two stone walls. However, when the mountain wind blew, the giant rock would actually shake. Looking at it, it was extremely dangerous. It was really unknown when it would fall down again.

Shen Shi frowned and subconsciously quickened his pace as he walked under the giant rock.

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After passing through this mountain path that was almost several hundred feet long, Shen Shi entered the secluded valley. His eyes suddenly lit up and a very wide valley appeared in front of him.

At first glance, The valley is about five hundred acres in size, Apart from the surrounding rock walls, Most of the middle of the valley is flat, There were over a hundred tall stone sculptures of various sizes standing there. Their images were different. Looking roughly, they included many auspicious divine beasts, such as the Dragon-Phoenix Qilin and others. There were also various legendary exotic beasts that were indistinguishable between good and evil. Just what Shen Shi knew was Taotie An and others. There were even many stone sculptures that looked like statues that he could not recognize.

Looking at how old these stone statues were, traces of wind and rain erosion could be seen everywhere. It was unknown how many years they had spent in this valley, and what they were guarding?

Apart from these stone statues, there were also towering ancient trees growing in the valley. The dense and luxuriant canopies of these trees were like giant hands covering the heads of these stone statues, adding a hint of tranquility to the valley.

From the entrance of the mountain path, cultivators would occasionally enter this secluded valley. After hurriedly observing the surrounding situation, they would rush towards the front of the valley impatiently. Shen Shi hesitated for a moment before leading the Little Hei pig to a stone statue. He looked up and saw that the stone statue’s dragon-headed deer body looked like a divine beast Qilin, but when he looked closely, there was a difference. Shen Shi shook his head and withdrew his gaze. Then, he crouched down and whispered to the Little Hei pig,

“This is it. Can you smell the people from the Hou Clan outside Gaoling City that day?”

The little black pig turned its head around and sniffed at the same time. However, it quickly muttered twice and shook its head.

Shen Shi’s face revealed a trace of disappointment. However, there was indeed a slim chance of such a thing happening. He had already anticipated it. He smiled bitterly and didn’t say anything else. He just patted the little pig’s head lightly and said, “Alright, then we can only casually walk around and see if we can meet with good luck.”

Without the hope of following the Hou Clan, who was said to have a shortcut to the secret path, Shen Shi had almost given up on the so-called Great Tomb Treasure. However, since they had all arrived here, he naturally would not immediately turn around like this. He took Little Hei and strolled through the stone statues, his eyes aimlessly looking around.

These hundred tall stone statues were basically standing in the middle of the valley. As Shen Shi walked, he vaguely felt that these stone statues of various shapes seemed to have formed several layers of circles. However, because of the thick trees blocking his view, he was not too sure. In the distance, one could see a majestic peak towering. Under the precipitous cliff, there were actually dozens of pitch-black caves opened on the mountain wall. After seeing the valley’s topography, most of the cultivators who came here finally entered these mysterious caves.

Could these caves be the entrance to the tomb?

Shen Shi pondered for a moment. From a distance, he could see that the walls of the caves were smooth. It was obvious that they had been dug here before. It was not a newly opened cave entrance for the newcomers. However, if it was said to be an entrance, there would be too many entrances to the caves.

Shen Shi calculated in his heart. He discovered that there were 36 caves of almost the same size under the vast mountain wall. They were lined up and occupied nearly half of the length of the mountain valley’s stone wall.

Choose one of the thirty-six entrances to the cave? This required extraordinary luck … Shen Shi smiled bitterly and thought to himself that this was the case outside. If the interior of the cave was indeed the location of the tomb, it seemed that there were even restrictions in such a maze. He was afraid that he would encounter it again.

For a moment, he began to hesitate whether he should rashly explore these caves. Frowning, he slowly walked around the stone statues. As he walked, he thought about it and unknowingly walked to a place near the center of the group of stone statues.

The little black pig had been quietly following at Shen Shi’s feet. However, when they walked past a statue, the little black pig’s gaze inadvertently swept past the statue. Suddenly, it stopped and looked at the statue. Then, it cried out a few times, “Boom boom boom boom boom boom!”

Hearing the commotion behind him, Shen Shi turned to look at it and said, “What’s wrong?”

The little black pig only looked at the stone statue, seemingly curious.

Shen Shi walked to the stone statue and took a few glances. The stone statue was carved with an exotic beast. There were high mountains and floating clouds beneath it. The snake body had dragon horns and sharp fangs. It was like a heavenly dragon riding on clouds and mist. Its aura was extraordinary. It revealed a look of contempt towards the heavens and the earth, but it was unable to recognize what it was for a moment.

Just as he was pondering, Shen Shi suddenly heard footsteps coming from behind him. Then, a clear laugh came and said, “Young Master, is it you? We meet again.”

Hearing the familiar voice, Shen Shi raised his eyebrows and turned around to look. Sure enough, he saw that it was the Dao Bone Immortal Style cultivator from a few days ago. At this moment, he was still wearing a daoist robe. He walked over with ease and charm. He glanced at the stone statue and then smiled.

“What? Young Master, are you interested in this’ Yin Dragon ‘stone sculpture?”

“Yin Dragon?” Shen Shi asked.

The Prime Minister smiled and nodded. Looking at the dragon-shaped stone sculpture, he stroked his beard and said, “Legend has it that in the Primeval Era, there were ancestral dragons who came from the essence of heaven and earth and comprehended the Dao created by the creation of heaven and earth for hundreds of millions of years. As a giant earth, it was the ‘Dragon Realm’ within the Ten Heavens Realm. The ancestral dragon gave birth to three more sons. They were called the ancestors of the dragon race, also known as the three great ancient dragons. They were Heavenly Dragons, Black Dragons, and Yin Dragons. The object carved in this stone statue was the Yin Dragons of the three great ancient dragons. ”

Shen Shi’s words stopped. He was rather impressed by this Xiangshi. He hadn’t even seen such a rare legend in so many scrolls in the past. He hadn’t expected that this Xiangshi would recognize him at a glance. However, under the heavens, the ten Heavenly Realms had long been an illusory legend. Apart from the Primordial Chaos Master Realm, the existence of the other nine Heavenly Realms was still a question, and had always been the subject of endless debate. As for this Yin Dragon, it was clearly a legendary dragon. Shen Shi could only listen to it as a myth.

However, he had a better impression of this Prime Minister. He smiled and nodded to him. However, he immediately remembered the five spirit crystals that this person had tricked him out of a few days ago. He immediately became cautious again. He did not want to talk to this person any further, so he greeted Little Hei Pig and prepared to leave.

However, when he turned around, his gaze inadvertently swept past the head of the Yin Dragon. For a moment, his body suddenly trembled slightly, and then his eyes revealed a look of disbelief and astonishment.

The Yin Dragon statue was carved vividly and meticulously. Clearly, it was the work of a master craftsman from countless years ago. Especially at the dragon head, it was even more vivid, revealing the aura of the ancient dragon that looked down on the world. However, at this moment, Shen Shi’s attention did not see this. Instead, he stared blankly at the Yin Dragon’s pair of dragon eyes.

Within the azure-gray stone dragon’s eyes, his left eye was gray, like the vast and silent sky. However, there was a ring in his right eye, like a wheel of light, as if it had absorbed an endless amount of things like a whirlpool.