Killing God - Chapter 386

Chapter 386 Phantom

The wind blew through the valley below the cliff, causing ripples to appear on the surface of the stream. The stone walls of the open valley towered high, and the trees on this side of the mountain were dense. From time to time, one could vaguely see that the purple-black vampire soil was also distributed in the depths of the forest.

But no one.

The sound of footsteps seemed to be an illusion, appearing out of thin air and disappearing silently. When He Xiaomei turned around, she could only see the faint forest. The trees were shaking slightly in the mountain breeze, but no one could be seen.

He Xiaomei was stunned for a moment, and her expression was somewhat stunned. Then, she frowned and thought carefully, “Was it just her own hallucination?” However, the sound of footsteps just now sounded so clear that it didn’t seem like he had heard wrongly.

After pondering for a moment, she looked at the dense forest that stretched from the bottom of the valley to the entire mountain. She took two steps forward, then raised her voice and shouted to the forest,

“Hey, is anyone in there?”

The echo echoed in the valley, circling around for a long time before dissipating. However, the forest was silent, and there was no reaction.

He Xiaomei curled her lips, but she still heaved a sigh of relief. She walked back to the stream and washed her hands. Then, she casually found a stone and sat down by the water. Her hand gently touched the Ruyi pouch on her waist, revealing a look of worry on her face.

After entering Black Crow Ridge for a few days, She was alone in the mountains searching for spiritual herbs to hunt demonic beasts, Relying on his solid cultivation base and the low-grade demonic beasts he encountered, In addition, her family background was indeed very good. As a rich father of Cang Zhou, he loved her very much. Therefore, after He Xiaomei ascended to the Origin Condensation Realm in Jinhong Mountain, she had secretly and openly given her a lot of spirit artifacts and treasures to defend herself. Therefore, He Xiaomei was quite relaxed along the way and did not encounter any particularly severe situations.

However, what she was worried about was that the harvest she had obtained over the past few days was a little too little.

Among the harvests in the Ruyi Bag, there weren’t many spirit materials obtained from defeated demonic beasts. Moreover, because the demonic beasts they encountered weren’t of high grade, the value of these spirit materials weren’t that high either. As for the other big-headed spirit herb, He Xiaomei had been spoiled since childhood. Without saying anything, someone had already prepared some spirit herbs long ago. However, it was impossible for her to seriously learn how to identify the various types of spirit herbs and those that were destined to work hard to find and harvest herbs.

As a result, the harvest in her Ruyi Pouch was only a tiny bit. Even though she didn’t know what the other Lingxiao Sect disciples had gained, looking at her harvest, He Xiaomei didn’t need to compare it in her heart to know that she wouldn’t be able to get on the stage.

She was somewhat anxious. Looking at the stream in front of her, she was somewhat dumbfounded. This trial was related to the most important elite disciple spot in the Sizheng Assembly in half a year. If she could not be selected this time, it would be a great opportunity for her future cultivation path. He Xiaomei was young and had boundless hopes for the future. How could she not be worried?

“Perhaps, should we find someone to accompany us?”

He Xiaomei frowned and muttered to herself in a low voice. After entering the Black Crow Ridge Mountain Range for several days, Because the originally scattered disciples of Lingxiao Sect had gradually gone deeper into the mountain range for a long time, More and more people met or passed by each other. He Xiaomei had met several disciples from the same sect in the past few days, but they were strangers, so she could only brush past them. She even noticed that one or two people looked at her with a hint of caution and vigilance.

He Xiaomei was no fool, She knew what that gaze meant, He also knew the reason. This trial was practically conducted in isolation from the rest of the world in this mountain range. The seniors didn’t interfere at all, and the results of the trial were so important. Thus, competition between the same sect, and even direct battles and looting between them, were extremely likely to occur.

Perhaps this was only the beginning of the trial a few days ago, and it was still early to the end, so it wasn’t the time to see the red and white heat.

In the same sect, He Xiaomei saw at least two groups of people with more than one person. Whether it was two or three people, they would obviously have a greater advantage in this trial. Not to mention discovering spirit herbs, when they encountered all sorts of ferocious demonic beasts, the teams that each responded to the formation were obviously much better than a single person.

Thinking of this, He Xiaomei felt depressed for no reason. In preparation for this trial, Actually, she had also thought of forming a team with others. As for the candidate, he was naturally Jiang Hongguang, who was always by her side at that time. However, she did not expect that a series of things would happen afterwards. The two of them finally turned hostile in the Hundred Mountain Realm’s High Firmament City, causing He Xiaomei to enter Black Crow Ridge alone.

Thinking of this, He Xiaomei felt her teeth itch. She felt a little disgusted with Jiang Hongguang. Strangely enough, when she was young, Jiang Hongguang had been smiling and coaxing her all day long. He Xiaomei did not feel anything bad about him, and her feelings towards him were not bad. Otherwise, she would not have been able to maintain her friendship for so many years. But now that she had completely separated, He Xiaomei thought back to the past and found Jiang Hongguang hateful. She simply didn’t understand why she had been with him for so long in the past.

Thinking of the gloomy place, He Xiaomei hatefully stomped her foot. Unexpectedly, at this moment, a roar suddenly came from the forest. He Xiaomei was immediately shocked. She stood up and listened carefully for a moment. Suddenly, her eyes lit up.

It sounded like a ferocious demonic beast. Perhaps its grade wasn’t low, and its harvest here was too little. If it didn’t take the risk to fight against a high-grade demonic beast, there would probably be no hope. She patted the Ruyi bag on her waist. Although she could not feel the shape, she thought of the protective magic treasures that her father had given her. She immediately felt refreshed. She thought that with these things, no matter how bad they were, it would be fine to protect herself.

Thinking of this, he quickly walked towards the forest, and very quickly, his figure disappeared into the forest.

Behind her, The valley returned to silence. After a while, a blurry figure seemed to flash through the forest in the depths of a tree. He looked in the shadows in the direction He Xiaomei was heading. He silently waited for a moment, as if he was pondering something. Then, he quietly followed behind and quickly disappeared into the depths of the forest.

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After Shen Shi and Zhong Qingzhu confirmed their target, they quickly abandoned their distracting thoughts and led Little Hei all the way into the most dangerous mountain range in the depths of Black Crow Ridge.

Along the way, they did not have any intention of stopping. They did not stop to search for spiritual herbs, nor did they hunt demonic beasts. Sometimes, when they encountered some demonic beasts blocking their way, they could also avoid them. Most of them took detours. All of their targets were in the secret cave in the depths of Black Crow Ridge where the Heavenly Vermillion Fruit and Iron-winged Black Scorpion were hidden.

As a result, Of course, the two of them traveled much faster than the other Lingxiao Sect disciples in this mountain range. If someone could clearly see the Lingxiao Sect Trial disciples scattered like ants in this vast mountain, they would discover that Shen Shi and Zhong Qingzhu, these two tiny ants, had already stood out from the large army. They were moving forward, leaving a distance between them and the people behind them.

As a result, four days passed.

Along the way, they crossed mountains and rivers, traveling day and night. The two of them finally stepped into the deepest part of the Black Crow Ridge, crossing the invisible boundary five hundred kilometers away from High Firmament City and entering the most dangerous place in this trial.

After arriving here, Shen Shi quickly noticed that the surrounding atmosphere seemed to have started to change. The most obvious impression was that the amount of vampiric soil that was originally ubiquitous was actually much less. Of course, there were still some. However, most of the vampiric soil was distributed in some corners. Moreover, the area of each vampiric soil was not large, and even the strange aura in the air was almost faint to the point of not being able to smell it.

Apart from that, the trees here were obviously older than the ones outside. Ancient trees and old vines could be found everywhere. The forest was also rich in primitive aura, giving off a faint feeling of covering the sky and the sun.

After arriving here, Zhong Qingzhu led Shen Shi forward. Shen Shi was a little curious as to why Zhong Qingzhu looked so familiar with the terrain of this mountain range. If he had only been here once, he shouldn’t have been so familiar with it. Perhaps … had she been here many times before and after?

This thought flashed through Shen Shi’s mind, but he did not think deeply about it because he had not asked Zhong Qingzhu about it in detail before. Furthermore, if Zhong Qingzhu was familiar with the road, it would actually be even more beneficial to them.

Deep in the mountains, along the way, demonic beasts gradually increased in number, and the chances of high-grade demonic beasts appearing were obviously higher. Rarely seen Third Grade demonic beasts were common in this kind of place, and Shen Shi saw several Rank Four demonic beasts in succession.

Inside and outside that invisible boundary, there seemed to be a feeling of two worlds.

However, Zhong Qingzhu seemed to be well-versed in the situation here, She led Shen Shi along a path that had no path. The path was winding and winding, but in this dangerous situation, she actually bypassed most of the tyrannical demonic beasts. Occasionally, she encountered some blocking tigers that could not be avoided. With Shen Shi, Zhong Qingzhu, and Little Hei taking action together, she finally turned them into part of Ruyi Bag’s harvest.

During this process, Shen Shi and Zhong Qingzhu began to gradually become familiar with each other’s fighting techniques. Perhaps it was also because of this that the two of them secretly had more confidence in the upcoming trip to the cave.

On the fifth day after they left, the two of them walked in this dangerous area for an entire day. Zhong Qingzhu finally brought Shen Shi to find the secret cave.

A place in the shade at the foot of a tall mountain, blocked by huge rocks and towering old trees, countless green ancient vines fell to cover the entrance of the cave.

The forest was quiet. Seeing the cave, Zhong Qingzhu finally let out a sigh of relief. He turned around and smiled at Shen Shi and said, “That’s it. Apart from the Iron-winged Black Scorpion in the deepest part of the cave, there is not a single spiritual herb or demonic beast that dares to approach the cave. We can enter without worry.”

Just as Shen Shi nodded and was about to speak, his expression suddenly changed. However, he was slightly surprised. At the same time, Zhong Qingzhu was also shocked. At this moment, in front of them, in the direction of the mysterious and hidden cave, a low, powerful, and even slightly soul-stirring roar came from the direction of the cave.

“Roar …”

The entire forest seemed to tremble slightly at this moment.